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Super Weed Villain Gains Power From UV Radiation

Super Weed Villain Gains Power From UV Radiation

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)



Comic books have warned us time and time again to keep villains away from radiation.  It only makes them stronger.  Researchers at University of Delaware have discovered that ultraviolet radiation from the sun increases the plant-destroying powers of the common reed, making it an invasive archnemesis to its wetland plant victims.
Definitive Outcomes Of Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus Using The HALO Ablation System Reported At The Digestive Disease Week Meeting For Gastroenterologists And Esophageal Surgeons

Definitive Outcomes Of Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus Using The HALO Ablation System Reported At The Digestive Disease Week Meeting For Gastroenterologists And Esophageal Surgeons

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

SUNNYVALE, California, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Radiofrequency ablation is durable after 2 years, compares favorably with endoscopic resection for advanced disease, and reduces the risk for cancer progression

How to get more protein in your diet

How to get more protein in your diet

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

Mmm. Protein.



To a certain someone: I got there first this time! Thanks to Indexed.
Metals that Pump water Uphill!

Metals that Pump water Uphill!

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

Just came across a really cool article, about a recent discovery where scientists have found a way to make a metal absorb water, transport it over distances just like a tree absorbs water from roots!

I think this discovery can have numerous applications, amazing!
How much is enough?

How much is enough?

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

When looking for an effect, be it cancer drugs, cognitive therapy, etc, how much is enough? Cancer drugs usually enter the market on basis of incremental benefit - extending someone's life by a few months, for example. Is the extra two or three months' worth of life, when compared with extra hospital bills, potential additional side effects, and other burdens worth it?
Mobile Capex Holding Firm In AME Despite Down Economy, Pyramid Research Says

Mobile Capex Holding Firm In AME Despite Down Economy, Pyramid Research Says

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Strong subscriber growth and sustained levels of revenue in Africa and the Middle East will encourage mobile operators to carry on with their capex plans for 2009 and 2010, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).

Investigational Cancer Drug BSI-201 Showed Clinical Benefit In 62% Of Patients With Triple-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer And Significantly Prolonged Survival

Investigational Cancer Drug BSI-201 Showed Clinical Benefit In 62% Of Patients With Triple-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer And Significantly Prolonged Survival

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

PARIS and BRISBANE, California, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Data Highlighted in Plenary Session of 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and its fully owned subsidiary, BiPar Sciences, today announced results from a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of BSI-201, a poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, in combination with gemcitabine and carboplatin (GC) chemotherapy, in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). BSI-201 is a novel investigational agent that acts by inhibiting PARP1, an enzyme that repairs DNA damage.

Five Cord Blood Transplant Centers In Catalonia And Valencia Join A Study To Test A New Technique To Treat Leukemia And Lymphoma

Five Cord Blood Transplant Centers In Catalonia And Valencia Join A Study To Test A New Technique To Treat Leukemia And Lymphoma

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

JERUSALEM, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gamida Cell-Teva Joint Venture announced today that five prestigious cord blood transplantations centers in Spain, three in Barcelona and two in Valencia, have joined the Excel study.

Participating clinical sites include, in alphabetical order: - Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona Principal Investigator, Dr. Enric Carreras, MD - Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia Principal Investigator, Dr. Cristina Arbona, MD - Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona Principal Investigator, Dr. Jorge Sierra, MD - Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona Principal Investigator, Dr. Christelle Ferra, MD - Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia Principal Investigator, Dr. Guillermo Sanz, MD

Lockheed Martin And Australian College Of Kuwait Unveil New Simulation And Training Center

Lockheed Martin And Australian College Of Kuwait Unveil New Simulation And Training Center

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

KUWAIT CITY, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) and the National Offset Company (NOC) announced the premiere of a state-of-the-art Maritime Simulation and Training Facility at the ACK campus today.

As a global leader in maritime systems and simulation training solutions, Lockheed Martin combined expertise from both arenas to provide customized high-tech maritime simulation and training devices to the facility. The advanced training technology will support the maritime and engineering programs offered by the college.

Random Noise #15 : Noises In Noyes's Poetry.

Random Noise #15 : Noises In Noyes's Poetry.

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

Random Noise #15 : Noises In Noyes's Poetry.


What is a noise, that it annoys us so?

Noise is, in a given situation,  any sound or sounds which one or more listeners consider to be any of: irrelevant, unwanted, intrusive, distracting, irrelevant or annoying.  By analogy, dots, blots, graininess and such may be considered to be visual noise.

Noise is a barrier to communication: whether it be the babble of the market-place or the hiss in an old recording, most of us would rather filter it out.
Finjan's Gateway Security Patent Receives Second Approval By US Patent Office

Finjan's Gateway Security Patent Receives Second Approval By US Patent Office

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

SAN JOSE, California, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Finjan Inc., a leader in secure web gateway products and the provider of a unified web security solution for the enterprise market, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has terminated the re-examination proceedings and issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Re-examination Certificate (Notice) in the re-examination of its U.S. Patent No. 6,092,194 for a system and method for protecting a computer and network from hostile downloadables. The Notice indicates that all claims of this security patent have been confirmed as being patentable by the PTO.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080618/309345 )

Redknee Recognized At Industry Innovation Awards

Redknee Recognized At Industry Innovation Awards

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

TORONTO, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Customer Care Solution Named Finalist at Infovision Awards 2009

Redknee (TSX: RKN), a leading provider of business-critical software and solutions for communications service providers, is pleased to announce that its customer care solution, One Call Resolution, has been named a finalist at the InfoVision Awards 2009. Nominated by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) and the Broadband World Forum Europe 2009 for its capability to successfully support network and services management operations, One Call Resolution has been recognized for its success in enhancing customer service performance and leadership for communication service providers.

National Petroleum Construction Company Increases Its Use Of AVEVA Plant

National Petroleum Construction Company Increases Its Use Of AVEVA Plant

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

DUBAI, UAE, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AVEVA (LSE:AVV) today announced that National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a global oil gas EPC contractor, has chosen AVEVA Plant for use on its part of the Integrated Gas Development Project - Habshan Platform Offshore Facilities (IGD-HAP) for ADMA OPCO.

NPCC, whose fabrication facilities are located at Mussafah near Abu Dhabi city, is a leading Offshore EPC contractor in U.A.E., Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia, India and other neighbouring Gulf and Middle Eastern countries. NPCC provides its clients with total Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services in the development of offshore and onshore Oil and Gas fields.

Graduates: Be Your Best

Graduates: Be Your Best

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- IT Jobs for Graduates Launches Comprehensive Recession-Busting Advice Programme for Future IT pros

IT Jobs for Graduates, http://www.itjobsforgraduates.com, has launched an initiative called 'Be Your Best', http://beyourbest.itjobsforgraduates.com, offering job hunting tips and advice for IT graduates and students during the current economic downturn.

The first site dedicated to IT recruitment for interns and graduates, IT Jobs for Graduates works with some of the UK's leading employers and IT recruitment agencies, helping candidates to find the right jobs. The website offers 1,800 internship and graduate programmes, as well as entry level vacancies on behalf of recruiters.

Telegent And Topstar Team To Deliver Industry's First Netbook And All-in-One PC With Embedded Hybrid Free-to-Air TV

Telegent And Topstar Team To Deliver Industry's First Netbook And All-in-One PC With Embedded Hybrid Free-to-Air TV

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Embedded designs deliver high quality consumer experience; hybrid TV expands OEM market reach

Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, and Topstar Digital Technologies Co., Ltd., the leading ODM/OEM supplier in China for notebooks, today announced that Topstar Digital will be demonstrating the industry's first netbook and all-in-one PC with embedded hybrid digital and analog free-to-air TV at Computex in Taiwan this week (Upper level, booth N305, N307). The netbook and PC designs, which leverage Telegent's breakthrough PC TV technology, will be available in mass production later this year and are targeted at overseas markets.

Embedded designs improve consumer viewing experience

TechTeam Positioned By Leading Analyst Firm In Visionaries Quadrant Of 2009 Western Europe Help Desk Outsourcing Magic Quadrant

TechTeam Positioned By Leading Analyst Firm In Visionaries Quadrant Of 2009 Western Europe Help Desk Outsourcing Magic Quadrant

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

BRUSSELS, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

TechTeam Global, Inc., (Nasdaq: TEAM), a worldwide provider of information technology outsourcing and business process outsourcing services, announced today that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Help Desk Outsourcing, Western Europe report.

Earlier this year, TechTeam Global was positioned by Gartner in the Leaders Quadrant in both the Magic Quadrant for Help Desk Outsourcing, North America and the Magic Quadrant for Desktop Outsourcing Services, North America reports.

GSMA Announces 2009 Mobile Asia Congress

GSMA Announces 2009 Mobile Asia Congress

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Hong Kong to Host the 6th Annual Mobile Asia Congress

The GSMA today announced that the 2009 Mobile Asia Congress will be held 18-19 November 2009 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Under the banner Inspiring the Mobile Future, the 2009 Mobile Asia Congress will bring together the leadership of Asian mobile operators and key players in the broader mobile ecosystem in an exclusive forum for sharing the visions and strategies that will shape the mobile future.

RTX Releases DECT/CAT-iq 2.0 USB Dongle

RTX Releases DECT/CAT-iq 2.0 USB Dongle

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

NOERRESUNDBY, Denmark, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Get a head start with the new DECT/CAT-iq USB dongle and start adding more value to your Internet Gateway with cordless HD voice and advanced CAT-iq features.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090603/349137 )

RTX has developed a generic DECT/CAT-iq 2.0 USB dongle based on SiTel chipsets SC14450 and LMX4180. The primary objective of the program has been to produce a generic USB interface that makes integration of the dongle a simple task on both new and existing host products, enabling these devices to take advantage of the features provided by DECT and CAT-iq.

About the dongle

BeeTV Raises US$8 Million In Series B Funding From Innogest, Italy's Largest Venture Capital Firm

BeeTV Raises US$8 Million In Series B Funding From Innogest, Italy's Largest Venture Capital Firm

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

MILAN, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- beeTV to Invest in Sales and Expand its Penetration in U.S. and Far East Markets

beeTV, the pioneers and inventors of the PCC(TM) (Personal Content Channel(TM)) today announced the completion of a Series B Fund acquisition of $8 million U.S. dollars. The funding was led by Innogest, the largest venture capital firm operating in Italy. beeTV targets to become the default entry system for television viewers into their world of TV entertainment. Additionally, beeTV plans to invest in sales and expand its penetration into the U.S. and Far East markets.

Mammoet's Innovative Deep Water Salvage Operation In Canada

Mammoet's Innovative Deep Water Salvage Operation In Canada

Jun 03 2009 | comment(s)

SCHIEDAM, The Netherlands, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Mammoet Salvage recently recovered a fuel truck loaded with diesel and a cabinet containing lube oil from Robson Bight near Vancouver Island in Canada. The challenging project, in a water depth of 360 meters, was completed on time and well within budget.

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