ORLANDO, FLA – Oct. 30, 2012 – SkyBOOKS, Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and affiliate of Bell Helicopter, announced at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention the launch of its new finance risk mitigation tool, the Portfolio Risk Manager.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
The People’s Jubilee – A Nation Celebrates
For millions of us, the Diamond Jubilee weekend in June was one of 2012’s defining moments, in a year full of defining moments. Friends, families and complete strangers in communities up and down the country came together to celebrate 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
Olla-Podrida: Julian Stockwin Newsletter, Winter 2012
1 DISPATCHES
2 BUENOS AIRES
3 JOTTINGS FROM JULIAN
4 JACK TAR’S RIG
5 CONTESTS
6 EDITOR’S CHOICE
7 GEORGIAN PASTIMES
Boeing Projects $820 Billion Market for 7,290 New Airplanes in North America
– High fuel prices drive need for new, more fuel-efficient single-aisle airplanes
– Low-cost carriers’ growth continues to outpace network carriers
TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of 7,290 new airplanes over the next 20 years at a market value of $820 billion. Taking retirements of airplanes into account, the North America fleet will grow from 6,650 airplanes today to about 8,830 airplanes by 2031.
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‘Rising star’ returns to Exmouth to support RNLI
Rebecca Newman (Official Portrait)
Exmouth-born Rebecca Newman will be singing at the Exmouth Pavilion on 18 November as part of her ‘Coast to Coast’ UK tour. Rebecca will be returning to the very same stage she performed her first ever solo at the age of 14, this time headlining her own show.
THE EXPEDITION wins the 2012 Southern California Book Festival Award!
2012 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS
HOLLYWOOD, CA (October 17, 2012) The story of a man’s amazing journey trying to circle the world using just the power of the human body has been selected as the grand prize winner of the 2012 Southern California Book Festival, which honors the best books of the fall.
IBM study finds steep rise in UK companies recognizing the value of Big Data
IBM has released a report today into Big Data which finds a steep rise in the number of UK companies recognising the value of Big Data. The report into Big Data was released by IBM and the Saïd School of Business at the University of Oxford and finds that almost two thirds (63%) of UK and Ireland businesses recognise the competitive advantage associated with Big Data. This marks a significant increase with just over a third (34%) recognising its value back in 2010.
Montblanc Launches World Second
Inspired by the idea of recording time, Montblanc introduces “The Montblanc Worldsecond”, a photo project inviting everyone the world over to capture moments of beauty photographically. A specially developed mobile photo app (for iPhone and Android) features a unique countdown function, ensuring that thesmartphone cameras of all participants worldwide will take a picture at the very same instant.
Giampaolo Seguso Exhibition
GIAMPAOLO SEGUSO: Fire becomes eternity, light is clothed in Art
MOOR HOUSE
19 October – 21 November 2012
Private View 18 October