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Genesis HealthCare Corporation Reports Fiscal Year End 2005 Results.

Dec 02, 2005 ... - Revenues Increase 11% to $1.68 billion - Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations Increase 39%, to $2.12 Per Share - Capital Expenditures Total $55.2 Million as Facility Renovation Effort Expands - Occupancy Rebounds to 90.6% in Fourth ...

Bankrate, Inc. Announces Closing of Acquisitions FastFind and MMIS/Interest.com Deals Finalized Today.

Dec 02, 2005 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bankrate, Inc. , announced today that it has completed the acquisition of both FastFind and MMIS/Interest.com. FastFind, an Internet lead aggregator based in San Francisco, California was purchased for $10 million in cash, subject to post- ...

Charlotte Outperforms State and Nation in Three Out of Four Areas Measured on National Assessment.

Dec 02, 2005 ... CMS also had more students at the advanced level than the nation, North Carolina, and most states CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) outperformed their peers in the state and in the nation on three out of four areas measured ...

T&S Brass Supports National Conservation Act With Established Product Solution.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Energy act compliant, money saving features, offer dual benefits TRAVELER'S REST, S.C., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- T&S Brass and Bronze Works -- the industry leader for foodservice plumbing for over 50 years -- is poised to help customers respond to an imminently important new ...

Continental Airlines Reports November 2005 Operational Performance.

Dec 02, 2005 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines today reported a November consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 78.7 percent, 1.7 points above last year's November consolidated load factor. The carrier reported a mainline load factor of 79.0 percent, 1.4 ...

GlobalSantaFe Statement on Patent Lawsuit Partial Summary Judgment.

Dec 02, 2005 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlobalSantaFe Corporation today issued the following statement in response to a partial summary judgment in Transocean's dual activity patent lawsuit against the company: "Summary judgment was granted on the issue of whether the ...

The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye and the Honorable Ted Stevens Receive 2005 AMERICAN PATRIOT AWARD.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Highest Award from National Defense University Foundation WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight, The National Defense University Foundation presented the 2005 American Patriot Award to The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii) and The Honorable Ted Stevens (Alaska) at the ...

Huntsman to Acquire Minority Interests in Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Huntsman Advanced Materials will become a subsidiary of Huntsman International LLC and all outstanding Huntsman Advanced Materials notes will be refinanced. THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huntsman Corporation announced today that it has reached a ...

Sierra Pacific Power Makes Annual Deferred Energy Filing.

Dec 02, 2005 ... RENO, Nev., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sierra Pacific Power Company, a subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources , today made its annual mandatory deferred energy filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN). The filing, which seeks to recover costs the company already ...

Apartment Investment and Management Company to Speak at Wachovia Real Estate Conference.

Dec 02, 2005 ... DENVER, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apartment Investment and Management Company ("Aimco") announced today that Chief Financial Officer Tom Herzog will speak at the Wachovia Real Estate Securities Conference to be held in New York. Aimco's 30-minute presentation is scheduled for ...

Carril to Receive Pete Newell Challenge Career Achievement Award.

Dec 02, 2005 ... OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril, the winningest coach in Ivy League history and one of the most respected coaches and teachers in the history of basketball, has been chosen to receive the 2005 Pete Newell Challenge Career Achievement Award, for ...

Councilmember Colonna Calls on State and Local Agencies to Wake Up and Get Involved in LNG Debate.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Colonna Is Leading the Charge to Insure That the Health and Safety of Long Beach Residents Is Protected by the State Agencies Designated to Do So LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- On the eve of the final public hearing for the proposed Mitsubishi/SES Liquid Natural Gas ...

QUALCOMM Responds to Inaccuracies in Korea Times Article on Expiration of Royalty Payments.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated stated that the claims in a Korea Times article (December 1, 2005) indicating that certain Korean manufacturers' obligations to pay royalties to QUALCOMM under their respective license agreements will expire in 2006 for ...

$31 Million Verdict Levied Against the Broward County Sheriff's Department for Negligence.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Potentially the largest state verdict of it's kind WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the largest Florida jury verdict in memory penalizing a government agency, was levied against the Broward County Sheriff's Department after one of its deputy's broadsided a Sunrise area ...

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information.

Dec 02, 2005 ... LEBANON, N.H., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, 6:20:12 PM EST: SNOW CONDITION DEFINITIONS & TERMS This glossary of terms is used by all ski areas ...

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Concerned About Tom Cruise's Use of 'Sonogram Machine'.

Dec 02, 2005 ... PLANO, Texas, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) has raised concerns about press reports that actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have purchased an ultrasound machine and will do their own sonograms. While Cruise's offer to donate the machine to a ...

Judge Rebukes Schwarzenegger Administration for Use of Fake 'Video News Releases' on Nurse, Worker Issues.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Administration Ordered to Remove VNRs, Refrain From Producing Similar Ones SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In a victory for nurses and other workers, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd Connelly today ordered the Schwarzenegger administration to remove a ...

Cathay Pacific Places Biggest Ever Order for New Aircraft.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cathay Pacific Airways today placed its biggest ever order for new aircraft to grow the airline, modernise and expand its fleet and continue to strengthen Hong Kong as a global aviation hub. The airline has made commitments for 16 ...

Cowlitz Bancorporation Awards Stock Options to Key Employees.

Dec 02, 2005 ... LONGVIEW, Wash., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cowlitz Bancorporation, , parent company of Cowlitz Bank (http://www.cowlitzbank.com/), announced that in accordance with their compensation philosophy to attract and retain quality personnel, Cowlitz Bancorporation, from time to time, ...

A Behind the Scenes Look at NFL Players Starring in TV Commercials in PLAYERS INC's 'Helmets Off: Selling With the Stars' on FSN.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Helmets Off: Selling With the Stars is the Last of Six Monthly PLAYERS INC Television Specials for the 2005 Season, Giving Fans an Inside Look at Life as an NFL Player WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- PLAYERS INC, the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players ...

SSB Technologies + BART Group Join Forces.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SSB + BART Group to Provide National Accessibility Coverage and Extended Capabilities Through Combination SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- SSB Technologies, Inc. (SSB) today announced that it hired the principals of the BART Group of McLean, Virginia. SSB will change its ...

NYSE Closing Thursday, December 1, 2005.

Dec 02, 2005 ... <Pre> ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE FOR TODAY: $64,363.3 (Billion)FIVE MOST ACTIVE STOCKS TRADED TODAY:CORPORATE NAME VOLUME BY STOCK DOLLAR Wal Mart 16,256,900 780.6Exxon Mobil...

The Hertz Corporation Announces Extension of Date for Eligibility to Receive Total Consideration for Certain Series of Notes.

Dec 02, 2005 ... PARK RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation ("Hertz") announced on October 17, 2005 that it had commenced tender offers (the "Offers") to purchase for cash any and all of the following outstanding notes described in the table below (the "Notes") and consent ...

Hertz Announces Extension of Date to Receive Early Tender Premium in Cash Tender Offer for Outstanding EUR200,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due July 2007.

Dec 02, 2005 ... PARK RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (the "Company") announced on October 17, 2005 that it and/or its subsidiary, Hertz Finance Centre plc ("Hertz Finance" and, together with the Company, "Hertz") had commenced a tender offer (the "Offer") to purchase for cash ...

Roper Industries Acquires MEDTEC.

Dec 02, 2005 ... DULUTH, Ga., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roper Industries, Inc. today announced that it has acquired MEDTEC, Inc., of Orange City, Iowa for approximately $150 million in cash. MEDTEC designs, develops, and distributes enabling technologies essential for accurate diagnosis ...

VistaCare Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Earnings Release and Conference Call Date.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VistaCare, Inc. , a leading provider of hospice services in the United States, today announced that it will release financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2005 ended September 30, 2005 after the market close on ...

Novel About Dying Minister's Reflections Earns Grawemeyer International Religion Award.

Dec 02, 2005 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "Gilead," a book by Marilynne Robinson that earned this year's 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, also has claimed the 2006 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion. It is the first time a novel has won the Grawemeyer religion prize, which ...

THQ President and CEO Brian Farrell to Present at the UBS Global Media Conference.

Dec 02, 2005 ... AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- THQ Inc. today announced that Brian Farrell, THQ's President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation to investors at the UBS 33rd Annual Global Media Conference on Monday, December 5, 2005, at the Grand Hyatt hotel, New ...

THQ President and CEO Brian Farrell to Present at the NASDAQ Stock Market Technology Forum.

Dec 02, 2005 ... AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- THQ Inc. today announced that Brian Farrell, THQ's President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation to investors at the NASDAQ Stock Market Technology Forum on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at the Chancery Court Hotel, ...

Washington State Department of Health Grants Swedish Medical Center Final Approval to Establish a Liver-Transplant Program.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SEATTLE, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently authorized Swedish Health Services to establish a new liver-transplant program. In order to open its program, Swedish was required to obtain a certificate of need (CON) from the DOH. In ...

Mawson Resources cuts 13m at 6.3 g/t gold at Vargbacken, Sweden.

Dec 02, 2005 ... VANCOUVER, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mawson Resources Limited ("Mawson") TSXv - MAW; Frankfurt - MRY. Mr Michael Hudson, President, is pleased to present an update and announce results from the first two reverse circulation "RC" drill holes from the ongoing drill program at the ...

Arrow Electronics Announces Successful Completion of Ultra Source Technology Corp. Tender Offer; Acquiring 70% of Ultra Source Common Stock.

Dec 02, 2005 ... MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arrow Electronics, Inc. , announced today the successful completion of its cash tender offer for Taiwan-based Ultra Source Technology Corp. . Arrow will be acquiring 70% of the common shares of Ultra Source for an aggregate purchase ...

Progress Energy Receives Prestigious J.D. Power and Associates 'Founder's Award' for Distinguished Service in the Utility Industry.

Dec 02, 2005 ... WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Power III, founder of J.D. Power and Associates, presented Thursday evening the prestigious Founder's Award to Progress Energy for its dedication to continuous improvement in the electric utility industry. (Logo: ...

Kellwood Reports Third Quarter Results in Line With Guidance and Reconfirms Previous Guidance for the Fiscal Year.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Company Announces Accounting Restatement - Nominal Impact on Fiscal 2005 ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kellwood Company today reported results for the third quarter and first nine-month period ended October 29, 2005, according to Robert C. Skinner, Jr., president ...

Nashville Officers Vote to Decertify from the Fraternal Order of Police.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Teamsters Union Will File to Become Bargaining Representative NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In a giant step toward securing strong representation by the Teamsters Union, the majority of nearly 1,200 Davidson County Police Officers voted to decertify from the ...

Weyerhaeuser Company Announces Expiration of Its Any and All Tender Offers.

Dec 02, 2005 ... FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weyerhaeuser Company announced the expiration of its Any and All Offers. According to the information provided by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the depositary for the tender offers, $64,760,000 in aggregate principal amount ...

'Silence Is Deadly, And So Is Ignorance'.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Dr. Rick Warren Tests Negative For HIV, But Positive for Determination LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Rick Warren voluntarily submitted to a free HIV screening in front of media and staffers at a World AIDS Day press briefing today, which closed out the ...

Calpine Announces Offer to Purchase 9 5/8% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2014 for Up to $400,000,000 Million in Aggregate Cash Consideration.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calpine Corporation announced today the commencement of a tender offer (the "Offer") to purchase for aggregate cash consideration not to exceed $400,000,000 (the "Maximum Tender Amount") such portion of the outstanding 9 5/8% First ...

CNOOC Ltd Announces Commercial Oil Production from Lufeng 13-2.

Dec 02, 2005 ... HONG KONG, Dec. 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CNOOC Limited (the "Company" or ''CNOOC Ltd.''; NYSE: CEO; SEHK: 883) is pleased to announce today that Lufeng (LF) 13-2, an independent oil filed in the Eastern South China Sea has come on stream successfully. The field is flowing about ...

Rainbow Sash Movement Says It is Time for Gay and Lesbian Catholics to Speak the Truth.

Dec 02, 2005 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Holy Roman Catholic Church has been waging a public war against gay people for too many years," said Joe Murray, US convener for the Rainbow Sash Movement in his opening remarks. "In New York, Boston and Chicago, they have used their considerable ...

GMAD Honors Notable Recipients for the Prestigious Charles Angel Awards.

Dec 02, 2005 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD) will host its 13th Annual Charles Angel Awards Dinner on Tuesday, December 6th to honor and showcase those who have made notable contributions to uplift, include and inform the nation about issues that affect our society. ...

8:00 PM Storm Update: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Restores Power to 94 Percent of Customers After Today's First Storm of the Season.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company crews will continue to work through the night to restore power to customers that were affected by the first storm of the season. The storm packed heavy rain and gusty winds of up to 50 m.p.h. causing more ...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Calpine Corporation/.

Dec 02, 2005 ... In the news release, Calpine Announces Offer to Purchase 9 5/8% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2014 for Up to $400,000,000 Million in Aggregate Cash Consideration, issued yesterday, Dec. 1, by Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) over PR Newswire, the headline should read Calpine ...

Frontera Resources Corporation - Operations News Update.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Frontera Resources Announces Update of Drilling Operations at the Taribani Field Unit in Georgia HOUSTON, December 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontera Resources Corporation , an independent oil & gas exploration and production company based in Houston, Texas and operating in ...

Barr, Organon and Savient Finalize Mircette(R) Settlement and Acquisition.

Dec 02, 2005 ... WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Barr") , Organon USA Inc. and Organon (Ireland) Ltd. ("Organon"), business units of Akzo Nobel NV , and Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Savient") today announced that Barr and its subsidiaries have ...

RMG Connect Worldwide Acquires Direct.com.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Purchase adds Technological Expertise, Hispanic Market Experience NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- RMG Connect Worldwide, the global relationship marketing network of JWT, announced today that it has purchased Direct.com, a leading provider of integrated marketing ...

RMG Connect Worldwide Acquires Direct.com; Purchase adds Technological Expertise, Hispanic Market Experience.

Dec 02, 2005 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- RMG Connect Worldwide, the global relationship marketing network of JWT, announced today that it has purchased Direct.com, a leading provider of integrated marketing communications services to global companies. Based in Miami, Direct.com ...

I Can't Get My Child to Take Her Medicine: A Real Life Tragedy.

Dec 02, 2005 ... BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Filling a prescription, remembering to take it and taking it properly are the keys to compliance and medicinal effectiveness. Responsible for roughly 125,000 deaths annually in the US and claimed by The New York Times as the world's "other drug ...

Novell to Provide Security, Systems Management and Linux to United Kingdom's National Health Service.

Dec 02, 2005 ... NHS to Tap Open Source and Standards-Based Technology to Manage, Secure and Integrate Its Mixed IT Environment WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novell today announced a 21.8 million pounds Sterling ($39 million) contract with the United Kingdom's leading ...

Baker Hughes Acquires Zeroth Technology Limited.

Dec 02, 2005 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI; EBS) announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding share capital of Zeroth Technology Limited ("Zertech"), a privately owned company based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Zertech has developed and ...

Scott+Scott, LLC Prevents Former CEO Phillip R. Bennett From Use of Refco IPO Sales.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Firm Reaches Agreement with Former Refco CEO to Indefinitely Enjoin Defendant Bennett From Dissipating Assets During Case COLCHESTER, Conn., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott+Scott, LLC (http://www.scott-scott.com/), the nationally recognized firm at the front line in the Refco ...

Finnair Selects the EMBRAER 190.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Airline to increase its fleet of E-Jets to 16 aircraft SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Embraer announced today that Finnair has exercised four of its EMBRAER 170 options, converting them to EMBRAER 190 firm orders. These aircraft add to the ...

Tribune Revenues Down 3.9% in November.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Publishing Advertising Revenues Down 2.4%; Television Revenues Down 8.6% CHICAGO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tribune Company today reported its summary of revenues and newspaper advertising volume for period 11, ended Nov. 20, 2005. Consolidated revenues for the period ...

Start the New Year Off With an Updated Cleaning Routine.

Dec 02, 2005 ... P&G Professional(TM) Offers Tips on Cleaning for the New Year CINCINNATI, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Preparing for the holidays and the New Year with a deep-down cleaning isn't a new concept. In fact, it's an ancient Japanese tradition called Osoji. Pronounced "o-so-g," it means ...

Integrated Electrical Services Announces Fiscal 2005 Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule.

Dec 02, 2005 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. today announced plans to release its fiscal 2005 fourth quarter and year end results on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 after the market closes. Integrated Electrical Services has scheduled a ...

'GALLERY memoria New York' to Open: Yagiken Co., Ltd.

Dec 02, 2005 ... OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- GALLERY memoria from Japan now expanding to New York Exhibiting contemporary Buddhist altars. <Pre> Key words: 'KUYO is LOVE and KUYO is PEACE' ('kuyo' means "to pray for souls departed")Opening on December 8th, 2005 for a 2 year ...

Woodbridge and BCE Announce New Ownership Structure for Bell Globemedia.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Teachers' and Torstar Join as New Shareholders - Woodbridge to increase position to 40% - BCE to maintain 20% interest and receive $1.3 billion in cash - Torstar and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan each to acquire 20% - BCE and Bell Globemedia enter new agreement for innovative ...

STMicroelectronics Releases Complete Software Library to Support STR7 ARM7TDMI-based Microcontrollers.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Free downloadable 'C' library supports every embedded peripheral in each STR7 family GENEVA, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics , a world leader in microcontrollers, has announced the final release of the comprehensive STR7 Software Library supporting its ...

Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC Becomes an SEI CMMI Maturity Level 3 Rated Company.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Certified Quality Processes Assist in Supporting the Nation's Highest Priorities SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC (T&H), a leading provider of management and information technology consulting services for the Government, announced ...

Core-Mark to Trade on NASDAQ National Market.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. , one of the largest North American distributors to the convenience retail industry, announced today that its shares of common stock have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ National Market, ...

Taylor Protocols Revolutionizes Job Performance Prediction.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Puget Sound Company Launches First of a Kind Web Site SEATTLE, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- American employers are boldly venturing into Taylor Protocols, where they, for the very first time, encounter the core values of their job applicants and employees, not just a snapshot of ...

Autodesk Chief Finance Officer Al Castino to Present at the NASDAQ 16th Investor Program.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. today announced that Al Castino, CFO, will present a company overview at the upcoming NASDAQ 16th Investor Program in London on December 6th at 10:45 a.m. GMT. A live webcast and audio archive will be available on ...

Autodesk Chief Accounting Officer Andrew Miller to Present at the Lehman Brothers Global Technology Conference.

Dec 02, 2005 ... SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. today announced that Andrew Miller, Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, will present a company overview at the upcoming Lehman Brothers Global Technology Conference in San Francisco on December 7th at ...

Comarco and Kensington Launch Power-It-All(TM) Centers at Circuit City Locations Nationwide.

Dec 02, 2005 ... Store-Within-A-Store Showcases Full-Line of Comarco's Mobile Power Products IRVINE, Calif. and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comarco, Inc. and Kensington Consumer Products Group announced today the rollout of Kensington's Power-It-All centers ...

Strong Rough Diamond Prices and Large Sales Volumes Drive Aber's Quarterly Results to Record High.

Dec 02, 2005 ... TORONTO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ABER DIAMOND CORPORATION (TSE-ABZ, NASDAQ-ABER) announces its third quarter results for the period ended October 31, 2005. Commenting on Aber's results, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Gannicott stated, "Three sales of good ...