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How Gentle Yoga Can Help You Learn to Relax, Shed Stress and Pounds Without the Harmful Side Effects of Medications (Free Tips Brochure)

Dec 16, 1997 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Gentle Yoga is an alternative for anyone searching for an effective route to fitness and weight loss. If you are unable to do the exercises you used to, but would like to begin again, you can shed stress and pounds without the harmful effects of ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Awards $191,000 in Grants for African American Health Initiative

Dec 16, 1997 ... DETROIT, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Foundation has awarded four research grants totaling over $191,000 to the University of Michigan and Children's Hospital of Michigan to study health issues affecting African Americans....

Five Quick Ways to Make Exercise a Part of Your Day

Dec 16, 1997 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the 1996 U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health was released, recognition of the benefits of moderate exercise has hit mainstream America with a powerful wake up call.Literature released by the U.S ....

Marc Sherry, Beef Expert and Owner of the Old Homestead Steakhouse in New York City, Responds to Irradiation of Beef

Dec 16, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- With all the recent buzz about the pros and cons of irradiating beef, Old Homestead Steakhouse owner and beef expert, Marc Sherry, has come forth with some timely comments concerning this causes celebres.Sells Over 10,000 Pounds of Beef per ...

Strengthening Your New Year's Fitness Resolutions? Consider Weight Training

Dec 16, 1997 ... NAPA, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- With each New Year, pledges to live a healthier lifestyle top resolution lists. For many, living healthier means stepping up workout routines to include more miles at the track, more spinning classes at the gym or more minutes on the treadmill. ...

How to Keep Your Nose Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

Dec 16, 1997 ... AMITYVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Tis the season of sniffling, coughing and sneezing. Your nose really takes a beating in this weather. Here are some tips for an uncommon edge against the common cold from the experts who bring you Nasal-Ease Nasal Spray Moisturizer with Zinc. ...

Expert Tells How to Get in Shape With Kinder, Gentler Fitness Regime

Dec 16, 1997 ... TORONTO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- If you have resolved to get in shape -- and this time you really, really mean it -- an intelligent approach to exercise may be just what your body and mind need.Stott Core Conditioning based on the teachings of late fitness guru Joseph ...

'Tis the Decade for Treadmills

Dec 16, 1997 ... HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The treadmill has steadily gained in popularity during the '90s. It became Americans' favorite aerobic exercise machine in 1996, and the only one that continues to grow in popularity every year, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers ...

Sears Gets a Grip on Fitness Club Technology With the ProForm EKG; Innovative Fitness Monitor Makes a Treadmill Workout Better

Dec 16, 1997 ... HOFFMAN ESTATES, I11., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitness experts say consumers need to exercise in their targeted heart rate zones. But until now it has been cumbersome to monitor heart rate during a treadmill workout. ProForm and Sears have grasped innovation again to make aerobic ...

New World Coffee & Bagels Opens First Store in Germany

Dec 16, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- New World Coffee & Bagels, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWCI) today announced the scheduled December 21 opening of its first store in Germany. Located on Munich's fashionable Leopoldstrasse, the 2,500-square-foot cafe is the pilot store in a partnership that could ...

S&P Places Indonesian Banks on CreditWatch Negative

Dec 16, 1997 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today placed its ratings on Bank Danamon Indonesia (P.T.), Bank Internasional Indonesia (P.T.), Bank Negara Indonesia (P.T.), and Bank Umum Nasional (P.T.) on CreditWatch with negative implications. The ratings on Bank Niaga ...

Cable & Wireless Communications plc Acquisition of Anite Group Plc's UK Network and Cable Operations

Dec 16, 1997 ... LONDON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was issued today by Cable & Wireless Communications plc (NYSE: CWZ):Cable & Wireless Communications plcCable & Wireless Communications is the largest provider of integrated telecommunications and television ...

Mallon Resources Corporation Offering Priced at $9.25 per Share

Dec 16, 1997 ... DENVER, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Mallon Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: MLRC) today announced that the Registration Statement covering the offering of 2,300,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that the offering ...

Eclipsys Receives Innovation Award for Orion Document-Management Product

Dec 16, 1997 ... DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Eclipsys Corporation was recently awarded the Rheinner ImagingACE(TM) Innovation Award for its Orion document- and workflow-management product. Eclipsys was selected from a field of approximately 1,200 candidates to receive the award, which is ...

Century South and Bank Corporation Complete Merger

Dec 16, 1997 ... DAHLONEGA, Ga., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Century South Bank of Dahlonega (Nasdaq: CSBI) and Macon-based Bank Corporation of Georgia (Nasdaq: BCGA) have completed the merger of the two bank holding companies. Century South and Bank Corporation will operate in fifteen Georgia communities ...

OMC Realigns Boat Manufacturing Operations

Dec 16, 1997 ... WAUKEGAN, Ill., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Outboard Marine Corporation announced today that it will implement its plan to realign its fiberglass fishing boat manufacturing operations to enable the company to focus its efforts on strengthening its fiberglass fishing boat brands in the marine ...

Japan Issues 'N-Viro Soil' Patent to N-Viro International Corporation

Dec 16, 1997 ... TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- J. Patrick Nicholson, Chief Executive Officer of N-Viro International Corporation (Nasdaq: NVIC) announced today that Japan has issued a patent for N-Viro's "Advanced Alkaline Pasteurization" technology, which is known in the U.S. by the trademark ...

Another Anheuser-Busch Wholesaler Selects Thinque Systems' Sales Portfolio(TM) Sales Automation Software

Dec 16, 1997 ...Ace Beverage of Los Angeles, California Becomes Second Distributor to Select <Pre>Thinque Systems in Last 30 Days </Pre> LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Selling more beer will become easier for Ace Beverage, thanks to the Sales Portfolio(TM) ...

Pacific Gulf Properties Acquires Third Property in AMRESCO Portfolio

Dec 16, 1997 ... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gulf Properties Inc. (NYSE: PAG) has acquired a single-tenant industrial building containing approximately 129,000 square feet located in Anaheim, California for a total purchase price of $6,100,000 from AMRESCO Advisors, completing ...

The Learning Company Invites Users to Explore the World of Foreign Language with a New Berlitz(R) Series

Dec 16, 1997 ... <Pre> Interactive Series Helps Celebrate World-Renowned Berlitz(R)'s 120th Anniversary </Pre> CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Learning Company, Inc. (NYSE: TLC), a leading provider of educational software, today announced the ...

New Add-On Interactive Entertainment System Provides Fun and Motivation for Home Exercisers

Dec 16, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The repetitive nature of aerobic exercise often turns even the best exercise equipment into a very expensive clothes hanger. International exercise expert Gin Miller now brings a new approach to home fitness with Fitness Station -- the interactive ...

Ringer Announces Completion of Acquisition of Southern Resources Inc.

Dec 16, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ringer Corporation (Nasdaq: RING) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Southern Resources, Inc. (SRI) for 4.5 million shares of Ringer common stock.Headquartered in Fort Valley, Georgia, SRI has annual sales of ...

Record Year for Mannesmann Mobilfunk

Dec 16, 1997 ... <Pre> 3.5 Million Customers D2-CallYa Clearly Exceeds Expectations From January 1, 1998 Attractive Fixed-Network Offer for Long-Distance Calls </Pre> DUSSELDORF, Germany, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The year 1997 was very successful for Mannesmann Mobilfunk. By year end 1997, ...

Innova Chosen to Provide Wireless Local Loop Bypass Infrastructure in Mexico

Dec 16, 1997 ... Innova Receives $3 Million Repeat Order From Mexican Telecommunications <Pre>Company, Alestra </Pre> SEATTLE, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Innova Corporation (Nasdaq: INVA), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of advanced digital microwave ...

Pacific Scientific Company Advises Shareholders to Refrain From Taking Action in Response to Kollmorgen Corporation's Unsolicited Offer

Dec 16, 1997 ... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Scientific Company (NYSE: PSX) said today that Kollmorgen Corporation (NYSE: KOL) has commenced an unsolicited cash tender offer for approximately 51% of the common stock of Pacific Scientific and has also commenced an unsolicited ...

Alabama Live Announces Debut of CLICKLETS

Dec 16, 1997 ... <Pre> CLICKLETS is a Useful Information Service for Web Sites </Pre> HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Alabama Live, Alabama's most popular information and entertainment service on the Net, announced today the debut of CLICKLETS(sm). CLICKLETS(sm) is a service which ...

Thrifty Opens New Locations in Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Cyprus

Dec 16, 1997 ... <Pre> Thrifty to Reopen in Spain with 14 Locations in 1998 </Pre> TULSA, Okla., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Thrifty Car Rental is adding significantly to its international presence by opening 18 new locations in the first-time Thrifty countries of Sweden, Poland, the Czech ...

Walter Industries To List On New York Stock Exchange

Dec 16, 1997 ... TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Walter Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: WLTR) today announced that it has filed an application to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and has been informed by the NYSE that the Company meets the eligibility requirements for listing. ...

American Resources & Development Co. Opens New Retail Locations for Fan-A-Mania(TM) Stores

Dec 16, 1997 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- American Resources & Development Company (ARDCO) (OTC Bulletin Board: ADCO) today announced that its subsidiary, Fan-Tastic, Inc., has sold franchise rights to five new Fan-A-Mania(TM) retail specialty stores, four of which are now in operation. ...

Planet Direct Supercharges Personal Web Service With Useful Enhancements

Dec 16, 1997 ... "Around The Planet in 80 Days" Travel Sweepstakes Underscores ExcitementANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Direct ( http://my.planetdirect.com ) is raising the stakes in the emerging arena of Web-based online services with the launch of more than two dozen ...

Cambridge NeuroScience Will Not Restart Accrual in Stroke Trial

Dec 16, 1997 ... <Pre> Company Continues to Analyze Data </Pre> CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge NeuroScience, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSI) and its partner Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that they will not resume accrual of new patients into their Phase III trial ...

Leading Internet Merchants Join Planet Direct 'Marketplace,' Latest Service Launch Introduces E-Commerce Features

Dec 16, 1997 ... <Pre> Service to Help Members Save Time and Money by Shopping Online </Pre> ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Direct is taking its first major step into the electronic commerce arena beginning this week with the launch of the latest version of its personal Web ...

Magainin Begins Phase I Human Clinical Testing of Squalamine for Cancer Also Presents Preclinical Data in Breast Cancer

Dec 16, 1997 ... PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Magainin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: MAGN) today announced the commencement of Phase I human clinical testing of squalamine, an angiogenesis inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with solid tumors. The first patient was administered ...

StopLight NT: A Red Light for NT Hackers

Dec 16, 1997 ... SPRINGFIELD, N.J., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Safetynet, Inc. has just released StopLight(R) NT, closing perhaps the largest remaining hole in Windows NT security.One of the strong points of Windows NT is its C2 security rating. However, it is widely documented that NT ...

AT&T, 1-800-FLOWERS Join Forces on Communications System; Web-Based Technology to Link Floral Industry

Dec 16, 1997 ... WESTBURY, N.Y., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-FLOWERS, the world's largest florist and an early pioneer in electronic commerce, today announced that the company has teamed with AT&T (NYSE: T) to create an enhanced, web-based communications system to link the company's franchisees in an ...

Westower to Acquire National Tower Service; Acquisition Accretive, Building Block for Substantial New Business

Dec 16, 1997 ... VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Westower Corp. (Amex: WTW, WTW/WS), a fast-growing supplier of design, engineering, fabrication and maintenance of wireless communication towers, today said it reached a definitive agreement to acquire privately held National Tower Service Ltd., ...

R.R. Donnelley Strengthens Core Business Focus, Announces Stream International Holdings Ownership Restructuring

Dec 16, 1997 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company (NYSE: DNY) today announced plans to restructure its ownership in Stream International Holdings, Inc. (SIH), reclassify a portion of the business as discontinued operations and record a fourth-quarter charge of ...

Finally An Answer To Data Espionage; Maganet Receives Recommendation from IBM for the Virtual Matrix Encryption As The Standard In Computer Cryptography

Dec 16, 1997 ... LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) telephoned Meganet Corporation ten days ago after reviewing the Virtual Matrix Encryption (VME) algorithm and highly recommended the VME technology to be the national standard for data encryption, reported Meganet. The IBM ...

American Freightways Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Will Not Meet Projections

Dec 16, 1997 ... HARRISON, Ark., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- American Freightways Corporation (Nasdaq: AFWY) announced today that earnings for the fourth quarter of 1997 will be short of the $0.19 consensus analysts have projected. Management believes earnings will be closer to the $0.05 per share earned ...

Dailey International Inc. Announces Quarterly Results

Dec 16, 1997 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dailey International Inc. (Nasdaq: DALY) today reported its results of operations for the three and six months ended October 31, 1997.For the three months ended October 31, 1997, Dailey reported revenues of $31.6 million, an 84% increase ...

Phoenix Network Obtains Additional Short-term Financing

Dec 16, 1997 ... GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Network, Inc. (AMEX: PHX) announced today that it has reached an agreement with its principal lender, Foothill Capital Corporation, allowing Phoenix to borrow an additional $1.5 million immediately with an incremental $250,000 potentially ...

Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp. Announces First Quarterly Dividend

Dec 16, 1997 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: ICMI) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.13 per share of Common Stock for the period from October 22, 1997, the date of its Initial Public ...

Spine-Tech, Inc., Announces Definitive Agreement to Merge with Sulzer Medica; Cash Tender Offer Valued at $595 Million

Dec 16, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Spine-Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPYN), a medical manufacturer based in Minneapolis, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge with Sulzer Medica (NYSE: SM; Zurich: SMEN), a leading cardiovascular and orthopedic implant company ...

West Coast Entertainment Posts 5 Percent Increase In Same Store Sales in 3Q '97

Dec 16, 1997 ... NEWTOWN, Pa., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- West Coast Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: WCEC) today announced an increase of 5% in same store sales for the three months ended October 31, 1997.West Coast President and Chief Executive Officer, Kyle Standley, commented that ...

S&P Withdraws Rating on Auroral Genesis Y32B Secured FRNs

Dec 16, 1997 ... TOKYO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today withdrew its triple-'A' rating on Auroral Genesis Ltd.'s Y32 billion secured floating rate notes based on a request for withdrawal from Hokkaido Takushoku Bank Ltd. (Takugin). Takugin has purchased the outstanding notes from the ...

S&P Raises Ratings on Investor AB

Dec 16, 1997 ... LONDON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today raised its ratings on Investor AB. The ratings upgrade reflect the significant improvement in Investor's financial flexibility, and a reduced operating risk, which are largely a result of the wholly owned companies' diminishing ...

Sulzer Medica Agrees to Acquire Spine-Tech Inc.

Dec 16, 1997 ... ANGLETON, Texas, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Sulzer Medica Ltd, a leading orthopedic and cardiovascular device company headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, and with a significant presence in the US, is realizing a major strategic step in orthopedics. Sulzer Medica agreed with ...

Cornell Corrections Enters Into Agreement To Own And Operate An Existing 812-Bed Medium Security Prison

Dec 16, 1997 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cornell Corrections, Inc. (Amex: CRN) announced today that it has entered into an agreement which will permit it to own and operate an existing 812-bed medium security prison located in Hinton, Oklahoma. The prison is currently owned by the Hinton ...

Applying to College the 21st Century Way

Dec 16, 1997 ... PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Remember how labor-intensive the college application process was -- manually completing multiple documents for each college? Today's college-bound students are now turning on their computers at home, in school, and in the office, and turning out ...

Cold-Eeze(R) Accepted for Worldwide Sales in U.S. Military Facilities; Company Appoints Two New Members to the Board

Dec 16, 1997 ... DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Quigley Corporation (Nasdaq: QGLY) announced today that the Company's proprietary Cold-Eeze(R) Homeopathic cold remedy lozenge products have been accepted for distribution and sale in United States military commissaries throughout the world. ...

NCR Partners With Hammer Technologies for Call Center Solutions

Dec 16, 1997 ... New Partnership Enables Canada Trust's Call Center to More Than Double Its <Pre>Call Volume and Improve Customer Service </Pre> DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- NCR Corporation today announced it was named worldwide systems integration partner with ...

QualMark Corporation to Launch First International Testing Center Under Strategic Alliance with TUV Product Service Ltd., United Kingdom

Dec 16, 1997 ... QualMark Continues to Push Aggressive Growth Into International MarketsDENVER, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- QualMark Corporation (Nasdaq: QMRK), a leading provider of accelerated life testing services and equipment primarily for electronics manufacturers, today announced it has ...

Research, Inc. Q1 to be Affected by Asian Sales Shortfall

Dec 16, 1997 ... <Pre>Company Still Expects 20% Growth for Fiscal Year </Pre> MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: RESR) said today that it expects results for its first quarter of fiscal 1998, ended December 31, 1997, to be lower than anticipated due to a ...

VISHAY Agrees To Acquire TEMIC Semiconductor For Approximately $500 Million

Dec 16, 1997 ... MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH), the largest U.S. and European manufacturer of passive electronic components, will acquire the Semiconductor business unit of TEMIC TELEFUNKEN microelectronic GmbH Heilbronn, Germany (whose parent company is ...

AFC Opens Office in Shanghai, China

Dec 16, 1997 ... PETALUMA, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Fibre Communications(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: AFCI) announced today it has opened an office in Shanghai in order to locate operations closer to its customers and provide a higher level of customer service. AFC also has plans to establish ...

INTERSHOP Communications and CyberSource Integrate Digital Commerce Services With Packaged eCommerce Software

Dec 16, 1997 ...Partnership Enables Complete Set of Electronic Commerce ApplicationsSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberSource, the global leader in digital commerce services, and INTERSHOP Communications, one of the world's leading vendors of electronic commerce software, ...

KLA-Tencor Standardizes on Oracle(R) Applications Enterprise-Wide

Dec 16, 1997 ... <Pre> Rapid Implementation Completed in Seven Months </Pre> SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced that KLA-Tencor, the world's leading supplier of semiconductor manufacturing process instrumentation, has standardized on ...

Fodor's and Preview Travel Forge Marketing and Publishing Alliance

Dec 16, 1997 ...Leading Authorities Team Up to Offer Consumers the Very Best of Vacation and <Pre> Travel Planning Resources </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., the world's pre-eminent travel publisher and ...

Ingram Micro to Distribute Apricorn's EZ-Gig Data Transfer Utility Kit

Dec 16, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Apricorn, a leading provider of high-quality notebook storage products, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Ingram Micro Inc., the world's leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services, that adds Apricorn's EZ-Gig ...

Casino Magic Reports Results Through November 30, 1997

Dec 16, 1997 ... BAY SAINT LOUIS, Miss., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Casino Magic Corp. (Nasdaq: CMAG) today reported consolidated net revenues of $21.6 million for the month ended November 30, 1997, an increase of $4.6 million, or 27% compared with $17.0 million net revenues for the same period in 1996. ...

Siemens Nixdorf Standardizes on INTERSOLV DataDirect SequeLink Technology; DataDirect SequeLink ODBC Edition and SequeLink Java Edition Provide Assured Access to Critical Business Information

Dec 16, 1997 ... ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- INTERSOLV, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLI) today announced an agreement with Siemens Nixdorf, the largest European supplier of information technology, to implement INTERSOLV DataDirect's integrated, standards-based data connectivity middleware technology ....

Shoppers Food Warehouse Corporation Announces Sales and Earnings

Dec 16, 1997 ... LANHAM, Md., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoppers Food Warehouse Corporation announced a sales increase of $8.6 million, or 4.2%, from $205.5 million for the quarter ended November 2, 1996 to $214.1 million for the quarter ended November 1, 1997.Sales increased by $8.5 million, ...

Sunrise Educational Services, Inc. Posts First Quarter Profit

Dec 16, 1997 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Scottsdale-based Sunrise Educational Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNR and SUNRP) today announced that revenue for the first quarter ended October 31, 1997 was $4,137,634, an increase of 16 percent compared to $3,554,837 for the same period in 1996 ....

House of Fabrics Signs Letter of Commitment for $10 Million Financing

Dec 16, 1997 ... SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- House of Fabrics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HFAB) today announced it has entered into a letter of commitment with Chiplease, Inc., a Chicago-based investment firm, for a $10 million investment in the company.The company said the financing ...

ILT Receives $2.8 Million Apollo 9500 Purchase Order

Dec 16, 1997 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ion Laser Technology, Inc. (Amex: ILT) President and CEO, E. Wyatt Cannady, announced today the receipt of the first purchase order from Dental/Medical Diagnostic Systems, Inc. ("DMD") for $2.87 million of ILT's new Argo HP dental curing and ...