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Stamps.com® (NASDAQ: STMP), the leading provider of postage online and shipping software solutions, today announced that the readers of Law Technology News (LTN) have selected Stamps.coms PC Postage® Version 8.0 as a “New Product of the Year.” The seventh annual LTN Awards, selected by LTNs 40,000 subscribers, recognize outstanding achievement in technology innovation serving the legal community. Law offices are currently one of the largest industry segments within Stamps.coms 400,000 customers.

Stamps.coms PC Postage provides features that are important to law offices of all sizes. It provides a complete record of every mailing done using the software, simplified preparation of Certified Mail™ and Return Receipt, easy integration with client billing codes to more easily track postage costs, and postage printing from popular software programs within the legal industry including Microsoft Word, QuickBooks and Corel WordPerfect.

“We are extremely honored to be recognized by the readers of Law Technology News for our innovative PC Postage product,” said Stamps.com president and CEO Ken McBride. “Winning the LTN Product of the Year award is a significant statement that Stamps.com offers a comprehensive solution for our legal customers mailing and shipping needs. We plan to continue innovating new solutions for our law office customers as well as for all of our customers this year and in the coming years.”

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Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP) is a leading provider of Internet-based postage services. Stamps.coms service enables small businesses, enterprises, advanced shippers, and consumers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with just a PC, printer and Internet connection, right from their home or office. The Company currently has PC Postage partnerships with Avery Dennison, Microsoft, HP, the U.S. Postal Service, Interapptive, TrueShip, Auctane, Atandra, Webgility and others.

The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Medivation, Inc. (”Medivation” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MDVN) between July 17, 2008 and March 2, 2010, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

The Complaint charges that Medivation, a biopharmaceutical company, and certain of its officers and executives violated federal securities laws by issuing false and misleading statements regarding the Companys drug Dimebon. Specifically, throughout the Class Period, defendants disseminated false and misleading statements to the investing public about the effectiveness of Dimebon as a treatment for Alzheimers disease, making it impossible for shareholders to gain a meaningful or realistic understanding of the drugs progress toward FDA approval and market success. Then, on March 3, 2010, before the market opened, defendants were forced to publicly disclose that Dimebon did not meet primary and secondary goals in a Phase 3 trial for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimers disease. On this news, Medivations stock fell $27.15 per share to close at $13.10 per share on March 3, 2010 — a one-day decline of 67%.

If you are a member of the class, you may, no later than May 10, 2010, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff of the class. A lead plaintiff is a class member that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Although your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision whether or not to seek appointment as a lead plaintiff, lead plaintiffs make important decisions which could affect the overall recovery for class members.

SAN DIEGO — Robbins
Umeda LLP has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of
fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of
Directors of infoGROUP Inc. (”Infogroup”) (NASDAQ: IUSA) in
connection with their decision to pursue the sale of Infogroup to CCMP
Capital Advisors, LLC (”CCMP”). If the transaction is approved,
Infogroup shareholders will receive $8.00 in cash per share of Infogroup
common stock they hold. The deal is set to close early summer 2010.

Robbins Umeda LLPs investigation concerns whether Infogroups Board of
Directors acceptance and recommendation of CCMPs offer was the result
of a fair process designed to secure the best possible price for all
Infogroup shareholders.

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Approximately 4.5 million Americans live with Alzheimers, and by 2050 the disease could affect anywhere from 11 to 16 million people. To shed more light on this serious subject, Home Instead Senior Care will hold a “Changing the World of Alzheimers” day-long seminar with a top expert in the field on Wednesday, March 24 in San Francisco.

Specific event topics include: positive approach skills; common brain changes; role playing different types of help; importance of schedule; and more.

“Teepa Snow is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of dementia. She is known for her dynamic and engaging presentation on a topic that many find extremely difficult,” said Cathy Murphy, owner, Home Instead Senior Care San Francisco. “This is a do-not-miss event for anyone who works in the field of dementia or has loved ones who are afflicted by it.”

Approximately 4.5 million Americans live with Alzheimers, and by 2050 the disease could affect anywhere from 11 to 16 million people. To shed more light on this serious subject, Home Instead Senior Care will hold a “Changing the World of Alzheimers” day-long seminar with a top expert in the field on Wednesday, March 24 in San Francisco.

Specific event topics include: positive approach skills; common brain changes; role playing different types of help; importance of schedule; and more.

“Teepa Snow is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of dementia. She is known for her dynamic and engaging presentation on a topic that many find extremely difficult,” said Cathy Murphy, owner, Home Instead Senior Care San Francisco. “This is a do-not-miss event for anyone who works in the field of dementia or has loved ones who are afflicted by it.”

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CANTON, Texas — Homemade Gourmet®, a company dedicated to its customers and
Consultants, decided to issue a recall last week on its Tortilla Soup
Mix. The Tortilla Soup Mix that was recalled contained an ingredient
distributed by Best Flavored Foods of Las Vegas, that potentially
contained Salmonella. If the soup was prepared per the cooking
instructions there would be zero chance of a health risk to its
customers. Regardless, Homemade Gourmet® decided to recall
the product. Later it was confirmed that the Homemade Gourmet Tortilla
Soup Mix was in fact, not tainted.

When asked why the recall, the company’s CEO Ken Johnsen
stated, ”Homemade Gourmet® has been selling food to
millions of families for more than 12 years, and we take pride in
offering great tasting, high quality and safe products. Why take even
the slightest chance when your customers health is at stake.” As part
of the voluntary recall process, Homemade Gourmet® immediately
contacted all 184 customers who purchased the Tortilla Soup Mix and
offered an exchange or refund. The company has received positive
response about the decision as well as the process of handling the
recall.

Homemade Gourmet® has an excellent relationship with the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). Over the past three years and as recently
as February 2010, the FDA has inspected the company’s plant and
determined they are in complete control of quality in the manufacturing
process.

NEW YORK — “We know there is a lot of speculation in regard to the arrest of
DAngelo in New York City this past weekend. We would like his fans and
the public at large to know that DAngelo has pled not guilty — and is
contesting the allegations made against him. Also know that, he is in
good health and extremely excited about his forthcoming new album.

DAngelo would like to personally thank all of his fans for the
outpouring of concern, and appreciates if all would allow the American
justice system to resolve the matter before jumping to any conclusions.”

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As a competitor, bodybuilding has been a source of strength. My faith in God and my strong belief in a healthy lifestyle and proper supplementation were all contributing factors in my fight to overcome cancer at a young age. With the help of FLEX, the NPC and role models such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Zane, Lou Ferrigno and Reg Park, I was able to stay focused and continue fighting my disease. As I underwent chemotherapy, they were constant inspiration. Now, at age 28, I help people overcome obstacles and reach their physical and mental goals. Working with my clients in their homes or at the Jewish Community Center of Manhattan is always a rewarding experience. My coach, Dr. Michael Feulner–who helped me improve my diet, exercises and posing–has played a tremendous role in my life and in my upcoming film, United States of Atrophy. The movie traces my lifes events–from battling cancer to where I am today–and the influence that a healthy lifestyle has had on me. Without the heroes of yesterday, the influence of the NPC organization and FLEX, I dont know where I would be today. Thank you!
Ive been a fan of fitness for as long as I can remember. Ive always been motivated to care for my body in pursuit of achieving my personal best. When my brother brought home an issue of MF my senior year of high school, I took one look at Dexter Jacksons symmetry and knew thats what Id strive for. Ever since, Ive looked to you for insight on improving myself. Even though I wont be giving Dexter a run for his money anytime soon, MF has helped me reach heights that otherwise I may not have been able to push myself to.
* SEAN ALLAN (super heavy weight, 6th) Nobody takes more abuse for big talk and small results than 64″ “Big” Sean Allan, but after improvements to his long legs, the shows heaviest super (278 pounds) delivered. In his 13th appearance at a pro qualifier since 1999, B.S.A. earned his highest pro-qualifier placing, proving blonds do have more fun. (heavyweight, 4th) The brother of Olympic gold medalist sprinter Gail Devers has been in his own marathon for a national title since 1994. It seemed the race was winding down in recent years, but Parenthesis put an exdamation point on his conditioning at his 19th pro qualifier.

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Tatyana Hristova * As a teen in Bulgaria I had the propensity to gain weight, and I was overweight by the time I reached my early 20s. In 2000 I was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart condition that can cause an extremely fast heart rate and trigger ventricular fibrillation, a leading cause of sudden cardiac death, and exercise wasnt recommended. Yet I was in physical pain due to my bodyweight of 200 pounds, and I felt even worse looking in the mirror. My best friend who worked out a lot helped me decide to start exercising in spite of my doctors advice. I began a fat-loss program in 2004 in which I worked up to 40-60 minutes of cardio six days a week and four weightlifting sessions weekly; I changed up my routine every two weeks and ate four strict meals a day. Now Im on a program to gain muscle, so I limit my cardio and eat more protein. I love to use free weights and try new workouts, and Ive added elements of martial arts to my training to make it more fun and challenging. Im healthier than ever–Ive lost 75 pounds of fat and gained 23 pounds of muscle–and my heart condition no longer exists. American physicians say my diet and exercise regimens helped immensely. Living and feeling healthy is my biggest achievement, and I hope to someday compete in bodybuilding. Now Im 36, and my fear of the gym has become a passion and an addiction. I thought I had reached the stars with my transformation, but then a German friend showed me how much more power I had inside. For all those who struggle with their weight, I say, “Theres no such thing as cant.” I just kept imagining the outcome I wanted to achieve and this motivated me to continue.
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Almost any bodybuilder worth his biceps can tell you that fat loss requires cutting back on fruit. This is partly because fruits contain carbs, but its also because they contain a lot of the sugar fructose. Bodybuilders have long feared fructose, because its different from other sugars. Instead of being sent to muscle tissue, fructose has to go to the liver first, and if the liver is already full of stored carbs (in the form of glycogen) it converts the fructose into fat. A newly published study from the University of California (Davis) indicates that fructose is even scarier than previously thought. Researchers had subjects eat a standardized diet, but fed them beverages sweetened either with glucose or fructose. After 10 weeks, both groups had gained weight, but the subjects in the fructose group experienced a slew of other negative effects. Most dramatic was that fructose changed the way their bodies metabolized dietary fat, encouraging the creation of new fat cells around vital organs, such as their hearts and livers. They also experienced a reduction in insulin sensitivity, which is linked to diabetes and can decrease fat burning and impair muscle growth.

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RESIDENTS are to have their homes protected from flooding by a pounds 600,000 scheme. Northumbrian Water is improving the sewerage network in the Coldwell Park Drive area of Felling, Gateshead, to reduce the risk of houses flooding. Work begins on Monday and will take up to four months to complete. During heavy rainfall the network has struggled to cope with the volume of water, which has resulted in flooding to four properties on Coldwell Park Drive. Brian Ford, project manager for the scheme, said: “Reducing the risk of property flooding is one of Northumbrian Waters priorities.
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.
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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LEICESTER 35 LONDON IRISH 19 TOBY FLOODS hopes of ripping the No10 jersey off Jonny Wilkinsons back were dealt a blow at Welford Road. The Tigers star sustained an injury during this comprehensive win over Irish – ruining his latest chance to shine in front of Martin Johnson. The England Team Manager looked on as Flood sat with his head in his hands in the dugout, despairing at his unfortunate latest injury setback. He had taken an off-the-ball blow in the first half, and finally withdrew after the break unable to continue. Tigers scored four tries to increase their lead over Northampton at the top of the Guinness Premiership.
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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A District of Columbia truancy officer stopped several students who attend a private Catholic school and asked why they werent in school. They explained that classes werent in session that day. She didnt believe them, so they offered to call their parents and let one of them talk to her. That wasnt good enough.
First Lady Michelle Obama will speak to parents and child advocates this week Wednesday, March 10, at 12:30 p.m. during the National PTA® Legislative Conference (March 9 – 11). The event will take place at the Doubletree Hotel Crystal City – National Airport (300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, 703-416-4100).

The First Lady is slated to speak about her national campaign, “Lets Move” — a movement pertinent to the National PTAs efforts toward fighting childhood obesity and promoting healthy lifestyles.

“We commend First Lady Michelle Obama as she continues to champion for childrens health and wellness with her new Lets Move initiative to fight childhood obesity,” said Charles “Chuck” J. Saylors, National PTA President.

“We are honored to have the First Lady speak to parents and child advocates at our National Legislative Conference as she is truly an inspiration and serves as a great role model through her tireless efforts in child health and wellness, an area of public policy in which PTA has been instrumental since our inception in 1897. PTA looks forward to working alongside the First Lady as we continue to seek improvements in federal child nutrition programs, including specific ways to improve the content and implementation of local wellness policies, increase access to healthy foods and beverages, limit access to the least healthy offerings in schools, and provide the supports needed for those implementing child nutrition programs to improve outcomes.”

The three-day conference is designed to motivate grasstop leaders from across the country and provide an in-depth look at the latest PTA Public Policy Agenda through a series of workshops, skill building trainings, panel discussions, and guest speakers. The conference will culminate with Capitol Hill visits with congressional leaders that will focus on 2010 public policy priorities: effective family engagement in education, equity and opportunity in education for children, and childrens overall health and wellness.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall for four (4)
varieties of seasoning mixes. The products have been manufactured with
HVP (hydrolyzed vegetable protein) supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las
Vegas, Nevada. The HVP may be contaminated with Salmonella. Consumption
of products containing Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal
infections in young children, frail or elderly persons and others with
weakened immune systems. The recalled products include all lot codes for
the following items:

Publix is privately owned and operated by its 141,000 employees, with
2009 sales of $24.3 billion. Currently Publix has 1,012 stores in
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. The company has
been named one of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America”
for 13 consecutive years. In addition, Publix’s dedication to superior
quality and customer service is recognized as tops in the grocery
business, most recently by an American Customer Satisfaction Index
survey.

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Crypto-Gram Editor Bruce Schneier coined the term security theater to describe intrusive but pointless rituals that provide the illusion of safety. After the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) unveiled new travel regulations in response to the failed bombing of Northwest Flight 253 in December, we asked Schneier, a consistently persuasive voice when it comes to rationally assessing relative risks, to list three things that would make Americans genuinely safer from terrorist plots. 1 Reduce the TSAS budget, and spend the money on intelligence. Security measures that focus on specific tactics or targets are a waste of money unless we guess correctly, and the terrorists choose plots that deliberately avoid our guesses. Security that just forces the terrorists to make a minor change in their tactic or target is not money well spent. 2 Reduce the TSAS budget even further, and spend the money on investigation. Since the terrorists deliberately choose plots that were not looking for–and we cant keep weapons out of prisons, let alone airports–the best way to secure airplanes is to stop them before they get to the airport. Remember the arrest of the London liquid bombers.
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Travels to Ancient India—a Land of Honor, Danger and the Magic of
Talking Animals—Begin at Children’s Theatre Company

MINNEAPOLIS — You’ve wagered a bet. The stakes are high. The roll of the dice is all
that lies between precious fortune and forfeiting your life to the
ownership of a powerful king. As young Tamar, the central character of Children’s
Theatre Company’s (CTC) production of The Iron Ring learns,
honor holds more weight than, perhaps, one man alone can carry.

So starts the stage adaptation of Lloyd Alexander’s fascinating
adventure set deep in ancient India. In a quest to honor his debt to the
powerful King Jaya, Tamar, the young king of Sundari who was born to the
warrior caste, sets out to repay his debt and save his soul. Along the
way, he is joined by a cast of comic characters—a mischievous monkey who
finds himself wrapped in danger, an overgrown bird (of sorts) that has
lost its memory—and the lovely, but courageous Mirri, a love interest to
which young Tamar is oblivious.

Joined by the beautiful artistry of Ragamala
Dance and the work of acclaimed Twin Cities’ choreographer Ranee
Ramaswamy, The Iron Ring is an epic tale infused with humor and
the fascinating movements of Bharatanatyam dance, a 2,000 year-old dance
form originating in India.

“Ranee introduced me to The Iron Ring and this has been an
amazing partnership. She brings a deep love of storytelling, and the
Ragamala dancers are so exquisitely talented,” says Peter C. Brosius,
artistic director for CTC and director of The Iron Ring. “I am
dazzled by the dance form: its fierceness, delicacy and precision.”

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GOLF: Rhys Davies took heart from his near miss at the Maybank Malaysian Open as he fell just short of claiming a maiden European Tour title.
MIAMI — Perry Ellis International (NASDAQ:PERY) announced today that it has
reached an agreement with Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) to
distribute a full collection of golf apparel under the TOP-FLITE® brand
at Kmart stores in the United States. The TOP-FLITE brand is property of
Callaway Golf (NASDAQ:ELY) and is licensed for apparel to Perry Ellis
International.

“Perry Ellis International’s unparalleled expertise in golf apparel has
opened a new avenue of growth with a great retail partner, Kmart. We are
thrilled about the new opportunities that this relationship brings to
both companies,” Oscar Feldenkreis, President and COO of Perry Ellis
International, commented.

TOP-FLITE golf apparel will be available as a men’s collection, and will
be based on performance fabrications in synthetic fibers. The collection
will include knit polos, shorts, pants, long sleeve knits, wind wear,
and fleece. It will be distributed initially at 800 Kmart doors with
initial shipments starting in March of 2010.

“Golf has been identified as one of our key growth categories going
forward, and we are extremely excited about the opportunities that lay
ahead in partnering with Perry Ellis International,” commented John
Goodman, EVP of Apparel Home for Sears Holdings Corporation.

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Cinema possesses a rich history of collaboration between artists of sound, narrative, and image. However, traditional tendencies to perceive music as a strictly supportive background or accompaniment have been subjected to in-depth critique only recently. Abigail Childs interactions with musicians in Is This What You Were Born For? (1981-89) and Bill Morrisons partnership with composer Michael Gordon in Decasia (2001) exemplify (but by no means exhaust the possibilities of) the broader range of collaborative textures that cinema has always suggested. Not coincidentally, these works represent the influence on cinema of two popular music practices: the ubiquitous re-mixing that has emerged from hip-hop culture and the group composition typical of many rock bands. Abigail Child (also a poet, critic, and scholar) has had an influential career as an experimental filmmaker since the mid-1970s when she turned from professional documentary work to the creation of independent films focusing on gender, sexuality, class, and the critical possibilities of montage. Recycling found footage from a wide variety of sources, such as porn, industrial films, and home movies, and progressing cinematic techniques often associated primarily with the historical avant-garde of the early twentieth century, Child has created an oeuvre of incredible beauty and continuing social relevance. Her films are shown at major art museums and in experimental cinema venues and can be obtained through a variety of distribution channels. Is This What You Were Born For?, the series of short films Child created in the 1980s, underscores her exploration of interdisciplinary collaboration and these endeavors have had on her work. Michael Gordons award-winning career as a composer has resulted in a variety of notable intermedia collaborations, including for example operas with diegetic film components progressing beyond the more familiar application of projection as scenery and non-narrative music performances incorporating video. Gordon is a founding member of the highly regarded new music organization Bang on a Can, a group dedicated to facilitating the composition and performance of new music, often with an interdisciplinary dimension and independently of conservative academic contexts. Decasia, Gordons internationally celebrated collaboration with filmmaker Bill Morrison, is a symphony for full orchestra paired with a montage of archival nitrate footage in various states of intriguing and evocative decomposition. The final version of the film, edited to fit the live recording of the symphony performance, was featured in the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Decasia synaesthetically elucidates subtleties inherent to myriad generative tensions: progress/tradition, memory/time, darkness/illumination, and mini-malism/totalism.
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Ideal For Those With the Most Discerning Image Quality Needs

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging, today announced the
launch of the REALiS SX7 Mark II Multimedia LCOS Projector. This new
model combines the award-winning features of REALiS projectors with an
impressive 4000 lumens of brightness and a Photo Image Mode to assist
users with advanced color management and adjustments for ambient
lighting conditions.

The Photo Image Mode allows users to easily make changes to improve the
look and feel of the content being projected. Within this mode the Color
Level and Color Temperature functions allow for fine-tuning of both the
intensity of colors and the color temperature by selecting from
easy-to-use presets. In addition, the Photo Image Mode includes an
Ambient Light function which can be used to compensate for lighting
conditions for both the type of lighting (Tungsten, Fluorescent and
Fluorescent H) and intensity (Low, Medium or High). The ambient light
function is ideal for users displaying content and cannot control the
lighting conditions – such as educators speaking in classrooms or
photographers showing their work in an art museum/gallery or at a
seminar. The functions available in the Photo Image Mode allow users
greater control of color reproduction and image quality.

“Whether presenting photographs, videos, presentations, or any other
content, the color accuracy and amount of ambient light will play a
major role in the perceived quality of work,” said Yuichi Ishizuka,
executive vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group,
Canon U.S.A. “The high-brightness and Photo Image Mode included on the
REALiS SX7 Mark II allows users to display their images with outstanding
detail and superb quality.”

The REALiS SX7 Mark II Multimedia LCOS Projector features advanced LCOS
(Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology with Canon’s patented,
proprietary AISYS (Aspectual Illumination System) Optical Engine. This
advanced technology, combined with the projectors SXGA (1400 x 1050)
native resolution and 4000 lumens of brightness, delivers extraordinary
detailed, lattice-free motion and still images. This combination makes
the REALiS SX7 Mark II ideal for classrooms, meeting/board rooms, photo
studios and seminars/conferences.

High-Brightness and Advanced Color Management Make This New Model
Ideal For Those With the Most Discerning Image Quality Needs

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging, today announced the
launch of the REALiS SX7 Mark II Multimedia LCOS Projector. This new
model combines the award-winning features of REALiS projectors with an
impressive 4000 lumens of brightness and a Photo Image Mode to assist
users with advanced color management and adjustments for ambient
lighting conditions.

The Photo Image Mode allows users to easily make changes to improve the
look and feel of the content being projected. Within this mode the Color
Level and Color Temperature functions allow for fine-tuning of both the
intensity of colors and the color temperature by selecting from
easy-to-use presets. In addition, the Photo Image Mode includes an
Ambient Light function which can be used to compensate for lighting
conditions for both the type of lighting (Tungsten, Fluorescent and
Fluorescent H) and intensity (Low, Medium or High). The ambient light
function is ideal for users displaying content and cannot control the
lighting conditions – such as educators speaking in classrooms or
photographers showing their work in an art museum/gallery or at a
seminar. The functions available in the Photo Image Mode allow users
greater control of color reproduction and image quality.

“Whether presenting photographs, videos, presentations, or any other
content, the color accuracy and amount of ambient light will play a
major role in the perceived quality of work,” said Yuichi Ishizuka,
executive vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group,
Canon U.S.A. “The high-brightness and Photo Image Mode included on the
REALiS SX7 Mark II allows users to display their images with outstanding
detail and superb quality.”

The REALiS SX7 Mark II Multimedia LCOS Projector features advanced LCOS
(Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology with Canon’s patented,
proprietary AISYS (Aspectual Illumination System) Optical Engine. This
advanced technology, combined with the projectors SXGA (1400 x 1050)
native resolution and 4000 lumens of brightness, delivers extraordinary
detailed, lattice-free motion and still images. This combination makes
the REALiS SX7 Mark II ideal for classrooms, meeting/board rooms, photo
studios and seminars/conferences.

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Sonoma Soap Company is adding something to their all-natural line of Sonoma Soap Products. Starting in April 2010 the Sonoma brand will carry the Clean the World logo on its packaging. The co-branded natural bar soaps are part of a unique marketing effort with the non-profit, Clean the World. In addition to the awareness generated by the new packaging, Sonoma will donate a portion of the proceeds of each co-branded bar purchased to help in their mission of saving lives and recycling soap.

“We are proud of this alliance with Clean the World to generate funds and awareness to help save lives and the environment. Through our partnership, Sonoma Soap Company, along with our consumers, can play a role in the fight against illness and death caused by acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease in countries across the globe. Now when you go with Sonoma Soap Company products, you can make good things happen,” said Peter Caparis of Sonoma Soap Company.

Recycling Soap
Each day millions of pounds of soap, shampoo, conditioner and other personal care items are discarded by the hospitality industry as part of their normal housekeeping practices. Clean the World collects these items, sanitizes them and distributes them to people in need around the world. In the 2009, Clean the World has recycled more than 4 million bars of soap and 200,000 pounds of shampoo and conditioner, simultaneously eliminating over 380 tons of waste.

Sonoma Green Products
The Sonoma Soap Companys commitment to the planet is clear: All of their personal care products contain at least 99% natural ingredients, they adhere to green chemistry principles and all product packaging is recyclable.

“Consumer network storage (CNS) devices increase the content that can be
stored and distributed via the home network,” says Norm Bogen, In-Stat
analyst. “This increases the value of the entire home network to its
users, as well as enabling new applications and capabilities.”

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

China medical, surgical and veterinary instruments manufacturing
Industry, 2010 is valuable for anyone who wants to invest in the
medical, surgical and veterinary instruments manufacturing industry, to
get Chinese investments; to import into China or export from China, to
build factories and take advantage of lower costs in China, to partner
with one of the key Chinese corporations, to get market shares as China
is boosting its domestic needs; to forecast the future of the world
economy as China is leading the way; or to compete in the segment. The
report provides in-depth analysis and detailed insight into the medical,
surgical and veterinary instruments manufacturing industry, market
drivers, key enterprises and their strategies, as well as technologies
and investment status, risks and trends.

Data sources: Governmental statistics organizations, market research
(monitoring) centers, industry associations and institutions, import and
export statistics organizations, and others.

This report is divided into 9 parts with 19 chapters as follow:

Part 1 Industry Overview 1 Industry definition and development overview
2 Industry macroscopic environment and its influence analysis 3 Industry
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EXETER 1 OLDHAM 1 RYAN HARLEY went from hero to villain as struggling Exeter missed out on the chance to secure a vital three points. Harley put the Grecians ahead from the spot on the hour after Oldhams Reuben Hazell had tangled with Marcus Haber.
ATTEMPTS are underway to send military veterans to special “care” units instead of prison if they commit a criminal offence. The key figure behind the controversial move is the SNPs Angela Constance, who represents Livingston at Holyrood. On Friday, she held a high-profile summit at the Scottish Parliament with criminal justice agencies and veterans charities to test support for her proposal, which would see a secure care unit established for traumatised war veterans as an alternative to custody. The MSP believes there is a “moral responsibility” to support veterans both during military operations and when they return home, even if they find themselves on the wrong side of the criminal justice system. Tom Fox, Scottish Prison Service (SPS) spokesman, confirmed that prisoners were not routinely asked if they were in the armed forces. The SPS has estimated that it has 121 veterans in Scottish prisons. Critics, including Mrs Constance, say the SPS figures are an “under- representation”.
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.

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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.
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.
Westland Insurance Group Ltd. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Thunderbird Insurance Services Ltd., an independent insurance agency located in Port Alberni, BC. The transaction marks the continuation of Westlands acquisition strategy of insurance agencies through out British Columbia. The purchase will complete on March 31st, 2010. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1973, Thunderbird Insurance has served the communities of Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino for over 35 years. The firm specializes in automobile, house, condo, tenant, travel and business insurance. Located in the heart of Port Alberni, Thunderbird Insurance generates over $1,000,000 in annual commissions and has 13 employees.

Alan Anderson, president of Thunderbird Insurance Services, said, “We look at this acquisition as very positive for the staff and community. We see it as a great fit as well as a great opportunity for the community to benefit from the products, markets and value a company like Westland can bring.”

Jason Wubs, president and CEO of Westland Insurance, said, “Im delighted to welcome the employees of Thunderbird Insurance Services to our firm. As a well-managed firm with highly qualified professionals and a reputation for excellent service, Thunderbird Insurance fits perfectly with the type of organization we have worked hard to build at Westland Insurance.”

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GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO 18, 153mins Opens Friday, March 12 Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Peter Andersson. A journalist (Nyqvist) and a rebellious young computer hacker (Rapace) – the “girl with the dragon tattoo” – uncover the deadly secrets of a wealthy family.
A MANCHESTER UNITED fan thrown out of the Carling Cup Final after a row over two anti-Glazer banners says Wembleys stewards could have sparked a riot. Mark Russell was ejected during the early minutes of Uniteds 2- 1 win over Aston Villa after United demanded that stadium officials remove anything that would embarrass the clubs American owners. United fan Russell, who paid pounds 54 for his ticket, fumed: “I couldnt believe it because neither banner was offensive. “They cost pounds 230 and pounds 120 to have them made. I am part of the Red Issue magazine and we all donated a fiver each to cover the cost.
BRITISH Gas is threatening to axe 5,000 jobs and two call centres, unions said last night. The energy giant, under fire for a record pounds 595million profit on the back of crippling winter fuel bills, has secret plans to slash the number of back office staff, they revealed. In a new blow to their 17.5 million customers battered by high heating costs in the worst winter for 30 years, British Gas are facing a possible strike. The GMB, the companys largest union with 10,000 members, are sending out ballot papers on action this weekend. Sites at risk include Stockport, Leicester, Cardiff, Southampton and Edinburgh. GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said: “British Gas has turned from being a reasonable employer where people had job satisfaction into one with a culture of bullying and making profits at all costs.”

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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.
A FORMER Army bomb disposal expert was being held by police yesterday after his pregnant wifes car exploded. Nick Fabian, 32, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder hours after his wife Vicky, 32, was left with horrific leg injuries when her car blew up. Vicky, a nurse who had just been accepted into the Armys Royal Medical Corps, was rushed to hospital after the blast, which rocked nearby homes and left the car a mangled wreck. Initial reports had said Mrs Fabians two sons, aged four and 10, were in the back of the car which exploded.
A DRIVER died yesterday when his car was hit by a train at a level crossing. It is thought he deliberately stopped as the barriers were coming down. The train hit the car and dragged it under the wheels. An emergency service source said: “Everybody at the scene is leaning towards this being a deliberate act rather than a horrible accident.” Neighbours in Wokingham, Berkshire, described hearing a loud noise as the train slammed into the car.

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ATTEMPTING to cut the SNP out of the leaders debates which will be a central focus of the forthcoming General Election is more that just unbalanced treatment of a political party, it is fundamentally unfair to the people of Scotland. By definition these debates, which will take place in three English cities in front of local audiences, are incapable of reflecting what is happening north of the Border. Indeed, there are rules in place to ensure that the different politics in Wales and Scotland are reflected but the BBC and ITV, the two broadcasters with public service responsibilities, stitched up a deal with the London parties months ago. Ironically, only Sky, which is under no such obligation, has made efforts to ensure balance. The SNP does not want to prevent these debates from happening – we want to participate in them – but if they go ahead as currently proposed, the views and interests of the people of Scotland will be marginalised. Scottish voters know this too. Sixty per cent of those polled are opposed to the exclusion of the SNP from these election debates – yet the broadcasters and other parties have simply ignored their opinion.
THE MOTHER of tragic Tracey Fay is suffering from horrific nightmares over daughters death. Her family fears for Doreen Fays health after the publication of a damning report into the HSEs handling of the girls life sparked clinical depression. Doreen, 52, yesterday revealed: “I have nightmares where I am standing in the place where her body was found. Traceys uncle Damien said the publication of the leaked report is taking a “terrible toll” on Doreen. He added: “My sister has suffered greatly, and I dont know if her health can stand up to all of this.
ATTEMPTING to cut the SNP out of the leaders debates which will be a central focus of the forthcoming General Election is more that just unbalanced treatment of a political party, it is fundamentally unfair to the people of Scotland. By definition these debates, which will take place in three English cities in front of local audiences, are incapable of reflecting what is happening north of the Border. Indeed, there are rules in place to ensure that the different politics in Wales and Scotland are reflected but the BBC and ITV, the two broadcasters with public service responsibilities, stitched up a deal with the London parties months ago. Ironically, only Sky, which is under no such obligation, has made efforts to ensure balance. The SNP does not want to prevent these debates from happening – we want to participate in them – but if they go ahead as currently proposed, the views and interests of the people of Scotland will be marginalised. Scottish voters know this too. Sixty per cent of those polled are opposed to the exclusion of the SNP from these election debates – yet the broadcasters and other parties have simply ignored their opinion.

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)
Worldwide
Quarterly Storage Software Tracker, the worldwide storage software
market experienced a slight increase in year-over-year growth in the
fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09) with revenues of $3.09 billion,
representing 0.5% growth over the same quarter one year ago, as well as
6.3% growth from the previous quarter (3Q09).

“The storage software market was able to increase in typical fourth
quarter fashion, with all top six vendors showing positive growth from
the third quarter,” said Michael
Margossian, associate research analyst, Storage
Software at IDC. “Data protection and recovery was once again a
strong market with the top four vendors showing growth from a year ago.
IBM had the strongest year-over-year growth with revenues up 19.3% from
the fourth quarter of 2008, while EMC enjoyed the greatest gains over
the third quarter – a 13.1% increase – with the help of strong hardware
growth.”

“Sequential and year-over-year growth has returned for storage software,
suggesting the market has started to show signs of recovery, said Laura
DuBois, research director, Storage
Software. “Another sign that bodes well for the segment is that, as
storage consumes larger portions of IT budgets, driven by the
exponential growth of data, the need for storage management and
efficiency increases. Into 2010, storage capital investments are aimed
at making more efficient and reliable use of data, data storage, and
data management resources.”

EMC led the overall market with 23.7% revenue share in the fourth
quarter of 2009. Symantec held onto the second position with 17.5%
revenue share, while IBM finished in the third position with 13.2%
revenue share. NetApp finished in the fourth position with 7.9% revenue
share while HP and CA rounded out the top 5 with a statistical tie with
3.9% and 3.8% revenue share respectively.

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Retail Same Store Sales Up 15%; Wholesale Same Store Sales Up 6%

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) reported today that sales for
the month of February were $4.7 million, up 9% from sales of $4.4
million in February 2009. Year to date sales are up 6% to $9.3 million
in the current year from $8.8 million last year.

Retail Leathercraft’s sales rose 16% to $2.5 million compared to
February 2009 sales of $2.2 million. The 74 comparable stores’ sales
were up 15% compared to the same period last year. The 1 store opened
since February 2009 added February sales of $21,000. Year-to-date sales
for Retail Leathercraft are $4.8 million this year, a 12% increase over
sales of $4.3 million for the same period of 2009. As of the end of
February, the 74 comparable stores’ sales were up 11% compared to sales
reported for the same period in 2009.

Wholesale Leathercraft posted sales of $2.1 million for February, up 3%
over February 2009 sales of $2.0 million. Within the Wholesale
Leathercraft division, the wholesale stores’ sales were up 6% for the
month while the National Account group’s sales were down 14% from
February 2009. For the year to date, Wholesale Leathercraft sales are
$4.2 million compared to $4.1 million in 2009, up 2%. As of the end of
February, the wholesale stores’ sales were up 5% compared to the same
period last year and the National Account group’s sales are down 17%.

International Leathercraft’s sales rose 26% to $117,000 compared to
February 2009 sales of $93,000. Year-to-date sales are $229,000 this
year, a 16% increase over sales of $197,000 for the same period of 2009.
International Leathercraft consists of one store located in the UK.

THE hair is straighter and blonder, but the face is unlined. and that million-dollar smile is just as wide. Its hard to believe its 20 years since Julia Roberts slipped on her thigh-high leather boots to play Vivian, the hooker with a heart of gold who wowed millionaire Richard Gere in the smash-hit movie Pretty Woman.

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“The Toyota recall paired with bad weather across the country suppressed
sales in February,” said Jesse Toprak, VP of Industry Trends and Insight
for TrueCar.com. “To see a 9% boost over last year is still encouraging
for the industry, especially considering the circumstances. This relative
growth indicates that the fundamentals that fuel car buying are slowly
continuing to improve.”

The February forecast bears out what has been speculated for the last month
across the industry: Toyota has lost a great deal of its industry leading
market share, ceding it to its primary competitors as well as several less
heralded brands.

“We anticipate Toyota offering generous consumer incentives with hopes of
bringing buyers back to their showrooms in the coming weeks,” added Toprak.
“Consumers now have more choices than ever and the quality gap that once
existed between the different automakers no longer exists, making price the
most important factor in purchasing a vehicle for the majority of
consumers.”

TrueCar.com offers a comprehensive forecast that also goes deeper into the
numbers, looking at unit sales and market share by manufacturer, but also
shows market share by origin and sales down to the brand level.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDRA) today presented data on the
mechanism of action of IMO-3100, an antagonist of Toll-like Receptor
(TLR) 7 and TLR9, in a preclinical primate model at the Keystone
Symposia conference “Tolerance and Autoimmunity” being held February
21-26 in Taos, New Mexico. Idera is developing IMO-3100 for the
treatment of autoimmune diseases. The presentation entitled “IMO-3100, a
novel antagonist, suppresses TLR7- and TLR9-mediated immune responses in
non-human primates” was made by Idera scientists. The data presented
showed that subcutaneous administration of IMO-3100 suppressed TLR7- and
TLR9-mediated immune responses in primates, reducing production of
cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interferon-alpha
(IFN-α), IP-10, and IL-6.

“We are very encouraged to have demonstrated the mechanism of action for
IMO-3100 in the primate model, and we have incorporated a similar
pharmacodynamic evaluation in our Phase 1 clinical trial in addition to
safety assessment,” said Tim Sullivan, Ph.D., Vice President,
Development Programs. “We expect that the pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic results from the ongoing rising single-dose clinical
trial will facilitate the initiation of subsequent clinical trials of
IMO-3100 in autoimmune diseases.”

In the studies presented today, the mechanism of action of IMO-3100,
which is inhibition of TLR7- and TLR9-mediated immune responses, was
evaluated in non-human primates. IMO-3100 was administered to cynomolgus
monkeys by subcutaneous injection. Blood samples were taken prior to
IMO-3100 administration and at 24-hour intervals through 96 hours after
dosing and at one week after dosing, using blood collection sites remote
from the injection site. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were
isolated from the blood samples and cultured in the presence of TLR7 or
TLR9 agonists. Cytokines and chemokines in supernatants from the cell
cultures were measured by multiplex assay. Cytokine and chemokine
induction in PBMC cultures was compared between samples collected prior
to and after IMO-3100 dose administration. Results demonstrated that
IMO-3100 inhibited induction of cytokines and chemokines, including
TNF-α, IFN-α, IP-10, and IL-6. This inhibition was dependent on both the
dosage of IMO-3100 administered and the time after administration of
IMO-3100. IMO-3100 inhibition was specific to TLR7 and TLR9, with no
significant reduction in cytokine levels inducted in PBMCs cultured with
TLR4 or TLR8 agonists.

IMO-3100 is a DNA-based antagonist of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 7 and
TLR9, and has been shown in preclinical studies to suppress immune
responses mediated through TLR7 and TLR9, including induction of IFN-α,
TNF-α, IP-10, IL-6, and activation of B cells. Studies from independent
researchers have suggested that immune complexes involved in certain
autoimmune diseases induce inflammatory responses mediated through TLR7
and TLR9. Blocking these responses using a TLR antagonist represents an
innovative approach to the treatment of autoimmune diseases. In
preclinical mouse models of autoimmune diseases including lupus,
rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis, IMO-3100 has shown potent activity
in reducing pathologic and immunologic manifestations of disease. Idera
continues to evaluate IMO-3100 and other TLR antagonist drug candidates
in preclinical models of autoimmune, inflammatory, and hyperlipidemia
diseases.

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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.
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.

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I WAS very saddened to read of the death of Michael Foot (left). While no one could argue that 96 is not a good innings, he will be much missed.
SCOTLAND v ENGLAND Sat, 5pm, Murrayfield, BBC1 ENGLANDS players are hell-bent on leaving old boss Andy Robinson holding the wooden spoon. Robinson, sacked as England coach in 2006, has seen his job north of the border turn sour. Three successive Six Nations losses, including the recent nightmare against Italy in Rome, have turned up the heat on him. England hooker Dylan Hartley (below) insists the team wont shed a tear if they win the Calcutta Cup and heap more misery on Robinson. “But we want to make up for losing to Ireland and keep our chances of winning the tournament alive.

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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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A FORMER Army bomb disposal expert was being held by police yesterday after his pregnant wifes car exploded. Nick Fabian, 32, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder hours after his wife Vicky, 32, was left with horrific leg injuries when her car blew up. Vicky, a nurse who had just been accepted into the Armys Royal Medical Corps, was rushed to hospital after the blast, which rocked nearby homes and left the car a mangled wreck. Initial reports said Mrs Fabians two sons, aged four and 10, were in the back of the car which exploded.
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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.
LEICESTER 35 LONDON IRISH 19 TOBY FLOODS hopes of ripping the No10 jersey off Jonny Wilkinsons back were dealt a blow at Welford Road. The Tigers star sustained an injury during this comprehensive win over Irish – ruining his latest chance to shine in front of Martin Johnson. The England Team Manager looked on as Flood sat with his head in his hands in the dugout, despairing at his unfortunate latest injury setback. He had taken an off-the-ball blow in the first half, and finally withdrew after the break unable to continue. Tigers scored four tries to increase their lead over Northampton at the top of the Guinness Premiership.

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Being born and raised on a farm in Iowa, it has been enjoyable teaching my students about an Iowa artist. Grant Wood was born on a farm near Anamosa, Iowa. He spent the first 10 years of his life there. He began drawing when he was a boy, using burnt match sticks like charcoal. Later, he studied art in Minneapolis, Chicago and Paris. Eventually, he returned to Iowa, where he drew the things he knew and loved best. He loved the farmland, the rolling hills and the fields of corn, beans and haystacks. He loved the people who farmed the land. Once he painted a picture that had a building with a gothic window in it. The two familiar people in front were his sister and his dentist. This was the painting that made him famous: American Gothic.
Lil Waynes scheduled sentencing in a New York City weapons case was postponed so the rapper could complete a dental procedure by Dr. Virgil Mongalo . The platinum-selling performer is a long time patient of the Miami cosmetic dentist who was also involved in the creation of the Waynes diamond-studded teeth.

Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, had planned to have the procedure done before his February 9th sentencing, but Dr. Mongalo was out of the country doing charitable work in Latin America.

The Manhattan judge and the assistant district attorney agreed to delay sentencing until March after speaking with the Dr. Mongalo who explained the medical necessity of treating the rappers condition. Wayne then flew to Miami where the cosmetic dentist successfully performed the procedure on February 16th.

While HIPAA privacy rules prevent revealing the procedure Lil Wayne underwent, it can be said that Dr. Mongalo specializes in smile makeovers and computer-guided implant surgeries such as Teeth-in-an-Hour , a micro-surgical technique that eliminates cutting the gums and sutures.

Lil Wayne is just one of many celebrity patients treated by Dr. Mongalo. The Miami cosmetic dentist regularly performs smile makeovers for film, television and music celebrities as well as Miss Universe contestants.

The Eco-Dentistry Association™ (EDA), an international association promoting environmentally sound practices in dentistry, announces a powerful new offering for dental professionals. The EDAs GreenDOC™ Dental Office Certification Program is the only green business certification designed specifically for dentistry. The program provides everything dentists need to achieve their perfect shade of green. Pure Dental Dallas and ORA Dental Studio Chicago became the organizations first recipients of GreenDOC certification.

The GreenDOC™ Product Guide is the industrys comprehensive listing of products and services that green dental offices need to go green and stay green. The EDA has sourced the products and services that share a vision for clean, green dentistry, making it easy for dental professionals to achieve earth friendly initiatives. Products and services appear in one or more of the following GreenDOC™ categories: Sustainable Location; Waste Reduction; Pollution Prevention; Energy Conservation; Water Conservation; Patient Care, Workplace Policies, and Community Contribution; Leadership, and Innovation.

Combined, the GreenDOC™ Product Guide and GreenDOC™ Checklist provide dentists with the first key steps to greening their dental practice. “Where do I start, and what products do I use? These are the two most common requests we receive from dental professionals,” said Susan Beck, Director of the Eco-Dentistry Association. “Used together, the GreenDOC ™ Product Guide and Checklist make the perfect going green starter kit for dental professionals.”

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HEREFORD 0 MACCLESFIELD 2 THE LATE Keith Alexander was remembered in fitting style by his Macclesfield side. Town wore shirts printed with the words Rest in Peace Gaffer during the minutes silence for Alexander, who passed away last week.
DERBY 2 WATFORD 0 Tonge 12 Porter 77 MICHAEL TONGES first goal since August 2007 paved the way for Derby to secure a comfortable victory over Watford. Tonge, on loan from Stoke, was on the books at Sheffield United the last time he found the net, but he opened the scoring in fine fashion early on. Chris Porter doubled Derbys lead after 77 minutes as the Rams bounced back from backto-back defeats to turn in a convincing display. Derby coach Gary Crosby was delighted with Tonges performance, saying: “Michaels been struggling all week with a virus but wanted to play for as long as he could.

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LONDON — Mobile phone Xchange are pleased to announce that their mobile
phone recycling partnership with News of the World’s Go Green and
Save campaign has now paid out £1 million pounds to their readers.

The Sunday paper launched the eco-crusade last year to buy used mobiles
from their readers who get money or high street store vouchers in
return. Mobile Phone Xchange provide all the technology and logistics
allowing News of the World readers to sell thousands of used
mobile phones.

This past week, 57-year old Barbara Cooper took the campaign total over
the million pound payout mark when she sold her unwanted Blackberry
Pearl 8100. As an additional reward for recycling her phone, she was
given a cheque for £1,000 and an iPhone, as well as vouchers for her
phone trade-in worth £31.

Barbara told News of the World: “Like most Brits I do care about the
planet but I also have to watch the pennies. So I’m for anything that
helps me do my bit and doesn’t cost me. And recycling my phone even left
me with money in my purse. Not only that, it meant less waste for
landfill. Plus old handsets will be sent to Third World families – who
would otherwise buy new ones – meaning fewer have to be made.”

Britain is responsible for hoarding 80 million unwanted handsets
according to experts. If recycled, they could ease the pressure on
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AN Islamic lobbying group run by an SNP candidate using around pound(s)270,000 of public money is facing new questions after failing to provide ministers with reassurance about how it spent its cash. The Scottish-Islamic Foundation (SIF) was asked last August for an extra Letter of Comfort to show ministers its spending had been in line with conditions attached to its grants. However, the group did not provide one. Opposition MSPs said there was now an urgent need for an independent audit of the group, which has been dogged by allegations of cronyism and incompetence since its creation in 2008. The groups chief executive is Osama Saeed, 29, who is also the SNPs general election candidate in Glasgow Central and a protege of Alex Salmond. In early 2008, the SNP Government awarded the SIF more than pound(s)400,000 in grants to help strengthen community relations, despite the organisation having no track record of delivery.

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A FORMER Army bomb disposal expert was being held by police yesterday after his pregnant wifes car exploded. Nick Fabian, 32, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder hours after his wife Vicky, 32, was left with horrific leg injuries when her car blew up. Vicky, a nurse who had just been accepted into the Armys Royal Medical Corps, was rushed to hospital after the blast, which rocked nearby homes and left the car a mangled wreck. Initial reports had said Mrs Fabians two sons, aged four and 10, were in the back of the car which exploded.
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HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised by a powerful trade union over her call to scrap lavish bonuses for doctors. The British Medical Association said that ending the distinction awards scheme for consultants would damage the NHS. However, the BMAs comments have been undermined by the Health Minister in the Welsh Assembly backing the Scottish Governments position. The row comes amid increasing public scrutiny of an awards system that provides year-on-year income top-ups to hospital doctors who can already earn around pound(s)100,000.

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) today introduced a family
of enhancement mode power transistors based on its proprietary gallium
nitride on Silicon technology.

Spanning a range of 40 Volts to 200 Volts, and 4 milliohms to 100
milliohms, these power transistors demonstrate significant performance
advantages over state-of-the-art silicon-based power MOSFETs. EPC’s
technology produces devices that are smaller than similar resistance
silicon devices and have many times superior switching performance.
Applications that benefit from this newly available performance are
DC-DC power supplies, point-of-load converters, Class-D audio
amplifiers, notebook and netbook computers, LED drive circuits, telecom
base stations and cell phones, to name just a few.

EPC’s enhancement mode (normally OFF) GaN technology was explicitly
developed to replace power MOSFETs. The products are produced in a
standard silicon CMOS foundry on 150mm (6 inch) silicon wafers. The use
of this low-cost infrastructure has allowed EPC to price the initial
product offerings aggressively in order to accelerate the conversion
from silicon power MOSFETs.

“EPC’s GaN on silicon power transistors represent the first major
breakthrough in power conversion technology since the development of the
commercial power MOSFET. We have developed a very cost effective and
reliable technology that is also very easy for anyone with power MOSFET
experience to use in a way that will significantly boost their power
management system performance,” said Alex Lidow, EPC’s co-founder and
Chief Executive Officer.

HAVE you ever wondered why it is that not everyones knuckles drag on the ground? It seems that, at last, after a couple of million years of evolution, we have the answer. Its all down to your dinner. Be it fillet steak or mince and tatties, or whether we dabble in the recipes of Delia, Jamie or Maw Broon, it turns out that we are what we eat after all. Without cooking, an average person would have to eat around 10 pounds of raw food to get enough calories to survive. The daily bucketload of fruit and vegetables would mean a six-hour chewing extravaganza, making five-a-day seem a meagre dietary challenge. But cooking was the breakthrough. Apparently, one day someone dropped a bit of their tea on the fire by accident and thought: “Ug. That smells good.” The rest, as they say, is history. Drawing on a wide body of research, Wrangham makes the case that cooking renders eating faster and easier, and results in more calorific benefit from food. Whats more, cooking is vitally important to supporting the outsized human brain, which consumes a quarter of the bodys energy. Once our ancestors had mastered their culinary art, it meant they didnt have to spend half the day chewing tough, raw food and could therefore turn their outsized brains to other considerations such as the development of tools, agriculture, and social networks. Wrangham also points out that the adoption of cooking had profound impacts on human relationships, making hearth and home central. The evidence seems to conclude that the ascent of man has its very foundations in the dinner table.
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.

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EDINBURGH financiers hopes of reinventing Lloyds TSB Scotland as an independent Scottish-headquartered bank look likely to be dashed because parent Lloyds Banking Group is providing billions of pounds to fund loans to customers, the Sunday Herald can reveal. The latest accounts of Lloyds TSB Scotland, run in recent years by Susan Rice, show its loans to customers exceeded deposits by more than pound(s)5 billion at the end of 2008. Loans, at pound(s)11.6bn, were nearly double customer deposits of pound(s)6.5bn. The vast bulk of this gap is plugged by loans from Lloyds Banking Group. Ben Thomson, who headed Edinburgh investment bank Noble, has been fronting the group of financiers looking at Lloyds TSB Scotland. Leith Robertson, former deputy chief executive of RBSs global banking and markets division, is, like Mr Mathewson, believed to have had some involvement, along with other senior figures in the Scottish financial community. Mr Mathewson is chairman of First Minister Alex Salmonds Council of Economic Advisers. Mr Thomson is also said to be close to Mr Salmond.
BRISTOL CITY 2 DONCASTER 5 Orr 9, 15 Emmanuel-Thomas 2, 43 Sharp 12, 34, Orr og 61 JAY Emmanuel-Thomas starred for Doncaster as they eased to a thrilling victory at Ashton Gate. Emmanuel-Thomas, on loan from Arsenal, and Billy Sharp both scored twice, but were outdone by Citys Bradley Orr who scored three – including an own goal. Delighted Doncaster boss Sean ODriscoll said: “Jay suits our style of play perfectly and it is quite something for a club like us to attract a player from Arsenal. Rovers roared into the lead after two minutes when Sharp slid the ball across the goalmouth for Emmanuel-Thomas to slot home.
ROCHDALE 1 LINCOLN 1 CHRIS DAGNALL came to Rochdales rescue with his 17th goal of the season to deny lowly Lincoln. Chris Suttons Imps stormed into a half-time lead through on- loan Aston Villa midfielder Chris Herd but Dagnall hit back to level the scores with 20 minutes remaining. With Dale enduring a shaky spell in the League, the visiting Imps were the more vibrant side in the opening exchanges and Davide Somma went close from 25 yards in the 18th minute.

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SO the country had come to a standstill with the snow and we all had cabin fever. I wanted comfort, heating and not to cook, while the kids wanted noise and lots of fun. A few train delays later we arrived in Bognor Regis on the South Coast for our stay at Butlins new flagship Ocean Hotel. Men can also enjoy a spot of pampering with treatments including the Sporting Highlights Massage (pounds 29) – a Premier League deep- tissue rub-down while watching sports – sounds like bloke-heaven. And hormonal teens are not left out with spa offerings such as the Marshmallow Medley facial (pounds 29) or a Girlie Hands manicure (pounds 15). The Ocean opened last August, to complement the existing (and excellent) Shoreline Hotel at the resort, and with bookings going up each year its clear the pounds 20million investment has paid off. This modern day Ocean feels like a classic already and the dcor and service is firstclass.
A LIBRARY and childrens centre celebrated its first birthday in splendid style. And dozens of families helped mark the occasion when Rawthorpe and Dalton Library, Information and Childrens Centre opened its doors for a special event. The much-needed facility was opened 12 months ago after being built on a site of derelict shops. Members of the community have thrown their support behind it. And to say thank you, centre staff organised a fun-filled day of activities for the whole family.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) has been awarded a contract to provide
maintenance, supply and transportation services to the U.S. Army and
U.S. Marine Corps on Camp Arifjan and other locations in Southwest Asia.
The award is a task order under the Field Installation Readiness Support
Team (FIRST) contract vehicle, for one base year with four one-year
options. The expected value of work completed in 2010 is approximately
$45 million, with a total potential contract value of approximately $230
million with all options exercised.

Work will be performed by ITT Systems, based in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
a global leader in providing maintenance, sustainment and operations
support for U.S. government facilities, vehicles, equipment, ranges,
communication networks and systems.

“We are honored and pleased to continue our partnership with Army
Sustainment Command,” said Michael Gulino, President and General Manager
of ITT Systems. “Our success with this opportunity is a testament to our
great ITT employees in the field and the successes they have achieved
over the last five years on the Global Maintenance and Sustainment
Support contract, the predecessor to this award.”

CTEK, a leading global brand in the care and maintenance of vehicle batteries, has today highlighted the importance of proper Battery Maintenance and care as one in four classic cars will develop battery problems during the winter.

As Spring arrives and motorists look forward to driving their classic cars which have been locked up through the winter months, many of them will face disappointment as battery problems mean the car cannot be started.

To avoid this, CTEK has offered some tips to drivers to protect their batteries through the winter months;

- The top of the battery, the terminal posts and connections should be carefully cleaned with water and baking soda to remove any dirt or moisture. Dirty or moist surfaces increase the level of self discharge.

- Contact terminals should be clean, dry and lightly greased to protect against corrosion.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) has been awarded a contract to provide
maintenance, supply and transportation services to the U.S. Army and
U.S. Marine Corps on Camp Arifjan and other locations in Southwest Asia.
The award is a task order under the Field Installation Readiness Support
Team (FIRST) contract vehicle, for one base year with four one-year
options. The expected value of work completed in 2010 is approximately
$45 million, with a total potential contract value of approximately $230
million with all options exercised.

Work will be performed by ITT Systems, based in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
a global leader in providing maintenance, sustainment and operations
support for U.S. government facilities, vehicles, equipment, ranges,
communication networks and systems.

“We are honored and pleased to continue our partnership with Army
Sustainment Command,” said Michael Gulino, President and General Manager
of ITT Systems. “Our success with this opportunity is a testament to our
great ITT employees in the field and the successes they have achieved
over the last five years on the Global Maintenance and Sustainment
Support contract, the predecessor to this award.”

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A FORMER Army bomb disposal expert was being held by police yesterday after his pregnant wifes car exploded. Nick Fabian, 32, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder hours after his wife Vicky, 32, was left with horrific leg injuries when her car blew up. Vicky, a nurse who had just been accepted into the Armys Royal Medical Corps, was rushed to hospital after the blast, which rocked nearby homes and left the car a mangled wreck. Initial reports had said Mrs Fabians two sons, aged four and 10, were in the back of the car which exploded.
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.

A FORMER Army bomb disposal expert was being held by police yesterday after his pregnant wifes car exploded. Nick Fabian, 32, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder hours after his wife Vicky, 32, was left with horrific leg injuries when her car blew up. Vicky, a nurse who had just been accepted into the Armys Royal Medical Corps, was rushed to hospital after the blast, which rocked nearby homes and left the car a mangled wreck. Initial reports had said Mrs Fabians two sons, aged four and 10, were in the back of the car which exploded.

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HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised by a powerful trade union over her call to scrap lavish bonuses for doctors. The British Medical Association said that ending the distinction awards scheme for consultants would damage the NHS. However, the BMAs comments have been undermined by the Health Minister in the Welsh Assembly backing the Scottish Governments position. The row comes amid increasing public scrutiny of an awards system that provides year-on-year income top-ups to hospital doctors who can already earn around pound(s)100,000.
ATTEMPTING to cut the SNP out of the leaders debates which will be a central focus of the forthcoming General Election is more that just unbalanced treatment of a political party, it is fundamentally unfair to the people of Scotland. By definition these debates, which will take place in three English cities in front of local audiences, are incapable of reflecting what is happening north of the Border. Indeed, there are rules in place to ensure that the different politics in Wales and Scotland are reflected but the BBC and ITV, the two broadcasters with public service responsibilities, stitched up a deal with the London parties months ago. Ironically, only Sky, which is under no such obligation, has made efforts to ensure balance. The SNP does not want to prevent these debates from happening – we want to participate in them – but if they go ahead as currently proposed, the views and interests of the people of Scotland will be marginalised. Scottish voters know this too. Sixty per cent of those polled are opposed to the exclusion of the SNP from these election debates – yet the broadcasters and other parties have simply ignored their opinion.

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SCOTLAND v ENGLAND Sat, 5pm, Murrayfield, BBC1 ENGLANDS players are hell-bent on leaving old boss Andy Robinson holding the wooden spoon. Robinson, sacked as England coach in 2006, has seen his job north of the border turn sour. Three successive Six Nations losses, including the recent nightmare against Italy in Rome, have turned up the heat on him. England hooker Dylan Hartley (below) insists the team wont shed a tear if they win the Calcutta Cup and heap more misery on Robinson. “But we want to make up for losing to Ireland and keep our chances of winning the tournament alive.
Tatyana Hristova * As a teen in Bulgaria I had the propensity to gain weight, and I was overweight by the time I reached my early 20s. In 2000 I was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart condition that can cause an extremely fast heart rate and trigger ventricular fibrillation, a leading cause of sudden cardiac death, and exercise wasnt recommended. Yet I was in physical pain due to my bodyweight of 200 pounds, and I felt even worse looking in the mirror. My best friend who worked out a lot helped me decide to start exercising in spite of my doctors advice. I began a fat-loss program in 2004 in which I worked up to 40-60 minutes of cardio six days a week and four weightlifting sessions weekly; I changed up my routine every two weeks and ate four strict meals a day. Now Im on a program to gain muscle, so I limit my cardio and eat more protein. I love to use free weights and try new workouts, and Ive added elements of martial arts to my training to make it more fun and challenging. Im healthier than ever–Ive lost 75 pounds of fat and gained 23 pounds of muscle–and my heart condition no longer exists. American physicians say my diet and exercise regimens helped immensely. Living and feeling healthy is my biggest achievement, and I hope to someday compete in bodybuilding. Now Im 36, and my fear of the gym has become a passion and an addiction. I thought I had reached the stars with my transformation, but then a German friend showed me how much more power I had inside. For all those who struggle with their weight, I say, “Theres no such thing as cant.” I just kept imagining the outcome I wanted to achieve and this motivated me to continue.
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Tatyana Hristova * As a teen in Bulgaria I had the propensity to gain weight, and I was overweight by the time I reached my early 20s. In 2000 I was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart condition that can cause an extremely fast heart rate and trigger ventricular fibrillation, a leading cause of sudden cardiac death, and exercise wasnt recommended. Yet I was in physical pain due to my bodyweight of 200 pounds, and I felt even worse looking in the mirror. My best friend who worked out a lot helped me decide to start exercising in spite of my doctors advice. I began a fat-loss program in 2004 in which I worked up to 40-60 minutes of cardio six days a week and four weightlifting sessions weekly; I changed up my routine every two weeks and ate four strict meals a day. Now Im on a program to gain muscle, so I limit my cardio and eat more protein. I love to use free weights and try new workouts, and Ive added elements of martial arts to my training to make it more fun and challenging. Im healthier than ever–Ive lost 75 pounds of fat and gained 23 pounds of muscle–and my heart condition no longer exists. American physicians say my diet and exercise regimens helped immensely. Living and feeling healthy is my biggest achievement, and I hope to someday compete in bodybuilding. Now Im 36, and my fear of the gym has become a passion and an addiction. I thought I had reached the stars with my transformation, but then a German friend showed me how much more power I had inside. For all those who struggle with their weight, I say, “Theres no such thing as cant.” I just kept imagining the outcome I wanted to achieve and this motivated me to continue.
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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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Tatyana Hristova * As a teen in Bulgaria I had the propensity to gain weight, and I was overweight by the time I reached my early 20s. In 2000 I was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart condition that can cause an extremely fast heart rate and trigger ventricular fibrillation, a leading cause of sudden cardiac death, and exercise wasnt recommended. Yet I was in physical pain due to my bodyweight of 200 pounds, and I felt even worse looking in the mirror. My best friend who worked out a lot helped me decide to start exercising in spite of my doctors advice. I began a fat-loss program in 2004 in which I worked up to 40-60 minutes of cardio six days a week and four weightlifting sessions weekly; I changed up my routine every two weeks and ate four strict meals a day. Now Im on a program to gain muscle, so I limit my cardio and eat more protein. I love to use free weights and try new workouts, and Ive added elements of martial arts to my training to make it more fun and challenging. Im healthier than ever–Ive lost 75 pounds of fat and gained 23 pounds of muscle–and my heart condition no longer exists. American physicians say my diet and exercise regimens helped immensely. Living and feeling healthy is my biggest achievement, and I hope to someday compete in bodybuilding. Now Im 36, and my fear of the gym has become a passion and an addiction. I thought I had reached the stars with my transformation, but then a German friend showed me how much more power I had inside. For all those who struggle with their weight, I say, “Theres no such thing as cant.” I just kept imagining the outcome I wanted to achieve and this motivated me to continue.
I WAS very saddened to read of the death of Michael Foot (left). While no one could argue that 96 is not a good innings, he will be much missed.
SCOTLAND v ENGLAND Sat, 5pm, Murrayfield, BBC1 ENGLANDS players are hell-bent on leaving old boss Andy Robinson holding the wooden spoon. Robinson, sacked as England coach in 2006, has seen his job north of the border turn sour. Three successive Six Nations losses, including the recent nightmare against Italy in Rome, have turned up the heat on him. England hooker Dylan Hartley (below) insists the team wont shed a tear if they win the Calcutta Cup and heap more misery on Robinson. “But we want to make up for losing to Ireland and keep our chances of winning the tournament alive.

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WHEREVER I went last week for a bite to eat I seemed to bump into a celebrity. Nicky Hilton sat next to me one day at the Fred Segal caf, while Geri Halliwells former movie producer lover Sacha Gervasi (and the father of Geris baby Bluebell) brought along an extremely attractive girl to eat on the other side of me. Then I was alongside Groundhog Day star Bill Murray at Cecconis the day before. KENDRA Wilkinson seems like a sensible lass. The former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner whose reality show Kendra is on E! Entertainment, says she doesnt want her newborn son Hank growing up in front of the cameras. She told me: “People already ask if I think hes going to be a sports star like my husband or an actor or something. I want him to decide what he wants to be. The reality show will stop – I dont want him growing up for everyone to see.”
WHEREVER I went last week for a bite to eat I seemed to bump into a celebrity. Nicky Hilton sat next to me one day at the Fred Segal caf, while Geri Halliwells former movie producer lover Sacha Gervasi (and the father of Geris baby Bluebell) brought along an extremely attractive girl to eat on the other side of me. Then I was alongside Groundhog Day star Bill Murray at Cecconis the day before. KENDRA Wilkinson seems like a sensible lass. The former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner whose reality show Kendra is on E! Entertainment, says she doesnt want her newborn son Hank growing up in front of the cameras. She told me: “People already ask if I think hes going to be a sports star like my husband or an actor or something. I want him to decide what he wants to be. The reality show will stop – I dont want him growing up for everyone to see.”

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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.
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.
WHOD DRIVE IT IN A week when the Geneva show was full of daft concepts thatll never be made, BMW made news by offering a straight-off-theshowroom- carpet race car. This unprecedented consumer motorsport programme is aimed at virtually anybody who fancies their own racing team. Whats more, the track-ready and hyper-competitive Z4 GT3 costs a fraction of the price it would take to build one from scratch to BMWs exacting standards.

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More than 40 percent of baby boomers who have a living parent are helping with their care.* Whether health or financial problems, or literally “giving back,” millions of adults are assisting their parents with monetary support. Many also are raising children or supporting their Generation Y children, making them part of the sandwich generation.

The sandwich generation may find relief in the form of tax breaks. The $3,650 qualifying relative exemption can help buffer expenses related with supporting parents. Non-relative qualifying dependents also may allow supporters to claim expenses associated with their care. The eligible expenses include food, lodging, clothing, education, medical and dental care, recreation and transportation.

These are the dependent qualifications for claiming adults:

“These tax breaks can be especially welcome benefits for those raising children while supporting their parents,” said Amy McAnarney, executive director of The Tax Institute at HR Block (NYSE: HRB).

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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The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) moves into action with the seventh national DVT Awareness Month by introducing DVT Awareness In Motion , an educational program designed to drive dialogue about the importance of preventative care for DVT via simple movements — that can be done anywhere and anytime.

The Coalition is partnering with Mary Ann Wilson, RN, founder and host of the PBS-broadcast, “Sit and Be Fit,” to present DVT Awareness In Motion. The educational program will demonstrate simple movements that may help reduce the risk of DVT by encouraging blood circulation. The movements are tailored to settings where mobility is usually restricted such as a hospital bed, in the work place, in assisted-living and rehabilitation facilities and during travel. The program goes beyond building traditional awareness of the signs and symptoms of DVT and emphasizes the importance of preventative care in these everyday settings.

“As a registered nurse I have witnessed firsthand how movement can help improve peoples overall health and well being,” said Mary Ann Wilson. “I am thrilled to partner with the Coalition to Prevent DVT to create this exciting new program, DVT Awareness In Motion .”

DVT is a national public health crisis,(1) but many healthcare professionals and patients are unaware of the risks. DVT is a blood clot that forms inside a deep vein, most often in the lower leg. Once formed, a blood clot or fragment of a clot can break off and may cause severe complications, such as a pulmonary embolism (PE)(2) and even death if not diagnosed and treated appropriately.(3)

Up to 2 million Americans are affected by DVT annually.(4) Approximately 300,000 Americans die each year from PE;(5) DVT-related PE is the leading cause of preventable hospital death in U.S. hospitals.(6) The risk of developing DVT is nearly eight times higher during hospitalization,(7) but many patients develop a DVT within the first month following hospital discharge. Complications from DVT claim the lives of more Americans than breast cancer and AIDS combined.(8)

Lihir Gold Ltd (LGL) (TSX: LGG)(NASDAQ: LIHR)(ASX: LGL) has entered into an agreement with Castlemaine Goldfields Limited for the sale of the Ballarat project in Victoria.

LGL will receive A$4.5 million in cash plus an additional 2.5% royalty interest(i) in future production, capped at A$50 million. The sale is subject to certain conditions including Castlemaine shareholders approving the issue of new equity to raise a minimum of A$20 million.

Castlemaine has indicated it intends to take the Ballarat operation forward as an exploration project, and will therefore cease mining and processing for the immediate future.

In preparation for the transition to new ownership, the operation will be wound down and placed on care and maintenance from today. Redundancies will be offered to affected employees. LGL will provide full entitlements and support services to employees and their families, including outplacement assistance.

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FOREX SMACK DOWN At a time when Congress is restructuring our entire regulatory system with a specific goal of harmonizing rules among disparate regulators, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) is proposing a rule that would sharply bifurcate margin levels required in forex between brokers/dealers and everyone else. On Dec. 1, Finra amended rule 2380 to require broker/dealers – including broker/dealers who are dually registered as future commission merchants (FCM) – to limit the leverage forex customers could use to 4 to 1. That is much lower than the standard allowed in over-thecounter (OTC) foreign exchange or futures – between 25- and 100-1-but much greater than 1.5-1 originally recommended in the rule. Not to be outdone, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed on Jan. 1 3 to limit leverage in retail forex customer accounts to 10-1. The proposal was part of a larger regulatory overhaul of retail forex by the CFTC, enabled by authority granted to it in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, or the Farm Bill. The Finra proposal, even after it was softened in December, drew ire from market participants who say it would effectively prohibit broker/dealers from offering OTC foreign currency products.
Currensee Inc., the first Forex trading social
network that connects traders from around the world based on real-time
trades, today announced that it has secured $8 million in Series B
financing for total funding of $12 million. Led by Northbridge Venture
Partners, the round includes new investor, Egan-Managed Capital. Travis D.
Connors, partner at Egan, will join the Currensee Board of Directors.

“Currensee is one of the most disruptive companies weve seen in the
financial services sector,” said Jim Moran, General Partner at Northbridge
Venture Partners. “In a space that has been viewed as the Wild West for
investors, the Currensee team has made tremendous progress — bringing
transparency, collaboration and innovation to the Forex industry for the
first time. As we look ahead, were excited to welcome Egan-Managed Capital
as we work together to support the shake-up Currensee is creating in the
world of Forex.”

Currensee brings trust and transparency to Forex trading by enabling
members of its trader network to see each others actual trades and
positions, trading strategies and performance to make more informed trade
decisions. Currensee traders from over 70 different countries have become
members of the trading social network and linked their live brokerage
accounts with one of the 100 brokers supported by the platform. The
company recently announced the launch of the Currensee Marketplace, full
MT4 support, the innovative new Tweet My Trades™ feature and a unique
partnership with Thomson Reuters IFR Markets.

“The Forex market is ready for change and we are now in an even better
place to accelerate our international expansion and product development to
bring that change to the market,” said Dave Lemont, CEO Currensee. “We
continue to bring trust and transparency to Forex traders around the world
and weve already seen broad traction from the traders who have joined our
trading social network over the past year. We are ready to advance the
platform, take the trader network to the next level and become the primary
destination for Forex traders.”

With the financing, Currensee will accelerate expansion in the UK, Europe,
and Asia, where Forex trading continues to grow at a rapid pace. The
financing will also fuel development of Currensee Market Watch™, the
first real-time social sentiment indicator that shows what traders are
doing based on actual trades, and will include advanced data options, such
as real-time market depth, and new customization features. In addition, the
funding will drive the Currensee Trade Leaders ™ program, the first
Forex social trade automation service that allows traders to follow the
most successful Trade Leaders in the Currensee platform and create their
own Forex investment portfolios.

Trading the forex market has become one of the most popular forms of
trading. Its a 24/7 job for many. But what if you have a day job and
only a little time to dedicate to the market?

In Forex on Five Hours a Week, top forex trader Raghee Horner shows you
how, with a few key techniques and just five hours a week, you can
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PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — MDI Healthcare Solutions, Inc., announced today that two of the
company’s senior executives will present a roundtable discussion at the
prestigious CFO Rising Conference, Navigating The New Normal on
Tuesday, March 9th in Orlando FL. The discussion, entitled,
Rx for Health Care: Why an Integrated Approach to Health Care Spend Can
Lower Costs will be presented by Andy Dengos, SVP
of Sales Business Development and Rick Farris, VP of Sales.

As health care costs continue to rise—a predicted 7 percent this year
alone-–companies are looking for effective ways to manage their
exposure. Part of the problem is that many organizations do not know
what they are paying for: they are rich in claims data, but information
poor. MDI’s Andy Dengos and Rick Farris have been scheduled by the
conference organizers to present an introduction to the multiple uses of
analytics and predictive modeling in health care cost containment. The
presentation will show corporate CFOs a multitude of tools to ensure
cost savings as well as outline the benefits of unit cost management and
an integrated approach to managing health care spending.

“In this age of ever evolving applications of data, an understanding of
the role analytics and enhanced predictability can play in containing
costs is really critical to corporations,” said Andy Dengos, MDI’s Sr.
Vice President of Sales and Business Development.

CFO Rising is the signature conference hosted by CFO magazine, an award
winning business of the Economist Group, reaching over 600,000 corporate
executives around America. The CFO Rising Conference attracts between
300-400 senior financial executives. It examines issues that are
pertinent to finance executives with clear corporate agendas.

The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour, will deliver opening remarks at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Forum III: Leading Workplace Change.

Minister Raitt will be available to answer questions from the media following the address.

Please note that all details are subject to change.

Everyone should know the warning signs for a heart attack, but according to Dr. Isaac Eliaz, effective prevention requires much more than a list of potential symptoms.

According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 81 million American adults have one or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Moms spend much of their time looking after everyone else — be it their husbands, parents, kids, grandkids or even pets — and leave very little time to take care of themselves. Give the Mom in your life the rare chance to focus on herself with a relaxing, seven-day Caribbean getaway to The Inn at English Harbour on Antigua.

The Inn, ideally situated on 19 acres of wooded headland next to the entrance of the historic town of English Harbour, recently finished a dramatic $1.5 million renovation that brought a fresh face to nearly every corner of the colonial-style resort. Spacious, updated, air-conditioned suites merge with a private beach, quiet walkways, an infinity edge pool and beautifully landscaped gardens to create an ideal setting for mom to pamper herself while marveling at tropical wonders.

Book a five-day stay at The Inn anytime between May 3 and May 14 — and nights six and seven will be complimentary. Room rates start at $600 a night and include taxes and service charges as well as an English breakfast and three-course dinner.

When you arrive at The Inn, youll be shown to one of 28 guestrooms. The Inns two Beach Cabanas sit right on the beach, only steps from the Caribbean, while the 16 junior suites and 8 deluxe junior suites dwell in colonial-style buildings just the right distance from the infinity-edge pool. The elegant suites evoke the grandeur of colonial days, with polished mahogany floors, handsome antiques, tall ceilings and inviting queen-sized beds. Upscale amenities includes a separate toilet and bidet, twin washbasins, a shower of earthy green slate and Penhaligons fine English toiletries as well as cable TV, direct dial telephones, flat-screen televisions and complimentary WiFi access.

For a truly indulgent experience, moms can add a visit to The Inns Spa, newly built in 2008. Enjoy a Swedish Massage, which uses long-flowing strokes to soothe muscles, relieve tensions and improve circulation. Or, sign up for The Muscle Melter, a deep-tissue massage thats designed to decrease pain and loosen tight muscles. An adjacent beauty room offers facials, along with mani-pedis, waxing and every kind of hair treatment.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Kingsport, Tennessee’s premiere mountain destination resort, MeadowView
Marriott Conference Resort Convention Center, nestled along the
foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains wrapped up a remarkable
multimillion dollar guest room renovation and expansion. The
construction of 110 additional guest rooms coincided with the existing
195 room renovation project and garnered the resort 305 luxurious
accommodations. Two new awe-inspiring 55-room towers now grace the
immaculate grounds of this award-winning mountain retreat.

“The stylish new guest rooms are richly appointed and eco-friendly,”
states General Manager, Andy King. “It is exciting to be able to
offer our guests a fresh “home away from home” ambience, complete with
every imaginable amenity.” All newly appointed guest rooms are
decked out with rich furnishings, carpeting, wall covering, LCD TV’s
complete with Marriott’s new plug in technology, refrigerators and
topped off with Marriott’s Revive Bedding package. The transformation
moved outdoors with the addition of a new indoor swimming pool, outdoor
sun deck, hydrotherapy pool and fitness center boasting the latest
cardio theater equipment. The resort is also home to the Cattails at
MeadowView championship golf course, a Certified Audubon Cooperative
Sanctuary.

The MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort Convention Center offers
world-class facilities, Tennessee hospitality and Marriott service at an
exceptional value. It currently features 66,000 square-feet of
state-of-the-art function space all under one roof and more space on the
way! By November 2010, the resort will boast more than 87,000
square-feet, including three amphitheatres, three ballrooms, numerous
board rooms and conference rooms, and a reception area overlooking the
golf course.

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Elysium Internet, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EYSM), an emerging leader in performance-based local online advertising, today announced that during the month of February the Company posted its first ever monthly operating profit.

Elysium Internet Founder and Chief Executive Officer Scott Gallagher commented, “I am very pleased with our operating results achieved so far for Q1. We fully expect the current trends to continue into March and throughout the rest of 2010. Additionally, the significant improvement in our operating results and network traffic compared to the same period a year ago reflect our continuing efforts to adapt and improve our business model and overall strategy.” Gallagher went on to say, “In addition to turning a profit in February, both our call volume and appointment levels continued to post strong double digit growth rates. We generated gross profit margins of 68%. Our year-over-year network traffic increased by more than 550% and weve identified several new opportunities to further monetize our traffic and grow profits heading into March and Q2.”

WOBURN, Mass. — RAMP, the industry’s leading Content Optimization platform for major
online media publishers, has expressed support for YouTube’s release of
auto transcription of videos using speech recognition that YouTube
announced today at its press conference in San Bruno. As the leading
provider of speech recognition technologies using speech-to-text and
auto transcription for close captioning, video search, SEO, targeted
advertising and other applications, RAMP has championed speech
recognition as the most effective way to manage the online discovery,
engagement and consumption of large video libraries. RAMP currently
provides such services to large media publishers such as NBC, FOX News,
Meredith, Thomson- Reuters, and others.

“RAMP was founded on the promise that speech recognition is a vital core
technology to address the unique needs of online video,” said Tom Wilde,
CEO of RAMP. “YouTube’s announcement is a clear indication of the
growing importance of a scalable strategy for making video content
accessible, and evidence this technology has become a mainstream
requirement for publishers seeking to fully leverage the exploding
demand for web video.”

RAMP is an advanced Content Optimization SaaS platform providing
publishers’ workflow, discovery and engagement solutions to drive
monetization of online content to users’ search and browsing behavior.
RAMP offers publishers an open, flexible and modular capability to
optimize large amounts of content, including text, audio, video and
images, within dynamic publishing environments. As a result, publishers’
content becomes positioned for discovery and precise targeting, both on
search engines and within publishers’ own websites. Users rely on such
precision to discover and engage with content, thereby increasing the
commercial viability of content for publishers while curtailing
publishing costs.

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a
leader in television services and advertising solutions for digital video
recorders (DVRs), today unveiled audience viewing data examining how well
advertisements for this years Academy Awards® Best Picture nominees
fared across a number of key household demographics, as viewed by TiVo®
service subscribers. Using its Stop||Watch™ ratings service and its
Power||Watch™ ratings service, TiVo identified the most popular movie
commercials when it came to capturing viewers attention and avoiding the
fast-forward button over the past six months.

The Power||Watch™ ratings service provides TiVo the ability to look at
subscribers TV viewing habits broken down by standard household
demographics such as income, geography, ethnicity, number/age of children,
as well as behavioral traits including how often they go to the movies,
among others. Given these 35,000 TiVo subscribers have expressly consented
to TiVos collection of their personally identifiable viewing information,
TiVo can associate household characteristics with the viewership data to
produce program and commercial viewership reports based on aggregate
demographic and behavioral audience groups.

Based on the viewership results, the advertisements for “Up in the Air”
were far and away the favorites, earning top billing across broadcast and
cable in almost every household demographic examined, including frequent
movie goers, income over $100,000 and several categories with children in
various age groups. Only among households with children 2-5 years of age
viewing advertisements on cable channels did the movie starring George
Clooney fail to take the top spot, which went to computer-animated film
“Up.” Interestingly, “Avatar,” the highest grossing box office film in
history, placed in the top three several times but failed to ever grab
first place.

Todd Juenger, Vice President General Manager, TiVo Audience Research
Measurement, said, “While movie spots generally perform better than most
other categories, there is still a huge range between how much and how
little they are fast-forwarded. For example, among frequent movie goers
spots for Up were fast-forwarded over four times more often than spots
for Up in the Air. Another interesting finding was that while Avatar
ads did very well, showing up on most lists among the top three with very
low fast-forward rates, the ad campaign for Up in the Air was truly
extraordinary. For instance, among households who are frequent movie
goers, only 15.5% of timeshifted viewers, on average, fast-forwarded
through ads for Up in the Air on broadcast networks. In other words,
even though everybody could have fast-forwarded through the ads, nearly 85%
of these households chose to watch instead. Up in the Air even placed
higher among households with children than child-friendly films like The
Blind Side or Up.”

Juenger continued, “While the results of this data arent intended to
predict this years winner, they do clearly demonstrate the effectiveness
of the advertisements to pique interest. After seeing the commercials,
whether the viewers choose to go see the movie, or the Academy members deem
it worthy of the industrys top prize, is a different matter.”

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Groundbreaking certification by Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
merges a new system to kill fires in enclosed spaces with Potter
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CHICAGO — Underwriters Laboratories has certified the first ever combination
condensed aerosol fire suppression system and a fire monitoring panel.
The listing of Fireaway’s Stat-X aerosol generators received UL’s
certification when used with the PFC-4410RC Releasing Control Panel from
Potter Electric Signal Co.

This certification by UL, considered the global gold standard for
evaluating firefighting equipment, follows its previous certification of
Stat-X electrical generators. Stat-X has been described as the next
generation fire suppression technology, used to put out fires in
enclosed spaces such as server rooms, mobile base stations, PABX rooms,
electrical control rooms, and other high value applications.

“We are very gratified that Underwriters Laboratories recognizes the
effectiveness and safety of Stat-X generators as well as their
operability with the Potter PFC-4410RC,” James Lavin, chief executive
officer of Fireaway, said today. “Stat-X has proven to be a safe,
inexpensive, clean, small and light alternative for suppressing fires in
enclosed spaces.”

LOS ANGELES MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — RPost and Goodmail Systems announced today that they have resolved the
legal issues between them.

RPost had brought suit against Goodmail alleging that Goodmail’s Paper
Suppression™ service, which promised proof of delivery for email,
infringed several RPost
patents. The suit also named others for their role in the Paper
Suppression system.

The suit has been settled with an agreement to form a strategic
partnership to provide RPost proof of delivery as an upgrade for senders
of Goodmail CertifiedEmail. All Goodmail products offering delivery
proof will use RPost’s technology.

The two companies will also continue to independently market Goodmail
CertifiedEmail™ and RPost’s Registered Email® services as separate
products.

“We carefully reviewed RPost’s patented technology,” said Daniel
Dreymann, President and co-founder of Goodmail Systems, Inc. “We decided
that we could build the strongest product offering for these compliance
products by partnering with them.”

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDRA) today presented data on the
mechanism of action of IMO-3100, an antagonist of Toll-like Receptor
(TLR) 7 and TLR9, in a preclinical primate model at the Keystone
Symposia conference “Tolerance and Autoimmunity” being held February
21-26 in Taos, New Mexico. Idera is developing IMO-3100 for the
treatment of autoimmune diseases. The presentation entitled “IMO-3100, a
novel antagonist, suppresses TLR7- and TLR9-mediated immune responses in
non-human primates” was made by Idera scientists. The data presented
showed that subcutaneous administration of IMO-3100 suppressed TLR7- and
TLR9-mediated immune responses in primates, reducing production of
cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interferon-alpha
(IFN-α), IP-10, and IL-6.

“We are very encouraged to have demonstrated the mechanism of action for
IMO-3100 in the primate model, and we have incorporated a similar
pharmacodynamic evaluation in our Phase 1 clinical trial in addition to
safety assessment,” said Tim Sullivan, Ph.D., Vice President,
Development Programs. “We expect that the pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic results from the ongoing rising single-dose clinical
trial will facilitate the initiation of subsequent clinical trials of
IMO-3100 in autoimmune diseases.”

In the studies presented today, the mechanism of action of IMO-3100,
which is inhibition of TLR7- and TLR9-mediated immune responses, was
evaluated in non-human primates. IMO-3100 was administered to cynomolgus
monkeys by subcutaneous injection. Blood samples were taken prior to
IMO-3100 administration and at 24-hour intervals through 96 hours after
dosing and at one week after dosing, using blood collection sites remote
from the injection site. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were
isolated from the blood samples and cultured in the presence of TLR7 or
TLR9 agonists. Cytokines and chemokines in supernatants from the cell
cultures were measured by multiplex assay. Cytokine and chemokine
induction in PBMC cultures was compared between samples collected prior
to and after IMO-3100 dose administration. Results demonstrated that
IMO-3100 inhibited induction of cytokines and chemokines, including
TNF-α, IFN-α, IP-10, and IL-6. This inhibition was dependent on both the
dosage of IMO-3100 administered and the time after administration of
IMO-3100. IMO-3100 inhibition was specific to TLR7 and TLR9, with no
significant reduction in cytokine levels inducted in PBMCs cultured with
TLR4 or TLR8 agonists.

IMO-3100 is a DNA-based antagonist of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 7 and
TLR9, and has been shown in preclinical studies to suppress immune
responses mediated through TLR7 and TLR9, including induction of IFN-α,
TNF-α, IP-10, IL-6, and activation of B cells. Studies from independent
researchers have suggested that immune complexes involved in certain
autoimmune diseases induce inflammatory responses mediated through TLR7
and TLR9. Blocking these responses using a TLR antagonist represents an
innovative approach to the treatment of autoimmune diseases. In
preclinical mouse models of autoimmune diseases including lupus,
rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis, IMO-3100 has shown potent activity
in reducing pathologic and immunologic manifestations of disease. Idera
continues to evaluate IMO-3100 and other TLR antagonist drug candidates
in preclinical models of autoimmune, inflammatory, and hyperlipidemia
diseases.

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Disney’s Mad Hatter Brings 3D Effect to Traditional Media Targeting
Influential Southern California Audiences

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Times breaks new ground today, translating the
“homepage” take-over concept from the Web to print and deliver Disney’s
Mad Hatter to readers’s doorsteps, driveways and city street corners.

Timed to coincide with the release of the highly-anticipated “Alice in
Wonderland,” starring Johnny Depp, The Times is the only major newspaper
in the country to carry the innovative ad unit, conceived to launch the
film in the most creative and unexpected manner to Southern California’s
key movie-going audiences and creative community. The cover-wrap art
successfully conveys Depp’s Mad Hatter visage as a 3D image in a 2D
format and creates a powerful opening day impression.

“The Times is thrilled to work with Disney to create a truly exceptional
and distinctive way in which to let L.A. know ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is
now in theatres,” said John T. O’Loughlin, Executive Vice President,
Advertising and Chief Revenue Office. “We knew this was an unusual
opportunity to stretch traditional boundaries and deliver an innovative
ad unit designed to create buzz…and further extend the film’s brilliant
marketing campaign.”

Metatron Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MRNJ) today announced that it will release the appMovie “Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour Live” concert on iTunes, Android and Blackberry under license from Soul Legends Ltd and Darryl Payne Productions Inc.

The concert was recorded from the third and final world concert tour by Michael Jackson as a solo artist. The tour, which grossed a total of $165 million, included a total of 82 concerts with a record-breaking attendance of 4,500,000 fans. Never before seen in the US, this is the first and only High-Definition recording of Michael Jackson performing all of his hits live. Recorded while he was at the peak of his career, Jackson puts on an amazing performance. The video quality is extremely high, was shot with fifty cameras and is 2-1/2 hours in length. This app also contains 500 rare pictures.

Joe Riehl, CEO of Metatron said, “Michael Jackson is the most successful entertainer of all time and his music and videos continue to be top sales performers in all formats. This concert video is exclusive to our subsidiary i-Mobilize and has not been released in any format in the United States until now. We are proud to be the first to release this incredible video from one of the worlds truly great all-time performers.”

Michael Jackson., referred to as the King of Pop, is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time, and one of the most influential. His 1982 album Thriller sold more than 110 million copies, and remains the best-selling album ever; while several of his other albums rank among the worlds best-sellers. 17 number-one singles in the US (including four as a member of The Jackson 5); and estimated world sales of over 780 million records,[ making him one of the best-selling recording artists ever.

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The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) will give away 20 iPod shuffles and 400 movie tickets the weekend of March 13 and 14 at the third annual Southern California Home Buyers Fair at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

C.A.R. will give away 10 iPod shuffles each day at booth #201 in the exhibit hall of the Southern California Home Buyers Fair. Tickets will be handed out one hour before each drawing in the lobby of the Concourse Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. Drawing times are 12 noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, and 12 noon and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 14. No purchase necessary, but winners must be present to claim prize.

Additionally, the first 200 attendees each day will receive one free AMC Entertainment movie ticket (one ticket per person.) The Fair opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 13 and 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 14.

The Southern California Home Buyers Fair, sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, is free to the public and features more than 50 educational “how-to” seminars designed to help home buyers navigate todays real estate market with confidence and peace of mind. Seminar topics range from saving for a down payment and monitoring and repairing credit, to buying foreclosures, short sales, and bank-owned homes, and finding and qualifying for a home loan.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Stratus Media Group, Inc. (OTCBB: SMDI), a live entertainment company,
announced today that Jeremy Cable will be the Vice President of
Motorsports and Car Shows. Mr. Cable will be running the automotive
events, including this year’s Concours Tour, and evaluate potential
acquisitions.

“Since Stratus will be growing over the next year we needed someone to
take charge of our motorsports and car shows,” stated Paul Feller,
President and CEO of Stratus. “Jeremy has an impressive track record in
brand and event management which we think will be a perfect fit for
Stratus.”

“I am pleased to be working for Stratus Media Group and I look forward
to using my experience and background to help Stratus obtain further
success,” stated Jeremy Cable. “It is exciting to be able to work for a
company that has so many amazing projects that are in the works.”

Mr. Cable has over fifteen years of special event experience including
national and international theater, concert and corporate clients. He
has managed tours extensively throughout the United States as well as in
Mexico, Canada and the United Kingdom. For the last five years Mr. Cable
has been head of operations for Reno-Fernly Raceway.

Based on the study, which used an assumed benchmark average of $2.5 million per 30-seconds of Super Bowl in-game air time, Kia spent the lowest amount for every percent of market share gained at approximately $255,000 for its Sorento, with an average three week increase in share among car shoppers of 19.6 percent, the second highest increase in the study. Hyundai paid the second lowest amount of approximately $336,000 for every percent of market share gained for its Sonata, while experiencing the highest average three week increase of share among car shoppers at 22.3 percent. On the other hand, Audis market share among car shoppers dipped half a percent even after its approximated $5 million media buy.

Results of the model-specific Jumpstart analysis follow.

Kyriakoza, an automotive marketing and brand expert, says the Jumpstart analysis is intended to help auto marketers develop a greater understanding of how offline media, especially broad-reaching events like the Super Bowl, impact true shopping behavior and brand consideration.

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UPrinting.com, the online printing company specializing in small business marketing, announced free shipping on all business card orders through March 31, 2010.

“Providing our clients with high-quality products at an affordable price has been UPrintings mission since day one,” said Samuel Nam, marketing manager at UPrinting.com. “Our promotions are always targeted at meeting the needs of our clients. When we saw an increase in business card orders, our natural reaction was to thank them with a money saving offer.”

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — To help the victims of Chile’s devastating earthquake, The Western Union
Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in the money-transfer segment of global
payments, today announced a “No Transfer Fee”1
money-transfer program, starting Saturday, March 6, 2010, and concluding
Friday, March 19, 2010, for money transfers sent to Chile from
participating Agent locations in the U.S.

The “No Transfer Fee” program also is available through westernunion.com
from the U.S. Western Union Money Transfer® services to Chile
are subject to network, service and currency availability.

“The hearts of all Western Union employees go out to those affected by
Chile’s earthquake,” said Stewart A. Stockdale, President of The
Americas and Executive Vice President Global Cards and Global Key
Accounts, Western Union. “The earthquake damages have generated massive
infrastructural challenges for businesses operating in the impacted
region, and we continue to work with our Agents toward restoring service
and supporting our consumers in Chile.”

To help the victims of Chile’s devastating earthquake, The Western Union
Foundation, as part of The Western Union Company’s corporate signature
program, Our World, Our Family®,
announced earlier this week a $50,000 donation to World Vision towards
earthquake relief efforts.

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