SAO PAULO, Brazil, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

A decision by Brazil's trade promotion agency, APEX-Brasil, to sponsor the top ethanol-powered auto racing category, the Indy Racing League (IRL), contributes to consolidate ethanol as a global commodity and is in the spirit of a Memorandum of Understanding on biofuels signed between the governments of Brazil and the United States in 2007.

If you are like me, then you are excited for Tuesdays because you look forward to watching House every week. If you shout your own diagnosis at the TV screen and marvel in awe when they finally figure out the ailment (and more so because you have an idea what it means) then you will appreciate this higher level of House fandom.

My friends and I call it The House Drinking Game.  You see, as creative and different as House is, there are some things you can predict about it.   And if you can predict it, you can make a game of it.

HAIFA, Israel, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Conference Call Scheduled for November 24, 2008 at 9:00am ET

Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the Company), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced today that it will be releasing its financial results for the third quarter and nine months 2008 on Monday, November 24, 2008.

The Company will be hosting a conference call the same day, Monday, November 24, 2008 at 9:00 am ET. On the call, management will review and discuss the third quarter and nine months 2008 financial results and will be available to answer questions.

In Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s novel, The First Circle, originally written in the 1950s, Soviet diplomat Innokenty Volodin makes an ill-advised phone call outside a Metro station.

LONDON, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

SunGard has been ranked as the top vendor in the annual RiskTech 100 rankings for the third consecutive year. The rankings are compiled by Chartis Research, a leading provider of research and analysis on global risk technology markets, and RiskTech, the specialist risk management consultancy, providing a comprehensive assessment of the world's top 100 risk technology firms. They are recognized as being one of the most comprehensive studies of the top technology firms active in risk management. (http://www.chartis-research.com/assets/RR0804.pdf)

MADISON, New Jersey and GURGAON, INDIA, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Less than one tenth of one percent of labs in India are CAP and NABL accredited

- Quest Diagnostics' laboratory also becomes one of only five labs in India to achieve NGSP certification for Hemoglobin A1c testing for diabetes

NEW YORK, November 17 /PRNewswire/ -- What: GoldenSource Corporation, a leading provider of awarding winning* enterprise data management (EDM) solutions to the securities and investment management industry, will be speaking at a topical breakfast briefing exploring the need for better data management as the missing link for successful risk management, compliance and regulation. Neil Edelstein, a specialist in derivatives processing at GoldenSource, will address Implications of the Credit Crunch on Data Management Initiatives during the panel discussion, which includes reference data experts from Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan. The briefing is hosted by Inside Reference Data, a specialist publication from Incisive Media focused on data management issues.

BEIRUT, Lebanon and SAN FRANCISCO, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Partnership Significantly Broadens Global Adoption of DeFi's Innovative, Business-Class Mobile Voice and Data Connection Service

Embracing one of the world's fastest growing economic and mobile technology areas, DeFi Mobile (http://www.defimobile.com) and DoubleU (http://www.doubleu.mobi) have forged a new partnership, positioning DoubleU as the premier marketing and service provider for DeFi Mobile's offerings in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.

WILMINGTON, Delaware, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- WhiteSmoke Offers Free Resume Templates for Job Hunting in a Down Economy

We have fallen on tough economic times, and are entering a period where job security and career opportunities are harder to come by. In such circumstances, one really must make an outstanding first impression on his or her prospective employer - starting with an impressive resume.

JAMAICA PLAIN, Massachusetts, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Presentations highlight Palomid 529 as a first-in-class dual TORC1/TORC2 inhibitor -

Paloma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the publication of a first and seminal paper describing the Company's TOR complex inhibitor Palomid 529 (P529). The work was also presentation at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) special conference in cancer research, Targeting the PI3-Kinase Pathway in Cancer.

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