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“As the economy starts to regain some strength and with valuations still
historically low, we believe there will be an upswing in MA activity
worldwide, including in the greater San Francisco market,” said San
Francisco-based Susan Snow of Mercer’s MA consulting business. “More so
than ever HR-related issues are critical to deal success, and by
attending the MA Ready workshop, HR leaders can gain the skills and
confidence they need to add value before, during and after the deal.”

By attending the San Francisco MA Ready workshop, participants will
learn how a lower tolerance for risk in the current climate affects what
is expected from them. At the same time, they will learn how HR provides
an important role in acquisitions, where there is a need to quickly
assess the target organization’s key talent base and take action to
stabilize the organization and retain that talent.

Through facilitated discussions and interactive exercises, the MA Ready
workshop will illustrate and simulate the latest best-practice MA
principles and processes that every senior HR leader must know in order
to manage transactions effectively. The workshop will address MA
fundamentals, including; MA phases, processes and vocabulary; deal and
HR team structures; roles and relationships; key human capital issues
and HR’s role in managing them across each deal phase; MA transactions
in the context of an organization’s business strategy; and how HR can
ultimately help realize the value of the deal by developing and
implementing an integration strategy that advances the deal objectives.

Mercer’s global MA consulting business provides market-leading
capabilities, supporting private equity and corporate clients in
hundreds of transactions each year. Assisting clients in all phases of
deals, from due diligence and “Day 1” to integration, are more than 175
dedicated MA engagement and project management consultants. These
specialists, in turn, work with thousands of other Mercer consultants
worldwide who possess expertise in a variety of human capital areas in
order to provide the best possible MA solutions for clients.

“I have worked very hard on correcting my previous wrongdoings and I will not be held hostage to my past” – supermodel Naomi Campbell. “I would rather die than have my fans not see me in a pair of high heels” – Pop singer Lady Gaga.

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CONCERN that nurses who have had no face-to-face dealings with patients for years are working for the helpline NHS 24 are being raised by Scottish doctors. GPs are expected to condemn the use of nurses with no recent experience of meeting patients to assess people over the telephone, at a major medical conference later this week. She said nurses would send people to hospitals or out-of-hours centres when they did not need medical treatment. Dr Brown, a GP from Springburn in Glasgow, said: “They are an extremely committed group of nursing staff but a lot of them had not seen a patient in years and I felt it was inappropriate.
HOUSTON — Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EHSI). The healthcare
industry continued its strong trend towards growth by adding 12,000 jobs
in February, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total
seasonally adjusted employment for healthcare, which includes hospitals,
ambulatory care centers, nursing facilities and residential care
facilities, was 13.67 million – up from 13.65 million in January of 2010.

Emerging Healthcare Solutions focuses on enabling new cutting-edge
medical technology to become a reality in a sector that includes Pfizer,
Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Merck Company (NYSE: MRK), Inverness Medical
Innovations (NYSE: IMA) and Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PPDI).

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. is a company dedicated to providing
guidance to participants in the healthcare industry. Our primary goal is
to give you a roadmap showing how to realize enormous profits from the
changes occurring right now in the healthcare industry. Our common stock
is traded under the symbol EHSI.

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A LEADING oral health charity is delighted at new research that reveals positive attitudes towards braces. The British Dental Health Foundation has applauded the results of a new report, commissioned by British Lingual Orthodontic Society, which surveyed 877 people in England and Wales. The survey aimed to measure awareness, attitudes and experiences of orthodontics with a focus on braces fitted behind the teeth. Results showed that one in five people in England and Wales believe their teeth would benefit from braces. Further evidence shows that many see orthodontic treatment as a valuable investment and worth the financial sacrifice. Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation said: “It is certainly very pleasing to see awareness in orthodontic treatment increase, particularly among teenagers and young adults. “It is very important that people understand the importance of such treatments and this report seems to show that people might be beginning to pay attention.”
OLDWICK, N.J. — A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and
affirmed the issuer credit rating of “bbb” and affirmed the financial
strength rating (FSR) of B (Good) of Starmount Life Insurance
Company (Starmount Life) (Baton Rouge, LA). The outlook for
the FSR is stable.

The revised outlook reflects Starmount Life’s positive premium and
underwriting income growth despite the weak economy and its ongoing
diversification efforts. The company continues to produce favorable
growth in annualized premium for its core vision and dental insurance
products. Through more active marketing, expanded sales force and
additional distribution outlets, Starmount Life continues to expand its
geographic reach.

While A.M. Best notes that Starmount Life’s new business writings have
good geographical diversity, a large portion of its inforce dental and
vision business is still located in Louisiana and Mississippi. In
addition, Starmount Life’s direct premium growth has slowed due to its
reinsurance partnerships; although, those arrangements have enabled the
company to capture larger opportunities.

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HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: HQS) (”HQS” or the “Company”), a leading producer of functional,
sustainable Tilapia biomass, including fish and personal healthcare
products, today announced the addition of Dr. Kevin M. Fitzsimmons, to the
Companys Board of Directors, effective March 8, 2010.

Dr. Fitzsimmons serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of the American Tilapia
Association and is an Associate Director at International Programs College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona. For the
past ten years, Dr. Fitzsimmons has organized and co-chaired the Annual
Tilapia Development Conference sponsored by the China Aquatic Products
Processing and Marketing Association and Chinese Government. In addition,
over the last six years Dr. Fitzsimmons organized and chaired the
International Symposia on Tilapia in Aquaculture, the major industry forum
on research, production, processing and marketing of tilapia.

“Dr. Fitzsimmons has 30 years of experience with tilapia research and
development. He has assisted the industrys growth on a global basis and
were excited to have such an accomplished individual on our Board of
Directors,” stated Norbert Sporns, HQ Sustainable Maritimes President and
Chief Executive Officer. “As a leader in the production of functional,
sustainable Tilapia biomass products we look forward to Kevins future
insight and contributions to our Company.”

Additionally, The World Bank as well as Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Egyptian,
Guyanese, and Indonesian governments have asked Dr. Fitzsimmons to consult
and assist with tilapia development in their countries. Dr. Fitzsimmons
books and articles on tilapia farming and biology are widely used within
the aquaculture industry and academia.

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CHICAGO — Harrington College of Design announced today that The Higher Learning
Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools has granted the college institutional accreditation with the
next visit to occur in 2014-2015.

“Achieving HLC regional accreditation demonstrates Harrington’s
commitment to developing high quality design programs that meet the
needs of today’s employers and our students,” said Tom Segal, chair of
the governing board at Harrington College of Design.

The application by Harrington College of Design for initial
accreditation was supported by an institutional Self-Study Report, the
product of a two-year rigorous self-examination of the college’s
programs and services as well as visits by HLC review teams.
Accreditation by HLC is intended to indicate to other colleges and
universities and to the public that an institution meets the HLC’s
Criteria for Accreditation.

“This is a significant accomplishment and, combined with our
accreditation from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation
distinguishes Harrington College of Design as a prominent Midwest design
school,” said Harrington President Erik Parks. “It is the hard work of
our faculty, staff, board and administrators who contribute to our
students’ success every day that has gained us this recognition.”

The Higher Learning Commission is an independent membership organization
founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the
United States. The Higher Learning Commission accredits degree-granting
educational institutions located in the following states: Arkansas,
Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South
Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. HLC is recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education as a reliable authority regarding the
quality of education or training offered by the institutions it
accredits.

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International Datacasting Corporation (TSX: IDC), a global leader in providing advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content, announces that Denis Colbourne, Stuart Smith and Kevin Rankin have resigned from the Board of Directors and that Adam Adamou has been named Chairman of the Board. The Board now consists of Mr. Adamou as Chair, Fred Godard as President CEO, Frank Ruffolo, Del Lippert and Ron Clifton.

“We wish to extend our thanks to Denis Colbourne and Stuart Smith for their contribution and service to our customers and shareholders over the past decade, and to Kevin Rankin over the last two and a half years. IDC has developed a tremendous product strength and market respect in its core segments, including broadband multimedia distribution. We will be building upon that strength to move the Company into an exciting new phase of its development. We would like to also thank our shareholders, employees and customers for their support during this transition. We are moving to optimize our operations in order to better serve your interests now and well into the future,” said Adam Adamou, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

About International Datacasting Corporation (IDC)

International Datacasting Corporation (TSX: IDC) is a global leader in providing IP-based datacasting solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content. IDC has a broad portfolio of advanced technology products marketed under the names SuperFlex, Datacast XD, Tiernan and PROFline for implementing a wide range of satellite and other broadband content contribution and distribution networks. IDCs products are in demand for radio and television broadcast networks, distance learning, digital satellite news gathering and sport contribution, digital signage, digital cinema, IPTV distribution and other content distribution applications. IDC is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, operates in Europe through its wholly owned subsidiary PROFline B.V. in Arnhem, the Netherlands and in the US through its Tiernan operations in San Diego, California. The Company is international in scope with installations in over 100 countries worldwide, has regional sales and service offices in the UK, Australia, Singapore and China as well as an established international network of value-added partners and distributors.

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“Drawloop is committed to bringing the power of dynamic document creation to sales and service users in a cloud environment, so integrating with Google Apps was a perfect fit for us,” says Jim Roberson, Co-founder and President of Drawloop Technologies. “By adding our DDP application to the Google Apps Marketplace, weve made it extremely easy for Google Apps customers to seamlessly deploy and integrate our powerful document creation service within Google Apps.”

“We are very excited to have Drawloop in the Google Apps Marketplace,” adds Scott McMullan, Google Apps Partner Lead for Google Enterprise. “Through the Google Apps Marketplace, software vendors like Drawloop are helping us build a rich ecosystem of integrated apps that work seamlessly with Google Apps, allowing IT administrators to leverage the benefits of cloud computing and extend Google Apps to meet more of their business needs. We are happy to offer Drawloop to the millions of Google Apps users who have embraced the cloud.”

Google Apps brings simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools to organizations. With Google Apps, users can use applications such as Gmail™ webmail service, Google Talk™ instant messaging service, Google Calendar™ calendaring service, Google Docs™ program, Google Sites™ web application, and Google Video™ for business on their own domain to work together more effectively. Best of all, its all hosted by Google, so theres no hardware or software to download, install or maintain.

Trillium Software®, a business of Harte-Hanks, Inc. (NYSE: HHS) and a leading enabler of Total Data Quality solutions, today announced that Jon Asprey, director Strategic Consulting EMEA at Trillium Software, will present at the Ovum Butler Group strategy briefing Data Quality and Integration – Data Management Strategies for Better Business Performance .

The event takes place today, Wednesday, March 10 from 9.00 until 16.00 GMT at the CBI Conference Centre located in the iconic Centre Point Tower on Londons Oxford Street, very close to Tottenham Court Road tube station.

Mr Asprey will present the topic “Defining and Implementing a Data Quality Strategy.” He will refer to his extensive experience of working with Trillium Softwares global customer base to underline the importance of data quality to data governance initiatives. He will advise best practices for data quality implementation in large and complex multi-source data environments. He will make recommendations on team building and also identify how to overcome some of the roadblocks that sometimes confront projects.

According to Ovum Butler Group, data quality and integration are fundamental to every organisations efforts to maximise the business value of its information. Without them, organisations face a mountain of unreliable data stored in disparate systems. The problems of data quality and integration are not new, but that data is now being exposed at many different levels by more users, operationally and strategically. At the operational level, the quality of transactional data directly affects the costs and efficiency of business functions and can enable the organisation to respond to business needs in a coordinated and informed manner. From an analytical point of view, good data quality is essential for Business Intelligence solutions that help organisations formulate and execute business strategy.

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“TripIt helps business travelers manage their travel information,” commented Gregg Brockway, TripIt co-founder and president. “And by integrating our new Groups feature into Google Apps, the TripIt app helps travelers at companies to collaborate on their travel plans.”

At the heart of the TripIt app for Google is the new TripIt Groups feature that gives business travelers an easy way to see where and when other employees in their company are traveling. With TripIt Groups, an employee simply joins their companys group on TripIt and can instantly see other employees on their companys travel map. By providing better travel visibility, Groups helps business travelers get more out of their trips and companies get more out of their travel programs.

“We are very excited to have TripIt in the Google Apps Marketplace,” adds Scott McMullan, Google Apps Partner Lead for Google Enterprise. “Through the Google Apps Marketplace, companies like TripIt are helping us build a rich ecosystem of integrated business apps that work seamlessly with Google Apps, allowing IT administrators to leverage the benefits of cloud computing and extend Google Apps to meet more of their business needs.”

Appirio today announced Professional Services Connect (PS Connect), a new cloud-based offering that enables service professionals using Appirios PS Enterprise product to run their business directly from their email inbox. PS Connect automatically surfaces contextually relevant information about people, projects, customers and transactions from PS Enterprise into related Gmail™ messages, so individuals can make more informed, real-time decisions and take action on those decisions without leaving their email inbox. PS Connect is an extension of Appirios existing PS Enterprise solution, which was launched less than six months ago and already supports almost 9,000 users.

“We spend our days working in email,” said Tom Link, CTO of Universal Mind, a rich Internet application developer for the web, desktop and mobile devices. “PS Connects ability to bring business information from our PS Enterprise solution into the Gmail inbox will help our people work faster and smarter. This type of innovation is exactly why we chose to run our consulting business on PS Enterprise.”

An increasing number of professional services firms are turning to SaaS solutions so they can manage their business more efficiently and cost effectively without focusing on the IT infrastructure needed for on-premise solutions. Products, like PS Enterprise, that are built using public cloud platforms, offer another tangible benefit — the ability to easily extend a solution so it delivers new functionality more quickly to existing customers.

“The value of cloud-based solutions increases exponentially as companies outsource more and more of their IT to the cloud — an increasing trend that we call cloudsourcing,” said Narinder Singh, Appirios CMO and head of products. “Imagine the possibilities of bringing a wide range of business data — actionable information that is currently trapped in expensive siloed systems that are infrequently or never used — into tools like Gmail that we use all the time. It could dramatically increase productivity, and even change the way we work. This is just the beginning.”

Marketbright today announced it has added its leading on-demand marketing automation and email marketing platform to the Google Apps Marketplace™, Googles (NASDAQ: GOOG) recently launched online storefront for Google Apps™ products and services. Marketbright is an on-demand marketing automation solution which enables self-service campaign execution, automated lead nurturing and scoring, and closed loop marketing analytics . Marketbright provides a cost-effective alternative for mid-market to enterprise companies that want an easy-to-use on-demand marketing solution while still supporting complex business functionality.

“Offering the Marketbright agile marketing automation solution on the Google Apps Marketplace was a logical step, since Marketbright was conceived and created as an on-demand application meant to work with a companys collaboration and communication tools,” said Dom Lindars, CEO of Marketbright. “Now Google apps users can easily integrate a solution that delivers rapid growth in sales and marketing leads and significantly increases lead-to-opportunity rates.”

“We are pleased Google Apps customers can now easily access Marketbright to increase their marketing process efficiency and enhance their internal, customer and prospect communications for business growth,” said Chris Kelly, Google Apps ISV Marketing Manager. “Requiring no technical resources to implement, set up and execute email campaigns, Marketbright exemplifies the type of simpler user experience provided by cloud applications.”

Marketbrights solutions help marketers stay connected to valued customers and prospects, collaborate with sales teams, and track leads all the way through to closed business. Delivering this ability as an on-demand application in the cloud helps companies dramatically improve their marketing programs and strategies with very limited up-front risk and investment.

The Google Apps Marketplace makes it easy for more than 2 million Google Apps customers to discover, purchase and deploy integrated business applications and related professional services. By integrating with user account and application data stored in Google Apps, these cloud applications provide a simpler user experience, increase business efficiency, and reduce administrative overhead. To learn more, visit google.com/a/marketplace.

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WEST VALLEY CITY — A man allegedly found everything he needed to commit a crime in Walmart, including burglary tools, according to police. Police say the man entered Walmart, 3180 S. 5600 West, about 2:30 a.m. Friday. The man first went to the hardware section, where he got a crowbar, said West Valley Police Capt. Tom McLachlan. The man next walked to the electronics section, where he allegedly used the crowbar to pry open a display case and take several iPods and Nintendo DS game systems, McLachlan said. The man loaded the items into a shopping cart and headed for the door. The man loaded some of the items into a car, left some of the merchandise in the cart and drove off. Witnesses were able to a get a license plate number, but it was registered to a vehicle that was listed as stolen, McLachlan said.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s ‘Testing America’ Tour, with Local
Partner Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium, to Host Free HIV Testing Today at
Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 pm

Partnering with Gaston County Health Dept., Free Testing Will Also Be
Offered Wednesday, March 10th Outside Compare
Foods in Dixie Village Shopping Center, Gastonia from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (AHF):

AHF’s
Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour, a six month, 48 state national
cross country HIV testing tour, arrives in Charlotte, North Carolina and
will offer free HIV testing, along with local partner the Regional
HIV/AIDS Consortium, today Tuesday, March 9th at Greater
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 727 West Trade Street, from 12:00 noon until
6:00 pm. AHF is also partnering with the Gaston County Health Department
to offer free HIV testing in Gastonia outside of the Compare Foods in
Dixie Village Shopping Center, 2573 W. Franklin Blvd., on Wednesday,
March 10th from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm. All are welcome to
attend. The testing will take place on AIDS Healthcare Foundation
(AHF’s) new, state-of-the-art ‘Testing America’ mobile HIV
testing unit named in honor of and in partnership with basketball legend
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr.

Been scheming to kick up the conjugal-visit quota with your significant other? Heres a simple solution: Do more housework. Montclair State University [New Jersey] researchers had access to data on almost 7,000 married couples from the National Survey of Families and Households, and found that married couples who share chores tend to have more sex.

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I KNOW HOW TOUGH IT IS OUT THERE FOR SO MANY OF OUR READERS. Im fully aware of the terrible state of our economy, and I am so grateful to each and every one of you who has spent your hard-earned dollars to purchase this magazine. Without your support, bodybuilding itself would not exist. As this recession extends from months into years, one concern I have is that young men and women will begin to lose hope, grow sad and depressed, and lose the will to do some of the things they normally do. When were in a rut, its easy to let it hold us in place and prevent us from enjoying the rest of our lives. Although the recession may impact the number of times you go to the movies or eat out each month, I hope that it doesnt affect your fitness routine. If theres one area of your life that needs to remain resistant to the vicissitudes of the economy, it is exercise. There are many good reasons why you should continue working out even when times are tough. I probably dont have to tell you this, but exercise can alter your mood, increasing the production of body chemicals called endorphins. These endorphins are natural mood elevators and are the reason you feel better after a workout than you did before. Additionally, working out makes you fitter and stronger, and helps you look better. When you look and feel good, you are more confident in your abilities and less likely to undergo the severe mood swings that financial stress can cause. This is important for several reasons, not the least of which is that the better your outlook, the more likely you are to recognize opportunities–financial or otherwise–when they present themselves.
Metatron, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MRNJ) providers of mobile application digital content and distribution, today announced that their exclusive “Michael Jackson World Tour Live” AppMovie for iPhone, will now also include an exclusive High Definition release for the iPad device. Mangement expects the release to be available for download on iTunes within two weeks from today.

Metatron will be the exclusive distributor of this first-ever official Michael Jackson AppMovie, which features incredible live-in-concert performances recorded from the legendary artists third and final world concert tour. The two and a half hour “Michael Jackson World Tour Live” AppMovie also includes 500 rare shots of the artist, along with stunning on-stage concert performances filmed with fifty different video cameras.

“Being selected as the exclusive mobile distributor for this first-ever Michael Jackson concert video is an honor and a testament to the integrated content development and distribution technology provided by our i-Mobilize subsidiary,” said Joe Riehl, CEO of Metatron. “Music fans purchased 8.2 million Michael Jackson albums in 2009 and according to Nielsen SoundScan data, digital music accounted for 40% of all music purchased last year.”

Riehl added, “Were anticipating great consumer demand for this exclusive Michael Jackson concert. At a $9.95 retail price, this release could be our first home run and drive exponential revenue growth for Metatron.”

Metatrons “Michael Jackson World Tour Live” mobile app features performances of favorite top-selling songs including:

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As banks begin to see residential and multifamily markets adjust from less buying to more renting, MERIT Rental Property Management announces that East West Bancorp entered into its first contract with MERIT to manage a multifamily apartment complex. MERIT Rental Property Management, a leading provider of professional single-family rental and apartment management services, continues to partner with financial institutions to provide rental management expertise that can maximize property values in todays economy.

“We are excited to embark on this partnership with East West Bancorp for our management of Park Terrace , a 50-unit multifamily apartment complex located in Rialto, California,” says Stephan Brahs , Vice President of MERIT Rental Property Management.

The contract calls for full rental property management services including assisting with daily operations, community maintenance, rent collection, delinquency oversight and tenant placement. In addition, MERIT Rental Property Management offers Park Terrace residents a Customer Care Center, which provides an in-house, fully-staffed team dedicated to personally answering residents questions.

“I look forward to supporting the residents of Park Terrace with MERIT Rental Property Managements personalized approach to rental management services and also to building a portfolio with East West Bancorp,” says Brahs.

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, intends to offer, subject to market and other customary conditions, $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The notes will be senior obligations of Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC and will be guaranteed on a senior basis by Avis Budget Group and certain of its domestic subsidiaries.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to help repay outstanding indebtedness on its floating rate term loan and for general corporate purposes. Including the effect of interest rate hedges, the floating rate term loan being repaid has an effective interest rate of approximately 9.2%.

Contemporaneously, the Company has also proposed an amendment to its senior credit facility, which, among other items, would reduce the maximum aggregate amount of debt outstanding under such facility to $1.5 billion (from more than $1.9 billion currently). As part of the amendment, we will extend the maturities of approximately $1.2 billion of the facility by two years, increase the interest rate spreads by 50 basis points (on the extended portions), significantly reduce the principal amount of the term loan outstanding, and revise the financial and non-financial covenants to provide more flexibility to the Company. The amendment also provides for payment of normal and customary fees and expenses. Although the Company has received commitments from lenders for the proposed amendment, the amendment is subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions; therefore, there can be no assurance that the proposed amendment will be completed as contemplated or at all.

The notes and the related guarantees will be offered in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, such an offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offers of the notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, has priced an offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 9 5/8% senior notes due 2018. The sale of the new notes is expected to be completed on or about March 10, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions. At such time, also subject to customary closing conditions, the Company expects to complete the proposed amendment to its senior credit facility, which, among other things, will reduce the maximum size of the facility to $1.5 billion and extend the maturities of approximately $1.25 billion by two years.

The notes were priced at 98.634% of par, will be senior unsecured obligations of Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC and will be guaranteed on a senior basis by Avis Budget Group, Inc. and certain of its domestic subsidiaries. Avis Budget Group intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, to help repay outstanding indebtedness on its floating rate term loan and for general corporate purposes. Including the effect of interest rate hedges, the floating rate term loan being repaid has an effective interest rate of approximately 9.2%.

The notes and the related guarantees will be offered in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, such an offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offers of the notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, whether the offering will be completed and the anticipated use of the proceeds of the offering. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are specified in Avis Budget Groups Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 including under headings such as “Forward-Looking Statements”, “Risk Factors” and “Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the SEC from time to time. Except to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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COSTA MESA, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ — Almost three-quarters (74%) of American consumers surveyed would prefer a non-surgical procedure over liposuction even if it meant more treatments were needed. According to a survey commissioned by The Patients Guide, a family of online publications dedicated to specific skin concerns and treatments, 48% of consumers are more interested in results when considering a body contouring procedure than cost (21%), safety (11%), length of recovery (10%), and surgery (10%). “This year well see significant advances in body contouring including treatment of fat and cellulite,” said Dr. Eric Bernstein, Director of Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania. “Technology is so fast moving in medicine and especially with lasers, that to stay up to date, the web is the only option. Online information about these technologies and where to receive them is critical to matching patients with effective treatments.” As the 68th Annual American Academy of Dermatology Meeting gets underway this week, The Patients Guide conducted an online survey to assess the attitudes of its audience in anticipation of the new advancements in cosmetic skincare that will be unveiled. “The findings from the survey indicate that American consumers are deeply invested in common skincare concerns and treatments,” said Jasson Gilmore, Chief Executive Officer of The Patients Guide. “The Patients Guide will continue to provide consumers with the most up-to-date information targeted for their specific concerns, and were particularly excited to share the breaking news that comes out of the Annual AAD Meeting this month.” The Patients Guide survey, conducted online on three sites operated by The Patients Guide – Wrinkles.org, TattooRemoval.net, and Body-Contouring.com – revealed compelling insights about the consumers preferences on cosmetic treatments.
Company Announces U.S. Introduction of SHOWWX Laser Pico Projector,
Availability of Second Commercial Supply for Green Laser, New Purchase
Orders, and Additions to Management Team

REDMOND, Wash. — Microvision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniature
projection display technology, today reported operating and financial
results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2009 and its plans for
2010.

“Driven by the absolute determination of everyone at Microvision, 2009
brought us closer than ever to our vision of transitioning from a
development company to a products company despite unexpected supply
chain difficulties,” stated Alexander Tokman, President and CEO. “The
team accomplished a number of notable firsts in 2009 culminating in late
September when we shipped our first consumer product — the world’s
first laser pico projector called SHOWWX — to customers in Europe and
Asia.

“We continue to build on this momentum by recently procuring additional
orders for PicoP® accessory units, expanding our distribution of SHOWWX
to U.S customers, adding a second green laser source to support
increased PicoP production, and strengthening our management team to
support our planned growth.

Gloo Studios, Inc. , has released today its biggest production for College Humor , joining the roll of the companys top-rated videos such as ” We Didnt Start the Flame War ” and ” Pixar Intro Parody .”

“Die Hardly Working” , easily the most ambitious project Gloo has worked on for the Internet comedy giant so far, features the College Humor staff literally hunting each other down – using everything from guns and machetes to a high powered laser. Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson “Die Hardly Working” is already an Internet classic, and a unique showcase of over-the-top action, thanks to visual effects (FX) supplied by Gloos Visual FX Head Mike Ritchie.

“Almost every shot in the video had an FX element attached to it,” says Ritchie. “They wanted me to go all out with (Die Hardly Working): no explosion was too big. I was more than happy to oblige and got to try a lot of new techniques. Im over the moon with the results.”

Ritchie also created the animation and FX for two of College Humors most popular videos ever, ” We Didnt Start the Flame War ” and ” Pixar Intro Parody “. “Flame War” has received over 4.5 million views on YouTube alone, whereas “Pixar” has recently surpassed 2 million.

Todays release of “Die Hardly Working” coincides with Gloos new website launch. Gloo Studios has restructured and reformatted the companys website to provide a more engaging experience for their upcoming and existing audience. The fresh film production company also recently decided to revamp their Internet and social media presence to capitalize on the tremendous growth Gloo Studios has experienced, and to create better awareness of the companys brand.

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Power management devices company Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) reported on Monday that it has entered into an exclusive global distribution agreement with Digi-Key Corp for its line of enhancement mode gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors. Potential applications include DC-DC power supplies, point-of-load converters, Class-D audio amplifiers, notebook and netbook computers, LED drive circuits, telecom base stations and mobile phones.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — PharPoint Research, Inc., a drug development service company providing
biostatistics and data management services to the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries, announces that it has incorporated Medrio’s
EDC technology platform into its growing suite of data management
applications.

“The addition of Medrio’s EDC solution to our existing offerings further
supports PharPoint’s ability to consistently exceed our client’s
expectations,” said Art Holmes, President and CEO. “Medrio’s platform
offers robust functionality and reduced study set-up times at an
affordable cost, a combination not often seen in the EDC technology
market.”

“Medrio’s programmer-less configuration allows for an unrivaled time to
launch that allows PharPoint to be highly responsive to customers,” said
Mike Novotny CEO of Medrio. “The combination of PharPoint’s industry
leading services with Medrio’s EDC solution provides a compelling
solution for organizations looking for a complete and cost-effective
data management solution.”

PharPoint plans to utilize Medrio’s technology in all phases of clinical
drug development from Phase I – IIIb studies as well as post marketing
studies, registries and outcomes research. Medrios EDC system is fully
compliant with 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and other industry regulations.

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The films were designed as showcases for Hofsesss concept of cinematherapy, (1) an experiment that combined ideas from contemporary media–from Warhol and McLuhan–with ideas gleaned from writings on psychoanalytic liberation. His project was similar, if more in spirit than practice, to Wilhelm Reichs orgasm theory, wherein the organism was freed from its neurosis through the total release of dammed-up orgastic energies. Reich envisioned a healthy and functional mankind that could build a sex-positive society away from the tyranny of repressive institutions. Hofsess saw his films operating in opposition to a filmmaker such as Jack Smith (Flaming Creatures), whose shocking work, in Hofsesss estimation, could only reinforce the alienation of the neurotic and their bond to the repressive institution. The ideas underlying the productions were Hofsesss own, but the first part (Redpath 25) was a collaboration between Hofsess, McMaster art community organizer Patricia Murphy, who starred in it, and Robin Hilborn, a science student who applied bleach effects during the films processing. The second and more substantial part of the trilogy (Black Zero) was announced in the student press as being co-directed by McMaster Film Board president Peter Rowe, who was primarily responsible for the cinematography. Hofsess had also cast members of the McMaster Dramatic Society, specifically its director David Martin, who would go on to make a film with the McMaster Film Board titled To Paint the Park (1968), a single-screen experimental narrative that was heavily influenced by Hofsesss work. Martins performance in Black Zero, according to Hofsesss model of therapeutic film form, was “flattened out” in editing. The film was presented in dual projection: tension would dissipate between the two screens. The film acts as a sensual experience by emancipating the viewer from the expectations placed on them by the narrative tradition, their view of the film disrupted by the intentional compromise of performance elements as well as frequent obstructions of kaleidoscopic psychedelic images and appropriated magazine advertisements. Palace of Pleasure is an auteur work, supported through a manifesto that Hofsess contributed to Take One Magazine that expressed his unique aesthetic perspective (”Toward a New Voluptuary: From the Black Zero Notebook”), but it was made with conscious attention to the participation of others, in the spirit of collaborative practice. Hofsess showed a dedication to filmmaking as a social experience, here as well as in his community work as founder of the McMaster Film Board,

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Amazing Amino Leucine is the MVP of aminos when it comes to building muscle and strength. It stimulates growth and is broken down in the body into numerous anabolic byproducts such as beta-hydroxy beta-meth-ylbutyrate and ketoisocaproate. New research is uncovering another metabolite of leucine that may have anabolic properties: alpha-HICA.
Many vacant commercial properties in the UK may have inadequate Commercial Property Insurance despite facing a significantly increased risk of arson and malicious damage. Following similar warnings from the UKs largest insurance group, Aviva, the independent commercial insurance broker, Flint Insurance, is urging owners of empty properties to remember the importance of Commercial Insurance during these financially challenging times.

Latest research from the Local Data Company shows that the worst affected areas of the UK are experiencing a level of empty commercial properties that is hitting a 24 per cent high. The UK average for empty commercial properties is currently 12 per cent. The Local Data Companys research is representative of 92 per cent of the UK, covering more than 390,000 retail and leisure premises.

Inadequate commercial insurance can lead to financial loss for the owners of empty properties if they fall prey to acts of vandalism; furthermore, failure to inform an insurance provider that a commercial property is empty could invalidate a property owners insurance. Owners of vacant properties must also ensure that their buildings are adequately insured in response to wider legal concerns, as identified by a property risk manager for Aviva, who said:

“Empty units must be adequately protected – every year, over three million properties are vandalised and 25 per cent of this malicious damage occurs in empty properties with arson costing Pounds Sterling 2 billion”.

Licenses Intellectual Property for On-Demand “Armored Browser”

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the technology leader in Application
Delivery Networking, today announced that it has helped establish
Quaresso Software Technologies, Inc. by licensing intellectual property
that is instrumental in the creation of on-demand “armored browser”
products. Blue Coat retains full ownership of the intellectual property
that is covered by three separate patents, and Quaresso will own any
derivative works that it creates. Blue Coat previously provided a small
amount of seed money to help establish the new company.

“We saw the opportunity to take some of our existing technology that was
outside of our immediate focus and have it applied to address a new
market area,” said Brian NeSmith, president and chief executive officer,
Blue Coat Systems. “Quaresso Software Technologies represents an
interesting application of our intellectual property to solve different
industry challenges.”

Quaresso has developed two products that address the potential security
risks browsers present to websites and their users. Protect on Q enables
enterprises and organizations to temporarily extend security to a
customer’s browser, protecting against losing control of session
security and data loss even if the client computer has been already
compromised. A second product, MyProtect, is a free, Quaresso-hosted
service for consumers that protects the privacy and confidentiality of
their Web sessions.

“It is a tremendous advantage to come to market with a product that
utilizes proven, patented technology,” said Mark Elliott, founder and
chief executive officer, Quaresso. “Our relationship with Blue Coat
provides us with a big technological head start and enables Quaresso to
focus on continued innovation to extend Web security beyond SSL into
browsers, in order to defeat endpoint malware and protect sensitive
data.”

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Mixed-Signal Leader Rings Opening Bell at Nasdaq to Mark a Decade of
Growth and Profitability

AUSTIN, Texas — Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in high-performance,
analog-intensive, mixed-signal innovation, will celebrate ten years of
solid financial performance as a public company with an opening bell
ringing ceremony on the floor of the Nasdaq exchange in New York City
today.

“Silicon Labs’ successful initial public offering in March 2000 launched
a decade of expansion as the company diversified its mixed-signal
product portfolio,” said Nav Sooch, a Silicon Labs founder and chairman
of the board of directors. “The company has grown share in a wide range
of markets, and increased its revenue and earnings while maintaining a
debt-free balance sheet, a track record to be proud of.”

To date, Silicon Labs has shipped more than three billion mixed-signal
integrated circuits (ICs). The company’s innovative IC products have won
leading market positions in wired connectivity, voice over IP and
high-performance AM/FM radio applications. The company is also gaining
momentum in new application areas in wired and wireless infrastructure
solutions, embedded systems, human interface technology, smart energy
and video broadcast for iDTVs.

Mixed-Signal Leader Rings Opening Bell at Nasdaq to Mark a Decade of
Growth and Profitability

AUSTIN, Texas — Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in high-performance,
analog-intensive, mixed-signal innovation, will celebrate ten years of
solid financial performance as a public company with an opening bell
ringing ceremony on the floor of the Nasdaq exchange in New York City
today.

“Silicon Labs’ successful initial public offering in March 2000 launched
a decade of expansion as the company diversified its mixed-signal
product portfolio,” said Nav Sooch, a Silicon Labs founder and chairman
of the board of directors. “The company has grown share in a wide range
of markets, and increased its revenue and earnings while maintaining a
debt-free balance sheet, a track record to be proud of.”

To date, Silicon Labs has shipped more than three billion mixed-signal
integrated circuits (ICs). The company’s innovative IC products have won
leading market positions in wired connectivity, voice over IP and
high-performance AM/FM radio applications. The company is also gaining
momentum in new application areas in wired and wireless infrastructure
solutions, embedded systems, human interface technology, smart energy
and video broadcast for iDTVs.

THE deaths of three people who plunged to their deaths from a high rise block of flats are not being treated as suspicious, police have said. The bodies of two men and a women were found at the bottom of a 30-storey block in Petershill Drive, Springburn, Glasgow, at 8.45am. A Strathclyde Police spokesman said: “Inquiries are ongoing to establish the identities of the three people involved and post mortem examinations will take place in due course to establish the exact cause of death, however, at this time there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.” It is believed the victims fell from the 15th floor of Block 63. Their 51-year-old neighbour said they had lived there for two months but she did not know them.

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- Calder Bateman Communications , one of Albertas largest advertising and public relations agencies, won a total of 9 ACE Awards and 16 Awards of Distinction – winning nearly half of all awards presented – across a variety of categories at the 31 Annual ACE Awards Gala Saturday, March 6 at the Shaw Conference Centre.

- The ACE Awards, which recognizes creative excellence, is the largest and the most important industry competition in Edmonton.

Analog Analytics today officially launches its software platform to deliver highly monetizing interactive coupons, gift certificates and “Bigger Better Deals” for local publishers and advertisers in any media. Now, publishers of all types, including online, mobile, newspaper, TV, radio, motion picture and billboards, will benefit from the much higher click-through rates (CTR) of two- to ten-percent for these highly interactive offerings. This CTR amounts to 10 to 100 times greater than the national average for display ads.

The Analog Analytics platform provides publishers which have struggled to make money with their online content with a mechanism to increase their ad revenue regardless of the media. It enables advertisers or publishers to create online, mobile or a text-message call-to-action print coupons or gift certificates, integrating and optimizing the performance of both traditional advertising and online interactive. With this solution publishers leverage advertising in multiple media concurrently from the software-as-a-service platform and immediately increase their ad revenue.

Analog Analytics has already signed up a number of substantial customers including Village Voice Media, Local.com, Wick, Media News Group, the nations leading weeklies as well as 850 publishers and 2500 advertisers nationally.

“Providing a way to maximize revenues with online content is crucial today for both traditional and online media. We have developed a solution to deliver interactive local coupons and gift certificates with very high click-through-rates,” explains Ken Kalb, CEO. “Because our CTRs are from 2% to 10%, advertisers make more money and publishers can charge a premium. And the customer gets a local product or service at a discount so theyre happy too.”

The online ad market is growing fast. According to BIA/Kelsey, a research firm specializing in local media based in Chantilly, VA, the local online ad market is expected to rise to $17.5 billion in the US in 2010, up from $2.8 billion in 2005. And online coupons are a similarly increasing in popularity, particularly in this economy. The coupon aggregator RetailMeNot, reports that consumers have saved over $52 million online between April and December 2009.

“Traditional media companies have been trying to figure out how to make money in a changing environment. Solutions that leverage the superior promotional capabilities of these media companies are way ahead of the game. I especially like how Analog Analytics is combining these promotional strengths with the immediacy of a consumers mobile phone,” said Peter Krasilovsky, VP and Program Director for Marketplaces at BIA/Kelsey, a research firm based in Chantilly, VA.

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — FGX
International (NASDAQ: FGXI), a leading eyewear designer and
marketer, announced today that it is launching television commercials
for its Foster
Grant brand, once again including Hollywood icon Raquel Welch. Ms.
Welch was one of Foster Grant’s spokespeople in the 1960s, appearing in
several print ads for Foster Grant sunglasses, and also in commercials
for Foster Grant sunglasses and reading glasses in 2009. The commercials
feature the well-known “Who’s that behind those Foster Grants?” tagline,
which was named by Advertising Age as one of the Top 100
Advertising Campaigns of all time.

FGX International collaborated with Ms. Welch for a national television
advertising campaign for both the Foster Grant reading glasses and
Foster Grant sunglasses collections. Foster Grant invested over $12
million in consumer advertising for its collection of sunglasses over
the past three years, and plans to invest approximately $4 million in
2010. FGXI will launch the television campaign on April 12th,
2010.

Ms. Welch’s new book, Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage, about her life
and the aging process, will be in bookstores April 1. An international
sex symbol of the 1960s and 1970s, she starred in over 45 films,
including Fantastic Voyage, Bandolero!, Bedazzled
and One Million Years B.C., and in 1974 she won a Golden Globe
Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy for The
Three Musketeers. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame, and earlier this year was named by GQ as one of the Top 25
Sexiest Film Stars of all time.

“Signing Raquel Welch for Foster Grant proved to be very successful for
the Foster Grant brand,” said Richard Kornhauser, FGXI Executive Vice
President and Chief Marketing Officer. “It was an obvious choice to work
with her again in 2010. Raquel continues to combine her tremendous star
power and natural beauty to appeal to all age ranges, gender and
demographics, making her a perfect fit for Foster Grant.”

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CHILDREN can take a step back to Victorian times on Mothers Day next Sunday. Mothering Sunday was traditionally the day when children working away from home as domestic servants or as apprentices were given the day off to visit their mothers and Castle Hill Ranger Julian Brown is hosting a special walk at the Almondbury landmark.
Byline: KEVIN CORE A SON was appalled to find vandals have scorched his mother and fathers grave. Mary-Ann and Martin Cawley died in 1999 and 2000 respectively, leaving 11 children. Son Tommy Cawley, of Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, says the damage was reported to him by a cousin who passed Lockwood Cemetery earlier this week. Mr Cawley said: “Its a white stone so when my cousin told us parts of it looked black we knew something was wrong.

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Lending Stream Ltd, a leading payday loans company in the UK, wishes to draw the attention of its customers and members of the general public to the prevalence of fraudulent activity being perpetuated by fraudsters aiming to defame the company and mislead its customers. It has been noticed that the name of the company, its logo as well as its address are being misused in attempts to defraud the public through false correspondence and other scams. This type of fraud may be via email, letters, text messages, facsimile or by using a website claiming to be that of Lending Stream Limited.

The customers of Lending Stream are being supplied with false, unscrupulous and misleading information by the scammers. The information includes business deals or non-existent products, as well as false payday loan products and product lines through anonymous letters. In order to provide legitimacy to their mails, the scammers send their letters on imitation Lending Stream Limited letterheads or through anonymous letters.

“We believe in responsible lending and it is a matter of grave concern that some of our customers are being misled with false information. We strongly advise customers to exercise caution while providing personal information, sending money or disclosing bank details to any person claiming to represent Lending Stream or to have a relationship with the company,” a spokesperson from Lending Stream commented.

Lending Stream is leaving no stone unturned to trace and curb such unsolicited correspondence and is working closely with all regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies to bring such fraudsters to Justice.

“It is our constant endeavour to provide the best and unparalleled support to our esteemed customers, while working earnestly to protect them from falling prey to certain scammers evil motives. We will do all we can to uphold our strong values, goodwill and clean reputation that we have built in this business for around two years,” the spokesperson stated.

CHICAGO — Fitch Ratings has placed the following classes of Credit Suisse First
Boston (CSFB), series 1999-C1, on Rating Watch Negative:

Class H has been placed on Rating Watch Negative due to interest
shortfalls which began in February 2010. Class G has been placed on
Rating Watch Negative due to adverse selection and a high concentration
of specially serviced loans.

Interest shortfalls on the transaction are a result of appraisal
reductions and special servicing fees. There are currently six loans
(47.6%) in special servicing, the largest of which is Tallahassee Mall
(31.9%), an REO property. The monthly ASER on this mall is approximately
80% of the total monthly shortfall.

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Photoshop.com Mobile for Android 1.1 Update Also Provides Enhanced
Editing Features

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that
third-party application developers now have access to the Photoshop.com
Mobile for Android 1.1 editor, allowing them to easily make it a part of
their applications. In addition, Photoshop.com Mobile for Android™ 1.1
is available, providing users of the Google Mobile™ operating system
with quick and easy photo-editing and sharing capabilities.
Photoshop.com Mobile for Android 1.1 enhances the camera-phone
experience by providing a collection of new editing effects.

“Photoshop.com Mobile is the ‘go-to,’ photo editing application for
iPhone and Android devices,” said Doug Mack, vice president and general
manager of Digital Imaging and Rich Media Solutions at Adobe. “Unlike
iPhone, the Android platform allows us to make the Photoshop.com editor
broadly available to developers so they can provide it within any
application they are working on. Photoshop functionality can then easily
be accessed from an online auction, real estate or social media
application so users can quickly fix photos and make them look their
best, before being showcased.”

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS) welcomed a U.S. District Judge’s
decision yesterday that reaffirmed the legality of speed and
intersection safety cameras in 18 cities across the state of Washington.
(Todd, et al. v City of Aberdeen, et al., USDC W.D. Wash. No. CV
09-1232 JCC).

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour who presides in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington rendered his
ruling Tuesday morning. The decision wholly rejected three separate
challenges to the use of safety cameras brought by more than 40 traffic
infraction violators who received tickets.

Although the plaintiffs argued that the cities violated state law
requirements for issuing tickets because the infraction forms were not
treated in the same manner as parking tickets, the Court disagreed. In
his order, Judge Coughenour explained that state law allows for
differences in how the form of parking tickets and safety camera tickets
are developed. Furthermore, regarding the question of whether the fees
associated with the violations were unreasonable, the judge held that
state law “grants municipalities flexibility in determining fine levels,
and that the fines are not excessive.”

George Hittner, vice president and general counsel for ATS, called the
judge’s ruling “yet another validation of the legality of safety
cameras. Across the country, courts have consistently upheld the
constitutionality and use of safety cameras. ATS will continue to work
with states and municipalities to bring life-saving technology to
communities to protect motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists.”

The Todd ruling aligns with court decisions in numerous states,
as well as the with U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Idris
v. City of Chicago (U.S. 7th Cir., No. 08-1363, decided Jan. 5, 2009;
holding “No one has a fundamental right to run a red light.”),
which upheld the use of photo safety cameras as legal law enforcement
tools to protect the public’s safety.

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Hilarie Bass, Global Operating Shareholder for international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, has been selected as the State Delegate for the State of Florida in the American Bar Association (ABA). In that position, she will represent the State of Florida on the ABA Nominating Committee. She is currently serving as the Chair-Elect to the ABA Litigation Section and is the Lead Counsel for the Homebuilder Group in the Chinese Drywall MDL pending in New Orleans, La.

Bass three-year term as State delegate begins at the adjournment of the 2010 annual meeting.

Bass completed an eight-year term as the national chair of Greenberg Traurigs 500-member litigation department. She also serves on the firms Executive Committee. During her more than 25-year career, she has successfully represented clients in scores of commercial cases in jury and non-jury trials involving hundreds of millions of dollars in controversy.

Bass team was named 2009s “Most Effective Lawyers” in Pro Bono by the Daily Business Review. The team was selected for the pro bono representation of two minor boys in a landmark case in which a Florida statute barring gays and lesbians from adopting children was ruled unconstitutional. Also in 2009, she was named among South Florida Business Journals 2009 Influential Business Women; was the recipient of the 2009 C. Clyde Atkins Civil Liberties Award, presented by ACLU of Florida Greater Miami Chapter; and received the Miami-Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers Women Making History Award.

CLEVELAND — Michael N. Ungar, Chair of Ulmer Berne LLP’s Litigation Department,
will speak at the 58th Annual Securities Industry Institute
presented by The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and
the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The program
runs March 8-12, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.

Mr. Ungar will be a presenter of “A Mock Arbitration: as Close as You
Want to Get.” The program will provide an insider’s view of the
securities arbitration process and strategies to prevent the disputes
that lead to claims. This is the sixth year in a row that Mr. Ungar has
been invited to speak at this program.

Founded in 1953, the Securities Industry Institute is one of the longest
running executive education programs for the financial services
industry. The mission of the Securities Industry Institute is to equip
each participant with practical information, ideas and answers directly
applicable to their present and future responsibilities. Created by
Wharton and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), this
intensive program provides compliance, legal and regulatory
professionals with a thorough understanding of the foundation, theory
and practical application of securities laws and regulation.
Participants will gain knowledge of the complexities of compliance
issues. Graduates of the program earn the Certified Regulatory and
Compliance Professional (CRCP) designation.

As an attorney with Ulmer Berne, Mr. Ungar currently serves as Chair
of the Firms Litigation Department and President-Elect of the Cleveland
Metropolitan Bar Association. For two years in a row, he was recognized
by his peers as one of the Top 10 attorneys in Ohio. His national
business litigation practice encompasses a broad range of general
business disputes, with a focus on commercial, banking, securities and
broker-dealer matters, including arbitrations, class actions and other
types of complex litigation. Mr. Ungar also frequently serves as a
mediator and arbitrator in business disputes. He received both his J.D.,
and his B.A., cum laude, from Boston University.

Richard J. Giusto, a shareholder with international law firm Greenberg Traurig P.A., has been named to the Board of Directors of the I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to finding gentler cures for childhood cancer. Giusto is Co-Managing Shareholder of the firms Miami office and Co-Chair of the Miami Real Estate Department.

I Care I Cure increases public awareness about the painful side-effects of current cancer treatments for children and raises money to fund targeted therapeutic research, so that medical treatment will be gentler and more tolerable for children and their families.

“This organization is special in that it is one of the few grassroots organizations committed solely to funding research for gentler, more effective childhood cancer treatments,” Giusto said. “I am honored to be able to play an active role in helping to find more humane treatment for childhood cancer and eradicating the psychological and health problems, such as hair loss, weakened immune systems, and isolation, that accompany current treatments.”

Giusto is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2010 editions), the oldest legal industry peer-review publication, and the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Legal 500 US, an internationally recognized client referral guide based on interviews with thousands of lawyers and with clients around the world.

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PROVO — Sitting on a piece of cardboard, its hard not to feel jealous of those in chairs eating lavish plates of Italian food and drinking from crystal glasses. There are several hundred of us crammed on the floor, sharing plates of tortillas, rice and beans and drinking water from small plastic bags. Were learning about global income inequality in a very real way at the 20th annual Hunger Banquet at BYU, hosted by the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies and Students for International Development.
The federal governments plans to introduce legislation that will make it easier for credit unions to operate nationally is applauded and supported by the Case for Progress committee, a group composed of credit unions across Canada. Canadas Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced the plans yesterday as part of the 2010 budget.

Mark Mcloughlin, Chair of the Case for Progress committee, says the legislation will give Canadian credit unions more choice in their growth options by allowing them to operate outside their traditional provincial boundaries, and will also strengthen the credit union system. The committee has been supporting federal legislation for several years and is the leading proponent for the change.

“We are marking a historic milestone today,” says Mcloughlin. “This new legislation benefits all Canadians by increasing their choices in selecting a financial institution. It will strengthen the stability and competitiveness of the entire financial services industry in Canada.”

Mcloughlin explains that the new legislation, if passed, will provide the credit union system with increased economies of scale and more competitive cost bases, which make it a strong and viable nationwide alternative within the financial services industry in Canada.

The decision to take advantage of the legislation is ultimately up to individual credit unions and they would need to determine, in consultation with their members, whether the federal option is in their best interest and aligns with their growth strategies. Approval from members would be required before any credit union could proceed to expand across provincial borders.

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SALT LAKE CITY — For four years, Utah coaches have been telling Daria Bijak that if she just relaxes and enjoys her gymnastics, shell be a better performer. On Friday night, perhaps thanks to not feeling well, Bijak apparently became a believer in that method, and she notched season- highs in the all-around (39.45) and on vault (9.875) for herself. Ninth-ranked Utah roared back from a so-so first three events before a crowd of 14,726 in the Huntsman Center with a season-high 49.425 on floor to beat 11th-ranked Nebraska 196.575-195.725. Nebraska had led 157-275-147.15 after the Huskers had a strong floor total (49.10) while the Utes got through beam without a fall – - but also without much pizzazz to their routines. They looked like they were just trying to stay on.
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PROVO — Sitting on a piece of cardboard, its hard not to feel jealous of those in chairs eating lavish plates of Italian food and drinking from crystal glasses. There are several hundred of us crammed on the floor, sharing plates of tortillas, rice and beans and drinking water from small plastic bags. Were learning about global income inequality in a very real way at the 20th annual Hunger Banquet at BYU, hosted by the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies and Students for International Development.

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Icelands president yesterday called on Gordon Brown to show statesmanship and agree a reduction in the multi-million-pound bill his country faces to compensate Britain for lost deposits of the failed internet bank Icesave. Opinion polls suggest that as many as three-quarters of Icelanders would vote No to paying pound(s)2.3 billion to Britain and pound(s)1.2bn to the Dutch in yesterdays referendum. The Reykjavik parliament approved the payments to compensate for funds the British and Dutch governments paid out to about 340,000 investors in Icesave. Britain and the Netherlands last week offered improved terms – including a significant cut on the 5.5% interest rate under the original deal hammered out at the end of last year.

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IT says more about Aberdeens recent form than their performance yesterday that this will go down as something of an improvement. In truth, it barely was. Without a victory since January and with manager Mark McGhee finding himself increasingly under fire, the Pittodrie side required a second-half Zander Diamond goal to nick a point and deprive plucky Hamilton of what would have been their first home win since early December. The Hamilton bench and their supporters howled their disapproval, a theme that would be repeated throughout a frustrating afternoon for the home side. Not all of that exasperation was caused by the referee Stephen Finnie and his assistants, however. Hamilton contributed substantially to their own disappointment, missing a number of chances throughout the 90 minutes to extend a miserable run in front of goal.
At 22, Lee Wallace can still see only what is yet to be achieved. The full-back made his third appearance for Scotland last Wednesday night, but his career still feels nascent. There is an unrefined quality to much of his play and the emphasis is on what improvements he has to make. All the same, he considers himself privileged. “Ive still got a long way to go, Im still young, Im still practising and Im still learning under new management at club level and at international level,” he says. “[My defending] has improved since maybe the beginning of the season, but its something thats going to come. If I keep working hard in training, I can only see myself improving in that department.” The development of Alan Hutton is an influence, but the two managers Wallace is working under would be infuriated by any irresponsibility. He will need to be diligent first. The impact of Jefferies at Tynecastle has been tentative, but since losing to St Mirren in the League Cup semi-final, the team have won three successive league games. Today, they travel to Tannadice to face a Dundee United team who were sitting third in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League before yesterday. The details must be irksome, as it was Hearts who finished just behind the top two last season. This campaign, with erratic results and the eventual departure of Csaba Laszlo, is surely a missed opportunity.
The Fraser Institute, one of Canadas leading public policy think-tanks, today released its annual report card on Ontario elementary schools, an invaluable tool for comparing the academic performance of schools across the province.

“The report card is the only easily accessible, objective tool that helps parents assess the performance of their childs school,” said Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute director of school performance studies.

The report card measures whether academic performance in a school is improving or declining. It allows parents to compare schools based on key demographic factors such as parental income or number of ESL students, and it shows the number of students not meeting provincial standards in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

“These detailed results provide parents with the information they need to ask the principal at their childrens school important questions about a schools performance,” Cowley said.

“In the spirit of encouraging academic excellence, the report card also offers educators the ability to compare the academic performance of their school to others with similar characteristics, helping them identify areas in which improvement can be made.”

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Less than 12% of our authors have ever taken a creative writing course. This means that all but a few have to get by on their writing, or fit their work around job and family. No violins needed – publishing is a commercial business. Most authors live in the real world, not some grant-funded ivory tower. As for genteel poverty, two-thirds of our members earn less than pound(s)20,000 a year from writing – considerably less than the national average salary. Almost half earn less than the minimum wage. The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society paints an even grimmer picture – the average author income from their work is around pound(s)14,000. While few could match Hugh MacDiarmids poetic mastery, authors understand all too well what being strapped for cash is all about. The Literature Working Group seems out of touch. If Ms Goring really wants to help the lot of authors in Scotland, she might start by not “profiling” them in such a nonsensical way.
Less than 12% of our authors have ever taken a creative writing course. This means that all but a few have to get by on their writing, or fit their work around job and family. No violins needed – publishing is a commercial business. Most authors live in the real world, not some grant-funded ivory tower. As for genteel poverty, two-thirds of our members earn less than pound(s)20,000 a year from writing – considerably less than the national average salary. Almost half earn less than the minimum wage. The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society paints an even grimmer picture – the average author income from their work is around pound(s)14,000. While few could match Hugh MacDiarmids poetic mastery, authors understand all too well what being strapped for cash is all about. The Literature Working Group seems out of touch. If Ms Goring really wants to help the lot of authors in Scotland, she might start by not “profiling” them in such a nonsensical way.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Cunard Line announces the return of their popular Literature and Liners series as part of Cunard Insights, the lines award-winning onboard enrichment programme. Introduced in 2009, Literature and Liners provides guests sailing on select Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossings the opportunity to interact with some of the literary worlds most intriguing figures. Best-selling authors scheduled to sail as part of this years programme are Kate Atkinson, John Berendt, Bill Bryson and Joanne Harris. Guests can look forward to engaging QA discussions, lectures, book signings and readings with select titles to be featured in the Cunard Book Club. To view this release in its entirety, click here.

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Colin Fleming has waited several years to make an impression in the Davis Cup but yesterday he made up for lost time as he and Ken Skupski put Britain in a winning position in their Europe/Africa Group II tie in Vilnius. Flemski, as the pair are affectionately known on the tour, survived a courageous challenge from Dovydas Sakinis and Laurynas Grigelis to win 6-0, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 and put Britain 2-1 up. Having most of his family, plus a travelling brigade of fans from Linlithgow who did their best to drown out the locals inside the Vitus Gerulaitis Memorial Tennis Centre, to support the AEGON GB team clearly helped their cause. But they were fully deserving of their win, even if it took longer than they might have expected. When they raced through the first set it looked as if they would cruise to victory but in the end, the way they shrugged off the loss of the second set to eventually clinch a convincing triumph gave captain John Lloyd more pleasure than if they had breezed home.
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LONDON — The pink-cheeked 10-year-old staring from the front pages of Britains newspapers is, some argue, the face of evil. The photo is a mug shot of Jon Venables, one of Britains most infamous criminals, convicted along with another boy of murdering a toddler in Liverpool in 1993. When officials announced last week that Venables — now 27 and free on parole since 2001 — is back behind bars for an undisclosed breach of his release conditions, the debate erupted again. Are Venables and co-accused Robert Thompson evil child-killers who should never have been released, or damaged children who deserve a chance at rehabilitation? “What they did to that child. I dont think he should be allowed in the community,” ]Beverly Dolan, 31, who comes from the Liverpool area and remembers the crime well, said Friday.
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Walter Smith last night spoke of his concerns that the ongoing controversy over refereeing decisions is starting to spiral out of control. The Rangers manager was responding to criticism of referee Charlie Richmond by St Mirren manager Gus MacPherson for his decision not to punish Rangers captain David Weir for tugging Michael Higdons jersey during the early stages of yesterdays 3-1 victory over the Paisley side. “Everyone wants people to get ordered off, everybody wants penalties against us, everybody wants everything against us,” Smith said. “I dont know what road we are going down in that respect. We seem to be reaching a ridiculous stage where refereeing decisions actually become far more important than the game itself.
John McGlynn claimed Ross Countys winning penalty was awarded for an “invented” foul as the Dingwall side gained vital ground on leaders Dundee. With the Dens Park side drawing at home to Inverness Caley Thistle, Ross County moved to within five points of top spot, with two games in hand. But the raging Rovers manager wants to study video footage of the controversial incident involving Scott Boyd that led to Richard Brittains 75th-minute winner. Countys resilience in a remarkable season of progress continued with this win. Raith proved capable opponents but Countys reward for second-half superiority came from that questionable penalty award.

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Deduction Qualifications Eased for 2009 with National Relief Program

LOS ANGELES — An often-overlooked deduction may help turn a major property-casualty
loss into a tax time gain. The standard deduction for unreimbursed
casualty and theft losses allows taxpayers to include certain uninsured
property losses among their itemized deductions.

In the past, qualifying for the disaster loss deduction meant that the
taxpayer had to have sustained substantial financial losses. Insurance
deductibles or gaps in insurance coverage — from fire, flooding or
earthquake, for example — could qualify for tax deductions.

For a short time, however, homeowners with losses from any federally-declared
disaster may also qualify for additional benefits under federal
legislation available only for the 2008 and 2009 tax years. The National
Disaster Relief Act of 2008 allows all taxpayers, not just those who
itemize, to claim a deduction for catastrophe losses regardless of their
income level. The legislation also eliminates the requirement that
taxpayers qualify for the deduction only if the disaster loss exceeds 10
percent of their adjusted gross income, plus $500. If the property is a
trade or a business, slightly different rules may apply, so it’s
important to seek assistance from a qualified tax preparer.

Does God cause natural disasters? They are questions that have troubled human beings since long before the Flood. Last week, in the “Voices of Faith” feature in the Kansas City Star, two prominent spiritual leaders took a run at dealing with the questions. Raymond Davis Jr., Greater Corinthian Church of the Christ, Kansas City, Mo.:

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A FREAK hailstorm hit the Australian city Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and floods. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.
A FREAK hailstorm hit Melbourne yesterday causing widespread damage and flooding. Horse-racing was cancelled as hail buried the course. And in the city centre shoppers waded knee deep in water as 25mm of rain fell in an hour. A train station had to be evacuated after the storm tore a hole in its roof. “It was a very dangerous thunderstorm,” said fore- caster Richard Carlyon.

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Gordon Shepherd got off to a great start as Scotland womens coach thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 victory over France in the Celtic Cup in Nice, with to goals from Vikki Bunce, who was celebrating her 100th cap, and Laura Bartlett. Scotland must beat Ireland today to take the Celtic Cup for the fourth time in succession.
NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings has placed the following eight classes of Banc of America
Commercial Mortgage, series 2005-1 commercial mortgage pass-through
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Travelling on an executive coach with all the latest amenities the last thing you would expect to happen is a fire on board. Fortunately nobody was at risk and nobody was hurt as the party had disembarked from the coach before the fire had broken out.

However, such was the situation at the weekend when one executive coach hire company received a call from their distressed employees to inform them of a blaze which had taken hold of one of their luxury coaches. They were quickly at the scene as the coach had completed its journey and was at the companys forecourt for its mandatory daily cleaning. The forecourt is situated in close proximity to a petrol station on the A424.

The driver was set to wash the coach when he noticed smoke coming from the toilet area and although the coach is fitted with extinguishers for both electrical and non-electrical fires the blaze was so strong that the fire brigade were called to the scene near Bourton-on-the-Hill. Two local fire crews spent 45 minutes to bring the blaze under control and had to use breathing apparatus as the smoke was so intense in the kitchen and toilet areas and had billowed within the interior polluting the whole coach.

It is unclear how this freak fire might have started as the fleet undergo regular safety checks and there is an investigation underway to determine whether it might have been caused by an electrical fault or indeed from a discarded cigarette.

The owners of the coach hire company are shocked but relieved that no one was hurt and are keen for the results of their own investigation into the matter.

Bob Jeffrey , Worldwide Chairman and CEO, JWT , today announced the creation of a new Global Task Force that will be led by Jean-Louis Roche, Alex Pallete and Facundo Goldaracena.

The trio, all hailing from Lowe Madrids office, LOLA (Lowe Latina), the award-winning creative agency with a Latin spirit and Global Vision created by JWTs own Fernando Vega-Olmos, will be responsible for the creation and development of global ideas across the JWT network.

Commenting on the new structure and hires, Bob Jeffrey said: “In order to make JWT the most successful network in global brand building, the JWT GTF will act as a SWAT team deployed to help tackle issues or opportunities on existing or potential global clients.”

The Global Task Force will report directly to Bob Jeffrey and Fernando Vega-Olmos, Creative Chairman, Continental Europe and Latin America, Worldwide Creative Council Chairman, JWT, and will be based in Madrid.

Jean-Louis Roche, former CEO of LOLA, will hold the title of International Head of Business Development, JWT Global Task Force. Roche was also leading Unilever Global brands Rexona, Oral Care brands, and Ice Cream brands.

CHICAGO — In a letter to the Board of Directors of TESSCO Technologies, Inc., the
Companys largest non-management shareholder, Discovery Group disclosed
that it has been advised by several third parties that attempts to
contact the management at TESSCO to discuss a potential acquisition of
the Company have been met with a lack of constructive response.
Discovery Group owns 14.2% of TESSCO’s stock and believes that the Board
should hire an investment banker to coordinate a professional response
to these inquiries and evaluate their merits. In an addendum to its
letter, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Discovery provides a summary of its analysis that suggests that the
improvement in shareholder value in a change-of-control transaction
could be substantial relative to the price of TESSCO shares today.

The letter points out what Discovery believes to be several relevant
governance flaws at TESSCO, including the Board’s adoption of a poison
pill in the face of a potential takeover threat by one of the Company’s
competitors. Other concerns expressed by Discovery, such as staggered
director terms, a low level of director investment in TESSCO stock,
missed operating targets, excessive management and director compensation
are all elements of a culture of management entrenchment that Discovery
argues subverts the interests of the non-management, public shareholders.

Dan Donoghue, a Managing Partner at Discovery said, “It is unfortunate
that a high-quality business, in a robust industry, with exceptional
employees and strong customer relationships must bear the stain of such
poor stewardship of investor resources.” Discovery states in its letter
that the investment manager plans to withhold its votes for Mr. Dennis
Shaugnessy and Mr. Jay Baitler, directors whose terms are expiring at
this year’s annual shareholder meeting, if they are re-nominated for
election to the Board due to Discovery’s view that they have
demonstrated a lack of regard for the interests of non-management,
public shareholders.

Discovery Group’s correspondence with TESSCO’s Board also states that it
considers any expression of interest by third parties in acquiring
TESSCO to be friendly and believes that other public shareholders would
likewise want management to be responsive to such inquiries. It is only
management’s rebuffing of expressions of interest, without appropriate
consideration by disinterested directors, which Discovery finds to be
hostile to the Company’s owners. Until the Board takes the corrective
action of forming a Special Independent Committee and engaging an
investment banker, Discovery Group said it will continue to make the
Board aware of any opportunities to enhance shareholder value, including
any expressions of interest from potential suitors that it learns are
meeting resistance from management.

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In todays challenging economy, businesses are looking for an advantage to help them pull out of the recession and avoid losses, layoffs, or worse. Companies are focusing on a single task — increasing sales. To help businesses learn how to quickly implement powerhouse direct mail marketing campaigns proven to sell, Modern Postcard is providing an exclusive opportunity to learn the tools, tricks and techniques behind capturing better leads for new customers and driving increased revenues. The Direct Mail Crash Course , a national seminar series, will be presented in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) where attendees will receive new and proven strategies to increase business leads and revenues.

Direct mail is one of the most effective types of advertising a business can do today. According to the Mail Moment™ research gathered by the USPS, 98 percent of consumers bring in the mail the day it is delivered; and according to the Direct Marketing Association, direct marketing yields an average return on investment of over 1100 percent based on the lifetime value of a new customer. Attendees will learn how to make these numbers a reality in their own marketing.

With the new technologies available in direct marketing, todays smart marketers are learning how to better integrate new media and social media marketing, including Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, with traditional mass media, print and direct mail campaigns to maximize the effectiveness of their advertising dollars. Lead generation and customer acquisition is one of the most coveted aspects of marketing, but it must be successfully targeted to the right customers. Direct marketing can bring a company excellent results — quality lead generation for increased sales and revenues.

These unique seminars will include a complete buffet breakfast and commence in San Jose with additional stops in San Francisco and Sacramento as follows:

According to the U.S. Postal Services Household Diary study released in August 2009 advertising mail spending was at $59.7 billion in 2008, accounting for 22 percent of all advertising spending and ranked only below television.

Those presenting include a group of top direct mail experts with over 50 years of combined experience in the direct marketing industry. Keith Goodman is a 20-year direct marketing veteran who has helped companies such as IBM, Hughes and Amway increase their direct mail profitability and achieve greater return on investment for their marketing dollars. Dan Anglin, a list development expert, has 10 years of data experience and has worked with Fortune 500 firms such as Microsoft, AOL and Time Warner. Arnie Cohen has assisted businesses in effectively executing mailings for 23 years and will focus on improving mail delivery and reducing postage costs. Cohen is active in various industry groups and heavily involved with new U.S. Postal Service technological advances.

“Marketers often do not realize how critical data is to the success of their direct mail campaigns,” said Dan Anglin, a seminar co-presenter, “and there are so many new data products available on the market that it is hard to understand when to use the different solutions. We walk the attendees through everything they need to know to tackle even complex projects such as modeling their existing database to identify prospects that most resemble their best existing customers.

There will be a special presentation from the USPS that will also provide attendees with insight into what the postal service can do to help local businesses with their mailing and shipping needs.

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State-of-the-Art Touch Screen Kiosk Helps Guests with Planning Needs
While WiMax Modems Equip Them with Offsite Internet Access

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Exceeding the demands of time-pressed business travelers, The Heathman
Hotel in Kirkland has installed a state-of-the-art guest kiosk in its
lobby and implemented WiMax high speed modems for guests’ offsite use.

Outfitted with a Sony L All-In-One Touchscreen PC, an ultra-fast
online connection, and a color laser printer, the lobby kiosk quickly
enables guests to access the Web, make dinner reservations, view maps,
send email, and print documents. The kiosk’s computer history is cleared
daily for guest privacy; use is complimentary for all registered guests.

Another technological marvel for guests is the new Clearwire USB
WiMax modem, offering broadband to go for business travelers. A
limited number of the modems may be rented for $25/day, with unlimited
data usage. Guests avoid limited WiFi hotspots while on the go and can
conduct uninterrupted business with a constant, high speed connection.
VIP and return guests enjoy free use of the modems on weekends, based on
availability.

“We have received tremendously positive guest responses from our
tech-savvy guests who find the stand-up touch screen very user-friendly,
fast and convenient for printing out boarding passes, driving
directions, and PowerPoint presentations,” Heathman Hotel General
Manager Les Utley said. “The new wireless broadband rental gives
on-the-go guests the same quality wireless experience as being on
premise at the hotel, using our complimentary WiFi.”

Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: MMTC) announced that it has changed its company name to Micro Identification Technologies to better reflect the extensive capabilities of its ID technology software. The company currently produces the MIT 1000 Rapid Microbial Identification (ID) System that can identify bacteria in less than five minutes with a laser that uses the principles of light scattering and with proprietary PC-based software algorithms to test bacteria samples at less than $0.10 per test.

“Our companys mission is to become an advanced identifier for a variety of applications spanning several industries and we felt our name should reflect this objective,” stated Michael Brennan, MITs Chairman and CEO.

MITs primary focus is in food safety where over the past few years a vast amount of food contamination events have been recorded. The Center for Disease Control reports that over 325,000 food contamination events cause 5,000 deaths annually.

MITs technology can also be used for applications in clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical and semiconductor processing as well as drinking water testing. Each of these applications will be pursued over the next few years. The technology is also adaptable to perform identification in air.

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Lori Bacon, President and Owner of Swimco, has been chosen from hundreds of nominees as one of the 2010 winners of the Enterprising Women of the Year Award, presented by Enterprising Women magazine.

Enterprising Women is a national magazine for female business owners. Its mission is to reflect and amplify the voices of entrepreneurial women, to share their stories of risk and success, and to celebrate their triumphs while cultivating role models and mentors for tomorrows female leaders.

Winners and finalists for the award will be recognized at a gala dinner held in their honour during the 8th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration, March 17-19, 2010 at the Marriott Doral Gold Resort Spa in Miami, FL.

Bacon was nominated and won based on the financial success of her business, her commitment to mentoring and giving back to support other women in business, and the leadership she has shown in her community.

“Im very excited and honoured to have been selected as an Enterprising Women winner,” says Bacon. “It was fun to share the Swimco Story and for it to be recognized as award-worthy amongst so many other women-led North American companies.”

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Thursday, March 4th and Friday, March 5th, the
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will host its 7th Annual Awards Media
Center for local, national and international members of the media who
will be covering the Academy Awards®. Adding a touch of glamour to the
Media Center, there will be a ‘beauty room’ featuring L’Oreal, Bliss
Spa, Sunstyle Airbrush Tanning, and others while Brazilian Samba dancers
entertain the media sampling hors d’oeuvres on the patio. Additionally,
there will be an opportunity for the media to meet and interview Academy
Awards® insiders, movie producers, actors, book authors, museum owners,
business and civic leaders and others regarding the revitalization of
Hollywood and the impact of the Awards on both on the film industry and
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The Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA) acknowledges the difficult decisions faced by Government in crafting todays budget.

“Canada is still facing tough economic times,” said Pamela Fralick, President and CEO, Canadian Healthcare Association, “and it is tempting to make cuts.”

The governments announcement that the transfer payments to provinces and territories will be maintained is reassuring. Furthermore, this confirmation of its earlier commitment has been strengthened with a one-time payment to six provinces of $525 million, to ensure they do not face a decline in entitlements under health and social transfers, as well as equalization, a move that is welcomed by all. Our expectations are raised that this commitment to the conditions and spirit of the 2004 Accord will be maintained throughout the coming years.

Releasing the funds allocated to Canada Health Infoway in Budget 2009 is the right thing to do. This investment is pivotal to a sustainable, efficient, effective and safe health system.

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SAN FRANCISCO — McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), the nation’s largest healthcare
services and information technology company, today was rated the “Worlds
Most Admired” company in its industry in an annual survey
conducted by FORTUNE magazine and the Hay Group. The company was also
named one of the 100
Best Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. Both
awards highlight McKesson’s excellence in corporate social
responsibility, employee engagement, service quality, and financial
performance.

FORTUNE magazine’s “World’s Most Admired” award measures corporate
reputation and performance against nine key attributes: innovation,
people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility,
quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment,
quality of products and services, and global competitiveness. McKesson
ranked number one in all nine categories.

“At McKesson, corporate social responsibility principles are embedded
within our mission to help our customers improve patients’ lives,” said
John Hammergren, Chairman and CEO of McKesson Corporation. “As we
continue to focus on making healthcare safer, more efficient, and less
expensive we’re proud to be recognized as a leader among U.S.
corporations.”

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LIMERICK, Pa. — Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) has completed the previously announced
sale of its SSI Surgical Services Inc. business to a privately-owned
multi-service line healthcare company.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. ATLANTA — Helping to streamline electronic documentation processes for
perioperative care, CSC (NYSE: CSC) and the Association of
periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) announced today that Surgical
Information Systems (SIS), the perioperative IT specialist, will offer
the AORN SYNTEGRITYTM Standardized Perioperative Framework
(SPF) within its nationally recognized suite of perioperative management
solutions. Developed by CSC and AORN, SYNTEGRITYTM, in
conjunction with SIS solutions, provides the content and functionality
necessary to maintain regulatory and AORN best practice compliance.
Through the use of a standardized framework with PNDS (Perioperative
Nursing Data Set), hospitals will be able to participate in nationalized
benchmarking offered through AORN.

AORN SYNTEGRITYTM guidelines ensure that documentation is
aligned with AORN recommendations. Incorporating these guidelines
into the SIS clinical solution reduces or eliminates the need for
hospitals to create custom processes. “SIS extends the opportunity to
use the gold standard of benchmarking by offering the AORN SYNTEGRITYTM
framework as part of its market leading solution,” said Deward
Watts, president of CSC’s Healthcare Group. “Combining AORN SYNTEGRITYTM
framework with SIS solutions arms hospitals with an added means to
create efficiencies and find enhancements in the perioperative setting.”

SYNTEGRITYTM helps solution providers like SIS streamline the
capture of critical patient data for perioperative care in hospitals,
outpatient facilities and ambulatory surgery centers. The framework
enables health practitioners to quickly identify and document patient
care elements across the continuum of perioperative care, including
preadmission, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases.
AORN SYNTEGRITYTM also includes data fields necessary for
reporting relevant operational, quality and regulatory information.

“SIS and the AORN SYNTEGRITYTM framework enable a higher
level of quality care that can go beyond meeting federal requirements
and provide a path to improved outcomes and accurate reporting, no
matter what future regulations may mandate. We are delighted to see that
SIS, already recognized by AHA and HFMA, has decided to offer AORN
SYNTEGRITYTM to its clients and prospects as part if its
solution,” said AORN executive director Linda Groah, RN, MSN, CNOR, FAAN.

AORN SYNTEGRITYTM incorporates AORN’s standardized nursing
vocabulary, the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS), and aligns with
clinical standards, accreditation specifications and regulatory
requirements to promote ongoing compliance and consistent patient care.
Data derived from AORN SYNTEGRITYTM documentation can be used
to support benchmarking activities and will enable perioperative care
practitioners to measure outcomes and evaluate the quality and
effectiveness of care.

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THE Bay overlooks one of Britains best surfing beaches at Fistral in Newquay, Cornwall. The spa has nine ESPA treatment rooms, gym, indoor pool and steam room. Food is locally sourced and there is a bar to enjoy glass of wine or two after your spa visit. THE DEAL: The two-night Revitalise break costs pounds 99pp BB including a 30-minute spa treatment and membership of Fistral Spa (three- night breaks cost pounds 134pp on the same basis). Go to sundaymirror.co.uk/travel/top10
BEND, Ore. — Clear One Health Plans, Inc. (OTCBB:CCHN) today announced the launch of
the first Natural Health Plan that focuses on holistic health insurance
available in the state of Oregon. The new Natural Health Plan is
available throughout the state of Oregon beginning February 1, 2010 to
Oregon residents and is specifically designed with an emphasis on
alternative medicine such as naturopathic medicine, chiropractic,
acupuncture, massage therapy, and nutraceuticals (vitamins and
minerals). The new Natural Plan will provide members with an unique
combination of holistic medicine and the added security of a
comprehensive medical plan, including physician services for illness,
hospital, maternity, mental health, emergency, and prescription drug
coverage. The Natural Plan is ideal for individuals who have the desire
to treat the whole person (mind, body and spirit), are focused on health
and fitness, yoga and other fitness products, green living, personal
development, and those who follow Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability
(LOHAS).

“At Clear One Health Plans we have passion and a continued commitment to
making a positive impact on the environment, the communities we serve,
and our members’ wellbeing. We are excited to offer this unique holistic
health insurance plan, which is the first plan of its kind in Oregon
specifically designed for individuals who prefer alternative health care
outside the scope of conventional medicine,” said Ruth A. Rogers Bauman,
Executive Vice President of Corporate Analytics and Government Programs
of Clear One Health Plans. “Currently individuals who want alternative
health coverage have to purchase a medical plan as well as an additional
alternative care rider or supplement plan to meet their needs. Clear
One’s Natural Plan offers members the convenience of both alternative
care and other medical services included in one plan. Members will pay
fixed copay amounts for the services they obtain from the alternative
care provider of their choice while having the added security of
comprehensive medical coverage for unexpected illnesses and injuries.”

Clear One Health Plans was recognized by Oregon Business magazine
as one of the 100 best green companies to work for in Oregon in 2009
because of its commitment to sustainable practices including the
company’s building, which is pending LEED-Certification, its support for
green modes of transportation, use of efficient lighting, renewable
energy and conservation, waste reduction, reuse and recycling.

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THE Prime Minister of Pakistan yesterday spoke to the father of the missing five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Punjab to say his Government was making an all-out effort to rescue him. Yousuf Raza Gilani called Sahil Saeeds father, Raja Naqqash Saeed, to assure him of the Pakistan Governments full support and co-operation in recovering the boy. He also directed police to provide the family with security. The reassurance came as Sahil, from Oldham in Greater Manchester, was held for a third day. Sahil was grabbed by gun and grenade-wielding raiders on Thursday from his grandmothers house in the town of Jhelum, about 65 miles south of the capital Islamabad.
Been scheming to kick up the conjugal-visit quota with your significant other? Heres a simple solution: Do more housework. Montclair State University [New Jersey] researchers had access to data on almost 7,000 married couples from the National Survey of Families and Households, and found that married couples who share chores tend to have more sex.

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THE girl who has stolen Simon Cowells heart endured years of misery in an arranged marriage to a fat, balding rug-seller who reeked of body odour. Mezhgan Hussainy was only 19 when Ahmad Shah Zahiri, 27, lavished gifts on her poor parents and persuaded them to approve the match. Make-up artist Mezhgan, who is to marry multi-millionaire X Factor boss Cowell, 50, was so unhappy she would lock herself in a room and cry for hours. Mezhgans incredible story, from fleeing Afghanistan to becoming a woman who turns heads in Hollywood, is today told for the first time by her ex sister-in-law Erlene Garcia and friend Eva Hayes.
IRVINE, Calif. — Roland DGA Corp. has introduced the MPX-90 desktop impact printer, an
easy-to-use personalization device for jewelry, gift items and
accessories.

Based on the Roland Photo Marking System (RPMS), the MPX-90 uses a
durable diamond-tipped stylus to imprint hard surfaces including
stainless steel, titanium, iron, gold, silver, copper, platinum, brass,
aluminum, nickel and acrylic. This innovative system produces flawless
photographs, vector images and fonts up to 529 dpi. The MPX-90 features
a maximum printing area of 3.1” x 3.1” and imprints items as large as
3.9” x 7.9” x 1.5” with the cover closed. Users can also insert items of
virtually any length when the cover is open. Additional features include
automatic surface detection, a center vise, USB connectivity and a
user-replaceable print head cartridge.

The MPX-90 is designed for jewelers, engravers, retailers, gift shops,
kiosks and any business specializing in personalization. In addition to
flat items such as pendants, dog tags and key chains, the MPX-90 adds
text, graphics and photographs to curved objects including pens, cuff
links and money clips. Quiet and compact, the MPX-90 leaves no residue
behind, making it ideal for retail environments.

The MPX-90 comes with Metaza Studio photo editing software, which
imports data files in AI, EPS, JPEG or BMP format and accepts data from
digital cameras and compatible scanners. Users can add text, frames and
borders, remove backgrounds, and rotate text and images. In addition, it
supports vector designs which allows for faster, more precise production
of text and line art.

Richard Leitman is finally getting to know his father, even though he passed away last year.

” My dad spent 5 years in the army including one overseas,” he said. “He got married and had a son — me — during this time. Over that time period, he spent a total of only 100 days with my mother. Its a sharp contrast to today, in which people live together in many cases way before they are married.”

Today, when hundreds of thousands of military families are separated because of foreign deployments, Leitman found it striking how much more difficult it was for soldiers at war 70 years ago.

“His life was at risk daily, and yet letters took six weeks to be sent and answered,” he said. “In an age of cell phones and email, how could we understand what families went through back then?”

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NO ONE EVER ASPIRES to be one-dimensional. Just as youd never want to be known for having a huge upper body and no leg development, you probably dont want big muscles that arent strong and powerful, or strong and powerful muscles that cant endure a set of more than 15-20 reps. We dont want you to be a one-trick pony, either. After all, having functional muscles means being strong, powerful and built to last, not just big. Enter the MF DO-IT-ALL PROGRAM, which combines all the benefits of power and strength training, muscle-building and endurance into one routine. This six-week plan will help improve your overall conditioning, so no one aspect of your training is a weak link. In your checklist of physical attributes, this program does it all. * Each workout starts with dynamic stretching, not the static variety in which you hold a stretch for 20-30 seconds. Dynamic stretching has you perform rapid movements through an exaggerated range of motion (ROM). Think arm circles, arm swings, running butt kicks and other rapid moves that your high school football coach had you do at the beginning of practice. Therell be no traditional hurdler stretches or other stretch-and-hold exercises for a couple of key reasons: For one, static stretching has been shown to reduce strength by up to 15% when done preworkout; and two, dynamic stretching can enhance strength and power when performed at the beginning of a training session. But dont just go through the motions on these stretches. Do each rep through a full ROM and in an explosive manner. For example, dont let momentum do all the work during arm swings. Rather, initiate each circle by explosively contracting your pecs, shoulders and back. Think of these exercises as working sets, not just a warm-up that you breeze through with little focus.
Icelands president yesterday called on Gordon Brown to show statesmanship and agree a reduction in the multi-million-pound bill his country faces to compensate Britain for lost deposits of the failed internet bank Icesave. Opinion polls suggest that as many as three-quarters of Icelanders would vote No to paying pound(s)2.3 billion to Britain and pound(s)1.2bn to the Dutch in yesterdays referendum. The Reykjavik parliament approved the payments to compensate for funds the British and Dutch governments paid out to about 340,000 investors in Icesave. Britain and the Netherlands last week offered improved terms – including a significant cut on the 5.5% interest rate under the original deal hammered out at the end of last year.
* DELAYED-ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS (DOMS) is a double-edged sword. On one hand, muscle damage and soreness promote intracellular repair processes that make your muscles bigger and stronger. On the other hand, when DOMS is extreme, it can limit your range of motion and affect how often you train. Enter BounceBack, a blend of proteolytic enzymes, cur-cumin and phytosterols from avocado and soybean oils, resveratrol and vitamin C. Researchers from the UCLA School of Medicine (Los Angeles) recently reported that in a small study of 10 men and women, 30 days of BounceBack supplementation significantly reduced pain and tenderness induced by Smith machine squats. A small improvement in range of motion (knee flexion) was also noted, along with trends for decreases in serum markers of muscle damage. * CREATINE CONTINUES TO IMPRESS. In addition to improving muscle strength and size, bone health and even cognition in vegetarians, it now appears to help lifters recover their strength faster after a hard workout. Researchers from Australia, Baylor University (Waco, Texas) and Tasmania teamed up to study the effects of creatine monohydrate administered five days before and 14 days after a standardized lower-body resistance-training session (four sets of 10 reps of the eccentric-only leg press, leg extension and leg curl). Five days before exercise, subjects took about 20 grams of creatine and 84 grams of glucose or a placebo. Fourteen days later, they took about 7 grams of creatine and 28 grams of glucose or a placebo. The effects of creatine were dramatic: a 21% greater recovery of strength and 84% less muscle damage compared to the placebo group. This study underscores the importance of daily creatine supplementation, especially on “off” days, to accelerate recovery from intense weight training.

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BRAVEHEART star Mel Gibson uses an ointment made from cow brains to keep him ahead in poker games with his pals. Gibson, 54, rubs the cream called Selegiline on his arms before a game to “clean the neurotransmitters”, he reveals in an American magazine. But its just one of the many supplements and potions he totes around in a bulging knapsack. Selegiline is a potent drug used to treat Parkinsons disease and alleviate depression.
BRAVEHEART star Mel Gibson uses an ointment made from cow ahead in poker games with his pals. Gibson, 54, rubs the cream called Selegiline on his arms before a game to “clean the neuro-transmitters”, he reveals in an American magazine. But its just one of the many supplements and potions he totes around in a bulging knapsack. Selegiline is a potent drug used to treat Parkinsons disease and alleviate depression.
Reeds, Inc. (NASDAQ: REED), maker of the
top-selling sodas in natural food stores nationwide, announced today that
it has established a new retail relationship with Associated Wholesale
Grocers (AWG). AWG has authorized six SKUs for the Reeds Ginger Brew line
and six SKUs for Virgils Soda line.

The 12 SKUs include: Reeds Extra, Premium, Original, Raspberry, Cherry
Spiced Apple Ginger Brews; and Virgils Root Beer, Cream Soda, Black
Cherry Cream Soda, Diet Root Beer, Diet Cream Soda Diet Black Cherry
Cream Soda.

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) is a retailer-owned cooperative serving
over 1900 retail member stores and 600 affiliated stores with a complete
assortment of grocery, fresh meat, produce, specialty foods, health care,
and general merchandise items. AWG and its subsidiaries, which operate
through an extensive distribution network and eight distribution centers,
deliver to retail outlets in 24 states. AWG recorded sales of $6.9 billion
in 2008.

Mr. Eddie Pearson, Reeds VP of Sales Southern Region, stated, “This
partnership with AWG continues our focus on intelligently and methodically
building our distribution coverage throughout the South to mainstream
stores currently outside of our core customer base.”

Mr. Chris Reed, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Reeds, Inc. commented, “AWG
is a great addition to the Reeds distribution system. Gaining access into
Associated Wholesale Grocer gives us the potential to gain entry into 2500
retail supermarkets in 24 states. This continues our march across the U.S.
to gain presence for our Reeds Virgils brands in mainstream
supermarkets while driving sustained growth for the company and our
shareholders.”

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ALEX Arthur, the former World Boxing Organisation super- featherweight champion from Edinburgh, is about to swap the smell of liniment for the scent of greasepaint. But Arthurs introduction to the world of the big screen comes at a price, with his role in the gangster movie “Revenge” calling for him to be beaten up by the female lead on several occasions. “Acting must be in the blood because my cousin Jamie Sives is a successful actor. “The script details my role as a gang member who falls foul of a woman assassin. Mind you, the female in question is a trained killer hell bent on avenging the death of her parents, so shes no slouch when it comes to handling herself.”
A WOULD-BE MP has hired a former adviser to Arnold Schwarzenegger in an attempt to help her oust Labours Glenda Jackson. Tamsin Omond is using the California governors former policy adviser Elizabeth Ashford. But this has been attacked by Ms Jackson and environmentalists in her North London Hampstead and Highgate constituency. Green campaigner Ms Omond, 25, who set up a political party called The Commons, made news in 2008 when she climbed on to the roof of the House of Commons to oppose a third runway at Heathrow.
Dear Dr Cath, MY mate is very cut up after being ditched by his girlfriend. He told me he is thinking of putting a video of himself having kinky sex with her on the internet as revenge if she doesnt take him back. My wife knows his ex and says theres no hope of reconciliation. I feel I should warn her about the video but dont want to betray my friend. Dear reader, ITS completely out of order to put this video on the internet. You need to trust your lover if youre going to make a movie with them – and trust them not to misuse it if you break up.

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A MEASURE of the interest in just one area of local history, that of tracking down ones own ancestors, it that the hobby now justifies the takeover of both Batley Town Hall and the library that faces it. Webmaster for the Huddersfield and District Family History Society Steven France tells us that he has organised a Family and Local History Fair there on Saturday November 14 (10am-4pm). Batley Town Hall stewards have agreed to open up the mayoral chambers for visitors. “We will have lots of volunteers and stallholders on hand, who are all very happy to help people who are experienced or novice researchers in family and local history,” said Steven. “We will also be having four speakers throughout the day and additional displays over at Batley Library.”
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Case Construction Equipment received awards from three leading industry publications for 2009 product launches and innovations.

Construction Equipment magazine and RER (Rental Equipment Register) both honored Case for innovation in the companys introduction of joystick steering for Case E Series wheel loaders . And Better Roads magazine named the Case 650L crawler dozer one of the “Top 20 Rollouts” of 2009.

Including Case on its coveted Top 100 Products list for 2009, Construction Equipment headlined, “To the relief of shoulder-sore operators, Case Construction Equipment provides joystick-steering option on loaders from 2-cubic-yard model up.” The magazine said the innovation will “cut operator fatigue and boost machine productivity in repetitive-cycle operations such as scrap and recycling, agriculture, utilities and material handling.”

RER magazine likewise applauded the benefits joystick steering provides in enhancing efficiency, productivity and operator comfort.

The RER Innovative Product Award , established in 2003 to honor excellence in new product development, showcases the most innovative products in nine categories. Case joystick steering won in the Technology Enhancements category.

The Consumers Waterheater Income Fund (”Fund”) (TSX: CWI.UN) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2009.

“The Fund faced competitive and economic challenges in 2009. We have responded, and are in a better position to overcome them in 2010 and beyond,” said John Macdonald, President and CEO.

In the Rentals business, the Fund and Direct Energy Marketing Limited (”DE”) launched a series of marketing and customer communications initiatives in 2009. We have seen improvement in attrition levels since the second quarter of 2009. We will increase our efforts to aggressively combat attrition in 2010.

Our $240 million debt issue earlier this month completes the successful refinancing of all of our long-term debt.

Our Sub-metering business faced significant regulatory change in 2009. We launched a re-start program in Ontario, and have made good progress with landlords to launch the program and begin obtaining re-consents from apartment residents who prefer to be sub-metered.”

EVCARCO (OTCBB: EVCA) announced today that its board has approved the development of a rental car division for EVCARCO brands Tazzari, Wheego and several other highly anticipated electric vehicles.

The concept is to align with key rental car agencies across the United States to provide consumers with an option to rent an all electric vehicles. Both business travelers working for multinational companies that are looking to decrease their carbon footprint or consumers traveling for holidays are natural targets for rental of an AEV.

EVCARCO reports that the average purchase price or lease price of an AEV is slightly higher than a typical combustion engine vehicle; however, the AEV units will also be used to showcase corporate social responsibility, consumer trend forecasting and exposure for the rental firm.

Dale Long, CEO of EVCARCO, stated, “We feel that offering our electric vehicles to the rental market is a strong business move for EVCARCO. By expending to rental markets, EVCARCO promotes an adoption of EVs and provides customers with an opportunity to try and see the benefits of electric vehicles for a few days before committing to buy one.”

Industry analysts have shown a significant increase in consumer interest relating to alternative fuel vehicles. The model approved by EVCARCO will lease and sell units to larger rental chains by Q3-4, 2010.

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- 2009 results: Consolidated revenue EUR 747.5 million ( 8.4%), operating income (EBIT) EUR 162.2 million ( 12.1%), net income EUR 110.6 million ( 10.1%).

- Dividend proposed: EUR 0.275 per share, an increase of 10.0% over the 2008 dividend. Overall dividend EUR 54.4 million.

- Targets for 2010: Revenue around EUR 700 million, EBIT around EUR 140 million, Net Income around EUR 95 million .

Three years on from the introduction of tougher in-car mobile phone rules, many motorists are still flouting the law, according to figures published today.

Swinton, the UKs leading high street retailer of car insurance , has seen a 42% increase from 2008 to 2009 in the number of quotes for people convicted of using a mobile phone while driving (CU80 conviction code).

Following official RoSPA statistics showing that 78% of crashes were caused by driver inattention Swinton is warning motorists to beware of the potentially dangerous effects of using a mobile while driving.

Steve Chelton, Insurer development manager at Swinton, said: “We are seeing more and more motorists using mobiles phones while driving, not only to make or receive calls, but also to text, surf the internet and even check messages on Facebook and Twitter. We would like to advise all of our car insurance customers that this is illegal, even when in stationary traffic or stopped at traffic lights.

“We urge all motorists to adhere to the rules by not using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. There are plenty of alternative options, including hands-free kits and Bluetooth headphones.

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Avant-Garde Jewelry Co., a leading manufacturer and online retailer of tungsten and titanium rings for men and women, is announcing an expansion to their line of precious metal inlaid jewelry.

Whether its a wedding band or just a new addition to your jewelry collection, a titanium ring with precious metal inlay is stylish and beautiful.

Gold, silver or platinum inlay add a unique touch of color to the solid look of titanium and tungsten carbide, transforming bold, hard metal into a fashion statement.

When choosing your titanium rings with inlays, it is important to understand how the ring is made. At Avant-Garde Jewelry Co. all inlays are made of solid gold, silver or platinum that is at least 1/3 the depth of the ring. Only true karat gold (14K and 18K), pure platinum and sterling silver is used. Inlay channels are engineered and precision cut using the latest technology to ensure top quality.

Unfortunately too many retailers offer gold plated rings, which look similar to inlaid rings in the beginning, but fade fast as the thin gold plating wears off. Many offer 10K or even 9K gold, which will tarnish and can cause allergic reaction, or use shallow inlay channels, which lowers the cost (less gold) but compromises the integrity of the ring.

CARDIFF 1 CARDIFFS day of reckoning ended in relief in the boardroom and joy on the pitch as Jay Bothroyds early goal – and a heroic defensive display – kept them in the Championships top six. The pre-match demonstration by around 1,000 fans concerned at the clubs financial plight passed without problems.
A military policewoman was by the bedside of her Glaswegian husband last night after he was badly injured fighting in Afghanistan. Davie McClellan and Vicky Callards wedding six months ago made national headlines as they were both to be deployed to the war zone. Guardsman McClellan, 25, was injured as he tried to protect his fellow Glaswegian Lance Sergeant David Walker when they came under fire during an engagement as part of Operation Moshtarak, the major allied offensive in the country. Guardsman McClellan was flown back to Birmingham for treatment, where his wife, Corporal Callard, 23, was by his side. She was still in the UK undergoing training, but was due to be deployed to Afghanistan this month.

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Im 17 years old and have been bodybuilding for two years, and my nickname at school is “six-pack boy.” I added 45 pounds of muscle in a year and plan to compete at Muscle Beach this summer, then Ill be moving to Las Vegas to train and compete with the pros. What motivates me is my desire to be the best and to show everyone that no matter what your age or how hard your life is, anyone can accomplish his or her dreams.
Seven years ago I had never heard of MF, and boy, was that a mistake! I picked up an issue for the first time when I turned 20 and the rest is history. When I open your magazine 1 see everyday people overcoming great odds to achieve fitness.Im switching careers from a Pittsburgh ironworker to an ACE-certified personal trainer, and Ill be doing my first natural show soon.
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In todays challenging economy, businesses are looking for an advantage to help them pull out of the recession and avoid losses, layoffs, or worse. Companies are focusing on a single task — increasing sales. To help businesses learn how to quickly implement powerhouse direct mail marketing campaigns proven to sell, Modern Postcard is providing an exclusive opportunity to learn the tools, tricks and techniques behind capturing better leads for new customers and driving increased revenues. The Direct Mail Crash Course , a national seminar series, will be presented in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) where attendees will receive new and proven strategies to increase business leads and revenues.

Direct mail is one of the most effective types of advertising a business can do today. According to the Mail Moment™ research gathered by the USPS, 98 percent of consumers bring in the mail the day it is delivered; and according to the Direct Marketing Association, direct marketing yields an average return on investment of over 1100 percent based on the lifetime value of a new customer. Attendees will learn how to make these numbers a reality in their own marketing.

With the new technologies available in direct marketing, todays smart marketers are learning how to better integrate new media and social media marketing, including Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, with traditional mass media, print and direct mail campaigns to maximize the effectiveness of their advertising dollars. Lead generation and customer acquisition is one of the most coveted aspects of marketing, but it must be successfully targeted to the right customers. Direct marketing can bring a company excellent results — quality lead generation for increased sales and revenues.

These unique seminars will include a complete buffet breakfast and commence in San Jose with additional stops in San Francisco and Sacramento as follows:

According to the U.S. Postal Services Household Diary study released in August 2009 advertising mail spending was at $59.7 billion in 2008, accounting for 22 percent of all advertising spending and ranked only below television.

Those presenting include a group of top direct mail experts with over 50 years of combined experience in the direct marketing industry. Keith Goodman is a 20-year direct marketing veteran who has helped companies such as IBM, Hughes and Amway increase their direct mail profitability and achieve greater return on investment for their marketing dollars. Dan Anglin, a list development expert, has 10 years of data experience and has worked with Fortune 500 firms such as Microsoft, AOL and Time Warner. Arnie Cohen has assisted businesses in effectively executing mailings for 23 years and will focus on improving mail delivery and reducing postage costs. Cohen is active in various industry groups and heavily involved with new U.S. Postal Service technological advances.

“Marketers often do not realize how critical data is to the success of their direct mail campaigns,” said Dan Anglin, a seminar co-presenter, “and there are so many new data products available on the market that it is hard to understand when to use the different solutions. We walk the attendees through everything they need to know to tackle even complex projects such as modeling their existing database to identify prospects that most resemble their best existing customers.

There will be a special presentation from the USPS that will also provide attendees with insight into what the postal service can do to help local businesses with their mailing and shipping needs.

Shift Reflects NCC’s Position as a Broad-Based Media Sales,
Marketing and Technology Company

NEW YORK — National Cable Communications (NCC) has re-cast itself as NCC Media, it
was announced today by Greg Schaefer, the organization’s President and
CEO. This change reflects the wide range of media services the company
provides to the advertising industry, whether delivered by cable,
telecom, satellite or interactive platforms.

“NCC Media has evolved from selling spots on cable systems twenty years
ago, to today providing arguably the widest array of linear and digital
ad products in the industry. Our corporate identity now more accurately
reflects the true scope and scale of our dynamic company,” said
Schaefer. “Today’s market requires a versatile, more nimble approach to
advertising sales. Our clients have seen and will continue to see an
ever-broadening range of advertising services available to them,
particularly from our owners, affiliates and partners.”

While NCC was founded as a sales rep company for major cable providers,
the company, jointly owned by three of the nation’s largest cable system
operators – Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable, now
represents virtually every other multi-channel TV service provider in
the country, reaching an estimated 98% of all multi- channel homes. It
has further expanded its client base to include satellite, telco,
interactive TV and internet properties.

NCC is also on the cutting edge of technologies which provide innovative
new means of advertising, making it possible to precisely target
consumers by category, media habits, market, city, and even by
neighborhood. NCC Media’s proprietary research and analysis capabilities
make it possible for them to recommend networks, programs, marketing
platforms and digital media extensions that are the best fit for client
brand positioning.

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SHOPPERS who suffered horrific burns from “toxic sofas” will renew their multi-million-pound compensation battle tomorrow. More than 350 Land of Leather customers blame the imported Chinese furniture for causing skin rashes and serious blistering. The damages bill as the High Court case resumes could reach pounds 20million, the biggest consumer injury action in UK legal history.
Seven Ages of Britain (9.00pm) David Dimbleby, left, examines artefacts that reflect the increasingly commercial approach to Britain during the 18th century. Chippendale furniture and Wedgwood pottery are reviewed in tonights programme. This splendid satirical comedy stars Tom Hollander as a witless government minister, who gets in trouble after suggesting a war is imminent. Gina Mckee, left, and Peter Capaldi provide solid support.

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Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS), a fully integrated Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that invests in apartment communities located in highly desirable, supply-constrained markets, announced today that the Company has entered into a venture to acquire Essex Skyline at MacArthur Place, a 349-unit high rise condominium project in Santa Ana, California for $128 million.

The community consists of two adjacent 25-story towers with floor to ceiling windows and sizeable floor plans. Each unit features Viking appliances, hardwood and tile floors, nine to eleven foot ceilings and select units offer expansive views of Orange County. Property amenities include a gym and sauna, lap pool, yoga room, temperature controlled wine locker and presentation kitchen, bocce ball court, putting green, entertainment room and on-site concierge service. Essex Skyline at MacArthur Place is conveniently located in the South Coast Metro Area of Orange County close to John Wayne airport and multiple freeways, offering easy access to commute corridors. In addition it is nearby to a variety of world-class shopping, entertainment and fine dining.

Keith Guericke, President and Chief Executive Officer of Essex Property Trust, stated, “Essex Skyline at MacArthur Place is a luxury community located in the heart of Californias Orange County, known for its beaches, weather, and exceptional quality of life. We believe that rents in Orange County will recover faster than other areas given its improving employment outlook and limited supply of competing housing.” Mr. Guericke continued, “We acquired the property from the construction lender at approximately 55% of its initial construction cost, affording us the opportunity to own a well-located, upscale community that has tremendous appreciation potential when the rental market recovers and also provides attractive options when the for-sale condo market improves.”

The Company purchased Essex Skyline at MacArthur Place in a joint venture. Each owner will hold an approximate fifty percent economic interest in the property and its operations. Essex will receive fees and may earn a promoted interest for the acquisition, management and sale of the community.

Popular elements include fire pits, low maintenance landscapes and
low-frill entertaining

WASHINGTON — While outdoor living continues to grow in popularity, expect fewer
frills this year as homeowners get back to the basics in a cool economy,
according to an American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) survey
of residential landscape architects.

Overall, 94.4 percent of residential landscape architects rate outdoor
living spaces like kitchens or entertaining space as somewhat or very
popular for 2010. Among kitchen features, the most popular include the
classic outdoor grill (94.4 percent) and counter space (73.5 percent).
More elaborate kitchen elements like outdoor refrigerators (52.8
percent) and sinks (50 percent) were much less popular.

Following a similar trend, the most popular outdoor entertainment
features eschewed more expensive, elaborate items in favor of the
essentials. For 2010, expect the continued interest in seating/dining
areas (95.6 percent) using installed seating like benches and seatwalls
(90.6 percent) or weatherized outdoor furniture (77.1 percent), along
with the ever-popular fire pit/fireplace (94 percent). Landscape
architects anticipate less enthusiasm for items like stereo systems
(57.2 percent), outdoor heaters (43.9 percent) and TVs (35.5 percent).

“Homeowners want to create a sense of place for their family, friends,
and neighbors to enjoy outside, but an uncertain economy means many will
dial back some of the extra features we’ve seen in past years,” said
ASLA Executive Vice President and CEO Nancy Somerville, Hon. ASLA.

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