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Knowingly, deliberately kept in the dark
They gathered in B.C. Supreme Court: Basi, Basi, Virk, their lawyers, and the Special Prosecutor (on behalf of the people of B.C.) for a significant pre-trial hearing. A CanWest reporter was in the courtroom. Something must have happened, we know not what. The general public heard not a syllable about it.
This Sept. 18 hearing was intended to grapple with evidentiary readiness. At least, we think so. That's what the Attorney-General's office told me. But we don't really know because the event was knowingly and deliberately not reported in British Columbia's news media.
This was the hearing which would have -- should have -- told Canada that "We're finally ready to take Basi, Virk, and Basi to trial!" Either that, or they aren't ready. We simply don't know ... not even now, a week after the pre-trial decision.
Sept. 18 and 19, I searched every newspaper as well as CBC News and CKNW for this information, and found nothing, although this is a trial which could shake the very foundations of our governments.
That's why I e.mailed the Times Colonist. You saw the response kindly sent by the Editor-in-Chief confirming the hearing but providing no details. Why on earth not? Why not inform the people?
Either the defence and prosecution have gathered all the evidence they need and are ready to proceed to trial; or they still don't have all the evidence they need, and they requested a further delay. Which is it?
British Columbians have a need and a right to know 1) what is the trial date; or, 2) if delayed, until what date?
Unbelievably, we do not know at this point whether the Trial of the Century is on, or off, or sent to Syria via New York and Jordan. The entire B.C. Legislature remains under a cloud. We desperately need to clear the air.
In a Theocracy or a Dictatorship, such things might happen. But not in a Parliamentary Democracy. Not in Canada. Surely not.
Some things did happen on 18 Sept. '06
CanWest editors have decided that the trial of Basi, Virk and Basi isn't news. You saw the letter.
If absolutely nothing happened in that B.C. Supreme court room on Sept 18, that's news. But something did. Bet your boots, some things did happen.
After her initial response, I wrote a 2nd e.mail to Ms Chodan. Here it is, and this one upset her:
Ms Chodan,
Thank you, I am immensely grateful for the information in your reply.
I sincerely believe that you would find many, many British Columbian readers of TC who feel a need to know what steps are being taken toward some resolution of the Basi, Virk affair.
If, as RCMP Staff Sergeant John Ward said on 29 Dec. 2003, organized crime has reached critical mass in our province, and has found its way into all levels of society, then it's no small matter for the general public to come to grips with the serious nature of the charges against Basi, Virk, and Basi.
Having found so little news coverage on such an important subject, I undertook to maintain a blog for this purpose (The Legislature Raids, at http://bctrialofbasi-virk.blogspot.com/ ). And I can say that there is scarcely a detail concerning this issue, including the pretrial appearance of Basi, Virk et al in BC Supreme Court yesterday, which would not be read and considered.
Not a lot of hard news was expected from yesterday's pretrial hearing. But the very important basic questions were expected to be answered: was there agreement that both defense and prosecution have the documents they need? If so, are they ready to proceed to trial now? On 4 December? Or?
It seems a great pity to me, that a reporter attended this latest hearing, but wasn't able to give the public those much-awaited scraps of information.
Is it possible that your reporter could do so now? I would be most grateful, if so. Again, thank you for your response.
BC Mary.
Ms Chodan did apparently visit this blog and seemed angry that the news she had provided was allowed to be news. Possibly she was upset at having handed me the scoop on her own newspaper so that I was publishing news which she, as Editor-in-Chief of Victoria Times Colonist, had refused to publish.
I am ordered not to show you her second message. She did not answer my question about allowing the reporter to fulfill his duties.
So the people of British Columbia still do not know what was decided in that court room with a staff reporter right there, on duty, supposedly to keep the public informed. And so far as CanWest is concerned, that's where it ends.
It demonstrates that CanWest understood that it's big news when Basi, Virk and Basi go into a B.C. courtroom.
It demonstrates that CanWest itself is certainly interested when Basi, Virk and Basi go into a B.C. courtroom.
It demonstrates that CanWest decides that they'll try to keep the public in the dark about The Trial of the Century.
It wasn't a figment of imagination that there was news on 18 September in B.C. Supreme Court. The fact is: CanWest's Times Colonist decided to ignore it. They didn't just slip up or forget ... their editors met and decided to ignore it.
Is that a free press, in the service of a functioning democratic society?
From the Editor-in-chief, Times Colonist
This morning, finding zero news of Basi & Virk, I said:
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:38:50 -0500
To: "Edit (Times-Colonist)"
Conversation: Basi, Virk, Basi in court yesterday?
Is it too much to ask, that a daily newspaper should report on the
appearance in BC Supreme Court yesterday (Sept. 18) of Basi, Virk,
Basi, their lawyers, the Special Prosecutor (on behalf of the people of
BC, presumably) and Judge Elizabeth Bennett concerning a matter of
serious significance to this province and this country?
Did the trial take place, as forecast, to discuss the status of
evidence and to confirm the trial date? If so, what was the decision?
If not, was the trial delayed? postponed? stayed? what?
Too often, the public is accused of being apathetic. But it's
difficult to keep informed of such an important matter as Basi, Virk,
and BC Rail ... if the news isn't published in the mainstream press.
and then she said:
From: "Chodan, Lucinda (Times-Colonist)"
Date: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:31:32 PM Canada/Eastern
To: bcmary14@rogers.com
Cc: "Helm, Denise (Times-Colonist)" , "Obee, Dave (Times-Colonist)" , "Patterson, Candace (Times-Colonist)"
Subject: Re: Basi, Virk, Basi in court yesterday?
Dear Ms. Mary:
There was indeed a pretrial appearance by Basi, Virk et al yesterday. Our
reporter staffed the appearance, and nothing of note happened. As is the
case in such instances, the reporter consulted with his editor and did not
write a story. When there is news, we plan to report it.
Lucinda Chodan
Victoria Times Colonist
2621 Douglas St.
Victoria, B.C. V8T 4M2
# posted by BC Mary @ 10:58 a.m. 11 comments
It's September 18, 2006 and ... ?
... and did those pre-trial motions happen in B.C. Supreme Court today??
Has anyone seen anything about lawyers arguing the need for more disclosure in the case of The Crown (on behalf of you & me) against Dave Basi, Aneal Basi, and Bob Virk, who are facing corruption charges?
Remember Bill Tieleman's comment from 2 years ago: " ... But we do know that there are connections between a police investigation into drugs, money-laundering, and organized crime, two privatization deals worth more than $1 billion, and allegations of breach of trust and fraud by top provincial government officials who have extensive connections with the federal Liberal party and the campaign to make Paul Martin leader and prime minister.
It doesn't get much bigger than that."
No mistake, this is an important legal case. If you find out something ... anything! ... please let us know here.
Basi my landlord close to Ottawa Liberals
Here's somebody speaking from personal knowledge about Dave Basi ... on the blog Illahie (iconoclastic comments on life, politics from BC) 29 August '06:
Dave Basi
(by Bernard Schulmann)
As many of you know, Dave Basi is my landlord and has been so since July 1 2004. I have known him since the mid 1990s. We do not agree politically - I am western populist, he is a classic Canadian Liberal. Whereas the BC Liberals were a total home for him, for me it has been an awkward fit at times. I remain very uncomfortable with the simple fact that many BC Liberals are so close to the Ottawa Liberals.
Dave and I have been friendly for years and cooperated politically, though I never took him up on his offer to become a federal Liberal. Given that at the time I was living in rural riding in BC that had almost no federal Liberals, I was courted by all the leadership camps in the late 1990s so Dave's request was only one of about a half dozen overtures made to me at the time. I will admit to supporting Keith Martin for the leadership, but that was for the Canadian Alliance and before he decamped to the federal Liberals.
On many levels I trust Dave completely. This trust comes because we are not insync politically on many issues, I spent many years wary of him but over the years a trust was built. In over 10 years of knowing him I have never known Dave Basi not be a man of his word.
Political success comes from being smart, charming and having access to the information you need. Dave is smart. Dave is a master of playing political nuances for the information he needed. And Dave is one of the most outgoing and charming people I have ever met.
From 2001 to the end of 2003 Dave and I traded information back and for[th] that would help each one of us have a better success in what we were doing. All of it above board and quite acceptable to be talking about. As an example, I warned him when actions of government were going to cause problems politically in the interior, or Dave would help me get the meetings I needed with MLAs. This relationship allowed Dave to serve his minister and government better and in my case ensuring that the interests of rural communities and First Nations were considered in the government.
And then his offices were raided and he has been since charged with taking a bribe. The whole case seems odd to me for a number of reasons:
Why are the people claiming to have bribed him not charged with anything? No one can explain to me why not charging them would make any sense. If the crime is that they offered him a bribe, did they not instigate the alleged crime?
How did they manage to continue working in the government relations field after the investigation started?
Dave is smart, it just does not strike me as credible that if what he did accept a bribe that he would have left evidence of it.
In reading the search warrant details, I am left with a "Is that it?" feeling
Why is it taking so long for the Crown to get into court? Based on what the search warrants seem to be about, I am wondering why they could not be in court much faster? It makes me wonder if they have enough evidence to forward, or is there some other shoe to drop?
What ever happened to the orginal drug case that stumbled onto this case?
The crux of the issue seems to be that one company was being offered information in the BC Rail bidding process so that they could be successful. What information would have helped them? Given the stage the bids were at, how would Dave Basi have had access to useful information? As far as I can tell, someone else must have provided it to him when they should not have - and Bob Virk does not seem to me someone that would have had the information.
Finally, on this new ALR thing - OK this is one that I do not get at all. How could it have been beneficial for someone to pay Dave to get land out of the ALR? This is close to my day to day working world and I have offered clients advice on ALR issues. It would have never have occurred to me to think that the MA to the Minister Finance could influence any ALR decisions. This strikes as making as much sense as briding the Archbishop of Cantebury to get an annulment for a Catholic marriage - it just does not work.
How much power does an MA have? At the end of the day very little. They are the political aides of the Minister and have real control over a budget that is smaller than what my business deals with. The MA is there to give partisan political advice to the minister. They are, as Frank Magazine called them, fartcatchers.
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And here's another bit ... also puzzlingly intriguing, because "Public Eye On-Line" is one of my favourite news sources.
Return to the airwaves
Illahee (by Bernard Schulmann)
Back in the 1980s I worked at CFUV. Then in the late 1990s I helped start CHLS in Lillooet BC.
I love radio, unfortunately there is no money in it. But I am making a small comeback in the Victoria area. On February 26th I will be guest hosting Sean Holman's program Public Eye on CFAX AM 1070 from 6 pm to 9 pm. Sean will be off celebrating his birthday.
I will [be] looking to focus on the issues that I think are crucial and core to BC. The things that effect the 95% of the province that produces most of our wealth, the places where trees and mountains define the land.
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All the fudging, sleight-of-hand and obfuscation ... blather, even!
Readers of the Victoria Times Colonist may blink when they see today's editorial. Here it is:
So the Winter Olympics in 2010 are liable to cost us $2.5 billion rather than the $600 million Premier Gordon Campbell has assured us, the acting auditor general says.
We're not surprised. We're not even all that upset, which says more about the importance we attach to the Games than it does about our opinion of Campbell and his government:We think he was right to bid for them, and having succeeded, we wish the Games themselves much success.
What we don't like is all the fudging, sleight-of-hand and obfuscation that has surrounded the Winter Olympics from the start. Not many of us were convinced when Campbell swore in November 2001 that "the Games will pay for themselves." Not many of us bought all that blather about long-term economic impacts for the province or lasting legacies, although we did hope the Games would inspire some young British Columbians to ski, skate or slide higher, faster and stronger.
And as Olympic fever sets in, more of us will be willing to make up any shortfall. Acting Auditor General Arn van Iersel has assured us we'll have to.
He said provincial taxpayers, on whose behalf the provincial government has agreed to cover any shortfall, could bear extra costs if Vanoc, the organizing committee, can't meet its expense and revenue targets and hasn't built in contingencies to cover such things as inflation, exchange-rate fluctuations, the state of the economy, "world threats" and the ever-unpredictable weather.
Taxpayers, van Iersel says, will also indemnify the city of Vancouver for its losses and for Vancouver's agreement to indemnify the International Olympic Committee for revenue losses or damages it has to pay to, among others, Olympic sponsors and broadcasters, if those losses can be blamed on Vanoc or Vancouver.
They will have to contribute more to Vanoc if necessary to get venues completed on time, and will have to top up the $76 million left in the provincial contingency fund for items outside the Games budget for things such as security and medical costs.
Van Iersel said there are even risks in not being able, under IOC rules, to begin marketing for the much-touted economic benefits until after the Beijing Summer Games in 2008. He also questioned whether the benefits in the business plan can be realized.
A lot of us think a couple of weeks of top-class athletes competing here while the world watches is worth at least part of the risk. But what is really galling is the apparent feeling in government and Vanoc that it's none of our business what the total costs might be.
We want to know what costs are Olympic costs, we want to know what other guarantees have been made on our behalf by Crown corporations and other ministries, and we want to see Vanoc's secret budget.
We can't wait until 2010. We need to know all this before 2009, election year.
© Times Colonist (Victoria) 2006
It has a nice ring to it: "We want to know ..." and "We need to know" ... and "We can't wait until 2010 ..."
Will this wholesome attitude prevail into September 18, 2006 and 4 December 2006 and beyond?
B.C. tells an odd story ...
I know, I know, this has nothing to do with Basi and Virk. Nor does the cancellation of the fall session of the B.C. Legislature. At least, that's how you might get to thinking, when you live in British Columbia. But when the B.C. Attorney-General's performance is reviewed from outside British Columbia ... as in the lead editorial of this morning's Globe and Mail ... suddenly, it seems as if things which might have become ordinary B.C. events, really do need a serious second look.
B.C. tells an odd story in a young man's death
Editorial: The Globe and Mail, 11 Sept. 2006
Wally Oppal the judge would have been deeply suspicious of the story that Wally Oppal the B.C. Attorney-General is telling Canadians.
A young B.C. man with no criminal record is taken to an RCMP station on a misdemeanour. Twenty minutes later, he is dead from a bullet to the back of the head. Wally Oppal the Attorney-General says the young man was choking the arresting officer, who had no choice but to kill in self-defence. Wally Oppal the appeal court judge would have wondered whether a young man with a clean record would try to choke a police officer to death within 20 minutes of being taken into custody.
Mr. Oppal has never seen the file on the Ian Bush case. He was briefed by Crown counsel on it. The facts available to the Crown came from the RCMP investigation into the shooting by its own officer. Mr. Oppal cannot be certain, without looking at the file, whether that investigation of the death was thorough.
As Attorney-General, Mr. Oppal is ultimately responsible for ensuring that this deadly shooting in virtually unheard-of circumstances is properly investigated and resolved in a just manner. But when Wally Oppal the Attorney-General offers his legal analysis, attached to it is the credibility he earned when he was Wally Oppal the judge -- initially on the B.C. Supreme Court, beginning in 1985, and then on the B.C. Court of Appeal in 2003. (He resigned from the bench last year to enter politics.) But Wally Oppal the appeal court judge would not have given a legal opinion on the basis of a summary of facts. There is nothing at all judicial in the analysis Mr. Oppal is offering.
Mr. Oppal's version of events is an abbreviated form of the description that the officer, Constable Paul Koester, gave in his statement of defence in a civil suit filed by the parents of the dead young man, 22-year-old Ian Bush of Houston, B.C.
Constable Koester says he gave Mr. Bush a paper to sign promising he would appear in court. Mr. Bush began punching him in the face and head. Constable Koester then, while fighting back, told Mr. Bush he could leave without signing the paper. Mr. Bush began choking him from behind. (The statement does not say whether it was with his hands, his shoulder or twine.) Constable Koester felt he was passing out. He withdrew his revolver. He struck Mr. Bush with the butt of the revolver several times, but failed to break the hold. Finally he shot him, he said, because he had a reasonable belief that would be killed or grievously harmed if he did not.
Wally Oppal the appeal court judge would have asked (as anyone would who ponders the official/Constable Koester version of events): Did the officer provoke the young man's assault? Was the young man, if he was choking the officer, acting in self-defence himself?
Under the law of self-defence, "it's not sufficient to consider a choke in the abstract," says Greg DelBigio, an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia law school. "It's necessary to consider what precisely occurred at that time, in those circumstances, and what were the reasons that the police officer acted in the way that he did."
Would Constable Koester offer to waive the promise-to-appear note from a man who had just battered him? This is the same Constable Koester who arrested Mr. Bush for giving a false name when asked about an open beer he was holding. If he was offering to set Mr. Bush free immediately, why would Mr. Bush try to choke him to death? These men were roughly the same size; Mr. Bush was a bit stockier. How did their training in physical battle compare?
With few facts in the public domain, there is little reason for the public to accept that Constable Koester acted in self-defence.
About cancellation of the fall session, here's what that well-known former B.C. Liberal, David Mitchell, now a vice president at the University of Ottawa, said about it on 08/09/06 [Petti Fong, Globe and Mail], "Unfortunately, the legislature in B.C. has not been as relevant as it could be and should be in the lives of British Columbians. The legislature exists to keep the government accountable and if it's only in session for a few months a year, it's hard to make them accountable."
Well, yeah David, that would be my opinion too. I'd even go a step farther by remembering that the spring session was also cut short ... before the budget was properly debated. I'd actually go so far as to say that it was a reflexive cut-and-run decision, like, to get outa town before the anticipated court appearances of Basi and Virk in June. And now in September. That's what I'm thinking.
I'm thinking that no government should be allowed to get away with highjacking the democratic process. I'm even thinking that we owe thanks to the grand old lady of the MSM, The Globe and Mail, for audacious innovation: honouring the normal commitment to publish the real news.
The day to watch: 18 September 2006
Pre-trial motions begin in B.C. Supreme Court on 18 September 2006 to argue the need for more disclosure in the case against Dave Basi, Aneal Basi, and Bob Virk, who are facing corruption charges.
The trial is scheduled for 4 December 2006, a full 3 years after police made their shocking raid on the B.C. Legislature.
Dave (Udhe) Basi and Bob Virk face several charges, including accepting a bribe, influence peddling, fraud, and breach of trust. Aneal Basi faces two charges of money laundering.
Judge: Elizabeth Bennett (presided at the famous Back Porch trial)
Special Prosecutor: Bill Berardino
Defence Lawyers: Michael Bolton, Kevin Doyle, Kevin McCullough.
It is expected that two witnesses will testify for the prosecution: Erik Bornman and Brian Kierans.
It is not known at this time whether the former Cabinet Ministers for whom the accused worked, will be called to testify.
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Giltrude's Dwelling is set to make its hometown debut Jan 25th, during the Vancouver Shorts Film Fest, and writer Marcy Waughtal and director Jeremy Lutter could not be any happier. This piece is about a young girl who has seemingly lost her parents. They warn her about the dangers the outside has, especially at night. Their home teleports to new worlds every day. The question of whether it returns is asked, and by only going to see this work, answers can be given.
One night, the folks leave and Giltrude (played by Kennedi Clements, the young girl, and Kacey Rohl, adult) is waiting for their return. Years pass and this young lady has a lot to fear. However, there's more to this work than meets the eye. Lutter saw something unique in Waughtal's story and he believes it is has a lot to offer to the viewer.


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Tyler Ho of the Valley West Hawks scored once in a 6-2 loss Sunday to the Vancouver Chiefs.
Hawks happy with fourth at midseason
Surrey's Major Midget League team aiming for home-ice advantage in playoffs
Rick Kupchuk
At the midway point of their B.C. Hockey Major Midget League season, they Valley West Hawks sit in fourth place in the 11-team league, not far off from where head coach Jessie Leung hopes to finish when the regular season concludes in three months.
After they split a weekend series with the Vancouver Chiefs, Valley West has an 11-6-1-2 (win-loss-tie-overtime loss) record, four points back of the third-place Chiefs. But three other teams are within three points of the Hawks.
"I'm not too concerned," said Leung of Valley West's standing, convinced the Hawks will be in the top four when the season ends. "We look to have home ice advantage, at least for the first round. to me, the important part of the season is late February and early March."
Valley West edged the Chiefs 3-2 in overtime Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre.
Kabir Gill had the Hawks ahead 1-0 five minutes into the game, but the Chiefs led 2-1 after 40 minutes. Jonas Leas netted a tying goal four minutes into the third period, and Mitch Savage notched the winner less than three minutes into extra time.
Sunday morning in Coquitlam, the two teams were even through 30 minutes before the Hawks faded in what became a 6-2 loss.
"We were missing a few bodies," said Leung, adding the team was down three defencemen by the midway point of the game. "Bobby Russell was called up to the Kootenay Ice (of the Western Hockey League), Savage was tossed in the second period (with a game misconduct) and Gill was injured.
"The momentum swung and the the game got away from us.
The Hawks got goals from Devon Taylor and Tyler Ho, the second tally tying the game midway through the third period. The Chiefs took the lead 47 seconds after the second Valley West goal, then added three unanswered goals in the third period.
Valley West will begin the second half of their season Saturday night at 9 p.m. at Queen's Park Arena against the South Island Royals. The two sides will play again Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre.
Crew adds spice to Canada's national sport
Surrey pair picked for Team Canada West

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The 2016 Institute and Board of Directors' Award winners were given at the Honors Ceremony at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco. These are AIChE's most prestigious awards, honoring eminent chemical engineers for career accomplishments, service to society, and service to the Institute. Current president Greg Stephanopoulos presented the Board of Director Awards. He recognized that throughout this week, AIChE will also celebrate other distinguished contributors through our division, forum, and committee awards. See all awards presented at the Annual Meeting.
The Founders Award is presented to engineers who have had a profound impact on the way that chemical engineering is practiced, and whose achievements have advanced the profession in any of its aspects. This year's Founders Award recipient is Dr. Klavs F. Jensen, an AIChE Fellow and the Warren K. Lewis Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"For pioneering contributions to fundamental research, industrial practice, and education in advanced manufacturing technologies, and international intellectual-professional leadership in academic administration and strategic R&D."
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Klavs Jensen.
This award, sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company, is presented to David R. Eckhardt, an AIChE Fellow and project manager at Irwin Engineers in Natick, Massachusetts.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about David Eckhardt.
Before moving on to the Institute Awards, Greg recognized the newly named John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecture and this year's lecturer.
For 68 years, the Executive Board of the Program Committee has invited an AIChE member to present a comprehensive overview of chemical engineering in his or her area of specialization. In 2016, this high honor has been endowed, through generous donations to the AIChE Foundation, in the name of our colleague John Prausnitz of UC, Berkeley. He explained that at this meeting, we'll be inaugurating our John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecture, which will be presented by Doros Theodorou, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens. Dr. Theodorou will deliver his lecture entitled "Molecular Modeling of Materials: A Chemical Engineering Perspective" on Wednesday at 11:15 AM, in Grand Ballroom A of the Hilton. He will be honored formally at the end of his lecture. You can learn more about the endowment here.
Stephanopoulos then introduced and thanked the Chair of AIChE's Awards Selection Subcommittee, Rachel Segalman of The University of California, Santa Barbara, to present this year's Institute Awards.
After thanking the Awards Committee and Awards Solicitation Committee, Rachel present the Institute Awards.
Sponsored by DuPont, The Allan P. Colburn Award is the second-oldest award of AIChE and was established in 1945. It is given to encourage excellence in publications by a younger member of the Institute. This year's award went to Dr. Jordan J. Green, associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Dr. Jordan Green.
Sponsored by the Alpha Chi Sigma Educational Foundation and established in 1966, this award is presented to Dr. Sharon C. Glotzer, the Cahn Distinguished University Professor of Engineering, and the Stuart W. Churchill Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Dr. Glotzer.
Sponsored by ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company, this award recognizes significant new contributions to chemical reaction engineering. This year's recipient recipient is Dr. Israel E. Wachs, the G. Whitney Snyder Professor at Lehigh University.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Dr. Wachs.
The Industrial Progress Award recognizes significant contributions to industrial practice by an individual working in industries served by chemical engineers. The selection of this early-career award is based on the impact of the contributions, the magnitude of the challenges involved, and innovation and creativity.
This year's Industrial Progress Award is presented to Dr. Ashish Batra, Global Improvement Leader for Formulations and Packaging at Dow AgroSciences.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Dr. Batra.
The Industry Leadership Award is presented to individuals or teams working in industries served by chemical engineers, and recognizes accomplishments in management; sales and marketing; public, community, and industrial relations; and public service. This year's recipient is Dr. James Trainham, an AIChE Fellow and the chief technology officer at JDC/Phosphate in Fort Meade, Florida.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Mr. Trainham.
The Industrial Research and Development Award recognizes individuals or teams working in the industries served by chemical engineers, for innovation that has resulted in the commercial development of new products and/or new processes for making useful products. This year's award recipient is Dr. Mark B. Shiflett, an AIChE Fellow and Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Dr. Shiflett.
Sponsored by Praxair, this award was established in 1993 and recognizes sustained excellence in contributing to the advancement of technology in the production, distribution, and application of industrial gases. The 23rd recipient of this award is Dr. James Ritter, an AIChE Fellow and the Carolina Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Dr. Ritter.
Sponsored by CACHE Corporation, this award recognizes outstanding chemical engineering contributions in the industrial practice of the profession. This year's recipient is Dr. Richard W. Korsmeyer, executive director for advanced external projects, technology, and innovation in pharmaceutical sciences at Pfizer.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Dr. Korsmeyer.
This award recognizes outstanding progress in chemical engineering by an AIChE member under the age of 45. This year's award is presented to Dr. Christopher Jones, the Love Family Professor and associate vice president for research at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Learn more about this award. Learn more about Dr. Jones.
The Award for Service to Society recognizes outstanding contributions by a chemical engineer to community service and to the solution of socially oriented problems. The awardee's contributions emphasize a concern for the common good, willingness to give time and comfort, and the ability to draw together varied resources to solve problems.
The 2016 award is presented to David M. Richman, an AIChE Fellow and a retired principal staff member at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Research. Mr. Richman was not able to attend the conference this week, but was represented tonight Peter Lederman, the past chair of the AIChE Foundation.
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Sponsored by ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company, this award recognizes contributions to chemical engineering education. This year's winner is Dr. Phillip C. Wankat, an AIChE Fellow and the Clifton L. Lovell Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University.
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Sponsored by John Wiley & Sons, this award recognizes excellence in contributions to chemical engineering literature. This year the Walker Award winner is Dr. Glenn H. Fredrickson, Distinguished Professor and Mitsubishi Chemical Chair at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Rachel brought the ceremony to a close with congratulations to the recipients and encouragment for new nominations for next year. Feel free to congratulate our recipients in the comments section below or on Twitter using #AIChEAnnual.


Editor Brian Stibal, A4, Summer 1979.
For its final issue (#10), after TALKIN' BOB ZIMMERMAN BLUES and ZIMMERMAN BLUES, this is the new and last title of this fanzine. "Dylan personally asked (the editor) if perhaps a new title couldn't be found, one that concentrated more on looking ahead, rather than back as the name 'Zimmerman' obviously is suggestive of doing".


ISTANBUL (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul as the two leaders push toward normalizing ties that were strained by Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane near the border with Syria last year.
Putin is scheduled to meet Erdogan Monday on the sidelines of the World Energy Congress.
The two are expected to advance joint energy projects, including Russian plans for a natural gas pipeline, called "Turkish Stream," that would carry gas beneath the Black Sea to Turkey and to European markets. Russia is also building Turkey's first nuclear power station.
Differences remain on Syria. While Moscow has backed Syrian President Bashar Assad throughout the nation's civil war, Turkey has pushed for Assad's removal and helped his foes.


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The Church has rules. That's not open for debate. Some of these rules come from doctrine: God has taught us, and we cannot disobey these rules without disobeying Him. Others come from the Church applying her beliefs to face situations that arise in a given time, We cannot disobey these rules (Luke 10:16), but the Church can decide to change them when conditions change. Dangers arise when people confuse these things. If one assumes that Our Lord's teaching is a "man made rule," or that a discipline is Our Lord's teaching, they wind up rebelling against Our Lord and the Church He established.
There's more to it than that, however. Some confuse their assumptions about Scripture or about Church teaching are the teaching of Our Lord or His Church, when they actually apply restrictions or laxity which are not present. As Catholics, we're blessed to have a Magisterium which has the right and responsibility to determine how these teachings are to be understood and applied in each age. They have the authority to decide when a change of discipline is needed and how Our Lord's teachings, as passed on to us by the Apostles, faces the new challenges from the world.
Our Lord gave the Church the authority to bind and loose in His name, and this authority did not end with the death of the Apostles, but continues on with their successors until the end of the world. There will occasionally be Judases among them, but we believe the Lord will keep His promises and protect the Church from teaching error. These promises are important. If we did not know who was protected from teaching error, we could never know who we could trust to properly bind and loose. If the Bishop of Rome could sometimes truth and sometimes err—as happened with the patriarchates of ancient Christendom—how could we know who to turn to?
The history of the ancient Church tells us of sincere men who believed that the words of Scripture taught something contrary to the Church. These men persuaded emperors and patriarchs to embrace errors about the faith. It was only the Bishop of Rome that consistently resisted these errors. Sometimes that was tenuous—that a Pope might only be silent instead of teaching error—but the evidence shows that Popes did not teach error when using their authority to teach [†]. If a Pope were to teach that it was permissible to do evil, this would be a matter of the Church binding error, permitting a Catholic to do something which endangered their souls. The next Pope to do this would be the first.
Understanding this, we can see how reckless it is to accuse the Pope of teaching error, against the true faith of the Church. Such an accusation goes far beyond the accusation of the man holding the office. It must assert that God does not protect His Church and we must decide for ourselves when the Church teaches rightly or wrongly. That's a recipe for spiritual anarchy, and contrary to what the Church teaches about herself.
Code of Canon Law: New English Translation (Washington, DC: Canon Law Society of America, 1998), 248.
Yes, we can have (charitable) differences of opinion on how to best carry out these decrees, but we can't refuse obedience in the name of appealing to an earlier teaching of the Church or by trying to contrast the Bible with the Church. Unfortunately, people do make these appeals. Critics of St. John Paul II appealed to the Bible with selective quotes on love and mercy. Critics of Pope Francis try to argue that he contradicts his predecessors.
The problem is, if we accept their claims, we're back to the problem of never being able to know when the magisterium taught truly and when they did not. Some liberal Catholics reject Popes they dislike. Some conservative Catholics do the same. Without a final authority, who can determine who is right? We'd be reduced to making the appeal the Mormons make about the Book of Mormon: Feeling a "burning of the breast." But heretics feel just as strongly about their errors as orthodox Catholics feel about the truth. So we can't rely on what feels right, or how we interpret Scripture or Church teaching. We must use the magisterium as the guide. If we proclaim that we can't trust the authority of the Church today, then we have no guide at all. We merely have a Church with a billion Popes.
We can trust God to protect the Pope from teaching error as Pope. That can either be through extraordinary tools, like ex cathedra teachings, or it can be from preventing a morally bad Pope from teaching, or somewhere in between. But we can't declare a teaching we dislike as somehow being an exception to our obligation to obey the Pope when he teaches. We can't invent excuses not to obey. So, having faith in God to protect His Church, we should pray for the Pope and bishops to be effective teachers.
[†] Pope John XXII held a private opinion on the Beatific Vision which his successor later defined to the contrary. But at the time, it was not defined, and he did not teach as Pope on the subject. Pope Honorius may or may not have personally believed in Monothelitism (Scholars are divided). However, he did not formally teach it as Pope. The documents under contention were private letters.
[*] Ironically, some of these critics will simultaneously say that a Papal statement is not binding but somehow prove the Pope is "teaching error." If it is a teaching, it is binding (See Code of Canon Law, #751-754). If it is not teaching, the Pope is not "teaching" error.
[§] For example, Benedict XVI's Jesus of Nazareth trilogy was very insightful, but not protected under infallibility.


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How the hell do you measure the 'mood' of the internet?
As awesome as that was… it was really REALLY creepy!!!
The computer monitors mentions of itself on the net. So if something shows up on google, or people are commenting alot on youtube, on its page, twitter, facebook etc. it will get happier. If the fame doesn't continue, it gets sad. (I'm not sure if it analyzes content of these to determine whether the mentions are of a positive sort).
It also has sensors to detect people around it, so assumedly, the more people watching, the happier it would get as well.
Also, I'd seem to thing it plays pre-programmed music assigned to certain moods. But who knows, I suppose it could be composing based on some pretty hard-core algorithms.
Missed a sentence in reading. Yes, all the music is composed by its makers, FOUND.
It's going to get really depressed once someone on here it's using an arduino.
Or it might if people would quit referring to it as IT.
AI music cabinet would be awesome.
Is this the first step as it is self aware?
ChalkBored — re: Arduino…..what do you think is blinking all the lights?
Is it still running? I don't see it onstage.
I forgot the word *mentions* in my previous statement. oops.
I think it's a good plan to get AI obsessed with facebook and twitter before skynet takes over. It should help slow the speed of their assault if they're constantly blogging. Or at least give you a heads-up on their whereabouts.
Get Skynet to 4square, twitter, facebook etc.


Say what will you about the Motorola Razr V3's shortcomings, but there's no denying the popularity of this slim cell phone. The Razr currently ranks as a top-selling handset this year, and Motorola's U.S. market share during the third quarter eclipsed even Nokia's. But don't think the company is resting on its laurels. Today, Motorola announced five new Razr models that range from those with simple cosmetic changes to full-blown retrofits. In addition to the black and silver versions, the Razr will now be available in an eye-catching pink and a more subtle ice blue. The long-awaited Razr V3c will operate on CDMA networks and comes with a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and an MP3 player; the Razr V3i world phone promises a 1.23-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, and support for iTunes (much like the Motorola Rokr E1); and the V3x world phone will have a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, an MP3 player, and support for 3G UMTS networks. Availability is set for late this year. Although no carriers have been formally announced, it's no mystery where the Razr V3c will land. As a CDMA phone with BREW support, Verizon Wireless will be the carrier. The rumored debut is November 28, but considering Verizon is reportedly still testing the phone, the premiere date is far from certain.


With temperatures dropping and decorations hanging, shoppers will be on the hunt for the best sales around. Luckily for you and your visitors, eBay is spreading some cheer with a number of sales and events this Christmas season. From now through November 30, we will be showcasing a number of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for the entire family. Right now is the perfect time for publishers to promote Christmas, as it's a chance to increase your affiliate earnings. During the busiest shopping week of the year, eBay will be offering deep discounts across our hottest categories. Everything from apparel and appliances to electronics, home goods and toys will be on sale. Encourage your visitors to check out the deals page regularly throughout the next week, as they'll find big savings on some of the most popular brands including Apple, LG, Samsung, Sony and more.
The savings don't stop there! From December 10 to 14 and again from December 24 to 29, eBay will be celebrating "My Big Weekend." Be sure to direct your visitors to the Christmas Hub and the deals page to continue saving big on our most popular verticals.
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So the dust is beginning to settle after the madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In this December issue of News and Views we'll take a look at some of the insights that are rolling in as a result of the busiest (extended) weekend in commerce. According to the IMRG, an estimated £810m was spent online by British shoppers last Friday, meaning that Boxing Day has potentially been overtaken as the biggest shopping day of the year in the UK. These figures eclipsed initial estimates of £555m, with some 267,000+ orders being logged by 6pm on the Monday.
One of the most promising features worthy of note was the increase in mobile transactions. According to IBM, mobile accounted for over a third of all traffic on black Friday – up from last year's 20% figure (right). What is most interesting is when we compare sales figures of mobile vs. tablet. Despite accounting for less than 15% of all traffic, over 16% of all sales were made on a tablet with a conversion rate just short of 5%!
PayPal, who sees $1 in every $6 of e-commerce go through its network, has also reported a 47% increase in the number of mobile payments this Thanksgiving, and a 62% increase on Black Friday over last year.
While various sources may be reporting a decline in sales last weekend on 2013, one thing is clear: the mobile and tablet customer base is growing rapidly and is showing no signs of slowing.
Welcome to the December edition of the eBay Partner Network's Hot Categories forecast. In this post we outline our December predictions for the UK, DE and US regions. With this we aim to help you drive optimal levels of traffic by capitalising on trending categories.
Suggestions: It comes as no surprise that sales across the board are spiking this December. Collectibles, Electronics and Fashion categories are strong contenders as the obvious gift choices this Christmas. It is worth noting almost all categories stop spiking during the last week of December as the UK takes a moment to catch its breath.
Suggestions: It's all about December Christmas shopping! Toys and Gadgets are very popular, along with jewellery and watches within the Fashion category. Model railways and indoor racing are also strong choices within "Home & Garden". Those who want to escape the festive madness are booking last minute get-aways to the snowy mountains or beach. As a result, the Lifestyle category is booming with short trips and winter sport orders.
Suggestions: Similar to the UK programme, the first three weeks of December see spikes almost across the board with Collectibles, Electronics, Fashion and Home & Garden fulfilling the Christmas wish lists. Electronics sees prolonged spikes throughout the entire month with iPads, Tablets, eBook Readers, Video Games and Vide Consoles staying strong right into the final weeks of the year.
eBay UK kicks off first festive WOW Weekend this Friday!
As part of our recently launched Christmas campaign, the first of our WOW Weekends will go live this Friday 14th November at 8 am, running until Monday 17th of November, 8 am. This is a fantastic opportunity to potentially boost your earnings, with up to 60% off RPP on selected lines across categories such as technology, fashion and home & garden. Selected items will be available for Click and Collect at Argos stores.
This campaign offers you a great opportunity to capitalise on some seasonal promotions and drive traffic to your site to boost conversion rates.
Along with the dedicated Christmas Hub that will be live over the course of the festive period, eBay will be running five more special events (WOW Weekends), so make sure you stay updated by reading our blog for latest news!
In November's edition of News and Views, we take a look at the upcoming festive spend predictions. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas and Thanksgiving are all within the next two months so now is the time to get ahead and start planning your festive campaigns and strategies.
Customer Growth Partners expects the consumer electronics category to experience growth of more than 4% this season. With such a competitive environment, customers will be hugely price sensitive – always on the lookout for the latest and best bargains. According to the CFI Group, between November 28 and December 1, nearly 30 percent of consumers spend more than 50% of their total festive budgets! This is a huge opportunity and one that affiliates should take full advantage of – keep up to date of all upcoming Super Weekends on our blog.
Sage Pay has forecast online spending to top £13 billion this Christmas, an equivalent of an 18% boost on last year's spending. "With record online spending predicted for Christmas 2014, it's never been more important for small businesses to be online," said Simon Black, chief executive of Sage Pay.
Mobile traffic accounted for nearly 20% of all online traffic last cyber Monday, with tablets making up an additional 11.5% according to IBM. However, when it comes to making the sale, tablets drove a significantly higher percentage, driving 11.7% of all online sales, more than double that of smartphones (5.5%).
eBay Partner Network's Hot Categories for the next two months will also be worth noting to make sure you're publishing the most relevant and successful campaigns for you.
In September's edition of ePN's News and Views we're looking at the latest "cross-device" trends and mobile statistics. According to a recent survey from Shopify, now more than 50 per cent of ecommerce traffic comes from mobile, now firmly establishing it as "the default way that people shop online" (figure 1). They credit this rise to "social-fuelled" discovery purchases whereby social media and mobiles are used for more spontaneous, discovery-based purchases. This rise shows a correlation with smartphone uptake generally. Ofcom's August 2014 Communications Market Report highlighted that smartphone take-up had increased from 51% to 61% in Q1 2014 year-on-year, with the 16-24 years age group providing the most lift (see figure.2).
It therefore comes as no surprise that cross-device functionality has moved from a "nice-to-have" to a "need-to-have" for marketers. Last month, eMarketer released its August 2014 Cross-Device Trends Roundup report, exploring topics including functionality, new paths to purchase, consumer perceptions of the connected future and their awareness of the "internet of things".
What is key to bear in mind is that, while mobile is clearly a vital component, the customer journey is now cross-device, not one device. Desktop search remains a heavyweight for marketers and still provides a higher conversion percentage than that of mobile.
Publishers can run a Transaction Download Report to view their mobile traffic figures, read how here.
Over the last few weeks you've seen us talk a lot about mobile on this blog. Many of you have asked us"why now?" Our answer is, simply, "if not now, then when?" Mobile usage is projected to overtake desktop usage by the end of the year. Last year alone eBay did $22 billion in mobile commerce volume. To help get a 360 degree view of the opportunities in mobile, the good folks over at Surge Media have put together a very useful infographic.
We at ePN are always focused on making sure our partners have their finger on the pulse of the latest new trends. The now ubiquitous Selfie – so popular amongst celebrities and the wider population over truly reached its zenith when Ellen DeGeneres and a star-spangled cast snapped their famous Oscars photo earlier this year and received a record 779,295 retweets in approximately half an hour. As a result, we now seeing even more selfies than ever from celebrities, friends and family filling our Facebook feeds and popping up on Twitter.
On eBay, where four smartphones are sold every minute, the result of this new craze is that sales of essential selfie equipment have soared over the past month – the selfie cable is a good example of this, with sales in the UK of this photo-perfecting item doubling in the last month. And it may well be, in this rush to replicate some of the classic celebrity selfie poses, some of the best selfies may not be as spontaneous as the term suggests – sales of image editing software on eBay increased more than two-fold in the week following the Oscars.
The selfie revolution has even spawned a host of new phrases, like the slightly cheekier 'belfie', in the style of Kim Kardashian and Cheryl Cole. As a result of these A-listers snapping themselves from a new direction, we have seen a 180% rise in the sale of full length mirrors in the UK as celeb wannabe's perfect their own belfies at home.
Any questions about how to capitalise on trends like these to boost your earnings? Get in touch with the team!
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A few weeks ago, industry news revolved around trends in traffic. During the past two weeks, however, the conversation has shifted to opportunities. The opportunities affiliate marketers are creating for brands, as well as marketers' opportunities to take advantage of the ever-growing EU ad market, mobile growth and engaging content. The biggest piece of news was the Internet Advertising Bureau's recently released Annual AdEx Benchmark survey, which valued online advertising at €24.3bn in the EU and highlighted growth in several key markets – specifically mobile and online videos. According to The Drum's coverage of the AdEx Benchmark, affiliate marketing in the UK alone generated £9bn in sales in 2012 – which equates to an average return of £11 for every £1 spent!
The Drum also took a closer look at the mobile opportunity, highlighting the necessity of strong tracking and analytics for affiliates to reap the full potential of mobile. If mobile is a priority for you in 2013, don't forget to take tracking into account.
Finally, an article published in The Guardian explored the importance of content marketing for brands and the need to engage with customers via content that appeals specifically to their lives and their wants. Joe Pulizzi, founder of the Content Marketing Institute sums it up nicely, saying, "Your customers don't care about you, your products, your services… they care about themselves, their wants and their needs. Content marketing is about creating interesting information your customers are passionate about so they actually pay attention to you."
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WaveTech Group, Inc., an Innovative Battery Technology Company, to List on Nasdaq Through Business Combination with Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp.
Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp.
1 November 2022, 6:00 am ·12-min read
WaveTech Group, Inc. has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp; upon closing, the combined company will be listed on Nasdaq under the proposed new ticker WTG.
WaveTech is a technology company specializing in next-generation battery-enhancing technologies.
Pro forma enterprise value of the combined company is expected to be approximately $228 million with a cash balance exceeding $78 million, assuming no redemptions by WTMA shareholders and before deducting anticipated transaction expenses.
Net proceeds at closing will allow WaveTech to scale-up its Crystal Control Technology® ("CCT") for lead acid batteries and to commercialize CCT's application to other battery chemistries.
Business combination expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.
New York, NY, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WaveTech Group, Inc. ("WaveTech" or the "Company"), a company with a core focus on innovative battery technologies, and Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: WTMA) ("WTMA"), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") for a proposed business combination (the "Transaction"). As a result of the Transaction, the combined company is expected to be renamed WaveTech Group, Inc. and remain listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the proposed ticker symbol WTG.
WaveTech and WTMA Highlights
WaveTech is a technology company specializing in next-generation battery-enhancing technologies. The Company is a Delaware corporation with operations in the U.S., Germany, Bulgaria and Turkey. The Transaction positions WaveTech to accelerate the commercialization and further development of its disruptive battery technologies, building on its patented Crystal Control Technology®.
WTMA believes the Transaction with WaveTech presents an opportunity to invest in a sector-disrupting and commercially-proven innovator in WTMA's target industry sectors of technology metals and energy transition materials. WTMA's management team is composed of professionals who have expertise in private equity investments, portfolio management, corporate restructuring, metals and mining, physical commodity trading, supply chain management and logistics.
Following the close of the Transaction, the combined company will continue to be led by WaveTech founder, Mr. Dag A. Valand, as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Mr. Valand has an extensive background in the battery industry with over 25 years of international experience in facilitating technology applications across a range of energy and commercial sectors. Mr. Valand will be supported by a management team with extensive experience and a proven track record in the battery industry, encompassing battery research and development, manufacturing, technical sales and international project management.
"WTMA shares our vision to disrupt the energy storage space with our next-generation battery-enhancing technologies. Our Crystal Control Technology® provides a wide range of benefits, from improving overall performance, quality and costs, to reducing the overall carbon footprint, of energy storage systems. We are excited to enter into the Transaction and proud to partner with the WTMA team to bring our combined company to the capital markets." said Mr. Valand, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of WaveTech, "We believe our proven technology is leading the way to disruptive innovation in a world powered by batteries."
Daniel Mamadou, Chief Executive Officer and Director of WTMA, stated, "As an innovator in the energy solutions space, WaveTech can disrupt the energy storage sector with its innovative and commercially proven solutions, improving performance and quality, optimizing costs and reducing the carbon footprint associated with traditional battery storage solutions, and therefore making a significant positive contribution to the environment."
Transaction Overview
The business combination values the combined entity at an estimated pro forma enterprise value of $228 million at close, assuming no redemptions by WTMA shareholders and before deducting anticipated transaction expenses.
The transaction includes an earn-out provision that would allow Qualified Stockholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of WaveTech to receive up to an additional 17.5 million shares if certain share price or financial targets are met: for 2023 ($12.50), 2024 ($15.00), by 2026 ($20.00) and by 2028 ($30.00) or, in the case of the 2023 and 2024 earn-outs, if certain revenue and EBITDARD targets are met: 3.75 million shares if 2023 audited revenue reaches $23.7 million and 2023 EBITDARD is equal to or better than $(350,000); 3.75 million shares if 2024 audited revenue reaches $54.8 million and 2024 EBITDARD reaches $16.9 million. All financial targets are subject to adjustment in the event of acquisitions.
All WaveTech stockholders will contribute 100% of their equity holdings in WaveTech into the new combined company.
The WaveTech and WTMA Boards of Directors have unanimously approved the Transaction, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023, subject to, among other things, regulatory approvals, the approval by WTMA's stockholders, aggregate available cash following any WTMA shareholder redemptions and completion of planned financings by WaveTech and WTMA resulting in at least $25 million net cash at closing, as described in the Merger Agreement, and satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions.
The Trust Account established by WTMA at the time of its initial public offering currently contains approximately $78 million. Proceeds from the Trust Account, following satisfaction of redemptions by WTMA shareholders and the payment of all expenses of the Transaction, are expected to provide proceeds to WaveTech at closing to pursue its business strategy and for general working capital purposes. After the closing, WaveTech stockholders are expected to retain a majority of the outstanding shares of the combined company and WaveTech will designate a majority of the members of the board of directors of the combined company.
Additional information about the Transaction, including copies of the Merger Agreement and related agreements, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by WTMA with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at www.sec.gov. WTMA intends to file a registration statement, which will contain a proxy statement and a prospectus, with the SEC in connection with the Transaction.
Pryor Cashman LLP is serving as legal advisor to WaveTech in connection with the Transaction.
Chardan is serving as M&A and capital markets advisor to WTMA in connection with the Transaction. Cooley LLP is serving as legal advisor to WTMA in connection with the Transaction.
About WaveTech
WaveTech is a technology company specializing in next-generation battery-enhancing technologies. WaveTech has a strong portfolio of technologies and a robust scientific foundation that allows the Company to substantially enhance all aspects of a battery's life cycle; from production, use and maintenance, to its eventual recycling — improving overall performance, quality and costs. A perfect solution for energy storage applications. WaveTech is a Delaware corporation with operations in the U.S., Germany, Bulgaria and Turkey. To learn more, visit https://www.wavetech.com/.
About Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp.
WTMA is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While WTMA may pursue an acquisition in any business industry or sector, it intends to concentrate its efforts on targets in the technology metals and energy transition materials industry. WTMA is led by Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mamadou and Chief Operating Officer Chris Clower.
Certain statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such "forward-looking statements" with respect to the proposed transaction between WaveTech and WTMA include statements regarding the benefits of the transaction, the anticipated timing of the transaction and the products and markets of WaveTech. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of WTMA's securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by WTMA's business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by WTMA, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of WTMA, the satisfaction of the minimum amount in the trust account following redemptions by WTMA's public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transaction, (v) the inability to complete the PIPE investment, (vi) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (vii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on WaveTech's business relationships, operating results, and business generally, (viii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of WaveTech and potential difficulties in Company employee retention as a result of the transaction, (ix) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against WaveTech or against WTMA related to the Merger Agreement or the proposed transaction, (x) the ability to maintain the listing of WTMA's securities on a national securities exchange, (xi) the price of WTMA's securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which WTMA plans to operate or WaveTech operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting WTMA's or WaveTech's business, WaveTech's inability to implement its business plan or meet or exceed its financial projections and changes in the combined capital structure, (xii) changes in general economic conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (xiii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the registration statement on Form S-4 discussed above, the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed or that may be filed by WTMA from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and WaveTech and WTMA assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither WaveTech nor WTMA gives any assurance that either WaveTech or WTMA, or the combined company, will achieve its expectations.
Important Information About the Proposed Transaction and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between WaveTech and WTMA. This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of WaveTech, the combined company or WTMA, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. WTMA intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, which will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of WTMA, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. A proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all WTMA shareholders. WTMA also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of WTMA are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by WTMA through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
WTMA and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from WTMA's shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. A list of the names of the directors and executive officers of WTMA and information regarding their interests in the business combination is set forth in WTMA's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022. Additional information regarding the interests of such persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the solicitation will be contained in the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
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Industrials Are the Good Play Now: Morgan Stanley
Why industrials could be a good buy right now.
Sep 13, 2018 6:15 AM EDT
There are attractive valuations in industrial stocks, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients.
"We remain overweight industrials as a sector with some valuation support and near-term earnings strength," the bank wrote.
Atop the list of attractively priced industrials is Alcoa Corp. (AA - Get Report) , which has been hurt this year in the face of Donald Trump's tariffs binge, which slapped big taxes on imported aluminum. Alcoa makes a lot of aluminum in Canada, one of the countries to get hit with the tariffs, and sells in the U.S.
"One new and recurring unfavorable impact is tariffs on our imports into the U.S. mostly from our Canadian smelters," William Oplinger, Alcoa CEO, said on the company's earnings call in July. The stock is down more than 24% this year.
Morgan Stanley thinks the stock is oversold, giving it a $57 price target, roughly 26% above its current level. "After a post-2Q18 sell off, we see compelling valuation and a constructive 4Q18 setup," the bank said in its note. A fat dividend might also sweeten the deal. "We think Alcoa will start paying a dividend (50% of FCF) within ~3 months, some operational headwinds from 2Q will abate."
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Jan Sawka (1946 - 9 de agosto de 2012) fue un artista y arquitecto estadounidense, de origen polaco.

Biografía
Sawka nació de padre arquitecto y madre de lingüista, Jan y Mari Sawka, en la ciudad de Silesia, Zabrze en 1946. Su infancia se vio ensombrecida por la prisión política de su padre en la era de Stalin. Sawka completó dos maestrías; en pintura y grabado de la Academia de Bellas Artes de Wroclaw y en Ingeniería de Arquitectura del Instituto de Tecnología de Wroclaw. A los 20 años, Sawka era una estrella famosa de la Escuela Poster de Polonia y un artista líder de la contra cultura. Sus actividades de la oposición llevarían a su exilio en 1976. Desde 1977, había residido en Nueva York y fue parte de la corriente cultural norteamericana. Ha realizado dibujos editoriales para The New York Times, numerosas galerías han exhibido sus pinturas y grabados, y ha diseñado para teatros como el Harold Clurman, Jean Cocteau Repertory y Samuel Beckett Theater. Sus obras se encuentran en más de 60 museos de todo el mundo y ha tenido más de 70 exposiciones individuales en museos y galerías internacionales. Sus premios han incluido el Oscar de la Peinture de 1975 en Cagnes-sur-Mer, Francia por la pintura y la Medalla de Oro en la Bienal de Poster Varsovia de 1978.

Murió de un ataque al corazón en su casa de High Falls, Nueva York en 2012.

Puntos seleccionados de la carrera
 1975, Oscar de la Peinture award and the special prize of the President of France, 7th
International Painting Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France.

1986 , NY Times Book of the Year for "A Book of Fiction," Clarkson and Potter, New York

1989
First large-scale concert set (10 stories in height, for the Grateful Dead 25th Anniversary Tour) 1989.

1994
"The Eyes" multi-media spectacle fully conceived and executed by Jan Sawka is produced by famed theatre director Tadashi Suzuki at Mito Art Tower Center, Japan.

1994
Japanese Cultural Agency Award, Tokyo.

1996
International OSAKA Award nominee in the fields of architecture and design.

1996
Presentation to the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. of the Tower of Light Cultural Complex design.

1999
Design and rendering of large-scale projections for Houston SKYPOWER 40th Anniversary of NASA celebration spectacle.

2003
Premio di Lorenzo Il Magnifico Gold Medal in Multimedia, 4th International
Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy.  This award was given for the pilot of "The Voyage" multi-media spectacle.  "The Voyage" is now in pre-production as a joint production of Toho Studios, Japan and Helge Joost Productions, Germany for worldwide distribution.

2004
Exhibition entitled "Into the Open: From Studio Works to Monumental Projects, and Beyond…" at landmark New York art gallery ACA Galleries, New York (on the NY Time's list of top ten most important galleries of New York City)
2004 –
Development of the Tower of Light Cultural Complex, including 9 museums and 4 major cultural institutions for the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Principales premios

1973 – Award for the most outstanding young poster designer, 5th Biennial of Polish Poster Design, Katowice (Poland)
1973 – Second place, 6th National Graphic Art Exhibition, Warsaw (Poland)
1974 – LOT Polish Airlines Award, 5th International Poster Biennial, Warsaw (Poland)
1974 – Golden Pin award, given by the editorial staff of Szpilki satirical magazine, Warsaw (Poland)
1975 – Oscar de la Peinture award and the special prize of the President of France, 7th International Painting Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer (France)
1978 – 1st Prize, 7th International Poster Biennale, Warsaw (Poland)
1979 – Prize of Honor, 3rd Biennial of Poster Design, Lahti (Finland)
1990 – Silver Medal, XIV Biennale of Graphic Design, Brno (Czechoslovakia)
1991 – Artist Laureate, 7th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Ft. Collins, Colorado (USA)
1994 – Japanese Cultural Agency Award, Tokyo (Japan)
1995 – Award of Merit, 9th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Fort Collins, Colorado (USA)
2003 – Gold Medal in Multimedia, 4th International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, (Italy)
2011 – AIA (American Institute of Architects) New Hampshire, Excellence in Architecture Design Award for Pease Monument and Complex - Jerusalem (Award received   together with Bartek Sapeta), New Hampshire, USA.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 JAN SAWKA OPENS ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS - The New York Times / Article
 The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY  - Collection
 Peace Monument, Jerusalem - A Beacon of Hope for the Middle East and the World
 The Voyage - An art and music performance… a multimedia spectacle for all.

Directores artísticos de Polonia
Diseñadores gráficos de Polonia
Polaco-estadounidenses
Pintores de Polonia del siglo XX
Escultores de Polonia del siglo XX
Pintores de Polonia del siglo XXI
Nacidos en Zabrze

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