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Reese Witherspoon Visits Brazil To Spread Message Of Female Empowerment As Avon's Global Ambassador

Reese Witherspoon Visits Brazil To Spread Message Of Female Empowerment As Avon's Global Ambassador

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

SAO PAULO, Brazil, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Avon Global Ambassador, Reese Witherspoon, will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil to celebrate the success of the company's first-ever global fundraising product, the Women's Empowerment Bracelet, which has sold 1.5 million since launching in March.

Reese will be joined by female luminaries, Nilceia Freire, Brazil's Federal Secretary for Women Policies, Ana Falu, UNIFEM Regional Director for the Southern Cone, and bio-chemist and domestic violence survivor, Maria da Penha.

Singapore's Senior Trade Minister To Keynote Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies Rankings And Asia Leadership Awards Dinner

Singapore's Senior Trade Minister To Keynote Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies Rankings And Asia Leadership Awards Dinner

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

SINGAPORE, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Singapore's Iswaran to Highlight Asia-Pacific's Rising Energy Role at October 20 Gathering of Energy Company Executives

Singapore's top official for trade and industry, S. Iswaran, is slated to keynote the acclaimed Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies rankings and Asia leadership recognition awards dinner and gala presentation on October 20 in Singapore.

Stallergenes: New Study VO 56 Highly Positive Results Conducted In An Allergen Challenge Chamber

Stallergenes: New Study VO 56 Highly Positive Results Conducted In An Allergen Challenge Chamber

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

ANTONY, France, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Oralair(R) Grasses 300IR Highly Positive Clinical Results in a Pharmacodynamic Study Conducted in an Allergen Challenge Chamber

Stallergenes S.A. announces the highly positive results of a new study conducted in an Allergen Challenge Chamber (ACC).

The study on Oralair(R) Grasses included 86 adult patients exposed to grass pollen challenge with different treatment durations: 1 week, 1 month, 2 and 4 months without a titration phase. Use of rescue medication was not allowed.

The outcomes of this trial in line with the objectives were:

Genmab Announces 2008 First Half Year Results

Genmab Announces 2008 First Half Year Results

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

COPENHAGEN, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Summary: Genmab Reports Results for the Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2008

Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today results for the six month period ended June 30, 2008. During this period, Genmab reported the following results:

Genmab's revenues were DKK 277 million (USD 59 million) for the first half of 2008. In the same period of 2007, Genmab recognized revenues of DKK 280 million (USD 59 million).

Women in Science (Physics) – a view from Education

Women in Science (Physics) – a view from Education

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

I sent the Professor Meg Urry interview to a colleague who is quite high-up in graduate teacher training. Here is his reply .
We do have a lot of evidence about student motivation and about their view about the Nature of Science (Physics). What is disappointing about Meg's comments is that they are solely anecdotal and only related to her view, yet if she read a little more widely, she would discover a broader perspective. The ROSE project, based in Oslo, is the probably the latest and largest project on student motivation towards sciences in secondary schools, covering many countries in the modern and traditional world.
Stallergenes: First Half Year 2008: A 19% Increase In Operating Profit And Net Profit

Stallergenes: First Half Year 2008: A 19% Increase In Operating Profit And Net Profit

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

ANTONY, France, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors, meeting today under the chairmanship of Albert Saporta, approved STALLERGENES' half year consolidated financial statements:

(EUR millions) 2007 HY1 2008 HY1 08/07 % of % of % sales sales change Sales 74.8 100.0 87.0 100.0 16 Cost of sales (16.9) (22.5) (19.9) (22.8) 18 Gross profit 57.9 77.5 67.1 77.2 16 General, administrative and selling (31.3) (41.9) (35.1) (40.3) 12 expenses Gross operating profit before R&D 26.6 35.6 32.1 36.8 21 R&D (11.2) (15.0) (13.7) (15.7) 22 EBIT 15.4 20.6 18.4 13.8 19 Net profit (Group share) 10.1 13.6 12.0 13.8 19 Net borrowings 9.3 4.2 (54)

Sales growth and financial position

TriPollar(TM) Technology Makes First Move Into Home Beauty Market

TriPollar(TM) Technology Makes First Move Into Home Beauty Market

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

TEL AVIV, Israel, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- STOP(TM) Clinical Skin Renewal Device Starts a Home Skin Care Revolution

TEL AVIV, Israel, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

The creators of TriPollar(TM) technology are launching into the home beauty market with an innovative clinical skin renewal device, named STOP(TM) which offers the latest professional aesthetic technology to consumers and is set to start a skin care revolution across Europe.

Put Thinking on Your To-Do List

Put Thinking on Your To-Do List

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

This piece is a little old, and is ostensibly about Presidential candidates, but the advice applies to anyone with a 'wired' job who needs to think, including scientists and science writers:
In London, Obama and [British Conservative Leader] Cameron commiserated about their days, which are arranged in 15-minute intervals of crisis. They react, but they never have time to reflect. Cameron said he tried to not let aides "chalk up" his schedule with too many commitments. Obama's solution was to set aside time to let his brain work during his mid-August vacation. "The most important thing you need to do is to have big chunks of time during the day when all you're doing is thinking," he said...
The problem is becoming especially acute in science.
Financial Technologies Unveils Microsite Http://ar2008.ftindia.com For Its Annual Report 2008

Financial Technologies Unveils Microsite Http://ar2008.ftindia.com For Its Annual Report 2008

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

MUMBAI, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial Technologies (India) Ltd. (NSE: FINANTECH, BSE: FlNTECH) has unveiled a special micro website http://ar2008.ftindia.com for Annual Report 2008. The microsite has been specially designed and created to serve Financial Technologies community in a more transparent and user friendly access to its Annual Report content.

"Our vision with the micro site is to offer most dynamic web experience to our users with seamless and ubiquitous access to our financial and strategic content of Annual Report and our quarterly earnings on an ongoing basis. "The theme 'Value' is the raison d'etre of the company and reinforces our continued commitment to deliver unmatched consistently to all our stakeholders across the Board.

Martin Kaymer And Schuco - High Performance, Made In Germany

Martin Kaymer And Schuco - High Performance, Made In Germany

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

BIELEFELD, Germany, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Cross Reference: Picture is Distributed via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be Downloaded Free of Charge at: http://www.presseportal.de/pm/16299?keygroup=bild

Schuco International KG will soon be sponsoring German golf pro Martin Kaymer. The motto of the sponsorship agreement is "Martin Kaymer and Schuco - teeing off for a successful future with Energy2".

Azure Dynamics Closes Previously Announced Private Placement

Azure Dynamics Closes Previously Announced Private Placement

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

OAK PARK, Michigan, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD, LSE: ADC & OTCQX: AZDDF) - ("Azure" or the "Company"), a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, is pleased to announce that it has closed a private placement offering of 100,000,000 common shares at a price of CDN$0.25 per common share (the "Issue Price") for gross proceeds of CDN$25,000,000 (the "Offering").

Haier Will Build 51 Olympic Hope Schools

Haier Will Build 51 Olympic Hope Schools

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

BEIJING, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- For Each of the 51 Chinese Gold Medals, Haier Builds a Primary School in China

Haier, the world's fourth largest white goods manufacturer and the official white goods sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, will build 51 Olympic Hope primary schools in 25 provinces around China as part of the "One Gold Medal, One Olympic Hope School" program. 15 schools are to be built in Beichuan, the Sichuan county that was devastated by the May 12, 2008 earthquake.

LHC Rap

LHC Rap

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

An explanation in RAP format of what the Large Hadron Collider is all about. It's nested in the following Daily Telegraph article. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/26/scirap... I enjoy it, hope y'all do too!
First Reserve Partners With Industry Participants To Form Accord Nuclear Resources

First Reserve Partners With Industry Participants To Form Accord Nuclear Resources

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

GREENWICH, Connecticut, HOUSTON and LONDON, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Partnership to Vertically Integrate Businesses across Nuclear Fuel Production Cycle

First Reserve Corporation, the world's leading private equity firm in the energy industry, has joined forces with two experienced nuclear industry participants, Charles Scorer and David Sloan, to form Accord Nuclear Resources, an integrated nuclear fuel supply company.

GEA Further Strengthens Its Activities In Industrial Refrigeration

GEA Further Strengthens Its Activities In Industrial Refrigeration

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

BOCHUM, Germany, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has further strengthened its Refrigeration Division through the acquisition of the International Cooling Group (ICG), headquartered at Fareham near Southampton, UK. ICG manufactures evaporators and condensers for the industrial refrigeration markets under the brand names Searle, Raffel and Dawmec. In 2007 ICG generated sales of approximately 70 Mio. EUR with 500 employees. The transaction will take effect after approval from the German Federal Cartel Office.

Women And Their Sense Of Practicality - Even In The Car

Women And Their Sense Of Practicality - Even In The Car

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

BURSCHEID, Germany, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Qualitative Consumer Study Investigates how Women View Cars

Women feel quite at home in their cars, they have fun driving and especially enjoy the feeling of freedom they get when out driving alone. In addition, they attach great importance to the attractive design of their cars - both in terms of the vehicle's exterior and interior. These are the findings of an international study that Johnson Controls recently conducted. Intensive consumer research has played an important role in the development of innovative products for many years at the world's leading supplier of automotive interiors, electronics and batteries.

It's Not Only George Clooney Who's Turned Off By Silicon Breasts: More And More Men Are Saying They Prefer The Natural Look

It's Not Only George Clooney Who's Turned Off By Silicon Breasts: More And More Men Are Saying They Prefer The Natural Look

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

VIENNA, Austria, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the media reported that George Clooney left his girlfriend after she underwent breast augmentation with silicon

Many men comment that they find silicon implants unappealing. Besides attracting more laughter than anything else, they have serious drawbacks: They may not only cause pain when swimming in cool water, they also leave visible scars and often make surgical lifting and change of implants necessary later.

Hyaluronic acid is intensely marketed currently. In this method, Hyaluronic acid is being injected into the breast into nut-size depots which can be felt when touching the breast. Repeated injections will leave additional scars. Also the costs are substantial: 200 ml per side cost roughly 14,000 Euros.

Russia Has Fastest Growing Internet Population In Europe

Russia Has Fastest Growing Internet Population In Europe

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- European Internet Audience Soars to More than 240 Million Visitors in June

- Regional Online Penetration Highest in the Netherlands and Nordic Countries

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study of the online behavior of European Internet audiences based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service, showing Russia as the fastest-growing Internet population on the continent.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO)

Fastest Growing Internet Audiences in Europe

Peakdale Molecular Launches AssayReady4U(TM) In Collaboration With ChemPrintCo LLC

Peakdale Molecular Launches AssayReady4U(TM) In Collaboration With ChemPrintCo LLC

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, England and MILPITAS, California, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Peakdale Molecular Ltd (CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, UK) a leading provider in specialist chemistry services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, and ChemPrintCo LLC (MILPITAS, CA, USA), a unique and cost-effective provider of products and systems for the biotechnology industry, today announce the launch of AssayReady4U(TM).

AssayReady4U(TM) is an online based storefront which allows drug discovery researchers the ability to search, design and select compounds from a live physical collection of screening compounds. Then, using additional options, build their final assay by selecting the exact amount and concentration required to perform their own unique experiments.

Australian To Lead The World In Cancer Fight

Australian To Lead The World In Cancer Fight

Aug 27 2008 | comment(s)

MELBOURNE, Australia, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Professor David Hill, Director of The Cancer Council Victoria, will commence in his role as President of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) on 27 August 2008 at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva.

The UICC is a powerful advocacy group with more than 300 member agencies including Cancer Research United Kingdom and the American Cancer Society. Under Professor Hill's leadership the UICC will drive the worldwide agenda improving cancer prevention and survival through its membership base. Professor Hill said Governments around the world that focus on cancer prevention campaigns today will potentially save the lives of millions of people.