Archive for April, 2008

NTI Introduces HDMI/DVI Extender via CAT5/5e/6

DORSET, UK: Network Technologies International Ltd today announced the addition of the XTENDEX HDMI/DVI Extender via CAT5/5e/6 to its popular line of video extenders.
The HDMI/DVI Extender transmits digital video and audio signals up to 60 meters using two CAT5/5e/6 cables. Each video extender consists of a local unit that connects to an HDMI source and [...]

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The Inimitable Seckou Keita SKQ Return With Eagerly Anticipated New Album & Exciting UK Tour!

‘The Silimbo Passage’ will be released on 2nd June 2008
With a massively successful touring history and critically acclaimed album under their belt, the Seckou Keita SKQ are proud to announce the release of their new studio album ‘The Silimbo Passage’, alongside an eagerly anticipated extensive UK tour, kicking off in May. The tour showcases part [...]

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Templar Downie communications campaign is still motivating

A campaign by Templar Downie and London Underground done in 2004 to motivate staff to provide excellent customer service is still having an impact nearly five years later, see more at www.optimizeyourweb.com.
The campaign played a critical role in delivering record levels of customer satisfaction, according to independent research. It also succeeded in raising staff morale [...]

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Icelandic youngsters win International Songwriting Competition

Icelandic band Soundspell have won First Place in the Teen category (for songwriters 18 years old and younger) of the prestigious International Songwriting Competition. The songwriters of the winning song, entitled “Pound,” include Alexander Briem, Askell Hardarson, Bernhard Thorsson, Jon Gunnar Olafsson and Sigurdur Asgeir Arnason from the band Soundspell.
While they range from [...]

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Offshore savings bank expands business development team

George Campbell becomes Relationship Management Support Executive for Isle of Man’s Bradford & Bingley International.
Bradford & Bingley International (BBI) have expanded their Business Development Team with the appointment of George Campbell to the role of Relationship Management Support Executive.
George, who has been with BBI for 18 months, was a senior member of the customer service [...]

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South Africa’s Rising Stars Return for Yet Another Slice of Melody Driven Pop

The Parlotones

“Louder Than Bombs” is the second single taken off The Parlotones South African Music Awards winning album, “Radiocontrolledrobot”, which will be crash landing on our shores in May!
Hot on the heels of their sold out UK dates earlier this year, the band make a welcome return to England and Scotland with a bunch of [...]

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FDA approve Actavis generic Wellbutrin and Zyban drugs

Generic pharmaceuticals company Actavis has received US approval for the generic drug equivalents of Wellbutrin and Zyban.
Actavis has received two separate approvals from the US Food & Drug Administration to market Bupropion Hydrochloride extended-release tablets (SR).
Bupropion Hydrochloride extended-release tablets are the generic equivalent of Wellbutrin and are used in the treatment of major depressive disorders. [...]

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Millions of pounds each year is wasted due to avoidable delays, reports site accommodation hire specialists, Konstructa Hire

On time delivery of site accommodation could save the construction industry £50 million every year, according to site accommodation hire company Konstructa Hire. Delays to building projects are all too common, as Konstructa Hire has discovered through reports from their clients, 50% of whom require last-minute site cabins, following problems with other suppliers.

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NEW GENERATION ARTS FESTIVAL 2008

The Definitive Platform for the Digital Generation
Already renowned as the vanguard of creative content, the New Generation Arts Festival (NGA) notoriously champions the independent cause of showcasing the brightest emerging graduate talent in the arts world today. Previously supported by a host of celebrities including model Erin O’Connor, social commentator Germaine Greer, comedian Frank Skinner, [...]

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Weak krona makes Iceland cheap for foreign tourists

Low cost airline Iceland Express hopes to sell more flights on news that Iceland is now a cheap(er) place to visit
Iceland‘s weakened currency is offering visitors better value for money as their foreign currency stretches further.
Iceland Express, the country‘s budget airline, says that there has never been a better time to book flights to Reykjavik, [...]

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