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DI Knowledge Center provides information and promotes understanding
of disability income insurance

MILWAUKEE — To promote greater awareness about disability income insurance (DI)
among physicians and dentists, Northwestern
Mutual has launched the Disability
Income Insurance Knowledge Center, an online resource for medical
professionals.

“Most in the medical community have considered what would happen to
their income, their families and their careers if they were to become
ill or injured and unable to work,” said Steve Frankl, director of DI
Sales at Northwestern Mutual. “What many haven’t considered is what will
happen at the time of claim, and what it means to be ‘totally disabled.’
The DI Knowledge Center aims to educate physicians and dentists about
their DI policies so they can make informed decisions about the coverage
they own.”

The DI Knowledge Center consists of two online tools intended to shed
light on common misperceptions and allow medical professionals to
explore their own personal situation:

CAMPAIGNERS reacted with fury last night at Health Secretary Andrew Lansleys plans to scrap NHS Direct. The phoneline gives expert health advice to worried callers, as well as out-of-hours support for GPs and dentists and advice for patients before and after operations. Mr Lansley wants to axe the 24-hour helpline and replace it with a cut-price advice service. NHS Direct is currently used by 27,000 people a day and costs pounds 123million a year to run. It would be replaced by the new and cheaper nonemergency phone number 111, which is being trialled in County Durham and Darlington. Forty per cent of NHS Direct staff are trained nurses. But anyone calling 111 will speak to non-specialist “call advisers” with as little as 60 hours training rather than a degree. The move has provoked anger. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: “NHS Direct is a valued service that helps tens of thousands of people every day and takes pressure off AE. The Health Secretarys statement will stun people across the NHS. It is more evidence that Andrew Lansley is on a vindictive mission to break up the NHS; ruthlessly dismantling services before alternatives are in place. It shows total disregard for patients and thousands of staff it will affect.” Royal College of Nursing chief executive Dr Peter Carter said: “We urge the Government to look at all the evidence before enacting changes which could leave people without advice from trained nurses.”

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pounds THE average male motorist is lost for 276 miles a year – and more than a quarter of men wait at least half an hour before asking for directions, research by Sheilas Wheels car insurance shows. Women drive 256 lost miles a year, but three-quarters are happy to ask for directions. pounds ALMOST one in ten adults have given or lent an average of pounds 8,250 to their parents – mostly in the past year. Scottish Widows Savings and Investment Report reveals that more than a third said they used the handouts to pay off debt and another third used the money for living expenses and general spending. pounds MORE than one in 10 under-18s have hosted a house party without their parents permission. The Post Office says 27 per cent of parents whose children have hosted a party have had valued possessions broken. pounds SIX out of 10 drivers who shopped around after getting their car insurance renewal quote found a better deal, saving an average of pounds 58, according to Which?. The consumer champion advises drivers never to accept an existing insurers initial quote – they often match any better deals you find.
pounds THE average male motorist is lost for 276 miles a year – and more than a quarter of men wait at least half an hour before asking for directions, research by Sheilas Wheels car insurance shows. Women drive 256 lost miles a year, but three-quarters are happy to ask for directions. pounds ALMOST one in ten adults have given or lent an average of pounds 8,250 to their parents – mostly in the past year. Scottish Widows Savings and Investment Report reveals that more than a third said they used the handouts to pay off debt and another third used the money for living expenses and general spending. pounds MORE than one in 10 under-18s have hosted a house party without their parents permission. The Post Office says 27 per cent of parents whose children have hosted a party have had valued possessions broken. pounds SIX out of 10 drivers who shopped around after getting their car insurance renewal quote found a better deal, saving an average of pounds 58, according to Which?. The consumer champion advises drivers never to accept an existing insurers initial quote – they often match any better deals you find.

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The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), today announced that renovations and improvements to seven recreational facilities across the Northwest Territories are completed or well underway. Seven NWT communities received a total of $550,000 for upgrades to recreational centres, arenas and outdoor sites from the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor). These projects were made possible through Canadas Economic Action Plan.

“Investments in indoor and outdoor recreational facilities are particularly important in Canadas cold northern climate, providing warm and safe spaces for the community to stay active and to gather for events year-round,” said Minister Duncan, who is also Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians. “Our Government is proud to support projects such as these that create much needed near-term employment, while providing long-term benefits to community health and well-being.”

“These types of investments are integral to the North as they provide direct benefits to communities by stimulating the local economy, improving infrastructure, encouraging active lifestyles, and supporting communal gathering spaces,” said the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister Responsible for the North and Minister of Health.

Complete are a permanent playground and public access indoor fitness area at Fort Providence School, and renovations to Aklaviks Sittichinli Arena that allow youth recreation programs to be offered year-round. Safety fencing has been installed around the Edzo Recreation Centre ball diamond and basketball court, and repairs are underway to the Centres pool and liner. Also in progress are the addition of security features and building envelope repairs at Yellowknifes Ruth Inch Pool, the expansion of Delines Grey Goose Trail facilities, and energy renovations to Fort Liards Recreation Complex. Upgrades to the heating and cooling systems at Fort Smiths Recreation and Community Centre are expected to be complete by March 31, 2011.

The Capital-Journal A familiar face will help with the grand opening Sunday of the newly renovated and expanded North Topeka Dillons. Former Kansas standout quarterback Todd Reesing will sign from 1 to 3 p.m. copies of his new book, “Rising to New Heights: Inside the Jayhawks Huddle,” a news release stated. Copies will be available for $14.95, and fans will receive Reesings signature upon purchase. But the festivities kick off much earlier in the day. Beginning at 7 a.m., the first 500 customers into the store, at 800 N.W. 25th, will receive $5 Dillons gift cards.
The bathroom has recently become the room to give attention to in order to add value to your home. Suddenly, the focus in home style magazines and property developers tips has shifted to renovating this area in order to make your home stand out from the rest.

Home style and DIY television programmes have increased buyers awareness of valuable and also devaluing aspects of houses nowadays, so sellers have to be a lot shrewder in making their house appealing to buyers. But whod have thought something as simple as buying a new shower head could have the desired effect?

Designers say even the smallest of bathrooms can be treated to an illusory makeover, which will help you to improve your bathroom and make it more alluring to buyers. The trick is to emphasise its appeal for bathing and relaxing, say the Shower Doctor.

A spokesperson for the leading shower and shower accessories specialist, commented: The bathroom is a place that should be uncluttered, clean and light to encourage buyers to visualise it as somewhere they can both rest and refresh themselves. Just by maximising the space available and adding neat, functional accessories such as a heated towel rail or a glass shower screen can make a great difference to the selling power of your home.

Property development has recently seen a real shift towards working on the bathroom, as fitting out a whole new kitchen or bathroom or undertaking an extension or conversion is too expensive for many post-recession.

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MILLIONS of parents will be spending the bank holiday weekend getting their kids ready to go back to school. But the cost of kitting them out for their studies can cause a serious dent in the family finances. Research from insurance and investment group LV= shows parents will spend pounds 709m on back- to-school basics – an average of pounds 122 per child. The cost rises to pounds 139 for secondary school children, compared to pounds 96 for infants. Here are our top tips for cutting new term bills. TAKE advantage of back-toschool promotions wherever possible. Asda, for example, are offering cut-price uniforms, with school trousers from just pounds 4, and pintuck shirts starting at pounds 2. The supermarket also sells stationery sets for pounds 2 and laminated ringbinders at just 50p. You can pick up a 36-pack of HB pencils for pounds 1 and a pocket calculator for 50p.
During the first half of this year, German and American political leaders engaged in an epic debate. American leaders argued that the economic crisis was so bad, governments should borrow billions to stimulate growth. German leaders argued that a little short-term stimulus was sensible, but anything more was near-sighted. What was needed was not more debt, but measures to balance budgets and restore confidence. The debate got pointed. American economists accused German policymakers of risking a long depression. The German finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, countered, “Governments should not become addicted to borrowing as a quick fix to stimulate demand.” The two countries followed different policy paths. According to Gary Becker of the University of Chicago, the Americans borrowed an amount equal to 6 percent of GDP in an attempt to stimulate growth. The Germans spent about 1.5 percent of GDP on their stimulus. This divergence created a natural experiment. Who was right? The early returns suggest the Germans were. The American stimulus package was supposed to create a “summer of recovery,” according to Obama administration officials. Job growth was supposed to be surging at up to 500,000 a month. Instead, the U.S. economy is scuffling along.

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THE Tracey Collins-trained Rock Jock goes in search of Group 2 glory in the six furlong Goldene Peitsche at Baden-Baden in Germany this afternoon.
MENS SOCCER: The Griffins season opener is on Thursday against second-ranked The Masters College at 5 p.m. Then on Friday Westminster welcomes 10th-ranked Benedictine College to Dumke for a 5 p.m. kickoff. Both games will be streamed live on Griffins TV at WestminsterGriffins.com. Westminster enters the week after going 10-7-2 in 2009 and advancing to the semi-finals of the Unaffiliated Conference Tournament. They were 6-1-1 in games played on Dumke Field last season and have won three straight. They return 18 players from last seasons team. Dennis Sellis returns in 2010 after leading the team with eight goals and 21 points last season. Sellis attempted a team-best 52 shots as a sophomore and put 31 of those attempts on frame. Matt Jimenez also returns after a five goal season in 2009. Other key returners include Kaden Anselmo, Nikolai Dziezyc, Spencer Luczak, and Bobby Ward.
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INTRODUCTION The essentiality of copper for poultry and livestock is well documented (Davis and Mertz, 1987). Cu is an essential mineral which serves as co-factor in many enzyme systems in the body. Cu-sulfate (CuS[O.sub.4]5[H.sub.2]O) is the most commonly used dietary Cu supplement. Copper in the form of Cu-sulfate improves growth rate and feed efficiency in broilers (Choi and Paik, 1989; Baker et al., 1991) and in pigs (Roof and Mahan, 1982; Edmonds et al., 1985; Cromwell et al., 1989) at supernormal level (125 to 250 mg/kg). Growth promoting effect of dietary Cu has been attributed to its antimicrobial action (Fuller at el., 1960; Bunch et al., 1961; Burnell et al., 1988). Improved availability of Cu from organic Cu complexes compared with the commonly used Cu salts recently has been suggested. Chelates, complexes or proteinates are the organic form of Cu and are usually considered for use in animal diet as alternatives to inorganic Cu source. More bioavailability of Cu is probably due to better absorption, which enhances its efficiency (Downs et al., 2000; Yu et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2001). Baker and Ammerman (1995) reported that relative bioavailability estimate of organic Cu sources ranged from 88% to 147% of the response to cupric sulfate in poultry, Swine, sheep and cattle. Improvements in the digestibility of proteins (Braude, 1965; Castell and Bowland, 1968) and retention of nitrogen (Braude, 1965) have been reported in young pigs fed diet containing added Cu. Studies by Dove and Haydon (1992) and Dove (1995) have indicated that addition of 250 mg Cu/kg improved digestibility and utilization of the fat of weaned pigs, but results have limited and inconclusive for chickens when Cu added to the feed fortified with oil. To increase the energy level in the finisher diet and to obtain higher weight of a broiler chicken, oil and fat are used because of its high energy content. Soybean oil which stimulates growth rate, when included in poultry diet (Nitsan et al., 1997) is most commonly used oil source in Indian condition. Unsaturated vegetable fats (like soybean oil) are more energetic than saturated animal fat. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of level of dietary inorganic and organic forms of Cu and energy level on performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken.
Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.

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On March 2 of 2007, with the implementation of Law 66, Puerto Rico became a smoke-free island by completely banning indoor smoking in public places such as bars, pubs, casinos, hotels, work places with more than one employee, and cars with any passenger under the age of 13 . According to the literature, the immediate impact of smoke-free workplace policies has been to dramatically reduce the exposition to SHS for customers and workers (10-17). Many studies have used the level of respirable particulate matter ([PM.sub.2.5]) as the main indicator of exposure to SHS because it has been demonstrated that smoking is one of the main sources of indoor levels of [PM.sub.2.5] (10). For example, bars in the state of New York experienced an average reduction of 84% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after the Clean Indoor Air Act was implemented in July of 2003 (11). In the case of Austin, Texas, bars experienced a reduction from 71% to 99% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after a smoking ban was implemented (12). In another study (13), Irish-theme pubs around the globe located in countries or cities with smoke-free legislation were compared with similar pubs in places without smoke-free ordinances. In this case, the results showed an average 91% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels. In March of 2006, a smoking ban was implemented in Scotland, which substantially covered enclosed places including pubs. Evidence shows that, as a result, Scottish pubs experienced an average of 86% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels (14). In Italy, a year after the implementation of an all smoke-free workplace policy in January of 2005, there was an average of 68% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels across bars, restaurants, game rooms, and pubs (15). The main claim of this study is that the smoke-free workplace policy implemented in March of 2007 was effective in reducing the exposure to SHS in restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The specific research objectives of the study were three. First, to measure and compare the restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan at baseline (before the smoke-free workplace policy was implemented) in terms of the levels of respirable particulate matter (PM), the number of smokers, the number of customers, and establishment area. Second, to measure the change in levels of PM, the number of smokers, and the number of customers before and after March 2007. And third, to measure the effect of the smoke-free workplace policy on the level of PM controlling for the number of customers and establishment area.
Approximately 5.5 million workers are exposed to drugs and hazardous materials in Puerto Rico and in the United States (1-2). In 2005, Puerto Rico generated 22.6 million pounds of solid waste including biomedical waste and carcinogens (3-4). Some companies that manage this type of waste face ethical and financial dilemmas and, on occasion, choose to inappropriately dispose of hazardous waste. The cost of disposing a pound of hazardous waste is approximately $2.00 when it is incinerated by a company that has an incinerator certified by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); but it would only cost $0.35 in a non-certified facility (5). In 2007, a company in Puerto Rico inappropriately disposed of some biomedical waste and polluted an area of Caguas. To remedy the situation, the Environmental Quality Board hired Western Medical to appropriately dispose of this waste at a cost of approximately $3.2 million (6). This situation stresses the importance of properly disposing toxic waste. The objective of this paper is to review the regulations and evidence-based recommendations for the appropriate disposal of antineoplastic medications and to update the reader on this important issue. Regulations and recommendations
The main goal of the Training Program is to increase the number of Hispanic students knowledgeable and committed to careers in cancer research and cancer medicine. The specific objectives are to prepare Hispanic students to pursue careers in cancer research, cancer medicine, and population sciences and to establish a Career Development Program for clinical and basic scientist faculty at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico (UPRCCC). The Training Program includes a series of didactic and research experiences, and enrichment activities that include on-campus cancer research at the UPR campuses during the academic year, and summer research and year-round rotations to MDACC. These experiences are complemented and supported by a structured Mentoring Program for students and junior investigators. The mentors are well recognized senior Faculty, mostly from MDACC. Training Opportunities Various research programs are available in UPR and MDACC, all sponsored by the U54 Training Program. In the UPR there is Research Assistantships Stipends Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Students have the opportunity of working in cancer research projects under the guidance of Faculty in mid to senior stages of their academic careers. Most of these scientists are re-gearing their careers to Cancer Research. The students are also required to attend Seminars and Workshops offered through the academic year, mostly offered by visiting world-renowned scientists.

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On March 2 of 2007, with the implementation of Law 66, Puerto Rico became a smoke-free island by completely banning indoor smoking in public places such as bars, pubs, casinos, hotels, work places with more than one employee, and cars with any passenger under the age of 13 . According to the literature, the immediate impact of smoke-free workplace policies has been to dramatically reduce the exposition to SHS for customers and workers (10-17). Many studies have used the level of respirable particulate matter ([PM.sub.2.5]) as the main indicator of exposure to SHS because it has been demonstrated that smoking is one of the main sources of indoor levels of [PM.sub.2.5] (10). For example, bars in the state of New York experienced an average reduction of 84% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after the Clean Indoor Air Act was implemented in July of 2003 (11). In the case of Austin, Texas, bars experienced a reduction from 71% to 99% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after a smoking ban was implemented (12). In another study (13), Irish-theme pubs around the globe located in countries or cities with smoke-free legislation were compared with similar pubs in places without smoke-free ordinances. In this case, the results showed an average 91% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels. In March of 2006, a smoking ban was implemented in Scotland, which substantially covered enclosed places including pubs. Evidence shows that, as a result, Scottish pubs experienced an average of 86% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels (14). In Italy, a year after the implementation of an all smoke-free workplace policy in January of 2005, there was an average of 68% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels across bars, restaurants, game rooms, and pubs (15). The main claim of this study is that the smoke-free workplace policy implemented in March of 2007 was effective in reducing the exposure to SHS in restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The specific research objectives of the study were three. First, to measure and compare the restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan at baseline (before the smoke-free workplace policy was implemented) in terms of the levels of respirable particulate matter (PM), the number of smokers, the number of customers, and establishment area. Second, to measure the change in levels of PM, the number of smokers, and the number of customers before and after March 2007. And third, to measure the effect of the smoke-free workplace policy on the level of PM controlling for the number of customers and establishment area.
Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
Approximately 5.5 million workers are exposed to drugs and hazardous materials in Puerto Rico and in the United States (1-2). In 2005, Puerto Rico generated 22.6 million pounds of solid waste including biomedical waste and carcinogens (3-4). Some companies that manage this type of waste face ethical and financial dilemmas and, on occasion, choose to inappropriately dispose of hazardous waste. The cost of disposing a pound of hazardous waste is approximately $2.00 when it is incinerated by a company that has an incinerator certified by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); but it would only cost $0.35 in a non-certified facility (5). In 2007, a company in Puerto Rico inappropriately disposed of some biomedical waste and polluted an area of Caguas. To remedy the situation, the Environmental Quality Board hired Western Medical to appropriately dispose of this waste at a cost of approximately $3.2 million (6). This situation stresses the importance of properly disposing toxic waste. The objective of this paper is to review the regulations and evidence-based recommendations for the appropriate disposal of antineoplastic medications and to update the reader on this important issue. Regulations and recommendations

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Readers who followed the serial publication of Bleak House (March 1852–September 1853) were met with a scene both grotesque and mysterious in the tenth installment of December 1852. At that point in the novel, Guppy and Jobling are shocked to find their rooms infected by some horrible substance: “A thick yellow liquor defiles them, which is offensive to the touch and sight and more offensive to the smell. A stagnant, sickening oil, with some natural repulsion in it that makes them both shudder.” Upon venturing downstairs to Mr. Krooks quarters, they find no sign of the man, “but there is a smouldering suffocating vapour in the room, and a dark greasy coating on the walls and ceiling.” Even more remarkable: “Here is a small burnt patch of flooring; here is the tinder from a little bundle of burnt paper, but not so light as usual, seeming to be steeped in something; and here is–is it the cinder of a small charred and broken log of wood sprinkled with white ashes, or is it coal? O Horror, he IS here!” The dreadful scene leads to only one conclusion: Mr. Krook is dead from “Spontaneous Combustion, and none other of all the deaths that can be died” (403; ch. 32). This episode of spontaneous combustion met immediately with criticism from scientist, philosopher, and literary critic George Henry Lewes. (1) Lewes protested the impossibility of such a manner of death in an article published in The Leader, sparking a public debate with Dickens, detailed in Gordon Haights 1968 article, “Dickens and Lewes on Spontaneous Combustion.” (2) Since then, other critics have joined the fray. Rarely has the significance of spontaneous combustion been in question–critics generally agree that the episode symbolizes Krooks association with the all-consuming Court of Chancery. More often at issue is whether the symbolism of Krooks death relies upon the credibility of spontaneous combustion, as Dickenss defensive response to Lewes seems to suggest. Dickens writes to Lewes that he must have “assumed that I knew nothing at all about the question–had no kind of sense of my responsibility–and had taken no trouble to discriminate between truth and falsehood.” On the contrary, Dickens continues, “I looked into a number of books with great care, expressly to learn what the truth was” (Letters 7: 2829). Critics have argued that Dickenss mistaken belief in the possibility of spontaneous combustion does not affect its metaphorical importance (Levine 133; Denman 140). Some have offered scientific evidence contemporary with the novel in order to justify Dickenss defense of spontaneous combustion (Wilkinson 23247; Gaskell 2635). Others have suggested that plausibility actually does matter, arguing that a grasp of the full import of Krooks death requires a suspension of disbelief (Blount 211). More recently, Daniel Hack has asserted that the symbolism of Krooks death is most meaningful when read as a contestation of science as the supreme authority of truth (146). In response to Hacks point that spontaneous combustion undermines the authority of science (even as the public debate with Lewes apparently adheres to its standards of proof ), I will be arguing, rather, that Dickens subordinates empirical science to other forms of cognition. While it may seem that the debate about spontaneous combustion has been exhausted–that Dickens was simply obstinate or misinformed or both–I suggest that the question of spontaneous combustion in Bleak House is symptomatic of a larger contemporary debate that moves beyond the pages of fiction. Examining Krooks explosive death in the context of a Victorian discourse about creativity, art, science and morality, allows us to understand better what was at stake for Dickens in his exchange with Lewes, and why he had to insist science was on his side in order to make his case for the imagination. The necessity of employing both head and heart is central to Bleak House, which attempts to negotiate the symbiosis of heart and mind while answering to the objective clarity of facts that science demands in its explanations. It is my contention that Dickens clearly privileges imagination as a mode of cognition, but also recognizes the necessity of its belated confirmation by way of empirical evidence. Krooks death by spontaneous combustion is just one example of the way this debate is articulated in Bleak House. In the narrative, Dickens enters a nineteenth-century discourse that explores the tension between what we intuitively feel and what we can empirically prove. While Dickens repeatedly insists that intuition and imagination are better and sharper methods of understanding, he acknowledges that power lies with those who can prove their case empirically. For Dickens, the world of material facts must correspond with the world of intuitive understanding because the latter is what connects people to one another and gives facts their meaning and significance.
Readers who followed the serial publication of Bleak House (March 1852–September 1853) were met with a scene both grotesque and mysterious in the tenth installment of December 1852. At that point in the novel, Guppy and Jobling are shocked to find their rooms infected by some horrible substance: “A thick yellow liquor defiles them, which is offensive to the touch and sight and more offensive to the smell. A stagnant, sickening oil, with some natural repulsion in it that makes them both shudder.” Upon venturing downstairs to Mr. Krooks quarters, they find no sign of the man, “but there is a smouldering suffocating vapour in the room, and a dark greasy coating on the walls and ceiling.” Even more remarkable: “Here is a small burnt patch of flooring; here is the tinder from a little bundle of burnt paper, but not so light as usual, seeming to be steeped in something; and here is–is it the cinder of a small charred and broken log of wood sprinkled with white ashes, or is it coal? O Horror, he IS here!” The dreadful scene leads to only one conclusion: Mr. Krook is dead from “Spontaneous Combustion, and none other of all the deaths that can be died” (403; ch. 32). This episode of spontaneous combustion met immediately with criticism from scientist, philosopher, and literary critic George Henry Lewes. (1) Lewes protested the impossibility of such a manner of death in an article published in The Leader, sparking a public debate with Dickens, detailed in Gordon Haights 1968 article, “Dickens and Lewes on Spontaneous Combustion.” (2) Since then, other critics have joined the fray. Rarely has the significance of spontaneous combustion been in question–critics generally agree that the episode symbolizes Krooks association with the all-consuming Court of Chancery. More often at issue is whether the symbolism of Krooks death relies upon the credibility of spontaneous combustion, as Dickenss defensive response to Lewes seems to suggest. Dickens writes to Lewes that he must have “assumed that I knew nothing at all about the question–had no kind of sense of my responsibility–and had taken no trouble to discriminate between truth and falsehood.” On the contrary, Dickens continues, “I looked into a number of books with great care, expressly to learn what the truth was” (Letters 7: 2829). Critics have argued that Dickenss mistaken belief in the possibility of spontaneous combustion does not affect its metaphorical importance (Levine 133; Denman 140). Some have offered scientific evidence contemporary with the novel in order to justify Dickenss defense of spontaneous combustion (Wilkinson 23247; Gaskell 2635). Others have suggested that plausibility actually does matter, arguing that a grasp of the full import of Krooks death requires a suspension of disbelief (Blount 211). More recently, Daniel Hack has asserted that the symbolism of Krooks death is most meaningful when read as a contestation of science as the supreme authority of truth (146). In response to Hacks point that spontaneous combustion undermines the authority of science (even as the public debate with Lewes apparently adheres to its standards of proof ), I will be arguing, rather, that Dickens subordinates empirical science to other forms of cognition. While it may seem that the debate about spontaneous combustion has been exhausted–that Dickens was simply obstinate or misinformed or both–I suggest that the question of spontaneous combustion in Bleak House is symptomatic of a larger contemporary debate that moves beyond the pages of fiction. Examining Krooks explosive death in the context of a Victorian discourse about creativity, art, science and morality, allows us to understand better what was at stake for Dickens in his exchange with Lewes, and why he had to insist science was on his side in order to make his case for the imagination. The necessity of employing both head and heart is central to Bleak House, which attempts to negotiate the symbiosis of heart and mind while answering to the objective clarity of facts that science demands in its explanations. It is my contention that Dickens clearly privileges imagination as a mode of cognition, but also recognizes the necessity of its belated confirmation by way of empirical evidence. Krooks death by spontaneous combustion is just one example of the way this debate is articulated in Bleak House. In the narrative, Dickens enters a nineteenth-century discourse that explores the tension between what we intuitively feel and what we can empirically prove. While Dickens repeatedly insists that intuition and imagination are better and sharper methods of understanding, he acknowledges that power lies with those who can prove their case empirically. For Dickens, the world of material facts must correspond with the world of intuitive understanding because the latter is what connects people to one another and gives facts their meaning and significance.

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SO sorry to see The X Factor “in crisis” yet again. Pulling in its biggest audiences of all time. Trust me, the Dark Lord isnt losing any sleep. His carefully staged pantomime is exactly where he wants it. all over the front pages. The talking point of the nation. “Youre fantastically nuts,” Simon told Shirlena. No, Simon. she was clinically nuts. As was glaringly obvious to everyone except you and your production team. She was also useless. And now shes gone. Sob. Meanwhile, massive mistake to improve the voices of the wannabes through the magic of the Auto-Tune editing machine. But are we absolutely sure it was working? Crying “fix” is all part of the pageant. Anything to keep the publicity pot boiling.
BROADCASTERS will be carefully studying ratings figures for Fridays Euro 2012 fixtures. And you can bet that if England v Bulgaria on ITV1 , for example, draws a lower than normal audience, pressure will mount on FIFA, who changed the calendar for double headers from the traditional Saturday-Wednesday slots to Friday-Tuesday. Many England fans living outside London are furious that the 8pm start will force them to take time off work and create travel problems. But the only opinion that will count in FIFAs corridors of powers are those of TV moguls with their big bucks. The size of their Friday audiences will decide whether the international assault on Saturday kick-offs continues. The omens are not good. TV bosses report that Friday night ratings for rugby union are encouraging.

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Topeka Lions Club, 11:05 a.m. Monday , Top of the Tower, 534 S. Kansas Ave. Program: The Rev. Alden Hickman on “The Babylonians and Genesis: Different Ways of Understanding Life.” Kiwanis Club of Topeka, noon Monday , Jayhawk Tower Florentine Room, 700 S.W. Jackson. Program: Dot Leakey on the Kiwanis worldwide project — “The ELIMINATE Project.”
The main goal of the Training Program is to increase the number of Hispanic students knowledgeable and committed to careers in cancer research and cancer medicine. The specific objectives are to prepare Hispanic students to pursue careers in cancer research, cancer medicine, and population sciences and to establish a Career Development Program for clinical and basic scientist faculty at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico (UPRCCC). The Training Program includes a series of didactic and research experiences, and enrichment activities that include on-campus cancer research at the UPR campuses during the academic year, and summer research and year-round rotations to MDACC. These experiences are complemented and supported by a structured Mentoring Program for students and junior investigators. The mentors are well recognized senior Faculty, mostly from MDACC. Training Opportunities Various research programs are available in UPR and MDACC, all sponsored by the U54 Training Program. In the UPR there is Research Assistantships Stipends Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Students have the opportunity of working in cancer research projects under the guidance of Faculty in mid to senior stages of their academic careers. Most of these scientists are re-gearing their careers to Cancer Research. The students are also required to attend Seminars and Workshops offered through the academic year, mostly offered by visiting world-renowned scientists.

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BOSTON PARIS — KIKA™
Clinical Solutions continues to drive EDC technology innovation with
Veracity™ 3.10, the latest release of its market-leading, advanced EDC
platform. KIKA is the leading provider of advanced
EDC solutions for Clinical
Asset Management™ for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical
device markets.

Veracity™ is a highly configurable, collaborative platform for all
clinical trial stakeholders. Its Web services architecture enables
customers to integrate Veracity™ seamlessly into their clinical IT
systems. It enables all clinical trial stakeholders to collect, monitor,
adjudicate, analyze and manage all clinical study data (CRF, medical
images, lab data, etc) in real time, and store them into a CDISC-ready
database. Veracity is supported by an ISO-certified quality environment.
It enables regulatory compliance including 21 CFR Part 11.

KIKA CEO Linda Beneze said, “Our customers and partners report that
Veracity™ 3.10 improves their ability to collect, control and maximize
their most important clinical trial asset – their data.”

Veracity™ 3.10 delivers several features and improvements, including:

This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data
and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key
sub-segments of the energy industry in New Zealand. It details the
market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides
historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand
balance for each of the key sub-segments. It also provides information
relating to the natural gas assets (gas fields, LNG terminals, pipelines
and underground gas storage terminals) in New Zealand.

The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the natural gas
assets in New Zealand and compares the investment environment in New
Zealand with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major
companies operating in the natural gas sector in New Zealand together
with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.

Scope:

This tables only report provides 160 statistical tables for Internet,
broadband and all aspects of the digital economy in Australia.

National Broadband Network: Australia is among the leading countries
whose government is actively investigating the social and economic
benefits that can be achieved through the deployment of a mainly
fibre-based telecoms infrastructure. Services that depend on high
quality broadband infrastructure include tele-health, e-education,
e-business, digital media, e-government, smart meters etc. In countries
where the national telco is lagging behind we see that local governments
have no choice other than to take a leadership role, as they have done
with similar infrastructure over the last 100 years.

The decision from the Australian government to launch a $43 billion
national FttH broadband network is a clear indication that they believe
broadband is essential infrastructure. It fulfils a national purpose as
its trans-sector multiplier effect delivers massive social and economic
benefits in healthcare, education, energy and the environment. A digital
economy requires an open broadband infrastructure, and for that to work
it can only be built by a utility (NBN Co). While there certainly are
questions regarding the business model and the investment plan, there is
widespread support for the visionary plan.

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

WLS, a leading provider of cellular platforms to top tier global phone
makers, will operate as a standalone business serving its existing
customers. WLS will also contribute to Intel’s strategy to make
connected computing ubiquitous from smartphones to laptops to embedded
computing.

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

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

This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data
and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key
sub-segments of the energy industry in New Zealand. It details the
market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides
historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand
balance for each of the key sub-segments. It also provides information
relating to the natural gas assets (gas fields, LNG terminals, pipelines
and underground gas storage terminals) in New Zealand.

The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the natural gas
assets in New Zealand and compares the investment environment in New
Zealand with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major
companies operating in the natural gas sector in New Zealand together
with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.

Scope:

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Variety Opens Call for Submissions for Special Pitch Session of New
Marketing Products and Services

LOS ANGELES — Variety today announces it is seeking applications from companies
with innovative media products and technologies to participate in its
inaugural Film Marketing Summit, to be held October 5-6 at the Universal
Hilton in Los Angeles.

The two-day event will bring together the top theatrical marketers from
the major and independent studios to explore the dynamic world of
feature film promotion. A special session on October 6th
will focus on marketing innovation and give selected companies the
opportunity to present their offering during a live-pitch session: Media
Innovation that can Change the Game for Marketers. The session will
be moderated by Gordon Paddison, of global marketing firm Stradella
Road, who is serving as program director for the conference.

Selection criteria will focus on the applicant’s ability to offer
innovative approaches to film marketing and deliver measurable positive
impact in the coming year. Participants will be selected across a range
of technology and media arenas, including television, mobile, Internet,
and convergent platforms. Products and services presented must be live
in the marketplace before the end of this year to be eligible.

The session format will offer participants five minutes to pitch their
solutions before a panel of studio media executives, who will follow up
with rapid-fire questions to establish credibility and relevance to
real-world entertainment marketing challenges.

Brian Brawdy, renowned survivalist and creator of The Brian Brawdy Show , which will launch in Fall 2010, has partnered with Lance Travel Trailers and Solutions From Science to create an off the grid mobile residence and production studio.

Brawdy cites his inspiration as an incident that occurred in Tampa, Florida. He was relaxing and enjoying a margarita while watching ships come and go in the harbor, when he noticed a yacht with both a solar panel and a wind turbine mounted to the structure. This innovation sparked Brawdys imagination and he realized he wanted to do something similar with an RV.

He designed the brackets and poles to secure the wind turbines on his Lance 2285 Travel Trailer, and then chose Solutions From Science to help him design the rest of the setup. The trailer uses 5 solar panels and 2 wind turbines to generate all the electricity that Brawdy needs. While this is impressive enough for a standard RV, Brawdy has transformed his trailer into a mobile production facility where he creates, edits and broadcasts his show, all powered by the natural energies of the sun and wind.

The heart of the system is the PowerHub 1800 Plus from Solutions From Science . The hub connects directly to the solar panels and turbines, and controls all of the electricity generated by these devices. Some of the energy is directed for immediate needs, while the remainder is stored in 4 100-amp hour batteries. Interestingly, the PowerHub 1800 Plus can actually be removed from the truck/trailer assembly and used as a portable power unit for severe situations.

This ultra-high efficiency solar generator can actually produce up to 1800 watts of electricity, supplying it as needed. It can be used to power almost anything from a mobile production studio to an off the grid residence.

While one of Pontiacs largest manufacturing facilities is undergoing a transformation into an extensive film and teaching studio complex, the Auburn Hills Marriott is working diligently to stay abreast of the areas lodging and event needs by providing first-class hotel accommodations.

Located within the Centerpoint Business Campus, the Marriott hotel in Auburn Hills, MI joins in the excitement this transformation brings to Pontiac and is prepared to meet the needs of those working to bring the Raleigh Michigan Studios to life and will continue to be a strong supporter of this new and exciting venture as it steps forward to make a major economic impact for this area.

While staying at this distinctive hotel, Auburn Hills business travelers will find well appointed guest rooms that include high-speed Internet access and large desks, refrigerator, WebTV with cable and lavish bedding ensembles with plush, down comforters and fluffy pillows for a restful nights sleep. For the convenience of guests, the hotel is home to the award-winning Parkway Grille Lounge, where the menu includes exquisite American entrees and a fine list of wines. In addition to traditional restaurant dining, private dining is available and when the weather permits, guests can have their meal served outdoors.

As a full service Detroit conference hotel in Auburn Hills , the Marriott offers a complete line of event and business services including 10,500 square feet of flexible event space, a full-service business center, AV equipment, skilled technicians and the service of a certified Marriott Auburn Hills event planner . A full line of exceptional event menus are also offered making the hotel a perfect choice for business conferences, meetings and exhibitions. When scheduling Detroit area meetings, businesses will find the hotel provides exceptional facilities and unsurpassed services to meet the needs of successful event planning. Auburn Hills provides a great setting for business and the Marriotts location near the new Raleigh Michigan Studios allows easy access for business needs.

About the Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac at Centerpoint Hotel
The Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac at Centerpoint Hotel provides guests with a prime location within the Centerpoint Business Campus and easy access to Detroit and many of the areas Fortune 500 companies. The hotel features both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a whirlpool and on-site state-of-the-art fitness center with 24/7 access for the convenience of hotel guests. Several fine area golf courses are also located nearby.

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

Several of the anti-Herpes nanoviricides® demonstrated a dose-dependent
maximal inhibition of Herpes virus infectivity in a cell culture model.
Almost complete inhibition of the virus production was observed at
clinically usable concentrations. These studies employed the H129 strain
of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). H129 is an encephalitic strain
that closely resembles a clinical isolate; it is known to be more
virulent than classic HSV-1 laboratory strains. The H129 strain will be
used in subsequent animal testing of nanoviricides.

This anti-HSV program is designed for the development of an effective
anti-herpes nanoviricide drug for the treatment of cold sores or genital
herpes simplex virus infections. The Company plans to develop this drug
as a skin cream or ointment formulation for external application.

The nanoviricides® mechanism of action is believed to mimic a natural
host cell receptor by which the virus binds and infects cells; binding
of a nanoviricide nanomicelle to the virus renders it non-infectious. A
nanoviricide would thus stop the spread of the viral infection to new
uninfected cells. This mechanism is different from that of currently
available anti-Herpes drugs and therefore is expected to be
complementary to that of the current drugs.

“These results extend the earlier results of our anti-Herpes
nanoviricides® testing in different HSV-1 cell culture models at other
laboratories,” said Randall Barton, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of the
Company, adding, “These studies will enable the selection of optimal
anti-Herpes nanoviricides® for evaluation in animal models of Herpes
virus infections.”

WEST HAVEN, Conn. — NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB)
(the “Company”), reports that its anti-Herpes drug candidates
demonstrated significant efficacy in the recently completed cell culture
studies. The studies were performed in the laboratory of Dr. Ken
Rosenthal at Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and
Pharmacy.

Several of the anti-Herpes nanoviricides® demonstrated a dose-dependent
maximal inhibition of Herpes virus infectivity in a cell culture model.
Almost complete inhibition of the virus production was observed at
clinically usable concentrations. These studies employed the H129 strain
of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). H129 is an encephalitic strain
that closely resembles a clinical isolate; it is known to be more
virulent than classic HSV-1 laboratory strains. The H129 strain will be
used in subsequent animal testing of nanoviricides.

This anti-HSV program is designed for the development of an effective
anti-herpes nanoviricide drug for the treatment of cold sores or genital
herpes simplex virus infections. The Company plans to develop this drug
as a skin cream or ointment formulation for external application.

The nanoviricides® mechanism of action is believed to mimic a natural
host cell receptor by which the virus binds and infects cells; binding
of a nanoviricide nanomicelle to the virus renders it non-infectious. A
nanoviricide would thus stop the spread of the viral infection to new
uninfected cells. This mechanism is different from that of currently
available anti-Herpes drugs and therefore is expected to be
complementary to that of the current drugs.

“These results extend the earlier results of our anti-Herpes
nanoviricides® testing in different HSV-1 cell culture models at other
laboratories,” said Randall Barton, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of the
Company, adding, “These studies will enable the selection of optimal
anti-Herpes nanoviricides® for evaluation in animal models of Herpes
virus infections.”

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

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

WLS, a leading provider of cellular platforms to top tier global phone
makers, will operate as a standalone business serving its existing
customers. WLS will also contribute to Intel’s strategy to make
connected computing ubiquitous from smartphones to laptops to embedded
computing.

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

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

IRVINE, Calif. — American Industrial Systems Inc. (AIS) introduces a 12.1”
ISOBUS Virtual Terminal designed for Farming, Automotive, and
Agricultural Machinery, Diagnostic Equipment, and monitoring. The AIS
ISOBUS Panel PC is completely sealed to IP67 / NEMA 6 rated standards
for water and dust protection, capable of operating in the harshest
environments including water submersion. In addition to sealing the
display, it is compliant with MIL-STD-810F rating for vibration, shock,
and drop for in vehicle applications. A touchscreen HMI interface is
built-in for easy user interface for monitoring and control of CAN-bus
(controller-area network) peripherals. The entry level CAN-bus Terminal
is pre-designed and engineered for quick deployment and integration to
new and existing farming and agricultural applications.

Powering the ISOBUS system is a high performance fanless 1.6 Ghz Intel®
Atom™ processor, designed for long product life cycle and reliable
operation in industrial conditions. A high brightness 1000 nit sunlight
readable LCD panel is standard, providing sharp crisp images in outdoor
environments. Staying connected is simple with built-in 802.11b/g
wireless support, CAN-bus connectivity, and optional GPS support for
location and tracking. AIS’ PC-based ISOBUS Virtual Terminal (Isobus-VT)
complies with the latest ISO 11783 and SAE J1939 protocols, allowing
manufacturers easy deployment into field machinery, increasing
productivity, and reducing time to market.

A rugged corrosion resistant aluminum alloy housing protects the
internal components, meeting Military Standard 810F specs for anti-shock
and vibration requirements. Military standard M12 connectors are used
for input output connections, which are all rated to IP67 standards,
maintaining the sealing integrity of the system. The ruggedized system
is capable of withstanding -10 to 50 degrees Celsius operating
temperatures and compliant with Military 810F standards for anti-shock,
vibration, and drop, providing a robust vehicle mounted system in
extreme environments. AIS’ commercially available touchscreen ISOBUS
system provides a cost effective, long life cycle system for logistics,
farming, automotive, transportation, marine, and agricultural industries
where performance and reliability are paramount.

Key Features and Benefits

GreenAngel Energy Corporation (”GreenAngel”) (TSX VENTURE: GAE) investee company, Rapid Electric Vehicles (”REV”) has received another contract for its revolutionary bi-directional charging technology for micro-grids. Through a contract with Honeywell, REV will participate in the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

The project involves the design, building and demonstration of a Micro-Grid with plug-in electric vehicles to determine the technical readiness of Micro-Grids to accept power from various inputs while charging the selected vehicles and provide output power to various applications in both alternating and direct current systems.

The contract represents important revenue to REV, who expects current year revenues to increase by 400% over last year.

Comments REV CEO Jay Giraud, “This is an important milestone for REV. The US Military is one of many federal partners we have been pursuing that manage the largest fleets in the world. With these vehicles in operation we can build case studies that demonstrate the viability and ROI for such game-changing technologies.”

Michael Volker, Chairman of GreenAngel and REV board member comments, “We couldnt be more pleased with the progress REV has made since we got involved in late 2009. With the addition of key partners such as Honeywell, and a ready demonstration platform like the US Army, the potential of this first project to expand into a much larger deployment is exciting.”

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During the second half of the last century, the incidence of cancer in PR increased dramatically; however, rates seem to have begun to stabilize in more recent years (8-9). Previous studies in the 1970s and 1980s showed a lower incidence of total cancer in persons residing in PR as compared with the general population in the United States (US) (8) and to Puerto Ricans (10) living in the continental US. Recent studies show similar patterns for selected cancer types (11-14). However, the incidence from infection related cancers such as stomach, liver and cervical is higher in PR than in the US (12). Also, contrary to the US, these cancer types also rank among the leading cancer sites in incidence and mortality (8, 11, 15-16). The PR Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR) is the fourth oldest population based cancer registry in the world (8, 17) and collects information on cancer in PR since 1951. The PRCCR is part of the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As with any other surveillance system, the PRCCR is responsible for generating data on cancer burden for the Puerto Rican population, as the collection, analysis and dissemination of health information are important components of public health surveillance systems (18). Given that the last official report of the PRCCR regarding cancer burden in PR was published in 1991 (9), this special article describes the incidence and mortality data for cancer in PR for the period of 1987 to 2004. In addition, we assess differences in cancer incidence and mortality by sex, municipality and health region. This information is important to identify changes in cancer occurrence in PR and to guide the development of future interventions aimed at diminishing the burden of the disease in our population.
Economic theory provides different methods to assess the economic impact of a health condition, as is cancer. The Cost of Illness (COI), developed by Rice (3-6), is the most widely accepted conceptual framework for cost estimates. COI estimates involve three components: direct costs, morbidity costs and mortality costs. Within this framework, several studies with different approaches have been conducted to determine the economic burden of different diseases (7-17). These studies have concluded that the component with the greatest impact lies in the productivity cost, even more than the costs for medical treatment of patients. For example, the National Institutes of Health(18) estimated the cost of illness for different causes of death in United States (US) for 2007. This study estimated the overall cost of cancer at $219.2 billion, of which, $89 billion correspond to direct costs of health expenditure, $18.2 billion in morbidity costs and $112.0 billion in mortality costs (representing more than 52% of total costs). Others studies of the economic burden of cancer in California (14-15) have concluded that the premature mortality cost of breast cancer is 80% of the total costs of the disease. Also, mortality costs of gynecological cancers like ovarian and cervical cancer represent more than 65% of total cost of these cancers. This pattern has also been observed in the state of Texas and in Sweden, Canada, and Spain (10-11, 17, 19-20). Other studies (20-25) have focused on estimating the productivity cost due to cancer mortality. Although these studies show some discrepancies in their methodology, data sources, and the inclusion of indirect costs components, such variations are not necessarily a weakness. Different arenas of application require different approaches and schemes (e.g., economic burden estimates vs. cost-effectiveness analysis) (4-5, 26). From a societal perspective, estimates of the value of labor productivity loss due to premature mortality are important in determining the economic burden of disease. Previous studies in PR have used the COI approach to estimate the cost of AIDS, schizophrenia and traffic accidents (7, 27-28). For example, cumulative total cost of AIDS in PR from period of 19821989 was estimated to be $ 525.2 million (27). Despite the importance of evaluating the economic impact of cancer in PR, there are no previous studies that have used the COI approach to investigate this issue. In fact, this economic component has been overlooked in cancer investigations in PR. Although the value of a persons life transcends its economic value as a productive unit, cost studies present another dimension of a health problem, providing valuable information for society and for policymakers to decide how to allocate scarce resources more optimally (27). Consequently, the aim of this study is to estimate the labor-market productivity loss in PR, as a result of premature mortality, due to overall cancer and by cause-specific cancers in 2004.

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More than 100 HPV types have been identified with more than 30 being sexually transmitted (7). Anogenital HPV types have been classified into low-risk types (non-oncogenic), which are associated with anogenital warts (condyloma acuminata), oral and conjunctival papillomas, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (in infants and young children), and mild dysplasia (8). High-risk types (oncogenic) are associated with high-grade dysplasia and various cancers. Current estimates of the attributable fraction, the proportion of cancer cases preventable by the elimination of HPV, are very high (9): 100% for cervical, 90% for anal, 40% for vulvar and vaginal, 50% for cancer of the penis, and between 33 and 72% of oropharyngeal cancers (10). Although there has been increasing interest in understanding the burden of HPV infection and related comorbidities in men (11), studies in this group are still quite limited (12), particularly among Hispanics. Research and surveillance data have indicated that Hispanics have been disproportionately affected by HIV/ AIDS (13), Other STIs (14) and may engage disproportionately in high-risk sexual behaviors (15). In addition, a higher incidence of cervical cancer is observed in Puerto Rico and Hispanic women in the US compared with non-Hispanic whites (Figure 1). These factors could reflect a potential higher prevalence of HPV infection in these populations, as well as disparities in screening rates in these groups (16) suggesting that Hispanic and Puerto Rican men might also be at higher risk for HPV infection and related health outcomes. This high incidence might also lead to a significant economic burden. In Puerto Rico for example, it was estimated that the economic impact of HPV related cancers in 2004 was approximately 7.5% (close to 5 million dollars) of the total cancer costs (17). Even though HPV infection is highly prevalent in sexually active men, (18), most research studies have focused only in women. Studies in men are of particular relevance because, as with other STIs, men play a key role in the transmission dynamics to both male and female sexual partners. It is also clear that HPV infection in men is a serious clinical issue, given the association of HPV infection with a variety of cancers in men, including anal cancer and a subset of penile and oral cancers (19). With the world-wide introduction of two new prophylactic vaccines (bivalent vaccine protecting against HPV 16 and 18, and the quadrivalent vaccine protecting against HPV 16, 18, 6 and 11) against oncogenic HPVs causing cervical cancer in women (20), and the recent FDA approval of the quadrivalent vaccine to prevent genital warts also in men, there is an urgency to determine the burden of HPV in Hispanic populations before vaccination programs are implemented on a widespread basis. Knowledge of the burden of the disease and its related morbidities prior to implementation of these programs will allow a better assessment and understanding of the short-term and long-term effectiveness of this primary prevention strategy for cervical neoplasia and genital warts. In addition, it will permit exploring the prevalence of type-specific HPVs in these populations, not currently included in the HPV vaccines available in the market.
One important task when analyzing microarray data is that of determining which genes changed their expressions significantly from one state to another, for example, from tissues in a cancerous state to tissues in a healthy state. In general, the procedure in which such a task is undertaken is known as gene filtering and has been extensively explored due to its potential for recognizing a reduced number of genes, which recognition can offer a shortcut to illness diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment (4-5, 7-21). Gene filtering has been explored through a variety of techniques based on normal distribution, such as the 2 sample t-test (17), ANOVA (22), and the Welch t-test (19), among others. Some authors stress the fact that gene expression data do not follow a normal distribution (18, 21, 23), proposing the use of nonparametric statistical tests such as the Mann-Whitney (MW) test (18), also known as the Wilcoxon test. Genes selected through a filtering procedure can be used for many purposes. Of particular interest to this study was defining a classifier to determine whether a given tissue belongs to a particular category (i.e. cancer or healthy) through measuring the relative expressions of the selected genes. Thus, the interest was on developing a cancer diagnosis that is based on classification. As a precedent, our research group has previously proposed a strategy (based on the Wilcoxon test) to carry out gene filtering and tissue classification (24-25), aiming first for simplicity rather than performance. In this study, using this initial strategy as a baseline, classification performance was targeted through the development of two new methods. The first method employed the Wilcoxon test for gene filtering and classification; however, this revised method introduced a gene-set selection step right after filtering to enhance classification performance. The second method capitalized on this new structure, and used the Nemenyi-Damico-Wolfe (NDW) multiple comparison nonparametric test as a distinctive enhancement strategy. For brevity, the descriptions of the Wilcoxon and the NDW tests have been omitted here but can be readily perused in a textbook on nonparametric statistical methods, such as that of Hollander and Wolfe (26). The structure of this paper is as follows: In the next section, microarray databases are described in general, along with the details of the proposed methods. The computational setting is then discussed in the ensuing section, followed by an assessment of the classification performance of the proposed methods vs. that of the baseline approach. Finally, conclusions are drawn and future plans are described.
During the second half of the last century, the incidence of cancer in PR increased dramatically; however, rates seem to have begun to stabilize in more recent years (8-9). Previous studies in the 1970s and 1980s showed a lower incidence of total cancer in persons residing in PR as compared with the general population in the United States (US) (8) and to Puerto Ricans (10) living in the continental US. Recent studies show similar patterns for selected cancer types (11-14). However, the incidence from infection related cancers such as stomach, liver and cervical is higher in PR than in the US (12). Also, contrary to the US, these cancer types also rank among the leading cancer sites in incidence and mortality (8, 11, 15-16). The PR Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR) is the fourth oldest population based cancer registry in the world (8, 17) and collects information on cancer in PR since 1951. The PRCCR is part of the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As with any other surveillance system, the PRCCR is responsible for generating data on cancer burden for the Puerto Rican population, as the collection, analysis and dissemination of health information are important components of public health surveillance systems (18). Given that the last official report of the PRCCR regarding cancer burden in PR was published in 1991 (9), this special article describes the incidence and mortality data for cancer in PR for the period of 1987 to 2004. In addition, we assess differences in cancer incidence and mortality by sex, municipality and health region. This information is important to identify changes in cancer occurrence in PR and to guide the development of future interventions aimed at diminishing the burden of the disease in our population.

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A day after unleashing advertisements that portray his opponent as an extremist, Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet called for cleaner campaigns and the end of partisan bickering. During a campaign stop in Colorado Springs on Friday, Bennet said todays children deserve a brighter future removed from political polarization. “We need to construct a politics thats worthy of them,” he said. Of the ad slamming Republican Senate hopeful Ken Buck that started airing a few hours earlier, Bennet said the truth is not an attack, and Buck threw the first punch. “Unfortunately, thats the kind of campaign he started,” Bennet said of Buck.
A year-long advertising campaign that strategically focused on the most lucrative travel markets delivered record-breaking results, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) chair, announced today.

“Our ad campaign reached a carefully targeted group of consumers with the means and desire to travel and convinced them to visit us,” Krolicki said. “In the face of a national economic downturn, NCOTs winter and summer ads attracted visitors who spent money in Nevada that generated $110 million in tax revenue directly attributed to the ad campaign, a greater return on our investment than ever before.”

Every $1 that NCOT invested in the ads generated $31 in tax revenue.

“We ran a thrifty campaign aimed at our most responsive and proven markets and got our message to the right people,” NCOT Director Dann Lewis said. “We also integrated the media to include television, Google In-stream video, Internet advertising and national travel magazines, a combination that helped increase our return on investment. It was a prescription for success and were gratified to get such good-news results for Nevada tourism.”

The percentage of consumers who saw or heard the ads in markets where they ran jumped from 29.7 percent in 2009 to 42.9 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended June 30.

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Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
Economic theory provides different methods to assess the economic impact of a health condition, as is cancer. The Cost of Illness (COI), developed by Rice (3-6), is the most widely accepted conceptual framework for cost estimates. COI estimates involve three components: direct costs, morbidity costs and mortality costs. Within this framework, several studies with different approaches have been conducted to determine the economic burden of different diseases (7-17). These studies have concluded that the component with the greatest impact lies in the productivity cost, even more than the costs for medical treatment of patients. For example, the National Institutes of Health(18) estimated the cost of illness for different causes of death in United States (US) for 2007. This study estimated the overall cost of cancer at $219.2 billion, of which, $89 billion correspond to direct costs of health expenditure, $18.2 billion in morbidity costs and $112.0 billion in mortality costs (representing more than 52% of total costs). Others studies of the economic burden of cancer in California (14-15) have concluded that the premature mortality cost of breast cancer is 80% of the total costs of the disease. Also, mortality costs of gynecological cancers like ovarian and cervical cancer represent more than 65% of total cost of these cancers. This pattern has also been observed in the state of Texas and in Sweden, Canada, and Spain (10-11, 17, 19-20). Other studies (20-25) have focused on estimating the productivity cost due to cancer mortality. Although these studies show some discrepancies in their methodology, data sources, and the inclusion of indirect costs components, such variations are not necessarily a weakness. Different arenas of application require different approaches and schemes (e.g., economic burden estimates vs. cost-effectiveness analysis) (4-5, 26). From a societal perspective, estimates of the value of labor productivity loss due to premature mortality are important in determining the economic burden of disease. Previous studies in PR have used the COI approach to estimate the cost of AIDS, schizophrenia and traffic accidents (7, 27-28). For example, cumulative total cost of AIDS in PR from period of 19821989 was estimated to be $ 525.2 million (27). Despite the importance of evaluating the economic impact of cancer in PR, there are no previous studies that have used the COI approach to investigate this issue. In fact, this economic component has been overlooked in cancer investigations in PR. Although the value of a persons life transcends its economic value as a productive unit, cost studies present another dimension of a health problem, providing valuable information for society and for policymakers to decide how to allocate scarce resources more optimally (27). Consequently, the aim of this study is to estimate the labor-market productivity loss in PR, as a result of premature mortality, due to overall cancer and by cause-specific cancers in 2004.

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Ion Energy and PP Oil Formed Around Highly Experienced Broking
Teams in Energy and Carbon Options and Futures

LONDON — OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH), the leading independent interdealer broker
(IDB) in the over-the-counter space, announced today the formation of
OTC Europe. Establishing Ion Energy and PP Oil divisions solidifies OTC
Europe’s footprint and allows the progressive IDB to expand its singular
business model into the U.K.

Among Ion Energy’s first key hires is Erik Hansen, who is responsible
for building carbon, LPG, naphtha and gasoline business across Europe.
Hansen brings a wealth of expertise to the firm in both the physical and
financial realms, including 20 years of progressive international
trading and broking in various commodities.

Helmed by Paul Doherty and Peter Fradd, PP Oil specializes in gas oil,
brent and WTI options and futures. Previously with MF Global, Doherty
and Fradd led a group widely recognized as the preeminent gas oil
options desk in London. With more than four decades of broking
experience between them, Doherty and Fradd are highly respected across
the U.K. and aim to rapidly assemble a team.

Statistics of Income (SOI) data are available in electronic formats and in print. For further information on any of the following products and services, or for answers to questions on the availability of SOI data, other statistical services, or release dates for data, contact SOIs Statistical Information Services (SIS):
NEVER mind footballs blue moon rising over Manchester, the Cardiff Blues are finally going to shine down over Welsh rugby. The Blues are my tip for the title as the Magners League campaign prepares for kick-off next week with a new 12-team format. If I was still a betting man Id stick a few quid on the Blues to win the tournament for the first time. Id also have an outside flutter on the Scarlets who have been given long odds, but who I reckon will reach the play-offs by finishing in the top four. The Ospreys are likely to join then – along with either Leinster or Munster – while the introduction of the two Italian sides will add spice to the tournament if not fresh title challengers. But my hunch is for the Blues to deliver a longoverdue championship after so many years of disappointment and under- achievement in this tournament.

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FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY PHOENIX–Treatment with a radiofrequency-assisted liposuction device resulted in improved reduction of upper arm circumference up to 12 weeks post treatment, results from a small single-center study showed. Dr. Brightman, of the Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, and her associates enrolled seven female patients with Fitzpatrick skin types II-IV to undergo treatment with Body Tite, a bipolar, radiofrequency-assisted liposuction device with coagulation and simultaneous aspiration. Manufactured by Invasix, the investigational device delivers radiofrequency energy from an internal electrode to an external electrode, which results in coagulation of adipose, vascular, and fibrous tissue, as well as heating of the soft-tissue matrix. BodyTite features online monitoring of skin temperature, as well as monitoring of power and tissue impedance. It is powered by a 50-and 75-watt bipolar radiofrequency output system.
Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS). Medistem collaborator Dr. Jorge Paz Rodriquez was invited to give a talk at Del Mar College in Texas by arthritis patient Dusty Durrill. The patient described a profound recovery after treatment with stem cells from his own fat tissue. Mr Durrill underwent a procedure in which a small amount of fat tissue was extracted by liposuction, stem cells where purified, and subsequently injected intravenously.

“I had treatment for my arthritis, I was not wheelchair bound but I was getting there. after stem cell treatment my arthritis symptoms disappeared,” stated Mr. Durrill.

Dr. Paz commented, “Mr. Durrill suffered from arthritis for more than ten years with severe pain in both knees and hips. He had difficulty standing and limited mobility. After stem cell therapy he started showing significant reduction in pain. Now about a month after therapy he is pain free and can move around easily.”

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WOMENS VOLLEYBALL: The Westminster womens volleyball team released the schedule for 2010 on Wednesday afternoon. The team will participate in two tournaments including playing host to the season opening Tournament of Champions head coach Kim Norman said. The Griffins will face Daemen College, College of Idaho and Azusa Pacific during the two-day event to begin the 2010 season. The Tournament of Champions will feature four pool play matches in the Behnken Field House on Aug. 27 and conclude with two pool play matches and the three bracket matches on Aug. 28. Westminster will travel to Irvine, Calif. for the Asics/Crowne Plaza Labor Day Tournament hosted by Concordia (Calif.) over Labor Day weekend. The tournament schedule hasnt been announced at this time, but the team will play two matches on both Sept. 3 and Sept. 4. The Frontier Conference opener is scheduled for Sept. 9 in Billings, Mont. against Rocky Mountain College. That game is followed by the annual trip to Helena, Montana to face Carroll College on Sept. 11. Montana Western visits the Behnken Field House for the Frontier home opener on Sept. 16. Montana Tech comes to Salt Lake City on Sept. 18 with the trip to Great Falls and Havre, Montana coming the following weekend for games at Great Falls and Montana State- Northern.
Updates Second Quarter Earnings Guidance to Low End of Initial Range

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. — The Wet Seal, Inc. (Nasdaq:WTSLA), a leading specialty retailer to young
women, reported net sales and comparable store sales for the five-week
period ended July 3, 2010, or fiscal June, as follows:

Ed Thomas, chief executive officer of The Wet Seal, Inc., commented:
“June comparable store sales results were below our expectations due, in
part, to inconsistent traffic patterns that continued through the month.”

“What Heaven Sees in You” is replete with talented, familiar voices. And Doug Walker brought them all together. Walker organized the collaborative effort, which includes artists such as Mercy River, Jenny Jordan Frogley and Katherine Nelson singing 10 songs written by Walker and his wife. Many of the songs are new, but the title track has been a favorite among Mormon women and young women for years, ever since Walker and his wife wrote it in 2001 for a fireside. Also known as “Three White Dresses,” the lyrics follow a girl through her blessing, baptism and wedding — all of which take place in a white dress.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recent related IDC vendor share research includes:

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Medicare Beneficiaries Whose High Prescription Drug Costs Have Put
Them in the Medicare Part D Donut Hole to Receive $250 Rebate Checks as
a Result of the Affordable Care Act

WASHINGTON — The next round of more than 300,000 eligible seniors who have entered
the Medicare Part D “donut hole” this year have been mailed their
tax-free, one time rebate check for $250, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today .
These one-time rebate checks are the first step in closing
the prescription drug coverage gap under the Affordable Care Act. The
first round of checks were distributed in the middle of June. As
qualifying Medicare recipients “fall into the donut hole,” they will be
sent a rebate check by Medicare.

“Seniors and other Medicare recipients in the Medicare donut hole are
struggling to afford the medications they need and their basic living
expenses. Seventy percent of our first round of these $250 rebate checks
were cashed within a week of eligible Medicare recipients receiving
them; so, we know that folks really need some help,” said Secretary
Sebelius. “The Affordable Care Act starts to close the donut hole this
year, giving much-needed relief to millions of seniors. In 2011, the
Affordable Care Act takes an additional step for Medicare beneficiaries
in the donut hole by providing them with a 50 percent discount on their
brand name medications. Every year from 2012 until 2020, the Affordable
Care Act will take progressive steps to close the donut hole.”

On Thursday, July 8, at 2:00 p.m., HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will
join local officials in Manchester, N.H., for a forum with senior
citizens to discuss the rebate checks and other benefits of the
Affordable Care Act as well as efforts to fight Medicare fraud.

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

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

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

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

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

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Innovative Solution Expected to Dramatically Expand Access to AR
for Users Worldwide; Empowers Designers, Agencies, Non-Programmers to
Develop AR Apps

LOS ANGELES — Total Immersion, the global leader in augmented reality, today announced
the launch of its new software and security solution: D’Fusion® for
Adobe® Flash® Player.

The product is the long-awaited solution to the increasing demand from
online marketing professionals and advertisers for easily accessible
augmented reality experiences for a wide audience of consumers. Adobe®
Flash® Player already reaches 99 percent of Internet-enabled desktops,
avoiding the need for an AR specific plug-in download.

The new release of D’Fusion® for Adobe® Flash® Player enables
development of applications with Adobe® Flash® ActionScript® language
using Marker-Less Tracking Lite (MLT) technology. This process uses
existing 2D and 3D materials to directly recognize images printed on the
packaging or the product itself. This is a significant advantage for
advertisers, since it does not require additional AR-specific markers on
the materials to trigger the experience.

In line with its content protection and “brand image” securing policy,
Total Immersion has proposed an innovative security mechanism with this
new module, preventing third parties from misusing media.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ive recently started the oh-so-fun process of purchasing a house. Considering I just dont make that much money, and my friends dont either, I am going to lease out a floor in the house I ultimately purchase. As Ive begun to dive into the uncharted territories of being a landlord, I have come across some rule changes that serve useful to both landlords and homeowners looking to sell their homes. Starting July 1, landlords in Oregon who enter into new rental agreements with a new tenant are required to verify that the properties have fully-functioning carbon monoxide alarms within 15 feet of each sleeping area if there is carbon monoxide present anywhere on the property site. Carbon monoxide is often found in garages, heaters, furnaces, fireplaces and cooking sources. In April 2011 the law will take a step up, requiring that landlords verify that all rental units have a carbon monoxide alarm within 15 feet of each sleeping area. Also, anyone looking to sell a home or any level of multifamily dwelling will have to install a properly functioning carbon monoxide alarm within 15 feet of each sleeping area. Last month the Portland City Council approved a three year fee holiday for system development charges associated with homeowners building detached living units on their property. These system development charges can cost between $7,000 and $15,000. The system development charge waiver is especially useful during this economy. If you are looking to rent out a portion of your property and dont have the space, this fee holiday can potentially cut your construction costs in half.
Fred W. WEST JORDAN UTAH- Our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend Fred William Kerkman, age 90, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on June 4, 2010. Born September 9, 1919 in Reinsen, Germany to Frederich Christoph Kerkman and Karolina Sophia Struckman. He emigrated with his family from Germany in 1928 in search for freedom of religion and better economic opportunities. Dad worked closely with his father in developing the family business which included: rental properties, chicken farming , building rock fireplaces and raising produce. He was also a school bus driver and building inspector and involved in 4-H and scouting programs. He loved woodworking, sharing the crops he grew with others and making things with his hands. Dad had an infinite love for dancing and claimed that it was the best excersize ever. He loved to travel and returned often to his roots in Germany. Most of all he loved sharing his wisdom with others, which included experiences of his homeland. At the time of his passing he actively served as an area director for the Utah and Salt Lake Canal Company of which he has done for many years. In February 2010, he received an Archie Award by the city of West Jordan in recognition of his lifetime of community service.

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Google has chosen the Nevada Commission on Tourisms (NCOT) online winter ski commercial as a success-story case study after it attracted 8 million viewers in seven targeted markets, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki, NCOT chair, said today.

NCOT was among the first tourism entities in the country to use Googles new technology, in-stream video, which places video ads into online video programs, including television segments, in a commercial break format as on regular television. Viewers who were exposed to the ad in markets where it appeared were 33 percent more likely to consider Nevada as a vacation destination than were those who saw other NCOT online ads that did not use Googles technology, NCOTs research showed.

“We seek innovative, cost-conscious ways to maximize the return on investment of each tourism dollar, and Googles video advertising program achieved this for us,” Krolicki said. “The ads captured the attention of the consumers we sought and stimulated their interest in visiting Nevada. They got our message.”

Tracking technology showed that 45 percent of the viewers watched the entire 30-second commercial that appeared on in-stream video. The lively ad showed skiers on snowy Sierra Nevada mountain slopes overlooking blue Lake Tahoe. Travel Nevada: winter commercial .

“We have advertised Nevadas tourism attractions in many ways, including traditional television, outdoor advertising, online display ads and mobile ads, and we found the exposure and maneuverability of Googles in-stream video really got results,” NCOT Director Dann Lewis said.

Nextraction Energy Corporation (TSX VENTURE: NE) (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nextraction Energy (US) Inc. (”Nextraction”), along with its operating partner, Vantage Energy (”Vantage” – see press release dated January 26, 2010), are pleased to announce the successful completion of the Noble 6-24 well in the northern region of the Pinedale Anticline, Wyoming. The Companies will flow back the well for two to three weeks and will then determine a steady flow rate. Flow rates will be tested and reported after the first months production and periodically thereafter.

The Companies have isolated and fracd 13 lower stages in the well, opening up 462 feet of net pay (gas producing zones) in the Mesaverde and Lower Lance formations. The operations proceeded as planned, on time and on budget. Pipeline installation and infrastructure are complete for immediate gas sales during the flowback procedure.

The Company also plans to frac an additional 340 feet of net pay in the upper gas-bearing zones to achieve additional resource development. This additional fracing program is anticipated to occur after the deeper, higher pressured zones that are currently completed have decreased in pressure so that well bore pressure equalization can be achieved.

The Company anticipates a total investment to date of approximately US$5.4MM for its 100% interest in the Noble #6-24 well. Vantage operates the well and has the right to become a 26.25% interest owner in the well after Nextraction receives payout of 150% of its invested capital.

Company President Mark S. Dolar reports, “The completion program at Pinedale was successfully executed and we look forward to reporting the production results in the normal course in the weeks and months ahead. As we establish the flow rates we will announce our plans for further drilling on our leasehold area at Pinedale.”

China Techfaith Wireless Technology Limited (NASDAQ: CNTF) (”TechFaith”) today announced the expansion of its motion games effort with the establishment of a new subsidiary focusing on motion games. The new entity, 17Wee, is an indirect subsidiary of TechFaith under 798 Entertainment Beijing Co Ltd. 17Wee was established with the objective of creating the largest platform in China for the development of motion terminals, controllers, accessories and the distribution of the motion games.

Mr. Defu Dong, Chairman and CEO of TechFaith, and the CEO of 798 Entertainment, said, “The formation of 17Wee is an important step in 798 Entertainments business development strategy. Among 798 Entertainments subsidiaries, 798 Game is focusing on the development of PC online games and publishing, while 798 Mobile is focusing on the development of mobile phone games. 17Wee will now focus on the development of motion games. We believe the business opportunities in the motion game area are very big and we are striving to develop the motion gaming business to become our core gaming business.”

Mr. Defu Dong further commented, “Gamers visit mobile phones and TV set-top game boxes featuring motion sensor capabilities for both gaming and fitness. It is very appealing to gamers to get the real time motion feedback these systems offer. Importantly, the motion sensor capabilities make the games much more popular, entertaining, engaging and exercise oriented. By having a dedicated company focusing on this market, we are confident that 798 Entertainment will build its business in China.”

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TechFaith (NASDAQ: CNTF) is a China-based original developed product (”ODP”) provider focused on the original design and sales of mobile phone products. TechFaith is targeting to build it to be a branded mobile phone specialist in differentiated market segments in the China market. TechFaith is also striving to be a leading PC and online gaming business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, 798 Entertainment Limited.

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Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), an innovative provider of mobile productivity solutions, today announced that Signature Bars Ireland, an operator of 10 top-quality restaurants and bars located in the Dublin Airport, have selected Cratos Hospitality Solutions and Socket Mobile as providers of their electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) system. The EPOS system consists of EPOS and stock control software from Cratos Hospitality and the Socket SoMo® 650 handheld computer.

With Cratos EPOS software running on the SoMo 650, waiters can send food and drink orders directly from customer tableside to the kitchen or bar over a wireless network. Wait staff spends less time walking to and from the kitchen or bar and more time taking care of customers, resulting in improved productivity and higher quality service.

“The SoMo 650 has been a great solution for Cratos Hospitality because it provides all the core functionality restaurants need for mobile point of sale without unnecessary features found in other manufacturers devices,” said David McIntosh, managing director of Cratos Hospitality. “Its priced ideally for the UK market, and for the restaurant sector that we sell into, its mix of features is spot on perfect.”

In April 2010, when the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull caused a massive ash cloud that disrupted air traffic across northern Europe and left thousands of travelers stranded at Dublin Airport, the Cratos and Socket EPOS system was put to the test as one Signature Bars restaurant using the system experienced three to four times its normal volume of customers.

“Signature Bars wanted an EPOS system that was efficient and could stand up to high volumes of turnover,” said McIntosh. “When the volcano in Iceland erupted, Dublin airport had its busiest day ever, and our system with the SoMo 650 handheld computer stood up to it.”

Going with the notion too big to fail, the American people saw a falling giant in the insurance industry, AIG, received $182 billion bailout funds since September 2008. People realized that the U.S. had been caught in a sand-trap, and from there a great depression gripped the American economy and toppled global economy into a recession. It has been a long walk in the scorched sand for the U.S. Nonetheless, the U.S. economy slowly saw some signs of recovery in 2010, even if global economic environment continues to stay uncertain. AIG on its part has been shedding its assets to willing buyers as part of it strategy to pay off its Federal loans. These endeavors, however, have been riddled with challenges as the financial sector worldwide was in a state of turmoil and AIG assets were not overly appealing for many. A recent failure to conclude sales was reported at the very beginning of this month when AIG declined to let go of its AIA Group for $30.5 billion which was initially priced at $35.5 billion. The potential buyer was U.K. based insurer Prudential PLC.

AIG is now rumored to continue with its asset sales strategy with two of its Japanese insurance units, AIG Edison Life Insurance Co. and AIG Star Life Insurance Co. These are the same two assets that the company had decided not to sell in late 2009. With AIG placing these units back for sales, a number of industry experts believe that these units are perfect acquisition targets for Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU). Prudential Financial has been very active on the Japanese market and has every intention of growing its presence in this region as indicated by its most recent quarter figures. Another asset sales that have made the headlines in March 2010, is the sales of the Alico to MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) in the next few months for a total of $15.5 billion — that is $6.8 billion in cash and the rest in MetLife stocks.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jeff Niemann pitched six strong innings and Tampa Bays bullpen shut down Boston for the second day in a row in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night. Niemann (7-2) limited the Red Sox to four hits and an unearned run. He walked three and struck out five to win for the first time since a complete game shutout against Toronto on June 8. Jason Bartlett drove in Tampa Bays first run with a single off Felix Doubront (1-1) in the third. Sean Rodriguez tripled and scored on John Jasos RBI grounder, giving the Rays a 2-1 lead in the fifth. Carl Crawfords solo homer off Hideki Okajima added an insurance run in the eighth. Daniel Nava drove in Bostons first run with a single off Niemann in the fourth. Four relievers held the Red Sox to one hit until Bill Hall walked and scored on Eric Pattersons two-out triple in the ninth off Rafel Soriano, who earned his 23rd save.

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Take a break from all those sad tales about miserable childhoods in Ireland! Treat yourself to a happy story!

An easy, yet compelling, read, THE EYES THAT SHONE – From Ireland to Canada in the 1950s by Philip Donnelly is about:

THE EYES THAT SHONE is available at Chapters, your local bookstore, amazon.com or by calling 1-800-465-6072, and retails for $29.95.

Mary Althea Poterola Our loving mother, grandmother, and sister passed away on July 3, 2010 at Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah. She was born January 9, 1915 in Argyle, Utah to James and Emeline Kiddy. She married William Ault on September 11, 1934, later divorced and married William (Red) Poterola on April 29, 1948. She was hardworking and always willing to lend a hand if you needed help. She was the neighborhood watch dog and kept an eye on everything. She left no weed un-pulled or garbage can on the curb. She had a quirky sense of humor and could make you laugh if you spent just a few minutes with her. She was the tri-ominos master and was always willing to challenge you to a game if you had time. She loved to keep her mind active by doing her number and word find puzzles. She was rarely without a pen in her hand, usually a gift from any business she had recently visited. She is survived by her son, Alton Ault, her sister, Afton Riley, and her grandchildren; Ruth, Holly, Tammie, Brandy, Carma, Candy, Sherrie, David, Jesy, Toby, Maria, Darrell and numerous great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Red, three sons; James (Doris) Ault, Russell (Linda) Ault, Kenneth (Judy) Ault, parents, four brothers; Samuel, David, WH, Lewis, and eight sisters; Duella, Lucilla, Fannie, Thelma, Velma, Ida, Wanda, Marvella.

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Partnership with Gerson Lehrman Group provides Bloomberg clients
with new service

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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While many U.S. employees use social media for personal reasons, a vast majority have not yet jumped onto the social media bandwagon for business use, nor are they interested in receiving information about their health benefits through social media, according to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, a non-profit group of nearly 300 large U.S. employers.

Nearly one-half (47%) of the 1,500 U.S. employees surveyed said they use Facebook daily or weekly for personal reasons while 45% use text messaging daily or weekly for personal reasons. Slightly more than one-third said they dont use social media vehicle for personal reasons at all. However, when it comes to using social media for business purposes, only 7% use Facebook and 16% use text messaging. Additionally, about 8 in ten said they werent interested in receiving information about their employer-provided health benefits, or tips on how to exercise, eat healthy or save money on health care via Twitter or text messaging.

“While all the rage outside of the workplace is on social media, most employees arent ready to mesh that part of their routine into the workplace, at least when it comes to health benefits,” said Helen Darling, President of the National Business Group on Health. “In fact, a vast majority of workers would prefer their employers stick to tried and true communication methods — mailings to home and e-mail.”

Currently, more than 8 in 10 (82%) respondents said that in the last year, they received information on their health benefits (i.e., health insurance, health fairs, etc.) from their employer through mailings to their home; 58% said they received information through e-mails. About one-half (47%) obtained information on their companys web site. When asked how interested would they be in receiving health benefit information via social media, about three in four said they had no interest in getting this information via Facebook; slightly more — approximately 80% — had no interest in receiving a tweet (Twitter) with health benefit information. Virtually all respondents said they would prefer receiving this information via regular mailings to their homes or via emails.

The survey also found that younger and higher income workers have more interest in receiving health benefits information via social media than older and lower income workers. Among employees who expressed an interest in social media, respondents had the greatest interest in receiving updates via Facebook and were most interested in receiving information on how to save money on health care.

Jobvite, creator of next-generation recruitment solutions, today announced it has been selected as a 2010 Red Herring Top 100 North America Company. The prestigious award recognizes the leading private companies in North America, celebrating these start-ups innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Red Herrings Top 100 North America list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

“We are honored to receive the Red Herring 100 North America award recognizing our companys customer growth and technology innovation,” said Dan Finnigan, Chief Executive Officer of Jobvite . “Jobvite has revolutionized recruiting software with our social recruiting innovations, making it practical and easy for any company to cost-effectively target talent and build the best teams.”

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Jobvite embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Jobvite should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.”

Red Herrings editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of start-ups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in North America.

Idle Media, Inc. (OTCBB: IDLM) today announced it has expanded its development team to accommodate the growth it expects from the acquisition of Backyard Buddies , a popular gaming application on the number one social media website Facebook , which claims over 400 million active users worldwide.

“Our new team members have extensive knowledge of the web technologies we work with daily, as well as the drive to learn more and execute creatively,” commented Mr. Marcus Frasier, President and CEO of Idle Media, Inc. “This is imperative as we routinely push the boundaries of web technologies to produce the highest quality products.”

Idle Media recently acquired the source code for a popular Facebook game called Backyard Buddies. The acquisition opens the door for Idle Media to expand its target audience via cross-platform marketing of its core products, and marks the companys launch into the social media market.

Mr. Frasier added, “Adding additional technical talent at this critical time in our growth will give us the added resources to capitalize on the opportunities we have identified as key to our growth, which include social media, online games and other value-added apps.”

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NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX: NG)(NYSE Amex: NG) today announced the appointment of Dr. Marc Faber and Mr. Igor Levental to its Board of Directors.

Dr. Faber has over 35 years of experience in the finance industry and is the Managing Director of Marc Faber Ltd., an investment advisory and fund management firm. He is an advisor to a number of private investment funds and serves as a Director of Ivanhoe Mines and Sprott Asset Management. Dr. Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter entitled The Gloom, Boom Doom Report and is the author of several books including Tomorrows Gold – Asias Age of Discovery. A renowned commentator on global market trends and developments, he is also a regular contributor to several leading financial publications around the world, including Barrons, where he is a member of the Barrons Roundtable. Dr. Faber received his PhD in Economics magna cum laude from the University of Zurich.

Mr. Levental is President of the Electrum Group of Companies, a leading privately-owned mineral exploration and development group with strategic holdings in private and public precious metals companies, including NovaGold. Mr. Levental is a Director of Gabriel Resources Ltd., which is engaged in the development of major precious metals deposits in Romania; he is also a Director of Taung Gold Limited, a South African-based private gold exploration and development company. With more than 30 years of experience across a broad cross-section of the international mining industry, Mr. Levental has held senior positions with major mining companies including Homestake Mining Company and International Corona Corporation, where he played a major role in these companies corporate development and merger and acquisition activities. Mr. Levental is a Professional Engineer with a BSc in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Alberta.

“Dr. Faber and Mr. Levental are among the brightest minds in the business and bring extensive experience and expertise to NovaGold. We are truly delighted that they have joined NovaGolds Board of Directors,” said Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, NovaGolds President and CEO. “Their credentials and their extraordinary wealth of market and industry experience will be invaluable as NovaGold advances its portfolio of world-class projects along the value chain for shareholders.”

NovaGolds Board of Directors now comprises eight individuals with expertise in a variety of disciplines, including accounting, finance, legal, business and the mining industry. A biography for each director can be viewed on NovaGolds website in the Corporate Info section.

Northland Power Income Fund (”Northland”) (TSX: NPI.UN)(TSX: NPI.DB)(TSX: NPI.DB.A) announced today that it has started site clearing for a wind farm to be located in the Gaspesie region of Quebec near Mont Louis, about 150 km east of Matane. The 100.5 MW Mont Louis project was awarded a contract in 2004 to supply power to Hydro-Quebec under a 20 year Power Purchase Agreement. GE Canada is expected to supply 67 GE 1.5sle wind turbines for the project.

The total cost of the project is expected to be $176 million, or $146 million net after reimbursement of substation and interconnection costs by Hydro-Quebec. Northland anticipates raising approximately $120 million of debt financing for the project, with financial close expected in September 2010.

Northland is a Canadian income trust that has ownership or economic interests in 10 power projects totaling over 1,100 megawatts (”MW”) (net 872 MW). Northlands assets comprise natural-gas-fired plants which efficiently and cleanly produce electricity and steam as well as facilities generating renewable energy from wind and biomass. Sales are made almost entirely under long-term contracts with a current average duration of 13 years. Northlands plants are located in Canada, the United States and Germany. In addition, Northland has the 86 MW Spy Hill project, 260 MW North Battleford project and 216 MW of wind, solar and run-of-river hydro projects awarded under the Ontario Power Authoritys Feed-in-Tariff program in advanced stages of development. Northland also has a diverse development portfolio of high-quality Clean and Green energy projects, including wind, solar, natural gas, and hydro assets that supports its strategy of sustainable growth primarily through internally developed opportunities. The Funds trust units and two series of convertible debentures, which trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols NPI.UN, NPI.DB and NPI.DB.A respectively, are qualified investments for RRSPs and DPSPs under the Canadian Income Tax Act. The Fund has in place a distribution re-investment plan that allows Unitholders who are residents of Canada to automatically have their monthly cash distributions reinvested in additional units. Participants do not pay any costs associated with the plan, including brokerage commissions. For further information or to join the plan, contact your financial advisor or broker.

NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX: NG)(NYSE Amex: NG) today announced the appointment of Dr. Marc Faber and Mr. Igor Levental to its Board of Directors.

Dr. Faber has over 35 years of experience in the finance industry and is the Managing Director of Marc Faber Ltd., an investment advisory and fund management firm. He is an advisor to a number of private investment funds and serves as a Director of Ivanhoe Mines and Sprott Asset Management. Dr. Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter entitled The Gloom, Boom Doom Report and is the author of several books including Tomorrows Gold – Asias Age of Discovery. A renowned commentator on global market trends and developments, he is also a regular contributor to several leading financial publications around the world, including Barrons, where he is a member of the Barrons Roundtable. Dr. Faber received his PhD in Economics magna cum laude from the University of Zurich.

Mr. Levental is President of the Electrum Group of Companies, a leading privately-owned mineral exploration and development group with strategic holdings in private and public precious metals companies, including NovaGold. Mr. Levental is a Director of Gabriel Resources Ltd., which is engaged in the development of major precious metals deposits in Romania; he is also a Director of Taung Gold Limited, a South African-based private gold exploration and development company. With more than 30 years of experience across a broad cross-section of the international mining industry, Mr. Levental has held senior positions with major mining companies including Homestake Mining Company and International Corona Corporation, where he played a major role in these companies corporate development and merger and acquisition activities. Mr. Levental is a Professional Engineer with a BSc in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Alberta.

“Dr. Faber and Mr. Levental are among the brightest minds in the business and bring extensive experience and expertise to NovaGold. We are truly delighted that they have joined NovaGolds Board of Directors,” said Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, NovaGolds President and CEO. “Their credentials and their extraordinary wealth of market and industry experience will be invaluable as NovaGold advances its portfolio of world-class projects along the value chain for shareholders.”

NovaGolds Board of Directors now comprises eight individuals with expertise in a variety of disciplines, including accounting, finance, legal, business and the mining industry. A biography for each director can be viewed on NovaGolds website in the Corporate Info section.

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

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

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

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

Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:

WASHINGTON — HHS will host a press conference to announce significant modifications
to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Privacy, Security and Enforcement rules, as well as resources and
activities to strengthen the privacy of health information and to help
Americans understand their rights and resources available to safeguard
their personal health information. The press briefing will be held on Thursday,
July 8, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. ET.�Remarks will be followed by a brief
question and answer segment.

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

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

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

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

Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:

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HOUSTON — Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK), the nation’s
leading chain of upscale gentlemen’s clubs, had revenues of $6.36
million at its nightclubs in June.

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

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

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

Dayforce’s On-Demand Solution Offers Companies an Immediate
Improvement in Operational Efficiency

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

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

Food Ingredients business reports record sales and operating
profits for the quarter.

Consolidated gross margin improved and operating loss declined.

Debt was reduced $35 million during first 9 months of FY’10.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Penford Corporation (Nasdaq:PENX), a leader in renewable, natural-based
ingredient systems for industrial and food applications, today reported
that consolidated sales for the quarter ended May 31, 2010 were $61.9
million compared with $61.3 million a year ago. Diluted loss per share,
including discontinued operations, was $0.51. Net loss from continuing
operations was $5.8 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared to a
net loss of $4.3 million, or $0.39 per diluted share last year. A table
summarizing third quarter results from continuing operations is shown
below:

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

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

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

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

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

INTRODUCTION Pork is a popular meat consumed by non-muslim Singaporeans with about 87,000 tonnes being consumed per year (Kanagalingam, 2005). Currently, Singapore imports its pork from several countries, but Australian and Indonesian pork is consumed most widely due to its ready availability at supermarkets and wet markets. Fresh pork is obtained from pigs raised in Indonesia but slaughtered at Singapore abattoirs, while chilled pork is mainly imported from Australia and is widely known as “Air Pork”. Singaporean consumers are aware of the origin of pork from packaging labels. Results of a recent survey showed that Singapore consumers associate non-Indonesian pork with the presence of an unpleasant mutton-like off-flavour (Leong et al., 2008). One possible cause of off-flavours in pork is by the oxidation of lipids, leading to the formation of aldehydes and short-chain fatty acids (Reindl and Stan, 1982; Devol, et al., 1988). The rate and extent of lipid oxidation depends on a number of factors, the most important being the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in muscle (Allen and Foegeding, 1981). Pork contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids relative to ruminant meat (Enser et al., 1996) and is more susceptible to oxidative deterioration of lipids and myoglobin. Feeding of PUFAs to pigs can improve the nutritional quality of pork, but may also increase the susceptibility to oxidation (Sheard et al., 2000; Kouba et al., 2003; Morel et al., 2006). There have been many reports of PUFA-rich feeds leading to increased lipid oxidation and thus off-flavour in pork (Houben and Krol, 1980; Warnants et al., 1998; Roman et al., 1995; Overland et al., 1996; Leskanich et al., 1997; Wood et al., 2003). There have also been examples of off-flavours in pork arising from the direct transfer of aroma components from feed to meat, including several reports on how feeding of fish oil and high fat fish meal to finisher pigs has caused “fishy” and other off-flavours in pork products (Kjos et al., 1999; Lauridsen et al., 1999; Maw et al., 2001; Jaturasitha et al., 2002). The current paper compares sensory assessments of the flavour of pork from the legs of pigs finished in New Zealand on three diets (Morel et al., 2008) using Singaporean panelists. The objective was to determine the extent to which dietary feed treatments received by the New Zealand pigs influenced the sensory properties of pork using trained and untrained Singaporean panels. Results of sensory analyses of pork from the loins of the same New Zealand pigs using New Zealand panelists were reported by Janz et al. (2008).

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

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

Some highlights from the PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010 Midyear Update:

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

INTRODUCTION Pork is a popular meat consumed by non-muslim Singaporeans with about 87,000 tonnes being consumed per year (Kanagalingam, 2005). Currently, Singapore imports its pork from several countries, but Australian and Indonesian pork is consumed most widely due to its ready availability at supermarkets and wet markets. Fresh pork is obtained from pigs raised in Indonesia but slaughtered at Singapore abattoirs, while chilled pork is mainly imported from Australia and is widely known as “Air Pork”. Singaporean consumers are aware of the origin of pork from packaging labels. Results of a recent survey showed that Singapore consumers associate non-Indonesian pork with the presence of an unpleasant mutton-like off-flavour (Leong et al., 2008). One possible cause of off-flavours in pork is by the oxidation of lipids, leading to the formation of aldehydes and short-chain fatty acids (Reindl and Stan, 1982; Devol, et al., 1988). The rate and extent of lipid oxidation depends on a number of factors, the most important being the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in muscle (Allen and Foegeding, 1981). Pork contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids relative to ruminant meat (Enser et al., 1996) and is more susceptible to oxidative deterioration of lipids and myoglobin. Feeding of PUFAs to pigs can improve the nutritional quality of pork, but may also increase the susceptibility to oxidation (Sheard et al., 2000; Kouba et al., 2003; Morel et al., 2006). There have been many reports of PUFA-rich feeds leading to increased lipid oxidation and thus off-flavour in pork (Houben and Krol, 1980; Warnants et al., 1998; Roman et al., 1995; Overland et al., 1996; Leskanich et al., 1997; Wood et al., 2003). There have also been examples of off-flavours in pork arising from the direct transfer of aroma components from feed to meat, including several reports on how feeding of fish oil and high fat fish meal to finisher pigs has caused “fishy” and other off-flavours in pork products (Kjos et al., 1999; Lauridsen et al., 1999; Maw et al., 2001; Jaturasitha et al., 2002). The current paper compares sensory assessments of the flavour of pork from the legs of pigs finished in New Zealand on three diets (Morel et al., 2008) using Singaporean panelists. The objective was to determine the extent to which dietary feed treatments received by the New Zealand pigs influenced the sensory properties of pork using trained and untrained Singaporean panels. Results of sensory analyses of pork from the loins of the same New Zealand pigs using New Zealand panelists were reported by Janz et al. (2008).
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. announced today that it has completed a
private offering of convertible preferred stock. The proceeds will be
used, in part, to expand the company’s research and commercialization
activities in the advanced biofuels and biomass-to-power markets.

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

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

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

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

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Partnership with Gerson Lehrman Group provides Bloomberg clients
with new service

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

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

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

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

SUSTA™ Expands Footprint into Florida Grocery Chain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Renee Dec Reilly Renee Dec Reilly, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend. passed away Monday, July 5, 2010. Born in Paris, France May 4, 1939, daughter to Joseph F. Dec and Helene Nasierowska Dec. Migrated to the United States in 1951, married John F. Reilly, July 18,1964 in Bayonne, New Jersey. They moved to Utah in 1974. John Reilly died January 22, 1999. She graduated from Montclair State College with B.A. in 1963, received MEd from Westminster College in 1988, taught for five years in New Jersey and retired from teaching after 25 years in the Salt Lake School District. She taught French, History, English and Computer Science and was computer support person for Clayton Middle School.
Nature Education, the educational wing of global science publisher Nature Publishing Group, today announced Intel as sponsor for “Time to Decide: The Ambivalence of the World of Science to Education,” a position paper based on research conducted by NPG over the past year. Intel joins Roche Diagnostics, Tata Consultancy Services, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and New England Biolabs as primary sponsors of Nature Educations efforts.

“We are delighted by the enthusiasm and support from a major international institution such as Intel for our ongoing efforts to address the challenges of global science education,” said Vikram Savkar, SVP Publishing Director at Nature Publishing Group.

“Time to Decide” is based on surveys with 450 university-level science faculty in more than 30 countries as well as extensive interviews with several thought leaders. The paper highlights a dilemma in academic science: since research brings more funding and prestige to universities and individuals than teaching does, scientists tend to prioritize research over teaching, resulting in challenges to the quality of education for science students globally. The paper suggests several initiatives that universities, foundations, publishers, and government agencies can collectively pursue to ensure that teaching is better rewarded in the future. “Young people are the key to solving global challenges,” said Shelly M. Esque, Director of the Intel Corporate Affairs Group. “It is critical that we provide students a solid science education so that they are able to make the discoveries that will improve our world in the future.”

SOPHIA Search Limited, the emerging leader in enterprise search and unstructured content management, has closed a $1.2 million seed funding round constituting the single largest angel investment ever made in Northern Ireland. The financing will be used to globally deliver and market SOPHIAs next-generation search and discovery solutions.

SOPHIAs technology is purpose built on the companys unique, patented, Contextual Discovery Engine (CDE) based on the linguistical model of Semiotics, the science behind how humans understand the meaning of information in context. The CDE platform automatically detects relationships and themes in unstructured content to enable organizations to seamlessly search, extract, deduplicate and eliminate redundancy of content to minimize risk and reduce the cost of retrieving, storing and managing enterprise information.

The financing round was led by Volcano, Belfast, co-investing with the HALO EIS fund managed by Javelin Ventures, London. With the funds, SOPHIA will invest in product development and delivery, expand its sales channel, and invest in marketing to drive market share for its dynamic CDE solution.

The newly funded organization has an experienced leadership team which includes: Dr. Chris Horn, chairman (formerly of IONA Technologies PLC), and one of the most successful technology entrepreneurs in Ireland; David Patterson co-founder, president and CEO; Dr. Vladimir Dobrynin, co-founder and CSO; Jim Blumel, vice president, business development; John Breslin, CTO; and Alastair Kerr, vice president, global sales.

“Discovering, recovering and eliminating redundant enterprise information has become a critical requirement to ensure compliance and to harness the intelligence of enterprise information,” said Chris Horn, chairman, SOPHIA. “The companys patented CDE technology is transforming the way organizations gather and analyze critical information to reduce risk and streamline the cost and complexity of information management. I am pleased to join the SOPHIA team as chairman and look forward to the next stage of rapid growth in one of the hottest market segments today.”

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The number of nuisance calls Frank Mokgatla made to his Aberdeen hairdresser because he disliked his haircut. He has been placed on probation. The number of public servants who earn more than the PM. The highest-paid is Olympic Delivery Authority chief David Higgins, on pound(s)394,999.
THEYRE hair today, but gone tomorrow, according to the boss of a Tyneside barbers shop. Struggling employer Michelle Hilling claims she has been forced to sell her business in Gosforth, Newcastle, because she cant find a traditional mens barber to work for her. The 39-year-old, who owns U hairdressing salon and The Little Barbers, both on Gosforth High Street, has sold her third shop, U Barbers, this week, because she cant staff it. Despite advertising for a barber for the past month, Michelle, of Ponteland, said she has been unable to fill the vacancy. The mum-of-two, who has been a hairdresser for 22 years, said: “Its unbelievable, especially with the way things are at the moment.

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LaRene Gaunt and her daughter Lisa Mangum have strong opinions about paperclips. Gaunt, assistant managing editor of the Ensign, and Mangum, assistant editor at Deseret Book, like to joke they are a mother- daughter match made in heaven. “We have this joke that in our pre-mortal existence there was probably a whole group of people talking about grammar, punctuation and organization,” Mangum said. “Pretty soon everyone got bored and walked away. Mom and I kept talking about it and stayed so interested that Heavenly Father said, OK, you two have to be part of the same family because nobody else would get this much joy out of the relative merits of oversize paper clips.”
Young Philanthropist Walks Thousands of Miles, Inspires Others to
“Do the Right Thing”

BOSTON — Summer break is a time for teens to have fun and make life-long
memories. For many teens in America, this means taking the time to make
a positive difference—in their communities, in their families, in their
own personal lives or even in the world. This summer Liberty
Mutual’s Responsibility Project is asking young adults to share how
they plan to use their summer break to “do the right thing.” To help
inspire youth to get involved, The Responsibility Project has partnered
with young philanthropist Zach Bonner to share his story and help spread
the word about the contest.

Five winners, to be announced in September, will be chosen by a
pre-selected panel that includes Nathan Lump, managing editor of the
Responsibility Project, Liberty Mutual representatives and
representatives from partners of RPFTW. On behalf of each winner,
Liberty Mutual will donate $500 to an approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization. With the goal of sharing the inspiration and creativity of
the winners, the winning entries will be featured on
ResponsibilityProject.com, a site which has received more than 11
million unique viewers to date. Additionally, the winners will be
invited to continue their story after the contest through a guest blog
post on the Responsibility Project website.

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Partnership with Gerson Lehrman Group provides Bloomberg clients
with new service

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say at least five people have been killed by bombs targeting pilgrims taking part in the final day of a Shiite religious holiday. Police and hospital officials say the five were believed to be pilgrims on their way home from visiting a mosque in northern Baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of a revered Shiite figure. Four died in eastern Baghdad when a roadside bomb exploded, while a car bomb in southern Baghdad killed the fifth person. Hundreds of thousands of devout Shiites from across the country walk to Baghdad to take part in the occasion. But the crowds make prime targets for Sunni insurgents.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (”Costco” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: COST) today reported net sales of $7.33 billion for the month of June, the five weeks ended July 4, 2010, an increase of seven percent from $6.87 billion in the same five-week period last year. This years five-week period included 33 days in the U.S. (closed Memorial Day and Independence Day) versus 34 days last year (closed Independence Day; Memorial Day was in the May reporting period). The Memorial Day holiday shift negatively impacted this years total and comparable sales by approximately two percent (two to three percent in the U.S.).

For the forty-four weeks ended July 4, 2010, the Company reported net sales of $64.50 billion, an increase of nine percent from $59.02 billion during the similar period last year.

Comparable sales for the periods ended July 4, 2010, were as follows:

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SUSTA™ Expands Footprint into Florida Grocery Chain

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

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

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

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

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Expert Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EXPU), a Florida based diversified financial services provider specializing in home and commercial real estate loans, is proud to announce that it now offers direct loans.

Expert Financing, Inc. will be closing and funding its very first Loan as a Lender, meaning the company has funded 100% of the Loan, which will be serviced in house. Expert Financing and Investments has closed 100s of millions in Loan transaction as a broker working with numerous National and Regional Banks that it has maintained long relationships with as a Wholesale broker. But as of today, Expert Financing is now a bona fide lender and servicing company.

Management believes it is truly the right time to enter into the direct lending business, with record low prices, this environment presents a win-win situation for the borrowers and lenders. Our Goals are to build a 10 million dollar portfolio and service the loans in house. A servicing company collects monthly payment from its borrower on the month to month basis. Our investment Guidelines will be a minimum of 50k to a max of 100k with a 50% LTV, Three year term. As a lender we collect upfront fees as well as monthly payments secured by first lien on the property.

Robert Rico, Chairman of EXPU, stated, “Expert Group continues take the necessary steps to ensure the longevity and the growth of our company. As lenders, we are able to collect interest and hold substantial assets as we continue to grow our revenues. Furthermore, we will aggressively continue working on growing our portfolio as a lender, while continuing to expand our brokerage business. Our first Transaction adds 200k in assets to our book and monthly revenues, as well as upfront closing fees. We continue to look forward to 2010 with great optimism.”

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

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

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

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

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

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SUSTA™ Expands Footprint into Florida Grocery Chain

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

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

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

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

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

Some highlights from the PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010 Midyear Update:

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

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Grant Provides New Money for ChargePoint America Installation of
1,600 Home and Public Charging Stations for EVs Statewide

** MEDIA AVAILABILITY ** July 8, 2010 at EPRI Headquarters in Palo
Alto to Feature State Energy Commissioner, DOE, Coulomb and EPRI
Executives

CAMPBELL, Calif. — Coulomb
Technologies today announced it was awarded $3,417,000 from the
California Energy Commission through matching funds; this will bring a
$12 million project into California, including $5 million of federal
funding. The grant will provide funds for the installation of
ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles in three
California metro regions, Los Angeles, Sacramento and the San Jose/San
Francisco Bay Area. The Energy Commission award is a part of Coulomb’s
recently announced $37 million ChargePoint
America program to provide nearly 5000 public and home charging
stations in nine regions in the United States.

The first California installation of the ChargePoint America program
will be unveiled at a news conference on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 9:30
a.m. PST at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) headquarters in
Palo Alto, California. The EPRI stations will be used to collect
research data on the requirements of workplace charging. Presenting at
the event will be Silicon Valley Leadership Executive Director Carl
Guardino, Energy Commissioner Jeffrey Byron, Coulomb President Praveen
Mandal, EPRI Vice President of Environment and Renewables Sector Bryan
Hannegan, and US Department of Energy Supervisor, Hybrid Electric
Systems and Materials Technology, Office of Vehicle Technologies Edwin
Owens.

Leaders throughout California commented on Coulomb’s grant award:

Expert Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EXPU), a Florida based diversified financial services provider specializing in home and commercial real estate loans, is proud to announce that it now offers direct loans.

Expert Financing, Inc. will be closing and funding its very first Loan as a Lender, meaning the company has funded 100% of the Loan, which will be serviced in house. Expert Financing and Investments has closed 100s of millions in Loan transaction as a broker working with numerous National and Regional Banks that it has maintained long relationships with as a Wholesale broker. But as of today, Expert Financing is now a bona fide lender and servicing company.

Management believes it is truly the right time to enter into the direct lending business, with record low prices, this environment presents a win-win situation for the borrowers and lenders. Our Goals are to build a 10 million dollar portfolio and service the loans in house. A servicing company collects monthly payment from its borrower on the month to month basis. Our investment Guidelines will be a minimum of 50k to a max of 100k with a 50% LTV, Three year term. As a lender we collect upfront fees as well as monthly payments secured by first lien on the property.

Robert Rico, Chairman of EXPU, stated, “Expert Group continues take the necessary steps to ensure the longevity and the growth of our company. As lenders, we are able to collect interest and hold substantial assets as we continue to grow our revenues. Furthermore, we will aggressively continue working on growing our portfolio as a lender, while continuing to expand our brokerage business. Our first Transaction adds 200k in assets to our book and monthly revenues, as well as upfront closing fees. We continue to look forward to 2010 with great optimism.”

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Music has been with America from the beginning. The Revolution was fought to the cadence of fife and drums, and early songs were used to rally support for the cause. In those days, the songs were mostly new words to old melodies, giving them a familiar ring. What many consider Americas first patriotic song, for example, was “The Liberty Song,” printed in a Boston newspaper in July of 1768. It was actually a redux of “Heart of Oak,” which had celebrated the British victory in the French and Indian War. But this time, the words proclaimed: “Come, join Hand in Hand, brave AMERICANS all, And rouse your bold Hearts to fair LIBERTYs Call; No tyrannous Acts shall suppress your just Claim, Or stain with Dishonor AMERICAs Name.” Throughout history, in times of hardship and sacrifice, Americans have turned to song again and again — praising the sight “by the dawns early light” of the American flag; pledging “as He died to make men holy; let us die to make men free”; rallying around the cry to go “Over There”; asking that “God Bless America.” “Patriotic music holds an intense emotional power,” says Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. “It has always played a central role in who we are and what we have sacrificed for as a nation. Theres not anything that can take its place.” Over the centuries, he says, patriotic music “has stirred our souls. The stories it tells of events and sacrifices have become part of our national heritage, part of the fabric of our country.”
Criminal Procedure BOTTOM LINE: Where the break in custody between the defendants first statement to police in which he requested an attorney and his second statement was only seven days, the defendants waiver of his right to counsel in the second interview was invalid and, therefore, the second statement should have been suppressed. CASE: Coleman-Fuller v. State, No. 1913, September Term, 2008 (filed May 27, 2010) (Judges DAVIS, Eyler, J. Matricciani). FACTS: On the evening of April 11th, 2006, Travis Taylor, was stabbed to death at the home of April Goggans. At the time, both Lee Coleman-Fuller and Taylor were staying with Goggans.

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July marks the delectable dessert chain’s anniversary as well as
National Ice Cream Month

IRVINE, Calif. — Tastee-Freez, America’s favorite establishment for soft-serve treats and
high-quality quick service food, kicks off its 60th anniversary in July
2010, which is fittingly also National Ice Cream Month. One of the
longest-lived franchise operations in the United States, Tastee-Freez is
available in the majority of Wienerschnitzel and Hamburger Stand
locations, as well as Tastee-Freez signature restaurants located
in 18 states across the country.

“For 60 years, Tastee-Freez has been providing frozen treats that bring
back fond memories of cool, creamy soft-serve and an era gone by,” said
Tim Mulks, general manager of Tastee-Freez. “We look forward to many
more years of providing guests with delicious new desserts as well as
our old-fashioned favorites.”

In 1950, Leo Moranz, an inventor, and Harry Axene, an entrepreneur, came
together to create what would later become one of America’s favorite
establishments for delicious soft-serve treats and high-quality quick
service food. The two men formed a partnership to market a revolutionary
new soft-serve pump and freezer which far exceeded the technology of any
existing equipment, allowing for faster service and a higher quality,
great-tasting product. Within five years after the first freezer was
sold, walk-up stands bearing the Tastee-Freez name opened across the
country to sell cones and sundaes to an eager public. Moranz and Axene
allowed stands to use the Tastee-Freez name in exchange for rent paid on
the ice cream pump needed to operate each freezer.

Since franchising first gained popularity in the early 1950s, the food
service industry has seen many chains come and go. Tastee-Freez has
strived to meet the ever-changing needs of its franchisees and their
customers, and has increased its menu offerings over the years to
include a wide variety of options. The majority of Tastee-Freez
locations have evolved to become full quick service operations, offering
a variety of lunch and dinner options in addition to the famous
soft-serve treats. The signature restaurants are located in Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa,
Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.

WAYNE Rooneys trying to look a little less red-faced by smearing what seems to be half a bottle of suncream over his head. Roo, 24 – staying in a pounds 5million mansion in Barbados with wife Coleen and baby Kai -splashed it on all over to stop getting burnt on a round of golf on the Caribbean island.
THE cream has risen, and Englands hapless curds have gone back to their mansions in Cheshire. But its still all to punt for as the World Cup gets semi serious. Tuesdays last-four clash between Holland and Uruguay might not be a feast for the eyes if history is anything to go by – but there look to be some very tasty prices on offer. Nerves will be jangling – and the stats pile up in favour of betting that this one is light on goal action. Judged on the record of the 12 semis games from the 1986 World Cup onwards, youd have to mark this game up 2/1 to be drawn in 90 minutes, 1/5 to produce “under 2.5 goals”, 7/5 “under 1.5″ and 1/2 for a 0-0 at half-time. All those bets are on offer at value prices – get on half-time 0-0 at 6/4 plus “under 2.5″ at 4/7 – and I cant see any reason to look elsewhere.

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