SYDNEY--30 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
STATEMENT MADE...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan: August 29, 2011, marks the 20th anniversary of the
closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site which witnessed more than 450
nuclear explosions.
http://bit.ly/oJKTU1
BLINDED REVIEW...
PARIS: AstraZeneca today announced results from a blinded review of clinical
data from patients in the PLATO trial who had died following coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
http://www.astrazeneca.com/
http://bit.ly/qixBvv
VOYAGER ANALYSIS...
PARIS: AstraZeneca today announced the results of a sub-analysis from the
VOYAGER individual patient data meta-analysis, which demonstrated that the
possibility of reaching the 100 mg/dL LDL-C goal with statin treatment is
dependent upon baseline LDL-C and the choice and dose of statin.
http://www.astrazeneca.com/
http://bit.ly/ouYoa6
SCOTTISH GLEN...
EDINBURGH, Scotland: Follow travel writer Robin McKelvie's inspirational
travel diary at http://www.visitscotland.com/grabaglen as he grabs the glens,
hikes the hills and experiences the very best of Active Scotland in 2011.
http://www.visitscotland.com/grabaglen
http://bit.ly/rt85h8
HEART RATES...
PARIS: Results from CLARIFY, the largest international registry ever carried
out in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) outpatients, show that despite the
widespread use of beta-blockers, one third of CAD patients had a resting heart
rate (HR) of 70 bpm,[1] a rate that has previously been shown to be linked with
higher prevalence and severity of angina and heart attacks.
http://bit.ly/qRsTqz
SHIFT STUDY...
PARIS: New results from SHIFT (Systolic Heart Failure Treatment with the If
Inhibitor Ivabradine Trial), the largest-ever morbi-mortality study of
treatments for chronic heart failure, reveal for the first time a direct link
between heart rate reduction and quality of life in patients with heart failure.
http://bit.ly/nLzw5d
FANNIE MAE REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/pI6ZYL
WEBCAST CANCELLED...
WICHITA, Kan.: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) President and Chief
Executive Officer, Jeff Turner, will not be speaking at the Morgan Stanley
Aerospace & Defense Unplugged Conference in Boston on Tuesday, August 30, 2011.
http://bit.ly/pdt6KJ
SALE ANNOUNCED...
CHICAGO: ICAP Patent Brokerage [ http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com ], a
division of ICAP plc, the world's largest intellectual property brokerage and
patent auction firm, is offering for sale a patent portfolio that discloses a
multi-modal user interface that simplifies voice spoken instructions for mobile
phones and related applications.
http://www.icap.com/
http://bit.ly/qXVDaJ
FIRM OF THE YEAR...
LAS VEGAS: ActionCOACH [ http://www.actioncoach.com ], the world's number one
business coaching firm, presented the BCS Firm [ http://www.actioncoach.com/bcs
] of Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin of New South Wales, Australia its 2011 Firm
of the Year Award at its Global Conference Awards ceremony, which took place at
the Fontainebleau Hotel, in Miami, Florida.
http://www.actioncoach.com/
http://bit.ly/rh0FwY
MOST IMPROVED COACH...
LAS VEGAS: The world's number one business coaching firm, ActionCOACH, named
George Zenon [ http://www.actioncoach.com/georgezenon ]the organization's Most
Improved Coach at its Global Conference held at the Fontainebleau Hotel in
Miami, Florida.
http://bit.ly/qyRltc
EMPLOYEE COACH OF THE YEAR...
LAS VEGAS: ActionCOACH, the world's number one business coaching firm, named
Christine Beard [ http://www.actioncoach.com/christinebeard ]the ActionCOACH
Employee Coach of the Year at its Global Conference Awards ceremony, which took
place at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, Florida, on August 24.
http://bit.ly/oj9vg0
TERRITORY OF THE YEAR...
LAS VEGAS: The world's number one business and executive coaching firm,
ActionCOACH, honored Vic Ciuffetelli ( http://actioncoach.com/vicciuffetelli )
and his entire Australian team with the Territory of the Year Award at this
year's Global Conference.
http://bit.ly/nd6Er6
PREMIER SERVICE...
LAS VEGAS: Savvis , a CenturyLink Company (NYSE: CTL), today announced its
new Premier service profile for the Savvis Symphony Virtual Private Data Center
(VPDC) enterprise-class cloud solution. Unveiled at VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas,
Symphony VPDC Premier offers a complete, worry-free service level for
mission-critical, cloud-based enterprise applications.
http://www.centurylink.com/
http://www.savvis.com/
http://bit.ly/oboaRK
ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION...
SHANGHAI: SSOE Group ( www.ssoe.com ), an international engineering,
procurement, and construction management (EPCM) firm, announced today that it
has received ISO 9001:2008 certification of registration for its Shanghai,
China location.
http://www.ssoe.com/
http://bit.ly/oNQBkM
FREEZECROWD LAUNCH...
CLEVELAND: After 11 years of development, the social media site FreezeCrowd
is finally set to launch. FreezeCrowd is an interactive network that is free
for millions of students and alumni in the USA, Canada, UK and Australia.
http://www.freezecrowd.com/
http://bit.ly/oO2pSA
INUNCTION OBTAINED...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: VAPUR(R), makers of the foldable, flexible,
reusable and eco-responsible "Anti-Bottle," has successfully obtained an
injunction to stop an Australian importer and wholesaler from importing and/or
selling a made-in-China flexible reusable water bottle.
http://www.drinkvapur.com.au/
http://bit.ly/oJ9rAu
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS...
SYDNEY: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of
data centre solutions, has announced two senior appointments: Peter Wolsey,
Director, Corporate Development; and Andrew Maclaren, Sales Director, Australia.
http://www.digitalrealtytrust.com/
http://bit.ly/pV2h5A
NETIK EXPANSION...
NEW YORK: Netik, the global leading provider of financial data creation,
management and distribution services and solutions, announced today a key
strategic move in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of its Hong Kong
office.
http://www.netik.com/
http://bit.ly/qem5Mn
ASIA JOB INDEX...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Robert Walters, the international recruitment
consultancy, publishes its Asia Job Index for the second quarter of 2011 today.
http://www.asiajobindex.com/
http://bit.ly/mQL9q7
INDEPENDENT NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR...
SYDNEY, Australia: QBE Mortgage Insurance (Asia) Limited ("QBE MI Asia"),
based in Hong Kong, is pleased to confirm that Roger Luk has joined the Board
of Directors as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
http://bit.ly/o4CcCi
AGREE TO TERMS...
ST. LOUIS and LUXEMBOURG: Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) and ArcelorMittal
(NYSE: MT) today announced that PEAMCoal has agreed to terms with the Macarthur
board for a cash takeover of all outstanding shares of Macarthur Coal for
A$16.00(1) per share, valuing the equity in Macarthur at approximately A$4.8
billion.
http://www.peabodyenergy.com/
http://www.arcelormittal.com/
http://bit.ly/qTQbaC
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