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Experience South Africa, From Kruger To Cape Town, Including An Epic Rail Journey

Rail Select, one of Britain's leading specialists in holidays by rail, has designed a majestic journey across South Africa. Starting with a three day fly-in safari at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, and then guests board the iconic Blue Train on a journey that winds its way through South Africa’s dramatic landscapes, onwards towards Cape Town where they will spend three days at the elegant Steenberg, to discover and explore the Cape’s Winelands.The journey begins at Sabi Sabi’s romantic Selati Camp which is named after the historic rail road that once ran through the Eastern section of the

Glasgow’s scot it all this Christmas

Take a shopping trip with Stena Line from only £16* Soak up the magical atmosphere of Scotland this Christmas with a Stena Line shopping trip to Glasgow. With day trips from £16* and hotel breaks from £49* per person including travel, where better to get your Christmas shopping all wrapped up?  This programme of festive events including the city’s first traditional Christmas parade, stylish Christmas shopping and great places to eat and drink, is waiting on your doorstep set against a glittering city backdrop. There are over 1,500 shops to choose from making Glasgow the largest and

Are these the most sustainable theme parks in the world?

Costa Rica Rainforest Adventures wins accolades for treading lightly While numerous theme park operators worldwide move toward more sustainable practices – from pilot solar power projects to a few electric vehicles and LED lighting – could the most sustainable theme parks  in the world currently be the Rainforest Adventures parks in Costa Rica? According to the Rainforest Alliance, Earth University and Costa Rican Tourism Institute, these two parks are the model for best practices in the world when it

Hands-on with AT&T Enhanced Push to Talk

IT Connection by Kitty WeldonSummary Bullets: •    AT&T recently launched its Enhanced Push to Talk (EPTT) service, available on three ruggedized devices, and gave us a hands-on demo•    Did the test meet our expectations and what did we learn about AT&T’s opportunity and the PTT market in general? AT&T provided our analysts a chance to get “hands-on” with its EPTT solution on the 4G LTE Rugby Galaxy Pro. We have been writing about PTT recently, wondering aloud about the size of the market opportunity. AT&T’s launch was certainly timely, as Sprint is rapidly cutting off its

FCC Ruling Undercuts Text Message Lawsuits

In a win for marketers, federal regulators ruled that companies are allowed to send a text message to confirm a consumer's request to opt out of receiving more text messages. The Blog of Legal Times  (BLT) reports that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled that companies can send a one-time opt out message as long as the company obtained a prior expressed consent to send the consumer text messages. The FCC said that in such circumstances a text message does not violate the

Biohit and ProGalénika to co-operate

Finnish health care company Biohit Oyj and Mexican pharmaceutical company ProGalénika have signed an agreement to initiate collaboration. The agreement covers exclusively the distribution and production of Biohit product Acetium in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. The contract is divided in two phases. The first phase starts with ProGalénika functioning as distributor and in the second phase ProGalénika in addition takes care of the production locally.   Acetium is a unique and patented product to bind carcinogenic acetaldehyde. The agreement gives ProGalénika the

Statement by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has been informed by an American news agency that a lawsuit has been filed against us by a person in Los Angeles. We have not yet received any such lawsuit and have not, therefore, been able to assess it in detail. The name of the plaintiff has never been put forward to us previously. This year´s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awards the fundamental discoveries that demonstrated that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent. The Prize has been very well received and has obtained massive support by the international

Changes in Cybercom’s nomination committee

In accordance with the procedure agreed by the 2012 AGM, Henrik Didner, Didner & Gerge Fonder AB, has been appointed as a new member of the nomination committee of Cybercom Group AB (publ), as a representative of one of the three largest shareholders in terms of votes.Cybercom’s nomination committee is now made up of the following representatives: Ulf Gillberg, JCE Group AB (chairman) Evert Carlsson, Swedbank Robur Fonder Henrik Didner, Didner & Gerge Fonder John Örtengren, representative for minority shareholders Hampus Ericsson, JCE Group AB, is chairman of Cybercom and

SSAB issues 5-year Swedish bonds

SSAB yesterday issued 5-year bonds on the Swedish capital market with a total value of SEK 1,000 million. The issuance was carried out in two tranches: a fixed interest bond totalling SEK 525 million with an annual coupon of 4.875%, and a bond totalling SEK 475 million carrying a floating rate interest of 3-month STIBOR +340 bp. Both loans have been issued under the Company’s Swedish MTN program and the documentation contains no financial covenants. Both of the loans will be listed on Nasdaq OMX in Stockholm. The borrowing represents an element in the Company’s general financing activity

Nationwide Data Theft Affects More Than a Million Consumers

More than a million Nationwide Insurance customers had their personal data exposed by an October cyberattack on the company’s computer network, according to state insurance regulators. The criminal hack targeted a part of the Columbus-based insurer’s computer network that contained personal information about current, former, and prospective customers of Nationwide and its Allied affiliate, according to the Columbus Dispatch . The massive data breach affected people across all

Change in Glaston's Executive Management Group

Glaston Corporation Stock Exchange Release 7.12.2012 at 15.00Change in Glaston's Executive Management GroupGlaston Corporation's Senior Vice President, Human Resources, and member of Glaston's Executive Management Group, Tapani Lankinen leaves Glaston on 31 December 2012 to join a new employer.Glaston has initiated actions over the restructuring of its operations to correspond to the new structure and prevailing market situation. A new group level Senior Vice President, Human Resources will not be appointed. In future, his duties will be handled where applicable by Stiina Enqvist, Human

Where Is the Enterprise Campus Network Heading?

IT Connection by Mike SpanbauerSummary Bullets: · Enterprise access networks are still largely wired today, but with wireless stability and performance improvements providing a relatively similar experience, the all-wireless campus access environment may be imminent. · How much will the access switch port taper off once 802.11ac begins to ship? In a recent conversation with a colleague, we were discussing how quickly (or if) the enterprise access environment will shift from the traditional wired access methods to an all-wireless environment.  While nearly every enterprise has

Ovako is reducing its workforce – some 200 employees affected

Ovako will reduce its workforce by some 200 positions in order to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Notices of redundancy are today being issued to 134 employees at Hofors. Another 70 positions will be eliminated through rationalisation at the group’s production sites in Sweden and Finland.To align the organisation to the current economic situation, Ovako is today issuing notice of redundancy to 134 employees at the production site in Hofors. Since the autumn of 2011, Ovako has a programme to streamline its operations. This programme is now being intensified, and over the next six

Announcement from PA Resources’ extraordinary general meeting on 7th of December 2012

The shareholders of PA Resources AB (publ) held an extraordinary general meeting on Friday 7thof December 2012 in Stockholm. The meeting resolved in accordance with the Board ofDirectors’ proposal, including the approval of a directed new share issue to the holders of the company’s convertible bonds 2008/2014 (Convertible).The following main resolutions were passed by the meeting: Resolution on adoption of new articles of association The meeting decided to adopt new articles of association in two steps, involving the following alterations: - change of the share capital limits and

Insiders’ trade of shares in SimCorp A/S

In pursuance of the Danish Securities Trading Act’s section 28a, please find below a statement of transactions under securities identification code DK0016026164 – SimCorp A/S. The announcement is based on the reports, which SimCorp A/S has received from the company’s senior staff 7 December 2012. The shares are traded at NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen. Shares:  Name Position Transaction Transaktion Number of options Price (DKK) date typeRaymond Member of 07.12.2012 Sold 28 36,260John the Board

NONG - NEW TIER 1 PERPETUAL BOND ISSUE - BOOK CLOSED

The subscription period for SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge's Tier 1 perpetual bond has ended. The issue was oversubscribed. Arrangers are Danske Bank Markets, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Markets and SpareBank 1 Markets. Kontaktpersoner i SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge:CFO Rolf Eigil Bygdnes                     tel +47 905 19 774Finanssjef Ronny Løvberg Sørensen   tel + 47 971 05 220 This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Don’t risk eye damage on the slopes this winter

Ski enthusiasts heading to the slopes this winter are reminded of the importance of wearing high quality sunglasses or goggles with a UV400 rating – the risk of damage to the eyes by harmful UVR is far greater at altitude.7 December 2012 – If you are heading to the slopes this winter one part of your ski kit that you cannot afford to be without is good quality sunglasses or goggles – these eliminate solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), in particular the more damaging UVB radiation. Denzil Lee, Managing Director of Sunglasses For Sport Ltd, comments, “Because mountain air is cool, it gives

Ossur Hf : Össur's products exempt from the US medical device tax

Announcement from Össur hf. No:33/2012Reykjavik, 7 December 2012 Össur's products exempt from the US medical device tax                                                                  This week the U.S. Department of Treasury issued a final rule clarifying the applicability of a medical device tax created by the Affordable Care Act, the legislation that reforms U.S. health care. The Department of Treasury has confirmed that the 2.3% tax on medical devices does not apply to either prosthetics or orthotic devices  While Össur does sell other products that may still be subject to the

NONG - NEW TIER 2 ISSUE - BOOK CLOSED

The subscription period for SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge's Tier 2 bond has ended. The issue was significantly oversubscribed, and the book closed 30 minutes after the beginning of the subscription period. Arrangers are Danske Bank Markets, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Markets and SpareBank 1 Markets. Kontaktpersoner i SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge:CFO Rolf Eigil Bygdnes                     tel +47 905 19 774Finanssjef Ronny Løvberg Sørensen   tel + 47 971 05 220   This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

News Release

7th December 2012 FORMICA GROUP SHORTLISTED AS FINALIST FOR THE 2013 SUSTAIN’ MAGAZINE AWARDSFormica Group is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for the Award for Governance category of the sustain’ Magazine Awards 2013, organised by sustain’ Magazine in association with Marshalls. Simon Wild, European Marketing Director at Formica Group comments: "We are incredibly proud to be shortlisted in the Award for Governance category as we have been working very hard to achieve our sustainability goals and reduce the environmental footprint of our products. We are continuously

STM Bags Announce Cases for the iPad Mini

London, UK, Leading Australian bag manufacturer, STM Bags has announced the release of the Skinny and Grip for the iPad Mini.Both cases are lightweight, slim and protective to allow for a comfortable and easy carry. The snap in, hard shell back with soft lining provides enhanced protection from scratches and bumps, and there is easy access to device ports and control buttons. Learn more by visiting http://www.stmbags.com Does this make my iPad Mini look Skinny? Features: · Auto on and off front cover wakes up the device and puts it to sleep · Lightweight, slim and

HKScan’s financial calendar year 2013

HKScan Corporation                Stock exchange release              7 December 2012      at 12:10HKScan’s financial calendar year 2013HKScan Corporation’s financial reporting days in 2013 are following:- Financial statements release for 2012, Friday 15 February 2013- January - March 2013 interim report, Tuesday 7 May 2013- January - June 2013 interim report, Friday 9 August 2013- January - September 2013 interim report, Wednesday 6 November 2013The financial reports will be published at about 8 am Finnish time. They are available on the company’s website at www.hkscan.com

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