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		<title><![CDATA[Japan's Hoya delays start of takeover offer for Pentax]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; Japanese optical glass maker Hoya Corp. said Monday it will delay the launch of its friendly takeover bid for Pentax Corp. until at least mid-June as it consults with regulators over the deal.  It had previously said it aimed to begin the tender offer in early...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Japan's Hoya mulls tender offer for Pentax]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; Japan's leading optical glass maker Hoya Corp. said Friday it is considering launching a tender offer for Pentax Corp, a digital cameras manufacturer, instead of a merger through a share swap.  The two companies agreed last December to merge their operations through a share swap that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Japanese researchers develop easy-to-fit 'sponge' artificial bone]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; A Japanese research group has developed a sponge-like artificial bone that can be shaped using scissors for an easy fit inside the body and is transformed into real bone within months.  The artificial product could free patients from the painful of surgery of cutting healthy bone...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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