POLLARD BANKNOTE ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND

WINNIPEG, MB, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per Common Share for the period from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022.  Payment will be made on October 14, 2022 to shareholders of record on September 30, 2022. About Pollard… Continue reading POLLARD BANKNOTE ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND

Pollard Banknote Reports 2nd Quarter Financial Results and Reappointment of Independent Director

WINNIPEG, MB, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) (“Pollard”) today released its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and announced the reappointment of Dr. Jerry Gray to the Board of Directors. Results and Highlights for the Second Quarter ended June 30, 2022 Sales reached $115.9 million, up… Continue reading Pollard Banknote Reports 2nd Quarter Financial Results and Reappointment of Independent Director

NASA Seeks Student Experiments to Soar in Second TechRise Challenge

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NASA is calling on middle and high school students to join the second NASA TechRise Student Challenge, which invites student teams to develop, build, and launch science and technology experiments on high-altitude balloons.   Students in grades six to 12 attending U.S. public, private, or charter schools – including those… Continue reading NASA Seeks Student Experiments to Soar in Second TechRise Challenge

@Toyota: The Power of Process: Toyota Mentoring Prepares Students to Solve Problems

Toyota has long used its know-how to produce the quality vehicles seen on US roads for over 60 years. But in addition to well-built cars and trucks, Toyota crafts quality processes, and these processes are the “secret sauce” of Toyota’s success: just-in-time supply chain, LEAN manufacturing, Toyota Production System, and the foundational decision-making tool, Toyota… Continue reading @Toyota: The Power of Process: Toyota Mentoring Prepares Students to Solve Problems

@Toyota: September Production Plan

We at Toyota would like to again apologize for the repeated adjustments to our production plans due to the parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19, and for causing considerable inconvenience to our customers, who have been waiting for the delivery of vehicles, suppliers, and other parties concerned. The global production volume for September… Continue reading @Toyota: September Production Plan

Researchers Still Finding Residue From Massive 2010 BP Oil Spill

After the gigantic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010, researchers have found that in spite of cleanup efforts, residue remained some ten years later. As detailed in a new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, researchers found oil residue a decade after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill… Continue reading Researchers Still Finding Residue From Massive 2010 BP Oil Spill

Facebook Forced to Defend Its Brand New, Already-Racist Chatbot

According to the company, it’s all part of the plan. Oops Within the span of a weekend, Facebook’s new chatbot learned to be a racist conspiracist— and the company has already had to respond to headlines about it. The seeming biases of BlenderBot3, Facebook-turned-Meta’s new chatbot, which was recently made available to the public as… Continue reading Facebook Forced to Defend Its Brand New, Already-Racist Chatbot

Boox Mira E Ink Monitor Review: Cut Out the LEDs and Reduce Eye Strain

So many of us spend our days gazing into an array of LEDs. We click and type all day for work, and then unwind to the blue-lit drama of a TV show after dark. By the end of our workday, our vision is bleary and our eyes feel fatigued, while our distance vision is unfocused… Continue reading Boox Mira E Ink Monitor Review: Cut Out the LEDs and Reduce Eye Strain

Even Ford’s Electric F-150 Just Got a Massive Price Hike

It’s Ford’s way or the highway. Built Ford Rough Tesla’s Cybertruck isn’t the only EV truck that just got a price hike: now, Ford says the fully electric model of its flagship pickup, the F-150 Lightning, is also going to get a substantial price hike, too. The latest versions of the truck will now cost… Continue reading Even Ford’s Electric F-150 Just Got a Massive Price Hike

Mysterious Explosion At Google Injures Workers Hours Before Major Outage

The events are apparently unrelated. Lights Out A Google outage caused thousands to lose access to its services including search late Monday night. Mysteriously, an electrical explosion wreaked havoc at one of its data centers in Council Bluffs, Iowa, earlier that same day. The explosion seriously injured three electricians, according to local reporting on the incident.… Continue reading Mysterious Explosion At Google Injures Workers Hours Before Major Outage