Aureus Mining Inc. – New Liberty optimised DFS confirms strong financial returns

TSX: AUE AIM : AUE TORONTO , May 21, 2013 /CNW/ – Aureus Mining Inc. (“Aureus” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its NI43-101 compliant optimised Definitive Feasibility Study (“DFS”) for its 100% owned New Liberty Gold Project in Liberia (“New Liberty” or “the Project”) following the completion of the optimisation work which focused on the plant and mine designs and the location of site infrastructure. The DFS outlines an economically robust gold project based on a flat gold price of US$1,400/oz – moreover, the Project has been extensively de-risked from design, operational and environmental perspectives Continue reading

Solomon Islands PM Attends Global Transparency Conference

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo Attends Global Conference of the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI Honiara, May 21, 2013 Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Hon. Gordon Darcy Lilo will give a key note address at the 6th Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference, in Sydney, Australia this week. Speakers at the conference address the evolution of the EITI, now a firmly established global standard in extractive industry revenue transparency Continue reading

uniQure and Consortium to Receive EUR 2.5 Million Eurostars Grant to Develop RNAi Gene Therapy for Huntington's Disease

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — uniQure B.V., a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today announced that with its consortium partners it is to receive a EUR 2.5 million Eurostars grant to develop an RNA interference (RNAi) gene therapy for Huntington’s disease. The consortium is a pan-European collaboration consisting of uniQure as the coordinator, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland, University Medical Center Gttingen, Germany, and Maria Curie-Skodowska University, Poland. Continue reading

Media Invited to UK National Astronomy Meeting

From 1-5 July, around five hundred astronomers and space scientists will gather at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, for the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting 2013 (NAM 2013), one of Europe’s largest professional astronomy conferences. NAM 2013 will see presentations on cutting-edge research in astronomy and space science, covering topics like the rise in solar activity and its effect on space weather; planets around other stars, dark matter, cosmology, proposed space missions, results from the ALMA and LOFAR radio observatories, astronomical heritage and education and public outreach. Continue reading

ADB Provides $100,000 to Marshall Islands For Drought Relief

ADB Provides $100,000 to Marshall Islands For Drought Relief Efforts MAJURO, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (20 May 2013) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $100,000emergency grant to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to help fund drought relief efforts in the northern areas of the Marshall Islands. On 19 April 2013, the Government declared a state of emergency for the northern islands, which was later elevated to a state of disaster on 8 May, in response to the persistent drought which has exhausted rainwater supplies and made groundwater from wells unsafe to drink. Water scarcity has also contributed to outbreaks of water-borne disease. Continue reading

Jumeirah Islands Mansions Villa Community View – 12000 sq ft 5 Bed – Video




Jumeirah Islands Mansions Villa Community View – 12000 sq ft 5 Bed Visit our website http://www.smithandken.com/ for more information on this development. Smith Ken is proud to offer for sale this significantly upgraded an… Continue reading

ASCOM client astronomy development tutorial and introduction – Video




ASCOM client astronomy development tutorial and introduction A short tutorial on programming client applications for astronomy using the ASCOM standards in Visual Studio. We describe how to setup the tool chain, and ho… By: Tom How Continue reading

NASA's asteroid sample return mission moves into development

May 16, 2013 NASA’s first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016. The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) passed a confirmation review Wednesday called Key Decision Point (KDP)-C. Continue reading

Neuromics and Vitro Biopharma Expand Collaboration to Target Drug Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Markets

Neuromics and Vitro Biopharma Expand Collaboration to Target Drug Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Markets Golden, Colorado – Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced expansion of its distribution agreement with Neuromics to include targeted sales to select markets in drug discovery & regenerative medicine. Early stages of drug development rely on in-vitro assays to identify effective new drugs and these assays are based on cellular systems Continue reading

When Will Artificial Intelligence Replicate the Human Mind? Physicist Louis Del Monte's New Webisode Explains

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 In his newest webisode, Artificial Intelligence Explained, author, physicist and CEO, Louis A. Del Monte provides the history and future of human-like artificial intelligence. Can super computers beat a human in chess or Jeopardy? Continue reading

Customer Story: St Andrews Medical School, UK – Video




Customer Story: St Andrews Medical School, UK Milestone's customized XProtect video platform for St Andrews Medical School empowers learning and aids in the development of students' practical skills. By: Milestonesys Continue reading

Iran a top persecutor in religious freedom report- OPINION: Mass exodus of Christians is underway

The report specifically names Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a violator of religious freedom. (AP)AP Religious freedom is in short supply in the Middle East, according to the bipartisan U.S Continue reading

NASA Spacecraft Will Visit Asteroid With New Name

An asteroid that will be explored by a NASA spacecraft has a new name, thanks to a third-grade student in North Carolina. NASA’s Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will visit the asteroid now called Bennu, named after an important ancient Egyptian avian deity. OSIRIS-Rex is scheduled to launch in 2016, rendezvous with Bennu in 2018 and return a sample of the asteroid to Earth in 2023. Continue reading

Starved sea lion pups washing up on California beaches

Home News World Starved sea lion pups washing up on California beaches HUNDREDS of starving sea lion pups are being washed on to Californias beaches. Published: Sun, May 5, 2013 More than 1,400 dying baby sea lions have been found in two months More than 1,400 dying babies have been found in two months. Continue reading