The ‘Until Dawn’ Movie Will Haunt Theaters in Spring 2025

Arts & Culture, Film & TV

Supermassive’s hit video game Until Dawn is headed to the big screen with a horror movie adaptation from director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle Creation, Shazam), and Sony’s Screen Gems has announced the recently wrapped movie’s official release date tonight.
Until Dawn will be unleashed in theaters on April 25, 2025.
Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Michael Cimino (“Never Have I Ever”), Ji-young Yoo (“Expats”) and Odessa A’zion (Hulu’s Hellraiser) will star in the upcoming horror film.
Peter Stormare (Clown, John Wick 2) will be reprising his role from the Until Dawn video game, while Maia Mitchell and Belmont Cameli will also appear in the movie.
Blair Butler (The Invitation) wrote the original draft, and Gary Dauberman (Salem’s Lot) worked on the script. The film is said to be “an R-rated love letter to the horror genre.”
Until Dawn centers around a group of eight teenagers who decide to vacation for a night in a cabin on the fictional Blackwood Mountain, exactly one year after the disappearance of two girls, the twin sisters of a member of their group. Shortly after arriving, the gang find themselves under attack by a psychopath, and must attempt to survive until sunrise.
Throughout the adventure, players alternate between all eight characters, making critical decisions as the story advances which drastically affects the game’s outcome, leading to hundreds of different scenarios.
The Until Dawn movie is being made by Screen Gems and PlayStation Productions.
Producers include Dauberman, Sandberg and Lotta Losten, as well as Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.
The success of Until Dawn led Supermassive Games to create The Dark Pictures Anthology, an anthology series of horror video games with a similar interactive approach.
Supermassive was also behind the slasher video game The Quarry.

Allens advises TPG Telecom on $5.25bn sale of fibre network and Enterprise, Government and Wholesale fixed line business to Vocus

Business News

Allens has advised TPG Telecom on an agreement to sell its fibre network infrastructure and its enterprise, government and wholesale (EGW) fixed line business to Vocus Group Limited for an enterprise value of $5.25 billion.The sale will include all of TPG Telecom’s fibre and fixed line network infrastructure, its EGW fixed line business, its PPC-1 international submarine cable system and its wholesale broadband business, Vision Network.The sale price is inclusive of a potential $250 million contingent value payment related to subscriber targets for the Vision Network business.TPG will retain its mobile and radiocommunications network infrastructure, consumer and EGW mobile business and its consumer and small office/home office fixed retail business, including fixed wireless.The deal also includes a long-term strategic partnership between TPG and Vocus, with Vocus to provide TPG with ongoing access to its fibre infrastructure.Allens acted for TPG Telecom on the strategic review of its Vision Network business in 2022. The firm then advised TPG Telecom on negotiations with Vocus and its owners, Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super, when the parties decided to explore a larger transaction.‘This transaction demonstrates that telecommunications infrastructure continues to be a highly attractive asset class for financial investors,’ said co-lead Partner and Head of Allens’ Technology, Media & Telecommunications group, Gavin Smith.‘The pace of digitisation, and the continued growth in requirements for data transmission and storage, means that the physical infrastructure underpinning that trend is highly valued.‘Allens has had a long-standing relationship with TPG Telecom. We are delighted to advise it on this transformational transaction which allows it to unlock the value of its fixed line networks.’Co-lead Partner Julian Donnan said: ‘This deal will allow TPG Telecom to focus on its mobile and its consumer and small office/home office fixed retail business, including fixed wireless. We congratulate the teams at TPG Telecom and its financial adviser, Bank of America, with which we worked closely. We also congratulate the Vocus, Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super teams’.The deal cements Allens’ position as the leading advisor on telecommunications M&A activity in Australia.The firm advised on all major Australian and New Zealand telecommunications tower transactions between 2021 and 2024, including: the Morrison and Future Fund investment into Amplitel (Telstra towers); the sale by TPG Telecom of its towers portfolio to OMERS/Waveconn; AustralianSuper on its acquisition of a majority stake in ATN (Optus towers) and the acquisition by ATN of Axicom; Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s acquisition of a majority stake in Connexa, the Spark New Zealand tower company; Connexa’s acquisition of the 2degrees NZ tower portfolio; and NorthLeaf Capital Partners and InfraRed Capital Partnerson their acquisition of Fortysouth, the Vodafone New Zealand towers business. Allens also advised Morrison and Brookfield on its acquisition of Uniti Group. Source & references /Public Release. View in full here.

NEMA Welcomes Cisco—a World Leader in Technology—as a New Member

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October 15, 2024
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The addition of this global brand to NEMA’s membership underscores the organization’s continued focus on electrifying the built environment.  

NEMA Welcomes Cisco—a World Leader in Technology—as a New Member

ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has welcomed Cisco as a new Manufacturing Member company. Cisco Systems is a leader in accelerating digital-ready infrastructure, reliable connected systems and building management solutions. The addition of this global brand to NEMA’s membership underscores the organization’s continued focus on electrifying the built environment.   NEMA members deliver products that bring energy efficiency solutions to buildings and our ever-electrifying world. As energy demand continues to grow, these products will be key to reducing demand on the grid and creating connected and resilient homes and buildings in communities across the United States. “Cisco is developing solutions to power our nation’s energy transition,” said Debra Phillips, NEMA’s president and CEO. “We are pleased to welcome the company as our newest member and look forward to advancing our shared goals to electrify communities and boost grid resilience and interconnectedness.” “NEMA and its members are at the forefront of accelerating a connected, all-electric future. Joining NEMA is a natural fit for Cisco to be part of a greater ecosystem committed to developing new technologies and innovations that power a more sustainable future for all,” said Denise Lee, vice president, Cisco Engineering Sustainability Office at Cisco Systems, Inc.

About NEMA

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) represents over 300 electrical equipment and medical imaging manufacturers that make safe, reliable and efficient products and systems. Together, our members contribute 1% of U.S. GDP and directly provide nearly 460,000 American jobs, contributing more than $250 billion to the U.S. economy.

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Idaho Voter Guide: 2024 Election

2024 Election

The 2024 general election in Idaho on November 5 is about more than the highest office in the United States, although that race will likely dominate news feeds for days, weeks or even months. Both of Idaho’s representatives to the U.S. House, the entire Idaho Legislature, county offices and dozens of funding proposals are on…

Stone Spring Elementary School provides donuts and books for students and families

Arts & Culture, Books

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Harrisonburg parents could bond with their children while enjoying a tasty breakfast on Friday morning.Stone Spring Elementary School on Peach Grove Avenue hosted Donuts for Grownups. The event, sponsored by the school’s parent-teacher-student organization, allowed students to invite a parent or caregiver to have breakfast with them at school and meet their teachers.Dr. Chris Booz, assistant principal of Stone Spring, said Donuts for Grownups is an excellent opportunity for families to come into the school and have a nice start to the day with their children.
“The goal for these events, for me, is to have families see how important they are to their students and their academic life,” she said. “It’s to have the three-pronged approach: it’s students, families, the school, we’re all working together to support kids.”Guests were served Krispy Kreme donuts, coffee, and tea; children received free books.The principal of Stone Spring, Norris Bunn, helped set up the tables of free books, which mostly were given to the school by families of the students.
“We get book donations throughout the year,” Bunn said. “As we get new books in, that means the old reading series needs a home. We make sure they get into the kids’ hands.”Derek Chaudhuri, president of the PTSO, said the event was inspired by a similar one run by Cub Run Elementary School last year.“They had a group called ‘Watchdogs,’” Chaudhuri said. “And they did an event for fathers with donuts. That’s where I got the idea from.”Victor Caskill, a 9-year-old student, said he enjoyed the event, especially the donuts.“My favorite is chocolate with sprinkles,” he said. The next school event will be a movie night at 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 1.

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