PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 08 pr-inside.com pr-inside.com Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.quicklogic.com/ - QuickLogic(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK), the lowest power programmable solutions leader, has scheduled a conference call to discuss the company's earnings results for its third quarter on Thursday, October 23, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. QuickLogic Corporation will issue a news release announcing the Company's third quarter 2008 earnings results at approximately 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time / 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 23, 2008. The conference call can be accessed via QuickLogic's website at www.quicklogic.com, or join the live conference by dialing (877) 397-0297 by 2:20 p.m. Pacific .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/quicklogic-announces-q3-earnings-conference-r855262.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/quicklogic-announces-q3-earnings-conference-r855262.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Viacom Inc. is trimming its third-quarter and 2008 outlook, blaming slowing advertising revenue and the souring global economy for the decline. The media company said Friday that it expects to report adjusted earnings per share of 53 cents to 55 cents when it reports third-quarter results early next month. For the full year, the company says earnings per share from continuing operations will only grow in the mid-single to low-double digits. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect, on average, a profit of 60 cents per share in the third quarter and .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/viacom-lowers-2008-3q-earnings-outlook-r855261.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/viacom-lowers-2008-3q-earnings-outlook-r855261.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Mexico can clinch a place in the last round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying when it faces Jamaica on Saturday. The Mexicans came away 3-0 winners in the first encounter but anticipate a harder test this time around. «It is very difficult to understand how Jamaica will play,» Mexico coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said. «The truth is, it is complicated. After three matches, Mexico leads the four-team Group 2 with nine points, three ahead of Honduras. Canada and Jamaica drew 1-1 and have one point each. Since losing to Mexico, Jamaica has made .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mexico-expects-tougher-test-against-jamaica-r855256.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mexico-expects-tougher-test-against-jamaica-r855256.htm Politics (PR-inside.com) FROM: Andy Martin, Chicago, Illinois (866) 706-2639 COMMENTS BY ANDY MARTIN: October 10, 2008 Whether you agree with me or disagree with me, love me or hate me, I stand by my commentary and analysis on Barack Obama and his college of corruption. If you read my book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, and read all that I have written, you will not find any serious factual errors. Obama has repeatedly had to admit the accuracy of my allegations. For example, last year I disclosed that Obama was born both a Kenyan and an American citizen. His web site now admits that fact, .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-responds-to-the-los-r855254.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-responds-to-the-los-r855254.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Despite missing at least six regulars, Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic doesn't seem to be too worried. «Injuries are never good and this time it's extreme,» Ibrahimovic said ahead of Sweden's World Cup qualifying match against Portugal on Saturday. «At the same time, it's important that we're focused on the game and the points we're going to take. The pressure is on them. Portugal beat Malta 4-0 in its opening qualifier but then was upset at home by Denmark 3-2 after conceding three late goals. The team is now fourth .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ibra-not-worried-despite-sweden-injuries-r855252.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ibra-not-worried-despite-sweden-injuries-r855252.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) PARIS (AP) - Hundreds of angry Renault workers and other protesters stormed a Paris car show Friday to register their discontent about expected job cuts at the French automaker and restructuring in the industry. Blaring horns and setting off firecrackers, the demonstrators showered union leaflets on prototype cars and unfurled banners as police kept watch at the Mondial de l'Automobile auto show. Renault management last month announced 6,000 job cuts in Europe _ or about five percent of its total work force _ in hopes of keeping the automaker competitive and ensuring its .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/protesters-disrupt-paris-auto-show-r855250.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/protesters-disrupt-paris-auto-show-r855250.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The Venezuelan government has ordered nearly all McDonald's restaurants in the country closed for 48 hours for what it calls irregularities in the fast-food chain's financial books. The tax agency said it ordered more than 100 McDonald's restaurants temporarily shut on Thursday. Agency head Jose David Cabello announced on state television that «inconsistencies» were found in sales and purchases books, as well as in taxes collected. The restaurants will be allowed to reopen on Saturday. Of the 132 McDonald's restaurants in Venezuela, 118 were closed, including all 80 .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/venezuela-tax-agency-closes-mcdonald-s-temporarily-r855248.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/venezuela-tax-agency-closes-mcdonald-s-temporarily-r855248.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ALICANTE, Spain (AP) - The first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race begins Saturday with eight teams braving the elements and the notorious Southern Ocean swells in a bid to claim one of sailing's ultimate prizes. The race begins in Alicante and ends some 37,000 nautical miles later in St. Petersburg, Russia, rounding both Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope. The 7,840-mile first leg from Alicante to Cape Town will be the first time the Volvo boats have raced in the Mediterranean, but once clear of the Straits of Gibraltar, the .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/volvo-ocean-race-sets-off-saturday-r855246.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/volvo-ocean-race-sets-off-saturday-r855246.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (NYSE: MTS) (the 'Fund') declared a dividend of $0.26 per share. The dividend is payable on October 31, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 21, 2008. The ex-date will be October 17, 2008. Approximately $0.01 of the distribution is from income related to differences between generally accepted accounting principles and the tax accounting methods utilized by the Fund. It is anticipated that substantially all of the distributions paid in 2008 will be distributions from ordinary income for tax purposes. The actual sources of distributions will be reported .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/montgomery-street-income-securities-inc-r855244.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/montgomery-street-income-securities-inc-r855244.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A spokesman for the pirates holding an arms-laden tanker off the coast of Somalia has threatened to blow up the ship in three days if no ransom is paid. Sugule Ali says the bandits who have been holding the MV Faina for the past two weeks met Friday and decided they blow up the ship along with themselves and the crew, if they don't get the ransom. Speaking by satellite telephone from the ship, Ali said: «We decided to blow up the ship and its cargo, us included, if .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/threat-to-blow-up-hijacked-ship-r855245.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/threat-to-blow-up-hijacked-ship-r855245.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (AP) - The Russian government will start buying stocks next week, spending billions to help prop up stricken markets, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday as parliament approved anti-crisis measures designed to get cash moving quickly into the troubled banking sector. Russia's stock markets remained closed after heavy selloffs. Putin said the government will invest 175 billion rubles (US$6.7 billion) of state funds in the stock markets this year and has set aside at least the same amount for next year, after repeated requests from lawmakers and analysts to .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-to-spend-7-billion-on-r855243.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-to-spend-7-billion-on-r855243.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.archchemicals.com - Arch Chemicals, Inc. Investor: Mark E. Faford, 203-229-2654 or Press: Dale N. Walter, 203-229-3033 Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: ARJ) announced that it has completed its previously announced asset acquisition of the water treatment chemicals business of Advantis Technologies, Inc. ('Advantis'). Advantis, a subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings Inc., is a North American manufacturer and marketer of branded swimming pool, spa and surface water treatment chemicals with 2007 sales and EBITDA of $71 million and $12 million, respectively. The transaction includes Advantis' manufacturing center and headquarters located in Alpharetta, GA, and leased warehouses and sales offices in Georgia, California and .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/arch-chemicals-completes-acquisition-of-r855242.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/arch-chemicals-completes-acquisition-of-r855242.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.rocksp.com - Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ROC) announced today that it has closed the sale of its pool and spa chemicals business to Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: ARJ). The sale price was approximately $130 million in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. This business, which manufactures and markets branded swimming pool, spa and surface water treatment chemicals, generated net sales of approximately $71 million and adjusted EBITDA of $12 million in 2007. Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a leading global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of approximately 9,500 people and annual net .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/rockwood-completes-sale-of-pool-and-r855240.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rockwood-completes-sale-of-pool-and-r855240.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ST. ALBANS, England (AP) - With John Terry out with a back injury, Rio Ferdinand will captain England at Wembley in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan. «Being captain in any game is great, but leading out England in the first World Cup qualifier at Wembley is very special,» Ferdinand said Friday. «I'm very much looking forward to it, and I'll cherish this moment. The biggest thing will be walking out at Wembley. It's a fantastic new stadium and the home of our national team. Terry was favored over Ferdinand for the captaincy in .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/england-captain-john-terry-out-of-r855241.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/england-captain-john-terry-out-of-r855241.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Results Friday from the BA Tennis Trophy, a €674,250 (US$917,000) ATP Tour event indoor at Wiener Stadthalle (seedings in parentheses): Singles Quarterfinals Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Fernando Verdasco (5), Spain, 6-2, 6-3. Gael Monfils (8), France, def. Fernando Gonzalez (2), Chile, 6-3, 7-6 (2). .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-ba-tennis-trophy-results-r855239.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/atp-ba-tennis-trophy-results-r855239.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.nirvanix.com - Nirvanix Adrian J. Herrera, Director, Marketing 619-764-5650 ext. 306 adrian.herrera@nirvanix.com or JPR Communications Judy Smith, 818-386-0403 judys@jprcom.com Nirvanix, the premier 'Cloud Storage' platform provider, today announced that company founder and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Harr will speak to conference attendees of Storage Networking World Fall 2008 on the 'Myths of Cloud Storage,' part of the Cloud/Storage-as-a-Service track in the Gaylord Texan in Dallas at 2:50 p.m. October 13. Harr's 45-minute presentation will examine the recent 'buzz' on the Cloud Storage phenomenon while separating fact from fiction regarding online storage services. Attendees will gain an understanding of how .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nirvanix-ceo-demystifies-cloud-storage-at-r855238.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nirvanix-ceo-demystifies-cloud-storage-at-r855238.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) - General Electric Co. spared investors any nasty surprises as it reported a 22 percent drop in third-quarter earnings, meeting its own lowered forecast and blaming the decline on its struggling finance arm. The company's loan and lease business has been battered by the worse financial crisis since the 1929 stock market crash. GE, which also makes everything from jet engines to water treatment systems and owns NBC Universal, reported net income of $4.3 billion, or 43 cents per share, the bottom of its lowered expectations. Sales rose .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ge-3q-profit-off-22-pct-r855237.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ge-3q-profit-off-22-pct-r855237.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Scripps Networks Lee Hall, 865-560-3853 lhall@scrippsnetworks.com Scripps Networks Nielsen-rated television brands - HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network and Great American Country - delivered their best combined audience impressions in Total Day, Primetime, and Weekends against all prior seasons in key demos including Adults 25-54, Women 25-54, Adults 18-49, Women 18-49, Adults 18+, Persons 2+ and Households(1). The record audience delivery marks the 12th consecutive season of year-over-year growth for Scripps Networks, the leader in lifestyle media. Additionally, Scripps delivered its best Primetime quarter ever in impressions for Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49 during the third quarter, even in .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/scripps-networks-score-record-audience-impressions-r855236.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/scripps-networks-score-record-audience-impressions-r855236.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - OpenSymmetry is pleased to announce the addition of Greg Livengood from Livengood Consulting Group to the OpenSymmetry management team as of October 1, 2008. Greg is considered by many to be one of the industry's thought leaders as it relates to 'sales performance analytics,' and will provide sales performance analytics and relationship management to OpenSymmetry and its customers. Greg, a former practice lead of sales performance analytics for both a leading SPM Vendor and global consulting firm, comes to OpenSymmetry with an extensive compensation and Sales Performance Management (SPM) services delivery experience. 'We are excited to have .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/greg-livengood-joins-opensymmetry-r855235.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/greg-livengood-joins-opensymmetry-r855235.htm World News (PR-inside.com) HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's leaders have agreed that power-sharing talks have broken down over the allocation of Cabinet posts and called Friday for former South African President Thabo Mbeki to mediate an end to the deadlock. Mbeki negotiated a power-sharing deal that was signed by President Robert Mugabe and the opposition Sept. 15. Nearly a month later, the government has yet to be formed. On Friday Mugabe met with Prime Minister designate Morgan Tsvangirai and another opposition leader. Talks were adjourned after about an hour. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, chief negotiator for .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zimbabwe-leaders-call-for-mbeki-to-r855234.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zimbabwe-leaders-call-for-mbeki-to-r855234.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.salliemae.com - SLM Corporation (NYSE:SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, today announced that it will release 2008 third-quarter earnings results after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Sallie Mae Vice Chairman and CEO Albert Lord and Vice Chairman and CFO Jack Remondi will host a conference call for shareholders at 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. To participate in the call on Oct. 23, please dial (877) 356-5689 (USA and Canada) or dial (706) 679-0623 (International) and use access code 66263819 starting at 7:45 a.m. EDT. The conference call will .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/slm-corporation-to-announce-third-quarter-r855233.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/slm-corporation-to-announce-third-quarter-r855233.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TKVIAVI, Georgia (AP) - Russia has only partially met its obligations in Georgia under an EU-negotiated ceasefire, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner declared Friday as he toured damaged villages and spoke to displaced people in Georgia. He confirmed that Russia had met the Friday deadline to withdraw hundreds of troops from strips of land in Georgia outside the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. But Kouchner suggested Moscow has not met all its obligations under the cease-fire, which also stipulated that Russia must withdraw to positions held before the five-day .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/france-russia-only-partly-met-georgia-r855232.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/france-russia-only-partly-met-georgia-r855232.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.atlantixglobal.com - Atlantix Global Systems Media Contact: James Price, 404-428-9972 jprice@priceandpartners.com What steps do companies with aggressive plans do to offer their clients added value? They continue to push forward. Launching a new brand, structuring a new management team, adding a new product line, and continuing to add to a solid engineering group are items that create security for clients. Throughout 2008, Atlantix Global Systems www.atlantixglobal.com has seen growth in markets that are generally stagnant in a weak economy. The ability to continue to see results comes from a commitment from senior leadership. 'We understand the value we .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/atlantix-global-systems-quantifies-client-r855231.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/atlantix-global-systems-quantifies-client-r855231.htm World News (PR-inside.com) WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Baruch Milch was hiding from the Nazis in occupied Poland in the summer of 1943. His wife and 3-year-old son had already been killed in Hitler's Holocaust. All the Jewish doctor had was his diary _ a chronicle he hoped would help «take this huge weight off my heart and off my soul.» Over 1,600 pages of thin copybooks and slips of paper, he scrupulously recorded his feelings about his family's plight. Now, his Israeli-born daughter wants Warsaw's Jewish History Institute to hand the journal over so it can .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/israeli-woman-seeks-father-s-holocaust-diary-r855230.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/israeli-woman-seeks-father-s-holocaust-diary-r855230.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - As U.S. housing continues its downward spiral, most statistical data reported so far in 2008 are discouraging, prompting Fitch Ratings to continue lowering its forecasts for this year. With housing starts and new home sales to fall further in 2009 and profitability to remain under severe pressure for builders through next year, there should be continued emphasis on cash flow generation, according to Fitch Ratings, who will be hosting a conference call Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. ET. Managing Director and lead U.S. Homebuilding analyst Robert Curran will be the call leader and provide insights about the .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/fitch-teleconference-u-s-housing-starts-r855229.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/fitch-teleconference-u-s-housing-starts-r855229.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - China's State Council tightened quality control regulations for the dairy industry Friday, as authorities in Macau and Hong Kong reported several children had kidney stones blamed on Chinese tainted milk. Contaminated milk powder, laced with the industrial chemical melamine, has been blamed for causing the deaths of four infants and sickening 54,000 others. More than 10,000 children remained hospitalized with eight of them in serious condition, the Health Ministry said. The new regulations, effective immediately, tighten control over cattle breeding, the purchase of raw milk and the production and sale of .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/chinese-tighten-dairy-regulations-after-r855228.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chinese-tighten-dairy-regulations-after-r855228.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.gdnauto.com - Edge Communications, Inc. Ken Greenberg, 818-990-5001 ken@edgecommunicationsinc.com A California-based regional finance company with a portfolio of 1,058 seasoned prime auto loans valued at almost $26.9 million is the latest seller to offer a portfolio of loans for purchase using Global Debt Network Automotive (GDNAuto), the company announced. GDNAuto (www.gdnauto.com) is the first nationwide online loan portfolio transaction platform where automobile dealers, banks, credit unions, finance companies, hedge funds and other financial institutions can come together to securely evaluate, price, sell and purchase asset-backed debt. 'At a time when liquidity is a challenge faced by our nation's .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/finance-company-seeks-buyer-for-r855227.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/finance-company-seeks-buyer-for-r855227.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.emachines.com - Gateway, Inc. Lisa Emard, (949) 471-7705 Weighing in at just one-third the size of a traditional PC, the new super compact eMachines EL1200 Desktop Series PCs pack as much computing power as most mainstream full size towers, without taking up limited desk space or much out of consumers' wallets. Starting at less than $300, the EL1200 Series is an extreme value that's sure to surprise and please many a shopper this holiday season. The budget-friendly eMachines EL1200 is powerful enough for homework assignments or managing household finance programs, offering everything consumers need to get online, check email .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/emachines-introduces-powerful-mini-desktop-r855226.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/emachines-introduces-powerful-mini-desktop-r855226.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian authorities sought to calm worried citizens and investors, saying Friday that the country's economy and banking system could withstand the global financial crisis as well as the political instability plaguing this ex-Soviet nation. The world crisis did not spare Ukraine, but the country was further shaken this week when President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved parliament and called an early vote on Dec. 7 in his battle for power with Premier Yulia Tymoshenko. The vote will be the third parliamentary election in as many years, and experts say .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ukraine-mulls-measures-to-fight-economic-r855225.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ukraine-mulls-measures-to-fight-economic-r855225.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Fitch Ratings has affirmed ORIX Capital Markets' (OCM) special servicer rating at 'CSS3+'. The special servicer rating reflects OCM's continued ability to work out and resolve commercial mortgage loans and real estate owned (REO) properties in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) transactions. The affirmation is based on OCM's experienced management team, its continued commitment to technology and the financial strength of its parent company, ORIX Corporation. As of June 30, 2008, OCM was named special servicer on 12 CMBS transactions totaling $4.8 billion. At that date they were actively special servicing 28 loans totaling $127 million and managed .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/fitch-affirms-orix-s-cmbs-special-servicer-r855224.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/fitch-affirms-orix-s-cmbs-special-servicer-r855224.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) - Ford Motor Co. says its chief financial officer will retire after a 32-year career with the automaker. The departure of 56-year-old Don Leclair is effective Nov. 1. He joined Ford in 1976 and became chief financial officer in 2003. Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford named Lewis Booth as his replacement. The 59-year-old previously served as executive vice president and chairman and chief executive at Ford of Europe. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ford-cfo-to-retire-replacement-named-r855223.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ford-cfo-to-retire-replacement-named-r855223.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Mix Foundation Jane Byer, 510-579-0715 jane@tecawards.org The engineers, sound mixers, producers and other audio production professionals behind Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raising Sand, The Police's reunion tour, Microsoft video game Halo 3, and Universal Pictures' The Bourne Ultimatum were among the many winners at the 24th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards held Friday evening, October 3rd at San Francisco's Westin St. Francis Hotel. In addition to 26 awards for Technical and Creative Achievement, a sold-out house including many of the industry's finest creative talents witnessed two riveting presentations: the induction of musician and producer T Bone .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/production-teams-for-robert-plant-and-r855222.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/production-teams-for-robert-plant-and-r855222.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - World stock markets fell sharply Friday, as Wall Street headed toward its eighth straight day of losses over fears the global economy is set for a protracted recession. Asian shares began the trading day with steep drops, and Russia's markets never opened. At one point, European and U.S. shares appeared to be in free fall Friday afternoon London time, when the Dow Jones index on Wall Street opened a breathtaking 7 percent lower _ below the 8,000 level. A partial recovery in the U.S. helped European shares recover some ground. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/world-stocks-slump-again-r855221.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-stocks-slump-again-r855221.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Applauding outstanding achievement in news coverage, innovative advertising programs and employee spirit, Mary Junck, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE), has announced the winners of the 2008 Lee President's Awards. 'We honor these standout people and organizations for making meaningful differences for our readers, online users, advertisers and communities,' she said. 'Their accomplishments set a high standard that no competitor can match.' She added: 'In all of our 53 markets, large and small, the vital work we do every day further strengthens our position as the first and best print and online .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/lee-enterprises-honors-excellence-in-r855220.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lee-enterprises-honors-excellence-in-r855220.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Federal antitrust regulators on Friday cleared Wells Fargo's $11.7 billion acquisition of Wachovia Corp., capping a weeklong battle for the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank. The rapid approval comes a day after Citigroup Inc. walked away from its own efforts to buy Wachovia. Late Thursday, Citigroup broke off talks with Wells Fargo and federal regulators after the suitors failed to reach an agreement over how to split up the bank. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo and Co. said Thursday it would proceed with the purchase and plans to complete the .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/federal-regulators-clear-wells-fargo-wachovia-deal-r855219.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/federal-regulators-clear-wells-fargo-wachovia-deal-r855219.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.rackspace.com - Rackspace(R) Hosting (NYSE: RAX), the world's leader and specialist in IT hosting, today announced that it has drawn an additional $150 million on its revolving line of credit backed by Comerica Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Wachovia Bank, Bank of America and The Frost National Bank. 'We took this action as a prudent measure based on the uncertain economic conditions in the credit and bank markets. We continue to maintain a strong capital position with the liquidity we need to grow our business over the long term. Including operating cash, we now have more than $250 million in cash, .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/rackspace-hosting-draws-on-credit-facility-r855218.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rackspace-hosting-draws-on-credit-facility-r855218.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) today announced it will hold a conference call for interested members of the investment community at 1:45 pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to discuss the company's third quarter results and business outlook. The company will release earnings after the market close on October 14, 2008. A live webcast and replay of the call will be available on the company's web site, http://www.altera.com. For those without access to the Internet, the live call and replay may be accessed telephonically. Further details are available through the company's investor relations information hotline at (408) 544-7707. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/altera-announces-third-quarter-earnings-conference-r855216.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/altera-announces-third-quarter-earnings-conference-r855216.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Select Greater Philadelphia Bryan Evans, 215-790-3831 bevans@selectgreaterphiladelphia.com Select Greater Philadelphia (Select), a not-for-profit economic development organization dedicated to marketing the Greater Philadelphia region and attracting new businesses to the community, today released a report entitled Information Technology (IT) Industry - an Economic and Comparative Assessment of Greater Philadelphia. Estimates show that for every worker in an IT occupation in 2006 who was employed in the IT-producing sector, an additional 2.5 persons in IT occupations worked for firms in the IT-using sector. The study, which provides an analysis of the region's Information Technology (IT) sector, including a comparison to .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/select-greater-philadelphia-releases-regional-r855214.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/select-greater-philadelphia-releases-regional-r855214.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.advanticaeyecare.com - Headline of release dated Oct. 9, 2008, should read: Advantica EyeCare Appoints Vice President of National Sales and Strategic Development (sted Advantica EyeCare Appoints Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing). The release reads: Advantica EyeCare Appoints Vice President of National Sales and Strategic Development Advantica EyeCare, a vision care plan and management company to employer groups and health plan organizations, announces the appointment of Denise Stefan to the position of Vice President of National Sales and Strategic Development according to Andy Davis, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing. Denise joins Advantica EyeCare with .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/correcting-and-replacing-advantica-eyecare-r855211.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/correcting-and-replacing-advantica-eyecare-r855211.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.findadblue.com - Almost three years after their launch, the number of SCR-equipped trucks and buses on the roads of Europe has reached over 600,000. As demand for AdBlue increases FindAdBlue.com reports that 2,044 locations are now equipped with retail AdBlue pumps, making access easier for truck drivers. In 2008, impressive growth in on-road SCR technology and AdBlue demand has prompted a flurry of investment from industry stakeholders. Major and national oil companies, independent retailers, truckstop and service station operators have dramatically boosted the availability of AdBlue in most countries. This will come as a relief to the European haulage .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/integer-research-truck-drivers-now-r855209.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/integer-research-truck-drivers-now-r855209.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) received an award on Thursday from the Utah Council for Worksite Health Promotion in recognition of the company's outstanding wellness program. USANA was recognized with a Platinum Award at an awards luncheon at the Salt Lake Community College Miller Campus. Brad Pace, USANA wellness coordinator and personal trainer, accepted the award on behalf of the company. USANA's wellness program includes a fully equipped in-house gym, full-time personal trainer, smoking cessation program, extensive annual health fair and free nutritional products and fruit for employees. 'USANA works hard to help its employees .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/usana-honored-by-utah-council-for-r855207.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/usana-honored-by-utah-council-for-r855207.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - With the credit markets seizing up once again and the U.S. government assuming an interventionist stance, continued weakness for U.S. homebuilders' operating and financial performances is likely to be replicated in third-quarter 2008 (3Q'08) results and through the remainder of 2008, according to Fitch Ratings in the latest edition of 'Chalk Line'. Excessive default rates on mortgages have undermined the value of securities and related financial instruments held by many financial institutions, leading to a crisis in confidence in the financial sector, according to Managing Director and lead U.S. homebuilding analyst Bob Curran. 'Credit has become very .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/fitch-broader-market-turmoil-adds-to-r855205.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/fitch-broader-market-turmoil-adds-to-r855205.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.telesphere.com - Telesphere has been recognized as one of the 2008 Comerica Bank Arizona Companies to Watch. Telesphere will be honored at an awards ceremony during the third annual Comerica Bank Arizona Companies to Watch event, November 11 at the Phoenix Convention Center. 'Comerica Bank Arizona Companies to Watch awardees are one of the reasons that Arizona leads the country in economic growth. Through the efforts of great employees who deliver innovative products and services, these companies are growing at over four times the national average!' says Joan Koerber-Walker, CEO of the Arizona Small Business Association. 'ASBA is .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/telesphere-honored-as-one-of-r855204.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/telesphere-honored-as-one-of-r855204.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Brown Rudnick LLP Lisa Murray, 617-856-8509 lmurray@brownrudnick.com Brown Rudnick LLP, a premier international law firm, today announced that The Bank of New York Mellon (the 'Trustee'), solely in its capacity as Indenture Trustee, and Countrywide Financial Corporation ('Countrywide') settled their ongoing litigation filed in the Delaware Chancery Court. Under the settlement agreement, Countrywide has agreed to commence a tender offer for Countrywide's Series B Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2037 on or before October 20, 2008. The purchase price for the tender offer will be $980 per $1,000 principal amount of bonds, plus accrued interest. Upon commencement of .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/brown-rudnick-announces-settlement-reached-r855202.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/brown-rudnick-announces-settlement-reached-r855202.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.spacehab.com - SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPAB), a leading provider of commercial space services, today announced its receipt of a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter on October 7, 2008 indicating that the Company has failed to regain compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4), and that its securities are, therefore, subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Capital Market. Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) requires that the Company maintain a $1.00 bid price for its common stock traded on the NASDAQ Capitol Market Exchange. Following earlier notices of non-compliance with the requirement, the Company was granted a grace period, which expired on October 6, 2008. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/spacehab-announces-receipt-of-nasdaq-staff-r855200.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/spacehab-announces-receipt-of-nasdaq-staff-r855200.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.movoto.com - Movoto.com Mark Brandemuehl, 650-556-0054 VP Marketing mbrandemuehl@movoto.com Movoto.com (www.movoto.com), today announced the expansion of its innovative, online homes for sale search site to include MLS listings from over 150 communities in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. Movoto.com provides first time and experienced home buyers the Internet's most comprehensive 'start to finish' home buying solution with over 40,000 Houston area MLS listings live and available. Movoto's tools make home buying easy with access to an unrivaled quantity of homes for sale, statistics and proprietary real estate information and an extensive network of hand-picked and trustworthy independent real estate agents .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/movoto-com-expands-real-estate-search-and-r855198.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/movoto-com-expands-real-estate-search-and-r855198.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.newgenerationbiofuels.com - Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NGBF), today announced that it has signed a sales agreement with Taunton State Hospital in Taunton, MA, to provide renewable biofuel. The hospital will be the first facility to use New Generation Biofuels' product in its industrial boilers. 'We are excited to have Taunton State Hospital on board,' said New Generation Biofuels CEO and President, David Gillespie. 'They are environmental leaders who understand the importance of using a clean, efficient fuel. 'Our biofuel has demonstrated significant overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions as well as local air pollution .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/new-generation-biofuels-announces-first-r855196.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-generation-biofuels-announces-first-r855196.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.cpha.com - California Pharmacists Association Cathi Lord, 916-779-1400 x 317 This year alone more than one in every 200 Americans will experience injury or death because of medications. Many of these problems occur in a place we least expect - our homes. The home is where the most medications are taken with the least amount of medical supervision. American Pharmacists Month provides patients and pharmacists with an opportunity to reduce this risk and improve medication outcomes through dialogue. Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution designating October as American Pharmacists Month. In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/california-pharmacists-association-urges-r855194.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/california-pharmacists-association-urges-r855194.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: STRL), ('Sterling' or the 'Company'), today announced that it has been named one of 'America's 200 Best Small Companies' by Forbes magazine. Sterling was ranked #86. The entire list appears in the October 27, 2008 issue of Forbes. Online access is at: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/23/biz_200smalls08_The-200-Best- Small-Companies_Company_7.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be opied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) To qualify for the Forbes list, candidates must have sales of between $5 million and $750 million and a stock price of $5 as .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/sterling-construction-company-named-to-r855192.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sterling-construction-company-named-to-r855192.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.oceantomo.com - Ocean Tomo, LLC Wendy Chou 718.812.6707 wchou@oceantomo.com www.oceantomo.com Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC today announced that it will offer for sale a premium online and mobile communications industry asset - WebChat.com - at its upcoming Fall 2008 Live IP Auction at the Chicago Cultural Center on October 30th. The WebChat.com domain, offered as Lot 46a, is a generic yet highly relevant domain in the booming world of online communication, making it an attractive asset for companies looking to establish an unmistakable web presence. Web chatting, which has become an online phenomenon due to its simplistic web interface and .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/a-major-domain-to-be-sold-r855190.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/a-major-domain-to-be-sold-r855190.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) today announced the appointment of John J. 'Jack' Farrell Jr. to the position of vice president and general manager, RFID Division. Farrell will be based in the RFID Division's headquarters in Flowery Branch, Georgia. In his new role, Farrell will be responsible for the strategic direction and management of the Company's fast growing RFID business, which is the largest producer of UHF inlays in the world. Farrell replaces Robert Cornick, who recently was named vice president and general manager of the Company's Printer Systems Division. 'Jack brings a wealth of managerial experience .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/avery-dennison-names-john-farrell-vice-r855188.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/avery-dennison-names-john-farrell-vice-r855188.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.goldreserveinc.com - Gold Reserve Inc. (TSX:GRZ) (AMEX:GRZ) announced it has agreed to sell one SAG mill, two ball mills (35,000 tonne per day through-put) and related motors currently being manufactured for the Company's Brisas Project. The total value of this transaction is approximately $43 million. The Company will recover approximately $18 million of progress payments and the purchaser will assume the Company's remaining payment obligations related to the equipment of approximately $25 million. The Company's decision is consistent with its intention to stay financially strong by recovering amounts already paid and reducing future obligations. The sale of this equipment .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/gold-reserve-announces-sale-of-certain-r855186.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/gold-reserve-announces-sale-of-certain-r855186.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.oki.com - Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6703) today announced it has released the Environmental Report 2008 in English and Chinese. The English report released on OKI's website describes the environmental protection activities implemented by the OKI Group during the last fiscal year ended March, 2008. 'During the last fiscal year, OKI set targets and implemented various activities under the OKI Eco Plan 21 (2007 version), which is OKI's environment protection activity plan. Activities were based on 'contributions to the environment through our products,' 'contributions to environmental conservation in business activities,' and 'contributions to the society's environmental activities,'' .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/oki-releases-its-environment-report-r855184.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/oki-releases-its-environment-report-r855184.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.am.necel.com - NEC Electronics America, Inc. Klaudeen Shemirani, 1-408-588-5402 klaudeen.shemirani@am.necel.com or Porter Novelli Jessica Kerr 1-415-975-2213 jessica.kerr@porternovelli.com NEC Electronics America, Inc. today announced that its company headquarters in Santa Clara has received certification from the Bay Area Green Business Program for meeting its standards of environmental performance. Developed in collaboration with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Bay Area Green Business Program is a partnership of government agencies and utilities that helps local businesses comply with environmental regulations and take actions to conserve resources, prevent pollution and minimize .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nec-electronics-america-receives-bay-r855182.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nec-electronics-america-receives-bay-r855182.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.kmgb.com - KMG Chemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KMGB), a global provider of specialty chemicals in niche markets, today announced that for the second consecutive year, it has been named one of 'America's 200 Best Small Companies' by Forbes magazine. KMG was ranked #167. The entire list appears in the October 27, 2008 issue of Forbes. Online access is at: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/23/ biz_200smalls08_The-200-Best-Small-Companies_Company_5.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) To qualify for the Forbes list, candidates must have sales of between $5 million and .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/kmg-chemicals-named-to-forbes-list-r855180.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/kmg-chemicals-named-to-forbes-list-r855180.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0f0df7/north_america_phar) has announced the addition of the 'North America Pharmaceuticals Sectors : A Company and Industry Analysis (July 2008)' report to their offering. This report updates the previous North American pharmaceuticals report, focusing on the markets in Canada and the United States Current Environment - Key Points - During 2007, most Big Pharma companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Pfizer Inc, Merck and Co, Johnson and Johnson and Novartis announced plans to cut staff - Over the past six months, few major blockbuster M and A deals took place There were, .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-north-america-pharmaceuticals-r855178.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-north-america-pharmaceuticals-r855178.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - A jury today awarded $31.8 million against Big Four firm KPMG in an accounting fraud lawsuit. Cast Art Industries, LLP v. KPMG, LLP, Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division - Middlesex County (Docket No. MID L-3295-03). With interest, the verdict is over $41 million, an amount believed to be the largest ever awarded against KPMG. Cast Art sued KPMG in 2003 for professional malpractice and negligence for failing to detect a massive financial fraud at Papel Giftware, Inc. prior to Cast Art acquiring Papel in December 2000. The Honorable Phillip Paley presided over the trial, which began on .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/jury-awards-31-8-million-in-damages-r855176.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/jury-awards-31-8-million-in-damages-r855176.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Motherhood has turned socialite NICOLE RICHIE into a culinary queen - she feeds daughter HARLOW homemade baby food. Three years ago, the 27 year old confessed she was no good around the house, insisting she didn't clean and had no idea how to cook. But, after becoming a first-time mum to baby Harlow in January (08), she has changed her approach to her home life and now purees steamed vegetables for the 10-month-old tot. She tells People.com, 'Food tastes better coming from your mum because it's made with love. 'Her first food was sweet potatoes and she loved it. She ate the whole thing .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/richie-s-homemade-baby-food-r855175.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/richie-s-homemade-baby-food-r855175.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Actress EILEEN HERLIE has died from complications resulting from a bout of pneumonia. The star, real name Eileen Herlihy, passed away on Wednesday (08Oct08), aged 90. Born in Scotland, Herlie began her career in the late 1940s and landed her first big role in the 1948 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, opposite Laurence Olivier, and went on to secure parts in movies like 1958's She Didn't Say No! and 1962's Freud. Herlie was also noted for her success on the Broadway and West End stages, where she starred opposite Richard Burton in a New York production of Hamlet in 1964. Her turn in .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/all-my-children-s-herlie-dies-r855172.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/all-my-children-s-herlie-dies-r855172.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - CareView Communications, Inc. ('CareView' or the 'Company') (Pink Sheets:CRVW), an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, announced today the execution of an agreement contract with Hillcrest Medical Center ('Hillcrest'), a 607-licensed bed tertiary medical center located in mid-town Tulsa, Oklahoma. Under the agreement, Hillcrest engaged CareView to provide the CareView System(TM) in its patient rooms as well as additional areas throughout the hospital. The CareView System(TM) is a suite of products that brings the information technology of the 21st century directly to patients, families and healthcare providers by connecting them through one easy-to-install and simple-to-use system. This .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/careview-communications-inc-announces-execution-r855173.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/careview-communications-inc-announces-execution-r855173.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR) will release its third quarter ended September 30, 2008 earnings report before the market opens Thursday, November 6, 2008. Lamar will host a conference call on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (central time) to discuss the Company's results and answer questions relating to company operations. Instructions for dialing into Lamar's conference call are provided below: -0- All Callers: 1-334-323-0520 or 1-334-323-9871 Passcode: Lamar Replay: 1-877-919-4059 Passcode: 84329767 Available through Monday, November 10, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. eastern time Live Webcast: www.lamar.com Webcast Replay: www.lamar.com Available through Monday, November 10, 2008 at .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/lamar-advertising-company-to-release-third-r855170.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lamar-advertising-company-to-release-third-r855170.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Pet Supermarket, the nation's largest privately owned chain of pet supply stores, has continued to remodel stores across Florida, and nationally. The two most recent stores to receive makeovers are: -0- Jacksonville 10485 San Jose Blvd. Two blocks north of the 295 Overpass across from Target 904-886-9300 Jupiter 6755 W. Indiantown Rd. 1/4 mile east of I-95 in the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center 561-743-4333 The remodeling of these stores continues Pet Supermarket's strategy to update/renovate their stores to a new distinctive type of store layout and interior design. This style includes but is not limited to: -- a .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/pet-supermarket-continues-to-remodel-stores-r855168.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pet-supermarket-continues-to-remodel-stores-r855168.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Mexican documentary maker SERVANDO GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 85. Hernandez was the former chief documentary filmmaker for the Mexican government, but he made his mark in Hollywood in the mid-1960s with his movie The Fool Killer, which starred Anthony Perkins. His legacy features a scandalous moment in Mexico's history - he was commissioned to shoot what became the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1969. During the tragedy soldiers opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators, killing up to 250 people. The full details of the incident and the death count have been shrouded in .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mexican-director-hernandez-dead-r855167.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mexican-director-hernandez-dead-r855167.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) THE DARK KNIGHT screenwriter DAVID GOYER is baffled by reports he's working on a second sequel to 2005's BATMAN BEGINS - because he hasn't even discussed the possibility with director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN. Goyer was rumoured to have reteamed with Nolan to pen a script for another installment of the superhero franchise following the huge box office success of this summer's (08) The Dark Knight. The film has grossed $988 million (GBP534 million) worldwide since its July (08) release. But Goyer insists there are no plans for another Batman movie just yet, telling MTV, 'It's all B.S. (bulls**t). All of it.' He adds, 'Chris .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/no-plans-for-another-batman-begins-r855166.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/no-plans-for-another-batman-begins-r855166.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) The adult sons of a couple killed by former child actor SKYLAR DELEON have broken their silence about the tragic 2004 slaying that cost their parents their lives. Deleon, best-known for his role in U.S. kids TV series Power Rangers, is charged with the murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks. He allegedly tied the pair to an anchor before tossing them into sea off Newport Beach, California as part of a plot to steal the couple's yacht. The 29 year old is charged with two counts of murder and a special circumstance of multiple murder and murder for financial gain. And, just days after .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/child-actor-s-murder-trial-prompts-victims-r855165.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/child-actor-s-murder-trial-prompts-victims-r855165.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - C and E Creative Anne Coyle, 857-222-6363 anne@cecreativepr.com OutsourceWorld, www.outsourceworld.com, the premier conference and thought-leadership forum focused on driving business development in the global sourcing, today announced a CIO roundtable that will address trends in IT spending and the impact of recessionary conditions on outsourcing. The panel will be moderated by Abbie Lundberg of CIO Magazine and features Russ Finney, CIO of Tokyo Electron; Steven Bandrowczak, CIO of Nortel; Gerard Insall, CIO of Avis; and Bill Piatt, CIO of the World Bank. The roundtable will take place on Wednesday, October 15, at 2:45 p.m. at OutsourceWorld, which is being held at .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/cios-from-avis-nortel-and-the-r855163.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cios-from-avis-nortel-and-the-r855163.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - National Amusements Inc. (NAI), the company controlled by Sumner Redstone that holds his controlling interest in Viacom and CBS Corporation, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, NAIRI, Inc., intends to sell approximately $400 million in the aggregate of its non-voting shares of Viacom and CBS. Sale proceeds will be used to pay down debt to comply with covenants under NAI's credit agreements. NAIRI owns 46.8 million Class A voting shares of Viacom and 23.4 million Class B non-voting shares of Viacom as well as 46.8 million Class A voting shares of CBS and 39.8 million Class B .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/national-amusements-to-sell-portion-of-r855161.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/national-amusements-to-sell-portion-of-r855161.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Germany's DAX market closed down 7 percent Friday after another day of turbulence on the world's financial markets. The DAX-30 blue-chip index of Germany's biggest companies lost 344 points to close at 4,544.31. It had been down about 10 percent earlier in the day, falling sharply after Wall Street opened. Financial companies and industrials posted some of the largest drops. The biggest surprise was Europe's largest car maker, Volkswagen, which gained 15 percent to €342 (US$458). Earlier in the week, Volkswagen, unlike most of its European peers, said it .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-s-dax-closes-down-7-percent-r855159.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-s-dax-closes-down-7-percent-r855159.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation Roy Wolvin, 800-93NYMOX www.nymox.com Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ: NYMX) is please to announce that the presentation of NX-1207 clinical study data at the AUA South Central Section annual meeting in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM was featured in the Urology Times, the widely distributed and most read publication of U.S. urologists. At the meeting, Raphael Wurzel, MD, reviewed clinical data from the most recent NX-1207 trial that showed that treatment with a single dose of NX-1207 significantly improved BPH symptom scores and significantly reduced prostate size after 90 days. In addition, news of the NX-1207 clinical .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nymox-nx-1207-successful-clinical-trial-r855160.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nymox-nx-1207-successful-clinical-trial-r855160.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Golfing ace TIGER WOODS has vowed to fight his urge to uncover the sex of his second child, after agreeing with his wife to keep the baby's gender a secret. The 32 year old announced he and his model wife Elin Nordegren will welcome their new addition in 'late winter' on his official website last month (Sep08). But Woods admits he's been tempted to find out whether his one-year-old daughter Sam can expect a baby sister or brother before the new year. When asked if the couple knows the baby's gender Woods says, 'We don't. We have that envelope (and) they gave us .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/woods-vows-to-keep-baby-s-sex-r855157.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/woods-vows-to-keep-baby-s-sex-r855157.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Supermodel GISELE BUNDCHEN has teamed up with her ex-boyfriend LEONARDO DiCAPRIO's best friends to shoot a new music video. The Brazilian bombshell and actor/musician Lukas Haas both make cameos in alternative rockers Blackcowboy's new Come On promo. The pair shot scenes for the video on Los Angeles' Melrose Avenue on Thursday (09Oct08). Bundchen became friends with Blackcowboy stars Jonah Johnson and Richard Woods when she was dating DiCaprio. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/bundchen-teams-up-with-ex-s-pals-r855158.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/bundchen-teams-up-with-ex-s-pals-r855158.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) LATEST: Actor JASON PRIESTLEY has confirmed he'll return to his former TV zip code to direct a post-Christmas (08) episode of BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 spin-off series, 90210. The actor, who directed 18 episodes of the beloved teen soap he starred in, will take charge of a 90210 show in January (09) - but he insists he won't be joining former castmates Shannen Doherty, Joe E Tata and Jennie Garth in front of the camera. He says, 'I'm coming back as a director thus far... They hired me to direct an episode in January, right after the Christmas break. I'm really looking forward .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/priestley-confirms-90210-return-r855156.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/priestley-confirms-90210-return-r855156.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.kitamura-machinery.com - Kitamura's Mycenter-HX800i Horizontal Machining Center delivers the precision, accuracy and repeatability required to produce close tolerance parts from the toughest materials. With the versatility for roughing and fine finish capabilities in a single set-up, the HX800i is designed for the automotive, oil and gas machinery, aerospace and heavy machinery industries. Net weight is 45,100 lbs. 'The HX800i is another example of Kitamura's personal attention to detail that results in true geometric accuracy precision,' says Dr. Akihiro Kitamura, Ph.D, the company's President of Kitamura Machinery. 'A machining center should be considered an investment. By combining the best practices .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/kitamura-adds-mycenter-hx800i-horizontal-machining-r855155.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/kitamura-adds-mycenter-hx800i-horizontal-machining-r855155.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.herbalife.com - Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) will release its third quarter financial results after the close of trading on the NYSE on Monday, November 3, 2008. The following day, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m. ET), Herbalife's senior management team will host an investor conference call to discuss its recent financial results and provide an update on current business trends. The dial-in number for this conference call for domestic callers is (866) 219-5268 and (703) 639-1120 for international callers. Live audio of the conference call will be simultaneously webcast in the Investor Relations section of the .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/herbalife-ltd-announces-third-quarter-earnings-r855153.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/herbalife-ltd-announces-third-quarter-earnings-r855153.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - FIFA and UEFA officials met with Polish government representatives Friday and finalized details of an agreement to restore order to the sport in the Euro 2012 host country. The world and European football bodies had threatened to suspend Poland if the government prevented the Polish Football Federation from holding an independent election to choose a new leader. The agreement was finalized at FIFA headquarters on Friday to ensure that an election overseen by FIFA and UEFA will take place Oct. 30. The dispute had threatened Poland's upcoming World Cup .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/fifa-uefa-finalize-peace-with-euro-r855152.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/fifa-uefa-finalize-peace-with-euro-r855152.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - D2Hawkeye(R), Inc., the market leader in transforming healthcare data into valuable information for managing clinical risk and costs, announced today that Michael Kane, M.D., D2Hawkeye Consultant, will be presenting at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Scientific Meeting 08, on October 24-29, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. The six-day educational program will include workshops, study groups, abstract/research sessions, as well as pre-conference courses. Dr. Kane will present a study, titled 'Genetic Testing for Rituximab Responsiveness,' in which D2Hawkeye's aggregate research database was used to examine the health benefits and costs of using pharmacogenetic testing to .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/michael-kane-m-d-to-present-at-r855151.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/michael-kane-m-d-to-present-at-r855151.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Actor ZAC EFRON is leaving his HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL days behind him to hit the books at a California university. The 20 year old has reportedly signed up to study at the University of Southern California early next year (09). Efron initially applied to the school in 2006, deferring his admission to focus on his acting career and the hit teen musical franchise, according to U.S. magazine Star. A source tells the tabloid: 'Zac wants to earn a college degree. Despite his success as an actor, it's one of his goals.' Earlier this week (beg06Oct08), the pin-up insisted he's a college natural because .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/efron-leaves-high-school-behind-for-r855150.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/efron-leaves-high-school-behind-for-r855150.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.allianzlife.com - Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz), a provider of financial solutions for consumers who want protection, income, and the guidance of a trusted financial professional, today announced the first employee-directed grant through the Allianz Heritage(SM) program will be a $25,000 donation to Buffalo Fire and Rescue, based in Buffalo, Minnesota. Allianz will present a check to Fire Chief Robin Barfknecht during the Buffalo Fire and Rescue Open House on October 11, 2008. Buffalo Fire and Rescue will use the grant to purchase two T4 Bullard Thermal Imaging cameras, which will assist Buffalo firefighters in rescuing .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/allianz-heritage-grant-secures-lifesaving-cameras-r855148.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/allianz-heritage-grant-secures-lifesaving-cameras-r855148.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) KATY PERRY is refusing to budge from the top of the European singles chart her hit single I KISSED A GIRL is still the continent's most popular song. The pop newcomer held off a strong challenge from Pink, who leaps up to two from number 36 on the new countdown with girlpower anthem So What. The Pussycat Dolls round out the top three with When I Grow Up. Meanwhile, Metallica are celebrating their fourth consecutive week atop the European albums chart with Death Magnetic - their reign means Kings of Leon have to settle for second place with Only By The Night. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/perry-reigns-atop-european-singles-chart-r855149.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/perry-reigns-atop-european-singles-chart-r855149.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) SMASHING PUMPKINS documentary IF ALL GOES WRONG is set to get a special release in U.S. cinemas next month (Nov08) - for one night only. The concert film, shot during the band's 2007 shows in Asheville, North Carolina and San Francisco, California, features interviews with frontman Billy Corgan and artists like The Who's Pete Townshend. It will hit movie theatres across 40 cities on 6 November (08), before being released on DVD five days later. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/smashing-pumpkins-concert-film-heads-to-r855146.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/smashing-pumpkins-concert-film-heads-to-r855146.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA), a provider of exclusively online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, today announced that it will release third quarter 2008 financial results before the open of the market on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. A live conference call and Webcast discussing third quarter 2008 results is scheduled for the same day at 9:00 a.m. eastern time (ET). To participate in the live call, investors should dial (888) 205-6439 (domestic) or (913) 312-0962 (international) at 8:50 a.m. (ET). The Webcast will be available on the Capella Education Company Web site at www.capellaeducation.com. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/capella-education-company-announces-third-r855145.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/capella-education-company-announces-third-r855145.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - A disk that reportedly carries personal details on some 100,000 serving British military personnel is missing, the Ministry of Defense said Friday. The military confirmed a report in The Sun newspaper that contractor EDS lost track of a portable hard drive, but said it could not comment on the claim that it contains names, addresses, passport numbers and driver's license information of service personnel along with data on 600,000 potential recruits. «We don't know what's on it, and we don't even know if there's anything on it,» a defense spokesman .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/british-military-loses-disk-in-new-r855144.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/british-military-loses-disk-in-new-r855144.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.metacafe.com - For Metacafe Shev Rush, 760-567-4321 shev@shevrushpr.com Shelley Boose, 408-398-6987 shelley@shevrushpr.com or Microcinema International Joel Bachar, 415-447-9750 joel@microcinema.com Metacafe(R) and Microcinema International today unveiled finalists for MetaFest 2008, a juried online and offline film festival presenting the best in international creative and contemporary short-form video entertainment. Short-film enthusiasts are invited to vote for their favorite between now and October 31, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. PDT at www.metacafe.com/metafest/finalists/. The filmmaker whose work is chosen as the Online Audience Favorite will be awarded $1,000 cash and DVD selections from the Microcinema catalog worth $250. MetaFest finalists -- 26 films by .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/metacafe-and-microcinema-international-unveil-r855143.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/metacafe-and-microcinema-international-unveil-r855143.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) ROME (AP) - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday cited rumors that stock markets might be suspended in response to the financial meltdown but cautioned that no world leader has been raising that hypothesis. Earlier, Berlusconi told a news conference in Naples that world leaders might consider such a suspension, but later told reporters that he was actually referring to rumors that he had heard on radio. «They are rumors that are in the newspapers,» the premier was quoted as saying by the Italian news agency Apcom. «Maybe I made a mistake to say .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/berlusconi-g-8-might-meet-on-crisis-r855142.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/berlusconi-g-8-might-meet-on-crisis-r855142.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) LATEST: The upcoming release of GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited LP CHINESE DEMOCRACY has sent bosses at soft drinks giant Dr Pepper scrambling for a refill after they promised to offer free soda to everyone in America if the band released the album by the end of 2008. Back in April (08), the soda company told the New York Post they'd send everyone in the U.S. a can of Dr Pepper if the rock band released the album at any point in the year. And now it appears the mythical album will hit record store shelves on 23 November (08), bosses at the .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-pepper-on-ice-for-guns-r855141.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-pepper-on-ice-for-guns-r855141.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Rap mogul SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS counts the late FRANK SINATRA as one of his 'imaginary friends'. The hip-hop star, who has previously hailed Sinatra as his style icon, pays homage to the entertainer in a new advertisement for Ciroc Vodka. In the ad, Combs hosts a party in one of Sinatra's California homes, with the legendary star's classic song Come Fly With Me playing in the background. And Combs reveals he hangs out with best pal Sinatra whenever he goes to Las Vegas - but it's all in his mind. He says, 'There's nights in Vegas when I have my Frankie baby with me. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/diddy-s-imaginary-friends-with-sinatra-r855140.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/diddy-s-imaginary-friends-with-sinatra-r855140.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) METALLICA drummer LARS ULRICH looks set to cash in on an artwork by late graffiti artist JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT - the piece is going to auction with an estimated value of $11.1 million (6 million). The rocker, who bought Unititled (Boxer) 10 years ago (98), has decided to put it up for sale at New York auction house Christie's. Basquiat's painting, which features a black heavyweight fighter, has been hailed as an 'extraordinary' piece of art by Christie's co-head of contemporary art, Brett Gorvy. He says, 'Untitled (Boxer) is the very best of the artist.' Ulrich, an avid art collector, states he is ready .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ulrich-selling-basquiat-painting-r855139.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ulrich-selling-basquiat-painting-r855139.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/211684/north_america_prop) has announced the addition of the 'North America Property Sectors : A Company and Industry Analysis (August 2008)' report to their offering. This report updates the previous North American property report, focusing on the markets in Canada and the United States Current Environment - Key Points - The deepening subprime mortgage crisis in the US caused the asset values of funds with high subprime mortgage loan exposure to further drop sharply in early 2008 - Fears of a US recession caused most leading US property companies- share prices to tumble .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/north-america-property-sectors-a-r855138.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/north-america-property-sectors-a-r855138.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) WASHINGTON (AP) - Germany's finance minister and head central banker said Friday they will be looking for comprehensive and coordinated international measures to address the global financial crisis when they meet with counterparts from the Group of Seven major industrial economies. But Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck emphasized that Germany's financial problems are different from those of other countries. He said that measures taken by the United States and a recent British proposal to tackle the financial crisis might not be appropriate for Germany. «It's not for Germany to duplicate these plans,» .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-wants-ambitious-g-7-response-to-r855137.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-wants-ambitious-g-7-response-to-r855137.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Tekni-Plex, Inc. announced today that, as a result of an exhaustive review related to its ongoing efforts to improve business performance across the organization, the Company will close its Dolco Packaging manufacturing facility in Troy, Ohio by the end of December 2008. The plant's 139 employees have been notified. Dolco Packaging produces and sells polystyrene foam packaging for perishable foods such as egg cartons and meat trays. Some of the business previously handled by the Troy plant will be transferred to other Tekni-Plex facilities to better serve the company's customers. 'The decision to close the Troy plant .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/tekni-plex-inc-to-close-troy-ohio-r855136.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tekni-plex-inc-to-close-troy-ohio-r855136.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Hungarian oil company MOL is close to gaining majority ownership in Croatian oil monopoly INA after snatching up shares sold by Croats spooked by the global financial crisis. MOL now holds 47.15 percent of INA, and is in talks to buy more from the Croatian government, which owns 45 percent. The rest are owned by small shareholders. INA is one of Croatia's most profitable companies, and two years ago thousands of Croats bought shares with the government sold 17 percent of the company. MOL had bought 25 percent in 2003, and .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/crisis-helps-mol-get-big-share-r855134.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/crisis-helps-mol-get-big-share-r855134.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Neohydro Technologies is a Nevada corporation based in Houston, Texas. We are the exclusive licensee for the worldwide industrial applications of the Neohydro(TM) and Brinecell(TM) technologies. Neohydro Technologies is positioned to be the leading service company for providing economical end-to-end water supply solutions for industrial clients globally. Our 30 years of research and development has enabled Neohydro to bring a noninvasive, cost-efficient solution to industrial waste water management. By improving the way industrial water is treated, we will redefine the management, flexibility, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of industrial water supply. We believe our technology will perpetuate ethical and environmentally sound business practices while substantially alleviating the growing water supply crisis. -0- *T .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/company-profile-for-neohydro-technologies-corporat-r855135.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/company-profile-for-neohydro-technologies-corporat-r855135.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.target.com/investors - Target Target Communications, 612-696-3400 Target today announced the Sunday, October 12, grand opening of 45 Target stores. Target stores will open in the following cities: -0- Anchorage, Alaska Southington, Conn. Sparks, Nev. Wasilla, Alaska Trumbull, Conn. Hackettstown, N.J. Goodyear, Ariz. Orlando, Fla. Sewell, N.J. Fort Smith, Ark. Alpharetta, Ga. Amsterdam, N.Y. Hawthorne, Calif. Atlanta, Ga. Plattsburgh, N.Y. Hesperia, Calif. Chicago, Ill. Yukon, Okla. Indio, Calif. Fort Wayne, Ind. Selinsgrove, Pa. Long Beach, Calif. Derby, Kan. Temple, Pa. Menifee, Calif. Annapolis, Md. Rapid City, S.D. Porterville, Calif. Brandywine, Md. Austin, Texas San Diego, Calif. Stoughton, Mass. Houston, Texas San .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/target-to-open-forty-five-stores-r855133.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/target-to-open-forty-five-stores-r855133.htm World News (PR-inside.com) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea held muted celebrations Friday for the 63rd anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party, with no sign of reportedly ailing leader Kim Jong Il. North Koreans paid their respects to his late father, the Stalinist state's founder Kim Il Sung, laying bouquets before his towering statue on Mansu Hill in the capital, Pyongyang, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported. Students held «dancing parties» at plazas across the country, KCNA said, to such tunes as «Our General is Best» and «The Party Represents Our Happiness. The .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/no-sign-of-kim-on-nkorea-r855132.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/no-sign-of-kim-on-nkorea-r855132.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.neoris.com/ - NEORIS USA Marcelo Costa, 305-728-6064 marcelo.costa@neoris.com or Blanc and Otus Public Relations Jennifer M. Sricharoenchaikit, 617-451-7355 jennifers@blancandotus.com Neoris, a global business and IT consulting company, today announced that it has hired Douglas Gattuso as Vice President and Managing Director of the United States business unit. Gattuso will focus on Application Outsourcing leveraging Neoris' nearshore strategy, growing the U.S. National SAP Practice capabilities, and building upon the strong legacy of the company's Supply Chain Practice. Neoris has realigned its long-standing U.S. organization to leverage the significant global delivery skills from around the globe, which will be led by .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/neoris-appoints-douglas-gattuso-as-r855131.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/neoris-appoints-douglas-gattuso-as-r855131.htm World News (PR-inside.com) The President says he does not understand how the parties can back their own candidates and not those of the majority PSUV. Chavez recalls that he has urged both parties to join the PSUV and form one great big party but they have always held back ' defending their small spaces' of power. It is worth noting that the government media take on the story omits the PCV from Chavez' blanket condemnation of allies, highlighting only the PPT. Organisation of American States (OAS) general secretary, Jose Miguel Insulza has taken up the challenge of President Chavez regarding international financial organizations. .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/patrick-j-o-donoghue-s-round-up-r855129.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/patrick-j-o-donoghue-s-round-up-r855129.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) will release its earnings report for the fourth quarter of its 2008 fiscal year, which ended September 30, 2008, on Thursday evening, November 6, 2008, after the close of the market. The Company will then host its financial analyst conference call on Friday morning, November 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET. There are two ways to access this call. For those with Internet access, you may access the live webcast by going to National Fuel's Web site at investor.nationalfuelgas.com. For those without Internet access, you may access the live call by dialing (toll-free) .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/national-fuel-to-issue-fiscal-r855128.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/national-fuel-to-issue-fiscal-r855128.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation (AMEX:FPP) announced that on October 6, 2008, its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase shares of its Common Stock at an aggregate cost not to exceed $150,000. Stock purchases may be made in open market or privately-negotiated transactions, if and when management determines to effect purchases. Repurchases shall occur subject to prevailing market conditions and will be funded from available cash. Repurchases will also be subject to compliance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. About FieldPoint Petroleum Corp. www.fppcorp.com FieldPoint Petroleum .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/fieldpoint-petroleum-corporation-announces-r855127.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/fieldpoint-petroleum-corporation-announces-r855127.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) NEW THIS DIGEST US-FINANCIAL MELTDOWN. Stock markets tumble worldwide; Bush tries to reassure anxious US. YEMEN-MIGRANTS MISSING. 100 Somalis forced overboard by smugglers. PORTUGAL-GAY MARRIAGE. Lawmakers reject proposal to allow gay marriage. US-STOCKS. Wall Street manages tentative advance after emergency rate cut by Fed, other central banks. US-WELLS FARGO-WACHOVIA-ANTITRUST. Antitrust regulators clear acquisition. OIL PRICES. Crude hits 1-year low in Europe on fear global slowdown will cut demand. MELTDOWN-COMMODITIES. Boom that transformed Latin America nears bust. BRITAIN-POUND. UK pound falls to 5-year low against dollar on Iceland fears. TOP STORIES US-FINANCIAL MELTDOWN NEW YORK _ Stock prices in the United States, Asia and .. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/world-at-1600gmt-r855126.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-at-1600gmt-r855126.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.siretechnologies.com - SIRE Technologies, Inc., Salt Lake City Sarah Ellington, 801-415-0632 sellington@siretechnologies.com Tarrant County, Texas is hosting an Open House on October 23rd to showcase the new technology initiative the County implemented a little over one year ago. The County utilizes software modules by SIRE Technologies to automate the creation, distribution and management of the commissioners' court meeting agendas. This Commissioners Court Agenda Management System has been so successful that it was recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) in 2007. The system not only provides the public with unprecedented access to official records, it provides the County .. 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