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Diamyd Replaces CEO

Diamyd Medical AB announces that Elisabeth Lindner today has left her position as President and CEO of the Company. Excecutive Vice President Peter Zerhouni has been appointed Acting President and CEO.Elisabeth Lindner has left her position as President and CEO due to disagreement with the Board concerning certain important matters. Peter Zerhouni has been involved in all aspects of the Company since 2006, including a key role in driving the Company's business and clinical trials forward. Zerhouni has a combined financial and biotechnology background, and studied at Lund University in

Volunteers needed to join group in Reading

Press release For immediate release: 21 April 2011 Press contact: Marilena Patuto, 020 7749 3720 mpatuto@breastcancercampaign.org Volunteers needed to join group in Reading Breast Cancer Campaign is encouraging the people of Reading to beat breast cancer by joining a dedicated volunteer group. Campaign needs the help of enthusiastic volunteers in the town to organise awareness and fundraising activities, and to represent the charity in the region. The charity’s volunteer groups from across the country are constantly finding ways to raise money for breast cancer research, organising a range

Strike in Madrid stops production and customer deliveries

Since the morning of April 26, Holmen Paper Madrid is affected by a strike. The strike has forced the mill to shut down production and stop deliveries to customers. The background to the strike is the announced closure of PM 61, which will affect approximately 170 employees. Production on the machine stopped in late March. The strike is set to continue on Thursday and Saturday this week. ________________________________________________________________________ For further information please contact: Jonas Lindell, Manager Public Communication Holmen Paper, tel. +46 (0)11- 23

Coventry firm’s social approach to help SMEs

SMEs are due to get a helping hand marketing themselves, thanks to a social approach from a Coventry communications company.Strategic media consultancy Bridge PR & Media Services www.bridgepr.co.uk, based at Electric Wharf, Radford, is running a half-day workshop in an Introduction to Social Media on May 16 at Midland Group Training Services, Gulson Road. Bridge’s social media workshop will provide the forum for SMEs to understand social media marketing, how to develop a social media strategy, how to increase your profile and visibility through social media and which platforms will best

Glasgow volunteer calls for help to beat breast cancer

Press release For immediate release: 26 April 2011 Press contact: Marilena Patuto, 020 7749 3720 mpatuto@breastcancercampaign.org Glasgow volunteer calls for help to beat breast cancer A generous volunteer who has helped raise money for breast cancer research is calling on people in her new hometown of Glasgow to join her in the fight against the disease. Emma Hardy, who moved to Glasgow last year, has been a volunteer for Breast Cancer Campaign for over four years. Having lost her maternal grandmother to breast cancer at a young age, Emma wanted to dedicate some of her free time raising

Planet Payment, Inc. Conversion of Debt to Common Shares

Planet Payment  [UK: LSE: AIM: PPT and PPTR; USA: OTCQX: PLPM], a leading international multi-currency payment and data processor, announces that the investors led by Camden Partners have converted their entire Convertible Debt into Common Shares.The series of convertible promissory notes issued in February 2007 and April 2008, totaling $8,979,926 (the “Notes”), have been converted into Common Shares.  The Company has applied to AIM for 4,474,776 new Common Shares in aggregate to be admitted to trading.  4,049,776 new shares are to be admitted to the

PRETZEL CRISPS® ENCOURAGES SKINNY DIPPING

The Thin, Spreadable Pretzel Cracker Asks Americans to Drop the Extra Calories and Snack Healthy in Honor of National Pretzel Day PRINCETON, NJ - April 26, 2011 – The tradition of skinny dipping has often been considered taboo, but for those willing to let loose and go against the grain (of salt), Pretzel Crisps® brand wants consumers to know the reward far outweighs the risk.  As part of the brand’s ongoing effort to create healthier snacking attitudes, Pretzel Crisps is encouraging pretzel lovers to bag the chips and skinny dip with Pretzel Crisps in honor of National Pretzel

Passport Health Announces Landmark Opening of its 180th Office

BALTIMORE, MD–4/26/11: Passport Health , the leading provider of travel medical services  and immunizations in the country, announced today the opening of its 180th office in Lancaster, Ohio.  “This marks a special moment in the evolution and growth of our company,” said Fran Lessans, Passport Health’s founder and CEO. “It took a lot of hard work to get to where we are today and I am proud of what we, as a group, have achieved.” Passport Health is an innovative network of travel immunization

Employee owned success story welcomes new phase of independence

Renowned seafood business Loch Fyne Oysters (LFO) and employee ownership experts Baxi Partnership Ltd (BPL) celebrate taking the Argyll based business - which farms shellfish, smokes salmon and runs the original Loch Fyne Oyster Bar at the head of Loch Fyne - to the next phase of commercial success. Eight years on from BPL providing the funding and support that first propelled LFO into employee ownership, LFO has repaid that initial investment and will now continue independently as a prosperous employee owned company. Bruce Davidson, Managing Director of LFO, said: “Our business could not

Can't Stop, Just Swap ! Like Johnny Depp (Press Release)

You see a man smoking on a train everyone (especially the smokers) are at awe with his arrogance! As everyone knows that smoking is prohibited in public transportation. The Smoke seems to be real and it looks like a cigarette. No one has a doubt that it is a real cigarette until he tells you that he is smoking an electronic cigarette. It seems that he has quit smoking and is smoking an electronic cigarette instead. Sounds like a Johhny Depp moment(Frank and Elise scene in The Tourist) but I have witnessed many peoples reactions of pure marvel on the Nicolite smoking gadget! Nicolite E

New NSUK support for RN Agency Nurses: Nursing Jobs and Services

RN and HCA nursing agency staff can now manage their work and compliance on the internet with the advanced systems operated by Nursing Services of the UK  – the agency is approved by NHS Buying Solutions. Nurses registered for nursing agency jobs with NSUK have personal on-line diaries to advise the NSUK of their availability for work. There are job alerts by SMS text too – and automatic notifications by e-mail when mandatory training and annual registrations fall due. See www.nsofuk.com and www.facebook.com/nsofukRN nursing

Grosvenor Nursing Jobs for SPAN Special Practitioner Adult Nursing

Grosvenor Nursing  has nurses’ jobs available nationally for SPAN Special Practitioner Adult Nursing staff. 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 Nursing has built a reputation for delivering consistent service to clients including HM Prison Service, Primary Care Trusts and Mental Health Trusts. Nurses can register at www.grosvenor-nursing.com and also visit

Volvo’s Group film won gold in New York

Volvo’s new Group film won an award at this year’s edition of the New York Festivals advertising competition in New York. The film, which was produced by Stark Corporate Communication, was awarded the “Gold World Medal” title in the Public Relations category.The objective of the film is to introduce the Volvo Group as the world-leading company in transport solutions. The New York Festivals has been organized for 54 years and the competition has an international network, with representatives from more than 65 countries. “We are delighted that the Group film has also been acknowledged by

KONECRANES RECEIVES ITS FIRST CONTAINER HANDLING CRANE ORDER FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Konecranes receives its first container handling crane order from South Africa In March 2011 Konecranes received its first container handling crane order from South Africa. Transnet Capital Projects, a specialist unit of South African rail, port and pipeline company Transnet Limited, ordered three RMG (rail mounted gantry) cranes to be used for intermodal operation in Johannesburg. The RMG cranes will be delivered to the City Deep Container Terminal in Johannesburg in 2012. “We are extremely proud of this first RMG order to South Africa and to Transnet,” says Antoine Bosquet, Sales

Chinese auto maker Youngman selects Opcon China

Opcon Technology (Suzhou) CO., Ltd (OTS), a subsidiary of Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) concerning the manufacture of components for Youngman Automotive, of Jinhua, China www.young-man.cn an expanding company with around 4,000 employees. Deliveries are expected to start in 2011. Youngman, which has a history of manufacturing primarily buses, has been approved by the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission for production of cars as part of China’s efforts to develop its own car brands and produce cars with lower

UK-Based Online Retailer Offers The Most Comfortable Real Leather Sofas In The Market

Whatever your reasons for purchasing furniture, whether you are moving to a new home and want the perfect leather sofa to make your abode feel as welcoming as possible, or you are interested in replacing your fabric sofa with a luxurious and long-lasting leather alternative, you are sure to find a wide range of comfortable leather sofas at LeatherSofasOnline.co.uk.Leather sofas have long been synonymous with the highest levels of luxury and comfort. People choose them for a wide range of reasons, from the prestige that they project to the actual feel that they provide when a person sits

Discover the widest ever range of meeting venues now available from Sundial Options and Solutions

Sundial Options and Solutions, the venue finding agent arm of the award winning Sundial Group, has an extensive range of both UK and international venues, placing it in the perfect position to provide suitable conference venues for a wide range of business events both at home in the UK and overseas. The firm has expanded its venue offering and now boasts its largest ever selection of UK and international meeting rooms and conference venues.The company’s directory of UK venues, for example, covers every major city in the British Isles, with information on the location, prominent nearby

Research Shows That Global Businesses Are Set to Spend More Money on Travel This Year

LONDON: Although current figures show economic growth is slower than expected so far this year, recent research suggests more and more businesses are still willing to invest financial resources in business and incentive travel. These findings from a CSI Aviation Services report are backed up by The Currency Club, a specialist foreign exchange provider for the corporate and retail marketFrom 2008 onwards, business travel continued to decline as most companies were keen to cut costs when the recession hit. However, foreign exchange experts The Currency Club have observed an increase in

Royal Wedding for Alchemy Mastering – It’s Official

Alchemy Mastering has been engaged by Decca Records to master two specialist formats of the official Royal Wedding recording.Decca Records, part of Universal Music, will be recording and releasing The Royal Wedding – Official Album to be sold as a digital download, CD, Vinyl and Cassette tape within hours of the ceremony-taking place. Barry Grint, Director of Mastering at the Alchemy Mastering studios, has been working with Decca for over ten years and most recently on a Hayley's Westenra project. Grint says “I’m absolutely thrilled to be working on such a historic recording and as the

Royal Wedding for Alchemy Mastering – It’s Official

Alchemy Mastering has been engaged by Decca Records to master two specialist formats of the official Royal Wedding recording.Decca Records, part of Universal Music, will be recording and releasing The Royal Wedding – Official Album to be sold as a digital download, CD, Vinyl and Cassette tape within hours of the ceremony-taking place. Barry Grint, Director of Mastering at the Alchemy Mastering studios, has been working with Decca for over ten years and most recently on a Hayley's Westenra project. Grint says “I’m absolutely thrilled to be working on such a historic recording and as the

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 21 February 2011 to 28 April 2011, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 126,402 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3027 pence per share on 21 April 2011. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,384,010,569. A C N KempCompany Secretary26 April 2011

Rejlers has acquired the remaining stake in Lausamo

(REJL B) Rejlers' company in Finland, Rejlers Oy, has acquired the remaining 45 percent of Insinööritoimisto Lausamo Ltd and now owns all shares in the company.   Lausamo Oy, founded in 1984, provides services for building and property customers in the area of electrical, automation and telecommunication engineering. Lausamo is located in Vantaa and has excellent reputation and market positions in the Helsinki area and also in other parts of Finland. Lausamo Oy has also significant operations in Russia through the subsidiary LLC Lausamo Project located in Moscow. Lausamo Group has

Q-FREE - TAG ORDER IN SOUTH-AFRICA -19 MNOK

Q-Free has received a second tag order from ETC in South-Africa at a value of 19 MNOK. ETC is appointed as operator for the Gauteng Project and is responsible for the distribution of tags."This is the second tag contract in South Africa in only a few months. South Africa can clearly become a long term important market for Q-Free", CEO Øyvind Isaksen comments. The order will be delivered within June 2011. Q-Free has a subsidiary in Durban, Q-Free Africa which has a BEE-status. Trondheim 26. April 2011   For further information, please contact: CEO Øyvind Isaksen, cell: 47

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