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ACE names two University of Texas at Arlington educators to its Fellows Program Class of 2013-14

ARLINGTON, Texas – Pamela Jansma, dean of The University of Texas at Arlington College of Science, and Victoria Farrar-Myers, a UT Arlington professor of political science, have been named American Council on Education Fellows for the 2013-14 academic year. President James D. Spaniolo nominated both educators for the prestigious program, which selected a total of 50 college and university senior faculty and administrators after a rigorous application process this year. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher

Live Streaming Of The Vivid Sydney 2013 Program Announcement: 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013 (EST)

What: Live streaming of the Vivid Sydney 2013 program launchURL: http://www.vividsydney.com/media-centre/#broadcastWhen: Wednesday, March 20, 2013Time: 6 p.m. start (ESTMEDIA ALERT: Sydney will once again be immersed in light, music and creative ideas as Vivid Sydney returns for a fifth year from May 24 to June 10. For the first time the program will be streamed live from http://www.vividsydney.com/media-centre/#broadcast. Vivid Sydney highlights include: the lighting of the iconic Sydney Opera House sails; 3D mapping projections on Customs House and the Museum of Contemporary

Advanced Clinical Concepts Names Tina Vitelli as Strategic Partnerships Director

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 20, 2013 — Medical communications company Advanced Clinical Concepts  (ACC) continues its growth trend with the addition of Tina M. Vitelli as strategic partnerships director. In her new role, Tina is responsible for business development, assisting with client relationships, and contributing to the company’s marketing and public relations efforts. “Tina’s position as strategic partnerships director is newly created,” said David Rear, RPh, president of ACC. “Her experience and expertise in medical communications will help ACC

Asetek A/S - Disclosure of Shareholdings and Mandatory Notification of Trade

Reference is made to the announcement made 18 March 2013 regarding the completion of the initial public offering of shares in Asetek A/S (OSE ticker: ASETEK, ISIN DK 0060477263) on Oslo Børs (the "Offering"), which included a sale of existing shares (the "Secondary Shares"). Attached is an overview of primary insiders' holdings and changes in significant shareholdings in relation to the sale of Secondary Shares in the Offering and a share capital increase in Asetek A/S in connection with conversion of a convertible loan in Asetek Holdings, Inc. For further information, please contact:

Enlivening the primary curriculum through song – Sing Up launches new membership package

Enlivening the primary curriculum through song – Sing Up launches new membership package featuring best practice videos and digital on-demand trainingTwenty engaging best practice videos designed to help primary teachers enliven the curriculum through song and on-demand training services, form just two of the ‘must have’ features of Sing Up’s improved membership package, launched today. These latest additions to Sing Up’s resource material will also give primary school teachers throughout the UK greater control over their personal career development. Sing Up, providers of complete

George Osborne’s Budget: Reaction from Duncan & Toplis

News release 20th March 2013The Chancellor announced a ‘fiscally neutral’ Budget today notable for containing a few targeted tax reductions largely financed by savings in Government spending, writes Michael Cope of leading chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis. Help for Individuals There will be an increase in the personal allowance (the threshold above which individuals will start to pay tax) to £10,000 from 6th April 2014. This increase gives more tax relief for all taxpayers, and unlike in some prior years this will include higher rate taxpayers as well. The Chancellor opened

New appointments at Turning Technologies boost its international team

Building brand awareness and providing further support to customers and resellers in the EMEA regionTurning Technologies , global leader in voting, polling and assessment systems used by schools, universities and corporations across the world, has announced three new appointments to support customers and distributors throughout its expanding EMEA region. Jay Carpenter has transferred from the company’s U.S. team to become a senior account manager. In his new role, Jay will be responsible for cultivating higher education markets. Jay has been with

Höegh LNG - Board approval of 2012 financial statements

The Board of Directors of Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has approved the financial statements for 2012 for both the group and the parent company.  The statements are in accordance with the preliminary financial statements for 2012 published on 15 February 2013.The Annual Report for 2012 will be published on the company's website and notified to the Oslo Stock Exchange.The company's Annual General Meeting will be held on 22 May 2013. About Höegh LNGHöegh LNG is a provider of floating LNG infrastructure services, offering regasification, transportation and production services under long-

Triton College Board of Trustees approves tax abatement of $2.4 million

Triton College’s Board of Trustees has approved a tax abatement that will provide relief to households within the college’s district during these struggling economical times. During the March 19 board meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a $2.4 million tax abatement from funds available from the college’s 2012 Tax Levy reserve. The abatement – which is rare for an educational institution, let alone a community college – will provide a refund of approximately $24 to property owners with homes valued at $300,000. It shall be reflected as a reduction on the taxpayers’ second installment

Home Care Rates to Increase by 50% for Millions of Seniors if New Government Policy Passes

DOL proposed change could cost seniors an additional $10,000 per year or more to remain independentMARCH 20, 2013 – When it comes to a new piece of legislation that will affect the cost of home care in America, it is the overtime pay – not the minimum wage – that could cost American seniors and the disabled their independence, according to the home care industry. The proposed rule change currently under consideration by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) would force caregivers to begin charging overtime for hours worked over 40 per week. This could cost the average senior an additional $10,

New San Jamar Cool Touch oven gloves from FEM provide extra heat protection

Handle the HeatIn the commercial kitchen employees are often required to handle extremely hot cooking equipment. Mistakes may result in severe injury, which is why heat protection is a key solution to managing speed and safety. San Jamar’s new Cool Touch oven gloves from FEM offer exceptional protection against open flames and high heat workspaces. Made with the flame-retardant Nomex® and Kevlar®, San Jamar’s Cool Touch oven mitts safeguard hands from temperatures of up to 280°C, for 30 seconds. They will also provide some flame protection up to 482°C. Unique to San Jamar, the Kevlar

SALE CLOSES ON ÉILAN DEVELOPMENT

New Ownership Plans Expanded Services, Amenities and EventsFOR MORE INFORMATION:For Éilan:Dawn Robinette, APR                The CE Group, Inc.                    Phone: 210-564-9417                drobinette@cegroupinc.netFor Lone Star Funds:Jed RepkoJoele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer KatcherPhone:  212-895-8636jrepko@joelefrank.comFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Antonio, TX (March 20, 2013) – Éilan, the luxury mixed-use development community located on Interstate 10 at La Cantera Parkway, is under new ownership. Lone Star Funds purchased Éilan (pronounced “ā-lon”) in March

Biosanes' Natural Fiber Supplement and Coconut Oil Stop Sugar Cravings

Even the most vigilant in their diet can be distracted by sugar cravings; suppressing those persistant urges seems impossible at times and can discourage a healthy regimine. biosanes, a company whose namesake translates to life and health, has a remedy to snuff and deter this impulse. biosanes suggests their all natural fiber supplement  Optinol, to be used with something from your local grocer -- organic cold pressed coconut oil. Optinol consists of all natural fibers sourced from the Western Larch Tree and the Nopal Cactus, this gluten free

Scientology: How We Help—Supporting Human Rights in South Asia

The first annual South Asia Regional Human Rights Summit has launched teams of young human rights advocates back to their homes in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka empowered with the knowledge and resources to raise awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. President of Youth for Human Rights International Mary Shuttleworth (front row, center) with youth delegates and mentors from all over the world, YHRI Asia Regional Human Rights Summit March 1, 2013 Youth delegates and their mentors from countries throughout Southern Asia

Annual General Meeting in ASSA ABLOY AB

The shareholders of ASSA ABLOY AB are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 25 April 2013 at 3.00 p.m., at Moderna Museet, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm. Notice of Attendance etc. Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting must: · be recorded in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on Friday 19 April 2013, and · notify the company of their intent to attend no later than Friday 19 April 2013. Notice of attendance can be given on www.assabloy.com, by telephone +46 8 506 485 14 or in writing by mail to ASSA ABLOY AB, Annual

Williams launches online ‘how to’ videos

Williams Refrigeration has released five online videos that explore key areas surrounding its range of commercial blast chillers, from programming to maintenance and sustainability. Three of the videos serve as the first instalments of the company’s new ‘how to’ series, which aims to give customers, prospective buyers and other foodservice professionals information about getting the best out of their commercial refrigeration units. Despite the wide area of issues and information the videos cover, most of them are just over a minute in length. To the point, the clips provide viewers with

Harper Adams students donate £22k to charity

Harper Adams University students have raised an impressive £22,000 for charity during the past year through Raise and Give (RAG). The RAG team, consisting of a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, organised a variety of fundraising events including themed fancy dress nights out, a sports day, quizzes, BBQs, live music and trips to other cities. It is the profits from these events, supported and attended by the student body, that have been donated to chosen charities. Today, the team visited Newport Cottage Care Centre to present a cheque for £1,000 to Acting Chairman, Derek Tremayne.

Risk of crime in gated communities

Gated communities are perceived to be safe havens in a world of risk and uncertainty, but new research from the United States challenges received opinion and suggests that, although opportunistic burglaries may be minimised, the risk of other crimes could be increased. The study, one of only a handful to investigate the crime statistics relating to these housing developments, reveals the unexpected reality behind the security gates. Research published this month in the journal Justice Quarterly confirms that homes in gated communities are subjected to fewer burglaries than

Look to LPG for even greater fuel savings

Families and businesses breathing a sigh of relief following the Chancellor’s decision to scrap September’s planned fuel duty increase are being reminded that even greater financial savings can be achieved by converting their cars to run on autogas LPG. This increasingly popular road fuel is currently available on more than 1,400 forecourt sites across the UK and with its better environmental credentials than petrol and diesel; it attracts a lower rate of duty, helping drivers slash their annual fuel bills by as much as 40 percent. “While the scrapping of the planned three pence fuel

Cision Partners with Marketwire to Maximize Press Release Distribution Offering

Alliance Expands Distribution Channels, Improves Press Release Visibility and Delivers Robust Analytics for CisionPoint CustomersCHICAGO, March 18, 2013 – Cision, the leading provider of cloud-based PR software, services and tools for the marketing and public relations industry, today announced a partnership with Marketwire to provide customers with new press release distribution options via the award-winning CisionPoint platform. The partnership allows Cision customers to connect with media, influencers and consumers through Marketwire’s distribution channels, and benefit from increased

Ventura Water, Patagonia, iThentic Announce Second Annual Global Online Short Film Contest for Environmentally Conscious Filmmakers @WaterTake1.com

Contest winners to receive cash award and filmmaking equipment Entries to be judged by influential members of the Film, TV and New Media Industry Ventura Water partners with Patagonia and iThenticVentura / Los Angeles, March 20, 2013 – Ventura Water located in Ventura, California partners with Patagonia and iThentic for the second year of Water: Take 1 Online Short Film Contest, a cooperative initiative that highlights our relationship with water through the art of film to call attention to growing water challenges across the globe. Filmmaker submissions are being accepted immediately at

ISG Completes Second Phase At Hermiston Gait With SWIP

ISG has further cemented its relationship with SWIP (Scottish Widows Investment Partnership) with the successful completion of its second contract with the client at Hermiston Gait. In a £1.5 million project to provide purpose-built accommodation for two new tenants at Hermiston Gait, the popular Edinburgh retail centre, new outlets were constructed for Scotland’s first Krispy Kreme outlet and a new KFC quick service restaurant. ISG has constructed a single-storey steel frame restaurant for KFC with ‘drive thru’ and car parking facilities and also created a 3,500 sq. ft. Krispy Kreme

Byliner Publishes THE CASTAWAY: A Novella

By the Critically Acclaimed Frank Huyler “Huyler’s writing is quiet, precise, spellbinding from beginning to end … Easily holds with the best contemporary fiction.” —The New York TimesMarch 20, 2013—San Francisco— Published today by digital publisher Byliner, The Castaway  ($1.99), by Frank Huyler, is a seafaring fever dream in the grand tradition of Joseph Conrad, Paul Bowles, and Robert Stone, with an uncanny dash of the supernatural. Long after you’ve finished this enthralling novella, it will continue to haunt. A watchman aboard a tanker

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