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AG HOLDER ANNOUNCES FEDERAL RESPECT FOR STATE MARIJUANA LAWS

Marijuana still illegal under federal law, Justice officials warn, but under some conditions, enforcement will be deprioritizedNEWS ADVISORY: August 29, 2013 CONTACT: Darby Beck – darby.beck@leap.cc or (415) 823-5496 WASHINGTON, DC – Today Attorney General Eric Holder will announce new guidelines for prosecutors across the country in the application of federal law in states that have legalized the medicinal or recreational use of marijuana, according to insiders at the Department of Justice. These guidelines are expected to deprioritize the enforcement of federal laws that conflict

Scott Sauer Joins the Operation Lifesaver Board of Directors

See the release online: http://bit.ly/15jWgQ5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: DEQUENDRE BERTRAND - 703-739-0284 , CAROL STECKBECK - 919-303-5140 , NEWS@OLI.ORG  AUG. 29, 2013 ALEXANDRIA, Va. —Scott A. Sauer, director of system safety and risk management for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority  (SEPTA) is now a member of the Operation Lifesaver, Inc. , board of directors. With a master’s degree in environmental protection and safety management from St. Joseph’s

BASF and Neopor® Featured on Designing Spaces™ airing on Lifetime TV

Viewers will learn why Neopor is different from older, more traditional insulation, and how Neopor insulation can save energy, lower bills, and increase the comfort level in the home as well as why the color is gray.(Pompano Beach, FL – CISION – August 29, 2013) Popular home improvement show Designing Spaces™ airing on Lifetime TV will feature Neopor® insulation from BASF, The Chemical Company, on Friday, August 30that 7:30 am (ET/PT). Make sure to tune in to this “Think Green” episode of Designing Spaces to see how a couple renovates their home using Neopor insulation products. During

A HARVEST OF ORGANIC FAMILY FUN AT ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER'S SMITH FAMILY FARM

Fall Folklife Festival Highlights Variety of Seasonal Farm Demonstrations, Crafts, Foodways, Music, and Kid-friendly Activities Representing Traditions of the SoutheastTraditional crafts, Southern Foodways, and environmental sustainability are at the center of the Atlanta History Center's annual Fall Folklife Festival. On Saturday, September 28, 2013 from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm, an assortment of scheduled and ongoing events designed to delight and educate every member of the family occurs throughout the Atlanta History Museum and on the History Center's Smith Family Farm. This festival marries

Loan Conversion Notification

29 August 2013Norse Energy Corp. ASA ("NEC") has received a notification of conversion of USD 714,754 of its convertible loan with ISIN NO0010640790. The exchange rate between NOK and USD will be fixed in 10 business days and the conversion will thereafter be effected by issuance of new shares in NEC at a conversion price of NOK 0.30 per share. The Company has a significant land position of ~130,000 net acres in New York State with certified 2C contingent resources of 951 MMBOE as of 31 December 2012. For further information, please contact: S. Dennis Holbrook, Chief Legal Officer

Pet360 EVP & CMO Named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013 Women in the Pet Industry Awards

Rose Hamilton, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Pet360, Inc. , was named Entrepreneur of the Year in the inaugural Women in the Pet Industry awards on August 24 in Portland. Nominated for her leadership, vision, knowledge and passion, Hamilton has led the company’s evolution from a pure play E-Commerce business to a lifestyle brand focused on making pet parenting easier. The Women in the Pet Industry awards celebrate the many women who dedicate their time and talents to improving the lives of pets and pet parents. The awards program recognizes five women

Montgomery College Foundation Receives $50,000 Gift from The Acacia Foundation

The Montgomery College Foundation received a generous gift commitment of $50,000 from The Acacia Foundation for the College’s Boys to Men program. The gift will enhance existing academic and social empowerment program activities and provide a significant number of student scholarships over a five-year period. Montgomery College implemented the Boys to Men program in 2008 to serve black and African American male students with the goal of strengthening academic success, retention and graduation rates. Components of the program include mentoring using relationship-building with professional

Manhattan Principal Salvador Fernandez Wins 3rd Annual Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize for Schools Where Teaching Matters

School Gets $15,000Teaching Matters awarded its 3rd Annual Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize for Schools Where Teaching Matters to Principal Salvador Fernandez at its 6th Principals’ Forum yesterday. He will take $15,000 back to his school, JHS 52 Inwood, in north Manhattan. At the gathering of principals and other school leaders, Mr. Fernandez explained the philosophy of collaboration and teacher development that garnered him and his school the prize. He praised his staff, and he called the reflective process and cross-curricular sharing among them “empowering.” Rose Kerr, previous Rohatyn

Burke Medical Research Institute Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant for Pioneering Spinal Cord Injury Research

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Aug. 29, 2013 – Spinal cord injury is a cause of serious and long-term disability in the United States, with approximately 250,000 Americans living with spinal cord injury . Unlike traditional spinal cord rehabilitation that focuses primarily on compensatory skills, Burke Medical Research Institute aims to move past this construct and help patients regain movement and work toward independence. It is with this mission in mind that Burke Medical Research Institute —the research entity of the Burke

Virtual Surgical Planning Aids in Complex Facial Reconstructions, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

3D Models and Custom Hardware Help Make Reconstruction for Severe Defects More 'Predictable and Streamlined'Arlington Heights, Ill. (August 29, 2013) – Virtual surgical planning technologies give surgeons a powerful new tool for their most challenging facial reconstruction cases, reports a paper in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® , the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons  (ASPS). "Use of virtual surgical planning allows for complex maxillofacial

Examination of Hospital Readmissions after Plastic Surgery Aims to Cut Costs, Enhance Patient Care

Postoperative Complication is Significant Predictor, Says Study in Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryArlington Heights, Ill. (August 29, 2013) – For patients undergoing plastic and reconstructive surgery procedures, obesity, anemia and postoperative complications—especially surgical and wound complications—are independent risk factors for hospital readmission, reports a study in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® , the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons  (ASPS).

Notice to attend the extraordinary general meeting of Catena

Shareholders of Catena AB (publ) (“Catena”) are hereby convened to an Extraordinary General Meeting Monday September 23, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at the Wenstrom Room, IVA Conference Center, Grev Turegatan 16, Stockholm. Registration for the Meeting will commence at 3:00 p.m. Participation Shareholders who wish to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting must be registered in the shareholders’ register, maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB (”Euroclear”) on Tuesday September 17, 2013, and must register with Catena according to the instructions below. Only owner-registered

Announcement from Systemair AB (publ) Annual General Meeting 2013

Systemair (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SYSR) held its Annual General Meeting on August 29, 2013 in the Systemair Expo in Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. The Meeting voted unanimously in favour of the Board's proposal in all suggestions. The most important decisions main content were: DividendThe Board's proposal of a dividend of SEK 1.50 per share was approved by the Meeting. The record date for dividend was determined Tuesday, September 3 2013. The dividend will be paid through Euroclear Sweden AB on Friday, 6 September 2013. The BoardThe meeting followed the Nomination Committee's

TeliaSonera AB issues a 20 year Eurobond of EUR 350 million

TeliaSonera today issued a Eurobond of EUR 350 million in a 20 year deal maturing in September 2033, under its existing EUR 11 billion EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) program. The Re-offer yield was set at 3.558 percent p.a. equivalent to Euro Mid-swaps + 85 bp.“We continue to take advantage of the windows in the Eurobond market and are pleased to have successfully issued another long-dated bond at attractive levels”, says Per-Arne Blomquist, CEO of TeliaSonera. The Joint Bookrunners mandated by TeliaSonera for this transaction were BNP, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Savings Alert! Save for College with the PA 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan before Higher Tuition Rates Take Effect September 1

Treasury offering free enrollment in the PA 529 GSP, chance to win $529 scholarshipHarrisburg – Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord today announced there are a few days left for families to contribute to a Pennsylvania 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan (GSP) account by August 31, 2013, to receive the 2012-2013 academic year’s lower rates. After that date, credit prices will rise due to increases in tuition rates. “With parents and children rushing to get ready for the new school year, I hope they will add ‘college savings’ to their back-to-school tasks,” Treasurer McCord said. “Now is a great

Church of Scientology New York Celebrates Friendship Day with Human Rights

Friendship Day, July 30, 2013, at the Church of Scientology New York Author Asadah Kirkland was the guest speaker at the United Nations Friendship Day celebration July 30, 2013, at the Church of Scientology New York. Human Rights was the theme on July 30 when the Church of Scientology  New York hosted a United Nations Friendship Day celebration for Scientology parishioners and community leaders. International Friendship Day was proclaimed by the UN in the belief that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace

Q8Oils announces changes to the sponsorship of its RKB-F1 British Sidecar Championship team

Leeds, UK – Thursday, 29 August 2013 – As the RKB-F1 British Sidecar Championship took its summer break, there was no rest for Sean Hegarty and the team ahead of Round 7 at Donington Park in September. Having suffered a crushed arm at Brands Hatch in July, Sean’s passenger Calum Lawson is leaving the team and will be replaced by James Neave for the remaining British rounds of the season.James is no newcomer to sidecar and is judged by some in the sport as one of the best Formula 1 passengers in the world. Having ridden with Tim Reeves in the World Formula 1 Sidecar Championship he is

Helping overweight children to get a good night’s sleep

The in-house medical mattress team at the Memory Foam Warehouse are well aware of the issue of childhood obesity, and have created a new range of super supportive bariatric mattresses designed to help heavier children get comfortable and sleep more easily.The in-house medical mattress team at the Memory Foam Warehouse are well aware of the issue of childhood obesity, and have created a new range of super supportive bariatric mattresses designed to help heavier children get comfortable and sleep more easily. Getting a good night’s sleep is important for all children, but is particularly

Watch television in style with the new Vision TV Bed from The Memory Foam Warehouse

The new Vision TV Bed is a stylish and practical addition to The Memory Foam Warehouse range, and a must-have for any bedroom.The new Vision TV Bed is a stylish and practical addition to The Memory Foam Warehouse range, and a must-have for any bedroom. Watching television in bed is a popular pastime, with research showing that 70% of British adults have a TV in their bedroom*, but it can be difficult to find enough space to put the set at a comfortable angle for viewing from the pillow. The Vision TV Bed solves that problem, as it has space in the bed frame for a 32.5-inch television

Puppy Love at North Yorkshire Rescue Centre

News release 29th August 2013 Links to download high-res photos of the puppies can be found at the bottom of this emailThree tiny puppies have been saved by Jerry Green Dog Rescue  in North Yorkshire after they were abandoned in a cardboard box left in a farmer’s field. The pups – who are thought to be just two weeks old – are being looked after at home by Rachel Jagger, who works for Jerry Green Dog Rescue near Thirsk, and her two children Emily (11) and Charlie (nine). They’re being helped by Rachel’s dog Bella, a Jack Russell cross breed, who

Dragon’s Den Entrepreneur to Talk at Business Live

News release 29th August 2013An entrepreneur who wowed the judges on Dragon’s Den with an idea for an innovative new product will talk at the first ever Business Live event. Inventor and businessman Andy Harsley, who developed the Rapstrap plastic fastening strip and successfully sold half of his company for £150,000 to Dragons James Caan and Duncan Bannatyne in 2008, has been booked to give an inspiring talk at the event. Business Live is being organised by Lincolnshire Media with the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, and will take place on 16th October at the

Men 'at serious risk' from belly-button fluff

Could this menagerie of germs lead to danger of infection?The fluff that resides in your belly button could be housing potentially fatal dangers, one gentlemen's style and advice website fears, as they offer to sponsor further studies. If the evolution of germs found on badly-groomed and sweaty men continues, the "zoo" of germs inside a gentleman's navel could promote infections that could lead to anything from mild discomfort, illness, or a fatal case of death, the website says. According to British sock subscription service Socked.co.uk, a lack of male hygiene means that men up and

Castrol Rocket Aims for World Land Speed Record

Racing icons Castrol and Triumph launch unique streamliner motorcycleWENDOVER, Utah, August 29, 2013 – Once proclaimed the king of the Bonneville Salt Flats, Triumph Motorcycles  is back at work on its latest innovation. This time with the world’s most technologically-advanced streamlined motorcycle – the Hot Rod Conspiracy/Carpenter Racing Castrol Rocket . The Castrol Rocket is unique in that it’s a 1,000-horsepower motorcycle built like a fighter jet. The project is undergoing testing this week at the famed Bonneville Salt

Interim report for AB SCA Finans released

AB SCA Finans’ interim report for 1 January – 30 June 2013 is now published and available at www.sca.com under Investor/Debt market. AB SCA Finans (publ) is a wholly owned subsidiary within the SCA Group. AB SCA Finans is responsible for the Group´s borrowing, liquidity, currency and interest rate management and serves as internal bank for the Group companies. NB:This information is such that SCA must disclose in accordance with the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on August 29, 2013 at 15.00 CET.

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