Since March 29, highly radioactive water has been flowing into the sea. As of April 9, this leak was plugged using 6,000 liters of a coagulant, but the facility still plans on discharging 11,500 tons of low-level nuclear contaminated water into the sea. The local fishermen are requesting that the plant stop dumping radioactive water into the sea. In the region of the power plant, the fishermen have stopped fishing and fear that they will never be able to fish again, even if there is only a low level of contamination. Damage limitation China has expanded the ban of ...

Scottish cloud software and services provider Flexiant is providing a cloud platform for a research project that promises NHS patients complete control over their medical records and the power to decide who has access to their data. A pilot underway at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, is using cloud computing to make communication between patient, consultant and GP faster and more efficient. Researchers at Chelsea and Westminster are working with Edinburgh Napier University and Flexiant to show how the current paper-based system could be replaced with a next-generation ...

Every decent company is interested in the professional development of its workers. Business-Essay.com is not an exception as the company always seeks the ways to contribute to the growth of its staff. This year the company is going to organize the second chess tournament within custom writers and managers staff specifically. The first tournament was organized last year and the director considered it reasonable to make it a tradition and to start organizing it every year. The main reason for organizing such an event is intellectual training along with relaxation. Since it ...

Wazala, (www.wazala.com) the shopping cart solution built for bloggers, artists and tastemakers, released the Wazala Social Promoter, a handy tool for store owners to better market their online stores through the social networks Facebook and Twitter. Based on actions a store owner takes while managing their Wazala online store, Wazala now recommend tweets and Facebook posts for the store owner to push with one-click through the Wazala Store Manager. This reminds store owners to share news about new products added to the store, new coupons, discounts, or promotions. The ...

Perspective Magazine, the leading independent multi-media information provider for the timeshare and fractional industry, announces that Dial An Exchange (DAE) have confirmed their participation in the Second Annual Global Networking Expo, GNEX 2012 and have increased their involvement in this second year to become a Gold Sponsor. "The decision to increase our involvement with GNEX 2012 was an easy one," said Francis Taylor, CEO of Dial An Exchange. "The first GNEX conference was a breath of fresh air, with its more personal approach to networking for ...

Spring promises to be a highly-glamorous season with the new Opera watch from SAINT HONORE, the renowned French-Swiss manufacturer of luxury 'Paris Style' watches available in the Middle East market. SAINT HONORE is exploring a new facet to femininity with Opera, a watch and constant companion. Sophisticated or lightweight depending on the time of day or night, Opera is a delicious mix of emotions and freshness. It personifies seduction through its blend of watchmaking know-how, play of materials, sizes and colours and the magic of diamonds. The totally-round case ...

Cougar Monitoring, one of UK's largest CCTV and Intruder alarm monitoring centres, has selected the Immix Video Monitoring automation platform - a move which will make its services much more attractive to installers. Developed by SureView Systems, the leading developer of video-based automation platforms for the security alarm industry, Immix is a UL classified automation platform designed to receive alarm events from video, video analytics, access control, automation systems and GPS location aware devices. Events from all of these devices are aggregated within the Immix ...

TaxFreePremiums.com announces the launch of their newly designed website and blog, as well as the addition of their new social networks- Facebook and Twitter. With a new emphasis on communication, TaxFreePremiums has turned focus towards becoming a resource for human resource professionals and small business owners. "HR professionals are busy and have turned to using sites like Twitter and Facebook to connect with others in their professional area. TaxFreePremiums has become a source of information for these professionals, offering advice and resources that can help ...

AOC recently announced additional authorised distribution partners to further increase sales growth in South Africa, Sudan and Pakistan. AOC signs Online Distribution in Pakistan According to Business Monitor International, Pakistan's computer hardware market is expected to grow at 8% CAGR for the period 2011-2015, with computer hardware sales of US$312m this year. AOC continues its expansion in the region with the appointment of Online Distribution as an Authorised Distributor to sell its wide range of ultra-thin LCD and LED monitors across Pakistan. "We ...

20 June 2011 - The Rembrandt Hotel was proud to host the annual Swedish Midsummer celebration in coordination with the Thai- Swedish chamber of commerce in Bangkok. One hundred people from the local Swedish community joined the event to celebrate the afternoon with their friends and families at da Vinci Italian restaurant. The food was specially prepared by Executive Chef Andrew Mann and his team with specialty homemade treats such as a selection of fresh baked European breads, traditional smoked salmon "gravad lax", Swedish Kalles Kaviar, pickled herring, ...

Smart Link, a leading business process and contact centre outsourcing provider in Saudi Arabia, has received three prestigious distinctions at Middle East Call Centre Awards in Dubai this month. Organized by Insights, the awards recognize the performance and service excellence of the best contact centres in the Middle East region. Located in Riyadh, the Smart Link contact centre is powered by the Altitude Software solution giving the Saudi-based outsourcing provider a wealth of advanced IP contact centre features, such as unified agent desktop, as well as centralized monitoring, ...

Despite offering extremely competitive prices as standard on the latest shabby chic furniture ranges, Acolyte Home & Gifts are spoiling customers further through their vat free amnesty. Hurry, as the amnesty finishes at the end of July. The latest addition from Acolyte is their shabby chic furniture range. Comprising of wardrobes through to chairs and bedside cabinets, this highly desirable and sort after furniture trend is anticipated to be a huge hit. Having started off with a few pieces, the popularity has grown and there is a now a dedicated shabby chic furniture ...

Rohde & Schwarz Topex will exhibit for the tired consecutive year at CommunicAsia Singapore, the region's truly global platform set to address current and emerging issues in the ICT and digital convergence landscape. The event will take place between 21th and 24th of June and it focuses on the latest Hot Technologies for applications, solutions and hardware and it covers all aspects of the ICT industry. At the exhibition Rohde & Schwarz Topex will show its most important equipments based on Bytton, Voibridge Lite and Mobilink IP. The solutions promoted include ...

The Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) World Dog Show comes to Paris from July 7th-10th, bringing with it the finest pedigree dogs around. The event, which will take place at Parc d'Exposition Paris Nord Villepinte near Charles de Gaulle Airport, sees each entrant assessed by industry experts, who will determine which of them represents the best example of their breed. Unlike other dog shows, the dogs do not have to 'perform' for the judges, they simply have to exhibit the characteristics that a perfect example of their breed should possess. Last year's ...

You do not have to be a cycling fan to know that one of the most iconic images in sport is the sight of the triumphant rider crossing the finish line of the Tour de France at the end of the Champs Elysees. Parisians line the street every year to witness the frantic sprint finish that sees one rider enter the sporting history books. Frequently, the overall tournament winner is yet to be decided going into the final day, which makes for an even more exciting finish. Whereas many stages of this iconic race involve scaling daunting mountains or taking on gruelling treks ...

The North Norfolk Railway is due to celebrate the tenth birthday of its annual beer festival midway through next month. Set to run from Friday July 15th to Sunday July 17th, the event will offer visitors a chance to enjoy some of the finest ales from East Anglia, as well as popular brews from across the UK. Festivities will take place at Sheringham Station, with a full programme of entertainment, catering and opening times expected to be announced closer to the time. As the event is held on an active railway line, party-goers can combine a trip to the celebration ...

A leading Hawaii jewelry designer, Danny Bushart (www.romanticjewelry.com), creates designs inspired by Hawaii and Colorado flowers. He is known for incorporating graceful lines in his jewelry sets influenced by the Art Nouveau Era. Bushart's work is featured at over 30 galleries in Hawaii. "Colorado residents and visitors are extremely fortunate to have some of the highest quality outdoor art festivals in the nation right here in their backyard," says Danny Bushart. "What could be more rewarding than spending the weekend appreciating beautiful art and ...

Every year, Parc de la Villette on the outskirts of Paris plays host to a month of film screenings. However, the difference here is that the cinema is outdoors, meaning you can enjoy lounging on the grass as you enjoy the programme of classic films and modern blockbusters on show on any evening between July 19th and August 21st. The fact that this has become an annual event gives you some idea of its popularity. The park is a lovely setting, home to the entertaining Cite des Sciences museum and the striking Geode theatre. "Cinema en plein air" is an ...

Bex Marshall and her band are set to play in Dyfed in July thanks to a collaboration between community arts charity Span Arts and the Tenby Blues Fest. The London-based musician is due to take the stage at the Queens Hall on Saturday July 9th as part of her extensive UK tour, which also includes performances in London, Colchester and at Glastonbury Festival. Gig-goers can expect to hear material from Marshall's most recent album, Kitchen Table, as well as tracks from her as-yet-untitled third LP, which is due to be released in September. Among the guest stars to ...

As part of the Diamond League Athletics tour, on July 8th the world's finest athletes return to the Stade de France in Paris. So far, the League has visited Doha, Shanghai, Rome, Eugene, Oslo and New York, and will call at Lausanne in Switzerland before arriving in St Denis. Last year's event saw Usain Bolt pip Asafa Powell in the 100m final by less than a tenth of second, while home favourite Renaud Lavillenie triumphed in the pole vault and the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team clinched the 4x100m relay. Bolt will be returning to attempt to add the 200m ...

An exhibition at Prague's National Museum is dedicated to the memory of the 19th century Czech composer Antonim Dvorak. It has been 170 years since he was born - he passed away in 1904 - and this display aims to dig deeper into his life and work as part of the celebrations, using multimedia to engage with visitors. The show was due to be on display until February 29th 2012, but the museum is now set to close for reconstruction work for about four years from July 7th 2011, so anyone keen to see it needs to act fast. In a statement, the organisers noted: "It ...

The worlds of classical music and Spaghetti Western movies are set to meet in a new production that opens in Adelaide next month. Entitled Opera Goes West, the show offers a unique take on theatre staples such as Samuel Barber's A Hand of Bridge, Jacques Offenbach's Two Blind Beggars and Blue Monday by George Gershwin. It has been created by emerging South Australian company No Tenors Allowed, which won acclaim for their debut effort The Double Bill: Cox and Box and The Telephone at last year's Adelaide Festival. Ian Andrew, a nominee for best emerging performer ...

Fans of the great filmmaker Federico Fellini can book tickets to see a ballet adaptation of La Strada featuring the original soundtrack next month. The 1954 movie starring Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina was highly acclaimed on its release and won the Academy Award for best foreign language film two years later. Nina Rota provided the music for the picture and it is her composition that will be performed, with the Teatro di San Carlo Corps de Ballet interpreting the action on stage. The dark drama is an example of Italian neorealism filmmaking, following the ...

The Gold Coast is due to welcome the 2011 Aussie Gold International Cheer and Dance Championships in early July. Set to take place at the Gold Coast Exhibition Centre, the event is an opportunity for the country's top dancers and cheerleaders to compete against one another in nine categories. Among the prizes up for grabs are the best cheer, group stunt, hip-hop routine, jazz dance and modern or lyrical piece. Awards are also on the line for the best use of pom poms, while mothers and fathers will have the chance to battle it out in the parents' cheer competition. ...

Ultimately, this boils down to operating systems - what is now the Mac OS X compared to Windows 7. To be politically correct, this is a generalisation to an extent. Firstly, the term 'PC' stands for a personal computer, so technically includes any brand of computer or laptop. Also, because Macs use Intel chips, they can now run Windows if purchased separately, whereas the Mac OS remains exclusive to Mac computers. But referring to a PC will, for most people, conjure up images of a typical desktop computer run on Windows. Like any argument worth its salt, there are ...