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IBA Group Shortlisted for European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2014

IT Europa selects IBA Group, an alliance of IT companies with more than 2,500 people, a finalist of European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2014.IBA Group  announces its inclusion in the list of finalists for the IT Europa's European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2014 , the leading pan–European awards for Independent Software Vendors, Solution Providers, and Systems Integrators. IBA Group was selected in the Solution Provider category Enterprise Solution of

Award-Winning City Tours Announces 2014 Schedule

Award-Winning City Tours , in collaboration with Gray Line Tours Minnesota, has announced the 2014 Twin Cities public tour season schedule. Serving more than 4,000 riders each year and known for their knowledgeable, well-trained and friendly guides, Award-Winning City Tours offers premiere city tours of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. The tour offerings include Twin City Highlights, the Minneapolis Tour & Mississippi River Cruise, Stillwater Tour & St. Croix River Cruise and the Holiday Lights Tour.  The Twin City Highlights tour

California Innkeepers Help Couples Create Memorable Engagements

SACRAMENTO, CA [February 12, 2014]--Lovers looking for an unforgettable way to pop the question can rely on experts in the field of romance: California innkeepers. For years, innkeepers throughout the state have been helping couples dream up unique ways to get engaged.“Innkeepers pride themselves on the highly-personalized service they provide their guests,” said Jenn Wheaton, Marketing & Program Coordinator for the California Association of Boutique and Breakfast Inns (CABBI).  “And with their eye for the romantic, they make great partners for pulling off memorable engagements.” The Inn

HAPPILY EVER AFTER?: The Changing Times in Estate Planning

They’d been in love for over 20 years. They lived together. They wanted to get married. Upon the U.S. Supreme Court’s declaration that the Defense of Marriage Act provision that invalidated same-sex marriage was in fact unconstitutional (United States v. Windsor), Ohio residents John Arthur and Jim Obergefell chartered a private medical jet to Maryland to get married. John Arthur was terminally ill with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (“ALS;” aka, Lou Gehrig’s disease) and was too ill to travel more conventionally. They married in Maryland, a state that recognized same-sex marriages, and then

SSI Renews HFMA Peer Review Designation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press inquiries should be directed to:Scott Kenemore  Healthcare Financial Management Association(708) 492-3389skenemore@hfma.org Amanda Elmore  The SSI Group, Inc.(800) 880-3032, ext. 1276amanda.elmore@ssigroup.com SSI Renews HFMA Peer Review Designation Chicago – February 12, 2014 – The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) today announced that, following rigorous review, The SSI Group, Inc. (SSI) has once again achieved the "Peer Reviewed by HFMA®" standard for its SSI Billing product.SSI Billing is a comprehensive claims

Veidekke ASA: Veidekke to build double track north of Stockholm

Veidekke Entreprenad has been awarded the contract from Trafikverket to build approx. two kilometres of double track on Ostkustbanen close to Gävle, 160 kilometres north of Stockholm. The contract is valued at approximately SEK 130 million excluding VAT. Veidekkes contract applies to the stretch from Skutskär to Furuvik, and is a part of a major improvement to increase capacity along the entire Ostkustbanen and a strategy to move transport from road to rail. The construction contract includes building three bridges, rebuilding of classified road 76 and several minor construction tasks.

Annual general meeting of Handelsbanken’s shareholders, 26 March 2014

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) invites its shareholders to attend the annual general meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 26 March 2014 at the Grand Hôtel’s Winter Garden, Royal Entrance, Stallgatan 4, Stockholm. The agenda includes a proposal for dividends of SEK 16.50 per share, with the ordinary dividend being SEK 11.50 per share, and the Board’s proposal to adopt a convertible bond programme for the employees. Regarding the election of members of the Board, the nomination committee proposes the re-election of Jon Fredrik Baksaas, Pär Boman, Tommy Bylund, Jan Johansson, Ole Johansson,

Etteplan Oyj's Corporate Governance Statement 2013 published

ETTEPLAN OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, FEBRUARY 12, 2014, AT 6:15 P.M. ETTEPLAN OYJ’S CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2013 PUBLISHED   Etteplan has published its Corporate Governance Statement 2013 in Finnish and English. The corporate governance statement has been prepared in compliance with recommendation 54 of the Finnish Corporate Governance Code 2010. The statement has been prepared as a part of annual report 2013 and it is also available separately on the company’s web pages www.etteplan.com in section Investors and is attached in pdf format to this release. Etteplan will

University hosts European social entrepreneurship programme

Students from across Europe recently took part in a ground-breaking social entrepreneurship programme, led and hosted by Southampton Solent UniversityFunded by a €35,000 European Union grant, the programme, thought to be the first of its kind, seeks to combine EU initiatives on developing cultural competences with new ideas about social entrepreneurship. Twenty-four students from Austria, Finland, Lithuania and Spain attended the ten- day programme. They heard from eight social entrepreneurs who trade in a diverse range of businesses, including the rehabilitation of sex workers through

TVO does not provide an estimate of the start-up time of Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant

Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) has not received the required updated overall schedule for Olkiluoto 3 project from the plant supplier AREVA-Siemens Consortium. TVO therefore does not provide an estimate of the start-up time of OL3 nuclear power plant unit at the moment.TVO has required an updated overall schedule and clarification of the measures taken to ensure proper progress to complete the plant from the supplier who is in charge of the schedule of the project. Information about the start-up date of electricity production at Olkiluoto 3 plant unit is pending the finalization of the plant

A long-term share based incentive program 2014-2018 established for Raute's top management

RAUTE CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE February 12, 2014 at 5:45 p.m.A LONG-TERM SHARE BASED INCENTIVE PROGRAM 2014-2018 ESTABLISHED FOR RAUTE’S TOP MANAGEMENT The Board of Directors of Raute Corporation has decided on the establishment of a new long-term performance based share incentive program (Performance Share Plan) for Raute Group’s top management. The aim of the plan is to align the objectives of the Company's owners and the management in order to i.a. develop the company value and to commit the management to the Company through offering them a competitive incentive system based

Why it’s good to be lonely this Valentine’s Day

Whilst it may seem that there are no positives to draw from feeling lonely, several authors have shown that this is not the case.In the article ‘Evolutionary mechanisms for loneliness’, from the journal Cognition & Emotion, authors John T. Cacioppo, Stephanie Cacioppo & Dorret I. Boomsma explore how people in ‘happy’ relationships negatively view the lonely but suggest that loneliness in fact promotes an individual’s genetic survival. The authors report that the ‘lonely’ are viewed more negatively in terms of their psychosocial functioning and attractiveness. In a social environment non-

Freshtime Appoints Malcolm Read as New Head of Technical

News release 12th February 2014Leading snack salad and vegetable specialist Freshtime UK  has appointed Malcolm Read as Head of Technical to support its ambitious plans for growth. Malcolm brings with him more than 20 years’ experience working in a technical role for firms including Northern Foods, Bakkavor, Kerry Foods and Fresh and Easy in California. As Head of Technical at Freshtime he will take overall responsibility for all technical aspects of production at the Lincolnshire-based firm, including the quality of raw materials, transportation and

Routledge Journals extends its Library & Information Science coverage

Taylor & Francis Group is pleased to announce that three titles, Journal of Global Information Technology Management; Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research and Journal of Information Privacy & Security, previously published by Ivy League Publishing, are now to be published under the Routledge imprint.   Routledge, the largest global publisher in Social Sciences is committed to supporting research in the important fields of Library & Information Science and Information Systems.  Tracy Roberts, Editorial Director for the area comments, “We are thrilled to

UK Mail Announces New Head of Loss Prevention

Parcels and logistics company UK Mail have announced a new Head of Loss Prevention, Russell Mannix.Parcels and logistics company UK Mail  have announced a new Head of Loss Prevention. Russell Mannix has been appointed the role bringing with him 34 years of experience across the police force and logistics sectors with large corporate organisations including DHL, City Link and Hermes. Russell has spent 20 years with the West Midlands Police force, 18 of those within Criminal Investigation. His previous roles covered global, regional and country specific

Ultrasonic Wind Sensor certified for hazardous environments

The Gill Instruments WindObserver Intrinsically Safe ultrasonic anemometer is now certified by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for use in explosive atmospheres (Ex).Gill has added IECEx to existing safety ATEX certification already held for its market leading anemometer, which is widely used across the world. With IECEx, WindObserverIS can provide high quality data and reliability to similar applications and new markets including the USA. The WindObserverIS provides highly accurate measurements of wind speed and direction and can be installed in hazardous and

Avid Editors Triumph at the 2014 ACE Eddie Awards

High-caliber editors rely on the world’s preeminent editing software to cut the most celebrated films of the yearBurlington, MA, February 12, 2014 – Avid ® (NASDAQ: AVID ) today congratulates the professional video editing community on their achievements at the 64th annual American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards held in Los Angeles on February 7. Many of the nominated and award-winning films were cut by Avid editors who trust the industry’s foremost nonlinear editing solution, Avid Media Composer 

Avid Editors Triumph at the 2014 ACE Eddie Awards

High-caliber editors rely on the world’s preeminent editing software to cut the most celebrated films of the yearBurlington, MA, 12 February 2014 – Avid ® (NASDAQ: AVID ) today congratulates the professional video editing community on their achievements at the 64th annual American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards held in Los Angeles on February 7. Many of the nominated and award-winning films were cut by Avid editors who trust the industry’s foremost nonlinear editing solution, Avid Media Composer 

Fine Wine: To Serve and Preserve...

New WineEmotion system keeps fine wine in perfect condition for up to 30 daysFine wine is becoming more popular, as is buying wine by the glass. But whilst selling fine wine by the glass can be profitable, it’s also dangerous – once the bottle is opened the wine can spoil, deteriorating rapidly over a few days. Wasting expensive wine means profits will tumble. The new WineEmotion system uses patented technologies to serve and preserve fine wines, after the bottle is opened. It also offers a stylish and attractive point-of-sale display that will encourage and inform discerning customers.

Class not dismissed: Tough Young Teachers and Teach First

The BBC3 series Tough Young Teachers – which finishes on the 13th of February – tells us as much about the British class system as it does about the classroom. According to Sarah Smart, the controversial ‘Teach First’ programme, which trains graduates to work in ‘challenging’ schools and whose recruits are followed in the television series, consistently reproduces unhelpful stereotypes about class. Smart’s concern isn’t whether the programme – designed to provide graduates with skills for later employment and schools with good teachers – is successful, but rather “the way in which

Rochford team get on their Bikes for Charity

With the support of specialist promotional and branded product company Recognition ExpressThe owner of Rochford based Argon Computing and nine of his friends and colleagues are training hard to get ready for a charity bike ride in May to Paris in aid of the Marfan Trust. Jason Smith who has owned the computer repairs shop for 11 years, first heard about Marfan syndrome when his best friend Steve O'Leary's daughter Skye (9) was diagnosed with the condition one year ago. Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder of the body's connective tissue that affects men and women of any race or

BUILDING SERVICES TRADE ASSOCIATION SAYS FLOODED HOMEOWNERS SHOULD USE THE TRUSTMARK SCHEME TO GUARD AGAINST ROGUE TRADERS

Flooded homes will need extensive repair and refurbishment work in the coming months.  In pursuing this work, the many thousands of rogue traders operating in the UK will waste no time in trying to exploit vulnerable homeowners, especially the elderly.  To guard against the rip-off tactics of rogue traders and their sub-standard, shoddy work, B&ES, the Building & Engineering Services Association, says that affected homeowners should use TrustMark  members and points out that it is the only ‘trade competence’ scheme that is Government endorsed.12 February 2014 – The ever rising number of

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