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How much have teachers and pupils benefitted top-down Westminster-led control of policy?…

Richard Pring and Martin Roberts explore the impact of the involvement of central government in education policy-making.A Generation of Radical Educational Change  will make uncomfortable reading at the Department of Education. A dozen distinguished practitioners explain and reflect on how they worked to do their best for their schools, teachers and pupils in the great years of change after 1976. Their stories accumulate to become a powerful critique of

Composition of Atria Plc’s Nomination Board

Atria Plc COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 8 December 2015 at 12.00Composition of Atria Plc’s Nomination BoardThe following people were elected to Atria Plc’s Nomination Board at the Annual General Meeting:- Hannu Hyry, Farmer, representative of Lihakunta- Henrik Holm, Farmer, representative of Pohjanmaan Liha- Juho Anttikoski, Farmer, representative of Itikka Co-operative- Timo Sallinen, Director, Equities, representative of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company- Seppo Paavola, Agrologist, Expert Member, Chairman of Atria Plc’s Board of DirectorsThe Nomination Board elected Juho

Top Ways to Enjoy Happy Holidays

‘Boxing Week’ doesn’t have to be a festive hangover – for many, it’s becoming the time when the holidays really start. So, five market towns in Ryedale, North Yorkshire - Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Pickering, Malton and Norton - have got together to create some unusual alternatives for making the most of your holiday this year, including a trip to the Milky Way, sight-seeing at Yorkshire’s Grand Canyon, witnessing a phantom Midnight Mass or getting up close to a rare, living relic of the Ice Age. 1.Trips to the Milky Way: if the stress of Christmas leaves you wanting to get away from

Royal High School Preservation Trust unveils plans for iconic Thomas Hamilton building

Plans unveiled today show how the Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) intends to create a spectacular concert hall within the old Royal High School buildings in Edinburgh.The Trust, which hopes to move St Mary’s Music School into the historic Thomas Hamilton building on Calton Hill, will submit its detailed planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council later this week. Central to the proposals, fully funded by the philanthropic Dunard Fund, is the creation of three new public performance spaces, including a 300-seat concert hall in the former debating chamber – thus

Link between PCOS in the mother and autism in the child

[PRESS RELEASE, 8 DEC. 2015] Children born to mothers with polycystic ovarian syndrome, PCOS, are at an increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorders, according to a new epidemiological study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet. The findings, which are published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, support the notion that exposure to sex hormones early in life may be important for the development of autism in both sexes.The new study is the first report that demonstrates a link between maternal polycystic ovarian syndrome, PCOS, and autism spectrum disorders, ASD, in children. ASD

Peter Wennerstein takes over as acting CEO of FM Mattsson Mora Group

The Board of FM Mattsson Mora Group has decided to appoint Peter Wennerstein as acting CEO of the company until a new CEO is recruited. Peter Wennerstein is today Marketing Director and assumes the position as acting CEO of FM Mattsson Mora Group with immediate effect.The process of recruiting a new permanent CEO has been initiated. On November 27, 2015 the former CEO Claes Seldeby announced to the Board that he intends to leave his position as CEO. Claes Seldeby will be at the disposal of the Board until January 31, 2016.For further information, please contact Johnny Alvarsson,

Valmet's headbox technology awarded first prize at ATIP Innovation Contest

Valmet Corporation's trade press release on December 8, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. EET Valmet won this year's prestigious 'Palme d'Or' Innovation Award with its OptiFlo headbox with Aqua layering technology. The award was given by the French Paper Industry Technical Association (ATIP). The innovation contest was arranged in connection with the ATIP Conference and Exhibition in Grenoble, France on November 24-26, 2015. The ATIP Innovation Award rewards innovative equipment and solutions for pulp and paper industry. The award is highly regarded among the European pulp and paper industry and it

SimCorp A/S – Share buyback program

On 19 August 2015 SimCorp A/S announced a share buyback program in compliance with the provisions of Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the “Safe Harbour”. In connection with the program SimCorp A/S will repurchase shares for an amount of up to EUR 15.0m (approx. DKK 111.9m) in the period from 25 August 2015 to 19 February 2016. The following transactions have been executed under the program:  Date                 Number Average purchase Amount (DKK)  of price (DKK per

Suburbs attract in Riga

Latvia is still recovering from the financial crisis. There is a lot of potential in the country, and the inhabitants of the capital Riga are now looking for apartments in the suburbs. YIT’s operations in Latvia started in the late 1990s when it acquired an Estonian construction company which had a subsidiary in Riga. Despite being neighbours, Estonia and Latvia have very different housing markets. “YIT Latvia’s main business segment is residential construction. The local company has also carried out contracting on a small scale,” says Tom Sandvik, Senior Vice President, Central

Enea signs agreement worth 1.5 MUSD with U.S. communication customer

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 8, 2015 – Enea® (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA) has signed a 3 year production license agreement with an existing U.S. communication customer operating globally in the field of public safety. Today’s agreement, worth 1.5 MUSD (12.6 MSEK) is a production license agreement for the operating system Enea OSE and Enea OSEnet, and will be recognized over the period."We are thrilled to witness the successes of our customers, and are proud to be a contributing factor to that equation”, said Anders Lidbeck, President and CEO, Enea. “It is also pleasing to see that close

Borderless Research℠: What they don’t teach in business school, but should…

A new report, published by global executive search and leadership consulting firm Borderless, offers a real-world perspective of how business school education is perceived by international executives.Based on the findings of a recent Borderless survey, the firm offers the following recommendations to enhance business school curricula development: 1. 1.     Favor developing general managers. “There is a decline in opportunities for executives to develop general management skills to equip them for the most senior general management roles,” explains Borderless Founding Partner, Andrew

Letter to shareholders from Kongsberg Automotive ASA

Dear KA shareholders, further to the recent letter from Makuria Investment Management (UK) LLP, Teleios Capital Partners LLC, and Constructive Capital AS, please see the response below from the board of Directors of Kongsberg Automotive. About the open letter to KA shareholders: The Board of Directors in Kongsberg Automotive ASA (“KA”) welcomes views from shareholders and is open to establish a constructive dialogue. However, we are surprised by the aggressive approach and lack of willingness to have a dialogue with the board or the nomination committee. Demanding that a 10%

Ericsson's 10 hot consumer trends for 2016: Early adopters less important

·Consumers expect artificial intelligence (AI) interfaces to start taking over from smartphone screens ·Faster than ever take-up of networked technologies makes early adopters less important ·Eight out of 10 consumers would like to use technology to enhance their vision, memory and hearing In the fifth edition of its annual trend report, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) ConsumerLab presents the 10 hottest consumer trends for 2016 and beyond . This year's report shows

The board of directors’ of Seamless has resolved on a directed issue of shares

The board of directors’ of Seamless Distribution AB (publ) (“Seamless”) has, pursuant to an authorisation from the annual general meeting 2015, resolved on a directed issue of shares of approximately SEK 31.8 million to private and institutional investors who have been identified by Evli Bank Plc.The subscription price was set to SEK 9.00 based on a book building process to private and institutional investors accomplished in December 2015 by Evli Bank Plc. The subscription price corresponds to a discount of approximately 9.5 per cent compared to closing price on 7 December 2015 and a

Swedish ICA stores – November 2015 sales figures

Sales in the Swedish ICA stores rose by 3.7% in November 2015 compared with the corresponding month last year. Sales in like-for-like stores increased by 3.1%.+-----------+-----+------+--------+------+------+--------+| | November | January || | 2015 | – Novembe || | | r 2015 |+-----------+-----+------+--------+------+------+--------+|Store |SEKm |Change| Change| SEKm|Change| Change||sales, | | all|like-for| | all|like-for||excl. VAT |

Stillfront Group AB : Trading in Stillfront's shares on Nasdaq First North commences today

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL OR WOULD REQUIRE REGISTRATION OR ANY OTHER MEASURES. 8 December 2015 Trading in Stillfront's shares on Nasdaq First North commences today Stillfront Group AB ("Stillfront") announces that trading in its shares on Nasdaq First North, Stockholm commences today under the ticker "SF". As previously announced, Stillfront has

Leading insights in Automated Driving and Driver Behavior to complement Autoliv’s Advisory board

(Stockholm, Sweden, Dec 8, 2015) – – – Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, strengthens its capabilities with yet another effort towards developing leading knowledge within Driver Behavior, Autonomous Driving and Real Life Safety. The new Advisory board presented today welcomes PhD Chris Urmson – Director of Google’s Autonomous Driving project, as well as PhD Natasha Merat – group leader in Safety and Technology at University of Leeds.Autoliv has a long-standing tradition of leveraging external competences and of forming close ties

H&M announces the winner of the H&M Design Award 2016

Yesterday in London, Hannah Jinkins was announced as the winner of the H&M Design Award 2016. Jinkins, a graduate from the Royal College of Art, London, was selected from eight finalists by an international jury that included amongst others Kate Bosworth, Olivier Rousteing and Nick Knight. As the H&M Design Award winner, Jinkins receives a one-year mentorship from H&M, a prize sum of €50,000 and the opportunity to develop her winning collection to be sold in selected H&M stores as well as online in autumn 2016.“Hannah is really brilliant. She has the ability to balance so many difficult

Swedish and international investors acquire 2 million shares in Hansa Medical AB from Farstorps Gård AB

NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SWITZERLAND, SOUTH AFRICA, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG OR JAPAN, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFULStockholm, December 8, 2015 – Hansa Medical AB (publ) ("Hansa Medical") has been informed that Farstorps Gård AB has sold 2 million shares in Hansa Medical through an accelerated bookbuilding to Swedish and international investors at a price of SEK 26,25 per share. Also, Hansa Medical’s CEO Göran Arvidson acquired 30,000

XVIVO strengthens management team

XVIVO Perfusion’s management team is being strengthened in order to ensure a continued good development of the company. Karin Fischer, who assumes the position of Marketing and Sales Director Americas, and Pär-Ola Larsson, who assumes the position of Marketing and Sales Director EMEA, have been recruited externally. Emur Jensen, Director of Development, and Jenny Wennerberg, Director of Quality, have been employees at XVIVO Perfusion for three and two years, respectively.As of January 1, 2016, XVIVO Perfusion’s management team will consist of six people, three of whom are stationed in the

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of own shares

Selvaag Bolig purchased 13 859 of its own shares on 7 December 2015. The shares were purchased at an average price of NOK 25.06. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction Selvaag Bolig holds 194 967 own shares. Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer controlling the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of homes. The company has several thousand homes under development at any given

Operations Update H2 2015

ENQUEST PLC, 8 December 2015.Operations Update H2 2015. Strong production up 26% year on year.Alma/Galia performing well.Cost reduction programme ahead of expectations. Key highlights · Production averaged 35,022 Boepd to end of November, up 26% on the same period last year and with a 39% increase to 41,360 Boepd from July to November Vs H1 2015. On 18 November, EnQuest delivered its first individual day’s production total of over 50,000 barrels. · Operating costs continue to be reduced, now ahead of target and expected to be $31-32/bbl in 2015. · Alma/Galia:

Sectra’s six-month report for the May-October 2015 period: Growth and strong cash flow

Linköping, Sweden, December 8, 2015 – The IT and medical technology company Sectra  (STO: SECT B) reports growth and strong cash flow for the second quarter of the 2015/2016 fiscal year. All operating segments reported increased sales during the most recent quarter. The Group’s net sales rose 10.8% compared with the year-earlier period. Although operating profit was impacted by large, ongoing installation projects for healthcare customers, these projects will contribute to a stable long-term trend when they enter the operational phase.Six-month period in figures

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