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Guitar Center Manhattan Welcomes Sonomax® sculpted eers™ Custom Molded Earphones During Exclusive December Launch Events

Groundbreaking Sonomax® sculpted eers™ custom molded earphones launch at Guitar Center Manhattan during exclusive giveaway events on December 10, 2011 and December 17, 2011MANHATTAN, NY – December 9, 2011 – Sonomax Technologies, Inc. (TSXV: SHH) is excited to announce the debut of sculpted eers™ custom-fitted earphones at Guitar Center Manhattan. Distributed by American Music and Sound (JAM Industries), sculpted eers are now entering the MI&Pro (Musical Instruments and Professional) market. To celebrate the launch, Guitar Center Manhattan (25 W. 14th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011) and

CHANGE IN DIGIA’S NOMINATION COMMITTEE

DIGIA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 9 DECEMBER 2011, 03:40  p.m.CHANGE IN DIGIA’S NOMINATION COMMITTEE  Composition and chairman of the nomination committee of Digia’s Board changes. Robert Ingman has been appointed as a new chairman of the committee as of today. Other members of the committee will be Kari Karvinen and Pertti Kyttälä.  Digia Plc  Board of Directors  Further informationPertti Kyttälä, Chairman of the Board, Tel. +358 50 66950  DistributionNASDAQ OMX HelsinkiKey media

PostNord near the top in international environmental rankings

PostNord among the top three when partner company to world’s leading postal companies ranks qualitative climate efforts in the industry.IPC (International Post Corporation) is partner company to the world’s leading postal companies. IPC has set the common industry goal of reducing total CO2 emissions by 20 percent by the year 2020. As part of this work, IPC ranks the development and improvement of postal companies’ qualitative climate efforts. The main parameters that form the basis of IPC’s assessment are the company’s processes for environmental work, the degree to which environmental

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDED IN DONE LOGISTICS OY

Revenio Group CorporationStock exchange release, December 9, 2011 at  3.30 p.m. EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDED  IN DONE LOGISTICS OY Emloyer-employee negotiations, based on the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings and launched in November 2011, have today been concluded in Done Logistics Oy, a subsidiary of Revenio Group Corporations Systems segment. The negotiations have resulted in the right of laying off or shifting to part time employment from 1 February, 2012. The right will cover company’s entire personnel and is valid until 31 December, 2012. The agreement

Volvo IT's Commute Greener appointed as this year's sustainable project

Volvo IT's web and mobile service for environmentally friendly commuting, Commute Greener, has been named the 2011 most environmentally friendly project by the CIO Magazine in Sweden.Commute Greener serves as a personal CO2 calculator where you are encouraged to reduce your environmental impact by commuting to and from work. To increase motivation, the results can be published on Facebook and you can also form groups to, in a friendly way, challenge each other."By setting targets for reducing the carbon emissions, encouraging each individual is motivated to choose cleaner transports, such

How Crowdsourcing Will Give Access To Business Information In The Long Tail

9th December, Business Computing World by Mattias Guilotte  Mattias Guilotte is co-founder of Mancx , the online knowledge market. For the past 11 years Mattias has been working with various forms of business development and marketing at more than 40 companies. His key strength is a very wide perspective on the tools you can use to grow your business, and how you apply different solutions to different stages of the company's growth cycle. Crowdsourcing is already used for everything from design and software development to legal

U_News @4 and RJI explore alternative interactive news model

In an effort to break the traditional mold, as most other media platforms have, KOMU-TV 8 has created a unqiue space for journalists that no other broadcast has. When Oprah announced her show was coming to an end, Marty Siddall, KOMU general manager, Stacey Woelfel, KOMU news director, and Sarah Hill, Emmy award winning reporter and interactive anchor at KOMU, decided to take their churning idea  and run with it: U_News @ 4. Nathan Higgins, U_News @ 4 producer, explains the show 

Fortum and Seabased AB to start construction of a wave power park in Sweden

PRESS RELEASE, 9 December 2011Fortum and Seabased AB have today signed an agreement on the construction of a joint wave power park in Sotenäs, Sweden. After completion, the wave power park will be the world’s largest, full-scale demonstration project of its kind. The total budget for the project is about 25 million euros, of which Fortum’s share is about half.In the first half of 2012, Seabased will start serial production of buoys, generators, substations and converters at a factory to be established in the Lysekil municipality in Sweden.The goal is for marine installation of the first

Travelling the world from the comfort of the classroom

Oddizzi provides teachers with inspiring primary content and resources to teach pupils more than just geographyShortlisted in the Primary Digital Category at this year’s BETT Awards and recognised by PTA Magazine as a Top 10 Buy, Oddizzi from Little Travel Bug is a captivating and engaging new cross curricular teaching resource designed to bring the world to life for Early Years Foundation stage, KS 1 and KS 2 pupils. Created by primary teacher Jenny Cooke, characters Odd and Izzi take children on a fascinating tour of the world, its people and places, sharing knowledge along the way.

Jigsaw festive fraudsters

A data security expert is calling for more stringent standards when offices up and down the country undertake the traditional Christmas clearout. Over the festive period it’s customary for businesses to sort through archiving, folders and files, throwing away unwanted documents accumulated over the year. Often this waste will include bank statements, clients’ details, emails and reports containing confidential information. This will then head straight to the office shredder. However the thoroughness of this shredding is now in question as increasingly so called ‘jigsaw fraudsters’ are

Jigsaw festive fraudsters

A data security expert is calling for more stringent standards when offices up and down the country undertake the traditional Christmas clearout. Over the festive period it’s customary for businesses to sort through archiving, folders and files, throwing away unwanted documents accumulated over the year. Often this waste will include bank statements, clients’ details, emails and reports containing confidential information. This will then head straight to the office shredder. However the thoroughness of this shredding is now in question as increasingly so called ‘jigsaw fraudsters’ are

BEATSON CLARK APPRENTICE WINS INDUSTRY AWARD

9th December 2011 News releaseAn apprentice from Beatson Clark, a supplier of glass containers for the pharmaceutical, food and drink markets worldwide, has won the Apprentice of the Year Award given by the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London. Matt Lee (19) has been a multi-skilled maintenance engineer with the Rotherham-based company since it introduced an Advanced Modern Apprenticeship scheme in November 2010. Matt, who completed 14 weeks of basic engineering training at Brinsworth Training Centre in Rotherham before joining Beatson Clark, said: “I am really enjoying

EQT Opportunity sells Strauss Innovation

· EQT Opportunity sells German retail chain Strauss Innovation to an affiliate of Sun European Partners LLP · Successful turn-around from loss-making to expected profit in 2011 · Continued focus on growth of the business under new ownership The EQT Opportunity Fund (“EQT Opportunity”) has reached an agreement to sell its shares in German retail chain Strauss Innovation (“Strauss”) to an affiliate of Sun European Partners LLP, the European advisor to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. The minority shareholder, Geringhoff family, will also sell its stake. The value of the transaction is

Peab's largest building project in Trondheim

Peab's Norwegian subsidiary Peab AS has been commissioned to build project Speilet, a residential and office complex in downtown Trondheim. The client is Kaibygg II Lower Elvehavn owned by Prora Eiendom / Reitan Eiendom. The contract amounts to NOK 100.5 million.Work will begin in January 2012 and is scheduled for completion in summer 2013thThis is Peab's largest building project in Trondheim so far and now we will see that it corresponds to the confidence the client has given us, says Asbjorn Löksa, which will be responsible for the project.Peab establishment in Trondheim is in line

Kawasaki Expands Power Products Dealer Network in Teesside, Durham and North Yorkshire

Global manufacturer, Kawasaki, is expanding its Power Products dealer network with the appointment of Northallerton-based Brian Robinson Machinery.  The company will supply Kawasaki’s full range of Power Products to professional customers located throughout Teesside, Durham and North Yorkshire. According to Sandy Ellis, General Manager of Brian Robinson Machinery:  “We are delighted to add the Kawasaki range to our portfolio of groundscare and estate management equipment.  The products are renowned for their excellent build quality, legendary reliability and strong warranty back-up, just

HiQ SHIFTS UP A GEAR WITH MOTORSPORT STAR RICHARD GÖRANSSON

HiQ has decided to develop its partnership with motorsport star Richard Göransson during the 2012 season, which includes racing in the new TTA series.Richard Göransson has had another successful year. The racing driver made his debut as a rally driver in the Swedish Rally, achieving a sensational second place in Group N. After a serious crash in the first STCC race of the year he recovered in record time, winning the Göteborg City Race in his comeback. HiQ has supported Richard over the year and is to develop this partnership further in 2012. “Richard is an incredible competitor who is

CLAAS scholarship winner is Yale Brewer

Student wins prestigious agricultural engineering scholarshipTHE WINNER of the sixth CLAAS scholarship for Agricultural Engineering is Harper Adams student, Yale Brewer. Yale from Wilmington, East Sussex, is studying BEng (Hons) Agricultural Engineering at the University College in Shropshire. Thanks to the scholarship, he will now have his second and fourth year fees covered and a one-year sandwich placement at the CLAAS Group headquarters at Harsewinkel. He will also be offered a summer placement with CLAAS UK. 21-year-old Yale, said: “I am delighted to have been awarded the

Fabege sells leasehold in Hammarby Sjöstad

Fabege has sold the leasehold on the Påsen 8 property in Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm. The purchasers are Skanska and Ikano Bostad. The sale will occur in the form of a company with an underlying property value of SEK 42.5m. Påsen 8 currently comprises lettable area of approximately 3,100 sqm, mainly consisting of warehouse and office space. The purchasers, who intend to build housing on the property, will gain access on 12 December 2011. The sale will generate an after-tax gain of SEK 23m, which will be recognised in profit during the fourth quarter of 2011. “The intention is to convert

National Pharmacy Association offers tips on staying healthy over the festive period

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) is offering people advice on how to stay healthy over the festive period with the help of their local pharmacist.Leyla Hannbeck, a pharmacist and Head of Information at the NPA said: “Plan ahead for Christmas by making sure your medicine cabinet is stocked with winter essentials and make sure you order your regular prescribed medicines well in advance. If you need help over the festive period, your local pharmacy is a good first contact point for advice on many common health concerns.” What do I do if I run out of my medicines over the Christmas

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 8 December 2011, it purchased for cancellation 738,540 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2933 pence per share. Some of these shares were purchased under the terms of the previously announced irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 3 October 2011 to 16 December 2011. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,298,545,213. A C N KempCompany Secretary9 December 2011

DISCOVER THE SAUCE OF GREAT FOOD

A NEW RANGE OF SAUCES AND CONDIMENTS FROM OWEN POTTSThose on the look-out for a helping hand in the kitchen need look no further, thanks to the launch of a brand new range of top-quality sauces and condiments from Owen Potts – undoubtedly the food industry’s best kept secret! A genuine culinary expert, Owen has been developing products behind the scenes for years – if you’ve ever bought a gourmet salad dressing, luxury sauce, chutney or condiment, you’ve more than likely already tasted one of Owen’s creations. With his delicious new quick to cook range, you can add some flair to your

Largest deal ever for Volvo Buses in Colômbia

Volvo Bus Latin America has recently sold 688 bus chassis to the capitol of Colômbia, Bogotá. It's the company's largest deal ever in Colômbia. The deal encompasses chassis for conventional buses as well as articulated and biarticulated buses.The new vehicles were sold for the third phase expansion of Transmilenio in Bogotá, the continent’s most efficient and advanced BRT-system. BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) is the accronym for high-capacity bus-based urban transportation systems – a cost efficient alternative to rail-bound transport systems. “This deal reaffirms Volvo’s position as main

BRITS GO CRACKERS FOR FUDGES’ CHRISTMAS BISCUITS

Dorset-based Fudges bakery is defying the economic downturn and doubling production at its Stalbridge bakery so that it can meet orders that mean the firm is producing nearly two million biscuits a week in the run up to Christmas. What’s more, the company is taking on 25 new workers and ramping up production of its range of top quality biscuits as festive demand for its bakery range is forecast to reach an all-time high. The company, which now has a total workforce of 160 full- and part-time workers, is forecast to make as many as 180 million biscuits in 2012 – a 50% increase on

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