ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, January 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Al Ain Police Directorate carried out a successful mock drill to provide first aid to a number of students at Khalid Ibn Al Walid School for boys in Al Shabhat area in Al Ain. The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority "ADFCA” took part in the drill, along with a number of Al Ain hospitals, the school’s administrative staff and the concerned police authorities.

According to the drill’s scenario, the Operations Room received notification at around 10:07 a.m. The relevant security and emergency entities immediately responded. A number of ambulances and rescue teams were dispatched to the incident’s site, along with the Field Hospital unit affiliated to Emergency and Public Safety Department, to provide first aid and medical treatment to students who were supposedly poisoned at the aforementioned school.

The Al Murabba Police Station was also notified, to provide support and investigate the circ ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, January 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Community Police Department at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters organized a workshop on electronic publishing systems at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi. It is worth mentioning that the two-day workshop was attended by 20 staff members from the various community police departments in Abu Dhabi.

Lieutenant Colonel Mubarak Bin Muhairom, Head of Department of Community Police at Abu Dhabi Police, took part in the workshop’s graduation ceremony and distributed certificates to the graduates. In his speech at the event, he said: "This workshop falls in line with the ongoing development plan for police work systems adopted by the Abu Dhabi Police to achieve its strategy of improving police work and reaching the highest standards of excellence,” stressed Lieutenant Colonel Bin Muhairom.

Furthermore, he added that the electronic publishing system saves a lot of time and effort in ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]
The Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs sector at the Ministry of Interior recently organized a workshop to review performance indicators. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Strategy and Performance Development General Directorate at the ministry, in the presence of performance indicator providers from the sector.
Brigadier Ghareeb Al Hosani, Director General of Ports and Airports Security attended the workshop, along with a number of officers from the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs sector.
Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Hammoud Al Nabhani, Chief of the Strategic Planning Section at the Naturalization, Residency, and Ports Sector, stated that the workshop is designed to exchange views with relevant entities on the sector’s performance indicators, and the importance of constantly updating the data and digital-specific objectives for strategic performance indicators.< ... Read more »

EMMEN, Netherlands - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    New European hub for contact lens business opens in Emmen, NL
    Strikingly transparent 4,675m2 facility with superior environmental performance
    Opening marks successful integration of NKL with Menicon

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new multipurpose hub for the European business of contact lens manufacturer Menicon Co., Ltd. (head office: Nagoya, Japan; CEO Hidenari Tanaka) has begun its first full year of operations at Emmen, NL (140 km. NE of Amsterdam), following a Dec. 9, 2013 grand opening attended by dignitaries from the Netherlands and Japan.

The new facility now crafts and distributes made-to-order lenses to customers across the continent and beyond. Combining in a single 4,675 square-meter structure the production, distribution, R&D, marketing and management functions of business units Menicon Holding BV (MHBV) and NKL Contactlenzen, the fac ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, honored outstanding staff members from the Special Security Forces General Headquarters at the Ministry of Interior and the Fujairah Police. The honorees have demonstrated outstanding performance in policing. It is worth mentioning that honoring these officers is in line with the ministry’s keenness to motivate its staff members to exert further efforts to achieve excellence.

The Employees Recognition Committee selected the honorees on the basis of their achievements in their respective fields of work. The honorees received their Medal of Security Cooperation, appreciation certificates, and commemorative gifts for their work.

In a speech delivered on Tuesday to mark the occasion, Major General Al Nuaimi stressed that the leadership dedicates great attention to th ... Read more »

Six programmes vont recevoir des fonds de démarrage pour étendre leur impact

DAVOS, Suisse - Jeudi 23 Janvier 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coca-Cola Company a annoncé aujourd’hui les lauréats du challenge de Coca-Cola « Shaping A Better Future » pour obtenir une subvention, challenge réservé exclusivement aux membres de la communauté des Global Shapers du Forum économique mondial. Les Global Shapers sont de jeunes entrepreneurs âgés de 20 à 30 ans qui sont organisés en un réseau de plus de 300 centres basés en ville. Le challenge, annoncé à la réunion annuelle 2013 du Forum, a mis des Global Shapers en capacité de lancer des programmes qui abordent les questions sociétales les plus difficiles dans le monde, notamment l’emploi des jeunes, l’éducation, la sécurité dans les collectivités, ainsi que la protection de l’environne ... Read more »

Allows Registration, Issuing and Renewal of Expired Driving Licenses
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, January 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

In collaboration with Khadamati, an integrated asset management company, the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department at Abu Dhabi Police is offering its services at the Emirates Motor Company (EMC) (Mercedes–Benz facility) on the Airport Road, where a new office was recently opened in order to offer all licensing services to customers more easily.

Colonel Suhail Al Khaili, Chief of the Vehicles Licensing Section at the Abu Dhabi Police Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department, said that the new office will cater to the needs of the company’s customers, employees and its affiliates. The wide range of services provided by the new office include: the issuing and renewal of expired driving licenses, replacement of lost driving licenses, and the registration, issuance and renewal of vehicle registration cards. "Such a step saves t ... Read more »

LONDON - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Football Dynamics is a fresh new studio-based show combining unique analytics from Bloomberg Sports with expert opinion to give viewers the inside track on the game’s hot topics and focus on distinctive, data-driven football insights.

In the year when the World Cup will be staged for the first time in Brazil since 1950, with five African nations represented, Bloomberg Sports (BSports) is teaming up with Bloomberg TV Africa, part of the Optima Media Group.

"Football Dynamics will combine all the assets of BSports in performance analytics and advanced match forecasting to create a show that merges the most important data and opinions in football with an emphasis on Africa,” said Bill Squadron, President of Bloomberg Sports.

Fronting the show will be award-winning journalist and former CNN International business travel news correspondent, Ayesha Durgahee who will be joined every week by forme ... Read more »

PARIS - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on April 17, 2014 to discuss the results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2014.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:00 am (US Eastern Time) – 2:00 pm (Paris time). A press release regarding the results will be released prior to the call that same day.

To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1-866-269-9609 within North America or +1-612-332-0923 outside of North America approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call, and ask for the "Schlumberger Earnings Conference Call.”

A webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously at www.slb.com/irwebcast on a listen-only basis. Listeners should log in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to test their browsers and register for the webcast. Following the end of the conference call, a replay will be ... Read more »

6 Programs to Receive Seed Money to Expand Impact

DAVOS, Switzerland - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) The Coca-Cola Company today announced the winners of Coca-Cola’s Shaping A Better Future Grant Challenge – a grant challenge exclusively for members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community. Global Shapers are young leaders between 20 and 30 years old who are organized into a network of more than 300 city-based hubs. The challenge, announced at the Forum’s 2013 Annual Meeting, empowered Global Shapers to launch programs that address the world’s most challenging societal issues including youth employment, education, community security as well as protecting the environment, with the opportunity to win seed money to sustain and expand their initiatives.

"Powering Education,” a joint project from Hubs in Rome and Nairobi, received the $50,000 grand prize. The funding will accelerate the Global Shapers’ efforts to bring safe, c ... Read more »

New plant will convert 60 tons-per-day of recyclable and non-recyclable plastic into higher value energy products.

MILWAUKEE - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has won a $15 million engineering, procurement, construction and management contract from Vadxx Energy LLC for its first commercial-scale, plastic waste-to-synthetic crude energy facility in Akron, Ohio.

The new plant will transform end-of-life plastics into higher value energy products, recycling nearly 60 tons of waste daily, diverting it from landfill disposal. The solution includes the PlantPAx Process Automation System suite, utilizing Rockwell Automation’s multi-discipline control platform to deliver an integrated smart plant for Vadxx.

Liberation Capital, a global private equity firm, signed an agreement with Vadxx to fund the first unit and additional commercial units.

"Vadxx is focused on successfully establishing our first comm ... Read more »

Updated website consolidates multiple sites under one brand, one URL

DENVE - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE )-- Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company and global building and specialty products manufacturer, today announced that it has launched a redesigned corporate website that consolidates the multiple websites it previously used to present information to the public and its customers. The updated, solution-driven website, available at www.jm.com, utilizes responsive design for more adaptability with tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices.

Historically, users could obtain JM information via a number of websites, including www.jm.com, www.jmeurope.com, www.specjm.com and www.jmhomeowner.com. The various websites were designed to meet the unique needs of specific audiences, including contractors, manufacturers, building professionals, homeowners, and prospective employees. With the updated website, users receive an impro ... Read more »

• 6% growth in sales for 2013 (previous year: 4%) • Satisfactory results


LUDWIGSBURG, Germany - Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) MANN+HUMMEL (www.mann-hummel.com) performed strongly in 2013 despite the varying economic conditions. According to preliminary financial results, sales for 2013 rose by around 6% from 2.62 (2012) to 2.77 billion euros. The number of employees increased to 15,100 in the previous financial year. The biggest increase in employees occurred in the North American and Chinese growth markets. The company will issue further details of its results (EBIT) at its financial press conference in April.

"Our hard-working, resourceful and motivated employees around the world have brought MANN+HUMMEL success through their commitment and passion," says a delighted Alfred Weber, Chairman of the Management Board. "The improvement in results increased rapidly in the second half of the year, giving us a satisfactory end to the 201 ... Read more »

PARIS - Jeudi 23 Janvier 2014 [ME NewsWire]

WIN 2014 Symposium

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le Consortium WIN (www.winconsortium.org) est heureux d'annoncer aujourd'hui que Scott P. Serota, Président-Directeur Général de Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), prononcera le discours d'ouverture du Symposium WIN 2014. Le symposium WIN 2014 (www.winsymposium.org), qui doit se tenir les 23 et 24 juin à Paris, est le premier congrès exclusivement dédié aux combinaisons thérapeutiques innovantes dans le traitement du cancer.

Le Consortium WIN (Worldwide Innovative Networking) organise des symposia annuels sur le thème de la médecine personnalisée du cancer. WIN est un organisme à but non lucratif qui rassemble au niveau mondial les principaux acteurs du traitement du cancer, centres académiques, industriels de la santé, assurance maladie et association de patients, œuvrant à délivrer aux patients d ... Read more »