LONDON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Unite Calls for Urgent Recruitment Programme

One specialist school nurse is looking after an estimated 6,900 children in England, according to Unite, the largest union in the country, which is calling for a massive recruitment campaign.

The latest NHS workforce statistics, based on September 2008 figures, reveal that there were 1,062 full-time equivalent (FTE) school nurses in England - an increase of 169 (FTEs) on the previous year. There are an estimated 7.3 million school-aged children in England.

Unite said this works out that each school nurse has to look after, in theory, 6,900 children.

Unite welcomed the small increase in school nurse numbers, but said that the workforce was faced with 'a double whammy'.

Welcome to what has become Inadvertent Cicada Week in this column.  Obviously, I'm fascinated by them.  This started around the summer of 2003, when I was completely addicted to a certain farm-simulator game for the Nintendo SP. 

During virtual summer on my virtual farm the game's music was overpowered by a jarring REEEREEEREEEREEEEEEE sound, intended to represent Japan’s singing cicadas.  When I finally managed to turn my Gameboy off to get some good ol’ grad student day-sleep in the relative stillness of central Pennsylvania, I found that the REEEREEEEEEEE noise had followed me.

SAN MATEO, California, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- SuiteCloud Developer Network Applications from Boomi, Cast Iron, Celigo and Pervasive Allow Salesforce Customers to Run Core Business Operations in the Cloud

- SuiteCloud Connect Brings Together the Industry's Two Largest Business Application Computing Clouds

MUMBAI, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- TIS' Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) Aim to Accelerate Time-to-Competence and Implement Standard Knowledge Systems Across Organizations

Global leader in learning solutions, Tata Interactive Systems offers Electronic Performance Support Systems that enable organizations to improve processes, set organization-wide standards, and in-turn generate greater productivity from the customer-facing networks.

In any customer-facing or contact center environment, TIS EPSS facilitates prompt decision making by proactively generating the most pertinent information and responses; thereby reducing the average handling time (AHT) and enhancing the customer's experience.

LUGANO, Switzerland, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A new release of the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology on Antiemesis recommends palonosetron as the preferred 5-HT3 antagonist in combination with aprepitant and dexamethasone for prevention of emesis in highly emetic risk chemotherapy.

LOS ANGELES and GENEVA, Switzerland, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to find sustainable solutions to global environmental health problems International Medical Corps and Earth Council Geneva have launched a strategic partnership that will benefit communities impacted by the severe scarcity of vital resources. The new alliance, which will take place on both the global and country levels, will focus on strengthening the quality, accountability, and efficiency of water, sanitation, hygiene, and other environmental health interventions.

HOUSTON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE-Alt: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to divest its Norwegian subsidiary, Endeavour Energy Norge AS (EEN), to Verbundnetz Gas AG (VNG) for cash consideration of USD $150 million. The transaction is subject to certain government approvals and regulatory compliance processes that are expected to be completed within 60 days.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Almost all of the technologies for the production of second generation biofuels are in the final stage of commercialisation and their launch is expected within the next two years. These are biofuels that are derived from non-food biomass such as agricultural and forest waste, or energy crops like miscanthus and switch grass.

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The success of such fuels depends, to a large extent, on national policies and measures towards sustainability, says Frost Sullivan Analyst Phani Rajkumar Chinthapalli. Ensuring access to the required feedstock for second generation biofuels is also crucial for the sustainability of the market.

MOSCOW, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- ISDEF Spring 2009 Conference Will Take Place on April 24 -26 and Will Focus on the Analysis of the Present-Time Situation on the Software Market and the Business Challenges That IT Companies Face Today.

ISDEF Spring 2009 conference will take place on April 24 -26 and will focus on the analysis of the current situation on the software market and the business challenges that IT companies face today. The event will take place in the Baltika hotel (Kaliningrad, Russia) http://www.isdef.org/en/conference/isdef2009_spring/hotel.php

CARY, North Carolina, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- First Ever Operational 300mm Fab Available For Purchase in the U.S.

Qimonda North America Corporation today announced the appointment of advisors to assist in the sale of their semiconductor manufacturing assets in Sandston, Virginia, subject to bankruptcy court approval. The advisory team is comprised of ATREG, a division of Colliers International, Emerald Technology Valuations LLC and Gordon Brothers Commercial Industrial.