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Olympic Torch Relay celebrations underway one year on

Celebrating the Olympic Torch Relay one year on, one legacy programme will be honouring people who have helped bring Olympic spirit to life in their local communities.Community Games – an Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy programme funded by the Social Action Fund and delivered by the County Sports Partnership Network (CSPN) and the YMCA – has organised a 70 day long celebration to mark the one year anniversary of the torch’s arrival. Mirroring the steps of the Olympic Torch Relay route, Community Games will be holding an event, every day during the 70 day Community Games Relay in

Lindab International AB : Annual General Meeting 2013

Lindab's Annual General Meeting 2013 Lindab International AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2013, at Lindab Arena in the municipality of Ängelholm, Sweden.  Approximately 220 people were present. Resolutions The Meeting resolved in favour of all the proposed matters in accordance with the proposals in the Notice. The most important resolutions are described below. Dividend The Annual General Meeting adopted the proposal for a zero-dividend for the financial year 2012. Election of the Board of Directors In accordance with the proposals by the Nomination

Landscaping Can Impact Home Values, Appraisal Institute Says

The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, today advised homeowners to properly maintain their landscaping, which can significantly affect property values. “If a landscaping change is positive, it can often enhance price and reduce a home’s time on the market,” said Appraisal Institute President Richard L. Borges II, MAI, SRA. “But if the change is negative, it can lower the price and lengthen the time a home remains for sale.” Curb appeal is essential when selling a home, Borges said, noting it’s the homeowner’s opportunity to

Dispatch Software Company, Clear Computing, Announces www.AcctBal.com

Clear Computing web-based dispatch software service, www.AcctBal.com, is now availableTINTON FALLS, NJ – May 15, 2013 – Clear Computing, the leading dispatch software company, has announced www.AcctBal.com is now available. www.AcctBal.com is a web-based dispatch software service that allows your customers to see their information online. The newest web-based service includes balances by service location and assigned unit with rates along with additional features to keep your business moving. Getting started is easy and simple. Clear Computing software users can give customers their web-

ISG Wins Second Contract with University of Dundee

ISG has taken its second project at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, securing a £1.2 million scheme at the University of Dundee’s prestigious School of Medicine, adding to its on-going £4.1 million extension and refurbishment contract at the hospital. The project represents the latest phase in an £11 million programme to upgrade facilities at one of the UK’s top performing medical schools, and sees ISG comprehensively refurbishing the level 7 lecture theatre, carrying out structural alterations to the building and upgrading the existing mechanical and electrical infrastructure. The

We have a confession to make.

We could have said it back in 1991. Or at the turn of the century. And we understand that you would have liked to be spared from the dreary aftermath of all the fine feasts and family get-togethers of the 2000s. We didn’t mean to mess things up for you. We simply couldn’t tell you that you didn’t have to pamper your glasses like you have been. But we don’t have to keep it to ourselves anymore.   Most crystal glasses from Orrefors can be machine washed.We could have said it back in 1991. Or at the turn of the century. And we understand that you would have liked to be spared from the

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES   SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED A DC COMICS ADVENTURE

Wildly Creative Game Franchise Expands to Include the Vast DC Comics Universe Maxwell Must Help DC’s Favorite Heroes Using the Super Powers of His Imagination!BURBANK, Calif. – May 15, 2013 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces Scribblenauts Unmasked - A DC Comics Adventure, a new game that melds the boundless creativity of the award-winning video game franchise with thousands of DC Comics™ characters and objects across DC Comics worlds - all drawn in the classic Scribblenauts art style. Created and developed by 5TH Cell, the game will be available for the Wii U™ system,

Tobii Unveils New Family of Eye-Controlled AAC Devices, Gives Voice to Those With Communication Challenges

Tobii I-Series enables effective communication in all forms, making independence a reality for those who need it most.STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN/ BOSTON, USA, May 15, 2013 — Today, Tobii Technology , the global market leader in eye-tracking and Gaze Interaction assistive technology, announced its next-generation augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) products – the Tobii I-Series. The Tobii I-Series, a family of eye-controlled communication devices, provides individually optimized communication solutions for people with communication

ATS EUROMASTER’S WINTER WEATHER STUDY PROVES IMPORTANCE OF COLD WEATHER TYRES

15 May 2013Following the coldest March in 40 years, chilling statistics released by ATS Euromaster in its annual Winter Weather Study show that temperatures dropped below seven degrees Celsius during prime commuting hours on 173 separate days between 1 October 2012 and 31 March 2013. The statistics cover temperatures in 10 major UK cities from 7am till 9am and 4pm till 6pm.  The detailed weather analysis also revealed that parts of the UK were covered under a blanket of snow for 44 separate days during the six month period. The figures, commissioned annually by tyre experts ATS

How teenagers cope with inner-city risks

With concerns often expressed about youth crime and violence in the UK, researchers have been investigating what young people really think about living in an inner-city neighbourhood that has high levels of deprivation, crime and gang activity. The results revealed that to overcome concerns and cope with dangerous situations, girls tried to avoid or escape risky encounters - although for some this conflicted with a desire to be independent, glamorous and to seek out boyfriends. Boys, on the other hand, acted and talked tough to prove their street credentials but were critical of gangs

Loomis wins Riksbank contract for coin warehousing and handling

Loomis has been contracted by the Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, to take responsibility for part of the Riksbank’s handling of coins in Sweden. The contract, which extends over four years, will commence on November 1 this year and means that Loomis will be responsible for the Riksbank’s warehousing, provision and receipt of coins. The Riksbank has chosen Loomis to provide these coin handling services following the closure of Riksbank depots in Tumba and Mölndal, with operations consequently being transferred to the Riksbank’s newly built depot in Märsta. The Riksbank’s new depot in

Byggmax Group AB (publ) 2013 Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Byggmax Group AB took place on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Stockholm. On all the motions proposed, the meeting resolved in line with the Board’s and Nomination Committee’s proposals. The main contents of key resolutions passed at the meeting are detailed below.Resolution on dividendThe Annual General Meeting (AGM) resolved to pay a dividend of SEK 2 per share for the 2012 fiscal year. The record date for distribution is Monday, May 20, 2012. Payment of the dividend is expected to be effected by Euroclear Sweden AB on Thursday, May 23, 2012. The dividend

Rejlers acquires Norwegian consulting company

Rejlers has entered into an agreement to acquire the Norwegian consulting company Omega Elkraft AS with 36 employees. The company is specialized within the power sector."Omega Elkraft has many experienced employees who will contribute in a positive way to Rejlers continuous development in Norway. By the acquisition we reinforce the supply of technical consulting services for our customers in the growing region of Oslo", says Eva Nygren, CEO and President in Rejlers.Omega Elkraft offers technical consulting services within the electric field to network owners and operators of different

Outotec collaborates with Global Oil Shale in the development of a concentration process for oil shale

OUTOTEC OYJ  PRESS RELEASE   MAY 15, 2013  at 2:00 PM Outotec collaborates with Global Oil Shale in the development of a concentration process for oil shale Outotec and Global Oil Shale Group have agreed on collaboration in the development of a commercial scale concentration process for kerogen, a mixture of organic material contained in surface mineable oil shale deposits. The parties will initially focus on Global Oil Shale's existing oil shale resources, such as a 2.18 billion barrels oil shale project in Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia and other deposits under evaluation and

SPORTS CELEBRITIES TO HOST CHARITY FUNDRAISING NIGHT

Leading sports and media celebrities will tomorrow (16 May 2013) host a charity night to raise funds for blind and visually impaired people. Reality TV star and former professional footballer Neil “Razor” Ruddock is one of 14 sports and media personalities hosting the Try and Score fundraising dinner and sports quiz for charity Royal Blind. The evening at the George Hotel in Edinburgh, which will be led by former radio DJ Scott Wilson, is set to raise over £15,000 for Royal Blind, supporting the charity’s work providing care, education and employment to blind, visually impaired and

MEMBER STATES FINALLY AGREE ON FISHERIES DEAL BUT FAIL TO BRIDGE GAP WITH AMBITIOUS PARLIAMENT

Brussels, Belgium - After pulling yet another all-nighter, Fisheries Ministers finalised their negotiating mandate with regards to the current EU fisheries reform. Despite the agreement between Members States being a positive step forward, unfortunately the Ministers - who generally don’t like to compromise - remained predictable with little effort being made to meet the European Parliament half way on their ambitious proposal to save fisheries in Europe. “The devil is in the detail as they say, but in this case it’s the lack of detail, as Fisheries Ministers decided on a legally neutral

Höegh LNG - Invitation to presentation of Q1 2013 results

Höegh LNG will release its first quarter 2013 results on Friday 24 May 2013.  A presentation will be held at Norges Rederiforbund, Rådhusgaten 25, Oslo, at 09:00.  A light breakfast will be served.  The presentation will also be distributed as a webcast accessible via a link on the Company's web site www.hoeghlng.com.  There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.  For those not present, questions may be asked using the webcast system.  If you are not able to participate at the time of the presentation, you may view a replay of the webcast via www.hoeghlng.com.About Höegh LNGHöegh

Tobii Unveils New Family of Eye-Controlled AAC Devices, Gives Voice to Those With Communication Challenges

Today, Tobii Technology , the global market leader in eye-tracking and Gaze Interaction assistive technology, announced its next-generation augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) products – the Tobii I-Series. The Tobii I-Series, a family of eye-controlled communication devices, provides individually optimized communication solutions for people with communication conditions such as Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), autism, Rett syndrome, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy. Today’s announcement introduces two new purpose-built

Fortum inaugurates the first waste-to-energy combined heat and power plant in the Baltics

PRESS RELEASE 15 May 2013Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania, and Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland, have today inaugurated Fortum's new combined heat and power plant in the city of Klaipeda, Lithuania. The power plant uses municipal and industrial waste as well as biomass as fuels to provide district heating to the residents and businesses in Klaipeda and electricity to the Lithuanian power grid. It is the first of its kind in the Baltic countries. "Using sorted waste as fuel in combined heat and power production is a sustainable solution for

Basware breaks down barriers to e-procurement with launch of Basware Purchase

Puts users at the heart of purchasing to deliver e-procurement success. Completes end-to-end purchase-to-pay solution footprint on Alusta platform.Espoo, Finland, May 15, 2013 - Basware, the leading provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay solutions, has launched Basware Purchase, a core addition to its comprehensive e-procurement suite. This completes the company’s entire purchase-to-pay solution footprint on the Alusta platform, driving adoption by empowering employees across the business to overcome the obstacles to e-procurement. Lack of adoption and user buy-in of procurement

RE-DEVELOPMENT OF ROYAL BLIND SCHOOL BEGINS

One of Scotland’s oldest specialist schools begins a year-long re-development project this month to merge its two campuses into one. The Royal Blind School in Edinburgh, which has supported blind and visually impaired students for 178 years, begins work this month to adapt its campus at Canaan Lane in Morningside. The re-development of the school will see its excellent facilities at Canaan Lane enhanced to take pupils across the whole curriculum and range of needs. The building at Craigmillar Park, which has housed pupils since 1835, will be marketed for sale by Summer 2014. By this time

Avid Editors Shine at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

Award-winning editors Jason Ballantine and Matt Villa used Avid Media Composer to cut festival opener “The Great Gatsby,” in 3DBurlington, MA, 15 May 2013 – Avid  (NASDAQ: AVID ) today celebrates The Great Gatsby, the 2013 Cannes Film Festival  opener, which was cut on the industry’s preeminent nonlinear editing solution, Avid Media Composer ®. The 2013 Cannes Film Festival, which runs from 15–26th May, will open with the latest adaptation of

RaySearch receives 510(k) clearance for RayStation® 3.5

In March RaySearch Laboratories AB announced that version 3.5 of RaySearch's RayStation® treatment planning system had been released for clinical use. RaySearch has now received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for RayStation® 3.5 meaning that the new features can be marketed in the US.  The most important new features are state of-the-art tools for treatment planning of radiation therapy with electrons and protons, complementing RayStation’s extensive tools for planning and optimization of radiation therapy with photons. Proton Beam Design is a brand new module in RayStation® that contains

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Bishop Grosseteste University up for Two National Awards

News release 15th May 2013The 2013 Bishop Grosseteste University prospectus, produced in-house by the BGU marketing team, has been shortlisted for two national awards. The university has been placed in the ‘Best Undergraduate Prospectus’ and ‘Best Prospectus from a Specialist Institution’ categories at this year’s HEIST Awards, a national awards ceremony that celebrates innovation and excellence in education marketing. Produced by the university’s marketing department, the design of the 2013 prospectus was based on student feedback from previous publications. This is the first

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