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Sandvik launches new delivery model for global finance transactions

Sandvik will implement a new shared service delivery model for parts of its transactional finance. These improvements are in line with Sandvik’s strategy, where the objective is to simplify processes, utilize group wide synergies and leverage global business opportunities to become a world-class industry leader. Parts of the transactional processes will be transferred to and delivered by an external business process outsourcing (BPO) service provider, Capgemini. The ambition is to utilize Sandvik's common resources better and to develop a more efficient finance organization. As a result,

Skanska to build a pipeline for concentrate transport in Chile for USD 67 M, about SEK 432 M

Skanska has been awarded a contract to build a pipeline for concentrate transport in Antofagasta, Chile. The contract will be carried out by a special purpose company formed by Skanska Chile and Conduto, a local company. The total amount of the contract is USD 112 M, about SEK 720 M, of which Skanska’s share is 60 percent, amounting to a total of USD 67 M, about SEK 432 M. The customer is Minera Escondida Ltda (BHP Billiton), and the order will included in order bookings for Skanska Latin America for the first quarter 2013.Skanska will be responsible for the pre-construction and

Opcon develops new bioenergy strategy and winds up drying system business

As part of its work in developing and launching a new strategy for bioenergy, the Board of Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has decided to close down the low-temperature drier business that has for several years required extensive resources and suffered considerable profitability problems. As a consequence of this decision, the Group is reporting an impairment of assets amounting to SEK 82.4 million, of which SEK 71.8 million was for intangible assets with the remainder covering inventory. In accordance with IAS 10.7 this decision means that the year-end accounts for

Grant of employee share options in Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA ("KA").

On 10 April KA employees were granted 3.850.000 share options, of which 1.390.000 to primary insiders. The options were granted on terms resolved by the General Annual Meeting of KA on 5 June 2012: · The number of options to be granted is limited to 4.500.000. · Each option corresponds to one share. · The strike price is NOK 1,50. · Up to 1/3 of of the options may be exercised in 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively at the earliest. The options will expire after 7 years. · Each optionee has to hold a number of shares amounting to at least 10 % of the optionee’s total number

INTERIM REPORT SEPTEMBER 2012–FEBRUARY 2013

ENTERING THE GROWTH PHASESECOND QUARTER DECEMBER 2012-FEBRUARY 2013 · Group net sales amounted to SEK 239.7 M (234.3). The number of stores totaled 119 compared with 119 in the year-earlier period. · The gross profit margin was 55.8% (55.3). · Profit before depreciation, amortization and impairment amounted to SEK 21.1 M (26.7). · Profit after tax totaled SEK 13.5 M (16.7). · Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 1.66 (2.15). · Earnings per share after dilution amounted to SEK 1.66 (2.06). THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 2012–FEBRUARY 2013 · Group net sales

Aker Solutions wins contract from Premier Oil

11 April 2013 - Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide hook-up, commissioning and facility management services to Premier Oil at the operator's Solan field development, west of Shetland. [Aker Solutions wins contract from Premier Oil]The hook-up project will see two subsea production and two subsea injection wells tied back to a fixed production platform located in Block 205/26a of the UK North Sea, the first of its kind west of Shetland. The platform, which will not be permanently manned, will produce oil that will be stored in a subsea tank before being exported via an oil-

Kværner ASA : Ex. dividend NOK 0.55 today

11 April 2013 - The shares in Kværner ASA will be traded ex. dividend NOK 0.55 as from today, 11.04.2013. END 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 Communications, Kvaerner, Tel: +47 67 52 74 35, Mob: +47 917 87 358 About Kvaerner: With more than 3 000 HSE-focused and experienced employees, Kvaerner is a specialised provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for offshore platforms and onshore plants.

Basware : Interim Report January 1-March 31, 2013 (IFRS)

Basware Corporation, stock exchange release, April 11, 2013 at 08:45BASWARE INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1-MARCH 31, 2013 (IFRS) SUMMARY January-March 2013: Net sales increased amidst difficult market conditions andtransition from software to service business *  Net sales EUR 29 828 thousand (EUR 27 435 thousand) - growth 8.7 percent * Operating profit/loss EUR -1 569 thousand (EUR 1 822 thousand) * Operating profit/loss -5.3 percent of net sales (6.6%) * Operating profit/loss before non-recurring items EUR -384 thousand (EUR 1 822 thousand) * Growth of Automation Services (SaaS

Scientology: How We Help—Empowering Kids with the Gift of Reading

A new brochure released by the Church of Scientology in March describes a program tutors like Lynn Malin of La Cross, Wisconsin, use to introduce kids to the joy of reading. Lynn Malin, and her team of tutors including her daughters (far left and right) where honored with the 2012 Adult-Youth Award from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater La Crosse, Wisconsin Lynn Malin’s volunteer activities earned her the 2012 Adult-Youth Award from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater La Crosse, Wisconsin. Since 2007, her after-school program has been helping kids discover how much fun it is to

Is the Applied Scholastics ASAP Program a Cure for Teen Dropouts?

President Obama has asked states to raise the school dropout age to 18, but will this generate enough improvement to justify the cost? A brochure published by the Church of Scientology in March 2013 offers a program that just may hold the key to making this strategy work. The Applied Scholastics Achievement Program, or ASAP, is designed to remedy past educational failures, making it possible for at-risk youth to graduate, high school and succeed in the job market and in life. Over the past month, Kentucky, North Carolina and Minnesota joined the states that are rallying to

Church of Scientology Nashville Moderates Interfaith Panel at Tennessee Capitol

Rev. Brian Fesler, Director of Special Affairs of the Church of Scientology Nashville, moderated an interfaith panel at the annual Tennessee House of Representatives Faith Day, March 19, 2013.Rev. Brian Fesler, President of the Church of Scientology Nashville, moderated an interfaith panel Faith Day March 19, 2013, at the Tennessee House of Representatives. In a tradition hosted annually by Tennessee State Representative Brenda Gilmore, Faith Day 2013 drew on the experience, concern and insight of leaders of the Tennessee religious community to advise the legislature on subjects

Danish Scientologist Believes Anyone Can Learn Math—Fast

A new brochure released by the Church of Scientology in March shows how Applied Scholastics programs such as the tutoring center of the Aagard family in Copenhagen, Denmark, are making quality education available in countries around the world. Christian Aagaard, helping young students at his Applied Scholastics tutoring center in Copenhagen, Denmark In 1989, on the urging of Ole Hemmingsholt, European Director of Applied Scholastics , Christian Aagaard began tutoring people from his home in Copenhagen. One of his students, the owner of a weekly newspaper,

HEBCELT: GRADUATING TOWARDS A GREENER FESTIVAL

News ReleaseHebridean Celtic FestivalYear of Natural Scotland · HebCelt graduates from carbon management programme · Festival aims to reduce carbon emissions · Initiatives will help reduce event’s footprint Pic caption: HebCelt festival director Caroline MacLennan receives the award from Energy Minister Fergus Ewing with Paul Wedgwood, general manager at Carbon Trust Scotland, looking on.The award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival has added another string to its bow by successfully graduating from the Carbon Trust Scotland’s Carbon Management programme for its green

Church of Scientology Urges Humane Values to Counter Xenophobia

South Africa Human Rights Day marred by distrust of non-South Africans. Church of Scientology urges humane values to counter xenophobia in light of recent FutureFact survey. Tony Mathipa, Director of Social Programs of the Church of Scientology Johannesburg and coordinator of Youth for Human Rights South Africa, with Mary Shuttleworth, President of Youth for Human Rights International after receiving the 2009 Human Rights Hero Award. A survey just released by South African research and conference project FutureFact  raises the specter of violence fueled

FOUNDERS OF VAIL LIVING WELL SUMMIT OFFER 20 SCHOLARSHIPS AS PART OF PLEDGE TO FURTHER HEALTH & WELL-BEING

John and Jamie Stone, founders of DiscoverWell, the nonprofit entity that produces the Vail Living Well Summit  along with the Sonnenalp Hotel , are offering 20 scholarships to this September’s Vail Living Well Summit (VLWS). The scholarships include access to all sessions at VLWS, lodging and meals for the recipients during the Summit, which will be held September 19-21, 2013 in Vail, Colo. “As part of our participation in the Clinton Health Matters conference earlier this year we were asked to make a pledge to further health &

US Bankruptcy Court Supports Norse Energy US Subs Interim DIP Financing

10 April 2013Norse Energy Corp. ASA ("NEC" ticker Oslo Stock Exchange, Norway) announces that its US subsidiaries, Norse Energy Corp. USA and Norse Energy Holdings, Inc., have received approval from the bankruptcy court, subject to amendments which were agreed upon verbally by all parties, for interim financing of up to USD 800,000. It is anticipated the amendments will be formally approved tomorrow. A hearing has been scheduled for April 29, 2013 to address final approval of the balance of the USD 3.8 million Debtor in Possession (“DIP”) loan. Norse previously advised that the loan will:

Political activist, actor Kal Penn to speak at UT Arlington’s Graduation Celebration

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Actor, producer and political activist Kal Penn will give this year’s keynote address at UT Arlington’s Graduation Celebration honoring the Class of 2013. Graduation Celebration is set for Friday, May 10, at the Levitt Pavilion in Founder’s Square, 100 W. Abram St. in downtown Arlington. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. with live music and free food. The formal program starts at 8 p.m. The outdoor, end-of-the-year celebration is open to the public. Also on the program are President James D. Spaniolo and Rene Grimes, an education graduate student, who will represent

Pentagon Federal Talks Credit Card with PROMISE on Designing Spaces™ on Lifetime TV

Pentagon Federal is a valued sponsor on the inspirational “Designing Spaces of Hope - Rebuilding Together“ series, a grandmother and her family watch as their dilapidated house undergoes a transformation into a safe and healthy place to live.(Pompano Beach, FL – April 10, 2013) Pentagon Federal Credit Union will be featured on Designing Spaces™, the popular home improvement show on Lifetime Television, in the second segment of the 3-episode “Designing Spaces of Hope - “Rebuilding Together” series that will air on Thursday, April 11th at 7:30 am (ET/PT). The Designing Spaces™ crew was on

Non-Profit Answers Questions About New Drug Aimed At Treating Nausea And Vomiting In Pregnancy

Experts Say The Drug May Help Curb Some Pregnancy ComplicationsBrentwood, TN – As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces approval of Diclegis (docylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride) to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP), MotherToBaby experts have begun fielding questions about the much-debated drug’s risks to a woman’s developing baby. Experts at MotherToBaby, the counseling service branch of the non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), said NVP affects nearly 80% of pregnant women, usually in their first trimester. A

Budget Blinds Sheds Some Light for Family in Need on Designing Spaces™ on Lifetime TV

Budget Blinds® provides stylish and eco-friendly window treatments to family on “Spaces of Hope - Rebuilding Together” special makeover series(Pompano Beach, FL – April 10, 2013) Budget Blinds® teamed up with Designing Spaces™, the popular home improvement show on Lifetime Television, in the second part of the 3-episode series “Designing Spaces of Hope - Rebuilding Together” airing on Thursday, April 11th at 7:30 am (ET/PT). The Designing Spaces™ crew was on location to film the renovation of a grandmother’s home where she and her four grandkids had been living in unsafe conditions

ASPS Launches First-of-Its-Kind Customizable Plastic Surgery iPad App

Premier plastic surgery society offers practice marketing tool exclusive to ASPS Member SurgeonsARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (April 10, 2013)—In response to the exponential growth of tablet use, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons  launched the ASPS Practice Marketing App  today which allows ASPS Member Surgeons to create a custom iPad® App for their plastic surgery practice. The new tablet-based practice marketing and patient education App is a custom tool designed for both aesthetic and reconstructive plastic

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