PARIS, February 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeo and Michelin announced today the signature of a letter of intent to coordinate the development of electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicle systems such as the drive train, engine and battery cooling management, climate control, lighting, energy management and tires.

This announcement demonstrates the willingness of the two Groups to contribute to the federation of companies around the development of these technologies in France, as encouraged by the French Government's Automotive Pact.

Today, of all days, anything is possible. The laws of man and god are subverted by that of Murphy. This day is made doubly potent by its placement before the geek's darkest day of the year: Valentine's Day. And during this day on which anything that can go wrong will go wrong, it seems that even the cold truth of mathematics itself has failed. Specifically, two equals one. Damn. You shoulda been more consistent with the salt, garlic and Haitian door totems.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Spb Software, world's top Windows Mobile applications maker worked closely with Microsoft and Netflix to develop the first official Netflix application for Windows phones. The Mobile Manager for Netflix is an on-device application that seamlessly interfaces with the Netflix web service, allows searching the entire Netflix library, viewing the movie details, managing the DVD queue, and adding movies to Instant Queue directly from Windows phones. The unique exclusive feature of Mobile Manager for Netflix is the ability to play trailers of movies, directly on the handset screen.

AMSTERDAM, February 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Erasmus Prize 2009 Awarded to Antonio Cassese and Benjamin Ferencz

The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation (Amsterdam) has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2009 to two jurists of world renown, the Italian Antonio Cassese and the American Benjamin Ferencz.

The Prize is awarded annually to a person who, within the cultural traditions of Europe, has made an especially important contribution to culture, society or social science in Europe. The prize money is a sum of EUR 150.000. The award ceremony of the Prize will take place in November 2009.

HAINAN, China, February 13 /PRNewswire/ --

Addintools Technology Ltd. announced today the launch of Ribbon Customizer. It is the first developer to research the Classic Menu, and they have spent almost one year in developing Ribbon Customizer for Office 2007.

ESPOO, Finland, February 13 /PRNewswire/ --

Elcoteq SE (HEL: ELQAV), a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company in the communications technology field, will introduce its electronics manufacturing programs and services at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009. The event is being held February 16-19, 2009, at the Fira de Barcelona Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain. Mobile World Congress is the world's largest conference for the mobile industry with a leading-edge exhibition. The Elcoteq EMS Lounge is located in Hall 1 at F01.

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CAMBRIDGE, England, February 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Horse Chestnut Bleeding Canker, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi, is common across Europe. It is a vascular disease, spread through ground water and its control has, until recently, been considered impossible as the bacteria spreads through a tree's cambium layer. Consequently, any treatment must travel around the cambium, kill the bacteria and have no effect upon the tree or wildlife. Spraying and root injection and removal of cankers would result in damage to the tree.

HOUSTON, February 13 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) will participate in the Oil and Gas Investment Symposium Small Cap Conference hosted by Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) on February 18, 2009 in Palm Beach, Florida.

J. Michael Kirksey, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is scheduled to speak on the company's business strategies and operational plans at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and 9:30 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. A copy of the presentation will be available by accessing Endeavour's Internet home page at http://www.endeavourcorp.com.

IRVINE, California, February 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Pricing and European retail strategy to be announced.

Fisker Automotive, the new American manufacturer of premium green automobiles, will unveil its Karma and Karma S luxury plug-in hybrid cars for the first time on European soil at the Geneva Motor Show on March 3, 2009. The 408 horsepower, 100mpg Karma saloon will appear in the production trim customers will receive when deliveries begin the end of this year. The Karma S hardtop convertible coupe concept is scheduled for production in 2011. A European retail network strategy, along with vehicle options and pricing, will also be announced.

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A York University research team has tracked the migration of songbirds,  the most common type of bird in our skies, by outfitting them with tiny geolocator backpacks – a world first and interesting because they are too small for conventional satellite tracking.    They now say we have underestimated the flight performance of songbirds dramatically.