SYDNEY--12 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest AERCAP RESULTS... AMSTERDAM - AerCap Holdings N.V. (the "Company" or "AerCap") (NYSE: AER)today announced the results of its operations for the first quarter ended March31, 2008.http://www.aercap.com PERIMETER INSTITUTE... WATERLOO - The Board of Directors of Canada's Perimeter Institute forTheoretical Physics (PI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. NeilTurok to the position of Executive Director. The appointment, effective October1st, comes with the unanimous endorsement of the Institute's Board following anextensive search and the unanimous recommendation of the Search Committeecomposed of Perimeter Institute researchers, members of its internationalScientific Advisory Committee and members of the Institute's Board of Directors.www.perimeterinstitute.ca LION NATHAN... NEW YORK - Lion Nathan, an Australian premium alcoholic beverages companyhas chosen Quickcomm, a leading global provider of telecommunications expensemanagement software and services. Quickcomm will implement the softwaresolution to help manage the organization's entire telecom inventory and gainmore visibility into its telecom expenditures thereby reducing its costs.http://www.quickcomm.com ROTARY SHELTERBOX... EVANSTON, Ill. - As major relief agencies waited for access to cycloneravaged Myanmar, among the first charities actually to reach the affected areawas Shelterbox, a grassroots disaster relief organization supported by Rotaryclubs around the world.http://www.rotary.orghttp://www.shelterbox.org DUBAI AID... DUBAI - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Presidentand Prime Minister of the U.A.E. and Ruler of Dubai, announced the emergencyprovision of 200 temporary structures to be used as schools and shelter tosupport the victims of Cyclone Nargis. Myanmar has accepted Dubai's donation.The official death toll currently stands at 22,000, with figures expected toreach the 100,000-mark. SURGICAL FIRST... MELBOURNE - Exploration of the latest innovations in surgery will be thefocus when more than 2000 surgeons attend the conjoint Annual ScientificCongress, Achievement through Collaboration, at the Hong Kong Convention Centrein Hong Kong next week. AMERICARES MYANMAR... STAMFORD, Conn. - An AmeriCares emergency relief expert arrived in Myanmarearlier today to assess the crisis situation and continue with efforts toobtain clearance for the organization's airlift of 15 tons of essentialmedicines and medical supplies to Yangon.http://www.americares.org BURMA AID... WASHINGTON - InterAction, the largest coalition of U.S.-based humanitarianand development agencies brought its members together on Friday to shareinformation about their activities and plans, conditions in-country, andaccess, including issuance of visas and permission for international staff totravel internally.http://www.interaction.org UNIVERSAL MUSIC... LONDON and NEW YORK - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading musiccompany, has promoted Tom Bennett to Chief Executive Officer of Bravado, itsglobal merchandising division. The appointment, effective immediately, wasannounced today by Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO of Universal Music GroupInternational, to whom Bennett reports. Formerly, Mr. Bennett served asBravado's North American CEO. He will continue to be based in New York. CREDIT REPORTS... MELBOURNE - Credit report checking has become much simpler for consumersfollowing the launch of checkmyfile's credit report analysis service.For the first time, consumers can get their credit report from both ofAustralia's main credit reference agencies from one convenient online source.Previously, they have had to deal with both Dun & Bradstreet and Veda Advantageand then wait for different format credit reports to be sent.http://www.checkmyfile.com.au CANCER WARS... MELBOURNE - American Star Wars technology developed to shoot down nuclearmissiles could be used to save the lives of thousands of women with breastcancer, surgeons in Hong Kong will be told today. CANCER NEWS... MELBOURNE - With one in three people likely to develop cancer within theirlifetime, the good news is that over 50 per cent of cases can be cured, saidProfessor Murray Brennan from the world leading Sloan Kettering Memorial CancerCentre in New York. MEDICAL MYANMAR... PORTLAND, Ore. - Medical Teams International is addressing critical healthneeds in Myanmar by helping local partners purchase medicines and supplies forfamilies devastated by Cyclone Yargis. LEADERSHIP SUCCESS... SINGAPORE - New book guides expatriate managers on their most challengingassignment yetManagers on assignment in China may learn that what has made them inspiringleaders in the past, may not be what makes them successful in China, accordingto a recently released book Leadership Success in China.http://www.ddiworld.com/leadershipsuccessinchina . JOURNEYS WITHIN... SIEM REAP- Since Journeys Within Tour Company announced it's partnershipwith Journeys Within Our Community (JWOC), a non-profit organization working inSoutheast Asia, to raise funds and provide disaster relief to Myanmar in thewake of the devastation of the recent cyclone, together they've raised over$25,000, and have had numerous medical supplies, first aid kits and electrolytepackets donated to distribute out to refugees.http://www.journeys-within.comhttp://www.journeyswithinourcommunity.org FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNsecurities issues amounting to a total of US$804 million on May 19, 2008 at aredemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest.www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNsecurities issues amounting to a total of US$2.225 billion on May 20, 2008 at aredemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest.www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of foursecurities issues amounting to a total of US$420 million on May 21, 2008 at aredemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest.www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of FINPsecurities issues amounting to a total of US$13.669 million on May 19 and 21,2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amountredeemed plus accrued interest.www.fanniemae.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.