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Newest Addition to Magor TeleCollaboration HDWorkPlace Family is the
Most Advanced Single Screen, Single Camera 1080p Video Conferencing and
Collaboration System on the Market Today

OTTAWA — Magor
Communications today announced HDSolo,
the latest addition to the Magor
TeleCollaboration™ HDWorkPlace family. The most advanced single
screen, single camera high definition (HD) 1080p video conferencing and
collaboration system on the market today, HDSolo is ideal for people who
need to frequently communicate and collaborate with colleagues,
partners, suppliers and customers, and who want to do it from the
comfort and convenience of their own personal workspace.

HDSolo incorporates the full functionality of Release
3 of Magor’s HDWorkPlace family, also announced today, including
MyView™, Magor’s unique advanced filmstrip capability. With MyView,
HDSolo brings together visual and data collaboration capabilities on a
single screen, providing maximum flexibility and complete individual
control over one’s own telecollaboration experience. Users of HDSolo can
customize their screen view, moving and sizing windows for various call
participants and collaboration materials in real time. They can also –
without the distraction of PTZ cameras – pan and zoom in on
images as well as non-computer-based materials such as whiteboards, flip
charts and physical objects, to best meet their individual preferences
and work needs.

In addition to MyView, HDSolo delivers advanced
collaboration capabilities that allow users to enhance productivity,
speed decision making and improve time-to-market. With instant
drag-and-drop sharing of computer desktops (any mix of PC, Mac, Linux,
UNIX or Solaris systems) through an intuitive graphical user interface
(GUI), HDSolo lets remote participants view or modify shared content or
take control of the content as permitted during a collaboration session.

“By giving end users complete control over their own individual visual
and collaborative experience, HDSolo delivers comprehensive, fulfilling
telecollaboration sessions on a single screen,” said Ken
Davison, VP of Marketing for Magor Communications. “This format
helps workers at all levels of an organization be more productive while
strengthening relationships with colleagues, partners and customers.”

STANFORD, Calif. — How do students learn? How can family, classrooms, and school practices
help them learn more? Hoover fellow Herbert Walberg, a renowned
educator-psychologist, explains how students learn and the best
conditions for their learning in Advancing
Student Achievement (Hoover Press, 2010).

Walberg begins by presenting the evidence for his assertions. Next, he
defines the alterable factors that psychologists have found consistently
associated with high levels of learning, including child-rearing
practices and the amount and quality of instruction, which are explained
in subsequent chapters.

In examining the role of parents, Walberg says, “In the first eighteen
years of life, children spend only about 8 percent of their time in
school. Therefore, psychological conditions in the 92 percent of the
time for which parents are chiefly responsible greatly influence what
students learn.”

Other issues discussed by Walberg include incentives for students to
learn–not motivation and self-esteem but encouragement and praise, high
standards, and money–teacher credentials, classroom practices, school
policies, and new technologies. Walberg ends with a look to the future,
citing effective instructional practices, school choice, and new
“disruptive technologies” as producing better learning gains and calling
them the keys to improved learning.

Walberg, a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a
member of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, is a University
Scholar and emeritus professor of education at the University of
Illinois at Chicago.

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Kronos®
Incorporated today announced the March release of the Kronos
Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that analyze
the relationship between the demand and supply sides of the labor market
within the U.S. retail sector, and provide a distinct and early
indicator of the overall state of the economy. The March 2010 release
includes data for February 2010. The report is available on the Kronos
Retail Labor Index website.

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A NEW Police Academy movie is coming soon – the EIGHTH in the series. The films, which have made about pounds 200million and led to two TV spin-off series, have earned a worldwide following since the first came out in 1984.
As we know – because theyre always telling us – rocks superstars are feeling the pinch. Faced with a global slump in album sales and the not-unconnected problem of illegal downloading, theyve embarked on an increasingly desperate search for the industrys new Holy Grail. a business model that can make money from music while accommodating the iPod generations unwillingness to pay for it. Its a circle that cant easily be squared, though there have been some imaginative attempts to date. A few months later, Radiohead leaked their new album In Rainbows onto the internet, asking fans to pay only what they thought it was worth. Over one million people coughed up something. The deluxe vinyl version, released two months later, went on to become the best-selling release of 2008. and that in a vinyl market in which sales rose 89% on the previous year. Next weekend, the Kingdom of Fife enters the story when King Creosote – also known as 43-year-old musician Kenny Anderson – performs at Anstruthers Homegame festival. Anderson isnt a rock superstar but, like Prince, hes giving away a free album and performing a series of connected live shows. The difference is that his audience will have to record this album for themselves. Now in its seventh year, Homegame is organised by Fence Records, the label Anderson founded in the mid-1990s and which he now runs with fellow musician Johnny Lynch. Together they are part of a wider community of musicians known as the Fence Collective.
A PARKED car with two girls inside exploded in flames early yesterday when one of them lit a cigarette. The pair, aged 19 and 20 years, suffered severe burns to their hands and faces as they escaped from the blazing vehicle. It is believed their Ford Fiesta had a ruptured fuel line and when one of lit up it caused leaking fumes to ignite.

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Ive been a fan of fitness for as long as I can remember. Ive always been motivated to care for my body in pursuit of achieving my personal best. When my brother brought home an issue of MF my senior year of high school, I took one look at Dexter Jacksons symmetry and knew thats what Id strive for. Ever since, Ive looked to you for insight on improving myself. Even though I wont be giving Dexter a run for his money anytime soon, MF has helped me reach heights that otherwise I may not have been able to push myself to.
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HAVE you ever wondered why it is that not everyones knuckles drag on the ground? It seems that, at last, after a couple of million years of evolution, we have the answer. Its all down to your dinner. Be it fillet steak or mince and tatties, or whether we dabble in the recipes of Delia, Jamie or Maw Broon, it turns out that we are what we eat after all. Without cooking, an average person would have to eat around 10 pounds of raw food to get enough calories to survive. The daily bucketload of fruit and vegetables would mean a six-hour chewing extravaganza, making five-a-day seem a meagre dietary challenge. But cooking was the breakthrough. Apparently, one day someone dropped a bit of their tea on the fire by accident and thought: “Ug. That smells good.” The rest, as they say, is history. Drawing on a wide body of research, Wrangham makes the case that cooking renders eating faster and easier, and results in more calorific benefit from food. Whats more, cooking is vitally important to supporting the outsized human brain, which consumes a quarter of the bodys energy. Once our ancestors had mastered their culinary art, it meant they didnt have to spend half the day chewing tough, raw food and could therefore turn their outsized brains to other considerations such as the development of tools, agriculture, and social networks. Wrangham also points out that the adoption of cooking had profound impacts on human relationships, making hearth and home central. The evidence seems to conclude that the ascent of man has its very foundations in the dinner table.
THE FORTHCOMING analogy is simplistic but equally apt: The food you eat fuels your training engine. When you fill your tank with a thin, watered-down gruel, youll get an underpowered performance complete with bonking, stalling and declarations of mercy. Shovel in the proper foods at the right times and youll have the energy to train like a combustion-engine beast. The mix is important, and this meal plan has been calibrated to give you all the nutrients you need for muscle mass, strength and endurance without adding bodyfat. Theres nothing complicated here; its just a solid meal plan designed to keep you on the fast track. To ensure you have sufficient energy to blast through your workouts and recover properly, youll consume about 1.5 grams of carbs per pound of bodyweight on rest days and 2 grams on workout days. The focus is mainly on slow digesting carbs, which keep insulin levels low for long-lasting energy. Research studies confirm that when athletes ate slow-digesting carbs such as fruit and whole grains at breakfast and lunch, they had more energy for workouts, and could train longer and harder. They also burned more fat during exercise and at rest.
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Icelands president yesterday called on Gordon Brown to show statesmanship and agree a reduction in the multi-million-pound bill his country faces to compensate Britain for lost deposits of the failed internet bank Icesave. Opinion polls suggest that as many as three-quarters of Icelanders would vote No to paying pound(s)2.3 billion to Britain and pound(s)1.2bn to the Dutch in yesterdays referendum. The Reykjavik parliament approved the payments to compensate for funds the British and Dutch governments paid out to about 340,000 investors in Icesave. Britain and the Netherlands last week offered improved terms – including a significant cut on the 5.5% interest rate under the original deal hammered out at the end of last year.
At the heart of enterprise strategy in Scotland is, of course, sustainable economic growth. And who would argue with that? We will never close the productivity gap or maximise our potential if our ambition is merely to keep things ticking over. In public policy terms, this translates into a focus on getting our leading companies to expand their markets. Again, this addresses an important issue. Scotland doesnt have enough global firms and we need more examples for entrepreneurs to look up to. The question, though, is whether this strategy of picking winners and backing them is appropriate in a downturn. The over-arching economic growth objective was forged pre-recession, way before terms like sub-prime and credit crunch entered the common lexicon.

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pounds A NEW report by Direct Line reveals that 660,000 motorists have got their nearest and dearest to take the rap for their motoring offences in order to avoid licence points. pounds SMOKERS quitting this No Smoking Day, March 10, could save an average pounds 6,044 on combined critical illness and life cover. pounds WITH Good Friday falling on April 2, savers have less chance to beat the deadline and pay into a tax-free ISA this year. ISA providers also have two days less to process applications and transfers.
ATTEMPTING to cut the SNP out of the leaders debates which will be a central focus of the forthcoming General Election is more that just unbalanced treatment of a political party, it is fundamentally unfair to the people of Scotland. By definition these debates, which will take place in three English cities in front of local audiences, are incapable of reflecting what is happening north of the Border. Indeed, there are rules in place to ensure that the different politics in Wales and Scotland are reflected but the BBC and ITV, the two broadcasters with public service responsibilities, stitched up a deal with the London parties months ago. Ironically, only Sky, which is under no such obligation, has made efforts to ensure balance. The SNP does not want to prevent these debates from happening – we want to participate in them – but if they go ahead as currently proposed, the views and interests of the people of Scotland will be marginalised. Scottish voters know this too. Sixty per cent of those polled are opposed to the exclusion of the SNP from these election debates – yet the broadcasters and other parties have simply ignored their opinion.
BENEFITS cheat Peter Ollerton-Wright claimed thousands of pounds in England – while relaxing in Thailand.

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Edinburghs Standard Life and Glasgow engineer Weir Group will usher in a fresh era for corporate Scotland this week when their new chief executives both outline their visions for the future as they announce yearly trading results. The two bosses will stress that they have inherited their jobs from positions of strength with robust trading news, but will be expected to step out of the shadows left by their predecessors to announce their own plans for future expansion. That is because the groups share price has done little more than mark time over the past year despite the improved trading climate with brokers at Bank of America Merrill Lynch describing them as the “ugly ducklings” of the life assurance world. “The low level of expectations should work in Nishs favour if he comes up with the right noises on future expansion on Wednesday,” commented one analyst.
THE news that Edinburghs transport chiefs intend to press ahead with a city-wide tram network will be greeted with howls of incredulity, swiftly followed by rage, from citizens within the capitals boundaries and people further afield. Construction work on the project – begun in 2007, meant to be completed in 2011, but now delayed until 2012 – has strained the citys patience. Edinburghs tram project never had an overwhelmingly popular mandate. Even those who supported the idea initially now wonder whether the ongoing mess is worth it for the sake of one line that runs parallel to well-served bus routes. Opponents just say: “I told you so.” But before we mount a citizens revolt at the prospect of more tram works to come, we should separate a good, visionary idea from its woeful execution. The inexperienced Lib-Dem/SNP administration that has presided over the tram debacle is made up of mavericks who might well be incapable of organising the proverbial piss-up in a brewery, let alone playing midwife to such a radical project. That is unfortunate. After the council elections in 2011, lets hope that Edinburghs city chambers will be in more capable hands. To be fair to Edinburgh City Council though, most local authorities have little experience of managing such massive civic projects. And as the deep crisis in local government funding bites, very few will gain that experience, preferring to turn a blind eye to city centres choked with cars and the inevitable environmental degradation that causes, as they struggle to make budget savings.

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WHEREVER I went last week for a bite to eat I seemed to bump into a celebrity. Nicky Hilton sat next to me one day at the Fred Segal caf, while Geri Halliwells former movie producer lover Sacha Gervasi (and the father of Geris baby Bluebell) brought along an extremely attractive girl to eat on the other side of me. Then I was alongside Groundhog Day star Bill Murray at Cecconis the day before. KENDRA Wilkinson seems like a sensible lass. The former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner whose reality show Kendra is on E! Entertainment, says she doesnt want her newborn son Hank growing up in front of the cameras. She told me: “People already ask if I think hes going to be a sports star like my husband or an actor or something. I want him to decide what he wants to be. The reality show will stop – I dont want him growing up for everyone to see.”
ALEX Arthur, the former World Boxing Organisation super- featherweight champion from Edinburgh, is about to swap the smell of liniment for the scent of greasepaint. But Arthurs introduction to the world of the big screen comes at a price, with his role in the gangster movie “Revenge” calling for him to be beaten up by the female lead on several occasions. “Acting must be in the blood because my cousin Jamie Sives is a successful actor. “The script details my role as a gang member who falls foul of a woman assassin. Mind you, the female in question is a trained killer hell bent on avenging the death of her parents, so shes no slouch when it comes to handling herself.”
ALEX Arthur, the former World Boxing Organisation super- featherweight champion from Edinburgh, is about to swap the smell of liniment for the scent of greasepaint. But Arthurs introduction to the world of the big screen comes at a price, with his role in the gangster movie “Revenge” calling for him to be beaten up by the female lead on several occasions. “Acting must be in the blood because my cousin Jamie Sives is a successful actor. “The script details my role as a gang member who falls foul of a woman assassin. Mind you, the female in question is a trained killer hell bent on avenging the death of her parents, so shes no slouch when it comes to handling herself.”

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Salazar Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SRL) is pleased to announce that the Company will be presenting a technical discussion;

Where: Room 715 AB, in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building.

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Joint Efforts Focus on Creation of New Applications for
Groundbreaking, High-Resolution Platform

FOSTER CITY, Calif. — AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today
announced that it is collaborating with the University of Geneva’s Mass
Spectrometry Centre to create new workflows and analytical strategies
intended to significantly improve drug discovery and development. This
collaboration is focused on developing specific applications for use
with a groundbreaking platform that will be the life science industry’s
first mass spectrometry system to combine both qualitative and
quantitative analysis at high resolution and high sensitivity with
accurate mass. AB SCIEX will launch this system later this year.

Accurate
mass measurement allows the elemental composition of a molecule to
be determined, which is used within the life science industry to
discover and identify compounds. Currently marketed accurate-mass
systems have historically been limited to producing qualitative results.
These systems cannot match the sensitivity and high speed required for
quantitative analysis, which is often done separately using other
instrumentation, which increases costs and delays results. AB SCIEX is
uniquely combining qualitative and quantitative analysis with high
resolution, speed and high sensitivity to greatly improve the quality
and timeliness of the data pharmaceutical companies use to make
decisions about drug discovery and development.

The University
of Geneva’s Mass Spectrometry Centre, whose scientists are among the
world’s leading experts in mass spectrometry-based pharmaceutical
applications, is applying this innovative technology for metabolite
identification. Metabolite identification is a critical application for
studying the efficacy and safety of new chemical entities in the drug
discovery and development pipeline, ranging from early drug discovery to
clinical trials. By having the capabilities to simultaneously identify
metabolites with high resolution accurate mass and quantify them with
high sensitivity, the scientists in Geneva are assisting AB SCIEX in
developing advanced workflows and software applications that are
expected to help accelerate the adoption of the new platform within the
pharmaceutical industry.

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Thursday, March 4th and Friday, March 5th, the
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will host its 7th Annual Awards Media
Center for local, national and international members of the media who
will be covering the Academy Awards®. Adding a touch of glamour to the
Media Center, there will be a ‘beauty room’ featuring L’Oreal, Bliss
Spa, Sunstyle Airbrush Tanning, and others while Brazilian Samba dancers
entertain the media sampling hors d’oeuvres on the patio. Additionally,
there will be an opportunity for the media to meet and interview Academy
Awards® insiders, movie producers, actors, book authors, museum owners,
business and civic leaders and others regarding the revitalization of
Hollywood and the impact of the Awards on both on the film industry and
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WITH Mothers Day coming up, heres your chance to win YOUR mum a break shell never forget at the stunning, five-star Castlemartyr Resort. Set amidst 220 acres of breathtaking County Cork landscape, this leading golf and spa resort is a truly idyllic retreat. One lucky Homes Holidays reader and a friend or partner will win a five-night stay in a sumptuous classic room with either one complimentary luxury spa treatment each or one complimentary round of golf if thats more your thing. Correctly answer this question for a chance to win.
SO the country had come to a standstill with the snow and we all had cabin fever. I wanted comfort, heating and not to cook, while the kids wanted noise and lots of fun. A few train delays later we arrived in Bognor Regis on the South Coast for our stay at Butlins new flagship Ocean Hotel. Men can also enjoy a spot of pampering with treatments including the Sporting Highlights Massage (pounds 29) – a Premier League deep- tissue rub-down while watching sports – sounds like bloke-heaven. And hormonal teens are not left out with spa offerings such as the Marshmallow Medley facial (pounds 29) or a Girlie Hands manicure (pounds 15). The Ocean opened last August, to complement the existing (and excellent) Shoreline Hotel at the resort, and with bookings going up each year its clear the pounds 20million investment has paid off. This modern day Ocean feels like a classic already and the dcor and service is firstclass.

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

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

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

Part 1 Industry Overview 1 Industry definition and development overview
2 Industry macroscopic environment and its influence analysis 3 Industry
international market analysis 4 Industry domestic market analysis

In 2008, the total import export value of Chinas crude drug reached
23.894 billion USD, increasing by 22.19% year-on-year, accounting for
49.07% of total import export value of Chinas medicine, which is the
largest category in Chinas medicine import export trade. This report
mainly analyzes the total import export trade value of Chinas crude
drug, single items and countries of import export trade, and it puts
forward the future development trend of Chinas import export trade of
crude drug.

1. Domestic production-sale condition of crude drug

2. Analysis of total import export trade value of crude drug

Brazil, one of the most aesthetically aware nations in the world, is
extremely underpenetrated with respect to varicose vein treatment
devices. In the public health care system, surgical stripping and
ambulatory phlebectomy are cost-effective options for patients because
the government reimburses for these procedures, and physicians do not
need to purchase capital equipment to perform these techniques. Surgical
stripping is a highly traumatic procedure for the patient, however, and
recovery is much slower than newer minimally invasive treatments, such
as endovenous ablation. Opportunities for market expansion will
predominantly be confined to the private health care system, which
typically services a more affluent demographic in Brazil. Foreign device
manufacturers planning to enter the Brazilian market will need to fully
understand its driving and limiting factors in order to optimize market
entry and capitalize on this underpenetrated market.

Report Highlights:

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CHARLTON 2 STOCKPORT 0 AKPO SODJE continued his impressive goalscoring form as Charlton he heaped the pressure on Leeds with a comfortable win. Sodje (below), on loan from Sheffield Wednesday, grabbed his third goal in as many games as the Addicks breezed past a beleaguered Stockport side. The win sees them cut second-placed Leeds lead over them to just two points. Stockport rarely threatened the home side, with Jabo Ibehre missing their best chance, but an 11th defeat of the season was always on the cards. Things got even better for Phil Parkinsons side just three minutes later when they doubled their advantage.
EDINBURGH financiers hopes of reinventing Lloyds TSB Scotland as an independent Scottish-headquartered bank look likely to be dashed because parent Lloyds Banking Group is providing billions of pounds to fund loans to customers, the Sunday Herald can reveal. The latest accounts of Lloyds TSB Scotland, run in recent years by Susan Rice, show its loans to customers exceeded deposits by more than pound(s)5 billion at the end of 2008. Loans, at pound(s)11.6bn, were nearly double customer deposits of pound(s)6.5bn. The vast bulk of this gap is plugged by loans from Lloyds Banking Group. Ben Thomson, who headed Edinburgh investment bank Noble, has been fronting the group of financiers looking at Lloyds TSB Scotland. Leith Robertson, former deputy chief executive of RBSs global banking and markets division, is, like Mr Mathewson, believed to have had some involvement, along with other senior figures in the Scottish financial community. Mr Mathewson is chairman of First Minister Alex Salmonds Council of Economic Advisers. Mr Thomson is also said to be close to Mr Salmond.
EDINBURGH financiers hopes of reinventing Lloyds TSB Scotland as an independent Scottish-headquartered bank look likely to be dashed because parent Lloyds Banking Group is providing billions of pounds to fund loans to customers, the Sunday Herald can reveal. The latest accounts of Lloyds TSB Scotland, run in recent years by Susan Rice, show its loans to customers exceeded deposits by more than pound(s)5 billion at the end of 2008. Loans, at pound(s)11.6bn, were nearly double customer deposits of pound(s)6.5bn. The vast bulk of this gap is plugged by loans from Lloyds Banking Group. Ben Thomson, who headed Edinburgh investment bank Noble, has been fronting the group of financiers looking at Lloyds TSB Scotland. Leith Robertson, former deputy chief executive of RBSs global banking and markets division, is, like Mr Mathewson, believed to have had some involvement, along with other senior figures in the Scottish financial community. Mr Mathewson is chairman of First Minister Alex Salmonds Council of Economic Advisers. Mr Thomson is also said to be close to Mr Salmond.

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Brownstone Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: BWN) (”Brownstone”), announced today that it is proposing to complete a non-brokered financing on a best efforts basis of up to 10,000,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.55 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of a minimum of $5,500,000.

Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of Brownstone and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of Brownstone. Each whole common share purchase warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share of Brownstone at any time within 24 months (the “Warrant Term”) after the closing date of the financing at an exercise price of $0.75 per share. If, following the expiry of the four month hold period, the closing price of Brownstones common shares exceeds $1.25 for 20 consecutive business days, then the Warrant Term shall be automatically reduced and the share purchase warrants will expire on the date that is 30 days following the issuance of a press release announcing the reduced Warrant Term.

Although the financing is non-brokered, Brownstone may pay a commission to agents that arrange for the sale of units equal to 7% of the gross proceeds raised under the private placement and that number of warrants (the “Agents Warrants”) equal to 8% of the number of Units sold under the private placement. Each Agents Warrant will be exercisable for one Unit at a price of $0.55 per Unit for a period of twenty-four months from closing.

Closing of the private placement is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. The securities issued will have a hold period expiring four months and one day from the date of closing. Proceeds from the sale of the Units will be used for general corporate purposes.

Up to 25% of the financing may be purchased by insiders of Brownstone.

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A PARKED car with two girls inside exploded in flames early yesterday when one of them lit a cigarette. The pair, aged 19 and 20 years, suffered severe burns to their hands and faces as they escaped from the blazing vehicle. It is believed their Ford Fiesta had a ruptured fuel line and when one of lit up it caused leaking fumes to ignite.
A PARKED car with two girls inside exploded in flames early yesterday when one of them lit a cigarette. The pair, aged 19 and 20 years, suffered severe burns to their hands and faces as they escaped from the blazing vehicle. It is believed their Ford Fiesta had a ruptured fuel line and when one of lit up it caused leaking fumes to ignite.

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“There mister, there,” shouted an elderly Iraqi man, his quivering hand pointing at a mangled torso on the ground. The bodys severed head and limbs lay scattered around the street and pavement, along with small pieces of smouldering rubber and charred metal. It was all that was left of the car and its driver. Nearby, in another scorched pick-up truck, four Iraqi policemen, whose vehicle had been rammed, lay torn and bleeding from shrapnel wounds caused by the blast. “Welcome to Baquba,” said an American soldier coming up alongside me. “Not much left of the bad guy, eh?” he added casually, before strolling off while wiping the dust from his wraparound sunglasses. What had been billed as a pre-election Peace Day gathering of local leaders and US military officials had just been about to start when the suicide car bomber struck. Baquba has always been a bad place when it comes to violence in Iraq. Suicide bombers are still hard at work there. On Wednesday, three suicide attacks, including one on a hospital emergency room, killed at least 32 people in this northern city, just days before millions of Iraqis prepare to go to the polls in a crucial general election that many believe is pivotal to Iraqs future. In the last few days of campaigning, 52 people have been killed, including three yesterday along with 50 wounded in Najaf after a car bomb exploded. Each and every one of these deaths acts as a stark reminder of the terrible price Iraqis still pay for each faltering political step forward the country tries to take.
Been scheming to kick up the conjugal-visit quota with your significant other? Heres a simple solution: Do more housework. Montclair State University [New Jersey] researchers had access to data on almost 7,000 married couples from the National Survey of Families and Households, and found that married couples who share chores tend to have more sex.

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Negative-rep training is usually associated with strength moves like the bench press, but you can use it for almost any muscle group on nearly any exercise. In fact, researchers from the UK tested negative-rep training on the hamstrings. The graph below shows the percent increase in one-rep max (1RM), muscle length and range of motion (flexibility) after eight weeks.
“There mister, there,” shouted an elderly Iraqi man, his quivering hand pointing at a mangled torso on the ground. The bodys severed head and limbs lay scattered around the street and pavement, along with small pieces of smouldering rubber and charred metal. It was all that was left of the car and its driver. Nearby, in another scorched pick-up truck, four Iraqi policemen, whose vehicle had been rammed, lay torn and bleeding from shrapnel wounds caused by the blast. “Welcome to Baquba,” said an American soldier coming up alongside me. “Not much left of the bad guy, eh?” he added casually, before strolling off while wiping the dust from his wraparound sunglasses. What had been billed as a pre-election Peace Day gathering of local leaders and US military officials had just been about to start when the suicide car bomber struck. Baquba has always been a bad place when it comes to violence in Iraq. Suicide bombers are still hard at work there. On Wednesday, three suicide attacks, including one on a hospital emergency room, killed at least 32 people in this northern city, just days before millions of Iraqis prepare to go to the polls in a crucial general election that many believe is pivotal to Iraqs future. In the last few days of campaigning, 52 people have been killed, including three yesterday along with 50 wounded in Najaf after a car bomb exploded. Each and every one of these deaths acts as a stark reminder of the terrible price Iraqis still pay for each faltering political step forward the country tries to take.

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Seven Ages of Britain (9.00pm) David Dimbleby, left, examines artefacts that reflect the increasingly commercial approach to Britain during the 18th century. Chippendale furniture and Wedgwood pottery are reviewed in tonights programme. This splendid satirical comedy stars Tom Hollander as a witless government minister, who gets in trouble after suggesting a war is imminent. Gina Mckee, left, and Peter Capaldi provide solid support.
ATLANTA — HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. (NYSE: HVT and HVT.A) today reported
its results of operations for the quarter and the year ended December
31, 2009.

Sales for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $162.4 million, a 0.4%
increase from the fourth quarter of 2008. Comparable store sales were up
2.0%.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $9.2 million, or $0.42 per
diluted common share. This compares to a net loss for the fourth quarter
of 2008 of $9.3 million, or $0.44 per diluted common share.

During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company recorded a non-cash
charge to tax expense of $0.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted common share
to increase the valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets. The
Company increased the valuation allowance $8.2 million, or $0.39 per
diluted common share in the fourth quarter of 2008. Excluding these
charges to tax expense, net income was $9.8 million, or $0.45 per
diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to a net
loss of $1.1 million, or $0.05 per diluted common share in 2008.

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PINGDINGSHAN, Henan Province, China — Jianhua Lv, the Chief Executive Officer of SinoCoking Coal and Coke
Chemical Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOK) (the “company” or “SinoCoking”)
today made a general announcement regarding recent trading activity.

“In response to inquiries regarding the recent trading activity in our
stock, subsequent to our March 3 press release regarding our
commencement of construction of a new coking facility, SinoCoking is not
aware of any other recent or pending material announcements or recent or
pending corporate developments that would account for the unusual
trading activity in our stock.” Mr. Lv added that “We wish to remind
shareholders that we are a newly listed company, and our stock price may
be volatile. Shareholders and the investment community should carefully
review our filings with the SEC, including our financial information, in
addition to the company’s other public announcements and disclosures,
before making any investment decision with regard to our stock.”

About SinoCoking

SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc., a Florida
corporation (NASDAQ: SCOK) is a vertically-integrated coal and coke
processor that uses coal from both its own mines and that of third-party
mines to produce basic and value-added coal products for steel
manufacturers, power generators, and various industrial users.
SinoCoking currently has mining rights and capacity to extract 300,000
tons of coal per year from mines located in the Henan Province in
central China. SinoCoking has been producing metallurgical coke since
2002, and acts as a key supplier to regional steel producers in central
China. SinoCoking, a Florida corporation, owns its assets and conducts
its operations through its subsidiaries, Top Favour Limited, a British
Virgin Islands holding company, Pingdingshan Hongyuan Energy Science and
Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Hongyuan”), Henan Province
Pingdingshan Hongli Coal Coke Co., Ltd. (“Hongli”), Baofeng Coking
Factory, Baofeng Hongchang Coal Co., Ltd. and Baofeng Hongguang
Environment Protection Electricity Generating Co., Ltd.

For further information about SinoCoking, please refer to the Definitive
Proxy Statement of the Company (previously named Ableauctions.com, Inc.)
filed on November 27, 2009 on Schedule 14A, in addition to other reports
and filings filed by the Company filed from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised by a powerful trade union over her call to scrap lavish bonuses for doctors. The British Medical Association said that ending the distinction awards scheme for consultants would damage the NHS. However, the BMAs comments have been undermined by the Health Minister in the Welsh Assembly backing the Scottish Governments position. The row comes amid increasing public scrutiny of an awards system that provides year-on-year income top-ups to hospital doctors who can already earn around pound(s)100,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

THREE people died and more than 50 were injured when a car bomb exploded in one of Iraqs holiest cities yesterday, on the eve of the countrys national elections. A group of pilgrims had just visited a shrine in the Shiite city of Najaf when the blast ripped through two waiting buses. Explosions in other cities have killed dozens of people this week as insurgents fulfil their warning of disrupting the voting process.
A FORMER Army bomb disposal expert was being held by police yesterday after his pregnant wifes car exploded. Nick Fabian, 32, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder hours after his wife Vicky, 32, was left with horrific leg injuries when her car blew up. Vicky, a nurse who had just been accepted into the Armys Royal Medical Corps, was rushed to hospital after the blast, which rocked nearby homes and left the car a mangled wreck. Initial reports had said Mrs Fabians two sons, aged four and 10, were in the back of the car which exploded.

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Does God cause natural disasters? They are questions that have troubled human beings since long before the Flood. Last week, in the “Voices of Faith” feature in the Kansas City Star, two prominent spiritual leaders took a run at dealing with the questions. Raymond Davis Jr., Greater Corinthian Church of the Christ, Kansas City, Mo.:
First came Hurricane Katrina and many more followed, then L.A.s massive Station Fire, followed by the Haitian and Chilean earthquakes . In between, tornados , floods and massive snowstorms have caused the loss of lives and massive property damage . According to scientists who study global warming, these are just a few of the natural disasters predicted in the years ahead. While we may not be able to stop disasters from occurring, disaster recovery expert Steve Slepcevic says better preparation will help us survive and recover.

Slepcevic is president and founder of Paramount Disaster Recovery , Inc., a leading nationwide disaster response and recovery contracting company. Since 1989, Paramount has completed over 2,000 disaster restoration projects nationally. The companys team includes licensed contractors, certified industrial hygienists, structural engineers, and architects who are able to identify structural and hazardous material problems that insurance claim adjusters may overlook due to lack of training, experience or licensing.

Since the best approach is in offsetting damage, Slepcevic recommends a few simple steps to help properties withstand the onslaught of extreme weather. This includes a periodic roof inspection and the clearing of scuppers and gutters to avoid roof collapse before winter approaches. He notes, “There are over 3,000 roof collapses each year in the U.S., resulting in over 20 deaths and a widespread disruption of business operations.”

Preparation of a Family Communication Plan is key to surviving any disaster. Says Slepcevic, “In the plan, list who to contact in the event of an emergency and ways to do so should normal communications be disrupted or family members get separated. In addition, each family member should have a 5-day Disaster Kit for their vehicle with food, water, clothing and additional emergency supplies.”

Additionally, he recommends that every family draw up an Emergency Evacuation Plan with a location to meet outside the city limits, should roads become inaccessible or their home become uninhabitable. They should also designate an emergency phone number for messages to be left every 4 to 8 hours, as needed.

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World Leaders in Cornea, Cataract Refractive Surgery to Meet in
Crete, Birthplace of LASIK

HERAKLION, Crete — The Institute of Vision and Optics (IVO) at the University of Crete
announced today that this year’s Aegean Cornea Conference will celebrate
the 20th Anniversary of LASIK surgery. The biennial event
will feature world leaders in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery as
well as presentations on medical and scientific breakthroughs in the
field.

Professor Ioannis Pallikaris M.D., founder of the IVO, widely regarded
as the “father” of LASIK surgery and Chief Medical Advisor to Presbia,
will co-host the event with Dr. Perry S. Binder, ophthalmologist and
founder of the Gordon Binder Vision Institute in San Diego, CA, and Dr.
Marguerite McDonald, who serves as a clinical professor of ophthalmology
at both NYU School of Medicine and Tulane University Health Sciences
Center.

“We are very excited to celebrate this milestone for LASIK surgery in
its birthplace, Crete, with some of the brightest practitioners in the
field of ophthalmology,” said Prof. Pallikaris. “This European
breakthrough in optic surgery has paved the way for many countless other
procedures and developments.”

Company Medical Advisory Board Chair Pallikaris to Present on
Intracorneal Refractive Inlays

LOS ANGELES — Presbia, a company focused on surgical solutions for presbyopia, today
announced that ophthalmic surgeons Dr. Michael Gordon and Dr. Robert
Maloney have agreed to join to its Medical Advisory Board. Drs. Gordon
and Maloney will join Prof. Ioannis Pallikaris, widely regarded as the
“father” of LASIK surgery, who was appointed as chair of the recently
formed Board.

Presbia Chief Executive Officer Zohar Loshitzer said of the two new
members of the Medical Board, “Drs. Gordon and Maloney are leaders in
the field of refractive surgical vision correction whose respected
reputations precede them. We welcome these two distinguished clinicians
to our team.”

Presbia, will introduce its Flexivue™ micro-lens to the medical
community for the first time in the United States at the joint meeting
of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Pan-American
Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) beginning Friday, Oct. 23, in San
Francisco. Offering a safe, effective, permanent yet reversible
correction of presbyopia, Flexivue is a three-millimeter-diameter
optical lens that is implanted in the cornea, by the creation of a
pocket using the same kind of femtosecond laser routinely used for LASIK
surgery.

The company also announced that during AAO/PAAO’s refractive surgery
subspecialty day on Oct. 23, Prof. Pallikaris will deliver a
presentation entitled Intracorneal Refractive Inlays for the Treatment
of Presbyopia: Visual Outcomes and Safety. The talk, part of the section
on intrastromal implants for refractive surgery, will be held at 2:28
p.m. in room 2014 of Moscone Center West.

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THE Tories are trying to brush off the fury over their deputy chairman and chief funder Lord Ashcroft by saying every party has rich donors. But today the Sunday Mirror reveals why this billionaire peer is a special case. Lord Ashcroft has unrivalled power and influence. In effect, he runs the Conservative Party which, heaven forbid, might still squeak in at the election. He has used his millions to buy seats – 19 of them in 2005. The Tories hope that pumping money into select marginals will win them even more this time. He has also used his position to jet around the world with deputy leader William Hague giving him the chance to meet world leaders who could benefit his business.
AN Islamic lobbying group run by an SNP candidate using around pound(s)270,000 of public money is facing new questions after failing to provide ministers with reassurance about how it spent its cash. The Scottish-Islamic Foundation (SIF) was asked last August for an extra Letter of Comfort to show ministers its spending had been in line with conditions attached to its grants. However, the group did not provide one. Opposition MSPs said there was now an urgent need for an independent audit of the group, which has been dogged by allegations of cronyism and incompetence since its creation in 2008. The groups chief executive is Osama Saeed, 29, who is also the SNPs general election candidate in Glasgow Central and a protege of Alex Salmond. In early 2008, the SNP Government awarded the SIF more than pound(s)400,000 in grants to help strengthen community relations, despite the organisation having no track record of delivery.

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True North Gems Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TGX) and Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (”GWMG”) are pleased to announce that TGX has granted GWMG an option to acquire up to a 65% working interest in TGXs True Blue property in the Yukon in exchange for carrying TGX through to completion of a bankable feasibility study.

The True Blue property is located 55 kilometres south of Ross River, Yukon and is accessible via all-weather road to the Ketza River gold mine, followed by 10 kilometers of summer-only road to the property.

The property covers a batholith of Mississippian-age syenite, coeval felsic volcanic rocks and lower Paleozoic clastic and carbonate rocks of Silurian age. During a 2009 exploration program on the property, TGX discovered three new Rare Earth Element (REE) showings which returned assays of up 6.02% Total Rare Earth Oxides Yttrium (TREO) and 2.52% Niobium Oxide (Nb2O5) with a high proportion of Neodymium and Heavy Rare Earth Elements (see True North Gems News Release Nov. 24, 2009).

Under the terms of the agreement GWMG can earn 51% interest in the property with an initial cash payment of C$50,000 on signing; followed by additional cash payments totaling C$350,000 on or before January 30, 2013. In addition GWGM will issue TGX 300,000 GWGM shares on signing, followed by an additional 900,000 shares on or before January 30, 2012.

In order to earn an initial 51% interest GWMG has the option to complete a total of C$5.0 million in exploration costs on or before December 31, 2013 with a commitment to incur C$1 million in exploration during 2010. Once GWMG earns its 51%, GWMG is also granted a Second Option that will allow GWMG to acquire a further 14% interest (total 65%) by completing all expenditures through completion of a Bankable Feasibility Study. GWMG will also have the right to market TNGs share of REE production with a renewal option to TGX every three years.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — AFRICAN QUEEN MINES LTD. (the “Company”) announces that it has
completed a thorough review of its portfolio of exploration properties
in Southern Africa. Based upon results of its work programs undertaken
over the past three years, it has elected to pare down its portfolio by
relinquishing certain gold permits and abandoning the Earn-In/JV with
Manica Minerals Ltd. (“Manica”), in order to concentrate its exploration
activities on its highest priority gold targets including the King
Solomon Project. It has also elected to abandon the Okavango Diamond
Project in Northwest Botswana to focus on its Tsau Diamond Project in
Western Botswana and its Namibia Diamond Project based upon
disappointing results from exploration at Okavango.

In this connection, the Company has now provided formal notice of
abandonment to Manica Minerals Ltd. (“Manica”) with respect to its
Earn-In/JV with Manica, which is the subject of the Letter Agreement
between the parties dated August 9, 2006, as supplemented on August 8,
2007 (collectively, the “Agreement”). Accordingly, the Company has
relinquished all rights with respect to Permit Nos. 957L, 958L and 959L,
covering approximately 450 sq. km. of gold and metals licenses in the
Fingoe region in western Mozambique. Said permits are adjacent to ground
covering approximately 230 sq. km. comprising the King Solomon Gold
Project, which is the subject of a separate Earn-In/JV agreement dated
July 10, 2009, with Swiss-based Opti Metal Trading Limited (“Optimetal”)
and has generated exceptional sampling and geophysics results to date,
which have been announced previously. A core drilling program is
scheduled to commence shortly at King Solomon.

Analysis of results of the Company’s field programs on the Manica ground
over the past three years, including stream, soil and rock samples,
suggested that the hard-rock source for gold anomalies found on such
ground actually originated on the King Solomon ground. Accordingly, the
Company entered into the agreement with Optimetal and is now abandoning
the Manica Fingoe Project. The Company is also continuing its
exploration work under an Agreement dated April 10, 2007, with African
Eagle Resources plc (AIM: AFE), under which the Company now holds a 98%
interest in a key permit covering 150 sq. km. adjacent to King Solomon
on the North.

The Company has also decided to abandon the Okavango Diamond Project,
which covers approximately 2592 sq. km on the recently recognized
southern extension of the Congo Craton in northwest Botswana. If
kimberlites were present within the property, they could be the source
of an important, but unexplained diamond-G10 garnet soil anomaly to the
southeast, near the village of Tsumkwe, in NE Namibia. High resolution
aeromagnetic data covering the property was screened, both in-house and
by an independent geophysical contractor, and numerous bulls-eye
magnetic anomalies were identified. Ground geophysics follow-up of
selected targets outlined coincident gravity anomalies associated with a
number of the magnetic bulls-eye features. Two phases of soil sampling
recovered kimberlitic ilmenites and less abundant garnets, including
some with diamond inclusion compositions, over some of the targets
investigated. These results were considered to provide considerable
encouragement for the existence of a proximal undiscovered kimberlite
field. Targets were ranked on a combination of the ground geophysics and
soil sampling results, and a total of 10 core holes were drilled into
the 7 top-ranking targets during 2009. Unfortunately, no kimberlites
were intersected, and all holes bottomed in mafic basement lithologies
at depths between 50-100m.

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Durable, Clinician-friendly Workstations Bring EMR and CPOE to the
Patient’s Bedside without Awkward Ergonomics or Cable Clutter

ATLANTA — Rubbermaid Medical Solutions (RMS), the leading provider of mobile carts
and mobile computing solutions for healthcare facilities, today
announced the launch of a series of wall-mounted electronic medical
record (EMR) workstations specifically designed for the clinical
setting. The product line features four compact, adjustable wall-arm
models that swivel to allow for better patient interaction while using
EMR, as well as two modular wall-cabinet models.

“Our goal was to design a family of workstations that would meet the
needs left unmet by existing projects currently in this space,” said
Jeff Chochinov, senior product manager for RMS. “We conducted extensive
research and worked closely with various hospitals to identify solutions
that would meet key needs associated with clinical presence, patient
interaction, usability and support. We’re very pleased with the final
result and are confident that these workstations will provide a much
needed solution for wall-mounted EMR access points.”

The RMS Tandem Arm™ features:

Durable, Clinician-friendly Workstations Bring EMR and CPOE to the
Patient’s Bedside without Awkward Ergonomics or Cable Clutter

ATLANTA — Rubbermaid Medical Solutions (RMS), the leading provider of mobile carts
and mobile computing solutions for healthcare facilities, today
announced the launch of a series of wall-mounted electronic medical
record (EMR) workstations specifically designed for the clinical
setting. The product line features four compact, adjustable wall-arm
models that swivel to allow for better patient interaction while using
EMR, as well as two modular wall-cabinet models.

“Our goal was to design a family of workstations that would meet the
needs left unmet by existing projects currently in this space,” said
Jeff Chochinov, senior product manager for RMS. “We conducted extensive
research and worked closely with various hospitals to identify solutions
that would meet key needs associated with clinical presence, patient
interaction, usability and support. We’re very pleased with the final
result and are confident that these workstations will provide a much
needed solution for wall-mounted EMR access points.”

The RMS Tandem Arm™ features:

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

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

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

Relationships may be everything in business — and regular reviews of those relationships shouldnt be ignored.

In the life sciences industry, market research leaders conduct regular evaluations of preferred vendors — those external firms short-listed for a companys market research work. Market research teams depend on these outside organizations, so poor vendor work causes delays, stretches budgets, and forces executives to make decisions without key pieces of information.

The first step in avoiding such pitfalls comes early, when teams thoroughly vet each vendor. Later, after preferred status has been conferred, teams regularly review vendor performance and evaluate outsourcing strategy.

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

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

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When a wife is the primary breadwinner,
whether its a big issue or a nonissue in the marriage depends largely on
expectations, according to two financial therapists at Kansas State
University.

“If men and women have the expectation that its OK for a spouse to earn
more, its not going to affect their relationship like it would if they go
into the marriage with the expectation that the husband will have the job
that pays more,” said Kristy Archuleta.

She co-directs K-States Financial Therapy Clinic, which blends financial
counseling with marriage and family therapy. She works with Sonya Britt, a
financial therapist at the clinic.

Archuleta said she doesnt see wives earning more money as a big problem
among couples she works with. But it may make a difference how wives end up
with greater earning power. If its always been that way or if its a
temporary solution to make ends meet, she said those expectations may temper
any potential problems. Not so much if its an unexpected and unwanted
shifting of roles.

A study released in January by the Pew Research Center showed that 22
percent of men made less money than their wives in 2007 — a shift from 1970
when it was just 4 percent of husbands. The Pew researchers have said that
the recession following the 2007 study will make that percentage increase.

NEW YORK — Drugstore.com is among the web sites and brick-and-mortar retailers offering Wellgate braces and supports for the female form. “Women are 41% more likely than men to suffer from arthritis, in addition to many other muscle and joint problems as they age,” Megan Barclay, a New York City-based physical therapist, said in the fall. “While women are more likely to be affected than men, braces and supports are not characteristically made to fit the female body. Wellgate changes all that.” Arthritis is a name for more than 100 different conditions that affect joints in the musculoskeletal system, and can cause fatigue, tenderness, inflammation and muscle pain. Arthritis can be devastating to active women who stave to get the most out of life. “Physical therapy and exercise help to alleviate arthritis symptoms, and a brace that fits the contours of the female body helps women to exercise more safely,” said Barclay. “Women wouldnt wear ill-fitting mens shoes when they exercise, and they shouldnt wear ill-fitting mens braces.”

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — American HomePatient, Inc. (OTCBB: AHOM), one of the nation’s largest
home health care providers, today announced its financial results for
the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $61.3 million compared to
$67.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, representing a decrease of
$6.5 million, or 9.6%. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009
were $236.3 million compared to $266.9 million for the same period in
2008, representing a decrease of $30.6 million, or 11.5%. Medicare
reimbursement reductions effective January 1, 2009 reduced revenues by
approximately $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $27.4
million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Further reductions in
revenues in 2009 resulted from the impact of Medicare policy changes
related to coverage guidelines for positive airway pressure devices, a
change in inhalation drug product mix resulting from Medicare
reimbursement reductions, and the Company’s reduced emphasis on less
profitable product lines such as non-respiratory durable medical
equipment and infusion therapy. These revenue decreases were partially
offset by growth in sleep therapy revenue.

Operating expenses declined in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to
the fourth quarter of 2008 by approximately $1.6 million, or 4.9%.
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the
same period in 2008 declined by $8.0 million, or 6.0%. The decreases in
operating expenses for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31,
2009 were primarily the result of improved operating efficiencies and
the resulting reduced operating costs, partially offset by increases in
certain expenses associated with the development and implementation of
initiatives designed to provide additional productivity improvements.
Areas of focus have included centralization of branch functions,
consolidation of branches, improved routing and delivery systems, and
more effective utilization of leased space.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)
is a non-GAAP financial measurement that is calculated as net income
excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted
EBITDA (EBITDA excluding discontinued operations and debt restructuring
expenses) was $9.4 million, or 15.3% of net revenue, for the fourth
quarter of 2009 compared to $14.2 million, or 20.9 % of net revenue, for
the same period of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA was $32.7 million, or 13.8% of
net revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $51.6
million, or 19.3% of net revenue, for the same period of 2008.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $(1.2) million, or $(0.07)
per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $0.09 per
diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net loss for the year
ended December 31, 2009 was $(13.1) million, or $(0.75) per diluted
share, compared to net income of $0.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted
share for the same period in 2008.

On behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation,,Kelly Block, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, today announced the Government of Canada will continue support for Burmese refugees and displaced persons living in Burmas border areas.

“Canadas renewed support builds on the significant results being achieved in Burmas border areas. Over the past five years, CIDA-funded health care initiatives have treated nearly one million cases of malaria, acute respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and severe malnutrition, provided food aid to approximately 145,000 refugees, and health care services to approximately 500,000 refugees,” said Minister Oda. “These results, along with support for community-based organizations working on human rights and environmental issues, demonstrate how Canadas assistance is helping those in need.”

“Canada, through this support, is focusing on meeting the needs of people in the border areas,” said Ms. Block. “This funding will contribute to building capacity within the Burmese population, while ensuring that basic services, such as health care and food are provided to both refugees and surrounding communities.”

The renewed funding amounts to $15.9 million over five years, and builds on CIDAs $12.4 million contribution for assistance in the region provided over the previous five years. CIDA is continuing to provide assistance in the region through Inter Pares Canada, a Canadian humanitarian organization, which supports numerous organizations, including the Thailand-Burma Border Consortium and the Mae Tao Clinic.

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“In my meeting with JETRO on Feb. 23, I essentially explained GeckoSystems business model, their many proprietary, beneficial and cost effective mobile robot solutions, and their criteria for selecting a Japanese business partner. While I was pleased with their time and attention, I am now waiting for some sort of feedback from JETRO Japan through their San Francisco office. I believe it may take at least a few weeks for us to get some sort of response back from Japan. Since I am planning to be in Tokyo from Mar. 29-31, I wish to visit JETROs world headquarters at that time.

“Besides our ongoing discussions with JETRO, I am visiting tmsuk Company, Ltd. in Fukuoka, Japan on Mar. 26, and I will ask them how receptive they are to some sort of business cooperation with GeckoSystems in the future. They are very focused on cost effective health care delivery using mobile robots,” commented Hajime Yasumatsu, Chairman, Yasu, Inc., a Missouri Corporation.

Martin Spencer, President/CEO of GeckoSystems stated: “As all of us here at GeckoSystems are excited about this development, due to the growing substance of these past and future discussions, I feel it is in the best interest of all parties to reveal the present status of this continuing, if not heightened, interest in GeckoSystems by not only the Japanese government, JETRO, but also one of their most advanced mobile robot companies, tmsuk Co., Ltd. The upcoming meetings and the potential outcome(s) of them have been in the works for several years and is now coming to what looks to be an extraordinarily profitable culmination. I believe their interest in us is due to not only our flagship product, the automatic self navigation software, GeckoNav™, but also the reality that we have a complete multitasking personal robot, the CareBot™, with verbal interaction capabilities, GeckoChat™, and the ability to routinely follow a designated family member with GeckoTrak™.”

The Japanese have their own eldercare crisis because of the size of their WWII widow population. Due to their understanding of the high costs of sufficient and appropriate eldercare, the Japanese government has spent one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in grants (to Sanyo, Toshiba, Hitachi, Fujitsu, NEC, etc.) over the last eight to ten years to develop personal robots for their own eldercare crisis, yet no viable solutions have been developed by them to date.

ATLANTA — Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), a provider of communications and IT
solutions to small businesses, today announced that it will participate
in the Raymond James Associates 31st Annual
Institutional Investors Conference on March 8, 2010, at the JW Marriott
Grande Lakes Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

ATLANTA — Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), a provider of communications and IT
solutions to small businesses, today announced that it will participate
in the Credit Suisse 2010 Global Media and Communications Convergence
Conference on March 9, 2010, at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach,
Florida.

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Metso Corporations company release on March 4, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. local
time

Metso will supply a containerboard production line to the Chinese Zhejiang
JiAn Paper Packet Co., Ltd. for their mill in Haiyan county, Jiaxing city,
Zhejiang province. The start-up of the production line is scheduled for the
second quarter of 2011. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The
value
of these types of production lines ranges from EUR 80 to 100 million
depending
on the scope of delivery. The order is included in Paper and Fiber
Technology
and Energy and Environmental Technologys Q1 orders received.

Metsos delivery will include a containerboard machine. The fully automated
reel
features unique one-level reeling technology. The Metso automation package
will
comprise process, machine and quality controls.

The containerboard machineZs daily production capacity will be
approximately
1,900 tonnes of coated white top testliner out of bleached kraft pulp,
deinked
pulp, mixed waste and OCC (old corrugated containers).

Zhejiang JiAn Paper Packet Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Shanghai Taison
Pulp
Paper Group. Zhejiang JiAn currently produces containerboard on two
Metso-supplied machines. The companys annual production capacity is around
750,000 t/a.

Negative-rep training is usually associated with strength moves like the bench press, but you can use it for almost any muscle group on nearly any exercise. In fact, researchers from the UK tested negative-rep training on the hamstrings. The graph below shows the percent increase in one-rep max (1RM), muscle length and range of motion (flexibility) after eight weeks.
One lucky San Diego County player hit the jackpot this past weekend at Barona Resort Casino . Club Barona member Sheila R. of Lakeside scored $152,102 while playing the Power Strike progressive penny slot machine.

“We are happy to add Sheila to our list of jackpot winners,”said Rick Salinas, general manager of Barona Resort Casino. “Barona has always been committed to having the loosest slots in San Diego. We recently doubled the number of penny slots on our casino floor so that our guests can play longer and have more opportunities to win.”

New games and promotions have been implemented to help Baronas players cash in on big pay outs. The new Barona Loose Troop™ daily loosens slot machines on the casino floor to make them the loosest around, including penny slots.

In addition to the 2,000 slots, progressive slots and video poker machines, Barona offers traditional poker and over 75 table games including Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, Caribbean Stud, Barona Craps, 3 Card Poker, 4 Card Poker, Mississippi Stud, Let It Ride and new chipless table games Barona Roulette, Rapid Baccarat and iTable Blackjack.

Barona offers players exclusive advantages through the Club Barona membership rewards program. Members of Club Barona can earn points that are redeemable for cash back, free merchandise, hotel stays, restaurant meals and golf.

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LOS ANGELES — Thomas Properties Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPGI) reported today the results
of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

“Last year was one of the most difficult ever for the real estate
industry and the impacts were felt across the board in all sectors,”
said James A. Thomas, Chairman and CEO. “Even in this environment, we
were able to increase cash flow as evidenced by improvements in the
fourth quarter, and we favorably restructured some of our debt and loan
terms to better position our properties for the future.”

The results of operations presented in this release include a
consolidated net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2009 of
$(7.7) million or $(0.30) per share compared to a consolidated net loss
of $(7.7) million or $(0.33) per share for the three months ended
December 31, 2008. The consolidated net loss for the year ended December
31, 2009 was $(21.6) million or $(0.86) per share compared to $(5.5)
million or $(0.24) per share for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Included in the consolidated net loss for the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 2009 are pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $4.4
million and $13.0 million, respectively, related to the Murano
condominium project, and $14.0 million and $16.0 million, respectively,
related to joint venture investments.

After tax cash flow (ATCF) for the three months ended December 31, 2009
was $2.5 million or $0.10 per share compared to after tax cash flow of
$0.5 million or $0.02 per share for the three months ended December 31,
2008. The increase in ATCF for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 over
the prior year period resulted from an increase in gains from sales of
condominium units at the Murano property and a reduction in interest
expense, partially offset by reductions in property net operating income
and net revenues from the investment advisory management, leasing and
development services business. ATCF for the twelve months ended December
31, 2009 was $8.2 million or $0.33 per share compared to ATCF of $22.5
million or $0.95 per share for the twelve months ended December 31,
2008. The reduction in ATCF for the year ended December 31, 2009
compared to the prior year primarily resulted from a decline in gains
from sales of condominium units at Murano and a reduction in property
net operating income. The Company defines ATCF (a non-GAAP financial
measure) as net income (loss) excluding the following items:
non-controlling interests, deferred income taxes, non-cash charges for
depreciation and amortization and asset impairment, amortization of loan
costs, non-cash compensation expense, straight-line rent adjustments,
adjustments to reflect the fair market value of rent, and gain from
extinguishment of debt. ATCF is further described in note (c) to the
financial statements below.

Thomas further stated, “We have accomplished a number of financing and
capital transactions, reducing our consolidated debt balances by $69.7
million at December 31, 2009 compared to December 31, 2008. Also,
subsequent to year end, we negotiated on behalf of the California State
Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), our partner in City National Plaza
in downtown Los Angeles, for CalSTRS to acquire all $219.1 million of
mezzanine debt on that property. CalSTRS will contribute this debt to
the partnership’s equity, reducing the leverage on the property from
$568.0 million to $348.9 million, all of which is first mortgage debt.
We are in discussions with CalSTRS to obtain an option to participate in
the loan purchase, on or after the maturity of the mezzanine debt, based
on our current pro rata share of 25% of the existing City National Plaza
equity. We are confident that the increased equity, together with the
property’s substantial cash reserves, will facilitate the refinancing of
the mortgage later in 2010.”

Munters Corporation has been recognized as
one of 10 suppliers to receive Intel
Corporations prestigious Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI)
award.

The award recognizes extraordinary commitment to quality and exceptional
performance to Intels goals and is the companys highest honor for its
suppliers. In 2009 Munters provided VOC abatement equipment deemed vital to
Intels success.

“We at Munters are proud to again receive this most prestigious SCQI award
from
Intel. As a leading provider of energy-efficient air treatment solutions
for
demanding applications, our continuous improvement proceeds within the long
term
customer partnerships with Intel and other customers,” said Lars Engström,
CEO
of Munters Group.

“We are pleased to announce that Munters Corporation has received Intels
SCQI
award for the second year in a row. Munters has been a valuable partner to
Intel
for over a decade. We congratulate them for their achievement and look
forward
to their continued support,” said Tom Brady, Corporate Environmental
manager,
Intel.

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — American HomePatient, Inc. (OTCBB: AHOM), one of the nation’s largest
home health care providers, today announced its financial results for
the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $61.3 million compared to
$67.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, representing a decrease of
$6.5 million, or 9.6%. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009
were $236.3 million compared to $266.9 million for the same period in
2008, representing a decrease of $30.6 million, or 11.5%. Medicare
reimbursement reductions effective January 1, 2009 reduced revenues by
approximately $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $27.4
million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Further reductions in
revenues in 2009 resulted from the impact of Medicare policy changes
related to coverage guidelines for positive airway pressure devices, a
change in inhalation drug product mix resulting from Medicare
reimbursement reductions, and the Company’s reduced emphasis on less
profitable product lines such as non-respiratory durable medical
equipment and infusion therapy. These revenue decreases were partially
offset by growth in sleep therapy revenue.

Operating expenses declined in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to
the fourth quarter of 2008 by approximately $1.6 million, or 4.9%.
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the
same period in 2008 declined by $8.0 million, or 6.0%. The decreases in
operating expenses for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31,
2009 were primarily the result of improved operating efficiencies and
the resulting reduced operating costs, partially offset by increases in
certain expenses associated with the development and implementation of
initiatives designed to provide additional productivity improvements.
Areas of focus have included centralization of branch functions,
consolidation of branches, improved routing and delivery systems, and
more effective utilization of leased space.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)
is a non-GAAP financial measurement that is calculated as net income
excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted
EBITDA (EBITDA excluding discontinued operations and debt restructuring
expenses) was $9.4 million, or 15.3% of net revenue, for the fourth
quarter of 2009 compared to $14.2 million, or 20.9 % of net revenue, for
the same period of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA was $32.7 million, or 13.8% of
net revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $51.6
million, or 19.3% of net revenue, for the same period of 2008.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $(1.2) million, or $(0.07)
per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $0.09 per
diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net loss for the year
ended December 31, 2009 was $(13.1) million, or $(0.75) per diluted
share, compared to net income of $0.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted
share for the same period in 2008.

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

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

Please note that all details are subject to change.

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Travelling on an executive coach with all the latest amenities the last thing you would expect to happen is a fire on board. Fortunately nobody was at risk and nobody was hurt as the party had disembarked from the coach before the fire had broken out.

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

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

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

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

Several thousand Southern California consumers have discovered the convenience of large-scale travel shows in recent weeks, flocking to shows sponsored by the Automobile Club of Southern California in Los Angeles, San Diego and Pomona. On Tuesday, March 9, the Auto Club will offer another travel show that is convenient to consumers no matter where they live — an online “virtual” travel show that will feature destination information, deals and the expertise of AAA Travel Agents.

Participating travel providers and attractions include Universal Orlandos The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™; Trafalgar Tours ; Disney Vacations; Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection; Pleasant Holidays; and major cruise lines including Holland America and Royal Caribbean.

Several presentations are scheduled for live webcasting, enabling audience members to ask questions. Those webcasts will also be available for later playback.

In addition, AAA Travel Agents from several of the Auto Clubs 75 Southern California branch offices will be standing by live to answer questions and make reservations.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is making it easier to travel with children by installing Step n Wash in all 72 public restrooms throughout the facility.

Step n Wash units are self-retracting steps, secured permanently beneath restroom sink counters. They enable the Airports smallest customers to wash their hands independently and prevent the often-awkward process of parents lifting children up to the sinks.

In addition to promoting a healthier lifestyle, Step n Wash reminds young travelers about the importance of properly sanitizing their hands.

When the project is complete, Hartsfield-Jackson will be the first major airport to install Step n Wash in every public restroom.

“Step n Wash will add a significant value for our passengers,” said Doug Strachan, Airport Innovations manager. “Parents who travel — especially those with more than one child — know the challenges that come with lifting a toddler up to the faucet, maintaining an eye on their luggage and keeping their bodies balanced. Step n Wash effectively eliminates any restrictions previously placed on parents or supervising adults.”

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Poor diet and lack of sleep can make us feel fatigued and run-down, but what most people dont know is how basic stressors can tax our immune system, making us vulnerable to diseases and conditions we never thought were related.

Thats what Dr. Sherrill Sellman, a Naturopathic Doctor, thinks people need to understand in order to safeguard their health.

“We leave our immune systems open to attack every day by doing things we shouldnt,” she said. “We eat way too much sugar and refined carbohydrates, we dont get enough sleep, we dont get enough sun and we take antibiotics at the first sniffle. Factors that impair the immune system include nutrient deficiencies, contaminated air, water and food, unhealthful lifestyles and too much exposure to harmful microbes. Sometimes the result is a condition that we dont even realize came about because of our poor habits.”

Dr. Sellman knows that all these behaviors could lead to a wide variety of conditions, including:

Nutritionists have long recommended spices and herbs as a way to add flavour without fat, salt or sugar – making it easier to meet todays dietary guidelines. But now studies suggest adding more spices and herbs to your diet may not only please your palate, it could enhance your health.

“To make it easy and delicious to enjoy the potential benefits of spices, we have created a unique collection of new recipes, specially designed to deliver up to half a teaspoon of antioxidant-rich spices per serving,” says Brian Rainey, Executive Vice-President Sales Marketing for McCormick Canada. “Many spices and herbs appear to have some beneficial effects, but there are 10 McCormick Gourmet Super Spices that may hold the greatest potential to improve our health.”

McCormick Gourmet 10 Super Spices:

Spices and herbs also are rich in phytonutrients, such as carotenoids, flavonoids and other phenolics, which possess health-promoting properties beyond being great antioxidants.

Q: I have a lifelong friend who believes that the Atkins diet is the only way to lose weight and “lead a healthy lifestyle.” He eats hamburgers, bacon, steaks, roast beef, shrimp, drinks excessively, sleeps 12 to 15 hours a day, then sits and watches TV all day. Can you help me save a friend? — Russ, Keswick, Ontario Is it the best diet for weight loss? There are many avenues to dropping pounds. In general, low-carb diets have been shown in studies to be effective in helping people lose weight, in part because a diet rich in protein and low in sugars and starches kills your appetite faster than a slasher flick. But your friend can find a smarter way to slimming success using lean non-red meats or by going on an “eco-Atkins” diet that replaces meat with vegetable proteins such as beans, nuts and tofu and minimizes starchy foods that raise blood sugar. The best reason to change his ways: saturated fat. It turns on genes that cause inflammation in his arteries and affects his immune system, making heart attacks and cancer more likely. So tell your friend that his lifestyle isnt just ruining his docs day, its cutting short his own life. Be a pal: Tell him the YOU Docs said so. Q: I took the RealAge test, and it says Im 78.6 years old — but Im only 58! Im 51″, 200 pounds, and eating is my only pleasure. I have bipolar disorder, fibromyalgia, diabetes and high blood pressure. I am so unhappy with me. What can I do? — Carmen, via e- mail A: What struck us first about your letter was the phrase “eating is my only pleasure,” so were going to help you tackle that first. Some people will tell you that you cant squash your problems with chocolate or a bag of chips, but your brain chemistry would beg to differ. The only problem food really solves is hunger, but it does bring us pleasure. Eating sugary foods or carbohydrates helps us score the feel-good brain chemicals serotonin and dopamine. They boost your mood and make you forget for a moment that youre stressed, bored, angry, sad or in pain. But, of course, the second youre finished, the pain returns, and you need sugar again. causing a long-term problem from a very short-term gain.

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NEW YORK — There are the dresses and the pageantry, as well as waiting to see what
people will say during their acceptance speeches. But at the end of the
night it comes down to three awards – best actor, best actress and best
picture. There is also the new twist of having 10 movies nominated for
best picture instead of the normal five.

This year, one in five Americans (18%) believes that Avatar should
win the Academy Award for best picture while 15% say the Oscar should go
to The Blind Side. One in ten U.S. adults (9%) say The Hurt
Locker should win best picture, 6% say the award should go to Precious:
Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, and 5% each say the Oscar
should go to Up and Inglourious Basterds. Small
percentages believe the Oscar should go to Up in the Air (2%) or District
9 (2%) and less than 1% believe it should go to A Serious Man
or An Education. One-third of Americans (33%) are not sure who
the best picture Oscar should go to this year and 5% say it should go to
none of the nominated films.

These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 2,073
adults surveyed online between March 2 and 4, 2010 by Harris
Interactive.

There is a gender divide for best picture. One in five men (20%) say Avatar
should win the Oscar while one in five women (20%) believe it should
go to The Blind Side.

Heres the perfect recipe to celebrate awards season: see the Asian silk jacket Meryl Streep wore while dining in a French cafe in “Julie Julia,” the white tuxedo Brad Pitt donned as he toasted Nazis in “Inglourious Basterds” and see the rugged jacket and jeans worn by Chris Pine as a young, rebellious James Kirk riding a motorcycle in “Star Trek.”

“Each studio contributed to this years exhibit which features items from some of the top contenders for Oscars, Golden Globes, guild and critics awards, including (500) Days of Summer, and The Young Victoria,” says museum president and founder Donelle Dadigan. “We are excited to feature items from both Best Actress nominees, Meryl Streeps from Julie and Julia and Sandra Bullocks from The Blind Side. We also have Brad Pitts costumes from the Best Picture Nominee Inglourious Basterds. Our exhibit also will include the years most popular films such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Twilight: New Moon.”

“There is something for everyone of all ages at the Hollywood Museum. This is where you can discover the glamour of old Hollywood from Elvis to Marilyn Monroe and see costumes and red carpet fashion from Hollywoods rising stars from films like Twilight: New Moon,” states Dadigan.

OneScreen Inc. (PINKSHEETS: OSCN), has been facilitating video syndication for movie and Broadway content across several Internet web sites. Based on the essence of the OneScreen Media Exchange, video content creators can generate revenue from syndicating content to publishers where advertisers are looking to place their campaigns. Movie and Broadway content is one of many supported category verticals on the OneScreen Media Exchange.

Network Global, a company that operates Broadway.tv, is currently featured on out-of-home television screens in New York City taxi cabs and is now syndicating through the OneScreen Media Exchange. ZAMM.com, a content portal founded by Martin Grove and partnered with Alloy Media for monetization, has also chosen to syndicate movie review content through OneScreen. Moviezen.com, one of the worlds most comprehensive resource for movies with a thriving community of cinema lovers, is also one of the first web publishers to enable movie review content from the Media Exchange among their many movie reviews, celebrity and movie news, photos, and videos. Monetization is provided by advertising networks, including Tremor Media, Scanscout, and Adify Network NCM (National CineMedia). These advertising networks provide targeted video and display advertising with both content creators and publishers sharing in the revenue.

These content providers and publishers are all utilizing OneScreens Media Sites video integration, which provides them instant-on video capabilities without the need to change existing properties or manage complex implementations. The Media Player integration provides advertising network and server optimization and is fully integrated into playlist management provided by OneScreen. These sites are found at videos.broadway.tv, videos.zamm.com, and videos.moviezen.com. “Implementation and customization continues to be an important need of our clients,” stated Spencer Scott, Chief Revenue Officer of OneScreen. “We satisfy this need with robust products that can easily adapt to maximize revenue generation efforts.”

“Since the launch of our OneScreen Media Exchange from its closed beta, we have been seeing significant traction across many verticals,” stated Atul Patel, Chief Executive Officer of OneScreen. “Content companies are joining our exchange at a rapid pace, providing publishers more ways to engage and monetize their users, and offering advertisers better ways to target their messaging to the right audience, at the right place, and against the right content.” OneScreen continues to build enablement technology for all platforms, including Internet, IPTV, mobile, and out-of-home, allowing all the parties to take full advantage of the trends in digital video.

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — American HomePatient, Inc. (OTCBB: AHOM), one of the nation’s largest
home health care providers, today announced its financial results for
the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $61.3 million compared to
$67.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, representing a decrease of
$6.5 million, or 9.6%. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009
were $236.3 million compared to $266.9 million for the same period in
2008, representing a decrease of $30.6 million, or 11.5%. Medicare
reimbursement reductions effective January 1, 2009 reduced revenues by
approximately $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $27.4
million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Further reductions in
revenues in 2009 resulted from the impact of Medicare policy changes
related to coverage guidelines for positive airway pressure devices, a
change in inhalation drug product mix resulting from Medicare
reimbursement reductions, and the Company’s reduced emphasis on less
profitable product lines such as non-respiratory durable medical
equipment and infusion therapy. These revenue decreases were partially
offset by growth in sleep therapy revenue.

Operating expenses declined in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to
the fourth quarter of 2008 by approximately $1.6 million, or 4.9%.
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the
same period in 2008 declined by $8.0 million, or 6.0%. The decreases in
operating expenses for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31,
2009 were primarily the result of improved operating efficiencies and
the resulting reduced operating costs, partially offset by increases in
certain expenses associated with the development and implementation of
initiatives designed to provide additional productivity improvements.
Areas of focus have included centralization of branch functions,
consolidation of branches, improved routing and delivery systems, and
more effective utilization of leased space.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)
is a non-GAAP financial measurement that is calculated as net income
excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted
EBITDA (EBITDA excluding discontinued operations and debt restructuring
expenses) was $9.4 million, or 15.3% of net revenue, for the fourth
quarter of 2009 compared to $14.2 million, or 20.9 % of net revenue, for
the same period of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA was $32.7 million, or 13.8% of
net revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $51.6
million, or 19.3% of net revenue, for the same period of 2008.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $(1.2) million, or $(0.07)
per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $0.09 per
diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net loss for the year
ended December 31, 2009 was $(13.1) million, or $(0.75) per diluted
share, compared to net income of $0.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted
share for the same period in 2008.

OneScreen Inc. (PINKSHEETS: OSCN), has been facilitating video syndication for movie and Broadway content across several Internet web sites. Based on the essence of the OneScreen Media Exchange, video content creators can generate revenue from syndicating content to publishers where advertisers are looking to place their campaigns. Movie and Broadway content is one of many supported category verticals on the OneScreen Media Exchange.

Network Global, a company that operates Broadway.tv, is currently featured on out-of-home television screens in New York City taxi cabs and is now syndicating through the OneScreen Media Exchange. ZAMM.com, a content portal founded by Martin Grove and partnered with Alloy Media for monetization, has also chosen to syndicate movie review content through OneScreen. Moviezen.com, one of the worlds most comprehensive resource for movies with a thriving community of cinema lovers, is also one of the first web publishers to enable movie review content from the Media Exchange among their many movie reviews, celebrity and movie news, photos, and videos. Monetization is provided by advertising networks, including Tremor Media, Scanscout, and Adify Network NCM (National CineMedia). These advertising networks provide targeted video and display advertising with both content creators and publishers sharing in the revenue.

These content providers and publishers are all utilizing OneScreens Media Sites video integration, which provides them instant-on video capabilities without the need to change existing properties or manage complex implementations. The Media Player integration provides advertising network and server optimization and is fully integrated into playlist management provided by OneScreen. These sites are found at videos.broadway.tv, videos.zamm.com, and videos.moviezen.com. “Implementation and customization continues to be an important need of our clients,” stated Spencer Scott, Chief Revenue Officer of OneScreen. “We satisfy this need with robust products that can easily adapt to maximize revenue generation efforts.”

“Since the launch of our OneScreen Media Exchange from its closed beta, we have been seeing significant traction across many verticals,” stated Atul Patel, Chief Executive Officer of OneScreen. “Content companies are joining our exchange at a rapid pace, providing publishers more ways to engage and monetize their users, and offering advertisers better ways to target their messaging to the right audience, at the right place, and against the right content.” OneScreen continues to build enablement technology for all platforms, including Internet, IPTV, mobile, and out-of-home, allowing all the parties to take full advantage of the trends in digital video.

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It was strange. I had just been hired as an editor for Triathlete magazine in the spring of 1994, and as I leafed through a decade of back issues I noticed that triathlon superstar Mark Allen seemed to be growing more muscular as he aged. What was happening? “I was lifting weights,” replied the then-soon-to-be six-time winner of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. “It seemed like all this relentless swim/bike/run was wearing down my muscles and fatiguing me by the end of the season–just when I needed to peak for Kana [Ironman]. So a few years ago, I started weightlifting in season. Now I feel much stronger all year long.” Although that wouldnt raise the eyebrows of any regular reader of MUSCLE FITNESS, it was a revelation to me at the time. It was gospel back then that hours upon hours of cardio workouts were the key to longevity, vitality and a fitter physique. You mean excessive aerobic activity can actually wear you down? It didnt occur to me that getting enough calories to prevent catabolism is a real issue among ultra-distance athletes, as are hormonal imbalances from the freakishly long hours of physical stress. Back then, two-time Ironman winner Scott Tinley was telling everyone that a decade of running 100 miles and cycling 300 miles every week had blown his adrenal glands. He hadnt been competitive in years. Some superfit tri-women looked gaunt and wasted; many, it turned out, were no longer menstruating. Tales of heart arrhythmias and sickness abounded. Yes, aerobic activity is good for you, burning calories and strengthening the heart and cardiovascular system. But while the American College of Sports Medicine (Indianapolis) recommends 30 minutes of it six days a week, elite endurance athletes were going hard for 25-30 hours a week. At some point–with the number of athletes experiencing shriveling muscle mass, illnesses and scrambled hormones growing–I had to wonder: Can there be too much of a good thing? Yes, says Kenneth Cooper, MD, the Air Force physician who watched his 1968 best seller Aerobics (Bantam Books) launch a fitness revolution.
Travelling on an executive coach with all the latest amenities the last thing you would expect to happen is a fire on board. Fortunately nobody was at risk and nobody was hurt as the party had disembarked from the coach before the fire had broken out.

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

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

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

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

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Extends Footprint in Middle East and Broadens Application of
Secure Credential Offering

This new program expands LaserCard’s footprint in the Middle East, where
the Company supplies multi-technology, highly secure national ID cards
for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The program also marks LaserCard’s
fourth vehicle registration program win, following three successful,
ongoing programs for state authorities in India. The new cards are
high-quality, durable documents incorporating high-resolution security
printing and other innovative features.

This new vehicle registration card program underscores the Company’s
continuing drive to address the varied needs of the government ID
market, regardless of application and the technologies required.
LaserCard also recently announced the award of a specialized, secure
certification card program for professional drivers in Hungary.

“We are partnering with governments around the world to provide creative
solutions as they upgrade the security of official documentation used in
new state and national programs,” said Bob DeVincenzi, President and CEO
of LaserCard. “Whether through our customizable multi-technology ID
credentials, our tamperproof optical media cards, or our high quality
specialty cards, our technology-inclusive capabilities address a broad,
diverse range of customer requirements.”

The new Syneron Medical Ltd. redefines the aesthetic device marketplace as a result of its merger with Candela Corporation, offering customers two world-class brands and the best-in-class and broadest product portfolio. Working with the leader in global aesthetics, physicians will benefit from the most advanced technologies in the industry across the breadth of non-invasive and minimally invasive devices, as well as an enhanced value proposition and best-in-class service to help grow their practices.

“We are committed to offering the broadest available product portfolio, the most responsive worldwide service organization, an expansive global distribution network, and a culture that fosters both innovation and efficacy,” said Lou Scafuri, Chief Executive Officer of Syneron Medical and Candela Corporation. “This merger results in the kind of products and services that will continue to provide the leading-edge treatments and technologies that physicians and patients expect and demand.”

Attendees at the AAD 2010 annual meeting can obtain a demonstration and preview of multiple product offerings at the Syneron and Candela booth #1601. Some of the highlighted products include:

Synerons eMatrix™ Sublative Rejuvenation is the worlds first radio frequency (RF)-only technology for fractional ablation, producing significant dermal impact with minimal epidermal disruption. The system recently received expanded FDA clearance for the treatment of fine lines and facial wrinkles. Sublative Rejuvenation has proven safety and efficacy in all skin types making it a unique and revolutionary application for treating wrinkles, texture, tone and laxity.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Premier
Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for labels,
identification bands and related products have been awarded to
LaserBand, LLC of St. Louis and The St. John Companies Inc. of Santa
Clarita,�Calif.

Effective February 1, 2010, the agreements are available to acute care
and continuum of care members of the Premier
healthcare alliance.

About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
recipient

The Premier
healthcare alliance is more than 2,300 U.S. hospitals and
64,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to improve
healthcare quality and affordability. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals,
Premier maintains the nations most comprehensive repository of
clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading
healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver
measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for
Medicare Medicaid Services and the United Kingdoms National Health
Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in
Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has offices in San Diego, Philadelphia and
Washington. Follow Premier on Twitter.

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China Armco Metals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CNAM), a distributor of imported metal ore and metal recycler with a new state of the art scrap metal recycling facility in China, today announced that Armet Renewable Resource Company, Limited, the Companys wholly owned subsidiary, has signed a contract to supply a major Chinese steel producer with up to 230,000 tons of scrap steel in 2010. The contract calls for the delivery of up to 23,000 metric tons of scrap steel per month for 10 months beginning in March of 2010. Based on the current spot price of scrap steel, this supply contract is valued at over $100 million.

Management anticipates this supply contract will allow the company to sell all of the initial production from its recently completed 1 million ton recycling facility during the first several months of operation. Additionally, management anticipates reaching a full capacity run rate sometime in the fourth quarter of 2010. At full capacity the facility is capable of processing approximately 1 million metric tons of scrap steel per year or over $400 million annually at current prices.

Commenting on the supply contract, Mr. Kexuan Yao, CEO and Chairman of China Armco Metals, Inc., stated, “We are very excited to have secured such a sizable contract with this leading steel producer. This essentially has pre-sold the first several months of production from our newly opened facility as we ramp up capacity over the coming quarters. We are confident that this contract coupled with our other operations will enable our company to experience significant revenue growth and enhanced earnings power for the foreseeable future.”

About China Armco Metals, Inc.

China Armco Metals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CNAM), a distributor of imported metal ore and metal recycler with a new state of the art scrap metal recycling facility in China, today announced that Armet Renewable Resource Company, Limited, the Companys wholly owned subsidiary, has signed a contract to supply a major Chinese steel producer with up to 230,000 tons of scrap steel in 2010. The contract calls for the delivery of up to 23,000 metric tons of scrap steel per month for 10 months beginning in March of 2010. Based on the current spot price of scrap steel, this supply contract is valued at over $100 million.

Management anticipates this supply contract will allow the company to sell all of the initial production from its recently completed 1 million ton recycling facility during the first several months of operation. Additionally, management anticipates reaching a full capacity run rate sometime in the fourth quarter of 2010. At full capacity the facility is capable of processing approximately 1 million metric tons of scrap steel per year or over $400 million annually at current prices.

Commenting on the supply contract, Mr. Kexuan Yao, CEO and Chairman of China Armco Metals, Inc., stated, “We are very excited to have secured such a sizable contract with this leading steel producer. This essentially has pre-sold the first several months of production from our newly opened facility as we ramp up capacity over the coming quarters. We are confident that this contract coupled with our other operations will enable our company to experience significant revenue growth and enhanced earnings power for the foreseeable future.”

About China Armco Metals, Inc.

CLEVELAND — Ulmer Berne LLP recently announced that partner, Richik Sarkar, was
appointed to the Board of Managers for the Rainey Institute and the
Community Advisory Council for WKSU.

The Rainey Institute is dedicated to positive change for Greater
Cleveland’s youth and families through education and participation in
the visual and performing arts. Children ages 3 and up attend Rainey
after school, on Saturdays, and during the summer to explore music,
dance, drama, sewing, and art. The organization develops their artistic
abilities and their character. Students learn to be leaders and positive
role models. Rainey reaches over 650 children and young adults each year
through its programming, and holds many public performances for the
community throughout the year.

WKSU, Kent State Universitys award-winning national public radio and
classical music station, serves more than 20 Ohio counties and parts of
Western Pennsylvania. The Community Advisory Council offers guidance and
support to station management in an effort to improve the quality of
programming, ensure that disciplines are in place so that pledges and
gifts are subjected to proper financial controls, and assist in building
relationships with communities of listeners whose lives are enriched
with news, information, and cultural offerings that utilize appropriate
media platforms.

As an attorney with Ulmer Berne, Richik focuses his practice on
business litigation, complex and class action litigation, and public law
with expertise in business torts, contracts, corporate governance,
securities and finance, real estate, and real property taxation. He
represents financial institutions, school districts, and various public
and private corporations. He also advises clients in administrative
proceedings and alternative dispute resolution involving commercial,
product liability, and public law. Richik is extremely active with the
Banking Law, Uniform Commercial Code, and Consumer Financial Services
committees of the ABA Business Law Section. He also serves on the
Executive Board for the Business Law Sections Young Lawyer Forum. For
the past four years, he has been named to Ohio Super Lawyer Rising
Stars by Law Politics magazine.

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MEMBERS of the public were warned to be on their guard after a workmans pick-up truck carrying potentially deadly poison was stolen. The blue D21 Nissan truck, registration number R363 PJO, was snatched from Sydenham, south east London, on Thursday.
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group
N.V.s (”AMG,” EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: “AMG”) 42.5% owned affiliate, Timminco
Limited (”Timminco”; TSX: TIM) that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bécancour
Silicon Inc. (”Bécancour”), has executed long-term contracts to supply
approximately 90,000 metric tons of silicon metal over the next five years
to one of its long-standing silicon metal customers. These contracts
confirm and extend this customers purchase commitments made in the fourth
quarter of 2009 and that led to the restart the third silicon metal
electric arc furnace at Bécancour, as announced on October 16, 2009.

“This customer commitment reflects the growing demand for silicon metal
products from our traditional chemical, aluminium and polysilicon industry
customers,” said Mr. René Boisvert, President and CEO of Bécancour. “We
are currently producing silicon metal at capacity, operating all three of
our silicon metal furnaces, to satisfy the increased demand. We intend to
satisfy our commitments under these contracts through our existing
production capacity at Bécancour.”

The customer has committed to buy certain base quantities in each of the
contract years 2010 through 2014, subject to adjustments at the customers
option. The volume commitments may also be suspended for any year after
2010 if the parties are unable to settle upon pricing within mutually
agreed ranges.

About AMG

AMG, incorporated in the Netherlands, is a global leader in the production
of highly engineered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace
systems. AMG serves growing industries worldwide with its unique
combination of metallurgical engineering expertise and production know-how.
AMG is a market leader in many of its products and systems, which are
critical to the production of key components for the aerospace, energy
(including solar and nuclear), infrastructure and specialty chemicals and
metals industries. AMG has two operating units – Advanced Materials and
Engineering Systems, and owns interests in publicly-listed companies
Graphit Kropfmühl AG (Deutsche Börse: GKR.DE) and Timminco Limited (TSX:
“TIM”).

ATLANTA — Booth 6051: JAOtech is launching its new look 2010 range of
patient bedside Smart Terminals in the USA at HIMSS show in Atlanta on
March 1-4, 2010.

The 2010 Zivo, Jima and Obie terminals benefit from the latest high
performance, low power Intel Atom processors as well as a considerable
weight reduction due to an aluminium chassis. Also included are a wealth
of additional features and an updated stylish yet practical design.

Constructed in anti-bacterial plastics to medical grade standard, and
fully sealed for easy cleaning, JAOtech Smart Terminals have become the
de-facto standard for the hospital environment, with over 15,000
installed in the USA, covering every state. The 2010 line up features
upgrades such as additional USB ports, touch sensitive buttons, internal
microphones and improved phone cable management.

The Zivo, Jima and Obie retain their original screen sizes of 15”, 15.4”
widescreen and 17” respectively. Also featuring on the stand will be the
award nominated 18.5” Arie – JAOtech’s flagship patient entertainment
terminal as well as the 8.4” Iden, suitable for hospital waiting rooms
and other interactive signage applications in the healthcare
environment. Peripheral options on all terminals include a VoIP phone,
Bluetooth™, WLAN, a high resolution camera, finger print reader, as well
as access control and billing support based on Smart Card, magnetic
card, RFID and bar-code technology.

JAOtech will also be exhibiting its groundbreaking Wyki wireless medical
keyboards which have been specifically created with an all-in-one easy
wipe design and a Smart Disinfect™ feature allowing staff to define
periods within which a keyboard must be sterilised.

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

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

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

Additional components of the GreenDOC™ Program lead dental practitioners through a rigorous but attainable certification program. GreenDOC™ “How To” Guides, Action Plans and Worksheets make it simple for dental professionals to meet specific goals to achieve Bronze, Silver, or Gold Certification. As a part of the programs international launch, the EDA encourages dental offices to register to be one of the 1st 100 certified offices and become a Charter-Certified Office.

OLDWICK, N.J. — A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and
affirmed the issuer credit rating of “bbb” and affirmed the financial
strength rating (FSR) of B (Good) of Starmount Life Insurance
Company (Starmount Life) (Baton Rouge, LA). The outlook for
the FSR is stable.

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

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

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NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings takes the following action on the District of Columbia as
part of its continuous surveillance effort:

–Approximately $3.8 billion general obligation (GO) bonds affirmed at
A .

–The District of Columbia has maintained sound financial operations and
built significant reserve levels.

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published “Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Principles, Practices, and Challenges”; A Report (X07-R). This document was developed to provide infection preventionists (infection control practitioners), infectious disease specialists, and microbiologists with the latest information regarding the development and implementation of a successful methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance program.

MRSA infections continue to be significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide in both health care and community settings. One strategy to reduce the transmission, particularly of MRSA, in health care settings is to conduct active surveillance of patients admitted to hospitals or other health care facilities for colonization using culture- or molecule-based identification methods.

Cassandra Salgado, MD, MS, Hospital Epidemiologist, Medical Director of Infection Control, Medical University of South Carolina, co-chairholder of the committee that developed the document, says, “The release of the CLSI document is timely as many health care facilities are currently assessing their individual needs for MRSA surveillance, and as many legislative bodies consider mandatory efforts imposed to curb the spread of MRSA in these facilities. This document will benefit laboratory and infection control personnel by providing detailed discussion of multiple aspects of a successful MRSA surveillance program, including the rationale and the operational components. The intent of the document was to provide a practical framework for use by individual facilities to develop such programs based on risk, personnel capabilities, and resources.”

Topics covered in X07-R include

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A correction is being issued with respect to the release sent out March 4, 2010. The postal code should read H3Z 3B8 instead of 3Z 3B8. The corrected version follows.

TECSYS Inc. (TSX: TCS), an industry-leading supply chain management software company, announced today that its Montreal operations, including the companys headquarters and its Enterprise Supply Chain Group, will be moving to Place Alexis Nihon as of April 19, 2010.

The new facility, a 22,000 square foot floor specifically designed to meet TECSYS requirements, features a new open design work environment that facilitates better space utilization, workflow and improved communication and is equipped with IP telephony for more efficient and cost-effective telecom infrastructure. Less than 5 kilometers (approx. 3 miles) from TECSYS Montreals current address, the new facility is located at:

“Following a ten-year tenure at our existing facilities and with our lease coming to its end, we took the opportunity to assess our current and future needs, cost structure and what the market had to offer. We decided that a move offers TECSYS and its stakeholders significant benefits; a more modern and efficient facility, better proximity to services and substantial savings of $600,000 annually,” commented Peter Brereton, President CEO of TECSYS.

The floor and wall ceramic tiles market grew by 2% in volume in 2008 and
in 2009 dropped by 39%. The dramatic decline in the residential segment
was registered, while the non-residential market decreased at a slower
rate. According to the authors estimates, in 2009 the input into the
market will be lower by 44% against 2008 figures, up from 28 mln sqm,
but the decrease will be compensated by the inventory cut with minimum
10%. This reduction of stocks was already seen in early of 2009 by the
fact that the price of several types of ceramic tiles have fallen by
25-30%, especially the low segment. From the value point of view, the
ceramic tiles market will decrease more than volume, even if the “high”
range will have a larger share of the market. The “High” range is
represented by imports from Italy, Portugal and Germany. Spain got off
to share more of a “middle” range amid sharp falls in the country. As
for the other sectors, products from Turkey are a “bit” more than just
the domestic market and those in Serbia or Bulgaria. Moreover, the last
major player in the market is KAI Bulgaria owned by Advent investment
fund. Up to now in Romania it was operating as an importer.

New investments will not occur in the next three years, on the contrary,
for now the only manufacturer to give up one of the production
facilities. Instead, major movements will appear on retail. Street
clusters like Valea Cascadelor will disappear, and competition becomes
harsher as the DIY networks continue their expansion. In November 2009
there were 109 DIY stores and over the next five years their number
could grow to 250 units. Over the medium and long term in Romania this
will inevitably occur and Saint Gobain Building Distribution will have a
takeover or have a greenfield investment.

The most difficult period shall be recorded in Q1 Q3 2010 and is a
possible halving the number of competitors. The floor and wall ceramic
tiles market will not reach 65 mln sqm until 2013, but it could in 2019.
Moreover, the maturity point consumption in Romania is 4 sqm /
inhabitant or – 550m. The domestic market is influenced by changes in
the populations lifestyle, especially emphasizing the concept of
“homing” as well as other related factors of social life.

The analysis has 42 tables, 38 charts and 13 graphs.

About Value Chain Producer
A Value Chain Producer (VCP) is a company that collaborates with foundries, IP and service providers, EDA suppliers, package, assembly and test operations in designing and producing chips for fabless IC, IDM and OEM companies. VCPs optimize the economics of customer value chains and enable customers to focus on their product differentiation and market growth. A VCP earns revenue by shipping packaged, tested products with the customers logo. The term was created by eSilicon and was adopted by the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) as a new category in January 2010.

eSilicon and the eSilicon logo are registered trademarks, and Enabling Your Silicon Success is a trademark, of eSilicon Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Part 1 Industry Overview 1 Industry definition and development overview
2 Industry macroscopic environment and its influence analysis 3 Industry
international market analysis 4 Industry domestic market analysis

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LOS ANGELES — Thomas Properties Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPGI) reported today the results
of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

“Last year was one of the most difficult ever for the real estate
industry and the impacts were felt across the board in all sectors,”
said James A. Thomas, Chairman and CEO. “Even in this environment, we
were able to increase cash flow as evidenced by improvements in the
fourth quarter, and we favorably restructured some of our debt and loan
terms to better position our properties for the future.”

The results of operations presented in this release include a
consolidated net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2009 of
$(7.7) million or $(0.30) per share compared to a consolidated net loss
of $(7.7) million or $(0.33) per share for the three months ended
December 31, 2008. The consolidated net loss for the year ended December
31, 2009 was $(21.6) million or $(0.86) per share compared to $(5.5)
million or $(0.24) per share for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Included in the consolidated net loss for the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 2009 are pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $4.4
million and $13.0 million, respectively, related to the Murano
condominium project, and $14.0 million and $16.0 million, respectively,
related to joint venture investments.

After tax cash flow (ATCF) for the three months ended December 31, 2009
was $2.5 million or $0.10 per share compared to after tax cash flow of
$0.5 million or $0.02 per share for the three months ended December 31,
2008. The increase in ATCF for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 over
the prior year period resulted from an increase in gains from sales of
condominium units at the Murano property and a reduction in interest
expense, partially offset by reductions in property net operating income
and net revenues from the investment advisory management, leasing and
development services business. ATCF for the twelve months ended December
31, 2009 was $8.2 million or $0.33 per share compared to ATCF of $22.5
million or $0.95 per share for the twelve months ended December 31,
2008. The reduction in ATCF for the year ended December 31, 2009
compared to the prior year primarily resulted from a decline in gains
from sales of condominium units at Murano and a reduction in property
net operating income. The Company defines ATCF (a non-GAAP financial
measure) as net income (loss) excluding the following items:
non-controlling interests, deferred income taxes, non-cash charges for
depreciation and amortization and asset impairment, amortization of loan
costs, non-cash compensation expense, straight-line rent adjustments,
adjustments to reflect the fair market value of rent, and gain from
extinguishment of debt. ATCF is further described in note (c) to the
financial statements below.

Thomas further stated, “We have accomplished a number of financing and
capital transactions, reducing our consolidated debt balances by $69.7
million at December 31, 2009 compared to December 31, 2008. Also,
subsequent to year end, we negotiated on behalf of the California State
Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), our partner in City National Plaza
in downtown Los Angeles, for CalSTRS to acquire all $219.1 million of
mezzanine debt on that property. CalSTRS will contribute this debt to
the partnership’s equity, reducing the leverage on the property from
$568.0 million to $348.9 million, all of which is first mortgage debt.
We are in discussions with CalSTRS to obtain an option to participate in
the loan purchase, on or after the maturity of the mezzanine debt, based
on our current pro rata share of 25% of the existing City National Plaza
equity. We are confident that the increased equity, together with the
property’s substantial cash reserves, will facilitate the refinancing of
the mortgage later in 2010.”

Chartwell Seniors Housing Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: CSH.UN) announced today results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009.

2009 HIGHLIGHTS:

Same property net operating income (”NOI”) decreased $0.3 million or 0.7% for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period last year. For the year ended December 31, 2009 same property NOI decreased $0.9 million or 0.5% compared to last year. The implementation of rent increases on renewal and turnover, increased ancillary revenues, and targeted cost reductions partially offset the negative impact of reduced occupancies, property and commodity tax increases, and a one-time increase in vacation and benefit cost estimates compared to the prior year. Same property occupancy was 91.8% in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 0.5 percentage points from the previous quarter of 2009 but down from 93.1% in last years fourth quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2009 same property occupancy was 91.6% compared to 93.3% in the prior year.

In the Canadian Retirement portfolio same property NOI decreased $1.0 million or 4.3% for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period last year. For the year ended December 31, 2009 same property NOI decreased $1.8 million or 1.8% compared to last year. The NOI declines are primarily attributable to lower occupancies, particularly in the British Columbia portfolio, as well as one-time increases in estimated liabilities for employee vacation and benefits recorded in the fourth quarter of 2009. Same property occupancies in Ontario were healthy at 93.1% in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from 92.1% in the third quarter of the year and lower than 94.1% in the fourth quarter of last year. Customer traffic and expected future arrivals maintained positive trends and management is optimistic that this improvement will translate into continued increases in occupancies in 2010. In addition, the spillover effect from significant waiting lists for long-term care beds in the province should continue supporting the increased demand for retirement suites. Performance in the Quebec portfolio continues to show steady growth with same property average occupancy improving to 88.6% in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from 87.8% in the third quarter of 2009 and from 85.5% in the fourth quarter of last year. In Western Canada, while Alberta occupancies remained strong, continued oversupply conditions in two British Columbia markets, combined with reduced occupancies at one long-term care community, resulted in same property occupancies declining to 90.3% in the fourth quarter of 2009 from 91.0% in the third quarter of 2009 and 95.0% in the fourth quarter of the prior year.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carton Donofrio Partners, an integrated
advertising agency in Baltimore, recently won the opportunity to present
its forward-thinking initiative “StopTheAdness” at Transformation 2010, the
4As leadership and media conference, which was held February 28-March 3,
2010, in San Francisco.

In the age of advertising overload, its no secret that consumers are fed
up with intrusive advertising thats been bombarding them for decades. To
address this burgeoning problem, Carton Donofrio Partners launched
“StopTheAdness,” a new consumer-driven project that aims to change the way
advertising is done thereby making it more effective and less offensive.

The 4As Board of Directors culled through approximately 100 entries and
selected eight winners to present at the conference. In addition to the
opportunity to present their ideas to more than 1,000 people in the
advertising industry, winners also received roundtrip airfare and one
nights hotel stay.

“We commend Carton Donofrio Partners for their StopTheAdness initiative,”
said Mike Donahue, 4As executive vice president. “Their creative thinking
and execution resulted in a movement that we believe will help to transform
our industry.”

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

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

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

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

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

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Step into the RocPopShop and experience the Rocawear brand and lifestyle up close and personal as Rocawear takes its upscale lounge and retail space on the road with Jay Zs BP3 North American Tour this February and March 2010.

Housed in a 53-foot trailer that expands into 1,000 square feet, the RocPopShop presents an intimate and interactive lounge experience for its customer. Designed by D-Ash Design of New York, the decor includes custom-designed sofas and leather chairs, suede walls, zebra-wood cabinetry and flat screen HD TVs.

The RocPopShop will be the ultimate tailgate experience onsite at concert venues before, during and after the Jay Z concert featuring local radio remotes, concert ticket and DJ Hero giveaways.

Fans are invited to the RocPopShop to watch special Jay Z concert performances, test their skills at Jay Zs recently released video game, “DJ Hero: Renegade Edition,” shop a full range of signature Rocawear mens and womens apparel, and post comments on Roc4Life.com on a 23″ touchscreen PC — all to a soundtrack of Jay Zs music.

Jameel Spencer, CMO of Rocawear, stated, “The RocPopShop affords us the opportunity to present the retail experience in the same spirit the product was designed with the taste level of Shawn Carter himself. Having the shop on the BP3 Tour allows Jay Z fans to experience the Rocawear lifestyle through video footage, gaming and interactive programming as well as possibly win tickets and of course get something fresh to wear to the show!”

THE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau is selling the boats used by a blundering drugs gang who tried to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of cocaine into Ireland before they capsized in heavy seas. The gang unloaded the drugs at sea from the Lucky Day catamaran onto a rigid inflatable boat. They then planned to sail the RIB onto a slipway near Dunlough Bay before loading the drugs onto three Land Rovers before bringing it to the UK. The CAB is selling off the catamaran, two RIBs, three Land Rovers and a pair of trailers in auction next month.

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WESTON, Mass. — Beth Dickerson and Julie Harrison of Gibson Sotheby’s International
Realty’s Back Bay office have listed a one-of-a-kind $24.5 million
residence in Weston, Massachusetts. This meticulously designed Arts
Crafts inspired home, designed by renowned architect Jeremiah Eck, is a
modern twist on the classic mountain lodge style home. This sun flooded
estate is an architectural masterpiece, with slate roof, unique
chimneys, and stone and mahogany façade. Located on Weston’s best sited
parcel of land, this remarkable 33,000 /- square foot residence offers
six bedroom suites, six powder rooms, and privacy on 13.5 /- acres of
well landscaped and pristinely manicured grounds, including a cascading
stone waterfall. Offering remarkable private amenities, including a pool
with a cabana, a caterer’s kitchen, an in-home movie theater, a
spa/barber shop, pet grooming room, a pub and a four-car garage, this
estate is also situated adjacent to the Weston Country Club.

Private tours are now available for qualified buyers.

About Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty is Boston’s largest independent
real estate company. Founded in 1962 by Betty Gibson in Boston’s South
End, the company has grown to six offices with over 150 agents.

PARIS — Rescue workers in dinghies cruised flooded streets on Frances Atlantic coast Monday, searching for people still trapped in their homes by storms that smashed through concrete sea walls and killed at least 62 people across Western Europe. The storm, called Xynthia, blew into France early Sunday with hurricane-force winds, flooding ports, destroying homes and leaving 1 million households without electricity. It also battered Belgium, Portugal, Spain and parts of Germany and snarled train and air travel throughout the continent. Regional officials clamored for France to quickly reinforce its aging sea walls. About half the French death toll of 51 was attributed to the breach of the sea wall off the coastal town of LAiguillon-sur-Mer, known for its shellfish farms. Aerial photos taken near LAiguillon-sur-Mer showed scores of houses in water that nearly reached their red-tiled roofs.
First came Hurricane Katrina and many more followed, then L.A.s massive Station Fire, followed by the Haitian and Chilean earthquakes . In between, tornados , floods and massive snowstorms have caused the loss of lives and massive property damage . According to scientists who study global warming, these are just a few of the natural disasters predicted in the years ahead. While we may not be able to stop disasters from occurring, disaster recovery expert Steve Slepcevic says better preparation will help us survive and recover.

Slepcevic is president and founder of Paramount Disaster Recovery , Inc., a leading nationwide disaster response and recovery contracting company. Since 1989, Paramount has completed over 2,000 disaster restoration projects nationally. The companys team includes licensed contractors, certified industrial hygienists, structural engineers, and architects who are able to identify structural and hazardous material problems that insurance claim adjusters may overlook due to lack of training, experience or licensing.

Since the best approach is in offsetting damage, Slepcevic recommends a few simple steps to help properties withstand the onslaught of extreme weather. This includes a periodic roof inspection and the clearing of scuppers and gutters to avoid roof collapse before winter approaches. He notes, “There are over 3,000 roof collapses each year in the U.S., resulting in over 20 deaths and a widespread disruption of business operations.”

Preparation of a Family Communication Plan is key to surviving any disaster. Says Slepcevic, “In the plan, list who to contact in the event of an emergency and ways to do so should normal communications be disrupted or family members get separated. In addition, each family member should have a 5-day Disaster Kit for their vehicle with food, water, clothing and additional emergency supplies.”

Additionally, he recommends that every family draw up an Emergency Evacuation Plan with a location to meet outside the city limits, should roads become inaccessible or their home become uninhabitable. They should also designate an emergency phone number for messages to be left every 4 to 8 hours, as needed.

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