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Heres a happy story: Two thugs broke into the garden of a British television personality and new mother, but she scared them off by brandishing a kitchen knife and shouting from her window. Unfortunately, the Hertfordshire coppers who responded to Myleene Klasss call were not impressed by her self-described display of “mummy powers”–they advised her to let the police handle all intrusions in the future.
QWE have a 32-year-old Paddington Bear in excellent condition. It has the original red hat, green coat and red wellington boots. It also includes the tag “please look after this bear, thank you,” the Gabrielle booklet and the Gabrielle label sown in the back of the bear. How much is it worth? – Ken Wirral, via email AIT was Paddingtons 50th anniversary in 2008 and the much-loved bear has never lost his appeal Naturally such a star attracts collectors and one of the most popular collectables are the figurines and plush toys made in his honour. Early and collectable bears make pounds 100 to pounds 150 and need the Dunlop wellies, not the later PB marked ones. Aunt Lucy is harder to find today and in good shape will cost pounds 200-pounds 250.
UNLESS youve been on another planet youll know everyone from Mariah, Leona, Kylie, Take That and Robbie have got together for Simon Cowells Helping Haiti single – a cover of REMs Everybody Hurts. Its a corker of a charity record. I dont care if you hate it; this is life-or-death for the people of Haiti. Please download it or buy a copy in the shop. ACTRESS Lisa B and model Yasmin Le Bon have been busy setting up charity Mothers 4Children. Theyve even teamed with Elemis to give a percentage to UK childrens charities. Good for them! In the past few weeks Chicago Rib Shack in Londons posh Knightsbridge has played host to Jimmy Page, James Corden, Jamie and Louise Redknapp and Alexandra Burke.

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JEFF BEHRING, of Blackhawk, and a team of volunteers flew to Haiti on Jan. 27 on a humanitarian mission following the Caribbean nations devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. “My father loaned his plane and flight crew to send doctors, nurses, wheelchairs and medical supplies donated by John Muir (Medical Center of Walnut Creek) and Medshare to Haiti,” Jeffs brother, David Behring, the president of the Wheelchair Foundation, wrote in an e-mail to me. The plane, owned by Kenneth Behring, a Blackhawk developer and philanthropist, is an MD-87 outfitted to seat 24, with plenty of cargo space. “There are tent cities set up everywhere — plastic tarps with stakes holding them up,” he said. “People are afraid to go back into their houses and buildings (Haiti has been subject to continuous aftershocks). There was a 7 p.m. curfew and you didnt want to drive after that because people were sleeping in the middle of the road, I was told.”
ANOTHER top surgeon has criticised health chiefs for making a series of cashsaving cuts which have thrown his hospital into “chaos.” Dr Michael Dohrn, the consultant surgeon at Balfour Hospital on Orkney, delivered a savage attack in a letter to Orkney Health Board. Dr Dohrn criticised changes to staffing levels, ward layout and general operating practices which, he claims, are having a “devastating” effect. Mr Dohrn wrote: “The savings and reductions on the clinical side have been overdone, the screw has been tightened too much and the process needs to be reversed – urgently!
“As the World Turns”: Holden fought with Damian at the docks and arrived at Lilys just as she was telling Luke that Damian lied about the DNA. Paul was concerned about Emilys health when she told him, in Micks words, that shed have a baby with or without him. At the Lakeview for her bridal shower, Alison was cornered by Mick, who tried to talk her out of marrying Casey. She got away but later met Mick at the Bell Tower, and they made love. Paul tried to get the goods on Mick from Barbara, who wasnt telling. Emily realized she was being brainwashed by Mick. She and Paul lured him over, and when they grabbed him, Barbara blurted out that Mick was Pauls father. Liberty found out Carly was in New York while she was there with Jack and Janet seeing doctors. Carly found her, distraught, at the Met and brought her back to the hotel. A man at the docks found Damians wallet in the water and brought it to Lily. “The Bold and the Beautiful”: With Nick by her side, Sandy learned Graham is her attacker and released her anger on him, but the stress of recent events put her pregnancy in jeopardy. Bridget demanded answers from Nick and Sandy about what theyd been keeping from her. When Nick told her, she began to question his commitment to her marriage. She confronted Sandy and made a shocking demand on her. Distraught after what transpired with Brooke, Hope went to Grahams, found a party in progress and became the center of attention, but things turned dangerous. Brooke and Ridge rushed to her side at the hospital after she was rescued from the party. They apologized to her for what she overheard. Steffy also visited with an apology. Katie received a stern warning from Steffy about her attempt to oust her from Forrester Creations. “Days of Our Lives”: While talking with Bo via webcam, Ciara saw him kiss Carly. Later, Bo suggested Carly move in with him. After he brought her things to his house, Ciara shredded her clothes. Hope was appalled and considered terminating Bos visitation. Melanie invited Carly to her wedding, but Carly later decided against attending. Vivian prepared a deadly “gift” for Melanie and was confronted by Kate, who accused her of hijacking the wedding with her plan for the two of them to walk down the aisle as mothers of the groom. Hope and Justin found the note in Vivians puzzle box revealing that Carly had a daughter. Arianna learned she wouldnt be going to prison, and she and Brady celebrated by making love. EJ tried to get Rafe to back off pursuing Anna. Sami overheard the men arguing. After she and Rafe left, EJ told Anna shed messed up and wanted to dismiss her, but she wouldnt go quietly. Rafe and Sami kissed after arguing over his going after Anna. Nathan got drunk and ran into Melanie on his way to meet Stephanie, and he begged her not to marry Philip. “General Hospital”: Sonny was horrified to realize hed shot his own son. Olivia heard Sonny tell the barely conscious Dante that he was his father. Lulu ripped into a guilt-ridden Sonny at the hospital. Jason insisted that he leave the country, but Sonny refused to leave Dante. Carly also pleaded with him to leave, but he couldnt bring himself to do it. Dante took his anger out on Olivia, accusing her of lying to him all his life. Dante and Olivia lied to protect Sonny. After Sonny was arrested in Claudias death, Michael confessed to Morgan, Kristina and Molly that he did it. Carly walked out on Jax after he confessed his role in Sonnys arrest. Elizabeth had another meltdown at the hospital, and Nikolas suspended her. Nikolas pleaded with Lucky to reach out to her, but he refused.

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

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

“We created Squawq last year for our clients to track conversations
about their brands and businesses on Twitter,” said Caguin. “Squawq has
been extremely useful, fun and easy to use, so we wanted to see what it
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GORDON Ramsay has been asked to make regular appearances at one of his London restaurants to boost trade and try to win back the Michelin star it lost. Bosses at Claridges have asked the telly chef to “show his face” in the kitchens of the eaterie in Mayfair as frequently as possible.

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TEL AVIV, Israel — Ampal-American Israel Corporation (Nasdaq:AMPL), a holding
company in the business of acquiring and managing interests in various
businesses, with emphasis in recent years on energy, chemicals,
communications and related fields, announced today that it has been
advised by East Mediterranean Gas Co. (”EMG”), in which Ampal has a
12.5% interest, that Israel Electric Corporation (”IEC”) has informed
EMG that IEC has received all of the required approvals for the coming
into force of a certain Amendment to the Gas Sale Agreement signed by
EMG and IEC on September 17, 2009 (the “Amendment”). The total
contracted gas supply to IEC is approximately 42 BCM and the total value
of the contract is approximately $6 Billion.

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BIRMINGHAM v WOLVES Live on Sky Sports 1, 1.30pm WOLVES legend Steve Bull has told goal-shy Sylvan Ebanks-Blake he can still rescue his own and the clubs Premier League season. Ebanks-Blake was last years Molineux hero when he smashed home 25 goals on the path to promotion, but has turned into a top-flight flop with only one penalty to show for his efforts so far. But Bull, the clubs record scorer, insists the answer is all in the mind, and todays Midlands derby at Birmingham is the perfect time to start putting it right.
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BIRMINGHAM v WOLVES Live on Sky Sports 1, 1.30pm WOLVES legend Steve Bull has told goal-shy Sylvan Ebanks-Blake he can still rescue his own and the clubs Premier League season. Ebanks-Blake was last years Molineux hero when he smashed home 25 goals on the path to promotion, but has turned into a top-flight flop with only one penalty to show for his efforts so far. But Bull, the clubs record scorer, insists the answer is all in the mind, and todays Midlands derby at Birmingham is the perfect time to start putting it right.

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BUILDING your own home is a dream of many but most dont get beyond sitting on the sofa watching re-runs of “Grand Designs” on TV. And if they do, then they soon discover that building a house from scratch – without any experience – can be fraught with problems, practically, financially and emotionally. so it pays to get trained up! And less than a year on from taking a course in self-building, Jacqui is well on the way to completing her chalet-style bungalow complete with gallery sitting room and roof terrace. She said: “I learned a lot on the course – not so much the practical skills which, as a landscape gardener I have, but things like budgeting and planning permission.” Jacqui paid pounds 82,000 for the plot, then cleared the whole site herself, dug up bushes, levelled the land and has been as “hands-on” as possible.
The earthquake spared nothing, from ordinary homes to the palace and the cathedral, and cost tens of thousands of lives. This was the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; Voltaire used the sudden and overwhelming destruction in Candide to undermine the theodicy of Leibniz. Two hundred and fifty-five years later we are still using disasters to score theological and political points. After the Haitian earthquake Pat Robertson mused on CBN that the countrys troubles stemmed from a pact with the devil made by rebellious slaves in 1791. David Brooks gave a secularist interpretation for New York Times readers: “This is not a natural disaster story. This is a poverty story . . . about poorly constructed buildings, bad infrastructure and terrible public services.” Yes, Haitis woes, before and after the earthquake, are exacerbated by cultural, social, and political corruption. But let no one make too much of that. No human order is shock-proof, no human life is completely secure in this vale of tears. We do not know the day nor the hour. May God, and the U.S. Navy, help the sufferers.

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EXETER 1 SOUTHAMPTON 1 ADAM LALLANA scored his first goal in 12 games as Alan Pardews Southampton continued their unbeaten start to 2010. The 21-year-old had failed to score in his last 11 matches in all competitions but firmly put that barren run behind him as he fired his 13th goal of the season eight minutes before the break. But Matthew Taylor (right) levelled matters within four minutes of the restart to secure a share of the spoils for Exeter, who had claimed the same result against MK Dons last time out. Saints wasted another opportunity to break the deadlock soon after when Papa Waigos left-footed shot was saved by Andy Marriott in the Exeter goal.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE), the world’s largest dedicated security company,
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Martin Spencer, President/CEO of GeckoSystems, stated: “As all of us here at
GeckoSystems are excited about this development, due to the nature of the
upcoming discussions, I feel it is in the best interest of all parties
involved to withhold the name of this publicly traded company at this time.
The potential outcome(s) of it is something that has been in the works for
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AND so the sun sets on a once-promising solo career. After the opening instalments puny ratings of 2.5million, week two of Amanda Holdens Fantasy Lives haemorrhaged another 300,000 viewers. And thats a disaster. Amid widespread apathy, the plucky blonde headed for Hollywood to fulfil her alleged dream of becoming a stuntwoman. But, despite its crashbang-wallop noisiness, this dreary little offering was a snailpaced snooze-fest.
AN upcoming Ferrari sale could become the worlds most valuable car deal ever, when RM Auctions offer a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO by private treaty. One of only 36 made – with a properly documented racing history – bids for it could go ballistic, given the current strong market for antique autos.

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Heres a happy story: Two thugs broke into the garden of a British television personality and new mother, but she scared them off by brandishing a kitchen knife and shouting from her window. Unfortunately, the Hertfordshire coppers who responded to Myleene Klasss call were not impressed by her self-described display of “mummy powers”–they advised her to let the police handle all intrusions in the future.
The earthquake spared nothing, from ordinary homes to the palace and the cathedral, and cost tens of thousands of lives. This was the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; Voltaire used the sudden and overwhelming destruction in Candide to undermine the theodicy of Leibniz. Two hundred and fifty-five years later we are still using disasters to score theological and political points. After the Haitian earthquake Pat Robertson mused on CBN that the countrys troubles stemmed from a pact with the devil made by rebellious slaves in 1791. David Brooks gave a secularist interpretation for New York Times readers: “This is not a natural disaster story. This is a poverty story . . . about poorly constructed buildings, bad infrastructure and terrible public services.” Yes, Haitis woes, before and after the earthquake, are exacerbated by cultural, social, and political corruption. But let no one make too much of that. No human order is shock-proof, no human life is completely secure in this vale of tears. We do not know the day nor the hour. May God, and the U.S. Navy, help the sufferers.

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A DRIVER who caused the death of a motorcyclist walked free after a court accepted the widows plea for him to be spared jail. Sue Capes said enough lives had been ruined by husband Davids death David Everson, 41, pulled out of a side road at Hockering, Norfolk – and Mr Capes, 60, hit his car.
THE issue that fires up readers of this column more than any other is immigration. Sunday Mirror readers are fair, tolerant and thoughtful. This issue is not about racism. Its about the intrinsic “u n f a i r n e s s ” o f s o m e immigration policies, like bankrolling Muslim hate clerics and favouring economic refugees over local families. We all want to live in a tolerant society, but lately our charity has been pushed beyond the limit. At long last Labours Margaret Hodge has finally stuck her neck out with tough new policy plans.
Miep Gies used to say she was just an ordinary housewife. Austrian by birth, and Catholic, she married a Dutchman named Jan Gies and lived in Amsterdam. In the war, Miep and Jan helped hide Otto Frank and his family in a secret room, daily risking their own lives to do so. For Miep, Otto Franks young daughter Anne was a girl “full of the joy of just being alive,” and she remembered seeing Anne writing her diary with a look of utter intensity in her face.

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SPOT COFFEE (CANADA) LTD. (TSX VENTURE: SPP) (”SPoT” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a partnership with Medaille College in Buffalo, New York to open a new student-run cafe. The cafe will exclusively feature SPoT menu items including gourmet roasted coffee, freshly baked pastries and desserts and offer a comfortable place for students to gather and call their own.

The achievement of this partnership is important for the continued growth of SPoTs expanding portfolio of commercial accounts which currently includes customers in Western New York such as Dashs Supermarket, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Rochester Institute of Technology and DYouville College. In addition to SPoTs cafe expansion program whereby management is targeting to have ten cafes fully operating or under development by the end of 2010, SPoT is also strategically expanding its commercial account program to form an additional revenue stream and increase the Companys brand identity.

With historic roots dating back to 1875, Medaille College is situated within the historic Olmsted Crescent in the heart of Buffalo, New York, with branch campuses in Amherst and Rochester in New York State. The new cafe, located in the Main Building on the Buffalo Campus, is entirely student-run and will be managed by Medailles chapter of Student in Free Enterprise, a student led organization focused on fostering entrepreneurship in students. The new enterprise will provide Medaille students with the opportunity to gain hands-on business experience as students are able to apply what they learn in the classroom directly to managing the cafe.

Mr. Richard Gress, CEO of SPoT USA Operations commented: “The expansion of our commercial account program has been a critical step for the continued broadening and recognition of the SPoT brand name. We expect great things with these types of programs and will look to expand the commercial account program globally as the SPoT brand continues to be a recognized favorite in the communities we service.”

Laura Lee Lawrence, Community Relations and Event Manager, further stated, “SPoT has always played an active role in the communities in which they serve. Our partnership with Medaille College has enabled us to proudly be affiliated with a program that aids in the development of young entrepreneurs while simultaneously providing the campus with the freshest, highest quality coffee and pastries. We are so pleased by the opportunity to not only serve the tastes of this new community, but also play a part in their bright and prosperous futures.”

REDWOOD CITY — Its 5:30 a.m. and the tempting aroma of coffee wafts up the stairs inside Adult Beginnings care home. Care home supervisor Roberta Flynn can hear the soft footfalls of an early riser or two getting ready for breakfast. Soon, the house will be full of activity. There is much to be done before the dozen adults who live here are ready to face the day. They must bathe, dress, eat, pack lunch and do their morning chores before they go off to their various jobs and daytime activities. The walls of all the common areas of the house are dotted with similar small reminders to the disabled adults who live there. Pictures help convey the meaning for those who cant read. The school-issue black-and-white wall clock is ringed with small notes taped to the wall. A ribbon runs from each note, pointing to a time of day, serving as a reminder of the days tasks: “7:00 a.m. Mark leaves for La Vista to catch his van ride”; “7:40 a.m. Jennifer, David, Robb, Robin — SamTrans to work.”
Starbucks has brushed aside a request from a gun control advocacy group to ban the display of guns in its retail locations, saying it will abide by laws that allow patrons to openly carry unloaded weapons. “Starbucks does not have a corporate policy regarding customers and weapons; we defer to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding this issue,” Starbucks customer relations department said in response to the Brady Campaigns request. The head of a local chapter of the Brady Campaign was disappointed by the response. “I dont want someone who carries a gun into a store to be making life-and-death decisions. I dont think its safe for them to be there,” said Griffin Dix, who leads the Oakland-Alameda County chapter, which has more than 500 members and other chapters in San Mateo and Contra Costa counties.

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GETTING THERE The Wild Horse Sanctuary is in Shingletown, about 170 miles north of Sacramento and 30 miles southeast of Redding. FRIDAY Spend the afternoon at Turtle Bay Exploration Park ($13; 840 Sundial Bridge Dr./Auditorium Dr., Redding; turtlebay.org or 530/243-8850). From there, walk across the 217-foot-highSundial Bridge that crosses the Sacramento River and links up with the McConnelL Arboretum Botanical Gardens at Turtle Bay (same fee and contact info as park, see above), perfect for a stroll. Watch the sunset over a dinner of house-smoked prime rib and gorgonzola polenta on the riverside patio at Rivers Restaurant ($$$; closed Sun; 202 Hemsted Dr., Redding; 530/223-5606). Spend the night at the Weston House Bed Breakfast (from $155; in Shingletown; westonhouse.com). SATURDAY Breakfast by Weston Houses pool, which overlooks the Wild Horse Sanctuary (two-day rides $435, three-day rides $535; includes meals and lodging; wildhorsesanctuary.org), then head over there to saddle up.
GETTING THERE The Wild Horse Sanctuary is in Shingletown, about 170 miles north of Sacramento and 30 miles southeast of Redding. FRIDAY Spend the afternoon at Turtle Bay Exploration Park ($13; 840 Sundial Bridge Dr./Auditorium Dr., Redding; turtlebay.org or 530/243-8850). From there, walk across the 217-foot-highSundial Bridge that crosses the Sacramento River and links up with the McConnelL Arboretum Botanical Gardens at Turtle Bay (same fee and contact info as park, see above), perfect for a stroll. Watch the sunset over a dinner of house-smoked prime rib and gorgonzola polenta on the riverside patio at Rivers Restaurant ($$$; closed Sun; 202 Hemsted Dr., Redding; 530/223-5606). Spend the night at the Weston House Bed Breakfast (from $155; in Shingletown; westonhouse.com). SATURDAY Breakfast by Weston Houses pool, which overlooks the Wild Horse Sanctuary (two-day rides $435, three-day rides $535; includes meals and lodging; wildhorsesanctuary.org), then head over there to saddle up.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sarah Palin declared “America is ready for another revolution” and repeatedly assailed President Barack Obama on Saturday before adoring “tea party” activists, a seemingly natural constituency should she run for president. “This movement is about the people,” the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee said as the crowd roared. “Government is supposed to be working for the people.” Her audience waved flags and erupted in cheers during multiple standing ovations as Palin gave the keynote address at the first national convention of the “tea party” coalition, an anti- establishment, grass-roots network motivated by anger over the growth of government, budget-busting spending and Obamas policies. Filled with Palins trademark folksy jokes, the speech amounted to a 45-minute pep talk for the coalition and promotion of its principles. The speech also was rife with criticism for Obama and Democrats who control Congress, but delivered with a light touch. But, aside from broad conservative principles like lower taxes and a strong national defense, it was short on her own policy ideas that typically indicate someone is seriously laying the groundwork to run for the White House.
No matter how you cut it, Austin Collie is going to have an impact on todays Super Bowl in Miami. The former BYU receiver has been handed a fairly decent chunk of the offense for Indianapolis, a script that fits alongside veteran stars Reggie Wayne, tight end Dallas Clark and Pierre Garcon. Collie could get key passes thrown his way and make some big plays. Or he could be another part of the Colts table dressing in a loss, and not be a factor. His impact could then be that he didnt have any. Wayne came up hurting in practice on Friday and the three-time All Pro left practice 20 minutes early with an aggravated soft tissue issue below his kneecap. The Colts say Wayne will play today against the Saints. But if he doesnt, or he is limited, Collie could find a bigger piece in Peyton Mannings game plan.

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SCARLETS 23 CARDIFF BLUES 38 HOLDERS Cardiff Blues scraped in to the LV=Cup semis as they scored more tries than Quins in their pool. So the Scarlets will have to sweat on todays results to see if they make the last four. Rhys Priestlands 30thminute try put the Scarlets ahead, but were pegged back after Tom Shanklins try was converted by Ben Blair. Tries from Lee Williams and David Lyons gave the Scarlets a 17-7 half-time lead. But four second-half tries saw the Blues battle back.

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RAMAT HASHARON, Israel — Better Place today announced the grand opening of the company’s first
electric vehicle (EV) demonstration center in Israel, which is
constructed inside a refurbished oil tank, symbolizing the transition to
electric transportation taking place worldwide.

The company marked the occasion by announcing the signing of 92
corporate fleet owners to date as well as a partnership with Dor Alon,
one of Israel’s leading gas station operators, for the deployment of
battery switch stations at Dor Alon’s facilities. Leading companies
including Computer Associates and Motorola now join the ranks of 92
Better Place Vision Partners that have agreed to convert a portion of
over 45,000 internal combustion engine cars to electric vehicles from
Renault when commercially available in 2011.

The opening of the Better Place Center represents an important step for
the company as it prepares for commercial launch in Israel and Denmark
next year. The Center is open to the public to come and familiarize
themselves with all aspects of the Better Place solution: a fully
electric, battery-powered car; a comprehensive infrastructure that
includes charge spots and a battery switch station; and a comprehensive
suite of in-car services designed to provide drivers with the best
possible EV driving experience.

“Today’s announcement marks another step toward our commercial launch
next year in Israel,” said Moshe Kaplinsky, CEO, Better Place Israel.
“Israel welcomes the world to come and experience the thrill of clean,
electric vehicles.”

The Better Place Center is built on the Pi Glilot site – one of the last
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Ken Peery shared his Scouting memories through Calling All Scouts. Boy Scout Troop 148 was chartered on December 31, 1937, to the Baptist Church with S.A. Wagner, Chairman, Alfred Smith, a member of the Committee, and Ralph Knouse as Scoutmaster. Alfred Smith is the father of Coach Dean Smith, of the University of North Carolina basketball fame. I am not sure, but (Dean Smith) may have joined our troop. I joined the troop in 1938. The troop was divided into subgroups called “patrols” and each had a patrol leader and assistant patrol leader. I became a Patrol Leader of the Bob White Patrol. Rifle Range – In 1938-1939, Scouts in Emporia had a rifle range in the basement of the Ford Garage downtown. I am not sure who owned or supplied the .22 rifles but I do know that the range was supervised by Mr. Jack Herron and operated as a division of the National Rifle Association. Mr. Herron was a security officer for the Santa Fe Railroad. I began on the range at the lowest level, “Pro-Marksman” and progressed up through the ranks of “Marksman,” “Marksman – First Class,” and “Sharpshooter (Fifth Class).” Strict target range discipline was observed, there were no accidents. I progressed through the ranks of Boy Scouts and eventually earned the Eagle Scout rank on November 23, 1942. A Court of Honor was held in the Lowther Junior High School building and one of the persons handing out the awards was S. A. Wagner. (Mr. Wagner) happened to be the father of Doris Jean Wagner, the girl who would become my wife. She tells me that she remembers being present at this event.

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

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

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

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

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

Hot tip: Switch your fuel and save pounds 1,400 NEWS that British Gas now has the cheapest fuel on the market was welcomed by its 16 million customers this week – and all the new ones who will now switch supplier. It will not make any difference to the 1.4million homes heated by oil, though. Jeremy Hawksley of the Oil Firing Technical Association said: “Homes heated by oil will be able to switch to bio-fuel with very little effort and at very low cost. We hope the fuel will be available from later this year.” If approved, the scheme would start in April 2011.
Hot tip: Switch your fuel and save pounds 1,400 NEWS that British Gas now has the cheapest fuel on the market was welcomed by its 16 million customers this week – and all the new ones who will now switch supplier. It will not make any difference to the 1.4million homes heated by oil, though. Jeremy Hawksley of the Oil Firing Technical Association said: “Homes heated by oil will be able to switch to bio-fuel with very little effort and at very low cost. We hope the fuel will be available from later this year.” If approved, the scheme would start in April 2011.

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HotelsCombined.com, the worlds leading
hotel meta-search engine, announced today their new supplier agreements
with European online travel agents — HRS (Hotel Reservation Service) and
Hotelopia, part of TUI Travel PLC (LSE: TT).

The move comes after integrating LastMinute, owned by Travelocity, part of
the Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE: TSG), Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) in
Europe and Ebookers, part of Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) and follows
HotelsCombineds decision to expand into the European market.

HotelsCombined.com Managing Director Yury Shar commented: “Europe continues
to be an exciting online accommodation market with plenty of potential. HRS
and Hotelopia both with significant European inventories will add great
value for millions of customers using HotelsCombined.com travelling in and
out of Europe.”

AN Israeli hit squad who murdered a Hamas commander in the Gulf were travelling on Irish passports, Dubai police have claimed. Now Dept of Foreign Affairs officials have launched an inquiry into the claims.

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OGDEN — Police are looking for two men who investigators believe kicked in the door of a home Thursday and stole computer equipment from the homeowner at gunpoint. The home invasion robbery occurred about 6:30 a.m. at a home near 25th Street and Orchard Avenue, said Ogden Police Lt. Scott Sangberg. The victim told officers he was asleep when he heard the back door being kicked in. He said he reached for his cell phone but was blinded by a flashlight and threatened with a handgun, Sangberg said. The victim runs a computer repair and sales business out of his home. Officers are investigating whether the mans online business ads made him a target.
Time for reform The League of Women Voters of California strongly favors Senate Bill 810. Contrary to your editorial on Jan. 26, we believe this is exactly the right time to remedy our badly broken health care financing system. Californias budget crisis is directly linked to rising health insurance costs. Health insurance costs for teachers, police officers, firefighters and transit workers increase annually at rates much higher than wages.

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This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in
this release, words such as “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“projected,” “planned,” “forecasted” and similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements, which are, by their very nature,
not guarantees of Brazilian Mining Corporation future operational or
financial performance, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Due to the
risks and uncertainties, actual events may differ materially from current
expectations. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

Bark Group Inc. (OTCBB: BKPG), an
award-winning U.S. company with a multinational client base, announced
today, that Anaconda, the Companys Munich TV and multimedia subsidiary, has
established funding for their new short-movie called “ALMOST” (a love-
story). This production will be produced by the award-winning director Uwe
Greiner with Phillip Kirsamer on camera, both who were behind the successful
short-movie “GOOD KILL.” Cameraman Philip Kirsamer has previously worked
with the Wachowski-brothers, the producers of The MATRIX. CEO Mathias Lange
expects the production to start in May this year. The movie will be partly
government funded.

About ANACONDA, MUNICH
A new subsidiary of Bark Group Inc. in US — and a TV production company who
specializes in commercial production of own developed TV-formats — as well
as documentaries, childrens programming, light entertainment for the German
TV and internet market, ANACONDA have developed the formats, “My worst day,”
“From 5 – 2,” “We are the boss” and a number of other TV formats for the
German TV market. Anaconda has recently produced a number of “funny clip”
shows for TV stations in the European market. The companys production of
the short movie “Good Kill” in 2006 was among the runners up for
representing Germany at the Academy Awards that same year.

About Bark Group Inc.
Bark Group Inc. is an award-winning U.S. company that delivers cutting-edge
advertising and marketing campaigns to leading European businesses. Bark
develops and delivers highly effective marketing campaigns on structural,
strategic, and emotional and creative levels. Its integrated approach is
revolutionizing the communications field while offering clients a higher
return on their advertising investments. Barks objectives are to achieve
aggressive growth through acquisition and development of satellite companies
around the globe, starting with Europe. The company is adamantly pursuing
its ambitious goal to be ranked among the 10 best and most profitable
communication companies in Europe within 4 years.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. “Forward-looking statements”
describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are
generally preceded by words such as “may,” “future,” “plan” or “planned,”
“will” or “should,” “expected,” “anticipates,” “draft,” “eventually” or
“projected.” You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a
multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances,
events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-
looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements; projected
events in this press release may not occur due to unforeseen circumstances,
various factors, and other risks identified in a companys annual report on
Form 10-K and other filings made by such company.

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In a region traditionally known for producing loud, blustery autocrats who champion failed economic policies (Castro, Ortega, Chavez), Chile is a quietly remarkable success story. On January 11, it signed an accession agreement to become the first South American member of the OECD. Less than a week later, Chilean voters elected a conservative government for the first time since General Pinochet stepped down 20 years ago.
PROVO — For the second year in a row, BYU students won first place in the annual Residential Construction Management Competition in Las Vegas. Sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, this years contest challenged construction management students to come up with a way to continue development in a sinking housing market. That market was in Corsicana, a small town south of Dallas, Texas, where an actual development had fizzled. Their idea was to alter the original design by constructing homes for first-time homebuyers that were green-code compliant and aesthetically appealing — all for a low financing request of $300,000.
WASHINGTON — The job market is lurching toward improvement. It just has a long way to go. The outlook for jobs became a bit less bleak Friday when the government released Januarys unemployment rate showing an unexpected decline from 10 percent to 9.7 percent. It was the first drop in seven months. The economy is growing, and normally job creation would be strengthening. But the job market is weighed down by employers who remain slow to hire because consumers are not spending enough. Companies worry about their prospects once government stimulus aid fades. They also fret about possibly higher costs related to taxes or health care measures from Congress and statehouses. The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since August because a Labor Department survey of households found a sharp rise in the number of Americans with jobs. The survey found that 541,000 more Americans had jobs last month.

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Also Announces Investigations of Motorola, Inc. (MOT), State Street
(STT), Stryker Corporation (SYK), Kohlberg Capital Corp. (KCAP), Bank of
America (BAC), MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (PCS), and NightHawk
Radiology Holdings, Inc. (NHWK)

PITTSBURGH — Notice is hereby given by the Law Office of Alfred G. Yates Jr., PC that
a class action has been filed in the United States District Court for
the District of Connecticut on behalf of all persons or entities who
purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of Terex Corporation
(”Terex” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TEX) during the period from February
20, 2008 through February 11, 2009, inclusive (the “Class Period”) to
recover damages caused by defendants violations of the federal
securities laws.

The complaint alleges that defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Specifically, the complaint
claims that defendants issued statements during the Class Period that
were materially false and misleading because they failed to disclose and
misrepresented the following material adverse facts, including that: (a)
defendants failed to properly and timely account for certain impaired
assets within the Company including in its “Construction” and
“Roadbuilding, Utility Products and Other” segments/units; (b) Terex was
experiencing declining demand for its products in its Construction,
Materials Processing and Aerial Work Platforms segments; (c) Terexs
financial condition was weaker than represented; (d) Terex was not as
prepared and diversified as represented to withstand its significant
exposure to a weakening global credit market and economy; and (e) the
defendants lacked a reasonable basis for positive statements and
representations concerning Terexs Fiscal Year (”FY”) 2008 earnings
guidance and the Companys overall business prospects.

On September 4, 2008, Terex disclosed both its: (a) updated FY 2008
financial guidance (which lowered earnings per share guidance); and (b)
adverse news concerning certain of the Companys segments weakening
financial performances. These negative disclosures were followed by a
decline of 20%, or $9.30 a share in the price of Terex common stock.

On February 11, 2009, Terex announced its Fourth Quarter 2008 and FY
2008 results which included goodwill impairment charges that reduced net
income by a dramatic $4.60 a share for FY 2008. Following news of the
Companys poor financial results and forecast, Terex stock fell $4.17 a
share to close at $9.45 a share on February 12, 2009.

HAYWARD — Karl George Sanft was charged Friday with two counts of murder in the knife slayings of a security guard and truck driver at an auto lot on Tuesday. Sanft, a 34-year-old Union City resident, also was charged with carjacking and robbery related to the same spree. The murder charges carry a host of special circumstances — murdering a witness to a crime, multiple murder, and murder in the course of committing another crime — that could result in the death penalty. Police believe James Wightman, 53, witnessed what happened and was slain in the cab of his truck. The Central Point, Ore., resident worked as a transport truck driver and often did pick ups and deliveries at the lot, or used it as a place to rest, co-workers said. Sanft was arrested by Sunnyvale police later on Tuesday when they investigated reports of an “out of place” car parked in a neighborhood.

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A 5% finders fee is payable on a portion of the offering. The shares will be restricted from trading for a period of four months from the date of issuance in compliance with TSX Venture Exchange policies and securities legislation.

Newstrike also confirms that Gleichen Resources Inc. has announced that it has decided to exercise its right of first refusal in respect of the acquisition of Goldcorp Inc.s 21.2% interest in the concessions that comprise the Morelos Project in the Guerrero Gold Belt in Mexico. Newstrike had previously entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Goldcorp in respect of its interest in the Morelos Project, which Agreement was subject to Gleichens decision to exercise its right of first refusal. Newstrike has determined that it will continue to move forward to meet its obligations under the Agreement with Goldcorp until such time as Goldcorp and Gleichen have entered into a formal agreement and the acquisition of Goldcorps interest by Gleichen has completed.

Newstrike Capital Inc. is a gold-silver focused explorer, targeting known and historic mining districts in Mexico. Current management and directors co-discovered Goldcorps and Tecks significant discoveries in Guerrero Gold Belt in Guerrero State, currently in advanced stages of exploration and production.

DALLAS — Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) (“Denbury” or the “Company”) announced
today that it has priced its offering of $1 billion principal amount of
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020. The notes will carry a coupon rate
of 8.25% and are being sold at 100% of par. The Company expects to close
the sale of the notes on February 10, 2010.

The net proceeds from the offering will be placed in escrow pending the
closing of the previously announced merger of Encore Acquisition Company
with and into Denbury. Upon the closing of the merger, $400 million of
the escrowed proceeds will be released to Denbury to finance a portion
of the merger consideration. In addition, on or about the date of the
closing of the notes offering, Denbury intends to offer to purchase
three series of Encores outstanding senior subordinated notes (other
than Encores 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016). The remaining
$600 million of escrowed proceeds will be used to fund repurchases
pursuant to these offers or any change of control offers to be made upon
consummation of the merger.

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Tribute Entertainment Media Group is proud to announce their new Tribute Movies iPhone application, Version 1.0.2., for free download. The new app pinpoints your location to find the nearest theaters to you. Search movies by title, read summaries, get release dates and running times and view the coolest new trailers!

Other features allow you to search movies by popularity and user rating, search theaters by name, postal code or GPS location, browse show times, view movie posters and photos, read movie summaries and see which actors are starring in them, and gives you the opportunity to be a movie critic by rating movies and posting your comments and reviews.

“Were very excited about this app. Many of our website and wap users have been asking us to implement something like this,” said Alexandra Stewart, Tribute Entertainment Media Group COO. “Planning a trip to the movies is now a one-stop experience with Tribute Movies. You can watch trailers, read reviews, pick the theater closest to you and share that information with friends.”

The Tribute Movies app is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch and requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

Tribute Entertainment Media Group is proud to announce their new Tribute Movies iPhone application, Version 1.0.2., for free download. The new app pinpoints your location to find the nearest theaters to you. Search movies by title, read summaries, get release dates and running times and view the coolest new trailers!

Other features allow you to search movies by popularity and user rating, search theaters by name, postal code or GPS location, browse show times, view movie posters and photos, read movie summaries and see which actors are starring in them, and gives you the opportunity to be a movie critic by rating movies and posting your comments and reviews.

“Were very excited about this app. Many of our website and wap users have been asking us to implement something like this,” said Alexandra Stewart, Tribute Entertainment Media Group COO. “Planning a trip to the movies is now a one-stop experience with Tribute Movies. You can watch trailers, read reviews, pick the theater closest to you and share that information with friends.”

The Tribute Movies app is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch and requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

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IN THE rush-about run-up to Christmas weve got a relaxing prize package to give two readers the chance to take the weight off their feet and enjoy a few hours of pampering. Our winners will spend a day at Huddersfields luxurious Titanic Spa in Linthwaite, enjoying the salt-regulated swimming pool, Heat Experience, steam and sauna rooms. And if our winners feel suitably re-energised they will also have free use of the Titanics Technogym. The package includes a nourishing, healthy lunch in the bistro and a facial or massage in the treatment rooms and is worth around pounds 300. Titanic is the UKs first eco spa and has many environmentally-friendly features, including its own solar power supply and fresh water from a bore hole.
Great ski chalets.. WARM up at the end of a day on the slopes in one of these cosy ski chalets in the mountains, one from Finland and three from France. Chalets offer great value for money, whether you go selfcatering or full board.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Finnish airline Finnair (OMX Helsinki:FIA1S) announced today that on Friday it is opening a new generation Via Spa in connection with the Via Lounge at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The Via Lounge will be free of charge for Finnair Plus and oneworld top-tier members, as well as Business Class passengers. Other passengers will be able to access the lounge for a fee. The Via Spa will be open for a fee for all passengers except Finnair Plus Platinum cardholders, who will have free access. The spa will offer Finnair customers spa and wellness services and will include a spruce sauna and stone sauna from the Alps, a steam sauna and a traditional Finnish sauna, plus a cold water paddling pool and a mineral water pool. Both the Via Spa and Via Lounge are located in the end section of the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport terminal extension between Gates 36 and 37. The Via Lounge has space for approximately 250 customers and features six private shower rooms, a buffet, a Via Bar and relaxation areas.

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IF youre inspired after seeing Robson Greens Wild Swimming TV series then test the waters of Cornwalls Mawgan Porth. The eco Scarlet Hotel has wild swimming lessons on a three-night break for pounds 490pp with two dinners cooked by a Michelin-starred chef, an hours instruction and a spa treatment.
Finnish airline Finnair (OMX Helsinki:FIA1S) announced today that on Friday it is opening a new generation Via Spa in connection with the Via Lounge at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The Via Lounge will be free of charge for Finnair Plus and oneworld top-tier members, as well as Business Class passengers. Other passengers will be able to access the lounge for a fee. The Via Spa will be open for a fee for all passengers except Finnair Plus Platinum cardholders, who will have free access. The spa will offer Finnair customers spa and wellness services and will include a spruce sauna and stone sauna from the Alps, a steam sauna and a traditional Finnish sauna, plus a cold water paddling pool and a mineral water pool. Both the Via Spa and Via Lounge are located in the end section of the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport terminal extension between Gates 36 and 37. The Via Lounge has space for approximately 250 customers and features six private shower rooms, a buffet, a Via Bar and relaxation areas.

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DUISBURG, Germany — mimoOn, a pioneer in LTE software implementations for programmable radio
platforms, today announced it will be participating in the Femtozone at
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona 15-18 February 2010. The Femtozone
(Hall 1, Stand G19) is an area hosted by the Femto Forum, dedicated to
featuring the leading companies in femtocell development, and will
display the latest in femtocell markets, devices, and technology.

The Femtozone will feature a daily schedule of public presentations from
operators and vendors on the major opportunities and challenges facing
the femtocell market. mimoOn’s VP Standards IP, Willem Mulder, will be
making a presentation entitled “LTE self-optimizing networks – The way
forward for large-scale cost-effective small cell rollout” at 4.30PM on
Tuesday, 16 February.

The mimoOn presentation will discuss how LTE’s OFDMA-based air interface
enables new solutions for interference management and radio resource
management, bringing significant improvements in spectrum efficiency.

mimoOn will also be displaying its LTE physical layer, protocol stack
layers, and reference designs for femtocells based on flexible and
upgradeable software defined radio (SDR) platforms in the product
showcase in the Femtozone, and on the mimoOn stand 2B17.

According to Thomas Kaiser, mimoOn CEO, “We are noticing a lot of
interest from the operator community for deploying LTE femtocells, the
reason is that cell capacity can be increased much more dramatically
through such a network architecture, than just by changing the radio
interface alone. Since mimoOn offers solutions for both infrastructure
as well as UEs, the company is in a unique position to offer solutions
that incorporate advanced basestation techniques such as interference
cancellation and self-organizing algorithms, all at the optimized price
points of client-side devices”.

Nine new diabetes research projects will be funded for a total of US$2 million over the next three years as part of the International Diabetes Federations (IDF) translational research grant programme, BRIDGES.

A total of 157 applications were considered for the second round of funding. The chosen projects address important issues in primary and secondary prevention of diabetes in different parts of the world.

“BRIDGES is a key programme for IDFs work and mission. The support of translational research projects is critical in a world facing various global health challenges, including diabetes,” said IDF President Jean Claude Mbanya.

“Just like the first phase, this round of the programme has a true global impact. The research carried out will have far reaching implications in Austria, China, Colombia, Haiti, India, the Philippines, South Africa and the US,” Prof Mbanya added.

The projects focus on topics such as lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, peer support, foot inspection for the visually impaired and the impact of motivational interviewing.

Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: FNC): The Company wishes to announce the results of the recent reconnaissance drill programme carried out on its 100% owned Beauce Gold Property, located in Quebecs Appalachian Mountain trend, 100km south of Quebec City. The property consists of about 400 claims totalling 15,000 ha or 39,000 acres, and includes most of the historic Gilbert River placer district, site of Canadas first major placer gold rush in the mid nineteenth century (see attached map).

Two main target types are believed to be present on the property, small, high grade lode deposits to account for the placers themselves, and large tonnage, low grade gold deposits related to regional scale silicification and mineralization, found in the strongly deformed siltstones, shales and tuffaceous rocks characteristic of this part of the Appalachians. Two target areas, based on these models were selected.

The Timrod area was the first, near the upstream end of the historic placer on the Riviere Giroux, or the West Branch of the Gilbert, where, in 2003, a NE trending deformed gold bearing quartz vein was discovered by trenching near an old shaft dug in overburden. A total of thirteen holes were drilled along a strike length of about 400 metres and averaging about 50 metres in depth. Results indicated a strong continuity of a quartz stockwork system accompanied by strong silicification, local chloritization and weakly disseminated pyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite with occasional chalcopyrite and sphalerite. No visible gold was seen and assay values were uniformly low, the maximum reaching 0.5 grams per tonne over 1.5 metres. The degree of alteration and evidence of multiple quartz veining episodes however, indicate this area remains highly prospective, and numerous geophysical and geochemical anomalies remain to be tested. The huge gold geochemical signature that the placers themselves represent merely confirms the above conclusion.

The Rapides du Diable target area represents the large tonnage low grade deposit model. Nine holes were drilled for a total of 819 metres. Again, extensive silicification, local chloritization and variable amounts of disseminated pyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite with occasional chalcopyrite and sphalerite were noted and no visible gold was seen. Two of these holes returned significant intersections, grading 0.46 grams per tonne over 29 metres (Hole RD-09-02) and 0.57 grams per tonne over 23.3 metres (RD-09-07). These numbers confirm the results from the historic hole, ddh M-98-11 located on the north side of the river at Rapides du Diable where an intersection measuring 0.33 grams per tonne over 62.5 metres to the bottom of the hole which ended in mineralization was outlined (GM-57120, non 43-101 compliant – see caution below). These three intersections suggest the existence of a NE trending corridor at least 250 metres long and open along strike and to depth. Higher grade intervals over narrow widths (0.5 – 3.5 metres) on the order of two to three grams per tonne are present in these intersections in the three holes, suggesting the possibility of higher grades elsewhere in the system. As can be seen from the attached map, the Rapides target area forms a kind of choke point or buttress which interferes with the course of the Chaudiere River itself and suggests the possible existence of a major unique regional structure. Exploration of the, to date, untested extensions of this zone are certainly warranted. The balance of the nine holes at Rapides du Diable were drilled marginal to this corridor and returned only geochemically anomalous gold values.

Most of the holes were sampled in their entirely, at intervals determined by rock and mineralization type. A total of 834 samples were collected and assayed, 341 on Timrod and 493 at Rapides du Diable. All core was of NQ dimension.

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PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced the following
upcoming Investor Relations events:

Veeco management is scheduled to present on:

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 9:45 AM PT at the Thomas Weisel
Partners Technology Telecom Conference 2010 at The Fairmont Hotel in
San Francisco, CA.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 10:30 AM ET at the Piper
Jaffray Fifth Annual Clean Technology Renewables Conference at The
Westin New York in New York, NY.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 1:00 PM ET at the 2nd
Annual Kaufman Bros. Green Technology Conference at the Boston Harbor
Hotel in Boston, MA.

MINNEAPOLIS — Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP) today announced that Jim
Cracchiolo, chairman and chief executive officer, is scheduled to speak
about the company’s business and strategy at the Credit Suisse Financial
Services Forum 2010 at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami on Thursday,
February 11, 2010 at approximately 8:45 a.m. (ET).

A live audio webcast of the presentation and the presentation slides
will be available to the general public through the Investor Relations
section of the Ameriprise Financial website at ir.ameriprise.com. An
audio replay of Mr. Cracchiolo’s presentation will be available through
the same website address later that day.

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a diversified financial services company
serving the comprehensive financial planning needs of the mass affluent
and affluent. For more information, visit ameriprise.com.

© 2010 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP):

What: 2010 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Interim Meeting

Where: Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202

Who: Thomas E. Menighan, MBA, Executive Vice President and CEO,
American Pharmacists Association; Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N.,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

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Nevada officials said the state may drop out of Medicaid if the health-care bill passes. Instead it would help its low-income legal residents participate in the federally subsidized exchanges that the bill would establish. The resulting insurance policies would doubtless be more attractive to beneficiaries than Medicaid is.
Georgia Patients to Join Dialysis Patient Citizens in Asking
Lawmakers to Support Legislation – S.B. 316 – Providing Access to
Medigap Secondary Insurance to Improve Georgia Kidney Patients’ Health
and Reduce the Medicaid Burden on State Taxpayers

ATLANTA — On Tuesday, February 9, kidney patients from across the state of Georgia
will join Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) – a national, non-profit,
patient-led organization representing approximately 1,300 members in
Georgia and 22,000 members nationwide – in holding a briefing at the
State Capitol, followed by a series of meetings with lawmakers and
staff, urging the passage of key legislation this year that would help
thousands of Georgia’s kidney failure patients who are struggling to
access health insurance for the medical care they need.

The legislation – S.B. 316, sponsored by State Senators Don Thomas
(R-Dalton) and Ed Harbison (D-Columbus) – would provide the opportunity
for approximately 2,000 Georgia end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients
and disabled patients under the age of 65 to access Medigap secondary
coverage. Under current federal law, all Medicare beneficiaries over the
age of 65 are already able to purchase Medigap, which provides them with
access to needed medical treatments, including kidney transplant,
without cost being a barrier. Patients and kidney care advocates will
ask lawmakers to extend the same coverage to Georgia’s ESRD and disabled
Medicare beneficiaries under age 65.

If Georgia passes this important legislation, fewer people will be
forced to “spend down” their assets to enter the state Medicaid program,
resulting in Medicaid savings of up to
$20 million over the next five years for Georgia and protecting
taxpayers from higher program costs.

COMPLICATION INSURANCE® Provides Financial Security for Surgical
Patients

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

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

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

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Institutional Venture Partners Leads Growth Investment in Company
That Replaces Moving Parts of Camera Phones with Solid-State Optics

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — LensVector™,
Inc., the leader in solid-state optical components for camera phones,
laptops and other consumer electronics, today announced it has closed
$30 million in a Series C financing round, bringing the total financial
backing of the company to more than $50 million. Institutional Venture
Partners (IVP) led the new funding and joins existing investors Menlo
Ventures, Samsung, Silicon Valley Bank, Mitsui and Kodak. LensVector
will use proceeds from the financing to expand operations.

As part of the funding, Norm Fogelsong, General Partner of IVP, has
joined the LensVector Board of Directors. “We were attracted to
LensVector because of its proprietary autofocus technology and the large
camera phone market opportunity,” said Fogelsong. “The LensVector
management team is also top-notch, with decades of experience in this
industry.”

LensVector has developed breakthrough optical technology that can shape,
steer and focus light without mechanical movement. The company’s
technology addresses the need for autofocus and other advanced optical
features in the large and rapidly growing market for miniature cameras
embedded in mobile phones, laptops, pocket video camcorders and other
consumer electronics. Sampling today with key customers, LensVector
technology replaces the complex, bulky and often fragile mechanical
autofocus mechanisms currently found in camera phones with a simple and
easy-to-integrate solid-state component.

“LensVector is receiving tremendous response from handset customers that
want small, energy-efficient, rugged autofocus solutions that can easily
be integrated into their devices and mass manufactured at a competitive
cost. Consumer demand for better picture quality, plus high-value
applications like bar-code scanning and video, are key demand drivers,”
said LensVector CEO Derek Proudian. “This financing will allow us to
scale our manufacturing capacity and better serve this growing demand
from our customers.”

Bark Group Inc. (OTCBB: BKPG), an
award-winning U.S. company with a multinational client base, announced
today, that Anaconda, the Companys Munich TV and multimedia subsidiary, has
established funding for their new short-movie called “ALMOST” (a love-
story). This production will be produced by the award-winning director Uwe
Greiner with Phillip Kirsamer on camera, both who were behind the successful
short-movie “GOOD KILL.” Cameraman Philip Kirsamer has previously worked
with the Wachowski-brothers, the producers of The MATRIX. CEO Mathias Lange
expects the production to start in May this year. The movie will be partly
government funded.

About ANACONDA, MUNICH
A new subsidiary of Bark Group Inc. in US — and a TV production company who
specializes in commercial production of own developed TV-formats — as well
as documentaries, childrens programming, light entertainment for the German
TV and internet market, ANACONDA have developed the formats, “My worst day,”
“From 5 – 2,” “We are the boss” and a number of other TV formats for the
German TV market. Anaconda has recently produced a number of “funny clip”
shows for TV stations in the European market. The companys production of
the short movie “Good Kill” in 2006 was among the runners up for
representing Germany at the Academy Awards that same year.

About Bark Group Inc.
Bark Group Inc. is an award-winning U.S. company that delivers cutting-edge
advertising and marketing campaigns to leading European businesses. Bark
develops and delivers highly effective marketing campaigns on structural,
strategic, and emotional and creative levels. Its integrated approach is
revolutionizing the communications field while offering clients a higher
return on their advertising investments. Barks objectives are to achieve
aggressive growth through acquisition and development of satellite companies
around the globe, starting with Europe. The company is adamantly pursuing
its ambitious goal to be ranked among the 10 best and most profitable
communication companies in Europe within 4 years.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. “Forward-looking statements”
describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are
generally preceded by words such as “may,” “future,” “plan” or “planned,”
“will” or “should,” “expected,” “anticipates,” “draft,” “eventually” or
“projected.” You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a
multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances,
events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-
looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements; projected
events in this press release may not occur due to unforeseen circumstances,
various factors, and other risks identified in a companys annual report on
Form 10-K and other filings made by such company.

SALEM — Utah County detectives are asking for the publics help in identifying a woman who may have witnessed a “suspicious circumstance” at a Salem gas station involving persons of interest in the slaying of retired BYU professor Kay Mortensen. A security camera captured an image of the woman at Fast Gas at 10:10 p.m. on Nov. 16, a few hours after Mortensen, 70, was found with his throat slashed in a bathtub in his Payson Canyon home. “We dont know exactly what information (the woman) may be able to provide to us, but wed like to talk to her,” said Utah County Sheriffs Lt. Yvette Rice. According to Gina Dedrickson, a manager at the gas station, the woman bought cigarettes that day, “loitered around” for a minute, then asked for change to use the pay phone. She started to make a call and then left.

Kodak EasyShare CX4230

“We are extremely pleased that we have moved up on the listing ladder to
the OTC BB from the pink sheets,” stated Kyle Gotshalk, CEO and President
of Commerce Online. “Although we maintained the highest listing level
possible for our company on the pink sheets, it was important to have taken
the next step to increase the Companys exposure to both investors and
market makers, as well as provide a high level of liquidity for both
shareholders and institutions bringing an added credibility to our common
stock,” continued Mr. Gotshalk.

“This move to the OTC BB is a testament to the team effort here at Commerce
Online, that we are committed to the future success of this Company for all
stockholders and our employees. This further level of transparency to
institutions and the investing public will only increase our visibility
within our industry as a leading niche payment solutions company focusing
within the medical sector,” stated Company founder, Michael Friedman.

About Commerce Online Inc.

Every American has a vested interest in the education of our nations children. The future success of the United States rests on their shoulders and together we should work to ensure that they are given the opportunity to succeed. For over four decades the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has provided support to our nations public schools. It has helped move public education in a positive direction on the ladder of school reform. However, we are far from the top of that ladder where all children graduate from high school with the knowledge and skills necessary for success in college and the workforce. I believe that to continue up the ladder of school reform, we need to retain and build on many of the current policies and practices embodied in ESEA. Valuable lessons have been learned. We cannot afford to abandon current practices and start over- our children and schools deserve better than that. Instead, we need to roll up our sleeves and find solutions, such as allowing for growth models to measure student academic achievement. One of the best changes the last reauthorization made was to shine the light on all children by requiring schools to be held accountable for the academic achievement of every child. Students with disabilities and those who are limited in their English proficiency are no longer in the shadows and overlooked. We must also support the adults in schools- especially our teachers- with the information, best practices, and research they need to educate every child in their class* rooms.

Aluminium Loft Ladder

Cost of socialism In his Jan. 25 letter to the Times, Josh Trayner obliquely lauds the prospect of government-run (”socialized”) medicine by citing the assumed efficiencies of various government-monitored agencies (e.g.; the FCC and FDA). He thus conflates government oversight of relatively small, highly specific entities with management of a vastly larger and much more diverse (health care) industry. Socialism itself has had a dismal history (re: the former USSR). Swedens blended socialism has worked where the population is small, mostly concentrated and, above all, culturally homogeneous. Thats far from the case here.
BURLINGAME — About 800 educators from across Northern California will converge here this weekend to learn the latest teaching techniques and resources. The California Teachers Associations annual Good Teaching Conference at the Hyatt Regency hotel features workshops on topics such as how to stop bullying, increase parent participation and use data to improve instruction.

Being Bullied

Bark Group Inc. (OTCBB: BKPG), an
award-winning U.S. company with a multinational client base, announced
today, that Anaconda, the Companys Munich TV and multimedia subsidiary, has
established funding for their new short-movie called “ALMOST” (a love-
story). This production will be produced by the award-winning director Uwe
Greiner with Phillip Kirsamer on camera, both who were behind the successful
short-movie “GOOD KILL.” Cameraman Philip Kirsamer has previously worked
with the Wachowski-brothers, the producers of The MATRIX. CEO Mathias Lange
expects the production to start in May this year. The movie will be partly
government funded.

About ANACONDA, MUNICH
A new subsidiary of Bark Group Inc. in US — and a TV production company who
specializes in commercial production of own developed TV-formats — as well
as documentaries, childrens programming, light entertainment for the German
TV and internet market, ANACONDA have developed the formats, “My worst day,”
“From 5 – 2,” “We are the boss” and a number of other TV formats for the
German TV market. Anaconda has recently produced a number of “funny clip”
shows for TV stations in the European market. The companys production of
the short movie “Good Kill” in 2006 was among the runners up for
representing Germany at the Academy Awards that same year.

About Bark Group Inc.
Bark Group Inc. is an award-winning U.S. company that delivers cutting-edge
advertising and marketing campaigns to leading European businesses. Bark
develops and delivers highly effective marketing campaigns on structural,
strategic, and emotional and creative levels. Its integrated approach is
revolutionizing the communications field while offering clients a higher
return on their advertising investments. Barks objectives are to achieve
aggressive growth through acquisition and development of satellite companies
around the globe, starting with Europe. The company is adamantly pursuing
its ambitious goal to be ranked among the 10 best and most profitable
communication companies in Europe within 4 years.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. “Forward-looking statements”
describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are
generally preceded by words such as “may,” “future,” “plan” or “planned,”
“will” or “should,” “expected,” “anticipates,” “draft,” “eventually” or
“projected.” You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a
multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances,
events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-
looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements; projected
events in this press release may not occur due to unforeseen circumstances,
various factors, and other risks identified in a companys annual report on
Form 10-K and other filings made by such company.

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

1. Nothing goods on TV. Conditions are perfect. What night of the week is “Business Time,” according to “Flight of the Conchords”?

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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Vicon Industries, Inc. (VII: NYSE-AMEX), a designer and producer of
video security and surveillance systems, today reported operating
results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009. The
announcement was made by Chairman and CEO Ken Darby, who said weak order
intake throughout 2009, combined with customer extended delivery
schedules, adversely impacted sales. “Continuing weak worldwide
economies have reduced both public and private sector capital spending
for projects that would otherwise employ electronic security,” noted Mr.
Darby.

For the first fiscal quarter of 2010, net sales were $11.1 million,
compared with $15.7 million in the year ago period. A net loss was
incurred of $697,000 ($.15 per share), compared with net income of
$508,000 ($.11 per diluted share) in the prior year quarter.

U.S. sales declined to $6.4 million, down 19% from $7.8 million, while
foreign sales were $4.7 million, down 40% from $7.9 million in the year
ago period. “It was a difficult quarter for shipments as the Company was
unable to turn orders into sales principally as a result of extended
delivery schedules,” Mr. Darby said. While shipments were down
worldwide, incoming orders for the December 31, 2009 quarter improved to
$13.7 million, compared with $13.1 million in the immediately preceding
quarter. Nevertheless, the current quarter order level was well below
the $18.3 million of new orders booked in the year ago December quarter.

Gross margins declined to 41.8%, compared with 45.5% for the prior year.
“We would expect to see some degree of margin erosion on the low sales
level as a result of our fixed overhead cost structure,” commented Mr.
Darby. Operating costs, however, declined $590,000 principally as a
result of lower sales, and general and administrative costs.

Mr. Darby said Vicon will showcase several new products at a major
industry trade show in March. Highlighting the show will be a new range
of megapixel cameras and several enhancements to ViconNet®, the
Company’s physical security information management application. Among
other enhancements, the new version features the latest industry
compression technology, browser functionality, and multiple archive
improvements.

Actor, Comedian, Producer, DJ, TV and Radio Personality Nick Cannon
to Guest Host HSN’s Two Beats Segments on Saturday, February 6 and
Introduce Solo™ HD (PRODUCT)RED™, with a
Special Live Performance by Singer Robin Thicke

BRISBANE, Calif. LOS ANGELES — Monster®, a world leader in the audio/video accessories
category, and Beats™ by Dr. Dre™, co-founded by legendary artist and
producer Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen AM Chairman Jimmy Iovine,
announced today that the recently introduced Beats Solo™ HD (PRODUCT)RED™
Special Edition Headphones from Monster (MSRP $229.95) are now
available online at HSN.com through March 1. A portion of the proceeds
from the sale of each product will go directly to the Global Fund to
support AIDS programs in Africa that provide testing, counseling,
treatment and other services for those affected by AIDS.

Star-Studded HSN Segments for Beats Solo™ HD (PRODUCT)RED™

On Saturday, February 6 at 2:25 PM and 6:22 PM (all times EST), HSN
viewers will be introduced to Beats Solo™ HD (PRODUCT)RED™
from Monster during specially created, star-studded on-air
segments. The lively segments will be guest-hosted by the multihyphenate
entertainer Nick Cannon, whose production work in the music studio and
behind the turntables as a DJ gives him insight into the importance of
the sound quality offered by Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. During the
segments, HSN customers will also be able to enjoy a special Valentine’s
Day themed live performance by Grammy Award winning soul singer Robin
Thicke.

In addition to the availability of Beats Solo™ HD (PRODUCT)RED™
Special Edition, HSN will also offer other popular Beats by
Dr. Dre headphone products from Monster, including Heartbeats by Lady
Gaga, Beats by Dr. Dre Studio, Beats by Dr. Dre Solo and the Beats Tour
High Resolution In-Ear Headphone. Each of these products will be offered
in exclusive CD bundle packages with Robin Thicke’s popular “Sex
Therapy” CD. In addition to the headphones, HSN will also offer the HP
ENVY Beats Limited Edition 15.6” laptop computer.

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

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

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

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Elysium Internet Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EYSM)
announced yesterday its list of strategic initiatives for 2010 and a recap
of milestones achieved in 2009.

Elysium Internet Inc. will be launching a new local professional search
engine geared towards specific industries similar to the model for
Elysiums Podiatrist.com domain. Single word domains are extremely
valuable; the average price for the top ten single word domain names sold
in 2009 was $1,815,000. Elysium has ownership of six additional single word
domain names that will launch in 2010.

Other active stocks are BizAuctions Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BZCN) Constant
Contact (NASDAQ: CTCT) Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE: IPG)

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Elysium Internet, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EYSM), a next
generation Local Internet advertising and digital media Company, today
announced that its founder and CEO is scheduled to be interviewed live on
Traders Nation(TM) at 12:10 ET on Monday December 14th, 2009. Traders
Nation(TM) is the largest syndicated small cap financial talk radio program
running.

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FT. MYERS, Fla. — On February 10th 2009, Florida Governor Charlie Crist joined President
Obama at a now infamous town hall meeting in Ft. Myers to support the
$800 billion stimulus bill. This colossal waste of money increased the
national debt, did not help the economy and failed to prevent tremendous
job losses in Florida and across the country. But Gov. Crist stood
hand-in-hand with President Obama nonetheless and applauded his big
government scheme that would cost taxpayers dearly.

That is why FreedomWorks PAC has endorsed Marco Rubio as a “Champion
of Freedom” and why Chairman Armey will be celebrating
(sarcastically, of course) the “Hug’s” one-year anniversary with Rubio
at a special event next Wednesday, February, 10th, at the
Harborside Event Center in Ft. Myers – the exact same location of the
Crist-Obama Hug!

This event is open to Florida FreedomWorks members and the media and
will serve as a reminder to the people of Florida that they have a clear
choice between the two candidates in the Republican primary battle for
this U.S. Senate seat. Please see event details below:

What:FreedomWorks
PAC “Hug” Anniversary Event with Dick Armey and Marco Rubio

When:Wednesday,
February 10th7 p.m. – 9 p.m.Doors open at 6
p.m.

CLEVELAND — In 1985, Foundation Software founder Fred Ode started his business with
one product and one goal: to build a company that would be a dominant
force in the construction accounting software industry. Twenty-five
years later, the company’s flagship product, FOUNDATION for Windows, is
serving the needs of more than 2,200 U.S. contractors.

“In the mid-1980s, I never would have predicted how fast nor how far
technology would change the construction industry,” Ode said. “I am
proud and humbled that our company has played a key role in helping
contractors achieve new levels of job cost efficiency and greater
control over the financial side of their businesses.”

With expertise in the field of construction, Foundation Software
continues to evolve the business and its technology to address the most
pressing needs of contractors in an increasingly-competitive industry.
The most recent enhancements and product launches include:

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

Quarter Ended December 31, 2009

Results for the Quarter Ended December
31, 2009

After years of denials and evasions, Mark McGwire, the home-run king, admitted to steroid use. As he did so, he sobbed. He said, “The toughest thing is my wife, my parents, close friends have had no idea that I hid it from them all this time.. I knew this day was going to come. I didnt know when.” He said it was especially hard to break the news to his son, now 22, who was 10 when McGwire hoisted him at home plate: That was when McGwire broke Roger Mariss record for home runs in a single season.

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

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

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

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

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

One Saudi Arabian braved flash floods in Jeddah to rescue two family members and dozens of strangers from drowning. This act of heroism was made more remarkable by the fact that the driver, who threw a rope to stranded cars and then dragged them out, was a woman–which makes it a violation of Saudi Arabias ban on woman drivers.

Pre Owned Cars

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MAY I HAVE YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION PLEASE!” Small guy, big mouth: Hes maybe 15, black, skinny kid, but his voice fills up the noisy New York City subway car and then some. “I am selling candy! I got Snickers! I got Peanut MMs! I am trying to make some money! This isnt for school, this isnt for a basketball team, this is for ME! So I can get more candy and MAKE MORE MONEY!” The straphangers appreciate his no-malarkey sales pitch and his entrepreneurial spirit. He does a bit of business, and a few people just give him a buck and skip the candy. His name is Will, and he is not turning down a dollar. But its a tough hustle: Accounting for the cost of his product and his subway pass, it takes him about three hours to earn $20 free and clear, an implied wage of $6.67 an hour–well under minimum wage. On the other hand, its tax-free, and he sets his own hours. Will wants to go to college–and then what? “Be an independent businessman.” Hes already that, and, if persistence really does pay, hes going to do fine for himself. Theres a whole weird little economy on the subway, from candy hustlers like Will to the Chinese ladies who sell pirated DVDs of movies that have just opened in the cinemas. There are acrobats and mariachi bands, good old-fashioned panhandlers, poets, preachers, and percussionists. Its all part of the famous entrepreneurial bustle of New York. But stay on that No. 4 train a few more stops, north of Harlem and into the Bronx, and that entrepreneurial energy evaporates. Not far from the Kingsbridge Road stop is the Eighth Regiment Armory, a fantastically out-of-place 575,000-square-foot brick castle. Its been a lot of different things over the years–barracks, homeless shelter, boat-show venue, a pre-creepified set for Will Smiths I Am Legend–but it currently is vacant, as are a lot of buildings in the Bronx. Passing by, late on a weekday morning, is a local who calls himself “C,” a black man as sturdily built as the armory itself. C very much wants a cigarette. This is a problem, because he is not currently in funds, in no small part because he does not have a job. In fact, at 35 years old, C has never held a job. His friends, acquaintances, known associates (C is a little foggy on whether hes on probation or parole, but hes got some known associates): no jobs, never really had them. His father? Do not ask C about his father. In fact, the only people C can think of who have jobs are women: His mother worked, the mother of his children works. He did know a woman who was dating a taxi driver once. C says he would like to work but is more of an independent businessman. He describes the informal work he has done as “this and that,” and says he would like to “have his own place,” a bar or a nightclub. But dont expect to see him selling candy on the No. 4 train anytime soon. Asked about the recently defeated plan to convert the gigantic fortress that looms over his neighborhood into a shopping mall, C says he hasnt heard about it. If the plan had gone through, Manhattan-based developer Related Companies would have received about $50 million in tax subsidies for a project that would have created as many as a thousand retail jobs and, during its construction, employed a thousand or more highly paid union hardhats. But the city council killed the project. The Bronx delegation demanded that Related enforce upon its leaseholders a requirement that all of the jobs in the mall pay at least $10 an hour, plus benefits, much more than the prevailing wage in the Forever21-and-food-court racket, to say nothing of the $7.25 minimum wage. So a $300 million project, and a couple of thousand new jobs in a neighborhood that needs them, never happened. Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr. infamously declared: “The notion that any job is better than no job no longer applies.” The New York Post pithily pointed out that when it comes to real jobs, Diaz has never had one–not in the private sector, anyway–and neither has any other member of the Bronxs city-council delegation: All are lifelong politicians, many of them having held elected offices or political appointments since their early 20s. Diaz himself has been an officeholder since he was 23 years old. Its good work, if you can get it. But theres not much other work to be had in the Bronx, where unemployment is currently at about 13.1 percent. Much of the Bronx is young and black or young and Hispanic. Nationally, the unemployment rate among blacks rose to 16.2 percent in the year-end numbers, while the rate for whites fell to 9.0 percent. For black youths, the numbers are startling: 50 percent for 16-19-year-olds, 26 percent for 20-24-year-olds. A study from the Community Service Society of New York puts actual work-force participation among black men 16-65 years of age in New York City at about 50 percent, and the number for young black men nationwide is just 40 percent.
NEW YORK — Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett,
Beard Arsenault, along with co-counsel have filed a class
action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales and Toyota Motor Corporation
in the United States District Court Southern District of New York (10
CIV 0900).

In the lawsuit, vehicle owners allege that Toyota concealed the true
nature of the defect in their electronic throttle controls by initially
claiming that their vehicles’ sudden acceleration problems were caused
by floor mats. In doing so, the suit alleges that Toyota engaged in
deceptive conduct and breached expressed warranties.

“Uncontrollable vehicle acceleration is obviously a very serious and
potentially life-threatening problem. The questions include what did
Toyota know, when and why did this happen in the first place. This
lawsuit seeks to compensate the many victims of both economic and
physical harm,” said Arsenault, a veteran of class action and consumer
protection litigation.

Arsenault claims Toyota’s misconduct has had a serious financial impact
on its customers, who have seen their car values drop radically after
the recalls were announced.

Bombardier Transportation announced today that it won a contract with the Agence metropolitaine de transport (AMT) to provide locomotive and passenger rail car maintenance service for part of the AMT fleet. The value of this three-year contract, awarded following a competitive tendering process, is approximately $34 million CDN ($31 million US, 23 million euros) to which mobilization activities are added.

“The Montreal commuter rail system is undergoing an important transformation and we are very pleased to be able to contribute in collaboration with the AMT, to one of this continents most important public transit agencies,” declared Raymond Bachant, President, Bombardier Transportation, North America.

Ann MacDonald, Vice President, Business Development and Communications, Bombardier Transportation North America, commented: “By winning this bid, we are reiterating our commitment to Montreal and its mass transit system. We are delighted to be able to work with the AMT again.”

This new maintenance service contract means that Bombardier will be fully responsible for the maintenance of rolling stock for the Dorion-Rigaud, Blainville-St-Jerome and Delson-Candiac lines over the next three years. The Bombardier team will gradually mobilize itself over the next few months with a view to taking over all maintenance on July 1, 2010.

An established Bombardier customer, the AMT is the second largest commuter train transit system in Canada and the sixth largest region in terms of traffic in North America. In addition to operating the commuter trains in the metropolitan area, the AMT is the organization responsible for planning, integrating and coordinating mass transit services in the Greater Montreal area. Over the years, Bombardier has provided the AMT with commuter rail cars, electric multiple units and aluminum BOMBARDIER BiLevel cars, and since fall 2009, Bombardier has begun the delivery of 160 stainless-steel multilevel commuter rail cars. In 2008, Bombardier also received an order for 20 dual-powered locomotives, scheduled for delivery in 2011.

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Healthcare providers in Europe are facing incongruous challenges,
including an aging population and an increase in chronic diseases or
long-term conditions, while having to meet an overriding need to reduce
costs and maintain high quality healthcare. These necessities fuel the
demand for e-health IT in general, and electronic health records (EHR)
in particular, but also create a new set of challenges, especially in
the field of data protection. Western European countries have deployed
EHR solutions for some time, with local players still having a strong
position in the local markets. However, the consolidation of healthcare
providers and insurers alters the scale of the installations and
increases opportunities for international players. Their increasing
geographic expansion prompts questions about how easily and cost
effectively EHR solutions can be adapted to local conditions.

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services to high growth healthcare market. Our solution, available as
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Sandy Fender remembers the day some 30 years ago she and her colleague Pam Nave loaded up their canoes and took to the Delta — with them, a rehabilitated sea otter ready to go back into the wild. While memorable, it was one of thousands of similar missions they took on over the years. Both women have always had a love for animals. Both signed up to volunteer at the Walnut Creek Lindsay Wildlife Museum in 1973. “I officially retired on Dec. 29, partially related to age. Ill be 70 in June,” laughed Fender, whos lived in Concord more than 50 years. “The spring season was coming up and it can be really long and grueling. I just didnt think I could handle it any longer at my age. Ive been there this long because I enjoy the work, do it really well and learned a lot.” Nave, 65, a Martinez resident for 21 years, will officially retire in October.

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THE tragic images we have all seen coming out of Haiti remind us that earthquakes give no respect to political power or reputation. The presidential palace and the U.N. mission tumbled just as surely as one-room shacks; being rich was no protection against natures whim. But if there is one thing we do know about natural disasters, it is that a generally wealthier society is more resilient. Unfortunately, the United Nations continues to ignore basic facts about resiliency in favor of politically correct shibboleths. The Haitian earthquake is certainly among the ten deadliest earthquakes on record. If the death toll tops 255,000, it will overtake the Tangshan, China, earthquake of 1976 as the second-deadliest ever. (It is unlikely to rate higher than the 1556 quake in Shaanxi, China, which killed close to a million people.) Compare those death tolls with that of the great San Francisco quake of 1906, which killed just 3,000, and you will begin to realize that even when quakes of similar magnitude strike similarly large population centers, there is some factor besides earthquake strength and population size affecting the fatality level. That factor is resiliency, and it protects against all natural disasters. Resiliency is tied closely to wealth. A good example of resiliency in action can be seen in the tale of two hurricanes that struck the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Fifty years ago, Hurricane Janet slammed into the Yucatan and killed 500 people. In 2007, Hurricane Dean hit the Yucatan and killed no one. The hurricanes were identical in speed and intensity. What was different was that in 2007 Mexico had grown richer and invested in institutions to protect its population. One insurance firm found that when Hurricane Katrina hit, the places that had implemented simple hurricane-loss-prevention methods such as special building codes, improved forecasting, and wetlands protection suffered one-eighth the losses of those that had not done so. By spending $2.5 million, these communities avoided $500 million in damage. The last hundred years saw a significant investment by humanity worldwide in the institutions of resiliency. That is why, contra the claims of alarmist environmentalists, the death toll from natural disasters fell significantly over that century. One can see this pattern in the United States: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake killed 3,000, but a similar quake there in 1989 killed just 63.
LANDER ENERGY CORPORATION (”Lander”) (TSX VENTURE: LAE.P) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) dated February 1, 2010 with Intelligent Imaging International Ltd. (”Intelligent Imaging”) with respect to a proposed business combination (the “Proposed Transaction”). The Proposed Transaction, if completed, will constitute an arms length “Qualifying Transaction” for Lander in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange (”TSXV”) Inc. Policy 2.4 concerning Capital Pool Companies. Upon successful completion of the Qualifying Transaction, it is anticipated that Lander will meet the Tier 2 listing requirements of the TSXV for Technology Issuers.

Intelligent Imaging International Ltd.

Intelligent Imaging is a privately owned company incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), with its head office in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Intelligent Imaging and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Intelligent Imaging (NA) Inc. (”IIN”), also an Ontario corporation, have developed and are currently entering the commercial launch stage of their unique electro-optical digital imaging and vision system products and services for industrial, governmental and military/paramilitary applications, including airports, marine ports, borders, transportation authorities, oil pipelines, utilities, power generation suppliers, and other similar organizations. Through a combination of advanced optical designs and computer imaging, Intelligent Imaging has created premier “near to long range” electro-optical digital vision systems utilizing new and distinct “low-light” and “no-light” day/night vision capabilities. Intelligent Imagings proprietary digital imaging technology has significant benefits in range, clarity and stealth over existing thermal and induced infrared vision technologies, and can be used to enhance existing security/surveillance facilities and legacy systems. Intelligent Imagings technology is supplemented by complementary corporate security and intelligence resources. In addition to traditional security and surveillance applications, the Intelligent Imaging digital imaging technology has been successfully demonstrated in general aviation airports as an integrated revenue capturing system which identifies aircraft during takeoffs and landings, and through additional database software developed and managed by Intelligent Imaging, bills, collects and remits landing and takeoff fees back to the individual airport. In view of the market potential for this integrated revenue collection service, Intelligent Imaging plans to aggressively pursue this business opportunity with various general aviation airports in the United States and Canada.

IIN is a marketing and sales entity established to develop market opportunities and manage the distribution of the Intelligent Imaging digital Imaging/vision products and services, as well as the research and development source for Intelligent Imagings proprietary technologies, including advanced optical designs, leading-edge software and hardware and fully-integrated electro-optical digital imaging and vision products and systems.

Intelligent Imaging currently has 42 shareholders, of which only Albert Marchand, Jean-Marc Pellerin, and Dennis Moore are holders of 10% or more of the issued and outstanding shares. Mr. Marchand is a resident of Whitby, Ontario; Mr. Pellerin resides in Sudbury, Ontario; and Mr. Moore makes his home in Markham, Ontario.

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Eagle Hill Exploration Corp., (”Eagle Hill” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: EAG) is pleased to announce that it has completed its first 3D geological model of the Windfall Lake gold deposit in Quebec (the “Model”). The Model has identified wide areas of gold mineralization which would be amenable for bulk tonnage mining.

“Eagle Hill believes the true potential of the Windfall Lake Property lies with the wide mineralized gold zones that we have identified in the Model. The focus on the wide zones is an approach that has been overlooked in the past at Windfall,” said Brad Kitchen, President and CEO of Eagle Hill. “This first exploration phase marks a complete shift in focus at Windfall Lake. Instead of chasing narrow and discontinuous high grade veins, Eagle Hill is focusing on the wide, consistently mineralized zones of lower grade material that hosts these veins.”

Eagle Hill is confident that the size of the gold mineralized area will expand as there are gaps in the historic information relating to the previous approach of exploration for high grade veins. Some of this missing information may be filled in with assay results from the previously drilled but unsampled core. Assay results from roughly 6,000 meters of this core will be available over the next month. More importantly the identified mineralized zones appear to be open to the East, West and below the current discoveries. Eagle Hill is initiating a 7,000 meter drilling program intended to help further define the existing mineralized zones and to expand the size of the gold mineralized zones. This drilling program is scheduled to begin during the week of February 8, 2010.

Dr. Jean-Philippe Desrochers, P.Geo. and Vice-President of Exploration for Murgor Resources Inc. is a Qualified Person as defined by NI-43-101 that supervised the field work reported in this press release and reviewed the technical information it contains.

Heres a happy story: Two thugs broke into the garden of a British television personality and new mother, but she scared them off by brandishing a kitchen knife and shouting from her window. Unfortunately, the Hertfordshire coppers who responded to Myleene Klasss call were not impressed by her self-described display of “mummy powers”–they advised her to let the police handle all intrusions in the future.
The following are shortened versions of recent full-length restaurant reviews. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses. If there are more stars than dollar signs, consider it a good value.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) today advised taxpayers dealing with
income tax liabilities to contact FTB for assistance if they are unable
to pay by April 15.

For people experiencing a financial hardship and cannot pay what they
owe, FTB specialists can establish payment plans, grant temporary relief
from state tax liens, or, in some cases, delay collection actions. FTB
generally approves installment payment requests if the balance owed is
less than $25,000 and can be paid within 60 months.

FTB can generally grant relief from state tax liens within two weeks for
financially distressed homeowners trying to sell or refinance their
homes. When a home sells for less than the loan balance, FTB can
sometimes remove its tax lien from the property to allow the homeowner
to complete the sale. Tax liens typically must be paid before a real
estate escrow can close. The tax lien remains in effect on any other
property the taxpayer currently holds or later acquires.

FTB can help people refinancing or modifying an existing home loan.
Homeowners can request that FTB allow the new or modified loan to have
priority over the tax lien. This allows prior home loans to be
refinanced or modified without first having to pay the lien.

More information is available at FTB’s website, ftb.ca.gov,
including ways to help taxpayers resolve their accounts through installment
agreement requests. For lien information, look under the “Bills and
Notices” tab and then under the Earnings Withholding and Collections
Action section, select: Individuals
– Liens.

Peanut Labs, leading provider of social
media sample for market research, recently announced a new initiative to
help the victims of last months magnitude-7.0 earthquake just west of
Port-au-Prince.

Throughout the month of February, Peanut Labs will be donating 10 percent
of all profits generated from new and existing client sales to the American
Red Cross Haiti earthquake relief effort. The company hopes to raise a
total of $25,000 via its new campaign, Sample for Haiti.

“We would like to think of the initiative as one similar to that of General
Mills Pink Together campaign,” said Sean Case, senior vice president of
Peanut Labs. “Over the past several years, General Mills has contributed
millions of dollars to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which features
participation by several company brands including Cheerios and Yoplait. Our
goal is to raise a total of $25,000 throughout the month of February for
the American Red Cross by providing social media sample for market
research.”

Funds raised during the month of February will be sent to the American Red
Cross Haiti earthquake relief, an outreach effort to provide food, water,
field hospitals, emotional support, telecommunications and sanitation
facilities to the people of the capital and its surrounding cities.
Additionally, the organization is helping to restore links between the
families impacted by last weeks devastating earthquake. Donations will be
provided on behalf of each client — new and existing non-contract — that
purchases sample throughout the month of February.

“We want the market research community to know that there are ways that
organizations can get involved and help out,” Case said. “Our hope is that
this initiative will inspire others within the industry to take action and
demonstrate that our community cares about what happens in other parts of
the world, particularly those affected by this catastrophic event.”

Since 2003, Egoscue, Inc. has opened clinics in
North America, Europe and Asia in its attempt to make The Egoscue Method of
non-medical musculoskeletal pain
relief more accessible to the general public. Today they announced the
next phase of their expansion which will see both licensed and
company-owned clinics added in the U.S. in 2010 and 2011.

The markets targeted for immediate opportunities include Boston,
Philadelphia, Houston, Santa Barbara and Hawaii, with the most recent
Egoscue clinic to open located in Boulder, Colorado. New clinic owners
receive their training through Egoscue University and have the opportunity
to open a clinic once they reach the advanced level of training and meet
other criteria necessary to obtain licensing.

“This recession has hit many folks in business awfully hard,” said Vice
President, Casey Lyon.
“Our business needs qualified people, not inventory. When times are tough,
and your client is also physically hurting, the opportunity to help is
greater than ever.” Lyon also thinks this is the time for growth. “In our
business, we are needed most when are clients are experiencing things at
their worst. If we can make a positive impact on one life at a time through
natural pain relief , our message will
continue to infect the public, and we will continue to grow.”

Egoscue is simple and the results are remarkable. It is a unique and very
effective program designed to treat musculoskeletal pain, without drugs,
surgery, or manipulation, through a series of personalized stretches and
gentle egoscuecises (”e-cises”) designed specifically for each client.
Thousands of people worldwide have found back pain relief , joint pain relief and
arthritis pain relief through The
Egoscue Method.

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SAN FRANCISCO — AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (NYSE AMEX:AMS), a leading
provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and
radiation therapy services, announced today that it has entered into a
contract to supply a Leksell Gamma Knife� PerfexionTM
system to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. This new Perfexion
system, the eighth placed by AMS to date, will replace an existing Gamma
Knife supplied by AMS and is expected to begin treating patients later
this year.

Michael Beaver, Chief Operating Officer of Methodist Hospital, said,
“Methodist is known for quality, and quality care means exceeding our
patients expectations. This upgrade to the Leksell Gamma Knife
Perfexion system will help us achieve this goal. The Perfexion system
refines and expands the therapeutic potential for radiosurgery
procedures in the brain, cervical spine and head neck regions, and is
widely regarded as the most advanced stereotactic radiosurgery system
available today.” Opened in 1963, Methodist Hospital, the pioneer
facility of the world-renowned South Texas Medical Center, is the
flagship facility of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest and
most preferred health care provider in South Texas.

AMS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ernest A. Bates, M.D., said,
“Methodist Hospital has been a Gamma Knife customer of ours for twelve
years. We are pleased that our creative financing solutions have made
possible this upgrade to next-generation radiosurgery technology at an
affordable price.”

About Leksell Gamma Knife� PerfexionTM

Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion maintains full clinical compatibility with
the classic Leksell Gamma Knife and is supported by efficacy and outcome
data from 500,000 treated patients worldwide and thousands of
peer-reviewed scientific articles, making it a proven choice for
radiosurgery of the brain. According to Elekta, Leksell Gamma Knife
Perfexion reduces unwanted body dose to the patient by up to 100 times
compared with competing technologies, which is particularly important
for treatment of children and women of childbearing age, and allows for
a dramatically increased treatable volume, which is expected to increase
the number of patients that can benefit from Gamma Knife surgery. Elekta
estimates that the fully automated and efficient single push-button
approach can save 3-5 working weeks of physician time per year at an
average Gamma Knife center.

If someone tries to rob you, do you care whether the policeman who stops him is black or white? The Department of Justice does. Using the standard of “disparate impact”–under which almost any test, no matter how carefully vetted, can be ruled illegally discriminatory if some group does not score high enough on it–DOJ has filed suit against New Jersey because of its exam for police sergeants.
In an effort to save the imperiled health-care bill, Democrats cut a tentative deal with organized labor that would exempt unionized employees from an excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans. Of the many unsavory bargains and rotten deals that have characterized the rush to get this thing passed (the “Louisiana Purchase,” the “Cornhusker Kickback,” etc.), the “Labor Loophole” surely takes the prize.

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On the brink of Super Bowl XLIV, Peyton
Manning may have secured his legacy as the greatest quarterback of his
generation. The training programs that have helped him attain this elite
status are documented in a recently released book from STACK : ” Football Training: The Pros Guide to becoming Bigger, Faster,
Stronger, ” which quickly climbed among the top ranked football training
books on Amazon, shortly after its Holiday 2009 release. Manning is among
nine of the NFLs leading players featured.

STACK, the nations leading producer and distributor of sports performance, training and lifestyle
content for athletes from high school to college to “weekend warriors,” is
already among the top sports properties on the Internet. Additionally, STACK Magazine has a readership of
nearly 5 million high school athletes, through its 800,000 copy circulation
in more than 10,000 high schools across the country. Now, STACKs
partnership with Triumph Books, a Random House imprint, promises to extend
the franchise further.

Nick Palazzo, co-founder of STACK, commented, “When I was a high school and
college athlete, information on safe and effective training and performance
techniques was inconsistent, and it was difficult to identify a trusted
central resource.

“Although my playing days are behind me,” said Palazzo, who played football
for Harvard University, “STACK has answered this need for athletes at a
range of age levels. Our new series of training books is an exciting
addition to our video, online, and magazine platforms.”

STACKs “Football Training” book features training techniques and advice
from leading trainers and top athletes, including, in addition to Peyton
Manning, Adrian Peterson, Reggie Bush, LaDainian Tomlinson, Dwight Freeney,
Brian Urlacher and Darren Sharper. Rich color photographs of the athletes
training sessions and detailed descriptions of sets and repetitions
complement such areas as: speed training (Peterson); agility and
flexibility (Manning); Core and strength resistance (Bush); and summer
conditioning (Urlacher).

“Jungle Update” Reveals Macy’s Gift Cards the #1 Purchased Cards
over the Holidays

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Plastic Jungle, the Web’s premier gift card exchange, announced the
“Jungle Update” with results from the 2009-2010 holiday season. In this
first update, Plastic Jungle reported that this past holiday season was
a record period for buying and selling gift cards online. The site has
seen a 250% increase in unique visitors selling their gift cards since
Christmas. Leading into the holiday, the increase in average daily
unique visitors interested in buying gift cards at discount was also up
180%.

Plastic Jungle makes it easy to get the most value out of gift cards,
allowing users to buy gift cards at up to a 30% discount and to get cash
for unwanted gift cards for up to 90% of the unused balance. In the
2009-2010 holiday season, Plastic Jungle users made an average of $85 on
each gift card sale, and gift card buyers saved an average of $10 per
card.

Prior to the holidays, Plastic Jungle saw a peak of gift card purchasing
on December 15 and 16, as shoppers loaded up on discounted cards to get
an extra savings on holiday gifts. The site also saw peaks of gift card
owners selling their cards just after Christmas—on January 4 and January
12—as users cashed in gift cards they received in order to get what they
really wanted or to pay off their holiday debt. In addition, there were
several strong days for selling cards in December, perhaps a sign of
shoppers looking to fund their Christmas shopping.

Macy’s gift cards proved to be the most popular, topping the list of
gift card brands purchased by Plastic Jungle customers. Ten percent of
all gift cards purchased in November, December, and January were Macy’s
gift cards. The top 10 brands (by number of cards sold to Plastic Jungle
buyers) were:

Jewellery stores are on standby this week awaiting a rush of customers looking to buy gold gifts for loved ones! Valentines Day has long been the biggest gold-buying holiday in the USA and one of the biggest in the UK. In fact, in the USA alone, around 10% of households take part in some form of jewellery exchange, most of those exchanges being of gold items. The opening two weeks of February are likely to see a rush of consumers looking to buy gold for their spouses or partners, with over 70% of gold purchases made by men during this period.

The jewellery industry accounts for 63% of the total gold demand annually and its little wonder when you consider the statistics. The UK jewellery industry alone is worth just over Pounds Sterling 3 billion annually and globally this figure rises to almost $150 billion.

And while it may be less romantic, jewellery gifts are certainly not the only way in which people spend their money on gold. Given the high and relatively stable price per ounce of gold, the precious metal is particularly attractive to investors. 2008/09 saw record investments as the dollar and many other major global currencies faltered in the face of the recession.

Gold Made Simple offers investors, both new and experienced a user friendly and simple interface for investing in gold bullion online.

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On Friday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius will join Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Director Thomas Frieden in announcing the release of new grants to
states and U.S. territories to support public health efforts to reduce
obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and decrease
smoking.

In an effort to save the imperiled health-care bill, Democrats cut a tentative deal with organized labor that would exempt unionized employees from an excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans. Of the many unsavory bargains and rotten deals that have characterized the rush to get this thing passed (the “Louisiana Purchase,” the “Cornhusker Kickback,” etc.), the “Labor Loophole” surely takes the prize.
CHICAGO — The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced it has
exclusively endorsed Design Clinicals’ MedsTracker® for medication
reconciliation management. MedsTracker medication reconciliation
software automates medication management and improves the medication
reconciliation workflow for hospital and clinic physicians and nursing
staff. AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards AHA
endorsement for products and services which help member hospitals and
health care organizations achieve organizational excellence.

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

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

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

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

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Texas is in a battle over its public-school history curriculum, in which the founder of the Mary Kay cosmetics company currently receives more prominent notice than does Christopher Columbus–and which had, until recently, excluded Christmas from its list of prominent cultural observations. The role of Christianity in the American Founding is the subject of particularly hot debate.
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New Opportunity

“Investors will be working with their advisors this coming year, to
determine if converting their IRA assets is the right choice for them
and their families,” said Anders Smith, Nuveen Investments Senior Vice
President for Retirement Markets. “Because of the scale and importance
of this opportunity, we are providing advisors with a comprehensive
suite of tools to use in their conversations with their clients.”

Featured in the Roth IRA Conversion Center are several pieces including:

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Why Didn’t We Think of That?

ARLINGTON, Va. — It looks like the Aluminum Association’s favorite Super Bowl ad will be
from Anheuser-Busch and will feature a house built out of more than
14,000 aluminum beer cans. From the sneak peek offered online we’re not
sure which we want more, the aluminum can chair or the aluminum can
grandfather clock.

Aluminum cans are the best way to enjoy your favorite beer or soda.
Aluminum cans are light-weight, chill easily and are stackable. And more
and more premium beverages are choosing aluminum. Just this month Bon
Appétit magazine reported that nearly 75 breweries in the U.S. and
Canada have moved their premium beers to aluminum cans. A can’s
versatility, ability to deliver a fresher and better tasting beer, and
lower environmental impact help explain why the aluminum beer can is
celebrating its 75th birthday this year.

Aluminum cans are the most recycled beverage container in the U.S. and
the most valuable item in the consumer waste stream. A used aluminum can
is able to be back on the store shelf in just 60 days. So, after you’ve
enjoyed your favorite beverage watching the game, please remember to
recycle. That aluminum can is infinitely recyclable—and the Aluminum
Association continues to work towards a 75% recycling rate for used
aluminum beverage containers by 2015.

Why Didn’t We Think of That?

ARLINGTON, Va. — It looks like the Aluminum Association’s favorite Super Bowl ad will be
from Anheuser-Busch and will feature a house built out of more than
14,000 aluminum beer cans. From the sneak peek offered online we’re not
sure which we want more, the aluminum can chair or the aluminum can
grandfather clock.

Aluminum cans are the best way to enjoy your favorite beer or soda.
Aluminum cans are light-weight, chill easily and are stackable. And more
and more premium beverages are choosing aluminum. Just this month Bon
Appétit magazine reported that nearly 75 breweries in the U.S. and
Canada have moved their premium beers to aluminum cans. A can’s
versatility, ability to deliver a fresher and better tasting beer, and
lower environmental impact help explain why the aluminum beer can is
celebrating its 75th birthday this year.

Aluminum cans are the most recycled beverage container in the U.S. and
the most valuable item in the consumer waste stream. A used aluminum can
is able to be back on the store shelf in just 60 days. So, after you’ve
enjoyed your favorite beverage watching the game, please remember to
recycle. That aluminum can is infinitely recyclable—and the Aluminum
Association continues to work towards a 75% recycling rate for used
aluminum beverage containers by 2015.

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CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH
), a leader in Business Intelligence (BI) today announced results for
its first quarter ended December 31, 2009.

Revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 were $4,234,000, as
compared to $5,202,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. Net loss
for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was $(199,000), or $(0.03) per
diluted share, as compared to net income of $385,000, or $0.06 per
diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had $5,880,000 in net cash and cash
equivalents, an increase of $231,000, or 4 percent, compared to
September 30, 2009.

Commenting on the first quarter results, President and CEO Ken Bero
said, “The overall business climate continues to be challenging.
Worldwide economic conditions impacted both our desktop and enterprise
sales. While the quarter started reasonably strong for our Monarch BI
desktop business, an uncharacteristically weak December impacted desktop
BI sales, particularly through our distribution channels. This resulted
in lower desktop BI revenues. Several of our enterprise customers made a
conscious choice to delay spending during the last month of the year
opting to wait until 2010, even for budgeted purchases and projects.
While this impacted forecasted enterprise license deals and service
engagements, we believe that most of the delayed enterprise purchases
and projects will be completed in Q2.”

“While our Q1 results did not meet expectations, we are seeing some
positive market trends. We are pleased to see that the adoption rate of
Microsoft Windows 7 is strong. The strong adoption of Microsoft’s new
operating system will drive Monarch upgrade sales in the future. In
addition, we are continuing to generate significant interest in our new
Datawatch Dashboard product,” added Bero. “This market is emerging and
we believe that it shows significant potential.”

CIGNAs adjusted income from operations3 for the fourth
quarter of 2009 was $285 million, or $1.03 per share2,
compared to adjusted income from operations3 of $132 million,
or $0.48 per share2, for the same period last year. Fourth
quarter 2008 results included losses of $192 million after-tax, or $0.71
per share2, from the VADBe5 business. As a result
of continued stability in the equity markets, no reserve strengthening
was required for the VADBe5 business in the fourth quarter of
2009.

For full year 2009, adjusted income from operations3 was $1.1
billion, or $3.98 per share2, compared to adjusted income
from operations3 of $946 million, or $3.39 per share2
in 2008. The adjusted income from operations3 for full year
2008 included losses of $267 million after-tax, or $0.96 per share2,
from the VADBe5 business.

“In 2009, each of our ongoing operations delivered solid earnings in a
challenging economic and competitive environment. We continue to deliver
strong service and clinical results while driving ongoing efficiency
gains,” said David M. Cordani, Chief Executive Officer of CIGNA
Corporation. “In 2010 and beyond, we are committed to delivering
differentiated value for our customers and attractive returns for our
shareholders through the execution of our growth strategy. We remain
focused on our mission to improve the health, well-being, and sense of
security of the people we serve on a global basis.”

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today reported a net loss of $175
million for the fourth quarter 2009, or 83 cents per share, on net sales
from continuing operations of $1.5 billion. Last year, Weyerhaeuser
reported a fourth quarter net loss of $1.2 billion, or $5.73 per share,
on net sales from continuing operations of $1.8 billion.

For the full year 2009, Weyerhaeuser reported a net loss of $545
million, or $2.58 per share, on net sales from continuing operations of
$5.5 billion. This compares with a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $5.57
per share, on net sales from continuing operations of $8.1 billion for
2008.

Excluding these items, the company reported a net loss of $109 million,
or 52 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009.

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