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IDBS, the leading
worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to
RD organizations, today announced the launch of the IDBS Biomarker
Discovery and Validation Solution, which streamlines biomarker research and
improves collaboration, intellectual property (IP) management and
scientific understanding of complex disease, leading to new therapies.

The Biomarker Discovery and Validation Solution, based on the InforSense
and E-WorkBook Suites, is the result of customer deployments with leading
organizations such as Celera, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. The solution streamlines the speed and
accuracy of biomarker research by enabling scientists to find, analyze and
visualize complex phenotypic and genomic data. It provides multiple
components supporting gene expression, genome wide association studies
(GWAS) and proteomics techniques, which are packaged and deployed as web
applications that guide scientists through quality control and analysis
processes.

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Biomarker research is iterative, going from cohort selection and
experimental QC and analysis through to qualification and validation, and
incorporates many levels of decisions and multiple data points. Currently,
much of this important scientific knowledge and IP is dispersed across
paper lab notebooks, spreadsheets and presentations, with only a small
fraction being published or secured in a structured manner. Pharmaceutical
companies and medical institutes need an Electronic Laboratory Notebook
(ELN) to capture and manage their decision making and IP in biomarker
research. By providing a central, secure, scalable and searchable biomarker
ELN, organizations can improve their scientific productivity by ensuring
experiments are not repeated, relevant data can be easily found and reports
can be generated quickly.

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“As the World Turns”: Holden fought with Damian at the docks and arrived at Lilys just as she was telling Luke that Damian lied about the DNA. Paul was concerned about Emilys health when she told him, in Micks words, that shed have a baby with or without him. At the Lakeview for her bridal shower, Alison was cornered by Mick, who tried to talk her out of marrying Casey. She got away but later met Mick at the Bell Tower, and they made love. Paul tried to get the goods on Mick from Barbara, who wasnt telling. Emily realized she was being brainwashed by Mick. She and Paul lured him over, and when they grabbed him, Barbara blurted out that Mick was Pauls father. Liberty found out Carly was in New York while she was there with Jack and Janet seeing doctors. Carly found her, distraught, at the Met and brought her back to the hotel. A man at the docks found Damians wallet in the water and brought it to Lily. “The Bold and the Beautiful”: With Nick by her side, Sandy learned Graham is her attacker and released her anger on him, but the stress of recent events put her pregnancy in jeopardy. Bridget demanded answers from Nick and Sandy about what theyd been keeping from her. When Nick told her, she began to question his commitment to her marriage. She confronted Sandy and made a shocking demand on her. Distraught after what transpired with Brooke, Hope went to Grahams, found a party in progress and became the center of attention, but things turned dangerous. Brooke and Ridge rushed to her side at the hospital after she was rescued from the party. They apologized to her for what she overheard. Steffy also visited with an apology. Katie received a stern warning from Steffy about her attempt to oust her from Forrester Creations. “Days of Our Lives”: While talking with Bo via webcam, Ciara saw him kiss Carly. Later, Bo suggested Carly move in with him. After he brought her things to his house, Ciara shredded her clothes. Hope was appalled and considered terminating Bos visitation. Melanie invited Carly to her wedding, but Carly later decided against attending. Vivian prepared a deadly “gift” for Melanie and was confronted by Kate, who accused her of hijacking the wedding with her plan for the two of them to walk down the aisle as mothers of the groom. Hope and Justin found the note in Vivians puzzle box revealing that Carly had a daughter. Arianna learned she wouldnt be going to prison, and she and Brady celebrated by making love. EJ tried to get Rafe to back off pursuing Anna. Sami overheard the men arguing. After she and Rafe left, EJ told Anna shed messed up and wanted to dismiss her, but she wouldnt go quietly. Rafe and Sami kissed after arguing over his going after Anna. Nathan got drunk and ran into Melanie on his way to meet Stephanie, and he begged her not to marry Philip. “General Hospital”: Sonny was horrified to realize hed shot his own son. Olivia heard Sonny tell the barely conscious Dante that he was his father. Lulu ripped into a guilt-ridden Sonny at the hospital. Jason insisted that he leave the country, but Sonny refused to leave Dante. Carly also pleaded with him to leave, but he couldnt bring himself to do it. Dante took his anger out on Olivia, accusing her of lying to him all his life. Dante and Olivia lied to protect Sonny. After Sonny was arrested in Claudias death, Michael confessed to Morgan, Kristina and Molly that he did it. Carly walked out on Jax after he confessed his role in Sonnys arrest. Elizabeth had another meltdown at the hospital, and Nikolas suspended her. Nikolas pleaded with Lucky to reach out to her, but he refused.

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The Non-life
Insurance – Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide is an
essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Non-life
Insurance industry in each of the G8 (United States, Canada, Germany,
France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Japan) countries. The report
includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation
and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines
future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the
market.

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PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Malaga Financial Corporation (OTCBB:MLGF), the parent company of
Malaga Bank FSB, today reported that net income for the year ended
December 31, 2009 was $9,494,000 ($1.65 per share basic and $1.64 per
share fully diluted), an increase of $2,418,000 or 34% from net income
of $7,076,000 ($1.24 per share basic and fully diluted) for the year
ended December 31, 2008. This record annual net income resulted in an
ROAE of 16.71% for the year and was achieved in spite of a $1,044,000
increase in FDIC insurance premiums in 2009. Malaga continues to have no
non-performing assets or delinquent loans.

Net income for the fourth quarter was $2,364,000 ($0.41 per share basic
and fully diluted) compared to $1,930,000 ($0.34 per share basic and
fully diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase of 22%.

Net income increased in 2009 primarily as a result of a $5,297,000
increase in net interest income due to a $57 million growth in average
interest earning assets and an increase in interest rate spread from
2.74% in 2008 to 3.29% in 2009. The interest rate spread increased
primarily due to our average cost of funds declining faster than our
average yield on interest earning assets.

Malaga recorded a provision for loan losses of $120,000 in 2009 as
compared to $329,000 in 2008. The lower provision in 2009 was
attributable to lower net loan growth of $35 million in 2009 versus $59
million in 2008. Malaga’s allowance for loan losses was $2.8 million, or
0.37% of loans, at December 31, 2009.

Operating expenses increased $1,535,000 or 17% from $8,924,000 in 2008
to $10,459,000 in 2009. This increase was due primarily to a $1,044,000
increase in FDIC insurance premiums. In addition, salaries and related
benefits increased $504,000 due primarily to lower cost offset of
deferred loan origination costs as a result of lower loan origination
volume.

Record Cash Flow in 2009 Drives Debt Reduction of $52 million

MILWAUKEE — Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) reported that consolidated
revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 reached $311.5 million, an
increase of 6.0% over the prior year’s comparable period. Diluted
earnings per share for the quarter were 47 cents prior to the previously
announced settlement charges of 14 cents per share. Fourth quarter
diluted earnings per share, as reported, were 33 cents and included
charges for the proposed settlements and related legal costs, net of
insurance reimbursements, related to environmental claims against a
company that Sensient acquired more than twenty years ago. The pre-tax
charges of $11.3 million were reported in the Corporate and Other
operating segment. Prior year fourth quarter diluted earnings per share
were 43 cents.

Without the fourth quarter charges of 14 cents per share, 2009 earnings
would have been $1.92 per share. For the twelve months ended December
31, 2009, Sensient’s reported diluted earnings per share, which include
the charges, were $1.78. Consolidated revenue for 2009 was $1.2 billion
compared to $1.3 billion in 2008.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, foreign currency
translation reduced consolidated revenue and operating income by 4.3%
and 5.6%, respectively. In the fourth quarter of 2009, foreign currency
translation began to add to revenue and operating income as the U.S.
dollar weakened compared to its level in the prior year’s fourth
quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2009, foreign currency translation
added 5.5% and 5.3% to revenue and operating income, respectively.

Cash provided by operating activities for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2009, reached a record level of $138.3 million, compared to
prior year cash flow of $87.0 million. Total debt at December 31, 2009,
was $428.0 million, a reduction of $51.9 million since the beginning of
the year.

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Red Hat Society Goes Red in Support of Heart Disease Awareness

LOS ANGELES — Members of the largest growing women’s organization, the Red Hat
Society, kick off the RHS Go Red for Women Program today by trading in
their purple dresses for red. The program, which aims to raise awareness
of heart disease, the number one cause of death of women in America,
encourages Red Hatters from sea to sea to follow the beat and match
their hat to their dress.

Heart disease is an important matter not just for Red Hatters, but for
women under 50 as well. It is a common misconception that the disease is
a threat only to men and older women. The American Heart Association is
on a mission to eradicate this myth and educate people so they may
understand that heart disease is actually the leading cause of death in
women of all ages. The good news is awareness can be a bold prevention
tool.

“Red Hatters have strong, powerful voices,” says Debra Granich, CEO of
the Red Hat Society. “It’s time to use those voices to educate the
world, raise awareness of heart disease and save lives. We are an
organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and this is one
way we can come together for a common cause.”

The upbeat group urges members living in all countries to gather
together on this day and spread the red word to their friends, their
mothers, their sisters, and their daughters. Red Hatters are encouraged
to come up with colorful ideas to elevate the understanding of the
disease to their friends, family and loved ones.

Saturday on TV Womens college basketball (2 p.m., BYUTV): UNLV at BYU. Mens college basketball: BYU at UNLV (2 p.m., Versus); Nevada at Utah State (8 p.m., ESPNU). Saturday Night Live (10:30 p.m., Ch. 30): Ashton Kutcher hosts; Them Crooked Vultures performs.
FREMONT — Sohiela Afnani has good reason to fear for the lives of seven fellow Bahais about to face trial in Iran. The country has a long history of persecuting members of the Bahai Faith, and executing its leaders, including Afnanis father, Nusratullah Subhani, she said. Subhani was hanged in 1985 after being convicted of spying for Israel and being an enemy of Islam — essentially the same charges that five Bahai men and two women are scheduled to be tried on Sunday in an Iranian court, Afnani said. They already have been in jail nearly two years. She and other Bahai leaders are holding a public forum and prayer vigil Sunday to coincide with the trial.

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Mirion Technologies Imaging
Systems Division announced the release of its Calico
II™ system software for its popular IST-Quadtek® BedBug®
high temperature camera systems. This software enhancement improves the
utility and usability of the application.

Calico II’s new features include:

“Our product offerings are designed to make it easier for our customers
to get the most out of their camera investments,” stated Ken Neal,
President of the Imaging Systems Division. “The new features available
with Calico II will help our customers better monitor and control their
processes to achieve superior operational efficiencies.”

OAKLAND — Surveillance cameras, two dogs and a wrought-iron fence may have made some suspected marijuana growers think they were safe from thieves. But the measures did not stop Oakland police from raiding their Park Boulevard house Wednesday, seizing 401 marijuana plants and two pounds of packaged product with a total estimated street value of about $200,000, authorities said Thursday. Besides the marijuana, police also seized a pistol and shotgun, scales and $800 in cash. Lawson told police he was authorized to have marijuana for medical purposes but could not produce proper documentation. Police said they did not find any smoking materials in the house.
OAKLAND — Surveillance cameras, two dogs and a wrought-iron fence may have made some suspected marijuana growers think they were safe from thieves. But the measures did not stop Oakland police from raiding their Park Boulevard house Wednesday, seizing 401 marijuana plants and two pounds of packaged product with a total estimated street value of about $200,000, authorities said Thursday. Besides the marijuana, police also seized a pistol and shotgun, scales and $800 in cash. Lawson told police he was authorized to have marijuana for medical purposes but could not produce proper documentation. Police said they did not find any smoking materials in the house.

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Mount who? As I see Mount Diablo every day and how great it looks powered with snow at times, I would not find it very enjoyable if I were looking at a politician. (Mount Reagan) Looking at an old 1845 French map you will see it was (when under Mexican land) named Mount San Juan Bautista. That would seem a more appropriate name. Of course, if you leave the decision up to the character who started this idea and our politicians, they might try to sell it and we could have a Mount Sleep Train or Mount Oracle or maybe Mount Apple, if we remove a big chunk out of the side.
Expanded Facility Will Load Multiple Products onto a Single Unit Train

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Gavilon Fertilizer, LLC today announced plans to expand its fertilizer
operation in Sauget, Illinois. Construction of the 19,000-ton fertilizer
storage building is expected to be completed in the fall of 2010. Plans
also include the installation of high-speed bulk-fertilizer handling
equipment and rail configuration to accommodate the loading of 110-car
unit trains.

“We are pleased to be expanding and upgrading our fertilizer facility,”
commented Brian Harlander, president of Gavilon Fertilizer. “Upon
completion, Sauget will be the first bulk-fertilizer facility in the
United States capable of loading multiple products onto a single unit
train, providing increased flexibility for our distribution network and
supporting our ability to help customers manage inventory price risk
over multiple products.”

The Sauget facility currently has 25,000 tons of storage capacity and
distributes bulk fertilizer by truck and rail. The facility is served by
all Class I railroads, including BNSF, CSXT and Union Pacific. The
expanded facility will have 44,000 tons of storage capacity.

Truesport Alliances Entertainment, Ltd.s
(OTCBB: SEWE) interim CEO, Eddie Wenrick, along with other Truesport
Alliances Entertainment, Ltd. executives will be attending an exclusive
mixed martial arts (MMA) networking event.

“Truesport Alliances Entertainment, Ltd. is constantly making influential
contacts and establishing a strong placement in the mixed martial arts
community. By being one of the top companies in manufactured MMA equipment
and event support, Truesport Alliances Entertainment is creating a brand
that is becoming an industry leader,” said Eddie Wenrick, CEO of Truesport
Alliances Entertainment, Ltd.

Truesport Alliances Entertainment, Ltd. touts the TapouT RD Training
Center, which hosts such MMA notables as Chuck Liddell, Mark Coleman and
Team Tompkins. Also in the Companys portfolio is support at amateur and
professional MMA events in production logistics.

About Truesport Alliances Entertainment, Ltd.

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Aubrey Group, Inc. in Irvine, California, specializes in the design,
development and manufacture of therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic
medical devices. Services include system design, electronics, software
and mechanical engineering, VV, compliance testing, prototypes,
manufacturing and clean room disposables. Expertise includes RF
generators, pumps, wireless devices, microfluidics, implantables, and
disposables. We are ISO13485 certified, an FDA registered medical device
manufacturer, and UL registered.

THE CENTECH GROUP, Inc. is a performance-based service contractor with
program management expertise that specializes in systems and service
solutions for federal, military and civilian programs. Since 1988,
CENTECH has been a proven, successful provider of systems and solutions
on over 4000 federal government contracts/ task orders and 150 mission
critical software development projects. Operating under the principles
of Trust, Quality, Service and Value, CENTECH is ISO 9001:2008 certified
and CMMI Maturity Level 3 appraised. The organization’s technical
capabilities include business operations support, engineering services,
computer data center operations, help desk systems and services,
training/knowledge transfer systems and services, logistics support
systems and services, network and infrastructure services, program and
acquisition management support services, security systems and services,
software development and maintenance, systems engineering/technical
assistance, test and evaluation services and Web solutions and services.

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Maureen Dowd devoted a column to lauding Olson and Boies. Dowd did not waste a paragraph on anything resembling legal analysis, which was perhaps a blessing. Olson told her that maintaining marriage as the union of a man and a woman “has no point at all except some people dont want to recognize gays and lesbians as normal, as human beings.” So now we know what Olson thinks of a majority of Americans and the vast majority of conservatives.
Wednesday, Jan. 20 — MARIJUANA SALES — Police arrested a 44-year-old El Cerrito man on suspicion of growing marijuana for sale after a traffic stop. — DRUNKEN DRIVING — Officers arrested a 39-year-old Richmond man on suspicion of drunken driving and possessing a controlled substance during a suspicious vehicle investigation
SAN FRANCISCO — Two people were shot near a youth hostel in San Franciscos Fort Mason Wednesday night, a U.S. Park Police spokeswoman said. Park police dispatch received two calls reporting a shooting near the San Francisco Fishermans Wharf Hostel at Fort Mason Building 240 just before 10 p.m., U.S. Park Police spokeswoman Chris Powell said. Arriving officers found two people injured by gunfire. A 22-year-old woman was injured by a bullet that grazed her head, Powell said, and a 17-year-old boy was shot in the stomach.

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ATHENS, Ohio — Diagnostic Hybrids, a leading developer of in vitro diagnostic
fluorescent staining kits and cell culture products, announces the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (510k) clearance of its D3
FastPointTM L-DFATM RSV/MPV Identification
Kit, which allows for the identification of respiratory syncytial virus
and human metapneumovirus from a patient’s specimen in under 25 minutes.
The D3 FastPoint L-DFA RSV/MPV ID Kit represents the third
product in the company’s D3 FastPoint L-DFA product line, and
its second cleared MPV testing device. The kit is also the only
FDA-cleared product that can be used to detect both RSV and hMPV
antigens simultaneously from clinical samples.

D3 FastPoint incorporates the same proprietary and
proven monoclonal antibodies present in Diagnostic Hybrids’ other
respiratory virus products. The kit uses the fluorescent labeling
technologies of the company’s D3 UltraTM
and D3 DuetTM product lines in combination with
newly developed L-DFA processing technology to create a unique rapid
testing format. The new patent-pending L-DFA technology also allows for
the simultaneous identification of two respiratory viruses in a single
slide well. The D3 FastPoint L-DFA RSV/MPV Identification Kit
will allow laboratories to identify respiratory syncytial virus and
metapneumovirus infections in the same timeframe as currently available
point-of-care rapid antigen tests, which generally do not include MPV
testing options. RSV is the leading cause of infectious viral disease in
infants and children under the age of 1 and can be severe in patients
with cardiac anomalies1. Human metapneumovirus causes
significant disease in all age groups, but particularly in children and
elderly adults2.

“The D3 FastPoint L-DFA RSV/MPV Identification Kit provides
any laboratory receiving and processing samples from pediatric or
geriatric patients with a means to rapidly and accurately detect and
identify two of the most significant respiratory viruses for those
patient populations,” said Steve Ewers, Senior Product Manager at
Diagnostic Hybrids. “This sensitive, accurate result in less than 25
minutes can support the diagnostic algorithm in a clinically relevant
timeframe,” Ewers added.

“This new product is an excellent complement to our D3
FastPoint portfolio of rapid testing products,” said David R. Scholl,
Ph.D., President CEO of Diagnostic Hybrids. “With the D3
FastPoint RSV/MPV kit, we are able to provide improved rapid respiratory
testing solutions to laboratories focused on respiratory syncytial virus
and metapneumovirus diagnosis for pediatric and geriatric hospitals and
clinics,” Scholl added.

Viruses love plane travel. They get to fly around the world inside a closed container while their infected carrier breathes and coughs, spreading pathogens to other passengers, either by direct contact or through the air. And once people deplane, the virus can spread to other geographical areas. Scientists already know that smallpox, measles, tuberculosis, seasonal influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) can be transmitted during commercial flights. Sally Blower, director of the Center for Biomedical Modeling at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, along with Bradley Wagner and Brian Coburn, postdoctoral fellows in Blowers research group, used novel mathematical modeling techniques to predict in-flight transmission of the H1N1 virus. They found that transmission could be rather significant, particularly during long flights, if the infected individual travels in economy class. Specifically, two to five infections could occur during a five-hour flight, five to 10 during an 11-hour flight, and seven to 17 during a 17-hour flight.

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — CBL Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE:CBL):

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) allocable to common shareholders for the
fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, was $2,358,000 or $0.02 per
diluted share. FFO for the current quarter was reduced by a non-cash
impairment of real estate of $0.60 per diluted share. Excluding the
impact of this impairment of real estate, FFO allocable to common
shareholders was $0.62 per diluted share. Additionally, FFO for the
fourth quarter 2009, excluding the impairment of real estate, reflects
dilution of $0.34 per fully diluted share as a result of the 66.63
million shares issued in the June 2009 equity offering. FFO allocable to
common shareholders for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, was
$52,867,000 or $0.80 per diluted share.

During the course of the Companys normal quarterly review, the Company
determined that it was appropriate to write down the depreciated book
value of three shopping centers to their estimated fair values. The Net
Operating Income (”NOI”) of the three centers represents less than 0.6%
of total 2009 portfolio NOI. These write downs resulted in a non-cash
impairment of real estate in the fourth quarter 2009 of $114,862,000.
Property-specific information is provided in the section titled “Property
Review.”

“We are pleased that the overwhelming majority of properties in our
portfolio are performing well and reinforcing the strength of our market
dominant mall strategy, notwithstanding the impairment of these three
properties,” said John N. Foy, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer.

NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings has downgraded by one notch the ratings assigned to
Pacific LifeCorp (PLC) and certain of its subsidiaries, including
Pacific Life Insurance Company (PLIC), which is PLCs primary life
insurance subsidiary. The Rating Outlook is Stable. See the full rating
list at the end of this release.

Todays rating action reflects the companys higher-than-expected
earnings and capital volatility, weaker earnings profile going forward
which will pressure organic capital generation, increased financial
leverage across the enterprise and reduced financial flexibility. The
rating action also reflects continued deterioration in the commercial
real estate market which could result in higher-than-expected losses for
PLC.

In addition, Fitchs revised treatment of equity credit afforded surplus
notes (as published in the press release Fitch Updates U.S. Insurance
Surplus Note Equity Credit Treatment dated Jan. 29, 2010) has resulted
in an increase in Fitchs calculation of PLCs equity-adjusted financial
leverage ratios (excluding SFAS 115 and debt related to Aviation Capital
Group) to 24% (reflects new criteria for surplus notes) from 14% at
Sept. 30, 2009 (reflects former surplus notes criteria).

The companys relatively large variable annuity exposure has resulted in
higher-than-expected statutory and GAAP earnings volatility over the
past two years. Over the near term, Fitch expects PLCs earnings to
moderate relative to historical levels but be less volatile due to
increased hedging. Based on the companys increased financial leverage
and Fitchs reduced earnings expectations, GAAP EBIT-to-interest
coverage ratios are expected to decline to the 5-6 times range over the
near term, which is lower than historical levels.

Fitchs concern about higher-than-expected investment losses is driven
by PLCs above-average investment exposure to commercial real estate
(CRE) related assets, which consists of directly placed commercial
mortgage loans, commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS), and equity
real estate, which collectively represent over 16% of total invested
assets (excluding policy loans) as of Sept. 30, 2009.

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VISTA, Calif. — California Community Bank (OTCBB:CABK), today announced that prominent
San Diego banker Steve Harrington has joined the Bank as Senior Vice
President, Business Banking at its Vista Office. Harrington is a veteran
commercial lender and has over 20 years of banking experience in the San
Diego and North County markets.

Harrington started his career with Wells Fargo Bank and in 1994 joined
First Pacific National Bank as a Commercial Loan Officer. After the
bank’s sale, he served as a Business Loan Officer with Fallbrook
National Bank and San Diego National Bank. Most recently he was the
Regional Manager for 1st Pacific Bank of California in
Oceanside.

“Steve’s strong reputation as a North County premier business banking
expert is a perfect addition to our high service and relationship
oriented banking philosophy,” commented Larry Hartwig, President and
CEO. “He has an excellent background in business and a strong history of
community involvement plus many long-term relationships in the San Diego
North County business community. We are most pleased to have him as a
lead member of our Vista Office banking team.”

Steve attended the University of California, San Diego and resides with
his wife in North County. He is active in various civic groups and
serves on the Board of the Vista Chamber of Commerce.

BETHESDA, Md. — GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services today announced it was
administrative agent on a $125 million credit facility for U.S.
HealthWorks, Inc. The loan refinances existing debt and provides
additional capital to support the company’s growth and acquisition
strategies. GE Capital Markets served as lead arranger.

U.S. HealthWorks is a leading national provider of occupational medicine
and urgent care services. With 155 clinics and worksite centers in 15
states, and 2,000 employees including approximately 350 affiliated
physicians, U.S. HealthWorks centers serve thousands of patients each
day throughout the country.

“We appreciate the work of GE Capitals team to understand our needs and
deliver a solution to help us continue to grow our business,” said
Daniel Crowley, chairman, president and CEO of U.S. HealthWorks. “While
most of the attention today is on the challenges facing businesses, this
financing allows us to accelerate our business strategy of acquiring
outpatient occupational health clinics and delivering high quality,
cost-effective health care for patients.”

“U.S. HealthWorks has been a customer since 1999,” said Bob McCarrick,
senior managing director for GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services’
corporate finance group. “Our deep healthcare industry expertise and
knowledge of their company enables us to continue meeting their needs by
providing the flexibility and capital they require.”

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SAN FRANCISCO — Pronto
Seminars announced its 2010 schedule in Italy providing CE/CME
workshops for Physicians, Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, RNs and other
health professionals.

“2010 is a time for health professionals and their families to restore,
heal, and learn,” said founder Ron Pilato. Pronto has a unique
alternative for continuing education.”

Ellyn
Bader, Ph.D., Director of The Couples Institute and 2007 speaker,
said, “Pronto was better than I expected. The seminar was rich because
therapists from different countries shared experiences working with
couples. I also loved being able to work with a small intimate group. We
felt so welcomed by Pronto and the local Italian culture. Truly a week
I’ll never forget.”

Esther
Perel, MFT, a 2009 presenter said, “It was a pleasure to work with
Pronto last year, embraced by the Tuscan hills. Participants came from
all over the world
and spanned many disciplines. I would certainly do it again.”

Miep Gies used to say she was just an ordinary housewife. Austrian by birth, and Catholic, she married a Dutchman named Jan Gies and lived in Amsterdam. In the war, Miep and Jan helped hide Otto Frank and his family in a secret room, daily risking their own lives to do so. For Miep, Otto Franks young daughter Anne was a girl “full of the joy of just being alive,” and she remembered seeing Anne writing her diary with a look of utter intensity in her face.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America’s leading home health and
hospice companies, today announced that it has acquired De Queen Home
Health Agency located in De Queen, Arkansas, a Permit of Approval state.
The acquisition will expand Amedisys’ coverage to all or part of eight
new counties, bringing our total coverage of Arkansas to 32 counties. De
Queen had annualized revenue of $2.9 million, but is not expected to add
materially to Amedisys earnings in 2010.

“We welcome the new employees from De Queen into the Amedisys family and
look forward to expanding our presence in Arkansas,” stated William F.
Borne, Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys, Inc. “De Queen has a long
history and great reputation of providing quality service to the
communities they serve. We are very excited to be able to build upon
that reputation by introducing our technologies and expanding services
with our disease management programs.”

Amedisys, Inc. is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its common
stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “AMED.”

This press release includes statements that may constitute
“forward-looking” statements, usually containing the words “believe,”
“estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate” or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements. Many of the factors that could cause
or contribute to such differences are described in the Company’s
periodic reports and registrations statements filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and include, but are not limited to the
following: general economic and business conditions, changes in or
failure to comply with existing regulations or the inability to comply
with new government regulations on a timely basis, changes in Medicare
and other medical reimbursement levels, ability to complete acquisitions
announced from time to time, and any financing related thereto, the
ability to meet debt service requirements and to comply with covenants
in debt agreements, adverse changes in federal and state laws relating
to the health care industry, demographic changes, availability and terms
of capital, ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, ongoing
development and success of new start-ups, ability to successfully
integrate newly acquired agencies, changes in estimates and judgments
associated with critical accounting policies, business disruption due to
natural disasters or acts of terrorism, and various other matters, many
of which are beyond management’s control. By making these
forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to
update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this
release.

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REDMOND, Wash. — Micronics, Inc. today announced that it has been issued a second letters
patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for an
integrated heat exchange system on a disposable, plastic cartridge. The
new patent has broad utility across the life sciences sector with
particular application in point of care molecular diagnostics.

The patent, entitled “System and method for heating, cooling and heat
cycling on a microfluidic device,” is U.S. Patent No. 7,648,835 (the
’835 case). The newly issued patent identifies the use of exothermic or
endothermic material in reservoirs that are contained within an
integrated disposable plastic cartridge. Once the chemical process of
the reservoir material is activated, the reservoir provides heating or
cooling to specific locations on the cartridge. Multiple reservoirs may
be included in a cartridge to provide varying temperatures. Micronics is
employing this technology in the development of disposable cartridges
for performance of a complete polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) temperature cycle in less than 15 seconds.

The ’835 case is related to an earlier patent, U.S. Patent No.
7,544,506, also issued to Micronics. The devices of these patents make
it possible to perform PCR or rtPCR in a fraction of the time of
commercial systems in use today. In Micronics’ molecular diagnostic
devices, all reagents required for a diagnostic test are incorporated
into the disposable cartridge.

Micronics is advancing a point of care molecular diagnostic platform,
called the PanNAT system, that employs disposable cartridges and a
small, lightweight, easy to operate instrument. Using microfluidics, the
Company is able to substantially reduce the volumes of sample and
reagents required to produce a test result, generally within a fraction
of the time and cost that traditional reference lab and bench top
methods require.

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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ATLANTA — Hurry, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Downtown Atlanta’s premier
convention hotel with “wow” appeal rolls out an unbeatable deal for
meetings booked by May 31, 2010 and held over Value Dates in 2010 –
2013. Simply book a meeting with 150 or more room nights and “Pick Two”
of the following*:

The Atlanta Marriott Marquis has completed a stunning $138 million
transformation which includes the addition of 46,000 square-feet of
additional meeting space bringing the total meeting space to 160,000;
the renovation of all 1,569 guest rooms and 94 suites; five new
restaurants and lounges, The Spa and fitness center, swimming pool and
lobby.

*Offers are based on availability, blackout dates apply and subject to
change.

ATLANTA — Hurry, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Downtown Atlanta’s premier
convention hotel with “wow” appeal rolls out an unbeatable deal for
meetings booked by May 31, 2010 and held over Value Dates in 2010 –
2013. Simply book a meeting with 150 or more room nights and “Pick Two”
of the following*:

The Atlanta Marriott Marquis has completed a stunning $138 million
transformation which includes the addition of 46,000 square-feet of
additional meeting space bringing the total meeting space to 160,000;
the renovation of all 1,569 guest rooms and 94 suites; five new
restaurants and lounges, The Spa and fitness center, swimming pool and
lobby.

*Offers are based on availability, blackout dates apply and subject to
change.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people with allergies to clams not to consume Knorr Soup du jour brand Cream of Potato Leek Soup Mix described below. The affected product may contain clams which are not declared on the label.

The affected product, Knorr Soup du jour brand Cream of Potato Leek Soup Mix, product of USA, is sold in 639 g packages bearing UPC 0 68400 03780 4 and lot code RW3179. This product has been distributed through the following retail outlets:

Consumption of this product may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to clams.

Two of Canadas Networks of Centres of Excellence – the Canadian Stroke Network and the Advanced Foods Materials Network – today awarded the third annual national “Salt Lick Award” to Gerber Graduates Lil Entrees. This choice was made because the “Chicken Pasta Wheel Pickups” dinner serves up the sodium equivalent to two orders of medium McDonalds Fries.

The Gerber Graduates meal, which the packaging says is “appropriate for children 1 year or older” and “specially made for toddlers,” contains 550 mg of sodium, or more than half a toddlers adequate daily intake of 1,000 mg. Meanwhile, according to the McDonalds Canada website, a medium order of French Fries contains 270 mg of sodium.

This year, the Salt Lick Award focuses on food for young children in order to highlight the inappropriately high levels of sodium added to meals targeted at toddlers. The Canadian Stroke Network and Advanced Foods and Materials Network conducted a product scan of popular baby and toddler foods, resulting in selection of the Graduates meal for the Salt Lick Award. There is good news however: some popular brands in the marketplace have no added sodium.

Dr. Kevin Willis, who leads efforts by the Canadian Stroke Network to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive sodium intake, says “there is a concern that eating too much sodium in childhood can lead to a preference for salty foods and, consequently, an increased risk of disease as an adult.”

Dr. Rickey Yada, Scientific Director of the Advanced Foods and Materials Network, mirrors this sentiment: “Canadians need to follow the everything in moderation concept to develop a healthy and sustainable diet. Products high in salt will make such an exercise very difficult and will contribute to the toll many chronic diseases are taking on our health-care system, and our lives.”

Home insurance claims are on the rise due to increasing numbers of accidents resulting from dinner parties.

Swinton, the UKs leading retailer of home insurance believes the popularity of TV shows such as Channel 4s Come Dine with Me could be contributing to the hike in claims.

An online survey of 1,200 customers found that 67% of homeowners had hosted a dinner party which resulted in an accident in the last six months.

Of those polled 28% had made a claim for damage to furnishings and electrical equipment caused by dinner guests. The most common accident during a dinner party was spilling red wine on the carpet.

Other common accidents cited by homeowners included spilling food on the carpet, breaking electrical items, cigarette burns in the carpet or sofa and scratching the dining room table.

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is widely acknowledged that Taiwan’s major industry is manufacturing,
from original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and original design
manufacturing (ODM) in the early 1950s to its recent world-leading
advanced technology products, such as semi-conductors and LEDs. But few
people realize that the island also boasts many of the world’s top
producers of sporting goods. And big names in everything from fitness
equipment (Dyaco Johnson Health) to surfboards (MAXAM), and even
bicycles – you name it, Taiwan seems to make it, and at an even higher
quality.

The Taipei International Sporting Goods Show (TaiSPO 2010), from 29
April to 2 May, 2010, will be held the first time at the newly build
NANGANG Exhibition Hall which offers more flexibility to satisfy the
need of display spaces. This event is considered as one of the most
important sporting goods show in Asia and is expected to be attended by
more than 350 companies using approximately 1,660 display booths. It
will attract around 2,600 overseas enthusiasts as well as tens of
thousands of local visitors, whilst generating an estimated US$
541,640,000 worth of business.

In 2009, 2,573 international buyers and 12,950 local visitors gathered
at this annual event, 95% visitors were satisfied with the exhibition
quality and are eager to attend the 2010 events. And compared with last
year both the number of exhibitors and booths will increase 10%, which
beckons well for Taiwanese sporting goods that are fairing well even in
the midst of global downturn. TaiSPO 2010 comprises 8 categories, with
the main focus being fitness equipment followed by many other sporting
goods including skating skiing products; sports balls and rackets;
golfing products; sporting apparel and accessories; massage equipment;
and water sports and diving equipment, as well as other outdoor sports
products.

As Taiwan is a giant in information technology (IT), local companies
have devoted time and resources to inventing products that provide a
better quality of exercise, thereby increasing fitness and enjoyment.
Many of these value-added products have become mainstream. For example,
anyone tired of traditional surfboards can now try out an innovative
electric surfboard (Joy Ride Tech) that help surfers catch any good
waves; hi-tech devices such as USB, audio, and LCD TV are now adapted to
fitness equipment to provide a more enjoyable work out.

In recent years, Taiwanese people have come to enjoy leisure activities,
including social sporting events, which tend to take place outdoors. To
accommodate this trend, TaiSPO 2010 has even set up a special area
“OUTDOOR VILLAGE” that highlights the best features of exhibit products
and stages the top sources for camping suppliers, backpacks,
mountaineering, water sports, skiing skating, cycling, tents and other
related items.

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Innovation for a new generation are the hallmarks of the Urban
Lifestyle Collection

LAS VEGAS — LAS VEGAS MARKET, Booth C1433 — In a time of economic
contraction, retailers seek out market segments which are bucking that
trend, and even expanding. But these can be hard to find. Atlantic has
done the homework for its retail partners. To create our new Urban
Lifestyle Collection, we have exhaustively researched and precisely
tailored our entertainment furniture storage solutions to appeal to a
demographic that spends $300 billion annually, and, by 2015, will have
more spending power than any group ever before. This group is the
15-44s: teens, singles, young marrieds and young families.

Research indicates that a few key traits are held in common across this
age range. For one, they are transitioning to smaller living spaces:
whether it’s a dorm room or a less spacious, more affordable suburban
home, square footage is at a premium. Yet, they still crave consumer
electronics to make their homes entertainment and social hubs.
Therefore, they need furniture with a compact footprint and
intelligently designed storage to get the most out of their décor.
Another commonality is an appreciation for clean, modern design accented
by pops of vibrant, expressive color. An entire subculture has grown up
around this interest, with magazines like Dwell and Metropolis
presenting the EQ3 and IKEA look as the aspirational ideal.

Yet, the entertainment
furniture found at most retailers remains dominated by heavy, wooden
units with stodgy traditional styling, or “lighter-looking” glass-based
designs that fall short on storage. Atlantic is poised to change the
face of the value-priced entertainment furniture landscape with our
Urban Lifestyle Collection. Bringing together a choice of exciting,
cutting-edge contemporary and transitional looks with smart,
storage-friendly, eco-friendly design, the Urban Lifestyle Collection
appeals to not only its target demographic, but an inclusive
cross-section of national consumers.

One of the secrets to this feat is in the unique sculptured steel frame
construction of the pieces. Exclusive to Atlantic among its competitors,
this innovation takes the bulk out of entertainment furniture, leaving
airy, visually quiet and fashion-forward silhouettes in variations such
as sophisticated Tribeca™, graceful Nuvo™, high-rise Rio™ and
videogame-oriented Centipede™. Sculptured steel also makes it easy to
offer consumers new and fabulous color choices, with powder-coatings
that won’t tarnish, chip or discolor. Even with these up-to-date
improvements, the frame still offers the solid stability of steel,
reinforced by braces and adjustable leveling feet to eliminate wobbling,
and our largest model securely holds up to a 55 inch television weighing
as much as 150 pounds. To top it all off, Atlantic leads the field in
fulfilling consumer desires for a greener way of life, by using
recyclable steel and keeping flat packs light for a reduced carbon
footprint—and reduced costs—during shipping.

IN APRIL 2008, The Orange County Register published a bombshell of an investigation about a license plate program for California government workers and their families. Drivers of nearly I million cars and light trucks–out of a total 22 million vehicles registered statewide–were protected by a “shield” in the state records system between their license plate numbers and their home addresses. There were, the newspaper found, great practical benefits to this secrecy. “Vehicles with protected license plates can run through dozens of intersections controlled by red light cameras with impunity,” the Registers Jennifer Muir reported. “Parking citations issued to vehicles with protected plates are often dismissed because the process necessary to pierce the shield is too cumbersome. Some patrol officers let drivers with protected plates off with a warning because the plates signal that drivers are one of their own or related to someone who is.” The plate program started in 1978 with the seemingly unobjectionable purpose of protecting the personal addresses of officials who deal directly with criminals. Police argued that the bad guys could call the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), get addresses for officers, and use the information to harm them or their family members. There was no rash of such incidents, only the possibility that they could take place. So police and their families were granted confidentiality. Then the program expanded from one set of government workers to another. Eventually parole officers, retired parking enforcers, DMV desk clerks, county supervisors, social workers, and other categories of employees from 1,800 state agencies were given the special protections too. Meanwhile, the original intent of the shield had become obsolete: The DMV long ago abandoned the practice of giving out personal information about any driver. What was left was not a protection but a perk. Yes, rank has its privileges, and its clear that government workers have a rank above the rest of us. Ordinarily, if one out of every 22 California drivers had a license to drive any way he chose, there would be demands for more police power to protect Californians from the potential carnage. But until the newspaper series, law enforcement officials and legislators had remained mum. The reason, of course, is that the scofflaws are law enforcement officials and legislators.

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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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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.

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LOS ANGELES — Perry Ellis International (NASDAQ:PERY) has entered into an exclusive
license agreement with Nolan Glove Company (Nolan) to manufacture,
design and distribute women’s Laundry by Shelli Segal® year-round
accessories, including: hats, caps, earmuffs, gloves, mittens, scarves
and wraps.

Headquartered in New York City, Nolan is one of the oldest glove
companies in America. Founded in 1920, the company has a heritage of
creating fashion in an industry segment that traditionally focused on
utility. “We are very excited to partner with the Nolan Glove Company
and benefit from their ninety years of experience in year-round
accessories manufacturing,” stated Oscar Feldenkreis, President Chief
Operating Officer of parent company, Perry Ellis International. “Nolan’s
head and handwear expertise ranges from the finest leather to complex
knitting, ensuring the superior quality expected by our Laundry by
Shelli Segal customer.”

Michael P. Nolan, President of Nolan Glove Company, added, “We consider
Laundry by Shelli Segal to be the most forward fashion platform in the
contemporary market today. The driving force at Nolan has been exquisite
execution of product and we have found the same aesthetic at Laundry by
Shelli Segal. It is truly an organic partnership that will reinvigorate
our market with luxurious energy.”

Launching fall 2010 in-store, Laundry by Shelli Segal year-round
accessories will be distributed to better department stores and
specialty stores. The collection will launch to the trade at the end of
January.

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Muslim civil rights group seeks confirmation of troubling new policy WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to clarify whether Islamic head scarves, or hijab, will now automatically trigger additional security measures for Muslim travelers. CAIR made that request after a Muslim woman traveler taking a flight Tuesday from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Los Angeles (LAX) reported that TSA personnel first requested that she take off her hijab, then put her through a “humiliating” public full-body pat-down search when she refused. After the pat-down, the Muslim travelers luggage, coat, shoes, laptop, and cell phone were searched and tested for bomb-making chemicals. When the traveler, a resident of Maryland, questioned TSA staff about the way she was being treated, she was allegedly told that a new policy went into effect that morning mandating that “anyone wearing a head scarf must go through this type of search.” In a letter to TSA Acting Administrator Gale D. Rossides, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad wrote in part:

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ON NOVEMBER 13, a clot of journalists stands in a hailstorm outside a Portland, Oregon, business called Rumpspankers Beyond Broth. Were awaiting a press conference rechristening the business the Cannabis Cafe, the first restaurant where patients licensed by the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) can publicly use marijuana. The event is a half-hour late in starting. Perhaps theres cleaning to do. Rumpspankers, a soup restaurant by day, was until recently an adult entertainment venue by night, hosting a bondage club and a monthly event called “Pants Off Dance Off.” Maybe those already inside–the cafes owners, representatives from the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), a guy carrying a raft of French pastries–dont hear the banging on the door. Maybe, judging from the skunk smell that rolls out once the door is opened, everyone inside is too euphoric to realize what time it is. “Welcome to freedom!” says Madeline Martinez, all good cheer as she finally presents the cafe, a cavernous room of dinged-up furniture and paper lanterns. As the executive director of Oregon NORML, Martinez previously hosted bimonthly socials for marijuana patients in the ballroom above Rumpspankers, but a seven-day-a-week place to congregate and medicate? That is her dream come true.

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Net loss available to common shareholders of $0.34 per share for
fourth quarter

Non-performing assets ended the quarter at 2.38% of total assets

Deposits increased $225 million, or 3%, during fourth quarter, and
13% for full year

Non-interest bearing demand deposits increased 5% during fourth
quarter, 12% for full year

Reduction in loans past due 30-89 days of 10% during fourth quarter,
30% for full year

Kinti Holdings Group (OTCBB: KMLD)a division of Kinti Mining Lmtd. President, Frank Love, states the following, “Kinti Holdings Group, President and Directors, Frank Love and Supriem David Rockefeller recognized a need for commercial funding of debt acquired by major brand name corporations during this current depression. With many banks and lending institutions unwilling to loan money to these corporations, a backlash effect has caused many brand named national chains to simply go out of business.”

Frank Love further states, “Almost every National brand name corporation has been affected by the recent financial crisis facing the Nations economy. Corporations like Bennigans, Steak Ale, Foot Locker, Ann Taylor, Linens n Things, Sharper image, and Bombay have all been effected by the recent down turn in the Nations current economy crisis. Some of these corporations could have greatly benefited from our current plan.”

Frank Love also states, “Kinti Holdings Group is prepared for the immediate swap of debt for equity to any major National name brand corporation needing urgent funding of its debt, in exchange for the subsequent and substantial proportion of ownership, equal to the value of debt within that corporation”. A sense of urgency is required as this will be on a first come first serve basis. Your corporation must verify it has the ability to be an on-going concern within its market.

About Kinti Holdings Group. We are a division of Kinti Mining Lmtd. that is publicly traded under ticker symbol (KMLD). Our corporation has 50 Million shares Authorized, issued and outstanding, with approximately 80% being held tight within the corporation and its friendly stakeholders.

Kinti Holdings Group (OTCBB: KMLD)a division of Kinti Mining Lmtd. President, Frank Love, states the following, “Kinti Holdings Group, President and Directors, Frank Love and Supriem David Rockefeller recognized a need for commercial funding of debt acquired by major brand name corporations during this current depression. With many banks and lending institutions unwilling to loan money to these corporations, a backlash effect has caused many brand named national chains to simply go out of business.”

Frank Love further states, “Almost every National brand name corporation has been affected by the recent financial crisis facing the Nations economy. Corporations like Bennigans, Steak Ale, Foot Locker, Ann Taylor, Linens n Things, Sharper image, and Bombay have all been effected by the recent down turn in the Nations current economy crisis. Some of these corporations could have greatly benefited from our current plan.”

Frank Love also states, “Kinti Holdings Group is prepared for the immediate swap of debt for equity to any major National name brand corporation needing urgent funding of its debt, in exchange for the subsequent and substantial proportion of ownership, equal to the value of debt within that corporation”. A sense of urgency is required as this will be on a first come first serve basis. Your corporation must verify it has the ability to be an on-going concern within its market.

About Kinti Holdings Group. We are a division of Kinti Mining Lmtd. that is publicly traded under ticker symbol (KMLD). Our corporation has 50 Million shares Authorized, issued and outstanding, with approximately 80% being held tight within the corporation and its friendly stakeholders.

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“We are thrilled to bring an incredible team of 10 Americans to the 2010
Olympic Games,” said David Steel, senior vice president of Strategic
Marketing for Samsung Electronics America, Inc. “Samsung’s USA Mobile
Explorers represent both the East and West coasts; hail from New York,
Seattle, Los Angeles and beyond; and work as professional video
producers, world travelers and more. The program is a unique Olympic
moment for us all, allowing our Mobile Explorers to share experiences
with people across the United States to demonstrate Samsungs commitment
to supporting the Olympic Movement.”

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All the best in French food, wine, spirits and “joie de vivre”
under one roof

NEW YORK — The French Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries will
participate in The Food Network/South Beach Wine Food Festival
in Miami from February 25th to February 28th.
Honored guest Mr. Pierre Vimont, French Ambassador to the United States
will officially open the “Celebrate France!” Pavilion with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, February 26th. The
“Celebrate France!” Pavilion will showcase an array of French
gastronomic specialties and gourmet products presented by participating
sponsors. The 2,500 square foot pavilion will also feature “Le
Tasting Bar” with wine and cheese pairing seminars hosted by
renowned wine writer and educator, W.R. Tish.

The pavilion welcomes all trade, press and consumers to experience the
authenticity and diversity of French gastronomy. Serge Lozach, Managing
Director, Sopexa USA explained, “Our goal is to put the spotlight
back on quality French products without being too formal. We want to
show people that French foods, wines and spirits are easily accessible,
delicious and unpretentious.”

Sponsors of this year’s “Celebrate France!” Pavilion include: Ile de
France, who will present a selection of brie, goat, triple-crème,
blue and sheep’s milk cheese specialties; Les Vins Georges
Duboeuf will showcase their new line of luscious varietal wines, Patch
Block; Maison Marques et Domaines, Champagne Louis Roederer,
Chateau de Pez and Domaine Ott Clos Mirielle; Chateau
d’Esclans; Henriot, Henriot, William Fèvre and Bouchard;
Chartreuse, Palm Bay International, Remy Pannier
and Jean Luc Colombo; Pasternak Wine Imports, Lucien
Albrecht, Les Deux Rives and Les Petits Grains from
St. Jean de Minervois; Volvic; Voli Vodka
and W Wine Boutique.

Visitors will have the opportunity to taste and discuss these wines with
some of the winemakers and estate representatives themselves, including
Sacha Lichine, owner and winemaker of the famous Côtes de Provence
estate, Chateau d’Esclans. Mr. Lichine will be pouring his rosés
at the “Celebrate France!” Pavilion, joined by fellow winemaker
extraordinaire, Patrick Léon, formerly of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild.
Frédéric Rouzaud, great-grandson of Madame Camille Olry-Roederer and
President of the family owned Champagne Louis Roederer will be
on-hand to discuss the over 200 year-old champagne house and its plans
for the future. Marie Albrecht of the famed Lucien Albrecht in
Alsace will be in attendance as well to discuss her family’s estate and
their future plans. Guests are also encouraged to taste these wines with
W.R. Tish’s Ile de France cheese pairing suggestions at “Le
Tasting Bar” which will be open for the duration of the festival.

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Company Reports Net Earnings of $0.14 Per Diluted Share in Quarter
Versus $0.15 Loss; Third-Quarter Operating Profit up by $4.5 Million;
Continued to Improve Cost Structure and Gross Margin Percentage, and
Strengthen Balance Sheet; Company Maintains Annual Revenue Guidance

MINNEAPOLIS — Arctic Cat Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAT) today reported net earnings of $2.6
million, or $0.14 per diluted share, on net sales of $131.0 million for
the third quarter ended December 31, 2009. Arctic Cat reported a net
loss in the prior-year third quarter of $2.7 million, or $0.15 per
diluted share, on net sales of $174.7 million.

In the first nine months, Arctic Cat reported net earnings of $11.4
million, or $0.63 per diluted share, compared to prior-year net earnings
of $7.2 million, or $0.40 per diluted share. Arctic Cat’s net sales in
the first nine months of fiscal 2010 totaled $366.7 million versus
$472.9 million in the same period last year.

Commented Arctic Cat’s chairman and chief executive officer Christopher
A. Twomey: “We are pleased with the company’s further progress in
delivering improved operating results during the third quarter and year
to date, particularly given the continued difficult selling conditions
in the power sports market. Our focus on lowering Arctic Cat’s cost
structure through lean manufacturing efficiencies, low-cost sourcing and
expense controls led to higher gross margins and operating profits. In
addition, our efforts to reduce inventories resulted in a much stronger
balance sheet.”

Among the highlights of Arctic Cat’s 2010 third-quarter and year-to-date
financial results versus the same period last year:

Indoors best life for cats I enjoy reading Linda Treml Hallams column “Adoptable Pets” and appreciate her work to find loving homes for shelter animals. The Jan. 15 column, “How to know if cats be your fancy,” provides important advice to individuals considering adopting a cat or kitten. However, I would like to comment on the issue of whether cats need access to the outdoors in order to lead happy lives. Traffic is heavier during the day and therefore an even greater danger to cats than in the evening hours. Outdoor cats are more susceptible to parasites such as fleas, worms and ticks and diseases such as feline leukemia. They may also be attacked and injured or killed by other cats, dogs or wild animals. Outdoor cats can be subjected to weather related injuries as well.

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Norvax University takes its two-day Marketing
and Sales Success Conference Tour to Orlando, on Feb. 24 and 25 — with
several upgrades.

Designed for agents and brokers who want to become top producers, the
Norvax University Orlando conference will be a Wednesday-Thursday event at
the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.

The conference will also introduce new sessions addressing the most
pressing topic in health insurance sales: healthcare reform. Norvax
University will share information brokers need to understand the changing
landscape of health insurance, and how to position their business to profit
from this change.

The Norvax University conference includes in-depth insurance sales training seminars,
packed with proven marketing and sales strategies that can be used
immediately. The schedule also provides many opportunities for attendees to
network with speakers and top producers.

“Stable and Consistent in Volatile Times” Says Chairman and CEO

MILWAUKEE — Northwestern Mutual today announced its financial results for 2009,
highlighted by more than $4.7 billion in dividends approved for payment
to policyowners in 2010. The company expects to remain the industry
leader in the payment of life insurance dividends. The company also
strengthened its total surplus and financial position during 2009,
continuing to earn the highest
available ratings for insurance financial strength from all four major
rating agencies – Moody’s (Aaa), Standard Poor’s (AAA), Fitch
Ratings (AAA) and A.M. Best (A ) – each with a stable rating outlook.

“Given the rotten economy during 2009, we are more than satisfied with
what we have accomplished for our policyowners,” said Edward
J. Zore, chairman and chief executive officer of Northwestern
Mutual. “At its heart, our brand of financial security is about
giving people confidence in their future. I’m proud of how we’ve been
able to keep our promises at a time when people need to know who they
can really count on.”

The company’s commitment to its policyowners is demonstrated in both its
continued financial strength and the increased amount of policyowner
dividends approved for payment in 2010. “This year we expect to once
again lead our industry by a wide margin with our dividend
payout of over $4.7 billion,” Zore said. In addition, he cited the
company’s record
recruiting results, high customer loyalty and strong sales activity
in 2009 as endorsements of the company’s performance.

“As the dust starts to settle on a difficult period for the economy, we
can look back on 2009 and know that our business model performs well in
both good times and bad. Our results have been remarkably stable and
consistent in volatile times,” said Zore. “We provided industry-leading
value and maintained our unquestioned financial strength. That
performance brings more talented financial representatives to our system
and gives our clients the confidence to stick with the plans they have
made for their financial future.”

“Stable and Consistent in Volatile Times” Says Chairman and CEO

MILWAUKEE — Northwestern Mutual today announced its financial results for 2009,
highlighted by more than $4.7 billion in dividends approved for payment
to policyowners in 2010. The company expects to remain the industry
leader in the payment of life insurance dividends. The company also
strengthened its total surplus and financial position during 2009,
continuing to earn the highest
available ratings for insurance financial strength from all four major
rating agencies – Moody’s (Aaa), Standard Poor’s (AAA), Fitch
Ratings (AAA) and A.M. Best (A ) – each with a stable rating outlook.

“Given the rotten economy during 2009, we are more than satisfied with
what we have accomplished for our policyowners,” said Edward
J. Zore, chairman and chief executive officer of Northwestern
Mutual. “At its heart, our brand of financial security is about
giving people confidence in their future. I’m proud of how we’ve been
able to keep our promises at a time when people need to know who they
can really count on.”

The company’s commitment to its policyowners is demonstrated in both its
continued financial strength and the increased amount of policyowner
dividends approved for payment in 2010. “This year we expect to once
again lead our industry by a wide margin with our dividend
payout of over $4.7 billion,” Zore said. In addition, he cited the
company’s record
recruiting results, high customer loyalty and strong sales activity
in 2009 as endorsements of the company’s performance.

“As the dust starts to settle on a difficult period for the economy, we
can look back on 2009 and know that our business model performs well in
both good times and bad. Our results have been remarkably stable and
consistent in volatile times,” said Zore. “We provided industry-leading
value and maintained our unquestioned financial strength. That
performance brings more talented financial representatives to our system
and gives our clients the confidence to stick with the plans they have
made for their financial future.”

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MINNEAPOLIS — This unique fruit pie features cooked pears and a rich cream filling.
It’s layered with a lattice crust and whipped topping. A neighbor’s pear
tree inspired the recipe (from Bill Blake of Little Rock) which earned
him a blue ribbon at the most recent Arkansas State Fair Pillsbury®
Refrigerated Pie Crusts Pie Baking Championship. It won for taste,
appearance, creativity and ease of preparation.

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Not long ago, we pretty much knew what to expect from Mexican restaurants. Most menus were loaded with Tex-Mex enchiladas, tacos and nachos, all oozing with Cheddar cheese and scoops of sour cream. Then along came chefs such as Rick Bayless, who first introduced Americans to the diversity of authentic regional Mexican cuisine. Now, modern Mexican food incorporates the traditional foods of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayas with more complex cooking techniques and higher quality ingredients. A great example of an East Bay restaurant with this hybrid approach is Coa, one of three new restaurants in Blackhawk Plaza from Verve Hospitality Group and 31 year-old executive chef Matthew Silverman. (The others are Stomp, a small-plates wine bar, and Laurus, a Southern European bistro). Initially, I was skeptical of the ambitious plan to open three different restaurants almost simultaneously. I wondered if too many details would be left off the to-do lists, even if Silverman already had opened about a dozen restaurants.

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BETHESDA, Md. — First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO) announced today that CORT Business
Services Corporation (CORT Furniture Rental) has signed a seven-year
lease at Cavalier Industrial Park in Chesapeake, Virginia. CORT will be
occupying 23,580 square feet at the Company’s recently completed 96,000
square foot warehouse building, bringing the approximately 400,000
square foot Cavalier Industrial Park to 100% leased.

“We are very pleased to have CORT Furniture Rental lease the balance of
our new warehouse building,” said Tony Beck, First Potomac’s Regional
Vice President for Southern Virginia. “This transaction adds to an
already impressive roster of tenants at this property.”

Completed just one year ago, the new warehouse building is located at
3732 Cook Boulevard and is part of the Company’s three-building,
Cavalier Industrial Park located in the submarket in Chesapeake,
Virginia.

Bonnie Shiner Bonnie Jewel Atkin Shiner, 81, passed away January 23, 2010 in Richfield, Utah.She was born June 7, 1928 in Salina, Utah to Ralph Sharon and Trilba Allen Atkin. She married Dee Shiner, they later divorced. She is survived by: grand-daughters, Laurie (Warren “Buddy”) Wynn, South Jordan; Michelle (Matt) Graves, Matthews, NC; three great-grandchildren: Emma and Ellie Wynn, Zach Graves; sister: Mignon Payne, West Valley; sister-in-law: Martha Atkin, Torrance, CA; many nieces and nephews.
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The Two Companies Join Forces to Combine Intermap’s Accurate Map Data
with Hella’s Industry-Leading Predictive Front Lighting Systems and
Expertise

DENVER LIPPSTADT, Germany — Intermap Technologies, the foremost worldwide 3D digital mapping
company, today announced a collaboration with Hella KGaA Hueck Co., a
leading provider of innovative driver assistance systems, regarding a
predictive front lighting system based on Intermap’s reliable 3D road
geometries.

The partnership integrates Intermap’s high-resolution 3D road
geometries, and information supplied by camera systems in an automobile,
into Hella’s front lighting demonstration system – ultimately providing
a significant increase in visibility for drivers at night and during
inclement weather by automatically directing the headlamp before the
driver manually steers the vehicle into a bend or up and down a slope.

“Intermap´s highly accurate 3D road data is a key enabler of our
map-based predictive front lighting application,” said Dr.-Ing. Georg
Florissen, Hella’s head of advanced development, driver assistance
systems lighting. “Overall, this integration of digital map data
provides a comprehensive and secure system, combining the data with
camera and other sensors to take our predictive front lighting systems
to the next level.”

Intermap senior vice president, automotive group, Eric DesRoche, said,
“Intermap has developed the world’s only database encompassing accurate
3D road geometry for every road in the United States and Western Europe.
It is important that vehicle safety systems encompass reliable 3D road
vectors for all classes of roads, including smaller rural roads, as
these are often where the more difficult curves, dips, and slopes are
encountered. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that certain vehicle
functions, such as lighting, can be operated via an independent 3D map
database, separate from onboard 2D navigation systems. This lighting
application is the first of many ADAS and safety applications,
leveraging Intermap’s reliable 3D maps, which we expect to see in the
next generation of passenger vehicles.”

E-mail, Internet Access and Digital Camera Top the List of Most
Desired Features

PRINCETON, N.J. — Long gone are the days when the average mobile phone user was content
with a built-in camera alone. According to a new study from ORC,
an Infogroup
company (NASDAQ: IUSA) one-fifth of Americans now own a multi-function
smartphone. Of the 29% of Americans who currently own the device or have
plans to purchase one in the coming year, the top three “must have
features” were cited as follows: e-mail (85%), Internet browser (78%)
and digital camera (73%). GPS appears to be a differentiator that might
bring additional consumers to the smartphone market, with 73% of
smartphone intenders listing this as a “must have” (compared to only 55%
of early adopters).

In addition to specific features of the phone itself, seven in ten (72%)
respondents are looking for a fast 3G or 4G network. Awareness of the
latest 4G network is still building among those not already using a
smartphone (41%), and among smartphone users who would already be
equipped to take advantage of the increased bandwidth, awareness is
nearly doubled at 81%.

“While having a smartphone with lots of features is certainly an
important selling point for mobile operators to promote, they must also
recognize user’s need for speed,” said Manuel Flores, Vice
President and Director of ORC’s Technology Market Insights Practice.
“With Verizon and ATT loudly fighting about the scope, quality and
speed of their 3G networks, Sprint, and its partner Clearwire, has
apparently been listening to their consumers and has somewhat quietly
begun to deploy its faster 4G network.”

To date, the US smartphone market is dominated by the messages of two
key players (Blackberry, 32% and Apple, 21%) and a disparate set of
market share seekers (a combined total of 42%) which includes Palm (6%),
LG (5%), Samsung (4%), HTC (4%), Motorola (3%), and Nokia (3%).

IN APRIL 2008, The Orange County Register published a bombshell of an investigation about a license plate program for California government workers and their families. Drivers of nearly I million cars and light trucks–out of a total 22 million vehicles registered statewide–were protected by a “shield” in the state records system between their license plate numbers and their home addresses. There were, the newspaper found, great practical benefits to this secrecy. “Vehicles with protected license plates can run through dozens of intersections controlled by red light cameras with impunity,” the Registers Jennifer Muir reported. “Parking citations issued to vehicles with protected plates are often dismissed because the process necessary to pierce the shield is too cumbersome. Some patrol officers let drivers with protected plates off with a warning because the plates signal that drivers are one of their own or related to someone who is.” The plate program started in 1978 with the seemingly unobjectionable purpose of protecting the personal addresses of officials who deal directly with criminals. Police argued that the bad guys could call the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), get addresses for officers, and use the information to harm them or their family members. There was no rash of such incidents, only the possibility that they could take place. So police and their families were granted confidentiality. Then the program expanded from one set of government workers to another. Eventually parole officers, retired parking enforcers, DMV desk clerks, county supervisors, social workers, and other categories of employees from 1,800 state agencies were given the special protections too. Meanwhile, the original intent of the shield had become obsolete: The DMV long ago abandoned the practice of giving out personal information about any driver. What was left was not a protection but a perk. Yes, rank has its privileges, and its clear that government workers have a rank above the rest of us. Ordinarily, if one out of every 22 California drivers had a license to drive any way he chose, there would be demands for more police power to protect Californians from the potential carnage. But until the newspaper series, law enforcement officials and legislators had remained mum. The reason, of course, is that the scofflaws are law enforcement officials and legislators.

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Visitors to NASDAQ.com can search a nationwide database of more than
60,000 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals by geographic radius
or by name. The CFP® practitioner listings reside in NASDAQ’s
Financial Advisor Search, which provides comprehensive retirement
strategies for consumers at different life stages.

“This development reflects the core mission of Certified Financial
Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which is to benefit the public by
granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the
recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning,” said
Kevin R. Keller, CEO of CFP Board. “With its millions of
financially-oriented visitors, NASDAQ.com will be an ideal avenue for
providing the public with access to competent and ethical financial
planners.”

“This search function will allow users to easily locate and connect with
financial planners who meet and maintain CFP Board’s exacting
standards,” said NASDAQ OMX Vice President Bruce Hashim. “This
enhancement to NASDAQ.com is an example of our commitment to provide
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Conference Call and Webcast Also Rescheduled to February 1, 2010

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Pacific Capital Bancorp (Nasdaq: PCBC) has rescheduled the release of
its fourth quarter 2009 financial results to before the market opens on
Monday, February 1, 2010. The release is being delayed in order to
provide the Company with additional time required to finalize the
accounting treatment related to changes in healthcare benefits provided
to retirees.

The Company has also rescheduled its conference call to discuss fourth
quarter 2009 financial results and operational highlights. The call will
now be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time/8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday,
February 1, 2010.

Pacific Capital Bancorp is the parent company of Pacific Capital Bank,
N.A., a nationally chartered bank that operates 46 branches under the
local brand names of Santa Barbara Bank Trust, First National Bank of
Central California, South Valley National Bank, San Benito Bank and
First Bank of San Luis Obispo.

FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced receipt of a
Paragraph IV Certification Notice Letter advising that Teva
Pharmaceuticals submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting permission to
manufacture and market a generic version of Viread®
(tenofovir disoproxil fumarate).

In the Notice Letter, Teva alleges that three patents associated with
tenofovir disoproxil – U.S. Patent Numbers 5,922,695; 5,977,089; and
6,043,230; and one patent associated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
– U.S. Patent Number 5,935,946 – owned by Gilead Sciences are invalid,
unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Teva’s manufacture, use or
sale of the product described in its ANDA submission.

Gilead is currently reviewing the Notice Letter and has 45 days from the
date of receipt to commence a patent infringement lawsuit against Teva.
Such a lawsuit would restrict the FDA from approving Teva’s ANDA for up
to 30 months or until a district court decision that is adverse to
Gilead, whichever occurs first.

Viread is currently protected by four patents, which are listed in the
FDA’s Approved Drug Products List, and all four patents would need to be
invalidated or expired before a generic version of Viread could be
marketed. The U.S. Patent Trademark Office (PTO) confirmed the
patentability of these four Viread patents in 2008.

Gilead currently has a lawsuit pending against Teva in response to
Teva’s attempts to seek approval for generic versions of Truvada®
(emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) and Atripla®
(efavirenz 600 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300
mg) based on allegations that two emtricitabine patents are invalid,
unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Teva’s manufacture, use or
sale of its generic product.

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March Madness takes on a whole new meaning
with the first ever Cannapalooza
event, debuting March 19-21, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in
Las Vegas. Cannapalooza, the international marketplace for all things
cannabis, will showcase the latest products and technologies that have made
cannabis one of the fastest
growing industries in the world. Open to the public, Cannapalooza expects
to draw 50,000 attendees from across the country and around the world.

Now, more than ever cannabis is moving into the mainstream, with marijuana playing a key role in
popular culture. Showtimes Weeds, pot infused musical lyrics and cover
stories in national media outlets, along with heated political and medical
debate have all pushed cannabis into the spotlight. The beauty and fashion
industries have embraced the plant as well, with a rise in demand for
natural hemp clothing and cosmetics.

The event will span 50,000 square feet of convention center space and is
designed to provide an entertaining forum where everyone from industry
insiders and medical marijuana users to those with a casual interest can
gather to celebrate the culture. Attendees will be surrounded by every
imaginable product including hand blown glassware, industrial hemp goods
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planet.

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legalization, decriminalization and medicinal benefits, while debunking
marijuana myths and sharing simple home garden techniques, green
agricultural technologies and more.

Legalization and reform advocacy groups including The National Organization
for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Americans for Safe Access (ASA),
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP),
and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) will be represented at
Cannapalooza. Currently fourteen states, including Nevada, allow for the
medical usage of marijuana and another fourteen are weighing legislation or
ballot initiatives that would legalize medical marijuana in 2010. There
are strong movements pushing for the outright legalization of cannabis
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initiative that will be on the 2010 ballot.

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March Madness takes on a whole new meaning
with the first ever Cannapalooza
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cannabis, will showcase the latest products and technologies that have made
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to draw 50,000 attendees from across the country and around the world.

Now, more than ever cannabis is moving into the mainstream, with marijuana playing a key role in
popular culture. Showtimes Weeds, pot infused musical lyrics and cover
stories in national media outlets, along with heated political and medical
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industries have embraced the plant as well, with a rise in demand for
natural hemp clothing and cosmetics.

The event will span 50,000 square feet of convention center space and is
designed to provide an entertaining forum where everyone from industry
insiders and medical marijuana users to those with a casual interest can
gather to celebrate the culture. Attendees will be surrounded by every
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Cannapalooza will also feature an educational symposium moderated by
NORMLs Russ Belville, with expert speakers and celebrity guests addressing
legalization, decriminalization and medicinal benefits, while debunking
marijuana myths and sharing simple home garden techniques, green
agricultural technologies and more.

Legalization and reform advocacy groups including The National Organization
for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Americans for Safe Access (ASA),
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP),
and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) will be represented at
Cannapalooza. Currently fourteen states, including Nevada, allow for the
medical usage of marijuana and another fourteen are weighing legislation or
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PASADENA, Calif. — High school, college, medical and nursing students can start the New
Year with more options to finance their higher education, thanks to more
than $300,000 in scholarships and over $1 million in forgiveness loans
from Kaiser Permanente. “Kaiser Permanente believes in making the
community better and developing knowledge,” said Benjamin Chu, MD,
president of Kaiser Permanente Southern California. “It has been a long
practice for Kaiser Permanente to support scholarship programs to meet
the needs of students faced with the increasing expense of pursuing
their academic goals.”

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ACCORDING TO THE conventional wisdom, the United States faces a massive medical bill thanks to our use of pricey new treatments and equipment. “About half of all growth in health care spending in the past several decades was associated with changes in medical care made possible by advances in technology,” a 2008 Congressional Budget Office report declared. “Health care economists attribute about 50 percent of the annual increase of health costs to new technologies or to the intensified use of old ones,” the bioethicist Daniel Callahan writes in his new book Taming the Beloved Beast: How Medical Technology Costs Are Destroying Our Health Care System. This is familiar territory for Callahan, who for decades has advocated reining in medical innovation to reduce health care costs. He also favors limiting the life-extending treatments that older people receive, on the grounds that most of them will “have lived a full and fruitful biographical life prior to age 70.” Interestingly, Callahan, age 79, underwent a life-saving seven-hour heart procedure in August that cost upward of $100,000. In his new book, Callahan complains that “American health care is radically American: individualistic, scientifically ambitious, market intoxicated, suspicious of government, and profit-driven.” Hes right at least about our high-tech vitality: The U.S. does develop and deploy medical innovations much faster than other rich countries. New pharmaceutical products generally hit the market here two years earlier than elsewhere, according to a December 2008 report from the business consultancy McKinsey, which also blames high-tech medicine for escalating costs. The McKinsey report further notes that American physicians are “much quicker to adopt new surgical techniques and advances in anesthesia.” The top five U.S. hospitals alone conduct more clinical trials than any other single developed country. But is high tech medicine really to blame for rising health care costs? Last June Columbia economist Frank Lichtenberg published a study that suggests the opposite. Advanced medical technologies, Lichtenberg suggests, are not contributing to rising American health care expenditures because the money they save makes up for the money spent on them. Lichtenberg begins by looking at how the rate of increase in longevity has varied among U.S. states between 1991 and 2004. He investigates how such factors as the quality of medical care, behavioral risks, education, income, and insurance coverage affect life expectancy. To measure differences in the quality of medical care, he examines how quickly each state took up advanced medical diagnostics and new drugs. He also calculates what fraction of physicians in each state was trained at top-ranked medical schools.
As THE HEALTH care debate dragged on last year, Democrats searched high and low for Republican support. But aside from Olympia Snowe, the ever-coy centrist senator from Maine, everyone with an R attached to his or her name was consistently opposed to Democratic plans. The always-useful bipartisan label remained elusive. Finally, in October, the majority party found four prominent Republicans to support the cause: former Senate majority leaders Bill Frist and Bob Dole, and former health and human services secretaries Louis Sullivan and Tommy Thompson. This was big news: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and ABC News all published stories on the endorsements, and President Barack Obama praised the four Republicans in his weekly radio address. But it turns out the turncoats were not necessarily motivated by bipartisan concern for the greater good. As reported by Timothy Carney in The Washington Examiner, all four had direct financial ties to health care interests that stand to gain from ObamaCare. Dole lobbies for a firm that represents the pharmaceutical industry and insurance companies. Frist has a partner stake in an investment firm that, according to its online description, has “deep expertise in the healthcare reimbursement and regulatory environments.” Thompson works as a health care consultant for Akin Gump, a lobbying firm paid by the pharmaceutical industry, medical device makers, and hospitals.

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Industry Leaders Offer Insights to Drive Bigger Better Business
Opportunities during Gulfood 2010

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In an industry as fast-paced and competitive as the food and beverage
sector, knowledge exchange and keeping abreast of market trends is
critical.

And in response to overwhelming demand, Gulfood,
the region’s largest trade exhibition for food, drink, food service and
hospitality equipment, is launching the inaugural Gulfood
Conference during this year’s exhibition.

The Conference, titled ‘Global Trends in Food, Beverage and Processing’,
will run alongside Gulfood, which takes place from 21 – 24 February 2010
at the Dubai
International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).

The four-day conference and knowledge exchange forum will offer
delegates unprecedented access to the experts, analysts and visionaries
who are shaping the business and developing the marketing strategies
that will lead food, beverage and hospitality businesses into the next
decade.

PROGRESSIVES AND libertarians dont agree on much these days, but they are coming together on one point: The Ninth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution tastes great and is less filling. The amendment is short but not simple: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” “I would argue that, in this day and age, the American people have a right to health care,” the blogger Democrashield wrote in November. “The Constitution certainly grants Congress the power to protect that right.” In March the liberal columnist Roland Hansen listed “safe food, drinking water, and air” as well as “government-provided comprehensive health care” among rights potentially enforceable under the Ninth Amendment. In his 2007 book Retained by the People, the Berkeley law professor Daniel Farber described vistas of positive rights–from tenant protections to state-funded education to rights drawn from multinational conventions and overseas courts–that could open if Americans “embrace their heritage of support for human rights and join the rest of the world in the effort to articulate those rights.” The amendments libertarian fans are no less enthusiastic. The Georgetown law professor (and reason contributor) Randy Barnett has argued that the Ninth Amendment should be a guide to the Framers thinking on rights retained by individuals. In his 2004 book No Price Too High: Victimless Crimes and the Ninth Amendment, Robert M. Hardaway, a legal scholar at the University of Denver, discerns rights of “individual privacy and personal autonomy” in the amendment and suggests that they protect drug use, prostitution, and other currently criminalized behaviors. Conservatives take a limited view of what rights are retained by what people. During his unsuccessful Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Robert Bork said, “If you had an amendment that says Congress shall make no, and then there is an inkblot and you cannot read the rest of it, I dont think the court can make up what might be under the inkblot.” Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia brings a similar philosophy to the bench. In his dissent from Troxel v. Granville, a 2000 ruling that struck down a Washington state law on visitation rights, Scalia wrote, “The Constitutions refusal to deny or disparage other rights is far removed from affirming any one of them, and even farther removed from authorizing judges to identify what they might be, and to enforce the judges list against laws duly enacted by the people.”

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Nurses improve medication administration accuracy The study involved the implementation of the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program (INLP), which provides frontline nurses and other hospital staff with training, resources, and authority to devise and implement solutions. In addition to showing the importance of empowering frontline nurses, the most significant finding of the study is that “significant improvement in outcomes can be accomplished without very expensive fixes,” says Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, RN, INLP creator and program director at the Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco; principal and founder of The Altos Group; and lead author of the article. “Thats important because there are a lot of financial and resource pressures today, and people sometimes think they need to spend millions for bar-coding; this demonstrates through almost old-fashioned QI and engaging the people who are doing the work and providing them with tools, skills, and resources, that they can make statistically significant improvement.”
“The scene is Capitol Hill. Its the year 2035. Thousands of elderly protesters assemble outside the Capitol building. Inside, the House Ways and Means Committee meets to enact huge cuts in both Medicare and the national health insurance program.” That is the opening of “The Medicare Monster,” a reason article from January 1993; authors Steven Hayward and Erik Peterson highlighted predictions of Medicares impending fiscal insolvency to warn against the push for government-run health care. Substitute 2017 for 2035, and you could write the scene today. Hayward and Petersons cautionary tale pointed out that Medicare costs had been dramatically underestimated from the inception of the program in 1966. Medicare cost $3 billion in 1966. A “conservative” estimate by the House Ways and Means Committee in 1966 projected that Medicare would cost $12 billion after inflation by 1990. The actual 1990 cost was nearly nine times more: $107 billion. Today Medicare costs $408 billion, consuming about 13 percent of the total federal budget. Since 1993 projections about Medicares eventual date of bankruptcy have oscillated considerably. In 1997 the Medicare Trustees projected that its hospital fund would be depleted by the middle of 2000. Fiscal collapse was avoided when the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 imposed what amounted to price controls on physicians and hospitals. As a consequence, in 2000 the Medicare Trustees sunnily projected that the program would be solvent through 2029. Nine years later, the latest Medicare Trustees report projects that the hospital fund (Part A) will be depleted by 2017. The trustees assert that bringing it into actuarial balance during the next 75 years will require either immediately raising the Medicare payroll tax from 2.9 percent to 6.78 percent or cutting current benefits by 53 percent. Medicare Part B, which pays for outpatient care and doctor bills, and the recently added Part D, which pays for prescription drugs, are “both projected to remain adequately financed into the indefinite future because current law automatically provides financing each year to meet next years expected costs.” Translation: About 75 percent of Medicare funds spent on doctors and drugs come from general tax revenue.
IN APRIL 2008, The Orange County Register published a bombshell of an investigation about a license plate program for California government workers and their families. Drivers of nearly I million cars and light trucks–out of a total 22 million vehicles registered statewide–were protected by a “shield” in the state records system between their license plate numbers and their home addresses. There were, the newspaper found, great practical benefits to this secrecy. “Vehicles with protected license plates can run through dozens of intersections controlled by red light cameras with impunity,” the Registers Jennifer Muir reported. “Parking citations issued to vehicles with protected plates are often dismissed because the process necessary to pierce the shield is too cumbersome. Some patrol officers let drivers with protected plates off with a warning because the plates signal that drivers are one of their own or related to someone who is.” The plate program started in 1978 with the seemingly unobjectionable purpose of protecting the personal addresses of officials who deal directly with criminals. Police argued that the bad guys could call the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), get addresses for officers, and use the information to harm them or their family members. There was no rash of such incidents, only the possibility that they could take place. So police and their families were granted confidentiality. Then the program expanded from one set of government workers to another. Eventually parole officers, retired parking enforcers, DMV desk clerks, county supervisors, social workers, and other categories of employees from 1,800 state agencies were given the special protections too. Meanwhile, the original intent of the shield had become obsolete: The DMV long ago abandoned the practice of giving out personal information about any driver. What was left was not a protection but a perk. Yes, rank has its privileges, and its clear that government workers have a rank above the rest of us. Ordinarily, if one out of every 22 California drivers had a license to drive any way he chose, there would be demands for more police power to protect Californians from the potential carnage. But until the newspaper series, law enforcement officials and legislators had remained mum. The reason, of course, is that the scofflaws are law enforcement officials and legislators.

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Babies-n-Town Expands Coverage Area from West Panama City Beach to
Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. — Babies-n-Town,
a baby equipment and bike rental company, helps vacationers offset
baggage fees when traveling by air to the Florida Panhandle. With
increased airline ticket and baggage fees, travelers just can not travel
with all of their baby gear that they have been accustomed to bringing
along in the past. Babies-n-Town supplies all the necessary baby
equipment to vacationers traveling to Bay, Walton and Okaloosa counties
in Florida. The company has expanded its service area from West Panama
City Beach to Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach. Babies-n-Town serves
Rosemary Beach, Seacrest Beach, Alys Beach, Seagrove Beach,�Grayton
Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Gulf Place, Blue Mountain Beach, Seaside,
Watercolor, Watersound, Sandestin, Inlet Beach, Dune Allen, Crystal
Beach, Miramar Beach, and Destin.

25 January 2010 – Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson AB (STO: ERIC B) will expand its cost-reduction programme by SEK5bn-6bn and will cut a further 1,500 jobs, the company said today in its report for the fourth quarter of 2009. However, the programme has been going ahead of plan so Ericsson has decided to expand it during its last three quarters to a total SEK15bn-16bn. As a result, the total restructuring charges are now seen to grow to SEK13bn-14bn. Restructuring costs, excluding joint ventures, amounted to SEK4.3bn for October-December 2009 and to SEK11.3bn for the full year.

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RESTON, Va. — Clarabridge, the leading provider of text analytics software used by
many Fortune 1000 companies to improve customer experience management
(CEM), today announced a 50 percent year over year revenue growth for
2009, sparked by the acquisition of over 20 new customers, the release
of three major new product enhancements, investment in deployment best
practices, and the expansion of partner relationships.

Clarabridge extended its market leading position in the retail, consumer
products, and travel/hospitality sectors and also achieved significant
customer expansion in the telecommunications, financial services,
healthcare, and consumer packaged goods sectors.

Existing customers expanded their use of Clarabridge solutions to
include additional data sources such as social media and online sites,
and deployed more insights to more users through more interfaces such as
standardized customer feedback reports, ad-hoc analysis mechanisms and
alert-based reporting. Recognizing the value of Clarabridge’s solutions,
leading market research, platform, systems integration, and business
intelligence partners also actively recommended and resold Clarabridge
solutions in 2009. Existing partners Harris Interactive, Maritz
Research, Teradata and Walker deepened their relationships with
Clarabridge while several new partners began deploying, supporting, and
integrating Clarabridge CEM solutions into their client offerings.

“Our continued growth last year underscores our commitment to providing
unprecedented value to our customers by responding to their evolving
needs in terms of product excellence, client service and business ROI,”
said Sid Banerjee, chief executive officer of Clarabridge. “Our
customers know that in a down economy its even more important to keep
their customers loyal. Our text mining solution provides our own
customers and partners the ability to deliver customer insights more
quickly, at less cost and with extremely impactful business results.”

Abstract Catholic and Protestant religious responses to the emergence of the late nineteenth-century concept of a more or less fixed sexual orientation have taken three different directions: some have largely abandoned doctrinal hostility to homosexuality (”Mainline” Protestants, roughly speaking); some have conjoined the belief that homoerotic relationships are sinful with the conviction that homosexuality is a product of malleable individual choice, curable through reparative therapy (Evangelical Protestants, roughly speaking); while others contend that, although still potentially sinful, homoerotic dispositions are typically innate and immutable (chiefly the Vatican and other clerical authorities among Roman Catholics). This article offers a theological analysis of the dramatic divergence of opinion between the second and third groups. It is suggested that the differences depend on divergent theological commitments to the disparate accounts of human nature and sexual ethics implicit in Paul, Pelagius, and (more explicitly) Augustine. It is argued that both the Evangelical and Catholic positions on the morality of homoerotic relationships are internally incoherent. Key words: Homosexuality, Augustine, Pelagius, Paul, reparative therapy, birth control, John-Paul II ********** Christianity has never been entirely unambiguous in its view on the moral status of homosexual acts and relationships. On balance however, the collective verdict has been negative, both with respect to acts and, much more recently, with respect to orientation as well. A good deal has now been written about the irrationality of contemporary religiously-motivated moral objections to same-sex relationships, particularly those associated with Christian readings of scriptural authorities. A good deal has also been written in defense of those “traditional” authoritative readings of scriptural texts. But to some extent these conversations have been engaged at cross purposes, because the critics and the proponents of the religious orthodoxy simply do not share the same underlying assumptions about the social significance of sacred texts. The critics tend to regard those texts as historically situated human artifacts ripe for revisionist readings in light of more sophisticated appreciation of the relevant historical contexts (or even more radically, as inevitably read in light of the contemporary cultural concerns of the interpreters; cf. Stone), while the advocates of what passes for traditional exegesis regard the texts as divinely inspired and either inerrant and linguistically unproblematic, or, with greater sophistication, as interpretive repositories of a long and settled body of religious and philosophical wisdom.
Private Banker to Work in Santa Barbara Office

SAN FRANCISCO — First Republic Bank, a leading provider of private banking and wealth
management services, today announced that Linda Cheresh has joined First
Republic Bank as Relationship Manager.

Cheresh will work with high net worth individuals, families, businesses
and foundations, providing private banking, private business banking,
investment management and trust services, and real estate lending
services. Cheresh is located at First Republic’s Santa
Barbara office at 18 West Canon Perdido.

“Linda Cheresh is an outstanding addition to our expanding team in the
Santa Barbara office,” said Katherine
August-deWilde, President and Chief Operating Officer of First
Republic Bank. “Linda knows the Santa Barbara market very well, and she
is committed to delivering the kind of exceptional service that is the
hallmark of First Republic Bank.”

Prior to joining First Republic, Cheresh worked for Wells Fargo for
seven years, most recently as Vice President in its private client
division. Cheresh earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business economics
from University of California, Santa Barbara.

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In 2009 the furniture retailing in Romania will drop by 27% to – euro
820m, less than the value recorded in 2005. Imports have an accelerated
growth rate, higher than production and exports. During 2004 – 2008,
imports had an CAGR of 33%, while production of 5% and exports of 7%. It
is worth mentioning that in 2008 production fell by 16% and in 2009 will
drop deeper. The launching of Ikea and Kika stores in Romania has made
few changes in the competitive environment. Completed in July 2009, the
report “Furniture Market, Romania, 2004 – 2013″ provides a detailed
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Isha Wins $100,000 in Chase Community Giving/Facebook Competition
to Help Build a School for Rural Children in Southern India and Medical
Facility in Tennessee

MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. — On Thursday night, people from all over Southern India rallied to bring
out the vote for Isha Foundation’s race to win the Chase Community
Giving charity contest hosted on line by Facebook. The Isha Foundation,
an international non-profit humanitarian social organization with U.S.
headquarters in middle-Tennessee and international headquarters in Tamil
Nadu, India worked tirelessly to win the coveted $1mm first place prize.
Ishas expected winnings were earmarked to build a school in rural India
and a health care clinic in Tennessee. Placing second by a mere 1200
votes has won them $100,000 towards their objective. “Even though we are
disappointed to lose the $1 million which would have made a huge
difference for thousands of disadvantaged children in India and patients
in Tennessee,” Isha Foundation President, Dr. Kalpana Rajdev began, “we
are excited to win $100,000 which will still help us do so much.”

While the U.S. offices worked round the clock, volunteers in India,
mobilized tens of thousands of supporters to vote at computer stations
in more than 60 schools and universities. Homemakers, laborers,
villagers and students came together to vote to support Isha
constructing a new school for the rural children in their area. Even
through the night, voting kiosks were opened in remote areas where
people, who never had the opportunity to use a computer, were able to
vote online to break their cycle of poverty for the next generation. The
proposed school construction project, part of Isha’s “Big Idea” grant
submitted to Chase at the outset of the competition, would be the
seventh school in Isha’s budding, Isha Vidhya rural education program.

Mobilizing the masses for social and environmental causes is nothing new
to Isha. Established in India over 25 years ago, the Foundation is well
known and respected for its compassion and care of the Southern Indian
people and stewardship of the local environment. Isha has won the hearts
of the people through good work, which has created a deeply loyal
following. For example, in 2006, more than 250,000 people came together
to participate in the organization’s Project GreenHands tree planting
marathon. In just 3 days, 856,000 trees were planted which is noted in
the Guinness Book of World Records. Not stopping there, to
date Project GreenHands, a vibrant part of India’s reforestation, has
planted over 7.5 mm trees.

Through Isha Care, free health care has been provided to over 1.5
million rural patients in India and the U.S. Under the Action for Rural
Rejuvenation program they have adopted 4 tsunami torn villages and
established economic recovery programs through developing native crafts
and more. In addition, Isha Vidhya brings quality computer-based,
English-speaking education to the under served rural children.

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ATLANTA — NAPA AUTO PARTS has been named the “Best Program Distributor for
Replacement Parts in the United States” by automotive technicians across
the country. Frost Sullivan bestowed the honor to NAPA as part of its
annual Automotive Technicians’ Choice Awards, which are based on the
organization’s independent research to evaluate and measure companies
and trends in the market.

“We are pleased to recognize NAPA with this award because of its strong,
positive brand reputation among U.S. automotive technicians,” said Tonya
Fowler, Global Director with Frost Sullivan’s Customer Research Team.
“NAPA stood out head and shoulders above the competition in this
category, receiving nearly twice as many top rankings by automotive
technicians as its nearest competitor. This recognition reiterates
NAPA’s superiority in customer support, quality, price and global
service.”

The research found that 31 percent of U.S. automotive technicians
participating in the study ranked NAPA No. 1 in the category, expressing
high satisfaction with NAPA’s customer service and staff knowledge. The
next highest automotive distributor received similar votes from 18
percent of participating technicians.

Of those automotive technicians who participated in the study, 32
percent primarily purchase replacement parts from NAPA and roughly nine
out of 10 ranked NAPA as one of the top three program distributors. The
study found technician’s valued NAPA’s superior product information,
product knowledge and stock selection. One technician rated NAPA No. 1
because of NAPA’s quality, availability and parts warranty.

“We are honored to receive this award because it is based on our
relationship with the technicians who trust our parts,” said NAPA
President Bob Susor. “NAPA is dedicated to providing the best quality
parts and the highest level of service. This recognition, which is
directly from our customers, speaks to our ability to deliver on our
mission and help technicians complete their jobs more efficiently and
effectively.”

ATLANTA — NAPA AUTO PARTS has been named the “Best Program Distributor for
Replacement Parts in the United States” by automotive technicians across
the country. Frost Sullivan bestowed the honor to NAPA as part of its
annual Automotive Technicians’ Choice Awards, which are based on the
organization’s independent research to evaluate and measure companies
and trends in the market.

“We are pleased to recognize NAPA with this award because of its strong,
positive brand reputation among U.S. automotive technicians,” said Tonya
Fowler, Global Director with Frost Sullivan’s Customer Research Team.
“NAPA stood out head and shoulders above the competition in this
category, receiving nearly twice as many top rankings by automotive
technicians as its nearest competitor. This recognition reiterates
NAPA’s superiority in customer support, quality, price and global
service.”

The research found that 31 percent of U.S. automotive technicians
participating in the study ranked NAPA No. 1 in the category, expressing
high satisfaction with NAPA’s customer service and staff knowledge. The
next highest automotive distributor received similar votes from 18
percent of participating technicians.

Of those automotive technicians who participated in the study, 32
percent primarily purchase replacement parts from NAPA and roughly nine
out of 10 ranked NAPA as one of the top three program distributors. The
study found technician’s valued NAPA’s superior product information,
product knowledge and stock selection. One technician rated NAPA No. 1
because of NAPA’s quality, availability and parts warranty.

“We are honored to receive this award because it is based on our
relationship with the technicians who trust our parts,” said NAPA
President Bob Susor. “NAPA is dedicated to providing the best quality
parts and the highest level of service. This recognition, which is
directly from our customers, speaks to our ability to deliver on our
mission and help technicians complete their jobs more efficiently and
effectively.”

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President Barack Obama has declared that the United States will not forsake Haiti in its moment of agony. Honoring this commitment would be a first for Washington. In Haiti, we are facing not only a horrific natural disaster but the tectonics of nature, poverty and politics. Even before last weeks earthquake, roughly half of the nations 10 million inhabitants lived in destitution, in squalid housing built of adobe or masonry without reinforcements, perched precariously on hillsides. The country is still trying to recover from the hurricanes of 2008 as well as longtime social and political traumas. The governments inability to cope has been obvious, but those of us who have been around Haiti for many years also know about the lofty international promises that follow each disaster — and how ineffectual the response has been each time. In the past two decades, U.S. interventions have done much more harm than good to the Haitian economy. In the early 1990s, Washington imposed a crushing trade embargo to bring about democratization — specifically, the reinstatement of democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The embargo destroyed Haitis fragile manufacturing industries. Then, true to Americas political swings, ideologues in the Bush administration spent years trying to oust Aristide, first by foisting a de facto and illegal aid freeze on international development agencies, and then by brazenly toppling Aristide and carrying him to the Central African Republic. Congress took a pass on reviewing these sordid events, pausing only to declare its love for the Haitian people.
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QUINCY, Mass. — MerlinOne is pleased to offer the legal industry an electronic discovery
solution with a new pricing model that eliminates per GB charges and
user fees.

The MerlinOne system
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early case assessment, e-discovery processing and the organization and
management of millions of documents, e-mails, transcripts, photos,
graphics, voicemails, and deposition videos. MerlinOne is available as
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or an in-house solution.

MerlinOne’s easy-to-navigate web interface allows users with just a few
clicks to de-dupe an entire case, view emails by threads and mark
relevancy and rank. Searching through millions of documents takes just
seconds to find witnesses, entities, topic keywords or email addressees.

Speech-to-text recognition allows you to search depositions or voicemail
messages and automatically cues up the video or audio file Merlin
locates right to the location of the spoken phrase. Merlin saves you
time and lets you review multimedia documents simply and efficiently.

MerlinOne customer Dave Tiller, partner at Studeo Legal, comments.
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Atacama Minerals Corp. (”Atacama” or “the Company”) (TSX VENTURE: AAM) reports that it has granted one million incentive stock options to an officer of the Company. The options are exercisable, subject to vesting provisions, over a period of three years at a price of $0.55 per share, being the closing market price of the Companys shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on December 1, 2009.

The Company also announces the appointment of Mr. I. Rodrigo A. Romo as Corporate Secretary of the Company. Most recently, Mr. Romo was the in-house Securities and Corporate Paralegal for Quorum Management Administrative Services Inc. (”Quorum”), a private company, which provides management, administrative, legal, geological and other services to a number publicly traded mineral exploration companies. Mr. Romo also acted as the Corporate Secretary for two of the Quorum group of companies, namely, Emgold Mining Corporation and ValGold Resources Ltd. Prior to joining Quorum, Mr. Romo was a Securities and Corporate Paralegal with the law firm of Lang Michener LLP.

Atacama Minerals Corp. is a Canadian company focused on the discovery and development of economic industrial minerals projects in South America. The Company produces iodine from its Aguas Blancas mine in northern Chile. In addition, the Company holds a potash exploration project in northeastern Brazil.

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PCS Software Inc. is pleased to announce
the release of a new iPhone based application for the Trucking Industry.
This exciting app will literally change the way thousands of transportation
companies operate.

Never buy another delivery receipt ticket book again. The BOL in iBOL
stands for “Bill Of Lading.” Now drivers can collect consignee signatures
on their iPhones. The driver types in the delivery location, pieces and
weight, and iBOL will generate a date and time stamped Signature Collection
screen. The consignee uses a plastic iPhone stylus to sign the iPhone
screen, and then iBOL sends a signed receipt image file back to the
drivers office email address where it can be printed or included in with
any electronic billing the company may be doing. Drivers dont have to
drive to the office to turn in Proofs of Delivery, and the company can get
their billing done within seconds of the delivery being made.

PCS Software has been developing advanced software for the Trucking
Industry since 1997. Focusing on Enterprise Level Integrated Operations and
Accounting Management Systems, PCS Software is a top tier software provider
serving over a thousand transportation companies in the United States and
Canada. In addition to the core Dispatching, Accounting and Trucking
Management Systems, PCS Software also develops advanced systems that most
other transportation software providers have been unable to develop.
Examples include Driver Log Scanning, Internet Based Freight Tracking, DOE
Fuel Matrix Interfaces, FMCSA Interfaces and now apps for the iPhone.
Always engineering to deliver greater productivity to the Transportation
Industry, iBOL is just the latest example of smarter thinking and superior
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Im heading down to Panama to visit my son Jeff and his wife and the darling granddaughters. Im back Feb. 3. While Im gone theyre printing some of my columns from the past. Todays is from July 25, 1996. Piper, my 2-year-old “pound” puppy, has finally developed a “watchdog bark,” an “I want in now!” bark and a “Hey, Ma, check this out” bark. Saturday morning, I heard the “check this out” bark and was amused to see Piper was barking at the horseshoe I had hung on the fence the night before. After I took it down so she could sniff it, she was satisfied and stopped barking.
— Theatre First — “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” a play about metaphysics, existentialism, and vaudevillian slapstick, Jan. 23-Feb. 14, $45-$75, 19th Street Theatre, at 19th St. and Telegraph Ave., 510-436-5085, TheatreFirst.com.

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Despite his crazy Internet art remixes and new media endeavors, Joseph Gordon-Levitt still loves tradition. And for the child star who started acting at age 7, gained popularity with the late 90s romantic comedy “10 Things I Hate About You,” and recently starred in the indie hit “(500) Days of Summer,” tradition is about heading to a darkened movie theater on the weekend to soak up a full-length feature film. Though technology constantly influences art for change, Gordon- Levitt said he appreciates all art, for the creative spirit is as old as time. “What happened to the music industry is happening to film, whether we like it or not,” Gordon-Levitt said. “My goal is to break down those previous barriers and open it (media art) up as something anyone can participate in.”
BENSALEM, Pa. — Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating
potential claims against Stryker Corporation (“Stryker” or the
“Company”) (NYSE:SYK), a medical technology company, concerning possible
breaches of fiduciary duty and/or other violations of law by the
Company’s board of directors. The investigation concerns public
statements issued by Stryker between January 25, 2007 and November 13,
2008, regarding the Company’s business, operations, financial
performance and prospects.

According to a shareholder lawsuit filed January 15, 2010, in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York, during the
foregoing period Stryker and certain of its executive officers failed to
disclose and/or misrepresented, among other things, that certain Stryker
manufacturing facilities were in non-compliance with federal regulations
concerning the manufacture and sale of medical devices, that certain
Stryker-manufactured products subjected the Company to risks and losses
due to product recalls, and that the Company’s reported earnings, gross
profits and gross margins were materially overstated and its regulatory
compliance costs were understated.

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(PINKSHEETS: AGHD) AuGRID Global Holdings
Corporation announces today that it finalized a purchase agreement to
acquire First Wall Street Group Inc. (FWSG). The Company also intends to
update their status and financial information on the Pink Sheets Electronic
OTC Markets website shortly.

The acquisition includes significant synergistic capabilities and alliances
consistent with the hard assets, proprietary software and integrated
business plan of both companies. FWSG remains largely focused on immediate
business opportunities in software development and the FOREX marketplace.

FWSG seeks to provide investors a system of margin trading, creating an
opportunity for investors to maximize profits from relatively low initial
capital requirements. FWSG immediately opens the doors for clients to
trade in the largest currency marketplace in the world and would typically
retain a percentage of the absolute value of the trade contract.

Currency analysts at the First Wall Street Group Inc. provides investors
with advantageous market knowledge attained through exhaustive research and
development. The companys analytical resources track shifting economic
and political events around the globe. FWSG combines real-time information
with fundamental investment principles to guide trading directions and
successful strategies.

FWSG offers a professional trading curriculum, enabling their clients to
trade in all of the currency markets. FWSG provides an Independent
Currency Consultant program (ICC) to help their clients obtain a full-time
or part-time income immediately.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ — MB Trading, a technology-driven, low-commission brokerage specializing in order routing in FOREX, Equities, Futures, and Options through various global exchanges and electronic networks, announced Wednesday that it has lowered its FOREX commission rates from $5.00 per 100,000 USD traded to $2.95 per 100,000 USD traded. This represents over a 40 percent immediate reduction to clients. “We are excited that MB Tradings growth allows us to pass on cost reductions to our clients,” said Ross Ditlove, CEO of MB Trading. “The FOREX marketplace has changed dramatically in the last five years, with thousands of traders learning the importance of ECN technology to maximize execution value. There is a revolution underway in the FX market space, and MB Trading is a committed leader in making sure clients continue to enjoy our innovations.” MB Tradings new fee structure applies to customers using the MBT Navigator, the companys award-winning flagship software*; the recently released MBT MetaTrader 4 software, which couples the most popular FOREX front-end in the industry with MBTs ECN execution; as well as FIX 4.4 and SDK-based software applications written by business to business partners of MB Trading. “This new rate is directed at the active trader,” offered David Lipsett, Executive Vice-President of MB Trading. “Between the tight spreads that our ECN system provides, coupled with this 41% drop in commission rates, active traders can get even more with their trading strategies and automated scripts to seek out more opportunities in the forex marketplace.”
AuGRID Global Holdings Corporation (PINKSHEETS: AGHD) announces today that it finalized a purchase agreement to acquire J
K Futures Inc. The Company updated their status and financial information
on the Pink Sheets Electronic OTC Exchange. As a result the stop sign was
removed. Management is aggressively pursuing the removal of the limited
sign in the near future.

J K Futures provides investors a system of margin Forex trading,
creating an opportunity for investors to maximize profits from relatively
low initial capital requirements. AuGRID intends to immediately combine J
K Futures with our previous acquisition First Wall Street Group.

The acquisition includes significant synergistic capabilities and alliances
consistent with the hard assets, proprietary software and an integrated
business plan of both companies. J K Futures and First Wall Street Group.

AuGRID Global Holdings will continue to focus on acquiring synergistic
companies. Currently AuGRID Global Holdings has four additional
acquisitions under review by securities counsel and AuGRIDs corporate
investigator. Upon Completion of the scheduled due-diligence each
acquisition will bring an increase in assets, revenue, broader management,
and intended increase in Shareholder value.

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CHELMSFORD, Mass. — ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:ZOLL), a manufacturer of resuscitation
devices and software solutions, today announced they will report first
quarter results before the market opens on January 28, 2010. The Company
will then hold a conference call on that date at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time
(ET) to discuss its quarterly results, business highlights and outlook.

ZOLL Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL) is committed to developing
technologies that help advance the practice of resuscitation. With
products for pacing, defibrillation, circulation, ventilation,
temperature management, and fluid resuscitation, ZOLL provides a
comprehensive set of technologies that can help clinicians, EMS
professionals, and lay rescuers resuscitate sudden cardiac arrest or
trauma victims. ZOLL also designs and markets software that automates
the documentation and management of both clinical and non-clinical data.

HERSHEY, Pa. — The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) announces that it does not intend to make
an offer for Cadbury, and issued a statement pursuant to Rule 2.8 of the
City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Code”):

For the purposes of Rule 2.8 of the Code, Hershey reserves the right to
announce or participate in an offer or possible offer for Cadbury and/or
to take any other action which would otherwise be restricted under Rule
2.8 of the City Code within 6 months of the date of this announcement:

(i) with the agreement or recommendation of the board of directors of
Cadbury should the final offer made by Kraft Foods on 19 January 2010
not become or be declared wholly unconditional; or(ii) following
an announcement of an offer by or on behalf of a third party for
Cadbury; or(iii) following an announcement by or on behalf of
Cadbury of a “whitewash” proposal or a reverse takeover (in each case as
defined in the Code); or(iv) if there is a material change of
circumstances.

The statement was issued following The Hershey Company’s announcement on
November 18, 2009 that it was reviewing its options with respect to a
potential offer for Cadbury. The UK Takeover Panel issued a ruling that
by 7 a.m. on Monday, January 25, The Hershey Company was required to
either announce a firm intention to make an offer for Cadbury under Rule
2.5 of the Code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer for
Cadbury.

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By Tim Hrenchir Daryl Craft and his business partners bought the former Karlan Furniture Co. building at 900 S. Kansas Ave. last May with plans to help finance its restoration by obtaining state historic preservation tax credits and selling them to a bank that had agreed to buy them. But days later, Kansas legislators in a budget-cutting move approved a cap that significantly reduced the amount in historic preservation credits the state is allowed to issue. The bank withdrew its commitment to buy the credits. Craft consequently appeared before the Topeka City Council last week to ask its members to encourage state legislators during the current session to remove the cap or otherwise change state laws to help developers in his position.
SALT LAKE CITY — As Salvia Miramontes inspects the damage in her home, her couch and other pieces of furniture are loaded into a trailer to be taken to the dump. Carpet. A couch. Clothes. Beanbag chairs. Anything with fabric. All of it had to be thrown out because it was contaminated with chemical residue from tear gas that police deployed inside the home. On Jan. 5, SWAT teams from several jurisdictions converged on Miramontes home. Investigators were looking for one of her relatives, Roberto Miramontes, 37, who police believe had shot and killed Millard County sheriffs deputy Josie Greathouse Fox several hours earlier.
SALT LAKE CITY — As Salvia Miramontes inspects the damage in her home, her couch and other pieces of furniture are loaded into a trailer to be taken to the dump. Carpet. A couch. Clothes. Beanbag chairs. Anything with fabric. All of it had to be thrown out because it was contaminated with chemical residue from tear gas that police deployed inside the home. On Jan. 5, SWAT teams from several jurisdictions converged on Miramontes home. Investigators were looking for one of her relatives, Roberto Miramontes, 37, who police believe had shot and killed Millard County sheriffs deputy Josie Greathouse Fox several hours earlier.

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THE TERM “animal shelter” commonly denotes a temporary place to house animals in transition. While most prospective pet adoptees are in the shelter for fewer than two or three months, others remain for much longer periods of time. Such was the case with REYNA. When she healed and was ready for adoption, she was placed in the first kennel as one enters the alley and became the greeter for all in Dog Alley. The volunteers loved to walk her and play in the yard with her, as she was affectionate and seemed deeply grateful for every minute of human interaction. A brindle pit bull mix, Reyna was overlooked by adopters for more than a year. Last week, a family came in to the shelter on a mission for a family dog. They met Reyna and fell in love with her, adopted her and made her a part of their family, even surrendering their back yard to her while allowing her total access to the home. This is indeed a very special happy ending for all those who love Reyna. There were five other adoptions last week, as well. SNOWFLAKE, a gorgeous white female bunny, arrived at the shelter many months ago and was noted to have abnormalities in the lower abdomen. Upon examination by a vet, it was determined she had been abused by humans, possibly having been picked up by the tail and twirled, causing herniation, displacement of her lower bowel and surrounding tissue and other injuries, including the loss of her tail.
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THE House and Senate have now each passed a health-care bill. It remains to be seen whether they can agree to pass the same one, especially since their negotiations will take place amid public hostility to the entire enterprise. The Senate bill is likely to provide the template for the negotiations. To the dismay of the Left, it lacks a new government-run insurer. Instead it imposes on the industry a new business model that could never survive in a free market and makes up for the imposition by forcing Americans to buy its products. As far as we can tell, the only reason to carry out this maneuver is to have an industry that can be called “private” while actually acting as an agency of the government. The industrys products will be more expensive, and its profits pure waste. Both bills expand Medicaid, ensuring that many Americans–some of whom lack health insurance and some of whom have good insurance–will now have low-quality insurance that many doctors refuse to take. They will also cut Medicare, crippling its popular private-sector elements and inducing doctors and hospitals to turn down Medicare patients, too. One of the Mayo clinics, touted by President Obama as a model for reform, has announced already that it will not be accepting Medicare payments because it does not want to accept Medicare price controls. Both bills include mandates on employers that are guaranteed to reduce hiring, wages, or both. Scores of House Democrats have pledged to vote down any bill that lacks a government-run insurer. We will now see whether they are as good as their word or their threats are empty. Pro-life Democrats in the House may also be tested, since the Senate bill provides federal funding to help people buy abortion coverage.

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THURSDAY Gallery Mar (580 Main, Park City, 435-649-3001) — “Smash His Camera,” by Ron Galella, through Jan. 26. Reception Jan. 24, 4-6 p.m. The 814 Gallery (814 E. 100 South, 801-533-0204) — “Fun Games,” art by Daniel Ramjoue, through January. Abravanel Hall(123 W. South Temple) — Dale Chihulys “Olympic Tower” and art from the Salt Lake County Art Collection.
SALT LAKE CITY — As Salvia Miramontes inspects the damage in her home, her couch and other pieces of furniture are loaded into a trailer to be taken to the dump. Carpet. A couch. Clothes. Beanbag chairs. Anything with fabric. All of it had to be thrown out because it was contaminated with chemical residue from tear gas that police deployed inside the home. On Jan. 5, SWAT teams from several jurisdictions converged on Miramontes home. Investigators were looking for one of her relatives, Roberto Miramontes, 37, who police believe had shot and killed Millard County sheriffs deputy Josie Greathouse Fox several hours earlier.
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Nurses improve medication administration accuracy The study involved the implementation of the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program (INLP), which provides frontline nurses and other hospital staff with training, resources, and authority to devise and implement solutions. In addition to showing the importance of empowering frontline nurses, the most significant finding of the study is that “significant improvement in outcomes can be accomplished without very expensive fixes,” says Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, RN, INLP creator and program director at the Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco; principal and founder of The Altos Group; and lead author of the article. “Thats important because there are a lot of financial and resource pressures today, and people sometimes think they need to spend millions for bar-coding; this demonstrates through almost old-fashioned QI and engaging the people who are doing the work and providing them with tools, skills, and resources, that they can make statistically significant improvement.”
WESTPORT, Conn. — Inspired by the news of Haitian earthquake survivors located by canines
trained by the Search
Dog Foundation (SDF), Ms. Joanne Woodward Newman and Newman’s
Own Foundation today announced a combined $100,000 challenge grant
in support of SDF’s teams.

“Time is of the essence in locating survivors buried in the rubble of
this devastating disaster,” said Bob Forrester, president and CEO of Newman’s
Own Foundation. “SDF teams are critical to Haiti’s search-and-rescue
efforts. Please join us in supporting their life-saving work.”

The Search
Dog Foundation is the only non-profit in the nation that recruits
rescued dogs, partners them with firefighters, and trains them to find
survivors buried in the wreckage of disasters. The teams and their
ongoing training are provided at no cost to Fire Departments throughout
the country.

“I am shocked and saddened by the human suffering we are witnessing in
Haiti,” said Woodward Newman. “Finding survivors must be a first
priority and supporting SDF will help save lives.”

Last Friday, an SDF-trained search team — serving as part of California
Task Force 2 — found three girls trapped alive since Tuesday in
Port-au-Prince. Bill Monahan and his Border Collie Hunter were searching
a neighborhood near the Presidential Palace, when Hunter “bark alerted”
the survivors’ location in the crumbled remains of a four-story building.

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