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IVU is first choice for Budapest

IVU.suite ensures efficient public urban transportBudapest is the latest major city to modernise its public transport system in response to the continually growing demands for urban mobility. The public transport company Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK) has plans to introduce a new integrated operational control and passenger information system for the capital city’s bus and tram network. The appropriate fleet management and passenger information systems are being supplied by IVU Traffic Technologies AG, which is already ensuring uninterrupted mobility and up-to-the-minute travel

Heavy-duty and Lightweight

User-friendly, high-powered Sirman Vortex hand blender available from FEMFoodservice Equipment Marketing (FEM) supplies the Sirman Vortex heavy-duty hand blenders to the UK foodservice market. The Vortex blenders are available in a choice of three sizes. The largest, the Vortex 750, is powered by a 750 Watt ‘high efficiency’ motor, which drives the durable stainless steel blades at 14,000 rpm. Its 450mm shaft, which can be removed for thorough cleaning, makes it suitable for deep pans. The Vortex 750 is sturdy and lightweight with a fibreglass ABS body. The blender is easy to use and

Adams Magnetic Products hires Larry Budnik as general manager

Adams Magnetic Products Co. <http://www.adamsmagnetic.com> announces Larry Budnik as general manager of the flexible magnets and magnetic assemblies division located in Elmhurst, Illinois.As the decision-maker for the division’s operations, Budnik will oversee sales, production, marketing and engineering. Lending itself to design innovations and manufacturing techniques, flexible products can be customized for use everywhere from offices to warehouses, garages to craft tables, and restaurants to classrooms. Adams’ low-cost, high-strength magnetic assemblies are constructed using powerful

IBC Foundation awards $4.6 million in grants

2012 grants help to care for the most vulnerable, enhance health care delivery, and build healthy communitiesPhiladelphia, PA — January 16, 2013 —The Independence Blue Cross Foundation  announced that it awarded 88 grants in southeastern Pennsylvania during 2012, totaling more than $4.6 million. The grants targeted three primary areas: caring for the most vulnerable, enhancing health care delivery, and building healthy communities. “One year after it was founded, the IBC Foundation has made a profound impact in transforming health care through innovative

8,000 service technicians take part in Scania’s global service competition

Scania Top Team, Scania’s competition-like training programme for its service technicians and parts experts, has begun. Some 8,000 participants from 60 countries develop their skills by combining training and teamwork to earn points. The resulting benefit for Scania customers is more effective service.Scania Top Team is a competitive training programme developed to continually enhance the skills, knowledge, professionalism and teamwork in Scania’s workshops all over the world. The competition also helps attract skilled professionals to the industry. “The ultimate goal for Scania

Autoliv Appoints New CFO

(Stockholm, March 31, 2008) – – – Autoliv Inc, the global leader in automotive safety systems, has appointed Marika Fredriksson as Vice President Finance and new Chief Financial Officer. She is currently Senior Vice President Finance & Strategy and Chief Financial Officer of Volvo Construction Equipment (VCE) in Brussels, Belgium. She will assume her new position by September 1.In her current position, which she has held since September 2004, Marika has been responsible for all finance related matters and strategies for VCE. This company has sales of $7.8 billion and 16,000 employees (

An Apple with a Purpose: Opal® Apple Announces “Youth Make a Difference” Initiative

Growers of new apple variety seek charities to benefit from 2013 crop salesYAKIMA, Wash. – January 15, 2013 – FirstFruits Marketing , growers of the widely acclaimed Opal® apple , is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations to benefit from 2013 Opal sales as part of the “Youth Make a Difference” Initiative, a campaign designed to provide financial support to worthy charities led by youth ages 6 to 25. Opal, the Washington-grown apple that funded the expansion of Katie’s Krops gardens across the country in 2012, is

Chinese-language Resources for Funders Now Available

Translated Guides Improve the Practice of Philanthropy WorldwideNew York, NY — January 16, 2013. Thanks to a partnership between the Foundation Center in New York City and the Beijing-based China Foundation Center , 31 guides widely used by grantmakers in the U.S. have been translated into Chinese . The titles are part of GrantCraft  — a joint project of the Foundation Center and Brussels-based European Foundation Centre  — which taps

Dialight Debuts Next-Generation StreetSense® LED Roadway Sign Light

Latest Innovation Cuts Energy Consumption by 30% over its Predecessor; Flexible Mounting Options, In-Line Connectivity and Zero Maintenance Make New 70W and 40W Units the Most Cost Effective, Versatile Solution on the Market Farmingdale, NJ (January 16th, 2013) – Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), the innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, today unveiled its next-generation StreetSense® LED Roadway Sign Light, delivering the industry’s most efficient and versatile lighting solution for roadway and infrastructure signage. Offering unprecedented flexible mounting options and years

m.pulse Launches IPL and Skincare Center at The Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial

Grand Opening Festivities for m.pulse Streets at SouthGlenn Include Free “Instant m.pact” Facial Treatments and an Evening Soirée on Jan. 17m.pulse (www.m-pulse.com) - a health, beauty and skincare provider - announces the opening of a new center at The Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial, Colo. The IPL and skincare center is the second of a multi-unit retail rollout plan in select U.S. markets this year. The m.pulse Streets at SouthGlenn grand opening is on Thursday, Jan. 17 and includes the following events that are open to the public: Grand Opening Day: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Consumer Reports Finds Safety Risk with Two Strollers

In its most recent inspection of strollers, Consumer Reports  magazine found that two models pose a potential strangulation risk to young children and urges consumers not to buy them. The iCandy Cherry and Mutsy Evo have a removable grab bar that attaches above the legs of the child. It is a feature found on many strollers. However, in the “normal use” position in these two models, the opening between the grab bar and the seat surface may

CASE STUDY: Building an identity on YouTube

By Krystin Wiggs, GRand Solutions In 2012, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing’s (SFHR) rookie driver Josef Newgarden entered the IZOD IndyCar Series as a relatively unknown commodity. The 21-year-old Firestone Indy Lights Champion from Nashville, Tenn. was a fresh face in a series that has featured familiar faces like Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves for the better part of a decade. Generating media coverage and attention for a rookie driver can be a challenge, but it also provides the unique opportunity of a blank slate. Early on in the season the team was approached by media

£150k funding for AD investigation

RESEARCHERS at Harper Adams University have recently been awarded more than £150,000 from DEFRA to fund a project that will investigate anaerobic digestion as an on-farm method for the containment and the disposal of fallen livestock. The work will look at the anaerobic digestion of porcine carcase material and is a continuation of research previously conducted at the university. Starting late spring, the project is anticipated to take 18 months to complete and will be conducted by a post-doctoral researcher under the supervision of a project team led by Principal Lecturer and Head of

Ambassador College Bookstores Honors Military Personnel With $25,000 Contribution to the Imagine America LDRSHIP Award Program

Washington, DC (January 16, 2013) – Ambassador College Bookstores helps the Imagine America Foundation (IAF) continue its tradition of honoring United States military personnel attending career colleges. For the fourth consecutive year, Ambassador College Bookstores has donated $25,000 to the Imagine America LDRSHIP Award Program. Since 2004, IAF has annually recognized military personnel with LDRSHIP Awards. Nearly $400,000 has been awarded to exceptional military students attending career colleges nationwide. In that time, the awards have provided financial assistance to young men and

Meredith Cross, Former Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at SEC, to Rejoin WilmerHale

Washington DC, January 16, 2013 — WilmerHale announced today that Meredith B. Cross, former Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC, will be rejoining the firm. “Meredith is a respected colleague and friend and we couldn’t be more pleased to welcome her back to the firm,” said Susan Murley, co-managing partner of WilmerHale. “She was a thought leader at the Commission during a crucial time and WilmerHale’s clients will benefit from her direct experience and deep understanding of the regulatory and legal intricacies that public companies face today.” Ms. Cross said, “

30 Programme Microwave Oven: Nisbets shows Samsung’s big capacity, compact, fast microwave oven

Stand 436, Hospitality 2013, NEC Birmingham, 21-23 JanSamsung model accepts 2/3 GN pans and oversize plates With up to 30 programmes, the push-button Samsung CM1929 is suitable for every catering operation and can adapt to changing menus. Nisbets will show the unit on Stand 436 at Hospitality 2013, highlighting not only its adaptability but also its speed and capacity – its 26 litre oven cavity makes it the largest compact commercial microwave on the market. The choice of seven power levels and multi-stage cooking means the CM1929’s programmes can be finely adjusted to produce exactly

Q-FREE – TAG ORDER IN CHILE- 19 MNOK

Q-Free has received a tag order from Vespucio Norte Express in Chile valued 19 MNOK.Vespucio Norte Express is one of the initial urban concessionaires in Santiago. - We have been a supplier for tags to Vespucio Norte for a few years now, and we are very pleased to announce this repeat order. This contract will double our volume supplied to this client, and as such an important step for us in Chile, CEO in Q-Free Øyvind Isaksen comments. Delivery starts in May 2013. Trondheim 16th of January 2013 For further information, please contact:  CEO Øyvind Isaksen, cell: 47 908 76 398

INTERIM REPORT SEPTEMBER–NOVEMBER 2012

THREE NEW STORES AND CONTINUED STABLE DEVELOPMENTFIRST QUARTER, SEPTEMBER–NOVEMBER 2012 · Group net sales amounted to SEK 206.6 M (209.3). The number of stores totaled 119, compared with 123 a year earlier. · The gross profit margin was 58.7 percent (60.2). · Profit before depreciation, amortization and impairment amounted to SEK 23.0 M (23.6). · Profit after tax totaled SEK 16.6 M (17.0). · Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 2.04 (2.19). · Earnings per share after dilution amounted to SEK 2.04 (2.09). SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE QUARTER · Three

Torsten Hagen Jørgensen appointed new Head of Group Corporate Centre and CFO

Torsten Hagen Jørgensen, member of Group Executive Management and Head of Group Operations and Other Lines of Business at Nordea, has been appointed new Head of Group Corporate Centre and CFO.Torsten Hagen Jørgensen joined Nordea in 2005 after a long career in banking. Before his present position, Torsten Hagen Jørgensen was Head of Group Treasury and Head of Group Strategy at Nordea. Former CFO Fredrik Rystedt will leave Nordea. - Fredrik has been a competent and highly professional CFO and contributed substantially in managing Nordea through the European financial crisis. I wish him

Purina Recalls Two Jerky Dog Treat Brands

Purina, a U.S. division of Swiss consumer products giant Nestle, recalled two brands of its dog treats made in China over concerns that the chicken jerky treats might contain traces of an unapproved poultry antibiotic. The Associated Press  (AP) reports that Purina PetCare’s Waggin’ Train and Canyon Creek Ranch brands of jerky dog treats may contain tiny amounts of the antibiotic, which is approved for use in China and the European Union but not in the U.

Invitation to Autoliv’s Q4, 2012, Teleconference

(Stockholm, Sweden, January 16 , 2013) – – – Autoliv Inc. plans to publish its Financial Report for the fourth quarter 2012 on Thursday January 31, at 11:30, Central European Time (10:30 a.m. UK Time and 5:30 a.m. ET). In addition, a teleconference will take place the same day: Time:                                  14:30 CET (i.e. 13:30 UK Time, 08:30 a.m. ET) Moderator:                        Jan Carlson, President and CEO Telephone numbers:            Local - London, United Kingdom:                               +44 (0)20 3450 9987          Local - New York, United

Vestas to supply towers for third parties for North American wind power projects

Vestas is implementing its plan to create a more flexible and scalable business to adapt the company to the uncertain market situation in the wind industry. Part of this plan is to more effectively use the existing production capacity. This new agreement is a step in securing this. The agreement means Vestas will ramp up at its tower factory in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. Vestas soon will begin manufacturing the first part of the third-party tower supply agreement that could use up to 25 per cent of the production capacity. The agreement will create more than 100 jobs by the end of the first

SDRL - Approval of prospectus for introducing FRN Seadrill Limited Senior Unsecured Bond Issue 2012/2014 to Oslo Børs

Hamilton, Bermuda, January 16, 2013 - The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway ("Finanstilsynet") has approved the prospectus dated January 16, 2013 in connection with the Listing of FRN Seadrill Limited Senior Unsecured Bond Issue 2012/2014, ISIN NO 001 063 611.1, on Oslo Børs. The prospectus will be made publicly available at the offices of Seadrill, Par-la-Ville Place, 14 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda or at Seadrill Management AS, Løkkeveien 107, P.O. Box 110, 4001 Stavanger, Norway, Tel.: +47 51 30 90 00, Fax: +47 51 30 90 01, or www.seadrill.com.   This

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