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Switzerland's Ratikon Buys 50.4% of Serenity.
April 13, 2012... (From Polish News Bulletin) Ratikon AG bought 50.41 percent of Serenity from the latter firm's CEO Piotr Nalepa. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. The Swiss company pledged to find a strategic investor for Serenity within...

Czech press survey.
April 13, 2012... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, April 13 (CTK) - Friday the 13th has a historical chance to rehabilitate itself, Lucie Tvaruzkova writes in Hospodarske noviny, commenting on the trial of Vit Barta, strongman of the Public Affairs (VV) who is...

Where will Tamara Rojo take English National Ballet?
April 13, 2012... (From Guardian Unlimited) Rarely has such a significant announcement caused so little surprise as Tamara Rojo's appointment as the new artistic director of English National Ballet. Rojo has been planning the move from stage to management for...

Google posts strong first-quarter results and announces two-for-one stock split.(Financial report)
April 13, 2012... (From Guardian Unlimited) Google has reported strong first-quarter earnings , up 60% year-on-year to $2.89bn (GBP1.81bn), with gross revenues also up, by 24%, to $10.65bn, and has announced a two-for-one stock split that will effectively act...

Dreaming of a new life.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alastair.rogers North Sea oil executive Gail Atherton proved the French dream can become reality when she signed up to the Auld Alliance and traded her hectic professional career for the...

Shine out from other applicants.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: donna.ross It's that time of year when the desks of HR advisers become lost under a sea of applications from university students all desperately trying to secure a sought-after summer placement....

Huge demand for technicians predicted.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: susan.welsh It's predicted that by 2020, 450,000 new professional technicians will be needed in the UK which is why a nationwide push has been launched to attract, train and recruit a growing...

Vital support for children.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: donna.ross Carlton Resource Solutions is marking its 30th anniversary in business this year by pledging its support to a local children's charity. Carlton, which also has an office in London...

New course for life scientists.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: susan.welsh The University of the Highlands and Islands is to develop an MSc course to help fill the gaps in the life science sector. The sector is growing both in value and reputation and to...

First Western Isles dementia champions graduate.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: susan.welsh NHS Western Isles staff nurses Ann Mackenzie and Wendy MacMillan have become two of Scotland's first dementia champions. At a graduation ceremony in Edinburgh, Health Minister...

Anniversary awards.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: susan.welsh Staff from Ishoka Hair Dressing and Beauty in Aberdeen held a special night to celebrate its 25th anniversary. During the glitzy evening held in the Cults Hotel, artistic director...

The benefits of outsourcing training.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: donna.ross Investment in training is often seen as a key indicator of how progressive a company is in relation to their employees' overall safety and development. This topic is routine in the...

Age no barrier for Westhill's golden boys.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: susan.welsh Despite having a combined age of more than 200 years, three workers at a north-east builders merchants are proving that they are young at heart -- and fit for work. GPH Builders...

Karen makes Sage move.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: susan.welsh After spending 13 years in an accounts role, working her way up through the same group of companies, Karen Pirie has been appointed to the role of software consultant with...

Leading light had a passion for charity work.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: pjwx02 Peggy Phimister was a community stalwart with a passion for raising money for good causes which put many younger people to shame. The centenarian, who had been due to celebrate her...

Local fare will be to the fore at Formartine's.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: susan.welsh A chef who has felt the heat of the television kitchen, and survived to tell the tale, has been appointed head chef at Formartine's, a new visitor centre opening near Tarves this...

Young ambassadors wanted.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: susan.welsh Are you a keen young gardener or have a flare for home improvement? Or do you know a young role model who has surprised you with DIY or gardening project? B&Q is looking to...

No holds barred as Grand Cherokee powers ahead.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: colene.woolcott It's taken a while, but the Jeep Grand Cherokee finally seems to have found some traction in its market sector. It offers decent space and comfort for five with formidable...

Bogie is chasing treble in Granite City bid.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin David Bogie will start as the overwhelming favourite in tomorrow's Coltel Granite City Rally as he seeks a third win in as many races in the Scottish champion-ship this season. The...

Barry in solid form for race.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin Stonehaven's Barry Groundwater, driving another Evo IX, starts the Coltel Granite City Rally on the back of two solid performances this season. He will have to be at his best to...

Robathan faces tough test.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin Running ahead of the main field, the two-wheel-drive championship will be a challenge matching Ford Escort MkII cars. Alford's Keith Robathan, with David O'Brien on the notes,...

Stuart looks to extend lead.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin Alford's Willie Stuart will be co-driven by Neil Ewing, of Largs, as he looks to extend his lead in Class 3 in his Talbot Sunbeam. Second-placed Tom and Sue Hynd will also be in...

Salmon plant a 'health risk' to children.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cheryl.livingstone Easter Ross residents fear children's health could be put at risk by plans to move a fish processing plant next door to their nursery. Alness-based Highland Salmon Products...

Carving out stones' history.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: jane.candlish Experts are at an important religious site in the Hebrides this week to discuss its internationally significant collection of carved stones. St Columba arrived on Iona, off Mull,...

Politician gives north fire service a vote of confidence.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: laura.paterson A local MSP said she is confident the troubled Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service is getting back on its feet -- after she had met the man in charge of the service. ...

Culloden sets scene for art tribute.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: laura.paterson Culloden Battlefield will be transformed into an art venue this weekend to commemorate the anniversary of the last pitched battle on British soil. Artists Graeme Roger and Kevin...

Raemoir's investment bears fruit.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ross.davidson A north-east garden centre said yesterday it was reaping the benefit of a multimillion-pound investment programme after returning to the black. Raemoir Garden Centre, near...

Alexander backs rebirth of oil yard as green power hub.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: laura.paterson Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said yesterday he would help support the regeneration of a former oil yard at Ardersier as a green energy hub. It was revealed...

Plea for action after diner injured in beer bottle attack.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: pjwx02 An Aberdeen restaurant owner has called for police action after a customer was injured by vandals on Wednesday night. A beer bottle was thrown through a window at La Lombarda in the...

Granite resolve from David.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin Canoeing Aberdonian canoeist David Florence says nothing less than gold in this summer's London Olympics will satisfy his ambitions after taking silver in Beijing four years ago....

Murderer jumped on bus and triggered 24-hour manhunt.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ryan.crighton Killer Ismail Burnett jumped on a bus after murdering James Bruce -- triggering a 24-hour manhunt and one of the biggest operations in the recent history of Grampian Police. ...

Lossiemouth personnel selected for Tornado demonstration team.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: kaye.nicolson A new team of Moray-based RAF personnel has been chosen to display the Tornado aircraft's important role in overseas deployments. The RAF Tornado GR4 force role demonstration...

Dons fans dream of glory.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: tom.forsyth It has been 22 long years since they won the Scottish Cup, but Aberdeen's chance of emulating that feat at last has stirred excitement among fans again after a difficult league...

Footballer must learn his lesson.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: tom.forsyth Elgin City defender Mark Nicolson is not the first footballer to be caught drink-driving and he will not be the last, but the message it sends out remains depressing. He might not...

Protests against Shetland project.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: tom.forsyth Anger and growing opposition to a huge 103-turbine windfarm in Shetland showed no sign of abating as protesters met to lay down battle plans to carry on the fight. Many neutral...

Man in bus incident goes back to prison.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cheryl.livingstone A man was sent back to jail yesterday after he 'frittered away' a chance to stay out of trouble. Dingwall Sheriff Court heard Darren Stevenson was travelling on a public bus...

Sentence on teen raiders.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cheryl.livingstone Two teenagers will be sentenced next month for breaking into a shop at Dingwall. Joshua Hunter, of 143 Oldtown Road, Inverness, and Oceanne Camus, of 6 Tulloch Square,...

Highland distillery plans major overseas sales push.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ross.davidson A Highland distillery said yesterday it aimed to increase sales by nearly 40% by next year through international expansion. Tomatin Distillery, about 15 miles south of Inverness,...

Pensioner admits careless driving.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cheryl.livingstone A pensioner was told yesterday his error of judgment could have had 'catastrophic consequences' when he caused a crash on the Highlands' busiest trunk road. Dingwall Sheriff...

Woman arrested after incident.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: laura.paterson A man was in hospital with serious injuries yesterday after suffering alleged stab wounds during a disturbance in a village. The 39-year-old was taken to Raigmore Hospital in...

Drink-driver 'well over limit' at filling station.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cheryl.livingstone A man who drove while more than four-and-a-half times over the legal drink-drive limit escaped jail yesterday. Dingwall Sheriff Court heard Murdo Mackenzie had travelled to...

Ditch crash driver banned.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cheryl.livingstone A motorist who drove while more than three times the drink-drive limit ended up crashing his car into a ditch, a court heard yesterday. Sheriff Colin McClory told Scott...

BA allays concerns for Heathrow.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: calum.ross British Airways has pledged not to axe BMI flights from Aberdeen to London's Heathrow Airport before the summer -- but refused to rule out future service changes. The airline's...

Airline says 1,200 BMI jobs may go after merger.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ross.davidson British Airways said last night up to 1,200 jobs could go at BMI's mainline division after the two airlines merge. BA has started consulting on redundancies after the European...

Barclays set for investor unrest over pay.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ross.davidson More shareholder unrest over executive pay is expected at Barclays annual meeting later this month. The rebellion over pay at the bank gathered pace this week after a leading...

Graves are 'no public toilet for dogs'.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: kaye.nicolson A Moray man has started a campaign to tackle 'totally disgusting' dog fouling in a quiet cemetery. Willie Lyon said he was horrified by the amount of dog dirt he found on a...

Tories relying on team spirit.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: david.mckay Scottish Conservatives in Aberdeen are putting an emphasis on boosting economic growth in the run-up to next month's local council elections. A manifesto for the Tory group...

Piping contest needs helpers.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: christina.tatlow A Moray town is tuning in to the community for help in hosting an international music competition. It was announced last month that from 2013 the European Pipe Band...

Open day at award-winning north-east project.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alistair.beaton An award-winning Pitmedden project which recycles hundreds of tonnes of waste timber each year will be hosting an open day later this month. Set up in 1997, Wood RecyclAbility...

Energy sector link-up.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: pjwx02 A new university collaboration has established a link between the north-east and the Finnish energy sector. Robert Gordon University's (RGU) Aberdeen Business School has launched the...

Finland link-up for RGU.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: pjwx02 A new university collaboration has established a link between the north-east and the Finnish energy sector. Robert Gordon University's (RGU) Aberdeen Business School has launched the...

Universities link up for new energy project.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: pjwx02 A new university collaboration has established a link between the north-east and the Finnish energy sector. Robert Gordon University's (RGU) Aberdeen Business School has launched the...

Watching the birdie as osprey soap unfolds.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: jane.candlish It's an annual drama more suited to a television soap opera than the sedate world of birdwatching. Ospreys in the Cairngorm National Park are locked in a love triangle and now...

Who's the daddy? Questions over paternity of egg.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: jane.candlish It's an annual drama more suited to a TV soap opera than the sedate world of birdwatching. Ospreys in Cairngorms National Park are locked in a love triangle and now the paternity...

Warning of GBP17m rake-off.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: neil.macphail An anti-windfarm group in Caithness yesterday claimed electricity consumers could end up spending more than GBP17million to pay for small-scale wind turbines in the county. Their...

Green plans for oil yard win support.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: laura.paterson Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said yesterday he would help support the regeneration of a former oil yard at Ardersier as a green energy hub. Earlier this week...

Police arrest 15 in insurance crackdown.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: neil.macphail During the recent three-day crackdown against uninsured drivers across Scotland, police in the Highlands and islands detected 15 drivers not having insurance or valid licence and...

Blaze-hit fishing vessel may be on seabed.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: rebecca.buchan The stricken Onward fishing vessel is believed to be lying on the seabed having disappeared from view. Shetland coastguard sent out an emergency towing vessel to the scene, 50...

Crash driver banned.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: catriona.webster A north-east motorist has been banned from the road after crashing into another car while drink-driving. Craig Troup was injured when William Wemyss ploughed into him on March...

hgh.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: laura.paterson A local MSP has said she is confident that the troubled Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service is getting back on its feet after meeting the man in charge of the service. ...

Boat blaze 'worst we have seen'.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: rebecca.buchan Two men involved in hoisting five north-east fishermen from a liferaft in the Atlantic Ocean into a rescue helicopter have described the incident as 'the worst vessel fire' they...

Assault in row over biscuits.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: catriona.webster A man leapt over a counter and assaulted a shopkeeper after he was told there was a 50p fee if he paid for his biscuits by card, a court heard. Stefan Stoychev repeatedly...

Energy sectors set to link up.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: pjwx02 A new university collaboration has established a link between the north-east and the Finnish energy sector. Robert Gordon University's (RGU) Aberdeen Business School has launched the...

Man jailed for robbing cabbie.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: catriona.webster A man who admitted assaulting and robbing an Aberdeen taxi driver of GBP5 was locked up for more than four years yesterday. Neil Wilson was described by a sheriff as a...

Roads campaigner to try third appeal against AWPR.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ryan.crighton Campaigner William Walton has officially lodged a third appeal against the Aberdeen bypass, the Press and Journal can reveal. The university lecturer and his campaign group,...

Tug crew reveals fire-hit vessel may be on seabed.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: rebecca.buchan The stricken Onward fishing vessel is now believed to be lying on the seabed having disappeared from view. Shetland Coastguard sent out an emergency towing vessel to the scene,...

Gulf of Mexico spill scare hits Shell shares.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: energy.reporter Fears of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico triggered a slide in the shares of energy giant Royal Dutch Shell. The alert came after the British-Dutch company notified the...

Killer broke knife in victim.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: catriona.webster A father-of-two murdered in a north-east street on Halloween was stabbed so hard that the blade of the knife broke. James Bruce was killed in a dispute over a bag of pepper,...

RoadSense leader files third appeal against city bypass.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ryan.crighton Campaigner William Walton has officially lodged a third appeal against the Aberdeen bypass, the Press and Journal can reveal. The university lecturer and his campaign group,...

Danger driver over drink limit spared jail.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: catriona.webster A dangerous driver who hit speeds of 109mph on a busy north-east road while over the drink-drive limit has been spared jail. Tomasz Kolodziej's 'appalling' driving was...

Fishing for action on the big screen.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: kaye.nicolson A Scottish gillie who helped film star Ewan McGregor with fishing techniques in his new movie has described it as a 'great experience'. Bill Drury was approached by the producers...

Police charge 17 people.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: frank.cassidy A police operation targeting the Garthdee and Kincorth areas of Aberdeen has led to 17 people being charged with drugs and traffic offences. The Nigg local policing team's action...

Nato ready to play war games.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: kaye.nicolson Hundreds of military personnel are descending on the north and north-east for the largest Nato maritime, air and ground training exercise in Europe. Joint Warrior is conducted in...

How Joint Warrior will unfold.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: kaye.nicolson Joint Warrior has been organised by Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff (JTEPS), based at Northwood HQ in London. For its duration, JTEPS staff will deploy to a joint warfare...

Fishing boat fire 'worst we ever saw'.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: rebecca.buchan Two men involved in hoisting five north-east fishermen from a liferaft in the Atlantic Ocean into a rescue helicopter have described the incident as 'the worst vessel fire' they...

Halloween murderer broke knife in victim.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: catriona.webster A FATHER-OF-TWO murdered in a north-east street on Halloween was stabbed so hard that the blade of the knife broke. James Bruce was killed in a dispute over a bag of pepper,...

Footballer red carded for driving over limit.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cheryl.livingstone AN ELGIN City player has been banned from the road after being caught drink-driving following a night out. Mark Nicolson was spotted by police on patrol at Dingwall as he...

Cull of dairy herd cattle after mystery outbreak of bovine TB.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson Sixty cattle have been compulsorily slaughtered after one of the worst outbreaks of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in Scotland in recent years. Movement restrictions have also been...

Frost and drought take toll on European cereal crops.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson Analysts at Strategie Grains have dramatically cut European cereal forecasts because of the impact hard frost and drought have had on crops. They yesterday chopped their harvest...

Tenant farmers question claims over rent increases.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson The organisation representing tenant farmers said yesterday it was treating with a degree of scepticism claims from a land agent that there had been average rent increases of 25%...

Stalwart's lifelong passion for horses.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson One of the best-known figures in Scottish equestrian circles has died at the age of 76. Dorothy Dawson was a successful breeder of Welsh section A and B ponies and show hunter...

Report reveals higher tree total.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson Britain's forests have an estimated 311million tonnes of standing coniferous trees in them, according to a new report published yesterday by the Forestry Commission. Publicly-owned...

Drink-driver who hit 109mph spared jail.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: catriona.webster A DANGEROUS driver who hit speeds of 109mph on a busy north-east road while over the drink-drive limit has been spared jail. Tomasz Kolodziej's 'appalling' driving was...

Ithaca to benefit from boost to tax allowance.
April 13, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: elaine.maslin Aberdeen oil explorer Ithaca Energy said yesterday it would benefit from a tax boost as it announced it had been given the go-ahead for its GBP630million Greater Stella development....