Preliminary financial highlights for the financial year 2011

Based on the first reported figures concerning Vestas’ level of activity as per 31 December 2011, which have not yet been consolidated and reviewed, the below preliminary financial highlights for the financial year 2011 can be disclosed. Some of the figures may also be affected by the final exchange rate statement. The annual report for 2011 will be presented on 8 February 2012:  · Order intake for 2011 amounted to 7.4 GW at a total value of approx EUR 7.3bn. The forecast was 7-8 GW.  · Preliminary statements of Vestas’ cash at bank and in hand indicate that Vestas still expects to

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Fourth Annual Scientific Session of World’s Most Prominent Heart Valve Disease Societies Calls for Abstracts/Cases

New York (January 3, 2012) — The Fourth Annual Joint Scientific Session of the Heart Valve Society of America (HVSA) & Society for Heart Valve Disease (SHVD) is accepting abstract and case submissions for presentation.  The meeting — Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple VII :  Evaluation & Management of Valvular Heart Diseases 2012 — will take place from April 12 – 14, 2012 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City. The conference — which focuses on diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of heart valve diseases — will include state-of-

RAISIO PLC ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES 3.1.2012

RAISIO PLC ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES 3.1.2012    Date 3.1.2012  Bourse trade Buy    RAIVV  ShareAmount 5640 sharesAverage price/ share 2,479504 EURHighest price/ share 2,49 EURLowest price/ share 2,46 EURTotal price 13984 EUR     Share RAIKV    Amount 150 shares  Average price/ share 2,47 EUR  Highest price/ share 2,47 EUR  Lowest price/

Archer announces a new organizational structure and adds senior positions to its North American management team

Hamilton, Bermuda (January 3, 2012)   Archer announces a new organization centered on four geographic and strategic areas to better align with its customers, drive operational performance and create synergies. Effective immediately Archer will be organized as follows: North America (NAM) headquartered in Houston and led by Ronney Coleman, who joins Archer following a year with Select Energy Services were he served as Chief Operating Officer and a 33 year career at BJ Services where he established himself as a leader in the oil and gas industry.  Mr. Coleman joined BJ Services in 1977

Eight international research funders announce the winners of the 2011 Digging into Data challenge

Analysing 600 years of music, drilling down into population databases, understanding social unrest through digitised newspapers – these are just some of the new lines of research that the winners of the second Digging into Data Challenge will now undertake as part of an international competition that promotes innovative humanities and social science research using large-scale data analysis. Funded by eight international research organisations from four countries the successful 14 teams announced today involve a mixed group of researchers from the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands

MND patient regains independence through eye controlled home

Sarah Ezekiel, who suffers from motor neurone disease, has regained independence and control of her home life, thanks to leading-edge eye tracking equipment supplied by assistive technology  specialists RSLSteeper.Sarah was diagnosed with MND in 2000, and had become dependent on other people for everything, having lost the use of her hands and the ability to speak as the condition progressed. Sarah had been using a laptop controlled via a switch on her chin. This was causing Sarah severe neck pain, and she was concerned that she would be unable to

Grosvenor Nursing Jobs for SCLD Community Learning Disabilities in 2012

Nursing agency Grosvenor Nursing  has nurses’ jobs available nationally for Community Learning Disabilities staff in January 2012. Grosvenor is one of the UK’s leading nursing agencies for temporary staff provision for mental health care services. It provides high quality mental healthcare staff nationwide through its network of offices. Established in 1986, Grosvenor has built a reputation for delivering consistent service to clients including HM Prison Service, Primary Care Trusts and Mental Health Trusts too.Qualified nurses and HCAs should register

Eliminate Gluten from Your Diet to Improve Your Performance

Gluten, which is found in wheat, barley and rye, comes with its own set of damaging health effects says diet experts.How did tennis pro Novak Djokovic go from being a good player in 2010 to a seemingly unbeatable player in 2011? Lots of people, including all the top-rated competitors he is beating on a regular basis, are wondering too. Perhaps, some say, it was because his nutritionist advised him to eliminate gluten from his diet. “We recommend eliminating or severely restricting all grains and grain products, mainly because they cause insulin levels to rise, even when consumed in small

Ericsson at the 2012 International CES

· Ericsson hosting Entertainment Matters seminars with high-profile entertainment industry executives January 10[th] at 1:30pm N258 · President and CEO Hans Vestberg to give keynote January 11, 1pm at the Venetian · Ericsson exhibiting at Las Vegas Convention Center Central Hall Booth #13638 Connected devices in an all-communicating world will take to the stage at the world's largest gathering of consumer electronics enthusiasts and businesspeople in Las Vegas, when Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) President and CEO Hans Vestberg delivers a keynote address to the Consumer Electronics

Hermann Hauser Joins Tobii’s Board of Directors

Stockholm, January 3, 2011 – Tobii Technology, the world leader in eye tracking and eye control technology, positions itself for the future with the addition of two newly elected members of the board of directors: Dr. Hermann Hauser, the co-founder of ARM representing Amadeus Capital Partners, and Arne Almerfors, the new Tobii Chairman of the Board.“Tobii Technology has a ten-year history of developing eye tracking solutions for niche markets. Our next step is to expand our position and move into mainstream applications,” says Henrik Eskilsson, CEO and co-founder of Tobii Technology. “This

Trio of Stralis’ for Triple A Transport Services

Watford, 3 January 2012A trio of new Iveco Stralis Active Space Super3 6x2 twin-steer tractor units have entered operation with Tilbury-based Triple A Transport Services. Supplied by Dagenham Motors, the Iveco heavy trucks replace three older vehicles in a 15-strong commercial vehicle fleet and will be used for a combination of general haulage and night-time trunking. Richard Newbold, Managing Director of Triple A Transport Services, says: “Operating a fuel efficient fleet is critical so we trialled a Stralis demonstrator prior to placing the order.  The demonstrator was kitted out

Small Business Optimism rises significantly in December

Despite 2011 declines, the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard shows positives for 2012GLENVIEW, IL — January 3, 2011 — SurePayroll , the online alternative in payroll services , today announced December results for its monthly Small Business Scorecard showing a promising trendof small business owners expressing optimism about the economy. SurePayroll’s Small Business Scorecard optimism score climbed to 63 percent in December compared to 53 percent in the previous two months, and up from only 33 percent in September.

Tell the Truth about Partner Abuse: SAVE’s New Year’s Resolution

Washington, DC/January 3, 2012 -- As we start 2012 intending to make good on their New Year’s resolutions, Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is encouraging persons to strike a blow against domestic violence by resolving to TELL THE TRUTH about partner abuse. Over 280 scholarly studies show men and women are equally likely to slap, hit, or shove their partners: http://csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm. But some persons continue to be abuse deniers, downplaying the problem of female-initiated abuse, SAVE notes. In September, Vice President Joseph Biden appeared on The View to

Frog helping schools improve at BETT 2012

Award-winning learning platform provider Frog (www.frogtrade.com) will be showing schools how its learning platform can help them achieve whole school improvement, and add real value to how teaching and learning is delivered at BETT 2012 – on stand M50.Frog works directly with over 600 schools and has captured the successes and the mistakes that these schools have made with technology in the past. Using this knowledge, they have developed a powerful measurement tool that goes beyond teaching and learning. The tool shows them how effective they are in saving time, money and improving

NEW YORK ECONOMISTS AGREE: CASINOS ARE A BAD BET FOR THE EMPIRE STATE

Casino promoters challenged to “produce the evidence” before any action is taken to amend the State’s ConstitutionNew York, NY—January 3, 2012—Many of New York’s economists from the state’s leading colleges and universities agree that casino gambling is a bad bet for the Empire State, according to the results of an opinion survey released Tuesday. In fact, a majority of the economists who answered the survey view casinos as regressive. The findings, released by the Center for Thrift and Generosity at the Institute for American Values, a New York City think tank with a focus on addressing

Arise initiates Phase 2 of Jädraås project

The planned investment decision for Phase 2 of the Jädraås project, involving the construction of a further 70 MW (23 turbines), has now been taken by the Board of Directors of Arise. Phase 1 comprises 130 MW (43 turbines) and construction is proceeding as planned.The total investment for Phase 1 and 2 is SEK 3.1 billion. The project is owned in equal shares by Arise and Platina Partners LLP and is fully funded. The Jädraås wind farm is one of northern Europe’s largest onshore wind farms with a planned annual production of 560 GWh of renewable electricity, of which Arise will account

GOLD STANDARD FOR SCOTT REES & CO

Scott Rees & Co Solicitors is at the cutting-edge of people management practice. The Skelmersdale firm which employs approximately 250 members of staff has been awarded Investors in People (IIP) Gold status and is now one of only five legal firms in the North West to have achieved the distinction. IIP Gold demonstrates a truly cutting-edge organisation operating at the very highest levels of people management practice. Only the top one per cent of Investors in People organisations nationally achieve Gold recognition. Scott Rees has held the standard IIP accreditation since 2007.

Directors/PDMR Shareholding

EnQuest PLC (the “Company”) 3 January 2012 Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Management Responsibility (‘PDMRs’).Pursuant to the Company’s obligations under Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4, the Company hereby notifies that the following Director purchased Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each in the Company (the “Shares”): Double A Limited, a discretionary Trust in which the extended family of Amjad Bseisu have a beneficial interest, notified the Company on 30 December 2011 that it purchased 363,285 Shares on the London Stock Exchange on 30 December 2011 at 90

New book with up-to-date findings from the originator of the Blood Type Diet

Maximise Your Health with the Blood Type Diet: A Revolutionary Plan to Achieve Optimum Wellness by Dr James D. Adamo is published on 6th February by Hay House, paperback £12.99The Blood Type Diet for the 21st Century Dr D’Adamo revolutionised natural medicine more than 50 years ago with his discovery of the correlation between people’s blood type and their dietary and exercise requirements. Now the originator of the world-famous blood-type diet, that Cheryl Cole has credited her svelte figure to, brings us his most up-to-date version of this enduring diet phenomenon. As people around

ATS EUROMASTER AND MICHELIN SECURE MAJOR DEAL WITH FLEET MANAGEMENT AND LEASING SPECIALIST ARVAL

3 January 2012ATSEuromaster and Michelin have jointly secured a major deal by renewing their contract with full service leasing specialist Arval. The fast-fit company will fit Michelin tyres across Arval’s growing fleet of 58,000 maintained contract hire cars and vans for the next three years. Arval Operations Director, Angela Montacute, says: “ATSEuromaster and Michelin are excellent partners for our business because they share our focus on service and quality. “By meeting the highest safety standards, providing a fuel efficient solution and delivering excellent whole life costs,

January Sale Now On at Canvas Printing Specialists Photo in Canvas

Christmas proved an exciting period for Photo in Canvas with canvas prints flying off the shelves.(United Kingdom – 2nd January 2011) Christmas proved an exciting period for Photo in Canvas with canvas prints flying off the shelves.  The Keep Calm and Carry On  collection along with personalised canvas printing  proved most popular over the festive period and to celebrate, the company is offering its customers 15% off on multiple orders throughout January. January is

ION TELEVISION RENEWS ITS ORIGINAL POLICE DRAMA “FLASHPOINT” FOR SEASON FIVE

After Successful Launch, ION Television Orders 13 More Original Episodes for 2012NEW YORK, January 3, 2012 - ION Television announced today it is renewing its original police drama “Flashpoint” for a fifth season. The network is picking up 13 more episodes, set to begin shooting in February 2012. The announcement was made today by Brandon Burgess, CEO, ION Media Networks. “Flashpoint” joined ION’s primetime schedule in October 2011 after the network acquired all episodes from seasons 1-3 along with 11 season four original episodes. The production of season five contributes to ION

NattoPharma - last installment on Patent Sales Agreement paid Janaury 3rd 2012

“NattoPharma ASA is pleased to announce that today the company has paid the last installment on the R&D Agreement and the Consultancy Agreement dated December 6th 2006. No action can be brought for retrievement” says CEO Peter Carlsson and continues “this is a major step for NattoPharma since the ownership title to these three patents no longer can be questioned”. NattoPharma ASA acquired three patents from VitaK BV on December 6th 2006, a)    Vitamin K2 containing food product b)    Isoprenyl derivatives and their use in treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and cardiovascular