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Sheffield Students Compete Internationally with Help from Siemens

· Siemens engineer provides advice to Sheffield Chain Reaction student entrants · International science competition aims to help students prepare for real world Students from Sheffield’s Firth Park Academy are through to the international stage of a competition, thanks partly to some coaching from a locally based Siemens manager. Ian Steer of Siemens Industry spent some time with the students, who chose Marsology, the study of Martian geology, as their specialist subject for the annual Chain Reaction project, which runs throughout secondary schools in the UK and Europe. The

KANKUNtastic brings you the vegetarian burrito for Vegetarian Week

Whether you’re a vegetarian or a health fanatic, KANKUN invite you to celebrate National Vegetarian Week taking place 19-25 May 2014, with one of their inspiring and delicious recipes, the vegetarian burrito. Vegetarian Week aims to broaden individuals ideas on vegetarianism and help them to discover delicious new foods and realise that your favourites can be made meat-free and fuss-free. Why not get your friends, family and colleagues involved by cooking them a simple and KANKUNtastic Vegetarian Burrito. Ingredients  2 (10 inch) flour tortillas 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1

SCA launches two innovative IT-based services for cleaner washrooms

SCA with its global hygiene brand Tork strengthens its position in the service industry by offering two new IT-based washroom services: Bloe® washroom service and Tork EasyCubeTM. The services provide real-time data from washrooms, such as toilet use and refill consumption. The data is easily accessible and interpreted online – either via an office computer or on the field via smartphones and tablets. Cleaning providers will have an instant overview of when and where cleaning is needed, moving from static cleaning schedules to cleaning when needed.“SCA’s innovation activities are fuelled by

Celebrating the Industrial Might

Museum opens doors after hoursTo celebrate the Black Country as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, Black Country Living Museum will be opening its doors after hours for a special half price evening of Red By Night on Saturday 17 May 2014, showcasing the industrial might of the Black Country in a way that’s never been seen before.  In 1868, whilst visiting the Black Country, American diplomat and travel writer Elihu Burritt described the area as “black by day and red by night” due to the coal fired furnaces and collieries spreading smoke during the day and lit a fiery red

DESIGNER FASHION AT THE WALKER

New display of 60s and 70s fashionA recreation of a red velvet mini dress, originally modelled by Twiggy in a Vogue photo shoot in 1967, goes on show at the Walker Art Gallery, as part of the new display, ‘John Bates at Jean Varon’. It has been donated by John Bates and is one of 12 outfits created by the popular 1960s and 1970s designer now on show to the public. The outfits are from Bates’ fashion label, Jean Varon. Pauline Rushton, Curator of Costume and Textiles said: “John Bates was one of the UK’s most innovative young designers during the 1960s and 1970s, as successful and

How composites are revolutionising the yachting world

Press Release 07/05/2014 For immediate release Composite materials are used in a range of industries, including Formula 1 cars, boat building, bicycles and motorcycles, component construction, safety equipment and architecture, amongst others.  Over the years composite services have revolutionised many industries; Yachting Pages spoke to Branagh Marine, a company based in Palma, Mallorca, to understand the impact on the yachting world. A composite is a product which is composed of more than one type of material to meet specific design needs. Luke Hendy from Branagh Marine

Announcement of the 1st quarter 2014 interim results

The Agasti Group will announce its 1st quarter interim results on Wednesday 14th of May 2014 at 10:00 (Oslo time). The Agasti Group's management would like to invite shareholders, analysts, brokers and financial press to the presentation, which will be hosted by the Agasti Group's management. It takes place at Høyres Hus, Stortingsgaten 20, Oslo, Norway. The presentation is open to everyone. The presentation will be held in Norwegian and can also be seen live or on demand via internet. Please use the link provided on Agasti`s Investor Relations internet pages http://www.agasti.no/en/

mexgrocer.co.uk becomes UK’s sole source of nopal cactus leaves

mexgrocer.co.uk, the online supplier of authentic Mexican groceries and ingredients, a Times Top 50 Food Site and one of The Independent’s 50 Best Food websites, has become the UK’s only supplier of nopal cactus leaves. Nopal cactus leaves only grow in the high altitude volcanic soil mountains of Mexico. A good source of fibre and calcium, they also provide anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. This means nopal cactus leaves can induce early cell death in breast and colon cancer cells*, as well as being a great supply of vitamins A and C and low in carbohydrates. Nopal cactus

Emergency Nurses Association Celebrates National Nurses Week Advocating on Capitol Hill

More than 100 nurses to meet with Congressional leaders about mental health and trauma care legislationDES PLAINES, Ill., May 7, 2014 – As the Emergency Nurses Association  visits Capitol Hill this week advocating for legislation that directly impacts emergency nursing, they are also, very appropriately celebrating National Nurses Week taking place May 6-12. More than 100 ENA members from across the U.S. are in Washington D.C. this week asking Senators and Representatives to support H.R. 274/S. 153, the Mental Health First Aid Act and H.R. 4080, the Trauma Care Systems

A supplemental New Drug Application has been submitted to the U.S. FDA for Simeprevir in combination with Sofosbuvir

· The Supplemental New Drug Application for OLYSIO™ (simeprevir) for once-daily use in combination with sofosbuvir is for 12 Weeks treatment of adult patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. · The filing includes data from treatment naïve patients with advanced liver fibrosis and prior null responders with all stages of liver fibrosis. Stockholm, Sweden — Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR) today announces that Janssen has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the Food and Drug Association (FDA) for simeprevir, an NS3/4A protease inhibitor marketed as OLYSIO™ in the United

Exceptionally successful first day of trading at TFEX with new system

SET combines derivatives and equities trading on Cinnober technologyThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and its derivative arm TFEX have successfully replaced their entire technology platform for derivatives trading and experienced their second-highest daily number of contracts traded ever, on the very first day of trading. This comes on the heels of a similar technology replacement for equities trading, which led to volume increases, leading low latency and state-of-the-art functionality. The Stock Exchange of Thailand selected Cinnober Financial Technology as its partner in this

Fiskars unveils expanded and refurbished Iittala glass factory

Fiskars Corporation Press release, May 7, 2014 Throughout its history, the Iittala glassworks has been the heart and soul of glass-blowing expertise in Finland. This is truer than ever now that Nuutajärvi’s widely appreciated artworks and small-series production has a new home within the refurbished Iittala factory. The expansion of the Iittala factory and the building of a new batch house are now complete and they were inaugurated today by Ms Jenni Haukio, spouse of the President of Finland. ”Founded already in 1881, the Iittala glass factory encompasses all the elements upon which

Interim report 1 January – 31 March 2014

Continuing focus on sales and profitability improvementQuarterly period January-March Reported revenue, earnings, cash flow and financial ratios relate to continuing operations and do not include Utvecklingshuset and the UK. · Poolia’s revenue amounted to SEK 181.6 (194.2) million, a decline of 6.5% (7.4% in local currency). · Operating profit was SEK 4.0 (4.3) million, with an operating margin of 2.2% (2.2%). · Profit before tax was SEK 3.9 (4.3) million. · Profit after tax was SEK 2.7 (3.3) million. · Earnings per share amounted to SEK 0.16 (0.19). · Cash flow from

Orkla ASA : - Issuance of Commercial Paper

Orkla ASA has issued a commercial paper of NOK 500,000,000. Start date:                   12 May, 2014Maturity:                     12 June, 2014Coupon:                      1.65 %Organised by:             DNB Markets For further information, please contact:Rune Helland, SVP Investor Relations OrklaTelephone: +4797713250   This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

Southampton firm on a fast track to Europe

Europa Worldwide Logistics in Southampton has announced significant investment in its European services. Europa, one of the UK’s largest independent transport companies, is now running a new daily service (five times a week) between the UK and Frankfurt as well as boosting its service to and from Grabica in Poland.  This is part of an ambitious route and service expansion for the business. This news follows on from the Southampton branch expansion, which saw the appointment of a new branch manager and an increase in the number of staff, from four to seven. Europa’s Southampton

Northampton firm on a fast track to Europe

Europa Worldwide Logistics in Northampton has announced significant investment in its European services. Europa, one of the UK’s largest independent transport companies, is now running a new daily service (five times a week) between the UK and Frankfurt as well as boosting its service to and from Grabica in Poland.  This is part of an ambitious route and service expansion for the business. This news follows on from the Northampton team’s national award win for its successful work with online wine retailer Naked Wines. Europa’s Northampton branch is based at Grange Park and employs

Byggmax signs new three-year funding agreement with 30% lower interest expenses on a full-year basis

Byggmax has signed a new funding agreement with a tenor of three years, which means that the agreement extends until March 2017. Accordingly, this means that Byggmax has chosen to extend its cooperation with Handelsbanken, with whom the company has a long-standing relationship. The funding agreement comprises a SEK 400 M overdraft facility and a revolving credit facility of SEK 270 M, with no amortization obligation. The new agreement means that Byggmax lowers its interest expenses by about 30% on a full-year basis, based on last years net debt-level.For more information please contact:

Power production in April – 51.9 GWh

Normal winds in April resulted in a power production of 51.9 GWh (51.2). Of this 31.2 GWh refers to own wind power operations and 20.7 GWh to co-owned wind power. Halmstad 7 May 2014 ARISE AB (publ) For further information, please contact Peter Nygren, CEO Arise AB, +46 706 300 680 The information contained herein constitutes information which Arise AB is legally required to publish under the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528) and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980). The information was released for publication at 13.00 p.m. on 7 May 2014.

Etteplan Q1: Demand improved at the end of the quarter

ETTEPLAN OYJ, INTERIM REPORT, MAY 7, 2014 AT 02.00 P.M. ETTEPLAN Q1: DEMAND IMPROVED AT THE END OF THE QUARTER Review period January-March 2014 - The Group’s revenue decreased by 3.4% and was EUR 33.3 million   (1-3/2013: EUR 34.5 million).- EBITDA declined by 26.4% and was EUR 1.8 million (EUR 2.5 million).- Operating profit (EBIT) decreased by 34.2% and was EUR 1.2 million (EUR 1.8 million).- The profit for the review period was EUR 0.8 million (EUR 1.0 million).- Operating cash flow improved and was EUR -1.7 million (EUR -2.0 million).- Earnings per share were EUR 0.

Newcastle firm on a fast track to Europe

Europa Worldwide Logistics in Newcastle has announced significant investment in its European services. Europa, one of the UK’s largest independent transport companies, is now running a new daily service (five times a week) between the UK and Frankfurt as well as boosting its services to and from Grabica in Poland and Frankfurt in Germany.  This is part of an ambitious route and service expansion for the business. Based at Bentall Business Park in Washington, Europa’s Newcastle branch serves clients across North East England delivering to worldwide destinations including Pakistan and

Manchester firm on a fast track to Europe

Europa Worldwide Logistics in Manchester has announced significant investment in its European services. Europa, one of the UK’s largest independent transport companies, is now running a new daily service (five times a week) between the UK and Frankfurt as well as boosting its services to and from Grabica in Poland and Frankfurt in Germany.  This is part of an ambitious route and service expansion for the business. Based at the Trafford Park Village, Europa employs 25 people at its Manchester branch. It serves clients across North West England to worldwide destinations. The most

Charity supports Inquiry on childcare for disabled children

Family Fund, the UK’s largest provider of grants to low-income families raising disabled and seriously ill children supports the independent Parliamentary Inquiry into childcare for disabled children announced on Thursday 1st May.The Inquiry aims to shine a spotlight on the long-standing difficulties experienced by families in accessing childcare. Family Fund welcomes the inquiry as it's extensive contact with families raising disabled children has shown that access to childcare across England is inconsistent. Parents of disabled children tell Family Fund that they struggle to source

Wakefield firm on a fast track to Europe

Europa Worldwide Logistics, who opened a branch in Wakefield at the end of last year, has announced significant investment in its European services. Europa, one of the UK’s largest independent transport companies, is now running a new daily service (five times a week) between the UK and Frankfurt as well as boosting its service to and from Grabica in Poland.  This is part of an ambitious route and service expansion at Europa. Based at Calder Park, off Junction 39 of the M1, the 2,500 square foot branch provides excellent access to the region’s motorways. The office is supported by a

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