AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Monday, July 7, 2008

ข่าวต่างประเทศ Monday July 7, 2008 16:28 —Asianet Press Release

SYDNEY--7 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest PEACEMAN FOUNDATION... In 2001, billionaire commercial banker Ivan Wilzig traded inhis pinstriped suits for a wardrobe of campy "peace capes" anda new, sincere incarnation as Sir Ivan, a melodious interpreterof 60s classics with a dance beat. Now, Sir Ivan is about torelease I Am Peaceman, a new album of fifteen 60s hits,produced and arranged by FORD, who has 18 Gold and Platinumsingles to his credit.www.sirivanmusic.comwww.myspace.com/sirivanmusic UK INSTITUTIONS... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - The Scientific business of ThomsonReuters today announced results of a study assessinghigh-impact research by the United Kingdom's top-citedinstitutions and researchers. In the May/June issue of ScienceWatch and on ScienceWatch.com, Thomson Reuters analyzes datafrom its Essential Science Indictors to identify "high-impactpapers" that rank among the top one per cent most-cited, byfield, for their respective years of publication, 2003-2007.www.thomsonreuters.comScienceWatch.com FOOD STANDARDS... CANBERRA - A former Commonwealth Ombudsman, Philippa SmithAM, has been appointed as Chair of the Food Standards AustraliaNew Zealand board. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministerfor Health and Ageing, Senator Jan McLucas, said today Ms Smithwould take up the position for four years. PHARMACEUTICAL SALES... LONDON and TOKYO - With the ever-increasing pressure toensure maximum return on investment, sales force effectivenessis becoming a high priority in the global pharmaceuticalindustry. Reports have shown that while sales forces representthe largest spend in pharma sales and marketing, return on thisinvestment has declined sharply in recent years. To addressthis alarming issue, Eularis announces today the availabilityof its new report, "Pharmaceutical Sales Force EffectivenessMetrics: Are You Measuring the Wrong Things?"www.eularis.comwww.pharmaindustrysfe.com ZAYED PRIZE... ABU DHABI - 2007 Nobel Laureate Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauriand Masdar CEO, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber today announced theofficial call for nominations and submissions for the ZayedFuture Energy Prize, an international awards program torecognize individuals, companies, organizations, and NGO's whoare leading the global search for future energy solutions.www.masdaruae.comwww.zayedfutureenergyprize.com TOKYO FESTIVAL... TOKYO - The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo will host its hotel-widelive jazz event once again for two full days this summer, onAugust 12th and 13th, the fifth year of this event, heldthroughout the hotel premises, where guests purchase one-daytickets for access to any of the day's performances. This yearpopular Korean sax player Lee Jung Sik will also appear.www.imperialhotel.co.jp SHANGHAI FASHION... SYDNEY - MME Sonia Rykiel, Patron of The Woolmark Prize,today announced Qiu Hao from China will now join design greatsKarl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren,Romeo Gigli, Dolce & Gabbana and Giorgio Armani in the Woolmarkhall of fame, as the 2008 winner of the inaugural WoolmarkPrize.www.woolmark.com/prize/ VESTERGAARD PROGRAM... ENHA TRANG - Vestergaard Frandsen, a world leader in thedevelopment of disease control textiles, and Miss Universe RiyoMori joined forces today to raise awareness about malaria inrural Vietnam, and provide free PermaNet brand long-lastinginsecticide treated bed nets to people living near Nha Trang.www.vestergaard-frandsen.comwww.missuniverse.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.

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