Varie

Democracy Ranking 2014: New Results

Democracy Ranking measures annually the quality of democracy in global comparison by referring to a broader conceptual understanding of democracy (http://democracyranking.org).
PR Newswire
03/01/2015

IT in Retail Report 2014-2015

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769)Fully updated and featuring 31 new companies, the report represents retailers with annual sales totalling over £208 billion, i.e. 63% of the total UK retail sector and encompasses over 72,000 stores. The report is in its 11th year, to keep the information relevant and up to date we have added a section on Product Lifecycle Management Systems and show which departments now have IT budgets in addition to the IT department. Also covered in…
PR Newswire
02/01/2015

Amer Sports Corporation share repurchases completed

Amer Sports Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE January 2, 2015 at 11.30 a.m. Amer Sports Corporation share repurchases completed The share repurchases announced by Amer Sports Corporation on 15 August 2014 have been completed. The Company has acquired through public trading in accordance with the rules of on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. during the time period 15 August - 31 December 2014 a total of 819,171 Company's own shares at an average price per share of EUR 15.49...
Thomson Reuters
02/01/2015

The $100 Million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme Opens on…

LAGOS, Nigeria, Jan. 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The $100 Million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme - an annual programme of training, funding and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs - is now open for entries through its application portal http://www.tonyelumelufoundation...
Thomson Reuters
01/01/2015

Number of shares in Klövern as of 30 December 2014

After having completed a bonus issue and a reverse share split during the month of December, the total number of shares in Klövern as of 30 December 2014 amounts to 932,437,980, of which 83,272,180 Class A ordinary shares, 832,721,800 Class B ordinary shares and 16,444,000 preference shares. Each Class A ordinary share entitles to one vote whereas each Class B ordinary share, as well as each preference share, entitles to one-tenth of a vote...
Thomson Reuters
30/12/2014

Bayfield Ventures Corp. : Bayfield Shareholders Approve Acquisition by New Gold

TSX Venture Trading Symbol: BYV Email: [email protected] December 29, 2014 Vancouver, BC - Bayfield Ventures Corp. (TSX-V: BYV) (OTC Pink: BYVVF) (Frankfurt: B4N) is pleased to announce that at a special meeting (the "Meeting") of the shareholders of Bayfield Ventures Corp. ("Bayfield") held on December 29, 2014, shareholders of Bayfield (the "Bayfield Shareholders") approved the previously announced acquisition by New Gold Inc...
Thomson Reuters
29/12/2014

Iran in 2015: Transition to Democracy or Further Unrest in the Middle East?

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141229/723509 )
PR Newswire
29/12/2014

Why do men avoid wrapping Christmas presents?

Paper-phobic men rely on wives and in-store services to avoid wrapping Christmas gifts
PR Newswire
23/12/2014

SeaChange Announces Agreement to Acquire Timeline Labs

Acquisition Brings Social Media Analytics to Leading Multiscreen Television Footprint ACTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SeaChange International, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEAC), a leading global multiscreen video software innovator, today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire TLL, LLC which does business as Timeline Labs...
Thomson Reuters
22/12/2014

MENASAT to design and build "GHANA SAT 1", the first African SAR high-resolution…

USD $250Mio project will be under the Republic of Ghana flag. In a historical step for the Republic of Ghana entering the space domain, Today Wednesday December 17(th) 2014, MENASAT entered into a Joint Venture Company with "Ghana Space Science And Technology Institute (GSSTI)" to develop a high resolution Earth Observation SAR satellite program aiming at the building a of Ghana`s first SAR high-resolution earth observation satellite to be launched by the year 2020...
Thomson Reuters
22/12/2014

Klövern acquires properties for SEK 230 million in Västerås

In two separate transactions Klövern has acquired three properties in Västerås for a total purchase price of SEK 230 million. In central Västerås the property Livia 16 has been purchased, consisting of modern office facilities with a lettable area of around 5,900 sq.m. Transfer of possession will be on 3 March 2015. In the Erikslund part of Västerås the properties Traversföraren 1 and Kranlinan 1 have been acquired, consisting of some 7,500 sq.m. of retail/warehouse space...
Thomson Reuters
22/12/2014

Portuguese Sephardic descendants - The Jewish Community of Oporto has already…

According to the Regulation of the Nationality Law, which will be approved in the coming weeks, the applicant for Portuguese Nationality must first obtain a Certificate from the Portuguese Jewish Community which attests to his/her ties to a Sephardic Jewish Community of Portuguese origin. A request for this Certificate must be addressed to the Jewish Community of Oporto or to the Jewish Community of Lisbon.
PR Newswire
21/12/2014

ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Final Phase of Executive Restructuring Focused on…

Barry Sanders, President and Chief Operating Officer, to Depart the Company January 31 Jim Gimeson Assumes Leadership at Scotts LawnService as Mark Wilhelmi Retires MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG), the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, today announced Barry Sanders, president and chief operating officer, will depart the Company January 31,...
Thomson Reuters
19/12/2014

LOCK AS: LOCK AS ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF CONSENT SOLICITATION

LOCK AS ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF CONSENT SOLICITATION FOR ITS SENIOR SECURED FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2020 AND ITS 7% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2021 EUR100,000,000 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2020 Regulation S Notes: Common Code 113610611 / ISIN Number XS1136106116 Rule 144A Notes: Common Code 113610514 / ISIN Number XS1136105142 EUR150,000,000 7% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 Regulation S Notes: Common Code...
Thomson Reuters
19/12/2014

Klövern acquires and builds for SEK 100 million in Uppsala

Klövern has completed a logistics facility, of around 2,700 sq.m., for ICA in Uppsala Business Park. Transfer of possession was during the month of October and the lease contract is for 7 years. In the same part of Uppsala, Klövern has also acquired the property Fyrislund 6:8 from GE Healthcare which will stay as a tenant in the property. The total lettable area amounts to around 7,000 sq.m. and consists primarily of office and laboratory facilities...
Thomson Reuters
19/12/2014

Ahmadi Muslims UK Condemn Peshawar Massacre

Following the attack on a school yesterday in Peshawar, Pakistan that killed 145 people - 132 of them uniformed schoolchildren - Rafiq Hayat, National President Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK said:
PR Newswire
17/12/2014

LOCK AS: LOCK AS COMMENCES CONSENT SOLICITATION FOR ITS SENIOR SECURED FLOATING…

LOCK AS COMMENCES CONSENT SOLICITATION FOR ITS SENIOR SECURED FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2020 AND ITS 7% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2021 EUR100,000,000 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2020. Regulation S Notes: Common Code 113610611 / ISIN Number XS1136106116. Rule 144A Notes: Common Code 113610514 / ISIN Number XS1136105142 EUR150,000,000 7% Senior Secured Notes due 2021. Regulation S Notes: Common Code 113610689 / ISIN Number XS1136106892...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2014

I.D. Systems Receives Follow-on Contract from Nestle for Wireless Industrial…

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDSY), a leading provider of wireless M2M asset management solutions, has executed a contract with the U.S. division of Nestlé, one of the world's largest food producers, to further expand deployment of I.D. Systems' PowerFleet(TM) wireless Vehicle Management System (VMS) across Nestlé's North American operations...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2014

Change in the holding of Kesko Corporation's treasury shares

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 17.12.2014 AT 13.00 1(1) Kesko has today transferred a total of 8,791 own B shares (KESBV) held by the company as treasury shares to Mikko Helander, Kesko's President and CEO as from 1 January 2015. The share transfer is based on the decision of Kesko's Board of Directors, announced in a stock exchange release on 16 December 2014, to transfer own B shares held by the company as treasury shares to Helander...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2014

Christmas is Here! Win up to £2,500 Daily + Mega New Year's Bingo Jackpot

There's a special holiday bingo room that was launched at the beginning of the month, called Santa's Stash. Players can enter every night at 10pm for their chance to win up to £2,500. The room is open until the 31st of December, giving everyone loads of chances to win! Plus, there are numerous winners every night.
PR Newswire
17/12/2014

StandUpForNigeria Launches #EmptyPlate to Remember Victims of Terrorism

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141217/721111 )
PR Newswire
17/12/2014

TGS Announces Planned Leadership Change

ASKER, NORWAY (17 December 2014) - The Board of TGS is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristian Johansen to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 1 February 2015. Kristian joined TGS in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining TGS, Kristian was the Executive Vice President and CFO of EDB Business Partner in Oslo, one of the largest IT groups in the Nordic region. Mr...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2014

ETC's Sterilization Systems Group Receives Over $1 Million In New Contracts

SOUTHAMPTON, PA, USA, December 16, 2014 - Environmental Tectonics Corporation (OTC Pink: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") announced today the recent award of new contracts totaling over $1 million for the Sterilization Systems Group ("SSG"). The contracts are for two new Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers and an upgrade to an existing project...
Thomson Reuters
16/12/2014

Vital Images' Endovascular Stent Planning Application With Fenestrated Stent…

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Approximately 600,000 global cases of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are diagnosed annually(1). Left untreated, these aneurysms can rupture, causing profound internal bleeding often leading to death within minutes(2). Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair with stents have shorter recovery times and better outcomes than alternative open surgical repair of aortic aneurysms(3), but require good pre-procedure planning, often using...
Thomson Reuters
16/12/2014
Altri  Comunicati