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Ballast Nedam Signs Concession Contract With HTM To Fuel Vehicles With Natural Gas

Ballast Nedam Signs Concession Contract With HTM To Fuel Vehicles With Natural Gas

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

NIEUWEGEIN, the Netherlands, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ballast Nedam company, CNG Net, has signed a cooperation contract with HTM Personenvervoer for the supply of natural gas to fuel its buses and for the financing, creation, operation, management and maintenance of a natural gas filling station. The filling station is designed to refuel 135 buses with natural gas at the HTM site in The Hague. The long-term concession contract has a contract value of well over EUR 50 million.

ARCADIS Subsidiary LFR Awarded Extensive GSS(TM) Remediation Contract In Canada

ARCADIS Subsidiary LFR Awarded Extensive GSS(TM) Remediation Contract In Canada

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consulting, design, engineering and management services company, announced today that LFR Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of ARCADIS has been awarded a multi-million dollar Guaranteed Site Solutions(TM) (GSS) Environmental Services Agreement with Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals Limited (KMCT), a partnership for the Vancouver Wharves facility in North Vancouver, Canada.

Frost Sullivan Lauds Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels' Achievements, Presents Company With South Africa Biofuel Feedstock Market Share Advancement Award

Frost Sullivan Lauds Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels' Achievements, Presents Company With South Africa Biofuel Feedstock Market Share Advancement Award

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

The 2008 Frost Sullivan South Africa Biofuel Feedstock Market Share Advancement Award is presented to Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels (RNRF). The company is building the biggest soybean processing facility in Africa, a particularly strategic choice of location since South Africa has the greatest demand for biofuels in Southern Africa. This, together with its coherent, growth-focused strategy will support the expansion of the company's market share in the biofuels market.

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Canada Supports Ground-Breaking Malaria Treatment Program In Sub-Saharan Africa

Canada Supports Ground-Breaking Malaria Treatment Program In Sub-Saharan Africa

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

WASHINGTON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Population Services International (PSI) is launching a new comprehensive project that could dramatically reduce the number of African children dying every year from malaria. The program will provide free artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACT) given by local community health workers to poor children suspected of having malaria. This quick-response approach to treatment will be monitored to determine if it reduces the number of African children dying from malaria. It is estimated that this program will avert half a million malaria cases and 11,000 child deaths in each of the four pilot areas.

Did These Researchers Discover A Universal Mechanism For Aging?

Did These Researchers Discover A Universal Mechanism For Aging?

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

Researchers have discovered that DNA damage decreases a cell's ability to regulate which genes are turned on and off in particular settings. This mechanism, which applies both to fungus and to us, might represent a universal culprit for aging. 

"This is the first potentially fundamental, root cause of aging that we've found," says Harvard Medical School professor of pathology David Sinclair. "There may very well be others, but our finding that aging in a simple yeast cell is directly relevant to aging in mammals comes as a surprise."  

Their findings appear in the November 28 issue of the journal Cell. 
Grass Biofuel Reduces Our Carbon Footprint

Grass Biofuel Reduces Our Carbon Footprint

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where – and which – biofuel crops are used according to researchers at University of Illinois. 

Scientists analyzed data from dozens of studies to determine how planting new biofuel crops can influence the carbon content of the soil. Their findings appear this month in the journal Global Change Biology Bioenergy.

Toys Made From Liquid Wood

Toys Made From Liquid Wood

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

Most plastics are based on petroleum. A bio-plastic that consists of one hundred percent renewable raw materials helps to conserve this resource. Researchers have now optimized the plastic in such a way that it is even suitable for products such as Nativity figurines.

Toys have to put up with a lot of rough treatment: They are sucked by small children, bitten with milk teeth, dragged along behind bobby cars, and every now and then they have to survive a rainy night outdoors. Whatever happens, it is vital that the material does not release any softeners or heavy metals that could endanger children.
Holograms, And Lasers And Nanoassembly, O My!

Holograms, And Lasers And Nanoassembly, O My!

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly.

The technique, called rapid electrokinetic patterning, is a potential alternative to existing technologies because the patterns can be more quickly and easily changed, said mechanical engineering doctoral student Stuart J. Williams.
Empty Nest May Benefit Marriage, Says Study

Empty Nest May Benefit Marriage, Says Study

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

The phrase "empty nest" can conjure up images of sad and lonely parents sitting at home, twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their children to call or visit. However, a new study, reported in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that an empty nest may have beneficial effects on the parents' marriage.

University of California, Berkeley psychologists Sara M. Gorchoff, Oliver P. John and Ravenna Helson tracked the marital satisfaction of a group of women over 18 years, from the time they were in their 40s to when they were in their early 60s.
Milestone Rated Number One Again For IP Video Surveillance Software In IMS Research Report

Milestone Rated Number One Again For IP Video Surveillance Software In IMS Research Report

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

COPENHAGEN, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Milestone Systems has been recognized again as the global market leader for IP video surveillance software. IMS Research has published a new report that identifies Milestone as having the highest world market share in the category of software-only vendors of open platform network video management solutions.

Lewtan Wins Credit Magazine Technology Innovation Award

Lewtan Wins Credit Magazine Technology Innovation Award

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- '2008 Credit Technology Innovation Awards' Recognize Leading Developments in the Use of Technology for the Buy- and Sell-Side in the Global Credit Markets during 2008

Lewtan Technologies, Inc., provider of asset-backed securities surveillance data, analytics, software, and content for the global securitisation industry, today announced that it has won the Technology Innovation Award bestowed by Credit magazine. The Technology Innovation Award recognizes Lewtan's innovation in financial markets technology and continues to solidify its leadership position in the global market.

The Vatican And Evolution: The Usual Crap

The Vatican And Evolution: The Usual Crap

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

The news coming out of the recent, and much trumpeted, Vatican-sponsored conference on evolution isn’t that good, according to a brief article that appeared in Science magazine on November 14. Molecular biologist John Abelson commented on the most controversial figure at the conference, Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn: “He believes there are gaps in evolution and [that] God acts in those gaps.” Oh boy, not the “gap theory” again?
Unite's NHS Members Hold Day Of Action On Wednesday, 3 December Over Pay

Unite's NHS Members Hold Day Of Action On Wednesday, 3 December Over Pay

Dec 02 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Fair Pay Rise Would Boost Consumer Spending

Members of Unite, the largest union in the country, are holding a 'work to rule' day of action tomorrow (Wednesday, 3 December) over the 'derisory' three-year NHS pay deal.

And as Unite members take action in hospitals and health centres throughout the UK, the union argues that giving public sector workers, including NHS staff, a fair pay rise would also have the added benefit of boosting consumer spending power in the High Street - and would cost a fraction of the billions earmarked to bail-out irresponsible bank bosses.

No Acorns? Apocalypse?

No Acorns? Apocalypse?

Dec 01 2008 | comment(s)

Squirrels are also facing an economic crisis.  Apparently, acorns are disappearing all over the country...or at least on the East Coast.  I know some fellow turkey hunters on the East Coast have reported a very spotty acorn crop.  Supposedly it's not just acorns, but hickory nuts as well.  This is very bad news for woodland creatures.  Acorns are a mainstay of their winter diet and are a valuable source of protein after the grasshoppers die in first fall frosts.  No acorns or hickories means less food for squirrels, turkeys, etc.  That in turn means less food for owls, coyotes, and so on.  If this year really is worse than most in terms of acorns, it will be interesting to see how wildlife nu
Dynamics Group AG Publishes Research Report On Senetek

Dynamics Group AG Publishes Research Report On Senetek

Dec 01 2008 | comment(s)

NAPA, California, December 1 /PRNewswire/ --

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 Dynamics Group AG, specialists in the fields of strategic development, communication management and research with offices in Zurich, Bern and Geneva has published a Research Report on the Company.

Beat The Credit Crunch This Christmas With High Quality American Peanuts!

Beat The Credit Crunch This Christmas With High Quality American Peanuts!

Dec 01 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photos

As the economic downturn bites and food costs continue to rise, it's reassuring to know that there is no need to compromise the festive spirit on quality, taste, convenience or health. While cautious consumers purposefully seek out good value holiday nibbles, peanuts - recently overshadowed by more exotic, expensive alternatives - are set to make a comeback as a natural, tasty, energy powerhouse snack.

Health education consultant for the American Peanut Council Dr Andrew Craig said, Research tells us that all nuts are extremely beneficial for health. The more exotic nuts may be great - but they are expensive, whereas peanuts offer all the health benefits at an affordable everyday price.

Research Into Metamaterials May Pave The Road To Invisibility

Research Into Metamaterials May Pave The Road To Invisibility

Dec 01 2008 | comment(s)

It's an idea that has pervaded a huge amount of science fiction and fantasy stories, from Star Trek to Harry Potter, and there are few of us that would deny a couple of hours with one - but is an invisibility cloak actually possible? Although the lightweight, flowing cloak of Harry Potter may be impossible in the near future, scientists are quickly creating and studying new metamaterials - materials with a negative index of refraction - that are paving the way to making invisibility a reality.
Axiomatics And Symlabs Partner To Solve Access And Authorization Problems

Axiomatics And Symlabs Partner To Solve Access And Authorization Problems

Dec 01 2008 | comment(s)

CHICAGO and KISTA, Sweden, December 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Mystery Around Dancing Atoms Uncovered

Mystery Around Dancing Atoms Uncovered

Dec 01 2008 | comment(s)

In developing a model to explain the motion of atoms in a magnetic field, scientists have overcome a decades-old obstacle to understanding a key component of magnetic resonance.

The new understanding may eventually lead to better control of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and higher resolution MRI diagnoses.

Collaborators at Ohio State University in Columbus and three institutions in France--the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, the Université d'Orléans, and the Université de Lyon--presented their findings in a paper published in the Journal of Chemical Physics.

Gamma Camera Sees Tumors Not Found By Mammograms

Gamma Camera Sees Tumors Not Found By Mammograms

Dec 01 2008 | comment(s)

A dual-headed dedicated gamma camera used during molecular breast imaging (MBI) can accurately detect small breast tumors less than 2 cm in size, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

One-hundred fifty patients who had suspicious lesions smaller than 2 cm in size were imaged using dual-head molecular breast imaging. “There were 128 cancers confirmed in 88 patients,” according to Carrie B. Hruska, MD, lead author of the study. “The sensitivity rate of dual-head MBI during the study was 90% (115/128)”, she said.