Opcon AB (publ) publishes prospectus for preferential share issue

This press release may not be published or distributed, directly or indirectly, in the US, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand or South Africa On 6 October 2011 the Extra General Meeting of shareholders in Opcon AB (publ) decided to perform an issue of new shares with preferential rights for existing shareholders. In connection with the preferential share issue, Opcon AB (publ) has today published a prospectus that has been approved by, and registered with, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. As previously announced, subscription commitments, declarations of intent and

Independence Blue Cross’s Richard Snyder, M.D., shares results of medical home project during industry webinar

IBC recognized as a national innovator in its patient-centered medical home projectPhiladelphia, PA — October 12, 2011 — Independence Blue Cross  (IBC) is proud to announce that its chief medical officer and nationally recognized medical home expert, Richard L. Snyder, M.D., will speak on an industry webinar this afternoon about the development, implementation, and results of IBC’s three-year patient-centered medical home pilot with the state of Pennsylvania. The webinar, sponsored by Atlantic Information Services  (AIS),

Charity paraglider triples personal record while raising over £1K for blood cancer charity

Determined sales executive, Stephen Groundwell, from Netmetix in Coventry managed to travel an astounding 60.5 miles in a charity paraglide, doubling his target and tripling his personal best.Stephen was up at the crack of dawn and took off for flight at 8.30 am on Thursday 29thSeptember from the Mam Tor hill in Derbyshire. While many enjoyed the September heat wave from land, Stephen spent 7 ½ hours soaring Derbyshire’s sunny skies in aid of blood cancer sufferers across the UK. Many have supported Stephen in his cause and he has raised in excess of £1,000 towards Leukaemia and Lymphoma

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Twinlab Names Kate Pastor Executive Vice President, Retail Sales

New York, NY and American Fork, UT (October 11, 2011) -- Twinlab Corporation, an established and well respected leader in the manufacturing and marketing of nutritional supplements, proudly announces the promotion of Ms. Kate Pastor as the Company’s new Executive Vice President, Retail Sales. In making the announcement Tom Tolworthy, President and CEO of Twinlab said, “Kate will play a critical role in our customer centric sales strategy. Her leadership of our newly restructured sales division will solidify our brand within the industry we serve with the relevance and energy that Twinlab

OEM International establishes business in Hungary

OEM International establishes business in Hungary with the name OEM Automatic Kft. The company will work within trading with products for industrial automation and the product range consists of products from suppliers OEM cooperates with in other markets.-      Hungary is a natural step in our geographical business development in Central Eastern Europe. In this region OEM is already represented in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, says Jörgen Zahlin, Managing Director and CEO for OEM International. The ambition is to achieve a strong position on the Hungarian market in a couple of

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge: Presentation of 3rd Quarter 2011 accounts

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge is presenting the accounts for 3rd quarter 2011.Time:   Wednesday 26 October at 4 pmPlace:  Hotel Continental, Oslo, (3rd floor, Bankettavdelingen)The presentation will be made by:Deputy CEO Oddmund ÅsenCFO Rolf Eigil BygdnesTromso, 12 October 2011SpareBank 1 Nord-NorgeHans Olav Karde (sign.)CEOThis information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Nomination Committee of Saab AB for the Annual General Meeting 2012

According to a resolution adopted at the Annual General Meeting of Saab AB on April 7, 2011, the shareholder representatives who, together with the Chairman of the Board, constitute the Nomination Committee are hereby announced.Members of the Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2012: Marcus Wallenberg, Chairman of the Board ofSaabAB PetraHedengran, Investor AB Peter Wallenberg Jr, Knut and Alice Wallenberg’s Foundation Thomas Eriksson, Swedbank Robur Funds Thomas Ehlin, Nordea Investment Funds The Nomination Committee will provide proposals to be submitted

Town’s Market Pays Shoppers Bills

Luton, Bedfordshire, UK – Luton’s popular indoor market has launched a novel promotion that involves the market’s manager randomly selecting shoppers and reimbursing them for their purchases.Taking place from Monday to Thursday for the entire month of October, one shopper every day will be picked at random and paid back for the items that they have bought – a move that is expected cost the market thousands of pounds. Dave Gibbs, manager with Town and Country Markets Ltd, the company responsible for the day-to-day operation of the market said: “This is a great job to have. I’ll wander

A rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at Canada's favourite comedy troupe

Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 12, 2011-- AIR FARCE: 40 YEARS OF FLYING BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS By Don Ferguson and Roger Abbott “Saying the unsayable. That’s always been our job, and we love doing it.” – Roger Abbott, in Air Farce: 40 Years of Flying by the Seat of Our Pants Canadian comedy icons for almost four decades, with diehard fans numbering in the millions, Royal Canadian Air Farce exemplifies brilliant comedic mayhem. Written by two of the founding members of Air Farce, Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson, this candid memoir is full of anecdotes, scripts and photographs from the

La Mancha Wine Region Continues U.S. Tour

“Wines Worth Discovering” tour to visit Los Angeles and Dallas this FallALCAZAR DE SAN JUAN, SPAIN (October 11, 2011) – The Appellation of Origin La Mancha, Spain’s most expansive wine region, is pleased to announce that it will host two Grand Tastings this Fall for members of the wine trade and press, continuing its 2011 “Wines Worth Discovering” U.S. tour that began with events in Chicago and San Francisco this past spring. The Fall tastings, which will take place in Los Angeles on October 18 and Dallas, Texas on October 20, will present over 100 red and white wines from La Mancha, and

ENERGY INTO EFFICIENT LIVING THROUGH THE YIT eTALO CONCEPT

PRESS RELEASE                12 October 2011 at 3 p.m.ENERGY INTO EFFICIENT LIVING THROUGH THE YIT eTALO CONCEPT Modern building technology and low-energy construction enable energy-efficient living. However, the consumption habits of the residents have a significant effect on energy consumption. YIT has developed eTalo, a web-based housing cooperative site, which will help residents to monitor their energy consumption and reduce their carbon footprint.  The YIT eTalo concept is in use in about 50 YIT apartment buildings in the metropolitan region. Use of  eTalo is quickly spreading

New additions to camexpo exhibitor line-up announced

With camexpo 2011 now just ten days away, leading cruelty free cosmetics brand Beauty Without Cruelty, community health forum HealthyHedgehogs.co.uk, innovative healthcare product supplier Energy for Health, and Backjoy®, creators of the world's first Orthotic for backs, are just a few of the most recent additions to this year’s exhibitor line-up. Taking place on Saturday and Sunday, 22-23 October at Earls Court, London, the event offers an unrivalled opportunity for thousands of CAM practitioners, therapists and health store buyers to see a host of exciting new suppliers offering special ‘

Town’s Market is on the Lookout for Santa

Luton, Bedfordshire, UK – Luton’s indoor market is on the lookout for a very special person to take up the fully-paid, seasonal role of Santa Claus at the market throughout December to help raise money for local charities.For the first time in the market’s history, it will be constructing a magical grotto where local children will be able to meet Santa and receive a gift. Dave Gibbs, manager with Town and Country Markets Ltd, the company responsible for the day-to-day operation of the market said: “We ideally need someone that has the archetypal physique of Santa – the beard is of course

Nordic Mining: Continuing exploration on the Øksfjord Peninsula

Nordic Mining is advancing the exploration activity on its Nickel, Copper and Platinum-Group Element prospects on the Øksfjord Peninsula in Finnmark and Troms, Norway. "This fall we have carried out extensive field work in the conductive areas and we have had an expert opinion of the geophysical data. Several factors concerning the geological setting and the signature of the conductivity are pointing in a positive direction. We will continue with a more targeted exploration program in the coming months", says Exploration Manager Mona Schanche in Nordic Mining. As informed in press

Atlas Copco to develop high-speed geothermal drilling technology

Stockholm, Sweden, October 12, 2011: Atlas Copco Secoroc LLC and Sandia National Laboratories have been awarded MUSD 3.4 (around MSEK 20) by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a joint research project. The aim is to develop technology that would significantly increase the speed of drilling deep geothermal wells and reduce the cost of investment in this renewable energy source.Geothermal energy has great potential as an environmentally friendly source of energy in many parts of the world, but developments are constrained by the high costs related to drilling deep wells in hard rock and

PartnerTech nominating committee

The following members have been appointed to this year's nominating committee:Henrik Blomquist, Bure Equity ABPetter Stillström, Traction ABPhilip Wendt, Länsförsäkringar fondförvaltning ABPatrik Tigerschiöld, Chairman of the Board The selection was made in accordance with the instructions concerning principles for the composition of the nominating committee adopted by the annual general meeting. Shareholders wishing to propose Board members to the nominating committee may e-mail to info@partnertech.com.   For additional information, please call:Patrik Tigerschiöld,

Invitation to presentation of Nobia's interim report for Q3 2011

Nobia will publish its report for the third quarter of 2011 on 27 October at 7.30 CET. At 10.00 CET on that day Nobia will hold a webcasted telephone conference. President and CEO Morten Falkenberg and CFO Mikael Norman will present the results and answer questions. The presentation will be in English; listen to it live on Nobia's website: www.nobia.com, or follow it on Twitter: www.twitter.com/nobiagroup or hashtag #nobiaq311. Questions regarding the presentation can be called in or sent in advance to ir@nobia.com or by Twitter to @nobiagroup. Teleconference numbers:Sweden: +46 (

Duncan’s of Deeside boasts sales increase following Tesco promotion

Raw Tyres scoops £8,995 alignment prize

Students to have ‘welly’ good time thanks to bar re-vamp

Old lounge bar becomes The Welly InnStudents at Harper Adams University College now have a new place to socialise on campus thanks to the revamp of the old lounge bar. ‘The Welly Inn’ officially opened this week and boasts Sky Sports HD and a range of new tables, chairs and sofas. The décor has also been updated with a British racing green and brown colour scheme to reinforce the bar’s new country pub-like feel. Bar Manager, Barry Watkins, said: “We wanted to create a welcoming place for all students to use, somewhere different from the other places that they can access. “I like

Tesco customers to be treated to free sampling of local products

Thule Easy-fit, the easiest snow chain ever to fit on the car, awarded innovation of the year at EquipAuto in Paris

Thule Easy-fit snow chains has been awarded the prestigious innovation of the year award at this year’s EquipAuto fair in Paris, France. The award is given to Thule Easy-Fit for its groundbreaking technology making the fitting of the snow chain easy as never before. The motivation to the award is a proof for the Thule Group once again being in the forefront when it comes to innovation and product development.The name says it all: “THULE Easy-fit” brings the traditional passenger cars snow chains standard to the next level, with a huge step towards the easiness for the end consumer. “THULE

Outokumpu - publishing of the third-quarter 2011 financial results

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT12 October 2011 at 12.30 pm EETThe Outokumpu Group will publish its third-quarter 2011 financial results onThursday, 20 October at 9.00 am EET. A combined news conference, conference call and live webcast concerning thethird-quarter 2011 financial results will be held on 20 October at 1.00 pm EET(6.00 am US EST, 11.00 am UK time, 12.00 pm CET) at Restaurant Bank, meetingrooms 12-14, address Unioninkatu 20, 00130 Helsinki, Finland. To participate via a conference call, please dial in 5-10 minutes before thebeginning of the event: UK                   +44