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SECRETARY KEN SALAZAR JOINS WILMERHALE

SALAZAR ANCHORS WILMERHALE’S NEWLY-PLANNED DENVER, COLORADO OFFICE(Washington, DC) June 6, 2013 – WilmerHale is pleased to announce that former Interior Secretary and US Senator Ken Salazar is joining the law firm as a partner. He will anchor WilmerHale’s newly-planned Denver office. “We are delighted to welcome Secretary Salazar to WilmerHale. Ken is the rare combination of a highly-skilled lawyer and national political figure who has served at the highest levels of both the executive and legislative branches of government,” said WilmerHale Co-Managing Partner Robert Novick. “As an

Montagu Private Equity to sell Hansen Protection to Funds managed by IK Investment Partners

Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”), the European private equity firm, today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Hansen Protection (“the Company”) to Funds managed by pan-European private equity firm IK Investment Partners (“IK”). Hansen Protection is a leading provider of specialist survival suits for extreme weather conditions and sole provider of rental transport suits to energy companies in the Norwegian Continental Shelf region. The company operates a rental and service model based out of six helicopter sites in Norway, one in Denmark and two in Canada. Additional

Classic Sale welcomes stunning DB5

Silverstone Auctions has secured a stunning 1965 Aston Martin DB5 for the Silverstone Classic Sale on 27th July. Considered by many to be one of the world’s most famous and coveted cars, the example on offer is one of the finest available. It has been estimated at between £275,000 to £325,000 and offered Without Reserve. Immortalised in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, the DB5’s arrival had royalty, rock stars and celebrities clamouring to own a model. More modestly, the Corgi Toys version became the ‘best-selling toy’ the same year. Paul Campbell, consignment manager at

Swanswell team to offer alcohol and drug awareness advice at Download festival

Swanswell will be attending one of the country’s leading rock festivals in Leicestershire this month to offer advice and support around alcohol and drug misuse.Team members from the national recovery charity, which wants to achieve a society free from problem alcohol and drug use, will be handing out harm minimisation advice and information at the Download Festival in Castle Donington from 12 June. Swanswell will be joining North West Leicestershire District Council’s Community Safety Team at the main campsite between 10am and 8pm daily from Wednesday 12 June (when the campsite opens) to

DNB Livsforsikring ASA discontinues its operations in the public sector occupational pensions market

The Board of Directors of DNB Livsforsikring ASA has decided to discontinue the company’s operations in the public sector occupational pensions market. The decision affects all insured public pension schemes for both municipalities and enterprises. The wind-up of the business area could take up to three years, but will not be noticeable to the members of the pension schemes. A final decision regarding the wind-up will be made by the Supervisory Board.“The decision is based on the ever stricter requirements and regulations in the banking and insurance industry, combined with the challenging

SMI and Tobii Settle Litigations and Agree on License for Tobii Patent Family

STOCKHOLM and Teltow/Berlin, June 6, 2013—SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) and Tobii Technology have settled litigations on infringement and validity of Tobii’s region of interest patent family (EP 1 562 459) and have signed a license agreement in relation to this patent family.For more information about SensoMotoric Instruments, please visit www.smivision.com For more information about Tobii Technology, please visit www.tobii.com Contacts SensoMotoric InstrumentsStefanie Gehrke, Market Communication, SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH;Phone: +49 3328 395532; Email:stefanie.gehrke@smi.

Worldwide music festival celebrated at York Minster

Friday 7 June 2013, 3.00pmBells at York Minster will be among 1,000 ringing across the world this summer as part of an international music festival to mark 100 years since the birth of composer John Cage. The worldwide Carillon Project, organised by the Forum of Contemporary Music Leipzig (FZML), will reach York on Friday when Dr John Ridgeway-Wood will perform five pieces of Cage’s rarely played compositions over two days. Dr Ridgeway-Wood will begin playing the York Minster carillon (a set of tuned bells played from a keyboard) on Friday 7 June at 3pm when he performs Cage’s Music

Stopping the stress - space available for health and fitness writer at innovative stress-busting women only Retreat!

A space is available at the innovative new womens’ only Re-set Retreat in Somerset – free of charge! Any journalist wishing to experience this exciting health, weight loss and well-being retreat, please contact Julie Brealy or Juls Abernethy founders of Brealy Bootcamps, on 07971 966687 or 07718 001036 or email: Juls@brealybootcamps.co.ukThe date of the Re-set Retreat is 24th-28thJune and we would ask that any health and fitness writer who attends will write a piece for a magazine. (If you are a male health writer, please pass this on to lady journalists you think may be interested).

Join Fred Trueman for a pint and a game of darts with  “Indoor League: Volume 2” (E)

Cricketing legend Fred Trueman presents classic 70’s gameshow INDOOR LEAGUE: VOLUME 2 (E), available on double-disc DVD from Network Distributing on 1st July 2013, RRP £19.99. Join Freddie as he enjoys his pipe and a pint of bitter whilst hosting the high-octane gladiatorial combat that is pub games - darts, bar billiards, skittles, arm wrestling and even shove ha'penny.The fondly remembered series ran for 72 shows over four years and was a peak-time ratings success when initially transmitted in the Yorkshire ITV area - this second DVD volume comprises all 13 editions from the second series.

Redware to lead the way with mobile learning at Learning Technologies Summer Forum

For the first time, Redware will be exhibiting at the Learning Technologies Summer Forum 2013 and presenting a seminar on the future of portals in the learning sector.Following a hugely successful show at Learning Technologies 2013 back in January, Redware will be exhibiting for the first time at the Learning Technologies Summer Forum 2013 on the 18thof June at London Olympia. The event, which is designed as a follow up to the key themes of the main conference in January is a key event in the learning calendar, where professionals can discuss, debate and learn about the hot topics emerging

ABDUL THE DAMNED (U)

Part of “The British Film” CollectionGerman émigré and Pandora’s Box star Fritz Kortner, Scottish screen idol John Stuart, and Swedish silent-era heart-throb Nils Asther front the first British film directed by German exile Karl Grune, acclaimed filmmaker of twenties movie Die Strasse. Own ABDUL THE DAMNED (U) for the first time on DVD on 8 July 2013, RRP £9.99. Turkey, 1908. Sultan Abdul Hamid II becomes infatuated with Therese, a young Viennese opera singer and she is forced to give in to him to protect her fiancé, Young Turk Talak Pasha. Will the fervour of Talak’s popular opposition

YIT continues its major regional development project in Yekaterinburg, Russia

YIT continues its major regional development project in Yekaterinburg, Russia YIT is initiating the construction of a new apartment building as part of its Rifei regional development project in the suburban town of Verkhnaya Pyshma near Yekaterinburg, Russia. Rifei is situated in a peaceful area close to a wide range of services and the lakes Isetskoye and Baltym. The first apartment building of this project (248 apartments) was completed in 2012, and at the moment, the construction of two buildings with a total of 149 apartments is underway. The currently started new building will

Corel to exhibit CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X6 at FESPA 2013

Free live demos, workshops and exclusive promotion available at eventMaidenhead, UK – Thursday 6 June, 2013 – Corel showcases its flagship product, CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X6  on Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29 June at FESPA 2013 , London, the world’s largest focused event for wide format print. Corel will offer free live demos, daily workshops, an exclusive promotion and an opportunity to get your questions answered on stand E48eN. FESPA 2013 offers Corel a unique opportunity to demonstrate its award-

'Transforming' Social Science

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is delighted to announce the 20 successful grants of the first Transformative Research Call, a pilot for 2012/2013. The call aims to provide a stimulus for genuinely transformative and groundbreaking research ideas at the frontiers of social sciences. We regard transformative research as involving pioneering theoretical and methodological innovation, the novel application of theory and methods in new contexts, and/or research based on the engagement of unusual disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. Transformative research

Updated Company Certificate

Reference is made to the stock exchange release dated 25 April 2013 relating to the ongoing restructuring of Norse Energy Corp. ASA (the “Restructuring”). As part of the Restructuring, shares relating to the Interest Conversion (as defined in the stock exchange release on 25 April 2013) and the approved share capital reduction (as set out in the minutes from the extraordinary general meeting held 31 May 2013) have now been registered with the Register of Business Enterprises. The new shares registered will be placed on a separate ISIN awaiting the approval by the Norwegian Financial

New solar farms to save energy at military camps

Five solar farms have been installed at military training camps across the UK as part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) Energy Spend to Save Programme. The 50 kilo-watt peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic arrays are the first of their kind to be introduced on the training estate and will generate electricity, cut fuel costs and reduce DIO’s carbon footprint by an estimated 20 tonnes of CO2per year. The solar panels are part of a linked collection created to convert sunlight into electricity. An inverter is used to convert power produced by the panels into a current, which

Take off: A new SAS in Europe

Sunday 9 June marks the launch of the new SAS service concept. SAS Go and SAS Plus will replace Business Class, Economy Extra and Economy Class. This change is a pro-active investment on SAS’ journey to create the most modern flight experience in Europe.This new service concept was developed in close dialogue with SAS customers and employees. Ideas have also been posted in the My SAS Idea forum. “The service classes that were created 30 years ago do not reflect the needs of the modern traveller. Time is now in short supply for most people, and our customers want time efficiency and

New Zuken software boosts product planning and logical design

Zuken has released new versions of its System Planner and Design Gateway engineering solutions that accelerate and streamline product planning and logical design for engineers.System Planner includes new functions that allow design architects to study behavior, signal quality, and 3D space constraints. Design Gateway includes improvements for hierarchy, rule checking, and an Intel Schematic Connectivity Format (ISCF) for Intel design review. These enhancements, along with others in the CR-8000 2013 release, help design teams under tight deadlines reduce design iterations and deliver

Research shows rental property investment offering inflation busting returns

As the cost of living in rented property continues to rise, new research* from landlord insurance specialists Cover4LetProperty  has revealed that over a third of all renters (34%) have seen up to a 5% increase in the cost of their rent – more than the current rate of inflation which stood at an average 2.8% last year** .The study also revealed that: · just under a fifth of all renters (18%) saw a 6-10% increase in the amount of rent they paid during the last 2 year period; · 2% saw their rent increase by up to a staggering 20% during the same

Metsä Group’s wood products business area ends statutory negotiations in Finland

Metsä Group Press Release 6 June 2013Metsä Wood, part of Metsä Group, has finished the statutory negotiations commenced in April in Finland. The negotiations were a part of the company's current cost savings programme, the objective of which is to improve Metsä Wood's competitiveness.As a result of the statutory negotiations, the company's personnel will decrease by 73 persons. The reductions will be implemented through pension arrangements, redundancies and not renewing fixed-term contracts. The negotiations concerned in total approximately 1,300 persons in Finland. Sawmills, sawn

Metsä Group’s wood products business area ends statutory negotiations in Finland

Metsä Group Press Release 6 June 2013Metsä Wood, part of Metsä Group, has finished the statutory negotiations commenced in April in Finland. The negotiations were a part of the company's current cost savings programme, the objective of which is to improve Metsä Wood's competitiveness.As a result of the statutory negotiations, the company's personnel will decrease by 73 persons. The reductions will be implemented through pension arrangements, redundancies and not renewing fixed-term contracts. The negotiations concerned in total approximately 1,300 persons in Finland. Sawmills, sawn

Prevagen® is the Number One Branded Memory Supplement in the United States

Madison, Wis (June 6, 2013) -- Retailers and consumers alike have made Prevagen® , the unique brain health supplement shown to improve memory, their preferred memory supplement.  Quincy Bioscience is pleased to announce that Prevagen has won the 2013 Vity Award for the best brain health supplement, for the second time. The Vity Awards are sponsored by industry leading Vitamin Retailer  magazine and honor the top selling vitamins and supplements in each category based on feedback from health food store retailers across the

Basware signs an accounts payable automation and e-invoicing agreement with a food processing and marketing company in Ecuador

Basware Corporation, stock exchange release, June 6, 2013 at 10:30Basware signs an accounts payable automation and e-invoicing agreement with afood processing and marketing company in Ecuador Basware has signed an agreement with an Ecuadorian company specializing in foodprocessing and marketing for the delivery of Basware Accounts Payable Automationand Basware e-Invoicing for connecting and transacting with suppliers, andautomating the invoicing process. The solutions will be implemented in Ecuadoras well connecting suppliers in other countries throughout South America. Thevalue of

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