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Montgomery College Professor Emily Rosado Named State’s Distance Educator of the Year

Montgomery College Professor Emily Rosado, in the Department of English at Montgomery College-Rockville, has been named the Individual of the Year in Higher Education by the Maryland Distance Learning Association (MDLA). Professor Rosado developed the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by a community college in Maryland. Attracting about 850 students from not only Montgomery County and the state of Maryland, the MOOC attracted students from across the country and world. Professor Rosado’s “Getting Ready for College English” MOOC helped students forge relationships that go

One In A Millionaire

Couple to get secluded nuptials in Bahamas luxury             16 Weddings, 16 Islands, One Priceless Day FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, March 24, 2014  – A lucky couple will be treated like royalty early in the new year after winning a dream wedding in the Berry Islands, The Bahamas, which is touted as a haven for champagne wishes and caviar dreams. The couple will be among a total of 16 couples who will be named winners of The Islands Of The Bahamas’ 16 Islands Wedding Invitation. The major promotional initiative launched February 14, invites couples throughout the continental United

HEAD’S LAURA MASSARO IS NEW SQUASH WORLD CHAMPION

Great Yarmouth-born Laura Massaro made history on Sunday by securing her first CIMB Women’s World Squash Championship title – the first English woman in 15 years to do so.Her hard-fought five-set victory over Egyptian Nour El Sherbini in Penang, Malaysia, also makes Massaro one of only seven players to hold the World and British Open squash titles simultaneously. After her victory, HEAD ambassador Massaro said, “I can’t actually believe that I’m world champion. It hasn’t really sunk in yet, it just feels amazing. The match itself was probably one of the hardest matches I’ve ever had

Eco destination Dominica attracts luxury travellers

Press Release:  24/03/2014 For immediate release Dominica, Roseau Recently ranked one of the top ten ethical countries in the world by Ethical Traveller, the small island nation of Dominica is fast becoming an exclusive destination for Caribbean travellers. Whilst destinations such as Barbados and The Bahamas continue to be hugely popular, Dominica’s unspoiled natural beauty is proving a hit with travellers. Hubert J. Winston, owner and managing director of Dominica Yacht Services, a destination management company spoke to Yachting Pages and said, “We have seen a steady

Successful roll out for new Strakka DOME S103 LMP2 car

Straight out of the box reliability for new closed coupe LMP2 challenger puts team on track for WEC Prologue2014 LMP2 World Endurance Championship contenders Strakka Racing completed a successful shake down of its new Strakka DOME S103 chassis at Turweston Aerodrome.  Driven by Jonny Kane and Danny Watts, the first of a new breed of LMP2 chassis from the Strakka DOME Racing partnership broke cover on Monday. Powered by Nissan’s VK45 4.5-litre V8, the car completed a number of runs at the Northamptonshire airfield after final assembly at the team’s Silverstone workshop over the weekend. “

Orchard Supply Hardware Showcases Renovated Pinole Store March 29 and 30

Open House Event Will Include Grants to Local Community OrganizationsSAN JOSE, Calif., March 24, 2014–– Orchard Supply Hardware®will showcase a major renovation of its Pinole store at 1440 Fitzgerald Dr. with an Open House celebration on Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30. Richard Maltsbarger, President of Orchard Supply Hardware will be on hand Saturday morning, along with officials from the City of Pinole and the Pinole Chamber of Commerce, to celebrate the store’s new look and expanded layout. Customers will notice that the store looks different from the outside, but that’s just

UK Mail Support The Big Issue ‘Stage – Swap’

UK Mail & Postcards from Pete have been supporting the The Big Issue Foundation in their latest charitable initiative ‘Stage Swap’ in association with WhatsOnStage.The UK’s largest, independent, mail and parcels company, UK Mail have been supporting the The Big Issue Foundation in their latest charitable initiative ‘Stage Swap’ in association with WhatsOnStage. Leading West End performers have been taking to the streets ofLondonto sell The Big Issue with a Big Issue vendor to gain a brief insight into the challenges facing Big Issue vendors. The Stage Swap initiative involves members of

CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS FOR LADY LEVER ART GALLERY

Laying of the foundation stone anniversary as gallery looks to the futureOn 25 March 1914 King George V laid the foundation stone for what was to become one of the UK’s finest art venues, the Lady Lever Art Gallery. The King laid the stone by remote control. By pressing a button on a scale model of Port Sunlight village in Hulme Hall, 500 yards away, he activated an on-site winch that lowered the stone into position. At the same time this working model enacted the event for spectators in Hulme Hall. Delayed by World War 1, the gallery wasn’t opened until 16 December 1922, when it

US DOT Issues Emergency Testing Order for Transport of Crude Oils

Grabner Instruments MINIVAP VPXpert Meets Need for Reliable Vapor Pressure Testing of Crude OilVienna, Austria, March 2014 – The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an Emergency Testing Order that requires all shippers to test crude oil from the Bakken region to ensure the proper identification of the crude oil before it is transported by rail. The Emergency Testing Order is in response to a number of recent incidents involving the derailment of trains transporting crude oil from Canada to the United States. Shippers are required to comply with Hazardous Materials

TransAtlantic’s board of directors evaluates the mandatory public offer from Kistefos

Kistefos AS (”Kistefos”) announced on 3 March 2014 that Kistefos purchased additional shares in Rederi AB TransAtlantic (publ) (”TransAtlantic”) which triggered the rules on mandatory public offers. Kistefos has today, 24 March 2014, announced a mandatory cash offer to the shareholders in TransAtlantic (the “Offer”) purchasing all shares in TransAtlantic, irrespective of share class. The B-share in TransAtlantic is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Small Cap. According to the offer announcement: · Kistefos offers 5.00 SEK in cash for every share in TransAtlantic, which corresponds to

ISG Fast-Tracks Hillsborough Inquests Court Facility

ISG has successfully handed over a purpose-built Coroner’s Court facility for the Hillsborough Inquests in Warrington, two weeks ahead of programme, under budget and with zero defects. Procured via the Ministry of Justice’s Strategic Alliance Construction Framework - the project has created one of the UK’s largest courtroom facilities. The new Inquests will look into the deaths of 96 people as a result of the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium disaster and will commence on the 31st March. The fast-track scheme has seen ISG transform a ground floor open plan office shell at Birchwood Business Park

Invitation to the Annual General Meeting

The shareholders of Poolia AB (publ) are hereby invited to the AGM, to be held on Monday 5 May 2014 at 4 p.m. at the company’s premises in Stockholm at Kungsgatan 57A, 2nd floor.ApplicationShareholders wishing to participate at the AGM must be entered in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB not later than Monday 28 April 2014 and also have registered with Poolia no later than Monday 28 April 2014. An application to participate at the AGM may be submitted to Poolia ABAtt: Tarja RoghultBox 207101 24 Stockholm, SwedenApplications may also be submitted byphone:

MOD sells Bicester land for development of new homes

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has sold surplus land at MOD Bicester to Cherwell District Council for the creation of new homes. DIO is the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) property and services provider. It has now exchanged contracts with the local authority on the 187 hectare site at Graven Hill. Over the coming years, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) will phase out its logistics activity on the site. The sale allows the Council to deliver the UK’s first self-build community of up to 1,900 homes, as well as one million square metres of commercial space and the creation

Approval of annual accounts 2013 incl dividend proposal

The board of directors of Telio Holding ASA has 24 March 2014 approved the annual accounts for 2013. There were no material changes in the financial results compared to what was presented in the Q4 2013 financial results on 11 February 2014. Profit after tax for 2013 was NOK 57,520,000. The board proposes to the annual general meeting to pay a dividend of NOK 2 per share. The annual general meeting (AGM) will take place Thursday 8 May 2014 at 14:00 pm at the company's premises at Harbitzalleen 2A, Skøyen, Oslo. A notice for the AGM will be sent to all shareholders and documents related

Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ Annual General Meeting on 24 March 2014

The Annual General Meeting of Vestas Wind Systems A/S has been held today. Agenda and resolutions 1. The Board of Directors’ report (subject was not for voting).2 Presentation and adoption of the annual report. The annual report 2013 was approved.3 Resolution for the allocation of the result of the year. It was resolved that there will be no distribution of dividend for 2013.4 Election to the Board of Directors.  Bert Nordberg, Carsten Bjerg, Eija Pitkänen, Henrik Andersen, Henry Sténson, Jørn Ankær Thomsen, Lars

Exceptional response at opening evenings leads UTC Swindon to arrange more at Oxford Brookes University, Ferndale Campus, Swindon, SN2 1HL

UTC Swindon will be giving students and parents the opportunity to discover what the Engineering College has to offer during two open evenings; these come after phenomenal attendances the open evenings have received so far in 2014. The open evenings are being hosted at Oxford Brookes University Ferndale Campus, Swindon, SN2 1HL on Thursday 27 March and Wednesday 23 April 2014 from 6.30 pm until 8.00 pm. The open evenings are free for everyone to attend. An explanation of the curriculum will be provided by Principal Angela Barker-Dench and there will be presentations from UTC Swindon

Exceptional response at opening evenings leads UTC Swindon to arrange more at Oxford Brookes University, Ferndale Campus, Swindon, SN2 1HL

UTC Swindon will be giving students and parents the opportunity to discover what the Engineering College has to offer during two open evenings; these come after phenomenal attendances the open evenings have received so far in 2014. The open evenings are being hosted at Oxford Brookes University Ferndale Campus, Swindon, SN2 1HL on Thursday 27 March and Wednesday 23 April 2014 from 6.30 pm until 8.00 pm. The open evenings are free for everyone to attend. An explanation of the curriculum will be provided by Principal Angela Barker-Dench and there will be presentations from UTC Swindon

London’s Hottest Hotspot: It’s All About Peckham

Introducing GJM Gareth James PropertyPeckham is now the hottest investment spot in the UK for properties under £1.5 million, according to the district’s premier estate agent, GJM Gareth James Property. “Prices have risen as much as 45% in the last 12 months and well over 100% in the last five years. Rental rates are also beyond what even we could have imagined.” according to GJM’s founder and managing director, Gareth James Mozley. The figures speak for themselves. Likewise, rental investments are still rising and capital growth on investments in Peckham are still outstripping those

NBC Sports Group and Red Bull Media House Expand Red Bull Signature Series Partnership Through 2016

20 Original Hours of Progressive Action Sports Events on NBC in 2014NBC Sports Group and Red Bull Media House today announced the extension of their partnership for the Red Bull Signature Series. The property, created by the partners in 2012, will continue to bring one of the most progressive action sports series to NBC through 2016, and will feature 20 hours of programming on NBC each year. The 2014 Red Bull Signature Series continues on NBC on April 12 at 2 p.m. E.T. with Red Bull Double Pipe presented by Dodge Dart, a never-before-seen snowboard contest where two competition-ready

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