With California on the leading edge of
the green movement, Christie Communications
(www.christiecomm.com), is
proud to introduce a host of ethical, green
companies promoting natural
parenting, environmental sustainability and
eco-awareness at the Whole
Children Whole Planet Expo May 17th-18th, 2008 at
the Highland Hall Waldorf
School in Northridge, CA.
(www.wholechildrenwholeplanet.com).
Tethys Petroleum Limited ("Tethys" or the
"Company") (TSX: TPL) today announced the initial
results of its KUL01 exploration well, the first
exploration well the Company has drilled on its
8,658 km2 (2.14 million acre) Kul-Bas exploration
block.
Diamond Multimedia (www.diamondmm.com), a
leading manufacturer of PC graphics cards, sound
cards and communications
products, introduced today the Sweet System
Sweepstakes which will run
until the end of August, 2008.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and HIPAAT Inc.
(HIPAAT), the leading provider of consent
management solutions to the
healthcare industry, are joining forces to bring
innovative
health-information privacy controls to
patients and care providers
everywhere.
An abstract submitted to the Annual Meeting
of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
(ASCO), May 30-June 3,
Chicago, Illinois, entitled "Phase Ia Safety and
Pharmacokinetic Study of
Oral NV-196 in Patients with Solid Tumours" is now
available at
www.asco.org (Abstract# 14615). The abstract
reports on a human clinical
study of oral triphendiol which demonstrated a
good safety profile and
successful pharmacokinetics. The trial was
conducted by Professor Paul
Mainwaring at the Brisbane Mater Adult Hospital in
Brisbane, Australia.
Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Inc., a
Moseley Wireless Solutions Group Company and
premier provider of broadband
wireless communications products and technologies,
has successfully
completed a WiMAX lab test and field trial in the
San Francisco Bay area
with Covad Wireless. As a result, Covad will move
forward with plans to
roll out WiMAX service later this year with Santa
Barbara-based Axxcelera
as its preferred WiMAX equipment vendor.
On January 21, 2008, Quebecor World Inc. (TSX:
IQW) filed for creditor protection in the United
States and Canada due to the inability of the
Company to raise new capital in the difficult
financial market and to complete the sale of its
European operations. The filing was necessary to
ensure the long-term sustainable profitability of
the Company within a process that ensures fair and
equitable treatment for all stakeholders.
Nationally renowned speaker, author and sales
trainer, Bryan Flanagan, Director of Corporate
Training, Zig Ziglar
Training Systems, will teach professional sales
skills at a seminar titled
"Timid Salespeople Have Skinny Kids" on Friday,
May 23, from
8-10AM at the La Cima Club, 26th Floor, Williams
Square, Irving, TX.
EnergySolutions, Inc. (NYSE: ES) Chief
Executive Officer Steve Creamer is scheduled to
address the 6th Annual
WedBush Morgan Securities Management Access
Conference (MAC) New York City
on May 21, 2008.
Pro Travel Network, Inc. (OTCBB: PTVL) releases
the company's fiscal third quarter results,
boasting tremendous percentage
gains in both gross profits and revenues. Posted
Quarterly Revenues are
240% of what they were just a year ago and Gross
Profits are 252% of a year
ago. In addition, Pro Travel Network reports
positive net income applicable
to common stock of $273,295 for the quarter ending
March 31, 2008. The
company also reports having no long-term debt.
Quebecor World Inc. (TSX: IQW) is pleased to
announce it has signed a new multi-year agreement
with Bauer Publishing. Under the agreement, which
is valued at approximately $60 million, Quebecor
World will print Woman's World, First for Women,
In Touch Weekly, Life & Style, J-14 and Life
Story. Together these six magazine titles
represent more than 250 million printed copies a
year.
Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX: LSG) ("Lake Shore
Gold" or "the Company") today announced that
shareholders have voted in favour of all
resolutions at its annual and special meeting held
today in Toronto.
Nestled in the center of a new community of
over 3,500 condos, "Columbus Circle West" is the
brand new state-of-the-art
facility, the Manhattan Movement & Arts
Center, or MMAC. It was designed
by the architects who created some of the
country's most acclaimed theatre
spaces, including the Joyce and Arena Stage.
Located in Manhattan at 248
West 60th Street in the midst of a brand new
luxury condominium community
called The Element, MMAC's aim is to offer the
best dance and fitness
classes available to the public, while also acting
as a multi-purpose arts
center.
A correction is issued with respect to the release
disseminated on May 15, 2008 at 4:30 pm EST. The
body of the press release was not in relation to
the headline. The correct and complete version
follows:
Washington CeaseFire (WCF), the leading
advocate for greater gun safety for Washington
State's families and
communities, today celebrated its 25th anniversary
with its Annual Awards
Luncheon in Seattle.
NAI KLNB Management, the area's leading third
party commercial management company announced that
effective today, it will
begin doing business as Hearn Burkley, with
offices in Baltimore, Elkton,
Washington, DC and Springfield, VA.
Aero Performance Products, Inc.
(PINKSHEETS: AERP), which operates Aero Exhaust,
Inc., a world leader in
performance exhaust airflow technology and NASCAR
Performance Partner, has
filed its quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the
period ended March 31,
2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The federal district court overseeing a
derivative action concerning the collapse of
Countrywide Financial
Corporation (NYSE: CFC) issued an important ruling
today upholding, in
large part, the plaintiffs' claims against certain
officers and directors
of the Company. The action alleges breaches of
fiduciary duty by
Countrywide's officers and directors, including
Angelo Mozilo and David
Sambol, as well as violations of the federal
securities laws. The
derivative action is led by a group of
institutional investors, including
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, Fire &
Police Pension Association of
Colorado, Louisiana Municipal Police Employees
Retirement System, Central
Laborers Pension Fund, and the Mississippi Public
Employees Retirement
System.
Bennett Environmental Inc. (TSX: BEV) (the
"Company" or "BEI") today announced its first
quarter 2008 results for the period ending March
31, 2008. In commenting on the results Mr.
Christopher Wallace, Chairman, expressed his
confidence stating that "The Company's management
is continuing to move the Company in the correct
direction. The improvement in results over the
previous quarter and over the same quarter for the
previous year clearly show this. The Company
continues to seek increased revenue as required to
return to profitability."
Clairvest Group Inc. (TSX: CVG) today announced
that it will make a full provision for its
investment in Integral Orthopedics Inc. (IOI) for
the year ended March 31, 2008.
Ralph Oats and Cathy Oats, Founders of Wellness
International Network, Ltd. (WIN), announced that
the United States Court
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the
dismissal of the deceptive
trade practices and RICO lawsuit against Wellness
International Network,
Ralph Oats and his wife, Cathy Oats, and Sheri
Matthews. The Fifth Circuit
affirmed the district court's findings that the
lawsuit, which was
initially filed in 2002 by Richard Sharif, Soad
Wattar, Haifa Kaj, Ragda
Sharifeh, Abdul Rashid, Shaheen Rashid, Waqar
Khan, and Shafqut Khan was
filed in bad faith and lacked any evidence
whatsoever.
Petrolympic Ltd. ("Petrolympic" or the "Company")
(TSX VENTURE: PCQ) is pleased to announce that it
has entered into a binding letter of agreement
(the "Agreement") with Ressource & Energie
Squatex inc. ("Squatex") pursuant to which
Petrolympic will acquire a 30% legal and
beneficial interest in 36 exploration permits
totaling 672,438 hectares in the St. Lawrence
Lowlands, Bas St-Laurent and Gaspe Peninsula in
Quebec (the "Transaction").
Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC), the
global leader of automated wristband
identification, announces that it is a
recipient of a 2008 Self Service Excellence Award
in the category of Best
Travel/Hospitality Deployment, presented on April
16, 2008 during KioskCom
Self Service Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada which was
co-presented by KioskCom
and Self-Service & Kiosk Association (SSKA).
TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OTCBB: TSTA), a
global leader in the design and supply of
industrial air pollution control technologies,
today announced the following operating results
for its third quarter ended March 31, 2008:
Datacom Wireless Corporation ("Datacom" or "the
Company")(TSX VENTURE: DAT), a Canadian leader in
the design, development and marketing of mission
critical vehicle fleet management and theft
prevention and recovery solutions today announced
its financial results for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2008.
Warwick Valley Telephone Company ("WVT
Communications") ("the Company") (NASDAQ: WWVY)
announced today its
financial results for the three months ended March
31, 2008. The Company
increased its net income by 4.7% to $760,000 from
$726,000 for the
three-month period over the same period in 2007.
The increase was
attributable primarily to our increased
investments in Orange
County-Poughkeepsie Limited Partnership ("OP") and
continued expense
containment partially offset by higher costs
associated with the ramp-up of
our sales force focusing on the small and medium
sized business market, as
well as one time separation costs for management
employees.
Franklin Street Properties Corp. ("FSP")
(AMEX: FSP), an investment firm specializing in
real estate, announced
today that it has completed the acquisition of FSP
Park Ten Development
Corp. for a total purchase price of approximately
$35.4 million. FSP Park
Ten Development Corp. was originally capitalized
through a private
placement offering to accredited investors by
FSP's subsidiary, FSP
Investments LLC. The acquisition was effected by
merging a wholly-owned
acquisition subsidiary of FSP with and into FSP
Park Ten Development Corp.
Consummation of the acquisition required the
approval of FSP Park Ten
Development Corp.'s stockholders. FSP Park Ten
Development Corp. was
advised in this acquisition by Cohen & Steers
Capital Advisors, LLC.
Quest Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: QELP)
today announced record unaudited financial results
for the first quarter of
2008 (excluding the impact of the non-cash change
in derivative fair
value), raised its full year 2008 guidance ranges
for Adjusted EBITDA and
Distributable Cash Flow, and provided an update on
development activity.
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: PLI)
("ProMetic") today reported business highlights
and financial results for the first quarter of
2008. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless
otherwise indicated.
Dorman Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: DORM) ("Dorman")
today announced that it has sold the assets of its
catalytic converter
business to Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. ("Eastern
Catalytic") and entered
into a joint venture agreement with Eastern
Catalytic to mutually develop,
manufacture and distribute an integrated exhaust
manifold and converter
product line.
OMEGA ATS is pleased to announce the rollout of an
additional 25 symbols beginning at market open on
May 20, 2008. Growing trade volumes continue to
show the value of the marketplace, and the rollout
of additional symbols provides additional
opportunity for the growing OMEGA ATS subscriber
base. The new symbols are:
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBI) today
announced that it will hold its Annual
Stockholders Meeting on Wednesday,
May 21, 2008, at 9:30 A.M. CT at the Westin
Chicago Northwest, Itasca,
Illinois. After conducting the business described
in the 2008 Proxy
Statement, First Midwest's management will make a
brief presentation.
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