Articles from Business Wire (November 23, 2004)

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''Oh, Look - Another Electric Sock Warmer...''; MasterCard Offers Consumers Tips for How To Make Gift Returns Easier This Holiday Shopping Season.			693
'Less is Best' When Traveling Through Airports This Thanksgiving; ACI Encourages Passengers to Travel Light and Be Prepared.			741
'Tis the Season for Household Burglaries; Holidays See Rise in Theft -- Are You Prepared?			304
'World of Warcraft' Now Available; Blizzard Entertainment's Highly Anticipated Online Role-Playing Game Has Shipped to Retailers in North America, Australia and New Zealand.			740
``Legal Madness'': 60,000 Lawsuits Push Creditors to Return Payments to Debtors.			393
10 High-Profile Pieces of Marilyn Monroe Memorabilia to be Auctioned by Profiles in History December 10, 2004.			555
15th Annual Lighting of the Chateau Friday, November 26; Santa's $91,000 Esperante Convertible Carriage Powered by 320 Horses.			294
21st Century Announces Another Record Sales Day for prizeWise.com.			298
21st Century Technologies Invests in MMC Entertainment Group; Technology Venture Becomes Newest Affiliate Portfolio Company.			424
A.G. Media's GospelCity Lands American Idol Ruben Studdard; Popular Gospel Music and Entertainment Site Showcases Ruben Studdard's 'I Need an Angel'.			659
A.M. Best Affirms Financial Strength Rating of B.E.S.T. Reinsurance; Assigns Issuer Credit Rating.			376
A.M. Best Affirms Financial Strength Rating of W. R. Berkley Insurance -Europe- Limited; Assigns Issuer Credit Rating.			400
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Direct General Insurance Group and Direct Ins. Co.; Upgrades rating of Direct General of Louisiana.			305
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Lloyd's Syndicate 2001.			498
A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Principal's Funding Agreement-Backed Securities Programs; Affirms Financial Strength and Debt Ratings.			818
A.M. Best Places Ratings of Standard Life of Indiana and Dixie National Life Under Review.			318
Abazias.com Announces Record Third Quarter and Year to Date Earnings; Pioneering Diamond Company Increases Quarterly Sales 73% and Year to Date Sales up 32%.			406
Aberdeen Group Selects Two Ariba Customers as ''Best Practice'' Leaders for Excellence in Spending Analysis.			913
Abgenix to Present at Lazard's Life Sciences Conference.			310
ABI Research Sees Digital Cable VOD Hamstrung by Thin Content.			361
Accelrys Launches Nanotechnology Consortium; Consortium Brings Together Industry, Scientists and Academia to Spur Nanotechnology Innovation.			747
Activision Value Publishing Ships American Chopper; New Video Game Based on Wildly Popular Discovery Channel Series Screams into Retail Outlets Across North America.			590
Acusphere to Present at Wall Street Analyst Forum.			489
ADI Engineering Announces New Monte Jade Development Kit For OEM's; Monte Jade Package Includes Jungo OpenRG and Full Support From ADI.			688
Admiral Bay Announces Drilling Of 8 New Wells At Its Cherokee Basin Projects In Eastern Kansas, USA.			776
Advanced Home Care, Mobility Designs and Air Products Healthcare win HME Excellence Awards.			418
Advanta to Provide 2005 Earnings Guidance.			220
Aetna Announces Appearance at Merrill Lynch Health Services Investor Conference.			327
AFL Capital Ventures Inc. Announces The Completion Of A Filing Statement Regarding A Business Combination With Equity Transfer Services Inc.			162
African American Churches Continue Effort to Increase HIV Testing; HIV/AIDS Church Kits Support Efforts to Increase HIV Testing in the Black Community.			878
Agilent Technologies Centralizes Wireless Systems Operations in Singapore, Malaysia; Global Hub in Asia to Benefit Key Customers, Improve Efficiencies.			604
Ahead Software's Nero MediaHome Networked PC AV Streaming Media Server Software Receives UPnP Certification.			557
Ahura Corporation Announces New Laser Product Line for Raman Spectroscopy.			344
AIDS.com Announces 2004 Survey Results about AIDS and HIV.			367
AIG Submits Settlement Offer to Securities and Exchange Commission and Reaches Agreement in Principle With U.S. Department of Justice on Matters Related to Brightpoint, Inc. and PNC Financial Services Group.			368
AIMSI Technologies' `ALARM' Detecting `Meth'; Putting the Freeze on `Ice'.			496
AirGate PCS, Inc. Retains Banc of America Securities LLC.			133
All Star Analysts Portfolio Highlights: Commercial Capital Bancorp, Carnival Corporation and Lowe's Companies.			953
Allscripts Wins Prestigious Ethics Award from Better Business Bureau.			748
Alt.-Rock Band 'Housefly Army' to Donate 10% of Online CD Sale Profits to Troops in Iraq.			375
Amazon Theater Debuts ``Do Geese See God'' Starring Blair Underwood.			942
AMD Rings in the Season with a New Mobile AMD Sempron Processor for Thin and Light Notebook PCs; New Notebooks Expected from Packard Bell, Gericom to Brighten the Holidays in Europe.			773
Amedia and LightRiver Technologies Join Forces; Combined Team to Deliver Switched Ethernet FTTP Solution.			603
Amendment: Fitch Downgrades EuroStar II CDO's A-3 Notes.			462
American Bonanza and International Taurus Agree to Merge and Have Agreed with Fairstar Explorations to Consolidate 100 Per Cent of the Fenelon Project Into a New Company, 'New Bonanza'.			911
American Bonanza and International Taurus Agree to Merge and have Agreed with Fairstar Explorations to Consolidate 100% of the Fenelon Project into a New Company New Bonanza.			942
American Dairy Reports Q3 Net Income Increase of 66%.			637
American Eagle Outfitters Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell its Bluenotes Operation.			498
American Healthways to Present at Merrill Lynch Health Services Investor Conference; Live Internet Broadcast, Replay of Presentation Available on Company's Website.			151
American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. Announces Completion of $6,000,000 Private Placement.			529
Americans Shop This Holiday with Cause in Mind.			551
Amisys Synertech Receives Business Development Strategy Award from Frost & Sullivan.			440
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. to Present at the Harris Nesbitt Focus on Healthcare Conference.			377
Analog Devices Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2004.			2492
Analogic Corporation Announces Market Clearance Received for Multipurpose Direct Digital Radiography System.			320
Anthem, Inc. Announces Appearance at Upcoming Investor Conference.			235
Aon Re Services Global Accident, Health and Life Operation Announces the Hiring of Eduardo Jean-Mairet as Director - Structured and Traditional Life Reinsurance - Europe.			281
Aon Underwriting Managers Names Leib Dodell To Lead Media/Professional Insurance.			317
Area Doctor Honored for Emergency Medicine Work; James R. Roberts, M.D., Named One of the 30 Most Influential Physicians in Emergency Medicine.			418
Argonaut Group CEO To Address New York Investor Conference.			230
Arkansas Office of Information Services Selects Captiva for Tax Return Input Management.			725
Arrow Electronics to Present at Credit Suisse First Boston Annual Technology Conference.			140
Asia Leads World in Forecasted Metals & Minerals Capital Spending for 2005, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.			116
Asyst Technologies Resolves Contract Dispute; Quarterly Filing Still Delayed Pending Closing of Books at Asyst Shinko Joint Venture.			1023
Atari's RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Tops the Sales Charts; Highly Anticipated Sequel to #1 Tycoon Franchise Off to Strong Start.			525
ATI Extends Notebook PC Graphics Leadership with New Additions to Mobile PCI Express Portfolio.			725
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Reports Preliminary October System Statistics and Traffic Results.			2534
Atrica Named a Top IPO or M&A Candidate by Light Reading; Carrier Ethernet Pioneer Recognized for Leading Technology, Broad Customer Base, Strong Partnerships, and Revenue Potential.			725
ATV Industry Continues to Put Safety First - Advocates Training Programs, State ATV Safety Legislation, and Parental Supervision as Keys to Improving ATV Safety.			1232
ATV Industry Media Alert; B-Roll Footage Available.			622
AustCancer Appoints New Vice President, Sales and Marketing to Boost Nutritional Products Business.			578
Auto Club Says Motorists Can Avoid Drowsy Driving During Thanksgiving Holiday.			487
AUTON Motorized Systems Makes Dreams Come True on FOX Television's ``Renovate My Family''.			340
Avis and SBC Communications Announce Plans for First Wi-Fi Service to Be Available at Car Rental Locations Nationwide.			1178
BAE SYSTEMS Microprocessor Guides Swift Mission.			328
BAFC's $565.4MM P-T Ctfs Series 2004-B Rated by Fitch.			765
Banknorth Group to Present at FBR 11th Annual Conference.			237
Banyan Corporation Subsidiary Chiropractic USA Announces Record-Breaking Franchise Royalties.			376
Barnes & Noble Launches Wi-Fi Service with SBC Communications in More Than 600 Stores Nationwide.			977
BCGU Selected by High Road International to Conduct Business Development, Merger & Acquisition Advisory and Shareholder Communications Program.			643
bebe stores, inc. Announces 3 for 2 Stock Split & Quarterly Dividend.			335
Beijing Med-Pharm Announces Selection of Martyn D. Greenacre as Chairman.			354
Berkshire: Colefacts State of the Art Website to Be Launched Shortly; Focus on Multi Billion Dollar Global Apparel Industry Continues.			194
Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend.			43
Binswanger/CBB Named Exclusive Agent for Sale of Properties in Rock Hill, South Carolina.			228
Biogen Idec Announces Webcast of 2004 Analyst Day.			120
Biomet, Inc. Announces Earnings Conference Call.			207
BioSphere Medical Appoints Gary M. Saxton As Vice President, Marketing and Sales.			818
BISYS Retirement Services Fourth Annual Customer Survey Shows 139% Increase in Satisfication since Survey's Inception.			867
Boston Acoustics Plays Key Role in Providing Premium Audio System on Chrysler 300 - 2005 Motor Trend Car of the Year.			437
Bottomline Technologies Announces Expanded Financial Business Process Management Solutions.			483
Boxport Launches Online Site for Re-Order of Operating Supplies and Equipment for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in the Americas.			503
Brazauro to Raise $2,150,000.			228
Bristol Expands into Asia-Pacific with New Partner; Cirrus Technologies Will Offer Enhanced Support for TransactionVision Customers.			412
Broadband Maritime and Sumitomo Announce Distribution Partnership for New Generation Global Shipboard Communications System.			402
Bulgarian Technology Firms to be Showcased at The Gateway Summit 2004 at Stanford University; Event to be Webcast by Speedera Networks.			776
Businessinfo: A Review of the Automotive Market for Rain Sensors: 2005 Edition.			168
Businessinfo: Retaining Customers and Minimising Churn: Strategies for Mobile Markets.			213
Businessinfo: Voice Over IP - Internet Protocol.			165
CableLabs Approves VCPS Recording Technology for Use in Digital Cable-Ready Products.			364