Archive for April, 2009

Company’s 4.5kg “Lab in a Box” Allows for Rapid Onsite Pathogen Detection ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 29 /PRNewswire/ — DxNA announced today that in response to the recent outbreak of swine flu and related world threat, it is developing a diagnostic test for its GeneSTAT(R) pathogen detection platform to detect the H1N1 virus (known...
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LYON, France, April 29/PRNewswire/ — The French company Widescreen Games has announced that the adaptation of the video game “The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf” for Playstation3 and Xbox360 consoles is being frozen. The game was under development in partnership with Atari (publisher) and CDProjekt (creator of the original game...
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AC/DC: Let There Be Rock – The Story Of AC/DC Let There Be Rock is the story of AC/DC written by rock journalist Susan Masino, who met the band during their first American tour in 1977. Over the years, she remained in contact with them, watching AC/DC climb to international stardom. Since 1977, Susan has...
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This week the remaining 5 contestants performed songs from the rat pack era and had Jamie Foxx as a mentor. Adam Lambert presented another awesome performance when he sang  ‘Feeling Good.’ The judges agreed saying that his vocals were perfect but his performance was too theatrical. Kris Allen sang ‘The Way You Look Tonight.’ Randy Jackson...
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According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and government officials: 23-month-old child in Texas first confirmed death from swine flu in the United States. 159 deaths in Mexico, seven confirmed as swine flu and rest suspected. 2,498 suspected sick and 19 confirmed in Mexico. 93 confrimed cases in U.S. 13 in Canada; 14 in New...
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BURBANK, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has arranged with The Nature Conservancy to plant 2.7 million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the planet’s most endangered rainforests, it was announced by Dick Cook, chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. In keeping with the Disneynature EARTH’s themes of protecting the...
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World Vision Preparing for Possible Global Spread, Educating Staff Worldwide. Health threat underscores need for community health strengthening in poor countries. WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A potential spread of swine flu to developing countries without adequate means to track the outbreak or to treat those infected could prove disastrous for communities in Central America...
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LONDON, April 29/PRNewswire/ — The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) today issued a warning to the public about the risks of buying online medicines for swine influenza, such as Tamiflu or Relenza. David Pruce, RPSGB Director of Policy said: “With the current fears about swine flu, we are concerned that unscrupulous people are exploiting...
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS Anaheim, California, June 28 – July 5, 2009 Barbershop Harmony Society’s 71st Annual International Convention and Competitions Nashville, DATE OF RELEASE – The sounds you hear will be harmonious. They will be plentiful. And they will be uniquely American in their roots, but expansively international in their impact. They will come from...
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CHILDHOOD ABUSE SURVIVOR EXPLAINS HOW THE ECONOMIC CRISIS INFLICTS HEAVY TOLL ON CHILDREN OF DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES – Novelist and youth advocate sheds realistic light on teen runaways, teen suicide and children of alcoholics along with other related problems and explains how the current economic crisis has contributed to their increase Who are the final and most...
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