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  • QRxPharma Announces Interim Analysis Of Final Pivotal Phase 3 Study For MoxDuo®IR Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:04AMQRxPharma (ASX: QRX and OTCQX: QRXPY) announced today a successful interim analysis of its final MoxDuo IR pivotal Phase 3 study required for New Drug Application (NDA) submission. The analysis indicated the planned sample size of 140 patients has greater than 90% power to detect differences of analgesic effect, indicating there is no need to enrol additional patients.
  • Capirossi set for 200th start Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:51AMLoris Capirossi is set to make his 200th 500cc/MotoGP start this weekend at Misano, when he might also announce a return to Ducati for 2011. The Italian - a factory Ducati rider from 2003-2007 and a Rizla Suzuki rider since - is known to be negotiating closely for a seat with the satellite Pramac Ducati squad for 2011. Misano, the last home round of the year for Capirossi, Pramac and Ducati ...
  • Avis Budget Increases Premium Offer for Dollar Thrifty and Sets the Record Straight on Antitrust Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:21AMAvis Budget Group, Inc. today issued the following statement regarding its outstanding offer to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. :
  • 53 Commonwealth nations, but 71 teams at Delhi Games Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:45AMDid you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the sporting jamboree that will take place Oct 3-14.
  • 53 Commonwealth nations, but 71 teams at Delhi Games Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:43AMNew Delhi, Sep 2 : Did you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the sporting jamboree that will take place Oct 3-14.
  • Living Legend Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:12AMThere are numbers that diehard Ipswich High football fans can recite by heart: the 224 career victories, accumulated over a 37-year span; the eight Cape Ann League titles; and of course, the five state championship crowns.
  • All you need to know about Riverfire Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:05AMTHOUSANDS will gather along the Brisbane River on Saturday to get the best view of the Riverfire spectacular, including the final F-111 dump and burn.
  • Snorkeller died as boat 'veered into safe area' Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:58AMA YOUNG woman was killed while snorkelling in the sea off Malaysia when she was hit by a speedboat which is likely to have veered into a restricted area of water, a coroner sa
  • There ain’t no Waka waka in this Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:37AMStep up, because here comes a show that will make the average Zumba instructor blush with shame. Please welcome House of the Holy Afro, or not so holy as director and creator of the show Brett Bailey would say: ‘There is no holy afro - it’s just a title.
  • ICE initiative targets dangerous illegal immigrants Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:28AMImmigration officials rolled out a new initiative in Santa Barbara County yesterday that is expected to improve the process of identifying and deporting dangerous illegal immigrants.
  • Sri Lanka: Dengue's Human Cost Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:00PMAround 192 people have died from dengue fever in the first seven and a half months of this year. The total number of infected people is more than 26,824 and there can be no doubt that the entire population of Sri Lanka is in critical danger.
  • Andre Agassi: I have the body of an old man Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:40PMIn his memoir, “Open,” the tennis star reveals that he used crystal meth and avoided punishment for failing a drug test. In this excerpt, he writes about the physical and emotional pain he feels. Andre Agassi - Tennis - Open: An Autobiography - Methamphetamine - Sport
  • Hertz Releases Analysis of Anti-Trust Risk in Dollar Thrifty Acquisition Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:22PMPARK RIDGE, NJ--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE : HTZ ) ("Hertz") today provided Institutional Shareholder Services/RiskMetrics Group with a presentation outlining Hertz's analysis of the anti-trust risks posed by a merger of Hertz or Avis Budget Group, Inc. ("Avis Budget") with Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. ("Dollar Thrifty"). The presentation ...
  • Flashback: U.S. Officials on Milestones in Iraq, In Their Own Words Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:17PMThe following is a look back at major speeches on Iraq by U.S. officials involved in war operations from President Bush's first State of the Union address to President Obama's remarks about the war on Tuesday at Ft. Bliss.
  • Liberals show united front on long-gun registry Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:03PMLiberal Leader Michael Ignatieff drew a line in the sand on Tuesday, saying Canadians must choose to stand with Canada's police, or with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, when it comes to the controversial long-gun registry.
  • The Summer of Extremes Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:41PMThis summer has been one of weather-related extremes in Russia, Pakistan, China, Europe, the Arctic — you name it. But does this have anything to do with global warming, and are human emissions to blame?
  • Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:06PM11:40 A.M. EDT MR. BURTON:  Thanks for joining us on this flight to Fort Bliss.  Just for starters, the President did speak with President Bush this morning.  We won’t be reading that call out, but they did speak on Air Force One. And with that, Ben, if you want to talk a little bit about today’s speech, his. MR. RHODES:  Sure.  Well, first of all, the President wanted to take this opportunity ...
  • Reportlinker Adds Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry Outlook in Asia Pacific to 2014 - Details of Operating and Planned ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:02PMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
  • InterOil Announces Agreement to Settle Long-Standing Lawsuit Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:23AMInterOil Corporation today announced that it has entered into an agreement to settle all claims against it and its subsidiaries brought by various plaintiffs in the District Court of Montgomery County, Texas commenced in 2005 and styled Todd Peters et. al v.
  • Receive our daily news briefing or weekly bulletin Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:59AMA selection of stories from the press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's areas of concern, produced by our staff, and including The Daily Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, BBC, international media and the tabloids.
  • Madden bros go head-to-head in car race Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:46AMJoel and Benji Madden will compete against each other in the Australian V8 Supercars race.
  • The tricky wicket of fixers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:00AMPakistan's government has been corrupt for decades, so why are we surprised its cricketers fix matches?
  • Glenn Beck rally - Google Trends experiment Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:22AMGlenn Beck earned US$23 million in between June 2008 and June 2009, it certainly pays to have a big mouth.
  • Glen Beck rally - Google Trends experiment Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:31AMGlen Beck earned US$23 million in between June 2008 and June 2009, it certainly pays to have a big mouth.
  • BUSINESS WIRE: Ipsen's Half-year 2010 Results Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:44AMMITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH.
  • 3000 votes cut from Boothby count Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:41AMALMOST 3000 votes cast in the knife-edge Adelaide seat of Boothby have been cut from the count in response to extraordinary vote tampering claims.
  • Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:30AMCurwoods Lawyers Australia: Shopping Centre Cleaning Case – Is My Cleaning System Reasonable? Curwoods Case Note
  • Accused bikie informant faces court Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:11AMA court has been told a New South Wales police analyst stole documents and passed them on to an associate of the Comanchero bikie gang.
  • Ex-David Jones CEO Harassed More Workers, Lawyer Says Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:23AMDavid Jones Ltd.’s former Chief Executive Officer Mark McInnes sexually harassed eight more women who had worked for him, said a lawyer for a woman who sued for $33 million and four others who complained.
  • Video: Obama Not Concerned About Muslim Rumors Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:11AM*President Barack Obama said Sunday he isn’t worried about a recent poll showing that nearly one-fifth of Americans believe he is a Muslim. “The facts are the facts,” said Obama, who is a Christian in an interview broadcast on “NBC Nightly News.” The president blamed the confusion over his religious beliefs on “a network of [...]
  • Australia's kingmakers in new hung parliament Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:43PMFour independents and one Green MP will decide the make-up of Australia's next government after neither the ruling Labour party nor the conservative opposition won a clear majority of seats in the August 21 elections.
  • Careful with those flu jabs on children Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:09PMAlarm bells have started ringing after it was found that children under five in Australia who had been given seasonal flu jabs suffered from fits at a rate that was ten times higher than normal.
  • Digital Digest: 30/08/2010 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:19PMPolitics NewStatesman.co.uk Ed Balls is widely thought to be the best number-cruncher in the Labour leadership contest: but does he measure up as far as bigwig American economist Irwin Stelzer is concerned? And does Balls have the clout to give David Cameron a run for his money at the dispatch box? Stelzer gives his verdict in this profile: Ind.pn/dnOCQ6
  • Summer saved by stand Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:28PMEngland will win this fourth Test today and by some considerable margin, completing a 3-1 series win, but no one should consider this was as easy or domineering as the scoreca
  • Australia 'pretending racism isn't there' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:41PMThe Race Discrimination Commissioner says the next federal government must amend the constitution to make it impossible to suspend the Racial Discrimination Act.
  • Friday was a big night in T-town Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:54PMIn the early 1980s, it was nearly impossible to ride a bicycle very far in Schuylkill County before somebody would come along to tell you about cyclist Jeff Rutter.
  • Vaccination network ‘attacked’ unfairly Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:29AMTHE Australian Vaccination Network has been vilified in the media in recent weeks.
  • Australian Patent Issued To CreAgri® For Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) Protection By Its Hydroxytyrosol-Based Formulations Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:17AMCreAgri, Inc.® announced today that the company has received a Patent by the Australian Patent Office, Patent Number 2003249719, which covers the protective effects provided by Hydroxytyrosol against skin damage caused by UV exposure. The patent claims are very broad and include formulations containing the two most important olive polyphenols, Hydroxytyrosol and Oleuropein, whether delivered ...
  • Why Climate Change Denial Has Nothing to Do With Science and Everything to Do With Politics Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:48AMBy GEORGE MONBIOT Alternet International Posted by Bulatlat.com How did the globe’s biggest environmental problem because simply an issue of politics? It was Australia’s second climate change election. Climate change deposed the former leaders of both main parties: Kevin Rudd (Labor) because his position was too weak, Malcolm Turnbull (Liberals) because his position was too [...]
  • EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL: Mark Thompson's full speech at the MacTaggart Memorial Lecture Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:29PMBBC director-general began tonight's James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture asking one deceptively simple question: "What are the ingredients of a classic MacTaggart?"
  • Rebecca Walker: The Fishbowl and the Family Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:23PMAt its best, self-examination helps us to understand our flaws and to move toward being better human beings. At its worst, it is narcissism run amok. Most memoirs are a little bit of both.
  • Famous quotes from Singapore’s multi-million dollar leaders Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:37PM“For a person who runs a million-dollar charitable organisation, $600,000 is peanuts as it has a few hundred millions in reserves.” – Mrs Goh Chok Tong “If you don’t include your women graduates in your breeding pool and leave them on the shelf, you would end up a more stupid society…So what happens? There will be [...]
  • Smeltz in sticky Chinese pickle Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:10PMAll Whites striker Shane Smeltz will have no right to gripe if a Chinese protest scuttles his transfer to a Turkish club.
  • Andre Agassi 'Opens' Up About Life, Tennis Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:18AMWidely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Andre Agassi admitted in his autobiography that he hates tennis, "with a dark and secret passion." Always has. He spoke to Terry Gross last November about what he calls the "contradictions" at the core of his life.
  • Big mouth will need to do some fast talking if he backs Labor Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:06AMBob Katter seems destined to reshape the political landscape. Jo Chandler visited his home turf to discover what shapes the man.
  • On the way to Herod's Gate Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:23AMLouise Southerden enters the natural alpine fortress of the biblically inspired Walls of Jerusalem National Park.
  • Where the fur flies Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:23AMBen Cubby takes charge of a dog sled and has the cold wind in his face as he mushes into the wild.
  • Lovesong Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:11AMSimple love story set in Carlton written ''purely for pleasure.''
  • Ortac Resources plc UK Regulatory Announcement: Rule 2.10 Announcement - Replacement Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:08AMLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--8867748v1/025254.000010 - LAYTONS The issuer advises that the following replaces the Ortac Resources plc Rule 2.10 Announcement released at 15:39 BST on August 2nd 2010 On 2 August 2010 Ortac announced that it had in issue warrants to subscribe for 22,500 ordinary shares. Through a clerical error these were incorrectly stated as being exercisable at 20p per share but are ...
  • Family's bid for answers Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:01AMA WITNESS claims he saw accused killer Derek Percy on a beach with a knife moments before a child abduction.