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Green Car Of The Year 2008 Announced - 1300 Cars Named And Shamed

Green Car Of The Year 2008 Announced - 1300 Cars Named And Shamed

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, June 13 /PRNewswire/ --

LONDON, June 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photos

The Toyota Yaris has been named Green Car of the Year 2008 by the Environmental Transport Association. The least green car is the Dodge SRT-10 sports car. The announcements come ahead of the start of Green Transport Week (14th - 22nd June)

The Environmental Transport Association has looked at over 1300 models of car currently on sale in Britain and examined their power, emissions, fuel efficiency and even the amount of noise they produce to create the definitive guide to buying the greenest vehicle.

Microsoft Issues Statement Regarding Yahoo!

Microsoft Issues Statement Regarding Yahoo!

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

REDMOND, Washington, June 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Microsoft Corp. today issued the following statement:

"In the weeks since Microsoft withdrew its offer to acquire Yahoo!, the two companies have continued to discuss an alternative transaction that Microsoft believes would have delivered in excess of US$33 per share to the Yahoo! shareholders. This partnership would ensure healthy competition in the marketplace, providing greater choice and innovation for advertisers, publishers and consumers.

"As stated on May 3rd and reiterated on May 18th Microsoft was not interested in rebidding for all of Yahoo!. Our alternative transaction remains available for discussion."

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ProQuest Signs Agreement To Acquire Dialog Business From Thomson Reuters

ProQuest Signs Agreement To Acquire Dialog Business From Thomson Reuters

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 12 /PRNewswire/ --

ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has signed an agreement under which ProQuest would acquire the Thomson Reuters Dialog(R) business. The transaction is expected to close pending a successful completion of the formal consultation period and other customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

The acquisition of Dialog would allow ProQuest to deepen its penetration in the corporate library and professional research markets with a valued brand, authoritative content and precision search tools.

Statement From Cleveland Clinic Regarding Pope Shenouda

Statement From Cleveland Clinic Regarding Pope Shenouda

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

CLEVELAND, June 12 /PRNewswire/ --

"H. H. Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the sea of St. Mark, underwent a one-hour surgery at the Cleveland Clinic this morning to repair his broken left femur after he suffered a fall. The surgery was successful and he is recovering well. He will remain in the hospital for approximately one week and then receive physical rehabilitation as a part of his recovery," said Wael Barsoum, M.D., orthopaedic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic.

Web site: http://www.clevelandclinic.org

Eileen Sheil, Cleveland Clinic, +1-216-444-8927

Brightstar Launches Global Accessories Company

Brightstar Launches Global Accessories Company

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

MIAMI, June 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Former Jabra Executive Morten Steen-Jorgensen Named President & CEO of Brightstar Accessories

Brightstar Corp., one of the largest wireless device distribution and supply chain solutions companies in the world, announced today it has formed a new global accessories company called Brightstar Accessories. The new company, headquartered in Miami, will focus on the procurement, marketing, sales and distribution of innovative mobile device accessories to operator, retail and dealer customers worldwide.

According to a report issued by ABI Research in February 2008, mobile phone accessory worldwide sales in 2008 will exceed US$40 Billion, with that number expected to double by 2012.

UltraShape(R) Commences Pivotal Study For First Non-Invasive Fat Reduction And Body Contouring Device Using Non-Thermal Selectiv

UltraShape(R) Commences Pivotal Study For First Non-Invasive Fat Reduction And Body Contouring Device Using Non-Thermal Selectiv

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

YOQNEAM, Israel and SAN RAMON, California, June 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Study Will Evaluate Safety and Effectiveness of Contour Plus(TM) Device

UltraShape(R), a global leader in non-invasive fat reduction and body contouring, today announced the commencement of its pivotal IDE (Investigational Device Exemption) study to evaluate Contour Plus(TM), the first non-invasive device for fat reduction and body contouring using non-thermal selective focused ultrasound.

Neuftec Issues Patent Infringement Proceedings In The UK Against Oxonica

Neuftec Issues Patent Infringement Proceedings In The UK Against Oxonica

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

ROSEAU, Commonwealth of Dominica, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuftec Limited, the proprietor of the original nano-particulate cerium Oxide fuel catalyst technology, today commenced patent infringement litigation in the UK against Oxonica Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxonica PLC . The proceedings, issued in the High Court of Justice, allege infringement of Neuftec's European patent.

The proceedings seek an injunction against Oxonica as well as damages in relation to product already sold and delivery up or destruction of all articles that would infringe Neuftec's European patent.

Plant Kin Recognition? (Caution - Anthropocentrism Ahead)

Plant Kin Recognition? (Caution - Anthropocentrism Ahead)

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

A fascinating story in the New York Times today on kin recognition in plants (see Plants Found to Show Preferences for Their Relatives ). They report
You Know The Meeting You Are At Is Too Big When ...

You Know The Meeting You Are At Is Too Big When ...

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

Now - I confess I was really impressed with how ASM handled this enormous meeting I was just at. If you are going to have a big meeting, ASM does a smashing job. And I can see how such big meetings can have their appeal - the diversity of work and activities relating to Microbiology are amazing. However, big meetings are still not my cup of tea. So here is my top 10 list of "You know the conference you are at is too big when ..." and all are based on experiences from this meeting.
ASM Phylogenomics Notes

ASM Phylogenomics Notes

Jun 12 2008 | comment(s)

Well, I just gave my talk on phylogenomic and functional predictions and am going to try and catch up with blogging.
In my talk I discussed how an understanding of function and prediction of function requires an understanding of how functions have evolved. I am trying to get my talk slides posted here but, alas, I need to deal with some Copyright issues first (OK - here is a little slideshow of my talk ... no audio sorry)

Patricia Babbitt gave a talk after mine on another aspect of phylogenomics and functional predictions. She has done some really interesting studies (see her lab site here) of functional diversifications and the molecular level by integrating genomic, structural, biochemical and phylogenetic analyses. She showed some really nice tools for clustering and visualization protein families that, although not phylogenetic, seemed to be very useful for the onslaught of genome data. Unfortunately, most of her publications are not in OA journals so I cannot use any of the figures here and am not going to bother linking to the papers.