PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 08 pr-inside.com pr-inside.com World News (PR-inside.com) CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The death toll from a devastating rock slide that buried a shanty town has risen to 38, officials said Monday as efforts to find any remaining survivors continued to lag. A total of 38 bodies have been pulled from the site of Saturday's disaster, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement carried by the state news agency. Another 57 people were injured, with 21 still in hospitals, the ministry said. Hopes have fallen of finding any more survivors among the hundreds of people still believed trapped beneath the .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/egypt-rock-slide-toll-at-r792852.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/egypt-rock-slide-toll-at-r792852.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4ab6d2/cranberries_how_o) has announced the addition of the 'Cranberries: How Ocean Spray Made them the World's Most Successful Superfruit' report to their offering. Cranberries' rise to success as 'the original superfruit' is well-known. Less well-understood is that cranberry sales actually declined for several years. That decline was turned around by a focus on innovative new product development and effective brand communications. This 35 page case study shows how Ocean Spray - and other companies in the cranberry field - have already moved cranberry far beyond simple cranberry cocktail. We look in detail at: .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-new-report-examines-r792849.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-new-report-examines-r792849.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The euro was higher against the U.S. dollar Monday, despite Washington's announced bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac _ a move that could help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market and renew global investor confidence. The 15-nation euro bought US$1.4322 in European morning trading, up from the US$1.4243 in late New York trading Friday. The U.S. Treasury's decision Sunday to place the two companies, which own or guarantee about half of U.S. mortgage debt, into a conservatorship removes a big cloud that had been weighing .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/euro-up-against-us-dollar-r792845.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/euro-up-against-us-dollar-r792845.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - A former defense minister on Monday announced she would bid to become Japan's first woman prime minister, while the country's limping economy emerged as the focus of the upcoming election battle. Yuriko Koike, a former TV anchorwoman, vowed to push ahead with economic reforms started by her protege, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, under whom she also served as environment minister. «The key word of my policy is reform,» Koike told reporters at ruling Liberal Democratic Party headquarters where she announced she would run for the party's presidency «thanks .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/koike-makes-bid-to-become-japan-s-r792843.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/koike-makes-bid-to-become-japan-s-r792843.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MADRID, Spain (AP) - African immigrants clashed with Spanish police in a second night of violence triggered by the killing of a Senegalese man in an apparent drug dispute, the Interior Ministry said Monday. Four demonstrators were arrested and a Civil Guard officer was injured, it said. Africans living in a shantytown near Roquetas del Mar, a seaside town in Almeria province on the Mediterranean, threw rocks at an ambulance on a routine call Sunday night, then attacked police who came to restore order, a ministry official in the provincial capital Almeria said. The .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/spain-street-violence-after-immigrant-s-death-r792842.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/spain-street-violence-after-immigrant-s-death-r792842.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board has played down national coach Geoff Lawson's decision to leave abruptly for Australia on Monday and take leave with his family. «He will be back later this month,» PCB spokesman Mansoor Suhail told the Associated Press. Lawson, a former Australian test bowler, left Pakistan as the cricket board is working to fill the gap left by the postponement of the Champions Trophy limited-overs tournament and arrange some international cricket its team _ most likely against Sri Lanka. «His annual leaves were due and there's nothing more .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/lawson-leaves-pakistan-abruptly-for-r792841.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lawson-leaves-pakistan-abruptly-for-r792841.htm World News (PR-inside.com) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Air force jets attacked a rebel bunker line in northern Sri Lanka on Monday morning as a new wave of fighting in the country's civil war killed 22 ethnic Tamil rebels, the military said. The fighting was part of the military's recent offensive aimed at crushing the Tamil Tiger rebel group and seizing its de facto state in the northern jungles of this island nation. In a strike in support of ground troops fighting in the rebel heartland of Kilinochchi, air force jets attacked a series of bunkers .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/military-sri-lanka-fighting-kills-r792840.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/military-sri-lanka-fighting-kills-r792840.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) New York, United States of America (Press Release) September 08, 2008 -- Forums Spring up everywhere in wake of Diablo III. With the recent announcement of Diablo III, the internet has lost it's mind. There hasn't been this much of a stirr for any kind of video game, console or not that has generated this much buzz. Mind you, the Diablo series has roots dating back to the first Diablo game released back on January 2, 1997. A Decade later, we're still talking about how much of an impact this game has made. Everything from the isometric gameplay, to graphics, to .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/the-long-awaited-title-is-announced-r792834.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-long-awaited-title-is-announced-r792834.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e251fa/retailing_in_bulga) has announced the addition of the 'Retailing in Bulgaria 2008' report to their offering. Bulgaria's accession to the EU in 2007 has put the country on many retailers' radars for international expansion. While the retail sector is still very much in a stage of development, modern retail formats such as hypermarkets are becoming more and more prevalent in larger towns and cities. Opportunities lie in greater regional expansion. Scope - This brief provides accurate insights into key trends, future developments and discusses the strategies of the main operators in the market. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/a-comprehensive-report-on-retailing-in-r792828.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/a-comprehensive-report-on-retailing-in-r792828.htm World News (PR-inside.com) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea is preparing to stage a military parade to mark the communist state's 60th anniversary this week, an official said Monday, amid heightening tensions over its nuclear programs. South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae told reporters that the parade was expected to occur in Pyongyang on Tuesday, but did not elaborate on its size or other details. «We know that the North has been preparing hard for tomorrow's event despite various internal difficulties,» he said. North Korea has relied on foreign assistance to help feed its .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nkorea-readies-military-parade-for-national-r792827.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nkorea-readies-military-parade-for-national-r792827.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.endologix.com - Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELGX) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer John McDermott will make presentations to the investment community at the following investment conferences in September. -- Next Generation Equity Research Small and Midcap Investor Conference, a day of one-on-one meetings, on Tuesday, September 9. This conference will be held at the Westin Times Square Hotel in New York City. -- 2008 UBS Global Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Interested investors may gain .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/endologix-to-present-at-september-investment-r792826.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/endologix-to-present-at-september-investment-r792826.htm World News (PR-inside.com) RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Once, he was one of America's most feared bogeymen: a Mideast thug who unleashed terrorist goons on U.S. interests around the world. Now, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is breaking bread with the U.S. secretary of state in his kitchen and plying her with gifts. In the 1980s, Libyan terrorists were staple villains in the movies and on TV. It was hard for many Americans to imagine a greater evil than the strongman blamed for a string of anti-U.S. attacks, most notoriously the 1988 downing of Pan Am .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/gadhafi-rehabilitation-sealed-at-rice-r792825.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/gadhafi-rehabilitation-sealed-at-rice-r792825.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bd2635/clothing_and_footw) has announced the addition of the 'Clothing and Footwear Retail in Poland 2008: Development Forecasts for 2008-2010' report to their offering. Clothing and footwear retail market in Poland 2008 provides a complete and insightful analysis of the clothing and footwear market in Poland. This new report tracks market value and channels of distribution of goods while presenting in depth analysis of activities on the overall retail clothing and footwear market in Poland. Clothing and footwear retail market in Poland 2008 features specially constructed profiles of leading retail clothing and footwear companies operating .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-a-detailed-market-r792824.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-a-detailed-market-r792824.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/028a4a/chilled_food_in_in) has announced the addition of the 'Chilled Food in Indonesia to 2011' report to their offering. This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Chilled Food in Indonesia. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and market share data. The databook supplies actual data to 2006 and full forecasts to 2011. Scope - Contains information on 7 categories: Chilled fish/seafood, Fresh pasta, Meat products, Sandwiches/salads, Pizza, Chilled ready meals and Deli food - Provides market value, volume, expenditure and consumption data by market, segment and .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-pt-indofood-sukses-r792823.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-pt-indofood-sukses-r792823.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/905cb9/japanese_product_i) has announced the addition of the 'Japanese Product Innovation Series Market Report: Review of New Food and Beverage Products' report to their offering. A periodical round up of food and beverage market development and new product launches across sectors from Japan. Scope - The information used in this analysis includes data from government bodies, local trade associations, trade press and Productscan Online. - The analysis of household expenditure on food and beverages reveals the top spending product categories and sectors with strong growth. - Based on new products reported .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/japanese-product-innovation-series-market-r792822.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/japanese-product-innovation-series-market-r792822.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7f8a0a/poland_oil_and_gas) has announced the addition of the 'Poland Oil and Gas Markets Investment Opportunities Analysis and Forecasts to 2020' country profile to their offering. 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 Poland. 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 oil and gas assets (oil and gas fields, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/a-comprehensive-analysis-of-the-polish-r792820.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/a-comprehensive-analysis-of-the-polish-r792820.htm World News (PR-inside.com) CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian officials say the death toll from a devastating rock slide has now risen to 38 people. Many others are believed still buried underneath the rock as rescue efforts continue to lag. Egypt's state news agency quoted the country's Health Ministry on Monday as saying a total of 38 bodies have been recovered from the site of the shanty town buried under Saturday's rock slide. Another 57 have been confirmed injured, with 21 still in hospitals. Hopes have fallen of finding any more survivors among the hundreds of people .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/egypt-rock-slide-toll-rises-to-r792819.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/egypt-rock-slide-toll-rises-to-r792819.htm World News (PR-inside.com) HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's pro-democracy politicians lost several legislative seats according to final election results announced Monday, but held onto their veto power over major legislation as they push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese territory. Democratic parties won 23 of 60 legislative seats in Sunday's voting, down from their previous 26. Ordinary citizens directly elect 30 of the seats, while the rest are chosen by special interest groups that tend to side with China's central government in Beijing. Fourteen of the interest group seats were uncontested. The results .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/democrats-lose-seats-but-retain-veto-r792816.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/democrats-lose-seats-but-retain-veto-r792816.htm Business (PR-inside.com) The cabinet market is highly fragmented and residential buildings account for the largest share of the cabinet demand. Consumers are becoming more conscious regarding healthy environment and adoption of 'going green' concept. Style is a key trend prevalent in cabinet market. Canada is the major market in terms of US cabinet imports. The primary demand drivers for the cabinet market are growing residential construction and home improvement activity, principally in North America and Europe. Growth in the industry is primarily being driven by remodeling expenditures and to a minor extent by new residential construction. An aging baby boomer population is another .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/new-updated-report-on-us-cabinet-r792813.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-updated-report-on-us-cabinet-r792813.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) Chicago, IL, september 8 2008 -- This is a longtime favorite Branson MO show. The Promise dramatizes the greatest story ever told, without focusing on just the end of Jesus' life. This is the whole story, portrayed from the creation to the birth of Christ to his death, resurrection and ascension into Heaven. Performed by Branson's largest cast of singers, dancers and performers, this is one of the must see shows while in Branson. Especially for the believers, this is one show that enables you to rejoice for two full hours in God's promise to us all. This Branson MO show .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/branson-show-package-company-staysavers-gives-r792812.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/branson-show-package-company-staysavers-gives-r792812.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Blaine, WA, September 7, 2007 - Today REIMarketingTips.com endorsed Andy Proper's 'Virtual Bird Dog Blueprint' digital course. The course is an inside-out expose' on a brand new '2.0' model to help real estate investors find motivated seller leads. 'Mr. Proper's course takes the 'old school' model of having people 'bird dog' houses for you, and turns it on its head -- into a virtual, outsourced, automated system,' said Justin Lee, CEO of REIMarketingTips.com. 'Honestly, this is some of the most brilliant, cutting edge, '4-Hour Workweek' stuff out there right now,' he continued. The full digital course will be available for purchase on .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/reimarketingtips-com-endorses-new-real-r792811.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/reimarketingtips-com-endorses-new-real-r792811.htm Business (PR-inside.com) South Jordan, Utah, September 8 2008 -- On September 16th, professional Organizer, Debbye Cannon, will offer a free telecall previewing her newest program, Organize My Office FAST. After authoring many successful organizing programs as well as the 3rd printing of her book, 'Organizing Without Agonizing,' Debbye has moved into what she calls the final frontier - organizing the home office. Organize My Office FAST will be offered in two parts, plus a virtual makeover day to complete the process, clearing the road to real prosperity and success. Experience and know-how have made Debbye a tremendous resource for the BusinessMom world .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/organizing-guru-offers-new-course-organize-r792810.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/organizing-guru-offers-new-course-organize-r792810.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Lexington, Ky, September 8 2008 -- ELAN® Home Systems, a leading manufacturer of award-winning Multi-Room audio/video and home control systems, today announced the newest addition to the company's renowned Whole Home Touch Panel line, the XP-8.4 Wireless Controller. The sleek 8.4-inch touchscreen controller, with web browsing, extended Wi-Fi range, longer battery life and dependable embedded Windows XP operation is set to debut at CEDIA 2008 in Denver, Colorado September 4-7. The announcement was made by Bob Farinelli, ELAN's President and Chief Technology Officer. The XP-8.4 is ELAN's new LCD color Touch Panel providing the latest in wireless home control. Lightweight and .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/new-elan-xp-8-4-wi-fi-touch-panel-r792809.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-elan-xp-8-4-wi-fi-touch-panel-r792809.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Taking part in the benchmarking-project 'International Best Factory Awards' Dr. Walser Dental GmbH reached this top position right away. At this benchmarking-project, Dr. Walser Dental had to compete with a company of 5000 employees and a turnover of 1,22 milliards Euro. Just a few months ago, Dr. Walser Dental GmbH was the first medical technology company to be elected into the top 10 in innovative success and got the seal TOP 100. The organizer 'Markt und Mittelstand' invited to the Axel-Springer-building in Berlin for presentation of award. The gala party for invited guests took place in the exclusive ambience of .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-walser-dental-among-the-top-r792804.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-walser-dental-among-the-top-r792804.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's beleaguered prime minister defended himself Monday against accusations that he broke the law by hosting a television cooking show while in office, an offense that could force him to resign. The Constitutional Court is scheduled to give its verdict Tuesday on whether Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's appearance on the «Tasting and Complaining» show violated a constitutional prohibition on Cabinet ministers working for private companies. Samak's trial comes as anti-government protesters continue their nearly two-week-old occupation of the grounds of his office complex, demanding his resignation. He also .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-pm-faces-court-battle-over-r792800.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-pm-faces-court-battle-over-r792800.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Human beings and pets have shared an unknown, strange yet a very strong inseparable relationship regardless of era and civilization. Hence, even today in magical IT era; this bound has redefined itself. Now, one can find its best partner/pet through numerous websites. Recently, one more website has been launched which is named as www.felines4us.com. The site is unique and significantly ahead from other rivalry sites. The site is unique because it is devoted to cat lovers. Perhaps, it believes that felines are very sociable and can be distinguished by numerous useful characteristics. In fact, it may be true. Unique .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/let-s-remember-a-famous-quote-smallest-r792799.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/let-s-remember-a-famous-quote-smallest-r792799.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Green Star Alternative Energy, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GSAE) ('GSAE') today wishes to announce that Francis Gaskins of IPODesktop.com has issued an independent third party analyst report and coverage on the Company. Based on the report's growth assumptions, Francis Gaskins believes the market capitalization could approach $315 million, or $4.50 per share. The public is free to review this report at (http://www.gaskinsco.com/linkto-gsae.shtml.) About Francis Gaskins: 'Francis Gaskins, a seasoned financial analyst, is noted as the Internet's most experienced, analytical web cast producer and interviewer. Often quoted, his scope of influence includes editor (IPOdesktop), Talk Radio, Internet TV, and Video .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/green-star-alternative-energy-inc-notified-r792797.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/green-star-alternative-energy-inc-notified-r792797.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.austriamicrosystems.com - austriamicrosystems Ulrike Anderwald, Media Relations Phone: +43 (0) 3136 500 5856 press@austriamicrosystems.com www.austriamicrosystems.com austriamicrosystems (SWX:AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs for communications, industrial, medical and automotive applications, today expanded its magnetic sensor product portfolio to include the AS5304 and AS5306, two high performance linear Hall sensor ICs. The AS5304 and AS5306 ICs feature austriamicrosystems' new line of magnetic encoders for linear and off axis motion sensing applications. The devices provide an easy-to-use, start and play solution for motion control applications as they require no configuration or calibration by the host controller .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/austriamicrosystems-introduces-as5304-and-r792795.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/austriamicrosystems-introduces-as5304-and-r792795.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Vanuatu is home to a compilation of top sacred art, which has been traditionally kept secret from the outside world. 'Art that could easily be taken as modern artwork,' David Baker said, curator of the Annandale Gallery, which recently hosted a Vanuatu exhibition, setting the art world on fire. Among the art was a four foot Tam Tam, or wooden carved drum, one of the world's largest free standing musical instruments. The face carved so it is stylized to represent an ancestor. The eyes representing the morning star, of a society which has kept its traditional secrets well away from the .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/giant-drums-that-walk-in-the-r792793.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/giant-drums-that-walk-in-the-r792793.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Written by Adrian Twist - If you watched the 2nd season premiere of Gossip Girl last Monday, there was a blond socialite whose acknowledgment of the youngest female cast regular in the scene at a Hamptons 'White Party' instantly elevated the youngster in her fashion designer boss' eyes. But who was that person introduced as Tinsley Mortimer? A character created by the writers of the teen soap opera? No. Unless you're an avid reader of the NY Post's Page Six or W magazine, you probably wouldn't have known that is actually her real name. She is one of the top socialites .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/who-the-bejeebus-is-tinsley-mortimer-r792792.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/who-the-bejeebus-is-tinsley-mortimer-r792792.htm Food (PR-inside.com) New York City, NY - September 7 -Entrepreneur Edgar Perez presented on August 17th an unforgettable evening of fine dining in Midtown Manhattan: Peru Grand Tasting 2008. This fantastic gourmet tasting was the first of many dinners Peruvian native Edgar Perez has planned and promoted through Facebook and www.flavorsofperu.com to help make his dream come true: a vibrant and authentic Peruvian Bistro in Manhattan. Mr. Perez's goal reaches far beyond what the current Peruvian cuisine scene in NY offers. With his Columbia MBA in hand Mr. Perez is approaching his project with an eye to the sky and an ear to .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/restaurant-entrepreneur-turns-to-social-r792791.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/restaurant-entrepreneur-turns-to-social-r792791.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) With this link you can access and see for yourself the unknown and never before published document from Marilyn Monroe's personal secretary, May Reis, an affidavit which supports that Marilyn Monroe was a New Yorker. http://blog.ourmarilyn.com/2008/09/06/marilyn-monroe-new-york-court-success-details--three-is-a-charm.aspx . Reis' testimony affirms that Monroe travelled to California specifically to appear in her films and then return home to her apartment in New York City after filming was completed. The importance and history of this document cannot be underestimated in how it has helped to free the legacy of Marilyn Monroe. It almost was as if Monroe confidante May Reis was able to .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/marilyn-monroe-unpublished-document-sensation-r792789.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/marilyn-monroe-unpublished-document-sensation-r792789.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - SES NEW SKIES Yves Feltes, Media Relations Tel: +352 710 725 311 Yves.Feltes@ses-newskies.com or Talia Limited Leslie McShane Phone: +44 (0)2076313323 Fax: +44 (0)2076313343 Email: pr@talia.net SES NEW SKIES (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), an SES company announces that Talia Limited, one of the largest suppliers of satellite internet services for North Africa and the Middle East, has contracted multiple transponders on the NSS-12 satellite due for launch in the second half of 2009. NSS-12 will replace the existing NSS-703 satellite at the orbital position of 57 degrees East. Talia is recognised as one of the premier satellite internet providers in the .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/talia-contracts-multiple-transponders-on-r792786.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/talia-contracts-multiple-transponders-on-r792786.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The Nationwide Building Society, a British mortgage lender, said Monday it is taking over two smaller rivals. Nationwide said it will absorb the Derbyshire and Cheshire building societies. The two small lenders sought out Nationwide to ease financial woes stemming from the global credit crunch. The Cheshire has assets of 4.9 billion pounds (US$8.7 billion), 45 branches and more than 440,000 customers. The Derbyshire has assets of 7.1 billion pounds (US$12.7 billion), 50 branches and 485,000 customers. Nationwide said it will retain the Derbyshire and Cheshire brands and branch networks. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mortgage-lender-nationwide-announces-merger-r792782.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mortgage-lender-nationwide-announces-merger-r792782.htm World News (PR-inside.com) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The U.S. and Vietnam on Monday opened their third round of annual talks on ways to limit the environmental effects of Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant the U.S. sprayed extensively during the Vietnam War. Officials and experts from both countries convened a weeklong session that will include a visit to the former U.S. air base at Bien Hoa, one of several so-called Agent Orange «hotspots» where the U.S. military stored and mixed Agent Orange before loading it onto planes. The two sides are expected to announce plans for using .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/us-vietnam-open-annual-agent-orange-r792780.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-vietnam-open-annual-agent-orange-r792780.htm World News (PR-inside.com) DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Several explosions reportedly caused by missile strikes from unmanned U.S. drone aircraft hit a house and seminary linked to a key Taliban commander in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said. An intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of his job, said at least six people were killed, including three foreigners and two children, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks by U.S. forces on Islamic militant havens in Pakistan's tribal areas along the border with .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/blasts-hit-pakistani-militant-stronghold-r792778.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/blasts-hit-pakistani-militant-stronghold-r792778.htm Business (PR-inside.com) 'Gibson International continues to attract the best of the best, and I am very pleased to welcome Pat as a partner,' said Scott L. Gibson, president. 'She has a history of excellence as a real estate practice leader. Her experience and her commitment to serving our agent community are a genuine asset and will be critical in fulfilling our mission to create a distinct, service oriented agency culture.' Prior to Gibson International, Heller managed the Brentwood West office of Coldwell Banker. Under her leadership, that office became one of the top performing locations in the country. Heller's rise from top-performing agent .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/respected-industry-executive-is-a-r792777.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/respected-industry-executive-is-a-r792777.htm World News (PR-inside.com) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Britain's Prince Andrew is on a five-day visit to Vietnam to celebrate 35 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries and to help promote more bilateral trade and investment. The prince had talks with Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem on Monday and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. Prince Andrew, who arrived in Hanoi on Saturday, will also meet representatives of major British and Vietnamese companies during his visit, according to the Tien Phong (Pioneer) newspaper. Like many Western .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/britain-s-prince-andrew-in-vietnam-for-r792776.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/britain-s-prince-andrew-in-vietnam-for-r792776.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) Beijing, China - City Court Hotel in Beijing is pleased to announce the launch of its newly revamped website, www.citycourthotel.com, now equipped with a new and easy-to-use reservation system guaranteed to give secure and instant confirmation. Now, nothing could be easier than making online reservations directly with City Court Hotel through its user-friendly booking service that offers great online benefits. Guests are provided with more options to book rooms according to their budget and preference with a two-week view of room availability shown in real time. It also displays room rates and features which makes it easy for visitors to choose. After .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/city-court-hotel-in-beijing-offers-r792775.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/city-court-hotel-in-beijing-offers-r792775.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) Phnom Penh - Saving the few dozen freshwater dolphins still remaining in the Mekong River, and helping the local population by guaranteeing them a source of livelihood: this is the aim of the 'ecotourism' project begun in the border area between Laos and Cambodia by the Cambodia Rural Development Team (CRDT), which has the twofold objective of protecting wildlife and providing an alternative source of income for the inhabitants of the villages. For centuries, the waters of the Mekong River - which crosses China, Laos, and Cambodia, before reaching the ocean in Vietnam - were the uncontested habitat of thousands of .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/cambodia-environmentally-sustainable-tourism-r792773.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cambodia-environmentally-sustainable-tourism-r792773.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Dozens of Malaysian ruling coalition lawmakers traveled together Monday to Taiwan amid jitters about opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's threat to recruit enough defectors from the government to seize power by next week. The opposition has accused the National Front coalition of sending its members of Parliament overseas to keep them away from Anwar and to prevent him from enlisting government legislators to join the opposition by Sept. 16 _ the date Anwar has vowed to take power. Tiong King Sing, chairman of the National Front Backbenchers Club, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/malaysia-lawmakers-fly-to-taiwan-amid-r792768.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/malaysia-lawmakers-fly-to-taiwan-amid-r792768.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.childrenscbf.org - Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation Lonnie Soury, 212-414-5857 or 917-519-4521 Some of the most prominent members of the contemporary art community will participate in an art auction on Monday evening, September 15, 2008 at Phillips de Pury and Company, 450 W. 15 Street, New York, NY, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Auction proceeds will go to support the work of the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation, which funds clinical care and cutting-edge research for children with cancer and serious blood diseases. There will also be an online auction in coordination with artnet(R) Online Auctions. There will be no buyer's commission .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/leading-contemporary-artists-donate-work-r792765.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/leading-contemporary-artists-donate-work-r792765.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.zilliant.com/ - Zilliant, Inc. Lori Piening, 512-531-8530 lori.piening@zilliant.com Zilliant, the leading provider of price optimisation and management software for distribution, manufacturing, high-tech, and industrial service companies, today announced that Travis Perkins has successfully deployed Zilliant's Price Optimisation software to over 600 stores across the United Kingdom (UK). Travis Perkins is one of the UK's leading suppliers of building materials and construction products. The company selected Zilliant in 2007 for their distribution industry expertise and proven ability to provide salespeople with market-based pricing guidance. Zilliant's software is integrated with Travis Perkins' point of sale system, providing optimised prices to over .. 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Yahoo! oneSearch will provide customers who search AT and T MEdia Net with access to news, financial information, weather conditions, Flickr(TM) photos and Web images, as well as Web and mobile web sites. Yahoo! oneSearch will also display relevant ringtones, wallpaper, games and other .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/at-amp-t-launches-yahoo-onesearch-tm-as-r792760.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/at-amp-t-launches-yahoo-onesearch-tm-as-r792760.htm Energy & Environment (PR-inside.com) (Contact: Kevin Chiang, Email: purifyoil@yahoo.com ; kevinnchiang@yahoo.com, MSN: new8628@hotmail.com, Skype: kevinnchiangYahoo, Messenger ID: kevinnyll , ICQ: 432388388, Tel: +86-23-68060729 , Fax: +86-23-86197078 , Mobile Phone: +86-13527390908 , Website: http://kevinnchiang.trade51.com) (oil filtration, oil purification, oil filter, oil purifier, oil recycling, oil treatment, oil regeneration, oil restoration, oil filtering, waste oil disposal, oil reclaiming, waste oil management, energy saving, oil reconditioned, oil reconstituted, oil restituting, oil recovering) This series oil purifier which add a regeneration device is special for purifying all kinds of lubricating oil such as engine oil, hydraulic oil, mechanical oil, coolant oil, gear oil, and heat treatment oil and so .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/sell-lubricating-oil-purifier-hydraulic-oil-r792759.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sell-lubricating-oil-purifier-hydraulic-oil-r792759.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - The Trout Group LLC Seth Lewis, +1 617-583-1308 At the 44th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Rome, Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOD) today reported results from its two pivotal Phase III clinical trials designed to compare the efficacy and safety of VIAject(TM) to Humulin(R) R, a regular human insulin (RHI), in the treatment of patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The primary objective of the trials was to determine if VIAject(TM) is non- inferior to RHI in the management of blood glucose levels, as measured by the mean change in .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/biodel-announces-preliminary-results-of-r792757.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/biodel-announces-preliminary-results-of-r792757.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) In knapp drei Wochen ist es wieder soweit: In der Neubaugasse in Wien findet am 26. und 27. September der Herbstflohmarkt statt. Selbstverst?lich wird auch vor dem TOHUWABOHU wieder eine Vielzahl von Schn?chen angeboten, insbesondere nat?ch jede Menge B?r. 'Ein Verkaufsstand auf dem Stra?nfest in der Neubaugasse ist f?ns schon fast Tradition.' meint Thomas Basdera, Inhaber des TOHUWABOHU, und er erg?t 'Das Stra?nfest ist eine gute Gelegenheit den ? 100.000 Besuchern unser Gesch? mit den mehr als 20.000 B?rn vorzustellen.' Die M?chkeit in dem bunt gemischten Buchbestand zu st?n war bei den Flohmarktbesuchern schon in den vergangenen Jahren sehr .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/tohuwabohu-auf-dem-flohmarkt-neubaugasse-r792756.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tohuwabohu-auf-dem-flohmarkt-neubaugasse-r792756.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Guy Carpenter Alexis Levenson, 917-937-3264 alexis.levenson@guycarp.com or DeMartine Group Joanne Lessner, 203-221-2790 jlessner@demartinegroup.com Guy Carpenter and Company, LLC, the leading global risk and reinsurance specialist, today announced the publication of World Catastrophe Reinsurance Market in 2008, its annual study of the global property catastrophe reinsurance market. The report finds catastrophe reinsurance rates declining for a second consecutive year, with price competition intensifying as a result of abundant capital, relatively low catastrophe losses, and strong profitability. Globally, rates dropped by ten percent on average in 2008, compared with six percent in 2007. 'The big story of 2008 is not .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/guy-carpenter-publishes-annual-review-of-r792754.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/guy-carpenter-publishes-annual-review-of-r792754.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Tokyo, Sept 8, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Wartsila Corporation of Finland will jointly develop new small, low-speed marine diesel engines with cylinder bores of 350 and 400 millimeters (mm). The two companies agreed on joint design and development of engines of less than 450 mm cylinder bore in May 2008, based on a previously signed strategic alliance agreement. The new engines, to have a power range of 3,500-9,000 kW, will be developed in collaboration, taking advantage of the strengths of the two companies. For both the 350 mm and 400 mm cylinder bore models, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mhi-and-wartsila-to-jointly-develop-r792752.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mhi-and-wartsila-to-jointly-develop-r792752.htm World News (PR-inside.com) PATNA, India (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Indian flood refugees are likely to spend six months in state-run relief camps while authorities rebuild homes, roads and river embankments in the flood-ravaged north, officials said Monday. More than 257,000 people have taken shelter in 313 state-run camps in Bihar state, where the Kosi River burst its banks last month and turned hundreds of square miles (kilometers) of land into a giant lake, said Prataya Amrit, a state disaster management official. The state's top elected official, Nitish Kumar, said the relief camps would .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/indian-flood-victims-to-spend-r792750.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/indian-flood-victims-to-spend-r792750.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Regulatory News: Orc Software (STO:ORC), the leading global provider of technology for advanced derivatives trading and connectivity solutions, today announced an updated market gateway to the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) and its new OMX X-Stream trading platform. Orc Software is one of the first certified vendors for the new DIFX platform. Since the DIFX went operational 2005, the exchange has experienced explosive growth. The DIFX currently lists shares, structured products, Sukuk (Islamic) and conventional bonds. The exchange plans to introduce new asset classes shortly, such as equity derivatives, as well as increase listings in its existing .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/orc-software-orc-provides-connectivity-solutions-r792748.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/orc-software-orc-provides-connectivity-solutions-r792748.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Police have arrested five men on suspicion of bombing the home of Nepal's vice president last month, officials said Monday. Police official Upendra Aryal said authorities were still searching for three more suspects and continue to investigate the Aug. 17 attack. He refused to say if the men arrested had links to any known militant groups. The blast at the residence of Vice President Paramananda Jha left one soldier wounded. Jha was at home, but unhurt. The bomb was tossed over a fence into Jha's compound on the eastern edge of .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nepal-nabs-5-in-bombing-of-r792745.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nepal-nabs-5-in-bombing-of-r792745.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran's oil minister said Monday that there is too much crude on the market, adding that OPEC is reviewing whether supply exceeds demand before deciding whether to cut back production. Gholam Hossein Nozari spoke on the eve of a meeting of OPEC oil ministers who will decide whether to reduce production or keep it steady. Oil prices have fallen nearly 30 percent from their highs of almost US$150 a barrel, prompting general concern among OPEC's 13 members, but Iran, the group's No. 2 producer, has been the most .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/opec-considers-cutting-oil-production-r792744.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/opec-considers-cutting-oil-production-r792744.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) AMY WINEHOUSE played her last scheduled gig of the year (08) at British music festival Bestival this weekend (beg05Sep08) - despite torrential rain that forced several other acts to cancel. The troubled star showed up 40 minutes late and was welcomed by a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd of thousands as she headlined the event on the Isle of Wight in England on Saturday (06Sep08). She performed hit tracks You Know I'm No Good and Rehab but her late arrival meant she had to cut her 80-minute slot in half. Singer Grace Jones also made a surprise appearance on Saturday .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/winehouse-performs-at-rainy-festival-r792740.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/winehouse-performs-at-rainy-festival-r792740.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) One-time pop rivals and former MICKEY MOUSE CLUB darlings CHRISTINA AGUILERA and BRITNEY SPEARS were the toast of Hollywood on Sunday night (07Sep08) at the MTV Video Music Awards. Spears opened the show with a toast to the prizegiving on its 25th anniversary and went on to pick up her first of three VMA 'moonmen' prizes for her Piece of Me video. And new mum Christina Aguilera stole the show with her comeback; in what was her first public performance since becoming a mum in January (08), the busty blonde showed off her new X-Men-style look and disco sound. Wearing black leather and .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/triple-threat-spears-and-new-mum-r792739.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/triple-threat-spears-and-new-mum-r792739.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE found himself at the centre of a brawl on Friday (05Sep08) after unruly clubgoers reportedly tried to attack his bodyguard. The SexyBack singer was said to be celebrating with a host of A-list stars after the New York Fashion Rocks event when a female fan attempted to sneak into the VIP area of the Rainbow Bar to snap a photo of Timberlake. The guard then tried to take the camera phone off the woman, prompting her friends to interfere and sparking a brawl. A source tells Britain's Daily Mirror, 'It was mayhem. Justin narrowly missed being punched in the face when .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/timberlake-dodges-brawl-r792738.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/timberlake-dodges-brawl-r792738.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) PETE DOHERTY has written to AMY WINEHOUSE's incarcerated husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL - to assure him he has had no romantic involvement with his singer wife. The Babyshambles frontman wrote the letter after worrying that pictures of himself and the Rehab hitmaker in the press would cause Fielder-Civil to suspect they were conducting an affair. He recalls, 'I said, 'Blake, mate, I love the pair of you. I've no interest in Amy like that. I hope you know.' 'He wrote back saying, 'Don't listen to what people say. I know it's not true and you'd rather be banged up here so you could .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/doherty-wrote-to-winehouse-s-husband-r792736.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/doherty-wrote-to-winehouse-s-husband-r792736.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Cast and crewmembers on GUY RITCHIE's new movie ROCKNROLLA were forced to listen to his wife MADONNA's hits on a loop between shooting scenes. The movie's star Gerard Butler claims everyone grew tired of listening the Material Girl's greatest hits on the London set of the gangster film. Butler says, 'He doesn't want to admit it but he plays her music all the time. We were going always going crazy on set to Holiday and Vogue.' .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ritchie-works-to-a-madonna-soundtrack-r792733.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ritchie-works-to-a-madonna-soundtrack-r792733.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Superstar MADONNA has been branded 'disrespectful' by Catholics after dedicating her risque song LIKE A VIRGIN to The Pope at a recent live show. The controversial singer, who comes from a devout Italian Catholic family but now follows the Kabbalah faith, dedicated her 1984 hit to Pope Benedict XVI at the Rome, Italy stop on her Sticky and Sweet world tour on Saturday (06Sep08). She told the crowd: 'I dedicate this song to the Pope because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God.' The Italian media called the dedication to the pontiff a surprising provocation, with .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/madonna-dedicates-virgin-to-pope-r792732.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/madonna-dedicates-virgin-to-pope-r792732.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) LOST star ALAN DALE stopped watching his own show during its third season because he 'got sick' of its repetitive script and outlandish storylines. The Australian actor claims scriptwriters failed to keep him interested during a particularly bad stretch of the hit series. Dale - who plays Charles Widmore - tells Digital Spy, 'I got sick of following it. It went through a lull in scripts in the third season. 'At that point I felt like I had watched them wandering in a line through the forests, a bit sweaty, for the 1,000th time. 'I thought 'I can't watch this anymore'. Then, out of .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/lost-star-dale-boycotted-his-own-r792731.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lost-star-dale-boycotted-his-own-r792731.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) British actor TOBY KEBBELL based his hard-living rock star character in GUY RITCHIE seedy new drama ROCKNROLLA on troubled star PETE DOHERTY. Kebbell starved himself to play the emaciated character and admits the portrayal gave him an insight into Doherty's mental state. He says, 'We have extremely talented musicians in London who unfortunately don't want to be a human; they don't want their dark side to be known so they'd prefer you to think they were ugly with drugs than they were fickle or weak in some human way. 'For me playing the character Johnny Quid, I was starving and so I was .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/rocknrolla-star-inspired-by-drug-addled-doherty-r792729.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rocknrolla-star-inspired-by-drug-addled-doherty-r792729.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) STEVEN SPIELBERG acted as peacemaker between feuding filmmakers CLINT EASTWOOD and SPIKE LEE, helping the pair end their bitter war of words. Lee slammed Eastwood in May (08) for failing to include black characters in his two 2006 World War II movies Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. The veteran star struck back, telling Lee to 'shut his mouth', prompting Lee to take a second swipe, calling Eastwood 'an angry old man.' But Spielberg stepped in to handle the mediations - and now the Malcolm X filmmaker insists the conflict is settled. He says, 'That thing with Clint was overblown, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/spielberg-mediated-eastwood-lee-feud-r792728.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/spielberg-mediated-eastwood-lee-feud-r792728.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) EVA MENDES is driving around Hollywood in a smashed up Toyota Prius after the clumsy actress reversed into a friend's parked car. The sexy star is still baffled as to how she managed the accident - because she has a reversing camera in her state-of-the-art hybrid. And she's so embarrassed by her latest 'nick' that she's refusing to take the car back to the dealership for repairs. She says, 'I'm not taking it back. I'm so embarrassed. I know those guys are gonna be like, 'Mendes is coming in again,' and there's no way... I'm gonna deal with it. I think I deserve .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/parked-car-smash-leaves-mendes-driving-r792727.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/parked-car-smash-leaves-mendes-driving-r792727.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - Two major Chinese banks that own US$8 billion in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities welcomed Washington's bailout of the troubled mortgage lenders but declined to say Monday whether they expect to lose money. «We think it is a good thing for the two companies,» said Wang Zhaowen, a spokesman for Bank of China Ltd. A spokesman for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Xie Taifeng, said, «It showed the positive attitude of the U.S. government. We welcome it. Chinese banks have largely avoided the impact of the credit .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/chinese-banks-welcome-fannie-freddie-bailout-r792726.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chinese-banks-welcome-fannie-freddie-bailout-r792726.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Two popular Russian sumo wrestlers were slapped with lifetime bans from Japan's ancient national sport for allegedly using marijuana and the head of the Japan Sumo Association resigned Monday to take responsibility for the scandal, officials said. The wrestlers, brothers Roho and Hakurozan, tested positive for the drug when the sport conducted its first drug tests following the arrest last month of another Russian wrestler, Wakanoho, for marijuana possession. The scandal has rocked the sumo world, which has its roots in religious ritual and tends to hold its athletes and .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/russian-sumo-wrestlers-expelled-for-r792725.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russian-sumo-wrestlers-expelled-for-r792725.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Rapper MC BREED is recovering in hospital after collapsing while playing basketball. The Ain't No Future In Yo' Frontin' hitmaker - real name Eric T. Breed - was placed on life support after he was admitted to a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia with kidney failure on Friday (05Sep08), reports TMZ.com The star showed improvement and was removed off life support on Sunday (07Sep08) but is expected to need a kidney transplant. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mc-breed-off-life-support-r792724.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mc-breed-off-life-support-r792724.htm World News (PR-inside.com) DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Several explosions, reportedly caused by missile strikes, rocked the Miran Shah area in Pakistan's troubled northwest Monday, injuring at least 12 people, officials said. An intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of his job, said it appeared that several missiles hit an Islamic seminary and an adjoining house in the North Waziristan tribal area. He claimed the missiles were fired by unmanned drone aircraft. A second intelligence official said three people were killed and 15 injured _ mostly women and children _ .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/blasts-reported-in-pakistan-s-troubled-northwest-r792723.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/blasts-reported-in-pakistan-s-troubled-northwest-r792723.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 8 EU-RUSSIA-GEORGIA MOSCOW/TBILISI _ French President Nicolas Sarkozy, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana visit Moscow and Tbilisi to try to resolve standoff and press cease-fire. WORLD COURT-GEORGIA-RUSSIA THE HAGUE, Netherlands _ The International Court of Justice holds hearings into Georgia's request for the U.N.'s highest judicial organ to intervene in its dispute with Russia over the breakaway districts of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Through Sept. 10. Hearings scheduled to start 0800GMT. The AP .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/europe-news-at-0600-gmt-r792719.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/europe-news-at-0600-gmt-r792719.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Tokyo, Sept 8, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - TDK Corporation announced today that it successfully developed and began mass production in August of three low-profile, low ESL multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (0816 size, 1005 size, and 0510 size) that are just 0.3 mm high (0.35 mm max.), about 40% slimmer than earlier TDK products. In conjunction with the development in recent years of smaller and lighter electronic devices with advanced functions and higher speeds such as PCs and mobile phones, electrical circuits have also become more compact with higher degrees of integration and use higher frequencies. There are also strong calls .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/tdk-develops-begins-mass-production-of-r792718.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tdk-develops-begins-mass-production-of-r792718.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Japan Media Contact: PRAP JAPAN Dean Kirkness, 813-3486-2931 financial@prap.co.jp or US Media Contact: Steel Partners Japan Jason Booth, 310-941-3616 Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore), L.P. ('Steel Partners') today announced that it has provided to Shofu Inc. (TOKYO:7979) ('Shofu' or the 'Company') a presentation entitled 'Suggestions to Improve Corporate Value' (the 'Presentation'). In the Presentation, Steel Partners suggested specific ways that Shofu could improve its mid-term business plan, enhance shareholder returns, achieve higher capital efficiency and improve corporate governance. Steel Partners said it is pleased that Shofu is steadily increasing profit through its core dental care business. However, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/steel-partners-japan-submits-to-shofu-r792717.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/steel-partners-japan-submits-to-shofu-r792717.htm World News (PR-inside.com) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - India's clear commitment not to resume testing of nuclear weapons or spread atomic technology helped convince key countries to back a deal allowing it to trade in peaceful nuclear technology, New Zealand's leader said Monday. «We're satisfied ... that our concerns have been addressed,» Prime Minister Helen Clark told reporters. New Zealand was one of three holdouts who sought to have the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group block a plan for the United States to sell peaceful nuclear technology to India, which has been subject to international bans because .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nz-says-indian-nuke-commitments-resolved-r792716.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nz-says-indian-nuke-commitments-resolved-r792716.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - St. George, Australia's fifth-largest bank, agreed to a revised 17.3 billion Australian dollar (US$14.4 billion) takeover proposal by larger rival Westpac Banking Corp. on Monday, in what would be the biggest banking acquisition in Australian history. In a joint statement, the Sydney-based banks said the takeover was approved by Grant Samuel, an independent expert hired by St. George to analyze the bid. Samuel called the offer «fair and reasonable and in the best interests of St. George shareholders,» according to the statement. St. George's shareholders will receive an .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/australia-s-st-george-agrees-to-westpac-r792715.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/australia-s-st-george-agrees-to-westpac-r792715.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.viasat.com/broadband-satellite-networks/viasat-1 - Brainerd Communicators Joe LoBello / Scott Cianciulli 212-986-6667 lobello@braincomm.com cianciulli@braincomm.com ViaSat (NASDAQ:VSAT) has received a $50 million contract award from Skylogic, the broadband subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications (Eutelsat Communications-Euronext Paris: ETL) for on-ground baseband infrastructure for the previously announced high-capacity KA-SAT Ka-band satellite system. Under the contract, ViaSat will deliver and install broadband equipment for 10 KA-SAT gateways in Europe. The gateways will connect subscribers of Eutelsat Tooway(TM) satellite broadband service to the Internet. The ViaSat ground infrastructure will be available for the KA-SAT launch scheduled for the third quarter of 2010. ViaSat's next generation SurfBeam(R) Ka-band .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/viasat-awarded-infrastructure-contract-for-r792706.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/viasat-awarded-infrastructure-contract-for-r792706.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Eckoh plc, the UK's largest provider of hosted speech recognition services, has signed a three year multi-million pound contract with a global financial services company to provide an automated telephony self-service platform for handling customer enquiries across Europe. The contract is forecast to start generating revenue by the fourth quarter of the current financial year, and to reach full run rate well in excess of GBP 1 million per annum in the first half of the next financial year. As stated in the preliminary results announcement on 4 August 2008, Eckoh have been working with BT to .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/eckoh-wins-multi-million-pound-contract-from-r792704.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/eckoh-wins-multi-million-pound-contract-from-r792704.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.arcelormittal.com - Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal, under the new share buyback program as announced on 12 December and on 18 December 2007, hereby announces that it has repurchased 3,143,687 shares from 1 September until 5 September 2008. The shares were repurchased at an average price of EUR 49,1234 and for a total amount of EUR 154,428,718.95. For more information on the share buyback program see the Share Information section under Investors and Shareholders on the ArcelorMittal website at www.arcelormittal.com. About ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel company, with over 320,000 employees in more than 60 .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/arcelormittal-share-buyback-program-status-r792702.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/arcelormittal-share-buyback-program-status-r792702.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Displaying the talent and tenacity that helped her dominate tennis earlier in the decade, Serena Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 for her third U.S. Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title Sunday. After flinging her racket straight up and hopping, skipping and screaming for joy, the fourth-seeded Williams met second-ranked Jankovic at the net and felt compelled to say, «I'm sorry I got so excited. It was Williams' first triumph at Flushing Meadows since 2002, and it guaranteed that the American will lead the WTA rankings on Monday .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/serena-williams-beats-jankovic-for-3rd-r792701.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/serena-williams-beats-jankovic-for-3rd-r792701.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese woman detained for a month after protesting about being evicted from her home ahead of the Olympics has been freed, the woman and her son said Monday. Zhang Wei said she was released on Saturday on condition that she keep her cell phone on at all times so police can contact her and order her back to jail if necessary. «There was no reasonable explanation for why those conditions were attached to her release,» Zhang's son, Mi Yu, said in a separate interview. Mi said his mother had been told not .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/chinese-protester-freed-after-olympics-detention-r792700.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chinese-protester-freed-after-olympics-detention-r792700.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran's oil minister says he thinks there is too much crude on the market, adding that OPEC is reviewing whether it should cut back supplies. Gholam Hossein Nozari's comments come a day ahead of a meeting of OPEC oil ministers who will decide whether to reduce production or keep it steady. Nozari spoke Monday against a backdrop of oil prices that have fallen nearly 30 percent from their highs of almost US$150 a barrel. Iran has been the most vocal proponent of tightening OPEC's oil spigots. Even if the ministers decide .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/iran-says-opec-considering-production-cut-r792695.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/iran-says-opec-considering-production-cut-r792695.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Japan's limping economy emerged Monday as the focus of the coming battle to be the next prime minister, with candidates clashing over taxes and how to fend off a looming recession. The front-runner, ruling party heavyweight Taro Aso, has come out strongly against raising the 5 percent consumption tax for now, while former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike pledged to push forward with market reforms. The economy has become foremost in voters' minds amid a flurry of dour finance news. Growth stalled in the second quarter, effectively ending a six-year expansion. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/japan-s-ruling-party-leadership-focuses-r792692.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/japan-s-ruling-party-leadership-focuses-r792692.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A 16-year-old boy wearing a suicide-bomber jacket and carrying a hand grenade was arrested Monday in an army-controlled area in Pakistan's troubled northwest, police said. Senior police officer Akhtar Ali Shah said the youth was taken into custody Monday morning at a military cantonment, an area that includes civilian and army facilities, about 30 miles (45 kilometers) east of Peshawar, site of a suicide bombing Saturday that killed 35 people. «Swift action by the police yielded the arrest of the boy, who was brought into the cantonment area by .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/would-be-teen-suicide-bomber-arrested-in-r792687.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/would-be-teen-suicide-bomber-arrested-in-r792687.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked three vessels off Somalia's coast but failed to hijack them because of quick action by crew members, a maritime official said Monday. A Chinese cargo ship, a Singaporean liquefied gas carrier and a Thai bulk carrier managed to thwart the pirates in the Gulf of Aden by increasing speed and taking evasive maneuvers, said Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau. Somalia, which has had no functioning government since 1991, is the world's top piracy hotspot. The latest incidents bring to .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ships-thwart-attacks-by-pirates-r792684.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ships-thwart-attacks-by-pirates-r792684.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.technip.com - Regulatory News: Technip (Paris:(Paris:TEC) (ISIN:FR0000131708)) (ISIN:FR0000131708) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Duco Ltd. has been awarded by BP Norge AS a lumpsum EPC(1) contract, worth approximately EUR 20 million, for the Skarv field development. This field is located on the Norwegian continental shelf, in water depths ranging from 350 to 450 meters. The contract covers engineering, procurement, project management services and fabrication of two dynamic umbilicals(2) (total length 1.5 kilometers), six static umbilicals (total length 23.1 kilometers) and one fiber optic cable (total length 9.1 kilometers). The umbilical systems will be manufactured by Duco in .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/technip-awarded-umbilicals-contract-in-r792676.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/technip-awarded-umbilicals-contract-in-r792676.htm World News (PR-inside.com) DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's military says several explosions have rocked the Miran Shah area in Pakistan's troubled northwest, injuring at least 12 people. An intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of his job, says it appears that several missiles hit a seminary and adjoining house in Jalauddin Haqqani in the North Waziristan tribal agency Monday morning. Maj. Murad Khan, an army spokesman, only confirmed blasts near Miran Shah. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/blasts-reported-in-pakistan-s-troubled-northwest-r792674.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/blasts-reported-in-pakistan-s-troubled-northwest-r792674.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5772137 - HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced the expansion of its business systems portfolio to include advanced point-of-sale solutions for the small to midsized retail market, new business desktop PCs with enhanced performance and security, and HP Total Care service and support. Easy to set up and use, the new HP rp3000 Point of Sale (POS) solution offers small to midsized retailers functionality that far exceeds the point-of-sale capabilities and lifespan of a standard PC or traditional electronic cash register. The top-of-the-line HP Compaq dc7900 business desktop series includes security, productivity and power-saving features to provide business power users .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/adding-multimedia-hp-delivers-business-solutions-r792672.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/adding-multimedia-hp-delivers-business-solutions-r792672.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - An official says more than 50 Malaysian government lawmakers are traveling together to Taiwan amid jitters about opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's threat to recruit enough defectors from the government to seize power by next week. The opposition has accused the National Front ruling coalition of sending its members of Parliament overseas to keep them away from Anwar and to prevent him from enlisting government legislators to join the opposition by Sept. 16 _ the date he has vowed to take power. Tiong King Sing, chairman of the National .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/malaysia-lawmakers-fly-to-taiwan-amid-r792669.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/malaysia-lawmakers-fly-to-taiwan-amid-r792669.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/afae41/2008_australia_ind) has announced the addition of the '2008 Australia Industry and Market Outlook' report to their offering. The 2008 Australia Industry and Market Outlook report is the leading annual publication that describes over 100 major Australia industries and 500+ minor industries. Published each year in February the Outlook report provides the most current and accurate estimates of the size of the largest manufacturing, retail, wholesale and services industries in Australia. With over 200 pages, the National edition of the 2008 Australia Industry and Market Outlook features: - 2008 establishments, employment and sales .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/australia-industry-amp-market-outlook-r792660.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/australia-industry-amp-market-outlook-r792660.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) TOP STORIES TROPICAL WEATHER CAMAGUEY, Cuba _ Hurricane Ike roars onto Cuba after destroying houses and crops on low-lying islands and worsening floods in Haiti that have already killed more than 300 people. Developing. By Will Weissert. WITH: US-IKE-FORECASTER; US-IKE-GULF; US-HURRICANES-COASTS; US-IKE-ENERGY HAITI FLOODS GONAIVES, Haiti _ Haitians take to their roofs to escape rising floodwaters for the second time in a week as squalls from Hurricane Ike kill 58 people and collapsed a bridge that cut the last land route into the starving city of Gonaives. Moved. By Jonathan M. Katz. US-CUBA-HURRICANE AID RABAT, Morocco _ The Bush .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/americas-news-at-0500-gmt-r792656.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/americas-news-at-0500-gmt-r792656.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - PortWise, the identity and access management specialist, has signed an industrial co-operation agreement with around it's platform for secure access and strong authentication, which will be offered by SAAB as part of it's business area Civil Security. SAAB also invests in the company and will have an 18.75 % ownership in PortWise. Saab has been active in the civil security market for some time, and increases its focus on the area. The investment in PortWise is a step towards building a product portfolio within the information security sector. Saab will integrate the PortWise product suite as a proprietary .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/portwise-and-saab-establishes-co-operation-within-r792655.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/portwise-and-saab-establishes-co-operation-within-r792655.htm World News (PR-inside.com) CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees Monday as the deadly storm roared across Cuba toward Havana and its historic but decaying old buildings. Forecasters said it could enter the Gulf of Mexico next, with Louisiana among the likely targets. More than 770,000 Cubans evacuated to shelters or higher ground ahead of the Category 3 hurricane, which earlier raked the Bahamas and worsened floods in Haiti that have already killed at least 319 people. «We are preparing for a strong hit,» Cuban Vice .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ike-hits-cuba-as-dangerous-category-r792654.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ike-hits-cuba-as-dangerous-category-r792654.htm World News (PR-inside.com) CABARET, Haiti (AP) - Hurricane Ike's torrential rains swelled rivers across Haiti and sent floodwaters gushing into homes in the dead of night in one eastern town, killing at least 58 people. Flooding also collapsed a bridge that had been the last land route to the starving northern city of Gonaives, where residents fled to rooftops as waters rose for the second time in a week. Three more bodies were found in Gonaives on Sunday, according to civil defense director Maria Alta Jean-Baptiste, all victims of previous storms. The latest deaths pushed Haiti's .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/flooding-from-ike-kills-58-in-r792653.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/flooding-from-ike-kills-58-in-r792653.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Barclays Global Investors, one of the world's largest asset managers and the leading global provider of Exchange Traded Fund products, has announced the appointment of Deborah Fuhr as Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy. Ms Fuhr, who will also be a Managing Director, is widely recognised as the leading research analyst covering the ETF market worldwide. She joins BGI from Morgan Stanley, where she spent the past 11 years focused on the ETF market. Under Ms Fuhr's guidance, BGI's newly created ETF Research and Implementation Strategy team will be responsible for producing industry-leading analysis on .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/bgi-appoints-deborah-fuhr-as-global-r792650.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/bgi-appoints-deborah-fuhr-as-global-r792650.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.progress.com - Progress Software Corporation Lisa Coulouris, 781-280-4995 lcoulour@progress.com or LEWIS PR Dan Gaffney, 617-226-8840 progresssoftware@lewispr.com Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a leading provider of application infrastructure software to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced that BOC International Holdings Limited (BOCI), the wholly owned investment bank of Bank of China, has selected the Progress(R) Apama(R) Algorithmic Trading Platform to strengthen its investment banking infrastructure. Progress Apama is the market-leading platform for algorithmic trading, enabling financial institutions to instantly and continuously analyze, evaluate and respond to complex market events in real-time for algorithmic trading, risk management, market .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/bank-of-china-international-selects-progress-r-r792649.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/bank-of-china-international-selects-progress-r-r792649.htm World News (PR-inside.com) HONG KONG (AP) - An eccentric Hong Kong democracy advocate who surprised skeptics by winning a legislative seat four years ago despite his long hair and radical street protests has shown that he's no fluke by comfortably winning re-election. The repeat showing in Sunday's legislative elections by Leung Kwok-hung, nicknamed «Long Hair,» shows he has a firm following in Hong Kong despite often seeming out of step with the suit-and-tie, business-oriented community. Wearing his trademark Che Guevara T-shirt in red, Leung raised both hands in jubilation as results were announced early Monday. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/long-hair-wins-re-election-in-hong-r792647.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/long-hair-wins-re-election-in-hong-r792647.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - The head of Japan's sumo association announced Monday that he would resign amid a scandal over allegations of marijuana use by three Russian wrestlers, news reports said. Kitanoumi, leader of the Japan Sumo Association, faced pressure to take responsibility after drug tests and other evidence implicated the three athletes. National broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency, citing unidentified officials, said Kitanouma told a sumo association meeting Monday that he would step down. The association could not immediately confirm the resignation, saying that the meeting was still going on. The scandal broke last .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/reports-japan-sumo-chief-resigns-amid-r792646.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/reports-japan-sumo-chief-resigns-amid-r792646.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's prime minister defended himself Monday against accusations that he violated the constitution by hosting a televised cooking show while in office, the latest in a line of troubles he faces. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who denies the accusation, would be forced to resign if found guilty by the Constitutional Court. The trial comes on top of a defamation suit and three corruption charges he faces even as anti-government protesters have occupied the grounds of his office complex for nearly two weeks, demanding his resignation. Before taking office seven .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-pm-faces-court-battle-over-r792644.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-pm-faces-court-battle-over-r792644.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced that the common and related preferred stock of Fannie Mae (ticker symbol FNM) and Freddie Mac (ticker symbol FRE) will be halted news dissemination during the pre-market and available to all markets for trading at 9:30am (EST) on the morning of Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 due to U.S. federal regulators action related to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. After consultation with the FHFA, Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission, we feel that this decision will allow investors to digest the news that has been disseminated over the weekend, to interpret the .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/new-york-stock-exchange-halts-pre-market-r792643.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-york-stock-exchange-halts-pre-market-r792643.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO says a roadside blast has killed one of its soldiers in southern Afghanistan. The military alliance says in a statement the victim was on a patrol when the blast struck Sunday. NATO has not disclosed the soldier's nationality nor the exact location of the explosion. Southern Afghanistan is the center of the Taliban-led insurgency. Militants regularly attack Afghan and foreign troops with roadside bombs. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nato-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-r792642.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nato-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-r792642.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ST. LOUIS (AP) - For three years, Camilo Villegas managed to make a name for himself without winning. He was the young Colombian with model good looks and chic clothing, limber enough to strike a pretzel-shaped pose on the green to read putts, earning him the nickname «Spider-Man.» Trouble was, not many of those putts went in. That changed at the BMW Championship on Sunday. Clinging to a one-shot lead on the back nine at Bellerive Country Club, Villegas saved par with a 12-foot putt, followed that with two birdie putts and finished off a .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/villegas-wins-bmw-championship-with-clutch-r792640.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/villegas-wins-bmw-championship-with-clutch-r792640.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) JOLIET, Illinois (AP) - For nearly two hours on Sunday, Helio Castroneves did everything in his power to deprive Scott Dixon of a second IndyCar Series championship. The determined Brazilian came from last place to lead the most laps and win the PEAK Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway in a photo finish _ and it wasn't enough. The 28-year-old Dixon, driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, held a seemingly insurmountable 78-point lead heading into the last three races of the season. But Castroneves put on a late-season charge that included both of his .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/castroneves-wins-race-dixon-takes-title-r792639.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/castroneves-wins-race-dixon-takes-title-r792639.htm