SYDNEY--2 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuestENERGY PLANS... WASHINGTON: President Bush will ask Congress to provide $2.7 billion infiscal year 2008 for his Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI) in hopes ofaddressing human impacts on the climate and will seek $405 million for theGlobal Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), Deputy Energy Secretary Clay Sellsaid Thursday at a Platts Energy Podium in Washington, D.C. http://www.platts.com http://www.mcgraw-hill.com ACQUISITION COMPLETED... LAKE FOREST, Ill.: Hospira, Inc., a leading global hospital productscompany, Thursday announced it has completed the acquisition of Mayne PharmaLimited, an Australia-based specialty injectable pharmaceuticals company. http://www.hospira.com FDA APPROVAL... LOS ANGELES, Calif.: Grifols S.A., a global healthcare company specializingin the research, development and production of biologic therapies derived fromhuman plasma, Thursday announced that it has received approval from the US Foodand Drug Administration (FDA) to market Alphanate for the treatment ofcongenital von Willebrand Disease (VWD) in connection with surgery or otherinvasive procedures. http://www.grifols.com PARTNERSHIP FORMED... DUBLIN, LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO: Anam Mobile, a provider of messaginginfrastructure technologies, and Amobee Media Systems, a media system forad-funded mobile content and communications, Thursday announced a partnershipto deliver a joint solution for ad-funding subscriber originated SMS messages. http://www.anam.com http://www.amobee.com CEO ROLE... HAMILTON, Bermuda: The Board of Directors of W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd.Thursday announced that William P. Stewart, Chairman of the Board, will resumehis former role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. http://www.wpstewart.com INTERNET RADIO... SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Net Music Makers (NMM) Thursday announced the additionof three new Internet radio stations to the NMM Radio Network. http://www.netmusicmakers.com EURAIL OFFERS... UTRECHT: Due to the success of previous campaigns, the Eurail Groupannounced Thursday that it is offering an extra day of rail travel on all six-,eight- and ten-day Eurail Select Passes purchased in the months of February andMarch 2007. http://www.Eurail.com ULDAGE RELEASES... TOKYO: ULDAGE Inc. announced Thursday that the Patent Pool License for ARIBStandards (ARIB Essential Patent License) is now available. http://www.uldage.com MAJOR SHAREHOLDER... SYDNEY: Leisure Inn Hospitality Management Pty Ltd (LIHM), owners of theLeisure Inn Hotels and Suites brand, Thursday announced the introduction of amajor shareholder into the Leisure Inn Group which will further bolster thecompany's financial capacity to achieve its growth plans. TRAINING COURSES... CINCINNATI: think3 Inc., a leading supplier of product development solutionsand industrial design, recently completed its first in a series ofcollaborative training sessions with Zhejiang University in China as part ofthe company's initiative to introduce free and legal use of 2D software intoemerging markets. http://www.think3.com http://www.free2Design.org (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)