Grete Waitz Supports Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon for Cancer Charity

Original source – Marketwire 23.09.2010

Former Norwegian marathon runner, Grete Waitz, who won nine New York Marathons between 1978 and 1988, will be attending the Fokus Bank Oslo Marathon event in support of the Active Against Cancer charity.

Waitz attended a press conference about the event earlier this week and contributed many words of advice for marathon participants including; be properly rested, be in good time, dress for the conditions, tailor your speed to your fitness, be realistic and do not start too fast, and drink at every station. Read more

Free Blue Lagoon trip with Icelandair city breaks

This winter, Iceland’s leading airline, Icelandair, is offering Reykjavik city breaks with a free day trip to the world famous Blue Lagoon, to experience the natural geothermal spa under the Northern Lights.

The Blue Lagoon, situated in a lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula, is famous for its natural geothermal seawater that floods the lava formation pumped directly from its original source. Guests then enjoy the relaxing 40 °C temperatures and the beneficial active ingredients that have positive effects on the skin.

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Business conference Singapore to discuss NGNBN and investment opportunities

A debate during this year’s TMT Finance & Investment Asia conference in Singapore will highlight the NGNBN, business and investment opportunities arising from the launch of Singapore’s ultra-high speed broadband network, the Next Gen NBN.

The TMT Finance & Investment Asia conference in Singapore, held this year on November 3-4, will feature an NGNBN opportunities Asia session including leading operators, service providers and stakeholders; such as Singtel, the IDA, and Global Tech 100 companies. Read more

Le monument à la mémoire de John Lennon, Imagine Peace Tower, sera illuminé à Reykjavik

Yoko Ono sera en Islande le mois prochain pour l’éclairage annuel du faisceau lumineux baptisé « Imagine Peace Tower » sur l’île de Videy. Cette tour pour la paix est une œuvre de Yoko Ono à la fois dédiée à la mémoire de son défunt mari John Lennon et à la paix dans le monde.

Videy Island est une île située dans la baie de Reykjavik, la capitale de l’Islande. La tour consiste en un faisceau lumineux gigantesque projeté depuis son socle de pierre blanche de forme cylindrique sur lequel est gravé « Imaginez la paix » en 24 langues.

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International Web Agency Publishes ‘The WebCertain Search and Social Report’

Multilingual Search Marketing Multilingual search marketing agency WebCertain has published ‘The WebCertain Search and Social Report 2010’, an overview of the search engine and social media landscape in countries around the world.

It was compiled by WebCertain’s in-house team of native speakers and includes details on the most popular search engines and social networks in over 20 countries, as well as any key trends or web habits of users in those markets. Read more

Bespoke furniture for less than you would imagine with UK stainless steel manufacturer

Bespoke furniture can be costly in order to meet the specifications of a customer; however, UK stainless steel manufacturer, Teknomek doesn’t believe that its customers should have to pay a huge fee for a manufactured product to a non-standard specification.

With this in mind, Teknomek has introduced a high-tech 3D design department specifically to help its customers realise their requirements with a minimum of cost, fuss and delay. Teknomek can take customer data and generate a dedicated product, complete with ideas to improve the finished item. A 3D rendered picture can then be generated on order placement so the customer knows that they are getting the exact design they wanted. Typical products Teknomek can customise are tables, cupboards, sink units and trolleys.

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Shower Kit launches new website

Shower Kit have launched their new website in September 2010. From the people that brought you information in the shower kit industry over the past 5 years has launched this new information based site.

The newly launched site is gaining a lot of interest from people in the shower kit industry who are excited to hear about the upcoming plans for the site and what it has to offer. This is going to be an information based website; a useful resource for real people installing shower kits. It’s going to be an invaluable resource for installers and plumbers alike who need a one stop shop for shower kit installation information.

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Thomson Reuters unveils next-generation desktop

Thomson Reuters today launched its next-generation desktop for financial market professionals. Thomson Reuters Eikon will redefine how financial professionals work by placing the most comprehensive market information, news, analytics and trading tools available into a desktop as simple to use and collaborative as the Internet.

Thomson Reuters Eikon is designed to catapult market data into the 21st century and leverages information into easy-to-use web style search, aggregates the best of social networking technology, and allows for seamless mobile interchange from the office, home or while on the move. Eikon is available on multiple computer platforms, Blackberry and iPhone devices with a single sign-on to access information anywhere, at anytime.

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An update on Adaptive and Group Sequential Clinical Methods for Clinical Trial Design

Pharma IQ is proudly announcing a new speaker on board, professor Chris Jennison of the University of Bath. Professor Jennison will join our speaker panel evaluating innovations in clinical trial design at the Innovation in Clinical Design, Analysis and Reporting conference in London, 7th-8th of December 2010.

Professor Chris Jennison will survey statistical methods for the design, monitoring and adaptation of clinical trials. He will introduce group sequential ‘error spending’ tests that offer flexibility to deal with fluctuations in patient accrual or response rates and the uncertainties of survival data. He will present adaptive methods and discuss their application in: sample size re-estimation, refining the patient population in ‘enrichment’ designs, and selecting the treatment or dose level to take forward to the second stage of a combined Phase II/III trial.

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Synpromics: Scotland’s Latest Biotech Company

Synpromics announces it incorporation as Scotland’s latest biotech company. The new company aims to focus its activities in the area of synthetic mammalian biology and has acquired a number of patent applications that arose out of inventions by its founder and managing director; Dr Michael Leslie Roberts.

Synpromics’ technology will centre on the development of synthetic promoters for application as research, diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Synthetic promoters are relative short segments of man-made DNA that can specifically control the activity of any gene of interest. Synpromics has developed a method whereby the activity of the gene can be controlled depending on its environment.

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