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The Buller Group, LLC Completes Human Capital Assessment for Top 10 Government Contractor

The Buller Group Advisory Team Provides 8x ROI Recommendations For Client’s Human Capital InvestmentsRESTON, VA, January 21, 2014 – The Buller Group  Retention & Advisory Solutions division completed a full employee lifecycle and recruitment assessment for a Top 10 government contractor focused on national security services. Through extensive data mining, current and envisioned environments with a gap analysis, and process re-engineering, The Buller Group accurately pinpointed inefficiencies in the client’s current systems and provided a multi-year Roadmap.

New Company Revolutionizes Local Food Movement & Markets Across the Country

Direct Local Food Meets Growing Consumer Demand for Locally-Sourced Food by Creating a National Directory and Network of ProducersTech start-up Direct Local Food is changing and streamlining the way farmers and buyers do business. Direct Local Food  has created a wholesale online market connecting farmers and their products to restaurants and grocers seeking fresh, local food. The company, which already has more than 1,000 farmers signed up, aims to increase sales of local farm products by making it easier for buyers to find and order what they need.

TROY CONTAINER LINE ANNOUNCES EXPRESS SERVICES FROM ITALY

NVOCC Announces Import Service from GenoaRED BANK, NJ (Jan. 20, 2014) – Troy Container Line, one of the world’s largest American-owned NVOCCs, has announced an improved express service from Genoa, Italy to New York.  Along with its partner Combi Line International Spa, the companies will now offer a 10-day transit from Genoa in addition to pick-ups throughout Italy.  The recent announcement, along with its export consolidation services to Italy, solidifies Troy’s standing as a full service provider in this region.    Chris Hellow, COO of Imports, worked closely with Maurizio Briglia,

Global trade of softwood lumber in 2013 to reach its highest level in five years

With demand for lumber being in recovery mode in a number of countries in the world in 2013, global trade of both lumber and logs were on track to reach their highest levels since before the global financial crisis in 2008, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest increases in overseas lumber trade have been from Canada to China and from the Nordic countries to Japan.Seattle, USA. Global trade of both logs and softwood lumber was higher in 2013 than it was in 2012 with both products reaching their highest levels traded since before the global financial crises in 2008, as reported in

First-Of-Its-Kind Face Mask Provides Critical Layer of Protection Against the Flu

CURAD® Antiviral Face Mask inactivates H1N1, this year’s dominant flu strainMUNDELEIN, Ill., Jan 21, 2014 — Each flu season, common practice for fighting the flu includes the flu shot and proper hand hygiene. Yet, statistics show, it’s not enough. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this year’s flu outbreak is now an epidemic and almost twice as many people between the ages of 18 and 64 are being hospitalized with flu-related symptoms this year compared to  last year – 61 percent versus 34 percent. And, it’s hitting a younger, healthier age group than in

Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Launches New Mac and Cheese Site

The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board  has launched a new website dedicated to All Things Mac and Cheese . All Things Mac and Cheese includes more than 100 recipes that range from simple stovetop variations to creative gourmet options. Home cooks can find recipes for a wide range of any add-in ingredient they have on hand, whether it’s seasonal vegetables, sausage, bacon or seafood.  The eclectic collection includes recipes such as Crab & Asiago Mac and Cheese; Monte Cristo Mac and Cheese Nuggets; and Raclette Mac and

Enviably presented spacious arrangements...

what do estate agents really meanEstate agents are renowned for their use of language. A quick scan of any property site or portal throws up vocabulary that seems totally industry specific. Even that old chestnut 'well-presented' is only really used when talking about property. Words like 'sumptuous' 'expanse' and 'exclusive' are also regulars which don't really get much of an airing elsewhere.When was the last time you said 'those really chips really benefited from the extensive use of tomato sauce?' And what about 'sought-after?' There's a combination of words that is only used when

Gearhouse Broadcast to Demonstrate Flexible OBLite HD OB Trailer at BVE 2014

BVE 2014, Stand B01, 21 January 2014 – Gearhouse Broadcast  will be showing its much-talked about fully-equipped, live production HD OB trailer at Broadcast Video Expo (BVE)  in ExCeL London from 25-27 February 2014. OBLite is an affordable trailer designed and built by Gearhouse’s in-house systems integration division which provides a compact but flexible footprint that can accommodate a complex production workflow.  OBLite, which was launched at IBC2013, features eight Hitachi 

PONSSE Scorpion harvester receives the "Quality Innovation of the Year" award

The PONSSE Scorpion harvester received the "Quality Innovation of the Year" prize in the major company group on 20 January 2014. The harvester's new structure was the basis for the award: the structure has improved driver ergonomics and the working efficiency of the harvester. Ponsse introduced the Scorpion harvester at the Elmia Wood 2013 fair. Serial production of the harvester commenced at Ponsse's Vieremä factory at the beginning of this year. At the award ceremony, which took place in Stockholm, recognitions, signed by Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, were distributed by Per

SAVI chooses Nevion media transport solutions for live productions at Planet Hollywood’s PH Live

Newly renovated theater to host Britney Spears’ new Las Vegas residency, Britney: Piece of MeLAS VEGAS, January 21, 2014 – Specialized Audio Visual Inc.  (SAVI) has chosen Nevion  Flashlink and VikinX solutions to provide HD video transport, routing and switching for the newly renovated PH Live theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The venue, which is the largest theater on the Las Vegas Strip and the largest of its kind in the United States, has been renovated for Britney: Piece of Me, Britney Spears’ new residency, which

LEINE & LINDE Supports Safety Initiative And Provides Encoder Reliability Values

Schaumburg, IL - (January 2014) – The issue of human safety according to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC is becoming more important as the global economy drives us toward common standards.  As part of the worldwide Functional Safety initiatives for machinery, LEINE & LINDE is now supporting design engineers with reliability data for their 500 and 800 series encoders in support of this directive. Common machinery functional safety applications are seen in industries such as oil & gas, process control, railways, mining, power generation, cranes, machine tools, etc To demonstrate

Sim Van der Ryn Reflects on 50 Years of Architectural Design in New Book from Routledge

In a new book published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis, well-known architect Sim Van der Ryn has gathered his most compelling essays and addresses from the last fifty years into one accessible volume. Culture, Architecture and Nature: An Ecological Design Retrospective looks at the pioneering ideas that underpin Van der Ryn’s ecological design philosophy. Culture, Architecture and Nature offers a unique decade-by-decade retrospective of the key issues in environmental design, beginning with the most recent years and looking back to the 1960s, covering everything from the author’s keynote

CMS Fee Schedule Changes Signal Move Towards Value-Based Care and Bundled Payment Models

Annual Oncology summit will explore how emerging payment schema can be transposed to specialty careThe proposal by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a reduction in physician fee schedules for 2014 of 20.1% clearly signals that the move towards cost-effective and value-based primary and specialty care in the USA remains a strong focus. Conversely outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rates will increase by 1.7% in order to increase quality of care over quantity of services provided. Five additional categories of items and supporting services to be bundled

ROI grants a $200,000 award to evaluate the value of radiation therapy and patient outcomes among lung cancer patients

To Christopher Slatore, MD, of Portland VA Medical CenterFairfax, Va., January 21, 2014 – The Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) has selected Christopher G. Slatore, MD, an assistant professor in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Portland VA Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, and a leader in patient-centered lung cancer research, to receive a $200,000 award, distributed over two years, for a project to examine the comparative value of radiation therapy and patient outcomes among lung cancer patients. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths,

Swanswell’s concerned about impact of motorway pubs

Swanswell’s concerned that the opening of the UK’s first motorway pub may pave the way for more service stations offering alcohol at the roadside.The national recovery charity, which wants to achieve a society free from problem alcohol and drug use, is responding to news this morning that a pub chain has opened a bar and restaurant at junction two of the M40 at Beaconsfield (BBC News ). It’ll be open from 4am until 1am seven days a week and will serve alcohol from 9am, after receiving approval from the local licensing

PETROLIA NORWAY AWARDED LICENSE IN APA 2013

Petrolia Norway AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Petrolia SE, has been awarded a new license in the 2013 Award in Predefined Areas (APA) in Norway. - Petrolia Norway is pleased to have been awarded 20 per cent of license PL 739S in APA 2013. This was the only license we applied for of the licenses awarded and we look forward to cooperate with the operator Statoil and the license partner Petoro to identify the potentials of the license. The license is stratigraphic divided and valid for post Jurassic strata, says Managing Director Vidar Bergo Larsen in Petrolia Norway. The PL 739S

Xilinx Tapes-out First Virtex UltraScale All Programmable Device as Part of Industry’s Only High-End 20nm Family

December tape-out delivers another 1.5-2x performance and integration a generation ahead of the competitionSAN JOSE, Calif., January 21, 2014 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced another industry first at 20nm with the tape-out of the first Virtex® UltraScale™ device. Based on the UltraScale architecture, and the industry’s only high-end 20nm offering, the Virtex UltraScale family provides unprecedented levels of performance, system integration, and bandwidth for a wide range of applications. The UltraScale architecture delivers customers an ASIC-class advantage by deploying

Snell to showcase latest media processing, management & live production solutions at BVE2014

Debuts latest innovations to three core products on Stand F15BVE2014, Stand F15: London, 21 January, 2014 – At this year’s BVE , taking place from 25-27 February 2014 at London’s ExCeL, Snell  will be highlighting the latest product innovations to help broadcasters, content owners and content providers to process, manage and present their valuable media content. Specialists will be on hand to discuss the Maverik production switcher panel, the new ICE channel-in-a-box family, including the 1U ICE-LE and Alchemist On Demand 

Noreco awarded 5 licences in APA 2013

Stavanger, 21 January 2014: Noreco has been awarded five new licences in the 2013 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) in Norway (see attached maps). In two of these, Noreco has been offered operatorship.“We are satisfied with this result and see this as recognition of our efforts to develop applications of high quality. We are also pleased that the Government has demonstrated its faith in our capabilities to act as operator. The awards are in line with our strategy to focus our efforts in mature areas with moderate geological risks and along producing geological trends,” says Noreco CEO Svein

Veidekke ASA: Veidekke to build 62 homes at Sørenga in Oslo

Today Veidekke Entreprenør was awarded the contract to build 62 flats on the Sørenga pier in Oslo for Sørenga Utvikling. The project will be executed as a turnkey contract valued at NOK 205 million, excluding VAT. In addition to the 62 flats, Veidekke will build commercial premises on the ground floor of the project. The contract thus comprises a total of 10,100 m2 gross area. The building will be constructed of in situ concrete with prefabricated balcony and stair elements. The façades will primarily be brick with wood details. The flats will be equipped with exclusive kitchen and

300k grant funding still available for local businesses and communities

Press Release 21st January 2014A new support fund aimed at local businesses and community projects is being launched early next month by the Northern Devon Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG). The ‘Seafood and Festivals support fund’ aims to support new activity that promotes, uses and celebrates our local catch, marine environment or fishing culture or helps to strengthen the local market and supply chain for local fish. The fund is part of £300,000 of grant still available for local business or community projects – it will be launched at two drop-in events in Ilfracombe and

New website highlights Humber region's collection-rich museums

With Hull named as City of Culture 2017, the teams behind the museums throughout the Humber region have over the last year joined forces to encourage visitors to explore the rich array of museums, galleries and visitor attractions – many of which are free of charge – throughout not only the city, but also the East Riding and North Lincolnshire. www.joiningupthehumber.co.uk has been launched by the Joining Up the Humber Museums Partnership, a group of 18 local authority-operated visitor attractions around the region.  Funded by Arts Council England, it brings together the expertise of the

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