SYDNEY--8 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WATERBOX INNOVATION...
STEENBERGEN and SACRAMENTO, Calif: The Groasis waterboxx invented by
science award winning Dutch innovator Pieter Hoff is about to change the course
of history. On March 16, at the Green California Summit in Sacramento, Mr. Hoff
will announce global planting experiments without irrigation.
http://www.groasis.com
FILM FESTIVAL...
LOS ANGELES: For the third consecutive year, the Swiss watchmaker and
jeweler Piaget, renowned for its High Jewelry collections and for its expertise
in ultra-thin movements that has become a hallmark of the Piaget style, is
supporting the Independent Film Festival, in Los Angeles.
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/piaget/42720/
CANADIAN CENTRE...
HALIFAX, Canada: Korea-based Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
(DSME) has chosen Nova Scotia, Canada, for its North American production centre
for wind turbine towers and blades.
www.novascotiabusiness.com/dsme
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) 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:
MARINE RESERVE...
WASHINGTON: Today, the Pew Environment Group praised the United Kingdom
(U.K.) for taking one further step towards designating the world's largest
marine reserve.
http://www.globaloceanlegacy.org
RELEASE CORRECTION...
BERLIN and TOKYO: In the news release, "Showa Shell Solar Establishes
European Base in Germany" issued on 5 Mar 2010 14:30 GMT, by Germany Trade and
Invest over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that
the first paragraph, second sentence should have read. "Along with the
company's renaming to Solar Frontier, the CIS (copper-indium-selenium)
photovoltaic module manufacturer will open its first European office in Munich
in 2010," rather than "Along with the company's renaming to Solar Frontier, the
CIS (copper-indium-selenium) photovoltaic module manufacturer will open its
first European office in Munich in 2012." as originally issued inadvertently.
CAREER SURVEY...
WASHINGTON: Defying expectations amid a global recession, the (ISC)2(R)
2010 Career Impact Survey found that half of information security professionals
surveyed received salary increases in 2009, while less than five percent of
participants lost their jobs.
http://www.isc2.org
BANANA FIBRE...
SYDNEY: 'aussieBum has a responsibility to continually research and develop
new fabric technologies. Banana fibre characteristically enjoys good luster, is
lightweight, offers strong moisture absorption and is considered one of the
most eco friendly fibers in the world today.
www.aussiebum.com
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