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SDLP - Seadrill Partners LLC announces settlement agreement and 18 month extension for semi-submersible West Aquarius

London, United Kingdom, October 10, 2013 - Seadrill Partners LLC announces today that as part of a settlement agreement it has agreed to non-payment for 37 days during the recent mobilization period as a result of the time required for the ultra-deepwater harsh environment semi-submersible West Aquarius to complete modifications and repairs in order to meet the regulatory requirements for operations in Canadian waters and for the operator to receive authorization from the Canadian authorities to commence operation. This loss will negatively impact third quarter results. In conjunction,

Things are Looking Green for 2014!

Operation Earth Action is Extended for a Second Year Service to our communities is an integral part of Girl Guiding and Girl Guides of Canada’s National Service Project (NSP) is an opportunity for girls to take action on issues that matter to them and to make an impact on the world around them. Last year we launched the NSP: Operation Earth Action based on the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal #7— ensuring environmental sustainability. This project focuses on girls performing service for the environment in fun and inspiring ways. Operation Earth Action challenges

New JVC Projector Line Boasts Industry’s Highest Native and Dynamic Contrast

Advancements include 4K source compatibility, new D-ILA device, improved e-shift and enhanced black levels.JVC announced a new, expanded line of home theatre projectors that deliver substantial improvements in image quality and achieves the industry’s highest native and dynamic contrast. The performance boost is driven by a new imaging device, upgraded version of the company’s e-shift technology, 4K source compatibility and a user-selectable Intelligent Lens Aperture. With its new line, JVC continues to offer the industry’s highest native contrast performance, further improved this year

Italian Scientologists Cycling for a Drug-Free Region

Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Pordenone bring the truth about drugs to the 41st Annual Pordenone Pedala Bicycle Tour. Truth About Drugs volunteers from the Church of Scientology of Pordenone rode in the 41st annual Pordenone Pedala (Pordenone Rides) bicycle tour September 8, 2013. Volunteers from the Church of Scientology  of Pordenone brought the truth about drugs to the 41st annual Pordenone Pedala (Pordenone Rides) bicycle tour in September, a 50-km ride through one of the most beautiful valleys of the Italian Alps. The tour began at Parco

The right digital tool for your business? An Interactive Catalogue or Brochure

As a business tool an interactive brochure and interactive catalogue can really help your customers engage with your products. And if your sales team are out in the field then they can put your interactive catalogue directly into the hands of your customers, providing a memorable presentation that’s both engaging, fun and informative.Interactive brochures use technology intuitive to tablets Traveling on the train the other day I watched as someone sat opposite me was referring to their iPad and then typing information into their laptop, they didn’t seem to be enjoying the experience.

Vestas receives 108 MW order in Romania

Additional information about the project: Customer: S.C. Crucea Wind Farm S.R.L. / STEAG GmbHProject name: Crucea NorthLocation/Country: Constanta county, province of Dobrogea, Romania Number of MW: 108 MWNumber of 36 V112-3.0 MW turbinesturbines/turbinetype:Contract type:   Supply-and-installationContract scope: The order includes supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines, along with a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution and a 10-year service agreement (AOM 4000).Time of

Transcom reaches settlement agreement resolving tax dispute in Italy. Positive net income effect in Q3 2013: €2.1m.

Luxembourg, 10 October 2013 – Transcom announced today that the company has reached an agreement with the Italian tax authorities, resolving a tax dispute concerning the fiscal years 2003-2005 and 2007-2009. As a result of the agreement, the existing tax provision will be decreased by €2.1 million with a corresponding positive effect on net income in Q3 2013. Transcom has agreed to pay €11.5 million in relation to the fiscal years mentioned above, whereof Transcom has already paid €5.4 million. The agreed-upon amount is €2.1 million lower than the gross provision booked against the

“FOLLOWING IN THE BARTRAMS’ FOOTSTEPS” CELEBRATES BOTANICAL LEGACY OF JOHN AND WILLIAM BARTRAM

Discover the world-renowned, early Amerian horticulturists and explorers.Early American explorers, John Bartram and his son, William, traversed the eastern wilderness of the American colonies from the 1730s to the 1790s, recording the region’s flora, fauna, and Native American culture. A new traveling exhibition, Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps: Contemporary Botanical Artists Explore the Bartrams’ Botanical Legacy, comes to Atlanta in spring 2014, featuring world-class, contemporary botanical artwork depicting plants discovered and introduced by two generations of the Bartram family.

LEINE & LINDE Supports Condition Monitoring Systems

- Via New Encoder Incorporating PROFIBUS DP -Schaumburg, IL - (October 2013) – In order to facilitate the opportunity for machine users to better monitor and implement a predictive motion control system, Leine & Linde introduces a new version of a rotary encoder supporting Condition Monitoring Systems. Called the Model 862 with PROFIBUS DP, this robust mechanical structure is now a part of Leine & Linde’s long history of successful operation in tough motion control environments, such as seen within the steel, paper and wind power equipment industries, to name a few. The Leine & Linde

Breast Reconstruction Patients Undergo Cosmetic Surgery to Further Improve Body Image, ASPS Study Finds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 10, 2013Contact:  LaSandra Cooper or Marie GrimaldiAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons847-228-9900media@plasticsurgery.org ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Although breast reconstruction can dramatically improve a woman’s self-esteem and sense of well-being following mastectomy, it may not be the only step some patients are taking to improve their self-image.  A new study being presented at Plastic Surgery The Meeting , the annual scientific meeting of the

The Balancing Act® airing on Lifetime TV Talks New Options for Breast Cancer Patients

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Programming Features DARA BioSciences Inc. and New York Breast Reconstruction Alliance hosted by Julie Moran on October 14th Show(Pompano Beach, FL – CISION – October 9, 2013) Popular morning show The Balancing Act® airing on Lifetime TV welcomes two companies dedicated to providing new options for breast cancer patients to the show airing on Monday, October 14 at 7:00 a.m. (ET/PT) as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month Programming. Make sure to tune in as The Balancing Act hosts help jump start the day with animated conversation and trusted information to

Open House Features Site Tour of Douglas County Concrete Pavement Preservation Project

On Oct. 3, The PCA Rocky Mountain Region, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter of the American Concrete Pavement Association and the International Grinding & Grooving Association (IGGA) co-hosted an open house on concrete pavement preservation (CPP) in Highlands Ranch, Colo. The open house featured a site tour of one of the largest CPP projects to ever have been undertaken by a county entity. The CPP project was carried out across various arterial and collector roadways throughout Highlands Ranch in Douglas County. The urban location, which included area businesses and local access to homes, made

The Big Data Family is born - David Willetts MP announces the ESRC Big Data Network

David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, speaking at the prestigious Mountbatten Memorial Lecture last night, announced the recipients of the first phase of the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) £64 million funding of investment in Big Data. Four new innovative administrative data research centres and a data service will strengthen the UK's competitive advantage in Big Data. The centres and service together form the Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN) which will enable research based on linked data between government departments and be overseen by a

Global perspective generates exciting candidate list

The nominations for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award the 2014 were presented today at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The list includes 238 candidates from 68 countries. Up 15% on the 2013 figure, the number of nominations continues the upward trend seen over the past few years.– We owe the efforts of our active nominating bodies for this impressive list, says Larry Lempert, Chairman of the ALMA jury. Many nominating bodies have chosen not only to nominate their compatriots, but also to propose candidates from other countries. This shows that our nominating bodies have a global perspective in

Shimadzu Instrumentation worth millions fuels transformative year for UT Arlington research

The University of Texas at Arlington  offers students a new level of experience with the most sophisticated scientific instrumentation this fall with the opening of two new teaching laboratories as part of the Shimadzu Institute for Research Technologies. The labs and the Center for Bio-Molecular Imaging, which will open Nov. 15, are part of a $25.2 million investment in research. The Institute gives UT Arlington students and faculty six diverse centers of excellence in which to share instrumentation and innovations across disciplines. The wealth of technology also

immixGroup Named to Inc. Magazine’s 2013 Inc. 500|5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Company Posts a Three-Year Sales Growth of 115 PercentimmixGroup Inc. announced today it has once again been recognized by Inc. Magazine  as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. immixGroup  posted a three-year sales growth rate of 115 percent on the Inc. 500/5000  list. The company has appeared on the list every year since 2008. immixGroup helps technology companies do business with the government. Its success reflects the company’s ability to grow the public sector revenue of emerging

Viessmann opens green production plant in Turkey

Newly opened production plant for gas-fired appliances runs exclusively on renewable energyThe Viessmann group has opened a new production plant in Turkey, which was created solely using environmentally-friendly, low-pollution and recyclable materials. Located in Manisa, on the west coast of Turkey, the plant runs entirely on energy from renewable sources. 60 per cent of power is supplied by Viessmann Vitovolt solar PV panels located on the plant’s roof, while five of the manufacturer’s air/water heat pumps provide space heating. The cooling energy produced by the heat pumps alone is

Percentage of Body Fat Better Indicator of Obesity, Predictor of Surgical Complications, ASPS Study Finds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 10, 2013 Contact:  LaSandra Cooper or Marie GrimaldiAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons847-228-9900media@plasticsurgery.org ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Percentage of body fat may be a better indicator of obesity, and predictor of potential postoperative surgical complications, than the traditionally used body mass index (BMI), according to a new study being presented at Plastic Surgery The Meeting , the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of

Viessmann acquires commercial refrigeration specialist, Norpe

Company to expand refrigeration market offering with the expertise of established Nordic organisationLeading heating systems manufacturer, the Viessmann Group, has acquired the Norpe Group, a commercial refrigeration technology, based in Porvoo, Finland. A market leader in the Nordic countries and the Baltic states, the company has 450 employees involved in the design and manufacture of refrigeration cabinets, integral cabinets, power packs and lamella products for the food industry. Already a full-range supplier of heating technology, the acquisition represents an important step for the

Iveco secures conquest order from TJ Transport for Trakker Hi-Land

Watford, 10 October 2013Iveco has secured a conquest order from TJ Transport for a Trakker Hi-Land 8x4 (AT340T41K) rigid tipper – one of the first examples of Iveco’s new Trakker model to enter operation in the UK. Featuring a low-roof sleeper cab, the new Trakker stands-out for its revised cab design which ensures drivers enjoy the comfort offered by the road-going Stralis, but packaged to suit the needs of operators accessing construction sites, landfills and similar off-road locations. The new vehicle is the customer’s first Iveco 8-wheeler and was delivered by local dealer Hendy

WYG appoints new director

Press release10 October 2013 WYG appoints new director   Multi-disciplinary consultancy WYG is delighted to announce the appointment of Charles Lewis as Director for Private Sector Development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with effect from 7 October.   Charles joins WYG from EC Harris, a built asset consultancy based in Prague, where as an Equity Partner he was responsible for developments with multi-national companies and regional client accounts across CEE.  With almost 30 years experience in the industry, 18 years spent in CEE, Charles will further strengthen WYG’s

DANNY MEYER’S SHAKE SHACK AT JFK TERMINAL 4 AWARDED “BEST FAST FOOD/QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT” IN THE AIRPORT FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

Award singles Shake Shack out as being best in category worldwideLansdowne, VA, October 10, 2013:  SSP America, in partnership with JFKIAT, is pleased to announce Shake Shack’s location in John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4 has been named the “Best Fast Food/Quick Service Restaurant” by The Moodie Report at its 2013 annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Awards held in Dubai, UAE.  Shake Shack was selected by a panel of industry experts among a record number of entries from airports and railway stations around the globe.  This distinct honor recognizes Shake Shack as the very

US Swap Execution Facility Javelin SEF went for Scila Surveillance

Scila enters the US market for trade surveillance technology by delivering Scila Surveillance to Javelin SEF LLC. Javelin SEF is one of the Swap Execution Facilities founded under CFTC regulation regarding swap trading, and recently received CFTC approval as a multi asset swap execution facility (SEF).Swap trading marketplace Javelin SEF has complemented its execution model with Scila Surveillance. The surveillance system supports market integrity for this new market class under coming regulations emanating from the Dodd-Frank Act.   “Our priority is to implement a market surveillance

Breastfeeding Does Not Cause Sagging Breasts in Augmentation Patients, ASPS Study Finds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 10, 2013Contact:  LaSandra Cooper or Marie GrimaldiAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons847-228-9900media@plasticsurgery.org ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Women are often concerned about the effect breastfeeding could have on the appearance of their breasts, especially after they have invested in breast augmentation. But a new study being presented at Plastic Surgery The Meeting , the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons 

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