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/CNW/ – NorthGrid Solar is pleased to announce the opening of two new regional offices to serve customers in Eastern, Central and Northern Ontario. Based in Ottawa, Eric Manherz and Steve Langlois have been appointed Regional Directors and will serve clients in Eastern Ontario. Both are involved in commercial real estate and will offer NorthGrid Solar partners outstanding customer service.…

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/CNW/ – Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. (Cleanfield or the Company, TSX-V: AIR), an international leader in Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) technology solutions, announced today that, subject to regulatory approval, it intends to proceed with a non-brokered private placement financing (the Private Placement) of up to 1,500,000 units (the Units) of the Company at a price of $0.32 per Unit…

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/CNW/ – Numerous individuals have been arrested and charged following a 7 month investigation carried out by the OPP-led Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU), in partnership with York Regional Police, Toronto Police Service, Windsor Police Service, the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

In…

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/CNW/ – Trading resumes in:

Issuer Name: Underworld Res Inc.
TSX-V Ticker Symbol: UW
Resumption Time: 11:00 ET

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/CNW/ – Porter Airlines is expanding its schedule to offer five daily roundtrip flights between Boston Logan International Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, starting March 31. The new schedule includes one additional roundtrip each weekday in the afternoon, as well as a further roundtrip on Sunday.

Boston continues to exceed our expectations, said Robert Deluce, president and CEO…

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/CNW/ – Azur Pharma Limited (Azur) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a subsidiary of Elan Corporation, plc) (NYSE: ELN) (Elan) to acquire the analgesic therapy, PRIALT(R) (ziconotide intrathecal infusion).

PRIALT is indicated in the United States for the management of severe chronic pain in patients for whom intrathecal (IT) therapy is warranted, and…

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/CNW/ – The following issues have been halted by Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC):

Issuer Name: BMB Capital Corp.
TSX-V Ticker Symbol: BMB.P
Time of Halt: 11:08 am EST
Reason for Halt: Company request pending news

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/CNW/ – Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Investment Company Limited (TSX: FAP) (the Company), a closed-end investment company trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange, announced today that it will pay a monthly distribution of CAD 5.0 cents per ordinary share on April 16, 2010 to all ordinary shareholders of record as of March 31, 2010 (ex-dividend date March 29, 2010).

For the…

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/CNW/ – The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs will meet to consider Bill 236, An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Act.

The Committee intends to hold public hearings in Toronto on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 and Thursday, April 1, 2010.

All interested people who wish to be considered to make an oral presentation on Bill 236 should…

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Premier Inn, owned by Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant group, has announced its latest site acquisition for a new 267-bedroom budget hotel at Stratford, located adjacent to the Olympic Stadium, investing some £25m and creating approximately 90 jobs.
The hotel will also be the closest hotel to the new Stratford International station which opened in December…

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Barclaycard Freedom customers are being provided with the chance to boost their accounts by up to £160 of Reward Money in a year, thanks to npower’s new reward offer launch.
The reward, the first in the scheme to be paid regardless of the amount the customer spends on their card, is recorded in £s not points, and can be…

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British Airways and Meridiana-Eurofly have announced a new codesharing agreement on Meridiana’s services between London Gatwick and Florence. The agreement allows passengers to buy a BA ticket on ba.com for direct flights to Florence from Gatwick, benefiting from BA fares and pre- and post flight BA customer service.
The new agreement came into place February 10, 2010 on Meridiana’s…

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SAN FRANCISCO – March 11, 2010 — Embarcadero Technologies’ David Intersimone, vice president of developer relations and chief evangelist, will present at the Evans Data Developer Relations Conference being held March 15 and 16 in San Jose, Calif.
Intersimone will present, “Developer Relations – The Next Generation,” on March 15 from 3:20 – 4 p.m. PDT. This session will…

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SEMPO, the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization, earlier this week announced the results of its 2010 Board of Directors election. Kristjan Mar Hauksson of Nordic eMarketing is one of the 13 newly elected Board members which will begin their two-year term on March 18, 2010.
Kristjan Mar Hauksson was recently appointed to the SEMPO Board of Directors along with…

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Franck Family Dental launches new online dental education videos to help to teach all family members good dental practices for healthy teeth.

Rocklin, Ca. March 11, 2010 – Franck Family Dental in Rocklin California announced today the launch of a new online dental education series. The video series will provide families with informed information on good dental practices that…

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Businesses would benefit from a £3.2 billion cash bonanza and morale would be boosted with a World Cup in England in 2018, according to a major survey of bosses.
The findings were revealed in new research undertaken by energy firm npower, which the England 2018 Bid team announced today as an Official Sponsor of England’s World Cup Bid.

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(March 11, 2010) – Game developer Egsa SoftWorks is proud to announce its support for Chicago’s premier destination for devotees of video gaming; the 2010 Video Game Summit. For the past 7 years, the annual Midwestern summit of gaming enthusiasts has brought together fans from every era of video gaming to swap stories, games and to compete in sanctioned tournaments…

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Free registration now available at http://www.placecastwebinar.com/

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) – March 11, 2010 – National Retail Federation RACie Award-winning firm Placecast today announced they are hosting a webinar entitled “Retail Goes Mobile: Finding New Consumer Connections Through Mobile Devices.” The webinar, presented by Kathryn Koegel, President of Primary Impact Research, focuses on the latest research on mobile marketing…

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/CNW/ – Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) once again will be the Presenting Partner for the Paralympic Hall of Fame (PHF) induction ceremony to be held in Whistler, B.C. on 14 March at 09.30 a.m. at the Paralympic Hospitality Centre, in conjunction with the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. The induction ceremonies will feature the third group of Paralympic athletes to…

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/CNW/ – For the first time ever Canada Blooms welcomes Disney Fairies to Toronto with The Magical World of Tinker Bell experience. This four season garden takes you through the talents of each Disney Fairies character – Rosetta the Garden Fairy, Silvermist the Water Fairy, Iridessa the Light Fairy, Fawn the Animal Fairy and, of course, the most popular Disney…

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Business receipts in value terms of most of the major service industries showed increases of different magnitudes in the fourth quarter of 2009 when compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the provisional business receipts indices released today (March 11) by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD).

With the gradual fade-away of the impact of the financial tsunami,…

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The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) today (March 11) held a seminar entitled Recent Amendment to Hong Kong Copyright Law concerning Business End-User of Copyright Works to promote corporate accountability and responsible governance in ensuring compliance with the copyright law in business establishments. About 300 participants from various industries attended the seminar.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Director of Intellectual…

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The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, said today (March 11) that the HKSAR Government had accepted in principle the key recommendations of a consultancy study on football development and would allocate more resources to implement the recommendations to promote the development of football in Hong Kong.

The Government commissioned the consultancy study in June 2009 to review the…

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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (March 11) pursued five claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for about $40,000 on behalf of six employees, who were owed Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) contributions by their employers.

The defendants – Sarol Beauty Limited, City Lord Limited, A-Ha…

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The task force on LPG vehicle stalling incidents, at its fourth meeting today (March 11), reviewed the work progress and analysed the findings of the investigation.

Since the spate of LPG vehicle incidents, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) had taken 14 LPG samples from different locations including LPG terminals and filling stations, and the fuel tank of an…

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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

Regarding the services of the eight Designated Flu Clinics (DFCs) and the confirmed human swine influenza patients admitted to public hospitals, the Hospital Authority (HA) today (March 11) provided the following wrap up of the past week:

In the past week (March 4-10), a total of 968 patients with flu-like…

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The Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) will hold two consultation sessions on March 13 (Saturday) and March 24 (Wednesday) respectively to brief the arts sector and the public and listen to their views on the logistical and publicity arrangements of the Nomination of Representatives of Arts Interests for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC). All interested parties are welcome to…

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Further investigation by the Department of Health today (March 11) into the suspected illegal sale of prescription drugs by wholesalers directly to patients has revealed that four more drugs were involved.

The additional drugs were CellCept, Eprex, Pegasys and Regpara.

Eprex and Regpara are both usually used by patients with chronic renal failure, the former for management of anaemia…

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One year benchmark sees benefits to 6,600 students and more than 1,700 teachers at 40 schools
Since the official start of Inspiring Young Minds in China in May 2009, the programme has seen encouraging results by providing basic network infrastructure for forty schools in Qinghai, Ningxia, Yunnan and Jiangxi provinces in south-western China. The programme distributes computers and multimedia…

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Hotter Comfort Concept is preparing itself for a surge in requests for the UK’s most comfortable and stylish shoes, following the recent launch of its new TV campaign.
The nationwide TV campaign which is currently on air for a two month period, takes its inspiration from the thousands of customers who have told the company about their own Hotter…

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Premium Lens Provides Medicare Beneficiaries With New Option
Des Plaines, Illinois — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS® Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia.
Intraocular lenses are implanted in a patient’s eye after the removal of the natural lens that…

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Ten Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) issued by the issuer ETF Securities have been tradable on Xetra since Wednesday.
With the new ETNs, ETF Securities offers investors a first opportunity to participate in the performance of currencies. The underlying indices display the exchange rate development of the Euro against Swiss Franc, British Pound, Norwegian Krone, Swedish Krona and Yen. Depending…

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MINNEAPOLIS – March 10, 2010 —Logic’s vice president of product design, Brad Löhrding is presenting at the Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference being held on Thursday, March 11 at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott Hotel. This presentation is free and open to the public.
Löhrding will present, “Making Technology Matter for Users – Continuous, Proactive Healthcare,” at 12:30 p.m. CDT.…

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S. 372 repeals existing FBI protections and expands state secrets privilege
Washington, D.C. Prominent national security whistleblowers and advocacy groups issued a letter today urging the Senate to vote against the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 (S. 372) unless the dangerous national security whistleblower provisions are corrected. This bill, which is currently being “hotlined” for unanimous consent, repeals…

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Chicago, IL March 10, 2010 – Some of us hate the never-ending task of having to tidy and organize the things in our homes and/or offices. But, according to one local property damage restoration expert, letting things pile up could lead to more than just not having a clear space from which to live or work. It can actually cause…

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Creating a memorable school yearbook during a recession can be challenging. Funds are limited, donations have been cut back, and prices only seem to be going up. Savvy schools know, however, that creating a school yearbook during a recession can actually be more economical.
During a recession, yearbook companies are more likely to be competitive over their price quotes.…

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LOS ANGELES, CA, March 10, 2010 – Education is undoubtedly one of the most prominent issues individuals who are hearing impaired have to deal with. Through the use of MegaMeeting.com Video and Web Conferencing, Visual Communication Services of Cypress, Texas has been able to break down and remove existing barriers, enabling them to provide high quality educational interpreter services for…

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“BigTent members can access Redbeacon directly from BigTent Groups”
SAN MATEO, Calif.-March 10, 2010—Redbeacon, a website allowing consumers to receive price quotes and book appointments for virtually any local service, announced today a strategic partnership with BigTent, the leading platform for trusted parenting groups.
BigTent members will now be able to initiate local service requests, such as for…

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“Feature utilizes Facebook friends to get advice on choosing local services”
SAN MATEO, Calif.-March 10, 2010—Redbeacon, the 2009 TechCrunch50 winner, today announces the launch of its new Friendly Advice feature which will allow users to ask their Facebook friends for advice on which service professional to select for their job. With the launch of this feature, Redbeacon makes it…

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TORONTO, ON – Most Americans believe God is concerned with their personal well-being and is directly involved in their personal affairs, according to new research out of the University of Toronto.
Using data from two recent national surveys of Americans, UofT Sociology Professor Scott Schieman examined peoples’ beliefs about God’s involvement and influence in everyday life. His research discovers…

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