Acacia & Delamere Wings at The Norfolk Hotel Revamp to Unveil Modern Facilities

NAIROBI, KENYA–(Marketwire – Sep 11, 2012) – Established in 1904, The Norfolk Hotel is synonymous with Kenya’s history and over the years it has played host to adventurers, royalty and countless celebrities. Characterized by its unique sense of style and an unparalleled service excellence, this Nairobi hotel is undergoing a soft refurbishment to the Delamere and Acacia Wings to bring a host of luxurious and modern conveniences to its guests.

With the completion of the Delamere Wing, and the Acacia Wind renovations underway, guests can now enjoy the hotel’s charm and unique personality with an array of ungraded amenities. The restoration of these accommodations in Kenya includes contemporary furnishings, such as plush arm chairs, lush floor rugs, coffee lounge tables, additional bedside lamps, the replacement of the mini bar with chic cabinets, and detailed touches, such as brass socket outlets to give the rooms a deluxe feel.

Additionally, new multimedia plug-and-play hubs provide a single touch point for accessing the TV, laptop and music. Furthermore, the bathrooms have been given a complete overhaul to create more space, and now boast shower sets with frameless glass cubicles, upgraded sinks & vanity counters, installing and wall-to-wall mirrors.

Hypo Allergic Stays
Another exciting feature to this Nairobi hotel is the conversion of five rooms into hypoallergenic or low allergen content accommodations. Beyond the substitution of feather pillows and duvets, the floor boasts a filtration system to further purify the air and dramatically reduce dust in the rooms.

For more information or to make reservations, please call 1-800-441-1414 or visit, www.fairmont.com.

About Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, which will arrive in destinations as diverse as Jaipur, Kyiv and Manila in 2012, is a celebrated collection of more than 60 luxury properties around the globe. A community and environmental leader, Fairmont is also recognized internationally for its responsible tourism practices and award-winning Green Partnership program. Fairmont is owned by FRHI Holdings Limited, a leading global hotel company with over 100 hotels under the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel brands. The company also manages Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel branded luxury private residences club, whole-ownership residences and serviced residences properties.

FLABEG Develops duraGLARE; An Anti-Soiling Coating for Solar Mirrors Makes Solar Thermal Power Plants Even More Efficient

Flabeg Has Presented Its First Anti-Soiling Coating for Solar Mirrors; The duraGLARE Coating Reduces the Amount of Dirt That Settles on Solar Mirrors in Solar Thermal Power Plants by up to 50 per cent; The Average Reflection of Solar Mirrors Is Enhanced by up to Two per cent, Since Dust and Sand Are Prevented From Settling on the Surface of Mirrors; Another Advantage for Power Plant Operators Is a Significant Reduction in Maintenance Costs; Alternatively, the Cost Potential in Terms of a Great Reduction in the Size of Solar Fields Can Be Exploited

NUREMBERG, GERMANY–(Marketwire – Sep 10, 2012) –  Flabeg, the international market leader and manufacturer of solar mirrors, has developed an anti-soiling coating for solar mirrors. duraGLARE distinguishes itself with its property of repelling dust and sand from the surface of mirrors. Dirt on mirrors is thus reduced by up to 50 per cent against solar panels which are not coated. The duraGLARE coating continues to attract customers thanks to its simplified cleaning process. Washing cycles can be carried out without costly machinery, thus clearly saving on resources such as manpower and water.

“Power plant operators benefit in more ways than one with duraGLARE,” explains Felix Schwarberg, Project Manager in the Flabeg Research and Development Division. “Based on calculations made by the German Aeronautics and Space Center (DLR), an increase in reflection of each percentage is equivalent to a surplus of 0.7 million euros,” the Project Manager points out before adding: “At an additional profit of up to two per cent, power plant operators thus clearly gain with duraGLARE and the resulting increase in average reflection.”

Alternatively, further cost potentials in the solar field can be exploited. The enhanced performance of the collectors means that the effective solar area can be made smaller. The need for collectors and their components is reduced, making cost-cutting in the million range possible, irrespective of the size of a power plant.

Developers have been subjecting DuraGLARE to testing for months now. A number of laboratory tests, some of them carried out as free tests, on coated mirrors in various climate zones worldwide, have confirmed the ambitious standards set. In addition to free tests carried out in the USA (Arizona, California and Florida), duraGLARE was also tested during operation in an existing solar power plant. These test results also support the claim that solar mirrors get far less soiled with duraGLARE, thus achieving higher levels of reflection for many years.

FLABEG is presenting duraGLARE for the first time at the SolarPACES CSP conference to be held in Morocco from September 11 to 14.

As a pioneer in the field of solar technology with a worldwide network, Flabeg produces flat and curved mirrors for all the CSP technologies — parabolic troughs, Stirling dish, Power Tower and Linear Fresnel systems, as well as CPV applications. Thanks to the latest bending and coating technologies, Flabeg solar mirrors feature the highest degree of precision and reflectance of up to 95.5 per cent. The extremely robust mirrors were installed in the first commercially operated power stations in the early 1980s. These mirrors are still in daily operation today, without any decline in performance efficiency. Flabeg has been expanding its skills in the area of engineering services and project development support in parabolic trough technology since 2010. The company has since developed a new collector design which reduces costs for solar fields by up to 25 per cent against the costs for the collectors which are freely available on the market.

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Contact Information

For more information contact:
Kerstin Kotter
Head of Marketing & Communication

FLABEG Holding GmbH
Waldaustr. 13
90441 Nuremberg, Germany

Phone: +49 911 96456248
Fax: +49 911 96456 465
kerstin.koetter@flabeg.com
www.flabeg.com

AKD Quotidian about — Banks: Volumes in Smaller banks

Karachi, September 17, 2012 (PPI-OT): Banks have underperformed the KSE-100 Index by 6% since Aug 1012 when the DR was cut by 150bps to 10.5%.

According to AKD Securities, Margin compression concerns have come to the fore particularly for the larger banks with their NIMs standing to contract the most. That said, not all banks have lost out – Tier III banks (assets < PkR100bn) have gained a stellar 81%CYTD, easily outperforming the Big-6 and the Index. Some of these banks that have bucked the trend include JSBL, NIB and JSBL, which are up 14.7%, 11.6% and 1.3%, respectively, since Aug 10’12. For JSBL, acquisition of HSBC Pakistan operations will not only improve the bank's profile but should also lead to bargain purchase gains where the deal is likely to take place below book value. In NIBs case, while the bank has achieved breakeven it still appears pricey on P/B (trailing: 1.85x). As such, recent investor excitement could be due to market murmurs of potential change in ownership. BIPL has also attracted strong volumes of late which could be attributable to the emergence of a stronger sponsor profile (main sponsor Dubai Bank to merge with Emirates Islamic Bank) and subsequent positives for future capital requirements. JSBL-HSBC: JSBL has entered into a SPA for the acquisition of HSBC Pakistan operations. With HSBC Pakistan's net assets standing at PkR8.125bn on Jun 30’12, any deal price below this amount would generate bargain purchase gains for JSBL, likely taken directly to equity going by the FABL-RBS deal. Ceteris paribus, a deal price of uS$65mn should increase JSBL’s book value by PkR1.95/share to PkR11.0/share at current no. of shares, implying an effective P/B multiple of just 0.55x for JSBL. Assuming JSBL’s FIB again relates to 0.65x, share price could potentially cross PkR7/share, in AKD Securities’ view. NIB- attracting volumes: NIB posted NLAT of PkR44.9mn (LPS: PkR0.004) in 1HCY12 vs. NLAT of PkR1.25bn (LPS: PkR0.31) in 1HCY11, an improvement driven by higher Nil and lower provisions. The bank broke even in 2QCY12 with NPAT of PkR83.5mn (EPS: PkR0.01). While there has been a clear improvement in profitability, NIB still appears pricey on trailing P/B (1.85x). As such, AKD Securities attributes recent excitement in the stock to market murmurs of a potential change in ownership. Dewan Group's potential restructuring also remains a key trigger for NIB. BIPL- change in sponsor? BIPL has gained 13% since Aug 10’12 but has witnessed strong volumes. In this regard, Dubai Bank which owns 2482% of BIPL is likely to merge with Emirates Islamic Bank (both DUB and EIB are in turn owned by Emirates NBD). Upon merger, although there won't be a change in ownership per se and no tender offer under the Takeover Ordinance, BIPL may emerge with a stronger main sponsor which should ease future capital raising requirements (BIPL has announced a PkR800mn rights @PkR3.92/share but will likely require further capital injections across next few years to meet MCR requirement of PkR10bn even as CAR space is ample).

Teledyne DALSA Announces New Large-Format Full-Frame CCD Image Sensor

WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 11, 2012) –

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Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies association and a tellurian personality in digital picture intuiting technology, voiced currently the family of 60 million pixel, large format full-frame CCD picture sensors. The brand brand new FTF9168 picture sensors suggest the top fortitude accessible in the attention currently inside of a 645 visual format which can be imaged regulating commercially accessible lenses. Available in both RGB-Bayer color and monochrome versions, the FTF9168 CCD picture sensors have been preferred solutions for resolution-demanding applications similar to fabric and pattern reproduction, request scanning and aerial photogrammetry.

The Teledyne DALSA FTF9168 Image Sensors broach the following benefits:

  • Very large visual format (54 x 40 mm2)
  • 60 million active pixels (8956H x 6708V)
  • >95% fill cause
  • Excellent anti-blooming
  • Micro lenses with far-reaching bony reply
  • High attraction & energetic operation (>70dB)
  • Data rate up to twenty-five MHz per outlay (4 outputs)
  • RoHS compliant

To kick-start your camera growth formed on these brand brand new FTF9168 picture sensors, the rarely gifted focus await group has combined a camera anxiety pattern (Evaluation Kit) and focus note which will assistance you get the idealisation imaging opening out of these sensors.

“Teledyne DALSA has over thirty years of heading the universe in CCD picture sensor design. With the inner wafer foundry, we can carry out the complete routine from pattern to delivery, charity both the idealisation in opening tuning and confidence of supply,” pronounced Jelle de Jong, Director of Marketing and Sales at Teledyne DALSA in Eindhoven. “The FTF9168 contributes to the stability story of value and is the highest-resolution large visual format sensor accessible on the marketplace today.”

About Teledyne DALSA’s Image Sensors

Teledyne DALSA designs and manufactures tall opening CCD and CMOS picture sensors for a far-reaching operation of digital imaging applications, together with professional photography, industrial inspection, radiography, aerospace, and defense and confidence imaging. Decades of investigate and growth have warranted us dozens of patents in the pattern and phony of picture sensors, permitting us to ceaselessly labour the products in to the best-performing inclination accessible today. For some-more information, greatfully revisit www.teledynedalsa.com/sensors.

About Teledyne DALSA

Teledyne DALSA is an general personality in tall opening digital imaging and semiconductors with we estimate 1000 employees worldwide, headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1980, the association designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in further to on condition that semiconductor products and services. For some-more information, greatfully revisit www.teledynedalsa.com.

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Teledyne DALSA Announces Faster, Higher Resolution Piranha4 8k Color CMOS Line Scan Camera

Ideal for High Throughput Machine Vision Inspection Applications

WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire), 30 August 2012 — Editors Note: There is a photo and a video associated with this press release.
Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, today continued its advanced CMOS sensor deployment with the launch of the new Piranha4(tm) 8k Color CMOS line scan camera with 8k resolution and a 7 micrometres x 7 micrometres pixel size for optimized optical design. The Piranha4 series combines advancements in Teledyne DALSA”s CMOS image sensor technology with outstanding signal-to-noise ratio for high speed inspection. The color version of this camera is ideal for automatic optical inspection of flat panel displays, electronics, printed material, solar cells, film, and large format web inspection.

“With line rates up to 50 kHz at full resolution, the Piranha4 8k Color camera inspects with unrivalled precision, speed, and responsivity,” said Xing-Fei He, Senior Product Manager at Teledyne DALSA. “Our unique sensor design minimizes spectral and spatial crosstalk delivering the industry”s best image quality in high performance color imaging.”
The Piranha4 Color is based on Teledyne DALSA”s unique CMOS bilinear line scan technology with on-chip CDS and on-chip ADC. It offers low read noise and high full well capacity, resulting in a better dynamic range for demanding applications. Programmability features of the P4 8k Color camera include exposure control, gain setting, flat field correction, white balance, and color correction. Special algorithms allow defocusing capability in flat field correction and white balancing without the need of adjusting the optical lens. In addition, an advanced GenICam(TM) compliant interface makes the camera easier to setup, control, and integrate.
Product Details and Availability

The Piranha4 line scan series includes 1k, 2k, 4k, and 8k resolutions with various pixel sizes based on CMOS dual line scan technology. For more information on product specifications, visit the Piranha4 product page. Contact your regional sales representative for more information on planned Piranha4 model release dates. For a full resolution image of the Piranha4 8k camera, visit Teledyne DALSA”s online media kit.

About Teledyne DALSA”s Machine Vision Products and Services
Teledyne DALSA is a world leader in the design, manufacture and deployment of digital imaging components for the machine vision market. Teledyne DALSA image sensors, cameras, smart cameras, frame grabbers, software, and vision solutions are used in thousands of automated inspection systems around the world and across multiple industries including semiconductor, solar cell, flat panel display, electronics, automotive, medical, packaging and general manufacturing. For more information, visit http://www.teledynedalsa.com/mv.

About Teledyne DALSA, Inc.

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company, is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1,000 employees worldwide, headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1980, the company designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing specialized semiconductor products and services including MEMS. For more information, visit Teledyne DALSA”s website at http://www.teledynedalsa.com.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority increase CNG prices

Islamabad, September 17, 2012 (PPI-OT): The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), in accordance with the ECC decision no.106 /12/2009 dated 28.7.2009 has adjusted the CNG prices per the following two tier slab structure applicable with effect from September 17, 2012.

Rs. per Kg.

Region-I

KPK, Baluchistan and Potohar Region (Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Gujarkhan)
@1040BTU 97.69

Region-II

Sindh and Punjab (Excluding Potohar Region) @ 950 BTU 89.25

Upward adjustment in CNG consumer price has been necessitated owing to increase in gas sale price for CNG stations by the Federal Govt. These prices will stay in vogue till such time any further notification is issued.

CNG price notification is available at website (www.ogra.org.pk).

For more information, contact:
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Plot #54, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Near PIA Building,
Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan
Email: registrar@ogra.org.pk
Tel: +9251 922 1707

Provincial Govt To Help Control Power Theft And Recovery Of PESCO Dues – Minister for Finance

Peshawar, September 17, 2012 (PPI-OT): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance, Eng. Muhammad Humayun Khan has said that the provincial government would extend all possible help to PESCO officials to control power theft and ensure early recovery of dues so that the common consumers could be protected from unnecessary burden of over-billing.

He was presiding over a special meeting convened at his office to develop a consensus between provincial government and PESCO before public hearing in NEPRA. On this occasion, beside others, Chief PESCO Peshawar Brig: (Retd) Tariq Khan Sadozai, Secretary Finance, Sahibzada Saeed Ahmad and Project Director of Energy Monitoring Cell (EMC) Kiramat Rizvi were also present.

The meeting threadbare discussed various aspects of the case in detail. Chief PESCO informed the meeting that certain steps were being taken to improve the PESCO system in which complete help of the provincial government was required so that power theft is controlled and recovery of PESCO dues accelerated.

The minister and secretary finance assured that all out help would be extended to PESCO high-ups to achieve the desired end. It was also decided that another meeting between Director Finance PESCO, Project Director (EMC) and Legal and Technical Advisor to Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shumail Ahmad Butt would be held next week to discuss each and every aspect of the case to prepare and submit its report to the provincial finance minister. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and PESCO would jointly prepare and adopt a unanimous stance in light of that report.

For more information, contact:
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Tel: 091 921 1789
Email: info@khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk