Obama's victory is historic, but now the real work begins Nov 11, 2008
Well you should have called him amd said "hey lookie here. As for the clothes who gives a rats patoot! Right my freind?We could send you to Washington as fashion co-ordinator don't let them go near the flea market. Lol ". sam wrote on Nov 5, 2008 4:52 PM:" Jason J, in my house the German Republicans voted for Obama. It is a great victory. ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Ellex Announces Six-Month Results on Retina Regeneration Therapy Nov 10, 2008
"The six-month results presented at the AAO by Professor Marshall confirm our belief that there is a way to successfully treat diabetic macular edema safely and effectively without a significant visual trade-off," said Simon Luscombe, Ellex CEO. "Our next step is to expand clinical studies to investigate the therapeutic role of Ellex 2RT in other diseases that impact the retinal pigment epithelium, including early Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), drusen and central serous retinopathy."... (PR Newswire)
AAO-SOE Joint Meeting research highlights Nov 9, 2008
Nov. 9 presentations on plasma biomarker and AMD, and on collagen crosslinking for corneal repair ... Today's scientific program includes reports on a potential biomarker for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that may also imply common biological signaling mechanisms for general aging and AMD, and on positive results in keratoconus patients treated with a promising technique, corneal collagen crosslinking ... Plasma Interleukin 6 as a Potential Biomarker of Age-related Macular Degeneration... (EurekAlert!)
What is the single most important ramification of the election? Nov 8, 2008
amd you are an idiot if you don t understand the difference between CIVIL RIGHTS (like the right to privacy, the right to counsel if you re accused of a crime) and CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES (paying for the government services we all use). For those who have excess money at their disposal. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Investigation continues into home invasions Nov 8, 2008
They demanded money from the residents, Wesley Payne amd Marcus Hughes, and the two fled. No injuries were reported. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Ex-Intel engineer accused in trade secret theft Nov 8, 2008
Pani "planned to use this information to advance his career at AMD or elsewhere by drawing on it when the opportunity arose," the indictment said. It wasn't until later that authorities learned that Pani had begun looking for another job in February and, in March, was offered a job at AMD in Massachusetts, the indictment said ... But by June 2, Pani had started working at AMD. During this time, he still had access to Intel's computer system, authorities said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rock-A-Chaws invade Brook Nov 7, 2008
Starting on defense, Williams and Jewaun Merchant and Malcolm Stewart at tackle and Henderson amd Joseph Owen at end. At linebacker are Chavon Middleton, Jacoby Cooper and Renaldo Epps. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
SBS blames ad decline for Q3 losses Nov 7, 2008
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Bon-Ton same-store sales fall 11 percent Nov 7, 2008
Bon-Ton October same-store sales fall 11 percent - The Business Journal of Milwaukee. for free extra services. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Wells Fargo plans $10 billion stock offering Nov 6, 2008
AMD dismissing 3 percent of workers ... AMD dismissed 1,600 workers earlier this year amid a restructuring. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Anti-VEGF Drugs For Retinal Diseases Could Have Serious Side Effects, Scientists Caution Nov 6, 2008
The study is also relevant to the drug Avastin, which was initially approved for intravenous use as an anti-angiogenic agent in the treatment of cancer, but is also widely used intravitreally for the treatment of wet AMD because of its similar mode of action and much lower cost. The next steps in D'Amore's research will include investigating the specific functions of VEGF in the eye. (Science Daily)
Advertising's role in our eating habits questioned Nov 5, 2008
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Civil Rights leader John Lewis: election 'a nonviolent revolution'... Nov 5, 2008
SO REMEMBER, WHITE SHEETS ARE CHEAP AMD PLENTIFUL-- HURRY AND GET YOURS BEFORE THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE IS PASSED. Posted By: THE TRUTH | November 04, 2008 at 11:35 PM 00004000. (The Drudge Report)
Poll: Economy causes health-care headaches Nov 5, 2008
Survey: Eight in 10 Americans worried about ability to pay medical bills - Triangle Business Journal. for free extra services. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Poll Watchers: Chaos averted Nov 5, 2008
Poll watchers: So far, so good - South Florida Business Journal. for free extra services. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
AMD Powers World's First ATI CrossFireX(TM) High Performance ... Nov 4, 2008
AMD Powers World's First ATI CrossFireX(TM) High Performance Notebook by Alienware ... AMD Powers World's First ATI CrossFireX(TM) High Performance Notebook by Alienware ... High-performance gaming notebook manufacturer Alienware is putting two powerful ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series graphics processors from AMD (NYSE:AMD) in the Alienware M17 notebook PC. The is the worlds first notebook from a major manufacturer to include the raw horsepower of AMDs award-winning ATI CrossFireX... (WELT ONLINE)
Poll: Healthcare costs a concern Nov 4, 2008
Survey: Eight in 10 Americans say economy will affect ability to pay for healthcare - Atlanta Business Chronicle. for free extra services. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Adeona Pharmaceuticals to Present At Rodman & Renshaw Healthcare Conference Nov 4, 2008
Adeona is focused on treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and fibromyalgia. For further information, please visit. (Primezone Releases)
AQS buys assets from ISO Insurance Nov 4, 2008
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Senator McCain recently compared Nov 3, 2008
Promises to cut government spending are pretty much worthless unless accompanied by convincing explanations of how precisely they will be implemented. Obama has failed this basic test. (Harper's Magazine)
Mizz Shyneka feels targeted by mall Nov 3, 2008
Here we have a black man running for President and the entire country knows he s the better candidate and many won t (black amd white) vote for him simply because of the color of his skin. So, the comment just because I am black is very legitimate. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
* The infrequently seen face of the Wang Dynasty Nov 2, 2008
Stephen Zelencik, a retired head of sales and marketing for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), has known Cher Wang since she was a young executive working for First International Computer ... He recalled a particular exhausting negotiation, lasting more than a week in Taipei, when Cher Wang was holding out for a lower price on a large order of microprocessors HTC wanted to buy from AMD.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Special session may add unemployment funds Nov 1, 2008
Governor: Special session will address jobless benefits shortfall - Sacramento Business Journal. for free extra services. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
BB&T names post-Allison COO, CFO Oct 31, 2008
BBs post-Allison COO, CFO - Tampa Bay Business Journal. for free extra services. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Poll: Election too close to call in Fla. Oct 31, 2008
No one has been elected president since 1960 without taking two of these three largest swing states, according to Hamden, Conn ... An AMD presence means more tech focus in schools. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Fla. Chamber poll finds Obama leading Oct 31, 2008
A separate poll released on Wednesday by Hamden, Conn ... An AMD presence means more tech focus in schools. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Pathfinder lands $5M in venture capital Oct 31, 2008
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Greenberg Traurig opens N.Y. office Oct 30, 2008
Greenberg Traurig opens White Plains office - South Florida Business Journal. for free extra services. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Delta-Northwest merger approved Oct 30, 2008
Justice Department approves Delta-Northwest merger - The Business Journal of Milwaukee. for free extra services. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
The real Troopergate scandal explored Oct 30, 2008
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White House tells banks to start lending Oct 29, 2008
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Hey, you: Get back to work! Oct 29, 2008
Hey, you: Get back to work. - South Florida Business Journal. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
BioCryst: Another positive flu drug result Oct 29, 2008
BioCryst: Another positive peramivir result - Birmingham Business Journal. for free extra services. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
QLT announces third quarter results for 2008 Oct 28, 2008
The RADICAL trial is a Phase II, multicenter, randomized, single-masked study comparing reduced-fluence Visudyne-Lucentis combination therapies and Lucentis monotherapy in subjects with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Conference call information QLT Inc. will hold an investor conference call to discuss third quarter 2008 results on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. PT). (Canada Newswire)
Adeona Pharmaceuticals' Oral dnaJP1 Phase II Clinical Findings Presented At the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting Oct 28, 2008
Adeona is focused on treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and fibromyalgia. For further information, please visit. (Primezone Releases)
Actel claims price record in PLD Olympics Oct 28, 2008
So, what will happen to AMD, Freescale, IBM Micro, SMIC and others. Market intelligence: Ethernet is poised to dominate all aspects of networking, but the new speeds will have effects that ripple out in various ways. (EETimes)
Abu Dhabi locked in Oct 27, 2008
2 billion investment in AMD and its plan to spin off manufacturing, there is a tiny clause that ensures that AMD's $4 ... One of the Abu Dhabi investment funds involved in the deal, Mubadala Development Co., is investing $314 million in AMD in exchange for 65 million shares of AMD stock and 30 million warrants ... We're not sure where this came about, but the agreement between AMD and Abu Dhabi includes a lot of flowery language when it comes to describing the parties involved in the... (Albany Times Union)
Good enough to beat Florida? Oct 26, 2008
Please, Please, Please fire Martinez amd Fabris and get Will Muschamp. By dawg4life. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gillibrand says middle class tax cuts are priority Oct 26, 2008
She said one area for creating jobs is investment in alternative technology, and that the district is a prime location for high-tech manufacturing, noting the planned expansion of AMD in Saratoga County. Gillibrand, a founder of the bipartisan Congressional High Tech Caucus, has hosted two Upstate NY Economic Summits to focus on creating jobs and stimulating growth. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Tech stocks plummet as Dow drops Oct 25, 2008
Sunnyvale-based (NYSE:AMD) was down 11 percent to $2 ... An AMD presence means more tech focus in schools. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Cushman to cut jobs, restructure globally Oct 25, 2008
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Tech stocks plummet as Dow drops Oct 25, 2008
Sunnyvale-based (NYSE:AMD) was down 11 percent early in the day at $2 ... An AMD presence means more tech focus in schools. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Genesee County Tech Park Gets $1M Oct 24, 2008
Genesee County leaders want STAMP to follow the model set by Saratoga County, which just landed worldwide microchip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). ajlja. (R News)
Speedy eaters more Oct 24, 2008
Sunlight, lack of antioxidants tied to eye diseaseA combination of sunlight exposure and low blood levels of antioxidants may make older adults more vulnerable to a common vision-robbing disease called age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, researchers have found. For their study, published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, the investigators assessed 4,753 adults of ages 65 and up, roughly half of whom had AMD. The researchers found that participants with the lowest levels of vitamin C,... (Indian Express)
AMD expands Rivet's role Oct 24, 2008
Sunnyvale-based AMD (NYSE:AMD) said Rivet, 54, will build on t"he strong operational discipline demonstrated as CFO" and assume expanded responsibilities for more of the company's key centralized functions, including supply chain, human resources, and information technology organizations. With our recently announced Asset Smart strategy, AMD is accelerating our transformation to capitalize on our proven expertise in both microprocessor and leading-edge graphics to deliver the innovations that... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
The Coming Creativity Boom Oct 23, 2008
In press conferences and at trade shows from New York City to Shanghai, AMD is showing off integrated computer graphics, virtual world and 3-D special effects capabilities from a young entrepreneur named Jules Urbach. (I helped him raise funds for one of his companies. (Forbes)
Toshiba: Let's reduce fab power consumption Oct 23, 2008
(10/22/2008 2:36 PM EDT). AUSTIN, Texas -- For years, industry executives have urged the IC and chip-equipment industries to collaborate in an effort to reduce fab costs and bring new technologies to the market. (EETimes)
U.K. proposes massive database to monitor cell and Net communications Oct 21, 2008
" The original iMac, released in 1998, was the first Apple computer to ditch an internal floppy drive. It was also the first to include the up-and-coming standard of , another port decision that carried a lot of weight throughout the industry. Further, Apple was soon the first company to include built-in Wi-Fi (instead of with an add-on external card), noted Phil Belanger, one of the pioneers of the Wi-Fi standard, in an e-mail to me. "There is no question that Apple pushed the other notebook... (Salon)
Takes issue with Oct 20, 2008
Well wrote on Oct 16, 2008 11:22 PM:" Are you nuts Pat. You appreciate the balanced reporting showing both sides in this cities recent events? Are you nuts. That never happened. I thought that you were smarter than that. Guess not. Now you think them bias against your candidate. It's only fair amd balanced if they agree with you apparently. Get a grip. This paper has always been biased. A former friend ". Real work wrote on Oct 19, 2008 2:47 PM:" The sheriff's job is not talking in Washington.... (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
Far Cry 2 Direct-Feed Videos Oct 19, 2008
66 Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or better RAM: 1 GB Video card: NVidia 6800 or ATI X1650 or better; shader Model 3 required; 256 Mb of graphic memory Media reader: DVD-ROM Hard drive space: ~12 Gig or HD space Supported Video Cards: NVidia 6800, NVidia 7000 series, 8000 series, 9000 series, 200 series ... Recommended Requirements:CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Family, AMD 64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom or better RAM: 2 GB Video card: NVidia 8600 GTS or better, ATI X1900 or better; 512 Mb of graphic memory Sound: 5.... (IGN PC Games)
Platform Trends: AMD's Entry-Entry-Level Graphics Processor Oct 18, 2008
AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4000 series of graphics processing units and cards has been a rousing success across the entry-level, mainstream, and high-end sectors ... But apparently AMD feels there is additional market share to be had at record lows ... This means the fillrate of these newest GPUs is only one-quarter (at best) that of AMD's next step up, and only double that of an AMD 780G or 790GX integrated-graphics motherboard chipset. (HardwareCentral)
AMD spins off fabs, gains $8.4B from Abu Dhabi Oct 18, 2008
com - AMD spins off fabs, gains $8 ... AMD spins off fabs, gains $8 ... After a year in the works, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has obtained an investment of up to $8. (EETimes)
Investments worth RM800mil planned in Penang Oct 18, 2008
GEORGE TOWN: About RM800mil investments are coming to Penang from foreign electronics amd healthcare companies, says investPenang executive committee chairman Datuk Lee Kah Choon. He said about RM500mil would be from multinational corporations (MNCs) involved in the manufacture of electronic components. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Google, AMD, Juniper stock up on rocky day Oct 18, 2008
Google, AMD, Juniper shares up on another rocky day - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal ... Google, AMD, Juniper shares up on another rocky day ... Sunnyvale-based AMD (NYSE:AMD) was up more than 7 percent to $4. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Death to FireWire 400 Oct 18, 2008
Apple's sitting with everyone from Intel to AMD and Nvidia to make it happen. I suspect that DisplayPort's widespread adoption for computer monitors is more a question of when than of if. (Salon)
Jeers, Cheers Over FCC White Space Report Oct 17, 2008
The parallels between how AMD, HP and the presidential candidates handle challenges reveal that crisis can be an opportunity to move forward. Subscribe. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Nunn promoting 'Victory Fund' Oct 17, 2008
He has to clearly and slowly explain -again-to the pesky old man, amd in specific detail, just how Obama plans to salvage this shipwrecked country of ours, because McPesky continues to spread character assassination tactics as a desperate grasp for his dying dynasty. It was also a stratgeic blessing in disguise. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
FCC Says 'White Spaces' Can Work for Net Access Oct 17, 2008
SaaS in The Market The Next Microsoft Era VMware And The Virtualization Craze More Rob EnderleAMD, HP, and Innovation in Financial Crisis The parallels between how AMD, HP and the presidential candidates handle challenges reveal that crisis can be an opportunity to move forward ... Mobile Universe Motorola in Trouble City-Wide Wi-Fi Connected in The Windy City Ultrawideband in the Home Wi-Fi's Hotspots CTIA in The Big Easy Technology, Policy and Politics 3G at Home and Abroad The Competitive... (Datamation)
AMD narrows Q3 loss to $67M Oct 17, 2008
Robert J. Rivet, AMD s chief financial officer, said, Improved execution across all of our businesses was punctuated by a refresh of our graphics product line-up, driving 55 percent sequential revenue growth and market share gains ... New partners spur AMDs early commitment to larger, more expensive chip fab. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Intel Atom: Intel Makes Its Smallest Chip Ever Oct 17, 2008
Over the years, while Intel and its rabid rival AMD engaged in a game of one-upmanship over who could produce faster, more powerful chips, they didn't pay much attention to battery drain or heat -- both natural side effects of all that increased processing power. And that is what makes the Atom a tectonic shift in strategy. (FastCompany)
Market Intel Oct 17, 2008
7% and its closest rival, AMD, has 19. 7. (FastCompany)
* Intel beats expectations, sees profits holding steady Oct 16, 2008
AMD announced last week that its partnering with the Persian Gulf state of Abu Dhabi in the joint venture. The deal is an acknowledgment that AMD cannot compete alone against Intel in the very expensive chore of semiconductor manufacturing ... AMD reports its third-quarter results today. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Pipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completes Corporate Name Change to Adeona Pharmaceuticals and Receives New Ticker Symbol Oct 16, 2008
Adeona is focused on developing products to treat, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and fibromyalgia. This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that reflect Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s current expectations about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities, including statements regarding our late stage pipeline of products and its focus... (Primezone Releases)
Too Much Sun, Too Few Antioxidants Spell Eye Trouble Oct 16, 2008
That's the message from a new study that found that older people with low levels of certain antioxidants present in many fruits and vegetables, and who are exposed to short-wavelength blue light from the sun, are more likely to develop certain types of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) ... "We don't really know how many years it takes" for AMD to develop ... Previous studies had suggested that blue light may damage the retina and set eyes on the path to developing AMD, a leading cause of... (MEDLINEplus)
Intel expects profits to hold up in 4Q Oct 15, 2008
AMD announced last week that it's partnering with the Persian Gulf state of Abu Dhabi in the joint venture. The deal is an acknowledgment that AMD can't compete alone against Intel in the very expensive chore of semiconductor manufacturing ... AMD reports its third-quarter results on Thursday. (India Times)
