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Grangemouth Shop Stewards Give Exclusive Interview to Union TV

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:02:00 GMT

LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- For the Attention of News Editors

Unite shop stewards from the giant Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotlandtoday (Monday, 12th May) tell their personal...

Weyerhaeuser Australia and Related Operations to Be Sold to Carter Holt Harvey

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:44 GMT

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. & SYDNEY, Australia - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) announced today that Carter Holt Harvey has begun a process to purchase the timber manufacturing operations and timber distribution business of the Weyerhaeuser Australia Group. This includes the interest in G

Air Methods Corporation Confirms Fatal Accident in Wisconsin

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:31:55 GMT

DENVER, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation , reported today that one of its EC-135 twin-engine helicopters serving the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison,...

Khan Resources Announces Offer for Western Prospector

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:08:51 GMT

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 05/11/08 -- Khan Resources Inc. (TSX: KRI) announced today that it will make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Western Prospector Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: WNP) in order to consolidate its position in th..

Teradyne's J750 Selected as a Standard System for Testing Renesas Technology Corp. Microcontroller

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:00:45 GMT

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) announced Renesas Technology Corp. has standardized their microcontroller final test using the J750 Platform of test systems in Renesas Semiconductor (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Renesas, a joint venture of Hitachi, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Credit Report Checking Just Became Simpler After the Launch of a New Credit Report Service

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:00:45 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit report checking has become much simpler for consumers following the launch of checkmyfile's credit report analysis service.

For the first ti...

ParaYso Hotel Vancouver Announces Restaurateur Sean Sherwood as Director of Operations

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:55:10 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rancho Santa Monica Developments, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: RSDV) , ('the Company'), has signed a consulting agreement with Sean Sherwood ...

Skipper Simon Minoprio of New Zealand and Crew Wins the First 'Detroit Cup' Match Race Halted Due to Severe Weather

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:48:51 GMT

DETROIT, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Skipper Simon Minoprio of New Zealand and crew won the inaugural Detroit Cup besting nine other international teams in the sailing regatta that was cancelled on ...

Naturally 7 on ELLEN Tuesday, May 13th

Sun, 11 May 2008 20:13:53 GMT

LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Naturally 7 will make their national television debut on ELLEN this Tuesday, May 13th! The New York based, award-winning group have been on tour in the US for ...

Global Community Service Foundation to Aid Burma's Youngest Cyclone Victims

Sun, 11 May 2008 19:58:08 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global Community Service Foundation (GCSF) has launched a fundraising campaign that will fund the reconstruction of the destroyed Joshua Orphanage in...

BrightStar Partners and Cognos Team on Implementation-Based Software Use

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:51:32 GMT

CHICAGO - BrightStar Partners, a charter member of the IBM Cognos Global Partner program, announced today that Cognos, an IBM company, has obtained a world-wide, non-exclusive license for BrightStar Partners’

Farmers Insurance Claims Team Assists Victims of Missouri Tornado

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:22:36 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Farmers Insurance Group of Companies advises its Farmers Insurance customers suffering damage from the recent tornado to immediately contact their agent or call Farmers 24-hour claims hotline, 800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764). The tornado touched down

Newsweek International Editions: Highlights And Exclusives, May 19, 2008

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:18:04 GMT

COVER: How To Stop The Food Riots. (Atlantic and Latin America editions). Senior Editor Rana Foroohar opens this special report on the world food crisis with a primer on the incredibly political n...

Farmers Insurance Claims Team Assists Victims of Oklahoma Tornado

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:17:37 GMT

TULSA, Okla. - Farmers Insurance Group of Companies advises its Farmers Insurance customers suffering damage from the recent tornado to immediately contact their agent or call Farmers 24-hour claims hotline, 800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764). The tornado touched down Satu

16th Annual Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure(R) Winners Announced

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:51:06 GMT

PITTSBURGH, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of today's Susan G. Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure(R) are as follows:

1st Place Overall Winners Male: Pat McGuire, Charlottesville, V...

Rentrak Theatrical Announces Weekend Box Office Estimates for Week of May 11, 2008

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:44:06 GMT

LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Theatrical, a business unit of Rentrak Corporation , today announced the weekend theatrical box office estimates for the weekend period of May 9...

NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/May 19, 2008 Issue (on newsstands Monday, May 12, 2008)

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:39:07 GMT

COVER: The O Team (p. 20). Senior White House Correspondent Richard Wolffe examines Barack Obama's campaign team, looking at the presidential candidate's leadership and management style and how ...

EnCana plans to split along distinct business lines to create two Calgary-headquartered energy companies

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:00:52 GMT

CALGARY, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of EnCana Corporation (TSX, NYSE: ECA) has unanimously approved a proposal to split EnCana into two highly focused energy companie...

Research and Markets: Taiwanese Server Full System and Barebone Shipment Volume is Expected to Exceed Three Million Units and Reach 3.2 Million Units in 2008, Representing a Growth Rate of 6.5%

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:00:33 GMT

DUBLIN, Ireland - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91397) has announced the addition of The Taiwanese Server Motherboard Industry, 1Q 2008 to their offering. Affected by the subpr

Largest Global Study of Consumer Response to Climate Change Puts the Onus on Brands

Sun, 11 May 2008 16:00:34 GMT

- Call on brands to lead the charge in finding solutions for climate change - Although climate change is a major global issue, significant divisions emerge in popular attitudes at local l...

NEWSWEEK Cover: The O Team

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:34:48 GMT

NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A senior member of Barack Obama's campaign staff tells Newsweek he's only seen the presidential candidate yell twice in four years. Obama was explicit from the be...

Crisis in Myanmar Relief Camps: Mass Exodus Sets Stage for Public Health Emergency

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:29:01 GMT

YANGON, Myanmar, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The lives of thousands of cyclone survivors are at extreme risk as people scramble out of the shattered Irrawaddy Delta to find food and shelter,...

AHF Launches ''YouTube'' Campaign: ''Congress--Save AIDS Treatment in PEPFAR''

Sun, 11 May 2008 14:00:28 GMT

WASHINGTON - Today AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), launched a “YouTube” video to press Congress to preserve AIDS treatment in PEPFAR.

Annual Mother's Day Banquet for Poor Mothers on Skid Row

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:01:03 GMT

LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- On this Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, from 10:30am - 1:00pm, a miraculous power will be unleashed on Skid Row at Fred Jordan Mission. That power is a simple th...

Advocates Make Mother's Day Push for Quality Care

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:00:38 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Families visiting their loved ones at more than ninety ManorCare nursing homes in sixteen states across the nation this Mother's Day will receive a c...

Y-ME Makes Historic Announcement on Mother's Day

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:00:38 GMT

CHICAGO, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of people honoring Mother's Day in 15 cities across the country were present for the unveiling of the new name and logo of the nation's oldest non-profit...

Powerball Jackpot Leaps to $26 Million; Two $400,000 Power Play Prizes Won!

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:31:46 GMT

POWERBALL -- 05/11/08 -- The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game continues to get bigger and bigger. Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday evening, 2 lucky tickets in Oklahoma (1) and South Carolina (1) matched all 5 white num..

Sutor to Announce 2008 Third Fiscal Quarter Financial Results on May 15, 2008

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:30:30 GMT

Earnings Conference Call to be held on: May 16, 2008, 9:00 am (Eastern) / 6:00 am (Pacific)

DONGBANG TOWN, China, May 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Sutor Technology Grou...

Relief Supplies from American Red Cross Arrive in Myanmar

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:01:19 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, a commercial airplane carrying the first shipment of American Red Cross relief supplies touched down in Yangon, Myanmar, to assist survivors o...

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 11

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:32 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily Profile America feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

SUNDAY, MAY 11: MOTHER'S DAY

Profile America Sunday, May 11th. ...