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European Leaders Caution Against Pre-Judging Elections in Ukraine

2012-10-24 07:27:18

BERLIN, October 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- European leaders gathering in Berlin for a conference entitled "Ukraine and Europe: Elections, Integration and Economic Prospects" warned that Sunday's parliamentary elections in Ukraine should not be pre-judged or seen "through the lens of the Tymoshenko case." "We should not allow the Tymoshenko case to decide the future of our relations," said Guenter Verheugen, who served as European Commissioner for Enlargement from 1999 to...

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Calls For Letters Of Intent For 2013 Young Investigator And Established Investigator Awards

2012-10-23 15:24:26

Foundation Recognizes 2012 Investigator Award Recipients at Annual Dinner CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) announced today that it is accepting letters of intent for its 2012 PFF Research Fund grants. Letters of intent will be accepted until Monday, November 26, 2012. One of the primary goals of the PFF Research Fund is to support research that will ultimately lead to successful therapies for pulmonary fibrosis (PF). As...

European Commission Ex-President: Ukraine Should Become a Bridge Between Russia and the EU

2012-10-23 11:24:17

KYIV, Ukraine, October 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukraine has been pursuing a balanced policy between Russia and the EU and the Europeans should support this trend. Such statement was made by the ex-President of the European Commission, the former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in his video address to the International Forum "Innovation and International Integration" held on Oct. 18-19, in Verona, Italy. Strengthening of relations between Europe and Russia is...

Canada's Ex-Prime Minister: Ukraine Should be in EU

2012-10-23 11:22:31

KYIV, Ukraine, October 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Canada's 19th Prime Minister Kim Campbell would like to see Ukraine as a member of the EU, however, the country would have to undergo a number of complicated reforms. Canada's first and only woman prime minister and the founding Chair of the International Advisory Board of the Ukrainian Foundation for Effective Governance made this statement in her interview with Interfax. Canada's former premier welcomed Ukraine's...

Introducing The New Razer Surfaces 2013/14 Collection

2012-10-22 11:28:08

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Razer(TM), the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, today launched its new 2013/2014 lineup of mouse mats: the Razer Invicta, Razer Manticor, Razer Destructor 2 and Razer Megasoma 2. These mats were engineered with new construction methods to provide an unprecedented level of finish, and were treated with all-new performance-boosting sensor-reactive surface coatings, selected after extensive research into the most...

Sacroiliac Joint SI-BONE Patients Speak Out

2012-10-22 11:25:30

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SI-BONE, Inc. (San Jose, California), a medical device company that is pioneering the use of a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device to fuse the sacroiliac (SI) joint announced today that it has achieved another significant milestone exceeding 4,000 patients implanted with the iFuse Implant System(®). In 2013, the company expects to treat over 5,000 additional patients. SI-BONE has received dozens of emails from patients from all...

AJC Urges European Parliamentarians to Cancel Deplorable Iran Visit

2012-10-18 07:23:01

BRUSSELS, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC (American Jewish Committee) is calling on members of the European Parliament to cancel their planned visit to Iran this month. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "For European lawmakers to make an official visit to Iran is shockingly absurd when the 27-member European Union has unanimously imposed ever-tightening sanctions on Iran for its reckless behavior that endangers global security," said Daniel...

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's Global Dinner Raises Funds and Awareness For The Fight Against Pulmonary Fibrosis

2012-10-17 15:23:58

Breathe Benefit 2012 Honors Co-Founder and Acknowledges Grant Recipients CHICAGO, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's (PFF) annual dinner, Breathe Benefit 2012: Community Inspiring a Cure, was held on Saturday, October 13, 2012, and raised over $150,000. The money will be used to support the goals of the Foundation's mission which include finding a cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), advocating for the pulmonary fibrosis (PF)...

Google Privacy Policy Must Change Says EU

EU Warns New Google Privacy Policy Must Change

2012-10-16 19:05:43

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The European Union is expected to tell Google on Tuesday that it must unravel its current privacy policy to conform to new standards set for EU countries. The French data protection commissioner issued the formal mandate at a press conference today. Google will have a limited amount of time to put through the changes or else face hefty fines. The EU Data Protection authorities have spent the past several months reviewing Google's...

Consumer Watchdog Praises EU Data Commissioners For Rebuking Google For Merged Privacy Policy; Calls on Federal Trade Commission To Protect U.S. Consumers

2012-10-16 15:24:34

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today praised the European data commissioners for rebuking Google's unilateral merging of privacy policies and data across its various product lines and called on the Federal Trade Commission to act to protect U.S. consumers. "Google acted in complete disregard for legitimate privacy concerns," said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project director. "I am glad that the European Union is...