OAK PARK, Michigan, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) - (Azure or the Company), a leading innovator in the development of environmentally friendly and cost effective hybrid electric and electric technologies for commercial vehicles, today reported its first quarter financial results for the period ending March 31, 2009. The Company also provided an update on corporate and product development activities.

We already have a war on drugs, a war on terror, and war against everything French (freedom fries anyone?) but our capacity for war is seemingly unlimited and the newest vendetta has targeted high BMIs. That's right, we're fighting a war on fat people and the soldiers have just added a new weapon to their arsenal.

Not only does obesity cause diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, cancers, depression, high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, and urinary tract infections (i.e everything) but now obese people also cause global warming. If we could prove that obesity caused 9/11 and the AIDS epidemic, we would have found the root of all evil, hands down.

NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Correlix, a leader in Latency Intelligence(TM) solutions that monitor and analyze trading execution and market-data flows in real-time announced today its status as a finalist of the Red Herring 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America.

I have a confesson to make; I'm probably smarter than you.

SUNNYVALE, California, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Spirent TestCenter(TM) Virtual is the Industry's First Single Application Solution to Benchmark Layer 2-7 Performance Across All Elements of a Data Center

In response to the growing challenges of deploying high-performance advanced data centers, Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a leader in networks, services and devices testing, today introduced Spirent TestCenter(TM) Virtual, the industry's first solution specifically designed to holistically validate the performance of all elements of the data center and cloud computing environments including virtual machines (VM), servers and storage devices. Spirent will demonstrate Spirent TestCenter Virtual at Interop 2009 at Booth #1051.

LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- For over three years, a growing number of trucks operating in Europe have been using SCR to clean their exhausts of damaging NOx, rapidly escalating the demand for AdBlue. At present, Integer estimates that there are over 700,000 using SCR in Europe, requiring about 1 million tonnes of AdBlue per year.

CORK, Ireland, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Marketed as Align(R) by Procter Gamble

Alimentary Health Ltd. (Alimentary Health or the Company), the specialty gastrointestinal company, welcomes today's announcement from its licensing partner Procter Gamble (PG), that Align, a daily probiotic supplement clinically proven to naturally defend against episodic digestive upsets, is now available nationwide in the US. Previously only available on-line and through special order from pharmacists, Align is already the US's number one gastroenterologist-recommended probiotic supplement.

LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- World Environment Day 2009 is Dedicated to Raising Global Awareness for one of Today's Most Pressing Ecological Concerns: Climate Change. To Highlight This Important Event, Casinodelrio.com has Created a Special Promotion for Their Eco-Conscious Members.

Unless Swine Flu related complications dictate otherwise, Mexico is set to be the hosting country for this year's World Environment Day, themed: 'Your Planet Needs You - UNite to Combat Climate Change'. The international event, which is sponsored by the UN Environment Programme, has been held every 5th June since 1972 and aims to bring together people in the hopes of raising public consciousness for environmental issues.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

In spite of the economic slowdown, mobile broadband adoption will continue to grow relentlessly across Europe, boosted by the introduction of 3G+ and 4G, expanding device selection and usability, and the gains mobile networks are making in affordability and pricing, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).

Why are people scared before an epidemic even happens?—A question inspired by the recent H1N1 outbreak.  From a sociological perspective, entities that we rely upon to keep us safe from harm are now advising us that a threat is amongst us which is highly troubling to the human psyche.  Aside from of our sense of safety being compromised, the usual suspects—media outlets and major public institutions, are also to blame for contributing to the present swine flu hysteria.