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VETERAN WINS INAUGURAL AWARD AT IOWA SWINE DAY 2015

25 August 2015Army veteran Trent Gierstorf’s commitment to the swine industry, colleagues and his community has been rewarded with an accolade from TechMix and AB Vista. Gierstorf, who works as team leader of Nurseries at Christensen Farms, was chosen to be the first recipient of an award in recognition of the extensive training he has provided his team in caring for weaned and challenged pigs, his dedication to improving performance and putting others first. In addition, it was taken into consideration Gierstorf’s 22 years of service in the Army National Guard and his community work,

Trigon Agri A/S: Invitation to 2Q 2015 results presentation

Trigon Agri will publish its interim report for the second quarter 2015 on Monday, August 31, 2015 at 8:00 CET. Analysts, investors and media are invited to attend a telephone conference that will be held at 10:00 CET on the same day. Program: Joakim Helenius, Chairman of the Board, and Ülo Adamson, President and CEO, will present and comment upon the results. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. To participate in the telephone conference, please call one of the following numbers: SE: +46 8 505 564 74 UK: +44 203 364 5374 US: +1 855 753 2230 FI: +358

Second round of public exhibitions announced for REnescience Northwich

Local people are again being invited to comment on REnescience Northwich, DONG Energy’s proposed bioresource development at Lostock Works.Following the previous series of public exhibitions in July, a second round will be held in September to show how the project has developed in response to comments already received. Following design work undertaken in July and August, updated site plans will be presented together with an indication of how the development would look from Manchester Road. The project team will be on hand to give further information about traffic, air quality and noise

A STORY TOLD IN PICTURES: NEPAL’S DEVASTATION, BRAVERY AND HOPE AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE

The April 2015 Nepal earthquake killed more than 8,800 people and injured more than 23,000. It devastated this beautiful country and its people; historical monuments have disappeared, villages destroyed and communities left damaged and filled with pain and lost.   Korean Rescue Team The Korean rescue team worked tirelessly in hope of a rescue, but all that is left is the dead. The first floor of a building had collapsed and the restaurant that occupied that space now gone along with those who died whilst eating lunch on this normal day before the quake. Survivors Most have lost

Invitation to Sectra’s Capital Markets Day on October 8, 2015, in Stockholm

Press release – LINKÖPING, Sweden, August 25, 2015 – The medical imaging IT and secure communications company Sectra (STO: SECT B) invites financial analysts, fund managers, investors and media representatives to Sectra’s Capital Markets Day on October 8 – please note the change of date. The Capital Markets Day will be held at Karolinska Institutet Science Park, Tomtebodavägen 23a in Solna, Sweden.· Registration and lunch from 11:30 a.m. CET. · Presentations will start around 12:00 noon CET and end approximately 4:30 p.m. CET. · Product demos will be held during coffee break. The

Advanced Laser-Hybrid Welding Station Delivered to Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Savonia University of Applied Sciences invested heavily in research, study and innovations of welding processes and in a laser-hybrid welding station from a Finnish manufacturer Pemamek.PEMA Welding station purchased was a part of an investment plan of laser welding from European Regional Development Fund. The bidding project defined clearly all functional requirements for the welding station. Limiting values were determined for welding seams and grooves, welding material and materials to be cut, as well as for welding thicknesses and maximum measures for work pieces. Bids were evaluated

Thule broadens the bike assortment and presents four new bike products at the Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the 26-29 of August 2015

Thule loves bike. This year is a big bike year for Thule, introducing no less than four new products in the bike category to the trade at the Eurobike show. The all new bike carriers Thule ProRide, Thule ThruRide and Thule VeloSpace, with the accessory Thule BackSpace, cover a broad range for all different bikes and needs to bring one or more bikes, and give space for extra luggage when travelling. In the booth you will meet Thule’s new ‘Thule Crew’ ambassador, Swedish Martin Söderström, one of the best mountain bike slope style riders in the world. Both Martin, and legendary downhill

MOBILE PAYMENT EXPERTS GATHER IN CHICAGO AS MOBILE TRANSACTIONS LAUDED AS DREAM-COME-TRUE FOR RETAILERS

Mobilizing Retail is the Buzz During This Three-Day Mobile Payments ConferenceCHICAGO—August 25, 2015— Country Music Star Rick Monroe , former Sears retail and commerce guru Mario Di Prizio, and Javelin analyst Nick Holland will join fellow mobile payment experts Richard Love and Greg Wilfahrt from AP Technology  on stage next week at the 2015 Mobile Payments Conference , in Chicago. Their session, slated for September 2 is titled, “Mobile Payments: The Making of a Retail Fairy Tale.” The

EYES ON THE PRIZE: EYE TRACKING NOW AVAILABLE IN THEHUNTER

STOCKHOLM, August 25, 2015 - Avalanche Studios and Expansive Worlds today made available state-of-the-art eye tracking in theHunter, through a partnership with Tobii Tech. With the Tobii EyeX eye tracking controller , you are able to simultaneously travel in one direction while looking in another – just as you would in the wild. With best-in-class graphics powered by the award-winning Avalanche Engine, theHunter is the most realistic hunting game ever created. More than five million players are registered to hunt brown bear, coyote, moose and more from the

SimCorp Survey Reveals the Majority of Buy-Side Firms Are Processing Complex Swaps Manually

A recent survey released by SimCorp , a leading provider of investment management solutions  and services for the global financial services industry, has revealed that 44% of buy-side asset managers are relying on mostly or completely manual processes for managing complex swaps across the investment lifecycle. And more than 50% claim they still require some amount of manual intervention in a semi-automated process. In addition, more than half of asset managers are unable to obtain a consolidated view of their

UTA hopes to increase number of underprivileged or minority students seeking graduate degrees

Boosting advanced degreesStatistically, fewer underprivileged and minority students at universities nationwide pursue advanced degrees in healthcare fields. UT Arlington has joined a consortium of universities that hopes to expose undergraduate students to research early in their academic careers and increase their chances of continuing their education beyond a bachelor’s degree. Bioengineering  Professor Kytai Nguyen is leading the UT Arlington effort. More than 10 universities have joined the consortium, which is led by UT El Paso and funded by the

NYC & COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS MUST-SEE ACTIVITIES AND DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE THROUGHOUT QUEENS DURING THE 2015 US OPEN

—Visitors are Encouraged to Take Advantage of All the Attractions, Restaurants and Cultural Institutions Queens Has to Offer August 31–September 13—NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, welcomes tennis enthusiasts to NYC and highlights some of the must-see activities that City residents and visitors can explore in Queens during the 2015 US Open, which takes place from August 31–September 13.For the first time ever, the US Open will hold a free day on September 10, where fans will be able to watch the best doubles teams (men’s, women’s,

Anne Sofie von Otter to star in Sebastian Fagerlund’s opera Autumn Sonata

The Finnish National Opera has commissioned a new opera from Finnish composer Sebastian Fagerlund, to be premiered in September 2017. The libretto for the new opera, Autumn Sonata, is by Gunilla Hemming, based on the eponymous film by Ingmar Bergman. Premiered in 1978, the film tells the story of an encounter between a celebrated pianist and her adult daughter whom she neglected in childhood. Fagerlund’s Autumn Sonata will be the first full-length opera to be based on an Ingmar Bergman film. The production will be directed and its sets designed by Stéphane Braunschweig, and Anne Sofie

Merriment brings JORVIK Medieval Festival to York city centre

Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2015All the fun – including fighting and falconry – of the medieval fair will come to the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall in York city centre for a special Bank Holiday Monday of historic crafts and demonstrations as the finale event of the JORVIK Medieval Festival. The event will see the grounds of the 650 year old building taken over by characters from the period, bringing the ambience of a medieval holiday to life at the heart of the city. “The medieval timeline stretched over several centuries, from the Viking era right through to the last Plantagenet king,

SRI and Kultevat begin research into Russian dandelions as a new source of natural rubber

With the ongoing aim of producing environmentally friendly and more powerful products, tyre manufacturer Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has entered into a joint research project with US biotech company Kultevat to investigate the potential of utilising Russian dandelions as an alternative source of natural rubber, which may one day replace the conventional source of natural rubber, the rubber tree. As the global tyre demand rises steadily, SRI has the objective of reducing the usage of fossil resources such as oil and coal, which account for approximately 60 percent of a conventional

POUF DADDY FOUNDER PAWNS OWN YACHT TO DESIGN HIGH-END BEAN BAGS! LIVE ON CHANNEL 4 TOMORROW NIGHT  - WEDS 26TH SEPTEMBER @ 8PM

LONDON, UK – 25th August 2014: Crazy, inspired and eccentric are all words that could be used to describe Steve Crompton's bid to fund a new designer bean bag venture – POUF DADDY. Tomorrow night (Weds 26th September@ 8pm) Channel 4's ‘Posh Pawn’ series shows him pawning his yacht in bid to fund his bean bag business!  The Posh Pawn team James Constantinou and the London-based Prestige Pawnbrokers jet off to sunkissed Palma to investigate Steve’s yacht, thought to be worth £150,000. Speaking about parting with his yacht Steve said, “It was my pride and joy, the ultimate boys toy, but you

Rothwell residents win county-wide gardening competition for second year running!

There must be something in the soil in Rothwell where two people who live on the same street beat nearly 1000 other gardeners across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire to win top awards in a gardening competition for the second year running. Mr Stuart Howcroft, of 108 Pasture View Road, was judged Best Overall in this year’s York Housing Association (YHA) in Bloom competition, making him YHA’s 2015 gardener of the year, and he also won the title for Most Creative Garden.  His neighbour, Jennifer Hammill, who lives down the road at number 140, won the Best Container category for the third

York resident new to gardening wins county-wide competition

A woman from Elvington is one of the winners in a county-wide gardening competition despite never having had a garden before. “Gardening has changed my life,” claims Mrs Houlden who got her first garden last year when she moved from Wheldrake into a one-bedroom bungalow at Jubilee Court in Elvington.  Then the back garden was nothing more than a square area of grass, today there are trees, flower beds, a patio and even a fountain!  To go along with her eye-catching garden, Mrs Houlden is now the proud recipient of the ‘Most Improved Garden’ award in the annual York Housing Association In

All lights on ÅF

Numerous award nominations for ÅF's Lighting team. We need your vote! Lately, the lighting designers at ÅF have received a remarkable number of nominations to prestigious awards. No fewer than five of our projects have been shortlisted for the international Darc Awards , which is voted on by lighting designers. We also have two nominations in the People Choice category of Philip’s City Light People award. This is an open competition, so please vote for ÅF  - all it takes is one click! Finally, we are very

Unique self-adjusting task chair from Boss Design

Designed to facilitate flexible working in the office, Mea is a new and unique task chair from Boss Design that combines a luxurious upholstered design with outstanding comfort and ergonomics. Incorporating a weight-balance synchro mechanism to offer dynamic support; Mea assists flexible working by reducing the number of manual user adjustments, whilst also fulfilling the need for more sophisticated conference chairs to accommodate longer meetings. Available in high-back-executive or mid-back options, Mea can be upholstered in any fabric and a wide range of leathers. In addition,

RCM Products invest in Access Group’s advanced planning and scheduling solution into manufacturing operations

RCM Products , manufacturer of grilles, louvres and diffusers, is to enter its next phase of growth with new investment into technology. The business will enhance supply chain management capabilities with the implementation of advanced planning and scheduling solution (APS), Access Orchestrate  from Access Group.Andrew Baines, managing director for RCM Products, explains, “We were prompted to invest in a new APS as we looked to increase visibility and management

Fun and Farming at Countryside Live 2015

The Yorkshire Agricultural Society's flagship autumn event, Countryside Live is on the horizon and promises to justify its reputation as a fun day out for all the family, as well as giving an insight into farming and rural life. NB: Images available to download at bottom of releaseDates are Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October when thousands of visitors are expected at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate to see an extensive range of competitive classes, demonstrations of country skills and hands-on activities for all ages. The event is the ‘little sister’ of the annual Great Yorkshire

Henry J Socks

Kings of foot couture Henry J Socks have launched a brand new subscription service delivering stylish pairs of socks to your door each month – from as little as £4.99. Offering exclusive designs, with bright spots, stripes and bold block colours, there’s a pair for every man wanting to look their best. Perfect for a Birthday, Father’s Day, and Christmas - or just as a treat for yourself. Missing socks can be replaced with the Sock Reunite service, reducing the risk of any footwear fails. The socks are available in average (6-10) and Large (11-16). They are made of 80% Cotton, 17%

New food-to-go innovations at lunch! 2015

lunch! – the multi-award winning trade event for the food-to-go sector, has released its latest preview of exhibitor show highlights. An essential visit for thousands of trade buyers from across the UK’s retailing, hospitality, snacking, convenience, and catering sectors, lunch! returns to the Business Design Centre in London on 24-25 September with 350 exhibitors (a 25% increase for 2015).  The following is just a taste of some of the new food innovations on show: Exhibiting for the first time ever at a trade show, award-winning dessert specialist Marston Foods is launching a new

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