Latest Uncertainty Stories

-Teleconference to be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 9:00 am EDT- BEIJING, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: FFHL) ("Fuwei Films" or the "Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films in China, today announced that the Company will report its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2013 on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 after the close of the market. The Company will host a teleconference on Wednesday, May 22,...

HALIFAX, May 3, 2013 /CNW/ - Chorus Aviation Inc. ("Chorus") (TSX: CHR.B CHR.A CHR.DB) today provided an update on the expected timing of the arbitration relating to the benchmarking provisions in the Capacity Purchase Agreement ('CPA') with Air Canada. On February 20, 2013 Chorus confirmed the next hearing before the arbitration panel would take place in April 2013.  The hearing occurred as scheduled, but the parties did not complete their respective submissions within the time...

Trading Symbol: "TESO" on NASDAQ HOUSTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Tesco Corporation has scheduled a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2013 results on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 9:00 AM Central Time.  Financial results for the first quarter of 2013 are expected to be released Monday, May 6, 2013 before market open.  Individuals who wish to participate in the conference call should dial US/Canada (877) 312-5422 or International (253) 237-1122 approximately five to...

AUSTIN, Texas, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vermillion, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRML), a molecular diagnostics company focused on gynecologic cancers and women's health, announced the signing of a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). The agreement kicks off a project titled, "Cost Reduction Using OVA1 in a Treatment Algorithm for Adnexal Masses in Women," and follows a January 2012 decision by the U.S....

-Teleconference to be held on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 9:00 am EDT- BEIJING, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: FFHL) ("Fuwei Films" or the "Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films in China, today announced that the Company will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012 on Thursday, April 11, 2013 after the close of the market. The Company will host a teleconference on...

Children as young as 3 years old know when they are not sure about a decision, and can use that uncertainty to guide decision making, according to new research from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis. "There is behavioral evidence that they can do this, but the literature has assumed that until late preschool, children cannot introspect and make a decision based on that introspection," said Simona Ghetti, professor of psychology at UC Davis and co-author...

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After successfully inspecting and trimming trees along nearly 4,000 miles of lines across its system in 2012, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has begun work on its $24 million 2013 vegetation management program. In January, 410 circuit miles serving Berkeley Township, and Lakewood in Ocean County; Long Branch in Monmouth County; and Parsippany and Dover in Morris County were completed. Work in February includes more...

Trading Symbol: "TESO" on NASDAQ HOUSTON, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Tesco Corporation has scheduled a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2012 results on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM Central Time.  Financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 are expected to be released Thursday, February 28, 2013 after market close.  Individuals who wish to participate in the conference call should dial US/Canada (877) 312-5422 or International (253) 237-1122...

BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fuwei Films (Holding) Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: FFHL) ("Fuwei Films" or the "Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET films in China, today announced that its third production line has been put into trial operation at the end of January 2013. This commissioning of this production line was delayed due to the former major shareholders' ownership transfer in early 2012. This production line will manufacture...

Measures of uncertainty should be taken into account when estimating progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4 (to reduce the mortality rate of children under 5 years by two thirds from the 1990 level by 2015) in order to give more accurate assessments of countries' progress, according to a study published in this week's PLOS Medicine. Leontine Alkema and Jin Rou New from the National University of Singapore used a statistical method called bootstrapping to calculate uncertainty...