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Apple Wins Court Case Against Samsung and BroadSoft Reports Net loss in Q1 2014

BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT) reported a loss in income for the 2014 first quarter of $7.5 million, or 26 cents per basic and diluted common share. This is compared with a net loss of $2.3 million, or 8 cents per basic and diluted common share, from the year ago quarter. The company reported non-GAAP net income was $2.1 million, or 7 cents per diluted common share for the 2014 first quarter, compared to $5.1 million, or 18 cents per diluted common share for the 2013 first quarter. BroadSoft, Inc. provides software and services that enable mobile, fixed-line, and cable service providers

Tyson Reports Stronger Sales than Expected and Realogy Holdings Corp. Sales Slow Down

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) released a disappointing earnings report and came up short on the bottom line. The company posted earnings of $0.60 against expectations of $0.63. Sales  however were stronger than expected, increasing 7.7% to $9.03 billion whicih beat estimates of $8.84 billion. As far as the company's outlook, Tyson expected domestic protein production to be down 1% for the fiscal year, primarily because of reduced hog supplies, which are expected to fall 4%-5% because of a deadly hog virus. Tyson Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and

OLED Gets the Axe from Samsung and American International Group Posts 27% Fall in Quarterly Income

Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ: OLED) - will not be expanded by Samsung for TV production. According to Nikkei Asian Review, Samsung has left its plans for a new facility to produce next-generation OLED panel for TVs due to production inefficiency and price competition. The publication reported that Samsung's last lineup of OLED TVs didn't fare well because they were too expensive. A 55-inch model was selling for about $14,700. Samsung will focus on LCD displays for its TVs for now, but will continue to research OLED technology. Universal Display Corporation is engaged in the research,

Downward trend in Australian chip exports broken; China surpassed Japan as the major destination in the 1Q/14

Australia, one of the world’s largest wood chip exporters, increased its chip shipments in 2013 after a ten-year low in 2012, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. In the 1Q/14, shipments were close to the highest since 2010 thanks to high demand from China. Chinese pulp mills imported almost 30% of their hardwood chip import volume from Australia during the first three months of 2014.Seattle, USA. Australia was for many years the world’s leading exporter of wood chips and the major supplier of wood fiber to the pulp industry in Japan, which was the largest importer of wood chips in the

Wood pellet exports from North America to Europe have doubled in two years with the US South accounting for 63% of the volume

North America exported wood pellets valued at over 650 million dollars in 2013, a dramatic increase of more than 250 percent in just two years, according to data compiled by the North American Wood Fiber Review. The US South shipped almost three million tons last year, which was almost two-thirds of total export volume from North America.Seattle, USA. With no slowdown in sight, North American wood pellet exporting companies keep building new facilities to manufacture pellets for the European market. Export volumes hit a new record high in the 4Q/13 and the total shipments for 2013 were up

College of American Pathologists Hosts Annual Policy Meeting

Expert Speakers Address Critical Policy Issues Affecting Pathologists and the Patients They ServeWASHINGTON, DC — At its annual policy meeting occurring May 5–6, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) will convene physician expert members, leaders in health care quality improvement, academics in pathology and laboratory medicine, health policy experts, a former US senator, and representatives from congressional staff and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to examine pathologists’ contributions to physician payment reform, pathology’s role in the provision of accountable

When It Comes To Chores, MyJobChart.com Says Moms Need A Break

Study Shows Moms Spend 18 Hours A Week Working Around The HouseAccording to the latest American Time Use Survey, mothers are spending an average of 18 hours a week on chores around the house on top of the 21 hours of work in the office each week. The survey supports something that has been basically commonplace since the beginning of time – mothers carry the burden of a busy household. With Mother’s Day on Sunday, maybe it’s finally time to make a change and get the kids involved in some household jobs in order to give mom a well-deserved break. “I know in the past the traditional family

Knowing the Drill: How the ACA—Affordable (Health) Care Act--Affects Your Dental Care

So…you enrolled in one of the health plans offered on a government or state-sponsored marketplace via the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Congratulations…that’s one less thing to worry about! But did you know that the majority of those plans do not include dental care? It’s true. Yours very well may not. And since dental health is a critical part of your overall health…you’re probably thinking “great…now what?” Don’t panic. Here are some things you need to know, as well as, a terrific and cost-effective solution. Please read on. The ACA and Children While the ACA defines dental care

Montgomery College to Hold Parent/Student Night, May 12

Montgomery College is hosting a parent/student night at its Rockville Campus, 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, MD 20850 on Monday, May 12 in the Physical Education Building, from 6 to 9 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m. High school seniors planning on attending Montgomery College in the fall, and their parents or guardians, are encouraged to attend. Information will be available on the college’s enrollment process and financial aid and scholarships. Breakout sessions will be offered on “Financing a College Education,” “What I did after MC” and an admissions session in Spanish. Student

The College of American Pathologists Wins National Honors; Becker’s Healthcare Names as a Great Place to Work

NORTHFIELD, ILL. — The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the leading medical society for board-certified pathologists, announced today its recognition as one of Becker’s Healthcare “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.”  Becker’s awarded the CAP for its robust benefits, professional development opportunities, wellness initiatives, past awards, and for creating a work environment that promotes employee collaboration and satisfaction.  “The CAP is honored to be named to this group of extraordinary

Intelligent Automatic Chord Selector Device Makes Playing the Guitar Easy

Company seeks crowdfunding to develop the new MiKord, a device that automatically forms cords on a guitar enabling people to play guitar without lessons. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA—A guitar can open up a world of music and fun, but learning to play a guitar can be frustrating and time consuming. Rather than slogging through lessons and tab books just to learn one or two songs, the new MiKord device enables guitar owners to begin strumming and singing without having to learn a single chord. Red Flare Technologies, the makers of MiKord, has launched a crowdfunding campaign 

Echo Connect Allows Users to Sync and Charge SmartphonesAnywhere

The 5 centimeter-tall flexible silicone key ring charges and syncs both iPhones and Androids. LONDON—Smartphones are everywhere and can do just about anything – until they run out of battery life. Power charge cords are messy and easily left behind, but those problems are all in the past with the new Echo Connect, a key ring that also charges and syncs iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Andriod devices. Now in a pre-production phase, the creators of Echo Connect have launched a crowdfunding campaign  to raise $50,000 by June 29 to help produce the first run

NCCN Publishes Comprehensive Stage-Specific Breast Cancer Resources for Patients

New NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Breast Cancer Stages 0 – IV now available free-of-charge at NCCN.org/patients; NCCN Guidelines for Patients® are educational resources that offer patient-friendly treatment information.FORT WASHINGTON, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network ® (NCCN ®), with the support of the NCCN Foundation ®, announces the availability of the NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Breast Cancer Stages 0 – IV —the latest addition to the library

ROTRON® CHEM-TOUGH REGENERATIVE BLOWERS OFFER FIELD-PROVEN SOLUTION FOR METHANE EXTRACTION AND FLARING

KENT, OH –  ROTRON® Chem-Tough Regenerative (Side Channel) blowers from AMETEK Precision Motion Control (PMC) are ideally suited for applications that require the safe and efficient handling of corrosive and/or potentially explosive gases such as methane gas extraction and flaring done by the oil and gas industry. ROTRON’s unique and proprietary Chem-Tough technology takes advantage of low-friction polymers and dry lubricants, as well as anodize and hard-coat plating that become an integral part of the blower’s molecular structure.  Permanent “dry” lubricity and salt spray resistance are

Veidekke ASA: Wins major contract for health building in Sweden

At Huddinge Hospital south of Stockholm, Veidekke has been awarded the contract by TKV Fastighet AB to build a teaching building and laboratory with a floor area of 20,000 m2. This is a turnkey contract valued at SEK 317 million, excluding VAT. A challenge in the project is to create as little disturbance as possible for ongoing hospital operations, and an innovative logistics solution has been used to reduce traffic loads. Both Veidekke Entreprenad and subsidiary Arcona will make use of their extensive experience in building customized training facilities in this project. The Virtual

Decision at the Annual General Meeting of Securitas AB (publ) 2014

At today's Annual General Meeting of Securitas AB (publ) the following was resolved:The Annual General Meeting adopted the Statement of Income and the Balance Sheet as per 31 December, 2013. The Annual General Meeting discharged the Board of Directors and the President from liability for the financial year 2013. DividendIn accordance with the proposal of the Board, the Meeting resolved to declare a dividend of SEK 3.00 per share. May 8, 2014 was determined as record date for dividend and payment from Euroclear Sweden AB is expected to commence on May 13, 2014. Authorization of the

CREAFORM LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION OF Go!SCAN 3D PORTABLE SCANNERS

Now in Two Versions, New Go!SCAN 3DTM White-light Handheld 3D Scanners Offer Unprecedented Ease of Use and Capability to Scan Any Object in Full ColorLévis, QC, Canada, May 5, 2014 - Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions  and 3D engineering services , today announced the launch of two completely new versions of the Go!SCAN 3D scanner. Both versions provide unmatched fast and reliable 3D measurements, while offering the easiest portable 3D

CREAFORM RELEASES COMPLETELY RE-ENGINEERED HandySCAN 3D™ PORTABLE SCANNERS

Next Generation of the Metrology-Grade HandySCAN 3DTM Aims to Revolutionize 3D Laser Scanning Market with Never-Before-Seen Performance LevelsLévis, QC, Canada, May 5, 2014 - Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions  and 3D engineering services , today announces the launch of the next generation of HandySCAN 3D laser scanners, which have been completely re-engineered for optimum speed, accuracy and portability. “Creaform has again

Report from ÅF's Annual General Meeting 2014

Viktor Svensson, Executive Vice President, Corporate Information             +46 70 657 20 26On Monday, May 5, 2014, ÅF AB (publ)'s annual general meeting was held at the ÅFGroup's headquarters in Solna, Sweden. Adoption of the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet The meeting adopted the income statements and balance sheets for the Group andthe parent company for 2013. The members of the Board of Directors and thePresident were discharged from liability for the fiscal year 2013. Dividend The proposed dividend of SEK 6.50 per share was approved by the AGM. The recordday for

How can we create safe schools?

Routledge Education publishes essential guide to creating the safest schools possibleAs of today, 5 May 2014, there have been 41 school shootings in the United States in 2014. Seven of which had fatal results1. How can we keep this statistic from rising?  Students, parents, and school staff deserve a safe learning environment. Yet recent headlines of violence, bullying, and drug abuse have shown the vulnerability of schools. In Creating Safe Schools, leading expert Franklin Schargel provides leaders, teachers, counselors, parents, and students with the necessary information to address

Schneider Associates Names Alexis Walkenstein Vice President

Walkenstein promoted to management team at dynamic Boston-based PR agencySchneider Associates  (SA), a Boston-based public relations and integrated marketing agency specializing in launching and accelerating growth for products, services, companies, institutions and communities, announces the promotion of Alexis Walkenstein to Vice President. Joining the firm in December 2013 as Director of Media Relations, Walkenstein will now collaborate with the management team and staff to drive top tier media placements and public relations strategies on behalf of diverse

THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS WINS NATIONAL HONORS; BECKER’S HEALTHCARE NAMES AS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

NORTHFIELD, ILL. — The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the leading medical society for board-certified pathologists, announced today its recognition as one of Becker’s Healthcare “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.”  Becker’s awarded the CAP for its robust benefits, professional development opportunities, wellness initiatives, past awards, and for creating a work environment that promotes employee collaboration and satisfaction.  “The CAP is honored to be named to this group of extraordinary

Ernest Khirallah Joins Cooperative of American Physicians

Vice President, Marketing and Corporate CommunicationsThe Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc.  (CAP) announced today the addition of Ernest R. Khirallah to its management team as its new Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications. Mr. Khirallah brings years of expertise in marketing, advertising, branding, and communications in the health care space – including many years as a consultant to CAP during a period of successful membership growth. Most recently, Mr. Khirallah served as the Executive Director of the American Academy of

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