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Solid results in Norway and positive development in Sweden in Q2 2013

BWG Homes Group operating revenues for Q2 2013 amounted to NOK 1 053 million, an increase of 15.9 per cent when compared to Q2 2012. Operational EBITDA for the quarter was NOK 130 million, an increase of 17.2 per cent. Operational EBITDA margin for the quarter was 12.3 per cent, and operational EBIT margin was 11.9 per cent.The order backlog at the end of the quarter was NOK 1 805 million, up NOK 141 million when compared to the same period in 2012. This is mainly due to an increased order backlog for BWG Homes AB and the consolidated order backlog for May and June for Kärnhem. Cash flow

Aktia Bank plc - Flagging announcement: Stiftelsen Tre Smeder's voting rights in Aktia Bank plc has decresed to below 20.00%

Aktia Bank plcStock Exchange Release 22.8.2013 at 8.30 am Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act we inform that Stiftelsen Tre Smeder's share of voting rights in Aktia Bank plc has decreased to below 20.00% on 21 August 2013. On 21 August 2013, Stiftelsen Tre Smeder owns a total of 6,852,141 shares and 88,176,245 voting rights in Aktia plc. Thus Stiftelsen Tre Smeder now holds 10.29% (10.35%) of Aktia Bank plc's shares and 19.85% (20.02%) of voting rights.  After the transaction

Munksjö Oyj – First phase of combination completed, business performing steadily

MUNKSJÖ OYJ, INTERIM REPORTMunksjö Oyj was created as a result of the combination of Munksjö AB, Sweden and the Label and Processing business area of Ahlstrom Corporation, Finland. Aside from the financial performance during the reporting period January-June 2013, this interim report provides pro forma figures reflecting the business combination for informative purposes. A more detailed description of how the pro forma figures were arrived at is provided in the notes to the Financial Statements under the heading ‘Business combination’. Unless otherwise indicated, the figures in

Knut Pedersen new president and CEO of Catella

The board of directors of Catella AB has appointed Knut Pedersen as the new president and CEO. Knut Pedersen has many years of experience from various positions in the financial sector, most recently in the role of managing director of ABG Sundal Collier in Sweden.Knut Pedersen will take up his post on 1 January 2014. Johan Ericsson will remain as president and CEO until 1 January 2014 and will then continue in a senior operational role within Catella. In addition to his role as managing director at ABG Sundal Collier in Sweden, Knut Pedersen was responsible for ABG’s global Markets unit.

Interim report for New Wave Group AB (publ) -  JANUARY–JUNE 2013

PERIOD 1 APRIL – 30 JUNE 2013 · Sales amounted to SEK 995 million, which was SEK 80 million lower than last year (SEK 1,075 million). · Operating profit amounted to SEK 70.2 million (SEK 58.7 million). · Profit after tax amounted to SEK 38.9 million (SEK 33.3 million). · Earnings per share amounted to SEK 0.60 (SEK 0.50). · Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 41.8 million (SEK 132.8 million). PERIOD 1 JANUARY – 30 JUNE 2013 · Sales amounted to SEK 1,873 million, which was SEK 177 million lower than last year (SEK 2,050 million). · Operating profit

Höegh LNG - Awarded FLNG pre-FEED study by Asian national oil company

Höegh LNG has signed a contract with an Asia based national oil company to conduct pre-FEED engineering work for an offshore floating LNG facility (FLNG) with 2 million tonnes per annum production capacity. The work will be finalised in the first quarter of 2014. Provided that the conclusion of the engineering work is positive, the intention of the client is to execute a full front-end engineering design (FEED) in the first half of 2014.Höegh LNG's President and CEO, Sveinung J.S. Støhle, says in a comment: "We are pleased to have been awarded this contract, which is the second

Billboard Charting Artist To Perform At Legends Football League Conference Playoffs

Dance/Pop Artist, Kwanza Jones, Plans to get the fans SUPERCHARGED at the Women’s Pro Football Event with her Latest Billboard Charting HitThe Legends Football League (LFL), formerly known as the Lingerie Football League, is only days away from their double header conference playoffs on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The event will host performances during both half-times by 4x Billboard charting Dance/Pop artist and self-proclaimed “Gladiator in a Thong”, Kwanza Jones.  Kwanza says, “The ladies of the LFL epitomize the strength and energy of SUPERCHARGED. Every time they hit the field, they

Creative Introduces Sound Blaster® Tactic3D® Fury                                                   Gaming Headset

Sleek New Design with Advanced Audio Technologies at a Great ValueCreative Technology Ltd today announced the Sound Blaster® Tactic3D® Fury gaming headset for PC and Mac, featuring SBX Pro Studio™ audio technologies.  Priced at only US$59.99, the Sound Blaster Tactic3D Fury will be demonstrated for the first time at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany from August 21 to 25 at the Creative exhibit at Hall 9.1, B-042.  The Sound Blaster Tactic3D Fury gaming headset introduces a sleek new design to the Tactic3D headset family.  The headset connects to a Mac or PC via USB with the Dual Mode USB

Planet Green Provides Program for Young Americans to Earn Money & Preserve the Environment

Participants of the Planet Green Recycle program can recycle, and buy/sell eco-friendly products to raise funds for causes they care about or earn supplemental income.In a recent article from Market Watch of the Wall Street Journal,  author Mike Shedlock reviews a Gallup survey on jobs from the beginning of 2013 and notes, "One can look at the data two ways. Either the economy is getting better and more jobs are available, or people are working more jobs because their hours were cut and they need a second

Depressed people have a more accurate perception of time

People with mild depression underestimate their talents.  However, new research led by the University of Hertfordshire shows that depressed people are more accurate when it comes to time estimation than their happier peers.Depressed people often appear to distort the facts and view their lives more negatively than non-depressed people. Feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and worthlessness and of being out of control are some of the main symptoms of depression. For these people time seems to pass slowly and they will often use phrases such as “time seems to drag” to describe their

Sprague Pest Solutions Expands Denver Service Center

Denver, Colorado (August 21, 2013) – To meet the needs and demands of the growing residential and commercial markets, EnviroPest by Sprague Pest Solutions has expanded and moved its Denver, Colorado service center. The new service center is double in size (5,000 sq. ft.) of the previous location and will provide expanded technician training facilities, additional administrative offices, more space for service vehicles, and a higher-capacity warehouse. “The move of our Denver service center to a larger facility is in direct response to the needs of our growing client base in the

Society of Interventional Radiology Issues Call for Scientific Abstracts

Online Submission Open for SIR’s Annual Scientific Meeting March 22–27, 2014, in San DiegoFAIRFAX, Va.—Scientific abstracts covering all areas of vascular and nonvascular interventional radiology are being accepted for the Society of Interventional Radiology’s  39th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held March 22–27, 2014, in San Diego, Calif. The deadline for abstract submission is Oct. 8. SIR’s Annual Scientific Meeting offers an array of learning options for a rich and diverse educational experience. As the world’s most comprehensive interventional

Eriez® Releases Video Showing DensitySort® Air Table Separating Nonferrous Fines into Light and Heavy Fractions

News for the Recycling Industry Erie, PA — The remarkable performance of the Eriez® DensitySort®Air Table efficiently sorting nonferrous fines is captured on a video recently released by Eriez. The video has a run time of about a minute and a half and can be viewed from the company’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/eriez or from the Eriez website at http://en-us.eriez.com/products/eriezvideos/recyclingindustryvideos/.As demonstrated in the video, the DensitySort Air Table sorts nonferrous fines into two fractions: Twitch (light fraction) and Zebra (heavy fraction). By utilizing the

Researcher Credited With 1973 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Discovery Says Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Still ‘Major Public Concern’ 40 Years Later

Aims To Raise Awareness During FASD Month With Launch Of Free Service For Pregnant WomenBrentwood, TN – It’s been 40 years since Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD, and David Smith, MD, first identified Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) after examining several children with similar traits who had all been born to chronic alcoholic mothers. Today, despite the well-documented spectrum of negative physical and mental effects alcohol can have on the developing fetus, Jones says it’s a “major public concern” that 1 in 13 women still drink alcohol during pregnancy, according to the Centers for Disease Control

Repurchase of own shares

In accordance with the Annual General Meeting’s authorization, Lagercrantz Group has as of 21 August 2013 repurchased 101,000 of its own class B shares at an average price of SEK 104.93 meaning that Lagercrantz Group’s holding of own shares held in treasury amounts to 663,800 class B shares, corresponding to 2.9 percent of the shares and 2.0 percent of the votes in the company. The total number of shares in Lagercrantz Group amounts to 23,173,309, of which 1,091,966 class A shares. The purpose of repurchases is to cover the company’s obligations under the incentive programme resolved, to

Interventionalists: Stand Out in the PAD Crowd With Specialized Training

Register for Society of Interventional Radiology’s LEARN Meeting Sept. 26–28 in Chicago; Early-bird Discounts End Aug. 23Gain a professional advantage with specialized training from the Society of Interventional Radiology ’s premier peripheral arterial disease (PAD) meeting: Lower Extremity Arterial RevascularizatioN (LEARN)  Sept. 26–28 in Chicago. Attendees will receive a discounted fee by registering before the Aug. 23 early-bird deadline. It is estimated that more than 10 million Americans have PAD, and the

Church of Scientology Los Angeles Hosts Drug Education Workshop

Drug counselors, gang interventionists and other community activists learned The Truth About Drugs curriculum at a workshop at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles. Drug counselors, gang interventionists and other community activists learned The Truth About Drugs curriculum at a workshop July 20, 2013, at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles. The Church of Scientology  Los Angeles hosted a drug education workshop July 20 to train drug counselors, gang interventionists, drug rehabilitation specialists and other community activists on the Truth About

Carver Yachts' First C34 Arrives in Europe

Pulaski, Wis. (Aug. 21, 2013) Carver Yachts’ first new C34 Command Bridge sent to Europe has already found success. Carver's new C34 yacht was sold to a French customer in early August by Yachts Invest, Carver's representative in Monaco, and France shortly after it arrived in Europe. The launch of the Carver C34 is part of the Wisconsin yacht maker's aggressive new product development program. Carver has also recently launched the C40, and the Carver C37 Coupé is planned for launch later this fall. All three newly introduced Carvers will be sold throughout Europe. The new C34 will

Sometimes product safety labels send the wrong message

Transparency  and full disclosure are popular notions, especially when applied to consumer product safety. If people have full access to knowledge about product content, then they can decide for themselves whether the product is safe, according to the prevailing view. But when mandated by public policy, transparency and disclosure can have harmful unintended consequences, I have found in my research. For some consumers, the very fact that

Cision hosts Social Media Week session on Content Marketing and PR

Global event brings together social media elite to offer ideas, trends and best practicesSocial Media Week opened registration for its September series, which includes the event, The Next Generation - Content Marketing and the PR Professional  hosted by Cision. The first session of the event sold out in less than four hours. Due to the popular demand, Cision has opened a second session that is currently open with limited space. Both sessions of The Next Generation - Content Marketing and the PR Professional 

Cultural Diversity Marked Church of Scientology Hamburg Friendship Day Celebration

The Church of Scientology Hamburg hosted a United Nations International Friendship Day celebration and concert July 28 to promote the ideals the day represents. The Church of Scientology Hamburg hosted a concert and open house July 28, 2013, in celebration of United Nations International Friendship Day. In 2011, the UN proclaimed Friendship Day in the belief that “friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.” The United Nations encourages groups to mark the day “with events, activities and

XRS and Samsung Mobile Join Forces to Bring Trucking Industry First Integrated Solution for Compliance and Performance

Innovative, comprehensive solution from XRS and Samsung Mobile will be the first of its kind in trucking, providing industry’s first free compliance solution pre-loaded with XRSMINNEAPOLIS (August 21, 2013 )— XRS Corporation , (NASDAQ: XRSC) the leader in trucking intelligence, announced during its annual XRS User Event (XUE) in Minneapolis that it is working with Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC  (Samsung Mobile) to develop an integrated mobile device and software package designed specifically for the trucking industry. The new solution will bring

Go4theGoal Pediatric Cancer Foundation Awards $100,000 Research Grant to Dr. Scott Diede at Seattle Children's Research Institute

Go4theGoal is proud to support the research of Dr. Scott Diede at Seattle Children’s Research Institute in his study, “The Role of Aberrant DNA Methylation in Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma.”  With this grant, Go4theGoal has given nearly $1,000,000 towards research across the country since its inception in 2007. Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue malignant tumor, affects 4.5 out of one million children in the U.S., and 50 percent of those cases occur in the first decade of life, according to the National Cancer Institute. “We are proud to support Dr. Diede’s research on exploring

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