PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 09 pr-inside.com pr-inside.com Finance (PR-inside.com) SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (AP) - Energy prices plunged across the board Wednesday, giving up a week of gains with rising U.S. crude reserves suggesting demand for energy has eroded even further. The Energy Information Administration said commercial crude oil inventories rose 6.7 million barrels, well beyond the 1.5 million-barrel build expected by analysts surveyed by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos. Sweet crude for February delivery tumbled 12 percent, or $5.95, to settle at $42.63 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the report was released. Analyst Jim Ritterbusch, .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/oil-prices-tumble-below-43-on-r991977.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/oil-prices-tumble-below-43-on-r991977.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer won in straight sets to advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Nadal beat Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-1, 6-2, and Federer defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-3. «I am happy because it was an important win,» said Nadal, who was broken once but took advantage of 27 unforced errors from Beck. «Yesterday, I played good and today also I played good. «I can't say if I am close to my best,» added Nadal, who won both the French .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/nadal-federer-murray-reach-quarterfinals-r991975.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nadal-federer-murray-reach-quarterfinals-r991975.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Hollyscoop was at Monday's 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, where we witnessed Connelly's husband, Paul Bettany getting hounded by reporters about his wife's sudden weight loss. Bettany, who at the film festival presented the Rising Star Award to Dakota Fanning. Bettany, who was clearly annoyed by the question originally walked away from the interview before returning and snapping back, 'I will tell you... My wife just lost her father.' Connelly isn't the only actress to get heat for her suddenly thin frame. Last year Angelina Jolie's weight loss (due to the loss of her mother) became the .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/husband-explains-jennifer-connelly-s-dramatic-r991974.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/husband-explains-jennifer-connelly-s-dramatic-r991974.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia cut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday, playing hardball in a weeklong standoff that has left more than a dozen countries struggling to cope with dwindling energy supplies in the depths of winter. The U.S. put the blame squarely on Russia, accusing Moscow of using its energy resources to threaten its neighbors. But Prime Minister Vladimir Putin endorsed the move, even as factories shut down in eastern Europe, schools closed and tens of thousands of people scrambled to find other ways of keeping warm. Insisting that .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-stops-all-gas-supply-to-r991971.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-stops-all-gas-supply-to-r991971.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve is allowing more companies to take part in a program aimed at bolstering the money market mutual fund industry. The Fed says newly eligible participants now include a range of money market investors, rather than just money market funds. The Fed's program, called the Money Market Investor Funding Facility, is used to support a private-sector initiative designed to provide liquidity, or cash, to the money market industry. The Fed backs purchases of short-term debt, including certificates of deposit and commercial paper that expire in three months or .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/more-us-companies-can-tap-fed-r991967.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/more-us-companies-can-tap-fed-r991967.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - The latest data released Wednesday on holiday sales show stores got some relief in the days after Christmas as Americans shopped for bargains, but it came much too late to compensate for the holiday season's dismal sales. ShopperTrak RCT Corp., which tracks traffic and sales at more than 50,000 outlets, reported Wednesday that foot traffic was unchanged for the week ended Jan. 3 compared with 2007, while sales rose 11.6 percent compared with the year-ago period. But that's little comfort for the industry. ShopperTrak believes total holiday sales fell 2.4 .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/post-christmas-strength-won-t-offset-retail-r991961.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/post-christmas-strength-won-t-offset-retail-r991961.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Western Conference roster for the NHL All-Star game on Jan. 25 at Bell Centre, Montreal (x-voted starter): WESTERN CONFERENCE Forwards x-Patrick Kane, Chicago; x-Jonathan Toews, Chicago; s-Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim; Jarome Iginla, Calgary; Milan Hejduk, Colorado; Rick Nash, Columbus; Mike Modano, Dallas; Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit; Dustin Brown, Los Angeles; Shane Doan, Phoenix; Keith Tkachuk, St. Louis; Joe Thornton, San Jose. Defensemen x-Brian Campbell, Chicago; x-Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim; Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit; Sheldon Souray, Edmonton; Shea Weber, Nashville; Dan Boyle, San Jose. Goalies x-Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Anaheim; Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota; Roberto Luongo, Vancouver. COM9_20090107194916738.txt .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/nhl-all-star-game-rosters-r991960.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nhl-all-star-game-rosters-r991960.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Swedish defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom is headed to the NHL All-Star game for the 10th straight season, but for the first time as captain of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. The six-time Norris Trophy winner, as the league's best defenseman, and Detroit teammate Pavel Datsyuk were among 15 players chosen on Wednesday to fill out the Western Conference roster for the midseason classic to be played on Jan. 25 in Montreal. Lidstrom, who will be making his 11th All-Star appearance, became the first European captain of a Stanley .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/lidstrom-an-nhl-all-star-for-10th-r991959.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lidstrom-an-nhl-all-star-for-10th-r991959.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - English cricket plunged into the sort of farcical chaos it knows so well after Kevin Pietersen quit as national captain and coach Peter Moores was fired on Wednesday. Because of a personal conflict between the two men running the team, the nation that invented the great old game has lurched into disarray only six months before it faces its oldest and bitterest rival Australia in the Ashes. While the Australians appear in trouble after losing test series to India and South Africa, England looks even worse because of its broken .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/england-chaos-after-pietersen-quits-moores-r991957.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/england-chaos-after-pietersen-quits-moores-r991957.htm World News (PR-inside.com) EDITOR'S NOTE _ Ibrahim Barzak, AP's chief correspondent in Gaza City for 17 years and a lifelong resident of the enclave, has lived through Israel's offensive that began Dec. 27. Here he recounts what has happened to some of the personal and public landmarks of his life. By IBRAHIM BARZAK Associated Press Writer GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - I live alone in my office. My wife and two young children moved in with her father after our apartment was shattered. The neighborhood mosque, where I have prayed since I was a child, .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ap-gaza-reporter-finds-hometown-in-r991956.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ap-gaza-reporter-finds-hometown-in-r991956.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Police detained three retired generals and dozens of others in raids across Turkey on Wednesday, as they broadened their investigation into an alleged plot by secularists to overthrow Turkey's Islamic-rooted government. In was the 10th time in more than a year that police have targeted prominent secularists, who are accused of trying to destabilize Turkey with a string of attacks ahead of a coup that was never carried out. Eighty-six people _ including former army officers, journalists, a former university dean and a lawyer _ already are on .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/turkish-police-detain-dozens-in-coup-r991954.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/turkish-police-detain-dozens-in-coup-r991954.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) PITTSBURGH (AP) - Boeing Co.'s deliveries of passenger jets nose dived last fall as a strike froze the company's commercial aircraft factories, and that disruption is expected to dent the airplane maker's overall tally for 2008. Analysts believe deliveries for last year will be considerably lower than 441 planes in 2007. The Chicago-based firm reports its final count on Thursday, when it posts December numbers. The company, the world's second-largest plane maker after Europe's Airbus, has blamed a two-month strike by machinists and other production glitches for delaying delivery of new .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/boeing-expected-to-post-fewer-deliveries-r991953.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/boeing-expected-to-post-fewer-deliveries-r991953.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - An activist group says it will send a boat with doctors and medical aid to Gaza this weekend, despite the Israeli blockade. The Free Gaza movement said Wednesday that the Greek-flagged Arion will leave the Cypriot port of Larnaca Saturday with 30 passengers and more than three tons of aid. Last week, Israeli forces prevented a similar mission from reaching Gaza during the Israeli offensive in the Palestinian territory. Free Gaza says the Israeli navy rammed and heavily damaged the SS Dignity, while Israel maintains the boat tried .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/greece-activists-pledge-new-boat-mission-r991951.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/greece-activists-pledge-new-boat-mission-r991951.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) STARKVILLE, Mississippi (AP) - A judge has dismissed a rape charge against an English tennis player at a United States university. Okitbbeha County Judge Bernard Crump dismissed the charge Tuesday without prejudice during a hearing for 20-year-old Christopher Richard Doerr, who attends Mississippi State. Without prejudice means prosecutors could still file later charges against the junior from London. County prosecutor Roy Carpenter declined to comment. Doerr was arrested Nov. 17 after the alleged sexual assault of an MSU coed during a party at an off-campus apartment complex. His attorney, Jim Waide, says there was no evidence to .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/rape-charge-against-english-player-dismissed-r991950.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rape-charge-against-english-player-dismissed-r991950.htm World News (PR-inside.com) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The leader of a polygamous community in Canada has been charged with practicing polygamy, according to court documents. British Columbia Attorney General Wally Oppal and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have scheduled a news conference this afternoon in Vancouver. According to a court document filed in nearby Creston, Winston Blackmore is facing a charge of practicing polygamy. Officials at the Mormon Hills School, where Blackmore is the superintendent, said he was arrested Wednesday. About 800 people live in the community of Bountiful in southeastern British Columbia, where members of the .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/canadian-polygamist-leader-arrested-r991949.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/canadian-polygamist-leader-arrested-r991949.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia shut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing countries to scramble for alternative sources of energy during a winter cold snap. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin endorsed the move, even as factories shut down in eastern Europe, schools closed and tens of thousands of people were left without heat or electricity. As Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the crisis, the effects of the gas cutoff reverberated across the continent. Bulgaria, the EU's poorest member, was among the worst hit. Croatia declared a .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-stops-all-gas-supply-to-r991948.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-stops-all-gas-supply-to-r991948.htm World News (PR-inside.com) GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) - Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rockets resumed on Wednesday after a brief lull to allow food and fuel to reach Palestinian civilians in Gaza, where an Israeli warplane dropped leaflets urging residents to flee because of imminent attacks. Even as the government tentatively welcomed a cease-fire proposal from Egypt and France, the Israeli military was instructed to continue its assault on Hamas. Israel says it needs guarantees that any cease-fire will halt rocket fire and prevent Hamas from rearming, while Hamas demands that Gaza's blockaded border crossings be .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/israel-orders-brief-halt-then-gaza-r991946.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/israel-orders-brief-halt-then-gaza-r991946.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Treasurys fell in trading Wednesday despite a decent note auction, as investors grew more reticent about pouring money into government debt. The Treasury Department sold a record $30 billion in three-year notes to more than twice as many bids as notes available. Still, there's a sense that eventually, demand will taper off. Kim Rupert, managing director of global fixed income analysis at Action Economics, pointed out that the government used to auction about $10 billion to $14 billion in three-year notes on a quarterly basis; now, they're auctioning .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/treasurys-down-after-30-billion-note-r991945.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/treasurys-down-after-30-billion-note-r991945.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins will undergo hernia surgery, the Premier League club said Wednesday. The 24-year-old Nigerian hopes to return to action «a couple of weeks» after being operated on by specialist Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck in Germany on Monday. Martins has not played since sustaining a groin injury shortly before scoring Newcastle's second goal in a 3-0 win at Portsmouth in the Premier League on Dec. 14. «All I am concentrating on is getting fit again as soon as possible so I can be back playing and helping the team,» he .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/newcastle-s-martins-to-undergo-hernia-surgery-r991942.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/newcastle-s-martins-to-undergo-hernia-surgery-r991942.htm World News (PR-inside.com) DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - The Irish government has ordered a new investigation into how a Roman Catholic bishop mishandled complaints against sexually abusive priests in his diocese. The decision by Children's Minister Barry Andrews is raising pressure on Bishop John Magee to resign. Magee has already apologized after a church-appointed investigator found that he failed to tell police promptly or fully about allegations against two priests since 1995. Andrews says the bishop has offered misleading accounts to investigators. He says a government commission currently probing the Catholic Church's handling of abuse cases .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ireland-orders-new-probe-into-catholic-r991939.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ireland-orders-new-probe-into-catholic-r991939.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) OBERHOF, Germany (AP) - Russia won its third straight 4x6-kilometer relay of the women's biathlon World Cup season on Wednesday after seeing off its Ukrainian rivals. The Russian quartet of Svetlana Sleptsova, Olga Zaitseva, Ekaterina Iourieva and Olga Medvedtseva finished the race in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 47.7 seconds after one penalty lap and seven missed shots. The Ukrainian team of Olena Pidhrushna, Vaji Semerenko, Vita Semerenko and Oksana Khvostenko was second, 1 minute, 10.2 seconds behind after zero penalty laps and four misses. Germany, which was competing without three world champion biathletes, .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-takes-third-women-s-biathlon-win-r991937.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-takes-third-women-s-biathlon-win-r991937.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR THURSDAY, JAN. 8 UKRAINE-RUSSIA-GAS KIEV, Ukraine _ Monitoring gas dispute. FRANCE-CRISIS CONFERENCE PARIS _ French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Tony Blair host conference on the financial crisis to focus on values and development. Through Friday. AP Photos. CZECH-EU PRAGUE, Czech Republic _ A meeting of EU foreign and European affairs ministers. News conference at 1515GMT. AP Photos. TURKEY-IMF ANKARA, Turkey _ A delegation from the International Monetary Fund arrives for talks on possible loan deal to mitigate effects of global crisis on Turkish economy. BRITAIN-INTEREST RATES LONDON _ The Bank of England meets and is expected to cut interest rates. CZECH-POLAND PRAGUE, .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/europe-news-at-1900gmt-r991935.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/europe-news-at-1900gmt-r991935.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A spokesman for Pakistan's prime minister has announced that the country's national security adviser has been fired. Spokesman Imran Gardaizi says Mahood Durrani was fired because «he gave media interviews on national security issues without consulting the prime minister.» Gardaizi did not elaborate. Durrani gave an interview to an Indian TV channel in recent days concerning tensions between Pakistan and India triggered by a terror attack on the Indian financial hub of Mumbai. Durrani, a retired army general, was not immediately available for comment. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/pakistan-fires-national-security-adviser-r991931.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pakistan-fires-national-security-adviser-r991931.htm World News (PR-inside.com) UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Key ministers discussed possible Security Council action on the Israeli-Hamas conflict Wednesday and diplomats said a likely outcome is a statement backing an Egyptian-French cease-fire initiative. Libya formally circulated a revised Arab draft resolution Tuesday that could be voted on by the council, but it would almost certainly be vetoed by the United States because it makes no mention of a key Israeli and U.S. demand _ for border monitors to destroy tunnels that Hamas has used to smuggle arms in from Egypt since seizing control of Gaza .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/un-talks-focus-on-possible-council-r991930.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/un-talks-focus-on-possible-council-r991930.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Ghana's new president took office Wednesday vowing to «heal wounds and unite our dear nation» following a peaceful but tense election that secured the country's status as one of the continent's few stable democracies. Tens of thousands of people crowded Independence Square for the inauguration of John Atta Mills, the opposition candidate who won the runoff election with 50.23 percent of the vote. It was the closest election in the West African country's history. This marked the second time power in Ghana has been transferred from one legitimately .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ghana-president-takes-office-after-tense-r991929.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ghana-president-takes-office-after-tense-r991929.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) ST. LOUIS (AP) - Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit more than doubled on higher sales to Latin America, and raised its expectations for the year. Shares soared $11.44, or 15.6 percent, to $84.66 in afternoon trading. The strong results came even during a dismal period in the global agricultural markets, with crop prices plunging from record highs hit this summer. Chief Executive Hugh Grant said the results show that while Monsanto is not totally recession-proof, it can weather wild commodity price swings by wooing .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/monsanto-1q-profit-doubles-outlook-strong-r991926.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/monsanto-1q-profit-doubles-outlook-strong-r991926.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar slid against the euro, the pound and the yen Wednesday as U.S. companies gave bleak profit outlooks and markets anticipated rate cuts in Europe. The 16-nation currency rose as high as $1.3747 before drifting back to $1.3658, compared with the $1.3523 it bought late Tuesday in New York trading. Meanwhile, the British pound rebounded to $1.5107 from $1.4939 Tuesday, as analysts reiterated that the Bank of England was set to cut interest rates from 2 percent Thursday. The dollar slipped to 93.02 Japanese yen from 94.01 yen .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/dollar-slides-on-bleak-corporate-outlooks-r991924.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dollar-slides-on-bleak-corporate-outlooks-r991924.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (AP) - Energy prices tumbled across the board Wednesday after a government report showed U.S. oil reserves were much greater than expected, suggesting demand continues to fall. Sweet crude for February delivery plummeted more than 9 percent, or $4.54, to $44.04 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the report was released. The Energy Information Administration said inventories rose of commercial crude oil inventories rose 6.7 million barrels, well beyond the 1.5 million-barrel build expected by analysts surveyed by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/oil-prices-tumble-near-44-on-r991923.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/oil-prices-tumble-near-44-on-r991923.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Tokyo, Jan 7, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan Airlines (JAL) will offer code shareflights operated by British Airways (BA) from London (Heathrow) to Lisbon, as well as to 4 destinations in the United Kingdom; Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle. The code sharing flights are targeted to start from January 14, 2009 and reservations on the UK flights can be made from January 7, 2009 and on the Lisbon flight from January 14, 2009. With the new code share flights mentioned above, JAL connects Japan to a total of 31 cities in Europe on 43 routes. Cities already served are as follows: .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/jal-expands-europe-network-with-new-r991922.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/jal-expands-europe-network-with-new-r991922.htm World News (PR-inside.com) PARIS (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed what he described Wednesday as «acceptance» by Israel and the Palestinian Authority of an Egyptian-French plan meant to end bloodshed in Gaza. But Sarkozy made no mention of Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza and could scuttle any deal. And an Israeli government spokesman, while welcoming the proposals, stopped short of publicly endorsing them. Details of the plan were sketchy but apparently would include a cessation of all hostilities including the rocket fire from Gaza that Israel says prompted its offensive. The key .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/french-leader-israel-palestinians-ok-r991921.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/french-leader-israel-palestinians-ok-r991921.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BAGHDAD (AP) - In a Dec. 25 story about U.S. troops celebrating Christmas in Iraq, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Army's 4th Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment was based in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is based at Fort Carson, Colorado. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/correction-us-military-christmas-story-r991919.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/correction-us-military-christmas-story-r991919.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) OBERHOF, Germany (AP) - Results Wednesday from a women's 4x6-kilometer biathlon World Cup relay (with penalty laps and shooting misses in parentheses 1. Russia (Svetlana Sleptsova, Olga Zaitseva, Ekaterina Iourieva, Olga Medvedtseva), 1 hour, 16 minutes, 47.7 seconds (1-7). 2. Ukraine (Olena Pidhrushna, Vaji Semerenko, Vita Semerenko, Oksana Khvostenko), 1 minute, 10.2 seconds behind (0-4). 3. Germany (Simone Hauswald, Kati Wilhelm, Sabrina Buchholz, Kathrin Hitzer), 1:31.4 (2-12). 4. France, 2:14.6 (0-10). 5. China, 2:26.1 (1-13). 6. Poland, 3:26.1 (3-8). 7. Sweden, 3:40.8 (1-10). 8. Belarus, 3:58.0 (0-8). 9. Czech Republic, 4:57.1 (1-13). 10. Kazakhstan, 8:35.7 (5-10). 11. Romania, 9:22.1 (5-17). Did not .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/biathlon-world-cup-results-r991916.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/biathlon-world-cup-results-r991916.htm Advertising & Marketing (PR-inside.com) Nancy and I, and the staff at Anderson and Anderson, not only wish you a happy and prosperous New Year, but we are also determined to make 2009 a successful year for all providers. We will begin the year by requesting the following of all providers: •If you have not already done so, visit our Directory of Anger Management Resources at www.anger-management-resources.org and place a free ad listing your website and services. •Place at least one Press Release on the Internet referencing this Approved Anderson and Anderson Certified Anger Management Provider list for your state. •Select at least 50 businesses within driving range of .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/marketing-tips-for-certified-anger-management-r991915.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/marketing-tips-for-certified-anger-management-r991915.htm World News (PR-inside.com) AN ARMY BASE IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL (AP) - Troops won't have to dry their underwear on tank carriers these days thanks to a New York rabbi who raised more than $100,000 in two days to buy care packages for soldiers involved in Israel's offensive against Gaza militants. Samuel Klibanoff, the rabbi of Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach in Long Island, N.Y., collected the money from congregants and Jews in other communities in New York and New Jersey. He donated the cash to the Israel-based Yad Eliezer food relief organization, which organized 5,000 .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/us-rabbi-spearheads-care-package-campaign-r991913.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-rabbi-spearheads-care-package-campaign-r991913.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen resigned Wednesday and coach Peter Moores was fired following a power struggle that threatened to derail the team's efforts to regain the Ashes this year. The England and Wales Cricket Board said it reluctantly accepted Pietersen's decision to quit in an effort to maintain unity in the dressing room. British papers and television have reported for the past two weeks that Pietersen was unhappy with Moores' coaching and selection decisions. The South Africa-born batsman openly vented his frustrations in a weekend newspaper column. «Kevin recognized .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/england-in-turmoil-as-pietersen-moores-r991911.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/england-in-turmoil-as-pietersen-moores-r991911.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BERLIN (AP) - A German court ruled Wednesday that an elderly former Nazi hit squad member is medically unfit to stand trial for the World War II reprisal killings of three Dutch civilians. Defense attorney Gordon Christiansen told The Associated Press that Heinrich Boere, 87, suffered a serious heart condition and could not take the stress of a trial. He said Boere had «almost died» twice since being charged in April. «This is absolutely based upon medical facts,» Christiansen told The AP. Aachen state court spokesman Georg Winkel said in a statement that .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ap-newsbreak-no-trial-for-nazi-r991910.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ap-newsbreak-no-trial-for-nazi-r991910.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The following is a copy of the England and Wales Cricket Board statement read by cricket managing director Hugh Morris after Kevin Pietersen's resignation as captain on Wednesday «The England and Wales Cricket Board have late this afternoon accepted, with regret, the resignation of Kevin Pietersen as England captain. «Kevin recognized that in the present situation it was impossible to restore the dressing room unity, which is vital, if England are to win the forthcoming tour to the Caribbean, the ICC global events or regain the Ashes in the .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/england-cricket-board-statement-r991908.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/england-cricket-board-statement-r991908.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The ECB has accepted the resignation of England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen and fired coach Peter Moores following a power struggle between the two men. The England and Wales Cricket Board says it let Pietersen quit in an effort to maintain unity in the dressing room. The ECB announced at a news conference Wednesday that Andrew Strauss will captain England on a test and one-day series in the West Indies that starts Jan. 21. A coach has yet to be announced. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ecb-accepts-pietersen-s-resignation-fires-r991905.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ecb-accepts-pietersen-s-resignation-fires-r991905.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece has complained to Turkey that a search-and-rescue mission was harassed by Turkish jets over the Aegean Sea, the Greek Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The official complaint marked the latest in the neighboring countries' longtime dispute over Aegean sea and air space boundaries. The Greek ministry said the Turkish jets had violated Greek airspace in an «unacceptable» incident and said it would notify NATO and the European Union. A Turkish Foreign Ministry official said Turkey had no comment. A Turkish official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/greece-complains-to-turkey-over-aegean-r991899.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/greece-complains-to-turkey-over-aegean-r991899.htm World News (PR-inside.com) A list of Greece's government ministers announced Wednesday after a Cabinet reshuffle Prime Minister: Costas Karamanlis Minister of Interior: Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Finance: Yiannis Papathanasiou. Foreign Affairs: Dora Bakoyannis. Defense: Evangelos Meimarakis. Environment, Town Planning and Public Works: Giorgos Souflias. Development: Costis Hatzidakis. Culture: Antonis Samaras. Deputy for sport: Yiannis Ioannidis. Minister for the Merchant Marine and Island Policy: Anastasios Papaligouras. Employment: Fani Palli-Petralia. Health: Dimitris Avramopoulos. Education and Religious Affairs: Aris Spiliotopoulos. Agriculture: Sotiris Hatzigakis. Justice: Nikolaos Dendias. Macedonia-Thrace: Stavros Kalafatis. Tourism: Constantine Markopoulos. Transport and Communications: Evripidis Stylianidis. Government spokesman: Evangelos Antonaros. On the Net Greek government: http://www.primeminister.gr .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/greek-government-reshuffled-r991898.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/greek-government-reshuffled-r991898.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The following is a copy of Kevin Pietersen's statement explaining why he resigned as England captain on Wednesday «Contrary to media speculation today, I wish to make it very clear that I did not resign as captain of the England cricket team this morning. «However, in light of recent communications of the ECB and the unfortunate media stories and speculation that have subsequently appeared, I now consider that would be extremely difficult for me to continue in my current position with the England cricket team. «Accordingly, I have as of this .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/pietersen-s-resignation-statement-r991892.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pietersen-s-resignation-statement-r991892.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Kevin Pietersen resigned as England cricket captain Wednesday after a power struggle with coach Peter Moores, whose future also was in doubt. The England and Wales Cricket Board scheduled a news conference at which it was expected to announce Andrew Strauss as Pietersen's successor. British news reports said Moores also had resigned, although there was no official confirmation. Pietersen confirmed his resignation but said in a statement that he only did so after his position was made untenable by speculation over his future. «I wish to make it very clear I did not .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ecb-likely-to-replace-pietersen-with-r991890.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ecb-likely-to-replace-pietersen-with-r991890.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/European-Retail-Banking-Technology-Business-Update-H2-2008-58126.asp Introduction This brief looks at the key market developments in European retail banking during H2 2008 and examines: the financial performance of players; M and A activity; other notable industry developments; the impact of the financial crisis on IT spending; the continuing role of the branch; application architecture strategies in retail banking. Scope *Datamonitor´s Business Update highlights key findings from ongoing research into key technological market dynamics in European retail banking. *Country coverage includes Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Nordics and the UK. Highlights The financial performance of many European banks declined significantly during H2 2008. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/european-retail-banking-technology-business-r991889.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/european-retail-banking-technology-business-r991889.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Company-Profile/Sanofi-Aventis-PharmaVitae-Profile-58125.asp Introduction This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Sanofi-Aventis in the pharmaceutical sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information. Reasons to Purchase *Benchmark Sanofi-Aventis´s performance against key rivals in the ethical pharmaceutical sector *Assess how the Aventis component of Sanofi-Aventis will continue to drive sales growth for the company through to 2013 *Analyse how the launch of new potential blockbuster products will allow the company to remain a thrombosis powerhouse despite patent expiry .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/sanofi-aventis-pharmavitae-profile-r991886.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sanofi-aventis-pharmavitae-profile-r991886.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Financial-Deal-Insights-Consumer-Markets-October-2008-58124.asp Introduction This report contains extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of monthly deal activity (including strategic alliances) in the packaged food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, personal care, household products, pet care, and tobacco sectors across global markets, with a specific focus on key emerging markets. It offers insights into deal activity, deal rationale, and valuation trends. Scope *Analysis through two deliverables analyst opinion on key deals (PDF brief), and monthly roundup with analysis of trends and drivers (PowerPoint) *Insights into deal activity across M and A, private equity, private placement, IPO, secondary offering, and strategic alliance deals *Insights across key sectors, namely packaged food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/financial-deal-insights-consumer-markets-r991884.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/financial-deal-insights-consumer-markets-r991884.htm World News (PR-inside.com) SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgarian school children sang songs to keep warm in the bitter cold. Bosnians drove hours to snap up electric heaters. And in Serbia, millions woke up to the Eastern Orthodox Christmas under the threat of winter hardship. Russia's decision to cut gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine has hit the Balkans hard as a deep freeze descends upon much of the region _ raising the prospect of widespread misery in the coldest months of the year. Thousands of households have been left without heating because of a pricing dispute .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/balkans-freeze-as-russia-cuts-gas-r991882.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/balkans-freeze-as-russia-cuts-gas-r991882.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - A handful of bleak profit forecasts and more evidence of escalating unemployment unnerved investors Wednesday, sending stocks down sharply. All the major indexes lost more than 1.5 percent, including the Dow Jones industrials, which tumbled about 175 points. Underscoring investors' fears that 2009 is shaping up to be a difficult year for many sectors, Time Warner and Intel on Wednesday issued disappointing numbers. Time Warner Inc. said it expects to record a fourth-quarter $25 billion impairment charge for its cable, publishing and AOL units that will lead to an .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/stocks-fall-on-fresh-evidence-of-r991881.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/stocks-fall-on-fresh-evidence-of-r991881.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Pharmaceutical-Logistics-Market-Map-2008-58123.asp Introduction A comprehensive interactive model, ehich assesses and analyses the pharmaceutical logistics industry. across 8 European countries. The Market Map covers historical, current and forecasted market values up to 2013. Reasons to Purchase *Develop strategies that will allow you to respond more effectively to your clients´ needs. *Benchmark your company´s performance in very specific logistics markets against industry standards. *Ensure targets for your business are responsive to the current economic environment. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/pharmaceutical-logistics-market-map-r991880.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pharmaceutical-logistics-market-map-r991880.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Automotive-Logistics-Market-Map-2008-58122.asp Introduction This database assesses and analyses the European Automotive logistics industry, including estimates of market sizes and forecasts to 2013. It details 8 European countries and breaks each market down into main logistics activities giving current market values and forecasts to 2013. Reasons to Purchase *Develop strategies that will allow you to respond more effectively to your clients in the automotive industry. *Benchmark your company´s performance against industry standards in very specific logistics markets. *Understand trends in the automotive logistics market. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/automotive-logistics-market-map-r991878.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/automotive-logistics-market-map-r991878.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian coffee growers are brewing up a lawsuit over a U.S. comic strip joking that violence is so rampant there, maybe «there's a little bit of Juan Valdez in every can» of the country's java. The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation says it will sue «Mother Goose and Grimm» cartoonist Mike Peters «for damage and harm, detriment to intellectual property and defamation. The suit will be filed Friday, according to a note on the federation's Web site. In the Jan. 2 cartoon, a character says: «Y'know, there's a big crime syndicate .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/colombian-coffee-growers-to-sue-over-r991877.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/colombian-coffee-growers-to-sue-over-r991877.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Technology-Logistics-Market-Map-2008-58121.asp Introduction A comprehensive interactive model which assesses and analyses the logistics industry in key technology sectors, covering historical, current and forecasted market values to 2013. Reasons to Purchase *Develop strategies which will allow you to respond more effectively to your client´s needs. *Benchmark your company´s performance in very specific logistics markets against industry standards. *Ensure your strategies are responsive to the current economic environment. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/technology-logistics-market-map-r991876.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/technology-logistics-market-map-r991876.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that allowing mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to return to their old operating ways is not an option. Congress and the next administration must decide the proper role government should play in supporting home ownership in light of the severe economic costs imposed on the nation from the bursting of the housing bubble, Paulson said. The government in September took control of Fannie and Freddie, placing them in conservatorship. Paulson offered thoughts on a variety of possible solutions on what .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/paulson-says-changes-needed-at-fannie-r991873.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/paulson-says-changes-needed-at-fannie-r991873.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Generics-Series-Generics-Trends-in-the-Seven-Major-Markets-and-Beyond-58120.asp Introduction Based on generics use, the seven major markets may be divided into mature (the US, Germany and the UK) and immature (France, Italy, Spain and Japan) markets, both of which present different challenges, making the fast-growing, high-value emerging markets a tantalizing prospect. In addition to market expansion, acquisition and closer innovator ties represent key strategies for industry growth. Scope *An overview of key events which have impacted on the generics industry in the seven major markets. *An insight into the strategic trends employed by the industry to sustain growth in an increasingly competitive environment. *An introduction to the emerging markets, as the next frontier .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/generics-series-generics-trends-in-r991872.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/generics-series-generics-trends-in-r991872.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MEXICO CITY (AP) - The country that gave the world chewing gum is getting gummed up: The average square yard (meter) of Mexico City sidewalk has 70 blobs of discarded chew. Now Mexico is responding with innovations ranging from expensive sidewalk steam-cleaners to natural chewing gum that breaks down quickly. It's even telling its citizens (gulp!) to swallow their gum. The general in the war on discarded chewing gum is Ricardo Jaral, Mexico City's director for conservation of public spaces. He bemoans the blackened gobs that mar the newly restored 700-year-old downtown area .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/gulp-mexico-tells-citizens-to-swallow-r991871.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/gulp-mexico-tells-citizens-to-swallow-r991871.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Company-Profile/Actelion-Ltd-PharmaVitae-Profile-58119.asp Introduction This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Actelion in the Rx pharmaceutical sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information. Reasons to Purchase *Benchmark Actelion´s performance against key rivals in the ethical pharmaceutical sector *Learn how Actelion´s focus on a novel pathophysiological pathway has rapidly transformed it from a startup biotech into a billion dollar company *Evaluate the impressive pipeline potential that is set to drive Actelion´s future commercial focus .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/actelion-ltd-pharmavitae-profile-r991869.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/actelion-ltd-pharmavitae-profile-r991869.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) PARIS (AP) - In choppy seas, trapped inside his overturned boat for some 18 hours and taking in the freezing waters of the Atlantic, French skipper Jean Le Cam saw a rival sailor as his chance to survive. Le Cam's boat, the MV Materiaux, had capsized early Tuesday about 200 nautical miles west of Cape Horn during the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world race. He was saved in a daring rescue by competitor and countryman Vincent Riou. Speaking by radio telephone with race organizers, who made the skippers' accounts of the rescue public, the two men .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/french-skippers-describe-rescue-from-r991868.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/french-skippers-describe-rescue-from-r991868.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/UK-Buy-to-let-Mortgages-2008-58118.asp Introduction The UK buy-to-let mortgage market has come to a crossroads. After a decade of strength growth the credit crunch has severely impacted on the market. This report looks at how both competitors and landlords are coping during difficult times. It concludes with a consideration of where the UK buy-to-let market can go from here. Scope *Provides three scenario-based forecasts for the market over the next 5 years. *Gives competitor market share for top 8 lenders in 2007 in terms of gross advances. *Looks at the impact of the credit crunch on the key competitors. Highlights Many investors were attracted by the buy-to-let market because of the .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/uk-buy-to-let-mortgages-2008-http-www-companiesand-r991866.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/uk-buy-to-let-mortgages-2008-http-www-companiesand-r991866.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TORONTO (AP) - The first woman soldier to flee the U.S. military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war has been ordered deported along with her husband and children. Kimberly Rivera said Wednesday her requests to stay on humanitarian and compassionate grounds were rejected. Rivera served in Iraq in 2006 and came to Canada the following year after she refused redeployment. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children _ the youngest is six weeks old and Canadian born. Rivera says she'll discuss her options with her husband and supporters but feels she's come to .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/us-soldier-ordered-to-leave-canada-r991865.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-soldier-ordered-to-leave-canada-r991865.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Western-European-Asset-Management-Database-58117.asp Introduction The current market instability has important implications for asset managers across Western Europe; this database provides a definitive guide to the financial asset holdings of households, non-financial institutions and insurance companies/pension funds on a country-by-country basis from 2003-7. Deposits, equities, mutual funds, bonds and L and P assets are included in each investment sector portfolio Reasons to Purchase *Assess your target client base´s liquid asset holdings by product sector to identify which innovative product launches will be most effective *Identify which product sectors your target client base is investing in, and disinvesting from, to see the important shifts in investment behaviour *Compare your target client base´s .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/western-european-asset-management-database-r991863.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/western-european-asset-management-database-r991863.htm World News (PR-inside.com) EDITOR'S NOTE: AP correspondent Denis D. Gray first reported from Cambodia in 1973. By DENIS D. GRAY Associated Press Writer PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Thirty years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, the specter of the murderous regime still haunted Cambodia on Wednesday as victims remembered the countless dead and the country prepared to finally try the movement's leaders. More than 40,000 people jammed Phnom Penh's Olympic Stadium for speeches and a parade to mark the day Vietnamese troops entered the capital to oust the ultra-communists from power. «On Jan. 7, my .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/cambodia-marks-khmer-rouge-fall-r991862.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cambodia-marks-khmer-rouge-fall-r991862.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Children´s-and-Tweens´-Personal-Care-Usage-Trends-58116.asp Introduction Marketing child-centric personal care products is problematic. The market sits uneasily between the domains of baby and adult focused products. While using licensed characters from popular films and cartoons is an obvious shortcut to gaining kids´ approval a longer-lasting approach would be to encourage the foundations of positive personal care behaviors Scope *Identifies the most important demographic shift across the global stage that will impact children´s personal care brands *Global coverage: offers proprietary new product launch coverage from 17 countries across four continents *Valuable insight structured by market category across the most pertinent personal care segments applicable to 5-13 year olds *Detailed recommendations and interpretation .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/children-s-and-tweens-personal-care-r991861.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/children-s-and-tweens-personal-care-r991861.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MILAN, Italy (AP) - Freezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel delays Wednesday across Europe and were blamed for at least 12 deaths, including that of a man in Milan who was crushed when a canopy collapsed under the weight of snow. In Poland, the Interior Ministry said at least 10 people have frozen to death due to temperatures reaching minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 25 Celsius ). Italian police said a Milan businessman standing on his balcony was killed when the snow brought down a canopy and part of a wall. A .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/deaths-blamed-on-snow-and-r991860.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/deaths-blamed-on-snow-and-r991860.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Officials say a third baby has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a private clinic in the Cypriot capital. A total of 11 babies were infected, and one is on a respirator in critical condition at the state-run Makarios Hospital, according to Andreas Hadjidemetriou, a doctor there. One baby died Wednesday and two others last week. The other seven are out of danger. All the babies were born last month at the Ippocration clinic and were less than 2 weeks old when they became ill. The clinic was shut down .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/cyprus-3rd-baby-dies-of-legionnaires-r991856.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cyprus-3rd-baby-dies-of-legionnaires-r991856.htm World News (PR-inside.com) DAMASCUS Syria (AP) - Syria's official news agency says President Bashar Assad has discussed the situation in Gaza with Iran's parliament speaker. The agency says Assad's meeting with Ali Larijani took place Wednesday and concentrated on «the dangerous situation in Gaza. The agency did not say whether Larijani is going to meet leaders of the Syrian-based Palestinian militant Hamas. Larijani's visit comes four days after chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili met Assad and leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Iran is a close ally of Syria and supports Hamas and Islamic Jihad. COM9_20090107173847555.txt .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/assad-discusses-gaza-with-iran-s-parliament-r991855.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/assad-discusses-gaza-with-iran-s-parliament-r991855.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Kevin Pietersen has confirmed his resignation as England cricket captain, saying his position was made untenable by speculation over his future. Pietersen says in a statement that he did not resign Wednesday morning, as was widely reported by British media, but that he has done so following subsequent talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board. The South African-born batsman says he still intends to play for the team. The England and Wales Cricket Board has scheduled a news conference for 1800 GMT (6 p.m. local time) Wednesday at which it .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/pietersen-confirms-resignation-as-england-r991854.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pietersen-confirms-resignation-as-england-r991854.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) Mansfield, Texas, USA - January 7, 2009 - Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Hirose Electric Company, a long-time specialty manufacturer of high-quality connectors. Mouser has access to Hirose's full product portfolio and is stocking rectangular, circular, and coaxial connectors, as well as FFC / FPC connectors. 'Hirose is well-known for their high-quality products and efficient manufacturing, which has earned them a loyal customer base,' commented Barry McConnell, Mouser's Vice President of Product Marketing. 'We are pleased to add Hirose Electric to our .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/mouser-electronics-and-hirose-electric-sign-r991853.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mouser-electronics-and-hirose-electric-sign-r991853.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Rumours SARAH JESSICA PARKER and MATTHEW BRODERICK's marriage is on the rocks are refusing to go away - a U.S. tabloid now alleges the SEX AND THE CITY star is ready to move out of the family home. Back in August (08), Star magazine alleged Broderick, 46, had an affair with a younger woman. The couple issued no comment, and quickly put on a united front, posing for photographs together. But five months on, the rumours are back, with Star now claiming the couple attempted to save their 11-year marriage for the sake of their four year old son James Wilkie - but .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/parker-and-broderick-ready-to-split-r991852.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/parker-and-broderick-ready-to-split-r991852.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) VIENNA, Austria (AP) - General Motors in Austria said Wednesday it plans to put more than 1,500 workers on part-time work due to the recession. The announcement reflects the malaise gripping General Motors in America and its German subsidiary, Opel. GM spokesman Elisabeth Schuller said 1,540 workers at the GM powertrain plant in Vienna have been told they will be shifted to part-time basis from Jan. 19 through May 8. If approved by the government agency overseeing the labor market, the move would leave only 310 assembly line workers on full-time basis. The plant exports 90 .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/gm-austria-to-put-most-employees-r991851.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/gm-austria-to-put-most-employees-r991851.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) SAN FRANCISCO - January 7, 2009 - SynthaSite, the leading do-it-yourself free Web site builder, today announced that it has reached the one million user mark in just a year. Additionally, the company unveiled the winners of its first 'Best of SynthaSite' contest, which were chosen by SynthaSite's growing community. Selected from more than 1,000 business and personal entries from around the world, Cosmic Sensorium and Forty-something showcase the best uses of SynthaSite's DIY Web site builder technology in regards to focused purpose, visual appeal and innovative use of widgets. 'The two inaugural winners of 'Best of SynthaSite' show exactly .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/cosmic-sensorium-and-forty-something-selected-r991850.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cosmic-sensorium-and-forty-something-selected-r991850.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open on Wednesday, each winning in straight sets. Nadal beat Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-1, 6-2, and Federer defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-3. «I am happy because it was an important win,» said Nadal, who was broken once but took advantage of 27 unforced errors from Beck. «Yesterday, I played good and today also I played good. «I can't say if I am close to my best,» added Nadal, who won both the French .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/nadal-federer-murray-reach-quarterfinals-r991849.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nadal-federer-murray-reach-quarterfinals-r991849.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Rap superstar SNOOP DOGG is following in the footsteps of pal DR. DRE - he's releasing his own line of headphones. The Drop It Like It's Hot hitmaker, real name Calvin Broadus, is teaming up with audio company Skullcandy for the 'extreme bass amplified headphone', which will be part of the firm's artist collaboration line. The Beastie Boys DJ, Mix Master Mike, is also developing a line with Skullcandy. Dr. Dre released the Beats by Dr. Dre range last July (08). .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/snoop-follows-dre-into-headphone-line-r991847.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/snoop-follows-dre-into-headphone-line-r991847.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) British pop star LILY ALLEN has hit out at her record label for failing to make her trips abroad luxurious enough. The Smile singer claims she only made $72,500 (50,000) from her debut album, 2006's All right, Still, despite the LP going on to sell nearly 2 million copies worldwide. And Allen claims she is forced to stay in substandard accommodation while she is abroad promoting her music, because executives at EMI Records refuse to pay for her to stay in expensive hotels. She says, 'I got 50,000 for my first album and I sold a lot of records. 'Twenty years ago, I'd have .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/allen-slams-cheap-record-label-r991848.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/allen-slams-cheap-record-label-r991848.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) KATE HUDSON left onscreen rival ANNE HATHAWAY nursing a bruised head when a fight scene in new movie BRIDE WARS went wrong. The pair play pals who fall out when they both plan to marry on the same day. The actresses both insist rumours of an onset bust-up are untrue - but they admit one slapping scene took a real twist and left Hathaway cradling an ice-pack. Hathaway tells People magazine, 'Did you notice Kate's enormous wedding ring in the movie? Imagine, surrounded in a cloud of tulle, Kate Hudson's hand with the 9.000 carat diamond coming out and smacking you across the .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/hudson-hit-hathaway-for-real-on-r991845.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hudson-hit-hathaway-for-real-on-r991845.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Singer/actresses BEYONCE KNOWLES, JENNIFER HUDSON and ALICIA KEYS are leading the way at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards with two nominations each. The three beauties will compete for Outstanding Female Music Artist and Best Music Video, while they are also up for Best Supporting Actress for their big-screen outings - Keys and Hudson for The Secret Life of Bees, and Knowles for Cadillac Records. In addition, The Secret Life of Bees and Cadillac Records, which also stars Adrien Brody, Gabrielle Union and Mos Def, are shortlisted for the Best Picture award. The two movies will fight it out with Will Smith's Seven .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/knowles-hudson-and-keys-land-double-r991841.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/knowles-hudson-and-keys-land-double-r991841.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) ANNE HATHAWAY, SEAN PENN and LEONARDO DiCAPRIO were among the winners at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in California on Tuesday (06Jan09) night. A host of Hollywood's big names turned out for the 20th annual awards ceremony, which saw Penn and Hathaway each presented with the Desert Palm Achievement Award. Stiller was on hand to introduce Meet the Fockers co-star Hoffman as he claimed the Chairman's Award, while DiCaprio took to the stage on behalf of his Revolutionary Road co-stars as they were awarded the Ensemble Performance prize. Filmmaker Ron Howard received the Director's Lifetime Achievement Award from Frost/Nixon star .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/stars-come-out-for-palm-springs-r991842.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/stars-come-out-for-palm-springs-r991842.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) A British film and TV awards ceremony has been rescued just a month after a major financial crisis forced organisers to scrap the show. The Screen Nation Film and Television Awards, which honours black talent, were cancelled last month (Dec08) after one of the event's backers pulled out because of the global economic downturn. The ceremony will now go ahead in conjunction with British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the academy's London headquarters on 7 February (09). .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/british-awards-ceremony-saved-r991840.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/british-awards-ceremony-saved-r991840.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Comedian and talk show host CRAIG FERGUSON's secret Christmas (09) wedding almost ended in disaster when a snow storm forced nearly all the guests to miss the ceremony. Ferguson, 46, made girlfriend of three years Megan Wallace Cunningham, 26, his third wife at her family's Vermont farmhouse on 21 December (08). A blizzard hit the New England area the day of the nuptials, meaning only 15 family and friends were able to reach the venue, with a further 45 stranded en route. The couple was also forced to abandon their reception when roads became too treacherous to drive on. Instead, art dealer Cunningham's .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/blizzard-almost-wrecked-ferguson-s-christmas-r991837.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/blizzard-almost-wrecked-ferguson-s-christmas-r991837.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Actress KRISTEN JOHNSTON is struggling to gain weight again after a burst ulcer turned her skinny overnight - because the illness has robbed her of her hunger for food. The 3rd Rock from the Sun star was last year (08) forced to deny rumours she was suffering from an eating disorder, after she was snapped looking skinny, revealing she fell ill during a run on London's West End stage in Love Song and dropped 40 pounds (18 kilograms) in weight in a London hospital. Six months on, the statuesque star claims she's finding it impossible to bulk up to her former size, .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/johnston-s-illness-robbed-her-of-hunger-r991836.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/johnston-s-illness-robbed-her-of-hunger-r991836.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Teenage actress DAKOTA FANNING has been helping her THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES co-star JENNIFER HUDSON cope with the grisly murder of her family. Hudson has shunned the public eye since her mother, Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson, were found shot dead at their home in Chicago, Illinois in October (08). Hudson's nephew Julian King, seven, was found dead three days later. And Fanning, who became pals with the star while they filmed the 2008 movie together, has been on hand to support Hudson through this difficult time. He tells UsWeekly.com, 'I have spoken to her. I have been in contact with .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/fanning-reaches-out-to-hudson-r991835.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/fanning-reaches-out-to-hudson-r991835.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were lower Wednesday. The FTSE-100 share index closed down 131.41 points, or 2.83 percent, at 4,507.51. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ftse-100-index-down-131-41-points-at-r991833.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ftse-100-index-down-131-41-points-at-r991833.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says allowing mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to return to their old operating ways is not an option. Paulson says Congress and the next administration must decide the proper role government should play in supporting home ownership in light of the severe economic costs imposed on the nation from the bursting of the housing bubble. The government in September took control of Fannie and Freddie, placing them in conservatorship. Paulson offered thoughts on a variety of possible solutions on what should follow the conservatorship .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/paulson-says-changes-needed-at-fannie-r991832.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/paulson-says-changes-needed-at-fannie-r991832.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) FRASIER and CHEERS star KELSEY GRAMMER is returning to TV in a new U.S. sitcom pilot.. The actor will play a tycoon forced to reconnect with his family when he loses his job in the as-yet-untitled show. Grammer, who won numerous awards during his 20-year stint playing Dr. Frasier Crane in the two hit shows, will hope the new programme is a bigger success than his last comedy outing, Back To You, which was axed in 2008 after just 17 episodes. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/grammer-lands-new-sitcom-r991831.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/grammer-lands-new-sitcom-r991831.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Former AUTEURS singer LUKE HAINES has blasted British pop rivals RADIOHEAD, BLUR and OASIS in a new autobiography. Haines' band were part of the 1990s Britpop revolution, forming in 1991 and splitting in 1999. But he insists they were a class above their more successful and more famous rivals. In Bad Vibes: Britpop And My Part In Its Downfall, Haines calls Radiohead 'most heinous of creatures'; Oasis 'mindless northern bluff'; and Blur 'habitual bandwagon jumpers (who presented) a masterclass in media complicity'. (IG/WNWC/MT) WENN - FIFTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ and PEOPLE NEWS - 07 JANUARY 2009 .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/haines-blasts-britpop-rivals-in-memoir-r991830.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/haines-blasts-britpop-rivals-in-memoir-r991830.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Country singer WYNONNA JUDD is getting in shape for 2009 - as the new face of a weight-loss product. The heavyweight star, 44, will front slimming pills Alli - and she's hoping her public weight battle will help others who are struggling with similar issues. She says, 'This is about me picking something that I know works for me. I can still plan (my work) and not feel like Alli is dictating my life as I have in the past on other programs. It fits into my schedule. 'I don't have diet goals. My goals are to live as happy and healthy as .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/judd-signs-on-for-weight-loss-r991829.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/judd-signs-on-for-weight-loss-r991829.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Clothing store Viyella became the latest long-standing British retailer to succumb to dire retailing conditions and file for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday. The owners of Viyella, which was founded in 1784 and gave the world the first branded cloth, said they had reluctantly decided to place the business into administration «following an assessment of the current economic situation and the prospects for the future. Viyella employs around 500 people across Britain, having branched out in recent years from womenswear to also sell menswear, homewares and cosmetics. «We believe there will be .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/viyella-latest-uk-icon-to-file-r991827.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/viyella-latest-uk-icon-to-file-r991827.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Rap superstar KANYE WEST is branching further out into the fashion industry he's launching his own sneakers with top designer Louis Vuitton. The Gold Digger rapper recently announced plans for his clothing range, Pastelle, and a collaboration with Nike for the Air Yeezy sports shoe. And now the self-proclaimed 'Louis Vuitton don' is turning it up a gear by teaming with his favourite label to produce the all white design he's recently been sporting. Confirming rumours of the deal, West told reporters as he left a Louis Vuitton store, 'I was just showing them my new Louis... Can't say too much of that .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/west-confirms-louis-vuitton-sneaker-deal-r991825.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/west-confirms-louis-vuitton-sneaker-deal-r991825.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) MILEY CYRUS' songwriting skills have been hailed by the country rocker she collaborated with on Grammy-nominated hit I THOUGHT I LOST YOU. The song, which Cyrus co-wrote and performed with Jeffrey Steele to accompany animated movie Bolt, is nominated for Grammy and Golden Globe awards. And music veteran Steele insists his teenage partner deserves an equal share of credit. He says, 'I was amazed at her sense of where the story had to go within the song. I didn't know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised.' .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/steele-hails-cyrus-songwriting-r991824.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/steele-hails-cyrus-songwriting-r991824.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) MARK RONSON, BRIAN ENO and SUEDE guitarist BERNARD BUTLER have all landed nominations for the inaugural Music Producers Guild Awards. Valerie hitmaker Ronson has scored two nods, one for Best International Producer of the Year and another for The Joe Meek Award for Innovation in Production - for which Bjork and Eno will also compete. Butler, Eno and Steve Mac are up for Producer of the Year, while Bloc Party producer Cenzo Townsend is another double nominee - he will fight it out for Recording Engineer of the Year and Best Mix Engineer. Meanwhile, singer Duffy's chart smash Mercy is nominated for U.K. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ronson-and-eno-lead-producers-awards-r991823.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ronson-and-eno-lead-producers-awards-r991823.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday amid fresh worries about the U.S. labor market following a grim jobs survey and the announcement aluminum producer Alcoa will slash jobs. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed down 131.41 points, or 2.8 percent, at 4,507.51, while Germany's DAX fell 88.84 points, or 1.8 percent, to 4,937.47. France's CAC-40 was 50.13 points, or 1.5 percent, lower at 3,346.09. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 152.29 points, or 1.7 percent, to 8,862.81, while the broader Standards and Poor's 500 .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/world-markets-hit-by-us-unemployment-r991818.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-markets-hit-by-us-unemployment-r991818.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BUFFALO, New York (AP) - The NHL is reviewing whether to discipline Ottawa Senators forward Jarkko Ruutu for biting Buffalo Sabres forward Andrew Peters through his gloved thumb during a game. NHL spokesman Frank Brown says in an e-mail Wednesday that the league reviews everything and added if a suspension is warranted it would be announced before the Senators game at Boston on Thursday. The force of Ruutu's bite ripped Peters' glove off and broke the skin on the player's right thumb. It happened in the first period of Buffalo's 4-2 win Tuesday .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/ruutu-s-bite-attracts-nhl-attention-r991817.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ruutu-s-bite-attracts-nhl-attention-r991817.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEWCASTLE, England (AP) - Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi has agreed a three-year contract extension that keeps him at the Premier League club until 2012. Injuries have plagued the career of the 27-year-old academy product, who stayed at Newcastle in the offseason after failing a medical with Ipswich. But the Nigerian-born player, who was brought up in the Newcastle area from a young age, has improved this season since Joe Kinnear took charge. «I hadn't played for a while and had to prove myself again. Thankfully I believe I did that,» Ameobi said .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/newcastle-striker-ameobi-signs-contract-extension-r991814.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/newcastle-striker-ameobi-signs-contract-extension-r991814.htm Business (PR-inside.com) According to a recent press release an investigation on behalf of Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IDEV) investors over possible shareholder claims arising from potential breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the board of directors of Indevus Pharmaceuticals arising out of their attempt to sell the company to Endo Pharmaceuticals was announced. If you are currently hold shares of Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IDEV) you have certain options, and you should contact the Shareholders Foundation, Inc immediately! Email: Mail(at)ShareholdersFoundation.com or call us today: +1-(858)-779-1554. According to the press release by a law firm the investigation focused on potential breaches .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/indevus-pharmaceuticals-nasdaq-idev-r991813.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/indevus-pharmaceuticals-nasdaq-idev-r991813.htm World News (PR-inside.com) SDEROT, Israel (AP) - Few residents of the Israeli town of Sderot are on the streets these days. They prefer to sit out the war in safer parts of the country or barricade themselves at home as Palestinian rockets keep coming despite Israel's devastating military offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers. One mile outside Gaza, Sderot was for years the top target of Palestinian rocket fire. Its residents have long demanded a military campaign to wipe out Gaza rocket squads, saying the current disruption of their lives is a small price .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/rocket-fire-defines-life-in-southern-r991812.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rocket-fire-defines-life-in-southern-r991812.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) Lunarline, Inc. announced the release of its 2009 training schedule, featuring DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP), Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) courses. With instruction provided throughout the United States, Lunarline provides the flexibility to train virtually anywhere. New this year, Lunarline announces that it is offering all of its courses overseas as mobile classes. Lunarline's subject matter expert instructors understand the many different aspects of the Certification and Accreditation (C and A) process; this is why they offer many different types of instruction. Students can choose from a 1 Day DIACAP .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/lunarline-inc-releases-2009-training-schedule-r991811.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lunarline-inc-releases-2009-training-schedule-r991811.htm Politics (PR-inside.com) January 7 - 'During his years as Pacific Commander, Blair downplayed human rights concerns. He actively worked to reinstate military assistance and deepen ties with Indonesia's military despite its ongoing rights violations in East Timor and consistent record of impunity,' said John M. Miller, National Coordinator of ETAN. 'Admiral Blair undermined U.S. policy in the months preceding the U.S.-supported and UN-sponsored referendum in East Timor in 1999,' said Ed McWilliams, a senior U.S. embassy official in Jakarta at the time. 'While senior State Department officials were pressing the Indonesian military to end the escalating violence and its support for militia .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/blair-s-history-with-indonesia-and-r991810.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/blair-s-history-with-indonesia-and-r991810.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - January 7, 2009 - LinMin, provider of award-winning LinMin Bare Metal Provisioning™, today unveiled Release 5.3, featuring an enhanced user interface that makes it even easier for first time users to remotely install Linux and Windows on servers, blades, workstations and virtual machines within minutes of downloading the product. LinMin 5.3 also includes provisioning support for recently released or soon to be released Linux distributions including 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 5.3, Novell® SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and 10 SP3, Ubuntu® 8.10, Fedora 10, OpenSUSE® 11.1 and CentOS 5.3, as well as .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/linmin-introduces-bare-metal-provisioning-r991808.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/linmin-introduces-bare-metal-provisioning-r991808.htm Telecommunications (PR-inside.com) La Verne, CA - Jan 5, 2009 - Nextar™, a designer and marketer of bold and new consumer electronic products with mass appeal, is ready to introduce a LCOS micro projector (Z10), that is small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, and a 20' (diagonal) screen (PS-001). The duo makes it easier and more economical for more people to make quality, professional presentations. Nextar will feature the units at the upcoming 2009 CES in booth South 3 31753. 'With AC/DC operation, the new Nextar micro projector and screen weigh in with a combined weight of under 2.5 pounds .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/nextar-projects-big-image-with-new-r991805.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nextar-projects-big-image-with-new-r991805.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Brad's 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' co-star Taraji Henson talked to Hollyscoop at the Palm Springs International Film Festival about Angie and 'her husband' Brad and what a great family they are. She even offered to babysit the kids! In regards to babysitting the Jolie/Pitt clan, she said: 'Absolutely. I've already told Angie. And my mom did too. I'll be the play grandmother and I'll be the surrogate mother,' Taraji told Hollyscoop. 'I already told your husband [I'd babysit],' Taraji said she told Angie at the Los Angeles movie premiere. After she realized what she said, she paused and .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/brad-and-angelina-already-married-r991803.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/brad-and-angelina-already-married-r991803.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) The tragic news of John Travolta's 16 year-old son Jett passing away made headlines all over the world, and condolences from fans and fellow celebrities starting pouring in. Jett Travolta suffered a seizure while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas over the New Year. Early autopsy reports confirmed that the cause of death was a 'seizure disorder.' It was a vacation John and his wife Kelly Preston will never forget. They went away as a family and came back home with their son's ashes. As a parent, losing a child is the most difficult experience, near heart stopping. .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/mira-sorvino-sends-love-and-sympathy-r991801.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mira-sorvino-sends-love-and-sympathy-r991801.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's largest rebel group is asking for an international representative to be present when it frees six hostages _ possibly jeopardizing the promised release. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia wants someone from «a brother country or the international community» to be present when it hands over a former governor, a regional lawmaker, three police officers and a soldier. The FARC did not specify a country or give a date for the release in a statement distributed Wednesday. President Alvaro Uribe has said only the International Committee of the Red .. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 http://www.pr-inside.com/colombia-rebels-eye-foreign-role-in-r991798.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/colombia-rebels-eye-foreign-role-in-r991798.htm