Articles from Business Wire (April 22, 2004)

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$1,000,000 Free Book and CD Giveaway Of ``I GOT HERE. YOU CAN TOO!'' A Master's Course In Becoming A Millionaire Gains Momentum and Secures Its Systems Announced The Berman Investment Group.			430
@Road Reports Record Revenues and Profits in the First Quarter; Cash and Short-term Investments Exceed $108 Million.			1820
``Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories'' Exclusive Exhibit of Costumes, Awards and Memorabilia to Take Place at the Hollywood Museum May 13 - June 20.			479
``Greenest'' Home in Florida Debuts on Earth Day; WCI Communities, Inc. Unveils Second, and Greenest, Demonstration Model Home to Date.			1679
1-800-FLOWERS.COM Reports Record Revenues of $134.1 Million, Up 8 Percent, For its Fiscal 2004 Third Quarter.			1895
21st Century Insurance Group Reports Robust First Quarter Results.			1375
21st Century Technologies Retains TechVision21 to Team With Perennial Strategy Group.			456
A Shiner Cycling Tradition; 2004 Shiner B.A.S.H. Set for May 15th.			527
A&B 2nd-Quarter 2004 Dividend Authorized.			114
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Sirius International Insurance Corporation.			429
A.M. Best Assigns Rating to TD Reinsurance -Barbados- Inc.			278
aaiPharma Announces Executive Appointment.			322
Acadia Realty Trust Announces First Quarter 2004 Operating Results; All Components of Business Plan Remain on Track.			2806
Accenture Announces Public Offering of Common Shares.			423
ACE USA Appoints Dennis Crosby as Regional Executive - Southeast Region.			410
Acme United Corporation Reports 19% Sales Increase and Strong Earnings.			658
ACORN to Protest Predatory Lending at Wells Fargo Annual Meeting; ACORN Members Will Also Speak at Meeting in Support of Anti-Predatory Lending Resolution.			665
ADA-ES Signs $10 Million 5-Year Contract with We Energies to Evaluate Mercury Measurement and Control Technology.			610
ADC Scoops Three Major Prizes at World Billing Awards.			449
Adelphia Equity Committee Welcomes Decision to Put Company's Assets up for Sale; Company Agrees to Sale Demanded by Equity Committee.			416
ADP Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Results; Revenues Increase 11%, EPS Declines 7%; Fiscal 2004 Revenue Guidance Raised to High-Single Digit Growth, EPS Guidance Unchanged.			1683
Advanced Medical Optics Announces First Quarter 2004 Results.			3068
Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Reports Record First Quarter Results; Net Income Increases 51% on 46% Increase in Neuro Sales.			1621
Advanced Power Technology Reports Strong First Quarter Results, Sees Continued Momentum in the Second Quarter.			2248
Advanstar Communications to Announce First Quarter 2004 Results.			285
Advanta Reports First Quarter Earnings.			2741
ADVISORY/An Evening Benefiting Facing History and Ourselves and WGN-TV Children's Charities; A Fund of the Robert McCormick Tribune Foundation.			211
ADVISORY/Bellarmine College Preparatory and Notre Dame High School San Jose Offer Joint Art Show.			340
ADVISORY/Configuresoft CTO Dr. Dennis Moreau to Present Shortcomings of Patching at 2004 SecureIT Conference.			344
ADVISORY/Deloitte & Touche LLP Accepting Nominations for 2004 Technology Fast 500 and Fast 50 Rankings of Fastest Growing Technology Companies; Nominations due May 31, 2004.			1372
ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Increased U.S. Hybrid Vehicle Registrations in 2003.			459
ADVISORY/Jamie Foster Brown and Maria Rodriguez Honored at 2004 Matrix Awards Luncheon.			323
ADVISORY/Ken Waichunas of VaST Systems Technology Corporation to Address Advancements in Powertrain Electronics at SAE Powertrain Symposium in Austin, TX.			123
ADVISORY/Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Partners with California Urban Forests Council for ``Creating a Fire-Wise Community'' Workshop.			123
ADVISORY/News from the United Steelworkers of America: Steelworkers' to Demonstrate at Firestone: Commitment to American Production Key to New Contract.			201
ADVISORY/Nextel and NASCAR Provide Entertainment at Fiesta Broadway; NASCAR simulator ride, NASCAR drivers and stock car at event.			308
ADVISORY/Photo Op; Children to Learn about the World of Finance at Citigroup on 'Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day' - April 22.			382
ADVISORY/Reining In Excessive Punitive Damages; Top Legal Experts Join U.S. Chamber in Marking One-Year Anniversary of Landmark State Farm Supreme Court Ruling.			222
ADVISORY/Sounds in Silence Announces ``Sleep In On Mother's Day'' Campaign.			626
AEP Systems Recruits Resellers to Deliver SSL VPN into SMBs in the US.			574
AERT Expands Plastic Recycling; Lowell Recycling Facility Commences Production.			416
AES Sul Distribuidora Gaucha de Energia S.A. Announces 13.27% Tariff Increase.			270
AGCO Announces Re-election of Four Directors.			235
AGL Resources to Host 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.			175
Agnico-Eagle Announces Strategic Acquisition of Stake in Riddarhyttan Resources AB.			837
AIG Reports First Quarter 2004 Net Income of $2.66 Billion -$1.01 Per Share-, an Increase of 35.9 Percent over 2003.			6745
Air National Guard Flies with FATS; $3 Million Contract Upgrades Training Hardware & Software.			269
AirTran Airways Announces New Nonstop Service Between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Los Angeles; Nonstop Service Begins July 1, 2004.			451
Alabama National BanCorporation Announces Quarterly Dividend.			244
Alamo Learning Systems Now Offers Continuing Education Units as Course Credit for Its Training Programs.			256
Alfa Corporation Announces Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend.			107
Alkermes Announces Live Webcast of Investor Event Discussing Vivitrex Phase III Clinical Trial Results at the American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference.			219
Alkermes Completes Enrollment in Long-Term Safety Study of Vivitrex, Naltrexone, Long-Acting Injection for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence.			1250
All American Semiconductor Announces First Quarter Results.			808
Allaire Community Bank Announces Record Quarterly Earnings.			244
Alleghany Corporation Announces 2004 First Quarter Results.			1870
ALLETE Declares Dividend on Common Stock.			220
ALLETE First Quarter Net Income Climbs 19 Percent over 2003.			961
Alliance Semiconductor Reports Financial Results for the Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2004.			1482
Allied Domecq 2004 Interim Results; Allied Domecq Delivers Strong Brand Growth.			7193
Allied Motion Reports Significant Profit Improvement for the First Quarter.			1150
ALLTEL Declares Quarterly Dividends of 37 Cents Per Share.			115
ALLTEL Names William H. Crown to Board of Directors.			182
ALLTEL Reports Solid First Quarter as Wireless Growth Accelerates; Gross Customer Adds Set New Record; Net Customer Adds Reach Five-Year High.			4568
ALPS Electric Completed Development of Batteryless Tire-Pressure Monitoring System -- TPMS.			640
ALTANA Receives Approval to Market Alvesco -Ciclesonide- in the United Kingdom.			354
Altru Awards QuadraMed Coding and Compliance Contracts.			523
Amazon.com Announces Record Sales Driven by Lower Prices and Expanded Selection; Launches Jewelry Store; Raises Financial Guidance.			6742
Amazon.com Launches Jewelry Store -- Commits to Industry-Leading Prices for High-Quality Merchandise.			817
AMD Expands Microprocessor R&D with Engineering Center in Bangalore, India; AMD India Engineering Design Centre to Collaborate on Next-Generation Microprocessor Design.			531
AMD Joins Open Source Development Labs and Recognizes Community Support for AMD64.			657
America Online, Inc. and Time Warner Cable Have Reached New Agreements to Cross-Promote AOL for Broadband and Road Runner High-Speed Online Services.			997
America's Top 10 Low-Carb Cities Listed in Premier Issue of LowCarbiz Magazine.			388
American Apparel & Accessories, Inc. and Ram Venture Holdings Corp. Have Completed a Reverse Merger.			663
American Dental Partners Announces the Accreditation of Western New York Dental Group.			525
American Eagle Outfitters Names LeAnn Nealz Executive Vice President/Chief Design Officer.			267
American Eagle Outfitters to Present at the Lehman Brothers Conference.			237
American Fire Retardant Corp. Announces Acquisition of Wilson Marketing Company.			512
American International Announces Start of Drilling at Bruner Project.			636
American Multiplexer Corp. Announces Shipment of eFotoXpress to BKA and Butterfly Photo.			457
American States Water Company Confirms Lower Rating Issued by Standard & Poor's and Announces Agreement Reached with the Office of Ratepayer Advocates of the California Public Utilities Commission.			501
American Water Star Inc. Announces Investor Conference Call, Hosted by Company Chairman & CEO, Roger Mohlman.			493
American Water Star Inc. Makes Presence Known at Pageant.			403
AmeriCredit Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2004 EPS of $0.40.			3018
AMG to Announce First Quarter Results on April 28, 2004; Teleconference Scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.			237
Amgen's First Quarter 2004 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Increased 36 Percent to 57 Cents.			2785
AMS Signs 11 New Carriers, adds New Business Workflow to TransactNOW.			472
AMS-Rackley Introduces SETWrite; Single Entry Transactions for Agents With Real-Time Rates Direct From Carriers.			509
Angelica Announces Completion of Duke Health System Transaction and Conversion of Two On-Premise Laundry Facilities.			567
Angie Stone is Back with a Tour and New Album.			372
Apple Specialist Dealers Announce the ``Ultimate Graphics System'' Giveaway.			475
Applebee's International to Broadcast First Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call Over the Internet.			181
Applied DNA Sciences Launches a DNA-Embedded Marker Program for Petroleum Products to Combat Theft and Fraud.			677
Applied Materials' Black Diamond Low k Wins Best Product Award.			406
Aqua America Subsidiary Purchases North Carolina Water and Wastewater System; Three North Carolina and Five Pennsylvania Acquisitions This Year.			339
Aqua America to Report Earnings May 5, 2004.			275
Aquila Receives Approval for Natural Gas Rate Increase to Recover System Improvement, Operating Costs.			380
ARAMARK Parks & Resorts Celebrates Earth Day; Launches New Sustainable Menu Items; Leading Chefs Compete to Increase 'Green' Menu Items for Park Visitors.			744
Arrow Electronics Announces Q1 Earnings; Strong Operating Results Forecasted to Continue.			2641
As National Pet Week Approaches, Leading Trade Organization -APPMA- Announces 2004 Industry Study Showing Pet Spending at All-Time High.			590