Barenaked Ladies and Guster headline FestEVOL 2012

Music mountain festivals return to Crested Butte, Okemo and Mount SunapeeBOULDER, Colo. (Dec. 7, 2011) – FestEVOL has lined up Barenaked Ladies and Guster as the headlining bands for its second annual concert series. FestEVOL 2012 will kick off at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, in Colorado, on March 17 and 18. From there, the music and mountain lifestyle celebration moves east to Okemo Mountain Resort, in Vermont, on March 24 and 25, and Mount Sunapee Resort, in New Hampshire, on March 31 and April 1. FestEVOL 2012 will combine snow sports and live music at the nation’s premier mountain

PHOTOGRAPHY 101 WHILE ON SAFARI Lion World Tours has come up with an innovative idea – “Photography 101 while on Safari”

Memories are so much more real and believable especially in the case of going on safari when they are captured in pictures. Lion World Tours is very excited to introduce “Photography 101” to each of their guests going on a safari to Lion Sands, Tinga or Madikwe Safari Lodge. Guests will have a lesson in how to get the perfect photo. Photography 101 is for someone who wants to learn how to operate their own camera in this unique environment. Qualified Field Rangers have spent many hours watching and photographing the wilderness that surrounds the lodge and have some great tips and tricks to

The World’s No. 1 Independent Rapper Tech N9ne to Embark on First-Ever USO Tour to Middle East and Perform for U.S. Troops

Rapper to Visit Thousands of Airmen, Marines, Soldiers and Sailors, and Perform Six Mind-Blowing USO ShowsTwitter Pitch:   @techn9ne to visit troops on first-ever @the_USO tour to Middle East!WHAT:             USO entertainment tour WHO:                Rapper/Strange Music, Inc. co-founder Tech N9ne WHEN:              Fall 2011                            Note. For security reasons the countries and tour dates cannot be released at this time. WHERE:           Middle East WHY:                Missouri-born lyricists/Strange Music, Inc. co-founder Tech N9ne will soon touch down

Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski to Visit America’s Troops and Their Families on NASCAR-USO Tour to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Racing Duo to Visit the Island Nation and Hundreds of Sailors and Coast GuardsmenDuring Holiday SeasonTwitter Pitch: @JLogano to pair up with @Keselowski on @NASCAR @the_USO tour to GTMO Dec. 12-14! WHAT:          USO entertainment tour WHO:             NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano                         NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Brad Keselowski WHEN:          December 12 – 14, 2011 WHERE:       Guantanamo Bay, Cuba WHY:            Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge

PerfectFit Offers a HOLIDAY REVIVAL Hatha Yoga Workshop on 12/19/11

This exclusive class in Fort Worth, Texas is only open to 12 people, so act fast!WHAT:   De-stress and detoxify during this empowering Hatha Yoga workshop.  Begin with a warming flow of asanas to encourage the release of toxins from the body.  Feeling warm and glowing we will integrate pranayama, energy work, twists, backbends and balances. Each technique is used to emphasize and increase our body’s physical releases while centering the overanxious mind.  Going deeper we focus on our hips, back, and shoulders for myofascial, soft tissue and stress relief.  We will wrap up our time with a

‘Maintain, Don’t Gain’ This Holiday Season with Independence Blue Cross

Nutrition counseling benefit builds healthy eating habitsPhiladelphia, PA — December 7, 2011 — Taking control of your diet just got easier for Independence Blue Cross  (IBC) members. Starting December 1, all eligible managed care members, including those in referral-based HMO and POS plans, no longer need a referral to schedule nutrition counseling sessions with a registered dietitian  in IBC’s physician network. This change allows members easy access to IBC’s nutrition counseling benefit, which pays for

Bulletin from Annual General Meeting: Diamyd Medical towards new goals

At Diamyd Medical’s Annual General Meeting on December 7, Peter Zerhouni, President and CEO, commented that the past year had been eventful and turbulent, but that the Company now stands well-equipped to continue its efforts to develop innovative pharmaceuticals for diseases for which there are currently no effective treatment options.The event that dominated the latter part of Diamyd Medical’s fiscal year was the results of the Company’s European Phase III study in type 1 diabetes with the drug candidate Diamyd®, which did not meet expectations. Since the results were presented in May 2011,

YOUNG SURVIVAL COALITION PROMOTES STACY M. LEWIS TO CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE

New Role Emphasizes YSC’s Commitment to the More Than 250,000 Young Women Living with Breast Cancer in the U.S.There are more than a quarter of a million young women living in the U.S. today who were diagnosed with breast cancer before their 41st birthday. As part of a strategic realignment to bolster its ability to create and deliver programs to reach more of these young women, Young Survival Coalition (YSC)  announced today that Stacy M. Lewis has been promoted to Chief Program Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, effective immediately. She previously

MyDish Serves up Dinner with a Dragon

Secrets of legendary ex-Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden.Ever wondered what a dinner party with a Dragon would be like? MyDish.co.uk, the online destination that lets you search, store and share recipes online reveals the dinner party secrets of legendary ex-Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden. Deborah Meaden is a well-known business person and entrepreneur. Appearing on hit BBC show The Dragon’s Den, Meaden is well known for her business skills: what she perhaps isn’t so well known for is her cooking skills. That has now changed with the launch of the MyDish ‘Dinner Party Menu Challenge,

What’s in My Fridge: Recipe Finder from MyDish.co.uk

Helping families economise by creating recipe ideas from What’s in the fridge.All mums and dads know that feeling: you’ve come home from a hard day at work, you are tired and the kids are hungry, but you’ve got nothing in the fridge and the cupboards are looking pretty bare. In happier economic times the situation was easily solved by a trip to the local fish and chip shop, but nowadays, families need to save as much cash as possible and payday is a long way off. So what do you do? Head to the My Fridge Section on MyDish.co.uk for culinary inspiration. The “What’s in My Fridge”

Unibet: AsianLogic selects Kambi Sports Solutions for pool betting

Kambi Sports Solutions has signed a two year agreement to deliver its Pool Betting products, Supertoto and Superscore, to the AsianLogic Group. AsianLogic has a particular focus on the Asia Pacific markets and maintain an online gambling licence in the Philippines through CEZA."Sports Betting is a key area for AsianLogic. By introducing Kambi’s Pool Betting to our existing fixed odds offering, we will be able to provide our customers with a complete Sports Betting experience by giving our customers a chance to win big on small stakes”, says Dimitris Karatzas, Online Gaming Director at

American Medicine Slammed to Further Political Agenda, Doctors Write

Tucson, Ariz. - Claims that American medicine is unsafe, inferior, and too costly are simply false, though constantly cited by proponents of universal, government-funded care, write physicians in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. There are many reasons why a former sultan of Brunei and two Canadian premiers, among many others, came to the U.S. for medical treatment, writes orthopedic surgeon Lee Hieb, M.D., immediate past president of the Association of of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). http://www.jpands.org/vol16no4/hieb.pdf One measure of

PRESS RELEASE

7 December 2011 Private property at root of Manchester’s empty homes crisis PRIVATE property owners across Manchester need more Government support to prevent the region’s empty homes mountain spiralling out of control. In Greater Manchester there are 51,189 empty homes with a staggering 89 percent owned by private home owners. The remaining 11 per cent are owned by housing associations, the council and other public bodies. The government has announced a £50m fund to help councils take over and decommission some of the 930,000 homes believed to be empty. However, rental

WORLDSCOPES HELPS FIRST GENERATION OF SOUTH SUDAN DOCTORS

AMA Foundation initiative sends stethoscopes to those in need around the worldCHICAGO - Dec. 7, 2011 - The AMA Foundation today released a video  featuring the contributions made by its WorldScopes initiative to medical students struggling to become the first generation of doctors in the newly formed country of South Sudan. WorldScopes  is a global, philanthropic initiative that works with leading humanitarian organizations to collect and

Hartsfield-Jackson begins service to Cuba

ATLANTA — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has added Havana, Cuba, to its list of international destinations. The weekly chartered flight by Marazul Charters, operated by Delta Air Lines, begins nonstop service today. “As the busiest connecting airport in the world, we are pleased to have been awarded this designation to serve Cuba,” Aviation General Manager Louis Miller said. “We are excited to be able to add new service to Havana from all over the country through Atlanta.” Hartsfield-Jackson is one of only a few U.S. gateways to Cuba added this year. Although

Insider's Corner Q&A

IBISWorld catches up with Darren Johnson at The Lucas Group to find out firsthand what’s going on within his industryIW:  What challenge do you and The Lucas Group  face right now? DJ:  Today’s economic environment means that industries and companies are forced to react to uncertainty faster than ever.  They can’t stand still, so they are forced to take action and are constantly changing; the implication is that knowledge obtained last year could already be outdated by now.  While it’s great to have decades of experience in a particular subject, it’s also

RAISIO PLC ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES 7.12.2011

Date 7.12.2011  Bourse trade Buy    RAIVV  ShareAmount 4850 sharesAverage price/ share 2,477216 EURHighest price/ share 2,49 EURLowest price/ share 2,45 EURTotal price 12014 EUR   Raisio plc holds a total of     RAIVV 4.578.675 shares  RAIKV 207.088 shares       including the shares

Avid Introduces Interplay MAM 4 for Enterprise Media Management

~ Comprehensive, intelligent solution fully aligns media and business processes ~Burlington, Mass., 7 December 2011—Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID ) today announced the latest version of the company’s enterprise media management solution, Interplay® MAM (Media Asset Manager). Avid Interplay MAM 4 increases the value of media by making it easier to find, repurpose, and distribute while coordinating and automating production processes. Setting a new standard for enterprise media management, Interplay MAM 4 gives media enterprises an unprecedented ability to access and use their

Splitting Hairs

The Slow and Steady Recovery of Hair CareBy IBISWorld analyst Caitlin Moldvay It’s no secret that hair care is an important component in Americans’ beauty and grooming regimen. In fact, revenue from the hair salons, hair product and wig manufacturing industries exceeded the GDP of 110 other countries. In 2011, the hair products and services sector generated $48.6 billion. Although the sector’s revenue is prodigious, heightened unemploymentand reduced consumer spending have left their mark on these industries. These three industries all recorded revenue declines during the recession, with

New “Drive-In” technologies reduce costs and CO2

For years, rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) have driven up costs considerably for port operators. It is not uncommon for these indispensable, diesel-driven cranes to take up half of the total fuel consumption at a port. To noticeably reduce fuel costs, more and more port operators are converting their cranes from diesel to electric – with the trend moving in this direction. The environmentally-friendly approach has already saved several million Euros and tons of CO2 around the globe. And the technologies being used here are constantly being refined. The new “Drive-In L” solution from

World’s Largest Online Cardiology Congress, CardioCareLive Presented by Johns Hopkins, to Meet Live Online December 7th and 8th

Panel of Respected Cardiologists to Debate Lipids Guidelines in Advance of the Institute of Medicine at www.CardioCareLive.com Midday December 8thBaltimore, MD. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine today announced that thousands of cardiologists and cardiovascular disease specialists are expected to login to view twelve interactive Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions over two days at the annual meeting of the world’s largest online cardiology congress at www.CardioCareLive.com. This year’s congress is titled, “Preventing Crisis in Cardiology Care: Roadmap to the Future” and

TRADE ASSOCIATION SAYS MORE MUST BE DONE TO COMBAT LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE

Deaths and serious illness resulting from Legionnaires’ disease is still far too prevalent in hotels, hospitals and other public buildings, and is usually the consequence of poor maintenance regimes or complacency.  The HVCA says more needs to be done to combat this ever-present threat.7 December 2011 – Most people remember the tragic outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in 2002 in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, resulting in the deaths of seven members of the public with a further 180 people taken ill. Yet, almost 10 years on, incidents of Legionnaires’ disease in workplaces, hotels,

Christmas concert a huge success for Breast Cancer Campaign

CoaLogix Receives 2011 Platts Award of Excellence

Winners Honored at Platts Global Energy Outlook Forum on December 1st in New York, NYDecember 7, 2011 – CoaLogix was recently honored with an Award of Excellence from Platts , a leading global provider of energy, metals and petrochemicals information. CoaLogix has been selected again, as an award recipient for the, “Award of Excellence” in the Rising Star Award category. CoaLogix continues to gain notoriety in this global award competition, as this will mark the third year in a row, this company has been recognized as a finalist and award recipient. Each year,