COUNCIL CONGRATULATES...
          WASHINGTON: The U.S.-India Friendship Council Thursday congratulated the
United States Congress on approving the historic U.S.-India Nuclear Civilian
Agreement.

          VENTRIA EXPANDS...
          JUNCTION CITY, Kan.: Ventria Bioscience Thursday announced it has
successfully increased production of lactoferrin.
http://www.ventria.com

          ENERGY AWARDS...
          NEW YORK: In announcing the 2008 finalists for its annual Platts Global
Energy Awards today, Platts underscores the changing emphasis of global energy
towards long-term supply solutions with finalists in two new categories:
Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year and Strategic Energy Investment
of the Year.
http://www.platts.com

          SCREEN AWARDS...
          BRISBANE: Men Jeuk (Sparrow, Hong Kong),will vie for Best Feature Film in
the Asia Pacific Screen Awards to be announced on the Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia, on November 11.
http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/news_room/apsa_media_centre

          SOLAR MODULES...
          ZURICH: 3S Industries AG, worldwide providers of production equipment for
the manufacture of solar modules, and the Swiss DKSH Group, the leading company
in the field of Market Expansion Services with focus on Asia, are working
together with immediate effect to expand in the markets of Korea and Taiwan.

          HARDING ANNOUNCES...
          DALLAS: Harding Energy Partners, LLC of Dallas, TX, on Sept. 30, 2008
announced its acquisition of all core Barnett Shale assets, including those of
ExxonMobil, that were held by DDJET Limited LLP, and its subsequent sale of
these holdings to Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
http://www.hardingenergypartners.com

          PEABODY SIGNS...
          ST. LOUIS: Peabody Energy has entered into an agreement with the government
of Inner Mongolia and other Chinese partners to explore development
opportunities for a large surface mine and downstream coal gasification
facility that would produce methanol, chemicals or fuel products.
http://www.peabodyenergy.com

          NOBEL LAUREATES...
          PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters Thursday
announced the 2008 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates -- researchers likely to
be in contention for Nobel honors -- in anticipation of this year's Nobel Prize
winners to be announced in October.
http://www.thomsonreuters.com
http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/nobel

          INGREDIENTS SOURCE...
          LONDON: Following recent market research, Ingredients Source 2008 has been
developed to tackle spiralling ingredients prices through effective sourcing
strategies, supplier relationship management, and new supplier identification.
This two-day event runs from 24 to 25 November, 2008 at the Movenpick City
Centre hotel, Amsterdam and is proving to be another hugely successful event
from Food Ingredients Europe.
www.ingredientssource.com

          CHEVROLET CRUZE...
          PARIS: General Motors President and Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson
and Ed Welburn, vice president of Global Design, Thursday revealed the all-new
Chevrolet Cruze at a special premiere event at the "Le Pavillon Dauphine",
located in the heart of Paris.
http://media.gm.com
http://www.gm.com

          SUNGARD ACQUIRES...
          WAYNE, Pa. and PARIS: SunGard and GL TRADE today announced that SunGard had
completed the previously announced acquisition of a majority interest in GL
TRADE, a global financial software solutions company.
http://www.sungard.com
http://www.gltrade.com

          INFORMEX ANNOUNCES...
          PRINCETON, N.J.: Informex Wednesday announced that Scientific Update, LLP, a
provider of educational meetings to the organic chemical processing industry,
will host the Networking Roundtables at InformexUSA, January 27, in San
Francisco, California.
http://www.cmp.biz
www.informexusa.com

          PHARMACEUTICAL REPORTS...
          LONDON and PHILADELPHIA: Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of
intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has announced the
availability of three Pharma Matters reports covering the time period
April-June 2008.
http://www.thomsonreuters.com

          SHARE EXCHANGE...
          ZURICH: The K&N Value Select Corporation is offering to exchange one of its
shares for each share of Johnson & Johnson. The offer period starts on 13
October 2008 and ends on 27 November 2008.
http://www.valueselect.com/jnj

          CONTEX RELEASES...
          ALLEROED: Contex and Vidar, a brand of Contex - the world's leading wide
format scanner manufacturer - Wednesday announced the global availability of a
new upgrade to Nextimage multi-function scanning and copying software.
http://www.contex.com

          10TH ANNIVERSARY...
          SYDNEY: To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of BridgeClimb Sydney, on
Wednesday 1 October 2008, 137 Climbers each carried a flag onto the arch of the
world famous Sydney Harbour Bridge to represent every part of the world that
Climbers have hailed from since BridgeClimb opened ten years ago.

          BHARAT SELECTS...
          ROANOKE, Va.: Meridium Inc., the global leader in asset performance
management software and consulting solutions, Wednesday announced that Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has licensed Meridium software for its
Kochi and Mumbai refineries.
http://www.meridium.com

          EQUINIX HOSTS...
          TOKYO: Equinix, Inc., the leading global provider of network-neutral data
centers and Internet exchange services, Wednesday announced that it is hosting
the Tokyo Peering Forum 2008.

          NEW FACTORY...
          HELSINKI: Wartsila-Hyundai Engine Company, a joint venture between Wartsila
and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Wednesday inaugurated its new factory in
Korea.
http://english.hhi.co.kr
http://www.wartsila.com/

          SOLAR POWER...
          BELMONT: SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency, solar
cells, solar panels, and solar systems, Wednesday announced it has signed an
agreement to build a 305-kilowatt SunPower solar power system atop the roof of
the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
http://www.sunpowercorp.com

          KOREAN NOMINEES...
          BRISBANE: Films from the Republic of Korea have received a total of five
nominations in the second Asia Pacific Screen Awards, to be announced on the
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on November 11.
http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/news_room/apsa_media_centre

          INDIAN NOMINEES...
          BRISBANE: Indian films have received a total of five nominations in the
second Asia Pacific Screen Awards, to be announced on the Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia on November 11.
http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/news_room/apsa_media_centre

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