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FOOD AND DRINK QUESTION TIME COMES TO LINCOLN

News Release 27th MayThe government’s planned reform of the UK food system will be debated at the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s first ever Question Time style event at the University of Lincoln’s Riseholme campus on Thursday 2nd June. An expert panel will be answering questions relating  to the DEFRA Food 2030 strategy – an ambitious plan which will help shape the future direction of the agricultural and food sector, not just in Lincolnshire but across the UK. Amongst other things, it sets out a view of an agri-food sector which is characterised by consumers being well

SKF cooperates with Volvo to evaluate industrialization of flywheel systems

SKF’s main drivers for developing innovative solutions for the automotive industry are to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The flywheel kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) has high potential to help in this area. Fuel savings can be attained as high as 20%, which in turn enables significant CO2 reductions. SKF delivers critical components to flywheel systems today and is now entering a project with Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group aimed at taking flywheels to mass production. The project has received a grant of 6.57 million Swedish kronor from the Swedish Energy Agency

Cision to Discuss Blogger Engagement and PR Best Practices at Summer 2011 Events

LONDON, 27th May, 2011 – Cision, the leading provider of PR software , services and tools for the media and public relations industry, today announced PR and marketing industry conference appearances and sponsorships during summer 2011 that will define and discuss emerging best practices in blogger engagement and overall communications campaign planning, media outreach, monitoring and measurement. Cision experts in areas such as media and influencer research, social media engagement and media measurement methodology will speak

ORDER FROM DUTCH RETAILER

The largest Dutch discount retailer has chosen Tomra as its main supplier of reverse vending machines. The retailer has decided to equip all their 500 stores with the latest T820 BCR with compactors for one way PET-bottles. The configurations will be installed in 3Q 2011. With this investment the retailer will have the most modern RVMs in the Dutch market.For further comments please contact SEVP/CFO Espen Gundersen, phone + 47 97 68 73 01.Asker, 27 May 2011Tomra Systems ASA

Benecol inventor Ingmar Wester to receive a degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Turku

Raisio plc Press release 27 May 2011 Benecol inventor Ingmar Wester to receive a degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Turku Ingmar Wester, M.Sc, Research and Development Director of Raisio Group's Benecol Division, will today receive a degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Turku, Finland. Wester has had an important role in the development of plant stanol ester, the cholesterol-lowering ingredient in Benecol[® ]products and he has widely cooperated with the various departments of the University of Turku in

Golden Lane at Prague Castle Finally to Be Opened after Renovation

Golden Lane, situated at Prague Castle, will be accessible again, after more than a year’s renovation, from 1st June. The main aim of the construction work was to repair an out-of-date sewerage system that had jeopardised the stability of local buildings. The small houses of the Golden Lane also underwent significant changes and will show visitors a late baroque goldsmith’s workshop, a Renaissance tavern, a herbalist’s and a famous fortune-teller’s house, for example.No Gold - No Alchemists Golden Lane 

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 26 May 2011, it purchased for cancellation 836,828 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3146 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 9 May 2011 to 26 August 2011. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,379,476,410. A C N KempCompany Secretary27 May 2011

Thomas Raber becomes new non-executive director on the Board of Catella Fondförvaltning AB

During Catella Fondförvaltning AB’s Annual General Meeting yesterday, Thomas Raber was elected as a new non-executive director on the Board of Directors.Thomas Raber was born in 1960 and works in London as the Managing Director and founder of Alvine Capital Management Ltd. Thomas holds a BA in economics from Boston University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1983 and his career has spanned positions in Lehman Brothers in London, Credit Suisse First Boston in both London and New York, Banque Nationale

Photocure ASA - First sale of Allumera®

Photocure Announces First Commercial Sale of Allumera[®] in the US   Allumera is First Photodynamic Cosmetic   Oslo, Norway, 27 May - Photocure ASA (OSE:PHO), a Norwegian specialty pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology and cancer, is pleased to announce the first commercial sale of Allumera[® ] by its US specialty dermatology organization. Allumera is a topical cream representing the first in a new class of photodynamic cosmetics which has been clinically proven to improve the overall appearance of skin, visibly reduce the outward signs of aging and reduce the

The Annual General Meeting of Kancera AB

The Annual General Meeting of Kancera AB was held in Stockholm on 26 May, 2011. Annual Report and discharge from liabilityThe Company’s Income Statement and Balance Sheet were adopted and the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer were discharged from liability for the shortened financial year 28 April – 31 December, 2010. Election of Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board and compensation to the BoardHåkan Mellstedt, Bernt Magnusson, Anders Essen-Möller, Thomas Olin and Erik Nerpin were re-elected as members of the Board. Anders Åberg had declined re-election.

Corporate Assembly meeting

Orkla's Corporate Assembly held a meeting on 26 May 2011.   Idar Kreutzer was reelected Chair and Dag Mejdell was reelected new Deputy Chair of Orkla's Corporate Assembly.   Barbara Thoralfsson og Åge Korsvold were elected as new members of the Board of Directors.   Stein Erik Hagen, Åse Aulie Michelet, Jesper Ovesen, Bjørg Ven and Peter Ruzicka were re-elected as members of the Board of Directors.   Stein Erik Hagen was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Åge Korsvold was elected as new Deputy Chairman.   All members of the Board of Directors

Vestas receives 219 MW order in California, USA

Additional information about the project: Customer: Subsidiaries of Alta Wind Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power, LLC.Project name: Alta Wind Energy Center.Location/Country: Near Tehachapi, California, USA. Number of MW: 219 MWNumber of 73 V90-3.0 MW turbines.turbines/turbinetype:Contract type: Supply-only.Contract scope: The contract includes delivery and commissioning together with a five-year service and maintenance agreement for a total of 300 MW (

Offer document made public regarding Symphony Technology Group’s offer for IBS

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|The offer referred to in this press release is not being made, and this press ||release may not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into, nor will ||any tender of shares be accepted from or on behalf of holders in, Australia, ||Canada, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa, or any other jurisdiction in which||the making of the offer, the distribution of this press release or the ||acceptance of the offer would contravene applicable laws or regulations or ||require further offer

Trade subject to notification own shares

Orkla ASA has on 26 May 2011 bought 500 000 Orkla shares through broker-houses at an average price of NOK 49.21 per share. Brokers have executed the transaction.   Orkla's total holding of own shares after this transaction  is 7 045 749.     Orkla ASA, Oslo, 27 May 2011   Contact: Rune Helland, SVP Investor Relations, Tel.: +472254 4411   This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Insights on Cell Phone Safety Spotlighted at International Symposium Held in Istanbul, Turkey on May 23

Urgent Call Made for All Cell Phone Users and especially for Children, Workers, Pregnant Women and the Elderly to Avoid Using Cell Phones Next to the Brain or BodyChildren, workers, pregnant women, the elderly and the general public must be better protected from microwave radiation from cell phones and other Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) producing devices.  A symposium hosted by Environmental Health Trust (EHT) with experts from major research centers in Turkey, France, Greece, Italy, Austria, Israel and the U.S., convened on May 23 to discuss a range of scientific research supporting this

iLevel Expands Distribution of James Hardie Products into Northwest

Companies build upon existing 20-market distribution relationship for fiber cement siding and trimFederal Way, Wash., May 25, 2011 – In June, iLevel by Weyerhaeuser will begin distributing James Hardie fiber cement siding and trim products  through its Pacific Northwest service centers.  The new availability to customers in Western Washington, Oregon and Hawaii supplements iLevel’s existing distribution of James Hardie products in 20 markets throughout the U.S.  Available will be a complete line of Engineered for Climate™ Exterior

Peep Wireless Customer/partner releases iPhone™ App Democri-C™ on Apple™ App Store for customer supporting international crisis recovery efforts.

Apple™ provides historical acceleration. Software turns every phone into a cell-tower-free transmitter and receiver via social media distribution.For Immediate Release- San Francisco – May 26 - Peep Wireless, A Delaware Corporation, has shipped its products to a number of corporate and agency customer/partners. Of note is the App: Democri-C™ located at: Both http://www.democri-c.com  and  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/democri-c/id426601720?mt=8 In addition to purchases of the App, over 3000 free copies of the App have been provided to Red Cross and official agency associated rescue

North Carolina Students Put Their Spin on Cycling Safety Public Service Announcements

HensonFuerst awards junior filmmakers in its third annual video contestRALEIGH, North Carolina—The members of HensonFuerst Attorneys recently challenged area students to use their imaginations and create videos about the importance of bicycle safety. After receiving many outstanding entries, the law firm is pleased to announce the first place winners of its third annual public service announcement contest  on cycling safety: Makaila Roberts, 6th grade student at Rocky Mount Preparatory School (middle school category); and Frank Brechbial and Kyle

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