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BEIJING, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) ("China Hydroelectric" or "the Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. "Our results for the first quarter were satisfactory in light of the ongoing drought conditions in two of our three main operating regions,"...
Final MLP Merger Expected to be Completed in Third Quarter 2013 HOUSTON and KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CMLP) ("Crestwood Midstream") and Crestwood Holdings LLC ("Crestwood Holdings") (collectively, "Crestwood") and Inergy, L.P. (NYSE:NRGY) and Inergy Midstream, L.P. (NYSE:NRGM) ("Inergy Midstream") (collectively, "Inergy") today announced that, Crestwood Holdings has acquired the general partner, and thus control, of Inergy,...
LONDON, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, Investis' excellence in communicating with the City and its influencers was honoured at Communicate magazine's Corporate & Financial Awards 2013. Investis won a Gold award in the category of Best Innovation for its work with Tullow Oil. The use of smartphones and tablets amongst shareholders and the general population continues to grow and Tullow Oil sought to ensure that their stakeholders could access company news...
Donation will fund CN Centre for Studies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management MONTREAL, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - A major gift from Canadian National Railway Company (CN) (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) will advance business research at Concordia University. CN has donated $500,000 to establish the CN Centre for Studies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management at the John Molson School of Business (JMSB). The gift will support JMSB students at bachelor, master and doctoral levels....
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS) ("AK Holding") announced today that its subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation ("AK Steel"), has successfully priced a private offering of $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.750% senior secured notes due 2018 (the "add-on notes"), which were offered as an add-on to its outstanding $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.750% senior secured notes due 2018. AK Steel will pay...
RIVERWOODS, Ill., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Connect with industry leaders and get a first-hand look at the latest innovations for tax and accounting professionals at CCH: Connections: User Conference 2013. This year's conference, complete with educational sessions, demonstrations of the most advanced industry solutions and exciting networking events, will take place October 27-30 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer...
NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At Tissue World Americas 2014 ( http://www.tissueworld.com/Home_TW14 ) in Miami Beach on March 18-21, 2014, the brand-new Tissue Retailers and Distributors Insight Forum (TRIF) ( http://www.tissueworld.com/TRIF_TW14 ) will look at the tissue products business from all angles, including New Supply-side Tonnage, Sustainability, Consumer Trends, Technology, New Product Innovation and Distribution/Logistics. (Photo:...
Joint sponsorship of Commodity Carnivals at state and county fairs will engage and educate youth about the vital role of agriculture commodities in daily life CHEVY CHASE, MD and CHICAGO, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council and CME Group have launched a new partnership that will connect the important work of the world's leading futures exchange company to the 4-H mission at the local level. National 4-H Council and CME Group developed a Commodity Carnival...
TORONTO, June 19, 2013 /CNW/ - A new partnership between one of the country's leading Canadian art galleries and two auction industry veterans brings a new presence to the Canadian auction market landscape. Consignor Canadian Fine Art will officially open its doors on August 1(st) at 326 Dundas Street West (directly across the street from the Art Gallery of Ontario), moving the former Mayberry Fine Art division of Consignor.ca into a separate, full-time auction venture. The...
PLEASANTON, Calif., June19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucerne(®), Safeway Inc.'s exclusive dairy brand, congratulates Kayla A. of Phoenix, Arizona for winning the $30,000 grand prize in the Eighth Annual Lucerne(®) The Art of Dairy(TM) Art Contest. Students from Bellingham, Washington and La Veta, Colorado also took home prizes in one of the most unique and interactive art contests in the country. Kayla, a sophomore at Northwest Christian School, receives $20,000 for her school's art...
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The flip or clamshell is a form factor found mainly in cellphones in the electronics market. There are typically two distinct sections of the device that fold together via a hinge. When the device is open, it is up and ready to be used, and provides more surface area then when closed. When the unit is closed, the interface components such as keys and display are protected and the device is shorter, making for easier to be carried and stored. A disadvantage of the flip unit is the connecting...
A paper clip is a thin wire in a looped shape that uses elasticity and strength of its construction materials to compress and hold pieces of paper together. Other types of clips use a two piece clamping system. Recent innovations are multi-colored plastic-coated paper clips. The first patent for a bent wire paper clip was awarded to Samuel B. Fay in 1867. He wanted it to be used for attaching tickets to fabric originally. His design, however, is not really reminiscent to the modern...
Liquid Paper, a brand of the Newell Rubbermaid Company, is a type of correction fluid used to fix typewriting in the past and now handwriting mistakes. Bette Nesmith Graham created the first correction fluid in 1951. Since she worked as a typist she made many mistakes and wanted to correct them, so she started with tempera paint and created what she called Mistake Out. She even provided her co-workers with bottles that had the brand name on it. Soon Graham was fired from her typist job...
A cash register is a device for calculating and recording sales transactions. A cash drawer for storing cash is attached and the register usually prints a receipt. Cash registers were first invented in order to deter employee theft and embezzlement. It is theorized that odd prices such as 49 and 99 cents came about so that it was almost guaranteed the cashier would have to provide a penny in change and therefore announce the sale. Most of the time the drawer could only be opened after a sale,...
