BERLIN, July 13 -- The new German Alliance for Industrial Biotechnology is
making its first appearance. An initiative recently launched by Germany Trade
Invest, the network includes both research institutions and producers, namely
industrial biotechnology clusters and chemical parks, in addition to regional
investment agencies. The alliance aims to bolster Germany’s biotechnology
sector by creating new business opportunities across the entire value chain.
Members of the alliance will be presenting together at the Sixth Annual World
Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing from July 19-22 in
Montreal, Canada.

DUBAI, UAE, July 14 -- Delta Partners, the leading management advisory and
investment firm, has released its latest white paper, Mobile Broadband in MEA:
Promises opportunity but not a smooth ride, assessing the potential and risks
for Middle East and African mobile operators to develop their data offer.

The Middle East and Africa region has been the world’s fastest growing
region in terms of mobile penetration growth in the recent past, whilst fixed
penetration has stagnated at 20% and 4% levels in the Middle East and Africa
respectively.

GLENEAGLES, Scotland, July 13 --

- With photo

Kimberly DeLape, CEO of Island Living Resorts, was among world leaders, CEOs,
and entrepreneurs tackling the challenges of the economic climate at
Forbes’ CEO Forum in Gleneagles, Scotland. DeLape was one of 45 guests
worldwide invited to participate on the prestigious panels.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090713/DA45610)

BOSTON and EDISON, New Jersey, July 15 --

-- Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation Study May Explain Bleeding
Rate Difference between Once-Daily and Twice-Daily Dosing Regimens with Same
Total Exposure of Factor Xa Inhibitor --

LONDON and DARMSTADT, Germany, July 15 --

- CA to Phase Out BMC Software and Help LVM Establish an Integrated Management
System for its Existing and New Technologies

- CA ESP Workload Automation to Deliver Higher Productivity, Cost Control, and
Reduced Risk

CA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CA) today announced that LVM Versicherungen, a nationwide
insurance group that is among the top five auto insurers in Germany, will
control its workflows using CA ESP Workload Automation. The world’s
leading provider of IT management software is supporting the insurance company
by introducing a business-oriented strategy for cross-platform workflow
management.

Q: Which phrase, more than any other, surged in utilzation in the news during the final months of the U.S. presidential campaign?

A: Obama's "lipstick on a pig" quip

For the first time, the Web has been used to track and attempt to measure the news cycle, the process by which information becomes news, competes for attention and fades, says the NY Times.

ORLANDO, Florida, July 14 -- The Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) is
delighted to announce that Evergreen Trade Inc. is the latest company to receive
its prestigious Best Management Practice (BMP) audited accreditation for its
aircraft disassembly and parts and materials recycling operations.

Evergreen Trade Inc. is one of the leading aircraft disassembly companies in
the US, having purchased, sold and dismantled more that 1600 aircraft, in its 47
year history.

Even in the scramble to get clean energy funding, it's not a bad idea to devote money to research technology that isn't "shovel ready" science and technology, or even available everywhere, but can still help some regions pursue alternative sources that make financial sense.

A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating cleaner electrical energy.   Next step: the scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have to determine if their approach can safely and economically extract and convert heat from vast untapped geothermal resources. 

Nintendo is trying to sell you something so they will claim in marketing that Wii 'active' video games are good exercise for kids, but are they really?

Yes, says a new study in the journal Pediatrics, though only if they are the kind of kids who are otherwise sedentary and at high risk for obesity and diabetes.

Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center found that playing active video games like the Wii can be an effective substitute for moderate exercise.   No one is saying children should stop playing outside or doing real exercise but active video games can be a suitable alternative at times.  Basically, if an obese child is going to sit around and play video games instead of exercising, something is better than nothing.

Why are terrorists like the Taliban and al Qaeda or even insurgents on their home soil harder to defeat? 

There are many considerations.   Politically, policy-makers want approval over any military operation that has consequences at home and intelligence information found by the military has to be calibrated.

In the first study of its kind to combine military intelligence, attrition and civilian population behavior in a unified model of counterinsurgency dynamics, Moshe Kress and Roberto Szechtman of the Naval Postgraduate School stress the role of obtaining intelligence about the insurgency.