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- Super-Fast fibre broadband goes live in Forfar
- 5/17/2013 8:21:56 AM
- More than 7,400 local homes and businesses to benefit from BT’s £2.5 billion roll-out; news welcomed by Mike Weir MP and Nigel Don MSP High-speed fibre broadband is now available to the first homes...
- New Global LGBT2020 Research Findings - Homophobia and Related Problems Being Faced Daily By Millions of LGBT People Right Across The World
- 5/17/2013 4:33:07 AM
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New global report reveals homophobic discrimination and violence is endemic in many countries around the world - International LGBT2020 Homophobia Report reveals widespread homophobia, violence and harassment of LGBT peopl...
- Rising debt and falling aid force poor countries to cut spending on health and farmers
- 5/17/2013 3:31:59 AM
- Poor countries are cutting back investment in farming, health service and services to help women because of fears about rising debts and the impact of the economic crisis, according to a new database ...
- Thumbs-up for new keyboard design
- 5/17/2013 3:24:35 AM
- A new keyboard design which replaces QWERTY will allow faster thumb typing on large touchscreen devices, such as tablets. The new system, dubbed KALQ, allows people to type up to 34 per cent faster by...
- Leading Restaurant Operator Selects Ciber for Integration Projects with Back-Office Systems from Infor and Oracle
- 5/16/2013 3:25:03 PM
- GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. – Le Duff America, a leading operator of cafés and restaurants, has selected Ciber, a global provider of information technology and managed services, to consolidate back-offic...
- easyJet introduces cabin bag guarantee
- 5/16/2013 3:06:44 PM
- Managing cabin baggage is an industry-wide challenge and it’s one which has increased for easyJet. Thanks to our industry leading load factors (89%) and seat configuration easyJet carries around 40 mo...
- Carrier Lecture Series Grows Green Building in Singapore and Thailand
- 5/16/2013 12:33:56 PM
- SINGAPORE, - - As Southeast Asia’s building industry strives to meet the needs of its growing urban population, building owners are turning to green building as a solution. According to a study by McG...
- General Mills Honored for 10th Consecutive Year in “Best Companies for Multicultural Women” List From Working Mother
- 5/16/2013 12:02:50 PM
- Company receives Top 5 ranking on list of companies creating workplaces where moms can thrive MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Working Mother has selected General Mills as one of 25 “Best Companies for Multicultural Women” in the U.S. for its ability to hire,...
- Cargotec Wins EUR 22 Million Order for 900-Tonne MacGregor AHC Subsea Crane from South Korea
- 5/16/2013 11:53:50 AM
- Cargotec’s MacGregor has received EUR 22 million order to deliver a 900-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor subsea crane to the South Korean shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The c...
- Southwest Airlines Releases Fourth Annual Integrated Report on Triple Bottom Line of Performance, People, and Planet
- 5/16/2013 11:43:47 AM
- 2012 Southwest Airlines One Report™ Adheres to Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines Dallas, - -Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today releases its fourth annual award-winning integrated report to h...
- Transocean Ltd. Provides Fleet Update Summary
- 5/16/2013 11:32:15 AM
- ZUG, SWITZERLAND - -Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today issued a monthly fleet update summary which includes new contracts, significant changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimate...
- IBERDROLA Completes Geotechnical Studies for its Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in Germany
- 5/16/2013 11:19:27 AM
- -This work represents a key milestone to obtain project certification and planning consent from the regulator BSH -The €20 million geotechnical feasibility campaign was conducted on the sit...
- UnitedHealthcare’s MyHealthcare Cost Estimator™ Now Available in Virtually all Markets Nationwide
- 5/16/2013 11:12:26 AM
- - Expansion adds 70 markets, enabling more than 20 million consumers to comparison shop for health care services based on quality and cost - Online and mobile tool provides personalized, inte...
- StarHubbers Shave Heads for Children with Cancer
- 5/16/2013 11:06:57 AM
- Singapore, — 46 employees from StarHub and their wholly-owned subsidiary Nucleus Connect, including seven women, shaved their heads today in support of Hair for Hope 2013. This is the second consecuti...
- Deere Announces Record Second-Quarter Earnings of $1.084 Billion
- 5/16/2013 10:58:44 AM
- -Sales and income reach new single-quarter records. -Results benefit from higher sales of farm machinery, skillful execution of business plans. -Investment in capacity, new products at...
- SIMPONI® (GOLIMUMAB) Receives FDA Approval for Ulcerative Colitis
- 5/16/2013 10:52:55 AM
- First and Only Subcutaneous Biologic Treatment Approved to Induce and Maintain Clinical Response and Improve Endoscopic Appearance of the Mucosa During Induction Horsham, PA, – Janssen Biotech, Inc...
- Atos and iCargo European Consortium to Present the Future of Logistics at Munich Transport Logistic Fair
- 5/16/2013 10:49:23 AM
- iCargo goal is to reduce CO2 emissions by improving the efficiency of intermodal freight systems and to enhance intelligent systems for decision support Madrid, - - Atos, an international IT servi...
- Nestlé Invests CHF 29 Million to Strengthen Supply Chain in Russia
- 5/16/2013 10:40:05 AM
- Nestlé is investing more than CHF 29 million (more than 1 billion roubles) in new distribution facilities in Russia to meet growing demand for its products in the country. The company is extending ...
- Gazprom Neft Completes First Oil Shipment from Novoport Field
- 5/16/2013 10:25:32 AM
- Gazprom Neft has completed its first season, which lasted from February through April of this year, of oil shipments from Novoport field. A total of over 10,000 tons of crude oil was shipped from the ...
- LAN Successfully Completes Modifications to Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fleet Slated to Resume Operations in the Coming Days
- 5/16/2013 10:16:55 AM
- Santiago, Chile – – LAN Airlines announces that today it successfully completed a test flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, authorized by the Chilean Aeronautical Authority, after implementing the mod...
