[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled its latest flagship Residential Air Conditioning (RAC) solution, ARTCOOL Stylist Inverter V, a winner of a 2014 iF Design Award. The successor to the original ARTCOOL Gallery launched in 2001, the ARTCOOL Stylist is a unique square wall unit featuring subtle LED lighting and a new 3-way Soft Airflow feature which distributes air evenly to ensure greater comfort. And thanks to the LG’s advanced inverter technology, this premium model provides efficient, near-silent operation as well as greater energy savings. “LG ARTCOOL Stylist takes air
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]USARAD Holdings Inc., a leading U.S. Joint Commission Accredited teleradiology and telemedicine solutions provider recently released a new version of SecondOpinions.com featuring Web 2.0 technology. Today SecondOpinions.com announced that its new mobile app, Second Opinions-Health Genius for Android and Apple stores is now available. The app is powered by an automated proprietary algorithm to calculate the risk for any patient developing specific diseases or medical conditions. The SecondOpinions.com App asks a series of engaging questions about particular diseases or con
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Civil Defense in Abu Dhabi, will be organizing the UAE International Fire-fighter Challenge 2014. The challenge will be one of the highlights of ISNR Abu Dhabi 2014, which is set to take place on April 1-3, 2014 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). The event is being organized by the UAE-based fire and rescue management firm, 911 Occupational Safety and Fire Fighting Training. It will consist of a series of unique competitions that test firefighters’ skills. Participants will compete to win pr
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]ACE Group announced today that it is bringing a myriad of benefits to clients and driving efficiency for its risk engineers through Eureka, an innovative web and tablet based benchmarking and risk information system. With anytime, anywhere access, Eureka integrates underwriting and claims information into a single platform in real time. A truly global system, Eureka captures information from ACE’s clients regardless of their locations or operations. It enables customers to obtain custom benchmarking globally in relation to the risks they face - they can compare and rate t
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]CannaVest Corp. (OTC:CANV), the world's leading hemp-based investment company spearheading the development of cannabidiol (CBD)-rich hemp oils and other hemp industry-related products and services, would like to clarify its relationship with both General Hemp, LLC and Kannaway, LLC. Kannaway, LLC is marketed as a hemp lifestyle company with a focus on nutritional wellness whose products contain CBD rich hemp oil. Kannaway was founded in 2014 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Hemp, LLC. The sole owner of General Hemp is Stuart Titus. Mr. Titus formerly was a cons
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]BMO Global Asset Management, along with one of its boutique managers, Lloyd George Management (LGM), today announced that Thomas Vester, CFA has been named Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of LGM. In his role as CIO, Mr. Vester will be responsible for enhancing and coordinating the investment process and criteria for stock selection for BMO Global Asset Management across LGM‘s strategies in Asia, Global Emerging Markets, China and India, as well as Frontier Markets. He will continue the firm’s focus on investing in companies that are characterised by an ability to generate
[By H. J Yook]Scotiabank today announced the retirement of Steve McDonald, Group Head and Co-CEO, Global Banking and Markets, effective April 30, 2014 after a thirty year banking career, including more than a decade with Scotiabank. Mike Durland, currently Group Head and Co-CEO, will assume leadership of Global Banking and Markets as Group Head and CEO. “I'd like to thank Steve for his leadership in growing our business in Global Banking and Markets and his perspective and guidance on the development and execution of our enterprise strategy,” said Scotiabank President and CEO Brian Porter. Sco
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Forensic Evidence Department, has discussed methods of mutual cooperation with the West Yorkshire Police in the United Kingdom. Colonel Abdul Rahman Al Hammadi, Head of the Forensic Evidence Department at Abu Dhabi Police, met Mark Gilmore, Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police in the UK. Colonel Al Hammadi presented a brief overview of the ongoing development processes at the forensic laboratories, which earned the Forensic Evidence Department international recognition, and membership in a number of international forensic associati
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (www.KCI1.com) today announced an independent, retrospective study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery showed that adjunctive treatment with V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy, using the V.A.C.Ulta™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System, demonstrated a statistically significant decrease in operating room (OR) visits, time to final surgical procedure and length of stay compared to traditional V.A.C.® Therapy.* Negative pressure wound therapy has been proven to help promote wound healing, prepare the wound bed and manage infected wounds when combine
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Xtera Communications, Inc., a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the first commercial network deployment of its Wise Raman™ technology. The development of Xtera‘s Raman optical amplification technology started 15 years ago and the first commercial deployment occurred in 2004. The oldest optical network equipped by Xtera currently transports more than 120 wavelengths at 10G. Today, Wise Raman™ efficiently supports 100G and Beyond 100G optical networking in field conditions, offering both wide optical spectrum (up to