Awww. Isn't this squirrel just so cute? You might think that now, but stare long enough at the beady eye of this Eastern Fox Squirrel (Family Sciuridae : Sciurus niger Linnaeus), and you'll see that it's actually a reproducing nightmare overrunning a campus or orchard near you. In fact, the Eastern Fox Squirrel is reproducing so quickly that researchers at the University of California Davis are putting them on birth control.

LONDON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Pension Corporation Launches Pensions Tomorrow Initiative With London School of Economics and Political Science

Pension Corporation, a leading provider and underwriter of pension solutions, yesterday launched Pensions Tomorrow, a new initiative in association with the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

The Pensions Tomorrow initiative aims to bring together industry leaders, government, regulators and think-tanks to debate the growing issues of pensions and longevity in an independent forum. It will produce high-quality and timely commentary for a broad audience, and independent peer-reviewed research on the major issues facing pensions.

LONDON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Planalytics Inc., the global leader in Business Weather Intelligence(R), explained in its October WeatherCall(SM) report that the month was generally typical in terms of breezy and cool conditions. However, inconsistent temperatures and precipitation patterns kept retailers guessing throughout the month. Footwear companies seemed to benefit the most overall, selling items such as boots.

The biggest story of the month was the wintry finale, as snow fell in some parts of England and Wales. This was the first October snowfall in the southeast since 1974 and for central London, since 1934. This caused a large run up in sales for outerwear and cold weather accessories.

WASHINGTON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

FairWinds Partners, LLC, has been working with Verizon Communications to develop and implement an innovative approach to optimizing Verizon's domain portfolio. This new approach has enabled Verizon not only to better provide its customers with more relevant online experiences that deliver desired content, but also to do so in a more cost-effective manner.

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CALGARY, Canada, November 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (Oncolytics) (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced today that it has made a decision to pursue a pivotal (Phase II/III) randomized trial using the combination of REOLYSIN(R) with paclitaxel/carboplatin in refractory patients with head and neck cancers. The decision was made following a review of results by the Company's Board of Directors from the Company's ongoing U.K. Phase I and Phase II combination REOLYSIN(R) and paclitaxel/carboplatin clinical trials. The results were presented November 1, 2008 at the International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer (iSBTc) annual meeting in San Diego, CA.

TORONTO and CHARLOTTETOWN, Canada, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Canadian Companies Team up in Specialty Biologics Development

TORONTO and CHARLOTTETOWN, Canada, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

BioVectra Inc. and Therapure BioPharma Inc. have agreed to partner in the development of a PEGylated biologic drug target used for cancer treatments, with a goal of advancing the project to a regulatory filing stage, suitable for a marketing partner to add to its portfolio of biologic products.

CAIRO, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- eOffice Amongst Those Applying Early in First Come, First Served Process

With one month to go until Sunrise opens, trademark owners were today warned that they risk missing out on being listed in the new global, 'live' contacts directory if they fail take advantage of the first come, first served application period for their branded .tel domains.

BOSTON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leveraging Eagle's investment accounting functionality, back office support

Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, today announced that McDonnell Investment Management, LLC, a US$12 billion asset manager of fixed income assets, recently transitioned its installation of Eagle's investment accounting solution to the Eagle ACCESS application service provider.

ATLANTA, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global derivatives exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced today the successful transition of its energy futures and OTC markets to ICE Clear Europe(TM). On the morning of November 3, 2008, 100 percent of open positions, or 28.5 million contract sides, were transferred from LCH.Clearnet to ICE Clear Europe. The total margin requirement now managed by ICE Clear Europe for these novated positions is approximately US$16.5 billion. ICE Clear Europe launched with 44 member firms.