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This article discusses typical sampling procedures used in most Statistics of Income (SOI) programs. Aspects covered briefly include sampling criteria, selection techniques, methods of estimation, and sampling variability. Some of the nonsampling error limitations of the data are also described, as well as the tabular conventions employed. Additional information on sample design and data limitations for specific SOI studies can be found in the separate SOI reports. More technical information is available, on request, by writing to the Director, Statistics of Income Division RAS:S, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 2608, Washington, DC 20013-2608. Statistics compiled for the SOI studies are generally based on stratified probability samples of income tax returns or other forms filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The statistics do not reflect any changes made by the taxpayer through an amended return or by the IRS as a result of an audit. As returns are filed and processed for tax purposes, they are assigned to sampling classes (strata) based on such criteria as: industry, presence or absence of a tax form or schedule, and various income factors or other measures of economic size (such as total assets, total receipts, size of gift, and size of estate). The samples are selected from each stratum over the appropriate filing periods. Thus, sample selection can continue for a given study for several calendar years–3 for corporations because of the incidence of fiscal (noncalendar) year reporting and extensions of filing time. Because sampling must take place before the population size is known precisely, the rates of sample selection within each stratum are fixed. This means, in practice, that both the population and the sample size can differ from those planned. However, these factors do not compromise the validity of the estimates. The probability of a returns selection depends on its sample class or stratum and may range from a fraction of 1 percent to 100 percent. Considerations in determining the selection probability for each stratum include the number of returns in the stratum, the diversity of returns in the stratum, and interest in the stratum as a separate subject of study. All this is subject to constraints based on the estimated processing costs or the target size of the total sample for the program.
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On March 2 of 2007, with the implementation of Law 66, Puerto Rico became a smoke-free island by completely banning indoor smoking in public places such as bars, pubs, casinos, hotels, work places with more than one employee, and cars with any passenger under the age of 13 . According to the literature, the immediate impact of smoke-free workplace policies has been to dramatically reduce the exposition to SHS for customers and workers (10-17). Many studies have used the level of respirable particulate matter ([PM.sub.2.5]) as the main indicator of exposure to SHS because it has been demonstrated that smoking is one of the main sources of indoor levels of [PM.sub.2.5] (10). For example, bars in the state of New York experienced an average reduction of 84% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after the Clean Indoor Air Act was implemented in July of 2003 (11). In the case of Austin, Texas, bars experienced a reduction from 71% to 99% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after a smoking ban was implemented (12). In another study (13), Irish-theme pubs around the globe located in countries or cities with smoke-free legislation were compared with similar pubs in places without smoke-free ordinances. In this case, the results showed an average 91% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels. In March of 2006, a smoking ban was implemented in Scotland, which substantially covered enclosed places including pubs. Evidence shows that, as a result, Scottish pubs experienced an average of 86% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels (14). In Italy, a year after the implementation of an all smoke-free workplace policy in January of 2005, there was an average of 68% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels across bars, restaurants, game rooms, and pubs (15). The main claim of this study is that the smoke-free workplace policy implemented in March of 2007 was effective in reducing the exposure to SHS in restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The specific research objectives of the study were three. First, to measure and compare the restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan at baseline (before the smoke-free workplace policy was implemented) in terms of the levels of respirable particulate matter (PM), the number of smokers, the number of customers, and establishment area. Second, to measure the change in levels of PM, the number of smokers, and the number of customers before and after March 2007. And third, to measure the effect of the smoke-free workplace policy on the level of PM controlling for the number of customers and establishment area.
On March 2 of 2007, with the implementation of Law 66, Puerto Rico became a smoke-free island by completely banning indoor smoking in public places such as bars, pubs, casinos, hotels, work places with more than one employee, and cars with any passenger under the age of 13 . According to the literature, the immediate impact of smoke-free workplace policies has been to dramatically reduce the exposition to SHS for customers and workers (10-17). Many studies have used the level of respirable particulate matter ([PM.sub.2.5]) as the main indicator of exposure to SHS because it has been demonstrated that smoking is one of the main sources of indoor levels of [PM.sub.2.5] (10). For example, bars in the state of New York experienced an average reduction of 84% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after the Clean Indoor Air Act was implemented in July of 2003 (11). In the case of Austin, Texas, bars experienced a reduction from 71% to 99% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after a smoking ban was implemented (12). In another study (13), Irish-theme pubs around the globe located in countries or cities with smoke-free legislation were compared with similar pubs in places without smoke-free ordinances. In this case, the results showed an average 91% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels. In March of 2006, a smoking ban was implemented in Scotland, which substantially covered enclosed places including pubs. Evidence shows that, as a result, Scottish pubs experienced an average of 86% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels (14). In Italy, a year after the implementation of an all smoke-free workplace policy in January of 2005, there was an average of 68% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels across bars, restaurants, game rooms, and pubs (15). The main claim of this study is that the smoke-free workplace policy implemented in March of 2007 was effective in reducing the exposure to SHS in restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The specific research objectives of the study were three. First, to measure and compare the restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan at baseline (before the smoke-free workplace policy was implemented) in terms of the levels of respirable particulate matter (PM), the number of smokers, the number of customers, and establishment area. Second, to measure the change in levels of PM, the number of smokers, and the number of customers before and after March 2007. And third, to measure the effect of the smoke-free workplace policy on the level of PM controlling for the number of customers and establishment area.

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More than 100 HPV types have been identified with more than 30 being sexually transmitted (7). Anogenital HPV types have been classified into low-risk types (non-oncogenic), which are associated with anogenital warts (condyloma acuminata), oral and conjunctival papillomas, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (in infants and young children), and mild dysplasia (8). High-risk types (oncogenic) are associated with high-grade dysplasia and various cancers. Current estimates of the attributable fraction, the proportion of cancer cases preventable by the elimination of HPV, are very high (9): 100% for cervical, 90% for anal, 40% for vulvar and vaginal, 50% for cancer of the penis, and between 33 and 72% of oropharyngeal cancers (10). Although there has been increasing interest in understanding the burden of HPV infection and related comorbidities in men (11), studies in this group are still quite limited (12), particularly among Hispanics. Research and surveillance data have indicated that Hispanics have been disproportionately affected by HIV/ AIDS (13), Other STIs (14) and may engage disproportionately in high-risk sexual behaviors (15). In addition, a higher incidence of cervical cancer is observed in Puerto Rico and Hispanic women in the US compared with non-Hispanic whites (Figure 1). These factors could reflect a potential higher prevalence of HPV infection in these populations, as well as disparities in screening rates in these groups (16) suggesting that Hispanic and Puerto Rican men might also be at higher risk for HPV infection and related health outcomes. This high incidence might also lead to a significant economic burden. In Puerto Rico for example, it was estimated that the economic impact of HPV related cancers in 2004 was approximately 7.5% (close to 5 million dollars) of the total cancer costs (17). Even though HPV infection is highly prevalent in sexually active men, (18), most research studies have focused only in women. Studies in men are of particular relevance because, as with other STIs, men play a key role in the transmission dynamics to both male and female sexual partners. It is also clear that HPV infection in men is a serious clinical issue, given the association of HPV infection with a variety of cancers in men, including anal cancer and a subset of penile and oral cancers (19). With the world-wide introduction of two new prophylactic vaccines (bivalent vaccine protecting against HPV 16 and 18, and the quadrivalent vaccine protecting against HPV 16, 18, 6 and 11) against oncogenic HPVs causing cervical cancer in women (20), and the recent FDA approval of the quadrivalent vaccine to prevent genital warts also in men, there is an urgency to determine the burden of HPV in Hispanic populations before vaccination programs are implemented on a widespread basis. Knowledge of the burden of the disease and its related morbidities prior to implementation of these programs will allow a better assessment and understanding of the short-term and long-term effectiveness of this primary prevention strategy for cervical neoplasia and genital warts. In addition, it will permit exploring the prevalence of type-specific HPVs in these populations, not currently included in the HPV vaccines available in the market.
Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.

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Epidemiological studies in the United States (US), Europe, Australia, and Africa have documented standardized incidence ratios (SIR) of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers using data from linked Cancer and AIDS registries (4-13). In a population-based registry linkage in New York State, Gallagher et al. (10) reported significant SIR for KS, NHL, invasive cervical cancer, and several non-AIDS related cancers affecting the tongue, mouth, rectum, anus, trachea, bronchus, and lung. In Italy, Dal Maso, Serraino and Franceschi (7) reported a SIR of 302 (95% CI, 253-357) for NHL in AIDS patients. In a linkage of AIDS and cancer registries from 11 US regions, Engels et al. (4) reported important declines in KS and NHL after the introduction of HAART in people with AIDS, no change in cervical cancer, and increased risk of non-AIDS related cancers, particularly Hodgkin lymphoma, anus, liver, and lung cancer. An AIDS-Cancer linkage was also conducted in Africa, where the incidence of all AIDS related cancers and some non-AIDS related cancers (Hodgkin lymphoma, conjunctiva, kidney, thyroid, and uterus) were found to be higher among people with AIDS (9). In a more recent prospective cohort study, Patel et al. (5) also reported a reduction in AIDS related malignancies except for cervical cancer, and a significant increase risk of non-AIDS related malignancies in a cohort of adults living with HIV compared to the general population in the US. The most important types of non-AIDS related malignancies were: anal, vaginal, Hodgkin lymphoma, liver, lung, melanoma, oropharyngeal, leukemia, colorectal and renal. These results suggest that the incidence of non-AIDS related cancers has increased more than the incidence of AIDS related cancers, and that the influence of HAART in the development and prognosis of various cancers is still not clear. Biological, environmental and behavioral risk factors must also be explored to better define the long-term cancer risk in people living with HIV/AIDS (14). Puerto Rico (PR) is one of the top ten US States and territories with the highest cumulative number of AIDS cases, and Puerto Ricans are the second largest group of Hispanics in the US with higher cancer mortality rates (15-16). However, little information is available regarding AIDS related and non-AIDS related malignancies among Hispanics with HIV/ AIDS in the US or PR. In one retrospective cohort study in Southern California, Levine et al. (17) reported that from 1982 to 1998 the prevalence of AIDS-related lymphoma decreased significantly in whites but increased in Hispanics. In another study, Fordyce et al. (18) conducted a population-based AIDS-Cancer linkage analysis of women from New York City diagnosed with AIDS between 1981 and 1994, and reported that 47% of all cancer cases were among African Americans, 36% among Hispanics, and 16% among non-Hispanic whites. Mayor et al. (19) conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 3,576 HIV/AIDS patients attending an outpatient clinic in PR from 1992 to 2005. Of these patients, 171 (4.8%) were diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives: 51.5% AIDS related and 48.5% non-AIDS related cancers. Because no population-based studies have been conducted in PR, the risk of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers in PR compared to the general population is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers among Hispanics with AIDS in PR using the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry and the Puerto Rico AIDS Surveillance Program Registry. Both are population-based registries that receive support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We hypothesized that the risk of all AIDS related cancers and the risk of many non-AIDS related cancers will be higher in the AIDS group compared with the general population in PR. The results of this study will provide the basis for future epidemiological studies to characterize the natural history of specific cancers in HIV infection and other important biological, environmental, and behavioral risk factors.
INTRODUCTION The essentiality of copper for poultry and livestock is well documented (Davis and Mertz, 1987). Cu is an essential mineral which serves as co-factor in many enzyme systems in the body. Cu-sulfate (CuS[O.sub.4]5[H.sub.2]O) is the most commonly used dietary Cu supplement. Copper in the form of Cu-sulfate improves growth rate and feed efficiency in broilers (Choi and Paik, 1989; Baker et al., 1991) and in pigs (Roof and Mahan, 1982; Edmonds et al., 1985; Cromwell et al., 1989) at supernormal level (125 to 250 mg/kg). Growth promoting effect of dietary Cu has been attributed to its antimicrobial action (Fuller at el., 1960; Bunch et al., 1961; Burnell et al., 1988). Improved availability of Cu from organic Cu complexes compared with the commonly used Cu salts recently has been suggested. Chelates, complexes or proteinates are the organic form of Cu and are usually considered for use in animal diet as alternatives to inorganic Cu source. More bioavailability of Cu is probably due to better absorption, which enhances its efficiency (Downs et al., 2000; Yu et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2001). Baker and Ammerman (1995) reported that relative bioavailability estimate of organic Cu sources ranged from 88% to 147% of the response to cupric sulfate in poultry, Swine, sheep and cattle. Improvements in the digestibility of proteins (Braude, 1965; Castell and Bowland, 1968) and retention of nitrogen (Braude, 1965) have been reported in young pigs fed diet containing added Cu. Studies by Dove and Haydon (1992) and Dove (1995) have indicated that addition of 250 mg Cu/kg improved digestibility and utilization of the fat of weaned pigs, but results have limited and inconclusive for chickens when Cu added to the feed fortified with oil. To increase the energy level in the finisher diet and to obtain higher weight of a broiler chicken, oil and fat are used because of its high energy content. Soybean oil which stimulates growth rate, when included in poultry diet (Nitsan et al., 1997) is most commonly used oil source in Indian condition. Unsaturated vegetable fats (like soybean oil) are more energetic than saturated animal fat. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of level of dietary inorganic and organic forms of Cu and energy level on performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken.

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AN immigrant worker was left with just pounds 15 after working a 72-hour week, a court heard. Kazimieras Lemezis, 59, was so desperate for food he stole pounds 131 worth of groceries from Tesco. But magistrates let him walk free after hearing he had been living on bread and potatoes after falling into the clutches of an illegal gangmaster. Lemezis, from Lituania, worked 12 hours a day for six days a week on farms around Wisbech, Cambs. But the gangmaster kept nearly all his wages for transport and housing.
AN immigrant worker was left with just pounds 15 after working a 72-hour week, a court heard. Kazimieras Lemezis, 59, was so desperate for food he stole pounds 131 worth of groceries from Tesco. But magistrates let him walk free after hearing he had been living on bread and potatoes after falling into the clutches of an illegal gangmaster. Lemezis, from Lituania, worked 12 hours a day for six days a week on farms around Wisbech, Cambs. But the gangmaster kept nearly all his wages for transport and housing.

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The FusionStorm Foundation has partnered with SiliconView for an unprecedented advertising blitz to stimulate ticket sales in the last days before the Dream Sail Raffle drawing. The Dream Sail Raffle was set up to assist Ocean Voyages Institute and Project Kaisei with their ocean clean up initiative. The project aims to clean up plastics that are harmful to the worlds ocean and its marine life.

John G. Varel, CEO of FusionStorm and Co Founder of The FusionStorm Foundation, stated, “We are grateful to have a partner such as SiliconView, who understands the importance of raising awareness about the state of our oceans and the damaging effect of plastics. The SiliconView board is the brightest, biggest and the best to communicate our message to millions and the fact that SiliconView has partnered to extend an unprecedented number of advertising spots confirm this.”

Adam Kates, General Manager of SiliconView, stated, “We are very pleased to partner with the FusionStorm Foundation to promote this important fundraiser in support of cleaner and healthier oceans.”

A day after unleashing advertisements that portray his opponent as an extremist, Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet called for cleaner campaigns and the end of partisan bickering. During a campaign stop in Colorado Springs on Friday, Bennet said todays children deserve a brighter future removed from political polarization. “We need to construct a politics thats worthy of them,” he said. Of the ad slamming Republican Senate hopeful Ken Buck that started airing a few hours earlier, Bennet said the truth is not an attack, and Buck threw the first punch. “Unfortunately, thats the kind of campaign he started,” Bennet said of Buck.
IMAGINE British Telecom allowed people to call you up and spew religious hatred down the phone. Imagine all your pals received the same phone calls. No-one would blame you for switching to O2, even if the service was nowhere near as good. In the age of social networking, the methods have moved away from crank calling, but the impact has proved much more severe. Muslims all around the world are furious with Facebook after a string of anti-Islamic pages and campaigns. The notorious Draw Muhammad Day cast the first stone, daring artists all over the world to depict Muhammad – a cardinal sin in Islam – as a protest against the Danish cartoon controversy. Another page started up recently advertising Burn A Quran Day, which is set to take place on September 11 outside a Florida church. More than 6000 people have already pledged their support for this inflammatory and divisive day of hate. In contrast, a rival campaign called Burn A Bible Day boasts barely 50 supporters. These antagonistic pages are only the tip of an ugly and Islamophobic attitude surging through Facebook and other social networking sites. Unsurprisingly, Muslims are starting to vote with their mouses and click somewhere else. Pakistan actually shut off access to Facebook after the first Draw Muhammad Day, though it was only a temporary solution. More than 2.5 million Muslims using Facebook threatened to leave the site after it took down four popular Islamic pages, claiming they were being used to send spam – the sort of junk mail that plagues the internet. Now several Muslim-only social networking sites have started up. The first was a site called MillatFacebook which aimed to “unite Over 1.57 billion Muslims and peaceful people from other religions”. Although 333,000 people signed up in the first few weeks, it has been dogged with problems, mostly because it is very clunky and badly designed. Last week The Muslim Brotherhood, an international Islamist group, started its own Facebook clone – which is likely to be far less benign. The Brotherhood is in opposition in Egypt and cannot get on the TV, so its interest in a social networking site is clear. Yet its links to violent groups have been asserted over and over. If angry young Muslims leave Facebook and sign up here, the risk of cyber-indoctrination seems far greater. All the social networking Islamophobes complain a strain of Islamic supremacism is attacking the Western world, bent on putting up mosques near Ground Zero and killing critical blasphemous filmmakers in a mission to stifle any opposition to Sharia law. Of course, this is true of a tiny small minority within the Muslim world. By offending moderates and driving them into online ghettos, what chance is there of reaching some sort of cultural detente? The internet cherishes freedom of expression, but this should not come at the cost of driving yet another wedge between communities.

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Approximately 5.5 million workers are exposed to drugs and hazardous materials in Puerto Rico and in the United States (1-2). In 2005, Puerto Rico generated 22.6 million pounds of solid waste including biomedical waste and carcinogens (3-4). Some companies that manage this type of waste face ethical and financial dilemmas and, on occasion, choose to inappropriately dispose of hazardous waste. The cost of disposing a pound of hazardous waste is approximately $2.00 when it is incinerated by a company that has an incinerator certified by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); but it would only cost $0.35 in a non-certified facility (5). In 2007, a company in Puerto Rico inappropriately disposed of some biomedical waste and polluted an area of Caguas. To remedy the situation, the Environmental Quality Board hired Western Medical to appropriately dispose of this waste at a cost of approximately $3.2 million (6). This situation stresses the importance of properly disposing toxic waste. The objective of this paper is to review the regulations and evidence-based recommendations for the appropriate disposal of antineoplastic medications and to update the reader on this important issue. Regulations and recommendations
Approximately 5.5 million workers are exposed to drugs and hazardous materials in Puerto Rico and in the United States (1-2). In 2005, Puerto Rico generated 22.6 million pounds of solid waste including biomedical waste and carcinogens (3-4). Some companies that manage this type of waste face ethical and financial dilemmas and, on occasion, choose to inappropriately dispose of hazardous waste. The cost of disposing a pound of hazardous waste is approximately $2.00 when it is incinerated by a company that has an incinerator certified by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); but it would only cost $0.35 in a non-certified facility (5). In 2007, a company in Puerto Rico inappropriately disposed of some biomedical waste and polluted an area of Caguas. To remedy the situation, the Environmental Quality Board hired Western Medical to appropriately dispose of this waste at a cost of approximately $3.2 million (6). This situation stresses the importance of properly disposing toxic waste. The objective of this paper is to review the regulations and evidence-based recommendations for the appropriate disposal of antineoplastic medications and to update the reader on this important issue. Regulations and recommendations
One important task when analyzing microarray data is that of determining which genes changed their expressions significantly from one state to another, for example, from tissues in a cancerous state to tissues in a healthy state. In general, the procedure in which such a task is undertaken is known as gene filtering and has been extensively explored due to its potential for recognizing a reduced number of genes, which recognition can offer a shortcut to illness diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment (4-5, 7-21). Gene filtering has been explored through a variety of techniques based on normal distribution, such as the 2 sample t-test (17), ANOVA (22), and the Welch t-test (19), among others. Some authors stress the fact that gene expression data do not follow a normal distribution (18, 21, 23), proposing the use of nonparametric statistical tests such as the Mann-Whitney (MW) test (18), also known as the Wilcoxon test. Genes selected through a filtering procedure can be used for many purposes. Of particular interest to this study was defining a classifier to determine whether a given tissue belongs to a particular category (i.e. cancer or healthy) through measuring the relative expressions of the selected genes. Thus, the interest was on developing a cancer diagnosis that is based on classification. As a precedent, our research group has previously proposed a strategy (based on the Wilcoxon test) to carry out gene filtering and tissue classification (24-25), aiming first for simplicity rather than performance. In this study, using this initial strategy as a baseline, classification performance was targeted through the development of two new methods. The first method employed the Wilcoxon test for gene filtering and classification; however, this revised method introduced a gene-set selection step right after filtering to enhance classification performance. The second method capitalized on this new structure, and used the Nemenyi-Damico-Wolfe (NDW) multiple comparison nonparametric test as a distinctive enhancement strategy. For brevity, the descriptions of the Wilcoxon and the NDW tests have been omitted here but can be readily perused in a textbook on nonparametric statistical methods, such as that of Hollander and Wolfe (26). The structure of this paper is as follows: In the next section, microarray databases are described in general, along with the details of the proposed methods. The computational setting is then discussed in the ensuing section, followed by an assessment of the classification performance of the proposed methods vs. that of the baseline approach. Finally, conclusions are drawn and future plans are described.

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IRELANDS top wedding planner and Brides Of Franc star Peter Kelly has compiled his top recessionbusting wedding tips here for you. Hosting your wedding outside of traditional busy wedding times of the year can be the most important budgeting decision that you make at the outset. Most wedding suppliers will offer big reductions for traditional “off-peak” times of the year as well as midweek dates. With the Summer weather being less and less dependable brides should consider a Winter or Spring ceremony. Early December and early January can have all of the benefits of Christmas in terms of atmosphere and dcor while saving on the overall event. Your decision on the timing will also be reflected in the cost of your honeymoon so take your time over the decision. Give yourself plenty of time to shop around for everything from venues, suppliers to the smaller details such as accessories, to ensure that you get the very best value for your money and dont run out of time. Replace favours with a centrepiece that can be given as a gift to guests at the end of the evening. This will save you time and money as your centrepiece and favours will act as one. Try choosing a potted flower or plant that matches nicely with your wedding theme.
(VMworld) – As VMworld kicks off today, a new survey of over 300 enterprise IT managers shows that management of the ever-growing virtual infrastructure is a key concern as organizations virtualize an increasing percentage of their production environment. The survey, conducted by Reflex Systems , found that issues such as capacity planning, performance and troubleshooting are consuming significant resources as enterprises continue to further leverage virtualization.

Virtualization Continuing to Take Hold in Production Systems
53% of the respondents noted that at least half of their business critical applications will be virtualized by the end of this year. This translates into a 17% increase from current utilization, showing the rapid rate of virtualization adoption by the enterprise. Beyond adoption of just the virtual infrastructure (hypervisors), respondents listed their top two areas of investment over the next six months as virtual storage and virtual management tools. They further cited performance, security and auditing/reporting as the major reasons for looking for virtual management tools, in addition to those tools provided by the hypervisor vendors.

Virtualization Management Consuming Significant Resources
While enterprises are clearly seeing the benefits of leveraging virtualization, IT shops are also staggering under the burden of managing an increasing number of virtual machines across a growing number of applications. Enterprises most frequently cited capacity planning, performance and troubleshooting in the virtual environment as the top three tasks consuming the most significant resources as they continue to further leverage virtualization and begin to have to deal with virtualization sprawl.

As a result, 35% ranked network visibility, including flow traffic, monitoring and usage, as the number one capability they are looking for in their virtualization management solutions. Access control and audit of users actions within the systems also ranked highly as features users believed would help them manage their growing virtual infrastructure.

“Virtualization promises to simplify and reduce costs, but the reality is that the virtual computing paradigm requires a new set of skills and technologies to manage it,” said Pete Privateer, CEO of Reflex Systems. “While organizations continue to rapidly adopt virtualization to reduce costs and improve performance, they should consider implementing management tools as early as possible in the lifecycle of their virtualization deployments, to help them maximize the cost and time saving benefits they can achieve throughout their environment.”

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On March 2 of 2007, with the implementation of Law 66, Puerto Rico became a smoke-free island by completely banning indoor smoking in public places such as bars, pubs, casinos, hotels, work places with more than one employee, and cars with any passenger under the age of 13 . According to the literature, the immediate impact of smoke-free workplace policies has been to dramatically reduce the exposition to SHS for customers and workers (10-17). Many studies have used the level of respirable particulate matter ([PM.sub.2.5]) as the main indicator of exposure to SHS because it has been demonstrated that smoking is one of the main sources of indoor levels of [PM.sub.2.5] (10). For example, bars in the state of New York experienced an average reduction of 84% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after the Clean Indoor Air Act was implemented in July of 2003 (11). In the case of Austin, Texas, bars experienced a reduction from 71% to 99% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after a smoking ban was implemented (12). In another study (13), Irish-theme pubs around the globe located in countries or cities with smoke-free legislation were compared with similar pubs in places without smoke-free ordinances. In this case, the results showed an average 91% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels. In March of 2006, a smoking ban was implemented in Scotland, which substantially covered enclosed places including pubs. Evidence shows that, as a result, Scottish pubs experienced an average of 86% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels (14). In Italy, a year after the implementation of an all smoke-free workplace policy in January of 2005, there was an average of 68% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels across bars, restaurants, game rooms, and pubs (15). The main claim of this study is that the smoke-free workplace policy implemented in March of 2007 was effective in reducing the exposure to SHS in restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The specific research objectives of the study were three. First, to measure and compare the restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan at baseline (before the smoke-free workplace policy was implemented) in terms of the levels of respirable particulate matter (PM), the number of smokers, the number of customers, and establishment area. Second, to measure the change in levels of PM, the number of smokers, and the number of customers before and after March 2007. And third, to measure the effect of the smoke-free workplace policy on the level of PM controlling for the number of customers and establishment area.
One important task when analyzing microarray data is that of determining which genes changed their expressions significantly from one state to another, for example, from tissues in a cancerous state to tissues in a healthy state. In general, the procedure in which such a task is undertaken is known as gene filtering and has been extensively explored due to its potential for recognizing a reduced number of genes, which recognition can offer a shortcut to illness diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment (4-5, 7-21). Gene filtering has been explored through a variety of techniques based on normal distribution, such as the 2 sample t-test (17), ANOVA (22), and the Welch t-test (19), among others. Some authors stress the fact that gene expression data do not follow a normal distribution (18, 21, 23), proposing the use of nonparametric statistical tests such as the Mann-Whitney (MW) test (18), also known as the Wilcoxon test. Genes selected through a filtering procedure can be used for many purposes. Of particular interest to this study was defining a classifier to determine whether a given tissue belongs to a particular category (i.e. cancer or healthy) through measuring the relative expressions of the selected genes. Thus, the interest was on developing a cancer diagnosis that is based on classification. As a precedent, our research group has previously proposed a strategy (based on the Wilcoxon test) to carry out gene filtering and tissue classification (24-25), aiming first for simplicity rather than performance. In this study, using this initial strategy as a baseline, classification performance was targeted through the development of two new methods. The first method employed the Wilcoxon test for gene filtering and classification; however, this revised method introduced a gene-set selection step right after filtering to enhance classification performance. The second method capitalized on this new structure, and used the Nemenyi-Damico-Wolfe (NDW) multiple comparison nonparametric test as a distinctive enhancement strategy. For brevity, the descriptions of the Wilcoxon and the NDW tests have been omitted here but can be readily perused in a textbook on nonparametric statistical methods, such as that of Hollander and Wolfe (26). The structure of this paper is as follows: In the next section, microarray databases are described in general, along with the details of the proposed methods. The computational setting is then discussed in the ensuing section, followed by an assessment of the classification performance of the proposed methods vs. that of the baseline approach. Finally, conclusions are drawn and future plans are described.

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Instant expert A FINE Leeds Pottery horse dating back to around 1825 is up for auction next month. It is one of just a handful produced as advertising wares for shop windows and is a museum piece of some note. ANYTHING to do with horses is always highly collectable. The Leeds horse (pictured below) is 43cm tall and was originally made for veterinary surgeons, saddlers and druggists. It was used as a sign that the business traded in products for horses.
WHEN Andy and Bonnie Cowley saw an advertisement for a 100ft Dutch barge for sale in Ireland, they jumped at it. They sold their hotel on the Isle of Wight and, in 2005, picked up the African Queen, sailed her across the Irish Sea and up to a base on the River Thames. There followed a few months of extensive restoration and the former Dutch barge was ready for action. She now offers tranquil cruises past some of the most attractive spots on the River Thames. I joined the African Queen at Mapledurham, near Reading, where Andy and Bonnie greeted us with a cream tea. The boat can take 12 passengers in en-suite cabins. Upstairs theres a lounge area with plenty of room to sit and chat, plus a flatscreen TV, fully-stocked bar and dining area. Theres also a sundeck where you can while away the hours.
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WLS, a leading provider of cellular platforms to top tier global phone
makers, will operate as a standalone business serving its existing
customers. WLS will also contribute to Intel’s strategy to make
connected computing ubiquitous from smartphones to laptops to embedded
computing.

“The global demand for wireless solutions continues to grow at an
extraordinary rate,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “The
acquisition of Infineon’s WLS business strengthens the second pillar of
our computing strategy — Internet connectivity — and enables us to
offer a portfolio of products that covers the full range of wireless
options from Wi-Fi and 3G to WiMAX and LTE. As more devices compute and
connect to the Internet, we are committed to positioning Intel to take
advantage of the growth potential in every computing segment, from
laptops to handhelds and beyond.”

“The sale of WLS is a strategic decision to enhance Infineon’s value. We
can now fully concentrate our resources towards strong growth in our
core segments Automotive (ATV), Industrial Multimarket (IMM) and Chip
Card Security (CCS). This creates a great perspective for all Infineon
customers, employees and shareholders,” said Peter Bauer, CEO of
Infineon Technologies AG. “We all stand to benefit enormously from this
deal. Thanks to the outstanding effort of the employees and the
management during the last years, WLS is excellently positioned to grow
further with the new owner who is ideally suited for this business.”

INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).
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WHEN Andy and Bonnie Cowley saw an advertisement for a 100ft Dutch barge for sale in Ireland, they jumped at it. They sold their hotel on the Isle of Wight and, in 2005, picked up the African Queen, sailed her across the Irish Sea and up to a base on the River Thames. There followed a few months of extensive restoration and the former Dutch barge was ready for action. She now offers tranquil cruises past some of the most attractive spots on the River Thames. I joined the African Queen at Mapledurham, near Reading, where Andy and Bonnie greeted us with a cream tea. The boat can take 12 passengers in en-suite cabins. Upstairs theres a lounge area with plenty of room to sit and chat, plus a flatscreen TV, fully-stocked bar and dining area. Theres also a sundeck where you can while away the hours.
PARIS Hilton has been arrested for possessing cocaine – her third drugs bust in three months. The multi-millionairess was held after police spotted what they thought was marijuana smoke coming from a car in Las Vegas. Officers pulled the car over outside the Wynn Hotel yesterday and apparently discovered Paris, 29, with cocaine. Her boyfriend Cy Waits, 34, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Marcus Martin of Las Vegas police said: “Officers noticed a vehicle leaving smoke trail of a controlled substance.” He said tests confirmed the substance found on Paris was cocaine but did not reveal the quantity. The couple were taken to the county detention centre where Waits was kept overnight while Paris was released within an hour.
A MAN was arrested last night over an alleged pounds 150,000 cricket betting scandal centred around the current Test between England and Pakistan. Cricket chiefs launched an investigation into a betting ring accused of rigging the game at Lords, due to go into its fourth day today. The man held was being investigated over claims he took pounds 150,000 in return for information about three “no balls”, alleged to have been deliberately bowled by Pakistan in Englands first innings of the Test. Last night police took two bags from the Pakistan team hotel, the Marriott in Swiss Cottage, London, for examination. A man wearing a Pakistan team tracksuit with his face covered was seen being led away from a back entrance. Last night police said: “Following information received we have today arrested a 35-year old man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers.” International Cricket Council spokesman Colin Gibson said: “The Metropolitan Police are looking into a situation which has occurred during the Lords Test and we are currently assisting with their enquiries.”

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One important task when analyzing microarray data is that of determining which genes changed their expressions significantly from one state to another, for example, from tissues in a cancerous state to tissues in a healthy state. In general, the procedure in which such a task is undertaken is known as gene filtering and has been extensively explored due to its potential for recognizing a reduced number of genes, which recognition can offer a shortcut to illness diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment (4-5, 7-21). Gene filtering has been explored through a variety of techniques based on normal distribution, such as the 2 sample t-test (17), ANOVA (22), and the Welch t-test (19), among others. Some authors stress the fact that gene expression data do not follow a normal distribution (18, 21, 23), proposing the use of nonparametric statistical tests such as the Mann-Whitney (MW) test (18), also known as the Wilcoxon test. Genes selected through a filtering procedure can be used for many purposes. Of particular interest to this study was defining a classifier to determine whether a given tissue belongs to a particular category (i.e. cancer or healthy) through measuring the relative expressions of the selected genes. Thus, the interest was on developing a cancer diagnosis that is based on classification. As a precedent, our research group has previously proposed a strategy (based on the Wilcoxon test) to carry out gene filtering and tissue classification (24-25), aiming first for simplicity rather than performance. In this study, using this initial strategy as a baseline, classification performance was targeted through the development of two new methods. The first method employed the Wilcoxon test for gene filtering and classification; however, this revised method introduced a gene-set selection step right after filtering to enhance classification performance. The second method capitalized on this new structure, and used the Nemenyi-Damico-Wolfe (NDW) multiple comparison nonparametric test as a distinctive enhancement strategy. For brevity, the descriptions of the Wilcoxon and the NDW tests have been omitted here but can be readily perused in a textbook on nonparametric statistical methods, such as that of Hollander and Wolfe (26). The structure of this paper is as follows: In the next section, microarray databases are described in general, along with the details of the proposed methods. The computational setting is then discussed in the ensuing section, followed by an assessment of the classification performance of the proposed methods vs. that of the baseline approach. Finally, conclusions are drawn and future plans are described.
In August 2004, the Law #230, approved by the Government of Puerto Rico in a three party resolution, created the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center (UPRCCC), a public corporation affiliated to the University of Puerto Rico. This law established that this Center will be the organism responsible for executing the public policy related to the prevention, education, and research, as well as the clinical and treatment services related to cancer in Puerto Rico. The dual mission of the UPRCCC is: (1) To deliver the best research-driven cancer care through programs that integrate patient care, research, prevention, and education, and (2) To eradicate cancer in Puerto Rico using a multidisciplinary approach of basic, clinical, and population research. Thus, the UPRCCC is fundamental for the development of cancer control, research, and training efforts in Puerto Rico. More recently, in 2008, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Puerto Rico published its first official Cancer Control Plan, a structured guide with measurable outcomes aimed at reducing the cancer burden in our population. All of the previously mentioned initiatives will continue to be key to the progress in cancer control and research in Puerto Rico and thus, to the quality of the preventive and treatment services that we will offer to our patients. The increase in the cancer burden in Puerto Rico has been accompanied by a substantial increase in the volume of published research and federal funds to academic institutions in Puerto Rico for cancer research. Despite this advancement, areas that need our continued support and development in the years to come include: 1) continued surveillance of cancer occurrence in Puerto Rico through the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry, 2) development of transdisciplinary and translational cancer research that encompass all areas of the cancer control continuum (prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship), 3) outreach efforts that bring scientific knowledge to the development of targeted cancer control strategies for the community, 4) development of sound cancer-related public policy, and 5) continued training of the next generation of cancer researchers and health professionals. Our ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary local and international teams will be essential to our success. The forthcoming issue of the Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal provides an informative summary of various research studies that are currently being conducted in Puerto Rico. The 17 articles in this issue describe diverse research areas in the cancer field including disease burden, disease prevention, correlates of cancer occurrence, diagnostic technologies and clinical management. In addition, an overview of cancer training efforts in the island is discussed. Our future as a healthy nation will require a concerted effort between government, academia and industry that lead the research, training, and public policy efforts that will ultimately result in improved cancer prevention and control outcomes for the people of Puerto Rico. We hope you find in this edition of the journal a well-rounded overview of cancer research in Puerto Rico.

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Hannover House, the entertainment division of Target Development Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TDGI), has informed Anthony Perez and Phoenix Entertainment Group that the proposed asset purchase of titles owned or controlled by Phoenix is on hold pending further due diligence. The letter of intent called for a due diligence period to be completed by September 7, 2010. However, in respect of new information relative to legal matters and proceedings involving Perez, Hannover House has elected to put the venture on indefinite hold until further notice.

“We were surprised and disappointed to learn today of allegations against Mr. Perez,” said Fred Shefte, President of Hannover House and Target Development Group, Inc. “We have known and worked with Tony for over six years, and have never had any problems with any transactions or rights issues. In the film and video distribution business, claims against distributors are commonplace as producers often feel that their properties did not perform as well as hoped, and they blame the distributor. However, some of the allegations that came to light today go further, and imply malfeasance in reporting. While Mr. Perez vehemently denies these charges as baseless, Hannover is disappointed that we were not informed in advance, regardless of the merits of the claims,” Shefte concluded.

Hannover House is currently investigating various opportunities to acquire more titles and additional film libraries to build the labels presence and revenues. The company currently owns or controls over 175 properties, and is pursuing a variety of acquisition ventures that cumulatively represent more than 600 additional titles. Hannover House sees a major opportunity to generate significant revenues from older catalog titles via recently opened Video On Demand sources, in addition to the companys primary income streams from new release theatrical and home video properties.

The entertainment industry came out full-force tonight as Emmy nominees and presenters joined hundreds of celebrities and other members of the television community for the annual “Evening Before” pre-Emmy party to benefit the Motion Picture Television Fund.

Among the celebrities who attended were George Clooney, Jon Hamm, Ryan Seacrest, Anna Paquin Stephen Moyer, John Krasinski Emily Blunt, Ty Burrell, Tom Hanks Rita Wilson, Christina Applegate, Lea Michele, Mark Salling, Ricky Gervais, Matthew Morrison, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julianna Margulies, Sharon Stone, Neil Patrick Harris, Edie Falco, Kristen Bell, Sally Field, Bryan Cranston, LL Cool J, Julie Bowen, Kathy Griffin, Mariska Hargitay, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Alan Cumming, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Bruckheimer, Sofia Vergara, John Slattery, Andy Samberg and Christine Baranski.

“Our sincere gratitude and thanks goes out to our sponsors, who continue to support our efforts every year, as well as the television studios, networks, talent agencies and individuals who came out to support MPTF,” said Ken Scherer, CEO of the Motion Picture Television Fund Foundation. “I am always deeply touched by the generosity of spirit in the conversations I have with those who attend these events and the compassion they have for all those MPTF helps each year, from providing healthcare to helping pay rent and buying food for people at times of crisis.”

The theme of the event was an end-of-summer barbecue, with Wolfgang Puck working the grill to serve up summer favorites along with delicious desserts, such as peach shortcakes and smores, and specialty drinks that brought cool tropical breezes through the streets of Century City. Michelle Pesce, one of Hollywoods hottest up-and-coming DJs, served up the evenings tunes.

“MPTF has a long tradition of caring for its own, and tonight is just one example of the support and commitment of the industry and its leadership for the mission of MPTF and all the programs, services and financial assistance it provides to more than 60,000 industry members every year,” said Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation and Chairman of the Motion Picture Television Fund Foundation.

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During the first half of this year, German and American political leaders engaged in an epic debate. American leaders argued that the economic crisis was so bad, governments should borrow billions to stimulate growth. German leaders argued that a little short-term stimulus was sensible, but anything more was near-sighted. What was needed was not more debt, but measures to balance budgets and restore confidence. The debate got pointed. American economists accused German policymakers of risking a long depression. The German finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, countered, “Governments should not become addicted to borrowing as a quick fix to stimulate demand.” The two countries followed different policy paths. According to Gary Becker of the University of Chicago, the Americans borrowed an amount equal to 6 percent of GDP in an attempt to stimulate growth. The Germans spent about 1.5 percent of GDP on their stimulus. This divergence created a natural experiment. Who was right? The early returns suggest the Germans were. The American stimulus package was supposed to create a “summer of recovery,” according to Obama administration officials. Job growth was supposed to be surging at up to 500,000 a month. Instead, the U.S. economy is scuffling along.
THE Governor of the European Central Bank has warned Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that more cuts are needed before the Irish economy recovers.
IT is the storm before the storm. In theory, Chancellor George Osborne will identify the targets for 25-40% cuts in departmental spending this October. Holyrood Finance Sectretary John Swinney is set to wield the Scottish axe in November. But already Scotland is in a state of fiscal shock. Central Scotland Police has announced that 23% of its officers are to be axed. Strathclyde Police is cutting 25% of its support staff and 200 officers. Security at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 could be in danger, we are told, because of a lack of police personnel. As we report today, the Scottish Police Federation expects there will be a 9% cut in police funding over the next financial year. This amounts to pound(s)88 million – the equivalent of 2800 police officer posts. As a result, it predicts that violent crime will rocket, and there will be insufficient personnel to respond to emergencies. Could we be contemplating a Scotland in which 999 calls go unanswered? Throughout the public sector the story is the same, with councils and quangos vying to get their cuts in first. The newly elected leader of Glasgow City Council, Gordon Matheson, has forecast reductions in school transport, increased charges for sports facilities and an end to free personal care for the elderly. There is talk of merging some of Scotlands 32 councils, privatising water, curtailing rural transport. There is a clamour for the freeze on council tax to be ended. If that happens it will complete the triple-whammy of poorer services, higher charges and higher taxes. Schools, say Labour, are already in chaos with 90% of newly qualified teachers without a permanent job, while the Curriculum for Excellence is faltering because of a shortage of teachers and classroom assistants. Universities are retrenching. Social house- building is at a standstill. The Edinburgh Festival may look in rude health, but its organisers are warning about a funding crisis next year. Meanwhile, Glasgows prestigious arts institutions are contemplating uncertain futures. As for our health services, although the NHS is supposed to be ring-fenced, the British Medical Association is calling for the Government to start thinking about spending cuts now to avoid “slash and burn” later.

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Quest Software Brings Suit Against Centrify Corp. and Likewise
Software, Inc.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — Quest Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSFT)
announced today that it filed suit against Centrify Corp. and Likewise
Software, Inc. In its Complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Salt
Lake City, Utah, Quest Software alleges that Centrify DirectControl and
Likewise Enterprise infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,617,501. The ’501 Patent
teaches the extension of Windows Group Policy in heterogeneous computing
environments to Unix, Linux, Mac, and other non-Windows computer
systems. Jackson Shaw, Quest’s Senior Director of Product Management for
Quest’s Identity Management Solutions, offered these comments on the
lawsuit: “Vintela changed the industry when it introduced its
award-winning Vintela Group Policy product in 2004. Since acquiring
Vintela in 2005, Quest has invested heavily in Vintela’s products to
ensure they remain the market-leading tools for extending Windows Group
Policy to heterogeneous computing environments. Centrify and Likewise
copied and benefited directly from the patented features that helped
make Quest’s product for Group Policy the industry standard.” Quest’s
Complaint seeks damages and injunctive relief prohibiting Centrify and
Likewise Software from continuing to infringe Quest’s patent.

Quest, Quest Software and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Quest Software in the United States and certain other
countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property
of their respective owners.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. — ISWest,
which provides environmentally
controlled facilities for computer equipment and high
speed internet connectivity, was named in Inc. magazine’s
Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nations fastest-growing private
companies. Named for the second year in Inc.’s fourth annual
list, ISWest has grown steadily since its founding in 1996.

“We are fortunate that through this recession, we continue to attract
customers to our state of the art facilities,” says ISWest CEO and CTO
Bob Johnson, who has designed voice and data facilities in the U.S. and
abroad. “We have found that many of our customers who rely on computer
equipment, the internet and voice communications, have outsourced their
mission critical tasks to us, which allows them to focus on their core
business.”

The Inc. list features 5000 of the nation’s fastest-growing
private companies that span many industries. “The leaders of the
companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow
their businesses during the longest recession since the Great
Depression,” said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. “The 2010 Inc.
5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs.”

ISWest’s services include colocation
which houses equipment in environmentally controlled facilities with
redundant power, bandwidth and security; internet connectivity
with T1 and DSL lines; security
including firewalls, VPN and content filtering; and managed
services including VoIP, email, spam filtering and web hosting.

ISWest is also the recipient of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s
4th largest business Internet service provider, the 21st
fastest-growing technology company and the 23rd
fastest-growing privately held company; the San Fernando Valley
Business Journal’s top 16 telecommunications companies and the 50
fastest private growing companies; and Deloitte’s 16th
fastest-growing technology company in Los Angeles.

Abbreviations The guidelines for application of diagnostic imaging, and MRI in particular, to breast cancer patient evaluation and management continue to evolve, and some are articulated by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN; 1). Currently, the breast cancer patient populations who might benefit most from pre-operative MRI include genetically-defined high-risk patients, those with dense breasts as determined by mammography, those with a lobular invasive cancer, a multi-centric tumor or a previously-diagnosed bilateral tumor, those with significant distinctions in size between mammography and ultrasound (US) findings, or those for whom partial breast irradiation or other breast conserving therapy is being considered (2-5). Despite this extensive experience, considerable controversies exist as to the true benefits of the application of MRI to treatment management. A retrospective review of patients with newly diagnosed breast carcinoma who had MRIs prior to surgery noted 381 lesions in 361 patients with pathologic confirmation of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive carcinoma, or mixed DCIS and invasive carcinoma (6). Of these lesions, 16.8% were DCIS, 26.5% were invasive carcinoma, and 56.7% were mixed. An MRI lesion correctly identified the histopathologically-defined cancer in 85.9% of DCIS cases, and to an even higher extent in invasive (97.0%) or mixed (98.1%) cases. DCIS often appears as non-mass clumped enhancement on MRI, with ductal or segmental distribution (7).

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WILBRAHAM, Mass. — Harsha V. Agadi has been named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation (“Friendly’s”), effective immediately.

With 24 years of foodservice industry experience, Agadi is known for his
success with Atlanta-based Church’s Chicken, where during his five years
as president and CEO he grew system sales to exceed $1 billion.
Following the 2009 sale of the company, Agadi continues to serve as a
shareholder and board member.

“Harsha has an outstanding track record of helping classic American
brands reach their full potential through tightly focused concept
evolution and strategic growth,” said Chris Metz, managing director of
Sun Capital Partners, Inc. “We are confident that his insight, skills
and experience will take this beloved brand to the next level.”

Incumbent President and CEO Ned R. Lidvall has left the company to
pursue other interests. Lidvall joined Friendly’s in 2008 following his
tenure as president and CEO of Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc., a
privately owned company based in Boulder, Colorado.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bombay, Agadi
moved to the U.S. in 1984, where he earned an MBA at Duke University’s
Fuqua School of Business. He began his foodservice career focused on
pizza, with positions at Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Little Caesar’s. In
2004, he led the purchase of Church’s Chicken, where he was named
president and CEO. The chain sold in 2009.

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — YoCream International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: YOCM), raised $8,000 for the Brian Grant Foundation at a fundraising event held at their Company Store in Portland Oregon. The Company and Foundation announced that all sales revenue generated on July 31st at the YoCream Frozen Yogurt Company Store would go to support Parkinsons awareness, education and research and Portlanders showed up in crowds to show their support. Grant was diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinsons at 36. “The monies raised by YoCream will be used to promote awareness and increase education of Parkinsons,” explained Brian Grant. “The support from my home town and its citizens for me and my foundation is extraordinary. It means so much to me and all of us who have been and will be diagnosed with PD.” This fundraising event kicked off a weekend of activities to generate awareness of the disease. Grants successful SHAKE IT TILL WE MAKE IT benefit included a celebrity gala dinner and golf tournament and raised $350,000 which was given to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons research, the leading source of financing for Parkinsons research to speed a cure.

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Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace
Safety

NEW YORK — Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their
organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help
workers cope, a recent survey by Buck
Consultants, A Xerox Company, indicates.

The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies the areas most
affected by stress and the strategies employed by organizations to
reduce stress for their workers. The research was conducted at the
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference in May 2010. The study analyzes
responses from more than 250 conference attendees, representing more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and industries.

“Most employers realize that a stressed-out workforce drives up health
care costs,” said Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. “Employers
are responding by introducing numerous methods to combat the impact of
work-related stress.”

Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of
needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that Bioject’s
needle-free injection delivery technology was used to successfully
demonstrate that intradermal administration of fractional doses of
inactivated poliovirus vaccine given to infants is safe and effective
(using seroconversion as an indication of effectiveness), and is
preferred by both health care administrators and parents over typical
full-dose needle and syringe. The study results, published in the June
24, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM
Vol. 362 No. 25), also demonstrated a significant cost savings
in use of the fractional-dose intradermal injection as compared with a
full-dose vaccination course of treatment using an auto-disable needle
and syringe.

The study was conducted in Oman and supported by the Ministry of Health
of Oman, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI). The randomized clinical trial of over 400 infants, of
whom 373 fulfilled the entry criteria, were selected to receive either
fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine (one-fifth of the full
dose) or a full-dose of the same vaccine over a three course treatment
during the first six months of age. The intradermal fractional-dose was
given with Bioject’s Biojector®2000 (B2000) needle-free injection
delivery device and the full-dose was delivered with an auto-disable
syringe and needle. The study was designed to assess the safety and
efficacy of, and preference for, the needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose and the potential to use a needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose vaccine option with infants in order to prevent polio
infection. The results of the study demonstrate that needle-free
intradermal administration of fractional doses of the polio vaccine was
safe, effective and lower cost than a similar course treatment with full
dose needle-syringe option. In addition, both health caregivers and
parents expressed a preference for the needle-free option because “the
baby does not cry.”

The study was one of the research and development initiatives stemming
from the GPEI’s goal to develop affordable injectable polio vaccine
options for the post-eradication era. GPEI is spearheaded by national
governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF.

“We are pleased to have participated in this significant clinical trial
and to learn about the positive results with intradermal fractional-dose
injection of inactivated polio vaccine using Bioject’s intradermal
delivery technology,” said Dr. Richard Stout, Bioject’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Stout added, “Based on the
findings, as reported in the NEJM, we now have evidence that
demonstrates potential cost savings when using intradermal needle-free
injection delivery technology as compared with typical full-dose
injections. In addition, we along with the parents of the treated
infants are delighted to hear that the babies did not cry, leading to a
significant preference for Bioject’s needle-free injection devices. We
look forward to working with other organizations around the world who
are interested in leveraging the benefits of our needle-free intradermal
injection delivery technology for their vaccine portfolios,” commented
Dr. Stout.

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is
an innovative developer and manufacturer of needle-free injection
therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS provide an empowering technology and work
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against
the skin. This creates a fine stream of high-pressure fluid penetrating
the skin and depositing medication in the tissue beneath. The Company is
focused on developing mutually beneficial agreements with leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary companies.

Positions Merck to Capitalize on Opportunities for Global Growth

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Merck Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK), known outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD,
today provided further detail on integration plans for the companys
research and development, manufacturing and other business operations as
part of a global restructuring program announced following the November
2009 merger of Merck and Schering-Plough. The consolidation plans
support Mercks strategic direction as a customer focused, innovative
and diversified global health care company, and position the company to
invest in key areas for future growth, including emerging markets,
biologics, vaccines and consumer care.

Merck today announced plans to phase out operations at eight research
sites and eight manufacturing sites, as well as to continue to
consolidate office facilities worldwide, as part of the global merger
restructuring program that began last December. The goal of the
restructuring is to create a flexible RD organization that cultivates
scientific innovation, facilitates external collaboration and drives
pipeline progress and a reliable, more fully utilized and cost efficient
worldwide manufacturing supply chain to support Mercks broader product
portfolio.

Merck continues to expect its total workforce to be reduced by
approximately 15 percent across all areas of the combined company
worldwide as part of the initial phases of its merger restructuring
program. The company said it will continue to hire new employees in
strategic growth areas of the business as necessary.

“Today’s announcement is another important step as we successfully
integrate our global operations on schedule and move forward with
Mercks strategic priorities,” said Richard T. Clark, chairman and chief
executive officer of Merck. “These changes are crucial to drive future
growth and realize the promise of being a global health care leader for
the long term. While we believe these actions are necessary to support
Mercks competitive advantage, they required difficult decisions that
will impact some of our colleagues, their families and local
communities. We will implement our restructuring plans with the utmost
care and respect for the hard-working and talented employees of Merck,”
he said.

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El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) today announced that it has published its third annual corporate sustainability report (CSR), which provides a comprehensive overview of the companys sustainability efforts, programs, and initiatives.

“As weve done in past years, we took additional steps to enhance the disclosures in our 2009 CSR, including additional information on El Pasos hydraulic fracturing operations, cumulative recycled land, and recycling activities associated with our downtown Houston headquarters renovation,” said Bob Baker, executive vice president and General Counsel for El Paso Corporation. “Beyond telling our sustainability story, El Pasos CSR provides a platform for us to engage in an ongoing conversation with our neighbors, investors, customers, employees, and other stakeholders on issues that are important to all of us — the companys social, environmental, and economic impact.”

In its CSR, El Paso reports on more than 30 Global Reporting Initiative G3 profile disclosures and 13 performance indicators in support of its vision to be the Place to Work, the Neighbor to Have, and the Company to Own. Key sustainability highlights in each area include the following:

The Place to Work
El Paso continued to execute on opportunities to improve its workplace in 2009, delivering:

A year-over-year increase in total tuition reimbursements to employees in support of a degree or certification program related to their work responsibilities;
A year-over-year increase in total annual employee transportation subsidies in support of workforce mobility and flexibility; and
A three-year trend of reductions in energy consumption related to the remodeling of the companys downtown Houston headquarters.

Travelers are invited to experience the relaxing atmosphere of beautiful beachfront hotels in Miami Beach and enjoy resort credits to create a fun-filled family vacation or relaxing getaway. At the newly renovated Eden Roc Renaissance, guests can earn credits for every night they stay and use those credits for fabulous Miami Beach luxury hotel fun!

Guests staying at this remarkable hotel in Miami Beach will be welcomed with spacious rooms, upscale amenities, oceanfront views and impeccable service. The Eden Roc Renaissance features an oceanfront beach and a selection of swimming pools along with the Cabana Beach Club for oceanfront dining and a full line of refreshing drinks. The Cabana Club also hosts Happy Hour and live entertainment Thursday through Sunday. The hotels popular Gia Italian Kitchen Wine Bar specializes in fine authentic Italian cuisine and features its own wine cellar which is home to extraordinary wine selections. This great Italian eatery is open for breakfast and dinner. The Lobby Bar also offers contemporary cocktails and a creative menu for lunch and dinner with DJ entertainment on Saturday night.

*Rates are per room per night and valid seven days a week based on availability at the time of reservation. Resort credit may not be applied to room and tax or be redeemed for cash. Offer may not be used for groups of 10 or more rooms or combined with any other promotion or discount. Please visit hotel website for additional terms and conditions.

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Wyndham Hotels and Resorts , LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced its expansion in the Caribbean with the opening of the 303-room-and-suite Wyndham Kingston Jamaica .

Just ten miles from Jamaicas Norman Manley International Airport, the Wyndham Kingston Jamaica is located in the heart of the capital citys financial and diplomatic district on the southern coast of the Caribbean island, making it an ideal home base for business and leisure travelers.

Owned by Ocean Chimo, the Wyndham Kingston Jamaica will undergo extensive renovations of the hotels public spaces and guest rooms to further enhance the guest experience and meet Wyndham standards. The hotel will be managed by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts.

“This opening marks the Wyndham brands exciting return to the island and to the New Kingston community,” said Jeff Wagoner , president of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. “Jamaica is a vibrant island that draws business travelers and vacationers from around the world. We are proud to welcome the Wyndham Kingston Jamaica to our expanding portfolio and look forward to growing its strong base of corporate and leisure travelers through our robust marketing channels and signature style of personalized service.”

The hotel is situated on seven-and-a-half acres overlooking Emancipation Park and is within close proximity to many of the areas top attractions, including championship golf courses, the National Gallery, the Bob Marley Museum and Castleton Botanical Gardens, located on the banks of the Wag Water River.

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Premier BPO, Inc. today has announced that they have entered into an agreement with JT Healthcare Services, LLC for the purposes of establishing a Chinese based Joint Venture to provide back office billing and data management services. This Joint Venture is expected to support JT Healthcare Services, LLCs planned revenue cycle management business in service to U.S. Hospitals.

Premier BPO, Inc. is a leading provider of BPO and KPO services to North American and European Companies. From its headquarters in Clarksville, Tennessee, Premier BPO delivers its services to the worlds best companies from multiple geographies including China, The Philippines and Pakistan. Premier lowers the cost and improves the quality of a clients back office operations. Premier was founded in 2003 by an industry savvy team of Senior executives, with over 125 years direct combined experience in the outsourcing and off shoring industry who have implemented hundreds of programs, covering thousands of highly educated, deeply skilled agents, in multiple countries across the globe.

Premier has created a strategic relationship with the Chinese government to provide training and facility cost deferrals, building a “center of excellence” specifically dedicated to Medical Billing in Kunshan, China, approximately 45 kilometers from Shanghai, and has access to an extremely large, highly educated work force in the Jiangsu Province which has 115 Colleges and Universities supplying hundreds of thousands of English literate graduates.

JT Healthcare Services, LLC is positioned to be a leading provider of full revenue cycle outsourcing (RCO) services to healthcare providers through aggressive organic and acquisitive growth. Their founding management team consists of seasoned executives that pioneered the industry and built successful RCO businesses with integrated technology offerings. Through this joint venture with Premier BPO, JT Healthcare will leverage a BPO model using scale and automation to elevate service levels while lowering costs and increasing profit margins for hospitals and physician groups in this $50B revenue cycle processing market with huge untapped scale opportunities. Most revenue cycle processing is still performed in-house at hospitals with inefficient and sub-scale back-office operations suffering from economic and governmental pressure to reduce costs and focus on clinical operations.

The partnership created by Premier and JT Healthcare Services will provide end-to-end RCO services which will provide the perfect solution for this crippling drain on health care providers.

Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
HOUSTON — Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK), the nation’s
leading chain of upscale gentlemen’s clubs, had revenues of $6.36
million at its nightclubs in June.

The June revenues brought total nightclub sales for the company’s third
quarter ending June 30 to $19.58 million.

Eric Langan, President and CEO of the company, said: “Generally
our revenues are holding up, although we are working on improving sales
at several clubs that have been impacted by market-specific economic
weakness.”

Companywide revenues were up 4.2 percent compared with the $6.1 million
reported in 2009. Same club-same month revenues compared with 2009 were
off 5.4 percent, primarily because of lower revenues at the Las Vegas
Rick’s Cabaret and at the Club Onyx locations in Philadelphia and
Charlotte.

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Quepasa Corporation (OTCBB: QPSA), owner of Quepasa.com, an online social network targeting the Latino community, today announced the launch of a new DSM Campaign promoting Ultimate Fighting Championship, the worlds leading mixed martial arts sports association. The UFC campaign is Quepasas first DSM in the entertainment vertical, and builds upon the success of the Quepasa UFC community, launched in March of this year.

Quepasa DSM, or Distributed Social Media, is a social media advertising solution designed to help brands reach and engage with Latinos across the social web. In this latest campaign, “Why I Watch,” participants are invited to create and share UFC video highlight reels for the chance to win UFC memorabilia along with other UFC merchandise not readily found in Latin America. The viral nature of the campaign will extend Quepasa members enthusiasm for UFC wherever they go online, giving UFC a unique opportunity to let its most passionate supporters distribute content and build brand awareness.

“The UFC is a natural fit for Quepasa and its community on the site has seen impressive growth since launch. This DSM campaign gives fans the opportunity to win great prizes and build brand awareness on behalf of the UFC while doing it,” says Steve Kaplan VP of Product for Quepasa.

Quepasa CEO, John Abbott, adds: “The UFC has been very supportive of our efforts to build its fan base and brand in the Latin American market, and we are very excited to expand our relationship with them through a DSM campaign. DSM is a vehicle for content brands like UFC to socialize and virally distribute their marketing messages, and we look forward to their continued success on our platform.”

Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corp (PINKSHEETS: CGAQ) announced today that it is providing a comp system for all participating restaurants, bars, fishing boats, snorkeling trips, hotels and golf courses via its “All Inclusive City Comps.” The new comp system will allow players to Name their Place and receive comp certificates to a wide variety of entertainment and dining establishments throughout the city of Sosua, and Santiago, thereafter.

CEO Steven Swank stated, “Offering an all inclusive city to our VIP players motivates them to play more and show our appreciation for their play time while building customer loyalty. There is no other system like this in the Dominican Republic and it will attract more visitors from the United States.”

The new comp system is based on a working relationship with the local entertainment companies where those same companies work for the casino by distributing match play tickets to every customer for every purchase that is made. It offers non-stop branding with a call to action for every customer patronizing participating establishments.

Mr. Swank continued, “Unlike others typical local promotions that entail printed flyers pushed into a non-visible corner of an establishment, CGAQ will have their name in front of every customer within participating establishments. Further, it is not just a branding campaign, it offers a call to action campaign with our progressive match play program. The more the customers buy from participating establishments, the more they get in match play. This motivates customers to buy more locally and ensure distribution is in place. Once they are in the door, our staff will ensure they have a great time playing with their match play and more.”

CGAQ plans to bring the progressive match play program, with its all inclusive city comp system, to all surrounding cities including Caberette. The program maximizes the physical locations ability to profit, while it builds a bigger clientele for its online gaming and sports wagering division.

Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corp (PINKSHEETS: CGAQ) announced today that it is providing a comp system for all participating restaurants, bars, fishing boats, snorkeling trips, hotels and golf courses via its “All Inclusive City Comps.” The new comp system will allow players to Name their Place and receive comp certificates to a wide variety of entertainment and dining establishments throughout the city of Sosua, and Santiago, thereafter.

CEO Steven Swank stated, “Offering an all inclusive city to our VIP players motivates them to play more and show our appreciation for their play time while building customer loyalty. There is no other system like this in the Dominican Republic and it will attract more visitors from the United States.”

The new comp system is based on a working relationship with the local entertainment companies where those same companies work for the casino by distributing match play tickets to every customer for every purchase that is made. It offers non-stop branding with a call to action for every customer patronizing participating establishments.

Mr. Swank continued, “Unlike others typical local promotions that entail printed flyers pushed into a non-visible corner of an establishment, CGAQ will have their name in front of every customer within participating establishments. Further, it is not just a branding campaign, it offers a call to action campaign with our progressive match play program. The more the customers buy from participating establishments, the more they get in match play. This motivates customers to buy more locally and ensure distribution is in place. Once they are in the door, our staff will ensure they have a great time playing with their match play and more.”

CGAQ plans to bring the progressive match play program, with its all inclusive city comp system, to all surrounding cities including Caberette. The program maximizes the physical locations ability to profit, while it builds a bigger clientele for its online gaming and sports wagering division.

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RICHMOND, Va. — Hellerman Baretz Communications (HBC) announces that Mike C. Gray has
joined the firm as a Senior Account Executive. Gray has counseled law
firms across the country including a national intellectual property
boutique and an international AmLaw 100 firm. Most recently, he served
as the Communications Business Development Specialist at Williams
Mullen, where he managed all of the firm’s public relations efforts as
well as the business development function of the financial services and
real estate sections.

Gray has developed and implemented many successful and robust PR-fueled
business development campaigns, almost all of which have included
attaining top tier rankings for firms and partners in national trade
publications, and coordinating successful new business proposals after
invitations had been received.

“Mike’s impressive experience and success at a variety of leading law
firms makes him an exceptional addition to our HBC team,” said John
Hellerman, co-founder of HBC. “Mike understands the power of actively
using PR-generated content to help create more new business
opportunities. Our clients engage us to do exactly that, and they will
benefit from his expertise.”

“Rather than producing mere publicity, HBC’s mission to partner with
clients to produce meaningful business development results is what
inspired me to join,” Gray said.

Gray is a graduate of the University of Richmond where he majored in
English and American Studies. He holds leadership positions with
numerous organizations in the Richmond area including: Co-chair of the
public relations and marketing committee for the Greater Richmond
Chamber of Commerce’s HYPE (Helping Young Professionals Engage) program,
Chair of the communications technology committee for the Legal
Marketing Association Virginias Chapter, and Development Chair for the
Tredegar Society, a young professionals organization that supports the
American Civil War Center.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RGN) (the “Company”
or “RegeneRx”) today announced it has received Notice of Acceptance from
the Australian patent office for the use of Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4), its
analogues, isoforms and other derivatives in the treatment of infections
and inflammatory disorders including colitis, ileitis, gastrointestinal
ulcers and gingivitis, among others. The patent expires in 2023. This is
one of several patents the Company has been granted in Australia related
to its technology and drug candidates.

“We are pleased to enhance our global intellectual property estate for
our product candidates and their potential uses,” said J.J. Finkelstein,
president and CEO of RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals. “We currently have
more than 60 issued patents and patent applications throughout the world
that expire between 2019 and 2027.”

About Tβ4

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CHICAGO — PFGBEST, one of the nation’s largest non-clearing Futures Commission
Merchants (FCMs), has updated its annual PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010
to reflect changes and news events that occurred since January into
their analysis for the second half of 2010.

“I will let the PFGBEST Research experts tell you market by market what
some of the trading opportunities and challenges are,” said PFGBEST
President and Chief Operating Officer Russ Wasendorf, Jr. in his cover
letter to clients. He referred to events such as the U.S. Federal
Reserve Board’s delicate, historic high wire act, the 2010 Euro crisis,
the BP oil spill off the shore of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, and
emerging weather patterns. In the PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010,
published at the start of the year, PFGBEST leaders had forecast a
potential globally cataclysmic event that could emanate from debt-ridden
nations and businesses all around, which of course, did occur.

Some highlights from the PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010 Midyear Update:

PFGBEST is a rapidly-expanding global financial services and technology
firm, specializing in electronic trading, futures, forex, options, and
managed accounts. The company is also an industry leader in investor
education, and it offers numerous free webinars each week attended by
hundreds of people wishing to further their knowledge and skill in
trading, charting, comprehending various government reports, enriching
their understanding of trading psychology, and many other topics.

SUSTA™ Expands Footprint into Florida Grocery Chain

HOLYOKE, Mass. — NXT
Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. (“NXT Nutritionals”) (OTCBB: NXTH)
developer and marketer of SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener, the great tasting,
all-natural, healthier sweetener, today announced its SUSTA™ Natural
Sweetener has been approved in Publix Super Market, Inc. (“Publix”),
expanding SUSTA’s footprint in Florida.

“As one of the largest regional grocery chains in the US, we are
thrilled to the addition of Publix to our footprint,” said Michael
McCarthy, president and CEO of NXT Nutritionals. “We will continue to
build brand awareness and add distribution of SUSTA in other regions of
the country so that we may meet the demand from consumers who are
looking to or may already have selected SUSTA as their choice of
all-natural sweetener.”

“More and more grocery chains are responding to the increasing awareness
of healthy living and the demand for more natural and healthier
products. SUSTA is not only all-natural but also a nutritious sweetener
quite unique to the marketplace today,” added McCarthy.

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As environmental products move up in the marketplace, retailers are making more shelf space available as “going green” becomes the mantra of marketers everywhere. For Viaspace, Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC) those advances might just pay off after the company introduced the first fully renewable biomass product, Green Log, at this years National Hardware Show in Las Vegas.

Green Logs are fireplace logs manufactured from Giant King Grass , a proprietary variety of grass which grows at a remarkable pace, which is the dreamchild of Doctor Carl Kukkonen, a former Ford Motor Co. researcher who led Fords research team in the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel before moving on to work at NASA where he served as Director of the Center for Space Microelectronics Technology. Kukkonen, now Chairman and CEO of Viaspace, envisions Giant King Grass as the biomass fuel of the future.

Seeing it developed for the $400 million a year consumer firelog market, Kukkonen called Green Logs a stepping stone to cash flow growth in order to develop Giant King Grass into a recognized global biomass fuel source.

“Green Logs complement our strategy,” Dr. Kukkonen said.

Viaspaces plans are to enter the lucrative U.S. fireplace log market with a bang, and according to buyers at last weeks National Hardware Show, Viospaces Green Logs were a hit. “This is exactly the kind of product were looking for,” said a national grocery chains buyer who attended the 2010 show in Las Vegas.

Angel Fire Resort today unveiled its new Golf Country Club facility, timed to the opening of its 2010 summer golf season. The 27,000 square-foot golf clubhouse has been in development for three years, since a smaller, functionally out-dated clubhouse built on the same site back in the 1970s was demolished.

Situated at 8,600 elevation, with views oriented north towards Mt. Wheeler — the tallest peak in New Mexico — the new clubhouse provides state-of-the-art golf and membership amenities, and showcases environmentally friendly engineering together with alpine-inspired architecture and design. The centerpiece of the design is the stunning panoramic views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains surrounding Angel Fire, although the towering rock fireplace and giant white spruce beams of the upstairs grand hall, Stonewood, will also compete for attention.

“We could not be more pleased with the outcome of this project,” says Pat Brunstad, chief executive officer for Angel Fire Resort. “There is nothing like this in Northern New Mexico. The new Country Club reflects the best of Angel Fires alpine community along with all the modern and upscale features that will provide a world class facility for our visitors and members. Proving worth the wait, this clubhouse is certain to exceed any and all expectations.”

The many features of the new Angel Fire Resort Golf Country Club include a full-service golf shop with an on-staff PGA pro instructor; indoor and outdoor meeting and event space; a modern fitness center with yoga room; a private wine room with storage for over 2,200 bottles; an upstairs fine dining restaurant, Stonewood; an upscale bar, Elements; a downstairs “Par Grill” Café offering lighter-fare and patio dining; the 5,200 sq. ft. Grand Hall for large meetings and events; an indoor swimming pool, well appointed mens and womens locker rooms, concierge services and more.

The Angel Fire Resort Golf Country Club will be open to the public year-round. The resort offers premier membership opportunities to qualified area property owners, which include unlimited skiing and golf, VIP membership events, dining and retail savings, preferred parking, ski and club storage, and many other unique benefits. Angel Fire Resort currently has over 5,000 member-property owners.

Gov. Brad Henry and his wife, Kimberley, just purchased a five- bedroom, Southern Colonial-style home for $795,000, according to public records. Set on 1.4 acres in the Dutch Forest subdivision, the Henrys new brick home at 3215 Dutch Forest Pl. features a 650-square-foot swimming pool, spa, an outdoor fireplace, a professional putting green, two dining rooms and a breakfast room, as well as a stone barn. The 1.5-story, 5,789-square-feet home was built in 1996. The Henrys purchased the home from Baron Garcia, chief executive of the Oklahoma City-based insurance company Oklahoma General Agency, according to documents from the Oklahoma County assessors office. Henrys second term in office is slated to expire in January 2011, when he and his family will have to move out of the Oklahoma Governors Mansion at 820 NE 23rd St. Henry was born in Shawnee, where he lived and practiced law before entering politics.

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HAIRDRESSERS and several local businesses raised over pounds 1,000 for charity in a special fashion show. The fundraiser at, 21, a Clayton West restaurant, was organised by Posh Hairdressing. There was valuable help from businesses The Pied Piper, Cherry Bomb Boutique, Amelies Boutique and Sitting Pretty Fashion. The event, which raised pounds 1,083 for Breast Cancer Research, included an auction and fair.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Growers Hardware is an appropriate name for the store that has recently tapped into an out-of-the-box service that is helping grow its bottom line. But the genius of the name doesnt come from growth but ironically from cutting. Four months ago, Trisha Fritz, who owns Growers in Palmetto, Fla., with her husband, Skip, offered free haircuts at the store for a two-week promotion. She says that when customers swamped the store for haircuts, she knew that making this service permanent was the right thing to do. Fritz already held a license to cut hair, so she and Growers store manager, Al Bibey, researched local and state regulations and got organized to get an in-store barber shop up and running, including dedicating floor space to the new service.

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Florida State House Candidate David Chalela, “Champion for the American worker,” received an endorsement this week from the Florida AFL-CIO. Also known as The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the National AFL-CIO union movement represents 11.5 million members, including 3 million members in “Working America,” its community affiliate. The members are teachers and miners, firefighters and farm workers, bakers and engineers, pilots and public employees, doctors and nurses, painters and plumbers and others.

“This so exciting for Davids campaign and the people of Florida because the hardworking people of the Florida AFL-CIO have made this organization to improve the working conditions and quality of life for hardworking Floridians, and these are the same ideals David will fight for in Tallahassee,” said Campaign Manager Ted Hisey. “Davids focus is on job creation for the community, working to keep homeowners in their homes, and promoting quality education. David and the Florida AFL-CIO share the common goal of preserving the American Dream and we will work very hard together to bring jobs to Florida,” said Hisey.

According to Chalela, a former military prosecutor and former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, “I am humbled and honored by the endorsement. The wonderful men and women of the Florida AFL-CIO represent the everyday hardworking American people who make this country so great. This campaign is all about turning this community into a jobs powerhouse.”

Chalela faces three opponents in Floridas State House District 56.

OUR boiler goes on strike more often than the French football team. Last winter we were left with no heating, no hot water and two weeping children, forcing us to call an “emergency plumber” – surely the two scariest words in the English language. After moaning for an hour and appearing to do nothing more than faff about with a valve, he handed us an invoice for pounds 450 and told us about his upcoming holiday to Barbados. So Im sorry if I cant sympathise with Christine Blower, of the National Union of Teachers, who has criticised plans to launch a new generation of tech colleges. Shes banged on about it creating a “two-tier system with technical schools seen as the poor cousin”.
Florida State House Candidate David Chalela, “Champion for the American worker,” received an endorsement this week from the Florida AFL-CIO. Also known as The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the National AFL-CIO union movement represents 11.5 million members, including 3 million members in “Working America,” its community affiliate. The members are teachers and miners, firefighters and farm workers, bakers and engineers, pilots and public employees, doctors and nurses, painters and plumbers and others.

“This so exciting for Davids campaign and the people of Florida because the hardworking people of the Florida AFL-CIO have made this organization to improve the working conditions and quality of life for hardworking Floridians, and these are the same ideals David will fight for in Tallahassee,” said Campaign Manager Ted Hisey. “Davids focus is on job creation for the community, working to keep homeowners in their homes, and promoting quality education. David and the Florida AFL-CIO share the common goal of preserving the American Dream and we will work very hard together to bring jobs to Florida,” said Hisey.

According to Chalela, a former military prosecutor and former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, “I am humbled and honored by the endorsement. The wonderful men and women of the Florida AFL-CIO represent the everyday hardworking American people who make this country so great. This campaign is all about turning this community into a jobs powerhouse.”

Chalela faces three opponents in Floridas State House District 56.

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SUSTA™ Expands Footprint into Florida Grocery Chain

HOLYOKE, Mass. — NXT
Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. (“NXT Nutritionals”) (OTCBB: NXTH)
developer and marketer of SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener, the great tasting,
all-natural, healthier sweetener, today announced its SUSTA™ Natural
Sweetener has been approved in Publix Super Market, Inc. (“Publix”),
expanding SUSTA’s footprint in Florida.

“As one of the largest regional grocery chains in the US, we are
thrilled to the addition of Publix to our footprint,” said Michael
McCarthy, president and CEO of NXT Nutritionals. “We will continue to
build brand awareness and add distribution of SUSTA in other regions of
the country so that we may meet the demand from consumers who are
looking to or may already have selected SUSTA as their choice of
all-natural sweetener.”

“More and more grocery chains are responding to the increasing awareness
of healthy living and the demand for more natural and healthier
products. SUSTA is not only all-natural but also a nutritious sweetener
quite unique to the marketplace today,” added McCarthy.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. announced today that it has completed a
private offering of convertible preferred stock. The proceeds will be
used, in part, to expand the company’s research and commercialization
activities in the advanced biofuels and biomass-to-power markets.

Over the past three years the company has launched its energy grass seed
business in the United States and expanded its research and
commercialization activities into the biopower, bio-based chemical and
sugar-to-biofuel markets, including joint projects with electric
utilities and next-generation biorefineries. The company also grew its
international presence, and is deploying its seeds and technology in
Brazil. Ceres President and CEO Richard Hamilton says that Ceres plans
to build a leadership position in each of these markets.

“The common denominator among these diverse renewable energy markets is
having a scalable and economic source of feedstock,” said Hamilton. “We
believe that dedicated energy grasses are uniquely capable of supplying
the raw materials that will be needed for long-term growth.”

“In addition to the operational benefits, this new funding will allow us
to maintain our independence to collaborate with participants across the
energy and agricultural industries – a freedom that has proven highly
valuable as we help assemble value chains among growers, bioenergy
companies and technology providers,” said Hamilton. “These joint
projects are proving critical to validating our technology and products
with the nascent bioenergy industry.”

Ceres currently markets improved seed varieties of switchgrass and
high-biomass sorghum under its Blade Energy Crops brand, and has
additional research programs in sweet sorghum and miscanthus. The
California-based company’s biotech pipeline includes traits that can
improve the economics of bioenergy production, make greater use of
marginal land and enhance the environmental benefits of energy grasses.
In 2009, Ceres received a prestigious ARPA-E award from the U.S.
Department of Energy to evaluate a trait that increases yield and
reduces fertilizer requirements.

— Iteris to lead program management for implementation of over
$900 million transportation infrastructure projects –

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ITI), a leader in the traffic management market
that focuses on the application and development of advanced
technologies, today announced that the company has been awarded a major
contract to assist the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG)
located in Los Angeles County to develop an Implementation Plan and
provide Program/Project Management for the South Bay Measure R Highway
Program. Building on previous transportation study recommendations and
needed gap closures, this work will help move transportation projects
forward rapidly in partnership with Caltrans. Iteris will also assist
South Bay cities in facilitating document completion and streamlining
the construction process. This project will employ a monitoring system
to track progress and provide early identification of implementation
obstacles. The three-year contract, with funding provided from South Bay
Measure R Highway funds through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro), has a total value of $2.0 million.

Measure R is a one-half cent sales tax approved by Los Angeles County
voters in November 2008 to meet the transportation needs of Los Angeles
County. Metro oversees the distribution of the funds. The South Bay sub
region is expected to receive approximately $906 million over the
30-year life of Measure R. Although Measure R is expected to provide a
significant amount of funding to the South Bay, the intent of this
program is also to leverage the Measure R funds with other available and
possible new revenue sources.

“Iteris has a long history of assisting the South Bay Cities on
transportation projects,” said Abbas Mohaddes, president and chief
executive officer of Iteris. “We are delighted to provide our services
with this significant assignment to help implement such a significant
program to improve mobility in this important region of Los Angeles
County.” Mr. Mohaddes continued, “Additionally, this contract award is
an excellent example of how local transportation projects continue to
receive funding in these challenging economic times.”

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Avaya Expands Network of Companies to Create Innovative, IP-Enabled
Unified Communications Applications That Extend the Value of Multivendor
Networks

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Talari Networks, Inc. – the company bringing WAN virtualization and
cloud economics to Enterprise networking – today announced it has been
selected by Avaya Inc., a leading global provider of business
communications applications, systems and services, for membership in the
Avaya DevConnect program.

Talari
Networks is the developer of a new, innovative technology – Adaptive
Private Networking (APN). Talari’s Mercury family of APN appliances
combines diverse, abundant, affordable IP bandwidth sources, creating
broadband links with business-class reliability at consumer prices. As a
result, APN delivers a network with 30 to 100 times the bits per dollar,
ongoing WAN costs reduced by 40% to 90% and greater reliability than
single-provider Frame Relay or MPLS services.

The Avaya
DevConnect program promotes the development, compliance-testing and
co-marketing of innovative third-party products that are compatible with
standards-based Avaya solutions. Member organizations have expertise in
a broad range of technologies – including IP telephony, contact centers
and mobility applications – helping companies extend the value of
multivendor networks and transform voice into an intelligent business
application that delivers true value to the bottom line.

“WAN Virtualization using APN technology allows unified communications
applications to run reliably on a less expensive WAN infrastructure,”
said Andy Gottlieb, CEO of Talari Networks. “Rather than paying more for
their WAN in the move to unified communications, enterprises can
actually pay less, without sacrificing reliability or performance
predictability. As a member of Avaya’s developer community, we will join
other technology leaders to help our customers apply their precious
resources even more efficiently and effectively.”

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SUSTA™ Expands Footprint into Florida Grocery Chain

HOLYOKE, Mass. — NXT
Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. (“NXT Nutritionals”) (OTCBB: NXTH)
developer and marketer of SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener, the great tasting,
all-natural, healthier sweetener, today announced its SUSTA™ Natural
Sweetener has been approved in Publix Super Market, Inc. (“Publix”),
expanding SUSTA’s footprint in Florida.

“As one of the largest regional grocery chains in the US, we are
thrilled to the addition of Publix to our footprint,” said Michael
McCarthy, president and CEO of NXT Nutritionals. “We will continue to
build brand awareness and add distribution of SUSTA in other regions of
the country so that we may meet the demand from consumers who are
looking to or may already have selected SUSTA as their choice of
all-natural sweetener.”

“More and more grocery chains are responding to the increasing awareness
of healthy living and the demand for more natural and healthier
products. SUSTA is not only all-natural but also a nutritious sweetener
quite unique to the marketplace today,” added McCarthy.

CHICAGO — PFGBEST, one of the nation’s largest non-clearing Futures Commission
Merchants (FCMs), has updated its annual PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010
to reflect changes and news events that occurred since January into
their analysis for the second half of 2010.

“I will let the PFGBEST Research experts tell you market by market what
some of the trading opportunities and challenges are,” said PFGBEST
President and Chief Operating Officer Russ Wasendorf, Jr. in his cover
letter to clients. He referred to events such as the U.S. Federal
Reserve Board’s delicate, historic high wire act, the 2010 Euro crisis,
the BP oil spill off the shore of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, and
emerging weather patterns. In the PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010,
published at the start of the year, PFGBEST leaders had forecast a
potential globally cataclysmic event that could emanate from debt-ridden
nations and businesses all around, which of course, did occur.

Some highlights from the PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010 Midyear Update:

PFGBEST is a rapidly-expanding global financial services and technology
firm, specializing in electronic trading, futures, forex, options, and
managed accounts. The company is also an industry leader in investor
education, and it offers numerous free webinars each week attended by
hundreds of people wishing to further their knowledge and skill in
trading, charting, comprehending various government reports, enriching
their understanding of trading psychology, and many other topics.

SUSTA™ Expands Footprint into Florida Grocery Chain

HOLYOKE, Mass. — NXT
Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. (“NXT Nutritionals”) (OTCBB: NXTH)
developer and marketer of SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener, the great tasting,
all-natural, healthier sweetener, today announced its SUSTA™ Natural
Sweetener has been approved in Publix Super Market, Inc. (“Publix”),
expanding SUSTA’s footprint in Florida.

“As one of the largest regional grocery chains in the US, we are
thrilled to the addition of Publix to our footprint,” said Michael
McCarthy, president and CEO of NXT Nutritionals. “We will continue to
build brand awareness and add distribution of SUSTA in other regions of
the country so that we may meet the demand from consumers who are
looking to or may already have selected SUSTA as their choice of
all-natural sweetener.”

“More and more grocery chains are responding to the increasing awareness
of healthy living and the demand for more natural and healthier
products. SUSTA is not only all-natural but also a nutritious sweetener
quite unique to the marketplace today,” added McCarthy.

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SAN ANTONIO — Tootie
Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB:TOOT) announced that it has entered into a
partnership with Kraft Foods for the upcoming holiday season. The two
companies will co-market Tootie Pie with Kraft’s Cool Whip.

“There is probably no more recognizable, high-quality food brand than
Kraft Foods,” said Don Merrill, President CEO. “We are proud and
excited that Kraft recognizes the value of having its Cool Whip product
featured alongside Tootie Pie.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed as of this date; however, the deal
was made possible through a mutual agreement in partnership with HEB
Grocery Stores, according to Tootie Pie Company.

“Experience tells us that more in-store pie tastings result in
significantly more Tootie Pie sales. Once customers taste Tootie Pie,
they are hooked,” explained Merrill. “HEB wants to grow Tootie Pie sales
dramatically and brought Kraft to the table in a three-way partnership
that will drive consumers to the frozen food section during peak times
of the year!”

INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).
Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.

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Graphic.ly Launches First Windows 7 App for Comics, Expands Community
Functions in Online Store to Drive Conversation about New, Trending
Titles

BOULDER, Colo. — Graphic.ly, the digital media platform for comic books and communities,
announces a new application for Windows 7-based devices, as well as
improvements to its online comics store that will make it easier for
people to start and participate in conversations about new and popular
titles. The Windows 7 app is optimized for touch interfaces to take
advantage the upcoming Windows-based tablets.

Graphic.ly becomes the first of a new breed of comic apps that is
available on Windows 7-based devices, following its launch of a desktop
AIR and iPhone application. The company plans to launch apps for mobile
platforms, such as the iPad, Android and Windows Phone 7, and a web
application throughout the year. In addition, the store will get new
features and a layout that will highlight fresh and popular titles in
the comics store, as well as friend-recommended titles for people to
share and discover new content.

“This is the year that will change comics forever, extending the
experience of welcoming and acceptance of the comic book store into the
digital marketplace where they’ll be exposed to the largest audience
ever,” said Micah Baldwin, CEO of Graphic.ly. “To maximize that
audience, we’re going to lead the charge to bring the digital media
store to every platform and device. Today we’re proud to be the first on
Windows 7 and there will be more to come.”

Graphic.ly offers comic titles from the largest comics publishers,
including Archaia, Arcana, Archie, BOOM! Studios, IDW Publishing, and
TopCow. Hundreds of independent publishers also offer titles for sale in
the Graphic.ly online store. Today, more than 600 titles are available
for prices ranging from free to $1.99 in the Graphic.ly store.

INTRODUCTION The essentiality of copper for poultry and livestock is well documented (Davis and Mertz, 1987). Cu is an essential mineral which serves as co-factor in many enzyme systems in the body. Cu-sulfate (CuS[O.sub.4]5[H.sub.2]O) is the most commonly used dietary Cu supplement. Copper in the form of Cu-sulfate improves growth rate and feed efficiency in broilers (Choi and Paik, 1989; Baker et al., 1991) and in pigs (Roof and Mahan, 1982; Edmonds et al., 1985; Cromwell et al., 1989) at supernormal level (125 to 250 mg/kg). Growth promoting effect of dietary Cu has been attributed to its antimicrobial action (Fuller at el., 1960; Bunch et al., 1961; Burnell et al., 1988). Improved availability of Cu from organic Cu complexes compared with the commonly used Cu salts recently has been suggested. Chelates, complexes or proteinates are the organic form of Cu and are usually considered for use in animal diet as alternatives to inorganic Cu source. More bioavailability of Cu is probably due to better absorption, which enhances its efficiency (Downs et al., 2000; Yu et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2001). Baker and Ammerman (1995) reported that relative bioavailability estimate of organic Cu sources ranged from 88% to 147% of the response to cupric sulfate in poultry, Swine, sheep and cattle. Improvements in the digestibility of proteins (Braude, 1965; Castell and Bowland, 1968) and retention of nitrogen (Braude, 1965) have been reported in young pigs fed diet containing added Cu. Studies by Dove and Haydon (1992) and Dove (1995) have indicated that addition of 250 mg Cu/kg improved digestibility and utilization of the fat of weaned pigs, but results have limited and inconclusive for chickens when Cu added to the feed fortified with oil. To increase the energy level in the finisher diet and to obtain higher weight of a broiler chicken, oil and fat are used because of its high energy content. Soybean oil which stimulates growth rate, when included in poultry diet (Nitsan et al., 1997) is most commonly used oil source in Indian condition. Unsaturated vegetable fats (like soybean oil) are more energetic than saturated animal fat. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of level of dietary inorganic and organic forms of Cu and energy level on performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken.

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Online Real Estate Bidding Leader RealtyBid.com has partnered with the Special Assets Group of national commercial real estate broker, Marcus Millichap, to develop CommercialBid.com, a bidding site for commercial real estate assets. The new website officially launched July 1, 2010, with the online unveiling of a special bidding event offering commercial property and commercial loans valued at more than $60 million from the Marcus Millichap Special Assets Group (MMSAG). Online bidding for this more than $60 million of assets will take place August 3-5 on CommercialBid.com .

RealtyBid.com CEO/President Tony Isbell said now is the ideal time for potential buyers to turn their eyes toward the commercial market.

“RealtyBid has been watching the commercial market for the past two years and evaluating the timing of rolling out a commercial auction strategy,” Isbell said. “Our new relationship with MMSAG provided the perfect entrée into this market at a time when we can be most beneficial to buyers and sellers.”

Isbell emphasized that CommercialBid.com is launching with a bang. “Were launching CommercialBid.com with a Marcus Millichap special bidding event offering commercial property and commercial loans valued at more than $60 million,” he said. “We are so excited about this offering, and it is just the beginning of the investment opportunities we will be offering through CommercialBid.com.”

Jacob Steele, director of Marcus Millichaps Special Asset Group, agreed. “MMSAGs partnership with RealtyBid.com and the creation of CommercialBid.com generate an extremely powerful accelerated marketing process for lenders and private sellers to maximize commercial property and loan values,” he said.

National / Four Region Overview: Across the U.S., home prices posted 5.2% quarter-over-quarter gains, placing prices firmly 8.8% above levels experienced one year ago. Regionally, the Midwest and South saw the largest quarterly price growth, while the West and Northeast show more stable quarterly gains.

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) drilldown: Home price gains across the U.S. were helped largely by the quarterly jump in prices by the top 15 highest performing major markets. Quarterly prices for the group are up an average 12.6%, while yearly price gains are up 17.1%.

Micro Market Analysis: Home prices in the Los Angeles MSA rebounded 13.2% from its market bottom one year ago. While this surpassed the 8.8% gains seen nationally for the same period, conditions varied widely across this large and diverse market.

The Clear Capital HDI Market Report offers the industry, investors and lenders a timely look at pricing conditions, not only at the national and metropolitan level, but within local markets as well. Clear Capital data is built on the most recent data available from recorder/assessor offices, and then further enhanced by adding the Companys proprietary market data for the most comprehensive geographic coverage available.

“Price trends nationwide have seen a considerable upswing driven in large part by the flurry of recent sales attributed to the tax credit and springtime buying activity,” said Dr. Alex Villacorta, Senior Statistician, Clear Capital. “This months national quarterly gains are certainly a positive sign that many markets have responded to the tax credit incentive, but overall markets remain volatile as evidenced by the six month price change keeping mostly flat.”

Online Real Estate Bidding Leader RealtyBid.com has partnered with the Special Assets Group of national commercial real estate broker, Marcus Millichap, to develop CommercialBid.com, a bidding site for commercial real estate assets. The new website officially launched July 1, 2010, with the online unveiling of a special bidding event offering commercial property and commercial loans valued at more than $60 million from the Marcus Millichap Special Assets Group (MMSAG). Online bidding for this more than $60 million of assets will take place August 3-5 on CommercialBid.com .

RealtyBid.com CEO/President Tony Isbell said now is the ideal time for potential buyers to turn their eyes toward the commercial market.

“RealtyBid has been watching the commercial market for the past two years and evaluating the timing of rolling out a commercial auction strategy,” Isbell said. “Our new relationship with MMSAG provided the perfect entrée into this market at a time when we can be most beneficial to buyers and sellers.”

Isbell emphasized that CommercialBid.com is launching with a bang. “Were launching CommercialBid.com with a Marcus Millichap special bidding event offering commercial property and commercial loans valued at more than $60 million,” he said. “We are so excited about this offering, and it is just the beginning of the investment opportunities we will be offering through CommercialBid.com.”

Jacob Steele, director of Marcus Millichaps Special Asset Group, agreed. “MMSAGs partnership with RealtyBid.com and the creation of CommercialBid.com generate an extremely powerful accelerated marketing process for lenders and private sellers to maximize commercial property and loan values,” he said.

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Session Will Discuss How Health Plans Can Begin Planning for Mandated
Changes in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care Regulations

WAYNE, Pa. — MEDecision,
Inc., a leading provider of collaborative
healthcare management solutions, will present a complimentary
webinar discussing member-centric behavioral health utilization
management and what health plans need to begin considering today to
prepare for the changes coming tomorrow, including related workflow
requirements. The session will be held on Wednesday, July 14 at 12:30
p.m. Eastern time (9:30 a.m. Pacific time).

Hosted by MEDecision’s Vice President of Product Marketing Brian Nagle,
Director of Clinical Programs Suzanne Kunze and Clinical Product Manager
Dawn Kramer, the webinar will examine the societal, economic and
regulatory factors that are driving insurers to increase access, improve
outcomes, and control costs for mental health and substance abuse care.
Its primary topics will include:

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of
needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that Bioject’s
needle-free injection delivery technology was used to successfully
demonstrate that intradermal administration of fractional doses of
inactivated poliovirus vaccine given to infants is safe and effective
(using seroconversion as an indication of effectiveness), and is
preferred by both health care administrators and parents over typical
full-dose needle and syringe. The study results, published in the June
24, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM
Vol. 362 No. 25), also demonstrated a significant cost savings
in use of the fractional-dose intradermal injection as compared with a
full-dose vaccination course of treatment using an auto-disable needle
and syringe.

The study was conducted in Oman and supported by the Ministry of Health
of Oman, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI). The randomized clinical trial of over 400 infants, of
whom 373 fulfilled the entry criteria, were selected to receive either
fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine (one-fifth of the full
dose) or a full-dose of the same vaccine over a three course treatment
during the first six months of age. The intradermal fractional-dose was
given with Bioject’s Biojector®2000 (B2000) needle-free injection
delivery device and the full-dose was delivered with an auto-disable
syringe and needle. The study was designed to assess the safety and
efficacy of, and preference for, the needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose and the potential to use a needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose vaccine option with infants in order to prevent polio
infection. The results of the study demonstrate that needle-free
intradermal administration of fractional doses of the polio vaccine was
safe, effective and lower cost than a similar course treatment with full
dose needle-syringe option. In addition, both health caregivers and
parents expressed a preference for the needle-free option because “the
baby does not cry.”

The study was one of the research and development initiatives stemming
from the GPEI’s goal to develop affordable injectable polio vaccine
options for the post-eradication era. GPEI is spearheaded by national
governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF.

“We are pleased to have participated in this significant clinical trial
and to learn about the positive results with intradermal fractional-dose
injection of inactivated polio vaccine using Bioject’s intradermal
delivery technology,” said Dr. Richard Stout, Bioject’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Stout added, “Based on the
findings, as reported in the NEJM, we now have evidence that
demonstrates potential cost savings when using intradermal needle-free
injection delivery technology as compared with typical full-dose
injections. In addition, we along with the parents of the treated
infants are delighted to hear that the babies did not cry, leading to a
significant preference for Bioject’s needle-free injection devices. We
look forward to working with other organizations around the world who
are interested in leveraging the benefits of our needle-free intradermal
injection delivery technology for their vaccine portfolios,” commented
Dr. Stout.

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is
an innovative developer and manufacturer of needle-free injection
therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS provide an empowering technology and work
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against
the skin. This creates a fine stream of high-pressure fluid penetrating
the skin and depositing medication in the tissue beneath. The Company is
focused on developing mutually beneficial agreements with leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary companies.

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Expanded Availability Enhances Revenue Opportunities for Small and
Mid-Sized Businesses and Advertisers

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) today announced the expanded
availability of the Western Union cash payment option for Google
AdSense. First introduced in a limited number of countries in November
2007, the reliable and flexible Western Union payment option is now
available in 30 countries including China, Morocco, Jamaica, Philippines
and Ecuador. The companies have recently added six new payout countries
including the UAE, Lebanon, Croatia, Moldova, Slovenia and Tunisia and
expect to add additional countries later this year.

AdSense is a program for online publishers who want to make money from
their online content–social networks, mobile applications, media and
news sites, blogs, e-commerce sites, and Web portals–by placing ads
against that content without requiring direct advertiser relationships
through their own sales force.

The Western Union payment option delivers cash payments quickly and
conveniently to site owners and publishers who use AdSense. Check
collection and clearing processes can be lengthy, especially when funds
are sent internationally. Western Union delivers AdSense revenue in cash
on the next business day following the payment, eliminating the lengthy
check clearing process.

Veteran Media and Technology Executives Will Help Build Upon TRA’s
Relationships with Advertisers and Networks as well as Expand Its
Product Development Capabilities

NEW YORK — TRA, Inc., a media measurement and analytics software company whose
products help advertisers, agencies and television networks improve
advertising accountability and return on media investment, continued its
growth by announcing three new executive appointments and a new advisory
board member. The new additions to the TRA team will help expand its
client relationships while enhancing its patented research and
technology solution.

TRA provides a Web-based patented business intelligence platform, Media
TRAnalytics® that addresses the challenge of marketing accountability.
Since the official launch 2 years ago, broadcast and cable networks,
consumer packaged goods companies and media agencies have been using
Media TRAnalytics® to identify “the right audiences” in their media
planning and selling to improve return on media investment.

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The British award knighthoods for those who have separated themselves from the pack. In America we give the celebrated bobblehead dolls. What this means we leave to Confidential readers. Were here to announce that the newest affirmatively nodding doll is of Michael Jackson, distributed by NetInfo2U of Jericho. The 7 1/2-inch likeness of The King of Pop comes complete with sparkly jacket and single white glove. Bobbleheads are a Long Island thing, with Michael Hazen selling thousands of them out of his Hicksville warehouse. Hazen has every conceivable doll, everything from America the silly – the cast of “Family Guy” – to America the somber, with every American president nodding from Hazens shelves. Get him going and hell tell you that not only are most bobbleheads made in China, the first known bobbles have been traced to ancient Chinese dynasties when porcelain figures were made with heads attached to flexible bamboo strips.
Odwalla invites fans to upload videos for opportunity to win VIP
passes to the Outside Lands Music Festival and perform at the Odwalla
stage; also gives away free festival tickets

The latest initiative in Odwalla’s “Campaign Against Ordinary,” the
“Rock the Bay Ticket Giveaway and Contest” allows fans to showcase their
talent through video auditions that ultimately could win them the chance
to perform at the festival. The videos can be musical, danced or
dance-like, spoken, artistic, a combination of these or another kind of
original performance – anything the fan chooses to perform – as long as
it is unique, positive and entertaining.

“We have witnessed it on Facebook and in person; Odwalla drinkers are
some of the most interesting people in the world,” said Jason Dolenga,
Brand Manager, Odwalla. “We’re joining our fans to celebrate uniqueness,
share interests and entertain fresh ideas through a variety of
initiatives, including the Fresh Experience Lounge at Outside Lands.”

Fans can upload video entries through the Odwalla Facebook “Fresh Stuff”
page. Entrants can submit more than one video, but each video must be a
different kind of performance. Fans can then encourage their friends and
family to check out the video and share it with others. The contest runs
July 12-29 and the winning performers, decided by an independent panel
of judges, will be contacted the following week. Along with receiving
two VIP tickets, winners will perform for festival attendees on
Odwalla’s “Living Flavor Vending Machine” performance stage – which also
is part innovative sampling booth and part advocate podium.

Odwalla invites fans to upload videos for opportunity to win VIP
passes to the Outside Lands Music Festival and perform at the Odwalla
stage; also gives away free festival tickets

The latest initiative in Odwalla’s “Campaign Against Ordinary,” the
“Rock the Bay Ticket Giveaway and Contest” allows fans to showcase their
talent through video auditions that ultimately could win them the chance
to perform at the festival. The videos can be musical, danced or
dance-like, spoken, artistic, a combination of these or another kind of
original performance – anything the fan chooses to perform – as long as
it is unique, positive and entertaining.

“We have witnessed it on Facebook and in person; Odwalla drinkers are
some of the most interesting people in the world,” said Jason Dolenga,
Brand Manager, Odwalla. “We’re joining our fans to celebrate uniqueness,
share interests and entertain fresh ideas through a variety of
initiatives, including the Fresh Experience Lounge at Outside Lands.”

Fans can upload video entries through the Odwalla Facebook “Fresh Stuff”
page. Entrants can submit more than one video, but each video must be a
different kind of performance. Fans can then encourage their friends and
family to check out the video and share it with others. The contest runs
July 12-29 and the winning performers, decided by an independent panel
of judges, will be contacted the following week. Along with receiving
two VIP tickets, winners will perform for festival attendees on
Odwalla’s “Living Flavor Vending Machine” performance stage – which also
is part innovative sampling booth and part advocate podium.

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Winners presented awards at ceremony in the Military Healthcare
Convention Expo Hall June 23

NEW YORK — The Continuum of Care Awards were presented at the Military Healthcare
Convention and Conference June 22-25, 2010 at the Henry B Gonzalez
Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Presented by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement
(IDGA), the Continuum of Care Awards recognize military and civilian
healthcare providers and technologies throughout the Military Healthcare
Community. With awards given in five categories, the Continuum of Care
Awards honor and promote the most significant technologies and medical
solutions having positive impacts on military personnel and their
families.

Outstanding Healthcare Provider/ Military or DoDLtCol David
Dickey, Mental Health Flight Commander, 779th Medical Group, USAF

NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today
declared quarterly cash dividends of $.53 per common share, payable on
August 13, 2010, to shareholders of record on July 26, 2010. The Company
has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.

Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace
Safety

NEW YORK — Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their
organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help
workers cope, a recent survey by Buck
Consultants, A Xerox Company, indicates.

The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies the areas most
affected by stress and the strategies employed by organizations to
reduce stress for their workers. The research was conducted at the
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference in May 2010. The study analyzes
responses from more than 250 conference attendees, representing more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and industries.

“Most employers realize that a stressed-out workforce drives up health
care costs,” said Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. “Employers
are responding by introducing numerous methods to combat the impact of
work-related stress.”

Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:

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NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today
declared quarterly cash dividends of $.53 per common share, payable on
August 13, 2010, to shareholders of record on July 26, 2010. The Company
has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of
needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that Bioject’s
needle-free injection delivery technology was used to successfully
demonstrate that intradermal administration of fractional doses of
inactivated poliovirus vaccine given to infants is safe and effective
(using seroconversion as an indication of effectiveness), and is
preferred by both health care administrators and parents over typical
full-dose needle and syringe. The study results, published in the June
24, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM
Vol. 362 No. 25), also demonstrated a significant cost savings
in use of the fractional-dose intradermal injection as compared with a
full-dose vaccination course of treatment using an auto-disable needle
and syringe.

The study was conducted in Oman and supported by the Ministry of Health
of Oman, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI). The randomized clinical trial of over 400 infants, of
whom 373 fulfilled the entry criteria, were selected to receive either
fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine (one-fifth of the full
dose) or a full-dose of the same vaccine over a three course treatment
during the first six months of age. The intradermal fractional-dose was
given with Bioject’s Biojector®2000 (B2000) needle-free injection
delivery device and the full-dose was delivered with an auto-disable
syringe and needle. The study was designed to assess the safety and
efficacy of, and preference for, the needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose and the potential to use a needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose vaccine option with infants in order to prevent polio
infection. The results of the study demonstrate that needle-free
intradermal administration of fractional doses of the polio vaccine was
safe, effective and lower cost than a similar course treatment with full
dose needle-syringe option. In addition, both health caregivers and
parents expressed a preference for the needle-free option because “the
baby does not cry.”

The study was one of the research and development initiatives stemming
from the GPEI’s goal to develop affordable injectable polio vaccine
options for the post-eradication era. GPEI is spearheaded by national
governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF.

“We are pleased to have participated in this significant clinical trial
and to learn about the positive results with intradermal fractional-dose
injection of inactivated polio vaccine using Bioject’s intradermal
delivery technology,” said Dr. Richard Stout, Bioject’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Stout added, “Based on the
findings, as reported in the NEJM, we now have evidence that
demonstrates potential cost savings when using intradermal needle-free
injection delivery technology as compared with typical full-dose
injections. In addition, we along with the parents of the treated
infants are delighted to hear that the babies did not cry, leading to a
significant preference for Bioject’s needle-free injection devices. We
look forward to working with other organizations around the world who
are interested in leveraging the benefits of our needle-free intradermal
injection delivery technology for their vaccine portfolios,” commented
Dr. Stout.

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is
an innovative developer and manufacturer of needle-free injection
therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS provide an empowering technology and work
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against
the skin. This creates a fine stream of high-pressure fluid penetrating
the skin and depositing medication in the tissue beneath. The Company is
focused on developing mutually beneficial agreements with leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary companies.

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CINCINNATI — Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE: M) today reported total sales of $2.229 billion for
the five weeks ended July 3, 2010, an increase of 9.0 percent compared
with total sales of $2.044 billion in the five weeks ended July 4, 2009.
On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were up 6.5 percent in June.

“We are pleased with our sales in June. They reflect continued progress
in implementation of our strategies, particularly My Macy’s localization
and the increased effectiveness and efficiency of our unified national
organization. We remain on track in our drive for sales and market share
growth, improved earnings and strong cash flow,” said Terry J. Lundgren,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc. “While
various calendar shifts complicate month-by-month sales comparisons, it
is important to note that Macy’s, Inc.’s same-store sales in May/June
combined, plus the Sunday and Monday of Independence Day weekend, were
up approximately 5 percent over the prior year. This is consistent with
our year-to-date trend. We are optimistic as we look ahead to our fall
merchandise offerings, including the early August introduction of the
new Material Girl juniors brand exclusively at Macy’s.”

For the year to date, Macy’s, Inc.’s sales totaled $9.589 billion, up
6.7 percent from total sales of $8.987 billion in the first 22 weeks of
2009. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc.’s year-to-date sales were up
4.9 percent.

Online sales (macys.com and bloomingdales.com combined) were up 37.6
percent in June 2010 and 32.5 percent for the year to date. Online sales
are included in the same-store sales calculation for Macys, Inc.

Macy’s, Inc. expects same-store sales for the second quarter of 2010 to
be approximately 4.5% ahead of last year. The company also continues to
expect same-store sales in the full-year 2010 to be up by 3 percent to
3.5 percent.

INTRODUCTION The essentiality of copper for poultry and livestock is well documented (Davis and Mertz, 1987). Cu is an essential mineral which serves as co-factor in many enzyme systems in the body. Cu-sulfate (CuS[O.sub.4]5[H.sub.2]O) is the most commonly used dietary Cu supplement. Copper in the form of Cu-sulfate improves growth rate and feed efficiency in broilers (Choi and Paik, 1989; Baker et al., 1991) and in pigs (Roof and Mahan, 1982; Edmonds et al., 1985; Cromwell et al., 1989) at supernormal level (125 to 250 mg/kg). Growth promoting effect of dietary Cu has been attributed to its antimicrobial action (Fuller at el., 1960; Bunch et al., 1961; Burnell et al., 1988). Improved availability of Cu from organic Cu complexes compared with the commonly used Cu salts recently has been suggested. Chelates, complexes or proteinates are the organic form of Cu and are usually considered for use in animal diet as alternatives to inorganic Cu source. More bioavailability of Cu is probably due to better absorption, which enhances its efficiency (Downs et al., 2000; Yu et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2001). Baker and Ammerman (1995) reported that relative bioavailability estimate of organic Cu sources ranged from 88% to 147% of the response to cupric sulfate in poultry, Swine, sheep and cattle. Improvements in the digestibility of proteins (Braude, 1965; Castell and Bowland, 1968) and retention of nitrogen (Braude, 1965) have been reported in young pigs fed diet containing added Cu. Studies by Dove and Haydon (1992) and Dove (1995) have indicated that addition of 250 mg Cu/kg improved digestibility and utilization of the fat of weaned pigs, but results have limited and inconclusive for chickens when Cu added to the feed fortified with oil. To increase the energy level in the finisher diet and to obtain higher weight of a broiler chicken, oil and fat are used because of its high energy content. Soybean oil which stimulates growth rate, when included in poultry diet (Nitsan et al., 1997) is most commonly used oil source in Indian condition. Unsaturated vegetable fats (like soybean oil) are more energetic than saturated animal fat. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of level of dietary inorganic and organic forms of Cu and energy level on performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken.
Graphic.ly Launches First Windows 7 App for Comics, Expands Community
Functions in Online Store to Drive Conversation about New, Trending
Titles

BOULDER, Colo. — Graphic.ly, the digital media platform for comic books and communities,
announces a new application for Windows 7-based devices, as well as
improvements to its online comics store that will make it easier for
people to start and participate in conversations about new and popular
titles. The Windows 7 app is optimized for touch interfaces to take
advantage the upcoming Windows-based tablets.

Graphic.ly becomes the first of a new breed of comic apps that is
available on Windows 7-based devices, following its launch of a desktop
AIR and iPhone application. The company plans to launch apps for mobile
platforms, such as the iPad, Android and Windows Phone 7, and a web
application throughout the year. In addition, the store will get new
features and a layout that will highlight fresh and popular titles in
the comics store, as well as friend-recommended titles for people to
share and discover new content.

“This is the year that will change comics forever, extending the
experience of welcoming and acceptance of the comic book store into the
digital marketplace where they’ll be exposed to the largest audience
ever,” said Micah Baldwin, CEO of Graphic.ly. “To maximize that
audience, we’re going to lead the charge to bring the digital media
store to every platform and device. Today we’re proud to be the first on
Windows 7 and there will be more to come.”

Graphic.ly offers comic titles from the largest comics publishers,
including Archaia, Arcana, Archie, BOOM! Studios, IDW Publishing, and
TopCow. Hundreds of independent publishers also offer titles for sale in
the Graphic.ly online store. Today, more than 600 titles are available
for prices ranging from free to $1.99 in the Graphic.ly store.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) will report second quarter
2010 financial results on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, after market close
and host a conference call Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern time.

The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career
Education Corporation (“CEC”) family offer high-quality education to a
diverse student population of over 116,000 students across the world in
a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The approximately 90 campuses
that serve these students are located throughout the U.S. and in France,
Italy, the United Kingdom and Monaco, and offer doctoral, master’s,
bachelor’s and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs.
Approximately 40% of our students attend the web-based virtual campuses
of American InterContinental University, Colorado Technical University,
International Academy of Design  Technology and Le Cordon Bleu College
of Culinary Arts.

CEC is an industry leader whose brands are recognized globally. Those
brands include, among others, American InterContinental University
(“AIU”); Brooks Institute; Colorado Technical University (“CTU”);
Harrington College of Design; INSEEC Group (“INSEEC”) Schools, including
the International University of Monaco (“IUM”); International Academy of
Design  Technology (“IADT”); Istituto Marangoni; Le Cordon Bleu North
America (“LCB”); and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through our
schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling
students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RGN) (the “Company”
or “RegeneRx”) today announced it has received Notice of Acceptance from
the Australian patent office for the use of Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4), its
analogues, isoforms and other derivatives in the treatment of infections
and inflammatory disorders including colitis, ileitis, gastrointestinal
ulcers and gingivitis, among others. The patent expires in 2023. This is
one of several patents the Company has been granted in Australia related
to its technology and drug candidates.

“We are pleased to enhance our global intellectual property estate for
our product candidates and their potential uses,” said J.J. Finkelstein,
president and CEO of RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals. “We currently have
more than 60 issued patents and patent applications throughout the world
that expire between 2019 and 2027.”

About Tβ4

National / Four Region Overview: Across the U.S., home prices posted 5.2% quarter-over-quarter gains, placing prices firmly 8.8% above levels experienced one year ago. Regionally, the Midwest and South saw the largest quarterly price growth, while the West and Northeast show more stable quarterly gains.

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) drilldown: Home price gains across the U.S. were helped largely by the quarterly jump in prices by the top 15 highest performing major markets. Quarterly prices for the group are up an average 12.6%, while yearly price gains are up 17.1%.

Micro Market Analysis: Home prices in the Los Angeles MSA rebounded 13.2% from its market bottom one year ago. While this surpassed the 8.8% gains seen nationally for the same period, conditions varied widely across this large and diverse market.

The Clear Capital HDI Market Report offers the industry, investors and lenders a timely look at pricing conditions, not only at the national and metropolitan level, but within local markets as well. Clear Capital data is built on the most recent data available from recorder/assessor offices, and then further enhanced by adding the Companys proprietary market data for the most comprehensive geographic coverage available.

“Price trends nationwide have seen a considerable upswing driven in large part by the flurry of recent sales attributed to the tax credit and springtime buying activity,” said Dr. Alex Villacorta, Senior Statistician, Clear Capital. “This months national quarterly gains are certainly a positive sign that many markets have responded to the tax credit incentive, but overall markets remain volatile as evidenced by the six month price change keeping mostly flat.”

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Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)

To streamline the management of complex legislative policy rules, Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Enterprise Taxation and Policy Management which combines the benefits of Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management and Oracle Policy Automation.
Oracle Enterprise Taxation and Policy Management can:

Help public sector authorities reduce the time and cost to modify systems when legislative policies change.
Provide detailed analysis of proposed policy changes and potential revenue impact.
Enhance the ability to navigate risk-scoring rules to assess tax declarations for further investigation to help improve audit selection capabilities and target success rates.
Provide authorized business users with access to amend policy rules in the core administration system directly without lengthy IT development cycles.

“Capgemini applauds Oracle for enhancing Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management with the capabilities of Oracle Policy Automation. Several of Capgeminis clients have saved significant costs and time and recognized new business benefits using Oracle Policy Automation. The combination allows public sector authorities to capture, maintain and embed new tax rules into core processing with a simple tool that helps reduce the costs of programming or scripting,” said Ian Pretty, vice president, tax and welfare lead, Global Public Sector, Capgemini.
“In an ever-evolving industry, public sector authorities require great flexibility to help manage the impact of policy changes. Oracle Enterprise Taxation and Policy Management can help our customers save time and costs associated with incorporating new legislative rules into their administrative systems,” said Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Tax and Utilities Global Business Unit.

Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
Dayforce’s On-Demand Solution Offers Companies an Immediate
Improvement in Operational Efficiency

“Bridgescale Partners’ investment is further validation of Dayforce’s
position as the industry leader in Workforce Management,” said David
Ossip, CEO and President of Dayforce. “Our solution gives every decision
maker in an organization the insight to understand corporate goals, the
confidence to measurably improve business performance, and the power to
make their company more profitable.”

“Dayforce has the first solution that I have seen that delivers the
potential for full enterprise user adoption – the ‘holy grail’ for
getting value from a SaaS product. With Dayforce, workforce management
moves from something I have to do to something that I want to do – and
this makes the offering truly disruptive,” said Howard Gwin, Partner of
Bridgescale and former EVP, Worldwide Operations at PeopleSoft.
“Additionally, as a three-time repeat successful entrepreneur, David
Ossip’s exceptional track record of building and leading high-growth
companies was a strong factor in our investment decision,” Gwin added.

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New “smart Expressions” customization program offers unlimited
choice of car color and vehicle wrap designs for all smart fortwo owners

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — smart USA Distributor LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group,
Inc., (NYSE: PAG), is putting the power of creative expression into the
hands of all smart fortwo owners with a new program that allows for
vehicle customization. Launching today, “smart
Expressions” offers an unlimited palette of paint color choices and
a variety of body wrap designs, which allow owners to transform their
smart fortwo into a mobile masterpiece. Custom exterior colors and wrap
designs will be ordered through any smart center dealer in the smart USA
network.

“smart Expressions builds on the innovative smart brand and empowers
owners to be creative with their vehicle through a number of
personalization choices,” said Jill Lajdziak, president, smart USA. “The
smart fortwo’s interchangeable body panels make this unique level of
customization possible, which is unmatched in the auto industry.”

smart Expressions expands the offering of six factory color choices to
an endless variety of exterior color offerings. Owners can choose from
93 environmentally friendly, waterborne-based PPG Aquabase®
Plus and Aquabase® Plus Tri-Coat paint colors. Additionally,
owners can custom match any shade by bringing a color swatch to any
dealership through the “Any Color You Want” program. With “Any Color You
Want,” owners can color match the car to anything – from their favorite
sports team to their house, dog or favorite fashion accessory. The
program has a lifetime limited paint performance guarantee.

smart Expressions also offers a variety of full vehicle wrap designs.
Vehicle wraps are made of laminated 3M vinyl and are available in two
finishes – matte and gloss. Owners can select from a variety of
pre-designed patterns. In addition, owners will soon be able to submit
their own creative wrap concepts to their dealer for the ultimate
customization. Wraps include a three-year manufacturer warranty against
fading, peeling and cracking. Partial vehicle wraps are also available.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), a
Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced that it will release
financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, on Tuesday,
July 27, before market open. Earl J. Hesterberg, Group 1s president and
chief executive officer, and the companys senior management team will host
a conference call to discuss the results later that morning at 11 a.m. ET.

The conference call will also be available live by dialing in 10 minutes
prior to the start of the call at:

Domestic: 877-874-1571
International: 719-325-4762
Participant Passcode: 6144821

A telephonic replay will be available following the call through August 3
by dialing:

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), a
Fortune 500 automotive retailer, announced today that Mercedes-Benz
Financial has signed on as a partner to its existing $1.35 billion
revolving credit facility that expires in March 2012. Mercedes-Benz
Financial replaces BNP Paribas in the syndicated facility.

Including Mercedes-Benz Financial, the lenders in the syndicated facility
now consist of four captive finance companies — Toyota Motor Credit
Corporation, BMW Financial Services NA, LLC and Nissan Motor Acceptance
Corporation — and 16 commercial banks. The commercial banks are JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.; Bank of America, N.A.; Comerica Bank; Key Bank; Sovereign
Bank; U.S. Bank, N.A.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; Barclays
Bank PLC; Citizens Bank New Hampshire; Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch;
Fifth Third Bank; PNC Bank N.A.; SunTrust Bank; World Omni Financial Corp.;
Amarillo National Bank and Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.

“We are delighted with Mercedes-Benz Financials decision to join our
floorplan and acquisition facility,” said John C. Rickel, Group 1s senior
vice president and chief financial officer. “The addition of a partner of
this caliber is a plus for our credit syndicate and further expands our
strategically important financial partnerships. We look forward to working
with Mercedes-Benz Financial and our other financial partners going
forward.”

About Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Group 1 owns and operates 101 automotive dealerships, 136 franchises, and
25 collision service centers in the United States and the United Kingdom
that offer 32 brands of automobiles. Through its dealerships, the company
sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related financing,
vehicle service and insurance contracts; provides maintenance and repair
services; and sells replacement parts.

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New York-Based GPO to Offer AFG’s DrivingSense™ as Both Direct and
Indirect Lending Option

HOUSTON — Auto Financial Group (”AFG”), an online provider of
residual-based financing products for credit unions, announced today
that it has signed an agreement with GPO Federal Credit Union (”GPO”).
Under the agreement, GPO will offer AFG’s DrivingSense as both a direct
and an indirect lending option.

DrivingSense is a low-payment vehicle financing product that offers the
lease-like benefits of a balloon loan to credit unions and their
members. The DrivingSense CarBuilder™ calculator, a customized secure
website, provides AFGs credit union partners and their members with the
ability to “build” vehicles and compare payment terms with conventional
loans in one easy process. Credit union members receive the benefit of a
low payment (often as much as 40% lower than a conventional loan
payment), flexible two- to six- year terms, actual ownership of the
vehicle and several end-of-term options, including the lease-like option
of being able to surrender the vehicle and walk away in lieu of paying
the final loan payment.

DrivingSense removes the financial risk to the credit union by
guaranteeing the predetermined residual value of the vehicle through
third party insurance, as well as handling the vehicle’s disposition at
the end of the term. AFG is paid one low administration fee for each
DrivingSense loan, while the credit union earns all the interest. Credit
unions are protected while building an important relationship with their
members.

Despite Worsening Economic Sentiment, 17% of Consumers Plan to
Spend More on Summer Vacations, Highest Number in Nearly 2 Years

RIVERWOODS, Ill. — Consumer confidence continued to decline as fewer consumers see economic
conditions or their personal finances improving in the month ahead,
according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor for June 2010.

The Monitor – a poll of 8,200 consumers tracking consumer confidence and
spending intentions on a daily basis – fell 2 points in June to 88.4.
Overall, 28 percent believe economic conditions are improving, a 3-point
decline from last month and a drop of 6 points over the last two months.

Summer Vacation Spending Intentions Rise While Other Discretionary
Spending Intentions Hold Steady

Despite increasing economic uncertainty, 17 percent of consumers, the
highest in nearly two years, plan to spend more on a major purchase like
a vacation in the month ahead. This is a 2-point increase from the prior
month. Last year, the number of consumers planning to spend more in this
category dropped 1 point from May to June.

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TAINAN, Taiwan — Former President Cheng-I Weng of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU),
Taiwan, currently the Honorary Professor of NCKU and President of Fo
Guang University, has received Honorary Doctor Degree of Literature from
Gyeongsang National University, Korea, on June 21st.

Former NCKU President Cheng-I Weng has an engineering background but he
also loves literature. During his period of presidency at NCKU, he has
promoted comprehensive education, engineering education with humane
accomplishments and humanistic education with professional knowledge.

Even though the former NCKU President Weng specializes in mechanical
engineering and has published over one hundred international academic
papers in the field of mechanical engineering, he is also familiar with
the shortcomings and needs of national higher education. Thus, Dr. Weng
has been active in the innovation of teaching, the solidification of
research energy and the promotion of humanistic education.

For example, former President Weng has introduced hundreds of large
sculptures of national renowned artists to enrich the artistic
atmosphere in campus, attracting more than 300,000 viewers and
solidifying the humanistic and artistic foundations of NCKU.

The research achievements of former President Weng are fruitful as well.
He has published over hundreds of international academic journal papers
that are widely cited in national and international academia. Dr. Weng
has also received Outstanding Research Award from National Science
Council, Taiwan, and Academic Award from Ministry of Education, Taiwan,
in recognition of his outstanding achievements in academic research.

WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the worlds largest prize for childrens and young adult literature and the second-largest literature prize in the world. The ALMA honors the memory of Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the writer of the beloved Pippi Longstocking series. The award was founded in 2002 by the Swedish government and is administered by the Swedish Arts Council. The ALMA is considered to be one of the most prestigious awards in the field of childrens literature. The nominations are judged by a panel of 12 experts in childrens literature, including a representative of Astrid Lindgrens family. The award winner receives a prize of approximately $640,000 (US dollars). Nominees for the award are solicited from multiple countries and must be authors, illustrators, storytellers or promoters of childrens/young adult literacy (either individuals or organizations). Past award recipients have included Banco del Libro (”Book Bank”) of Venezuela, author Katherine Paterson, author Phillip Pullman, and author/illustrator Maurice Sendak. The United States division of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is one of the organizations authorized to submit nominations for the award. For the 2011 award, USBBY nominated Reading Is Fundamental and author/illustrator Jerry Pinkney. RIFs long-standing history of innovation in childrens literacy is a key reason USBBY nominated RIF for this distinguished honor. As the United States becomes a more diverse nation, RIFs Multicultural Literacy Campaign serves as a clear example of that innovation and RIFs adaptability to ensure all children are motivated to read. Additionally, RIFs educational websites Leading to Reading and Reading Planet further demonstrate RIFs innovation and use of technology to provide a fun and engaging experience for readers of all ages.

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Paul Smith Paul Smith Sagers, Sr., age 88, died at his home on July 3, 2010. Born November 13, 1921 in Devils Slide, Utah, to John Smith and Jessie Hall Sagers. He graduated from West High School, where he finished first in State in Debate, 2nd in State in Tennis, and excelled in basketball and student government as Student Body Treasurer and Debate Club President. Paul earned his B.S. is Sociology (1948) and Masters of Social Work (1949) at the University of Utah. He acquired his Doctorate in Education (1973) at Brigham Young University. Paul enlisted in World War II in 1942 where he served in Pattons Third Armored Division, where he set-up radio communications until the war ended in 1946. On December 30, 1947, he married his wife of 62 years, Jean Slater Sagers in St. Marks Episcopal Church. Paul loved Jean dearly. Paul devoted his working life to the service of persons in need. Paul began his career as a social worker and then shortly became the Assistant Superintendent of the Utah State Industrial School in Ogden, Utah from 1951 – 1956. Between the years of 1951 through 1967, he was Washington States Director of Services for the Mentally Retarded. In 1967, Paul moved back to Utah becoming the Superintendent of the Utah State Training School (USTS), his most fulfilling position due to his love of the schools residents and incredible employees. During his time at the USTS, Paul was a Professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University. After more than 12 years of service at the Training School, Paul became the State of Utahs Director for the Developmentally Disabled / Mentally Retarded (DDMR) and Utahs Director of Family Services until 1986 when becoming the Executive Director of the Epilepsy Association of Utah until retiring in 1995. Pauls notable contributions to persons with disabilities not only improved their quality of life, but his national prominence as past president of the American Association on Mental Disabilities, among other national leadership positions, he has influenced the passage of Congressional Legislation advocating for people with disabilities.
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Victorinox, the manufacturer of the Original Swiss Army Knife, has announced their latest initiative aimed at families who propose a valuable, innovative project that benefits their local community. The worthwhile project will see Victorinox donate EUR10,000 to the winning family, allowing them to fund their proposed project and idea.

The contest is open to families in Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium and the United Kingdom – one family in each country will be awarded funding. The contest runs from June 1, 2010 until January 31, 2011.

To launch this project in the UK Victorinox is partnering with The House Of Fairy Tales, the innovative family arts and education project founded by artist Gavin Turk. Families will have the opportunity to find out more during its Travelling Art Circus Tour of UK festivals throughout the summer.

The House Of Fairy Tales Travelling Art Circus will be creating magical interactive experiences through theatre, story-telling, art and more at Glastonbury, Latitude, Port Eliot Festival and Camp Bestival.

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Unicast , a leader in online interactive rich media and video advertising management and services solutions, today announced the results of its Q1 2010 Analytics Benchmark Report.

Beverage/Spirits produced the highest average interaction rate (8.62%) for all ads served across verticals, followed by Retail (8.24%) and TV Entertainment (5.06%).
Consumer Packaged Goods produced the longest average interaction time (56 seconds) across verticals, followed by Sporting Goods (50 seconds) and Technology (36 seconds).
Unicast Messenger Units, which are served in instant messaging platforms, ranked the highest in both interaction rate and average exposure time.
Branded Canvas ad formats, which are fully custom interactive units positioned within full episode video players, produced very high interaction rates and average video view times.

Unicast delivers solutions to online publishers, agencies and advertisers through Rich Media, Online Video, Social Media and 3D ad products and services. By focusing on custom services aligned with client needs and strategies, Unicast has created solutions for some of the top brands on the web, such as: MSN, AOL, MySpace, ABC, NBC and CBS.

“At Unicast, we launched our benchmark analysis program to provide publishers, agencies and advertisers with valuable online campaign insights on ad formats and creative executions,” said Dan Berra, VP of Business Intelligence for Unicast. “We are seeing trends in specific industry verticals and interactive formats and features leading the way with strong interaction rates and engagement times.”

CHICAGO — Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) announced today that Dr. Mohan Rao
has joined Navigant Economics as a Managing Director in Chicago.

Dr. Rao specializes in economic analysis in complex intellectual
property and antitrust litigation, including patent and trademark
infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertising,
commercial success, and antitrust analysis ranging from monopolization
and exclusive dealing to price discrimination and price fixing. He is a
nationally recognized expert on intellectual property issues facing
corporations in transactions and complex litigation including valuation,
business strategy, and the interplay between intellectual property and
antitrust.

“Intellectual assets continue to be a strategic and economic focus for
companies across many industries and geographies,” stated John Garvey,
Managing Director at Navigant Economics. “Dr. Rao’s intellectual
property expertise spans the array of services companies require to
protect and maximize those assets. His addition will substantially
expand the breadth and depth of our offerings to our clients.”

Dr. Rao has served as an economics expert in U.S. and foreign courts and
in domestic and international arbitration proceedings on significant
litigation matters. Dr. Rao teaches finance in the McCormick School of
Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. Earlier, he
served on the faculty at UCLA and as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard
University. He has taught and published on a wide range of topics,
including intellectual property valuation and strategy, high technology
competition, econometrics, international trade, and defense economics.
Select publications include the chapters on “Econometric Analysis” and
“Economic Analysis in Securities Class Actions” in the Litigation
Services Handbook and “Innovation Markets” in Market Definition
in Antitrust: Theory and Case Studies.

Dr. Rao served as the Chair of the Valuation Committee of the Licensing
Executives Society and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the
Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, on the Board of Trustees of the
Rotary/One Foundation, and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.

Third Degree Advertising prides itself on “serving up fresh ideas, hot creative, friendly service and right results” when it comes to executing advertising, marketing, PR and strategic branding campaigns. As a result of the continued growth of the agencys national clientele, Third Degree recently expanded to Durham, North Carolina to build on the agencys momentum.

Since the agencys founding in 1995, Third Degree has offered integrated marketing communications for clients located throughout Oklahoma and the United States including California, Texas, New York, Georgia, and Virginia.

“At Third Degree, weve strategically chosen to locate our headquarters in Oklahoma City and add a second office in Durham because of business and economic opportunities in both areas,” said Third Degree CEO and founder Roy Page.

“Third Degree was among the first professional companies to locate in Bricktown,” said Page. “In deciding to locate in the East Coast, we sought a portal for developing business which also fit our companys culture and strategic branding forte.”

Several parallels can be drawn between Oklahoma Citys Bricktown and Durhams American Tobacco District, regions of the respective cities where Third Degree offices now reside. Like Bricktown and Oklahoma City, the American Tobacco District and Durham are undergoing unprecedented urban renewal. Both locations are revitalized and converted into environments filled with entertainment, restaurants, and office buildings providing professional services.

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AuDNet’s Consumer Education and Awareness Campaign is Endorsed by
Leading Military Audiologists and Seeks to Educate US Consumers about
the Importance of Audiology Care

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — AuDNet, Inc., a national audiology network focused on building consumer
recognition and demand for audiology professionals, has announced the
launch of their Serve
and Protect campaign. The campaign is endorsed by leading military
audiologists and seeks to educate consumers about the importance of audiology
care while providing a platform for participating audiologists
(AuDNet’s Preferred Provider Community) to offer free hearing screenings.

Serve
and Protect will kick off on May 1, 2010 in conjunction with “Better
Hearing and Speech Month” and will culminate on Memorial Day Weekend
when AuDNet will report the results of outreach efforts to consumers,
the media and its Preferred Provider Community.

“The Serve and Protect campaign is a streamlined way for consumers to
learn about the availability and necessity of audiology care,” remarked
Richard W. Danielson, Ph.D., a retired colonel of the U.S. Army and
former director of the Army Audiology and Speech Center. “ALL Americans
should seek expert audiology care when making decisions about their
hearing health.”

Added Kathy Foltner, Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) and chief executive
officer of AuDNet: “We are very excited about the launch of this
campaign because we believe it’s an extremely important endeavor. We’ve
set high standards and ambitious goals and we are determined to achieve
them.”

AuDNet’s Consumer Education and Awareness Campaign is Endorsed by
Leading Military Audiologists and Seeks to Educate US Consumers about
the Importance of Audiology Care

BURNSVILLE, Minn. — AuDNet, Inc., a national audiology network focused on building consumer
recognition and demand for audiology professionals, has announced the
launch of their Serve
and Protect campaign. The campaign is endorsed by leading military
audiologists and seeks to educate consumers about the importance of audiology
care while providing a platform for participating audiologists
(AuDNet’s Preferred Provider Community) to offer free hearing screenings.

Serve
and Protect will kick off on May 1, 2010 in conjunction with “Better
Hearing and Speech Month” and will culminate on Memorial Day Weekend
when AuDNet will report the results of outreach efforts to consumers,
the media and its Preferred Provider Community.

“The Serve and Protect campaign is a streamlined way for consumers to
learn about the availability and necessity of audiology care,” remarked
Richard W. Danielson, Ph.D., a retired colonel of the U.S. Army and
former director of the Army Audiology and Speech Center. “ALL Americans
should seek expert audiology care when making decisions about their
hearing health.”

Added Kathy Foltner, Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) and chief executive
officer of AuDNet: “We are very excited about the launch of this
campaign because we believe it’s an extremely important endeavor. We’ve
set high standards and ambitious goals and we are determined to achieve
them.”

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Winners presented awards at ceremony in the Military Healthcare
Convention Expo Hall June 23

NEW YORK — The Continuum of Care Awards were presented at the Military Healthcare
Convention and Conference June 22-25, 2010 at the Henry B Gonzalez
Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Presented by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement
(IDGA), the Continuum of Care Awards recognize military and civilian
healthcare providers and technologies throughout the Military Healthcare
Community. With awards given in five categories, the Continuum of Care
Awards honor and promote the most significant technologies and medical
solutions having positive impacts on military personnel and their
families.

Outstanding Healthcare Provider/ Military or DoDLtCol David
Dickey, Mental Health Flight Commander, 779th Medical Group, USAF

Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace
Safety

NEW YORK — Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their
organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help
workers cope, a recent survey by Buck
Consultants, A Xerox Company, indicates.

The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies the areas most
affected by stress and the strategies employed by organizations to
reduce stress for their workers. The research was conducted at the
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference in May 2010. The study analyzes
responses from more than 250 conference attendees, representing more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and industries.

“Most employers realize that a stressed-out workforce drives up health
care costs,” said Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. “Employers
are responding by introducing numerous methods to combat the impact of
work-related stress.”

Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:

NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today
declared quarterly cash dividends of $.53 per common share, payable on
August 13, 2010, to shareholders of record on July 26, 2010. The Company
has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ranir,
LLC, a leading oral care consumer products company, announced
today that it has acquired Synpart
Limited and Synpart AG from HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
Synpart is a leading manufacturer and marketer of store brand oral care
products in the European Community and a contract manufacturer for
global branded oral care companies.

Along with Ranir, LLC, Synpart will become a division of Ranir Global
Holdings, LLC. The combined company is now the largest store brand oral
care company in the world and a significant contract supplier to global
branded oral care companies. The acquisition of Synpart will allow Ranir
to build a global oral care footprint, increase its product offerings,
expand its expertise in oral care and enhance its supply chain
partnership network.

“Teaming with Synpart will not only allow us to accelerate our growth
through international expansion in important U.K. and European markets
but it will also expand our oral care product line and enable us to
increase our commitment to innovation to exceed the expectations of our
customer partners,” said Christine Henisee, CEO of Ranir, who joined the
company in 2003 and has more than 30 years of consumer products
experience.

Henisee added, “We expect to see oral care category growth fueled by the
growing awareness of the connection between oral health and overall
wellness in developed countries worldwide.”

Helmut Schlieper joins the Ranir senior management team as President of
Synpart, a division of Ranir Global Holdings, LLC. Mr. Schlieper founded
Synpart AG in 2004. Mike Levenstein, currently Chief Operating Officer
of Synpart Limited, will lead Synpart’s contract business and direct its
Asian operations.

Session Will Discuss How Health Plans Can Begin Planning for Mandated
Changes in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care Regulations

WAYNE, Pa. — MEDecision,
Inc., a leading provider of collaborative
healthcare management solutions, will present a complimentary
webinar discussing member-centric behavioral health utilization
management and what health plans need to begin considering today to
prepare for the changes coming tomorrow, including related workflow
requirements. The session will be held on Wednesday, July 14 at 12:30
p.m. Eastern time (9:30 a.m. Pacific time).

Hosted by MEDecision’s Vice President of Product Marketing Brian Nagle,
Director of Clinical Programs Suzanne Kunze and Clinical Product Manager
Dawn Kramer, the webinar will examine the societal, economic and
regulatory factors that are driving insurers to increase access, improve
outcomes, and control costs for mental health and substance abuse care.
Its primary topics will include:

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Partnership with Gerson Lehrman Group provides Bloomberg clients
with new service

NEW YORK — BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® Service and Gerson Lehrman Group
executives today announced that Bloomberg clients will get access to
more than 50,000 leading business experts globally through an exclusive
partnership with Gerson Lehrman Group.

The agreement offers clients of the Bloomberg Professional Service
access to members of the Gerson Lehrman Group Councils — networks of
consultants, physicians, scientists, engineers, attorneys, market
researchers and other professionals from around the world, who are
referred to as GLG Council Members.

Through this new partnership, Bloomberg clients will be able to view
profiles of select GLG Council Members; request consultations directly
with those Council Members; and access news commentary, video, webcasts
and teleconferences led by GLG Council Members globally. In addition,
Bloomberg and Gerson Lehrman Group will jointly produce seminars and
surveys that will be available exclusively to Bloomberg Professional
Service users.

This partnership also provides trial access to Gerson Lehrman Group for
Bloomberg clients who are not yet Gerson Lehrman Group clients. All
clients who engage Gerson Lehrman Group’s services through Bloomberg
will be supported by more than 300 industry-specific research
professionals, who help users identify the experts who best meet their
research needs.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Recent International Data Corporation (IDC)
research shows that the worldwide revenue for the collaborative
applications market was $7.6 billion in 2009, representing a decline of
0.3% with the top 3 vendors in 2009 (based on worldwide revenue) being
Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco. These vendors accounted for 55.8% of the
market total.

“A large portion of collaborative applications market players showed
revenue declines in 2009 from 2008. However, those companies with some
of the largest year-over-year growth came from the emerging social
platforms submarket,” says Erin
Traudt, research director for IDCs Enterprise
Collaboration and Social Solutions program. “IDC believes that with
a minimal decline during a very tough economy, the worldwide
collaborative applications market is poised for a positive rebound in
2010 and that key submarkets such as social platforms, conferencing
applications, and team collaborative applications (TCAs) are helping to
sustain the market as customers continue to benefit from the enhanced
productivity and lower costs associated with these solutions.”

According to recent IDC survey results, when IT professionals were asked
if they had to choose between best of breed versus the collaborative
applications provided by their current vendor, 64% of respondents
indicated that best of breed would make the strongest business case. IDC
believes vendors offering pre-integrated packages with select partner
applications should be well positioned to take advantage of this
opportunity as many IT departments are still being tasked with
integrating point solutions that have been purchased over the years.
Therefore, open architectures and APIs will be particularly important to
encourage adoption and broader ecosystem development.

Recent related IDC vendor share research includes:

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EAST LANSING, Mich. NAPA, Calif. — American Physicians Capital Inc. (APCapital) (NASDAQ:ACAP), a major
provider of health care liability insurance, and The Doctors Company,
the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability,
today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement
pursuant to which The Doctors Company will acquire APCapital for $41.50
per share in cash, or an aggregate purchase price of approximately $386
million. The $41.50 per share in cash purchase price represents a
premium of approximately 31 percent over the $31.76 per share closing
price of ACAP on July 7, 2010, the last trading day prior to today’s
announcement.

R. Kevin Clinton, President and CEO of APCapital said, “This transaction
delivers significant value to our shareholders. Additionally, our
insureds will benefit as they become members of one of the largest and
most respected professional liability companies in the nation. I would
like to recognize our employees, agents, and medical society partners
for their dedication and commitment to APCapital. They are the driving
force behind the success of our company.”

“We are extremely pleased to announce this partnership between two
physician-founded companies and we look forward to delivering enhanced
value to our member insureds through the financial strength of a
combined organization with a relentless commitment to protecting,
defending, and rewarding the practice of good medicine,” said Richard E.
Anderson, MD, FACP, chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company. “Members
will benefit from our partnership and will continue to receive
aggressive claims defense, unmatched legislative and patient safety
advocacy, outstanding service, and industry leading member benefits.”

With this merger, The Doctors Company further expands its position as
the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability
to nearly 55,000 member insureds.

The Board of Directors of APCapital has approved the proposed
transaction and has resolved to recommend that its shareholders approve
the merger. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter
of 2010 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the
receipt of regulatory approvals, and approval by a majority of
APCapital’s shareholders.

Positions Merck to Capitalize on Opportunities for Global Growth

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Merck Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK), known outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD,
today provided further detail on integration plans for the companys
research and development, manufacturing and other business operations as
part of a global restructuring program announced following the November
2009 merger of Merck and Schering-Plough. The consolidation plans
support Mercks strategic direction as a customer focused, innovative
and diversified global health care company, and position the company to
invest in key areas for future growth, including emerging markets,
biologics, vaccines and consumer care.

Merck today announced plans to phase out operations at eight research
sites and eight manufacturing sites, as well as to continue to
consolidate office facilities worldwide, as part of the global merger
restructuring program that began last December. The goal of the
restructuring is to create a flexible RD organization that cultivates
scientific innovation, facilitates external collaboration and drives
pipeline progress and a reliable, more fully utilized and cost efficient
worldwide manufacturing supply chain to support Mercks broader product
portfolio.

Merck continues to expect its total workforce to be reduced by
approximately 15 percent across all areas of the combined company
worldwide as part of the initial phases of its merger restructuring
program. The company said it will continue to hire new employees in
strategic growth areas of the business as necessary.

“Today’s announcement is another important step as we successfully
integrate our global operations on schedule and move forward with
Mercks strategic priorities,” said Richard T. Clark, chairman and chief
executive officer of Merck. “These changes are crucial to drive future
growth and realize the promise of being a global health care leader for
the long term. While we believe these actions are necessary to support
Mercks competitive advantage, they required difficult decisions that
will impact some of our colleagues, their families and local
communities. We will implement our restructuring plans with the utmost
care and respect for the hard-working and talented employees of Merck,”
he said.

New SVP COO Strengthens Outcomes’ Executive Leadership Team

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Outcomes Health Information Solutions, LLC, a leading healthcare data
abstraction and analytics company, today named Hassan Rifaat, M.D., as
the new Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are
excited to have Dr. Rifaat join our organization. As a physician with
over 20 years of senior level experience with leading national
healthcare organizations, Dr. Rifaat will bring additional experience,
ideas and knowledge to our operations and clinical team,” says Outcomes’
CEO, Gary Velasquez. “Having a physician as our SVP COO demonstrates
Outcomes’ commitment to superior clinical abstraction quality and
business operations, strengthening our platform for continued growth.”

Prior to joining Outcomes, Dr. Rifaat served as Senior Vice President at
Coventry Health Care where he managed seven health plans with over 1,500
employees in 11 states. Coventry Health Care is a national managed
healthcare company based in Bethesda, Maryland operating health plans,
insurance companies, network rental/managed care and workers
compensation services companies. In addition, Dr. Rifaat has held
several senior executive positions at Humana, Inc.; a $12 billion
managed care company, where he served as Regional CEO over Illinois
the Southeast, Market President for Louisiana, and Director, Clinical
Innovation. He also was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for
HealthMarket and held executive level positions at Alignis, Oxford
Health Plans, and Texas Health Innovators.

Dr. Rifaat graduated Cum Laude from Harvard University with an AB in
Biochemistry and obtained his Medical Doctor degree from the University
of Virginia School of Medicine.

As Outcomes’ SVP COO, Dr. Rifaat will manage the day-to-day
operational and clinical activities on a company-wide basis. He will
administer, direct, and coordinate all operational activities of the
company including planning, design and process improvement.

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