LOS ANGELES, November 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- H.H. Sheikh Khalid To Meet with Key Government Officials, Business Leaders and Dignitaries in Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, to Build on a 'Pledge For Progress'

His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi, The Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, the northernmost Emirate of the United Arab Emirates, today launched a friendship tour through the United States where he will be meeting with key government officials, business leaders and dignitaries while participating in important political forums.

MADRID, Spain, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- SolFocus 1100S slated for medium- to large-scale installations

SolFocus today announced its latest Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) solution -- the SolFocus 1100S. This new CPV system achieves panel efficiencies of 25% resulting in systems which produce the highest energy density and highest energy yield of photovoltaic systems available today. SolFocus customer EMPE Solar will deploy the SolFocus 1100S in its recently announced 10 megawatt large-scale project, expected to be the largest deployment of CPV technology in Europe.

Autoimmune diseases are some of the most confounding diseases that affect the human body. Viruses, bacteria and parasites are all simple compared to the complexities and complications that arise when faced with treating an autoimmune disease. Researchers and physicians alike are unsure of the root of most autoimmune diseases and can only guess as to what specifically triggers our immune system to turn on itself. Treatment for most autoimmune diseases is brutal, consisting of high doses of steroids which suppress immune system function.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

As a follow-up to the rapid distribution of recovery instructions and repair CDs, AVG Technologies is offering all affected users a free license or license extension as follows:

-- For affected users of commercial AVG 7.5 products, a one-year license for the equivalent AVG 8.0 product

-- For affected users of commercial AVG 8.0 products, a free license extension for one year

-- For affected users of AVG Free products, a free one-year license for AVG Anti-Virus 8.0

Beginning the week of November 24th, 2008, AVG Technologies will contact affected customers and advise them on how they may obtain their complimentary license or license extension.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Next Generation Application Provides Real-Time Ranking of a Company's Relative Risk, in Time for Investors to Act

Glass Lewis Co., LLC, a leading independent research and proxy advisory firm, today announced the launch of the Risk Monitor, a tool that enables investors to understand the potential risk of their portfolio based on accounting, legal and regulatory matters that are often overlooked or poorly understood by sell side analysts.

MONACO, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- His Serene Highness Prince Albert II announced Professor Lawrence Lessig as the winner of the second annual Monaco Media Prize tonight at a special ceremony during the 2008 Monaco Media Forum in Monte-Carlo.

Lawrence Lessig, professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society, was awarded the prize for his efforts to bridge the gap between outmoded copyright laws and new technology, and for his tireless yet peaceful questioning of the ownership of content.

When I write in that title, a 'new Ice Age beast', I'm talking about the Coelodonta Tologoijensis. of course! That's Woolly Rhinoceros for us non-palaeontologists. After 460,000 years of being in the great Mammoth's shadow, this giant rhino is finally receiving it's place in the spotlight.

ATLANTA, Georgia, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Studio Creates New Application for the World's Top Social Networks

Twentieth Century Fox has teamed with Moxie Interactive http://www.moxieinteractive.com/ , to create a new application that allows the world to decide who and what will be saved when the earth stands still. It's part of a global participation campaign for Fox's upcoming movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still http://www.thedaytheearthstoodstill.co.uk/, which opens in the UK on December 12th. The film stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in the ultimate alien invasion movie. The digital campaign utilizes seven of the world's top social networks - including MySpace, Facebook, Bebo and Netlog - across 10 languages.

LONDON, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Diabetic Hypoglycaemia (http://www.hypodiab.com), the influential online diabetes journal published by ESP Bioscience, supports the message of World Diabetes Day in raising the global awareness of diabetes.

The theme of World Diabetes Day in 2008 is 'Diabetes in children and adolescents'. As diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, and the incidence of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing in children and adolescents, diabetes awareness in this age group and its carers is extremely important.

Undiagnosed or inadequately controlled diabetes can lead to hyperglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and coma, and may also have harmful cognitive and behavioural effects.

LONDON, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Axispoint Strategic Briefing November 19th - IBM Southbank

The growth of Virtualisation indicates that the technology offers a more cost effective way of managing and maintaining infrastructure and applications. But according to Axispoint's Brian Shafer, Virtualisation expert and former Project Manager for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and XP x64 Edition, it's not that simple. Like all technology in the Hype Curve, 'there are hidden costs, pitfalls and implications of deployment', Shafer says.