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Swanswell walk to remember lives lost due to problem alcohol or drug use

People using Swanswell services in Leicestershire and Rutland are taking part in a Remembrance Walk next week to pay tribute to the thousands of lives lost as a result of substance misuse around the world.Organised by clients involved with the national recovery charity, which wants to achieve a society free from problem alcohol and drug use, the five kilometre walk will begin at Queens Park, Loughborough at 1pm on Tuesday 23 July, ending there two hours later. It’s part of International Remembrance Day (21 July) – an annual event that aims to remember those who have died because of

SAVORTEX praised for ‘Innovation for sustainable procurement for Smart Buildings’

SAVORTEX and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers host a thought-leaders seminar and networking event. SAVORTEX  teamed up with ImechE to host a facilities seminar to address the social and economic obligation for a building designer or specifier to make buildings as energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly as possible through their procurement processes. Influential speakers from CBRE, Frost & Sullivan, Sodexo and The University of Greenwich delivered presentations on the importance of sourcing innovative, low

Court Determines Intellectual Property in the Patent Application belongs to ContextVision

Ownership Clarified: ContextVision Receives Positive Ruling in Patent LitigationSTOCKHOLM, Sweden – July 12, 2013 – The Stockholm District Court has ruled that ContextVision is the owner of a patent application filed by Sapheneia in September 2006. The patent application represents the underlying technology across multiple medical imaging modalities. ContextVision proved that the technology within the patent is a result of work the two filing inventors conducted during their time at ContextVision. According to Swedish Law, any invention or patent application filed within six months of

Parp-Parp, Noddy Car up for sale

The original Noddy Car once owned by Enid Blyton’s company – complete with its unmistakable red and yellow paintwork – could be yours to drive in Toytown! Estimated at between £20,000 to £25,000, the sale of the iconic little motor car which is almost an exact mirror of the one that has been made world famous in Enid Blyton’s timeless classic of Noddy and his adventures in Toytown, takes place at the Silverstone Auctions hosted Classic Sale on Saturday 27th July at Silverstone. Will Smith, classic car specialist, Silverstone Auctions, said: “This amazing Noddy Car has got to be one of

More Businesses to Benefit From 3D Training

News release 16th July 2013Businesses are being given the chance to book training sessions on cutting-edge equipment at the new Lincolnshire Technology Hub in Mablethorpe. Drop-in demonstration sessions are already available on the last Friday of every month, but the onlincolnshire  team which runs the venture is now offering flexible training sessions on the 3D equipment so more businesses can benefit. Since the hub launched six weeks ago at the Coastal Centre on Victoria Road , nine

MEXICAN NAVY CAPTURES HEAD OF ZETAS DRUG CARTEL

Why The Capture of the Head of World’s Most Notorious Cartel Will Make Little Difference to Drug Supply, ViolenceMEXICO CITY–The Mexican navy announced late Monday it had captured Miguel Angel Treviño, the head of the infamous Zetas drug cartel, the most violent crime organization in Mexico. In recent years, the Zetas have been blamed for tens of thousands of gruesome deaths south of the border, and untold atrocities in the US. While the capture symbolizes a win for Mexican president Enrique Pena-Nieto’s administration, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a group of cops, border patrol

Mott MacDonald appointed on major road upgrade in Spain

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Sociedad Concesionaria Autovía de la Plata¹ as lender’s technical advisor for a major highway upgrade project in western Spain. The project involves the design, construction, maintenance, operation and finance of a 49km two lane dual carriageway between Benavente and Zamora. The new road will bypass the existing single carriageway through local villages and form the final section of the 809km A-66 Autovía de la Plata highway, connecting Gijon in the north to Seville in the south. The consultancy’s role as lenders’ technical advisor is split into two

PSCo appoints new Chief Operating Officer to unify and streamline business operations

Reading, UK, 16 July 2013 – Trade-only AV specialist PSCo today announced the appointment of Amanda Green to Chief Operating Officer responsible for spearheading Technical Distribution, Rental and Nearly New AV as unified, complementary divisions offering the widest range of value added sourcing options available to partners and customers. Reporting to Stuart Holmes, CEO of PSCo, Amanda will manage core operations across the three divisions, managing internal communication processes, team management and strategic planning to ensure each works to its best ability. Amanda joins at an exciting

SUMMER’S HERE AND THE TIME IS RIGHT

News ReleaseHebridean Celtic FestivalYear of Natural Scotland · Stage set for 18thHebCelt · Ticket sales up on last year · Festival to bring economic boost to islandsThe 18th annual Hebridean Celtic Festival opens tomorrow (Wednesday 17 July) with ticket sales already having overtaken last year’s total. The four-day event, which runs until Saturday in Stornoway in the island of Lewis, will be headlined by Van Morrison, Dougie MacLean, Capercaillie, The Battlefield Band and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers. With an expected surge of ticket buying by local people still to come,

Toshiba Unveils New SD Memory Cards Offering World’s-Fastest Write Speed

New UHS-II compliant EXCERIATM cards enable continuous high speed digital image captureDüsseldorf, 16th July, 2013 - Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will launch a new series of SD memory cards offering the world’s fastest data write speed. The latest editions to its line-up of EXCERIA memory cards are designed to offer users of high-end digital cameras an excellent experience. The EXCERIA PROTM [1] and EXCERIA™ [1] cards will be launched in major markets worldwide, starting with Japan in October and Europe in the fourth quarter of 2013.  EXCERIA cards compliant with UHS-II

An appetite for Innovation at lunch! 2013

UK’s leading food-to-go trade show enjoys 25% increase in visitor pre-registrationslunch! – Europe’s premier trade event for the food-to-go market – is now just 12 stands away from selling out of all of its available exhibition space at the three-floor Business Design Centre in Islington, London.  With the Innovation Zone now full, plus all stands across the ground and middle level also booked up, visitors to lunch! 2013, on 26-27 September, will benefit from the show’s biggest choice of exhibitors ever. Launched in 2008, the multi-award-winning two day trade event is poised to connect

Martin W Johansson Acting Head of the Financial Stability Department

The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to appoint Martin W Johansson as Acting Head of the Financial Stability Department following the appointment of Mattias Persson to a post at Nordea.Martin W Johansson, who at present is Deputy Head of the Financial Stability Department, will from today, 16 July 2013, be Acting Head of the Department and be responsible for the financial stability work at the Riksbank until a new Head of Department has been appointed and takes up the post.

Display vehicle will make Ecodan® accessible to even the remotest audience

Release date: 16 July 2013Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new mobile display vehicle to help carry the renewable message to the farthest reaches of the country and bring the benefits of low running costs and reduced emissions to even more off-gas households. The launch of the specially designed Ford Transit is especially timely as it coincides with the announcement on the new domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) from the DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change), which aims to encourage the public to install environmentally friendly heating systems by making a payment for

Great Yorkshire Show sees Launch of Uplands Academy

A new Fresh Start Uplands Academy for North Yorkshire has been launched at England’s premier agricultural event, the Great Yorkshire Show.   The announcement follows the successful pilot earlier this year, and is aimed at the support and development of the next generation of uplands farmers, land managers and land based businesses.Julia Aglionby, Director for the National Centre for the Uplands said: “This is a must for any entrepreneur wanting to start up a business – either farming or non-farming. It’s for those who have the passion but just need that little bit of extra help to build

Aker Solutions acquires UK engineering company I.D.E.A.S

16. July 2013 - Aker Solutions has acquired UK specialist engineering company International Design Engineering And Services Ltd (I.D.E.A.S) to boost its asset integrity management services. Glasgow, Scotland-based I.D.E.A.S. has developed software and technology that dramatically improves the quality and accuracy of integrity and life time analysis for oil and gas assets. The analysis can be applied in all phases of the development of an installation, from design through construction, operation and life extension. "This technology strengthens our offering of asset integrity management

New cost-efficient Q8 Baroni metalworking fluid from Q8Oils combines multi-metal compatibility with machine-material versatility

Leeds, UK – Tuesday, 16 July 2013 – Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants (Q8Oils ) has introduced Q8 Baroni XUP, an ‘Ultra Performance’ soluble cutting fluid specially formulated to be cost-effective in arduous machining operations using the most demanding materials.Commenting for Q8Oils, Mick Doxford says the new semi-synthetic, chlorine- and boron-free Q8 Baroni XUP  features a unique combination of synthetic lubricity additives that provides outstanding performance in operations

3Shape releases CAMbridge® 2013

Automated manufacturing solution for labs of all sizes3Shape, the provider of 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, announces the launch of CAMbridge™ 2013, an innovative solution that automates the manufacturing of CAD designs. With this release, 3Shape’s automated manufacturing solution for dental CAD/CAM now includes more automation and support for an expanded range of compact desktop manufacturing machines – making restoration-manufacturing easy, efficient, and affordable for dental labs of any size.  Support for desktop manufacturing machines and new material blocks3Shape

JRM Mitsubishi Evo X scores outright victory in Safari Rally

Mitsubishi Evo X rally car wins by over ten minutes in gruelling African rallyDaventry, UK – Motorsport engineering company JR Motorsports (JRM) has secured its latest victory in Round 5 of the FIA African Rally Championship. Driver Baldev Singh Chager won the KCB Safari rally at the wheel of his JRM-constructed Mitsubishi Evo X, to seize the lead of the Kenyan Rally Championship. In arguably one of the most arduous rallies in the world, the strength of JRM’s custom builds and attention to detail enabled Chager and co driver Ravi Soni to beat the extreme temperatures and equally punishing

THE EALING STUDIOS RARITIES COLLECTION VOLUME 5 (PG)

Part of “The British Film” collection Network Distributing is delighted to announce the release of the fifth volume of The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection.  Featuring four films from the vaults of Ealing Studios and Associated Talking Pictures, this double-disc set is available to own on 5 August 2013, RRP £14.99. This volume consists of films by Robert Stevenson, Leslie Norman, Reginald Denham and Curtis Bernhardt. Unseen since their original cinema releases and presented as new transfers in their original aspect ratios, The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection Volume 5 (PG) is an

Chest radiation cancer patients with risk factors should have CV screening every 5-10 years

Radiation-induced heart disease increasingSophia Antipolis, 16 July 2013: Cancer patients who receive chest radiation should be screened for heart disease every 5-10 years, according to the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Their recommendations are outlined in the first expert consensus statement on screening for radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD), published today in European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging.1 Professor Patrizio Lancellotti, chair of the

Summer Streets on Regent Street: “The Street is My Catwalk” in Association with the V&A

On Sunday 21 July, Regent Street, London W1, will be unveiling a 100m catwalk in association with the V&A for the third consecutive traffic-free Sunday this month as part of the “Summer Streets” programme, in partnership with the Mayor of London. The public are invited to take part in the six catwalk shows throughout the day, each with a different theme: Streetwear, Sportswear, Elegance, Wedding, Sunday Best and Anything Goes. The catwalk shows will be stage managed and accompanied by music to offer budding models and fashion enthusiasts the opportunity to show off their own style and

Minutes of the monetary policy meeting held on 2 July

At the monetary policy meeting on 2 July, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at 1.0 per cent and to leave the repo-rate path largely unchanged.It was observed at the meeting that economic developments both in Sweden and abroad have been largely in line with the forecast made by the Riksbank in the April Monetary Policy Update. The Executive Board noted that economic prospects abroad were different in different parts of the world, but the general assessment for the world as a whole was a gradual improvement in the coming years. GDP growth in Sweden is

Higher incidence of morbidity in obese children in Sweden than in Germany

More than one in six children in Sweden who are obese also have pre-diabetes. This has been demonstrated in a large study of more than 35,000 children from Sweden and Germany conducted at Karolinska Institutet and published in the scientific periodical International Journal of Obesity. The study, which is based on a collaboration between the national childhood obesity registry in Sweden, BORIS, and its German counterpart, APV, reveals that the incidence of pre-diabetes is three times higher in children in Sweden than in Germany.Elevated fasting blood glucose is a pre-diabetic condition in

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