PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, December 21:
ATAA Awards $1000 Educational Scholarship at Annual Meeting: ATAA Memberships Grows 118% in a Year of ATAA Educational Innovation.
Dec 21, 2004 ... PHOENIX, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Dede Good was in the right place at the right time when she attended ATAA's Annual Meeting December 2 at the Four Seasons in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ms. Good, owner of Sabino Cruise and Travel in Scottsdale, found the lucky award under her desert plate and ...
TEAC America Introduces USB 2.0 TV Tuner / PVR; Manufacturer Adds the USB 2.0 TV Tuner / PVR to Its Product Line.
Dec 21, 2004 ... MONTEBELLO, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- TEAC, a premier manufacturer of DVD-Recorders, CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drives, DVD-ROM, Internal and USB Floppy Drives, USB Flash Drives and Duplicators, announces the launch of its new USB 2.0 TV Tuner / PVR. TEAC's TV Tuner is ...
10th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Set for April 23-24, 2005 at UCLA; 25th Annual Los Angeles Times Book Prize Awards to Highlight Event.
Dec 21, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The 10th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books takes place Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 24, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., on UCLA's campus. The two-day event celebrates and animates the written word through ...
FOR 1031(TM) Announces New Hires; FOR 1031, a Boise-based Real Estate Principal, Has Hired Three New Sales Executives.
Dec 21, 2004 ... BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- FOR 1031 is pleased to announce the hiring of three new sales executives. The new team members are Tom Russell, Scott O'Brien and Matt Ison. Tom Russell of Wilton Manors, FL joins FOR 1031 with a wealth of experience in the real estate ...
Gigablast Unveils Custom Topic Search Tool.
Dec 21, 2004 ... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Gigablast Inc., an internet search engine corporation, unveiled its "Custom Topic Search" (CTS) tool. The new tool offers webmasters the ability to tailor their website's search to a custom topic. The topic may be defined by a list of hundreds ...
SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information.
Dec 21, 2004 ... LEBANON, N.H., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports. (Copyright: SnoCountry Worldwide) As of Sunday, Dec 20 2004, 6:28:32 PM EST. Snow conditions for resorts nationwide are available online through PR Newswire ...
NYSE Closing for December 20, 2004.
Dec 21, 2004 ... <Pre> ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE FOR TODAY: $48,010.6 (Billion) FIVE MOST ACTIVE STOCKS TRADED TODAY: CORPORATE NAME VOLUME BY STOCK DOLLAR Pfizer 90,675,100 2,244.4 Exxon Mobil ...
JCB Acquires One-Third Ownership of EMVCo.
Dec 21, 2004 ... TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- JCB, a leading international payment brand, today announced it has acquired one-third ownership in EMVCo, LLC (EMVCo), joining MasterCard International and Visa International, and giving all three members equal interests in the organization ....
Smuggled Parrots Go Home; WildAid Congratulates USFWS & Ice and Calls Upon Congress to Put More Resources Into USFWS.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- International conservation organization WildAid congratulates the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for capturing smugglers trying to illegally import 150 Lilac Crowned and Mexican Redhead Amazon ...
Family Entertainment Coming Soon to Black Oak Casino! Family Dining, 24-Lane Brunswick Bowling Alley and Arcade.
Dec 21, 2004 ... TUOLUMNE, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Wednesday, January 19th, the whole family can enjoy the excitement at Black Oak Casino! That afternoon, the first escalator in Tuolumne County will be put in motion to carry guests from the main entrance to the first floor of the ...
Stater Bros. Holdings Announces Record Sales and Earning.
Dec 21, 2004 ... COLTON, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Jack H. Brown, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. announced record sales and earnings for the fifty-two week fiscal year ended September 26, 2004. (Logo: ...
Cornerstone Propane Partners Successfully Emerges from Chapter 11 at Beginning of Peak Heating Season.
Dec 21, 2004 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cornerstone Propane Partners, L.P. ("Cornerstone"), the nation's sixth largest retail propane distributor, announced today that it has completed the necessary steps to implement its Joint Plan of Reorganization, which was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court ...
Linedata Services Makes Offer For Financial Models Company.
Dec 21, 2004 ... TORONTO, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial Models Company Inc. (TSX: FMC) ("FMC" or the "Company"), a leading provider of technology solutions and services to the investment world, today announced that it has entered into an acquisition agreement pursuant to which Linedata Services S.A ....
4,478 Total Winners With No Jackpot Winner(s) in Tonight's WINFALL Drawing.
Dec 21, 2004 ... LANSING, Mich., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The winning WINFALL numbers for tonight's drawing were: <Pre> 03 12 18 32 40 42Other cash prize winners from tonight's WINFALL drawing included: 3player(s) matched fivefor a ...
CPH and Fernando Chico Pardo to Consolidate Ownership in Mexican Airport Group.
Dec 21, 2004 ... KASTRUP, Denmark, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 1998, Copenhagen Airports A/S (CPH) has been a co-owner of Inversiones y Tecnicas Aeroportuarias (ITA). ITA owns 15% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), which operates nine airports in southeast Mexico with some 14 million passengers ...
Exploration Results and New Tonnage Calculation.
Dec 21, 2004 ... LULEA, Sweden, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- <Pre> * A new resource estimate including all holes drilled up to October shows that the total resource in Central Suurikuusikko has increased from 2.16 (reported in April 2004) to 2.47 million ounces gold (14.4%). Total ...
IP VPN Market Growing Despite Telecom Industry Slump.
Dec 21, 2004 ... LONDON, December 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite unfavourable conditions in the telecommunications industry such as reduced demand for telecom services, growing pricing pressures and increasing competition, the market for Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) services registered ...
Hydrogen Technologies: Are Advancements Robust Enough to Deliver on Hydrogen's Immense Potential?
Dec 21, 2004 ... LONDON, December 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The need for 'green' power and fuel efficiency is motivating the energy community to investigate hydrogen as a compelling alternative fuel. While hydrogen continues to pose significant challenges in terms of commercial production, storage and ...
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Sponsored the Second Investor Relations Management Forum.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Second Investor Relations Forum launched by Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) opened in Bo'ao, Hainan under the theme of ''The interest of shareholders and the social responsibility of listed companies.'' A total of some 150 people ...
Last-Minute Tips for Shopping Smart and Traveling Safe with Credit Cards During the Holidays.
Dec 21, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The holidays are a wonderful time of the year for shopping for and visiting with family and friends. Unfortunately, the holiday hustle and bustle can also provide opportunities for criminals. Your Credit Card Companies has some common-sense ...
Children Ring in 2005 LEGOLAND(R) Style at the Only Kids' New Year's Eve Celebration in Southern California! Music, Noisemakers and Fireworks Create One Kid-Friendly New Year's Bash.
Dec 21, 2004 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids of all ages will ring in 2005 when the clock strikes "LEGO(R) midnight" (actually 6 p.m. PST) at LEGOLAND(R) California on December 31, 2004. Special entertainment, noisemakers, high-energy music and dancing will highlight the ...
Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc., Announces Agreement to Acquire First MainStreet Financial, Ltd., for $105 Million.
Dec 21, 2004 ... FT. COLLINS, Colo., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire First MainStreet Financial, Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, Centennial will issue stock valued at $105 million, based on a per share value of ...
British Virgin Islands Government Upgrades Tourism Service Standards.
Dec 21, 2004 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of the British Virgin Islands, under the leadership of Chief Minister and Minister of Tourism, Dr. the Honorable D. Orlando Smith, is encouraging all business owners and employees in the British Virgin Islands' hospitality industry to ...
National Search for Twinkies(R) Recipes to Celebrate Iconic Snack Cake's 75th Anniversary; 75 Taste-bud Tingling Recipes to be Featured in Commemorative Twinkies Cookbook.
Dec 21, 2004 ... KANSAS City, Mo., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As Twinkies prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary, a national search is underway for the most taste bud-tingling Twinkies recipes. The 75 most creative submissions will be featured in a special commemorative 75th anniversary cookbook. ...
New Website for Popular Harry Potter Analysts.
Dec 21, 2004 ... NILES, Ill., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The leader in Harry Potter analysis books, Wizarding World Press, recently brought together 53 of the most ardent HP Sleuths to work on unlocking the mysteries behind J.K. Rowling's popular series. They created what has become the hottest new book ...
One in Five Americans Has Driven After Drinking in Past Year, Says New FindLaw Survey.
Dec 21, 2004 ... EAGAN, Minn., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- With the holiday party season in full swing and New Year's Eve approaching, a new poll by the legal Web site FindLaw.com finds that 20 percent of Americans say they have driven after drinking within the past year. The National Highway ...
Instant802(TM) Introduces New Software Development Platform Designed for Wireless Enterprise Infrastructure Equipment.
Dec 21, 2004 ... BRISBANE, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Instant802 Networks, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless software for device manufacturers and service providers, today announced the introduction of the Enterprise Managed AP (EMAP) software platform. EMAP enables device manufacturers to bring ...
OnStation Announces Presence at National Automobile Dealers Association's 2005 Convention; Company to Unveil New Customer Communications Solution at Leading Annual Automotive Convention in New Orleans.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- OnStation Corporation, the leading provider of automatic email-based customer lifecycle management (CLM) solutions for automotive dealerships and service centers, today announced that it will be exhibiting at the 88th National Automobile Dealers ...
FOX Launches Online Game Based on Hit Series '24'; LG Mobile Phones Signs on for In-Game Product Placement; Major Network Continues to Leverage Online Gaming Medium to Drive Television Viewership.
Dec 21, 2004 ... REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- WildTangent, the leading online game publisher, today announced the release of "24: Countdown," a premium online game based on Fox Broadcasting Company's worldwide hit television series "24." The release of the game represents another instance of ...
Equant Receives Frost & Sullivan Customer Service Innovation Award.
Dec 21, 2004 ... LONDON, December 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Equant (Euronext Paris: EQU) is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2004 Customer Service Innovation Award for the European IP VPN services market. Equant won this award based on its excellence in developing and implementing new customer ...
Equant Wins Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Customer Service Leadership Award.
Dec 21, 2004 ... LONDON, December 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan has named Equant (Euronext Paris: EQU) winner of the 2004 Customer Service Leadership Award for the European IP VPN services market. In selecting Equant, Frost & Sullivan tracked the customer service methods of leading ...
Esker Offers Flexibility to VSI-FAX(R) Users With New Fax on Demand Connector; Esker VSI-FAX Users Can Expand Their Fax Capacity Without Additional Hardware or Phone Lines, Solve Peak Capacity Problems, and Benefit From an Additional Failover Option.
Dec 21, 2004 ... MADISON, Wis., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Esker, the leading provider of fax solutions and services, has developed a Fax on Demand Connector for their VSI-FAX product to send faxes through Esker's outsourced fax service, Fax on Demand. This service offers highly efficient and cost-effective ...
Four Days and More Than Four Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars to Go; Western PA Salvation Army Kettle Campaign Winds Down.
Dec 21, 2004 ... PITTSBURGH, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As of Monday, December 20th, The Salvation Army's Western Pennsylvania Division was more than $425,000 short of its nearly 1.9 million dollar Christmas Kettle Campaign goal. "The extra-cold weather, coupled with the loss of an additional Saturday of ...
HIPAA Alters Pharma Rep Strategy.
Dec 21, 2004 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As the number of pharma reps grows -- more than 85,000 pharma sales reps in the United States alone -- the fierce competition for physician face-time escalates. According to research from Cutting Edge Information, the sales reps who ...
DFW International Airport Launches 'SantaTracker' Web Link; Readies to Welcome Santa Claus; Stockings Are Hung By the Landing Pad With Care, in Hopes That Saint Nicholas Soon Will Be There.
Dec 21, 2004 ... DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Texas, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- DFW International Airport will roll out the red carpet for the arrival of Santa Claus and his sleigh on Christmas Eve, and give families an Internet window to view his trip through North Texas. DFW's Airport Operations Department ...
Merchant e-Solutions Becomes UATP Acquirer; Improves Business Process and Management Controls.
Dec 21, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchant e-Solutions, Inc. (MeS) will improve overall business processes for travel agencies and corporate travel departments by becoming a UATP Acquirer in which all Sabre Connected(SM) travel agencies will be able to process service fees against an ...
URAC Appoints Health IT Expert Creech to Board.
Dec 21, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- URAC (http://www.urac.org/), a leader in promoting health care quality through accreditation and certification programs, announced today that it has appointed Kathryn Creech, president and CEO of Miavita, a provider of online programs that help ...
Business in Asia Today -- Dec. 21, 2004.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A round-up of Asian stock markets prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. SUMITOMO, ITOCHU WIN POWER PLANT PROJECTS IN ...
Asia Markets -- Shares End Mixed -- Dec. 21, 2004.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A round-up of Asian stock markets prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. Asian share markets closed mixed today as ...
THE PROFNET WIRE: BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY: Holiday Office Parties/Resolutions.
Dec 21, 2004 ... Dec. 21, 2004 _________ ROUND-UPS Global Textile Quota System (continued, 1 expert) _____ LEADS 1. Marketing: Product Branding: Connecting with Consumers 2. Personal Finance: Keep Your Gift List Under Control 3. Personal Finance: Shopping Threats Ever-Present Online ...
As FDA Criticisms Intensify, Patients Are Encouraged to Prevent Disease Through Nutrition Instead of Treating Symptoms With FDA-Approved Drugs of Questionable Safety.
Dec 21, 2004 ... TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when the FDA continues to face intense scrutiny and crumbling credibility for approving drugs like Vioxx -- which has been revealed to cause life-threatening side effects -- holistic nutritionist Mike Adams is appealing to Americans to ...
IPSA International Names Geoff Doyle Managing Director for the New York Office.
Dec 21, 2004 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- IPSA International, Inc., a leading investigative consulting firm, announced today that Geoff Doyle has been named Managing Director of the New York office. He will report to Dan Wachtler, Vice President Domestic Operations. Mr. Doyle joined ...
Rock 'n Roll Muse Pattie Boyd Celebrates Valentine's Day 2005 in San Francisco; San Francisco Art Exchange to Mount the First-Ever Exhibition of Boyd's Powerful Photographic Work.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Although Pattie Boyd has remained a distinctly private person over the years, large portions of her life are truly the stuff of legend. Rock 'n roll's ultimate muse, Boyd wed Beatle George Harrison in 1966 after meeting him in '64 when a modeling ...
CSC Benchmarks Card Management Software at 100 Million Accounts.
Dec 21, 2004 ... EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Sciences Corporation today announced results of a performance and scalability benchmark test of its CAMS II card and merchant system, the credit-card management component of CSC's Hogan System. CSC's five-month testing project proved ...
WallSt.net Airing Exclusive CEO Audio Interviews With EXTP, EYII and WGAT.
Dec 21, 2004 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Larry Freedman, CEO of Extreme Poker, Ltd. (Pink Sheets: EXTP) recently granted WallSt.net an exclusive audio interview. Topics in the interview include: <Pre> * the possibility of reaching $20 million in revenues within the first year of ...
PHOTO ADVISORY: Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Master Storytellers Screening Series Presents 'King Arthur: The Directors Cut' & Q&A at the Arclight Theatre.
Dec 21, 2004 ... Buena Vista Home Entertainment has issued the following captions to accompany the photos available at the following URLs: <Pre> http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041221/LATU040-a December 20, 2004 -- Hollywood, CA.Writer David Franzoni and Jerry ...
ChipMOS Bermuda Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors.
Dec 21, 2004 ... HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or "the Company") announced today that according to information released by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office, Mr. Hung-Chiu Hu and Mr. Jwo-Yi Miao, two directors of ChipMOS, ...
DF China Technology Inc. Expands Senior Management Team Board; Authorizes Name Change to 'China Technology Global Corporation'.
Dec 21, 2004 ... HONG KONG, Dec. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DF China Technology Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DFCT) ("the Company"), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the logistics and supply chain management industry in China and Hong Kong, today announced the recent expansion ...
Bidding Adieu to Julia Child Ranks as Nation's No. 1 Food Story in 2004.
Dec 21, 2004 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The passing of Julia Child, the world's first celebrity chef, bubbled up as the nation's No. 1 food-related news story in 2004, according to a recent survey of the nation's food editors. Eulogized as "a true American treasure" on front-page stories in ...
50 Percent of Technical Data is 'Wasted Words,' New Study Reveals.
Dec 21, 2004 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study has found that more than 50 percent of data in corporate and government technical manuals and other documents is literally "wasted words." New York-based technology firm Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (http://www.dclab.com/), who compiled ...
Morphotek Appoints Senior Vice President of Clinical Development to Advance Therapeutic Antibody Portfolio.
Dec 21, 2004 ... EXTON, Pa., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Morphotek(R), Inc. announced today the appointment of Martin D. Phillips, M.D., as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development. Dr. Phillips has been responsible for the clinical development of several biological products, both in the U.S. and ...
Daniel A. Spyker Joins Alexza MDC as Vice President, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs.
Dec 21, 2004 ... PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexza Molecular Delivery Corporation ("Alexza") announced today that Daniel A. Spyker, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the company as Vice President, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs. Dr. Spyker was previously Director, Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamic ...
Standard Insurance Company is Top Provider in PLANSPONSOR Magazine's '2004 Defined Contribution Survey'.
Dec 21, 2004 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In PLANSPONSOR magazine's annual survey of retirement plan clients, Standard Insurance Company ("The Standard"), a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. , received 32 Best in Class awards, the most of any provider included in the survey. ...
The Kinder, Gentler Law Firm?: Attorneys Cite Progressive Practices at Their Organizations in New Survey.
Dec 21, 2004 ... MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- When you think of words to describe a law firm's culture, what comes to mind? Formal? Competitive? Not so, say attorneys. When surveyed recently about their work environments, the top adjectives used were "team oriented" (76 percent), "family ...
Sub300's 164 Million Computer Challenge: Make the Switch to Linux; Sub300 Will Install Linspire, Firefox and OpenOffice Free of Charge to Any System.
Dec 21, 2004 ... TORONTO, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Sub300.com, North America's only Linux-only store, challenges all Microsoft Windows users to make the switch to Linux by offering to install Linspire, Firefox and OpenOffice free of charge to any computer system. The operating system, web browser and word ...
Earth & Sky Oasis Day Spa Features One-to-One Services.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- earth & sky oasis, the destination Day Spa in San Francisco, is a leading boutique-style sanctuary that delivers true "One-to-One" services. Celebrating its First Anniversary, earth & sky oasis is nestled in a cozy setting with a mission to bring out ...
Leading Research Firm Publishes Case Study with M-Tech's Identity Management Solutions; New Research Note Shows U.S. Beverage Producer Gained Substantial Cost Savings by Using Automated Password Reset.
Dec 21, 2004 ... CALGARY, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- M-Tech Information Technology, Inc., a leading provider of identity management solutions, today announced the availability of a new Gartner, Inc. research note profiling how a large U.S. beverage producer reduced its IT service desk costs by more than ...
Tips for Finding a New Job in the New Year From CareerBuilder.com; - Four-in-Ten Workers Plan to Change Jobs in 2005 -.
Dec 21, 2004 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Adding a new job to your New Year's resolutions this year? Forty-three percent of U.S. workers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com say they plan to pursue new employment opportunities in 2005. Rosemary Haefner, CareerBuilder.com's Vice President of Human ...
Industry Masterminds to Solve Franchising Challenges at 'Grow Smart' Multi-Unit Franchising National Development Conference & Expo 2005.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The most powerful players in food, retail and the service sectors of franchising will gather at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas for the fourth annual Multi-Unit Franchising National Development Conference & Expo 2005 on February 2 through February 4 ....
LaSalle Bank to Recruit Sailors to Compete in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005/06; Application Deadline Dec. 31, 2004 Interested Parties Should Register Now.
Dec 21, 2004 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- LaSalle Bank is looking for experienced sailors who might be interested in sailing around the world in the 2005 - 2006 Volvo Ocean Race. In conjunction with the bank's parent company, ABN AMRO Bank of the Netherlands, LaSalle Bank is conducting a search ...
Hello Flavor, Goodbye Calories; New Welch's Low Cal Single-Serve Drinks Offer Great-Tasting Flavor Experience in Low-Calorie, Low-Carbohydrate Beverages.
Dec 21, 2004 ... CONCORD, Mass., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Who says low cal means low taste? Welch's announces its new low-calorie line of single-serve fruit juice drinks -- now available nationally. With a crisp, refreshingly light taste -- not typical of diet drinks -- Welch's Low Cal packs the great ...
Heart Health for the Holidays; GNC OFFERS SEVEN TIPS TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE.
Dec 21, 2004 ... PITTSBURGH, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent study, more Americans die from heart attacks and other natural causes on Christmas, the day after and on New Year's Day than on any other days of the year. Perhaps it's the stress of the holidays or a tendency to overeat unhealthy ...
Sunrise Real Estate Purchases 2 Floors of Sovereign Building.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Sunrise Real Estate Development Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SRRE) announced today that its subsidiary, Shanghai Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Co, Ltd (''Shang Yang'') has signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement with Suzhou Hui Long ...
Wintech Drives Development of Advanced DSP-based Client Video Applications; Developers Bring DM64x(TM)-based Client Video Products to Market Faster with Robust Development Tools.
Dec 21, 2004 ... BEIJING, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Meeting the demand of original equipment manufacturers, Wintech Digital Systems Technology Corp. (Wintech) joins the Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) third-party network to provide customers optimized development tools. The partner program allows Wintech to ...
Recycling Rate Surges as Californians Redeem More Bottles and Cans Than Ever Before.
Dec 21, 2004 ... SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Department of Conservation statistics released today, Californians recycled 5.8 billion California Refund Value bottles and cans from January to July, the highest six-month figure ever. "Recycling bottles and cans is one ...