Siemens Receives $73 M Light Rail Vehicle Order From Portland’s TriMet
ATLANTA, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Siemens (NYSE: SI) today announced that it has been awarded a $73 million contract to build 18 of its S70 light rail vehicles for TriMet in Portland, Ore. The vehicles will be manufactured from start to finish at Siemens’ rail vehicle manufacturing plant in Sacramento, Calif., a facility powered almost entirely by two megawatts of solar energy. The first new rail cars are expected to be delivered in August 2014.
These 18 vehicles were ordered as a part of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project. This extension includes a light rail alignment that travels 7.3 miles, connecting Portland State University in downtown Portland, inner Southeast Portland, Milwaukie and North Clackamas County. When it opens in September 2015, it will bring the light rail system to a total of 60 miles and 97 stations.
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Facebook Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 18, 2012, under the symbol “FB.” Facebook is offering 180,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and selling stockholders are offering 241,233,615 shares of Class A common stock. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on May 22, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Monet’s Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Monet’s Garden, an exhibition at The New York Botanical Garden from May 19 through October 21, 2012, examines the life and work of Claude Monet, the Impressionist master by highlighting his passion for gardening and the inspiration he drew from his living masterpiece, the garden on the grounds of his home in Giverny, France.
Among the many attractions of the exhibition are two rarely seen paintings by Monet, one of which has never been displayed in the United States. Also on view is Monet’s own palette with colors on its surface similar to those visitors will see on his paintings hanging nearby, and rare photographs of him and his gardens, offering intimate insight into his world.
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Zach Galifianakis to Host “Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale Of New York”
30-Minute Show to Feature Appearances by Comedy Award Nominees Tina Fey and Jon Stewart Along With Sir Richard Branson
Inaugural Primetime Special Will Serve as Precursor to the 2nd Annual “The Comedy Awards”
NEW YORK, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Oscars® have Barbara Walters and “The Comedy Awards” have Zach Galifianakis. On Sunday, May 6, Comedy Central will host an evening of programming honoring great comedy and the people who make it, starting with the television premiere of “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis,” the pioneering, no-holds-barred Funny Or Die series. The special 30-minute “Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York,” hosted by Galifianakis and produced by Funny Or Die, will air at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT and serve as a precursor to the 2nd annual “The Comedy Awards” airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Hoping to do for ferns what Walters did for trees, Galifianakis – a multiple “Comedy Awards” nominee - will welcome fellow “Comedy Awards” contenders Tina Fey and Jon Stewart, as well as Sir Richard Branson, to his foliage-filled set for the show’s primetime television debut.
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Fashion is one of the platform’s most-popular industries, and they just got another major brand on the service today: Calvin Klein. Karp gave the keynote at the Decoded Fashion one-day conference. Next question: When will end-users get access to such analytics?
This will change the way Tumblr is used. Very interesting.
The Jim Henson Company Prepares to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Jim Henson’s Beloved Television Series Fraggle Rock
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of the upcoming 2013 30th Anniversary of The Jim Henson Company’s perennially favorite children’s television series Fraggle Rock™ the Company has announced plans for the following celebrations, events and new product availability for fans of all ages. Ongoing updates and additional announcements will be made at Henson.com; twitter.com/hensoncompany; facebook.com/hensoncompany…
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Detroit Cupcakery, Taste Love Cupcakes, Wins Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars”
ROYAL OAK, Mich., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Taste Love Cupcakes, a cupcakery located in downtown Royal Oak that just celebrated its one year anniversary, has been named the winner of the April 22nd episode of Food Network’s nationally-acclaimed show, “Cupcake Wars”.
Long-time close friends, Michelle Brown and Yolanda Baston, the visionaries and owners of Taste Love Cupcakes, applied for Cupcake Wars in early September 2011 and shortly thereafter were chosen as one of the four finalists to be featured on the show.
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