CARSON CITY, Nevada, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

A delegation of German government officials, scientists, economists, and private business will meet with a like mix of Nevada government officials, researchers and businesses, Tuesday, Oct. 7 and Wednesday, Oct. 8 in Reno to discuss renewable energy technology.

The 28-person delegation is led by Frank Kupfer, the Saxony State Minister of Environment and Agriculture.

LONDON, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Compliance requirements and security standards vary from organisation to organisation, but information security and data loss has become an embarrassing reoccurrence for many well known firms in the last 6 months. E-learning ensures all private and public sector organisations can train staff in Information Security and Data Protection.

Absolutely Training, a leading online e-learning provider in partnership with CIO have created a unique training package designed to help organisations train staff in all areas of Information Security.

ANDOVER, England, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ignoring Health Issues, Too Busy to See a Doctor and Man Flu is a Myth

A major new health report unveiled today reveals that the credit crunch is leading to people being less likely to take time off sick. 83% of workers reported feeling the impact of the credit crunch and 42% of British workers stated they were less likely to take time off during the economic slowdown. The report also surveyed HR professionals, 76% of whom agreed that employees will be less likely to take time off sick as a result of job security worries.

LONDON, October 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's populations are ageing rapidly, bringing greater risk of blindness and vision impairment to millions. Around the world, organisations of many kinds are joining forces to help protect the eyesight of older people, and to mark World Sight Day 2008 (WSD08).

Worldwide, 45 million people are blind, the great majority of whom are over 50 years of age, but in over three-quarters of cases, especially those affecting older people, the sight loss results from preventable or treatable causes (otherwise known as avoidable) - 75% of blindness is avoidable.

- 80% of blind people are over 50 years of age

ARLINGTON, Virginia and HOUSTON, October 4 /PRNewswire/ --

The Methanol Institute and its member companies have once again joined with Jim Jordan & Associates (JJ&A) to host the premier global methanol conference. The 2008 Methanol Forum will be held on Tuesday, November 4th and Wednesday November 5th at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This year's theme is "Dubai 2008: Global Methanol & Fuels Review."

AMSTERDAM, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that it intends to incorporate additional data into the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Glybera(R) for Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency (LPLD), a seriously debilitating and potentially lethal disease.