KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, FTTH Council APAC, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has been selected by Suo Cable Net, a Japanese cable-TV operator, to design, integrate and deploy a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution. This new network, which will enable Suo Cable Net to begin rolling out high-speed Internet and video services this month, will be the first commercial GPON deployment in Japan.

LONDON, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster, the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, announced today a new look to Ticketmaster.co.uk (http://www.Ticketmaster.co.uk). These changes have been made based on customer feedback in order to provide an improved web-browsing experience.

The site is now wider, increasing from 770 pixels to 1000 pixels. This allows for larger font sizes, increased space around the site, and general improvements in readability and user experience. In tests users found these improvements made the site more engaging and they were more likely to scan down the page and look at all the content.

ISLAMABAD, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Wärtsilä Corporation, a leading power solutions supplier, and the Manara Consortium (Manara) have formed a unique joint venture - Manara Wartsila Power Ltd (MWP), which aims to become the leading developer of decentralized independent power producer (IPP) projects in Islamic countries. MWP will develop, sponsor and invest in IPPs utilizing Wärtsilä's leading edge reciprocating engine technology.

LONDON, July 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- World's Largest Gas Company Using Ventyx Market Analytics Software and Advisory Services to Guide Investment and Operations

Ventyx(TM), the world's largest private software provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced a new contract with Gazprom Marketing & Trading, a subsidiary of the world's largest gas company, for market analytics software and advisory services to help the company continue its growth in Europe.

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KINGSTON, England, July 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Bausch & Lomb Promotes the THINK EYEGIENE(TM) Programme as the Solution for Healthy Eyes

LONDON, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk), the digital 'front door' to the NHS, launches a new Live well section aimed to help people find out what is involved in end of life care.

Based on NHS accredited information, the end of life care section (http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Endoflifecare/Pages/Endoflifecarehome.aspx) enables users to find out about issues including pain relief, bereavement, support available and making the most of the time they have left. This Live well section is the latest addition to the NHS Choices' extensive Live well area.

"This Live well section has been created with users in mind and is a valuable addition to health resources being made available to the public by the NHS Choices," said a spokesman.

A new fossil discovery, the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent, provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer.

The discovery by an international team of scientists was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B and involved researchers from the University of Leicester, North Dakota State University, the British Geological Survey, Queen Mary University of London, and Boston University.

The team made a new fossil discovery in the Dry Valleys of the East Antarctic region. The fossils (ostracods) come from an ancient lake - 14 million years old - and are exceptionally well preserved, with all of their soft anatomy in 3-dimensions.

We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma (the less common and deadliest form of skin cancer), but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun causing us more harm than good?

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Sam Shuster, a consultant dermatologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, says that sun exposure is the major cause of the common forms of skin cancer, which are all virtually benign, but not the rarer, truly malignant melanoma.

Shuster says that the common skin cancers develop in pale, sun exposed skin and are less frequent in people who avoid the sun and use protection.

In any country, some place has to be the deadliest. In the United Kingdom, that place is Scotland. The key reason is drug abuse, accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's higher mortality rate, according to a study published on bmj.com today.

Traditionally, higher death rates compared to England and Wales have been blamed on the higher levels of deprivation in Scotland. Yet over half the difference between Scottish and English deaths cannot be accounted for by higher levels of deprivation. This puzzling "excess" of Scottish deaths has become referred to as the "Scottish effect."

Professor Bloor and colleagues from the University of Glasgow, analysed how many of these unaccounted-for deaths were the result of drug abuse.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- CMPi UAE announces the launch of two new major events to run alongside Working Buildings Middle East, November 17-18, at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

- Fit Out Middle East and Gulf Landscaping to provide combined networking platform for region's trade professionals

Global exhibition organisers and foundation partners with ADNEC, CMPi UAE has announced the launch of two new major exhibitions: Fit Out Middle East and Gulf Landscaping. These events will take place simultaneously with Working Buildings Middle East.

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