LONDON, September 12 /PRNewswire/ -- There was jubilation from officials representing Dr Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) at a meeting of the Brent Planning Committee this week, where the local Council unanimously approved new plans for an GBP8m cultural centre - The Maqam - in Brondesbury Park, London.

The new Maqam Centre, which takes its name from the 'Station of Abraham' in Makkah, will be a dynamic cultural and exhibition space where professionals, scholars and artists from around the world can meet and interact. The Centre will also accommodate exhibitions and educational resources, as well as a cafe open to the public.

NEW YORK and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- KIT digital Builds Interactive Web Environment for Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Web Shorts

KIT digital, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KITD), a leading global provider of IPTV enablement technology and video-centric interactive marketing solutions, revealed this week its latest work -- a custom-built Web environment created for TV innovator Seth MacFarlane and his new collection of web shorts titled Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (http://www.sethcomedy.com). KIT digital was called upon by Media Rights Capital (MRC), an independent film, television and digital studio.

PARIS and MONTREAL, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- OEM Agreement Integrates Bluestreak's MachBlue into SoftAtHome Operating Platform Delivering Exceptional Interactive Applications to Consumers

SoftAtHome announced today that it has licensed Bluestreak Technology's MachBlue(TM) platform. MachBlue runs Flash(R)-formatted files with a series of custom ActionScript functions on iTV, set-top boxes (STBs), Web tablets and mobile devices. The licensing agreement will see Bluestreak's MachBlue(TM) platform integrated into SoftAtHome's Operating Platform.

Yes, you read that right - the very people you look to for comfort, for learning, for a shoulder to cry on, could lead you down the path of annihilation. You don't have to be a lemming zombie to take up terrorism after all!

A New Kind of Networking

Liverpool University's Center (or Centre, if you live across the pond) for Investigative Psychology led a project that constructed psychological "profiles" to describe how Jihadists were led into their violence, according to a BBC article.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Data on the Mechanism of Action of the Second Generation 5-HT3 Antagonist palonosetron Presented Today at the 33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, Sweden

LONDON, September 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, met with over 40 other European union representatives from 9 countries in Brussels in advance of an expected re-structuring announcement by the IT company Hewlett Packard (HP) next week.

The HP announcement, due on Monday 15th September, follows its takeover of EDS, and is predicted by the unions to contain details of substantial job cuts in the UK and worldwide.

The unions are concerned about the impact on employment and working conditions of the EDS takeover by HP, and are also dissatisfied about the lack of information provided by HP and EDS to date.

MUMBAI, India, September 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE:SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) announced that USFDA has granted final approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for generic Fosamax (R), alendronate sodium tablets.

Alendronate sodium tablets are indicated for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in post menopausal women, to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis, in the treatment of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis, and Paget's disease of the bone in men and women.

These generic versions of alendronate sodium tablets 5 mg (base), 10 mg (base), 35 mg (base) and 70 mg (base) are bio-equivalent to Fosamax (R) tablets distributed by Merck & Co.

COPENHAGEN, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

WHEN: Monday to Thursday, 15-18 September 2008

WHERE: Tbilisi, Georgia; Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel, 20 Telavi St.

WHAT: The WHO European governing body meets in Georgia next week for its annual session. Health officials from the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region will discuss the progress they have made on issues such as governance of health systems, health promotion, chronic diseases, child and adolescent health and the social determinants of health.

A key part of this will be a review of the work done by the WHO Regional Office for Europe during the 2006-2007, to act on its commitment to helping its Member States to reform their health sectors.

BASEL, Switzerland, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Avastin Shows Unprecedented Patient Benefits Regardless of K-Ras Status, Age and Chemotherapy Choice

Avastin's (bevacizumab) essential role in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), the world's second most common cancer, was strengthened at the 33rd European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) meeting with a compelling data set including:

- the final overall survival analysis of a 2,000 patient community-based study - further analyses of the Avastin and cetuximab combination study highlighting K-Ras findings - strong and consistent outcome for elderly patients on Avastin-based therapy

Long-term overall survival reported from First BEAT (1)

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Demonstrations Illustrate Advanced Functionality Beyond Mobile TV and Highlight the Immersive, Personalized Nature of Interactive Mobile Broadcast Services -