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Ministers Asked To Clarify Health Visitor Numbers In New Children's Plan

Ministers Asked To Clarify Health Visitor Numbers In New Children's Plan

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the largest union in the country, is seeking ministerial clarification on what the new children's plan means in terms of the immediate employment of health visitors.

Unite is concerned that the Vision for a 21st century children's health service is vague on the numbers needed for what is described as 'stronger and better joined up support during the crucial early years of life including more health visitors'.

Unite's National Officer for Health, Karen Reay said: 'This strategy for children is long on aspirations and thin on detail, at a time when - according to the NHS's own workforce statistics - a full-time health visitor post is lost every 27 hours.'

Globex Celebrates 10 Years Of Success

Globex Celebrates 10 Years Of Success

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

EDMONTON, Canada, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Globex Foreign Exchange Corporation, an international leader in corporate and large-scale personal foreign currency exchange transactions, is celebrating 10 years in the foreign exchange industry.

The continuing success of Globex Foreign Exchange is a result of the individualized relationships between our traders and our clients, our proprietary in-house trading software customized to the intricacies of international foreign currency exchange, and our commitment to security and accuracy on each and every transaction. Globex transacts over $5 Billion annually, processed through our 22 international locations.

Forbes Magazine On Evolution And Intelligent Design

Forbes Magazine On Evolution And Intelligent Design

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

This is the year of Darwin (yes, yes, it’s also the year of astronomy, I know), and especially this week -- around the date of Chuck’s birth -- we are seeing a spike of events, radio and tv pieces, and printed articles. (Expect a second peak in November, for the anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species.)
RFS Pushes The Technology Envelope Without Leaving Legacy Systems Behind

RFS Pushes The Technology Envelope Without Leaving Legacy Systems Behind

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

HANNOVER, Germany, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- RFS (Radio Frequency Systems), the wireless infrastructure specialist, is unveiling a capex reducing, cell tower load minimizing - and technology boosting - portfolio of products for the GSMA Mobile World Congress this February.

Central to the range of leading edge technology products is a raft of products designed to smooth carriers' migration to LTE (Long Term Evolution) without the cost and technology issues that caused the industry problems when 3G was first phased in.

New Method Protects Anacidic Stomachs From Carcinogenic Acetaldehyde

New Method Protects Anacidic Stomachs From Carcinogenic Acetaldehyde

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

HELSINKI, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Central Hospital have in cooperation with Biohit Oyj developed a new method that helps reduce the cancer risk posed by acetaldehyde in an anacidic stomach. Favourable results from the first clinical trials were presented at the eleventh Finnish Gastroenterology Seminar (XI Gastropäivät) held in Helsinki on 12 February 2009.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081103/327166 )

Thomson Innovation Wins InfoWorld 100 Award And Is Named One Of The Top Information Technology Projects Of 2008

Thomson Innovation Wins InfoWorld 100 Award And Is Named One Of The Top Information Technology Projects Of 2008

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Thomson Reuters intellectual property research and analysis platform recognized for technical and business-focused achievements accomplished with development partner Virtusa

The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters today announced that Thomson Innovation(SM), the world's premier intellectual property (IP) research and analysis solution, was named one of the 100 best information technology (IT) projects of 2008 by InfoWorld, an International Data Group (IDG) information technology online media and events business.

First Dutch Patients Treated With The Percutaneous MitraClip(R) System

First Dutch Patients Treated With The Percutaneous MitraClip(R) System

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

MENLO PARK, California, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Use of the MitraClip(R) System Continues to Expand in the European Union

Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, announced today that the first series of patients have been successfully treated with the MitraClip(R) system at the St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands. The MitraClip(R) system is the only medical device commercially available in the European Union which provides a non-surgical mitral valve repair option for patients suffering from the effects of mitral regurgitation (MR).

New Loan Program For International Students Created At The Request Of The Graduate Management Admission Council

New Loan Program For International Students Created At The Request Of The Graduate Management Admission Council

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

MCLEAN, Virginia, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Responding to a request from the Graduate Management Admission Council(R) (GMAC(R)), a leading international bank has joined with experienced service providers in student financial aid to create a new pilot lending program for international students who attend graduate business schools around the world.

The pilot is prepared to provide at least US$500 million in loans to students in about 40 business schools in the United States and Europe, beginning with the 2009-10 academic year.

HR Access Announces Strong Growth In 2008 - Increase In Turnover By 19%

HR Access Announces Strong Growth In 2008 - Increase In Turnover By 19%

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

PARIS, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- HR Access, a leading provider of Payroll and HR management software applications and HR outsourcing services, announces a 19% increase in its turnover compared with that of 2007- the result of an ambitious development policy implemented throughout the year 2008. Looking back on a year of success...

Very strong growth achieved by an efficient and functionally rich software solution

The development dynamics initiated in 2007 was strengthened in 2008, enabling HR Access to record an organic growth of its turnover by 19% compared with that of 2007, and by nearly 51% over the course of two years.

Hope For 14 Million Rosacea Sufferers: Pyratine-XR(TM) Study To Be Presented At South Beach Symposium

Hope For 14 Million Rosacea Sufferers: Pyratine-XR(TM) Study To Be Presented At South Beach Symposium

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

NAPA, California, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Dr. Mark Nestor to Present Rosacea Study Results on February 13, 2009 -

Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a life sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, announced today that positive study results from a clinical trial of Pyratine-XR(TM) in patients with rosacea will be presented February 13, 2009, at the 7th Annual South Beach Clinical Dermatology Symposium in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Mark Nestor, the Symposium chair, will be presenting Cytokinins: Cutaneous Aging and Rosacea at 4:45 PM.

Webinar Alert: Coverity Announces Verification And Validation Of Medical Device Software With Static Analysis - A Review Of FDA Guidance And Best Practices

Webinar Alert: Coverity Announces Verification And Validation Of Medical Device Software With Static Analysis - A Review Of FDA Guidance And Best Practices

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

SAN FRANCISCO, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Coverity, Inc. announces the following TechOnline Webinar:

What: Coverity Webinar When: February 19 @ 1 pm ET / 10 am PT Where: http://seminar2.techonline.com/registration/distrib.cgi?s=1346d=2794 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. Contact: Jim Shissler, +1-415-321-5200

Overview:

Viettel Telecom To Deploy Mavenir's Converged Messaging IP SMSC Solution In Asia

Viettel Telecom To Deploy Mavenir's Converged Messaging IP SMSC Solution In Asia

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

RICHARDSON, Texas, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Solution provides new services, new revenues at lower cost for Tier 1 operators

Mavenir Systems, provider of next generation mobile core, announced today, that it will deploy its Converged Messaging IP SMSC solution for Viettel Telecom in Vietnam. Mavenir's IP SMSC delivers instant cost savings to Viettel while increasing capacity of their SMS network to handle the explosive growth in the global messaging market.

Viettel Mobile is a Vietnamese major mobile network operator headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam and is one of the largest telecommunications providers with 27M subs.

EE Times Europe Announces Avionics And Defense Electronics Supplement

EE Times Europe Announces Avionics And Defense Electronics Supplement

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

TechInsights Europe, the leading dedicated media and marketing services business serving the European electronics market, announces that the Avionics and Defense Electronics supplement of its flagship media service EE Times Europe will be published 8 June 2009.

As the second of a series of four supplements scheduled for publication in 2009, the Avionics and Defense Electronics supplement will benefit from a circulation of 50,000 (30,000 print and 20,000 digital) with special distribution at the Paris Air show June 15-21. This show will be celebrating its 100 years in 2009 and is the largest aerospace and avionics event with a large electronics exhibition.

The Role Of Everyday Ideas In Physical Theories (Locality Vs. Non-Locality)

The Role Of Everyday Ideas In Physical Theories (Locality Vs. Non-Locality)

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

A well known professor of analog circuit design and theory once said "all models are wrong".   Analog design is particularly rewarding and challenging, I believe, for this very reason.  Those words have echoed in my mind during many junctures in my journeys to learn something about the physical world.  Whether you are a theorist, phenomenologist, experimentalist or some combination of these, this fact is inescapable.
I am fascinated by how concepts of everyday life leak into all scientific thought, whether it be an elementary concept in engineering or within the confines of some rarefied physical theory.  And this is a topic I hope to write much about.
Tata Communications Announces USD 430 Million Investment In Asia Pacific

Tata Communications Announces USD 430 Million Investment In Asia Pacific

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

SINGAPORE, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Internet Data Center and the TGN-Intra Asia Cable Aimed at Driving Global Connectivity and Reliability

Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications, announced today its USD 430 million strategic investment plan in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The investments include developing the Tata Communications Exchange, a new world-class Internet Data Center (IDC), and the completion of the main segment of its TGN-Intra Asia Cable System.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/tatacommunications/37051/

New England Journal Of Medicine Publishes Results From The Landmark ATHENA Trial With Multaq(R) (dronedarone) In Atrial Fibrillation

New England Journal Of Medicine Publishes Results From The Landmark ATHENA Trial With Multaq(R) (dronedarone) In Atrial Fibrillation

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

PARIS, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Multaq(R) (dronedarone) Significantly Reduced the Risk of Cardiovascular Hospitalization or Death by 24 Percent in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Sanofi-aventis (Paris Bourse: EURONEXT: SAN; and New York: NYSE: SNY) announced today that the ATHENA trial was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial showed that Multaq(R) (dronedarone), in addition to standard therapy, significantly reduced the risk of first cardiovascular hospitalization or death by 24 percent (31.9% vs. 39.4%, p0.001) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial flutter (AFL) or a recent history of these conditions.

IKIVO And NUNET Team Up To Enrich Mobile TV Experience

IKIVO And NUNET Team Up To Enrich Mobile TV Experience

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

BARCELONA, Spain, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NUNET AG, the world leader in delivery of mobile TV channels and video-on-demand services, has signed a global partnership agreement with IKIVO, the number one European provider of mobile rich media technology.

NUNET are specialists in video management for broadband, mobile and IPTV and run more than 300 mobile TV channels across 20 countries, for providers such as Vodafone, Telenor and Vodacom plus the first fully converged and fully-managed video-on-demand platform supported by targeted video advertisement.

GlobeCast Selects Viaccess OMA BCAST SCP Solution For Its DVB-H Trial Platform

GlobeCast Selects Viaccess OMA BCAST SCP Solution For Its DVB-H Trial Platform

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

PARIS, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Viaccess, a France Telecom company, leader in conditional access announced, today that it has been selected by GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company for broadcast, to provide its Viaccess Mobile Broadcast service protection solution based on the OMA BCAST Smartcard profile for use in a key trial platform to faciliate the commercial launch of this technology in Europe.

The objective of this platform is to demonstrate both the viability of DVB-H as a mobile television standard as well as the expertise of GlobeCast as a technology integrator and end-to-end service provider for television bouquet operators, regardless of standard or networks used.

Science and Technology Can Generate Much Better Choices - The Second Industrial Revolution

Science and Technology Can Generate Much Better Choices - The Second Industrial Revolution

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

Economic, environmental, political and supply issues dictate that reliance on fossil fuels will be ephermeral on the scale of human history.  While developments in telecommunications and the information age are touted as revolutionary (e.g.,  the Internet and World-Wide-Web), these breakthroughs will pale in their impact compared to the economic and political renaissance that a revolution in sustainable energy promise.   How is it possible to engage the talent and resources necessary to drive the second industrial revolution?

Steven Chu, Secretary Of Energy and Nobel Prize winner, recently framed the role of science and technology in addressing tomorrow's energy breakthroughs.  Many of Secretary Chu's thoughts resonate with my own, among them (paraphrased):
Life as a Daytime Astronomer: Being a Generalist

Life as a Daytime Astronomer: Being a Generalist

Feb 12 2009 | comment(s)

One of my readers (via Facebook) said he loved my blog but still had no idea what I did.  Good point.  While most career scientists hyperspecialize, I've moved among multiple fields of astronomy, often confusing myself in the process.

Currently, I create computer simulations of the sun to understand and enable prediction of the brief but potent solar eruptions that can kill cellphones, GPS and airline pilots.  For those in the field, I say I study coronal mass ejections (CMEs) using data from the NASA STEREO satellites.