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Interest, dividends, and other passive types of income comprise the vast majority of U.S.-source income paid to foreign persons that is subject to Form 1042-S reporting. In 2007, foreign persons received $376.6 billion in U.S.-source interest payments, which represent 58.3 percent of total gross income paid. Dividend payments to foreign recipients totaled $134.0 billion (20.7 percent), while notional principal contract income was $68.9 billion (10.7 percent). Finally, payments of rents and royalties, personal services income, and Social Security and railroad retirement benefits combined for $33.0 billion. It is not uncommon for U.S.-source income payments to foreign persons to be entirely exempt from withholding tax. The most frequent reasons for this are that the income is exempt due to a tax treaty between the U.S. and the recipients country of residence, or the specific type of income (typically portfolio interest) is exempt under an Internal Revenue Code section. In 2007, just 10.8 percent ($70 billion) of U.S.-source income paid to foreign persons was subject to withholding tax. Almost $10.2 billion in withholding taxes were collected on the residual income subject to withholding, with an average effective tax rate of 14.5 percent (see Figure A). The average effective rate is substantially less than the 30-percent statutory withholding rate because reduced withholding rates are permitted under many tax treaties. In addition to receiving the most U.S.-source income, corporate recipients were among the biggest beneficiaries of reduced withholding rates, with an average effective tax rate of 12.3 percent. This is due in large part to the fact that corporations received large amounts of dividends and royalties that receive preferential withholding rates under treaty agreements. Conversely, foreign individuals received much of their incomes in the form of Social Security and railroad retirement payments and personal services income, two categories which tend to have withholding rates closer to the statutory level. This resulted in foreign individuals having the highest effective tax rates among the major recipient categories (22.2 percent). Figure B shows six countries whose residents received the largest amounts of U.S.-source gross income during the 3-year period from 2005 to 2007. In 2005 and 2006, residents of the United Kingdom (U.K.) received the most U.S.-source income. However, in 2007, income paid to the U.K. fell to $77.1 billion and was surpassed by the Cayman Islands. Figure B, Part 1 illustrates the steady growth of payments to the Cayman Islands over this period, beginning with $40.1 billion in 2005 (trailing both the U.K. and Japan) and reaching $84.7 billion in 2007. Part 2 of Figure B shows Cayman Islands recipients paid the most tax throughout the 3-year period, and the amount of tax withheld rose at a rate proportionate to the growth in income received over the same period.
Hamiltons McMaster University of the mid-1960s had a thriving campus art scene. The annual arts festival attracted prestigious and daring North American guests, such as Amiri Baraka, Cannonball Adderly, Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground, and Leslie Fiedler among others. In 1966, mature student John Hofsess, a frequent contributor to the campus newspaper, began to produce 8mm and then 16mm films. Hofsess founded an organization of student filmmakers called the McMaster Film Board (MFB), a group funded by the student union. Hofsesss interests in sexual revolution and American underground art made for a tense relationship between the McMaster Film Board and the student union. Through the McMaster Film Board, John Hofsess began Palace of Pleasure (1966/67), a series of experimental films. Intended as a trilogy, only two parts were completed. The films were designed as showcases for Hofsesss concept of cinematherapy, (1) an experiment that combined ideas from contemporary media–from Warhol and McLuhan–with ideas gleaned from writings on psychoanalytic liberation. His project was similar, if more in spirit than practice, to Wilhelm Reichs orgasm theory, wherein the organism was freed from its neurosis through the total release of dammed-up orgastic energies. Reich envisioned a healthy and functional mankind that could build a sex-positive society away from the tyranny of repressive institutions. Hofsess saw his films operating in opposition to a filmmaker such as Jack Smith (Flaming Creatures), whose shocking work, in Hofsesss estimation, could only reinforce the alienation of the neurotic and their bond to the repressive institution. The ideas underlying the productions were Hofsesss own, but the first part (Redpath 25) was a collaboration between Hofsess, McMaster art community organizer Patricia Murphy, who starred in it, and Robin Hilborn, a science student who applied bleach effects during the films processing. The second and more substantial part of the trilogy (Black Zero) was announced in the student press as being co-directed by McMaster Film Board president Peter Rowe, who was primarily responsible for the cinematography. Hofsess had also cast members of the McMaster Dramatic Society, specifically its director David Martin, who would go on to make a film with the McMaster Film Board titled To Paint the Park (1968), a single-screen experimental narrative that was heavily influenced by Hofsesss work. Martins performance in Black Zero, according to Hofsesss model of therapeutic film form, was “flattened out” in editing. The film was presented in dual projection: tension would dissipate between the two screens. The film acts as a sensual experience by emancipating the viewer from the expectations placed on them by the narrative tradition, their view of the film disrupted by the intentional compromise of performance elements as well as frequent obstructions of kaleidoscopic psychedelic images and appropriated magazine advertisements. Palace of Pleasure is an auteur work, supported through a manifesto that Hofsess contributed to Take One Magazine that expressed his unique aesthetic perspective (”Toward a New Voluptuary: From the Black Zero Notebook”), but it was made with conscious attention to the participation of others, in the spirit of collaborative practice. Hofsess showed a dedication to filmmaking as a social experience, here as well as in his community work as founder of the McMaster Film Board,

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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.
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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Veracity™ is a highly configurable, collaborative platform for all
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The Malaysia Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and
strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government
departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and
competitive intelligence on Malaysias food and drink industry.

BMI View: Malaysias food and drink industry continues to recover from
the slowdown experienced in 2009 with many of the countrys leading
industry players posting robust growth in interim financials. Even
allowing for this recovery, however, Malaysia continues to linger within
the bottom half of our Asia Pacific Food Drink Risk/Reward Ratings,
with neither existing consumption levels nor growth prospects exciting
enough to mark the country out among many of its higher growth regional
emerging market peers.

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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.
In August 2004, the Law #230, approved by the Government of Puerto Rico in a three party resolution, created the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center (UPRCCC), a public corporation affiliated to the University of Puerto Rico. This law established that this Center will be the organism responsible for executing the public policy related to the prevention, education, and research, as well as the clinical and treatment services related to cancer in Puerto Rico. The dual mission of the UPRCCC is: (1) To deliver the best research-driven cancer care through programs that integrate patient care, research, prevention, and education, and (2) To eradicate cancer in Puerto Rico using a multidisciplinary approach of basic, clinical, and population research. Thus, the UPRCCC is fundamental for the development of cancer control, research, and training efforts in Puerto Rico. More recently, in 2008, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Puerto Rico published its first official Cancer Control Plan, a structured guide with measurable outcomes aimed at reducing the cancer burden in our population. All of the previously mentioned initiatives will continue to be key to the progress in cancer control and research in Puerto Rico and thus, to the quality of the preventive and treatment services that we will offer to our patients. The increase in the cancer burden in Puerto Rico has been accompanied by a substantial increase in the volume of published research and federal funds to academic institutions in Puerto Rico for cancer research. Despite this advancement, areas that need our continued support and development in the years to come include: 1) continued surveillance of cancer occurrence in Puerto Rico through the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry, 2) development of transdisciplinary and translational cancer research that encompass all areas of the cancer control continuum (prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship), 3) outreach efforts that bring scientific knowledge to the development of targeted cancer control strategies for the community, 4) development of sound cancer-related public policy, and 5) continued training of the next generation of cancer researchers and health professionals. Our ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary local and international teams will be essential to our success. The forthcoming issue of the Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal provides an informative summary of various research studies that are currently being conducted in Puerto Rico. The 17 articles in this issue describe diverse research areas in the cancer field including disease burden, disease prevention, correlates of cancer occurrence, diagnostic technologies and clinical management. In addition, an overview of cancer training efforts in the island is discussed. Our future as a healthy nation will require a concerted effort between government, academia and industry that lead the research, training, and public policy efforts that will ultimately result in improved cancer prevention and control outcomes for the people of Puerto Rico. We hope you find in this edition of the journal a well-rounded overview of cancer research in Puerto Rico.

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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Establishing the Family-Friendly Campus: Models for Effective Practice, Jaime Lester and Margaret Sallee, Eds. (Stylus Publishing, 2009, $79.95 hardback or $29.95 paperback) With this volume on family-friendly policy and practice, editor (and OCWW contributor) Jaime Lester and editor Margaret Sallee have created a much-needed kit for retooling work–life balance in academe. Identifying a need for inclusivity that has expanded with the growth of womens academic roles, Lester and Sallee have compiled an informative baedeker for multiple routes toward institutions that are more family-friendly for both women and men. Highlighting approaches that range from institutional supports for parents (stop-the-clock options, lactation rooms, flexible scheduling) to the grassroots activism that buttresses those options, the book illustrates how effective cultural change connects at all levels of the institution.
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Establishing the Family-Friendly Campus: Models for Effective Practice, Jaime Lester and Margaret Sallee, Eds. (Stylus Publishing, 2009, $79.95 hardback or $29.95 paperback) With this volume on family-friendly policy and practice, editor (and OCWW contributor) Jaime Lester and editor Margaret Sallee have created a much-needed kit for retooling work–life balance in academe. Identifying a need for inclusivity that has expanded with the growth of womens academic roles, Lester and Sallee have compiled an informative baedeker for multiple routes toward institutions that are more family-friendly for both women and men. Highlighting approaches that range from institutional supports for parents (stop-the-clock options, lactation rooms, flexible scheduling) to the grassroots activism that buttresses those options, the book illustrates how effective cultural change connects at all levels of the institution.

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CALENDAR Washburn University School of Business research seminar: “Presenting Total Landed Cost Models in Business and Accounting Classes,” presented by faculty member Bill Roach (co-authored by Tom Clevenger), 12:30 p.m., Henderson Learning Resources Center, Room 104. The public is welcome, and there is no charge. Information: (785) 670-1599. Cheryl Brown Henderson and Capitol Federal Savings are among six inductees into the 2010 Mid-America Education Hall of Fame. They will be joined by Thomas Burke, president of Kansas City, Kan., Community College; Thomas M. Bloch, an inner-city teacher and former chief executive officer of HR Bloch; Jim Dougherty, director of the DeLaSalle Education Center; and Keil E. Hileman, the 2004 Kansas Teacher of the Year. The induction ceremonies will take place Nov. 6 at Kansas City, Kan., Community College and are open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling (913) 288-7632.
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WLS, a leading provider of cellular platforms to top tier global phone
makers, will operate as a standalone business serving its existing
customers. WLS will also contribute to Intel’s strategy to make
connected computing ubiquitous from smartphones to laptops to embedded
computing.

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

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

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Exclusive Forum organized by Chinese General Administration of Press and
Publication (GAPP)

Beijing (August 30, 2010) Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global
information
services and publishing company focused on professionals, announced that
Nancy
McKinstry, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, has been invited by Mr
Liu
Binjie, Minister of General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP)
to
deliver a keynote speech at the 2010 Beijing International Publishing Forum
on
Sunday, August 29, 2010, in Beijing, China.

The Beijing International Publishing Forum is the most important high-level
industry event that provides a valuable opportunity and a platform for
Chinese
and foreign publishers to have a dialogue and exchange experiences. Held in
conjunction with the 2010 Beijing International Book Fair that is taking
place
from August 29 to September 3, the Forums theme covered “Global Publishing
Cooperation and Chinas Market Opportunities”.

Ms. McKinstry emphasized Wolters Kluwers commitment to support the growth
ambitions in China and deliver world-class information solutions to Chinese
professionals it serves, such as lawyers, accountants, and health
professionals,
especially in the context of the emerging digitization of the information
and
publishing industry. The company remains committed to the Chinese market in
terms of delivering value to customers, employees and investors through
continued investments in developing global partnerships in the tax,
accounting,
legal, and healthcare markets in China.

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.

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

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

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

Supported by the governments agricultural machinery subsidy policy,
Chinas agricultural machinery industry has developed rapidly in recent
years.

1. The total number of agricultural machinery keeps growing

The total power of Chinas agricultural machinery was 525.7 million kW
in 2000, 684.0 million kW in 2005, 821.9 million kW in 2008, and 875.0
million kW in 2009. In the meantime, the ownership of large and
medium-sized tractors increased from 975,000 sets in 2000 to 5.019
million sets in 2009, while the ownership of combine harvesters rose
from 235,000 sets to 847,000 sets, at a CAGR of 20.2% and 15.3%
respectively.

2. The structure of agricultural machinery has been optimized

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Henrik Bergstr�m has been appointed head of Floor Care Small
Appliances and Executive Vice President of AB Electrolux. He previously
held the position as Vice President and General Manager of three
business areas in Electrolux Major Appliances North America; New
Business Development, Air Care and Consumer Services Group. Bergstr�m
was also head of Asia sourcing operations. In his new role Bergstr�m
reports to President and CEO Hans Str�berg and is a member of Group
Management.

Bergstr�m succeeds Morten Falkenberg, who has been appointed President
and CEO of Nobia. Bergstr�m has been with Electrolux since 1997 in
various positions including managing director of Electrolux operations
in ANDEAN, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean. He holds a Masters
Degree in Economics and Management from the Stockholm School of
Economics.

Floor Care and Small Appliances, a global business sector, share of
Group sales amounts to approx. 8% of Electrolux total sales.

Bergstr�m assumes his new role on September 15, 2010.

Harold W. Smith, age 85, a longtime resident of Colorado Springs, passed away on August 23, 2010 in Colorado Springs. Harold was born on July 11, 1925 at Kit Carson, Colorado, a son of the late Walter J. and Catherine (Kessler) Smith. Harold was proud to be from the Cripple Creek/Victor area and was a graduate of Victor High School and of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science.

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ROSELLE, Ill. — Del Medical, Inc. (”Del Medical” or “the Company”) today
announced they were recently awarded a Mexican tender from IMSS
(Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social) for over twenty complete Del
Medical DR radiographic rooms valued in excess of $2 million. Each 50kw,
floor-mounted tube stand system is equipped with Del’s popular EV650
elevating, four-way, float top table and bundled with a DelWorks Medical
DR package. Each package includes a 14” x 17” portable flat panel DR
detector with DelWorks acquisition and processing software.

“Del Medical is honored to have been awarded this tender,” says Toufic
Lorenzo, President and CEO of Del Medical. “We are committed to
upholding and strengthening Del’s reputation as a leading global
supplier of both general radiographic equipment and digital imaging
solutions”.

You know how annoying it is when you get a song stuck in your head and you cant get it out? Well, Pine Creek gymnastics coach Amber Curry has it happen to her “all the time,” but she doesnt mind because it is part of the job, even though she sometimes hears songs from routines in her sleep. Girls who participate in the floor exercise portion of gymnastics must pick music with no lyrics that is 90 seconds long. This means the song is heard repeatedly throughout the season. Palmer Ridge coach Monica Bicknell said that some girls take two songs and cut them together to come up with the sound they want.
G4G Resources Ltd. (”G4G”, “the Company”) (TSX VENTURE: GXG) is pleased to provide an update on the Guatemala Iron Sands project which was announced on May 10, 2010.

With the aim of identifying prospective exploration areas within the Off-Shore Reconnaissance License, the Company conducted sampling within an area starting near the Port of San Jose, Guatemala, and extending approximately sixty-eight kilometres to the west. Auger sampling was conducted on the shore line at approximately one kilometre spacing, together with a series of ocean-floor grab samples also spaced at approximately one kilometre and approximately one kilometre parallel to the shore line. All samples were subjected to XRF analysis by ACME and ALS Chemex Laboratories of Vancouver, B.C.

Basil Botha, President and CEO stated, “The auger and ocean floor sample results provide management with a great deal of confidence in the potential of the iron sands in Guatemala. More importantly, the assays highlight several potential target areas for exploration along the 250km shoreline. The reported iron content (Fe2O3) of the titanomagnetite iron sands is similar to other successful iron sands projects and is very encouraging.”

The table below summarizes composite samples taken from a number of sample areas along the shore line and off-shore. The average grade for 28 auger samples on the shore line is 18.06% Fe2O3 and the average grade for 64 ocean floor grab samples is 6.62% Fe2O3.

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A PENSIONER could have been killed when a drunken yob threw a flowerpot on to his head from a block of flats, a court heard. Granddad Frank Allen was walking across a car park when he was clobbered by the pot, thrown from a balcony by Lee Bell. He was in hospital for 10 days and needed 32 stitches in his head. The ex-Merchant Navy man, 65, is now afraid to go out at night.
FORMER Sugababe Keisha Buchanan was looking beyond amazing when I bumped into her last week. Theres a brand new weave and an amazing figure with a new sense of confidence after being ousted from the band. The teeny star tells me its down to being happy following her departure. “Ive been wo r k i n g out and Im not going home every night and eating a Chinese takeaway,” she revealed. “I wasnt being healthy before I left the band. I was eating because I was so miserable. Im happy now and Im looking after myself.”

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HIS whiskers had gone grey, his long hair wispy. But old hippy Pete Perry still had that twinkle in his eye. as his daughters best friend discovered. The moment Nikki Heydon met him, she remembers, she went weak at the knees. So did Pete. And it wasnt his rheumatism. To the amazement of friends, and worried looks from relatives, they fell in love across an age gap of 37 years. Pete was 72 and wore his best white kaftan when they married. Nikki was 35 and instantly became a step-greatgrandmother. “No one seriously thought we would ever get married,” she says. “Now theyre thrilled for us. I never saw Pete as an old age pensioner. Hes a lovely, genuine, caring man. Thats what matters. Age was never an issue.” Nikki says it was a fairytale wedding as her dad, nine years younger than the groom, walked her down the aisle.
Foster parents are a special ilk. They nurture other peoples children who have been removed from homes amid allegations of neglect and/or abuse. With proper supports and efforts on the part of birth parents, many children are reunited with their birth families. There are also occasions when foster families adopt the children who have been in their care. Presently, there are 2,800 foster children in state care. Many have intense needs, and they are spending longer periods in foster care. At the same time, amid overall budget cuts, the state has reduced foster care stipends to $14 a day for children who do not have special needs. These cuts took effect July 1. It costs roughly $11 more — $25 a day — to kennel a dog along the Wasatch Front. How on earth are foster parents supposed to provide the basic needs of these children — food, clothing and other necessities — on stipends that have been rolled back to 2007 rates? Its a disgrace. State lawmakers need to find a way to restore this funding to previous levels. While those rates were far from what experts say would be sufficient, cutting these stipends while foster parents are pinched by the economic downturn places tremendous stress on their household budgets. Some foster parents may not be able to continue to provide this much needed care under this funding arrangement. That means state child welfare workers will have fewer options to place children or they will be pressing foster families to accept more placements.

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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.
HIS whiskers had gone grey, his long hair wispy. But old hippy Pete Perry still had that twinkle in his eye. as his daughters best friend discovered. The moment Nikki Heydon met him, she remembers, she went weak at the knees. So did Pete. And it wasnt his rheumatism. To the amazement of friends, and worried looks from relatives, they fell in love across an age gap of 37 years. Pete was 72 and wore his best white kaftan when they married. Nikki was 35 and instantly became a step-greatgrandmother. “No one seriously thought we would ever get married,” she says. “Now theyre thrilled for us. I never saw Pete as an old age pensioner. Hes a lovely, genuine, caring man. Thats what matters. Age was never an issue.” Nikki says it was a fairytale wedding as her dad, nine years younger than the groom, walked her down the aisle.

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By Jan Biles A group of volunteers is helping to restore a historic farmstead in Wabaunsee County. The Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards recently put down gravel and made other improvements to the road leading to Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie, a 50-acre hilltop park about three miles south of Wamego, said Michael Stubbs, a founding member of the Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards. The volunteers also worked with Wabaunsee Township and local construction companies to replace culverts and build up the roadbed. The cost of the project was about $6,500, which will be raised by the volunteers.
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.
MERCEDES-BENZ has set tongues wagging and pulses racing as it unveiled the new CLS this week.

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Rep. Carl Wimmer and his Patrick Henry Caucus are proposing that the state reject the $101 million one-time federal stimulus funding, which would save an estimated 1,400 to 1,800 teaching and other school employee jobs, so Utah schools will be less beholden to and dependent upon the federal government, as it should be. But if they were really serious about state control and financing public education, they would also propose a plan to save those jobs with state money. Two years ago, when the residents of the state put the kibosh on vouchers, the Legislature replaced our graduated tax system with a single-rate tax system, which benefited the wealthy more than the voucher system would have, and which is taking an estimated $150 million to $200 million directly out of public- school funding each year. Rep. Wimmer would make me a believer if he and his cronies would reverse the single-rate tax and give that money back to the states public education fund.
THE Governor of the European Central Bank has warned Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that more cuts are needed before the Irish economy recovers. ECB boss Jean-Claude Trichet said Ireland had been successful between 1994 and 2007 because successive governments had slashed debt. Mr Trichet warned that any plans to reduce the level of cuts would only prolong the recession. He said recovery plans which focused on slashing government wage bills and cutting spending as opposed to hiking taxes would be more successful.
HOUSEHOLD finances came under greater pressure in August, according to new research from YouGov and Markit.

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CRAIG BELLAMY says that he feels at home for the first time in his career. There were those who thought his recent move to Cardiff City was a loss to the Premier League. But the Welshman insists that a loan deal taking him from Manchester City to his home-town club was always his first choice. And he admitted to Sunday Mirror Sport: “It wasnt a hard decision, it was probably one of the easiest choices I have had to make in my career. I have spent most of my career feeling that the world was against me and, to be honest, I have always thrived in that environment. “But for the first time I feel like I belong, and I have respect from people which is extremely comforting.
I never met Chris Tunis. I know his name and have heard him on the radio a few times. With all of the wonderful articles that have been written about him during the past few days since his passing, I feel like I have been introduced to a very remarkable individual who lived his life in such a way that he left a positive mark on everyone with whom he came in contact. I just want to say how refreshing it has been to read various articles about him by sports broadcasters and writers in the valley who have paid tribute to this wonderful man. They all seem to remember him in the same positive way: a man of integrity and kindness. A gentle giant. His family must be very proud of the legacy he leaves behind. You dont find that very often in the sports world, no matter what the role might be.
CRAIG BELLAMY celebrated a 2-0 win at Portsmouth yesterday and revealed that joining Cardiff has made him feel at home for the first time. And he has told fans of his home-town club he wants to stay in the Welsh capital for the rest of his career. Bellamy told Sunday Mirror Sport: “I have spent most of my career feeling that the world was against me and to be honest I have always thrived in that environment. But for the first time I feel I belong and I have respect from people, which is extremely comforting. “I know I am only on loan for the season but I would like to stay at Cardiff. Id love to spend the rest of my career here.”

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WHEN Andy and Bonnie Cowley saw an advertisement for a 100ft Dutch barge for sale in Ireland, they jumped at it. They sold their hotel on the Isle of Wight and, in 2005, picked up the African Queen, sailed her across the Irish Sea and up to a base on the River Thames. There followed a few months of extensive restoration and the former Dutch barge was ready for action. She now offers tranquil cruises past some of the most attractive spots on the River Thames. I joined the African Queen at Mapledurham, near Reading, where Andy and Bonnie greeted us with a cream tea. The boat can take 12 passengers in en-suite cabins. Upstairs theres a lounge area with plenty of room to sit and chat, plus a flatscreen TV, fully-stocked bar and dining area. Theres also a sundeck where you can while away the hours.
Conference Call Scheduled to Update Shareholders on Recent
Achievements and Upcoming Events

WINTER PARK, Fla. — Guard Dog, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GRDO). James Watson, CEO and President of
Guard Dog Inc., will be hosting a conference call at 2:30 p.m. EDT on
September 1, 2010.

This is another in a continuing series of conference calls used to
inform the Investment community on the progress and growth of Guard Dog
Inc. The primary purpose of this call will be to update shareholders on
the progress of Government Contracts, New Product development, Affiliate
Marketing, upcoming Television and Radio advertisement, the next stages
of the Investor Awareness Campaign and the introduction of Guard Dog’s
new Chief Operating Officer.

Detailed ‘listen-in’ directions will be posted on the Guard Dog Inc.
Investor Relations page by 4:00 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2010.
Shareholders are encouraged to call Investor Relations before 1:30 p.m.
EDT on September 1, 2010 to register any questions that you may want
answered during the call.

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individuals, groups and corporations to help educate consumers, offers
guidelines and tips for safeguarding personal information, and cutting
edge technology to promptly and effectively remediate identity breaches.

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Here are some books that have crossed our desks recently. “FAITHFUL PLACE,” by Tana French, Viking, $25.95 (f) Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was 19, growing up poor in Dublins inner city, and living crammed into a small flat with his family on Faithful Place. But he had his sights set on a lot more. He and Rosie Daly were all ready to run away to London together. But on the night when they were supposed to leave, Rosie didnt show. Frank took it for granted that shed dumped him. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie. Twenty-two years later, Rosies suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank is going home whether he likes it or not. “THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR,” by Allegra Goodman, Dial Press, $26 (f)
Jamboo Creations today announced the launch of HearthSoft™, the first, custom-tailored fireplace hearth cover that blends the elements of interior design and safety into one unique and creative baby-proofing solution. HearthSoft protects young children from the sharp edges of the fireplace hearth while allowing parents to retain a sense of style and eye for interior design.

The patent-pending, durable yet lightweight HearthSoft is custom-tailored to fit any hearth and decor and goes directly from shipping box to the fireplace hearth, with no assembly required. Zippered entries further enhance the convenience factor, allowing for easy cleaning when necessary. In addition, the padded skirt folds effortlessly underneath for easy storage in a closet or under a bed. The top pad of the HearthSoft contains 2″ of dense, flame-retardant polyfoam that is wrapped in Dacron. The skirt contains 1″ of dense polyfoam.

Jamboos debut product addresses one of the greatest areas of concern for child safety at home: The sharp-edged area around the fireplace hearth, which also happens to be a major focal point for entertainment and family gatherings. The founders of Jamboo Creations and parents of a vivacious 4 year old, Gina and Bill Maguire have blended the elements of design and safety into one unique and creative baby-proofing solution with HearthSoft — the first fireplace hearth cover that accomplishes two clever and essential objectives:

1. Add a safe layer of protection for your child or loved one (including the elderly living at home or those with disabilities) around the hard surfaces and sharp edges of the fireplace.

2. Create an attractive home furnishing piece that enhances the look and usability of any room, using durable, easy-to-clean and flame-retardant designer fabrics.

Under the 2009 Economic Stimulus legislation, U.S. homeowners are eligible for a 30 percent tax credit, up to $1,500, for the costs incurred in the purchase of a wood pellet stove.

Indeck Energy , a producer of Premium Grade wood pellets , reminds consumers that the tax credit is only available through Dec. 31, 2010.

Wood pellet stoves burn specially manufactured wood pellets, which are about a quarter inch in diameter and one half inch in length. The wood pellets are created by compressing locally grown hardwood into small, uniformly shaped pieces. These pellets are able to be burned efficiently in the stoves and are available at any fireplace or home store.

Scott Freier, owner of Freiers Electric and Heating in Hudson, Wis., says that the tax credit should really motivate consumers.

“Owning a wood pellet stove is a strong investment at any time,” he said. “Now, with the tax credit, moving toward alternative energy is an unbelievable deal.”

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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:

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

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

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

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

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

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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CARLE PLACE, N.Y. — BloomNet, a preferred wire service provider and single destination for
products and services for retail Florists worldwide, has introduced a
state-of-the-art marketing program designed to build customer traffic
and boost sales for BloomNet Professional Florists.

BloomNet’s new Digital Direct Marketing service, the first in a series
of newly developed marketing solutions created to support the local
promotional efforts of BloomNet Florists, combines the multiple benefits
of cutting-edge digital print technology, complete customization and
ease of use. BloomNet has partnered with 123Print®, a leading digital
printing specialist, to offer the service.

“Today’s digital printing capabilities are truly amazing, boasting
top-notch quality along with incredible speed and flexibility.giving
Florists the ability to create a wide range of dynamic marketing pieces
as well as entire coordinated campaigns in very little time on limited
budgets,” said Mark Nance, AAF, President of BloomNet. “Our Digital
Direct Marketing service can be a powerful tool for BloomNet Florists to
drive more customers into their retail stores and increase their sales
and profits during specific holiday periods and throughout the year.”

“The Digital Direct Marketing program is a great example of the kind of
innovation that BloomNet offers in support of retail Florists and it’s
something that 123Print is really proud to be a part of,” said John
Jenner, President of 123Print. “Like BloomNet, 123Print has a tradition
of helping smaller and local businesses succeed. Being able to put our
digital technologies to work to bring affordable, high-quality
customized direct marketing materials and identity-building tools like
business cards to neighborhood Florists across the country is a great
opportunity for all involved.”

The U.S. Florists Stores Industry report, published annually, contains
timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The
report features 2010 current and 2011 forecast estimates on the size of
the industry (sales, establishments, employment) nationally and for all
50 U.S. States and over 900 metro areas. New to the report this year
are: financial ratios, number of firms and payroll estimates. The report
also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry
sales, establishments and employment, a breakdown of establishments,
sales and employment by employee size of establishment (9 categories),
and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including potted plants, fresh
flowers and arrangements.

Industry Definition and Related Industries

This industry comprises establishments known as florists primarily
engaged in retailing cut flowers, floral arrangements, and potted plants
purchased from others. These establishments usually prepare the
arrangements they sell.

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Powerful Opportunity for Real Estate Professionals To Help Families
through Partnership with Lowes

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Dennis Walsh, CEO of RE-buildUSA™, one of the real estate industrys
most popular speakers, will be presenting a series of free live events
to showcase what many call the “perfect storm of opportunity” in todays
market. The presentation, “Rebuilding America One Dream at a Time,” will
travel through Dayton,
OH July 20th, Columbus,
OH July 21st and Cleveland,
OH July 22nd. These events are sponsored by Lowes and Wells Fargo
Home Mortgage. Walshs message, already shared with thousands of
brokers, agents and mortgage professionals around the country, will give
valuable insight on a program that is helping stabilize the housing
industry.

“Every real estate professional needs to know about this great
opportunity in todays market,” says Dave Liniger, Chairman and
Co-Founder of RE/MAX. Liniger presented the RE-buildUSA™ program to
RE/MAX agents during a live broadcast via RE/MAX University.

Re-buildUSA™, in partnership with Lowe’s, simplifies use of the federal
government’s 203k Renovation Loan program to assist families in
achieving their dream of homeownership, improve communities and grow the
economy. Home improvements are rolled right into the primary mortgage,
allowing both buyers and current homeowners to more easily get the home
they want, while being able to afford their monthly payments and reduce
the overall cost of ownership.

“RE-buildUSA™ is nothing less than the future of real estate,” explains
Ed Krafchow, President CEO, Prudential CA/NV Realty. “If youre
serious about success in this business, youve got to get involved in
this ground-breaking program.”

Trulia and CNNMoney today announced a partnership making Trulia the exclusive provider of real estate listings to CNNMoney, which will bring Trulias award winning real estate search experience to CNNMoney, one of the webs top destinations for in-depth real estate reporting and breaking financial news.

The CNNMoney/Trulia co-branded web site allows users to easily search for properties for sale and refine their search results based on criteria like open houses, neighborhood, price, property type, new listings alongside CNNMoneys in-depth real estate coverage.

In addition to the enhanced search experience, Trulia will be the exclusive provider of real estate data for MONEYs “Best Places to Live” list. CNNMoney will incorporate Trulias local data, stats and trends into its deep editorial content to help users understand exactly what is happening in these locations.

“CNNMoney is the place to go on the web for breaking financial and real estate stories, news and trends. We are excited to bring our user experience and millions of listings to this audience,” said Pete Flint, co-founder and CEO of Trulia. “Our goal is to provide as many consumers as possible with access to listings and relevant data to help them make the biggest financial decision of their lives.”

“Through our partnership with Trulia, we will offer readers an in-depth and comprehensive real estate picture. Real estate has been and will continue to be one of the biggest topics in the coming years,” said Chris Peacock, Executive Editor and Vice President of CNNMoney. “We are excited to kick off this co-branded site with our annual Best Places to Live feature.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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PARAMUS, N.J. — VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE: VNO) today announced that it has completed
the first closing of its real estate investment fund with initial equity
commitments of $550 million (including $200 million from Vornado).
Vornado expects total commitments of $1 billion. Subsidiaries of Vornado
will serve as the general partner and investment manager. The Fund is
Vornado’s exclusive investment vehicle for all real estate and real
estate-related investments that fit within the Fund’s investment
parameters for its three-year investment period.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy securities in the United States. Interests in the
Fund have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any U.S. state securities law, and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption
from registration requirements.

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate investment
trust.

Certain statements contained herein may constitute “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such factors include, among others, risks associated with the timing of
and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments,
and general competitive factors. For a discussion of these and other
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

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through Partnership with Lowes

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Dennis Walsh, CEO of RE-buildUSA™, one of the real estate industrys
most popular speakers, will be presenting a series of free live events
to showcase what many call the “perfect storm of opportunity” in todays
market. The presentation, “Rebuilding America One Dream at a Time,” will
travel through Dayton,
OH July 20th, Columbus,
OH July 21st and Cleveland,
OH July 22nd. These events are sponsored by Lowes and Wells Fargo
Home Mortgage. Walshs message, already shared with thousands of
brokers, agents and mortgage professionals around the country, will give
valuable insight on a program that is helping stabilize the housing
industry.

“Every real estate professional needs to know about this great
opportunity in todays market,” says Dave Liniger, Chairman and
Co-Founder of RE/MAX. Liniger presented the RE-buildUSA™ program to
RE/MAX agents during a live broadcast via RE/MAX University.

Re-buildUSA™, in partnership with Lowe’s, simplifies use of the federal
government’s 203k Renovation Loan program to assist families in
achieving their dream of homeownership, improve communities and grow the
economy. Home improvements are rolled right into the primary mortgage,
allowing both buyers and current homeowners to more easily get the home
they want, while being able to afford their monthly payments and reduce
the overall cost of ownership.

“RE-buildUSA™ is nothing less than the future of real estate,” explains
Ed Krafchow, President CEO, Prudential CA/NV Realty. “If youre
serious about success in this business, youve got to get involved in
this ground-breaking program.”

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

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Motor vehicle versus pedestrian crashes are a leading cause of injury and death among children. Because attending school is a major focal point of a childs daily activity, many pedestrian-related injuries among children occur on the way to or from school. Research on this topic has shown a number of factors to be related to motor vehicle versus pedestrian crashes, some of which include: school travel times, season, neighborhood characteristics and the number of schools in the area. School zones have been created in many areas, aimed to reduce the risk of pedestrian-related injuries to children and are meant to be safe places for children to walk during school travel times. However, the question remains as to how effective these zones are and if more should be done to protect our youth. Our study used pedestrian collision data from the City of Torontos Traffic Data Centre and Safety Bureau. The study included all police-reported motor vehicle collisions involving pedestrians with a recorded age less than 18 years that occurred in Toronto, Canada between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2005. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) provided a list of all 1,050 schools registered in Metropolitan Toronto. School zones, established by the Toronto Transport Operations, are defined as a 150-meter radius around a school. For the purpose of this study, additional zones were designated around schools at increasing distances of 150, 150-300, 300-450 and 450 meters. Frequency of vehicle-pedestrian collisions around schools in each zone was determined. We found that there were a total of 2,717 collisions in Toronto between 2000 and 2005 that involved children under the age of 18. The largest proportion of collisions was in the 10-14 year age group (37%). Almost 50% of collisions occurred during the hours defined as school travel times (7-9 am, 12-1 pm, and 3-5pm). When considering the rate per hour, there was 3.3 times greater rate of injury during school travel time. Furthermore, higher numbers of child pedestrian collisions occurred during the school year (from September to June), with a drop in the summer (July and August). School zones were found to be less than 10% of the surface area of the city, but had a much higher risk of child pedestrian collisions than other areas. The absolute density of injuries (collisions divided by units of area [m2]) and fatalities (fatalities dived by units of area [m2]) were 5.7 and 9.4 times higher in the school zones as compared to the largest zone (450m or more away from the school).
Viator.com , the leading resource for researching and booking more than 5,500 trip activities and experiences at the best prices, is featuring an oft overlooked region of Europe, Scandinavia. In the summer, Denmark, Norway and Sweden experience a natural phenomenon due to their location north of the Arctic Circle, the midnight sun. But beyond the extended daylight, each destination features distinctive cultural, historical and natural elements for travellers to experience and explore.

From ancient castles to Lego, Denmark, the smallest of the Scandinavian countries features a unique blend of history and modernity. The Copenhagen Grand Tour takes in the citys major sights like Tivoli Gardens, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and Gefion Fountain and the Little Mermaid, inspired by Hans Christian Andersens fairytale. To explore by land and sea, the Copenhagen City and Harbor Tour offers two unique perspectives and for travellers who like their own pace, the Copenhagen Card provides free entry to 60 museums and attractions. Known for its many fairy tale castles and its fairy tales, the North Zealand Castles Day Trip from Copenhagen explores Kronborg Castle (a UNESCO World Heritage site), Fredensborg Palace and Frederiksborg Castle. Just a quick ferry ride away, travellers can explore nearby Sweden during the Sweden Day Trip from Copenhagen.

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Ruggedly beautiful with mountains, fjords and glaciers, travellers to Norway enjoy low-key cities and fishing villages set against the rich history generated by the Viking Age and the Norwegian farm culture. Travellers sail to the fjords during the Full Day Grand Tour of Oslo and visit the Fram Museum, the Kon-Tiki Raft, Viking ships and the Vigeland Sculpture Park. The Oslo Fjord Sightseeing Cruise focuses on the fjord regions passing through narrow sounds, idyllic bays and a maze of islands. The Visit Oslo Pass and the Oslo City Hop-on Hop-off Tour provide travellers with an overview of the destination along with value and flexibility.

Despite Rising Airfares, Travelers Can Still Keep Budgets in Check by
Looking to Hotel Bargains Like Free-Night Stays and Pricing Discounts

“Coming to terms with the fact that the cheap summer airfares of last
year are a thing of the past, we want to show travelers it’s absolutely
still possible to keep travel costs within reason,” said Lesley Harris,
vice president of hotels and vacation packaging for Travelocity. “Hotels
and vacation packages are without a doubt where the biggest savings can
be found, and with the launch of the ‘Free Summer Nights’ sale, this
season’s dream travel experiences are back within reach.”

With similar value-adding hotel promotions, and the addition of new
money-saving tools like Top
Secret Hotels, where customers can shop hotels and find unpublished
rates that are up to 45 percent off three- and four-star hotels,
Travelocity is giving price-conscious consumers an extra boost of
confidence to take a well-deserved vacation. Travelocity customers who
book a hotel or vacation package during the “Free Summer Nights” sale,
between June 18 and August 31, 2010, for stays through September 30,
2010, will receive the 2nd, 3rd or 4th
night stay for free at popular participating hotels in many of this
summer’s top destinations, from San Diego to Vancouver to Cabo San
Lucas, including:

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Funds Earmarked to “.Encourage Cutting Edge and Innovative
Biomedical Exploration”

RUTHERFORD, Calif. — The International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO) today
announced a collaboration with the Johnson Johnson Corporate Office of
Science and Technology (COSAT). Under the terms of this collaboration,
COSAT will provide a $250,000 grant towards the funding of IMHROs
Rising Star Awards. COSATs grant will be matched by IMHRO to establish
the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program, which, in 2010, will fund
two Rising Star Awards.

The objective of the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is to
advance the understanding of underlying disease mechanisms in bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia and major depression with the great potential to
benefit patients and the healthcare system. The IMHRO Rising Star Awards
support cutting edge research programs throughout the world on the study
of psychiatric brain disorders, and are distributed annually at the
Staglin Family Music Festival For Mental Health, held this year in
September in Rutherford, Napa Valley, California.

“Our approach at IMHRO is to fund the best science as determined by our
independent scientific advisory board,” stated Garen Staglin, co-founder
of IMHRO, and proprietor of Staglin Family Vineyard. “This collaboration
will fund research of key scientists and will bring us closer than ever
to helping find the causes and cures for mental illness.”

The COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is intended to advance the
translation of discoveries from basic science research into therapies
for major psychiatric diseases. Understanding the mechanism of action
and the role in the brain of genes that are altered in psychiatric
disease supplies the first clue as to how these disorders arise. This
grant program fosters the next steps toward discovering therapies
through research into approaches that re-normalize or compensate for the
alterations that have already been discovered.

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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.

Gore Reaffirms Commitment to Multi-National, Randomized Study on
PFO Closure in Stroke Patients using GORE® HELEX Septal Occluder Versus
Medical Management

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — W.
L. Gore Associates (Gore) today provided an update on the Gore
REDUCE Clinical Study*, a prospective, randomized, multi-center,
multi-national trial designed to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of
the GORE
HELEX Septal Occluder for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure in
patients with history of cryptogenic stroke or imaging-confirmed
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). The unique study, which includes up to
fifty investigational sites in the U.S., Denmark, Finland, Norway and
Sweden, is on track to meet its estimated completion in 2015.

“In light of the recent press release regarding the preliminary results
of CLOSURE I, we felt it important to re-emphasize our confidence in the
design and expected outcome of the Gore REDUCE Clinical Study,” said
Stuart Broyles, PhD, Associate with the Gore Medical Division Stroke
Business. “Due to our European experience regarding the clinical
performance of the GORE HELEX Septal Occluder and our unique study
design, we remain very confident that the Gore REDUCE Clinical Study
will ultimately achieve its intended objective. We are committed to the
completion of this study and the pursuit of an FDA indication for PFO
closure and the prevention of recurrent stroke.”

According to Scott Kasner, MD, Professor of Neurology and Director of
the Comprehensive Stroke Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Center, and U.S. Neurology Principal Investigator, “The design
of the Gore REDUCE Clinical Study is unique from the other PFO stroke
trials in several respects. First, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of
the brain will be performed on all patients at baseline and at two
years. This feature offers an additional imaging endpoint for making
comparisons between the treatment arms. Second, it focuses on secondary
prevention of stroke rather than TIA, which improves the reliability of
the study outcomes and measurably impacts the public health. Finally,
this is a multinational study, which enhances its global applicability.
These efforts will likely help resolve the open debate about whether PFO
closure is a viable option for treating cryptogenic stroke / TIA
patients as compared to medical treatment alone, as it is used today.”

The Gore REDUCE Clinical Study has several unique features:
participation of Nordic investigational sites, the use of
imaging-confirmed stroke / TIA for assessing its primary endpoint, a 2:1
device to medical management randomization strategy, a standardization
of medical therapies across treatment arms, and the use of the GORE
HELEX Septal Occluder. Recruitment in the Nordic countries, where
patients may be more willing to be randomized, is projected to help
drive study enrollment. Additionally, Gore is in the process of
recruiting sites in the United Kingdom to participate in the Gore REDUCE
Clinical Study. MRI will be used to evaluate all patients in the trial
to more accurately confirm the presence of stroke and TIA. Additionally,
the standardization of medical therapies across treatment arms will
further aid the interpretation of the final results in assessing the
potential benefit of device closure for the prevention of recurrent
stroke. The GORE HELEX Septal Occluder was approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) in 2007 for treatment of Atrial Septal Defect
(ASD), a congenital heart defect. The GORE HELEX Septal Occluder is the
first device of its kind to use ePTFE, a biocompatible material that
allows progressive tissue ingrowth, to help seal the defect.

This acquisition developed naturally out of the strategic alliance that
MPR and HUCKDESIGN, LLC formed in 2008 to offer their clients a
comprehensive and streamlined product development process.

Together, MPR and HUCKdesignSM offer an integrated product
development process that concurrently combines first-of-a-kind
engineering with human factors-focused industrial design. Through
concurrent engineering and industrial design, MPR is able to provide
turnkey product development solutions to our clients allowing for rapid
prototyping of new innovative products and technologies. This process
has provided their clients with more than 100 new products and
technologies.

“We are excited about the joining of our companies because our combined
strengths will result in delivering dynamic solutions to customers. This
union cements a working relationship that is vibrant and effective, and
we are looking forward to the opportunities it will unleash,” said Paul
Damerell, Principal Officer of MPR.

MPR, with HUCKdesignSM, now combines technology, engineering,
and conceptualization with design, packaging, and model building to
propel new products and solutions from concept to prototype to reality.

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Finacity Corporation (”Finacity”) announced
today that it facilitated the successful refinancing of a trade receivables
program for Viméxico, S.A. de C.V. (”Viméxico”), a majority owned
subsidiary of Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (”Vitro”) (BMV: VITRO A).

Finacity is a company that specializes in the provision of efficient,
securitization-based trade receivables funding solutions as well as
state-of-the-art servicing, accounts receivable management and reporting
capabilities. Finacitys offerings can include both domestic and
international receivables for its clients.

Finacity Corporation (”Finacity”) announced
today that, together with Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (”NORD/LB”),
it has facilitated the successful closing of a European trade receivables
securitization for JohnsonDiversey, Inc. (”JohnsonDiversey”). The funding
agreement will provide JohnsonDiversey cash proceeds of up to EUR 50
million through the ongoing purchase of receivables from French, Spanish
and United Kingdom subsidiaries. NORD/LBs commercial paper conduit,
Hannover Funding Company LLC, will fund the transaction. NORD/LBs Asset
Backed Finance Group structured the transaction for Hannover Funding, and
Finacity provided analytical and structuring support and serves as ongoing
Administrator.

“NORD/LB is delighted to have partnered with Finacity to provide
JohnsonDiversey with increased liquidity from this transaction,” said Omar
Bolli, head of securitization at NORD/LB.

“Finacity is very pleased to implement a European receivable securitization
for JohnsonDiversey,” said Adrian Katz, Finacitys chief executive officer.

Finacity Corporation (”Finacity”) announced
today that, together with Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (”NORD/LB”),
it has facilitated a successful size increase to $55 million of a European
trade receivables securitization for CHC Helicopter.

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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.

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.

Funds Earmarked to “.Encourage Cutting Edge and Innovative
Biomedical Exploration”

RUTHERFORD, Calif. — The International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO) today
announced a collaboration with the Johnson Johnson Corporate Office of
Science and Technology (COSAT). Under the terms of this collaboration,
COSAT will provide a $250,000 grant towards the funding of IMHROs
Rising Star Awards. COSATs grant will be matched by IMHRO to establish
the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program, which, in 2010, will fund
two Rising Star Awards.

The objective of the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is to
advance the understanding of underlying disease mechanisms in bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia and major depression with the great potential to
benefit patients and the healthcare system. The IMHRO Rising Star Awards
support cutting edge research programs throughout the world on the study
of psychiatric brain disorders, and are distributed annually at the
Staglin Family Music Festival For Mental Health, held this year in
September in Rutherford, Napa Valley, California.

“Our approach at IMHRO is to fund the best science as determined by our
independent scientific advisory board,” stated Garen Staglin, co-founder
of IMHRO, and proprietor of Staglin Family Vineyard. “This collaboration
will fund research of key scientists and will bring us closer than ever
to helping find the causes and cures for mental illness.”

The COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is intended to advance the
translation of discoveries from basic science research into therapies
for major psychiatric diseases. Understanding the mechanism of action
and the role in the brain of genes that are altered in psychiatric
disease supplies the first clue as to how these disorders arise. This
grant program fosters the next steps toward discovering therapies
through research into approaches that re-normalize or compensate for the
alterations that have already been discovered.

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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.

HaraTM EEM Deployment Will Help
“Entertainment Capital of the World” Meet Climate Action Plan and Energy
Efficiency Goals and Become a “Cooler” City

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Hara, a leading provider of environmental and energy management
software, announced today that the city of Las Vegas has selected Hara
to consolidate the city’s energy and natural resource emissions data
into a comprehensive environmental system of record and to track, manage
and optimize critical sustainability initiatives.

The implementation of Hara Environmental and Energy Management (EEM)
will enable the city of Las Vegas to manage the execution of its leading
environmental and energy programs, track results per initiative, and
provide an audit trail for any current or future regulatory
requirements. The software will give the city clear performance metrics
and stakeholder transparency capabilities that meet reporting
requirements for sustainability initiatives and government funding
programs such as the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant (EECBG).

“The city of Las Vegas is striving to build a more sustainable community
by investing in long-term strategies to conserve energy and increase
efficiencies from renewable resources,” said Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B.
Goodman, who also serves on the board of ICLEI – Local Governments for
Sustainability USA. “We hope to more efficiently track the effectiveness
of our initiatives and make progress toward our sustainability goals of
creating jobs, driving down costs and reducing our environmental impact.”

The city of Las Vegas defines sustainability as meeting the needs of the
present without compromising the needs of future generations. The city’s
strategy includes numerous “green” policies and initiatives such as
constructing new buildings to Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) standards, water stewardship, alternative transportation,
recycling and greater energy efficiency through conservation and
development of renewable energy sources.

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aden anais, the baby brand widely coveted by parents and celebrities for their stylish collection of muslin swaddles, bibs, blankets and bathing cloths, announces the launch of aden anais Exclusively for little77™. Launching online in July 2010 and in-store in the fall, this new collaborative collection will be exclusive to little77 — 77kids by American Eagles baby line.

“We are thrilled to be one of the first brands chosen to join the launch of little77,” says Raegan Moya-Jones, founder of aden anais. “By uniting our iconic products with the remarkable design aesthetic of little77, we are creating a truly unique new must-have for families.”

For this joint collection, aden anais wildly popular swaddles, dual-function burpy bibs™, and gentle washcloths will boast delightful patterns exclusively designed by and for little77:

swaddles: Made from 100% natural cotton muslin, this breathable 44×44 wrap has multiple uses, including swaddling, nursing cover, stroller shield and tummy time blanket.

burpy bib™: Soft and absorbent, this bib and burp cloth “in one” is specially shaped to keep things clean.

washcloths: Plush and durable, these muslin washcloths are gentle on babys skin.

aden anais Exclusively for little77™ swaddles will be sold in single packages, while burpy bibs™ will come in 2-packs and washcloths in 3-packs. aden anais stylized packaging will reflect little77s signature color schemes. All products will retail for $15 and will be available for online purchase in July 2010. In the fall, the collection will be available for in-store purchase at 77kids stores featuring little77, including Pittsburgh, PA; Danbury, CT; Mall of America, MN; Cherryville, NJ; Syracuse, NY and Raleigh, NC. aden anais Exclusively for little77™ products will continue to roll out in additional stores through 2011.

Panasonic, the leading manufacturer of cordless home telephones worldwide,* today announced that all of its 2010 cordless home telephone systems, available at retailers nationwide, feature proprietary DECT 6.0 PLUS ™ performance for optimal sound quality and extended range. Additionally, the phones offer extended battery life and a variety of time-saving and convenience features designed for the way todays multi-tasking families use their cordless phones.

Panasonics 2010 cordless phones are designed with feedback from extensive consumer research and raise the bar on performance in three key ways:

Improved Voice Quality
In response to consumer demand, Panasonics proprietary DECT 6.0 PLUS technology provides better quality reception by increasing the error-correction rate by 80 times compared with Panasonics prior DECT 6.0 models.

Extended Battery Life
2010 Panasonic cordless phones feature Intelligent Eco Mode, which automatically lowers the handsets power consumption when used near the base station. The result is up to 13 hours of continuous talk time on average, compared to 11 hours of continuous talk time when not using Intelligent Eco Mode.

Double the Transmission Distance with Range Extender Module
The new Range Extender module, included with the KX-TG4053B and sold separately as an accessory for all other 2010 models (SRP $29.95), doubles the effective transmission distance between the base unit and handsets when compared with previous models.

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Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that it has signed a contract
with Seattle Procure Management LLC for the installation of a proton
therapy system in Seattle, WA (USA).

The proton therapy center will be owned and operated in partnership with
the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and will be built on the campus of
Northwest Hospital Medical Center in North Seattle. It will include a
combination of gantry (isocentric rotating frames), inclined beam and
fixed beam rooms – with the latest options for patient positioning and
the IBA Universal Nozzle technology, including the latest Pencil Beam
Scanning technology. The partnership will also include a long-term
service and maintenance agreement.

This contract totals about 45 to 55 million Euros. The final contract is
still subject to financing and usual administrative formalities. The
company does not expect significant financial impact on FY 2010.

“We are very pleased to be developing another proton center with
ProCure,” said Pierre Mottet, IBAs Chief Executive Officer. “ProCure
has developed a unique concept to make proton therapy available to
hospitals and radiation oncologists on a fully integrated turn-key basis
which has proved to be very attractive to the market.”

“We are delighted to work once more with IBA on another proton therapy
center,” said Hadley Ford, ProCures Chief Executive Officer. “IBA’s
unique experience and leading edge solution allow us to deploy this very
advanced technology much faster and more comfortably than with any of
their competitors.”

THE fall-out from Englands dreadful World Cup continues, and the calls intensify for young blood to be drafted into the squad to revive hopes of glory in Euro 2012 and the World Cup in Brazil two years later. Few coaches are better qualified than Peter Taylor to cast his eyes over the talent coming through. He was a successful manager of the England Under-21 side, losing just one of 15 games in charge. Here the Bradford boss selects his Magnificent Seven who could make an impact with England over the next four years – and beyond.

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A HAIRDRESSERS has marked 30 years of business. John and Surtees of Mosely Street, Newcastle, has been open since 1980 and still has many of the same loyal clients, even boasting customers from several generations of the same families. John Kelly, 57 from Prudhoe, Northumberland, and Surtees Walker, 57 from Ryton, Gateshead have known each other for even longer, being firm friends ever since 1968 when they were apprentices together at Donalde of Mayfair in Hexham. They moved to Browns in Newcastle in 1973 and went it alone in 1980. Both have trained under the legendary Vidal Sassoon. John said: “Weve seen clients children and their childrens children, we remember when some of our clients were born.” Surtees said: “We like to treat it like were cutting a friends hair. It means weve always enjoyed working here, its how we maintain such customer loyalty.” The pair have seen fashion and hairstyles change a lot over the years. “The early 70s were the worst. People came to have their hair styled, curlers and sets were popular, perms were really popular too.
A HAIRDRESSERS has marked 30 years of business. John and Surtees of Mosely Street, Newcastle, has been open since 1980 and still has many of the same loyal clients, even boasting customers from several generations of the same families. John Kelly, 57 from Prudhoe, Northumberland, and Surtees Walker, 57 from Ryton, Gateshead have known each other for even longer, being firm friends ever since 1968 when they were apprentices together at Donalde of Mayfair in Hexham. They moved to Browns in Newcastle in 1973 and went it alone in 1980. Both have trained under the legendary Vidal Sassoon. John said: “Weve seen clients children and their childrens children, we remember when some of our clients were born.” Surtees said: “We like to treat it like were cutting a friends hair. It means weve always enjoyed working here, its how we maintain such customer loyalty.” The pair have seen fashion and hairstyles change a lot over the years. “The early 70s were the worst. People came to have their hair styled, curlers and sets were popular, perms were really popular too.

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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Growers Hardware is an appropriate name for the store that has recently tapped into an out-of-the-box service that is helping grow its bottom line. But the genius of the name doesnt come from growth but ironically from cutting. Four months ago, Trisha Fritz, who owns Growers in Palmetto, Fla., with her husband, Skip, offered free haircuts at the store for a two-week promotion. She says that when customers swamped the store for haircuts, she knew that making this service permanent was the right thing to do. Fritz already held a license to cut hair, so she and Growers store manager, Al Bibey, researched local and state regulations and got organized to get an in-store barber shop up and running, including dedicating floor space to the new service.
Margene Moore Margene Moore died peacefully at the Dixie Memorial Hospital in Saint George, Utah on May 31, 2010, at the age of 88.Born Margene Clarke in Salem, Idaho in 1921 to Lester L. and Bertha H. Clarke. She married Harvey D. Moore, 5 September 1940 in Panguitch, Utah. This marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple in St. George, Utah in November 25, 1972. During her life span, Margene always kept the family first and then constantly worked in developing her skills and mind. She started as a cosmetologist in Panguitch, Utah in 1950. During the next 10 years, she served as the fifth, third, first vice- president and the President of the Utah Hairdresser and Cosmologist Association. She served for five years as the chairman of the National Beauty Salon Week. She was an elected member of the Utah State Hair Fashion Council for 13 years prior to her departure for Indiana. She was appointed by Governor Rampton to serve on the legislative council to study the by-laws and regulations of Utah. She represented the cosmetology association on the legislative council. She was instrumental in getting the first cosmetology (beauty) law passed in the legislature in 27 years. In 1960, she started the Cosmetology department at the College of Eastern Utah where she remained for 10 years. She held many positions in the church including, President of the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association and taught various women groups at various ages. Served as Secretary, Counselor and President of the Relief Society. She enjoyed spending time with family, friends and always-new acquaintances. She continuously worked the difficult crossword puzzles (to the amusement of her friends), read any noteworthy book and spent an inordinate amount of time helping friends. Due to her talented skills in sewing, she always volunteered to sew different articles for the Jubilee House of St George. Her talent for embroidering pictures was always on display in various friends and familys homes. While in Indiana, she worked in the medical field for 17 years for doctors and Memorial Hospital in Michigan, IN. She is survived by her son Randall H. Moore; granddaughter Elinore, Brett Smith, and great grandchildren Lauren, Tyler, Caden, and Murron. Also survived by her brothers, Michael James (Erma), Lester (Vertis), Alan and sister, Ethel (LaMar) Lefevre. Deceased are her parents Bertha Henderson Clarke (mother), Lester Lavern Clarke (father), Harvey D. Moore (husband) and brothers, William, John and sister Kathleen. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. Interment will be held Friday, following the services, at 3:00 p.m. at the Panguitch Cemetery, Panguitch, Utah. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673- 4221.
Byline: ANNE-MARIE THEIR only dream is to see their little boy laugh. Now parents Kirsty and Dave Brook are pinning all their hopes that pioneering brain surgery will give two-year-old Archie the fun life he deserves. The disabled youngster was born with a double brain condition which has severely affected his development. He is unable is to walk or support his head and suffers seizures daily.

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Plex Systems, Inc., provider of the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software , today announced that it will be the exclusive sponsor of the World Class Manufacturing sessions at the 2010 Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars. Plex Systems will also exclusively sponsor social media at the event.

For 45 years, leaders from the automotive industry have gathered in Traverse City, Michigan for the CAR Management Briefing Seminars. The 2010 seminars are scheduled for August 2 – 5, 2010 at the Grand Traverse Resort Spa.

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In todays challenging automotive market, drastically improving quality, productivity, time to market and cost are critical.

The 2010 CAR Management Briefing Seminars offer compelling sessions focused on lean and flexible performance and the manufacturing of tomorrows vehicles.

Teaming with Plex Systems, CAR will showcase timely seminars and related conference activities via online social media outlets such as Twitter, Linked In and Facebook.

Symphony Service Corp. , the leader in global product engineering services, today announced that veteran technology and telecom industry executive Wayne Irwin has joined the company as Executive Vice President General Manager of its Embedded Software Services division. Irwin will play an instrumental role in creating and executing the global embedded services strategy, ensuring Symphony Services delivers business outcomes for clients spanning the automotive, healthcare, energy and telecommunications sectors.

Reporting to Pallab Chatterjee, Symphony Services Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Irwin will closely collaborate with the companys sales team to identify, pursue and win strategic deals. Irwin will also oversee the embedded and telecom solutions delivery teams.

“Im excited to join the recognized industry leader in the software product engineering sector and to harness my vast technology and telecom industry experience to deliver on business outcomes for clients across a number of high growth vertical markets,” said Irwin. “I look forward to executing an aggressive, highly focused plan to grow our (inter)national footprint in these key market sectors.”

Irwin brings nearly 25 years of impressive and directly relevant experience to the table. Hes joining Symphony Services from Acision, where he served as President, North America. In his role he oversaw all sales, marketing, business development and operations for the companys U.S. presence. Prior to joining Acision, Wayne was a founding partner of InTouch Video, a video capture and delivery software development company. Additionally, Wayne spent more than 15 years in various management and leadership roles at GTE (now Verizon). He holds an MBA from Xavier University and an undergraduate degree in business administration from Central Michigan University.

Added Chatterjee, “The addition of Wayne to our team marks an important growth milestone for Symphony Services as we look to accelerate our already strong, international client base in the embedded and telecom markets. In Wayne we have a seasoned sales, business development and operations executive capable of driving strategic deals for the company while maintaining our sterling reputation as a provider whose singular focus is on engineering outcome certainty for our clients around the world.”

— Size, Weight, Cost, Flexibility, Availability, High Level Command
Control, PHY Layer Performance Combine to Make 1394-Automotive the
Superior Choice –

SAN FRANCISCO — The 1394 Trade Association today issued a new technical background
report identifying the benefits of the 1394-Automotive standard for new
vehicle networking systems.

The new technical article compares the advantages of products based on
the 1394-Automotive standard with a proposed Ethernet AVB specification.
It reviews 1394-Automotive’s flexibility, scalability, physical layer
performance, and high-level protocols, which enable a cost-efficient,
compact, and lightweight automotive network for rear seat entertainment,
vehicle safety, and other applications.

“The 1394 technology has been proven for years in consumer AV, PC and
military applications, and we have defined the AV/C Digital Interface
Command Set that enables audio and video products from different
manufacturers to interoperate efficiently in the automotive network,”
said Max Bassler, chairman of the 1394 Trade Association. “The standard
meets the automakers requirements for cost-efficiency, high bandwidth,
reliability, longevity and light weight. The flexibility of 1394 to
bridge and connect with other legacy automotive point-to-point systems
is a significant benefit. Both entertainment and driver assist systems
work seamlessly over 1394. Years of development remain ahead for an
Ethernet-based automotive network technology,” said Bassler.
“1394-Automotive is here now, with proven device, cabling and protocol
technology.”

The backgrounder also details the reasons why any future Ethernet AVB
device for the vehicle will look very different than a standard Ethernet
device, despite Ethernet’s success in many networking applications.
There is currently no high-level command and control protocol for
plug-and-play connectivity, and Ethernet has not been deployed in such a
capacity.

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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.

Positions Merck to Capitalize on Opportunities for Global Growth

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

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

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

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

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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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.

Funds Earmarked to “.Encourage Cutting Edge and Innovative
Biomedical Exploration”

RUTHERFORD, Calif. — The International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO) today
announced a collaboration with the Johnson Johnson Corporate Office of
Science and Technology (COSAT). Under the terms of this collaboration,
COSAT will provide a $250,000 grant towards the funding of IMHROs
Rising Star Awards. COSATs grant will be matched by IMHRO to establish
the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program, which, in 2010, will fund
two Rising Star Awards.

The objective of the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is to
advance the understanding of underlying disease mechanisms in bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia and major depression with the great potential to
benefit patients and the healthcare system. The IMHRO Rising Star Awards
support cutting edge research programs throughout the world on the study
of psychiatric brain disorders, and are distributed annually at the
Staglin Family Music Festival For Mental Health, held this year in
September in Rutherford, Napa Valley, California.

“Our approach at IMHRO is to fund the best science as determined by our
independent scientific advisory board,” stated Garen Staglin, co-founder
of IMHRO, and proprietor of Staglin Family Vineyard. “This collaboration
will fund research of key scientists and will bring us closer than ever
to helping find the causes and cures for mental illness.”

The COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is intended to advance the
translation of discoveries from basic science research into therapies
for major psychiatric diseases. Understanding the mechanism of action
and the role in the brain of genes that are altered in psychiatric
disease supplies the first clue as to how these disorders arise. This
grant program fosters the next steps toward discovering therapies
through research into approaches that re-normalize or compensate for the
alterations that have already been discovered.

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NEW YORK — Rodman Renshaw, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rodman
Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RODM) is pleased to announce that
it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International
Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission of
the People’s Republic of China (ICC-NDRC) establishing a cooperation
relationship to work together to assist Chinese companies. Rodman and
ICC-NDRC will cooperate to support the growth and business development
strategies of Chinese companies, including accessing the US capital
markets, thereby creating a platform from which these companies can help
support the PRC economy, in particular the urbanization trend and the
sustainable development of domestic consumption. The cooperation
relationship between Rodman and ICC-NDRC will also aim to create greater
awareness of best practice corporate governance among Chinese companies
and provide efficient access to financing through the US capital markets
in the interest of long-term growth for Chinese companies.

The cooperation relationship between Rodman and ICC-NDRC includes
holding quarterly strategy meetings in Beijing attended by senior
representatives from both sides, and planning high-level joint events in
China throughout the year focused on building bridges between the US and
China business communities.

Mr. Zhang Xiaochong, Director of the ICC-NDRC, stated, “The cooperation
relationship with Rodman fulfills our goal of introducing global market
leaders into the PRC to cooperate with local government agencies and
companies to promote economic and social development. Our joint efforts
will be aimed at fostering the growth of international-standard
corporate practices and competitiveness of Chinese companies.”

Mr. Edward Rubin, Chief Executive Officer of Rodman Renshaw, stated,
“We are privileged and honored to cooperate with such a prestigious
organization such as the ICC-NDRC. The PRC is a very important area of
focus for Rodman. We are committed to advising and supporting growing
Chinese companies and our cooperation relationship with ICC-NDRC will
enhance and reinforce our ability to deliver the highest level of
service.”

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NEW YORK — Genpact Limited (NYSE: G), a global leader in business process and
technology management, will announce results for the second quarter
ended June 30, 2010 on Thursday, July 29, 2010.

Genpact management will host an hour-long conference call beginning at
8:00 am EDT on July 29, 2010 to discuss the company’s performance for
the second quarter of fiscal 2010. To participate, callers can dial 1
866-272-9941 from within the U.S. or 1 617-213-8895 from any other
country. Thereafter, callers will be prompted to enter the participant
code, 90512330.

For those who cannot participate in the call, a replay and podcast will
be available on our website, after the end of the call. A transcript of
the call will also be made available via the website.

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Wyndham Rewards® , the worlds largest loyalty program based upon its more than 6,500 participating hotels, and Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, today introduced the new Wyndham Rewards Visa® card , which offers cardholders accelerated reward-earning power and a suite of new benefits.

The card comes in two versions, offering program members their choice of either no annual fee with generous rewards or a low annual fee card with even greater earning potential.

“Customers want to earn rewards quickly and they want to earn points even when they arent traveling,” said Robin Korman, Wyndham Hotel Group senior vice president of loyalty marketing and strategic partnerships. “This new credit card gives them a chance to do just that!”

The no-fee card offers cardholders the opportunity to earn three points for every $1 spent on stays at Wyndham Rewards participating hotels and two points for every $1 spent everywhere else. Cardholders will receive 12,000 bonus points upon first usage — enough for up to two free nights at select participating hotels.

The premium card offers cardholders five points for every $1 spent on stays at Wyndham Rewards participating hotels and two points for every $1 spent everywhere else. Cardholders will receive 18,000 bonus points upon first usage — enough for up to three free nights at select participating hotels. This card program carries a $39 annual fee.

Motor vehicle versus pedestrian crashes are a leading cause of injury and death among children. Because attending school is a major focal point of a childs daily activity, many pedestrian-related injuries among children occur on the way to or from school. Research on this topic has shown a number of factors to be related to motor vehicle versus pedestrian crashes, some of which include: school travel times, season, neighborhood characteristics and the number of schools in the area. School zones have been created in many areas, aimed to reduce the risk of pedestrian-related injuries to children and are meant to be safe places for children to walk during school travel times. However, the question remains as to how effective these zones are and if more should be done to protect our youth. Our study used pedestrian collision data from the City of Torontos Traffic Data Centre and Safety Bureau. The study included all police-reported motor vehicle collisions involving pedestrians with a recorded age less than 18 years that occurred in Toronto, Canada between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2005. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) provided a list of all 1,050 schools registered in Metropolitan Toronto. School zones, established by the Toronto Transport Operations, are defined as a 150-meter radius around a school. For the purpose of this study, additional zones were designated around schools at increasing distances of 150, 150-300, 300-450 and 450 meters. Frequency of vehicle-pedestrian collisions around schools in each zone was determined. We found that there were a total of 2,717 collisions in Toronto between 2000 and 2005 that involved children under the age of 18. The largest proportion of collisions was in the 10-14 year age group (37%). Almost 50% of collisions occurred during the hours defined as school travel times (7-9 am, 12-1 pm, and 3-5pm). When considering the rate per hour, there was 3.3 times greater rate of injury during school travel time. Furthermore, higher numbers of child pedestrian collisions occurred during the school year (from September to June), with a drop in the summer (July and August). School zones were found to be less than 10% of the surface area of the city, but had a much higher risk of child pedestrian collisions than other areas. The absolute density of injuries (collisions divided by units of area [m2]) and fatalities (fatalities dived by units of area [m2]) were 5.7 and 9.4 times higher in the school zones as compared to the largest zone (450m or more away from the school).
Despite Rising Airfares, Travelers Can Still Keep Budgets in Check by
Looking to Hotel Bargains Like Free-Night Stays and Pricing Discounts

“Coming to terms with the fact that the cheap summer airfares of last
year are a thing of the past, we want to show travelers it’s absolutely
still possible to keep travel costs within reason,” said Lesley Harris,
vice president of hotels and vacation packaging for Travelocity. “Hotels
and vacation packages are without a doubt where the biggest savings can
be found, and with the launch of the ‘Free Summer Nights’ sale, this
season’s dream travel experiences are back within reach.”

With similar value-adding hotel promotions, and the addition of new
money-saving tools like Top
Secret Hotels, where customers can shop hotels and find unpublished
rates that are up to 45 percent off three- and four-star hotels,
Travelocity is giving price-conscious consumers an extra boost of
confidence to take a well-deserved vacation. Travelocity customers who
book a hotel or vacation package during the “Free Summer Nights” sale,
between June 18 and August 31, 2010, for stays through September 30,
2010, will receive the 2nd, 3rd or 4th
night stay for free at popular participating hotels in many of this
summer’s top destinations, from San Diego to Vancouver to Cabo San
Lucas, including:

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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:

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

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

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

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

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

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The General Meeting of Intrepid Mines Limited (TSX: IAU)(ASX: IAU) (ABN 11 060 156 452) which was postponed from 28 June 2010 will now be held at 10:00 a.m. (AEST) on 21 July 2010 at the Sofitel Hotel, 249 Turbot Street in Brisbane.

The business to be considered at the General Meeting is set out below. The Explanatory Memorandum Addendum that accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Postponed General Meeting (”Notice”) provides additional information in respect of the matters to be considered. A Proxy Form and a Revocation of Proxy Form further accompany this Notice.

Set out below is the timetable relating to the Proposed Transaction. The key dates and events for implementation of the Proposed Transaction are subject to a number of factors, some of which are outside Intrepids control. Accordingly, the dates below (other than the date of the Postponed General Meeting) are indicative only and may be changed without notice.

Merging the online presence of Palms Casino Resort, Palms Place Hotel and Spa and The Pearl Concert Theater, palms.com now offers one-stop shopping for guests to explore the resorts diverse collection of rooms and suites across all three hotel towers. Extensive image galleries showcase the world-famous Fantasy Suites, dining options, pool and spa amenities, while a dynamic calendar of events highlights upcoming nightlife and entertainment offerings.

“The Palms has seen incredible growth over the last several years, offering more room types and greater amenities and services than ever before,” said Palms owner George Maloof. “Our new Website showcases these offerings in the best possible way, making it simple and exciting to plan leisure or business travel.”

New to palms.com is a complete social media network integration that allows guests to share specific pages within their Facebook and Twitter communities for more efficient, interactive trip planning. The site also features exclusive video content and connectivity to Palms YouTube channel for a behind-the-scenes look at celebrity and red carpet events.

“Weve really taken into consideration the growing needs of the modern consumer,” said Chief Marketing Officer Jason Gastwirth. “New trends and Web-based technologies have created exciting ways to engage our guests. The sites new architecture will allow us to evolve and continually exceed their expectations.”

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

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

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

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

The July 4th holiday is one of the busiest
boating weekends of the year, which is why the National Safe Boating
Council (NSBC), is asking for all boaters to stay safe by remembering to
“Wear It!” when celebrating Independence Day. According to the NSBC,
routine and consistent life jacket wear is the number one step toward
boating safety.

“Boating is a big part of Independence Day celebrations,” said Virgil
Chambers, executive director of the National Safe Boating Council. “Theres
no reason why everyone cant have fun on the water while also choosing to
always wear a life jacket. The Fourth of July weekend may be one of the
only days some people get on a boat the entire summer, and its even more
important that every boat operator remembers to share the Wear It!
message.”

Last year, approximately 90 percent of recreational boating drowning
victims werent wearing a life jacket. Fortunately, life jacket wear is
easy and convenient with a range of todays comfortable, stylish styles.

“Many people arent aware that the bulky, uncomfortable styles of the past
have been replaced by lightweight options for any boating activity,”
Chambers said. “Inflatable life jackets are some of the most compact and
easy to use options available and are just as safe as the more traditional
styles. Its especially important for novice boaters who are planning to
take to the water this Independence Day holiday to stay safe and Wear
It!”

Life jacket wear by every boater is the leading goal of the North American
Safe Boating Campaign, which officially kicks off with National Safe
Boating Week (May 22 – 28) and continues throughout the summer boating
season. The North American Safe Boating Campaign unites the efforts of a
wide variety of boating safety advocates, including the National
Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), the Canadian Safe
Boating Council and the many members of the National Safe Boating Council.
The campaign is produced under a grant from the Sports Fish Restoration and
Boating Trust Fund, administered by the U.S. Coast Guard.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Police have identified the man who died Friday while boating on Utah Lake as 69-year-old Jack Turner of South Jordan. Turner and his 16-year-old grandson were fishing when both fell into the water, said Utah County Sheriffs Lt. Dave Bennett. The teen, who was wearing a life jacket, threw his grandfather a flotation device and then swam for help. By the time rescuers reached Turner a half-hour later, they found him floating face down with his arm through the flotation device. He was pronounced dead at Utah Valley Medical Center. Officials have not yet determined the exact cause of death.

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

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

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

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

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

Powerful Opportunity for Real Estate Professionals To Help Families
through Partnership with Lowes

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Dennis Walsh, CEO of RE-buildUSA™, one of the real estate industrys
most popular speakers, will be presenting a series of free live events
to showcase what many call the “perfect storm of opportunity” in todays
market. The presentation, “Rebuilding America One Dream at a Time,” will
travel through Dayton,
OH July 20th, Columbus,
OH July 21st and Cleveland,
OH July 22nd. These events are sponsored by Lowes and Wells Fargo
Home Mortgage. Walshs message, already shared with thousands of
brokers, agents and mortgage professionals around the country, will give
valuable insight on a program that is helping stabilize the housing
industry.

“Every real estate professional needs to know about this great
opportunity in todays market,” says Dave Liniger, Chairman and
Co-Founder of RE/MAX. Liniger presented the RE-buildUSA™ program to
RE/MAX agents during a live broadcast via RE/MAX University.

Re-buildUSA™, in partnership with Lowe’s, simplifies use of the federal
government’s 203k Renovation Loan program to assist families in
achieving their dream of homeownership, improve communities and grow the
economy. Home improvements are rolled right into the primary mortgage,
allowing both buyers and current homeowners to more easily get the home
they want, while being able to afford their monthly payments and reduce
the overall cost of ownership.

“RE-buildUSA™ is nothing less than the future of real estate,” explains
Ed Krafchow, President CEO, Prudential CA/NV Realty. “If youre
serious about success in this business, youve got to get involved in
this ground-breaking program.”

PARAMUS, N.J. — VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE: VNO) today announced that it has completed
the first closing of its real estate investment fund with initial equity
commitments of $550 million (including $200 million from Vornado).
Vornado expects total commitments of $1 billion. Subsidiaries of Vornado
will serve as the general partner and investment manager. The Fund is
Vornado’s exclusive investment vehicle for all real estate and real
estate-related investments that fit within the Fund’s investment
parameters for its three-year investment period.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy securities in the United States. Interests in the
Fund have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any U.S. state securities law, and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption
from registration requirements.

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate investment
trust.

Certain statements contained herein may constitute “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such factors include, among others, risks associated with the timing of
and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments,
and general competitive factors. For a discussion of these and other
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

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

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

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

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

ChoiceStream, the premiere personalization service provider for the worlds largest brands including Tesco, Zappos.com, Borders, Blockbuster, Ticketmaster and ATT, today announced that it has been chosen by EPIX™, the next generation multiplatform, premium entertainment channel from Viacom, Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and Lionsgate, to provide movie recommendations for EPIX subscribers on EpixHD.com.

With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX is a powerful entertainment experience that provides its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood titles, classic feature films, original series, music and comedy specials through its linear channel, video-on-demand and online at EpixHD.com. EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industrys most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available online to subscribers via EpixHD.com.

ChoiceStreams personalized movie recommendations technology is helping subscribers browse and find movie titles in EpixHD.coms vast library and get recommendations on movies based on viewing behavior and preferences, as well as movie attributes, so that they can find titles quickly and easily.

“Delivering a better movie experience by providing recommendations that match each individual subscribers tastes and interests is what ChoiceStream has been doing for top media and entertainment companies for nearly a decade,” said ChoiceStream CEO and co-founder Steve Johnson. “EPIX recognizes that personalized recommendations enhance the user experience by allowing paying subscribers to easily navigate the enormous number of movies in its library.”

“We have access to such a broad catalog of movies that its imperative we do all we can to help our viewers find titles they can enjoy, quickly and easily,” said Thomas Carpenter, VP Operations and Digital Chief of Staff for EPIX. “ChoiceStream has helped us to do just that, by creating a personalized online experience that will help subscribers get the most entertainment from their time on EpixHD.com.”

ST. LOUIS — Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW), an interactive,
entertainment-based retailer of customized stuffed animals, will report
results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended July 3, 2010, on July
29, 2010 prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Company will host its quarterly investor conference call to discuss
the results at 9 a.m. ET on July 29, 2010.

Replays of the conference call will be available via the Internet and
telephone. The replay of the conference call webcast will be available
at the investor relations Web site for one year. A telephone replay will
be available beginning at approximately noon ET on July 29, 2010, until
midnight ET on August 12, 2010. The telephone replay is available by
calling (617) 801-6888. The access code is 83126016.

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BOCA RATON, Fla. — Medical Connections Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:MCTH), a national provider of
medical recruitment and staffing services, reported today on the growth
in revenue that the Company has experienced during the second quarter of
this year.

The Company reported that total revenue has increased 34% sequentially
from the first quarter of 2010. The sequential improvement reflected
staffing volume gains in both contract travel and permanent placement
staffing.

Anthony Nicolosi, Company President, stated, “While the overall economy
still faces challenges, it appears that healthcare staffing has seen the
worst of its share of the down-turn. We are pleased that 2010 is shaping
up to be a better year. On the acquisition front, we have located
several attractive healthcare staffing companies and are in preliminary
acquisition discussions with them.”

Medical Connections, Inc. is a national provider of medical
recruitment and staffing services. The Company’s business is to
identify, select and place the industry’s most talented healthcare
specialists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians and hospital management
executives. The Company provides recruiting and staffing services for
permanent and contract positions, leaving options for both clients and
candidates to decide the optimal formula for working together.

With headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, Medical Connections is ideally
positioned to increase its presence in the U.S. healthcare market.
Medical Connections Holdings, Inc. is a fully reporting company trading
on the OTC B/B under the ticker: MCTH.

Despite Rising Airfares, Travelers Can Still Keep Budgets in Check by
Looking to Hotel Bargains Like Free-Night Stays and Pricing Discounts

“Coming to terms with the fact that the cheap summer airfares of last
year are a thing of the past, we want to show travelers it’s absolutely
still possible to keep travel costs within reason,” said Lesley Harris,
vice president of hotels and vacation packaging for Travelocity. “Hotels
and vacation packages are without a doubt where the biggest savings can
be found, and with the launch of the ‘Free Summer Nights’ sale, this
season’s dream travel experiences are back within reach.”

With similar value-adding hotel promotions, and the addition of new
money-saving tools like Top
Secret Hotels, where customers can shop hotels and find unpublished
rates that are up to 45 percent off three- and four-star hotels,
Travelocity is giving price-conscious consumers an extra boost of
confidence to take a well-deserved vacation. Travelocity customers who
book a hotel or vacation package during the “Free Summer Nights” sale,
between June 18 and August 31, 2010, for stays through September 30,
2010, will receive the 2nd, 3rd or 4th
night stay for free at popular participating hotels in many of this
summer’s top destinations, from San Diego to Vancouver to Cabo San
Lucas, including:

The American Bus Association (ABA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tours.com to offer expanded access and increased consumer exposure for ABA operator members looking to reach other travel providers, consumers and the traveling public that searching for travel options online.

Tours.com is one of the oldest and most respected travel and tourism websites, garnering hundreds of thousands of unique visitors each month. The website continues to expand its reach to include tens of thousands of travel providers and travel resources in its impressive searchable directory listing.

A special webpage has been created on Tours.com to help consumers find reliable motorcoach operators in the US and Canada, and ABA is the featured provider of that content. A consumer tour booking tool is also expected to be introduced later in the year to allow consumers to create their dream trips online.

“With more and more consumers and travel professionals looking to generate leads and book travel online, partnering with a well-recognized consumer-facing web resource such as Tours.com — and by extension its impressive TV and viral media partners — makes perfect sense for marketing ABA and its members,” said ABA President CEO Peter Pantuso. “ABA is pleased to offer this new benefit to members, and will explore opportunities to further enhance this exposure for operators by featuring the operations of ABA member and travel offerings.”

“We are excited to be forging this partnership with ABA to help operators reach more consumers online,” said Tours.coms Maria Polk. “This will benefit both consumers and the operators who provide group travel and tourism services to them.”

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Despite Rising Airfares, Travelers Can Still Keep Budgets in Check by
Looking to Hotel Bargains Like Free-Night Stays and Pricing Discounts

“Coming to terms with the fact that the cheap summer airfares of last
year are a thing of the past, we want to show travelers it’s absolutely
still possible to keep travel costs within reason,” said Lesley Harris,
vice president of hotels and vacation packaging for Travelocity. “Hotels
and vacation packages are without a doubt where the biggest savings can
be found, and with the launch of the ‘Free Summer Nights’ sale, this
season’s dream travel experiences are back within reach.”

With similar value-adding hotel promotions, and the addition of new
money-saving tools like Top
Secret Hotels, where customers can shop hotels and find unpublished
rates that are up to 45 percent off three- and four-star hotels,
Travelocity is giving price-conscious consumers an extra boost of
confidence to take a well-deserved vacation. Travelocity customers who
book a hotel or vacation package during the “Free Summer Nights” sale,
between June 18 and August 31, 2010, for stays through September 30,
2010, will receive the 2nd, 3rd or 4th
night stay for free at popular participating hotels in many of this
summer’s top destinations, from San Diego to Vancouver to Cabo San
Lucas, including:

Association is 38th state hotel and lodging association to endorse
Heartland

PRINCETON, N.J. — The Texas Hotel Lodging Association (THLA) has selected Heartland
Payment Systems, one of the nation’s largest payments processors, as its
exclusive endorsed provider of card processing, gift marketing, payroll
services, tip management and check management services. The THLA is a
non-profit trade organization that represents all aspects of the lodging
and tourism industry in the state of Texas. With more than 1,800
members, the THLA is the second largest hotel association in the
country.

“The savings and value that Heartland offers hotels has resulted in
Heartland becoming the official endorsed vendor for the members of the
Texas Hotel Lodging Association,” said Scott Joslove, president/CEO of
the THLA. “We are joining forces with Heartland because it offers a
comprehensive suite of business products and services — including the
first-ever unified payments processing platform in the lodging industry.
Our membership will benefit greatly from the expertise and service
Heartland provides.”

The THLA is the 38th state hotel and lodging association that endorses
Heartland. Heartland is the official preferred provider of card
processing, gift marketing, payroll services, tip management and check
management for the American Hotel Lodging Association.

“Heartland’s payments and related business solutions provide hotel
owners and operators with the ability to improve their bottom lines and
their businesses,” said Dennis Carpenter, Heartland’s director of
association alliances. “We look forward to serving properties throughout
Texas — from the largest hotel and conference center to the most
charming bed and breakfast.”

Despite Rising Airfares, Travelers Can Still Keep Budgets in Check by
Looking to Hotel Bargains Like Free-Night Stays and Pricing Discounts

“Coming to terms with the fact that the cheap summer airfares of last
year are a thing of the past, we want to show travelers it’s absolutely
still possible to keep travel costs within reason,” said Lesley Harris,
vice president of hotels and vacation packaging for Travelocity. “Hotels
and vacation packages are without a doubt where the biggest savings can
be found, and with the launch of the ‘Free Summer Nights’ sale, this
season’s dream travel experiences are back within reach.”

With similar value-adding hotel promotions, and the addition of new
money-saving tools like Top
Secret Hotels, where customers can shop hotels and find unpublished
rates that are up to 45 percent off three- and four-star hotels,
Travelocity is giving price-conscious consumers an extra boost of
confidence to take a well-deserved vacation. Travelocity customers who
book a hotel or vacation package during the “Free Summer Nights” sale,
between June 18 and August 31, 2010, for stays through September 30,
2010, will receive the 2nd, 3rd or 4th
night stay for free at popular participating hotels in many of this
summer’s top destinations, from San Diego to Vancouver to Cabo San
Lucas, including:

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Proving once again that some of the best things in life are free, Carrows Restaurant will serve up kids favorite foods — for free! — all summer long. Designed to give busy families quality time together without breaking the bank, Carrows “Kids Eat Free” dinner promotion runs nightly from 4pm until close beginning July 8 at all participating restaurants.

“Families are first at Carrows,” says Kazumasa Ogawa, president of Carrows. “We are proud to offer caring parents the opportunity to spend quality, affordable time with their children while enjoying our freshly prepared, wholesome food. Great food and great savings means happy parents and kids alike.”

As numerous studies have shown, eating dinner together is a simple yet effective way to raise healthier, happier children. Not only do family meals help keep the doors of communication open, they are also an ideal way for parents to show their kids that they are their top priority.

An added bonus: busy parents now have an easy and cost-effective answer to the popular “Whats for dinner?” question. Carrows Snoopy-themed kids menu offers everything from Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, grilled chicken and burgers to spaghetti, chicken tenders and grilled cheese sandwiches. Plus, every kids entrée includes a choice of a side dish, including healthy options such as salad, cinnamon apples, fruits or veggies, as well as a drink. A special Snoopy Sundae served in a “dog bowl” will be available this summer, and all kids will enjoy Peanuts-themed giveaways.

Available for a limited time, the Kids Eat Free summertime promotion runs nightly from July 8 through August 31. Families who dine-in at participating Carrows restaurants beginning at 4pm will receive one free kids meal with each adult entrée purchase. The free meal is valid for kids age 10 and under on any Carrows “kids menu” item. The offer is not valid with any other discounts, coupons or specials.

Proving once again that some of the best things in life are free, Carrows Restaurant will serve up kids favorite foods — for free! — all summer long. Designed to give busy families quality time together without breaking the bank, Carrows “Kids Eat Free” dinner promotion runs nightly from 4pm until close beginning July 8 at all participating restaurants.

“Families are first at Carrows,” says Kazumasa Ogawa, president of Carrows. “We are proud to offer caring parents the opportunity to spend quality, affordable time with their children while enjoying our freshly prepared, wholesome food. Great food and great savings means happy parents and kids alike.”

As numerous studies have shown, eating dinner together is a simple yet effective way to raise healthier, happier children. Not only do family meals help keep the doors of communication open, they are also an ideal way for parents to show their kids that they are their top priority.

An added bonus: busy parents now have an easy and cost-effective answer to the popular “Whats for dinner?” question. Carrows Snoopy-themed kids menu offers everything from Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, grilled chicken and burgers to spaghetti, chicken tenders and grilled cheese sandwiches. Plus, every kids entrée includes a choice of a side dish, including healthy options such as salad, cinnamon apples, fruits or veggies, as well as a drink. A special Snoopy Sundae served in a “dog bowl” will be available this summer, and all kids will enjoy Peanuts-themed giveaways.

Available for a limited time, the Kids Eat Free summertime promotion runs nightly from July 8 through August 31. Families who dine-in at participating Carrows restaurants beginning at 4pm will receive one free kids meal with each adult entrée purchase. The free meal is valid for kids age 10 and under on any Carrows “kids menu” item. The offer is not valid with any other discounts, coupons or specials.

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