Testing Shepard/Byrd Hate Crimes Law (Oklahoma City) Two Oklahoma City fundies, wanting to get a larger share of the bigger bigot spotlight got just that this past Monday, November 16, in Washington, DC. The only thing is that the bigger share wasn't very bright, nor did it succeed in getting them arrested, charged, or cuffed as was their fond hope. Their martyrdom for the Eternal Light will have to wait another day. Dr. Steve Kern, husband of terorrist-snifer GOPer Rep. Sally Kern, along with Paul Blair, devoted homo-hater, were hoping to get arrested. Their public attempt at civil disobedience looked more like a childish temper tantrum resulting from their pique with Congress passing the Shepard/Byrd Hate Crime Law. h... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/20/09, Covidien (NYSE:COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set a new action date under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act for the review of the New Drug Application (NDA) for Exalgo. (hydromorphone HCl extended-release) Tablets (CII), (Exalgo) of February 22, 2... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/20/09, Genta Incorporated (OTC:GETA) announced preliminary results which show a high objective response rate in a pilot study of patients with advanced melanoma that incorporates the Company's lead oncology product, Genasense. (oblimersen sodium) Injection, administered for the first time as a 1-hour high-dose intravenous (IV) infusion.... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/20/09, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) announced the completion of its acquisition of HandyLab, Inc., an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Company, which develops and manufactures molecular diagnostic assays and automation platforms. On 11/20/09, Soligenix, Inc. (OTC:SNGX), formerly known as DOR BioPharma, Inc., a late-stage... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/20/09, GLG Life Tech Corporation (NASDA:GLGL), the vertically integrated leader in the agricultural and industrial development of high quality stevia extracts, announced it has commenced trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "GLGL". On 11/20/09, PharMerica Corporation (NYSE:PMC), a national provider of institutional... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/20/09, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for ABILIFY. (aripiprazole) for the treatment of irritability associated with autistic disorder in pediatric patients ages 6 to 17 years, including s... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/20/09, OPTIMIZERx Corporation (OTC:OPRX) has engaged Beringea LLC, an investment banking and private equity firm, to assist in financial planning and strategic positioning for the company's continued growth. On 11/20/09, Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq:DNDN) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided written ackno... more

Glaxo Smith Kline have recalled a batch of Swine Flu vaccines containing around 170,000 vaccines in Canada, due to a larger than expected number of adverse reactions. GSK say that they expect to have reports of a severe adverse reaction in a approx 1 in every 100,000 persons receiving the vaccine, however, with this particular batch they were seeing about 1 in every 20,000 after six people suffered anaphylaxis shock after having the vaccine. CTV National News: John Vennavally-Rao reports that more than 100,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine were withdrawn on Thursday after a number of people who received the vaccine suffered a potentially life threatening allergic reaction which has raised some concerns. Glaxo Smith Kline say however, that... more

Glaxo Smith Kline have recalled a batch of Swine Flu vaccines containing around 170,000 vaccines in Canada, due to a larger than expected number of adverse reactions. GSK say that they expect to have reports of a severe adverse reaction in a approx 1 in every 100,000 persons receiving the vaccine, however, with this particular batch they were seeing about 1 in every 20,000 after six people suffered anaphylaxis shock after having the vaccine. CTV National News: John Vennavally-Rao reports that more than 100,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine were withdrawn on Thursday after a number of people who received the vaccine suffered a potentially life threatening allergic reaction which has raised some concerns. Glaxo Smith Kline say however, that... more

I had to read a lot of books about the current war and occupation in Iraq before I found one that's laugh out-loud hilarious. It's a book about a U.S. military hospital in Iraq, a journal kept for a 10-month tour of duty by an operating room medic. The story never leaves the hospital, and it focuses in large part on the relationships among the characters working there, including pranks and hijinks aplenty. One almost inevitably thinks of MASH and its fictional Army hospital in Korea, but there are major differences. The basic similarity between MASH and this brilliant new book, "Mass Casualties" by Michael Anthony, is disturbing to consider. These are two episodes from different corners of an empire of bases, wars, and occupations sp... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Levi's. brand is proud to announce charity: water as the winning charity of its recent GO IV Fortune $100,000 green charity giveaway. Beginning in mid-October, GO IV Fortune players nominated hundreds of charitable organizations with a commitment to sustainability and the environment. The list was narrowed down to ten finalists and thousands of gamers voted for the charity they felt best embodied the Levi's. brand's pioneering spirit and rich legacy of promoting sustainability. Today charity: water was announced as America's choice. charity: water (www.charitywater.org) is a non-profit organization that brings safe and clean drinking water to people in developing nations. Almost 1 billion people on the planet don... more

On Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will gather around dead turkeys to give thanks for the blessings in their lives. Turkeys, of course, have nothing to be thankful for. Before they're slaughtered, these smart, social birds, who enjoy having their feathers stroked and gobbling along to music, spend five to six months packed together so tightly in dark sheds that flapping a wing or stretching a leg is nearly impossible. To keep the frustrated, cramped birds from pecking and clawing at one another, factory workers cut off parts of the birds' toes and a portion of their upper beaks. These procedures are known to cause chronic and acute pain. The males' snoods, the fleshy appendage under their chin, are also chopped off—without a... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/19/09, 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company (OTC:RHHBY), announced at the Association of Molecular Pathology Annual Meeting in Kissimmee, Florida a series of revolutionary developments which significantly expand the company's high-throughput sequencing portfolio. On 11/19/09, Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTC:ACTC) announced it fi... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/19/09, Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASI) announced its application to transfer from the NASDAQ Stock Market to the NASDAQ Capital Market has been accepted. The transfer will occur on November 20, 2009. On 11/19/09, Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENZN) presented data from its pipeline programs at the 2009 EORTC-NCI-AACR ... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/19/09, Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) announced the presentation of interim data from its ongoing trial of imetelstat (GRN163L), a telomerase inhibitor drug, in patients with refractory, advanced solid cancers at the 2009 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Boston. On 11/19/09, ... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/19/09, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIP) announced it will host a live webcast of its R&D Analyst Day on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. On 11/19/09, Perrigo Company (Nasdaq:PRGO) announced Perrigo Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa will present at the Sidoti Emerging Growth Conference on Friday, November... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/19/09, SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRLS), a global life sciences company providing vital products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics, reported operational and financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. On 11/19/0... more

Like most little girls, my stepdaughter loves animals. She joined a local 4-H club when she was 9, solely because "cows are cool." Now that the fall 4-H animal auctions are upon us, I can't help but remember Bonnie's first "assignment"—a beautiful cow named Dana with long lashes and ears as soft as velvet. We all grew to love Dana, but none more so than Bonnie, who spent hours grooming her and walking her on a lead. I had misgivings about Bonnie's decision to join 4-H: Unlike an unsuspecting 9-year-old, I knew the ultimate fate of the cows and other animals used in this program. My fears were realized a couple years into the program when Bonnie learned that Meredith, another one of "her" cows, who was sick and unable to repro... more

HARGEISA-SOMALILAND - The Somaliland Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Abdillahi Ismail Ali welcomed Dr. Linda Richter, Executive Director for Child, Youth, Family and Social Development, UNICEF, at Berbera International Airport. Dr. Richter and her delegation paid a short visit Somaliland to inspect and evaluate current UNICEF sponsored projects in and around the city of Berbera. The UNICEF delegation led by Dr. Richter flew in from Nairobi and is on a tour of East Africa, having already visited Kenya and Ethiopia. The delegation visited several project funded by UNICEF including the expansion and refurbishment of the Berbera Water Agency. During their short visit to Berbera, the UNICEF delegation also visited several health centres and lo... more

Lake Forest man Matthew Thomas Dragna, 19 is accused of killing Laguna Beach resident Damon Nicholson, beating him to death with a blunt object in his home Oct. 23. during home robbery. According to police Dragna has a history of drug use and burglary arrests. Laguna Beach Police arrested the suspect and he was taken into custody late Weds at a rehabilitation facility in Santa Ana, after evidence allegedly linked him to the crime Laguna Beach Police Lt. Jason Kravetz said. The two knew each other, and Kravetz said that Nicholson may have invited Dragna to his home. Nicholson, met Dragna through a website and had developed a relationship, Kravetz said. Dragna allegedly took several items from Nicholson's home, including a la... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/18/09, Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) announced William Callahan has been promoted to vice president, Operations. Mr. Callahan joined Depomed in 2002 and most recently held the position of senior director, Operations. On 11/18/09, Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) reported interim data from an ongoing phase 1 dose-escalation trial of XL14... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/18/09, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced the pricing of a public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock. On 11/18/09, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNSS) reported data from two nonclinical studies of voreloxin at the AACR-EORTC-NCI Molecular Targets and Cance... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/18/09, Tongjitang Chinese Medicines Company (NYSE:TCM), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the development, manufacturing, marketing and selling of modernized traditional Chinese medicine in China, announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 and the repurchase of ordinary shares in a priv... more

President Obama stopped in China yesterday during his tour of Asian nations. All was not well in Beijing, unfortunately. On his first meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Obama bowed too deeply and knocked heads with the Communist leader. Obama was quick to apologize, but his attempt at humor, an impression of Curly of the Three Stooges comedy team, failed to impress Hu. Last night, at the state dinner honoring Obama, the president was serenaded by the People.s Liberation Army band. They played famous American pop tunes, including Slow Boat To China, the Ramones. I Want To be Sedated and What Were You Smoking? by the Stoners. Obama committed another faux pas during dinner when he told Hu "I like the Lama." Admiration for t... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/17/09, Advaxis, Inc. (OTC:ADXS), the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) biotechnology company, has been invited to present at the LD MICRO Growth Conference on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 1:00 PM PST. On 11/17/09, AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNR) announced it will release unaudited financial results for the q... more

Pasadena, CA - 11/18/09 - BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/17/09, DARA BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:DARA), a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced the Company will present at the New York Society of Security Analysts' 13th Annual Biotech & Specialty Pharmaceuticals Industry investor conference to be held on December 1 in New York City. On 11/17/09, ... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/17/09, ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (OTC:IMUC), a biotechnology company which is focused on the development of novel immune-based cancer therapies, announced Griffin Securities, a New York-based brokerage firm, has issued a research update summarizing some of the recent positive developments which the Company has been able to achie... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/17/09, PolyMedix Inc. (OTC:PYMX), an emerging biotechnology company developing acute care therapeutic drug products for infectious diseases and cardiovascular disorders, announced it has completed a public offering of units for aggregate gross proceeds of $20.7 million. On 11/17/09, Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PARD) anno... more

I've been reading a brand new book called "The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle," which is in large part an analysis of what worked in the protesting of the World Trade Organization 10 years ago. Why is it, I wonder, that activists were able to shut down the center of this major city in Washington state, but for years we have been unable to shut down the center of Washington, D.C., in opposition to wars. Certainly, we've turned out more people to march around DC on a Saturday than took part in the Seattle action. But we've never shut the place down on a series of weekdays and prevented congressional, White House, and military staff from getting to work. And we've never tried to do so -- not with the sort of broad-coalition... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/16/09, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOR) announced Ron Cohen, M.D., President & CEO, will present at the upcoming Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 3:10 p.m. ET at the St. Regis Hotel in New York, NY. On 11/16/09, Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) announced it has purch... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/16/09, Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTW), announces its wholly owned subsidiary, Art's Way Scientific, Inc. - Buildings For Science - will be providing 6 modular swine facilities for breeding, gestation, farrowing, nursery and finisher operations. On 11/16/09, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPAX), a specialty pha... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/16/09, Cadus Corporation (OTC:KDUS) announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. On 11/16/09, Derma Sciences, Inc. (OTC:DSCI) a specialty medical device/pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, announced it has filed an S-1 Registration Statement to offer 1,500,000 shares of its common ... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/16/09, Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENZN) announced data from its pipeline programs will be presented at the 2009 EORTC-NCI-AACR (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-National Cancer Institute-American Association for Cancer Research) annual meeting being held November 16-19, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. ... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/16/09, Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE:INO) reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. On 11/16/09, Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE:MJN) announced it intends to file a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which includes details of a p... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/16/09, NovaDel Pharma Inc. (NYSE:NVD), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing oral spray formulations for a broad range of marketed treatments, reported financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. On 11/16/09, Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq:NEOG) announced its Board of Directors has approve... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/16/09, PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq:PPDI) announced it has entered an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. to develop and commercialize two Phase II-ready therapeutic compounds, one to treat diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-d) and the other to treat complicated skin and skin structure and respiratory infections. On 11/1... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/16/09, Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRGT),.a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of drugs known as NNR Therapeutics., announced it has been selected for addition to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ: NBI) effective with the U.S. market open on Monday, November 23, 2009. On 11/16/09, ZOLL Medical Corpora... more

After a delayed release of about a month do to wireless service issues, the Kindle International is now available in Canada. There are some differences in wireless availability and ebook selection outside the US, so it's important to learn all the details before deciding to buy a Kindle International from Amazon for $259 USD. First off, the device is available in over 170 countries, with free wireless service in 100 of them. You can visit this Kindle International Review page to view a complete country list. What is a Kindle? If you are new to ebook readers, the Kindle is similar in size to a regular DVD case, but thinner, and weighs 289 grams. It has a built-in wireless modem that allows for downloading ebooks, newspapers, and ... more

Housing Predictor is forecasting that housing markets will improve in 2010 and others will sustain lower average losses in home values. The new national forecast for deflation is the lowest average since the real estate downturn began nearly four years ago. Markets will be aided by the federal government.s extension and expansion of the federal tax credit and other government actions. The full national forecast may be found at Housing Predictor dot com. On going problems in the mortgage market and slow government response to the crisis complicate a recovery in housing, contributing further price deflation in home values in the worst hit areas. Markets in California, Florida and Nevada are among the most heavily affected, where there a... more

"If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It's that simple. We need to stand up to the business lobby and pass the Employee Free Choice Act. That's why I've been fighting for it in the Senate and that's why I'll make it the law of the land when I'm president of the United States." --Barack Obama Nobody is making it the law of the land. Nobody is fighting for it. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) has drifted down to the bottom of the AFL-CIO's website, buried beneath good economic proposals which, however, do nothing to build a labor movement. EFCA is not to be found anywhere on the front page of Change to Win's website at all. The media's not smearing EFCA with U.S. Chamber of Commerce lies anymore. Congr... more

(This article originally appeared on the Joint Recon Study Group site.) The new ABC TV series "V" seems to be drawing a solid audience and may be helping us consider important issues facing our society today. The original 1983 miniseries was reportedly related to the novel by Sinclair Lewis, "It Can't Happen Here," about the Nazis coming to power in Germany. Yet, what if we look at the more literal context of the show ... that extraterrestrial or unusual visitors of some kind have arrived, perhaps quite some time ago, and are among us? In the original 1983 two-part miniseries, the 1984 three-part miniseries and the TV series that aired from 1984 to 1985, the visitors were portrayed as reptilian evil-doers who wanted to take ove... more

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the corporate "mainstream" media make quite a pair. We're hearing a very "balanced" debate over whether KSM should be tried in New York City, and whether the most insane objections to that proposal are really insane or not. But what are we not hearing? We're not hearing that trying criminals for the crime of 9-11 ought to have been what we did years ago, rather than waging wars in response to a crime. We're not discussing the possibility that had alleged 9-11 criminals been tried years ago rather than being imprisoned and tortured together with hundreds of innocents depicted as subhuman monsters, the "war on terror" might have been replaced with simply the wars on Iraqis and Afghans and Pakistanis. What eff... more

(This article originally appeared on the Transcendent TV & Media site.) The new blockbuster movie "2012" is exciting and fun ... but is it based on anything close to reality? Could our planet Earth go through changes so fundamental that crustal plates shift and buckle, widespread earthquakes shake and multiple volcanoes explode? NASA says don't worry about it. But don't rule it out, according to some theories. Thanks to Sony Pictures and director Roland Emmerich, moviegoers get a look at what global geological catastrophe might look like. The movie portrays the disaster as occurring according to some interpretations of the Mayan "Long Count" calendar ... in December of 2012. But several kinds of calamities could strike Earth... more

New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging countries to seize the opportunity presented by next month.s climate change conference in Copenhagen to clinch a political agreement that will help chart the way forward on a new legally binding pact to combat global warming. "Opportunity is knocking. It is up to you to open the door," Mr. Ban told a two day meeting that began Monday in the Danish capital, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference. The conference, set to begin on December 7, aims to reach accord on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 pact which has strong, legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, whose first commitment period ends in 2012. In a message delivered by Yvo de Boer, Executi... more

Was Dr. Hasan.s attack an attempt at committing an "acceptable" Muslim suicide? ...DR. Nidal Hasan. An early picture of a US Army Major that should never have been in the military. Anyone that is a regular reader of mine knows that I am seldom on the same side of the fence as the Pulitzer Prize winning conservative op-ed columnist, Charles Krauthammer. I also usually end up turning him off on the week-end FOX round-table shows as he tends to go along with all the right-wing war mongers on the not so "Fair & Balanced Fox Noise Channel". This week however, Mr. Krauthammer wrote a column that I must say that I agree with almost 100%. His column this week was on Doctor-Major Nidal Hasan. This is the Army Major and psychiatrist... more

Op/ED: Was the Ft. Hood massacre perpetrated by Maj. Nadal Malik Hasan just criminal as the U.S. Army and the U.S. law enforcement contend or was it terroristic. This radical Islamic US Army officer shouting "Allahu Akbar!" committed the worst act of terror on American soil since 9/11. And no one wants to call it an act of terror or associate it with the Islamic faith.. . This is the crux of the problem the U.S. does not want to admit the terrorist including many of the so called home grown terrorist are radical Muslims and they as well as the two wars in the middle east is part of the overall holy war of which the west does not want to acknowledge that the war itself is a "Holy War" in fear that it will tarnish the non- radical Muslim... more

Two new gas export pipelines of Turkmenistan will come into operation before the end of this year. Together with the existing gas conduit to Iran, they should generate adequate revenues to break the Gazprom bear hug on the economy of Turkmenistan. The pipe to China, designed for higher volumes, will initially carry 5 bcm (billion cubic meters) of gas. The pipe to Iran, also planned for more volumes, will start with 6 bcm of annual throughput. In addition, Turkmenistan will continue to pump 8 bcm through the existing Korpeje-Kurtkui pipeline to the northwestern provinces of Iran. This comes to 19 bcm of gas exports in 2010, bypassing the Russian network. Is it enough to protect Turkmenistan from Gazprom bullying? In order to a... more

Pasadena, CA - 11/14/09 - BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/13/09, Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBRX) commented nothing fundamental in the Company's operations has changed to cause the current market activity in its Common Stock. On 11/13/09, Talecris Biotherapeutics (Nasdaq:TLCR) and N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue jointly announced the company will expand its manufa... more

Pasadena, CA - 11/14/09 - BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/13/09, Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) announced its presentation at the Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. ET will be webcast live and will be available in the investor relations section of the company's Web site at www.celgene.com. On 11/1... more

Pasadena, CA - 11/14/09 - BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 11/13/09, King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:KG) announced plans to present at the Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 2:15 pm EST, at the St. Regis Hotel in New York, New York. On 11/13/09, MedaSorb Technologies Corporation (OTC:MSBT) and its wholly-owne... more

WASHINGTON _ Without a vote to spare, Democrats pushed their health-care overhaul legislation over its first obstacle on the Senate floor Saturday, as the chamber voted to begin formal debate of a sweeping measure to guarantee medical coverage for all Americans. more

The U.S. Senate voted Saturday to begin floor debate on an $848 billion healthcare bill backers say would extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans. more

Nov. 21--GAINESVILLE -- So this is what $425,000 buys you in college football these days. more

(EDITORS: Update expected after final Senate vote this evening.) more

Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams held a "cordial" meeting Saturday, their first since the Vatican targeted disaffected Anglicans. more

Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - Tim Tebow ran for a touchdown and threw for a pair of scores, as top-ranked Florida extended the nation's longest winning streak to 21 straight games with a 62-3 rout of Florida International at the Swamp. more

Ann Arbor, MI (Sports Network) - Daniel Herron ran for 96 yards and caught a touchdown pass, while Brandon Saine added 84 yards rushing with a score, as ninth-ranked Ohio State captured the outright Big Ten title with a 21-10 victory over arch-rival Michigan. more

Three holdout Democrats say they will vote for a procedural measure Saturday to allow floor debate to start in the U.S. Senate on a healthcare reform bill. more

Nov. 21--The recession might have put a lot of folks in austerity mode, but not enough to keep them from friends and family this holiday weekend. more

Nov. 21--Kristina Lehr has good reason to be thankful for her annual mammogram this year. more

Nov. 21--Ending black lung disease will be a major push of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration during the tenure of newly appointed Director Joe Main. more

Nov. 21--WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate on Friday talked itself toward a crucial showdown vote over the weekend to begin formal consideration of a historic but highly controversial health-care reform bill. more

E-mails stolen by hackers prove some leading British climate change scientists falsified information to prove their case, skeptics of global warming say. more

The suspect in the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings allegedly traded coded e-mails regarding money transfers with a radical Muslim cleric, authorities said. more

Nov. 21--LEOMINSTER -- The release this week of a controversial report suggesting new timing for routine breast cancer screenings should encourage women to talk openly with their doctors about breast health, according to HealthAlliance Hospital Chief Medical Officer Val W. Slayton. more

RORY McIlroy opened with threebirdies over the first six holes this morning to give rival Lee Westwood something to think about as the Dubai World Championship hots up. more

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was set Saturday to seek a key procedural vote bringing the healthcare reform bill to the Senate floor, observers said. more

A gas explosion at a mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province killed at least 42 workers and left 66 missing Saturday, officials said. more

Lee Westwood had his second 6-under-par 66 of the tournament Saturday and has a 2-stroke lead after three rounds of the European PGA's Dubai World Championship. more

Nov. 21--NEW YORK -- North Carolina's Marcus Ginyard sat in the locker room after Friday's 87-71 loss to Syracuse with an ice pack wrapped around his right side and a dejected look about him. more

Nov. 21--Lori Puczylowski takes a tissue and dabs her eyes. more

Nov. 21--It was as much a family reunion as a party as Motown stars, friends and fans gathered tonight at the Roostertail to toast, drink and dance to the music that made Detroit famous. more

Two Pakstani men suspected of helping terrorists carry out last year's attacks in Mumbai were arrested in Saturday Italy, authorities said. more

A gas explosion at a mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province killed at least 46 workers and trapped 66 more Saturday, officials said. more

Nov. 21--In the 1990s, Christine Norton would show up at the annual Twin Cities Women's Expo for three days in a row to hand out instruction cards on breast self-exams. more

U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration would strive to increase American exports to Asia-Pacific countries to create jobs back home. more

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Wesley Johnson was 10-of-17 shooting for 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as Syracuse continued an impressive start to the season with an 87-71 thumping of sixth-ranked North Carolina in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden. more

NEW YORK _ The chants of "over-rated!" more

A tearful Oprah Winfrey Friday confirmed she will end her long-running television talk show in 2011, saying the time to quit "feels right." more

Nov. 20--WASHINGTON -- The Senate is poised to approve on Saturday the start of a historic debate over health care legislation aimed at making coverage easier, less expensive to obtain and harder to lose. more

Nov. 20--Mario Andrette McNeill could receive the death penalty if he is convicted of raping and killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis. more

Nov. 20--Saying she made her decision after "much prayer," Oprah Winfrey told viewers this morning she is ending her show next year because "it's time to leave." more

A hearing for former NBA star Jayson Williams concerning the death a limo driver has been indefinitely postponed, the office of a New Jersey judge says. more

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three moderate Democratic senators wavering on whether to allow debate on health care legislation to proceed, said Friday that he would vote to move the bill forward. more

Nov. 20--The man accused of raping and killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis is scheduled to appear in court at 2:15 p.m. today. more

Oprah Winfrey, who announced Friday that she will end her daytime talk show when her contract expires in the fall of 2011, isn't likely to be absent from the air for long. She's starting a cable network in partnership with Discovery, and the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) will make its debut in January 2011. more

A test for cervical cancer is needed less frequently than previously recommended, regardless of a woman's age, a doctors' group says. more

All charges were withdrawn Friday against a 59-year-old man in Wales who strangled his wife in his sleep because of a rare behavioral state, a judge said. more

The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Friday, Nov. 20: more

THE Oprah Winfrey Show, a broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said. more

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor rumored to be interested in running for governor, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate, a former aide says. more

RORY McIlroy got his second round at the Dubai World Championship off to a great start this morning with birdies at the opening two holes. more

A MAN who strangled his wife during a nightmare in the belief he was attacking an intruder walked free from court today after the case against him was withdrawn. more

Nov. 20--Women don't need a Pap test until they're 21, and most don't need tests every year, according to new advice from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Lee Westwood shot a 3-under 69 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World Championship, increasing his chance of winning the European money title. more

LONDON- Thierry Henry says the "fairest solution" is to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff after he set up the deciding goal with a handball. more

Not least among these moves was Israel's announcement Tuesday that it had approved building 900 additional units in Gilo, a controversial Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem, part of the Occupied Territories. more

Nov. 20--WASHINGTON -- Anyone who thought http://www.freep.com/article/20090928/FEATURES08/90927017/Answers-to-your-health-care-questions">health care overhaul would come without a raucous abortion debate was mistaken. more

Nov. 20--Oprah Winfrey is expected to announce today that she will end her daytime "Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011 as she prepares to start her own cable network. more

A man opened fire in two locations on the Northern Mariana Island of Saipan Friday, killing four and wounding eight before killing himself, officials said. more

RICHMOND, Texas - More rain on already saturated grounds at The Houstonian Country Club washed out play at the LPGA Tour Championship on Saturday, forcing tour officials to cut the season-ending event to 54 holes. more

DENVER - Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. more

Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Carmelo Anthony just missed a triple-double, finishing with 30 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, as Denver used a big fourth quarter to upend Chicago, 112-93, more

ST. LOUIS _ Kurt Warner has put together one of the most unique careers in NFL history. more

TUCSON, Ariz. - Jeremiah Masoli tied it with a touchdown pass to Ed Dickson with six seconds left, then won it with a 1-yard run in the second overtime as No. more

Nov. 21--Gleaming metal balls from France flew through the air last weekend as many passersby wondered about all the people wandering around wearing straw Ricard hats. more

RALEIGH, N.C. _ The Carolina Hurricanes finally have another victory in regulation. more

DURHAM, N.C. _ Radford played a zone against Duke on Saturday but forgot the "defense" part of the equation. more

Overnight rains led to Saturday's suspension of second-round play at the LPGA Tour Championship in Houston. more

Nov. 21--Caston's sixth sectional championship in boys basketball was certainly a memorable one. more

SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker scored 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs stopped a three-game losing streak with a 106-84 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. more

ST. LOUIS _ When the Blues opened their six-game home stand with six goals against Vancouver on Nov. 10, the indication was that some of their offensive players were ready to break out of slumps. more

LINCOLN, Neb. - A month ago, in the wake of back-to-back home losses, Nebraska's season looked to be going south. more

GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ A couple of hours before FIU took on Florida on Saturday afternoon, Golden Panthers quarterback Paul McCall was greeted by Gators fans two miles short of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. more

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. more

Westwood ahead by two strokes at Dubai more

DALLAS _ Maybe it's time to add a third jersey to the Stephane Robidas youth collection. more

PHILADELPHIA _ Injuries, preceded by a clearing of the throat, are always the lead item at an Andy Reid news conference. more

Nov. 21--BY MARK SNYDER more

CLEVELAND - LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 10 points over the final 12 minutes for a 97-91 victory on Saturday night. more

Nov. 21--The Wahconah Regional football team will aim for its third consecutive Berkshire County championship today without its starting quarterback and against an unbeaten opponent in Hoosac Valley. more

Nov. 21--The College of Southern Idaho volleyball team won the 2009 NJCAA National Championship Saturday in Council Bluffs, Iowa. more

1 Florida (11-0) beat Florida International 62-3. more

Nov. 21--As a 20-year-old last season, Boston Bruins winger Milan Lucic had a breakout season by scoring 17 goals and quickly forging a reputation as perhaps the most punishing hitter among NHL forwards. more

NEW ORLEANS - Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first double-double, and the New Orleans Hornets won their third straight while snapping the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, 96-88 on Saturday night. more

Disillusioned Raiders fans used to be able to count on the Cincinnati Bengals as one of the few teams that made their team's tailspin somewhat palatable. more

Nov. 21--People hoping to score tickets for U2's concert at the TCF Bank Stadium next summer most likely still haven't found what they're looking for. more

For those hoping the Ohio State game would provide a window to Michigan's football future, Saturday's loss was not encouraging. more

New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Darren Collison produced game-highs of 22 points and 11 assists, as New Orleans ended the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak with a 96-88 triumph. more

Nov. 21--EMPORIA, Kan. -- The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team occasionally endures a rough night shooting. more

FORT WORTH, Texas _ Indianapolis Colts safety Melvin Bullitt wasn't surprised Bill Belichick decided to go for it on fourth-and-2 from the New England 28 late in last Sunday night's game. more

GAINESVILLE, Florida--Tim Tebow accounted for three touchdowns and Brandon Spikes returned an interception for a score as No. more

RALEIGH, N.C. - Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored second-period goals, and Manny Legace made 20 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Saturday night. more

LOS ANGELES--Jarome Iginla scored in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL on Saturday. more

KITCHENER, Ontario--Results Saturday from Skate Canada: more

CALGARY, Alberta--Armin Zoeggeler of Italy won the opening World Cup race of the season and Tatjana Huefner led a German sweep of the top four spots in the women's race on Saturday. more

Not sure who was in charge of devising NASCAR's Chase for the Cup format, but is it too late to have him arrested? more

Luis Scola had 22 points and a dozen rebounds in Houston's 113-106 home win over Sacramento Saturday. more

Nov. 21--Wildcat gone awry more

Nov. 21--The Winamac boys basketball team's nine wins last season were more than it had recorded the previous two years combined and its most in seven years. more

Nov. 21--TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The negative numbers are accumulating for the Maryland Terrapins. more

CLEVELAND--The Cleveland Cavaliers clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter to hold on for a 97-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA on Saturday. more

ISLAMABAD--Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt has urged Younis Khan to quickly end his hiatus from the national team and play against Australia in the three-test series next month. more

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Patrick Behan scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Bucknell in a 70-58 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday night. more

LOS ANGELES - Jarome Iginla was worried his untimely penalty would undo his big offensive night. more

Nov. 21--The backcourt was at the forefront of Tennessee's recruiting this fall, and women's basketball signees Lauren Avant and Meighan Simmons have filled the bill. more

MONTERREY, Mexico--Aldo De Nigris marked the passing of his brother Antonio by scoring the winner in the Mexican league playoff between Monterrey and America on Saturday. more

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. more

Richmond, VA (Sports Network) - Jay Gavin recorded a game-high 20 points as VCU toppled 17th-ranked Oklahoma, 82-69. more

Nov. 21--PANAMA CITY BEACH -- If not for the fairways, greens and golf clubs, the third round of PGA Tour Qualifying School Friday could have been confused for the backstretch of a thoroughbred race. more

It's part of an agreement to resolve liability for a $2 billion debt involving other Houston buildings and dozens of other properties across the country. more

Nov. 21--sdharris@mercurynews.com more

Nov. 21--September marked the 13th month in a row that the city of Boulder posted declines in sales tax revenues. more

Nov. 21--When Dave Kellogg arrived at Sequoia Capital on that day in early October 2008, "the last chair in the room was in the front row," he recalled. more

Nov. 21--AMESBURY -- On the heels of announcing its intention to raise water and sewer rates in the new year, the town is anticipating a second increase of approximately 30 to 40 percent will be necessary sometime next year in order to afford repayment on the note for the new water treatment plant. more

Nov. 21--Capital Investment Services Cos. more

Nov. 21--Doug Anderson in West Boise got a nice surprise this fall. more

Nov. 20--Soaring demand for gold from savers desperate to take advantage of the record bullion price forced the Royal Mint to more than quadruple production of gold coins in the third quarter of the year. more

Nov. 20--It's not every day that someone tries to pawn a handful of teeth. more

Nov. 21--CHEYENNE -- A legislative committee will delve into taxing digital products when the Legislature meets this winter, but whether that could mean more taxes for consumers is debatable. more

CALGARY, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Kallisto Energy Corp. (TSX Venture: KEC) (formerly Arrow Energy Ltd. - AOF) ("Kallisto" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed its Q3 2009 financial statements and accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the period ended September 30, 2009. more

TSX Venture Exchange Symbol "CUL" more

Nov. 21--The Munster-based parent of Peoples Bank swung to a $1.4 million third-quarter loss as increases in loan loss provisions and deposit insurance premiums bruised earnings. more

TSX Symbol: MSP.A more

Nov. 21--Entellus Medical Inc., which is developing an easier, more cost-effective way to treat severe chronic sinus infections, has raised an additional $30 million in venture capital. more

VANCOUVER, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Trading resumes in: more

Nov 19 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia is ready to buy gold from the State Precious Metals and Gemstones Repository (Gokhran) before the end of this year, CB First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev told reporters. more

Nov. 21--Underscoring the difficulty of pressing economic espionage cases, a federal jury Friday deadlocked on the central charges against two Silicon Valley engineers accused of stealing technology secrets from their former employer to establish a rival company backed by China. more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kohlberg Capital Corporation (Nasdaq:KCAP) (the "Company") announces that the Company received a letter on November 17, 2009 from the NASDAQ Stock Market notifying it that the Company is no longer in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), Obligation to File Periodic Financial Reports, because it did not timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. more

J-Pacific Gold Inc. (the "Company" or "J-Pacific") (TSX VENTURE: JPN) announced today that is has appointed John P. Thompson, M.Sc., P.Eng., as the Company's Chief Operating Officer. more

Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP has been appointed as Co-Lead Counsel in the securities class action against Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. ("Skilled Healthcare" or the "Company") (NYSE:SKH), certain of the Company's executive officers, and certain underwriters of the Company's May 2007 initial public offering ("IPO"), currently pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California -- Shepardson v. more

Barclays Capital today announced that it has formed Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC , a joint venture with Goff Capital, Inc., to acquire Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership ("Crescent") from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funding II. more

In a new Charles Schwab survey of advisors at major financial firms, six out of ten respondents (59%) say the idea of being an independent investment advisor appeals to them. more

Markets slipped on Wednesday. more

Nov 19 (Interfax) - Tajikistan may soon call a tender for the rights to the Shakhbas gold field, with an estimated 75 tonnes of gold, said the press office of Emomaly Rakhmon, the country's president, who chaired a meeting in the gold industry on November 18. more

Octopus Investments is overhauling its product literature in response to the FSA's structured product review findings. more

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. more

Nov. 21--THE projected increase in information technology (IT) spending in the next four years would create more jobs in the Philippines, according to Information Data Corp. (IDC). more

TORONTO, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Middlefield Group, on behalf of Pathfinder Convertible Debenture Fund ("Pathfinder" or the "Fund"), is pleased to announce that the Fund has completed its initial public offering of 5,900,000 combined units at a price of $12.00 per combined unit for gross proceeds of $70,800,000. more

GC China Turbine, a manufacturer of two blade wind turbines, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Yancheng regional government of Jiangsu province with the intent to develop a local manufacturing base to build large utility scale turbines for offshore and coastal use in the area. more

Nov. 21--FACED with a fiscal blowout, the Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing through with the auction more

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured orders worth more than $2.3bn during the Dubai Air Show, demonstrating its strong market positions, its continued investment in technology and access to global markets. more

NEW YORK - Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock. more

Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) Sector: Financial Company's quarterly results are tempered by the non cash impairment charges but its third quarter operating results were very successful, especially when we take into account the.... more

King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that Timothy G. Barber has joined the firm's Charlotte office as a partner. more

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/badb14/focusing_on_gold_a) has announced the addition of the "Focusing on Gold and the US Gold Industry" report to their offering. more

CALGARY, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - OPTI Canada Inc ("OPTI" or the "Company") announced today that it has completed the issuance of US$425 million face value of 9.0% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2012 (the "Notes") at a price of 97.0%, resulting in a yield to maturity of approximately 10.2%. more

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c53ab5/china_agribusiness) has announced the addition of the "China Agribusiness Report Q1 2010" report to their offering. more

LARGO, Fla., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Unilens Vision Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UVICF; TSX Venture Exchange: UVI), which develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty contact lenses, today reported its operating results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2009 (FY2010). more

TORONTO, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - World Financial Split Corp. (TSX: WFS; WFS.PR.A) (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that it has issued to holders of its Class A Shares Warrants to subscribe for Class A Shares and Preferred Shares of the Fund together in units ("Units"). more

A new program to jump-start entrepreneurship in Tennessee features roots in Memphis, and supporters expect substantial gains for some area startups. more

Assembly of American-Chinese businesses to be held in Las Vegas Jan. 3-5 more

Celestial Delights USA, a company focused on marketing and distributing a line of gourmet flavored oils, vinegars, mustards, rubs, antipastos, and sugars, has appointed Marcus Laun as a member of its board of directors. more

DALLAS, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring China Automotive Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CAAS). more

Nov. 20--TOKYO -- Toshiba Corp. said Friday it will set up a joint venture in China in April and transfer its Chinese subsidiary's semiconductor assembly operation to the venture as a cost-cutting measure. more

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Document Security Systems, Inc. (Amex: DMC) ("DSS"), a world leader in the development and manufacturing of optical deterrent and authentication technologies that secure electronic data and help prevent counterfeiting and brand fraud from the use of desktop scanners and copiers in the market reported today that the Nullity Department of the Austrian patent office issued its decision in the patent invalidity hearing brought by the European Central Bank (the "ECB") against Document Security Systems, Inc. The Austrian Patent Office has decided that European Patent No 0455750B1 (the "Patent"), that was awarded to the Company by the European Patent Office, has been deemed invalid in Austria due to "added matter". more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Securities Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. ("K&T")(http://www.nasd-law.com) announced today that it is investigating the sales practices and due diligence of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") brokerage firms who solicited customers to purchase CIT InterNotes. more

Nov. 19--Today's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices more

President & CEO's Letter to Shareholders more

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- more