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YIT to construct a Prisma shopping centre in Vilnius, Lithuania

YIT has initiated a new property development project by launching the construction of a Prisma shopping centre for SOK in Vilnius. The project is realised by YIT’s Lithuanian subsidiary YIT Kausta. Prisma will be constructed on a plot acquired by YIT Kausta. The total value of the project is approximately EUR 12 million. The trade agreement was signed on 6 June 2013. The construction work of the shopping centre began in summer 2013, and the Prisma supermarket is to open its doors in the second quarter of 2014. Approximately 10,000 square metres of sales space have been planned in

50,000 Metsä Board’s A-shares converted into B-shares

Metsä Board Corporation Stock Exchange Release 7 June 2013 at 10 am EESTIn accordance with Section 14 of the Articles of Association of Metsä Board Corporation, 50,000 A-shares have been converted into 50,000 B-shares. The conversion has been entered into the Trade Register on 7 June 2013 and the trading with these shares commences on 10 June 2013. The total number of Metsä Board’s shares is 328,165,612. After the conversion the amount of A-shares is 36,003,427 which entitle to 71 per cent of the voting rights in Metsä Board and the amount of B-shares is 292,162,185 which entitle to 29

Viking Supply Ships A/S is contemplating issuance of new unsecured bond

Viking Supply Ships A/S is contemplating the issuance of a new unsecured short term bond in the Norwegian bond market with maturity in September 2014. The contemplated bond issue will have a nominal value of NOK 100 million and settlement is expected to be in June 2013. The net proceeds shall be employed for general corporate purpose.    For further information, please contact: CEO Viking Supply Ships, Christian Berg, ph. + 45 41 77 83 80 or CFO Viking Supply Ships, Niels J. Kindberg, ph. +45 23 74 49 85.     Rederi AB TransAtlantic (RABT) is a leading Swedish shipping

Outokumpu comments on the Terni divestment process

OUTOKUMPU OYJSTOCK EXCHANGE RELEASEJune 7, 2013 at 10.00 am EET  In accordance with the commitments given to the European Commission in the context of the merger with Inoxum, Outokumpu continues to pursue the divestment of AST (Acciai Speciali Terni) stainless steel operations in Terni, Italy. In a challenging environment for the European stainless industry Outokumpu has maintained an active dialogue with the European Commission, the Italian government and local Terni institutions to facilitate the AST divestment as soon as possible. In response to recent public speculation about

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA Amendments to the Board of Directors

On 6 June 2013 the Supervisory Board elected Tor Dahle as a new member of the Board of Directors of SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA. Kristian Eidesvik was re-elected as chairman with a term of office of up to 1 year. Catharina Hellerud, Odd Torland and Erling Øverland were re-elected as board members and Kristine Tveteraas was re-elected as deputy with a term of office up to two years. Sally Lund-Andersen was re-elected as board-member to represent the employee and Kristian Kristensen as a new deputy elected with a term of office of up to two years. The Board of Directors of SpareBank 1 SR-

Extends rig contract with Maersk

Det norske oljeselskap ASA has, on behalf of the partners in the Ivar Aasen project, extended the contract with Maersk Drilling for lease of the drilling rig XL Enhanced 2. The contract has been extended from three to five years, and runs from 2014 to 2019. The rig will be utilised for drilling on the Ivar Aasen development in the North Sea.The value of the two-year contract extension is NOK 1.6 billion, and the total value of the contract with Maersk is in excess of NOK 4 billion. The rig is currently under construction in Singapore. The VP for Drilling & Well Operations in Det norske,

Orkla ASA: CEO Åge Korsvold has rolled over a forward contract

On 6 June 2013, CEO Åge Korsvold, through his related company Gyljandi AS, rolled over a forward contract to buy 200,000 shares in Orkla ASA with a new due date of 5 December 2013 at a strike price of NOK 51.42 per share.In addition to the exposure of 200,000 shares under the forward contract, Åge Korsvold and related parties own 20,881 shares in Orkla ASA.Orkla ASAOslo, 7 June 2013 Contact Orkla Investor Relations:Rune Helland, Tel.: +47 977 13250This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Hyundai Motor Offers Ground Transportation For FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013

- Hyundai Motor kick-starts its sponsorship program as the official partner of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ with a vehicle handover ceremony - A wide range of 302 Hyundai vehicles to be provided for transport of officials and VIPs during FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013May 30, 2013 – Hyundai Motor Company, the official automotive partner of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, today kicked off the countdown to the world's biggest sporting event by holding a handover ceremony for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 at Estádio Nacional in Brasília, Brazil, attended by VIPs including

Hyundai Motor to Provide 800 Units of Santa Fe-Based Police Cars to the Peruvian Government

- Hyundai Motor to deliver the custom-made cars by November this year - The vehicles are expected to elevate Hyundai Motor’s reliable brand image June 7, 2013 – Hyundai Motor Company, the fastest-growing automaker by brand, announced that it will provide 800 units of Santa Fe-based police cars to the Peruvian government by November this year. The project, which was initiated by the Peruvian Government’s request, will strengthen Hyundai Motor’s brand image in the rapidly-growing Peruvian market. Based on Hyundai Motor’s Santa Fe 2.4 gasoline model, the Santa Fe police car was

Texas Instruments Helps Boys & Girls Club Kids with Homework on Designing Spaces on Lifetime TV

Company Sets Up Learning Lab at Boys & Girls Club in South Florida in “Designing Spaces - Kids Spaces of Hope” Series(Pompano Beach, FL – CISION – June 6, 2013) Texas Instruments, Inc. will make their appearance on the popular home improvement show Designing Spaces™ on Lifetime TV to help the children at a local Boys & Girls Club improve their math and science skills with TI-Nspire™ products. The episode airs on Wednesday, June 12th at 7:30 am (ET/PT) as part of the “Designing Spaces of Hope – Building Bright Futures series”. Melendy Lovett, President, Texas Instrument Education

Halfords is to provide bike mechanic support to cyclists at Sky Ride events this year.

The cycling retailer will offer mechanical help to entrants joining the hugely popular mass participation rides which this year take place in 17 cities over the summer. Matt Davies, CEO of Halfords said: “We are extremely lucky to have so many skilled cycle mechanics and our Sky Ride teams will feature some of our finest colleagues. Their aim is to ensure that every rider is guaranteed a great ride that is free of mechanical hassles. “These are fantastic events and provide a wonderful opportunity to ride with family and friends; and enjoy the atmosphere and the fun of cycling."

Reengineering American health care

Our community was wrestling with the exorbitant and still rising cost of educating our students.  Technology, salary and other expenses are factors of course, but those generally grow in line with the economy overall.  The big problem is the cost of medical coverage for faculty and staff, growing faster than other revenues or expenses, thereby crowding out other important needs. In this regard, health care  is an extreme outlier. With everything else – cars,

Wellesley College Announces New Initiative to Create Next Generation of Women Leaders Around the World; Program Launches This Week in Beijing

President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting this weekend in California. Concurrently, a select group of young women from Wellesley College and Peking University are in Beijing working on some of the very issues likely to be addressed at the Presidents' California summit.June 6, 2013—Wellesley College , the premier liberal arts institution known for cultivating some of the world’s most influential women leaders—from Madame Chiang Kai-shek to Hillary Clinton—has announced a major global initiative with a critical mission: to educate the next

Kawasaki Motors Corp USA Selects Grant Cardone to Develop Custom Online Training Platform

International sales training expert Grant Cardone  announces a partnership with Kawasaki Motors Corp USA to create a customized web-based sales university, Kawasaki Good Times™ Training Center , aimed at improving customer satisfaction, dealer efficiency, and dealer profitability.”Over a 1000 sales organizations are now using our online sales university to train, coach, motivate, and hold sales people and teams accountable for increased results and customer satisfaction,” says Grant Cardone, CEO, Cardone Training Technologies.

Use caution with computerized concussion test, UT Arlington researcher says

Newly published research from an international team featuring UT Arlington  assistant professor Jacob Resch has reaffirmed questions about portions of the popular computerized concussion assessment tool ImPACT. When administered as it is in a clinical setting, the test possessed strong reliability on some evaluation factors. But, on other factors, it misclassified healthy participants as impaired as much as 46 percent of the time. Authors say the study illustrates the need for multiple types of concussion assessments. The research was published online May 31 in

Inova Adopts Vein Illumination to Help Improve Patient Care

Inova today announced a large-scale adoption of AccuVein  vein illumination to assist with IV starts  and blood draws  at its five facilities. AccuVein Inc. is the global leader in vein illumination and the creator of the world’s only hand-held, non-contact vein illumination device.  By broadly deploying AccuVein devices Inova, the only area hospital system to earn inclusion in the US News and World Report Best Hospitals ranking, is making vein illumination part of their standard of care.

Avid VENUE Profile Powers Live Sound for Star-Studded The Sound of Change Concert in London

Britannia Row Productions employs eight Avid live sound systems in multi-act international charity eventBurlington, MA, 6 June  2013 –Avid ® (NASDAQ: AVID ) today announced that its Avid VENUE Profile systems were exclusively used to mix the recent global concert, The Sound of Change Live , at London’s Twickenham Stadium, reinforcing VENUE as the live sound mixing console of choice for front of house (FOH) engineers. The concert featured sets from a host of international stars including Beyoncé,

RED BULL JOYRIDE FREERIDE MOUNTAIN BIKE COMPETITION RETURNS TO WHISTLER

- Red Bull Joyride will anchor the final weekend of the Crankworx Whistler, delivering a slopestyle event designed for the athletes, by the athletes -WHISTLER, BC – June 6th, 2013 – Fusing elements of slopestyle, dirt jump, and North Shore mountain biking, Red Bull Joyride will once again culminate into one gravity-fed, season-defining freeride mountain bike competition on Saturday, August 17th in Whistler, BC. Eighteen of the world’s best riders will battle it out for a chunk of the $50,000 in prize money and historical bragging rights. "Joyride is the biggest slopestyle course of the

INVITATION AUX MÉDIAS

Vision Mondiale lance la campagne Contre l’exploitation des enfants et présente la toute première ambassadrice officielle de l’organisme pour le QuébecMONTRÉAL, le 6 juin 2013 /Cision/ - Vision Mondiale invite les représentants des médias à assister à une conférence de presse le mardi 11 juin prochain, à 10 h 30, pour marquer le début d’une exceptionnelle mobilisation contre l’exploitation des millions d’enfants à travers le monde qui occupent des emplois dangereux et dégradants. À cette occasion, la directrice du Québec de Vision Mondiale, Carolyn Hébert, ainsi que l’animatrice et

TAKE A TRIP TO “WHICKER’S WORLD: VOLUME 3” (E)

The quintessential travel documentary, WHICKER’S WORLD is back on DVD in a third volume. Alan Whicker is a cultural icon, consummate interviewer and guiding light behind some of the most popular documentaries ever made, his quiet brand of incisive, insightful television journalism has enthralled audiences for the past six decades. WHICKER’S WORLD: VOLUME 3 (E) will be available on triple-disc DVD from Network Distributing on 1st July 2013, RRP £29.99.Volume Three presents a diverse and memorable selection of films made between 1968 and 1980, with topics ranging from the cryonics industry to

Kværner ASA: Acquisition of own shares

6 June 2013 - Kværner ASA has today, in connection with the company's share purchase programmes for employees and managers, purchased 88 000 own shares in the open market at an average price of NOK 10.38 per share. Following the transaction, Kværner ASA holds a total of 762 000 own shares. ENDS For further information, please contact: Investor relations: Ingrid Aarsnes, SVP Investor Relations, Kvaerner, Tel: +47 67 59 50 46, Mob: +47 950 38 364 Media: Mariken Holter, SVP Corporate Communications, Kvaerner, Tel: +47 67 52 74 35, Mob: +47 917 87 358. About Kvaerner:With more

Winterhalter unveils prototype warewasher at LACA Conference 2013

The Main Event, LACA conference and exhibition, Hilton Birmingham Metropole, July 10-12 2013Visitors to the LACA Conference 2013 will get the chance to have a sneak preview of the latest warewashers for schools, due to be launched in September 2013.  The passthrough machines are being developed by Winterhalter and will feature new technologies that save energy, water and chemicals.  They will also be highly adaptable, so that whatever the local conditions in terms of water quality, hardness and pressure, the machines will be able to deliver the best possible hygienic wash results.  A

CACI showcases ‘integrated’ business optimisation and care worker software for care providers - Media Advisory

Integration and joined up working - the theme of this year’s Health + Care Show - are top of the agenda on stand P60 where CACI will be showcasing its award winning business optimisation and care worker software for care providers.  MEDIA ADVISORY +-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+|Who: |Jason Gregory,  Head of Development and Performance at || |Radian Support  and Ollie Watson, Business Development || |Director at CACI |+---------------

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