STOCKHOLM, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Karolinska Development AB, a Swedish investment company using a unique, highly cost effective model to commercialize internationally renowned life science announced today the appointment of Dr. Carl Harald Janson as investment manager.

LYTHAM, England, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Talking Tots Reveals Only 10% of Parents Will Cut Spending on Their Children in '09

Britain might be in the middle of a credit crunch, but 80% of parents would rather spend less on new clothes or eating out than cutting back on their children's activities.

A survey of 1,000 parents conducted by pre-school activity group Talking Tots found that half of parents expect to increase spending on activities such as toddler classes, swimming and baby yoga next year. A further 40% of respondents said they expected their spending to remain the same. On average, parents spend GBP650 a year on preschool classes and activities, with 10% of parents spending more than GBP1,000 a year.

SINGAPORE, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS pricing, http://www.icispricing.com/, the world's leading price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has launched a new weekly Glycol Ethers Asia price report in response to growing demand and increased trade flows within the Asia-Pacific region.

The report covers propylene- and ethylene-based glycol ethers, providing CFR China CFR South East Asia price assessments and commentary on the northeast Asia market.

Asia is currently one of the largest producers of paints, coatings and electronics. The region also has strong growth demand which has increased global trade flows significantly, especially in southeast Asia and China.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

Cameroon is a country endowed with vast potential in hydropower that can play a significant role in uplifting the region's electricity industry. This, however, is dependent on the government adopting a strategic approach to gradually completing the deregulation of the electricity market, while pursuing the diversification of the country's energy mix.

New analysis from Frost Sullivan (http://www.energy.frost.com) Strategic Analysis of the Cameroonian Electricity Industry, estimates the market to grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of at least 7.2 per cent between 2007 and 2013.

PARIS, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced a new leadership team effective January 1st, 2009. The new team formed of a nice blend of leaders coming from outside the company, new talents from inside the company and existing senior leaders, will support a new business model focused on customers and technology excellence.

The new business model is comprised of three Regions, Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and APAC that will be headed by:

- Robert Vrij, President Americas. - Adolfo Hernandez, President Europe, Middle East and Africa (to join on December 1st). - Etienne Fouques, President APAC.

Three newly created organisations will be headed by:

LEICESTER, England, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Fila (the 5th largest world-wide Sportswear Manufacturer) chooses Scancom.co.uk for BlackBerry deployment

Fila and scancom.co.uk have been working closely over recent months to deploy a solution that's both easy to manage and extensible. Fila required secure Email and additional applications bespoke to their business. After extensive testing Fila and Scancom decided the BlackBerry platform with Orange airtime would be the best solution.

MUNICH and DUSSELDORF, Germany, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- While the influence of the flow of energy on human persistence and well-being has been a known fact in Asia for many centuries, the enlightened Europe has remained sceptical until today.

Prof. Dr. Martin Korte (Braunschweig University of Technology) has just finalized a research project over two years in Germany and presents his findings about the effect of Phiten products from a scientific point of view in his lecture

The influence of aquatitan tape on nerve cells on the central nervous system on Friday, November 21st, 2008, in room 812 in hall 8b, Duesseldorf Trade Fair Centre from 3.00 - 3.45 p.m. (English) and 4.00 - 4.45 p.m. (German)

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

While South Africa's green building market currently lacks formalised regulation, the private sector is quickly grasping its importance. Opportunities in providing innovative technologies for water, energy, and materials conservation are beginning to be exploited.

Eskom, the national electricity utility, is likely to struggle to meet demand for a number of years. Given that buildings are responsible for 50 per cent of energy consumption in South Africa, it is imperative that the country adopts resource-efficient building principles. The installation of equipment such as solar water heaters can reduce electricity consumption by as much as 50 per cent.

LONDON, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- De La Rue Identity Systems, a world leader in secure e-government identity solutions, today announced that it is supplying Malta's Government with a complete ePassport system that fully integrates with the country's existing National Identity Management System (NIDMS). A technically advanced solution, all elements have been specifically designed to meet necessary software development and integration needs, whilst also providing and linking the ePassport, border control, PKI(1) and eID systems together.

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Astronomers have taken snapshots of a multi-planet solar system much like ours orbiting another star, for the first time.

The new solar system orbits a dusty young star named HR 8799, which is 140 light years away and about 1.5 times the size of our sun. Three planets, roughly 10, 10 and 7 times the mass of Jupiter, orbit the star. The size of the planets decreases with distance from the parent star, much like the giant planets do in our system.

And there may be more planets out there, but scientists say they just haven't seen them yet.