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/CNW/ – YM BioSciences Inc. (NYSE Amex: YMI, TSX: YM), today reported operational and financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, ended December 31, 2009.

After rigorous evaluation of numerous global in-licensing opportunities, we proposed to merge Cytopia Limited., a clinical-stage, Melbourne-based drug development company, into YM during the second quarter, said David Allan, Chairman & CEO of YM…

/CNW/ – Keyera Facilities Income Fund (TSX:KEY.UN; KEY.DB; KEY.DB.A) announced today a cash distribution for February 2010 of 15.0 cents per unit. The distribution will be payable on March 15, 2010 to unitholders of record on February 23, 2010. The ex-distribution date is February 19, 2010.

For tax purposes, Keyera currently expects that its 2010 distributions will be taxable for Canadian…

/CNW/ – ARISE Technologies Corporation (TSX: APV and Frankfurt: A3T), which is dedicated to becoming a leader in high-performance, high-quality, cost-effective solar technology, announced that, effective today, the Company has issued notice of a fifth drawdown in the amount of $250,000 from its previously announced Committed Equity Facility Agreement with Haverstock Master Fund (Haverstock).

Closing of the drawdown is scheduled to…

/CNW/ – Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that it has entered into a sale-and-leaseback agreement with Madison Pacific Properties Inc. (TSX: MPC) (www.madisonpacific.ca). Ballard will sell its head office building site in Burnaby, British Columbia in return for gross cash proceeds of approximately C$20.8 million (US$19.5 million). The company will also enter into an initial fifteen-year lease…

/CNW/ – (All figures in US dollars except where noted) Northgate Minerals Corporation (Northgate) (TSX: NGX, NYSE Amex: NXG) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has given formal approval to proceed with development of the Young-Davidson mine near the town of Matachewan, Ontario.

Highlights of the Young-Davidson Mining Project

– 2. 8 million ounces of proven and probable reserves.

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/CNW/ – JSC Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), the Russian state-owned uranium mining company, announced today that it has entered into option agreements by which it may acquire ownership over an aggregate of 18,963,600 outstanding common shares of Uranium One Inc. (Uranium One), which represent approximately 3.2% of the outstanding common shares of Uranium One. The options are not currently exercisable but ARMZ…

• Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF), GOI has notified Avian Influenza outbreak in Hazrabati and Nagar villages [block Khargram], district Murshidabad on 14th January, 2010. More epicentres surfaced in the same block (Haripur, Ninur, Pathai, Dhamaliara & Diara). State Government also notified outbreaks in the Faridpur, Budua, Khorjona, Simulia villages of Burwan Block.

• A Central Rapid Response…

SAS® operational risk management software tops bank’s selection list on several fronts
CARY, NC – Banks looking to garner advanced measurement approaches (AMA) for assessment and management of operational risk require a comprehensive framework for capital estimation, which incorporates loss events across the enterprise. With that advance need in mind, Union Bank, N.A., has selected SAS, the leader in business analytics…

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Netezza Corporation (NYSE: NZ), the global leader in data warehouse and analytic appliances, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems
The Gartner Magic Quadrant evaluates a vendor’s ability to execute and completeness of vision.…

Rochester, NY — Recognizing the value of KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology in maximizing productivity and efficiency in book production, Offset Paperback Manufacturers (OPM), a Bertelsmann company, chose the KODAK PROSPER Press Platform with an integrated MULLER MARTINI SIGMALINE in-line finishing system for its book printing operation in Laflin, Penn. A PROSPER Press market pioneer, Offset Paperback Manufacturers is one of…

High-Performance, Flexible MIPS32® 24KEf™ Pro Series® Core to Power Next-Generation Digital Home Devices
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today announced that IC Plus Corp. licensed the MIPS32® 24KEfTM Pro synthesizable processor core for next-generation networking devices in the digital…

Half of Canadians expect pensions to be their largest source of retirement income
TORONTO, Half of Canadians (54 per cent) expect their pensions – whether a pension from an employer (29 per cent) or a government pension (25 per cent) – to be the single, largest source of income in retirement, followed by income from their investments (18 per cent), according…

New version ideal for planning and assessment of VMware ThinApp and other application virtualization solutions
Alpharetta, Ga. and Las Vegas, Nev. – VMware Partner Exchange – February 8, 2010 – Liquidware Labs, the leader in Assessment and User Experience Management for virtual desktops, today announced the availability of Application Virtualization Assessment capabilities in Liquidware Labs Stratusphere v4.5.4.
The new functionality builds on…

Brooklyn, New York, February 2010 – Following the massive destruction of the recent earthquake which happened in Haiti, a lot of organizations have joined forces to raise various relief goods and cash to help Haiti and its people to track their way back to recovery. Many have responded to the call to donate all around the globe. Hence, it should…

St. Louis, MO Lee Biosolutions has announced the introduction of a new Monoclonal Antibody anti-Human Apolipoprotein ApoA1 for cardiovascular research.
APOA-1 is a major protein of plasma High Density Lipoprotein. ApoA1 participates in the reverse transport of cholesterol from tissues to the liver for excretion. APOA1 is a cofactor for LCAT, which is responsible for the formation of most plasma cholesteryl…

TestAmerica’s Trevor Brenner, Operations Director of the Irvine, CA laboratory will present on the intricacies of low level detection of metals in a saltwater matrix at the upcoming 2010 WateReuse California Annual Conference. The presentation will be given on Monday, March 8, 2010 in San Diego, CA.
Speaking in the session, Water Quality and Emerging Health, Mr. Brenner will discuss the…

(Union, NJ) O.Berk Company, a leader in packaging solutions for the beauty and personal care, pharmaceutical and healthcare, food and beverage, and household and industrial industries, is pleased to announce the launch of a new custom packaging solution – color customization of stock bottles and jars.
O.Berk developed this solution to satisfy the increasing number of customer demands for application of…

Today the WiMAX Forum announced details of the third annual WiMAX Forum Congress Asia conference and exhibition to take place in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 1314, 2010. The first WiMAX Forum Congress event to take place in Taipei, the conference will highlight the unique, local ecosystem as well as feature operators, device manufacturers, regulators and industry thought leaders from across…

IPS is proud to now offer to programming instructors in China the web-based learning system CodeLab, an interactive exercise system for introductory programming classes in Java, C++, C and other programming languages.
At the heart of CodeLab is a set of over 250 unique, fully interactive, hands-on programming exercises that cover an Intro Programming syllabus. CodeLab provides automatic checking of the…