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February 8th, 2010 | | Make me happy!

ITS not every day you see a nun hitch-hiking. But as we drive round a bend on a mountain road in Croatia there she is, thumb raised, expression hopeful. We stop, of course. And she gathers up her habit, clambers on board. and puts us to shame. Were on our way back from a trip to the Biokovo Mountains near the resort of Makarska, and the air is full of the smell of juniper and pine and the Adriatic Sea is sparkling far below. No arguments there. We too have been struck with the beauty of everything there.
BUILDING your own home is a dream of many but most dont get beyond sitting on the sofa watching re-runs of “Grand Designs” on TV. And if they do, then they soon discover that building a house from scratch – without any experience – can be fraught with problems, practically, financially and emotionally. so it pays to get trained up! And less than a year on from taking a course in self-building, Jacqui is well on the way to completing her chalet-style bungalow complete with gallery sitting room and roof terrace. She said: “I learned a lot on the course – not so much the practical skills which, as a landscape gardener I have, but things like budgeting and planning permission.” Jacqui paid pounds 82,000 for the plot, then cleared the whole site herself, dug up bushes, levelled the land and has been as “hands-on” as possible.

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Nevada officials said the state may drop out of Medicaid if the health-care bill passes. Instead it would help its low-income legal residents participate in the federally subsidized exchanges that the bill would establish. The resulting insurance policies would doubtless be more attractive to beneficiaries than Medicaid is.
Over a third of UK homeowners value electronic equipment more than any of their other possessions, according to a poll by Swinton.

Items such as laptops, iPods and mobile phones are deemed more precious than photos and family heirlooms.

Swinton, the UKs leading retailer of home insurance polled 1,200 online customers and found that 35% put electronic gadgets at the top of the list as the most treasured possessions in the home.

Of those polled 28% put furniture next on the list of most treasured possessions, while 22% ranked jewellery in third place.

The complete list of most treasured possessions is as follows:

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IF you were offered a deal where you took a six per cent pay cut to do a lot less work, youd be barmy not to take it. Well that was the deal offered to the countrys GPs six years ago and, guess what, they accepted. It meant no nights and no weekends for the doctors so its great for them. But for the patients and the country at large its been a dreadful deal.
ITS time to take a shower, to sluice away the stench of the sewer. Its taken a strong stomach, and blind faith, to wade through footballs effluent. The temptation has been to surrender to the suspicion the game is not worth the effort. Only natural, really. The England squad resembles a care in the community programme. C l u b owners have abandoned the pretence of affinity with fans who bolster the bottom line.
In an effort to save the imperiled health-care bill, Democrats cut a tentative deal with organized labor that would exempt unionized employees from an excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans. Of the many unsavory bargains and rotten deals that have characterized the rush to get this thing passed (the “Louisiana Purchase,” the “Cornhusker Kickback,” etc.), the “Labor Loophole” surely takes the prize.

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UNLESS youve been on another planet youll know everyone from Mariah, Leona, Kylie, Take That and Robbie have got together for Simon Cowells Helping Haiti single – a cover of REMs Everybody Hurts. Its a corker of a charity record. I dont care if you hate it; this is life-or-death for the people of Haiti. Please download it or buy a copy in the shop. ACTRESS Lisa B and model Yasmin Le Bon have been busy setting up charity Mothers 4Children. Theyve even teamed with Elemis to give a percentage to UK childrens charities. Good for them! In the past few weeks Chicago Rib Shack in Londons posh Knightsbridge has played host to Jimmy Page, James Corden, Jamie and Louise Redknapp and Alexandra Burke.
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has partnered with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar to advise on the creation of a brand new, state-of-the-art childrens hospital in the Middle East.

On February 7th, senior leaders from SickKids marked the official announcement of the five-year partnership. SickKids has been enlisted to provide advisory services for the development and operation of the new 217-bed, 45,000 square foot childrens hospital located in Hamad Medical City, a large, not-for-profit health-care complex in the heart of Doha, Qatars capital city.

“This partnership is yet another example of SickKids international reputation for excellence in childrens health, and moves us one step closer to realizing our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World,” said Mary Jo Haddad, President and CEO of SickKids.

While in Doha, SickKids staff will provide expert counsel in such areas as paediatric medicine, surgical services, interprofessional practice and education, family-centred care and research. The partnership will also see staff from HMC travel to Toronto to take advantage of fellowship and learning opportunities at SickKids.

“A key component of our international strategy is to share our knowledge and to help other organizations build capacity within their own countries,” added Cathy Seguin, Vice President of International Affairs at SickKids.

The president has done it again: called Guantanamo Bay a “recruiting tool,” something that causes Muslims to join up with the jihad. He said, “Make no mistake: We will close Guantanamo Prison, which has damaged our national-security interests and become a tremendous recruiting tool for al-Qaeda.

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Greystar Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) (TSX: GSL)(AIM: GSL) is pleased to announce that the Company has received proceeds of C$6,093,947 from the exercise of 2,467,185 common share purchase warrants at a price of C$2.47 per share. The share purchase warrants were associated with the Companys financing completed with IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group, on March 20, 2009. Following the warrant exercise, IFCs position in Greystar totals 9,046,346 shares or 10.76% of the Companys issued and outstanding shares. To date, IFC has not sold any shares that it has purchased in Greystar. IFC continues to hold an additional 2,467,185 common share purchase warrants exercisable at a price of C$2.47 per share which expire on March 20, 2014. As of February 8, 2010 the Company had approximately C$125 million in cash and no debt.

Greystar Resources Ltd. is a precious metals exploration and development company that is currently completing a feasibility study on its wholly owned, multi-million ounce Angostura gold-silver deposit in northeastern Colombia. A positive prefeasibility study announced on March 25, 2009 envisions average annual production at Angostura of 511,000 ounces of gold and 2.3 million ounces of silver over a 15 year mine life.

The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, will visit the Ottawa Branch of the Canadian Red Cross and will hold a media availability to provide an update on donations matched to date through the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.

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In an effort to save the imperiled health-care bill, Democrats cut a tentative deal with organized labor that would exempt unionized employees from an excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans. Of the many unsavory bargains and rotten deals that have characterized the rush to get this thing passed (the “Louisiana Purchase,” the “Cornhusker Kickback,” etc.), the “Labor Loophole” surely takes the prize.
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has partnered with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar to advise on the creation of a brand new, state-of-the-art childrens hospital in the Middle East.

On February 7th, senior leaders from SickKids marked the official announcement of the five-year partnership. SickKids has been enlisted to provide advisory services for the development and operation of the new 217-bed, 45,000 square foot childrens hospital located in Hamad Medical City, a large, not-for-profit health-care complex in the heart of Doha, Qatars capital city.

“This partnership is yet another example of SickKids international reputation for excellence in childrens health, and moves us one step closer to realizing our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World,” said Mary Jo Haddad, President and CEO of SickKids.

While in Doha, SickKids staff will provide expert counsel in such areas as paediatric medicine, surgical services, interprofessional practice and education, family-centred care and research. The partnership will also see staff from HMC travel to Toronto to take advantage of fellowship and learning opportunities at SickKids.

“A key component of our international strategy is to share our knowledge and to help other organizations build capacity within their own countries,” added Cathy Seguin, Vice President of International Affairs at SickKids.

IT was gone midnight when we passed the “Sea Level” sign. So it was only the ear-popping which gave away the fact we were closing in on the lowest point on Earth. the Dead Sea, 422 metres below. The waters health properties have been revered since Old Testament days when Herod the Great used it as a resort. The mudbath that followed was an altogether different experience. After being plastered in mud, I was placed in a human sling, wrapped in something which felt (and looked) like clingfilm and lowered into a bath of hot water. Think Guantanamo Bay for tourists! Cleopatra and Queen Sheba are among those who swore by the Dead Sea mud – thats the thing about Jordan, wherever you go, you touch ancient history.

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Plumbers Perth

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Ilse Cordoni, Sales Manager at Zephyr
Real Estates SOMA/South Beach office and a Partner in the Zephyr ownership
group, has announced her retirement from real estate sales management.

Cordoni began managing for the companys Noe Valley office in 1990 and was
instrumental in building both the Noe Valley and SOMA offices. She has also
been influential in her work with the San Francisco Association of
REALTORS®, serving as Chair of several key committees and ultimately
leading the organization as its President in 2009. She was honored in 1993
as San Franciscos REALTOR® of the Year and has enjoyed the respect of
her peers throughout the City and the state for more than 30 years.

“Although we will miss Ilse as a manager, we expect to continue seeing her
around,” said Randall Kostick, Zephyrs Chief Operating Officer. “She has
been a tremendous asset to our management group as well as a great friend.”

“It has been a real pleasure to be a part of the Zephyr team,” said Cordoni.
“Working with this wildly creative and fun-loving group has been an
incredible experience.”

Cordonis retirement was officially announced at the companywide weekly
sales meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. She was lauded with praise in
a speech by Zephyrs President and Founder, Bill Drypolcher. The
announcement was met with a tear-filled standing ovation from the agents and
staff, honoring her service and commitment as well as sad to hear the news
of her departure.

Expert Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EXPU), an FHA
certified financial lending institution specializing in home and commercial
real estate loans, is pleased to present 2010 projections as well as the
Companys business vision.

Expert Group conservatively projects that in 2010 the company will achieve
$4.3 million in revenues and over $1.1 million in net income. This will be
accomplished by further expanding the Companys business through a series
of acquisitions that result in new loan originators and new locations; as
well as by entering into other closely related sectors within the real
estate market.

Robert Rico stated: “Expert Group is on track to become a major player in
the real estate world. Companies in our space that have followed a similar
business model are Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell (EWM Realtors, Inc.) founded in
South Florida, and is one of the largest real estate services firms in
America. Their success has been notable because they have taken advantage
of the business synergies that come through combining several inter-related
real-estate services and offering them under one business umbrella.

“There are four major business synergies at work in EWM that we endeavor to
achieve at Expert:

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HOUSE prices are starting to rise, private building applications are up and plots of land are selling quickly, so the time is right to consider a renovation or self-build project. Were giving ONE HUNDRED Homes Holidays readers the chance to get their hands on a pair of tickets worth pounds 28 to The National Homebuilding Renovating Show at the Birmingham NEC from March 18- 21. So get entering now. HOW TO ENTER Answer this question for a chance to win: Q: The base of a house is known as its. ?
THE England WAGS are refusing to “here we go” to this summers World Cup – because manager Fabio Capello wont let them spend extra time with their men. Unimpressed with the “circus” at the last finals in Germany – where the girls shopped and partied while the team flopped – Capello said they could only see the players once a week. “Were going to South Africa to play, not for a holiday,” said Capello. “If they dont want to come for the day only, they should stay home.” Coleen, who gave birth to baby Kai in November, said: “Kai and me will be supporting Wayne and the team from home. We wouldnt see much of Wayne while were there because of the ban. Its what Id rather do.”

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AN upcoming Ferrari sale could become the worlds most valuable car deal ever, when RM Auctions offer a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO by private treaty. One of only 36 made – with a properly documented racing history – bids for it could go ballistic, given the current strong market for antique autos.
70% drivers have never checked the oil level of their current car, according to an online survey of 1,300 customers carried out by Swinton, the UKs leading high street retailer of car insurance.

Women were the worst offenders with a staggering 85% admitting to not checking their oil compared to 52% of men.

The survey found the top five reasons for not checking oil were:

Running low on oil can cause a lot of damage to a car as the engine gets worn far quicker. In some cases it may ruin an engine completely which can prove very costly as this damage is not covered by motor insurance as all drivers have a duty of care to maintain their vehicle in road worthy condition.

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PUBS are charging up to 60p MORE for a soft drink than a pint of beer, a Sunday Mirror survey reveals. A pint of standard bitter is cheaper than an equivalent amount of non-alcoholic drink such as cola and lemonade in almost HALF of Britains pubs. One city centre bar was charging pounds 2.60 for a pint of orange juice – when its bitter was just pounds 2. The massive mark-ups on non-alcoholic drinks were last night condemned by health campaigners. At the Crown in Birmingham city centre, we were charged pounds 2.30 for a pint of lemonade – 31p more than a pint of Pedigree bitter and 15p more than a pint of Carlsberg lager. At the Newt pub in the citys Stephensons Street, we paid pounds 2.13 for a pint of orange juice – 23p more than its Marstons bitter.
Nevada officials said the state may drop out of Medicaid if the health-care bill passes. Instead it would help its low-income legal residents participate in the federally subsidized exchanges that the bill would establish. The resulting insurance policies would doubtless be more attractive to beneficiaries than Medicaid is.

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YOUVE PROBABLY never heard of Arnold Queen. Yet in a year when a dozen U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs, voter knowledge about the money behind the candidates depends on this one civil servant. Queen, 54, has been working for the Federal Election Commission in Washington, D.C., since he came of age, back in 1976. His job entails overseeing a vital if antiquated task. Despite calls by President Barack Obama to overhaul the federal campaign finance system, Queens job looks to be secure. No matter if they are running for city council or president, politicians for the past decade have regularly filed campaign finance disclosure reports online. Anyone who is interested can figure out which interest groups are spending money on the campaigns. But being a U.S. senator or Senate candidate has its prerogatives. One is to ignore technology and make it as hard as possible to determine the money behind Senate candidates.
YOUVE PROBABLY never heard of Arnold Queen. Yet in a year when a dozen U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs, voter knowledge about the money behind the candidates depends on this one civil servant. Queen, 54, has been working for the Federal Election Commission in Washington, D.C., since he came of age, back in 1976. His job entails overseeing a vital if antiquated task. Despite calls by President Barack Obama to overhaul the federal campaign finance system, Queens job looks to be secure. No matter if they are running for city council or president, politicians for the past decade have regularly filed campaign finance disclosure reports online. Anyone who is interested can figure out which interest groups are spending money on the campaigns. But being a U.S. senator or Senate candidate has its prerogatives. One is to ignore technology and make it as hard as possible to determine the money behind Senate candidates.
NEW YORK — CIT
Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading provider of financing to small
businesses and middle market companies, today announced that its Board
of Directors has elected John A. Thain Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer effective immediately. The Board has tasked Thain (54) to
continue CIT’s transition to a more streamlined commercial lender
focused on serving the small business and middle market sectors and
optimizing the Company’s business model.

Thain replaces Peter
J. Tobin, who has been acting as interim Chief Executive Officer.
Tobin will remain a Director of CIT.

Vice
Admiral John Ryan, Lead Director, speaking on behalf of the Board of
Directors, said, “John is a well respected financial services executive
and proven leader who is uniquely qualified to lead CIT at this critical
stage. CIT and its customers will benefit enormously from his breadth of
experience, industry acumen and deep knowledge of the financial services
sector. We have the utmost confidence in John and are pleased to welcome
him to CIT.”

Speaking about his appointment, Thain commented, “I am pleased to have
the opportunity to lead the newly reorganized CIT. The Company’s
numerous market-leading positions are evidence of the resiliency of the
franchise and its unwavering commitment to its customers.”

Thain continued, “Much has been accomplished in recent months to
position CIT for renewed success. We will build upon this progress and
work even harder to support small and mid-market businesses. CIT can and
will serve an important role in the recovery of the U.S. economy and the
creation of jobs.”

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ALLY McCOIST had hoped Rangers would be cruising into the Active Nation Scottish Cup quarter-finals by the time star strikers Kris Boyd and Kenny Miller returned against St Mirren. Instead, the Scotland stars were thrown into the action when the fifth-round tie was still deadlocked and neither side found a winning goal. Boyds return from a hernia operation was highly anticipated and, although Rangers had to settle for an Ibrox replay, McCoist believes both players will benefit from their run-out. “We wanted to give them an opportunity, especially Boydy who is back from a difficult double hernia.
SPANISH authorities who illegally flattened a British couples dream villa must pay for them to be rehoused, a judge has ordered.

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A TRAILER for the new movie Daybreakers invites us to “imagine a world where almost everyone is a vampire.” That shouldnt be too hard. It seems like were already living in one. Vampires are everywhere. At the start of 2010, the four novels in Stephenie Meyers Twilight series ranked Nos. 2, 4, 5, and 9 on USA Todays list of bestsellers. Theyve held spots in this range for a couple of years–it might be said that theyve refused to die–and recently theyve spawned a pair of films that have grossed more than half a billion dollars combined. More are on the way. Plenty of other recent books (Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead) and movies (Cirque du Freak, Jennifers Body) also have featured the bloodsucking undead. On TV, The Vampire Diaries is the most-watched show on the CW network. True Blood has aired on HBO for two seasons and has commitments for two more. It recently launched a jewelry line. A clasp necklace with rubies shaped like drops of blood retails for $1,295. One of the hottest rock bands of the moment is Vampire Weekend. Its latest release, put out on January 11, quickly became the most downloaded album on iTunes. I dig vampires as much as the next guy who has read Bram Stokers Dracula three or four times, goes out of his way to watch monster movies, and thinks “Bela Lugosis Dead” by Bauhaus is one of the coolest songs ever recorded. Yet the present ubiquity of vampires is too much, even for me. Once upon a time, vampires were creepy and haunting. Now theyre yawn-inducing bores. Perhaps theyve finally reached their cultural expiration date. At the very least, they should crawl back into their coffins and give the rest of us a break. H. P. Lovecraft, the great 20th-century horror writer, explained the aesthetics of terror: “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” The problem with vampires is that theres nothing left to fear because theres nothing left to know. At one point in their progression through pop culture, it took a purveyor of arcane wisdom like Abraham Van Helsing to defeat them. Nowadays, every fifth grader has memorized the fundamentals of vampire slaying: crucifixes, garlic, sunlight, and so on. Theyve become Halloween cliches.
HOLLYWOOD star John Travolta wants to make a film in Ireland to get closer to his Celtic roots. The Pulp Fiction star, 55, revealed he is now just waiting for the right script. He said: “Im half Irish. My mothers people came from Kenmare in Co Kerry and Ive been down there to research where they lived. “Were related to Burkes and Murphys on her side, and I researched all the connections that there were. “Its a beautiful country, just gorgeous and I would love to make a movie there.

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LAS VEGAS — In BYUs two previous losses, the Cougars were never out of the games until late. But in Saturdays blowout in Las Vegas, the Cougars were in deep trouble early and didnt respond well to the unfamiliar territory. Even two quick timeouts called by coach Dave Rose and a media timeout couldnt stop UNLVs barrage and right BYUs ship. “We missed too many shots early,” Rose said. “And I felt because we didnt score for awhile that we got discouraged and then we didnt compete.” But Rose gave a lot of the credit for BYUs tough early struggles to the way UNLV played.
FRANK Stapleton has warned Arsenal that their lack of a genuine centre-forward could condemn them to another barren season. The Irishman, a classic No.9 in his days for Arsenal and Manchester United, endorses the widespread conviction that defeat for Arsenal today will eliminate them from the Premier League title contest. Stapleton said: “Arsenal play fantastic football and its scintillating to watch, but sometimes their end product lets them down. “Arsenal do miss having a centre-forward and Van Persie is a big loss for them.
No matter how you cut it, Austin Collie is going to have an impact on todays Super Bowl in Miami. The former BYU receiver has been handed a fairly decent chunk of the offense for Indianapolis, a script that fits alongside veteran stars Reggie Wayne, tight end Dallas Clark and Pierre Garcon. Collie could get key passes thrown his way and make some big plays. Or he could be another part of the Colts table dressing in a loss, and not be a factor. His impact could then be that he didnt have any. Wayne came up hurting in practice on Friday and the three-time All Pro left practice 20 minutes early with an aggravated soft tissue issue below his kneecap. The Colts say Wayne will play today against the Saints. But if he doesnt, or he is limited, Collie could find a bigger piece in Peyton Mannings game plan.

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A sixteen year old boy from the West Midlands has been awarded GBP 5500 compensation following an accident on a local authority playing field.

Personal Injury Claims Solicitors, First Personal Injury, handled the claim which involved an injured boy who ran backwards and stumbled over some old wire fencing which had collapsed. He put out his left arm to break his fall and sustained a displaced fracture to his left wrist as well as cuts and bruises.

A claim for damages was made against the local authority as they had failed to maintain the fence, which was on public land, in good order.

Michael Jefferies of First Personal Injury comments: “If you have an accident and suffer an injury, which was someone elses fault, whilst playing or even watching sport then you may be entitled to make a personal injury claim. Obviously, there is some degree of risk with playing any type of sport and if your personal injury occurs after you have simply tripped or fallen for no reason, you would not be entitled to make a personal injury claim. On this occasion our client fell due a fence being badly maintained and this caused the accident.”

To make a successful personal injury claim, you would need to prove that another person was responsible for your personal injury.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE smart money is on the Republicans making big gains in the House, the Senate, and governorships this fall, but not taking control of either chamber of Congress. Thats where the smart money was at the start of 1994, too, and Republicans took control of both a few months later. In the spring of 2006 few people thought the Democrats would take the Senate as well as the House that year. They did. Republicans are doing sufficiently well that their objective this fall has to be at least to retake the House. There is no point in their setting their sights any lower, and announcing that objective will motivate conservative voters and activists in a way that a lesser goal, such as gaining 25 seats, will not. A simple majority in the Senate is less valuable: There the key numbers are 41, the number below which even a unified minority lacks the power to block legislation on its own, and 60, the number below which even a unified majority can be blocked. In the Senate the Republicans goal should be to get enough above 40 that they can block legislation even if the Democrats manage to persuade a small number of Republicans to vote for it. A lot of Republicans believe that to maximize the partys potential gains they should repeat one thing they did in 1994. That September, almost all Republican candidates for the House gathered on the steps of the Capitol to pledge that if they took control of that body they would quickly force floor votes on ten items, which they collectively called the “Contract with America.” Party chairman Haley Barbour paid to put an ad about the contract in TV Guide. Political professionals have not reached a consensus about the importance of the Contract to the Republican wins in 1994. The elections that November were first and foremost a referendum on the first two years of Bill Clintons presidency. Polls showed that most voters were not aware of the Contract. Republicans largely omitted social issues from the Contract in the interest of party unity, but they appeared to play a strong role in the elections. (Some observers said Republicans had won on “God, gays, and guns.”)
BUILDING your own home is a dream of many but most dont get beyond sitting on the sofa watching re-runs of “Grand Designs” on TV. And if they do, then they soon discover that building a house from scratch – without any experience – can be fraught with problems, practically, financially and emotionally. so it pays to get trained up! And less than a year on from taking a course in self-building, Jacqui is well on the way to completing her chalet-style bungalow complete with gallery sitting room and roof terrace. She said: “I learned a lot on the course – not so much the practical skills which, as a landscape gardener I have, but things like budgeting and planning permission.” Jacqui paid pounds 82,000 for the plot, then cleared the whole site herself, dug up bushes, levelled the land and has been as “hands-on” as possible.

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WALTHAM, Mass. — Astra Tech, leading provider of comprehensive solutions for dental
implant therapy, is pleased to announce the expansion of Atlantis™
Abutment options to include the NobelActive™ NP 3.5 and RP 4.3, 5.0
implants for North American customers.

Astra Tech provides patient-specific abutments in a choice of four
material options, including titanium, gold-shaded titanium, white
zirconia and shaded zirconia.

Providing Atlantis Abutments for NobelActive™ implants further secures
Astra Tech’s leadership position in providing patient-specific abutments
for all major implant systems. This introduction is the latest in a
series of Atlantis Abutments being developed for new implant interfaces
such as the Straumann™ Bone Level implants. Astra Tech plans to
introduce additional interfaces and material choices for the Atlantis™
patient-specific solution in 2010.

Atlantis abutments are designed and fabricated using Atlantis VAD™
(Virtual Abutment Design) software, a patented process that combines
state-of-the-art 3D optical scanning, advanced software and
manufacturing methods to deliver patient-specific abutments that
eliminates the need for hand modification.

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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. — Smile and the world smiles with you. Well, the folks at Global Ionics
LLC, makers of the Ionic ProClean toothbrush, are smiling a lot these
days; especially since receiving the impressive results of a clinical
evaluation conducted by THE DENTAL ADVISOR. In a clinical assessment,
the Ionic ProClean was evaluated by a team of dental professionals and
107 patients in over 11,100 uses. The results? Dental professionals
reported that they observed less tartar buildup and gingivitis, and
believed the toothbrush contributed to good oral hygiene: earning the
Ionic ProClean a 4 rating from THE DENTAL ADVISOR.

The findings of THE DENTAL ADVISOR reinforce what Dr. Scott Fine, D.D.S.
has known for the past year. Dr. Fine, a prominent Manhattan based
dentist, has been a big proponent of the Ionic ProClean toothbrush since
he started seeing the results of patient use. “Over the past 9 months,
we have given approximately 500 patients an Ionic ProClean toothbrush at
their regular cleaning and exam. Since then, weve documented tangible
improvements in patients home care.” Yilda Jiminian Taveras, Dr. Fines
hygienist, added, “There is less bleeding, less plaque, and less tartar
buildup between hygiene visits.”

The Future is Now. This Isnt Your Grandpas Toothbrush!

Its 2010! Isnt it time someone introduced a little technology to the
toothbrush? The Ionic ProClean has super-charged the oral care industry
by introducing the science of ions and polarity to the plain-old manual
toothbrush. Youve heard the expression “opposites attract”? Turns out
that plaque has a ( ) positive charge and tooth enamel has a (-)
negative charge – as opposites they attract and stick. This simple fact
has caused lots of trouble for people who desire a clean, white and
healthy smile. The Ionic ProClean offers the solution!

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NEW YORK — Attorney Advertising. The law firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman
Herz LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty by the
Board of Directors of Airgas, Inc. (“Airgas” or the “Company”) (NYSE:
ARG) arising out of the proposed acquisition of Airgas by Air Products
Chemicals, Inc. (“Air Products”).

On Friday, February 5, 2010, Airgas announced that it received an
unsolicited offer from Air Products to acquire it in an all-cash offer
pursuant to which Airgas stockholders would receive cash of $60 in
exchange for each share of Airgas common stock.

The offer represents a 38% premium to the $43.53 closing price of Airgas
on the day prior to the offer announcement. In December 2009, Air
Products proposed to buy the Company for cash and stock having an
implied value of $62 per share and, in October 2009, Air Products made
an all-stock proposal having an implied value of $60 per share. Both
previous offers were rejected by the Company. The investigation concerns
whether the Airgas Board breached their fiduciary duties to Airgas
shareholders by declining the offers from Air Products.

If you own Airgas common stock and you wish to discuss this matter with
us, or have any questions concerning your rights and interests with
regard to this matter, please contact:

Squawq provides immediate feedback from Twittersphere on America’s
discussions about ads, brands and teams

MINNEAPOLIS — The Doritos “House Rules” commercial was the most talked about
television advertisement on Twitter during the 2010 Super Bowl,
according to Squawq, a Web tool created by ad agency Colle McVoy that
tracks and analyzes conversations on Twitter. The Doritos brand as a
whole received more than 35,000 tweets during the game for its ads, but
most of these (more than 21,000 tweets) were received immediately after
the “House Rules” spot aired, indicating its popularity.

“We’re not sure if the House Rules spot will ultimately win the big
prize money in the Doritos Crash The Super Bowl promotion, but they won
on Twitter tonight,” said Mike Caguin, executive creative director of
Colle McVoy.

“We created Squawq last year for our clients to track conversations
about their brands and businesses on Twitter,” said Caguin. “Squawq has
been extremely useful, fun and easy to use, so we wanted to see what it
would reveal during a major television event like the Super Bowl. Never
before have we been able to gauge public interest and opinions so
quickly.”

Apollo Group, Cabela’s , Intel and Yahoo Honored for Excellence and
Contributions to the Future of Digital Advertising

SAN DIEGO — Covario, the leader in search and display advertising software and
services for Fortune 500 companies, announced today the winners of this
year’s SIGMA awards. The winners were announced at INFLECTIONPoint 2010,
Covario’s annual customer conference that takes place each year in San
Diego, California.

The SIGMA awards recognize advertisers, agencies and partners that have
achieved unique business advantage through their use of digital
marketing and the Covario interactive marketing analytics solutions.

Apollo Group – Best Use of SEO Technology Award

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BURNLEY 2 Nugent 14, Fox 55 GIANFRANCO ZOLA vowed West Ham will bounce back from this sloppy defeat which sent them sliding back into the bottom three. Not even a late rally, helped a by a goal from new signing Ilan, could prevent Burnleys first Premier League win since the end of October and a maiden success for new manager Brian Laws. It lifted the Clarets out of the relegation zone and above the hapless Hammers.
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 (”the Board”) of Airgas, Inc. (”Airgas”) (NYSE:ARG) in
connection with the proposed acquisition of Airgas by Air Products
Chemicals, Inc. (”Air Products”) (NYSE:APD). Under the terms of the
offer, Air Products would acquire Airgas for $60.00 per share in cash.

Previously, in October 2009, Air Products proposed to purchase Airgas
for an implied value of $60 per share, and in December 2009, Air
Products proposed to purchase Airgas for cash and stock with an implied
value of $62 per share. The Board of Airgas rejected both offers.

Robbins Umeda LLPs investigation concerns possible breaches of
fiduciary duty and other violations of law related to the rejection of
the offers by the Airgas Board.

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Business Deal is Slap in the Face to Local Environmentalists

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — “It’s an outrageous slap in the face,” says longtime Charlotte County
Commissioner Adam Cummings. “For years we fought Mosaic’s efforts to
expand strip mining in the Peace River Basin. We spent $12 million doing
it. Now the Tampa Bay Rays want to put the Mosaic name on our sports
center. It’s as if Mosaic is going to get the naming rights for Florida
Field and change its name from the Swamp to the Clay Pit because
that is what they do to natural wetlands.”

The dispute centers on the Tampa Bay Rays need to acquire a sponsor for
the Charlotte County Sports Park. The County allowed the Ray’s to sell
naming rights. The County will receive $75K annually from the agreement.
The Rays propose to sell call the park, “Mosaic Field.”

“For those of us who know the environmental damage and the threats to
our water supply which this company causes, it’s a disgrace,” said Sue
Reske with the Greater Charlotte Harbor Group of the Sierra Club.
“Mosaic’s latest water permit request is for 3 times the amount which
all 250,000 of us downstream use each day. It’s simply outrageous for
the Rays to ask Charlotte County, which has been working to reinvent
itself as a green community, to consider selling our primary public
symbol to this greedy polluter.”

“It’s indisputable that the Peace River basin is suffering from the
effects of wall-to-wall phosphate strip mines,” said Dennis Mader,
President of 3PR, an environmental group working to protect the Peace
River Watershed.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Coeur dAlene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE) (TSX:CDM) (ASX:CXC) today
announced that it has completed the sale of $100 million of senior
unsecured notes (the “Notes”) under its effective shelf registration
statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In
conjunction with the sale of the Notes, the Company also sold shares of
its common stock valued at $3.75 million.

Mitchell J. Krebs, Coeur’s Chief Financial Officer, commented, “The
proceeds of these notes will be used in part to fund Coeur’s main
capital priorities in 2010, including construction of a final tailings
dam and underground development at the Palmarejo silver and gold mine in
Mexico as well as other projects to support the Company’s continued
growth.”

The principal of the notes is payable in twelve equal quarterly
installments, with the first such installment due on March 31, 2010.
Coeur has the option of paying amounts due on the notes in cash, shares
of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The
stated interest rate on the notes is 6.50%, but the payments for
principal and interest due on any payment date will be computed to give
effect to recent share prices, valuing Coeur’s shares of common stock at
90% of a weighted average share price over a pricing period ending
shortly before the payment date. The effect of this computation will be
to cause the amount actually due for both principal and interest to be
greater than the stated amounts.

The Company will file a prospectus supplement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission relating to the offering of the notes and the shares
of common stock. This press release shall not constitute an offer to
sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy notes nor shall there be any
sale of such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction. A copy of the prospectus supplement may be obtained upon
written request to the Company at 505 Front Avenue, P.O. Box I, Coeur
dAlene, Idaho 83816.

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ZUG, Switzerland — Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of
its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a
contract to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services to
Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd ( SLNG ), a fully owned subsidiary of
the Energy Market Authority of Singapore, in support of the development
of the LNG terminal to be located on the southwestern part of Jurong
Island, Singapore.

SLNG owns and oversees the LNG terminal’s development. The terminal,
which will have an initial capacity of 3.5 million tonnes per annum
(Mtpa), with provisions for expansion to 6 Mtpa, is targeted to be ready
for start-up in 2013.

The terms of the contract were not disclosed, and the contract value
will be included in Foster Wheeler’s first-quarter 2010 bookings.

SLNG and Foster Wheeler will jointly manage the engineering, procurement
and construction (EPC) contractor through an “Integrated Project
Management Team” approach, which will allow SLNG to be fully involved in
the management of the design and construction activities.

“Foster Wheeler is a worldwide engineering company and has an excellent
reputation in the energy sector. We are combining the strengths of SLNG
and Foster Wheeler to take on the complex task of managing the EPC
contract through to completion. Through this seamless and integrated
approach, we will work towards the timely start-up of the LNG terminal,”
said Neil McGregor, SLNG’s executive director.

LONDON CHICAGO — 29West, Inc., the market leader in high-performance, low-latency
messaging solutions, and Orc Software, the leading global provider of
technology for advanced trading and connectivity, have entered into a
strategic partnership to deliver integrated solutions to support Orc’s
trading tools for equities and derivatives. Orc Software’s offering
includes solutions for advanced derivatives trading with broad market
connectivity.

“High-performance, low-latency solutions is a key requirement of our
customers, which makes this an area where we constantly seek to
improve,” said Joakim Dahlstedt, CTO, Orc Software. “We selected 29West
LBM following a series of successful benchmark tests, which showed us
that it delivers on its performance promises. As more complex, varied
setups are increasingly in demand, many of our customers will surely
benefit from switching to the LBM messaging system, which we can add to
our trading platform transparently to the end-user. In parallel, we will
explore using 29West technology in more advanced offerings that are
still under development.”

“29West is enthusiastic about the powerful solutions that this
partnership will yield for Orc’s customers,” said 29West President and
Founder Mark Mahowald. Orc has a reputation for powerful trading
solutions and we’re pleased to be working together on best-of-breed,
integrated solutions for advanced traders across asset classes. This
demonstrates the benefit of our unique Ultra Messaging®
solution across the full spectrum of financial use cases.”

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By Jan Biles A homeless shelter in Junction City will be getting a face-lift by the local Elks lodge this spring. Junction City Elks Lodge No. 1037 has received a $10,000 Impact Grant from the Elks National Foundation to renovate, repair and expand the capacity of Open Door Community House Emergency Shelter, said Brenda King, project manager and 15-year member of the lodge. Most of the work will involve updating and renovating five rooms in the mens living quarters at the shelter. “Well actually begin doing the work in March,” King said. “One hundred percent of the work will be done by our Elks members.”
Kathy Farnes (Readers Forum, Feb. 2) lodges criticism for the waste of money on pink uniforms and pink tennis shoes. Does she have information about what the pink attire cost? Did BYU actually pay for the duds, or were they donated? Did the American Cancer Society furnish the uniforms as an advertising gimmick?

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Ruth Ida Boede Mom was a full-time homemaker, wife, mother, and grandmother. Her three children and five grandchildren were her pride and joy. She solidly supported Dad in his pursuit of education and throughout his busy career and numerous Church and Temple callings. She was an excellent seamstress and wonderful cook. She made our home the heart and soul of the family. She also cherished her extended family and many fun visits shared with her brother and sister and their companions, her nieces and nephews and their families, cousins and special family friends. She was an avid computer user and not afraid to learn new technology in her advancing years. She loved taking photographs and writing letters to stay in touch and preserve our family history. She was an accomplished violinist, pianist and vocalist. She enjoyed music of all kinds from the hymns to the classics to Lawrence Welk to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She encouraged her children and grandchildren to develop their talents and happily applauded their performances.
Ila M. Stanworth Illa Maxwell Stanworth, 88, beloved mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and friend, went home peacefully Feb. 2, 2010, to be with cherished family who preceded her in death. God saw she was Born May 11, 1921 in Peoa, UT, daughter of Elmer and Mercy Milliner Maxwell. Grew up in Park City, UT where she met her sweetheart, Alfred Duane Stanworth. It was love at first sight. They married Nov. 4, 1937 and enjoyed Heber City, Charleston, Mapleton and then finally settling in Delta, UT where they were involved in ranching, cattle business and farming. After retiring, they sold the farm and enjoyed the beauty and fishing of Henrys Lake, ID and their residences in West Jordan and South Jordan before returning to their family and friends in Delta. Mother and Dad were known as “Grandma and Grandpa” in every neighborhood they lived in and had many “adopted” neighborhood grandchildren. Many children would knock on the door at anytime to receive a hug or kiss and a piece of candy. Neighbors cried each time they moved because their generosity, love and great example would be missed. Duane and Illa were sealed for time and all eternity in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. What a glorious day this was, sharing it with family and friends. They were best friends and loved each other more than life itself. Duane passed away Feb. 22, 2002 after almost 65 years of marriage. Now they are together again for all eternity.
THE dilemmas of youth are universal. Consider Nicholas and Victoria, a pair of late-blossoming youngsters currently making their way toward adulthood at a multiplex near you. Respectively male and female, American and English, middle-class and filthy rich, they nonetheless face a nearly identical set of difficulties as they navigate the choppy seas of adolescence. Both have foolish mothers and malign, controlling stepfather-figures. Both are variously ignored, manipulated, and bullied by many of the other adults around them. Both are virgins with a strong romantic streak. And both are separated from the girl/guy of their dreams by distance, legal obligations, and even language barriers. Well, fine, maybe their situations arent quite identical. Nicholas is Nick Twisp, the lovesick hero of Youth in Revolt, which fancies itself the thinking teenagers sex comedy. Its American Pie rewritten for Juno fans and Arrested Development obsessives–complete with Michael Cera, star of both, as the deadpan, quietly desperate hero. His milieu is West Coast suburbia; his mother is a divorcee who takes up with truck drivers and police officers; and his lady love is Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday), the precocious daughter of trailer-park evangelicals, who shares his interest in old movies, world travel, and grand romantic gestures. Victoria, meanwhile, is Alexandrina Victoria Hanover, best remembered as a formidable widow presiding over the British Empires peak, but portrayed by Emily Blunt in The Young Victoria as a glowing girl-queen with a lot to learn. Her milieu is the palaces of 1830s Europe; her menacing stepfather-figure is Sir John Conroy (Mark Strong), who hoped to become Britains de facto regent by dominating Victoria through her mother; and her would-be lover is her cousin, His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who shares Victorias interest in opera, horseback riding, and programs of social reform. If this description makes The Young Victoria sound like the more snobbish of the two movies, do not be deceived. No double feature is more likely to instill a fondness for the aristocratic pomposities of the 19th century, and a weariness with the smug pretensions of the 21st.

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ManageEngine , makers of a globally
renowned suite of cost effective network, systems, applications and
security management software solutions, today announced a new version of ServiceDesk Plus , ITIL-ready help desk software now accessible through
iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile web browsers.

ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus new mobile interface increases help desk
administrator and technician productivity while increasing end-user
satisfaction. Administrators may be alerted to new trouble tickets,
access tickets, make technician assignments and check status from anywhere.
Technicians see a dashboard display of their pending and overdue tickets,
can service requests, update the work-log and close a ticket when resolved.

In addition to the new mobile features, ServiceDesk Plus also extends help
desk capabilities by adding support for Apple Mac operating systems (Mac
OSX, Leopard and Snow Leopard). Help desk technicians using ServiceDesk
Plus can now scan and discover every type of workstation commonly found in
the work environment, whether it be Windows-, Linux- or Mac-based, as well
as the applications installed on those machines. Understanding a users
hardware and software configuration makes problem resolution significantly
faster and easier.

ServiceDesk Plus now also makes it possible to do more with less. With the
new auto-archive functionality, tickets that have been closed for a month
are automatically moved to the archive, speeding application performance
and simplifying searches.

“ServiceDesk Plus is a comprehensive package and an exceptional value,”
said Benjamin Li, Valdosta University, Atlanta. “The phenomenal number of
features, low learning curve, and customizability of the product are nearly
impossible to find in products of similar cost. And the companys pricing
structure makes the product equally affordable to both large and small
organizations.”

Protest at Metropolitan State Hospital against Harmful, Costly
Staffing Cuts

California Association of Psychiatric Technicians:

The California Association of Psychiatric Technicians is the elected
union representative for 7,000 state-employed Psychiatric Technicians
and related workers who provide compassionate, professional mental
health and developmental services for the Californians in our care. CAPT
also is the professional organization for all of California’s 14,000
licensed Psychiatric Technicians.

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CHICAGO — The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced it has
exclusively endorsed Design Clinicals’ MedsTracker® for medication
reconciliation management. MedsTracker medication reconciliation
software automates medication management and improves the medication
reconciliation workflow for hospital and clinic physicians and nursing
staff. AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards AHA
endorsement for products and services which help member hospitals and
health care organizations achieve organizational excellence.

Medication reconciliation can be an unwieldy process for providers when
caring for patients. From point of admission, through transfers out to
discharge, medications must be reconciled each step of the way.
MedsTracker, designed by practicing physicians and hospital IT
professionals, has an exceptionally high physician adoption rate, with
some clients reporting greater than 90 percent. MedsTracker helps
increase medication safety and improves patient understanding and
compliance with their medications. MedsTracker also drastically improves
efficiency in reconciliation at admission, transfer and discharge,
saving clinicians valuable time. MedsTracker flexibly integrates with
any existing hospital IT system.

“It is crucial for hospitals to implement an automated medication
reconciliation solution that is robust, but that also respects and
supports clinician workflow, ensuring adoptability,” said Anthony Burke,
president and CEO, AHA Solutions, Inc. “MedsTracker from Design
Clinicals meets this criteria, and also enhances clinician communication
and patient understanding in medication management.”

AHA selected MedsTracker for endorsement following an intensive
evaluation process dedicated to helping hospitals improve patient safety
through automated medication reconciliation. MedsTracker was shown to be
intuitive and inclusive, supporting multidisciplinary use by physicians,
nurses and pharmacists. It is an excellent solution for organizations of
any size, from critical access hospitals to multi-hospital systems.

“Our entire Design Clinicals team is honored to have MedsTracker
endorsed by the AHA,” said Dewey Howell, MD, PhD, president and CEO of
Design Clinicals, Inc. “We are dedicated to improving the delivery of
patient care through innovative solutions that increase patient safety
while improving communication and workflow. Recognition from the AHA for
MedsTracker tells us we’ve accomplished these goals with our product.”

SEATTLE — Northwest Physicians Network:

TAMPA, Fla. — The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review
Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) is pleased to announce the 2010 HCQM Board
Certification with the National Board of Medical Examiners®
(NBMESM).

ABQAURP, an independent non-profit organization, has certified over
9,400 physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals through
its ultimate goal to improve the quality of our nation’s healthcare. For
the past 15 years, ABQAURP’s examination methodology has undergone
rigorous review by the NBME.

Joel V. Brill, MD, AGAF, CHCQM, Board member and Chair of the Continuing
Education Committee noted, “In an era of accountability, Health Care
Quality and Management (HCQM) certification demonstrates professionals
have the practical knowledge and tools that can reduce medical errors,
ensure patient safety, eliminate waste and unnecessary services,
coordinate and avoid potentially harmful delays in care. Certification
demonstrates to internal entities that you, your group, your practice,
your hospital, are accountable. The result is a safer, more efficient
and cost-effective value-driven system that better satisfies the needs
of patients, providers, purchasers, and payers.”

Professionals who have achieved certification in HCQM are deeply
committed to patient safety, healthcare quality, and effective care.
Those certified in HCQM demonstrate superior skills in their ability to
critically evaluate literature, identify evidence-based best practices,
and make a recommendation that balances appropriateness of services with
cost and quality. HCQM certification addresses the need for
effectiveness, efficiency, equity, safety, and timeliness.

“Physicians and other healthcare professionals throughout the world are
now eligible to sit for ABQAURP’s professional certification
examination,” said Dr. Brill. “We encourage healthcare professionals
worldwide to be recognized for their commitment to value-driven, quality
care through earning the CHCQM (Certified in Health Care Quality
Management) credential.”

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ROSWELL, N.M. — PrimeSource Mortgage, Inc. (PSMI), a leading mortgage brokerage and
banking company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of PSM Holdings, Inc.
(OTCBB: PSMH), announces the opening of a new office in Belton, Texas
near the Ft. Hood military base. This marks the first branch PSMI has
brought into the network in 2010.

“The Belton branch under the excellent leadership of Tomekia Hunt offers
PSM the unique opportunity to help our service men and women with their
home financing needs. We take pride in being able to assist this
market,” said Jeffrey R. Smith, President and CEO of PSM Holdings, Inc.
“These experienced mortgage professionals at this branch are well suited
to help this group of individuals.”

PSMI is licensed in 18 states, and has over 35 branch offices across the
United States. PSMI is in the process of finalizing licensing in the
state of Virginia which will bring licensing to a total of 19 states.
PSMI has an aggressive growth model for 2010 to continues to expand
their network across the country.

Incorporated in 1991, PrimeSource Mortgage, Inc. quickly became a
leading mortgage company in the Southwest and is currently licensed in
18 states from California to Florida. One reason for the growth and
success of this company is its commitment to personalized customer
service embodied in the motto: We Walk You Home. Because the
mortgage process is so complex and often confusing, the company has
chosen to walk hand-in-hand with each client through the entire process.

“Our company has seen continued growth despite the downturn in the
mortgage industry,” said Smith. “Our commitment to growth, while
providing unprecedented customer service, has enabled us to attract some
of the best mortgage professionals in the country, and expand our
national footprint.”

LOS ANGELES — Chauncey Billups tied his career-high with 37 points, including nine 3-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 126-113 Friday night, ending the Lakers eight-game home winning streak. Billups was 12 of 20 from the floor, 9 of 13 from 3-point range and made 6 of 8 free throws to go with eight assists for the Nuggets, who played without Carmelo Anthony for the seventh straight game. CELTICS 96, NETS 87: At Boston, Eddie House scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter, helping the Celtics overcome a slow start and pull away. PACERS 107, PISTONS 83: At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 25 points and Brandon Rush added 16 to help Indiana to a lopsided win over Detroit.

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SEATTLE — Plaza Bank (OTCBB:PZBW) is pleased to report its first positive
quarterly earnings since inception in mid-2006. The Bank reported net
income of $121 thousand for the quarter ending December 31, 2009.

Total assets increased $35.4 million during the last twelve months to
$124.7 million at December 31, 2009. Net loans increased $14.2 million
to $87.4 million during the same period, reflecting strong demand for
commercial lending services among Plaza Bank’s target borrowers. Core
deposits increased 36.2% or $12.0 million in 2009.

Net interest income increased to $3.7 million before provisions for loan
losses for the year ended December 31, 2009, an increase from $2.4
million in 2008. In addition, lower cost of funds contributed to an
increase in the net interest margin from 3.15% to 3.82%. Operating
expenses remained flat for the 12 months ended December 31, 2009,
excluding an extraordinary charge to expenses reflecting a valuation
allowance for other real estate owned.

Reflective of current market conditions and the effects on certain
borrowers, the management and directors of Plaza Bank considered it
prudent to increase loan loss reserves to 4.00% of total loans at
December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2009, Plaza reported $4.9 million in
non-accrual loans and a single property in OREO with a carrying value of
$851 thousand. This conservative and cautious approach resulted in the
addition of $4.1 million to loan loss reserves during the year.
Excluding these extraordinary additions to reserves, operating earnings
improved by $1.3 million year over year.

These are troubling times for our economy in general and for the banking
industry in particular. Asset quality remains an issue for banks
nationwide, including in the Pacific Northwest. President CEO Carlos
Guangorena states, “We feel adequately reserved for the level of risk in
our portfolio. While there have been some loan losses, Plaza Bank is
still well-capitalized and the profitable 4th quarter lays the
foundation for continued earnings growth in 2010.”

NEW YORK — The delinquent status of the Extended Stay America loan was a large
contributor to a 129 basis-point (bp) increase in overall U.S. CMBS
delinquencies last month to 6%, according to Fitch Ratings in its weekly
U.S. CMBS newsletter.

While the Extended Stay loan is a significant contributor to the
increase in delinquencies, a steady up-tick in all property types will
lead to continued increases in the months ahead, said Managing Director
Susan Merrick. Even without the classification of the Extended Stay
loan as delinquent, the Index would have increased to 5.10% instead of
6%.

For the fifth month running, each of the five main property types saw an
increase in delinquencies. Delinquency rates for those properties
compared to last month are as follows:

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If someone tries to rob you, do you care whether the policeman who stops him is black or white? The Department of Justice does. Using the standard of “disparate impact”–under which almost any test, no matter how carefully vetted, can be ruled illegally discriminatory if some group does not score high enough on it–DOJ has filed suit against New Jersey because of its exam for police sergeants.
Nevada officials said the state may drop out of Medicaid if the health-care bill passes. Instead it would help its low-income legal residents participate in the federally subsidized exchanges that the bill would establish. The resulting insurance policies would doubtless be more attractive to beneficiaries than Medicaid is.
Suddenly there are 41. In Douglas Adams bizarrely funny “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,” the answer to the search of the meaning of everything was 42. In the universe of U.S. politics, at least in the Senate, it is 41. Forty plus one is the magical number needed to sustain debate in the chamber of 100. And when they continue to debate they continue to talk, and as long as there is talk there is no action, and with no action America has no health care reform. Now the fun begins. The irony that a Republican was chosen over a Democrat to fill the seat of the late Ted Kennedy, “Mr. Democrat,” a champion of health care reform for the length of his congressional career, has not been lost on anyone. The fact the seat of the Senate has once more become the chair of the people and not Kennedys personal recliner or footstool of the Democrats speaks volumes to the power of democracy and the fear of the voters. It is especially poignant to have this shocking outcome in a state with a law of universal health coverage much like the anticipated health bill now so conveniently stalled before the Senate. But it goes back to the first question. What are the Republicans going to do with this new found tool? Is it going to be a delicate instrument that they can use to craft a better reform or is it going to be a cruel hammer to simply bash and pound. It is never power alone that matters. It is what one does with the power that counts. So what will come of this 41? Will they sit down and work toward a better solution to a real problem or will they just block all change? In the Republican response to the State of the Union, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia repeated the disappointing line, “America has the best health care system in the world.” What follows that is to use the power of the 41 to stop all change. Why reform something that is the “best”? Yet it cant be the best without addressing the problem of non-insurability, eligibility waiting periods, exemption for pre-existing conditions, accelerated costs of everything, overuse of services, medical errors and liability, drug advertising and enormous expenses to promote expensive new colored pills, executive bonuses and employers dumping coverage for their workers.

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MARTINEZ — Under a deal crafted to keep the Martinez library open 35 hours per week, the city will take over building maintenance from the county. Struggling to meet growing demand for library services as its budget shrinks, the Contra Costa County library system has asked cities to pay for custodians, utilities, repairs and other maintenance costs. In return, the county provides 35 hours per week of library service. The city estimates maintenance costs of about $65,000 per year, once a planned $2 million library renovation project is complete. Martinez had suggested taking over maintenance of the city-owned building if the county continued to pay for utilities, furniture, phones and computers. But the county demurred, saying it would cut an hour from the weekly schedule to recoup those costs. Finally, the two sides agreed the city would pay for building upkeep and the county would maintain the 35 hour-per-week schedule at no cost to the city from March 1 through the end of fiscal year 2010-11.
The school board has decided that furloughs are the way to go to save jobs and deal with a $1 million shortfall for the 2010-11 school year. Other steps also must be taken, including increasing some class sizes, eliminating one custodian and one grounds/maintenance person and not filling some positions. “This is a bitter pill. but it will avert layoffs. Its not a long-term solution,” trustee Rich Raushenbush said at the Jan. 26 school board meeting. The furlough days will occur on Nov. 22-23, Dec. 17, Jan. 31 and June 17. The instructional calendar will be moderately affected but not compromised, Hubbard said. Five minimum conference days will be replaced with two full non-student days as part of the solution.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR),
announced today it has entered into a 5-year Global Framework Agreement
(GFA) with Shell to serve as a Main Automation Contractor (MAC) on
future capital projects globally.

Under the Agreement, Emerson will provide project and support services
for Main Automation Systems, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
and Safety Instrumented Systems. The contract also provides for ongoing
maintenance of existing systems, plus the supply of new systems for
Brownfield and Greenfield facilities.

While Shell has utilized a MAC strategy in its Downstream businesses for
years, the Company is expanding the concept to make it a center-point of
an enterprise-wide automation strategy.

“This Global Framework Agreement marks a completely new approach within
Shell,” said Nick Curley, upstream automation portfolio manager for
Shell. “It is a long-term, competitive, collaborative, performance-based
relationship that will facilitate the delivery of considerable value to
both parties. We will be looking to emulate this approach in many other
key global categories in the future.”

“This new agreement will put Emerson in a position to substantially
broaden its Main Automation Contractor footprint within Shell,” said
Ronaldo Marques, general manager, equipment, for Shell’s Enterprise
Categories Suppliers division. “For the first time in history, Emerson
will have full and open access to all Shell business units – Upstream,
Downstream, Wind, Power and Biofuels – plus affiliated Joint Ventures.”

Results find 96% of consumers satisfied with work done by
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BOSTON — The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers today announced the results of
the most recent poll to determine the true need for the so-called Right
to Repair bill. Commissioned by the Alliance, The Clarus Research Group
surveyed 501 Massachusetts residents over the age of 18 who own or
regularly use one car that is no longer covered by the original
manufacturers warranty to determine if in fact consumers found
independent auto repairers unable to complete necessary automobile
maintenance and repair work.

The results show that 96% of consumers surveyed were satisfied with the
repair and maintenance work done to their cars by independent auto
repairers. And contrary to the proponents’ claims that this issue is an
epidemic in need of immediate action, only 17% percent of respondents
even knew the legislation existed.

The poll found that consumers are overwhelmingly satisfied with repair
work completed at independent auto repair shops. 91% of consumers who go
to independent auto repair shops said that they have never had a problem
getting their car serviced or repaired because the shop couldnt get
information or tools from the manufacturer. Additional results show the
independent auto repairers are already completing consumers repair
needs.

The poll also confirmed that important role independent repair shops
play in the vehicle repair industry. 58% of consumers bring their
automobile to an independent auto repair shop post warranty rather than
a dealership, while only 26% of consumers bring the car to a dealership
for post warranty repair (the remaining answered either they do the work
themselves or they did not know).

Results find 96% of consumers satisfied with work done by
independent auto repair shops

BOSTON — The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers today announced the results of
the most recent poll to determine the true need for the so-called Right
to Repair bill. Commissioned by the Alliance, The Clarus Research Group
surveyed 501 Massachusetts residents over the age of 18 who own or
regularly use one car that is no longer covered by the original
manufacturers warranty to determine if in fact consumers found
independent auto repairers unable to complete necessary automobile
maintenance and repair work.

The results show that 96% of consumers surveyed were satisfied with the
repair and maintenance work done to their cars by independent auto
repairers. And contrary to the proponents’ claims that this issue is an
epidemic in need of immediate action, only 17% percent of respondents
even knew the legislation existed.

The poll found that consumers are overwhelmingly satisfied with repair
work completed at independent auto repair shops. 91% of consumers who go
to independent auto repair shops said that they have never had a problem
getting their car serviced or repaired because the shop couldnt get
information or tools from the manufacturer. Additional results show the
independent auto repairers are already completing consumers repair
needs.

The poll also confirmed that important role independent repair shops
play in the vehicle repair industry. 58% of consumers bring their
automobile to an independent auto repair shop post warranty rather than
a dealership, while only 26% of consumers bring the car to a dealership
for post warranty repair (the remaining answered either they do the work
themselves or they did not know).

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Time for reform The League of Women Voters of California strongly favors Senate Bill 810. Contrary to your editorial on Jan. 26, we believe this is exactly the right time to remedy our badly broken health care financing system. Californias budget crisis is directly linked to rising health insurance costs. Health insurance costs for teachers, police officers, firefighters and transit workers increase annually at rates much higher than wages.
MARTINEZ — Thirty years ago, nutritionists fretted about children starting the day with a bowl of sugary cereal. Today, some kids slurp vats of soda or creamy, syrupy coffee drinks and nosh on chips for breakfast. And their expanding waistlines show the damage. An increasingly sedentary lifestyle combined with eating more processed foods has led to an alarming rise in childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes among young people, according to public health experts. By teaming with the Martinez schools on the Contra Costa/ Martinez Sustainable Health Project, Gershen plans to teach students how to make nutritious food choices, decode food labels and cook healthful meals.
Through Canadas Economic Action Plan, the Government of Canada is strengthening the sheep and goat industry by helping to eradicate disease, enhance traceability and improve on-farm food safety practices. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, with Member of Parliament David Tilson (Dufferin-Caledon), today announced an investment of up to $6 million to help sheep and goat farmers come through this economic recovery stronger than ever.

“As Canada begins to show signs of economic recovery, the Government of Canada knows that the sheep and goat industry can deliver tremendous returns as it already brings in over $100 million to the farm gate,” said Minister Ritz. “A strong animal health and traceability system will position Canadas sheep and goat producers for the premium prices their top-quality products deserve around the world.”

The AgriFlexibility fund, a commitment made under Canadas Economic Action Plan, will deliver up to $4.5 million to determine the prevalence of scrapie, a fatal neurological disease, in Canadian sheep. This information will help establish a time frame in which scrapie can be eradicated from Canada and international markets can be reopened.

The remainder of the investment of more than $1.5 million will go towards the following three projects:

- $733,000 will support the Canadian Sheep Federations pilot project to have a select number of producers implement full-scale Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to demonstrate the benefits RFID can provide to the industry.

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CHRISTMAS has come and gone, even for the Eastern Orthodox, and the stores are looking ahead to Valentines Day. But many upstate lawns still have their Christmas decorations: Santa, Frosty, inflated penguins (penguins were big this year, even though they dont live at the North Pole). They stand like unbudgeable guests who have stayed at a party after the host has unplugged the coffee urn and gone to bed. They are better-humored, for they are still waving merrily, but the feelings they induce are unsettling. They have lingered past their time, like ghosts. They represent the black backside of upstate: depression. Depression manifests itself in lack of will. That is what the belated Santas show. People, in a burst of holiday cheer or a bout of family obligation, put them out. But those same people are unable or unwilling to take them down. Routine is supposed to be the great deadener of souls; how much worse is the half-completed task, the broken round, the unfulfilled routine? As usual there is a diagnosis for it–seasonal affective disorder–and as usual it tells only part of the story. The cold keeps people inside and makes them stircrazy, while the short days put them spiritually to sleep. Cold is no friend: It slips in, through door cracks and floorboards, and slaps your face as soon as you step outside. Bundling up to keep it off makes you heavy and stiff. Dusk at five oclock is no pick-me-up either. Maybe bears have the right idea: grow a girdle of fat and go to sleep. But, although the cold stays until February, the light starts growing longer after the solstice, and becomes noticeably so by New Years. Besides, winter cant explain why so many people upstate seem depressed all year long. What are the signs of depression? How about piles of stuff in the yard? This is a tricky point. One of the benefits of owning an acre of land is that you have room to put stuff. Rural residential zoning allows you to put down anything, short of a junkyard, and rural gun ownership guarantees that it will stay put, though who would want a pile of field stone anyway? But sometimes the stack of two-by-fours, or the rusted-out burn barrel, or the boat under a tarp, or the truck with a mismatched hood and fender and a notional price chalked on its windshield (the price and the truck havent changed in years), or all of these things together cross the line from husbandry to clutter. “If a man have not order within him, he cannot spread order about him,” said Ezra Pound, who should have known about inner disorder. Some lawns have all the cheer of old cemeteries. Another sign of depression is the unpainted outbuilding. Here again it is a matter of degree. The weathered barn slat can look like a wise face in an old photograph: Lincoln, Whitman. But when the slats begin to show gaps, trouble has begun. Once the horizontals and the verticals start to slip and sag, the end is near: Only an effort on the order of Robert Moses can save the outbuilding now. I remember a two-storey house on the grounds of a small, broken-down summer resort (but not dead–cars and laundry always decorate a handful of the cottages come July). Its collapse took about two weeks; my friend Doug, who has put up many buildings in his time, said, with grim relish, “Its moving!” A good wet snow brings the untended outbuilding down, like a bomb. The degrees of serious depression are measured by how long the pieces stay, uncleared.
DEAR AMY: My mother is my fathers third wife. My father loves my mother very much, and were quite comfortable with his discussing his first wives because we know he loved them very much. Both of my fathers earlier wives died while vacationing with other family members, girlfriends, etc., and this has terrified my father into the belief that this will happen to my mother, too. He doesnt allow her to go on vacations without him. This is the only “controlling” thing he does. After this, my siblings and I tried to convince him that what happened with his first wives was coincidence and would not happen to my mother, but he refuses to see this. Weve considered paying for counseling, therapy or anything that might help him. Your advice? — Worried Kids

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SEAL BEACH, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Known as one of the best pound for pound fighters of all time, Georges St. Pierre, the UFC Welterweight Champion, will take a break from the Canadian winter and train in Miami for his next fight on March 27th, 2010 versus Dan Hardy in Newark, New Jersey. While in Miami, he will meet fans and sign autographs at Afflictions South Beach Miami store. Georges “Rush” St. Pierre, commonly referred to as GSP, is a Canadian MMA world champion and holds black belts in Kyokushin Karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. After taking up Karate to defend himself from a grade school bully at age 7, GSP competed in and won his first amateur bout at age 16. He became the UFC Welterweight Champion in 2006 and reclaimed the title in 2008 to a jubilant crowd in his hometown of Montreal, Quebec.
A: My first suggestion would be for you to ask the boys mother if she would help her son resolve his “boundary issues,” but as shes in the room too, she has surely seen what youve seen. Because she hasnt put a stop to it, she is either a typical bullys mom who denies that her son is doing anything inappropriate or she sees this as simply typical boy stuff. My second suggestion is to stop giving your son conflicting messages. Either he should stand his ground or he should accept that being in the back of the line is no big deal, but he cant do both. Personally, Id tell him to ignore the boy. In fact, Id tell him to wait until the boy gets in line, and then get into line at least two people behind him. In other words, Id encourage him to stop giving this boy the opportunity to knock him around. The fact is that in any group of boys, a pecking order will emerge and theres not much one can do about it. Having been a boy, and having been subjected to more than my share of pecking, I can tell you that any attempt to solve this problem for your son is not going to work and may make matters worse. If you cant remove your son (or yourself) from this group exercise, then I think you need to become resigned to the fact that this sort of stuff between boys, while certainly not desirable, is something your son is probably going to have to work out for himself. Q: Both my husband and I have 7-year-olds from previous marriages. My husbands ex routinely sends her daughter home from visits with new presents. The last few involved a new iPod, cell phone and a Nintendo DS. This is stoking rivalry between the two girls. Do I have a right to ban the use of some of these things in my house?

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This year, the Academy Awards will feature 10 nominees for the best picture award. And, as with all things Hollywood, the first question is, “How will this make them more money?” It will, of course. A bigger list means more exposure and more interest. It also means more films can use the tag line “Oscar nominated” for publicity. But looking at the movies that have been added to the list is refreshing.
Hungry Man was founded in 1997 and
is currently run by its three partners; directors Hank Perlman, Bryan
Buckley and Executive Producer Kevin Byrne. Headquartered in New York with
offices in Los Angeles, London, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Hungry Man is
home to 20 top-ranking directors worldwide and has produced some of the most popular spots in
the world today . This years highlights include the launch of
Microsofts Bing.com Windows 7, numerous Super Bowl Spots and an Emmy
Nomination for Bryan Buckleys American Express spot “Airport Lounge”
starring Martin Scorsese and Tina Fey.

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A TRAILER for the new movie Daybreakers invites us to “imagine a world where almost everyone is a vampire.” That shouldnt be too hard. It seems like were already living in one. Vampires are everywhere. At the start of 2010, the four novels in Stephenie Meyers Twilight series ranked Nos. 2, 4, 5, and 9 on USA Todays list of bestsellers. Theyve held spots in this range for a couple of years–it might be said that theyve refused to die–and recently theyve spawned a pair of films that have grossed more than half a billion dollars combined. More are on the way. Plenty of other recent books (Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead) and movies (Cirque du Freak, Jennifers Body) also have featured the bloodsucking undead. On TV, The Vampire Diaries is the most-watched show on the CW network. True Blood has aired on HBO for two seasons and has commitments for two more. It recently launched a jewelry line. A clasp necklace with rubies shaped like drops of blood retails for $1,295. One of the hottest rock bands of the moment is Vampire Weekend. Its latest release, put out on January 11, quickly became the most downloaded album on iTunes. I dig vampires as much as the next guy who has read Bram Stokers Dracula three or four times, goes out of his way to watch monster movies, and thinks “Bela Lugosis Dead” by Bauhaus is one of the coolest songs ever recorded. Yet the present ubiquity of vampires is too much, even for me. Once upon a time, vampires were creepy and haunting. Now theyre yawn-inducing bores. Perhaps theyve finally reached their cultural expiration date. At the very least, they should crawl back into their coffins and give the rest of us a break. H. P. Lovecraft, the great 20th-century horror writer, explained the aesthetics of terror: “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” The problem with vampires is that theres nothing left to fear because theres nothing left to know. At one point in their progression through pop culture, it took a purveyor of arcane wisdom like Abraham Van Helsing to defeat them. Nowadays, every fifth grader has memorized the fundamentals of vampire slaying: crucifixes, garlic, sunlight, and so on. Theyve become Halloween cliches.
Hungry Man was founded in 1997 and
is currently run by its three partners; directors Hank Perlman, Bryan
Buckley and Executive Producer Kevin Byrne. Headquartered in New York with
offices in Los Angeles, London, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Hungry Man is
home to 20 top-ranking directors worldwide and has produced some of the most popular spots in
the world today . This years highlights include the launch of
Microsofts Bing.com Windows 7, numerous Super Bowl Spots and an Emmy
Nomination for Bryan Buckleys American Express spot “Airport Lounge”
starring Martin Scorsese and Tina Fey.

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Company Provides 2010 Guidance in a Range between $1.20 and $1.35

TAMPA, Fla. — TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TE) today reported fourth quarter 2009 net
income of $53.5 million or $0.25 per share, compared to $22.0 million or
$0.10 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008. Fourth quarter results in
2009 were reduced by $0.4 million of restructuring charges, and results
in the fourth quarter of 2008 were reduced by $20.3 million of net
charges and gains, primarily taxes on the repatriation of cash and
investments from Guatemala, discussed below.

Full-year net income and earnings per share were $213.9 million or $1.00
per share in 2009, compared to $162.4 million or $0.77 per share in
2008. Full year results in 2009 were reduced by $16.1 million of net
charges and gains, which are discussed in the non-GAAP results section
below and the Results Reconciliation table later in this release.
Results in 2008 were reduced by $20.9 million of net charges and gains
reflecting primarily the fourth quarter items.

TECO Energy Chairman and CEO Sherrill Hudson said, “We are pleased with
the strong results in 2009 in the face of the economic recession which
impacted both our utility and coal businesses. In 2009, we took steps at
TECO Energy and the operating companies to position our utilities to
earn their allowed returns and for TECO Energy to deliver earnings
growth in 2010. We’re seeing some early signs of an economic recovery in
Florida, particularly in the housing market, but we expect 2010 to be
another challenging year for the State’s economy. Our unregulated coal
and Guatemalan operations are well-positioned to deliver improved
results in 2010 as a result of their 2009 efforts.”

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Regulatory News:

Skanska (STO:SKAB) has acquired two cooperative-housing projects from
SBC, Sveriges Bostadsrättscentrum AB. The acquisition entails building
rights and progressive project plans for a total of about 280
cooperative apartments in prime locations in the Gothenburg area.
Skanska’s total investment following the completion of the projects is
estimated at about SEK 1.2 billion.

The Fiskebäck project is located by the Fiskebäck marina southwest of
Gothenburg. The project is situated on the coast and encompasses about
140 apartments, 140 underground-parking places and 125 berths. Sales are
expected to commence in 2010 with preliminary occupancy in 2011-2012.

The other project, Johanneberg, is located within walking distance of
the central districts of Gothenburg. The project encompasses about 140
apartments with 130 underground parking places. Sales at Johanneberg are
expected to commence in 2012, with occupancy in 2013.

“New homes are in strong demand among Skanska’s customers. It is
gratifying that, through the acquisition of two excellent land plots in
Gothenburg, Skanska has the opportunity to offer its customers new,
energy-efficient homes in prime locations,” says Lars Björklund,
President of Skanska Residential Development Nordic.

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One Saudi Arabian braved flash floods in Jeddah to rescue two family members and dozens of strangers from drowning. This act of heroism was made more remarkable by the fact that the driver, who threw a rope to stranded cars and then dragged them out, was a woman–which makes it a violation of Saudi Arabias ban on woman drivers.
Delaware Ford
dealers revel at the launch of Willis Fords revolutionary new web
system. Smyrna car dealers have been
struggling to sell new vehicles, but Santosh Viswanathan, VP of Willis
Ford, has discovered a solution for difficult times and continues to turn
big profits every month. On January 1, JP Automotive Marketing delivered a
brand new website for Santosh who has redirected his attention to improving
the quality and selection of his used cars and creating a solid online
profile.

” Ford Dealers in
Delaware are seeing new car sales down across the board; however the
used car market is very strong. Ive focused my ad spend where it counts,
online. When Christian Jorn spoke at our NADA meeting I knew that search
engine optimization would be the future for car dealers. The transition to
JPMs services was very smooth, our website is amazing, and we have seen an
significant increase in Internet sales already.”

– Santosh Viswanathan, VP Willis Ford, Smyrna DE

Willis Ford chose Jorn and Price Marketing for SEO with the goal of
increasing the number of targeted leads from Googles search network.
Fortunately, Willis Ford has a reputation for excellence and has been
delivering world class service for many years. Cindy Pangburn is head of
the Internet department and was intricately involved in the design of the
website.

“The support staff at JP Marketing is incredible, its nice to have one
company that handles it all, the switch from our previous provider was
quick, and adjustments along the way have been handled quickly and
professionally. Now Im busy selling cars.”

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Byline: HILARIE STELFOX PAIN-FREE labour without drugs sounds like every mother-to-bes idea of perfect childbirth. The reality is often quite different. But, says hypnotherapist Karen Riley, there really is a way to give birth painlessly. One of her clients, Jill Wilson from Brighouse, used hypnotherapy techniques during labour and to achieve a successful pregnancy. She was so inspired by her experiences that she is now training to be a hypnotherapist herself in order to help other women. Karen, an applied biology graduate and member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis, specialises in working with women who are having difficulty conceiving and couples who want to learn techniques to assist a natural birth. She is the UK director of the HypnoFertility Foundation, which originated in the US, and leads workshops for other therapists. Karen, who lives in Outlane, said: “HypnoFertility works on a physical level. If you get very stressed about something and fertility treatment is very stressful then the bodys fight or flight reaction kicks in and the blood supply to the uterus is diverted to the legs and other parts of the body. “So, at the very time you need a good hormonal balance and a rich blood supply to the uterus, all these resources are going somewhere else.
POLICE officers are being given hypnotherapy to help them stop smoking – at the taxpayers expense. The West Midlands force put 140 officers through hour-long sessions. At least 65 per cent of them have quit and most of the others have cut down. And now the countrys biggest forces, including the Met, are looking at launching their own schemes. The once-a-month hypnotherapy sessions cost pounds 40 each, with police forces stumping up half the cost and the taxpayer the rest.

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Ilse Cordoni, Sales Manager at Zephyr
Real Estates SOMA/South Beach office and a Partner in the Zephyr ownership
group, has announced her retirement from real estate sales management.

Cordoni began managing for the companys Noe Valley office in 1990 and was
instrumental in building both the Noe Valley and SOMA offices. She has also
been influential in her work with the San Francisco Association of
REALTORS®, serving as Chair of several key committees and ultimately
leading the organization as its President in 2009. She was honored in 1993
as San Franciscos REALTOR® of the Year and has enjoyed the respect of
her peers throughout the City and the state for more than 30 years.

“Although we will miss Ilse as a manager, we expect to continue seeing her
around,” said Randall Kostick, Zephyrs Chief Operating Officer. “She has
been a tremendous asset to our management group as well as a great friend.”

“It has been a real pleasure to be a part of the Zephyr team,” said Cordoni.
“Working with this wildly creative and fun-loving group has been an
incredible experience.”

Cordonis retirement was officially announced at the companywide weekly
sales meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. She was lauded with praise in
a speech by Zephyrs President and Founder, Bill Drypolcher. The
announcement was met with a tear-filled standing ovation from the agents and
staff, honoring her service and commitment as well as sad to hear the news
of her departure.

When given the opportunity, criminals will target whom they perceive as the weakest among us. And that notion could become even more apparent as Utah and the nation cope with the bursting of the real estate and economic bubbles. The Salt Lake office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Utah Division of Real Estate have compiled a list of the potential top five mortgage related rip-offs in 2010. Chief among them: a reverse mortgage scam targeting the elderly. Reverse mortgages can be a legitimate way for homeowners to take equity from their homes without a monthly payment, which can be especially useful to seniors who need supplemental income during retirement, she said. Unfortunately, con artists sometimes convince seniors they can live in a home for free, obtain a home loan under the occupants name and disappear with the equity, while leaving the victim to repay the mortgage.
SEATTLE — DRS, Inc. (OTCBB: DRSX) was incorporated in November of 2006 as a Nevada
Corporation by Daniel Mendes, the current President, and Daniel Guimont.
On August 1, 2007, George Guimont stepped in as Secretary/Treasurer with
his over 30 years of experience in the drywall industry to help lend
guidance to the growing company. With both executives possessing decades
of experience in both the construction and drywall industries joining
forces to develop DRS, Inc., they recognized what is no less than a
massive market opportunity created by both huge real estate construction
growth AND the current political/environmental trend toward being
“green,” clean and carbon footprint neutral.

Roughly 40 billion square feet of drywall board is manufactured annually
in North America, constituting up to 13% to 20% of new home construction
waste. This breaks down to roughly 40,000 tons of drywall (gypsum) waste
per day, all of which is being dumped in our landfills 365 days a year.
DRSX is committed to reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and
to the process of scrapping and recycling gypsum wallboard.

These vast amounts of drywall present two major issues/opportunities.
First – contractors, construction companies, and developers do not have
a convenient, cost-effective manner in which to dispose of all of this
waste, and second – the waste creates a huge stress on our environment.

DRSX addresses both of these issues by providing removal/cleaning
services combined with its high-margin recycling business. The company’s
already-established infrastructure is efficient, effective, streamlined
– and poised to go national; already being one of the largest drywall
recycling businesses in the Pacific Northwest region. It is anticipated
that in the coming years, legislature will legally require the disposal
of drywall waste, although there is already a huge push in today’s
heightened “green” environment to address this growing problem.

DRSX’s rapid growth and expansion since inception has led it to build a
Drywall Finishing department. The company is proud to announce that in
only its third year of existence gross revenues (during a year which has
seen no less than a 70% DECLINE in housing starts) were over $3.5
Million. The new Drywall Finishing division has done a quick, three
quarters of a million dollars in revenues in less than its first year of
existence; recent large orders poise the company for much higher
near-term growth. DRSX attributes this quick expansion during a time of
economic pullback in the world markets, not to mention real estate in
general, to the current “green” and “carbon footprint neutral”
sociopolitical environment being experienced worldwide.

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On February 4, 2010, Mormon church members and friends marched in a procession down the Parley Street “Trail of Hope” to commemorate the pioneer exodus from Nauvoo in 1846. The parade was led by missionaries carrying flags and wearing uniforms that represented the Nauvoo Legion. Most participants wore pioneer clothing and walked the one-mile route; others rode in horse-drawn wagons.
LOGAN — Troubled Utah State University basketball player Anthony DiLoreto will not participate in any team functions for the foreseeable future, Aggie coach Stew Morrill said Friday. DiLoreto, who was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana and placed on an indefinite suspension by Morrill later that night, is redshirting this season. He arrived at USU with two strikes against him already in the eyes of many because of his involvement in an attempted bank robbery in Wisconsin. The 7-foot-1 freshman from Minnesota was already on probation with Wisconsin law enforcement officials as a result of his role in the attempted bank robbery and was to spend 30 days in each of the next three summers in jail. The Monday arrest, Morrill said, obviously jeopardizes his future with the team.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Bolin
Marketing was recently awarded the Silver Award at the Advertising
Federation of Minnesota’s “The Show” for their work on the Carmex®
Kiss microsite. This was Bolin’s first-ever social media entry for
AdFed’s awards show and is just one of many campaigns Bolin has launched
for Carma Labs, makers of Carmex®
lip balm.

“We are thrilled to be recognized for excellence in creativity and
impact for our client Carmex with the virtual Carmex Kiss,” said Dane
Hartzell, growth catalyst and general manager for Bolin
Digital. “We have a team that is second to none in bringing a
creative concept to life online and engaging the consumer in a
meaningful and fun way.”

The Carmex Kiss microsite was designed to enable Carmex enthusiasts to
send unique and fun communications to one another. The initial goal of
the site was to boost the brand’s online share of voice and brand
sentiment, and has been recently updated in time for Valentine’s Day.

AdFed’s annual awards program is designed to honor the year’s best work
in interactive, advertising, design and student work. The entries are
judged by a panel of respected industry professionals from around the
nation. This year’s judges were Bart Heird-digital creative director of
JWT Chicago, Luke Sullivan-group creative director for GSDM, Pum
Lefebure-co-founder/creative director for Design Army, and Reed
Collins-svp, and executive creative director for Leo Burnett USA.

New Hires in San Francisco and Los Angeles Offices to Complement
Company’s Rapidly Expanding Integrated Advertising Sales

Chris Sanders joins BUZZMEDIA from About.com, where he served as
Vice President, Western U.S., leading a team driving sales and client
solutions across the region. With nearly two decades of digital and
technology sales and marketing experience at companies including AOL,
Philips and SONY, Chris will lead the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest
sales teams and serve as a senior sales management leader, reporting to Doug
Rohrer, BUZZMEDIA‘s Chief Revenue Officer.

Judah Wiedre was previously Senior Director of Sales, West at Heavy.com,
where he was responsible for designing and executing integrated
marketing programs combining online, offline and mobile components for
global brands such as Toyota, Microsoft, PG, and LOreal. His numerous
years of digital experience creating and working on integrated sales
campaigns include positions at Veoh Networks and Flavorpill. In this
newly created role, Wiedre will report to Chris Sanders and will be
based in Los Angeles.

“Chris and Judah both possess extensive experience in developing and
executing large-scale, deeply integrated and creative campaigns which BUZZMEDIA
is increasingly becoming known for,” said Rohrer. “This
experience, combined with their successes that span a wide-range of
advertising categories and with some of the world’s leading brands, will
prove mutually valuable as we continue to grow our business and meet the
growing demand from advertisers.”

Apollo Group, Cabela’s , Intel and Yahoo Honored for Excellence and
Contributions to the Future of Digital Advertising

SAN DIEGO — Covario, the leader in search and display advertising software and
services for Fortune 500 companies, announced today the winners of this
year’s SIGMA awards. The winners were announced at INFLECTIONPoint 2010,
Covario’s annual customer conference that takes place each year in San
Diego, California.

The SIGMA awards recognize advertisers, agencies and partners that have
achieved unique business advantage through their use of digital
marketing and the Covario interactive marketing analytics solutions.

Apollo Group – Best Use of SEO Technology Award

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STOCKHOLM — Regulatory News:

January−December 2009 compared to January−December 2008

– Revenue amounted to SEK 136.8 (143.7) billion.- Operating income
for the Group amounted to SEK 5,222 M (4,086).- Revenue in
Construction decreased by 6 percent in Swedish kronor, and by 11 percent
adjusted for currency rate effects.- Operating margin in
Construction increased to 3.9 (2.7) percent.- Operating income in
Construction increased by 34 percent and amounted to SEK 5,047 M (3,761).-
During the year, Skanska sold commercial properties worth SEK 3,279 M
(3,537), with capital gains totaling SEK 887 M (1,238).- Income
after financial items amounted to SEK 5,021 M (4,410).- Profit for
the year totaled SEK 3,628 M (3,157) and earnings per share amounted to
SEK 8.73 (7.44).- Operating cash flow before taxes, financing
activities and dividends amounted to SEK 7,033 M (1,422).- At
year-end 2009, interest-bearing net receivables amounted to SEK 12.5
(9.2) billion.- Order bookings increased by 2 percent and amounted
to SEK 128.8 (126.5) billion. Adjusted for currency rate effects, order
bookings decreased by 3 percent.- Order backlog totaled SEK 136.5
(142.4) billion, equivalent to 13 (11) months of construction.-
The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 6.25 (5.25) per share
of which SEK 5.25 (5.25) per share as regular dividend and SEK 1.00
(0.00) per share as extra dividend.

The California Court of Appeal has reversed a lower courts decision awarding East Palo Altos biggest landlord attorneys fees in a case against the city, possibly saving the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in another legal case, officials said Thursday. “We are asked here to determine whether the (rent stabilization ordinance) permits recovery of attorney fees by a landlord in successful litigation against the city,” the appellate court wrote in its ruling. “The trial court held that it does and awarded fees to the landlord. We hold that it does not and reverse the award.” The appeal stems from a 2008 case Woodland Park brought against the city, in which the property management company argued East Palo Alto officials improperly raised annual landlord registration fees. Woodland Park prevailed in court, and Kopp ruled the company was entitled to recover its legal expenses based on a section in East Palo Altos 1988 rent control law. “In any civil proceeding that a landlord or a tenant initiates to enforce his/her right under this ordinance, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys fees as determined by the court,” the section reads.
MOAB — Two Utah-based conservation groups have filed a challenge in Colorado Water Court to three applications for groundwater that flows into the Dolores River. The subject of the challenge is an application for three groundwater rights permits needed for development and processing at the proposed Pinion Ridge Uranium Mill in Paradox, Colo. The conservation groups, Red Rock Forests and Living Rivers, filed a “statement of opposition” in water court, asserting concerns about the lack of an “augmentation plan” for the water rights and saying that the proposed use may violate the anti-speculation doctrine under Colorado water law. Harold Shepherd, acting director for Moab-based Red Rock Forests, said the groups are concerned about the “speculative” nature of uranium mining and milling in southeastern Utah and western Colorado. The groups also are concerned the company will hold onto the water granted by the application without ever developing the mill.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA) today announced that Sparton Medical
Systems will be an exhibitor in Booth 1883 at the MDM West show from
February 9-11, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.
MDM West is the world’s largest medical design and manufacturing event.

Orlando Vacation Getaway Ideal for Valentine’s Day and Other Special
Occasions

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Lighthouse Key Resort and Spa is pleased to announce its Orlando
vacation spa package for couples planning a romantic getaway to
Central Florida.

Couples who reserve the spa package receive a four night stay in a 2
bedroom vacation condo rental and a Couples Escape spa treatment.
The treatment includes a 20 minute Jacuzzi tub soak plus a 50 minute
Swedish massage for two at The
Spa at Lighthouse Key.

Couples can also add services such as skin care treatments, body
therapies, manicures, pedicures and even in-condo massages for an
additional charge.

This special package offers a savings of over $200 and is valid
throughout February 2010.

LONDON — RIMES Technologies, the award-winning financial data integrator and
performance solutions provider for the investment community, today
announced that ERSEL Sim S.p.A, the Italian and Luxembourg domiciled
asset manager has selected Barra Performance on RIMES (BPR) to fulfil
its performance measurement and attribution requirements.

Ersel represents development and tradition, with over 70 years of
experience in asset management. Since 1936, the company capital has been
held entirely by the family of the founder; the choice to stay
completely independent has been pursued with tenacity and is the best
guarantee of a trustworthy, transparent and objective appraisal for
investment decisions.

Founded in Turin as ‘Studio Giubergia’, Ersel focused right from the
outset on asset management services. Ahead of time, in 1983 it set up
the first mutual fund management company authorised in Italy and, in
2000, was one of the pioneers in the hedge fund sector. With a staff of
170 people employed in its three offices in Italy and its office in
Luxembourg, Ersel now offers its private and institutional clients
tailor-made and highly-specialised private banking services.

Guido Giubergia, CEO for Ersel, confirmed, “We currently manage assets
in excess of €6.5B and 26 mutual funds. Barra Performance on RIMES will
enable our performance team to produce performance measurement and
attribution analysis on our equity and fixed income portfolios and
analyse the sources of portfolio return using the MSCI Barra attribution
model, reflecting our investment processes”.

Christian Fauvelais, CEO for RIMES, said, “We are delighted to be
including Ersel in our client list. Barra Performance on RIMES
simplifies the use of equity and fixed income benchmarks, which come
pre-loaded and ready to be utilised: the Ersel performance team will
have the wide range of high quality benchmark and market data from RIMES
at their disposal, combined with the multi-asset class performance
analytics from MSCI Barra”.

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Nexxlinx is a customer care and business processing outsourcing company.
We deliver a consistent and compelling customer experience across
multiple channels, devices, and media — not through low-cost foreign
labor, but by applying innovative thinking and advanced technology to
meet quality and cost performance objectives. Whether it’s in our own
call centers, corporate offices, home agents or satellite locations, we
find the best talent to drive equity-building customer interactions.

The site will be the first of its kind, and provide online consumers
with the best possible fares advertised by the discounted airline
carriers in the growing online travel industry. TWG’s experience and
expertise in the sector, having served as the IT consulting firm for
Allegiant Airlines, World Airways, and North American Airlines, among
others, has been invaluable to the Company.

Customer Retention

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COMPLICATION INSURANCE® Provides Financial Security for Surgical
Patients

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Surgical Risk Solutions, LLC announced today the introduction of a
unique new insurance product designed to provide financial resources to
surgical patients in the event that they have adverse outcomes following
surgery. COMPLICATION
INSURANCE® is a patent-pending insurance product that provides
accidental death and dismemberment insurance to patients at a reasonable
cost.

“Every surgery, no matter how minor, comes with risks. Fear of an
unforeseen adverse outcome is every patient’s concern,” says Andrew
Kagan, Chief Executive Officer of Surgical Risk Solutions (SRS). “What
will happen to my family if my recovery is delayed or if I don’t
survive? What can I do to protect my family from financial problems if
my medical expenses balloon? What if I am not around to provide for
them? COMPLICATION INSURANCE® provides an easy
and affordable way to assure that additional money is available to help
offset unexpected costs. Most importantly, this policy pays whether
or not there is medical error or fault involved in a covered accident.
Having COMPLICATION INSURANCE® in place provides peace of
mind for both the patient and his family.

Kagan developed the concept for COMPLICATION INSURANCE® after he
heard about a Florida man who died from a blood clot following a total
joint replacement. The man’s family filed a lawsuit but lost at trial
after the jury ruled that the physician had done nothing wrong. “The
family spent years fighting in court, and they lost everything. They
were broke. It was nobody’s fault that their loved one died,” Kagan
says. “I kept thinking that there should have been some kind of
protection for that family.”

Communications professionals looking to help
their company boost productivity, maximize value and ensure greater
employee satisfaction by improving their internal employee communication
strategy should attend this 90 minute audio conference titled: “Employee Communications Report Card– How Does Your
Company Score? (Six Ways to Improve Your Grade Now).”

This exclusive PR University audio conference takes
place on Thursday, February 18, at 1PM EST (noon CST, 11AM MST, 10AM PST).

Alan Brakoniecki , Assistant Director,
Employee Communications, Eastman Kodak

Terry McKenzie , Partner, The Fibonacci
Design Group; Former Senior Director, Global Employee Communications, Sun
Microsystems

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) will announce funding for targeted research projects at the University of Western Ontario and other universities across Canada designed to provide social, environmental or economic benefits for Canadians.

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On the eve of Super Bowl XLIV,
STACK Media, the nations leading
producer of sports training, performance and lifestyle content, has unveiled
an exclusive behind the scenes look at the training regimes of

Peyton Manning and

Drew Brees. Fans can judge for themselves which quarterbacks training
may have better prepared him for the big game.

A three episode video series titled ” Peyton vs. Drew ,” available online at STACK.com via the Web sites
STACK TV channel, will highlight and
compare each quarterback in the areas of speed training, strength training
and throwing power. The custom video series includes one-on-one interviews
with both Manning and Brees, and will also showcase the athletes best
training videos and insights from their personal trainers.

Nick Palazzo, co-founder of STACK, commented, “Peyton Manning and Drew Brees
both exemplify the dedication to safe and effective training that is at the
core of STACKs mission. Along with fans around the country, we cant wait
to see these great players go head to head in the Super Bowl, and were
excited to provide an opportunity for fans to see Peyton and Drews training
regimes compared head to head, as well.”

STACK co-founder Chad Zimmerman added, “STACK Media has become one of the
top sports properties on the Internet, because our content resonates with
our audience — from high school and college athletes to fitness-minded
adults and weekend warriors. The Peyton vs. Drew video series offers authentic and engaging content that
educates, inspires and entertains the serious athlete.”

While most high school students will be
gearing up to watch the SuperBowl this Sunday, 15-year-old Long Island
native Zach Gelb will be broadcasting and hosting his own two hour live
SuperBowl pre-game talk show on Shovio.com, featuring interviews from Miami
with the Colts and Saints NFL team members. Shovios “Talk Back TV
Network” currently features sports talk pro Sid Rosenberg, along with talk
show talent Star Buc Wild, Goumba Johnny, and Radio Chick. Shovio
recently introduced its Shocast Amateur Virtual Studio Platform, which
enables anyone to broadcast and host their own live audio and video call-in
talk show on Shovio.com. “Z Expert” hosted by 15-year-old high school
student Zach Gelb, is produced by his father Bob Gelb, original producer of
“Mike and the Mad Dogs.” The show is broadcast nightly on Shovios “Talk
Back TV Network.”

WHAT: Shovios Super Sunday Show will be hosted by “Z Expert” Zach Gelb,
and co-hosted by Kevin Canessa, another regular ShoCaster at Shovio.com
with his own daily show called “KC in 60.” Viewers can call in via video,
audio, or Internet chat to participate live on the show. Prizes to be
given away throughout the show.

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AMC Best Picture ShowcaseSM Changes
Include Spreading Events Throughout Two Weekends; Guests Invited to Help
Select Show Schedule Lineup for First Time Ever

With the doubling of nominated films in 2010, this year’s program will
be divided among back-to-back weekends, Saturday, Feb. 27 and Saturday,
March 6. The Oscar® “Best Picture” nominees include “Avatar,”
“The Blind Side,” “District 9,” “An Education,” “The Hurt Locker,”
“Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by
Sapphire,” “A Serious Man,” “Up” and “Up in the Air.”

New this year, guests will be invited to select the films to
join box office smash hit “Avatar” (in 3D*) the first weekend of the
Showcase via an online poll. This feature allows guests the
unprecedented opportunity to help design the program’s show schedule for
the first time.

As in previous years, with the purchase of a pass, attendees receive a
large popcorn with unlimited refills and a souvenir lanyard,
which will feature artwork from the 10 nominated films and will give
guests the freedom to come and go throughout the event.

KAWASAKI, Japan DUESSELDORF, Germany SANTA CLARA, Calif. — NEC Electronics (TOKYO: 6723) today introduced its new Camera Engine 151
(CE151) system-on-chip (SoC) , an image-processing device for camera
phones to provide clear and high-quality images comparable to
digital-still cameras (DSCs).

In 2007, NEC Electronics launched the CE131 SoC, which provided the
eight-megapixel mobile-phone market segment with accumulated shipments
exceeding 30 million units. NEC Electronics also introduced the CE143
SoC in 2009, which enabled processing of 12-megapixel images and full
high-definition (HD) video. To continue this success, the new CE151 SoC
provides advanced picture quality, performance, and functions for still
images and video data, using even lower power consumption.

The new SoC also enables mobile phones to output full-HD (1080-pixel)
video stream and still-image data up to 13 megapixels received by the
CMOS sensor. The Camera Engine Software Platform is designed for
re-usability with a rich and easy-to-use command-layer
application-programming interface (API). Backward compatibility with
previous NEC Electronics’ CE series supports a smooth transition for
existing customers to reach new heights in camera performance and
functionality in mobile phones.

1) Further improved noise-reduction
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In an effort to save the imperiled health-care bill, Democrats cut a tentative deal with organized labor that would exempt unionized employees from an excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans. Of the many unsavory bargains and rotten deals that have characterized the rush to get this thing passed (the “Louisiana Purchase,” the “Cornhusker Kickback,” etc.), the “Labor Loophole” surely takes the prize.
Healthcare providers in Europe are facing incongruous challenges,
including an aging population and an increase in chronic diseases or
long-term conditions, while having to meet an overriding need to reduce
costs and maintain high quality healthcare. These necessities fuel the
demand for e-health IT in general, and electronic health records (EHR)
in particular, but also create a new set of challenges, especially in
the field of data protection. Western European countries have deployed
EHR solutions for some time, with local players still having a strong
position in the local markets. However, the consolidation of healthcare
providers and insurers alters the scale of the installations and
increases opportunities for international players. Their increasing
geographic expansion prompts questions about how easily and cost
effectively EHR solutions can be adapted to local conditions.

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Nevada officials said the state may drop out of Medicaid if the health-care bill passes. Instead it would help its low-income legal residents participate in the federally subsidized exchanges that the bill would establish. The resulting insurance policies would doubtless be more attractive to beneficiaries than Medicaid is.

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Reporters largely ignored it, but the Department of Health and Human Services released a study showing that Head Starts positive effects peter out by the end of first grade. The study included 44 tests, of which 42 found no statistically significant and lasting improvement. Some positive results are to be expected when you run that many tests, and a footnote points out that the two apparently lasting results disappear after correcting for that tendency.
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — EFT BioTech Holdings, Inc., (OTC: EFTB.PK) a proprietary e-commerce
solutions Company providing “made in the USA” health, beauty and
nutraceutical products under the EFT brand to its affiliate member
network, boasting over one million registered members, announces the
continuation of EFT’s Asian membership rallies with the first ever rally
in Bangkok, Thailand. Following the Taiwan Rally, the Company packed the
auditorium with hundreds of new and longtime affiliate members from the
countries of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.

George Curry, Vice President of Marketing commented, “We are overwhelmed
by the continued success of our Asian rallies. We have seen an increase
in new affiliate members in the Thai region and will continue to make
these rallies a major part of our growth strategy for our core business.”

Jack Qin, President and CEO commented, “This rally was special in that
it was the first time to hold a rally in this region of the world and we
are extremely happy with the 1200 plus guests that attended. It was also
a great forum to discuss the future plans of EFT and some of the new and
exiting products that we will offer through our affiliates in the
future. We will continue with our planned aggressive membership drive
schedule for 2010 and also plans to introduce new products and services
to our existing members across the world.”

About EFT

EFT is a worldwide business to consumer e-commerce marketing Company
utilizing a large individual affiliate membership base to sell
proprietary personal products and other unique services. Headquartered
in Southern California the Company services members primarily in Asia,
Eastern Europe and Latin America. Through a joint venture with Excalibur
International Marine, the Ocean LaLa, Excalibur’s Flag Ship, is the
first and only license holder for ferry ship transport providing service
between Taiwan and Mainland China. The Company anticipates the advent of
new products and services further fueling growth.

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Hungry Man was founded in 1997 and
is currently run by its three partners; directors Hank Perlman, Bryan
Buckley and Executive Producer Kevin Byrne. Headquartered in New York with
offices in Los Angeles, London, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Hungry Man is
home to 20 top-ranking directors worldwide and has produced some of the most popular spots in
the world today . This years highlights include the launch of
Microsofts Bing.com Windows 7, numerous Super Bowl Spots and an Emmy
Nomination for Bryan Buckleys American Express spot “Airport Lounge”
starring Martin Scorsese and Tina Fey.

IRVINE, Calif. — Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NasdaqGM:SPPI), a commercial-stage
biotechnology company with a focus in oncology, announced today that
Rajesh C. Shrotriya MD, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, will provide an overview of the Company’s
business strategy at the 2010 BIO CEO Investor Conference on Tuesday,
February 9, 2010, at 11:30am Eastern Time. The conference is being held
at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Spectrum
Pharmaceutical presentation will be given in the Basildon room.

In addition, at 10:30am Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 9th,
Dr. Shrotriya will be a panelist on the topic of “Alternative
Financing Strategies: PIPEs, Follow-Ons, and Private Placements.”
The panel will be in the Jade room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

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Hungry Man was founded in 1997 and
is currently run by its three partners; directors Hank Perlman, Bryan
Buckley and Executive Producer Kevin Byrne. Headquartered in New York with
offices in Los Angeles, London, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Hungry Man is
home to 20 top-ranking directors worldwide and has produced some of the most popular spots in
the world today . This years highlights include the launch of
Microsofts Bing.com Windows 7, numerous Super Bowl Spots and an Emmy
Nomination for Bryan Buckleys American Express spot “Airport Lounge”
starring Martin Scorsese and Tina Fey.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video,
dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, announced today
that it will be participating in the Thomas Weisel Partners 2010
Technology Telecom Conference. Chief Financial Officer JD Sherman will
present an update on Akamai’s service offerings.

“LoadAFN.com
has been designed to help our customers work directly with their
dedicated sales and operations representatives, who, together with
AFN®s procurement team, source the highest quality carriers at the most
competitive price,” says Jared Palmer, General Counsel and Director of
Public Relations for AFN. “It’s the best way every day®.”

The website has a new, clean, and professional look to enhance the
viewer experience. “Our new site provides industry news, white papers on
cargo claims management and high value shipments, shipment tracking
information, and many other unique and user friendly tools and
information,” says Palmer.

In the site’s opening video, Mike Nervick, an AFN principal, references
another unique feature of the site: live chat. This new tool allows both
customers and carriers to communicate directly with an AFN
representative from their computer. “Viewers can contact us using our
live chat feature, by e-mail, or through our new phone number,
877-LOAD-AFN,” says Nervick.

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