PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 08 pr-inside.com pr-inside.com Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Olympic middleweight boxing champion James DeGale turned pro Tuesday, teaming up with promoter Frank Warren. The 22-year-old DeGale beat Cuba's Emilio Correa in the Olympic final in Beijing in August. Also turning pro and joining Warren were Billy Joe Saunders and Frankie Gavin. The 19-year-old Saunders was beaten in the second round in Beijing at welterweight. Gavin, a 23-year-old world amateur champion, did not get to fight at the Olympics because he didn't make the lightweight limit. The three former amateurs will make their pro debuts in 2009. «I'm delighted to have signed .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/olympic-champion-degale-turns-pro-r945188.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/olympic-champion-degale-turns-pro-r945188.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference - Organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays from eMagin Corporation (OTCBB:EMAN), a leader in OLED microdisplays and virtual imaging technology, continue to enable new simulation and training systems. Attendees at this year's Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) can view commercial products equipped with eMagin's displays at the booths of premier military suppliers. I/ITSEC is being held through December 5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Products being displayed at I/ITSEC include: Intevac Vision Systems (IVS) (Booth #4247). - I-Port' .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/emagin-equipped-soldier-training-systems-r945187.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/emagin-equipped-soldier-training-systems-r945187.htm World News (PR-inside.com) GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. refugee agency says 20 African migrants drowned off Yemen's coast after being forced overboard by smugglers taking them across the Gulf of Aden. The agency says the migrants were among 115 passengers. The remaining victims managed to swim through shark-infested waters to make it to shore in Yemen. Smugglers often throw their human cargo overboard as they near shore to avoid being caught with migrants by Yemeni coast guards The agency said Tuesday that two migrants are missing. Survivors of Monday's incident are receiving help. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says more .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/un-20-african-migrants-drown-in-r945186.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/un-20-african-migrants-drown-in-r945186.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Ajax Amsterdam confirmed Tuesday it is in talks with Real Madrid to sell injured captain Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to the Spanish side. A brief statement posted on the Dutch club's Web site said no deal had been finalized yet with Real on Huntelaar, a prolific goal scorer who is currently recovering from a left ankle ligament injury. «Ajax is in discussions with Real Madrid about the possible transfer of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to the Spanish club,» the statement said. «At this moment there is no agreement between the two clubs. Spanish media .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ajax-confirms-real-madrid-talks-about-r945184.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ajax-confirms-real-madrid-talks-about-r945184.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.jakks.com - JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK) today announced that Joel Bennett, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will be presenting at the 9th Annual Wedbush Morgan Securities California Dreamin' Conference for Micro-Small-Mid-Cap Companies to be held on December 9-10, 2008, at The Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California. JAKKS Pacific's formal investor presentation is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PST, Tuesday, December 9, 2008. The presentation will be webcast live and archived online for 30 days on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.jakks.com or http://www.wsw.com/webcast/wedbush7/jakk/. About .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/jakks-pacific-to-present-at-9th-r945175.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/jakks-pacific-to-present-at-9th-r945175.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.yehuda.com - Yehuda Diamonds filed a federal lawsuit seeking to require Blue Nile, Inc., which claims to be the world's largest online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry, to offer a full and complete refund to any Blue Nile customers who wish to return emeralds or emerald jewelry items purchased from the company. The complaint, 'Diascience Corp. dba Yehuda Diamond Company and John Does. nos. 1-10, vs. Blue Nile Inc.,' was filed November 12 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Court Case #08CV9751). Blue Nile shares are listed on the NASDAQ. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/yehuda-diamonds-lawsuit-asks-blue-nile-r945173.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/yehuda-diamonds-lawsuit-asks-blue-nile-r945173.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:TTP) today announced an approximately 40% reduction in its workforce to lower operating expenses and preserve capital. The Company's remaining staff is focused on reducing all current clinical and manufacturing development activities to the minimal level necessary to continue its efforts to realize the potential value of its assets, particularly the Probuphine program. The Company is being assisted by JSB Partners, LLC in its efforts to find a development partner or divest the Probuphine asset that is currently in Phase 3 clinical development. Further staff reductions are anticipated in the next several weeks as these steps are .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/titan-pharmaceuticals-announces-reduction-r945172.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/titan-pharmaceuticals-announces-reduction-r945172.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6d3178/israel_surgical_eq) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report 'Israel Surgical Equipment Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012' to their offering. This report is an essential source for in-depth information and data relating to Israel surgical equipment market. It also offers detailed and comprehensive coverage of market revenue, volume, distribution and company share information; and latest news, financial deals and pipeline products information of each of the key sub-segments of the surgical equipment in Israel Scope - The report provides surgical equipment information broken down into .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-an-essential-country-r945171.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-an-essential-country-r945171.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BAGHDAD (AP) - A special Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin, known as «Chemical Ali,» to death Tuesday after convicting him of crimes against humanity while crushing the 1991 Shiite uprising in southern Iraq. Ali Hassan al-Majid already faces death by hanging after being convicted last year for his role in the killing of tens of thousands of Kurds in a crackdown in the late 1980s. But that execution has been delayed by legal wrangling. Former Baath party official Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Ghafur also received a death sentence at the end of the .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/chemical-ali-sentenced-to-death-in-r945170.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chemical-ali-sentenced-to-death-in-r945170.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BAGHDAD (AP) - The United Nations has expressed concern about overcrowded prisons and the treatment of detainees in Iraq. Senior U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura says the issue will be a major challenge as the United States prepares to turn over control of thousands of inmates in its custody to Iraq's government. The transfer is required under a security pact approved by Iraq's parliament. De Mistura says all reports of torture need to be thoroughly investigated. He also has called on the Iraqi government to speed up legal reforms and strengthen the judicial .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/un-concerned-over-treatment-of-iraqi-r945168.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/un-concerned-over-treatment-of-iraqi-r945168.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5843083 - Convio, Inc. ' the leading provider of on-demand constituent relationship management software and services to nonprofit organizations ' today announced Fred Waugh has assumed the newly created position of vice president, alliances. Waugh previously served as vice president, marketing. 'Over the past year we have made significant progress in opening Convio's software to third party applications, as well as leveraging salesforce.com's Platform as a Service for our new constituent relationship management system, Common Ground,' said Gene Austin, chief executive officer of Convio. 'Given the movement of nonprofits toward more choice and flexibility it was .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/fred-waugh-assumes-role-as-vice-r945167.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/fred-waugh-assumes-role-as-vice-r945167.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish government official says the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan will meet in Istanbul to improve ties and boost cooperation. Afghanistan often accuses neighboring Pakistan of failing to take action against _ or even colluding with _ Taliban militants. But more recently, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's new President Asif Ali Zardari have forged a closer personal relationship. A government official said the two leaders will meet in Istanbul on Friday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists. This is the .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/leaders-of-pakistan-afghanistan-to-r945166.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/leaders-of-pakistan-afghanistan-to-r945166.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.directpointe.com/ - DirectPointe today announced that James Martinos, 52, has been selected to succeed Michael Proper as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2008. Martinos has served as Chief Operating Officer since joining DirectPointe in 2005. Proper will continue serving as Co-Chairman of the DirectPointe Board of Directors and President and CEO of newly formed CentralPointe, Inc. 'This management change occurs at a time of strength and momentum for DirectPointe,' said Proper, Co-Chairman of the DirectPointe Board of Directors. 'Our overall management team has never been stronger. We are confident that the strategy we .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/james-martinos-elected-new-chief-executive-r945165.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/james-martinos-elected-new-chief-executive-r945165.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - EU lawmakers have told Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that her country has to do more to halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. Lawmakers at the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee say settlers' moves to defend their homes there were threatening Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Livni says it is no longer official Israeli policy to expand settlements, and defended Israeli security policies to crack down on Palestinian extremists. Livni is in Brussels Tuesday to meet with EU officials. Israel is keen to start negotiations with the EU on .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/israel-s-livni-faces-eu-criticism-over-r945163.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/israel-s-livni-faces-eu-criticism-over-r945163.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c81c12/materials_structur) has announced the addition of the 'Materials Structure and Micromechanics of Fracture V' report to their offering. The main goal of these proceedings was to demonstrate the use of a variety of multi-scale approaches, ranging from the atomistic to the macroscopic level, and in this it succeeds admirably. The MSMF-5 conference has successfully carried on the tradition of the previous conferences. Nearly 180 scientists, from 27 countries in all parts of the world, presented a variety of fundamental relationships between the structural and mechanical characteristics of materials. In collaboration with the International .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-extensive-details-r945162.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-extensive-details-r945162.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) PARIS (AP) - Tour de France officials responded with a Gallic shrug Tuesday after Lance Armstrong announced he will ride in cycling's premier event next year. The seven-time Tour champion, who is currently training with his Astana team in Tenerife, Spain, confirmed Monday his ambitious plan to return to the Tour just weeks after riding in his first Giro d'Italia in May. Tour officials said nothing had changed since Armstrong's surprise announcement in September that he planned to ride in the Tour again _ even though he had since publicly expressed doubts about .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/tour-officials-ho-hum-about-armstrong-s-return-r945161.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tour-officials-ho-hum-about-armstrong-s-return-r945161.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.boaweb.com - BackOffice Associates, LLC, the leader in SAP® data quality, SAP data migration and SAP data governance solutions, today announced the offering of a competitive bundle of their Boring Go Live® Data Migration Toolset with their Active and Passive Data Governance solutions for delivering Business-Ready Data Every Day'. This competitive bundle will provide SAP customers a complete solution for achieving the Data Quality required to effectively implement and operate SAP solutions. BackOffice Associates has provided Data Migration and Data Governance solutions exclusively for SAP since 1996. The company's products and services are the recognized best .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/backoffice-associates-announces-boring-r945160.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/backoffice-associates-announces-boring-r945160.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://7ginc.com - TransWorld Benefits International Inc., (Pink Sheets:TBII) now doing business as 7G Companies, announced the launch of the Red Carpet Alliance program by the Company's Loyalty division, 7G Loyalty. Red Carpet Alliance program is a patent pending closed loop, fee based customer relationship, loyalty and marketing program. Red Carpet helps restaurants, retail merchants and service providers develop their business and increase profitability. Utilizing a registered card platform to drive the Red Carpet loyalty program, allows restaurants, retail merchants and their customers to easily participate. The program provides targeted customer acquisition in conjunction with a promotional gift card, .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/transworld-benefits-international-inc-r945158.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/transworld-benefits-international-inc-r945158.htm Business (PR-inside.com) FrontRange Solutions(TM), a leading developer of business software solutions, today announced the launch of HEAT® Plus Mobile, a new addition to its award-winning Service Desk solution that enables field-based technicians to access and update critical service management information through a BlackBerry® smartphone. With increasing numbers of service management technicians having to cover multiple sites, HEAT Plus Mobile enables operatives to be more productive, optimizing the time spent on-site, between locations and ensuring that the service organization is always running at peak performance. Using HEAT Plus Mobile, not only can technicians be alerted to new problem tickets, .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/frontrange-solutions-launches-heat-plus-r945155.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/frontrange-solutions-launches-heat-plus-r945155.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.insidersoftware.com - Insider Software today announced FontAgent Pro auto-activation plug-ins for QuarkXPress 8 and Adobe Creative Suite 4, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. The plug-ins are available immediately in FontAgent Pro version 4.0.3, which also adds support for French and Italian systems. More Plug-Ins than Any Other Font Manager With the new release, FontAgent Pro continues its long-standing technical leadership over Extensis font management offerings and includes plug-ins for Adobe CS2, 3 and 4, as well as QuarkXPress 6, 6.5, 7 and 8.0.1. FontAgent Pro offers more auto-activation plug-ins than any other font manager, .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/insider-software-s-fontagent-pro-adds-r945153.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/insider-software-s-fontagent-pro-adds-r945153.htm Business (PR-inside.com) I Green Innovations, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IVOT) announced today that the convertible debentures that the Company previously issued to YA Global Investments (formerly known as Cornell Capital) have been paid in full. The Company no longer owes any money to YA and YA can no longer convert to shares of the company. Jerry Mahoney, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of I Green Innovations, Inc.,, stated, 'We would like to thank YA for providing financing at a time when financing was a difficult proposition. However, times have changed, and that chapter of the Company's history is now closed. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/i-green-innovations-pays-off-ya-r945151.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/i-green-innovations-pays-off-ya-r945151.htm Telecommunications (PR-inside.com) The UAE telecommunications market has shown tremendous growth over the past few years among the Middle East countries, thanks to the country's burgeoning economy, rapid infrastructure development, and a strong need to diversify the economy from oil-based resources, says 'Booming UAE Telecom Sector', a new research from RNCOS. The country, where mobile penetration has already surpassed 166% in 2007, has seen a rapid growth in its mobile market. 'This indicates that the UAE has the most mature mobile market in terms of subscriber penetration, leaving less room for further competition in traditional mobile services', says the senior telecom analyst at RNCOS. One .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/uae-telecom-subscriber-penetration-saturating-r945150.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/uae-telecom-subscriber-penetration-saturating-r945150.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) Abingdon, United Kingdom, 2nd December 2008 - Conduit Partners Limited, the UK's leading specialist in early stage business-building for technology-based companies, today announces that it has successfully secured an extension to its existing contract to deliver commercial services to Scottish Enterprise - Scotland's enterprise, innovation and investment agency. The contract extension follows two years of successful delivery into the national Proof of Concept Programme. Under the agreement, Conduit is appointed as a supplier of market consultancy and support services to projects funded by Scottish Enterprise's Proof of Concept Programme. The new contract was secured following the success of Conduit's facilitated market .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/early-stage-business-building-specialist-conduit-r945149.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/early-stage-business-building-specialist-conduit-r945149.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Consumers anywhere in the U.S. or abroad can now have a downtown San Francisco mailing address for their business or personal use and can easily receive and read their postal mail online. Earth Class Mail, the global leader in delivering postal mail via the Internet, today announced the opening of a San Francisco retail location to provide its customers with the cachet of a Financial District address and the conveniences of online postal mail, onsite package pickup, shipping and more. Customers that sign up for Earth Class Mail can choose 548 Market Street (the retail location's address) as .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/earth-class-mail-opens-san-francisco-r945147.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/earth-class-mail-opens-san-francisco-r945147.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. (OTC:BMGP), announced today that the executive board of the Christian Doppler Group in Vienna, Austria (CDG), has approved BMGP for full membership in the society. 'The proposal will grant us access to their patented viral painting technology, international academic talent, and laboratories. A key aspect of the CDG as it applies to BMGP is the Austrian government will match funds for the development of this technology and we will be granted licensing rights as stated by Clayton Hardman, President and CEO of Biomagnetics. 'We are in exciting times for our company. While the .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/biomagnetics-bmgp-approved-for-christian-r945145.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/biomagnetics-bmgp-approved-for-christian-r945145.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.inovio.com - Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX:INO), a leader in enabling the development of DNA vaccines using electroporation-based DNA delivery, announced today the final results of a Phase I clinical study demonstrating safe and effective treatment of metastatic melanoma in the first-in-man trial of a DNA-based therapy designed to express a therapeutic protein through in vivo delivery using electroporation. The data was presented in the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Oncology in a paper prepared by Drs. Adil Daud, Richard Heller et al, titled, 'Phase I Trial of Interleukin-12 Plasmid Electroporation in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma.' The paper .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/first-ever-human-trial-of-dna-based-immunotherapy-r945143.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/first-ever-human-trial-of-dna-based-immunotherapy-r945143.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel, a maritime official said Tuesday. The liner, carrying 656 international passengers and 399 crew members, was sailing in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday when it encountered six pirates in two speedboats, said Noel Choong who heads the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Malaysia. The pirates fired at the passenger liner but the larger boat was faster than the pirates' vessels, Choong said. «It .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/somali-pirates-fail-to-hijack-us-r945141.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/somali-pirates-fail-to-hijack-us-r945141.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.irise.com - iRise®, the world's leading visualization solutions company, today announced the imminent availability of iRise Connect for IBM® Rational Requirements Composer. This integration, built on IBM's open Jazz technology platform will make high fidelity iRise visualizations instantly accessible from within the IBM Rational Requirements Composer' product. As a result, IBM and iRise now provide a complete requirements definition solution supporting a variety of elicitation methods. This integration is designed to eliminate wasteful cost overruns and delays by ensuring IT organizations are documenting and tracking the right business needs ' the first time. 'Interactive, immersive software .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/irise-announces-integration-to-ibm-rational-r945140.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/irise-announces-integration-to-ibm-rational-r945140.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - World record-holder Paula Radcliffe will return to the London Marathon next year in a bid to win the event for a fourth time. The British runner, who has missed the London race the past four years, will face a strong field on April 26 that includes defending champion Irina Mikitenko of Germany and two other former London winners. Radcliffe, winner in 2002, 2003 and 2005, will aim to match the achievement of Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen, who won the London Marathon four times between 1984 and 1988. «It's fantastic to be back,» Radcliffe .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/radcliffe-to-return-in-bid-for-r945139.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/radcliffe-to-return-in-bid-for-r945139.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.globant.com - Globant, the Latin American leader in software product development, R and D, and IT maintenance outsourcing, today announced that Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth businesses in the global technology and technology-enabled industries, and FTVentures, a growth equity investor with over $1 billion in assets under management, have invested approximately $13 million in the Company. The funding will help Globant continue its strong organic growth and will support its strategic acquisition plan throughout Latin America, the U.S., and Europe. Globant, a company with nearly 1,000 employees based in seven delivery centers across .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/globant-secures-13-million-investment-from-r945138.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/globant-secures-13-million-investment-from-r945138.htm Business (PR-inside.com) JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: 'JOSB') announces today that a conference call to discuss its results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). To join in the call please dial (USA) 866-835-8905 or (International) 703-639-1412 at least five minutes before 11:00 a.m. ET. A replay of the conference call will be available after 1:00 p.m. ET on December 4, 2008 until December 11, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET by dialing (USA) 800-475-6701 or (International) 320-365-3844. The access code for .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/jos-a-bank-clothiers-announces-conference-r945136.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/jos-a-bank-clothiers-announces-conference-r945136.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5843537 - Pacific Coast National Bank (PCNB) (OTCBB:PCST) announces the appointment of Philip R. Johnson as Senior Vice President/Credit Administrator, effective November 17, 2008. 'We are very pleased to have Phil join the PCNB team,' states Dave Adams, EVP/Chief Lending Officer. 'Phil's vast knowledge of lending, coupled with his work ethic and integrity, will add considerable value to the bank. We look forward to his input and leadership as the bank continues to grow and serve our Orange and San Diego County markets.' Most recently Mr. Johnson served as Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/philip-r-johnson-bank-credit-expert-r945135.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/philip-r-johnson-bank-credit-expert-r945135.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Zacks Equity Research highlights Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (Nasdaq: BAGL) as the Bull of the Day and Hibbett Sports (Nasdaq: HIBB) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Guess', Inc. (NYSE: GES), Synthesis Energy Systems (Nasdaq: SYMX) and Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH). Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/'id=2676. Here is a synopsis of all five stocks: Bull of the Day: Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (Nasdaq: BAGL) Einstein Noah is suffering the effects of constrained consumer spending, reporting its first quarter of .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-r945134.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-bull-and-bear-of-the-r945134.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT), SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/'id=4579 Here are highlights from Monday's Analyst Blog: Yes, We Are in a Recession I wish I .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-pfizer-abbott-r945133.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-pfizer-abbott-r945133.htm World News (PR-inside.com) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Crown Prince Sultan, who is in New York for medical tests, has appeared on Saudi television meeting Saudi students in the U.S., apparently to dispel rumors about his health. The government-run Saudi TV channel showed a smiling Sultan presiding over the meeting in New York on Monday, waving his hand as the crowd cheered, «Sultan, Sultan.» The Saudi Press Agency said Tuesday he offered each student $10,000. Sultan, who is in his 80s, went to New York on Nov. 23 for medical tests. Government media have not said .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/saudi-crown-prince-meets-with-students-r945132.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/saudi-crown-prince-meets-with-students-r945132.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - The top U.S. negotiator in talks to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons said Tuesday that Pyongyang must agree to a verification of its disarmament activities and the deal must be put in writing. North Korea agreed last year to disable its nuclear reactor in exchange for aid. But negotiations have since stalled after the Stalinist state denied it agreed to allow inspectors to take samples from its nuclear complex to verify past nuclear activities. The United States and other negotiating partners, however, have said the disarmament-for-aid pact hinges on .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/us-wants-nkorean-verification-process-in-r945131.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-wants-nkorean-verification-process-in-r945131.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Rebels in Congo have pulled out of a town on the Ugandan border which they captured in fighting that forced 10,000 people to flee, a spokesman for the insurgents said Tuesday. Rebels withdrew from Ishasha on Sunday because «we wanted to show that we are for peace and our objective is not to take other areas,» spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa said. It was not possible to independently verify the claim. The offensive was meant to expel some of the perpetrators of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, but forced thousands of civilians to .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/congo-rebels-pull-out-of-eastern-r945130.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/congo-rebels-pull-out-of-eastern-r945130.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst David Weissman, who discusses Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), China Mobile (NYSE: CHL), Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE: CHT). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/'id=2678. The transient collapse of financial markets has become an indelible lesson to many of us. With this we have witnessed that sector diversity is a less secure planning tool in today's increasingly correlated world markets. However, there are some tactics and opportunities that may be appropriate to .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-analyst-interview-highlights-qualcomm-r945127.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-analyst-interview-highlights-qualcomm-r945127.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.xirrus.com - Xirrus, Inc., the Wi-Fi 'Power-Play' that delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, and throughput in the industry, announces today the roll-out of Xirrus 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Washburn University chose Xirrus because they were the only Wi-Fi architecture capable of handling the user density and performance for their growing Wi-Fi population. To date, Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays have been deployed in Bennett Computer Center, Stoffer Science Hall, and Petro Allied Health Center along with all of the dorms, including Living Learning Center, Kuehne Hall, West Hall, and four buildings in the Washburn Village. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/university-increases-wi-fi-bandwidth-with-r945126.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/university-increases-wi-fi-bandwidth-with-r945126.htm Business (PR-inside.com) CitizenHawk, Inc., a leading provider of digital brand management solutions that enable online companies around the globe to recover domains from cybersquatters and typosquatters, as well as monitor, protect and enforce proper use of their online brands, today announced that within the past 90 days 15 top online retailers have chosen CitizenHawk as their digital brand management solutions provider. Over the past three months, CitizenHawk has partnered with 30 major online companies, 50% of which are included on Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites. Recent client wins in the retail vertical include Lands' End®, ProFlowers®, PacSun®, RedEnvelope® .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/top-online-retailers-choose-citizenhawk-as-r945125.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/top-online-retailers-choose-citizenhawk-as-r945125.htm Business (PR-inside.com) christmas, party, children, holidays, hospitals - Seattle-based Children's Music Fund, Inc., which has produced the Christmas in the Northwest Holiday CDs since 1985 to benefit Children's Hospitals across the Northwest, is introducing Christmas in the Northwest House Parties, presented by RBC Wealth Management and sponsored by Pemco Insurance as a means to raise even more money throughout the holidays for these great hospitals. Hosts are now being recruited for these holiday events to be held on Saturday Night, December 20 th , in private homes across the Northwest. The goal .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/christmas-in-the-northwest-now-recruiting-r945123.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/christmas-in-the-northwest-now-recruiting-r945123.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Britney Spears was 'in awe' of Simon Cowell when she met him on 'The X Factor'. Simon - who was photographed with Britney and his fellow judges Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole after performing her hit track 'Womanizer' on the British TV talent show on Saturday (29.11.08) - claims the 27-year-old star was stunned when she met him. He said: 'This may be a bit egotistical, but I think she was in awe of me. She was just staring at me. I said, 'Touch me, I'm human', and I think that broke the ice.' .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/britney-spears-cowell-awe-r945122.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/britney-spears-cowell-awe-r945122.htm Business (PR-inside.com) RSNA 2008 - At this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will be introducing features now available on its Xario' XG ultrasound system. Differential Tissue Harmonic Imaging (D-THI) has been so instrumental in helping physicians better visualize the anatomy that Toshiba has extended availability of the application to its Xario XG system. In addition, features are now available with the volume imaging package, including Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation (STIC) and Cavity Imaging. Toshiba is focused on clinical excellence and by making D-THI available on the Xario XG, customers will .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/toshiba-s-xario-xg-ultrasound-system-r945121.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/toshiba-s-xario-xg-ultrasound-system-r945121.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty want to star in a film together. The 'Factory Girl' star - who was recently reunited with the married 'Brothers and Sisters' actor following a brief split - hopes working together will win over critics of their romance. A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: 'Her advisers are warning how unpopular that would be. 'People haven't taken to them as a pair due to the way they got together. They fear people will find it a bit too sickly - as though they are rubbing his wife's face .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/sienna-miller-s-getty-movie-r945120.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sienna-miller-s-getty-movie-r945120.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Ron Hughes, proprietor of Cape Verde Travel, stated that the differing geography of the island attracts many different types of visitor, which should see tourism levels continue to grow. Cape Verde offers fantastic white sandy beaches, as well as eco-tourism holidays, mountain walks, cultural life, music, and a rich history. It will also be boosted by the two new flights. Overseas property portal Property Abroad recently named Cape Verde as the 10th most popular location in the world for those considering buying a Property Abroad for investment and as a holiday home. Property Abroad have some fantastic properties in Cape Verde, including a .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/described-as-the-hidden-caribbean-r945119.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/described-as-the-hidden-caribbean-r945119.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been arrested for the murders of the actress' mother, brother and nephew. William Balfour - who was taken into custody yesterday (01.12.08) at Illinois' Stateville Correctional Center - had previously only been named as a 'person of interest' following the shootings of Darnell Donerson, Jason Hudson and seven-year-old Julian King in October. Tandra Simonton, a spokesperson for the Cook County State Attorney's Office, confirmed the arrest warrant but revealed Balfour has not yet been formally charged with the crimes. Balfour's attorney Joshua Kutnick says the accused 'vehemently denies he .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/jennifer-hudson-s-in-law-arrest-r945116.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/jennifer-hudson-s-in-law-arrest-r945116.htm Business (PR-inside.com) For the second consecutive year, the Hong Kong Tourism Board in the USA (HKTB-USA) has been named 'Best Tourism Board ' Asia Pacific' by readers of Agent@Home Magazine in its annual Readers Poll. This prestigious accolade joins several other highly esteemed industry honors awarded to the HKTB in 2008. Agent@Home, published by Performance Media Group, is a travel trade magazine widely read by travel agents. Every year the magazine polls its readers on the best tour operators, hotels, tourist offices and other sectors in the tourism industry. HKTB-USA was named the top Asian tourist office for its ongoing .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/hktb-named-best-tourism-board-for-r945117.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hktb-named-best-tourism-board-for-r945117.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5843080 - Convio, Inc. ' the leading provider of on-demand constituent relationship management software and services to nonprofit organizations ' today announced Sara Spivey has joined the company as chief marketing officer. 'Sara is a proven leader with a track record of success in brand development, creative product marketing and strategic business development,' said Gene Austin, chief executive officer of Convio. 'She brings a deep passion for marketing excellence to Convio. I look forward to working with Sara as we expand the Convio brand and empower even more nonprofits to use the Internet to fulfill their .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/convio-names-sara-spivey-chief-marketing-r945115.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/convio-names-sara-spivey-chief-marketing-r945115.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) George Michael was forced to give away tickets to his farewell concert in Abu Dhabi last night (01.12.08). The 'Careless Whisper' singer didn't want to perform to a half-empty Zayed Sports City Stadium and told organisers to start giving away some of the 35,000 tickets for free after they failed to sell at 35 each. A source said: 'A lot of the youngsters here aren't interested in his music - they are into up-to-date songs. It was really embarrassing.' The concert, which was to mark the United Arab Emirates' Independence Day, opened with a .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/george-michael-s-concert-giveaway-r945114.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/george-michael-s-concert-giveaway-r945114.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.cmtc.com - Miles Chemical, a leading full line chemical distributor based in Southern California, has earned its ISO 9001:2000 certification. As part of their continuous improvement philosophy, Miles Chemical, enlisted California Manufacturing Technology Consulting' to assist in the implementation of this internationally-accepted Quality Management system. Company officials said that CMTC's team of consultants were great partners in gaining certification by offering their expertise in how to set up a foundation for continuous improvement. CMTC worked closely with Miles Chemical documenting and analyzing all phases of their business processes. Anthony Miles, President of Miles Chemical, .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/cmtc-guides-miles-chemical-to-iso-r945113.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cmtc-guides-miles-chemical-to-iso-r945113.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Daniel Radcliffe says it 'would be great' to get an erection on stage while performing in 'Equus'. The 19-year-old actor strips off in the controversial play about a boy with a partly religious, partly sexual fascination with horses, and admits he would feel more comfortable if the audience saw his manhood in all its glory. The 'Harry Potter' actor, who is currently appearing in New York's Broadway theatre district, said: 'A friend asked me once, 'Are you worried about getting an erection on stage?' I said, 'No, that would be great!' Rather the opposite .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/daniel-radcliffe-s-rising-role-r945112.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/daniel-radcliffe-s-rising-role-r945112.htm Business (PR-inside.com) RSNA 2008 - To help meet the versatile needs of high-volume medical facilities, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will unveil new options for the RADREXTM-i Dual Detector Radiographic system, including the option for a mixed detector system (works-in-progress) and Auto-stitching capabilities. These RADREX-i options will be showcased at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting held in Chicago, Nov. 30 ' Dec. 5 (Booth #3429, South Hall). 'Medical centers today are focused on improving patient care and increasing workflow, especially in high-volume settings that treat a variety of patient needs,' explained Robert Micer, .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/toshiba-to-showcase-new-options-for-r945111.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/toshiba-to-showcase-new-options-for-r945111.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Kirsten Dunst has been awarded a restraining order against a man who repeatedly tried to break into her home. When Kirsten applied for the order, she revealed she was terrified of Christopher Smith, who was arrested for trespassing on the 'Spider-Man' star's property and trying to enter her home. She said: 'Given this sudden, aggressive, and harassing behaviour, I am quite frightened of Mr. Smith and feel that my personal safety, and the personal safety of those around me, is in jeopardy.' Los Angeles Superior Court heard last week that on the night of .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/kirsten-dunst-s-stalker-order-r945110.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/kirsten-dunst-s-stalker-order-r945110.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has been missing for two months. The eccentric rocker has infuriated bosses at record label Geffen after disappearing without promoting the band's long-awaited 'Chinese Democracy' album, which was released last week 15 years after the last Guns N' Roses LP. A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: 'People have been trying to contact Axl for two months and he's completely AWOL [Absent Without Leave]. 'It is frustrating because the album would have had a much better chance of going to number one if he had only .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/axl-rose-goes-awol-r945107.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/axl-rose-goes-awol-r945107.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Mark Owen is set to make Jason Orange the godfather of his children. The father-of-two is almost certain he will choose Jason over his other Take That bandmates - Gary Barlow and Howard Donald - because he is the most responsible. Mark said: 'I'm not 100 per cent sure who from the band I'm going to ask yet - if you ask one, you've got to ask the other two as well. 'But I think Jason will be the one. He was best man at his brother's wedding last weekend. Seeing how seriously he .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mark-owen-s-orange-godfather-r945105.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mark-owen-s-orange-godfather-r945105.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Amy Winehouse's husband is planning to appear on her favourite TV show to win her back. Blake Fielder-Civil - who has been in rehab since leaving prison last month - reportedly thinks starring on reality series 'Celebrity Big Brother' would be the perfect way to prove his love for the troubled singer and show he has quit drugs. A source said: 'Blake has told me he's been asked about doing 'Celebrity Big Brother'. Amy is a big fan of reality TV and Blake knows she will be watching it. 'He thinks it is the .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/blake-fielder-civil-s-big-amy-plan-r945104.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/blake-fielder-civil-s-big-amy-plan-r945104.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Phase Forward, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFWD), Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE: PBG), AT and T Inc. (NYSE: T), Dillard's Inc. (NYSE: DDS) and Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: BAGL). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/'id=4579 Here are highlights from Monday's Analyst Blog: Phase Forward Leading the Way .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-phase-forward-r945103.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-phase-forward-r945103.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Shia LaBeouf is set to star in a new John Grisham adaptation. The actor has agreed to take the lead role in thriller 'The Associate' next year. Shia - who recently made website ETonline's top 10 hunks of 2008 list - will play a Yale Law School student who is manipulated into accepting a job at a high-flying law firm before he discovers privileged information about a sensitive case. 'The Associate', Grisham's latest book, is not due to be published until January, but Paramount Pictures has already secured the rights to make it into .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/shia-labeouf-s-legal-role-r945100.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/shia-labeouf-s-legal-role-r945100.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT), Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI), Sycamore Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR), California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPKI) and Kraft (NYSE: KFT). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/'id=4579 Here are highlights from Monday's Analyst Blog: Motorola: Don't Get Hung Up We .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-motorola-inc-r945099.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-motorola-inc-r945099.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.credant.com - CREDANT Technologies, the market leader in mobile data protection solutions, today announced the 30-minute webcast 'Senate Bill 3671: Meeting the requirements.' The free webcast will discuss how Tennessee state and local government entities can ensure compliance with regulations covered under the new Senate Bill 3671, enacted in July of this year. The Bill requires that state agencies create safeguards and procedures to ensure confidential information is securely protected on laptops and other removable storage devices. Failure to comply can result in substantial damages from identity theft claims. Topics covered include: .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/credant-technologies-to-present-webcast-r945097.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/credant-technologies-to-present-webcast-r945097.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Hundreds of Lebanese students have demonstrated in Beirut in support of the Palestinians blockaded in the Gaza Strip. Nearly 2,000 students marched toward Lebanon's U.N. headquarters in downtown Beirut on Tuesday morning. They gathered for about 30 minutes outside the building where they sang anti-Israeli songs before dispersing peacefully. Israel tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip last month in a move that has been widely criticized throughout the Arab world. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/lebanese-students-demonstrate-in-support-r945094.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lebanese-students-demonstrate-in-support-r945094.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) Bangkok's Airports have reported the first incoming flights will occur on the 3rd of December and the airport will be fully operational in a week. This brings to end 4 years of political unrest in Thailand and sets a new and much improved outlook for Buzz locally and internationally. www.post.12buzz.com www.12phuket.com www.12property.com Thai property will be the first to see the benefit as investors have for several years been cautious about the political tensions. The travel sector alone will see a $250m damage control program announced today. The decision by directors to continue to promote Thai property and to .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/sutida-suwunnavid-thai-property-outlook-r945089.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sutida-suwunnavid-thai-property-outlook-r945089.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ROME (AP) - Italian rescuers say a German man was found dead on Sicily's Mount Etna, three days after he went missing. Franco Ferranti of the local rescue service says 32-year-old Thomas Reichart, a photographer from Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, is believed to have died from injuries after he slipped on ice and hit rocks. Ferranti says the body was found early Tuesday at an altitude of about 2,780 meters (9,000 feet) on the eastern side of Mount Etna, Europe's biggest and most active volcano. He says Reichart, who had been taking photographs on the .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/german-man-dies-in-accident-on-r945084.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/german-man-dies-in-accident-on-r945084.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The Somali prime minister says his country has been torn apart by a long civil war and cannot stop piracy alone. Nur Hassan Hussein says the piracy problem «is part of the legacy of the situation of the country. This 18 years of civil war is followed by disorder. Hussein said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press in Nairobi, Kenya, that stopping piracy is «not something Somalia can do alone. This needs a tremendous effort. Hussein has appealed for international troops for Somalia after his government's Ethiopian allies .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/prime-minister-somalia-cannot-stop-piracy-r945079.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/prime-minister-somalia-cannot-stop-piracy-r945079.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The Somali prime minister says he hopes Ethiopia won't withdraw its troops from Somalia unless there is an international peacekeeping force to replace them. Nur Hassan Hussein says he wants the United Nations and international community to «avoid the vacuum» and send peacekeepers to back the country's shaky transitional government. Nur Hassan Hussein was speaking Tuesday with The Associated Press. Ethiopia has said it will pull its troops out next month. The Ethiopians have been in Somalia since December 2006, and drove out an Islamic administration that seized control of .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/somalia-s-premier-wants-ethiopian-troops-r945078.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/somalia-s-premier-wants-ethiopian-troops-r945078.htm World News (PR-inside.com) JERUSALEM (AP) - Police have lifted a security alert in Tel Aviv, hours after warning the public of a possible attack. Security officials set up roadblocks around the city early Tuesday to check for suspicious vehicles. The precautions caused traffic jams throughout the city. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the situation is back to normal. No further details were immediately available. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/israeli-police-lift-state-of-alert-r945077.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/israeli-police-lift-state-of-alert-r945077.htm World News (PR-inside.com) HONG KONG (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton opened his foundation's first charitable conference abroad on Tuesday, but it was his wife's recent appointment as secretary of state that grabbed the spotlight. The start of the two-day Clinton Global Initiative in Hong Kong comes just a day after the former president agreed to greater oversight of his foundation to pave the way for his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton's new post. Bill Clinton did not mention his wife's appointment or how it would affect his charity work in his opening remarks, but foreign officials .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/hillary-is-the-buzz-at-bill-s-r945075.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hillary-is-the-buzz-at-bill-s-r945075.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Chichester, West Sussex, December 02, 2008 -- Zoo Jewellery are quite literally giving away the Christmas spirit. For the first 12 days in December the specialist silver jewellery retailer are giving away jewellery to lucky winners. The prizes available are hidden behind an advent calendar style display which presents the jewellery item available that day, Jewellery gifts on offer include sets of funky earrings, pendants, brooches, hair clips, belt buckles from quality silver jewellery suppliers Kit Heath and Rennie Mackintosh as well as jewellery from Zoo's exclusive collection. Extra incentive to enter includes the extra 5% discount available to all entrants. Should .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/free-silver-jewellery-at-zoo-jewellery-r945073.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/free-silver-jewellery-at-zoo-jewellery-r945073.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan has offered a joint investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks, its foreign minister said Tuesday, amid a scramble to avert a dangerous crisis with India. With Indian blaming «elements» in Pakistan for the bloodshed, Shah Mehmood Qureshi also sought to reassure Pakistanis. «I also want to tell the nation not to worry,» Qureshi said in a televised address. «The government of Pakistan, the armed forces of Pakistan are united and are fully capable of defending the frontiers of Pakistan, the geography of Pakistan and the ideology of .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/pakistan-offers-joint-probe-of-mumbai-r945071.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pakistan-offers-joint-probe-of-mumbai-r945071.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The head of Thailand's airports says that Suvarnabhumi international airport will remain closed to passenger flights until at least Dec. 15 due to the disruption caused by anti-government protesters. Acting director Serirat Prasutanont of the Airports of Thailand says in a statement Tuesday that the country's main airport has lost more $10 million due to the weeklong closure forced by anti-government protesters. The statement says the closure of the airport for passenger flights «is extended to 6 p.m. on Dec. 15. Serirat said the airport was reopened to cargo flights on .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/bangkok-s-main-airport-shut-until-dec-r945069.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/bangkok-s-main-airport-shut-until-dec-r945069.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a leader in on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software and services, today announced that despite the recent turmoil in the economy, the company's momentum has accelerated in the past four months. This includes the addition of hundreds of thousands of new users via the signing of top-tier clients, as well as the formation of strategic alliances with leading resellers and service organizations. The increase in new account bookings and growth of third-party sales channels further expands Cornerstone's global footprint and strengthens its experience in key vertical segments. Praised in a recent Bersin and Associates industry report .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/new-global-clients-and-strategic-alliances-r945063.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-global-clients-and-strategic-alliances-r945063.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union finance ministers worked on a plan Tuesday to pump ¤200 billion ($252 billion) into the European Union economy in the next two years to stave off a recession. The ministers were drafting a declaration calling an economic recovery proposal by the European Commission a good basis to stimulate the economy of the 27-country EU, which fell into recession by shrinking 0.2 percent in the third quarter. They welcomed public spending «in the magnitude of 1.5 percent» of the EU gross domestic product but ruled out a .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-members-ready-to-embrace-public-r945062.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-members-ready-to-embrace-public-r945062.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/745577/sentiment_in_the_f) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report 'Sentiment in the Forex Market: Indicators and Strategies To Profit from Crowd Behavior and Market Extremes' to their offering. Crowds move markets and at major market turning points, the crowds are almost always wrong. When crowd sentiment is overwhelmingly positive or overwhelmingly negative it's a signal that the trend is exhausted and the market is ready to move powerfully in the opposite direction. Sentiment has long been a tool used by equity, futures, and options traders. In Sentiment in the .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-sentiment-in-r945059.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-sentiment-in-r945059.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BAGHDAD (AP) - A special Iraqi court has sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as «Chemical Ali,» to death for his role in the 1991 suppression of a Shiite uprising. «Chemical Ali,» whose real name is Ali Hassan al-Majid, is already under death sentence for the crackdown on Kurds in northern Iraq in the late 1980s. Former Baath party official Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Ghafur also received a death sentence Tuesday at the end of the trial that began in August 2007. Four defendants received life sentences, six face 15-year sentences and three were acquitted. Former Defense Minister Sultan Hashim .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/chemical-ali-sentenced-to-death-r945053.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chemical-ali-sentenced-to-death-r945053.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Rice performed music by Johannes Brahms and was accompanied by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's wife, Louise, on violin, as well as three members of the London Symphony Orchestra. The queen gave Rice an audio recording of the recital Monday night as a gift. Rice is a classically trained pianist who had expressed a wish to play at the palace. She was making her final trip to Britain before President-elect Barack Obama takes office next .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/condoleezza-rice-plays-piano-at-buckingham-r945052.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/condoleezza-rice-plays-piano-at-buckingham-r945052.htm World News (PR-inside.com) JERUSALEM (AP) - Police have lifted a security alert in Tel Aviv, hours after warning the public of a possible attack. Security officials set up roadblocks around the city early Tuesday to check for suspicious vehicles. The precautions caused traffic jams throughout the city. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the situation is back to normal. No further details were immediately available. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/alert-for-possible-attack-in-tel-r945051.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/alert-for-possible-attack-in-tel-r945051.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - A British court has ordered radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to be returned to jail for violating bail. The court on Tuesday ordered him to be held under immigration laws. Abu Qatada was jailed in 2002 over accusations that he played a key role in raising money for extremist groups and provided spiritual advice to militants planning terror attacks. But he was later granted bail and released subject to a 22-hour-a-day curfew. Britain's Home Office said that Abu Qatada _ described by a Spanish judge as Osama bin Laden's representative in .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/muslim-cleric-ordered-back-to-jail-r945047.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/muslim-cleric-ordered-back-to-jail-r945047.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MUMBAI, India (AP) - India picked up intelligence in recent months that terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday, as the government demanded that Islamabad hand over suspected terrorists believed living in the Pakistan. A list of about 20 people _ including India's most-wanted man _ was submitted to Pakistan's high commissioner to India on Monday night, said India's foreign minister, Pranab Mukherjee. India has already demanded Pakistan take «strong action» against those responsible for the attacks, and the U.S. has pressured Islamabad to cooperate in the investigation. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/india-demands-pakistan-hand-over-terror-r945045.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/india-demands-pakistan-hand-over-terror-r945045.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Gloom and volatility returned to Asian and European markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal U.S. economic reports revived fears of a global recession. Oil prices fell to three-year lows. World markets rallied last week, but any nascent investor confidence quickly wilted after grim U.S. economic figures sent the Dow Jones industrial average plummeting nearly 700 points _ or 7.7 percent _ Monday, wiping out more than half of last week's big gains. «I saw that figure this morning, and I thought: .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/gloom-returns-to-world-markets-after-r945042.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/gloom-returns-to-world-markets-after-r945042.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Communist guerrillas said Tuesday they are highly unlikely to resume peace talks with the Philippine government after the latest attempt to break a negotiating impasse failed. New People's Army guerrillas should instead intensify attacks and take advantage of «crisis conditions» battering President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration to advance their decades-old rebellion, rebel spokesman Fidel Agcaoili said in an e-mail statement. «It is highly unlikely that there would ever be formal meetings ... while Arroyo is in power,» Agcaoili said. Arroyo's turbulent term ends in 2010. She has faced accusations .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/filipino-rebels-say-talks-unlikely-under-r945040.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/filipino-rebels-say-talks-unlikely-under-r945040.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's government Tuesday announced it would cut retail fuel prices for the sixth time in four months following recent sharp drop in global oil prices. In a statement, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said gasoline and diesel pump prices were being lowered by another 5 percent to 1.90 ringgit (53 U.S. cents) and 1.80 ringgit per liter respectively. The government had raised gasoline prices by a staggering 41 percent in June to 2.70 ringgit when global oil prices reached a record high to reduce its subsidy bill. But .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/malaysia-cuts-fuel-prices-amid-economic-r945038.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/malaysia-cuts-fuel-prices-amid-economic-r945038.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.tnsi.com - The Brennes-Jones Group has expanded its wireless processing services thanks to Synapse, a wireless payment gateway offered from Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS). The full-function, wireless IP solution has proved to be the ideal technology for a number of The Brennes-Jones Group's merchants, including the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure organization and Texas University, where Synapse devices have been used to process transactions at sporting and outdoor events. Based in Dallas, TX, and founded in 1997, The Brennes-Jones Group is an Independent Service Organization (ISO) specializing in petroleum, supermarkets and wireless .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/the-brennes-jones-group-scores-big-with-r945036.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-brennes-jones-group-scores-big-with-r945036.htm World News (PR-inside.com) JERUSALEM (AP) - Israelis on Tuesday began burying the six Jews killed in the murder spree in the Indian city of Mumbai, the grimness of the occasion deepened by the conviction that the victims were targeted because of their religion. The six died when gunmen struck the Chabad House, the Mumbai headquarters of the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitch movement, on Wednesday night. After a two-day standoff, four Israelis, an American Jew and a Mexican Jewish woman were dead. The Mexican woman had planned to immigrate to Israel this week. Several thousand ultra-Orthodox mourners, most .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/israel-begins-burying-victims-of-india-r945034.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/israel-begins-burying-victims-of-india-r945034.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) NEW THIS DIGEST THAILAND-POLITICAL-UNREST. Court ruling brings down Thai government. INDIA-SHOOTING. India demands Pakistan hand over terror suspects. PIRACY. Somali pirates fail to hijack US cruise liner. CLIMATE CHANGE-CHINA. China says it's serious about climate change talks. NATO-MINISTERS. NATO talks could be overshadowed by India, Pakistan tensions. US-OBAMA. Obama turns from national security to economy. ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS. Settlers clash with Israeli troops, Palestinians. TOP STORIES THAILAND-POLITICAL-UNREST BANGKOK, Thailand _ A court dissolves Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud and temporarily bans the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that has faced months of strident protests seeking its ouster. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/world-at-1000gmt-r945032.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-at-1000gmt-r945032.htm Media & Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Source: http://ez.no/company/news eZ: Can you tell us more about your media group Suomen Lehtiyhtym?y? Jani Tarvainen: Suomen Lehtiyhtym?y is the fifth largest newspaper publisher in Finland. The company publishes over 20 local newspapers across the country. We have around 600 employees and yearly revenues of about 80M Euro. eZ: Please explain the context of this web project and how important it was to bring those 18 newspapers online. Jani Tarvainen: The websites are intended to be extensions to the print versions. They share content and the aim is to cross-promote one another. The print versions promote the corresponding websites and vice versa. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/using-an-ez-publish-platform-lehtiyhtymae-s-r945028.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/using-an-ez-publish-platform-lehtiyhtymae-s-r945028.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) GENEVA (AP) - Canada filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Tuesday over a new U.S. law that requires retailers to provide country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef and pork, officials said. The Canadian government said it was concerned the U.S. rules were discriminating against Canadian agricultural exporters, who have lobbied hard for a legal challenge at the WTO. «We believe that the country-of-origin legislation is creating undue trade restrictions to the detriment of Canadian exporters,» Canadian Trade Minister Stockwell Day said in a statement. The WTO confirmed receipt of Canada's complaint. Canadian .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/canada-hauls-us-to-wto-over-r945027.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/canada-hauls-us-to-wto-over-r945027.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam lowered fuel prices by 8 percent Tuesday as world oil prices fell to $49 a barrel, the lowest price in nearly three years. Effective immediately, the price of gasoline and diesel was cut to 12,000 dong (70 cents) per liter, the government said on its Web site. The Ministry of Finance also increased the gasoline import tax to 35 percent from 25 percent. The government has cut gasoline prices nine times since they reached a high of 19,000 dong ($1.10) per liter in July, when world oil prices hit a .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/vietnam-lowers-gasoline-prices-r945024.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/vietnam-lowers-gasoline-prices-r945024.htm Media & Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin lit a bonfire under Barack Obama in 2007; the flames are still burning brightly and show no signs of burning out ANDY MARTIN Executive Editor ContrarianCommentary.com 'Factually Correct, Not Politically Correct' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ON FEBRUARY 6, 2007, INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN LIT A BONFIRE UNDER BARACK OBAMA WHEN MARTIN RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FACTS CONCERNING OBAMA'S CITIZENSHIP MARTIN'S 2007 CONCERNS HAVE METASTASIZED AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE INCREASING PROBLEMS FOR THE MYSTERIOUS MAN WHO CLAIMS TO BE PRESIDENT-ELECT WHAT IS BARACK OBAMA HIDING, AND WHY WON'T HE RELEASE THE DETAILS ABOUT HIS PAST? THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ADVERTISEMENT TODAY IS ONLY THE LATEST INSTALLMENT IN .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/obama-author-andy-martin-s-questions-about-r945023.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/obama-author-andy-martin-s-questions-about-r945023.htm Telecommunications (PR-inside.com) Cologne (Germany) - 2 December 2008 - mobivention, the global mobile content distributor, has signed a distribution agreement with United Media for the popular cartoon brand PEANUTS. In addition to image products such as wallpaper, themes and Flash Lite wallpaper, mobivention will also offer MMS Cards and Java games. The agreement provides mobivention with the distribution rights for the content   throughout 9 Central and Eastern European countries - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Macedonia (FYROM), Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia. Created by legendary Charles M. Schulz, PEANUTS is widely considered as one of the best-written and most .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/world-wide-most-popular-comic-will-be-r945022.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-wide-most-popular-comic-will-be-r945022.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.harrisinteractive.com - While the outgoing and incoming presidential administrations try to hammer out various economic deals and stimulus packages, Americans are suffering through some very bad economic times. Specific results from The Harris Poll®, a new study of 2,126 U.S. adults surveyed online between November 10 and 16, 2008 by Harris Interactive® show: - Almost three in five Americans (58%) say that their household's financial condition has worsened when compared to a year ago, while 28% say it has remained the same and just 14% say it has improved. When asked last July, just .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/attitudes-on-economy-remain-bleak-spending-r945019.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/attitudes-on-economy-remain-bleak-spending-r945019.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The orchids given to passengers on Thai Airways have long since wilted on the international runways shut down for a week. Now thousands of Thai families who raise orchids _ flown to flower shops around the world _ face losing their livelihoods as exporters throw away thousands of the exotic blossoms that symbolize the country's famed hospitality and beauty. As protesters blockaded Bangkok's international airport for an eighth day _ stranding 300,000 travelers and all but paralyzing air links with the outside world _ Thailand's economy began .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-capital-feels-pinch-from-airport-r945018.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-capital-feels-pinch-from-airport-r945018.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Rebels in Congo say they have pulled out of a town on the Ugandan border they captured last week. Rebel spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa says rebels pulled out of Ishasha on Sunday. Bisimwa said Tuesday the rebels «wanted to show that we are for peace and our objective is not to take other areas. On Sunday, U.N. special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo berated rebel leader Laurent Nkunda for starting the offensive last week along the Ugandan border in violation of a cease-fire. Rebels say the offensive was aimed not at Congo's .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/congo-rebels-say-pulled-out-of-r945017.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/congo-rebels-say-pulled-out-of-r945017.htm World News (PR-inside.com) PKHEVISI, Georgia (AP) - When August's fighting surrounded her cottage in this quiet village, Tamuna Kitiashvili fled to the Georgian capital with her husband and 3-year-old daughter. They returned to find their home covered in what looked like flashlight batteries. The metal cylinders crashed through the roof and lodged in the floorboards. More lay scattered in the garden where they grow vegetables. The cylinders were deadly cluster bomblets designed to tear apart tank armor _ but which more often end up maiming or killing children. Representatives from more than 100 nations gather .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nations-prepare-for-cluster-bomb-accord-r945014.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nations-prepare-for-cluster-bomb-accord-r945014.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Yesterday, Swedish AirplusTV Group and Telecom Italia Media finalized the agreement for the transfer of all activities concerning the Digital Terrestrial pay-TV platform La7 Cartapi'u to the Italian division of AirplusTV. H?n Ramsin, CEO of AirplusTV, states, 'We are excited about completing the deal with Telecom Italia Media. The Italian market is one of Europe's key TV markets and the Italian operations will be one of our corner stones in our European expansion of Digital Terrestrial pay-TV'. Terrestrial TV is the dominant TV-platform in Italy and by increasing the existing consumer offer of Serie A and .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/swedish-airplustv-closes-digital-terrestrial-r945013.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/swedish-airplustv-closes-digital-terrestrial-r945013.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Tesco PLC, Britain's largest supermarket group, reported Tuesday that sales grew 11.7 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago, led by a strong performance in its international operations. International sales in the 13 weeks ending Nov. 22 were up 28.1 percent at actual exchange rates and 14.6 percent on a constant rates basis, the company said. It did not report profit figures in its interim management statement. In its home market, Tesco said like-for-like sales excluding revenues from its gas pumps rose 2 percent; including .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/tesco-3q-sales-up-11-7-percent-r945012.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tesco-3q-sales-up-11-7-percent-r945012.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - China is keeping mum on whether it plans to reduce its trade with France in retaliation for a planned meeting between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Beijing's foe, the Dalai Lama. Beijing has already canceled a major China-EU summit in protest of the meeting, scheduled to take place next week in Poland. That move sparked concern that business ties between the two countries could suffer _ as they did between China and Germany after Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Dalai Lama in Berlin last year. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/china-mum-on-impact-of-sarkozy-dalai-r945011.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/china-mum-on-impact-of-sarkozy-dalai-r945011.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5aeb4f/the_top_ten_specia) has announced the addition of the 'The Top Ten Specialty Pharmaceutical Companies: Positioning, Performance and SWOT Analyses' report to their offering. Specialty pharmaceutical companies focus the majority of their efforts upon one or two therapeutic areas that are served by specialized physicians. Their traditional mode of operation is to acquire under-promoted branded products from Big Pharma companies that are generating lower sales and significantly increase revenues through the application of targeted marketing and promotional activities. However, the dynamics of the industry are changing. Rising costs for in-licensing and acquiring late stage/approved products have driven .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-positioning-performance-r945009.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-positioning-performance-r945009.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/308051/neuronal_nicotinic) has announced the addition of the 'Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors - Issue 9, 2008' report to their offering. Neuronal nicotinic receptor ligands are fast proceeding through clinical development as exciting candidates for multiple CNS disorders including Alzheimer's disease; Schizophrenia; ADHD; Depression; Pain and Addiction. Are you involved in these areas; are you developing a nicotinic receptor ligand' If so UpdatesPlus is for you. This service, brought to you from the pharmaceutical analysts, LeadDiscovery, not only identifies all key breaking research, drug development news and clinical trials in this area, it also analyzes it. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-september-s-issue-r945007.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-september-s-issue-r945007.htm Industries (PR-inside.com) At this fourth event, bauma China, the international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, construction vehicles and equipment, has set a series of best-ever results in its history - in visitor numbers, exhibition space and exhibitor participation. Thus bauma China has confirmed once more to be the number one platform for the construction industry in China and Asia. This claim is backed up by the participation of high-profile trade visitors and exhibitors taking part: The total number of visitors increased by 40 percent over last time (2006: 80,686). Of the total of more than 113,000 visitors 17,000 came .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/biggest-bauma-china-ever-r945006.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/biggest-bauma-china-ever-r945006.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MUMBAI, India (AP) - A media report quotes India's foreign minister as saying that New Delhi is not planning any military action against Pakistan in the wake of the deadly Mumbai bombings. Press Trust of India news agency quotes Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee as saying that «nobody is talking about military action. His comment comes amid heightening rhetorical exchanges between the rival nations following the Mumbai attacks, which left at least 172 people dead. .. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/report-india-not-planning-military-action-r945005.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/report-india-not-planning-military-action-r945005.htm