Press release from the Humboldt Community Organizations Active in Disaster:
The Humboldt Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) is a partnership of local organizations, government agencies, and community groups committed to disaster preparedness, education, response, and recovery. The Humboldt COAD has hired Alison Sterling Nichols as Coordinator to help establish, launch, and support the COAD network.
Sterling Nichols brings years of project management and community organizing experience to helping coordinate the multi-faceted network needed for community preparedness. “We have so many skilled and capable people in our community who train and prepare to face anything,” Sterling Nichols said. “I am honored to do what I can to help ensure our community is ready for any disaster that we may face.”
March 2nd, 2021 By David Knox 3 commentsFiled under: News,
Screen Australia has announced over $730,000 of development funding for six feature films, 12 television dramas and three online projects.
The television projects include Foxtel jury drama
The Twelve, an adaptation from Bunya Productions of the 2018 film
Ladies In Black;
The Family Doctor, a television drama from Debra Oswald, co-creator of
Offspring.
There is also a project between Mark Fennessy and director Richard Lowenstein; plus director Nicholas Verso, Beck Cole and writer Mithila Gupta.
Screen Australia’s Head of Content Sally Caplan said, “We are impressed by the rigorous creativity of Australian creators and are thrilled to support so many novel ideas coming through the pipeline as the industry continues to rebound from COVID-19. It’s great to see a number of engaging stories set around iconic milestones in Australian history, from the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, to the social change th
Cyxtera Merges With Starboard SPAC
Cyxtera Technologies Inc., a global provider of retail colocation and interconnection services, and
Starboard Value Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, have signed a definitive business combination agreement today. SVAC is sponsored by an affiliate of
Starboard Value LP.
“At Cyxtera we’ve built a data center platform that’s ideally positioned to deliver the type of differentiated solutions that enterprises, service providers, and government customers require to meet their ever-changing infrastructure needs,” said
Nelson Fonseca, CEO of Cyxtera. “By merging with SVAC, we are able to accelerate our plans to drive high-margin growth by increasing utilization of our existing assets, developing innovative product offerings, and expanding our global footprint. Our management team’s experience in successfully building and operating a publicly traded data center company with a significant presence in