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National Scientology Organization of Mexico Holds Drug Education Forum

Speakers at the Truth About Drugs Forum at the National Scientology Organization of Mexico share ideas and tools to counter drug abuse. The Truth About Drugs  Forum at the National Scientology Organization of Mexico  brought together community groups concerned with tackling drug abuse in Mexico City. The purpose of the program was to raise awareness in the community on the problem of drugs and effective solutions any caring person or group can implement to help make a difference with this important social problem. Speakers

Scientology Group Commended by Commune of L’Aquila, Italy

Scientology disaster response team recently acknowledged for their unconditional help.The city of L’Aquila in central Italy presented the Scientology Volunteer Ministers  with a plaque in appreciation for their 18,000 volunteer hours spent helping the city and region recover from the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. The plaque reads: “For weeks after the earthquake of April 6, 2009, you shared our hopes and fears. The commune of L'Aquila and its citizens will not forget the effective and indispensable help you provided in the field in San Giacomo and Cesaproba [two

As cold, snow move in, Boston Foundation urges support for those in need

Foundation announces first set of 2013-14 grants from Food and Fuel Fund, encourages donors to actBoston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, today announced more than $200,000 in grants to local organizations that provide urgent winter assistance to Massachusetts residents. The grants come from the Foundation’s Food and Fuel Fund, a cooperative effort of the Boston Foundation and its donors to specifically support those organizations providing food, fuel, housing and other much-needed services to citizens in need.   “We hope these grants, made possible by

STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA FROM THE FAMILY OF WARREN WEINSTEIN

January 2, 2014, Rockville, MD – After watching the video and viewing the letter sent on December 25, 2013, to the Washington Post featuring Warren Weinstein, here is our collective family statement to the media. This will be our final comment on the video until further developments. “Warren Weinstein’s family—his wife, two daughters, son-in-law and grandchildren—wish to say that we love him deeply and miss him in our lives

Reduction of nominal value and split and conversion of A-shares completed

Stavanger, 2 January 2014:Reference is made to previous stock exchange announcements from Norwegian Energy Company ASA ("Noreco" or the "Company", ticker "NOR"), latest on 20 December 2013.Following expiry of the statutory creditor notice period, the nominal value reduction of the Company's shares has now been completed by registration with the Norwegian Business Register. The new nominal value of the Company's shares is thus NOK 0.10 per share.At the same time, the Company's A-shares have been split (1:31) and converted to ordinary shares. From and including tomorrow, 3 January 2014,

James Walker to race in Rolex 24 at Daytona in Fall-Line Motorsports’ Audi

Christmas Day deal leads to World Endurance Championship class winner to drive Audi R8 LMS at first event in inaugural TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.JERSEY – WEC class winner James Walker will drive the Fall-Line Motorsports Audi R8 LMS in the 2014 Rolex 24 event at Daytona. The 30 year-old will partner 2013 Daytona class winner Oliver Jarvis. It will be Walker’s first competitive drive in an Audi R8 LMS, having twice previously competed in the 24-hour race in a Porsche. “It’s great to be partnering Oliver Jarvis at Daytona,” says Walker. “I raced against him in both British

Veteran Market Research Director Dominique Shu Joins Unleaded Marketing Team

Dominique Shu  has joined the agency as market research director. As an industry veteran, Shu has over 20 years of leadership in international marketing management, strategic and business analysis, communications and event marketing. In her new role, Shu will lead the market research team to assess current and potential marketing opportunities for clients — as well as identifying which communications will resonate in the marketplace. In her most recent position, she served as principal of market intelligence for Decision Strategies. Previously,

CBE awarded to Solent Vice-Chancellor

Southampton Solent University Vice-Chancellor Professor Van Gore was awarded the honour of a Commander of Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.The award is made to him for his services to higher education. Van helped to gain university status for Solent in 2005 and led the institution through its formative years to forge a new and distinctive kind of university. Professor Gore said: "I am delighted to receive this award, although I feel I am accepting it on behalf of everyone at Southampton Solent University. Their creativity, hard work and enthusiasm

Wild Horses and Dancing Dragons Bring in The Chinese New Year

As celebrations go, Chinese New Year is definitely one to get involved with since it involves dancing dragons, red money packs, fireworks, beautiful red lanterns, delicious food and getting together with friends and family.  Sounds like a great basis for a party! 31 January 2014 sees the start of the Chinese New Year, the most important time in the Chinese calendar, which is celebrated for two weeks - culminating in the Lantern Festival on 14 February when the first full moon of the new lunar year appears.  This year will be the Year of the Horse which is “a time for progress, a very

Join the ‘Great Doggy Knit Off’

News release 2nd January 2014If your New Year’s resolution is to be more creative, why not take up knitting? Jerry Green Dog Rescue  has launched its first ever ‘Great Doggy Knit Off’ campaign to keep dogs without a home warm this winter. Knitted jumpers, snoods, hats, blankets or toys will help to keep over 160 abandoned and unwanted dogs cosy and comfortable in cold weather. Dog lovers can deliver their knitted items to any of the charity’s five centres at Blidworth near Mansfield, Gilberdyke, East Yorkshire, Broughton near Brigg, North

ESFI Urges the Public to Commit to Electrical Safety in 2014

Arlington, VA— The dawning of a new year often provokes positive lifestyle changes, and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is encouraging the public to keep electrical safety in mind while making resolutions for 2014.   In the United States, home electrical problems account for an average of 47,820 home fires each year, resulting in 455 deaths, 1,518 injuries and $1.5 billion in property damage, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The colder weather the New Year brings also leads to the increased use of electrical products, making people more

Allen Carr's Easyway To Stop Smoking - TOP TIPS -

Top Tips for your readers and listeners for a smoke-free 2014Essential background to the top ten tips. Many people think Allen Carr's Easyway is simply a series of tips to help smokers quit. It isn't. It's as if smokers are lost in a maze. They want to escape but they don't know the correct directions. Allen Carr's method provides a map of the maze and simple instructions to help any smoker get free. However, if you try to follow the instructions without first understanding the map, or you fail to follow all the instructions, you may never find the exit. It normally takes 5-6 hours for

Study of the medicinal ingredient in Woulgan® Biogel, SBG, is being published:

Data from Biotec BetaGlucans’ earlier clinical testing of SBG on diabetic foot ulcers have been accepted for publication in Journal of Diabetes Investigation.The paper with the title “Macrophage stimulating agent soluble yeast b-1,3/1,6-glucan as a topical treatment of diabetic foot and leg ulcers: A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled phase II study” is to be published in the 2014 volume of Journal of Diabetes Investigation. An open access of the paper is now available online ahead of publication .  The results from this

Study supports a causal role in narcolepsy for a common genetic variant

Results show a remarkable genetic association of almost 100 percentDARIEN, IL – A new study conducted across Europe found an extraordinary association between narcolepsy and a specific gene variant related to the immune system. The modified genome-wide association study involved 1,261 people with narcolepsy, representing nearly 90 percent of European patients suffering from narcolepsy with cataplexy who have complete diagnostic work-up and DNA available. They were matched with 1,422 controls. High-resolution genotyping identified genetic variants including those in the human leukocyte

New controller detects empty rooms to maximise energy efficiency

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new air conditioning controller that includes the intelligent energy-saving ability to automatically detect when meeting rooms or areas with infrequent use are unoccupied. Optimising the efficiency of heating and cooling these days is paramount for businesses which face both rising energy bills and increasing environmental legislation.  Yet many offices regularly have meeting rooms that waste energy air conditioning unoccupied spaces. Mitsubishi Electric has introduced the answer with the PAR-U02MEDA wall controller, which includes an occupancy

Southampton Solent Business School gets gold

Southampton Solent University has been awarded ‘Gold approval’ by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). To receive the award from the global body for professional accountants, the university had to meet a range of challenging performance targets representing global best practice in the provision of ACCA course tuition and support. ACCA’s Approved Learning Partner for student tuition programme gives formal recognition to leading education providers. Gold approvals are granted only to high-quality tuition providers whom ACCA is confident to recommend trainees who

BGU to Offer New Qualification for Early Years Teachers

News release 2nd January 2013Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln will be training teachers in the early years sector for the first time from September 2014. BGU has been allocated 50 places to train teachers on programmes leading to Early Years Teacher Status (nought to five years), which means the university now trains those teaching learners aged from nought to 90. To help raise the status and quality of the early years workforce the Government has introduced Early Years Teacher Status which replaces Early Years Professional Status and has the same entry requirements and

Schneider Associates Hires Alexis Walkenstein as Director of Media Relations

Walkenstein brings extensive experience in television news and public relationsBOSTON – January 2, 2014 – Schneider Associates  (SA), a Boston-based public relations and integrated marketing agency specializing in launching and accelerating growth for products, services, companies, and communities, announces the hiring of Alexis Walkenstein as Director of Media Relations. In this capacity, Alexis will be responsible for media relations strategy and execution for SA clients across the agency. With nearly two decades of experience in television news and public

Jamie gave school dinners a health kick – now it’s time for teachers to get one too!

Jamie Oliver revived healthy school meals and now teachers are being challenged to lead a workplace health and fitness revolution.The Workplace Challenge will be launched in January 2014, giving workplaces across England access to a free online activity logger to help people achieve their New Years health and fitness resolutions. As well as online support, loggers will have access to an array of challenges, competitions and special events to keep them inspired and motivated to keep active. The site has been developed by the County Sports Partnership Network (CSP Network) in collaboration

Prominent electronics manufacturer signs deal worth over 300,000 USD for ReadSoft’s invoice automation solution

An innovative company in the design and manufacturing of electronic products has signed an agreement with ReadSoft North America to automate its invoice process with ReadSoft’s SAP®-certified invoice automation solution. The deal, valued at over 300,000 USD, was signed in the fourth quarter of 2013.The company realized its paper intensive process was slow and inefficient.  Manual handling of paying invoices across its enterprise was restricting its ability to have control over its account payable operations.  Moving to a shared services strategy and streamlining its accounts payable

Best ever result in production history achieved in Olkiluoto

TVO’s nuclear power plant in Olkiluoto achieved in 2013 the best ever production result in its history; 14.63 TWh (billion kilowatt-hours) of electricity. The combined load factor of the plant units was 95.1 percent.The record-breaking production year 2013 was achieved despite a few unplanned outages. With 14.63 TWh, the total production of the plant units exceeds the previous record of 14.45 TWh from the year 2009 by almost 200 000 MWh, which equals approximately a five-day combined production volume of the two Olkiluoto plant units. The 7.47 TWh production of Olkiluoto 1 in 2013 was

Elekta wins public tender to deliver cancer care solutions to China

Health Department to expand its capacity to treat cancer with 15 linear accelerators from ElektaSTOCKHOLM, January 2 – To help manage the growing incidence of cancer, China’s Health Department of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has ordered a comprehensive range of clinical solutions from Elekta. Fourteen hospitals around the country will receive in total 15 linear accelerators (linacs). The deal includes Elekta Axesse™ linacs with Agility™ multileaf collimators; Elekta Synergy® linacs and Precise Treatment Systems™ including treatment planning systems. Elekta’s award-winning MOSAIQ®

Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant had a good production year 2013

PRESS RELEASE 2 January 20142013 was a good production year for Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant. The plant produced a total of 8.04 terawatt hours, which is approximately nine per cent of Finland’s total electricity production. The load factor, which depicts the power plant’s availability, was 92.5% with Loviisa 1’s load factor 92.1% and Loviisa 2’s 93%. On an international scale, the load factor was good, compared to the load factor for pressurised water power plants worldwide, approximately 83% last year.After the previous year’s extensive annual outage, in 2013 there were short

Warsash Superyacht Academy announces new partnership

Warsash Superyacht Academy (WSA), part of Southampton Solent University, has announced a new partnership agreement with Da Gama Maritime (DGM), industry leaders in navigation management and on board fire fighting.The Chichester-based company will join a growing group of established business partners who are helping internationally renowned WSA provide high quality services in support of the superyacht sector. Recognising the significant undertaking required by crew to meet and maintain compliance with all current and expected legislation, DGM supports professional mariners in the safety

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