Business Wire

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Articles in Dec 16, 2005, issue of Business Wire

• Fitch Upgrades 2 & Affirms 11 Classes from 2 Homeside Mortgage Securities Issues
• Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. Declares Special Distribution
• Emergency Medical Services Corporation Announces Initial Public Offering of Common Stock
• SPEEA Sending Boeing's Second Contract Offer to Wichita Engineers for a Vote
• Keller Williams Realty Inc. Bolsters Executive Team to Support Growth; President Takes on CEO Role, Tenured Field Leaders Join International Office
• Prestigious New Zealand Order: Scania Sells 200 Trucks to Dairy Giant Fonterra
• Zacks' Low Price Stocks Strategy Highlights: AEGON N.V., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., LESCO Inc., and Mesa Air Group
• Zacks.com Announces That Gregory Spear Highlights the Following Stocks: Toll, DR Horton, Ryland, and Beazer
• Nicole Lambrou PhD Joins Jackson Hole Group
• Abacus Drills 1339 Feet of Copper-Gold Mineralization Below Ajax Pit
• ENOSERV Relay Testing Software for Power Professionals, a Feature of Industry Today on Industrialinfo.com Radio, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com
• Consumers Get Creative When Holiday Gifts Reach Point of No Return; Newgistics Survey Finds Nonrefundable Gifts Most Often Donated to Charity or Re-Gifted to Someone Else
• Rustic Canyon / Fontis Partners Closes Initial $70 Million to Fund Investment in Emerging Ethnic Markets; Fund Will Emphasize Southwestern Hispanic Markets
• Portugal Telecom Dominates the Market for Portuguese Pay TV, but Broadband Could Cause Competition in The Market
• Del Monte Foods Company Declares First Dividend
• Company Profile for InkTec Zone
• Names and Titles Are Provided for More Than 5,000 Nevada Gaming Executives across 40 Departments in 2005'S Nevada Gaming Almanac
• A Course That Introduces the Concept of Corporate Valuation and Describes in Detail Topics Such as Equity Value and Enterprise Value That Are Commonly Used as Measures of a Company's Valuation
• AGL Resources and Atlanta Gas Light Present Mayor Franklin with 500 Blankets to Help Keep Atlanta's Homeless Community Warm
• Power Negotiating - Never Say Yes, Flinching and Reluctance
• Epicus Communications Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Freedom Communications USA; Deal Expected to be Accretive to 2006 Earnings, Adding $2.5 M in Revenue
• Cooper Industries Reaches Agreement To Resolve Abex Liabilities Through Federal-Mogul Bankruptcy Trust
• Fitch Rates $500MM MBNA CCMNT, MBNAseries Class A Notes 'AAA'
• Beacon Roofing Supply Announces Pricing of Equity Offering
• A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Mapfre Tepeyac S.A
• Cervus Announces Closing of a Private Placement Financing of $6,240,000
• A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Beazley Group plc and Lloyd's Syndicates 623/2623
• TBS International Limited Announces Completion of $17.5 Million Credit Facility
• Pep Boys Receives Commitment for $200 Million Financing
• PHT's LogPad System Chosen by PediaMed for GI Study with Autistic Children; Key decision factors include PHT trial experience, caregiver module, site-to-subject messaging
• Stanford News: Stanford University Reports FY2005 Financial Results
• Q4 2005 Quiksilver Earnings Conference Call - Abstract
• Conviction of Former BENISTAR Chairman Vacated; Company Awarded $12.6M against PaineWebber
• Universal Express Addresses AirNet Systems Press Release Concerning Its Previous Buyout Status
• Easton Agreement To Acquire Platinum Project Is Terminated
• Vornado Board of Trustees Declares a $.77 Special Dividend
• DataPro Solutions, Inc. Achieves SMB Select Partner Designation from Cisco Systems
• American Retirement Corporation Signs Agreement to Develop Nashville Community
• Insignia Solutions Provides Update on Nasdaq Listing Status; Company Returns to Compliance with SEC Filing Requirements; Ticker Symbol to Revert to ''INSG''; Hearing Held on Stockholders' Equity Position; Company Awaiting Decision
• Fitch Dwngrs Northwest Parkway, Colorado Outstanding Series 2001 Sr Revs to 'BB-'; Wdrw 2005 Ratings
• Enova Enters into a School Bus Program with Major N.A. Truck and Bus Manufacturer
• Terraplay Systems: Synergenix To Use Terraplay 's Connected Gaming Service For New Titles
• 3M Multilayer Substrate Qualified For Staktek High-Density Memory Product
• Gentex Conference Call - Abstract
• puraDYN System Now Being Installed by One of the Largest U.S. Suppliers of Construction Aggregates; Joint Test Conducted With a Major Oil Company
• Clean Energy, Inc. Completes Exclusive License for Low Emission Fuels
• Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. Retains Pro-Edge Consultants Inc. to Provide Investor Relations Services
• Pivotal Phase 3 Cubicin Data Presented at ICAAC Late Breaker Session; Landmark Study Finds CUBICIN Comparable to Dual Therapy Standard of Care for the Treatment of Staph Infections of the Bloodstream and Heart
• Central Parking Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.015 Per Share
• Spectrum Settlement Recovery Offers Eligible Businesses Quick Refund Turnaround in $3 Billion Visa Check/MasterMoney Settlement; Announcement of Funding to Expedite Refund Payments
• Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. Declares Special Distribution
• Unicon Announces ''Sakai v2.1 Test Drive'' Open Source Learning Environment for Educators; Colleges and Universities Can Experience the Latest Sakai Tools — Risk Free
• ARC's Patented Configurable CPU Helping Drive Fujitsu's Award Winning WiMAX SoC Solution
• The Growing Worldwide Popularity of MP3 Players is Driving Suppliers in Mainland China and Taiwan to Boost Production Dramatically
• First-Ever WHCoA Exhibition Hall Receives Positive Response; 2005 White House Conference on Aging and ZivaGuide Sponsored First-Ever Conference Exhibition Hall That Attracted More Than 100 Exhibitors
• EPIX Pharmaceuticals Hires Interim General Counsel and Consulting Firm to Assist in Acquisition Analysis and Transaction
• Sacre-Coeur Minerals Commences Core Drilling at Million Mountain
• Enterra Energy Trust Announces Increase in January 2006 Distribution to $US 0.18; An 80% Increase Since Monthly Distributions Began in January 2004
• Newgistics' Survival Guide for the Biggest Returns Day of the Year; DOs and DON'Ts to Make It Through December 26: Retail's Manic Monday
• Aradyme Closes New Equity Financing
• The Volume of Telecommunications Traffic in the UK is Set to Grow between 2009/2010 But Price Erosion in all Markets Will Keep Revenue Growth at Modest Levels
• Actuant Acquires B.E.P. Marine Limited
• Company Profile for MDI Incorporated
• View a Product Comparison Table Featuring Key Specifications and Full-Color Pictures for 183 Best-Selling Radios, Antennas, Battery Packs, Chargers, Earpieces, Headsets and Speaker Microphones
• Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Los Angeles Brings Fox Entertainment Group into the ``Fold'' of Its Holiday Campaign — ``A Season of Wishes™''
• A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Harbor Point Re Ltd
• Underground Solutions Announces New Management Team and Completion of Convertible Note Issue; Andy Seidel, Former CEO of USFilter, Named CEO; New Notes Are Convertible at $0.08 Per Share
• Arctic Glacier Announces December 2005 Cash Distribution
• Channel One Highlights Newsmakers for the Week of December 12, 2005
• U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc., Declares January Distributions for Closed-End Funds
• Fitch: U.S. Ethylene Market Will Stabilize in Q4
• Premier Tech: The Ecoflo'R' Wastewater Treatment System is BNQ Certified Due to Unparalleled Performance Results
• A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Hiscox Insurance Company Limited
• Dundee REIT December 2005 Monthly Distribution
• Omega Healthcare Announces New Investments Totaling $116 Million
• NRG Energy, Inc. to Sell Audrain to AmerenUE
• Anticus International Corp. to Acquire the Exclusive Worldwide Licence to ``Prolactis''
• Schaeffer's S&P 500 Index Hot Stocks Features Adobe Systems, Darden Restaurants, Cooper Industries, RadioShack, and Carnival
• Diomed Announces Acceleration of Option Vesting
• HudBay Announces its Intention to Sell Gays River Mineral Property to Acadian Gold Corporation