LOS ANGELES, October 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Speakers also urged renewed investment in the American economy. - Said Winnick: 'This is not a time for us to bury our heads in the sand. This has been a great country to all of us and now is our time to buy in and show our support.'

Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in California on Wednesday to appear with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a fund-raiser hosted by financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick at his Los Angeles home. Winnick is chairman and founder of iCrete, the advanced concrete technology company which is revolutionizing the world's second largest industry, and the founder of Global Crossing and the Global Crossing Network, which now spans a total of 130,000 miles worldwide and connects six continents.

PARIS, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Five women entrepreneurs received the 2nd Annual Cartier Women's Initiative Awards during a ceremony held at the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society in Deauville, France. After two rounds of competition, the laureates were selected by an international jury of entrepreneurs and members of the business community for the creativity, sustainability and social impact of their start-up projects.

From an applicant pool of 400, one winner from each region (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America) received a Cartier trophy, a US$20,000 cash award, and will benefit from a full year of coaching from Cartier, McKinsey & Co., and INSEAD Business School.

NEW YORK and LONDON, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Explorers, the leading provider of benchmarking information to the Securities Financing Industry and short-side intelligence to the Investment Management community, has appointed Charlotte Wall as Managing Director in Specialist Sales and Leonard Welter as Chief Technology Officer.

About Charlotte Wall

ACCRA, Ghana, October 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Steps Under Way to Address Issues Causing High Breast Cancer Death Rates Among African Women

Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) today expanded its mission to Africa, helping to establish the Ghana Breast Cancer Alliance at an international symposium attended by leading breast cancer experts from around the world. Ghana First Lady Theresa Kufuor welcomed participants and praised the partner organizations for their collaboration and commitment to helping the women of Ghana.

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OTTAWA, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have developed a Canadian buyer's guide for purchasers of wood and paper-based products. It provides important guidance on what to consider when writing procuremen policies and programs that need to be based on sustainable and socially responsible forest practices.

LONDON, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Who packs the most megabytes into their work for patients? Who would win gold if health informatics was an Olympic sport? It's time to vote for the strongest link!

Voting started on 10th October for this year's Healthcare ICT Champion, a special part of the BT e-Health Insider Awards. Sponsored by Microsoft, the category is judged by a popular vote not by the judging panel. Readers and admirers of the nominees can cast their vote online at http://www.ehealthawards.com/champions

INGELHEIM and BIBERACH, Germany, October 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Boehringer Ingelheim Oncology Pipeline Advances: Two Leading Compounds are Entering Phase III Trials

- Boehringer Ingelheim's Investigational Compound in Development for the Treatment of Pre-Menopausal Women Suffering From Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) Will Report on Phase III Results in 2009

LONDON, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- News that the supermarket fuel price war has resulted in the price of litre of petrol now costing under one pound at some sites comes as a smack in the teeth to the UK haulage industry; the industry on which UK plc is totally reliant.

"This time it's not just road hauliers who are getting a raw deal," said RHA Head of Communications, Kate Gibbs. "Diesel cars, originally sold as the 'economic option', accounted for more than 40 per cent of new car sales in 2007. But today, the pump price differential between petrol and diesel has made the engine choice almost immaterial."

BRUSSELS, October 17 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to increasing energy prices and alarming environmental threats, Europe launches Planibel Tri. This unique coating specially designed for triple glazing assembly in residential applications, combines comfort and cost efficiency with an eco-friendly footprint.

Up to 10% energy savings

Heating and air conditioning are responsible for 70% of a building's energy consumption. Therefore, the construction sector has an important role to play in the energy efficiency process. Building on its expertise in high-performance glass, AGC has developed a coated glass which saves up to 10% of the annual energy consumption in residential applications. A cost-efficient solution that is certainly worth the investment.

TOKYO, October 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- DEMONSTRATION EVENT - UNIQLO TRY-

- HEATTECH - the warm-up and stay-warm range of wear Global Try It Campaign

- 1,000 consumers, 100 media representatives will be given a free HEATTECH trial kit -

In the second of its UNIQLO TRY programs, UNIQLO is conducting a Global Try It Campaign for HEATTECH - try out both the "heat creation function" that absorbs moisture evaporating from the body and turns it into heat energy, and the "insulation function" that prevents the heat from escaping. We are launching an entry website which will invite consumers and media representatives from around the world to apply for the trial.

(Deadline for kit applications - midnight on October 26, 2008, Japan time).