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Videx/Videx EC (didanosine): Labeling Revision - Risk of Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension
January 29, 2010 11:51 am | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsRisk information added to Warnings/Precautions section and data summary provided
Electric Boat to lay off 434 workers
January 29, 2010 10:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSubmarine manufacturer Electric Boat says it has notified 434 employees they will be laid off due a downturn in work.The company said Friday that the hourly production and production-support workers at the Groton shipyard will receive a formal 60-day notice before their jobs are eliminated in...
Microsoft profit beats on strong Windows 7 sales
January 29, 2010 9:05 am | CommentsMicrosoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected 60 percent jump in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Windows 7, and said it expected business technology spending to recover this year. The world's biggest software maker said on Thursday that net profit came to $6.7 billion, or 74 cents per share, for its fiscal second quarter, versus $4.2 billion, or 47 cents per share, a year ago.
OMT Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors
January 29, 2010 9:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsOMT Inc. ("OMT") (TSX VENTURE: OMT) has announced that Stephen Pumple has resigned from the Board effective today.Mr. Pumple's resignation comes as the continued growth and acquisition activity within his own company is increasing and is requiring more of his time and energy as Chairman and...
Mexican leader seeks climate commitments at Davos
January 29, 2010 8:44 am | CommentsFacing down the skeptics, Mexico's president urged governments and companies on Friday to cough up the cash to fight climate change and avoid a repeat of the failure at Copenhagen to set binding targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Watchdog: UK university hid climate data
January 29, 2010 8:36 am | CommentsThe university at the center of a climate change dispute over stolen e-mails broke freedom of information laws by refusing to handle public requests for climate data, Britain's data-protection watchdog said Thursday.
Lorex Technology books Q4 net income of US$440,000, reverses year-ago loss
January 29, 2010 7:02 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsVideo surveillance company Lorex Technology Inc. (TSXV:LOX.H) posts fourth-quarter net income of US$440,000 or a penny a share, reversing a loss of $431,000 or two cents a share in the comparable year-ago period. Revenues increased to $11.8 million from $11.1 million.
Biomedical engineering imaging talk set for Monday
January 29, 2010 6:53 am | by Texas A&M University | CommentsNilanthi Warnasooriya, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, will give a talk Monday (Feb. 1) at 4:10 p.m. in Room 104 of the Jack E. Brown Engineering Building on campus. Warnasooriya’s talk,...
Bewick’s Swan Divorce
January 29, 2010 6:52 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsExperts stunned by swan ‘divorce’ at Slimbridge wetland It is only the second time in more than 40 years that a “separation” has been recorded at the centre. Staff have described the new couplings as “bizarre”. It is not unheard of for the birds, which...
Than Thara Wara Nona
January 29, 2010 6:52 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsI recently received an email comment about my blog writing that I think does a very good job of illustrating one of the frustrations that many design engineers face. "Please have someone teach Duane the difference between "then" and "than"....
Gates makes $10 billion vaccines pledge
January 29, 2010 4:51 am | CommentsThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $10 billion over the next decade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world's poorest countries, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said Friday. Calling upon governments and business to also contribute, they said the money will produce higher immunization rates...
Apple backs VoIP calls over 3G networks for iPhone
January 29, 2010 4:48 am | CommentsApple Inc. is allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services over cellular networks. Several companies offering Voice over Internet Protocol - or VoIP - services said this week that Apple now allows their applications to work on the iPhone.
Appeals court revives Pa. couple's Google lawsuit
January 29, 2010 4:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA federal appeals court has revived part of a Pittsburgh-area couple's lawsuit against Internet search engine Google Inc.But the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling says Aaron and Christine Boring will have to prove the pictures of their home on Google's "Street View" actually hurt them to...
Increasing Over-the-Top Video Drives Opportunity for Content Delivery Network Services Past US$ 2 Billion Annually by 2011
January 29, 2010 3:56 am | by In-Stat | CommentsOver the next five years, the worldwide value of Content Delivery Network (CDN) services will pass US$ 2 Billion annually by 2011 and continue growing thereafter.
Cell Base Station Market Retracts Dramatically as 3G Rollout Frenzy Cools
January 28, 2010 10:56 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsAfter many years of rapid growth, the worldwide cellular base station market revenue will decline 22% in 2009, with shipments falling from the high levels of the 3G rollout frenzy of the last few years.
