Articles from Business Wire (December 22, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
``The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe'' Releasing in China.			724
2005 Estimates and a Five Year Forecast of the Carbonated Soft Drinks in the UK.			145
2005 Estimates and a Five Year Forecast of the Toys and Games Market in the UK.		Industry Overview	156
3M to Webcast Fourth-Quarter Earnings Conference Call.			182
A Forecast of the Spending of Mid Sized Businesses on Telecom Services and Equipment across Six Different Categories.			121
A Look at the Problems Involved with Working with Companies to Try to Solve the Legal Issues of Compensation Plans.			202
A Review of the New Emerging Services of Hosted VoIP in EuropeResearch and Markets.			578
A Review of the Sportswear Market in the UK, Including 2005 Estimates and Five Year Forecasts.		Industry Overview	149
A Review of the Tea Market in The UK Covering Everyday Tea, Specialty Tea, Fruit and Herbal Teas, Green Tea and Decaffeinated Tea.		Industry Overview	144
A Review of the Womenswear Market in the UK, Including Forecasts for the Next Five Years.		Industry Overview	149
A.M. Best Affirms Financial Strength Rating of Scottish Re Limited; Assigns Issuer Credit Rating.			444
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Compania Internacional de Seguros, S.A.			320
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of HCC Life; Assigns Ratings to Perico Life.			454
A.M. Best Assigns Issuer Credit Rating to AMERISAFE, Inc.; Affirms Financial Strength Rating of Amerisafe Insurance Group.			332
A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Allianz Marine & Aviation Versicherungs-AG.			417
A.M. Best Places Ratings of Triple-S and Its Affiliate Under Review Negative Implications.			294
A.M. Best Takes Various Rating Actions on Guardian General Insurance Limited and N.E.M. (West Indies) Insurance Limited.			362
ABI Research: Video Downloads an Ideal Audition for Television.			365
Abitibi's Decision to Restart Texas Pulp and Paper Mill Delayed, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.			130
Accelrys to Restate Financials; Restatement to Have No Impact on Cash Balance; Total Revenue will Remain Unchanged.			1186
ACE USA Appoints David Patterson President of ESIS.			423
Acrongenomics, Inc. Announces Closing of $4,000,000 Private Placement to Fund Ongoing Operations.			186
Advanced Aesthetics Enters into a Share Exchange Agreement and Raises $15.3 Million in New Capital.			367
AEG Live Signs on with Harrah's Entertainment and Keppel Land for Marina Bay Integrated Resort Team; Live-Entertainment Specialist Joins Premier Collection of Companies Attached to Singapore Project.		Company Profile	616
Affymetrix and Applied Biosystems Enter into Licensing Agreement.			1137
After Suffering a Decline, the $47.9 Billion Men's Clothing Market Now Enjoys Growth Due to the Increase in Interest and the Need for Personalized Clothing.			375
Agricore United Announces 2006 Investor Relations Calendar.		Calendar	204
AIG Receives General Insurance License in Vietnam.			512
AirLink First to Market with External Rugged Intelligent Modems for EV-DO 3G Networks; Mobile Broadband in New AirLink Raven-E and PinPoint-E Modems.			713
Akamai Positioned in 'Visionary' Quadrant in 2005 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Products.			823
Alamosa Announces Special Meeting of Shareholders; Receives Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Waiting Period.			689
Alliance Financing Group Announces Grant of Options.			255
Alliance Imaging Completes Amendment to Credit Agreement.			365
Alltel to Offer Slender Nokia 6235i Camera, FM Radio Phone.			394
Alpine Air Express Has Been Awarded a Contract to Continue Service in Hawaii.			386
American Eagle Outfitters Names J. Thomas Presby to Board of Directors.			503
American Healthways to Present at the 24th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference; Live Internet Broadcast, Replay of Presentation Available on Company's Website.			156
American Tower Corporation Calls for Redemption; All Outstanding 12.25% Senior Subordinated Discount Notes of American Towers, Inc.			216
Ameritrans Announces Director Resignations and Appointment of New Directors.			280
AMN Healthcare Services to Present at the 24th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference.			423
AMRI CEO Donates Stock to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.			161
An Analysis of the Cake Industry in the UK Covering Packaged and Unpackaged Cakes.		Industry Overview	134
An Insider's View of the Present and Future Laws Which Oversee the Publishing Industry.			366
An Insight into Gambling Companies, Including for Example Present and Future Investments, Opportunities and Challenges.			642
An Overview of the UK Grocery Retailing Market Including for Example Ambient Foods, Alcoholic Drinks and Health and Beauty Products.		Industry Overview	158
An Overview of the UK Milk Market Covering Skimmed, Semi-Skimmed and Whole Milk.		Industry Overview	144
Analogic Introduces Online Ordering for its LIFEGARD Family of Non-Invasive Patient Monitors.			253
Angelica Announces Independent Committee to Address Shareholder Issues.			455
Antenna Software Creates New Philanthropy Program to Benefit Local Communities; 'Antenna Cares' to Initially Focus on the Improvement of Educational Resources for Children in Low-Income Families.			441
Applied Signal Technology, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2005 Operating Results, Record Revenue, and Continuation of Dividends.			1592
AquaCell Informs Amex It Will Delist Shares; Stock to Trade on OTC Bulletin Board.			535
Aranka Gold Announces Closing Of Financing.			228
Arby's Restaurant Group Acquires 15 Restaurants.		Company Profile	321
ARC Sees Enterprise Asset Management Market to Grow to $2.8 Billion by 2010.			592
Arel Communications and Software Announces Receipt of Approval by Israeli Court to Call Shareholders' Meeting to Vote on Going Private Transaction.			449
Ark Restaurants Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005.			1563
As Fraud Continues to Increase within US Businesses There Needs to a Continuous Evaluation of Human Business Risks.			383
Ashworth, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Financial Results.			4140
ASSET(R) Earns Third Consecutive ``Best in Test'' Award; DFT Analyzer(TM) recognized as the first design-for-test (DFT) tool for boundary scan.			367
AssuranceAmerica Corporation Raises $5 Million Through Offering of Capital Securities.			335
AT&T Virtual Private Network Services Receive Three Telemark Gold Awards for Customer Satisfaction; Company Ranks ''Best in Class'' in Seven Categories; Awarded More Gold Than Any Other Carrier.			557
ATI's Newest All-In-Wonder'R' Delivers Amazing Multimedia Features With Breathtaking Image Quality.			1123
Atlantic Tele-Network To Purchase SoVerNet; SoVerNet Provides Voice and Data Services to Vermont Businesses and Residents.		Company Profile	1016
Austin Logistics Awarded Patents for Inbound Contact Center Technology Innovations; Unique Predictive Analytics Solutions Help Increase Customer Loyalty, Retention and Sales.			455
Auto Insurance Companies Fear That New Auto Rating Proposal Will Raise Rates for Good Drivers.			410
Avago Technologies Ships 200 Millionth FBAR Filter for Mobile Phones, Data Cards; Industry's Smallest FBAR Filters Now Ship at More Than 15 Million/Month.		Company Profile	605
Avid Ships DekoMOS 3.0; Software Tightens Control and Increases Efficiency of News Graphics Production.			689
Avondale Resources Corporation to Purchase Leases in Creek and Payne Counties, Oklahoma.			350
Axonyx Receives Notice Related to Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Rule.			644
B&G Foods Announces Agreement to Acquire Grandma's(R) Molasses from Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages; Company Also Announces Amendment to Existing Credit Facility.			697
Bally Total Fitness Announces Extension of Closing Date for Sale of Crunch Fitness to January 17, 2006.			348
Barnes & Noble Names Brenda Marsh to the Newly Created Position of Vice President of Author Relations.			295
Barrick and Placer Dome Reach Agreement on Offer Valued at $22.50 per Share.			1979
Barrick and Placer Dome Reach Agreement-Offer Valued at US$22.50 per Share.			1459
Bausch & Lomb Provides Update on Internal Investigation Related to Brazil Subsidiary and Its Impact on Third Quarter 2005 Results; Will Restate Financial Results for Prior Periods.			3405
BDS Marketing, Inc. Wins Stevie Award with ''Best Marketing Campaign of the Year''; Stevie Awards hailed as ''the business world's own Oscars''.			596
bebe stores, inc. Chairman Renews Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.			307
Bedford Property Investors Announces $16 Million Property Sale.			152
Bedford Property Investors Announces $30 Million Property Sales in Phoenix.			199
Bedford Property Investors Announces New Lease Transaction.			311
Best Buy Acquires Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers, Inc.; California Retailer Caters to Upscale Remodelers; Extends Best Buy's Reach With High-End Home Improvement Products.		Company Profile	952
Best Buy Promotes Williams to Senior Vice President; 15-Year Research Veteran Continues as Customer Centricity Leader.			385
BG Medicine Announces Article in Nature Reviews - Drug Discovery; Describes Role of Systems Biology in Drug Discovery and Development.			399
BGI Expects to Double Revenue and Earnings Per Share in 2005.			313
BioTime Raises $1,787,145 in Rights Offer.			333
Black & Veatch Recognizes CiSCO as Outstanding Supplier for Its Work on Gas Measurement Systems for Petroleum Refining Project in Washington, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com.			165
Black Box Corporation Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire USA and Canadian Commercial and USA Government Operations of NextiraOne, LLC.		Company Profile	880
Black Dragon Acquires Interests in 70 Oil and Gas Wells; New Wells to Immediately Increase Production in December.			382
BlackRock Kelso Capital Announces Cash Dividend of $0.20 Per Share.			644
BPM Partners Opens 2006 BPM Industry Survey; Authority on Real World Business Performance Management Implementations Launches Annual Survey.			386
Brandywine Realty Trust Announces New $600 Million Unsecured Line of Credit.			421
Brightpoint Announces Sale of France Operations.			429
Burns & Levinson and Perkins Smith & Cohen Join Forces; Burns & Levinson's Strong Corporate and Business Practices Matched with Perkins Smith's Robust Science & Technology Practice Provides Increased Depth Regionally and Globally.			682
Business Opportunity Series and Expo to Showcase Startup Opportunities Available to Southern Californian Entrepreneurs.			631
C-COR Announces Audio Webcast of Presentation at Needham Growth Conference.			321
Cabela's to Open Destination Retail Store in Boise, Idaho.			1162
Cable West Builds Converged IP Network with Nortel Solution; To Enable IP Telephony, Real-Time Video Distribution and Data Sharing.			1116
Cal/OSHA Announces an Extension of the Emergency Regulation Deadline for Heat Illness Protection.			278
CALIBRE Announces James F. Hines Promotion.			170
CALIBRE Announces Mark L. Riecken Promotion.			144