Press Releases on November 8, 2013

Ireland: Statement by the EC, ECB and IMF on the Twelfth Review Mission

Press Release No. 13/432 November 8, 2013 Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Dublin during October 29-November 7 for the twelfth and final review of the government…

The “Belgian Spirit” comes to Business of Design Week

Annual Conference BODW will be graced by Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium HONG KONG, CHINA, November 8, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Asia’s leading annual design event returns for its 11th edition from the 2nd to 7th December, 2013, at the Hong Kong …

Inaugural User Experience - UXUK - Awards announces shortlist of finalists

This year’s User Experience UK Awards has published the shortlist of finalists battling it out for prizes recognising exceptional UX and digital design. LONDON, UK, USA, November 8, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- This year’s User Experience UK Awards has …

Report Shows High Rate of Respiratory and Skin Problems Linked to BP Oil Spill

The BP Gulf Oil Spill Help Desk discusses a report that indicates a high rate of respiratory and skin problems associated with the 2010 BP Gulf oil spill. CONCORD, CA, USA, November 8, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A Columbia University report based on a …

Roche to Present Strategies at Drug Design Summit 2014

SMi announce that Roche will now be speaking at the 13th annual conference on Advances and Progress in Drug Design LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 8, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SMi are delighted to announce that Roche will now be speaking at the 13th …

Astrium-built ASTRA 5B satellite shipped to launch site

The ASTRA 5B satellite, designed and manufactured by Astrium, the world’s second-ranking space company, for satellite operator SES, has left Toulouse, France, after completion of its final integration and test campaign. The telecommunications satellite is …

Astrium delivers new tactical, land and maritime X-band satcom capability to UK MOD

Astrium, the world’s second-ranking space company, is now delivering to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) enhanced overseas tactical, land and maritime communications capability which directly links to Astrium Services’s new IP core based modular …

Arms Control and International Security: Secretary Kerry to Travel to Geneva

In an effort to help narrow the differences in negotiations, Secretary Kerry will travel to Geneva, Switzerland today at the invitation of EU High Representative Ashton to hold a trilateral meeting with High Representative Ashton and Foreign Minister Zarif …

Winners of Oil & Gas UK Awards 2013 Announced

Friday 8 November 2013 Winners of Oil & Gas UK Awards 2013 Announced The winners of the Oil & Gas UK Awards 2013, sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited, have been announced. All five were presented with their awards at a ceremony in Aberdeen on 7 …

A320neo programme starts first major-component assembly

Airbus has achieved assembly of the engine pylon for the first A320neo to fly. The pylon (depicted below), which has just been completed at the dedicated pylon facility in St Eloi in Toulouse, is the first major airframe component assembly to take place …

Parents Should Voice Their Concerns with Food Marketing, Says Voices for Healthy Kids Advocate

Dallas, TX - (NewMediaWire) - November 06, 2013 - Voices for Healthy Kids volunteer, Dr. Clyde Yancy, issued the following comments today on a new Fast Food FACTS report released by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity that shows restaurants …

'Freakish' asteroid discovered, resembles rotating lawn sprinkler

Hammer draws crowds to arts, artists in once-vacant stores

The wide variety of foods, arts and crafts on sale at Dosa Mercantile, which is part of the Hammer Museum's Arts ReSTORE LA, transformed this formerly vacant storefront on Westwood Boulevard into a thriving shopping destination. Photos courtesy of the …

Love the Beauty – Drive The Beast: The 2014 Lexus IS F

(TORONTO – November 7, 2013) Track-tested performance means exhilarating power, split-second shifts, and race-car handling and dynamics. The Lexus tradition means no-compromise luxury and attention to detail. The 2014 Lexus IS F delivers pure performance …

Teaching to change lives

When Alicia Escalante, a parent at Baldwin Park High School, was asked why she thought Jesús Gutiérrez, Jr., was named teacher of the year in Los Angeles County, she broke into a huge smile tinged with incredulity — as if someone had just asked her why …

Thanking military service members for everything they do

DPR Monitoring Reveals Most Fresh Produce Samples Free of Detectable Pesticide Residues

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced today that the majority of produce it tested in 2012 had no detectable pesticide residues and posed no health risk to the public. DPR tested 3,501 samples of different fruits …

King of Morocco presses on with progressive vision in landmark speech

11/07/2013 (press release: media1press) // morocconewsreview.com HM King Mohammed VI delivered a important speech to the nation on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the Anniversary of the peaceful GreenMarch that ended the spanish colonization in …

Europe and Eurasia: U.S.-Poland Joint Commission Dialogue on Science and Technology Cooperation

On November 7, the U.S. Department of State will host Poland for a bilateral dialogue on science and technology cooperation under the auspices of the Joint Commission on Science and Technology Cooperation. Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary of State …

DICE Sets the Mark for Quality on Next-Gen Consoles

Were only five days away from all-out warfare on PlayStation 4. Battlefield 4, which launched on current generation consoles and PCs last week, will hit shelves on Tuesday for PS4 and is coming to Xbox One just a week later on November 19. Grab your 63 …