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Autism specialist wants more diversity in children's fiction

Meet dragons, witches, and Welsh miners in Alison Thomas's 'Amulet'Cardiff independent publisher Candy Jar Books has published the first novel from north Wales author and autism specialist Alison Thomas. As a learning disability nurse and through her work within an autism assessment centre, Alison has developed a perceptive understanding of the careful tools found helpful by children with autism and their families. Now, the author has combined her specialism in this area with her passion for writing in a fantasy-adventure novel for children – Amulet. The novel centres on a young boy,

SRV wins about EUR 290 million contractor agreement for the implementation of Central Finland Central Hospital

SRV GROUP PLC     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     3 June 2016 at 2:55 PM SRV wins about EUR 290 million contractor agreement for the implementation of Central Finland Central Hospital SRV will further boost its position as implementers of large, high-profile projects. The Council of Central Finland Health Care District approved the new hospital's more detailed overall budget and the project management contractor agreement worth about EUR 290 million agreed with SRV on 3 June 2016.  The final project management contract agreement will be signed in June. A new central hospital will be

Genovis launches FabULOUS®Fab kit

Genovis is launching a further development of FabULOUS® that will be marketed under the name FabULOUS®Fab kit. The product will be presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) in San Antonio next week.Genovis’ products are marketed under the name SmartEnzymes and with FabULOUS®Fab kit Genovis can now offer customers who work with antibodies from mice a product that quickly and easily cleaves and purifies intact Fab fragments. Antibodies from mice are frequently used in preclinical research for various types of analysis. “The FabULOUS® kit is yet

Genetic code of red blood cells discovered

Eight days. That's how long it takes for skin cells to reprogram into red blood cells. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues at Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, have successfully identified the four genetic keys that unlock the genetic code of skin cells and reprogram them to start producing red blood cells instead."We have performed this experiment on mice, and the preliminary results indicate that it is also possible to reprogram skin cells from humans into red blood cells. One possible application for this technique is to make personalised red

Local martial arts teacher brings the first Ono Ha Itto Ryu practice group to Thanet

A local martial arts teacher who travelled to Germany to train with senior students from Japan in a 500 year old Japanese sword art is now looking to bring this niche sword style to Thanet.Ono Ha Itto Ryu  (one sword style) is a traditional Japanese sword art which dates back to 1500’s and the school’s Headmasters were the sword instructors to both the second and third shoguns in Japan.  Each year senior students and/or the styles Headmaster travel between Germany and Italy to run a 4 day seminar to teach European students in their sword style. The current Headmaster Sasamori Takemi

So easy, it’s a blast

Precision’s blast chiller/freezers designed for ease of use, reliability and energy efficiencyWhen used as part of a well-planned food production process blast chiller/freezers significantly improve service, reduce overall production times, cut food waste and hence costs, as well as ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Precision has a range of blast chiller/freezers designed to provide easy to use, reliable, energy efficient chilling and freezing solutions in all sizes of commercial kitchens from very small intimate settings to large restaurants and hotels. The latest

Commercial Kitchen, The Catering Equipment Show, 7-8 June 2016, NEC Birmingham

Stop Press: Falcon’s F900 flies in to Commercial Kitchen ShowAward-winning cookline featured on Nelson’s Catering stand Visitors to the Commercial Kitchen Show will have the chance to see an award-winning cookline in the shape of the Falcon F900. A F900 suite is to be on display on the Nelson’s Catering stand, number G36. Designed and manufactured in Britain, the F900 only launched late last year yet is already winning plaudits around the globe. “F900 cooklines have been installed and are working well in kitchens from Guernsey to the Gulf, and this is an ideal platform to further

Getinge Group appoints Jens Viebke as new President of Acute Care Therapies Business Category Unit

Getinge Group has appointed Jens Viebke as the new President of the Acute Care Therapies Business Category Unit. Jens will be a member of the Getinge Group Executive Team and succeeds Heinz Jacqui who will step down from his current position after four years with the Group. Acute Care Therapies is one of Getinge’s three Business Category Units and is responsible for developing technologies and solutions for cardiac, pulmonary and vascular therapies and products and therapies for intensive care. The Group has made significant investments in quality management systems in recent years,

Tele2 secures loan from the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)

Stockholm - Tele2 AB, (Tele2), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today announces that they have signed a EUR 130 million loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) for the expansion of the company’s 4G mobile network service during 2015–2018.The purpose of seeking additional funding from NIB is to extend the maturity profile and achieve further diversification of funding. Tele2 Group Treasury has negotiated a new loan from NIB of EUR 130 million. This will include a cancellation of the existing loan from NIB (EUR 74 million) so new proceeds will be roughly EUR 56 million.

Salon Privé confirms high-octane ‘Cars & Coffee’ Supercar Sunday line-up

· Inaugural Cars & Coffee meet on Sunday, June 12th to host amazing public supercar display · Over ten Ferraris, a rare classic Lamborghini Silhouette P300 and a Koenigsegg confirmed · Held on the weekend before Father’s Day and coincides with Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations at Blenheim Palace · Future Sunday events: July 3rd - 60s & 70s Classics, August 21st - Speed & Style - details here  Promising a Sunday morning like no other, the first Cars & Coffee event at Blenheim Palace on Sunday, June 12th, will

RHA MARKS FIRST YEAR OF TRANSAID CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP WITH £5,354 DONATION

3 June 2016The Road Haulage Association (RHA) marked its first anniversary as a corporate member of Transaid by presenting the charity’s Chief Executive, Gary Forster, with a cheque for £5,354 at the RHA’s annual members’ lunch. The donation, which was presented by Richard Burnett, the RHA’s CEO, was raised as a result of the company’s new scheme that encourages its members to contribute to Transaid at the start or renewal of their memberships. “It’s been a phenomenal first year with Transaid and I’m proud to see my colleagues rallying together for a truly great cause. I look forward

H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark to name Stenaweco Impulse in Copenhagen

The chemical and product tanker Stenaweco Impulse will be named in Copenhagen on 13 June. Her godmother will be H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and the naming ceremony will take place on Langelinie Quay attended by guests from all over the world. The Stenaweco Impulse is the sixth in a series of 13 IMOIIMAX tankers ordered by Stena Bulk. The vessel is owned by Stena Weco in a joint venture between Swedish Stena Bulk and Danish Weco Shipping. It was built by the Chinese Shipyard GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International).The innovative technical design, developed by Stena

Swiss Miss: UK SME’s reluctance to trade with Swiss reveals why EU businesses will abandon UK partners

The global parcel broker ParcelHero is warning that new duties, border delays and transport costs will push EU-based SMEs into trading with fellow member countries and abandoning British markets.European business will be forced to cut back on trade with the UK following a vote by Britain to leave the European Union (EU), warns international parcel broker ParcelHero . ParcelHero has revealed its UK SME business customers prefer to steer clear of trading with European countries outside the EU, such as

Almost 1 in 3 Euro 2016 Players could play for other countries - is this the most diverse football tournament ever?

Findings from NetBet.co.uk showcase the importance of multiculturalism at a time when migration and the Brexit are top of the news agenda.Note: GRAPHICS available showing diversity of England Squad and multicultural league table of competing nations · 166 of the 552 players in Euro 2016 are eligible to play for more than one nation · England has the 5th most multicultural team after Belgium, Albania, Switzerland and France · Countries all over the world are represented from Guadeloupe and Indonesia, to Nigeria where Austrian midfielder David Alaba’s father is a Yoruban prince ·

Star Refrigeration Unveils Future of Cooling Technology

Star Refrigeration’s latest EcoDesign Directive compliant ammonia air cooled chiller, Azanechiller 2.0, will be run tested on 8th June at their factory in Westway, Renfrew. The company is extending an open invitation to all those interested in the groundbreaking technology as well as the new EcoDesign Directive.The UK’s largest independent cooling and heating contractor, Star Refrigeration, is opening its factory doors to invite visitors to witness the EcoDesign Directive (2009/125/EC) compliant ammonia air cooled chiller, as the first unit is run tested. The CPD certified event will also

Fatal accident at Valmet's project site in Sweden

Valmet Corporation's press release on June 3, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. EET On Thursday, June 2, 2016 a serious workplace accident occurred in Valmet's installation activities in the pulp mill expansion project at Södra Cell's Värö mill in Sweden. An employee of Valmet's subcontractor was seriously injured in a lifting operation and later died in hospital whilst receiving treatment for injuries sustained during the accident. "Our thoughts are with the deceased's family and colleagues. We have informed the personnel working with the project on site and are giving them the needed support.

ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB publishes memorandum in advance of the Initial Public Offering

ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB (”ExpreS2ion”) hereby publishes the memorandum for the Initial Public Offering which the company plans to  commence on June 8, 2016, in connection with the planned listing on Nasdaq Stockholm First North. The subscription period runs until June 22, 2016.The Memorandum, which as of today is available in Swedish at the company’s (www.expres2ionbio.com) and Sedermera Fondkommission’s (www.sedermera.se) respective websites, contains a complete description of the company and its activities, the complete terms and instructions for the planned Initial Public Offering

Widespread European strikes and severe flooding pose mounting threats to automotive supply chain

Evolution Time Critical working with vehicle manufacturers to monitor delays and develop optimised contingency plansEvolution Time Critical, a Europe-based automotive emergency logistics specialist, is supplying major vehicle manufacturers and suppliers with essential supply chain updates as a series of potentially turbulent factors impact European logistics. Oil refinery strikes are hitting fuel supplies, SNCF strikes have impacted 40% of high speed TGV trains, air traffic controllers have begun strikes resulting in flight cancellations, pilots have announced plans to strike and areas of

Michelin expands accidental damage guarantee for regional tyres

Stoke-on-Trent, June 3, 2016Michelin is extending its accidental damage guarantee for regional tyres across the UK and Republic of Ireland (ROI), significantly increasing the range of fitments covered to offer customers even more protection against the financial costs of accidental damage. The company’s X Multi Guarantee now covers 37 tyre sizes, including Michelin’s most popular products on the replacement and original equipment markets. This marks an increase of 34 fitments from the previous scheme – and includes all X Multi and X MultiWay regional tyres, in all available sizes. The

The world is a stage and the green pigs are players in Piggy Tales: Third Act on ToonsTV

Third season of popular Rovio animated series debuts exclusively in ToonsTV appThe mischievous green villains from the Angry Birds games and The Angry Birds Movie are returning to screens for Piggy Tales: Third Act, the third season of the popular animated online series from Rovio Animation. The conniving green pigs are featured in “The Angry Birds Movie,” which reached No. 1 in 50 countries, including the United States and China, for the film’s global release last month. An all-new episode, “Wrong Floor,” debuts on June 3 exclusively in the ToonsTV  app for iOS

Axis acquires Cognimatics to strengthen retail offering

Proven analytics technology to optimize real-time customer behavior strengthens Axis Communications offering within store optimization on a fast-growing market.Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, today announced the acquisition of Cognimatics, a leading company of store optimization solutions targeting the retail sector. Cognimatics’ technology is for example used for people counting, queue measurement and occupancy estimation. The addition of Cognimatics’ knowledge and technology strengthens Axis’ solution offering in the fast-growing retail market segment. “

Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo and The Battery Show set to make European debuts in Stuttgart, April 2017

· Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo will have its first European showcase in Stuttgart, Germany · Expo will be co-located with The Battery Show, as two perfectly complementary exhibitions · Expos will be a chance for major manufacturers to meet all elements of the supply chain and hear from industry expertsThe two hugely successful shows, first launched in San Jose, CA in 2010, will make their European debuts in Stuttgart, Germany, from 4 – 6 April 2017. The shows will bring together in one location the industry’s most innovative suppliers and manufacturers of electric and

Stena Line sessions are the ‘next big thing’

This summer, popular singers from Northern Ireland will kick off the first ever Stena Line Sessions, a series of unique musical events that will showcase the best signing talent in the country, whilst you sail across the Irish Sea onboard Stena Line. Marty McGrady, who is known as one of ‘Belfast’s Best Buskers’, Matty Rea, Sammy Stevenson, Heather White, and many more, are set to be amongst the first to perform at the Stena Line Sessions which will take place on the Belfast to Liverpool and Belfast to Cairnryan routes. Stephen Bryden, Route Onboard Services Manager Irish Sea North,

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