Press Releases on December 6, 2013

Mobile TETRA LTE radio system from Cassidian passes its first functional test by the German Armed Forces

Cassidian has supplied a customer with the world’s first prototype of a mobile TETRA LTE radio system, which will allow voice and broadband data services to be used in parallel. As part of the German Armed Forces’ highly mobile cellular networks study, …

First Sharklet production retrofit completed for Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines will become the first European airline to operate A320 Family aircraft with production-retrofitted Sharklet wingtip devices. This will follow the installation, which has just been completed, by Turkish Technic MRO of Sharklets onto the …

Campbell Soup Company Named One of America’s Top Community-Minded Companies

CAMDEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2013-- Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) was recognized today as a top company for corporate citizenship in The Civic 50, an annual initiative that identifies companies for their commitment to improve the quality of …

Statement from USDA Communications Director Matt Paul on Farm Bill Negotiations

WASHINGTON, December 5, 2013 - USDA Communications Director Matt Paul made the following statement today: "Negotiations on Capitol Hill about the Farm Bill should continue until House and Senate leaders reach agreement on a comprehensive bill. …

FAO lauds Nelson Mandela as champion of right to food

Nelson Mandela, then Deputy President of the African National Congress of South Africa at the United Nations in New York, 22 June 1990. 6 December 2013, Rome - "We have lost one of the world's passionate defenders of the right to food," said …

Update regarding 2010 Nature Medicine study

05 December 2013 A GSK research paper published in 2010* that was found earlier this year to contain incorrect data has now been retracted by Nature Medicine. The publication, on which several Shanghai-based GSK scientists were named authors, detailed …

With solemn memories of our fallen heroes, let us and resolve on this Maaveerar Day to act on three platforms! TGTE

Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) salutes the Maaveerar NEW YORK, USA, December 5, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- 1) If those who had power and influence on Sri Lanka and on international affairs had followed the path of righteousness and …

Surgeon: Twin Study Shows Premature Facial Aging Worse for Smokers

LA JOLLA, CA, USA, December 5, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- New research on identical twins with different smoking habits details specific ways that smoking accelerates facial aging. Dr. Richard Chaffoo, a La Jolla cosmetic surgery and facelift specialist, …

Monitise to showcase mPOS opportunity for banks at Nordic Card Markets and Future Payment Solutions event

LONDON,, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, December 6, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Global Mobile Money specialist Monitise (LSE: MONI) is set to share insights on how banks can best service their small business and merchant customers effectively via mobile, at the …

BettrLife Announces Release of 'Smart' Food and Nutrition Logging for Mobile and Web

DES MOINES, IA, USA, December 5, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BettrLife announces a major update to its food and nutrition logging interface for its innovative provider/patient engagement platform and will demo the updates at the upcoming mHealth Summit in …

Clean Energy States Alliance Webinar: Cost and Technology Projections for Solar and Wind

Date: 12/17/2013 1:00 p.m. ET For those who were unable to attend the National Summit on RPS in early November, Clean Energy States Alliance will repeat two well-received presentations from the event. David Feldman of NREL will provide an update on the …

Head of Healthcare from Leading Social Media Site to Present at Pharmaceutical Social Media Conference

SMi Group confirm that a leading social media company will be making a keynote presentation at Social Media in the Pharmaceutical Industry 2014. LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, December 5, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SMi Group announced this week that a …

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Expresses Condolences at the Passing Away of Nelson Mandela

December 6th 2013 New Delhi, India, 6 December 2013 – In a letter to the family of Nelson Mandela, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his deep sadness on learning of the passing away of Nelson Mandela. His Holiness wrote: “In his death the world has …

Measles Still Threatens Health Security - Digital Press Kit

On 50th Anniversary of Measles Vaccine, Spike in Imported Measles Cases Fifty years after the approval of an extremely effective vaccine, measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, still poses a threat to domestic and global health security. An …

Measles Press Conference: 50th Anniversary of Measles Vaccine - Transcript

Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 12:30 E.T. BARBARA REYNOLDS: I'm Barbara Reynolds, director for public affairs here at CDC and we're going to begin in one-minute following a brief video.  VIDEO: Disease knows no borders.  They travel quickly, broadly …

Singapore: Detailed Assessment of Observance-Assessment of Observance of the CPSS-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market ...

Singapore: Detailed Assessment of Compliance on the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision

Singapore: Detailed Assessment of Observance-Insurance Core Principles

Singapore: Detailed Assessment of Implementation-IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation

Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Fact Sheet on Strengthening U.S.-China Economic Relations

The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release December 05, 2013 Aboard Air Force Two En Route Seoul, South Korea 6:33 P.M. (Local) SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  This is SAOs, so everyone knows -- SAOs.  SENIOR ADMINISTRATION …