Articles from Business Wire (December 27, 2004)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
2004 A Banner Year for Wei Li Wang, Sculptor.			432
2004 ImagePower Newsmaker Brands Survey Examines the Year's Winners and Decliners.			959
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Revios Reinsurance U.S. and Revios Reinsurance Canada; Assigns Issuer Credit Rating.			243
A.M. Best Special Report: P/C Industry Maintains Underwriting Profit; Unprecedented Cat Events Erode What Could Have Been.			753
A.M. Special Report: Blues Plans Success Rests with Steady Membership Earnings and Capital Growth.			695
AAA Offers Tips for Travelers to Weather Holiday Travel Snafus.			665
Accuride Corporation to Acquire Transportation Technologies Industries, Inc.			759
ADVR Receives FDA Approval of Its IND for AVR118.			459
Aeroflex Incorporated Receives Test Equipment Orders Aggregating $13.6 Million to Support Military Communications Market.			422
AIG Chairman M. R. Greenberg Issues Statement on the December 26 Earthquake and Tsunamis in South Asia.			370
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.: Underground Fire Results in Temporary Idling of Excel No. 3 Mine; Firefighting Efforts Underway.			855
Allied Capital Receives Request from U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.			340
Alloy Announces Dismissal of Securities Class Action and Proposed Settlement of Related Derivative Action.			1441
Amazon.com's Tenth Holiday Season is Best Ever; Consumer Electronics is Biggest Category for the First Time in Company's History.			1337
America Online Announces Breakthroughs in Fight against Spam.			1041
America Service Group Announces Finalization of New Contract with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.			392
Apex Announces News Headlines of Rivalry over Building $20 Billion Alaska Highway Natural Gas Pipeline; the Battle to Build Begins among Industry Leaders.			308
Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. Announces: Preliminary Fiscal 2004 Results; Syndication of Additional DIP Financing; Update on Filing Fiscal 2004 Financials.			1640
Arbitron and Clear Channel Renew Contract; Companies sign agreement for local market and network radio ratings, consumer information and software services.			596
Ark Restaurants Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results for 2004.			1714
ArthroCare's Parallax Acrylic Resin Receives FDA Clearance for Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty; New Product Improvements Enhance Company's Competitive Position.			542
ASCAP Announces Artist Line-up for 2005 Sundance Film Festival Daytime Music Cafe; ASCAP to Produce 8 Days of Live Music by Established, Emerging and Indie Artists.			452
ATG Completes Initial Integration Of Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.; Updates FY2005 Guidance.			688
B&G Foods Announces Cash Payments on Enhanced Income Securities.			326
Baby Boomers' New Year's Health Resolution Could Save Lives According to TriMedix.			578
Bad Toys Holdings Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Company Engaged in Health Services; Health Services Gross Revenues to Exceed 48 Million in 2004.			650
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Associate Giving Campaign Raises More Than a Million Dollars.			481
Buckeye Completes Sale of Cork, Ireland Building for Euro 10 Million.			243
Cabela's Inc. Announces Appointment of New Board Member.			655
Cal-Maine Foods Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results.			829
Charter Communications, Inc. Completed Redemption of $588 Million 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes.			394
Check Point Provides Preemptive Protection Against Santy.C Worm.			726
China Southern Celebrates the Holidays with Delivery of Final 737-700; China's Largest Airline Returns with New Aircraft for Zhuhai.			450
City Capital Corporation in Financing Discussions.			355
CompuBug By Larry Blasko For Business Wire.			494
Craigslist's Growth Costs Newspapers Revenue, a New Report Shows.			490
CSB Bancorp, Inc. Declares Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend.			137
Default Proof Credit Card System, Inc. Announces the Renewal of Dr. Vincent Cuervo's Position as C.E.O. and Chairman; Congratulates Him on His New Granted Patent in Mexico.			143
Digimarc Prevails in Georgia Driver License Dispute; Court disallows prior contract award to Viisage.			713
Dover Acquisition Corp. Lowers Minimum Condition to 90%.			431
Duke Realty Signs Follett Corporation To New Lease At Oakmont Tech Center in Westmont, Illinois; Company's Higher Education Group to Retain Facility in Oak Brook, Illinois.			461
DUSA Pharmaceuticals Files Suit Against Compounding Pharmacy.			315
E Mobile's CHL Continues Expansion of Its Content Portfolio by Signing More Magazine Publishers.			492
Elvis Performer Invites Las Vegas Entertainers to Bring Gifts to Children After Christmas.			608
ePlus Announces New Headquarters Location.			751
Ericsson and Sharp Extends License Agreement From WCDMA to GPRS Platforms.			430
European Investment Firm Purchases Fisher Island Holdings LLC; New Owners Will Enhance Global Appeal of Ultra-Exclusive Private Resort.			687
Eve Krzyzanowski, Veteran Media Executive, Joins Branded Media Corporation as Chief Executive Officer.			398
EVS Names Menashe Shohat as New CEO.			502
Experience Music Project and KEXP 90.3's Shake the Shack Host: 9th Annual Elvis Invitationals and Night of the Living Elvis Pro Review.			547
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Announces Projected Dividend Rate for Fourth Quarter 2004.			287
Financial Institutions Continue to Make S Corporation Conversions; AJCA is Likely to Accelerate Conversion Pace.			545
Financial Regret? Step Up to a Debt Reduction Challenge in 2005.			710
Fire and Rain: A Dangerous Mix for Homeowners; Fire-Area Residents Urged to Prepare Home & Finances for Winter Storms.			348
Fireworks Safety for the Winter Holidays; Tips From the American Pyrotechnics Association to Ring in the New Year Safely.			560
First Marblehead Provides Performance Data on Its Website for National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts 2004-1, 2004-2.			488
Fitch Takes Actions on National Scale Ratings in Latin America.			479
Forrester Research Names New Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer.			660
Gartner to Acquire META Group for $162 Million.			1207
Gilat Announces Changes in Business Reporting; The Company will operate under two separate business units: Gilat Network Solutions and Gilat Network Operations.			614
GMI World Poll: Half of European Consumers Distrust American Companies.			379
Great American Group Commences Store-Closing Sales for The Athlete's Foot.			241
Greene, Broillet Will Hold a Press Conference Tomorrow to Announce the Filing of a Product Liability Lawsuit Against a Pharmaceutical Maker of an OTC Brand of Ibuprofen for Children.			232
Greene, Broillet Will Hold a Press Conference Tuesday to Announce a Product Liability Lawsuit Against a Pharmaceutical Maker of an OTC Brand of Ibuprofen for Children.			236
Haber, Inc. Announces Special Meeting Of Stockholders.			520
HCC Contributes $75 Million Capital to INSCO Subsidiaries with Optimistic Outlook for 2005.			230
Hemispherx Biopharma Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Alleging Conspiracy by Foreign Nationals to Manipulate Its Stock Price and Engage in Illegal Hostile Takeover.			725
Hutton Communications and BridgeWave Communications Announces Distribution Alliance; Hutton Will Stock, Market and Sell the BridgeWave Gigabit Wireless Products.			466
Idea Sports Entertainment Group Partners with Chinese Beijing Lin Liu International to Develop Sports, Entertainment, and Travel Projects in Beijing, China.			916
Index Corporation to Invest in Yarosa Entertainment B.V. in the Netherlands, Providing SMS-TV Services to Over 30 Countries Around the World.			731
Infogrames Entertainment S.A. Announces Complete Redemption of Nexgen Financing.			160
Interland, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2005 Financial Results.			2156
International DisplayWorks Announces Fiscal 2004 Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Conference Call.			272
Internet Infinity Starts Soft Launch of Special Singles with First Acquisition.			259
JAG Media Holdings, Inc. Announces Filing of Preliminary Proxy Statement.			952
JBI Localization, Inc. Completes Multi-Language Localization of Microsoft Marketing Project.			415
Jordan Kane to Work with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.			359
Kerzner Issues Statement Following Events in Southern Asia.			570
L-3 Communications Announces Retirement of Robert V. LaPenta; Michael T. Strianese to Succeed Him as Chief Financial Officer.			657
Las Vegas Monorail Re-Opens Before New Year's Eve.			522
LDSPromise.com Develops Date-Safe Communication Tools to Help Protect Participants from Online Predators.			770
LuxuryHomesInSeattle.com: Luxury Home Buyers Know What They Want and Find It In the Seattle Area; King County Home Sales Skyrocket by 48% ... 88% on Mercer Island.			461
MacNair Travel Defies the Odds and Reports a 27 Percent Growth.			657
MediaNet Group Technologies, Inc., Announces the Company 2004 Highlights and 2005 Preview.			1108
Micron Enviro Systems, Inc. Announces Operations Commence on the Enchant Property in Alberta that MSEV has 50% Interest In.			839
Molina Healthcare of Indiana Awarded State HMO License.			324
MoneyGram International Moves Up Report Date for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Results.			581
Mpower Retail Energy LP Acquires Texas Commercial Energy.			431
NanoDynamics Retains Leading Japanese Distributor to Penetrate Asian Markets; Nano and Micron Sized Metal Powders Currently at Advanced Stages of Customer Qualification.			479
National Dentex Corporation Announces Resignation Of Director.			467
Navitar Calls Off Negotiations With StockerYale.			365
Neptune Industries, Inc. Completes First Phase of Eco-Tank Patent Process.			303
Network World Identifies the Industry's 50 Most Powerful People in Annual ''Power'' Issue; Names Winner of 20th Annual User Excellence Award.			755
New Valley Corporation to Sell Office Buildings for $71.5 Million.			146
New Year's Resolutions: Are You Fiscally Fit?; Allstate Shares Tips for Getting Your Finances in Shape.			584
No Sweat: Bally Total Fitness Makes Resolutions Easier Than Ever; Bally Invites Public To Kick Off 2005 With A Healthy Start.			191
Noven Submits Response to Alza Citizen Petition on Fentanyl Patch.			414
NRG Energy Completes $950 Million Senior Debt Refinancing.			439
NRG Successfully Completes Repurchase of 13 Million Common Shares and Issuance of $420 Million of Perpetual Preferred Stock.			1380
OneSource Technologies Signs Contracts for Approximately $2.3 Million with Kroger Co. and Electronic Data Systems -EDS-.			614