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ToonsTV Now Available on Apple TV

Family Friendly Video Platform Eclipses 5.6 Billion Global Views; Unveils Dedicated Easter Programming LOS ANGELES – March 24, 2016 -- ToonsTV, Rovio Animation Company’s go-to platform for family friendly video entertainment, launched globally today for the all-new Apple TV. Available as a free download with no in-app purchases, ToonsTV features more than 30 channels of high quality, video on-demand (VOD) family entertainment, including the original animated series Angry Birds Toons, Piggy Tales and Stella, as well as its educational Rocket Science Show, developed in cooperation

Agility Hexagon, LLC scores another engineering win with largest commercial fleet in the US

PRESS RELEASEThe joint venture between the two companies continues to develop unique technologies to keep their customers at the forefront of innovation. The largest commercial fleet in the United States has announced its plan to deploy new heavy-duty trucks using Agility's Behind-the-Cab CNG system with improved aerodynamics and additional freight space, and an enhanced 27-inch Hexagon Composites tank enabling a 700 mile capacity."NOx emissions from heavy-duty diesel trucks pose one of the greatest threat to our climate," says Chet Dawes, Vice President CNG Automotive Products, Hexagon

Kauppalehti’s statutory personnel negotiations completed

Alma Media Corporation       Press Release       24 March 2016, 2:45 p.m. (EET) KAUPPALEHTI’S STATUTORY PERSONNEL NEGOTIATIONS COMPLETED The statutory personnel negotiations concerning Kauppalehti Ltd’s employees, started in late February, have now been completed. Their aim was to create a new organisational structure that will not have overlapping functions and that will help to shift the focus to digitalising media use in editorial and advertising sales operations. The negotiations concerned a total of 230 persons. The reorganisation will reduce the amount of work by

This Summer Riga Airport Expects a Significant Increase in Passenger Traffic

On Sunday, 27 March, a summer flight schedule will be introduced at Riga International Airport. Three new airlines are planning to start operations at the airport while the national carrier airBaltic will open flights to new destinations and resume flights on several routes that in the winter season were not serviced. Therefore passengers are asked to arrive at the airport timely in order to settle all the necessary formalities.In the busy travel season, Riga Airport expects an increase in passenger traffic. The airlines will operate a lot of flights in the early morning hours. This year,

New computational simulation method reveals significant degeneration of knee cartilage in overweight people over time

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease in which the articular cartilage protecting the joint starts to degenerate and wear off over time. The main risk factors of osteoarthritis are advanced age and overweight-induced significant stresses on the knee joint. Current imaging methods such as MRI and X-ray provide information about the thickness and composition of the cartilage, but they do not provide a quantitative estimate of the patient-specific risk of osteoarthritis or its progression. Published in Nature, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland developed and validated

Project Pictogram in 30 seconds

Project Pictogram is a community-wide response to the 1,775 deaths and nearly 23,000 serious injuries suffered on our roads in 2014 and the continuing casualty rate. The same fatal factors will have been present in almost all these collisions, as well as the minor collisions which disrupt our roads every day. For business, the collisions which dent their fleets also dent their people, their customers, their delivery schedules and their profits on a massive scale each year.  · Inappropriate speed · Driver Distractions (most commonly smart phone use) · Not wearing a seat belt

Jason Morin new General Manager Boliden Tara

Jason Morin has been appointed General Manager of Boliden Tara Mines, and will take up his position later this spring.Jason has extensive experience of the mining and smelting industries. His most recent position was as General Manager and Director with Newmarket Gold in Australia. Prior to this he has held a number of senior management roles within the mining, smelting and manufacturing industries, including as General Manager of operations in Canada, France and USA. Jason will report to Mikael Staffas, President Boliden Mines.The Boliden Tara underground mine is Europe’s largest

INTERIM REPORT 1 SEPTEMBER 2015 - 29 FEBRUARY 2016

For the second quarter 2015/2016, RNB reported operating income of SEK 1 M, compared to SEK 17 M in the year-earlier period. The change in sales during the quarter for the three concepts’ comparable stores in Sweden amounted to between -4 and 6 percent and to -1 percent for the Group overall. Brothers continued to perform positively with sales that were clearly better than the market. Sales in Departments & Stores decreased marginally. An overview of the operations in Polarn O. Pyret has been initiated in order to clearly increase profitability in the business area.SECOND QUARTER, DECEMBER

College of American Pathologists Member Argues for More Autopsies

Autopsies are vitally important to practice of medicineBy MARY FOWKES, MD STATNews  The newly dead have stories to tell and lessons to teach. But we aren’t listening. Autopsy, once a mainstay of medicine, is now often an afterthought. Fifty years ago, about half of people who died in hospitals in the United States underwent autopsy. Today, only about 1 in 20 do. Some new hospitals are even being built without a suite in which to perform autopsies. (I am focusing here on in-hospital deaths. Natural deaths that happen out of the hospital rarely come back for autopsy.) This

Listing prospectus for SRV’s EUR 100 million bond available

SRV GROUP PLC     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     24 MARCH 2016, AT 12:50Listing prospectus for SRV’s EUR 100 million bond availableSRV Group Plc (“SRV”) announced its decision to issue a bond of EUR 100 million on 16 March 2016. The bond matures on 23 March 2021 and carries a fixed annual interest of 6.875 percent.The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today approved the listing prospectus of the bond. The prospectus is available in English on the company’s website at www.srv.fi/investors .Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd is expected to admit the bond

Gravity Island

Cute puzzle adventure out now!Moenchengladbach/Germany, March 24th, 2016 – The wait is finally over! Starting today fans of puzzle and skill games can go on a topsy-turvy adventure with the cuddly creature Shiro in Gravity Island on iPad® and iPhone®. Together with the likeable furball they will venture forth in search of magical fireflies – the Lumies – and solve tricky levels by using Shiro’s unique power of influencing gravity to their advantage. Today ILIKESCIFI Games and Clemént Willay Games as well as publisher astragon Entertainment bring a brightly colored adventure that is both

PA Resources has completed the transaction with Petrogas and will use the proceeds in accordance with its Reorganisation Plan

PA Resources AB (“the company”) has completed the transaction with Petrogas E&P announced on 9 February, 2016 regarding the divestment of its portfolio of North Sea assets. The agreement is based on the sale of three entities of the group, namely PA Resources UK Limited, PA Resources North Sea Limited and PA Resources Denmark Aps which hold the company’s 24% interest in license 12/06 in Denmark as well as its exploration licenses in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. The payment for this transaction is in tranches. PA Resources has received the first tranche and expects to receive the

HEXPOL’s Annual Report for 2015 published

HEXPOL’s Annual Report for 2015 has today been published on our website www.hexpol.com. In the “CEO comments”, Georg Brunstam, President and CEO, summarizes: ·  2015 was another good year for the HEXPOL Group. By far our best year so far! We continued to improve our market positions in all of our principal markets and we further improved our earnings. Our strategy of both organic expansion and acquired growth in our existing areas, combined with strong cash flow, is successful and stands firm. ·  Our strategy of organic growth and acquired growth (primarily in the Polymer

Kennedy to receive inaugural Leadership, Mentorship & Public Advocacy for Women in Medical Science Award

American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery to present award at Annual Conference in BostonWausau, WI – March 23, 2016   Victoria Reggie Kennedy is the recipient of the first Leadership, Mentorship & Public Advocacy for Women in Medical Science Award, presented by the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS). She will receive the award at the Celebration of ASLMS Women in Energy-Based Devices event to be held April 1, 2016 at ASLMS 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. Mrs. Kennedy has been a leading voice on the empowerment of women and girls in our society.  She is an

VÉLOBICI GETS IN TOP GEAR TO SUPPORT RONDE NC500

Performance roadwear brand Vélobici is backing a Scottish cycling emporium’s charity road tour with the launch of a limited edition jersey and cap. The Leicestershire cyclewear specialist is collaborating with Edinburgh-based Ronde Bicycle Outfitters on a 500 mile charity ride around Scotland’s epic NC500 route to raise money for the Polar Academy, which aims to positively transform the lives of young people aged between 14 and 18 by providing inspiration through exploration.  Just 50 caps and jerseys will be available for the event, with both and benefiting from Vélobici’s renowned

ÅF assigned new hydropower project in the Lagan river

ÅF has been commissioned by Statkraft to renovate the electrical and control equipment of two hydropower plants on the Lagan River. The assignment is an end-to-end project in which ÅF will build a new control room for the Knäred Upper and Knäred Lower power plants. The new equipment will be built in parallel with the old in order to minimise downtime, and ÅF will be responsible for the entire chain, from electrical design and programming of control systems to electrical installation and start-up. “The project will be demanding in terms of the technical solution and the coordination

Sandvik appoints Head of Human Resources and member of the Group Executive Management

Johan Kerstell has been appointed Executive Vice President, Head of Human Resources and member of Sandvik’s Group Executive Management. He will start his new position on June 1, 2016. Johan Kerstell, 45 years of age, has been with Sandvik since 2004. He currently holds the position as Vice President and Head of Human Resources at Sandvik Coromant. Before joining Sandvik, he worked for Cap Gemini. Johan Kerstell has a Master of Science in Business and Economics from Uppsala University, Sweden. “Johan combines a strong business understanding with a strategic perspective and a focus on

New clinical study shows that type 2 diabetics remain free of the disease if they lose weight and keep the weight down

On March 22, 2016, Newcastle University published a press release about a new study, which has shown that people who reverse their diabetes and then keep their weight down remain free of diabetes. In addition, the team found that patients who have had type 2 diabetes for up to 10 years can reverse their condition.In the press release from Newcastle University, Roy Taylor, MD, FRCP, professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom said: “What we have shown is that it is possible to reverse your diabetes, even if you have had the condition for a long time,

Chinese traditional medicines: do you know what you are buying?

Chinese medicines are manufactured and distributed all over the world. Many people perceive them as natural, even benign and with few side effects, but regulation of human medicines fluctuates widely in different countries. Are they really as safe as we think? Previous studies have found conflicting evidence of the presence of hazardous chemicals such as Arsenic (As) and Mercury (Hg) in Chinese medicines. Now a new research paper recently published by Dr Etsuko Furuta (Ochanomizu University, Japan) and Professor Nobuaki Sato, (Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan) in Toxicological &

Meda’s annual report is published

Meda has today published its annual report for 2015 on www.meda.se. The printed version will be distributed to shareholders later in April. For further inquiries, please contact: Paula Treutiger, VP Corporate Communications & Sustainability                                     ph: +46 733-666 599            paula.treutiger@meda.se Meda AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on March 24, 2016, at 10:00 CET. MEDA AB (publ) is a leading

Insplorion Laboratories – Open for suitable scientific projects

There has been a bit of extra activity in the Insplorion lab at Sahlgrenska Science Park lately. In addition to the usual activities with pre-studies for potential customers and product development test by our own personnel a new face has been seen. Joanna Witos, post-doc at the Helsinki University has occupied the Insplorion Instrument. She has spent two weeks in the lab and will spend a month in total. “We were able to secure a bit of funding for me to do a smaller study on the Insplorion XNano and it is great to be here and work with the Insplorion team” says Joanna who works in the

Nokian Tyres: Disclosure under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities market act

Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 24 March 2016 at 10:45 a.m. Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on 23 March 2016, according to which the holdings of the mutual funds managed BlackRock, Inc. fell below level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of share transactions concluded on 22 March 2016. Total positions of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification: +----------------+----------+------------------+-----+----------------------+| |% of |% of shares and |Total|Total number of shares|

Band saw with carbide saw tips from Toolmaker Solutions by CERATIZIT receives innovation award

Brazing and wear-resistant carbide grade increase service lifeCERATIZIT S. A., Mamer, Luxembourg (headquarters), 24 March 2016. Tool manufacturer QSGS Technology has received the Polish 'Gold Medal Award' for innovation for the recently developed Armoth Professional CTE band saw. The product features carbide saw tips from Toolmaker Solutions by CERATIZIT. For this joint project CERATIZIT recommended the carbide grade KCR10. The wear-resistant saw tips with various geometries can be brazed to the saw band, reground and easily replaced. This solution reduces maintenance costs while

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