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OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed lower, led down by Petroleum Geo-Services, ( Nachrichten ) which traded ex-dividend and was hit by a broker downgrade, and by Schibsted, ( Nachrichten ) while Renewable Energy Corporation ( Nachrichten ) recovered from yesterday's losses.

OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed lower, led down by Petroleum Geo-Services, which traded ex-dividend and was hit by a broker downgrade, and by Schibsted, while Renewable Energy Corporation recovered from yesterday's losses.

Full Metal Minerals (TSX VENTURE: FMM) is pleased to announce that assay results from the initial hole completed at the LWM Prospect on the 40 Mile Property have been received from significant intervals of massive sulphide mineralization.

While most rugby fans will be tuned in to the Tri-Nations clash between the Springboks and the All Blacks in Durban the Currie Cup season will also open with a bang.

ST. JOHN'S, NF, June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific North West Capital Corp. ( Nachrichten ) ("PFN")(TSX: PFN; OTCBB: PAWEF; Frankfurt: P7J) is pleased to announce that as part of its ongoing aggressive Platinum Group Metal and Nickel acquisition program, PFN is finalizing a series of new Nickel acquisitions in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

A US firm plans to dump iron filings off the Galapagos coast in an experiment to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

It's interesting what people think up these days, but this wishlist item is actually a desirable product for advertisers. In a Search Engine Watch Forums thread, the possibility of creating a Google AdWords search engine is discussed, and personally, I think it's a great idea. By now google must have a massive inventory of text ads, and growing every day. An "adwords search engine" would ...

Kodiak Exploration Limited (TSX VENTURE: KXL) is pleased to report that it has contracted to have 11,000 line kilometres of airborne surveys flown over ten uranium prospects staked by it in the Otish Basin of Quebec during 2006. The airborne survey and follow-up ground exploration will be used to identify radioactive targets for a drilling program.

Anambra State government has refuted claims that the immediate past administration of Dr Andy Uba approved sale of the state-owned Ikenga Hotel Royale.

And search led the way, as per the Online Advertising Expenditure Report from the Audit Bureau of Verification Services (ABVS). Search and directories advertising shot up by 81.4 percent to $399 million, resulting in 40 percent market share.

Millstream Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: MLM)( FRANKFURT: NJD) is pleased to report that its on-going diamond drill program at its Potter property continues to intersect massive and stringer sulphides in drill hole S-07-08. A downhole 26 metre (85.3 ft.) core interval in S-07-08 intersected massive and stringer sulphides.

Canadian Royalties Inc. (TSX: CZZ) announces that a property-wide airborne electromagnetic survey using the advanced MegaTEM® system is currently underway. The survey is provided by Fugro Airborne Surveys, and is anticipated to be completed prior to the start of the 2007 exploration program.

Universal Uranium Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: UUL) and Silver Spruce Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SSE) -

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Bluerock Resources Ltd. announces it has received BLM and State permits to conduct a drilling program at the Andrew Lloyd Uranium Mine, PSC Project, in the Orange Cliffs Mining District, south central Utah, U.S.A. and has mobilized a drill rig to project.

Kodiak Exploration Limited is pleased to report that it has contracted to have 11,000 line kilometres of airborne surveys flown over ten uranium prospects staked by it in the Otish Basin of Quebec during 2006.

On the new initiative, travel.aol.com, the company shared that the Travel Guides include destination information -- restaurants, bars, sights, activities and events -- as well as hotel listings, with links to book directly from the site.

Grandview Gold Inc. (TSX: GVX)(OTCBB: GVGDF) ("Grandview" or the "Company") Grandview is very pleased to announce that it has fulfilled the terms of its option agreement with Mill City Gold Corp ("Mill City") relating to the Company's right to earn an undivided 60% interest in the 28 square-mile Pony Creek/Elliott Dome property (the "Property") located on the Carlin Trend in north central Nevada.

Miramar Mining Corporation (TSX: MAE)(AMEX: MNG) today announced results for an additional 20 diamond drill holes from the 2007 exploration program at the Hope Bay Project in Nunavut. There are currently 6 core drills at Hope Bay with 3 drills coring from lake ice at the Suluk zone of the Madrid deposit and two drills testing the connector zone between the Boston Main Resource and BN Zone. Also ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Millstream Mines Ltd. is pleased to report that its on-going diamond drill program at its Potter property continues to intersect massive and stringer sulphides in drill hole S-07-08.

TORONTO, June 21, 2007 -- My Screen Mobile, Inc. announces its revolutionary marketing model aimed at every mobile phone in the world. Mobile phones currently outnumber TVs on a 2-to-1 basis and telephone landlines on a 3-to-1 basis, yet advertising on mobile devices is in its infancy with less than 2% of the global $600 billion ad spend entering the mobile world in 2006.

Miramar Mining Corporation(AMEX: MNG) today announced results for an additional 20 diamond drill holes from the 2007 exploration program at the Hope Bay Project in Nunavut. There are currently 6 core drills at Hope Bay with 3 drills coring from lake ice at the Suluk zone of the Madrid deposit and two drills testing the connector zone between the Boston Main Resource and BN Zone.

SEKO has expanded its operations into the strategically located Republic of Turkey with a new SEKO Turkey station headquartered in Istanbul.

BRIDGEWATER, NOVA SCOTIA and VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Silver Spruce Resources Inc. and Universal Uranium Ltd. -

MTEM, the Edinburgh-based specialist oil field technology company that was spun out from the University of Edinburgh, has been sold to Norwegian seismic group Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) for £138 million.

Nemex Network and Medical Intelligence announce that they successfully deployed the Urgentys GPS technology for the very first time during former U.S. President Bill Clinton's visit to Quebec City yesterday.

Notable Calls submits: Citigroup takes another stab at Monster Worldwide , noting the shares have traded off approximately 11% since June 1st, and the stock has recently been trading as if the June Q is going to be a Miss & Lower quarter.

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy Lord Truscott today announced the launch of a new Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement Technologies.

AFRICA should strive to get its fair share of the global foreign direct investment flows to achieve sustainable growth.

2007-06-21 09:53:29 STOCKWATCH Infineon higher as DRAM chips prices rise FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Shares in Infineon AG were higher in morning deals, bucking a near across-the-board dip among blue-chips, after the chip maker was seen to benefit from rising dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, prices dealers said.

Asian Dragon Group Inc., ( Nachrichten ) (OTCBB:AADG) (FWB:P2J1) (WKN:A0KE7Z) is pleased to provide an update on activity at its Jinjishan Gold Mine. In the last three months nearly 1,000 meters of tunneling have been completed.

• Summer roller skating will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays (subject to schedule changes), from 8-10 p.m. at Mile One Centre, beginning Thursday, June 21, and is open to 18 years and older.

OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) fell in opening trade, extending yesterday's losses, on fears that yesterday's buy of MTEM Ltd by Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) could signal increased competition in the electromagnetic surveying sector, dealers said.

David Neubert submits: Market players are facing plenty of reasons to exit positions and avoid any near term selloff in the coming weeks. Geo-political instability in the oil markets and rising interest rates are putting pressure on stocks, and the lack of a strong follow through on the recent retracement has given traders a [... ]

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One of the attorneys representing Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy in his disorderly persons case in Bradley Beach lashed out at the Shore town's decision to pay the air fare for two prosecution witnesses to fly in from Florida.

A 48-year-old Lititz woman who was drunk behind the wheel of a car when it struck a bicyclist last year was sentenced Wednesday to 3 to 10 years in state prison.Robinette T. Olzacki was sentenced for homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence.Olzacki had a .25 blood-alcoh...

A NASA-funded, Brevard County-based program provides free help to businesses nationwide in need of technical or engineering assistance to advance their business plans.

The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" and supported by his second in command Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and their foreign policy czar C.P. Gajural, has been attempting to streamline its foreign policy and diplomatic relations with two key objectives of largely contradictory nature.

• Play outside with flashlights after dark - how much fun to play tag, hide-and-seek and other games in someone's back yard. Adding flashlights brings another whole dimension to ordinary games.

Precious metal stocks are undervalued based on current metal prices. This is not rocket science. One takes the 2008 or 2009 production estimates which are usually reasonably accurate and then calculate costs and taxes and one comes up with a cash flow per share number.

June 20 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in European markets. Prices are from the last close. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index gained 0.4 percent to 397.85.

Introducing the first three of the dozen Leadership Marco program participants, who will spend full days on alternate weeks from August to November learning about all aspects of Marco Island and its environs. The program, under the auspices of the Marco Island Area Chamber of Commerce, is aimed at unearthing possible future community leaders.

Luna Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of securities to raise gross proceeds of approximately C$5.0 million, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Anambra State government has refuted claims that the immediate past administration of Dr Andy Uba approved sale of the state-owned Ikenga Hotel Royale.

FOUR founder members of Edinburgh University spin-out business MTEM are set to share about $24 million (£12m) after it was bought for $275m by Norwegian group Petroleum Geo-Services.

THAT we are all still probably justified in waiting for another shoe to drop as far as interest rates are concerned is confirmed by the latest voting figures from the Bank of England monetary policy committee.

The Board of Directors of Finlay Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce the commencement of a minimum 1,500 meter core drilling program at the Silver Hope Property located in central British Columbia.

A Silicon Valley company called Planktos is preparing to seed thousands of square kilometers of Pacific Ocean near the Galapagos with tons of iron particles as part of a for-profit carbon-offsetting scheme.

The Lions rugby team to take on Western Province in their Absa Currie Cup opener at Newlands are, despite losing top players to the Springboks, definitely not short of class.

OPEC boss Abdullah al-Badri hinted Tuesday the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might not boost oil output in the coming months, saying that market fundamentals were currently balanced. "At the moment prices are around $72 [per barrel] but for the year the average is about $62.57" in London for Brent North Sea crude.

AFRICA should strive to get its fair share of the global foreign direct investment flows to achieve sustainable growth.

OurSports Central is your source for the latest news and scores from all minor and independent professional sports leagues.

On my fly-tying bench, one cubbyhole holds an old cedar cigar box full of an assortment of odd things too valuable to throw away but too useless to reside anywhere else.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Kaminak Gold Corporation today announced the Company has acquired through staking a 100% interest in 525 claim units covering gold targets in the Archean Hemlo Greenstone Belt of Ontario, "Hemlo North".

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Pitchstone Exploration Ltd. is pleased to report that all land use permits are in hand and core drilling has begun on its 100% owned Gumboot property in the eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan.

An oil and gas technology firm spun out of Edinburgh University three years ago has been sold for $275m (£138m) in a deal that will allow a Scottish venture capitalist to make around £29m on an investment of £58,500.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Highbank Resources Ltd. -

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA ('PGS') has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MTEM Limited ('MTEM'), a provider of electromagnetic (EM) services used to detect the presence of hydrocarbons, for a price of USD 275 million on a debt free basis.

Game: SaberCats (12-3) at Las Vegas Gladiators (2-13). Date: Monday, June 25, 2007. Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. (PDT). Site: Orleans Arena (9,004).

Today at the Paris Air Show, ESA and Inmarsat moved closer to the implementation of Alphasat, the first satellite based on Alphabus, the new European telecommunications platform.

First Narrows Resources Corp. (TSX-V: UNO) and (PINKSHEETS: FNRWF) ("First Narrows" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the mineral resource definition drilling program in progress on its Chester Copper-Polymetallic Feeder Deposit. To date, a total of 144 holes totaling 8,078 meters (26,503 ft.) have been drilled in the delineation program, 22 holes in 2006 and 122 holes in 2007.

Normally I stick with Philadelphia sports topics in this column, after all we are in the Philadelphia-area. Sorry to disappoint, but this week I feel the need to write about an unfounded series of lawsuits.Many of you may have read that the father of Josh Hancock, Dean Hancock, is filing...

First Narrows Resources Corp. and (Pinksheets: FNRWF) is pleased to provide an update on the mineral resource definition drilling program in progress on its Chester Copper-Polymetallic Feeder Deposit. To date, a total of 144 holes totaling 8,078 meters have been drilled in the delineation program, 22 holes in 2006 and 122 holes in 2007.

LAHORE: The representatives of lawyers announced that lawyers would launch a drive against all those political parties including Peoples Party who would make deal with President Musharraf.

ISLAMABAD: The MQM parliamentary leader, Dr. Farooq Sattar said that President Pervez Musharraf’s decision on NFC Award was accepted by them not willingly but as protest.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan will take action on the reference against Imran Khan after considering its all constitutional and legal aspects.

WASHINGTON: US Congress speaker Nancy Pelosy in a meeting with Pakistan’s foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri at Capitol Hill, has praised Pakistan’s role in restoring peace and stability in the region.

ISLAMABAD: The combined opposition boycotted the National Assembly in protest against sending references on Imran Khan to the National Election Commission.

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Wednesday adjourned hearing of the constitutional petition of the Chief Justice of Pakistan against the presidential reference.

Copper Mountain Mining Corporation has been requested by the British Columbia Securities Commission to issue this retraction and clarification of information previously released in the Company's press releases, investor relations materials, and website.

3:41 a.m. Mailbox smashed during the night in the 100 block of W. Airport Rd. 11:30 a.m. 60 feet of copper conduit wire taken from job site in 100 block of ENTEK Way.

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OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed higher, led up by Storebrand ( Nachrichten ) after the Norwegian government extended the deadline for rival insurer Gjensidige to increase its stake in the company, and by Hafslund.

AOL has launched the beta version of its AOL Travel Guides, an online service that offers information on 1,900 locations and more than 100,000 hotels. Travel Guides has destination information on restaurants, bars, tourist's attractions and hotel listings with links to make reservations directly from the site. The guides also automatically plot these locations on a map using technology ...

FORMER Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani yesterday denied interest in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship race.

The Lions team to take on Western Province in their Currie Cup clash at Newlands are, despite losing top players to the Springboks, not short of class.

By BOB SHRALUKA A tremendous amount of cleanup has been accomplished, but a tremendous amount of work lies ahead at what is being called "The Nightmare on Dayton Ave."

Alexis Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: AMC) is pleased to announce that continuing underground definition drilling of "Flat Swarm" gold systems at the company's Lac Herbin gold project is returning impressive results. The tensional vein mineralization (see Press Release: June 20, 2006) continues to be encountered adjacent to the S1W and S2 gold structures above the 200 m level. This style of ...

Corriente (TSX: CTQ)(AMEX: ETQ) announces that an updated resource estimation has been completed for the company's Panantza project in the Corriente Copper Belt in southeast Ecuador, which utilizes results from the most recent drilling program.

explore deeper issues of opportunities and challenges of rising China and India vs globalized business, economy and politics. Get ideas from 3 provocative thinkers Chalmers Johnson, Andre Gunder Frank, and George Zhibin Gu.

A secular, democratic state solution is increasingly being perceived by Palestinians and people of conscience around the world as the moral alternative to Israeli apartheid and colonial rule.

The following was liveblogged at Search Engine Strategies Latino by Dave Rohrer . Moderator: Jessie Stricchiloa, Founder, Alchemist Media Inc. Speakers: Todd Sarouhan, President, GoVisitCostaRica.com Guiherme Gomide, CEO and Founder, Midia Digital Alex Ortiz, Senior Specialist, Google Analytics Alex When Google decided to launch Analytics they thought they wanted to Provide content ...

Trade Winds Ventures (TSX-V: TWD) (FRANKFURT: TVR) is pleased to announce additional results from its 13,000-metre 2007 winter diamond drill program on Block A at Detour Lake, Ontario. Block A is being explored as a 50/50 Joint Venture between Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) (50%) and Trade Winds (50%), the operator during the exploration phase.

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, which provides seismic and reservoir services, said Wednesday it will buy MTEM Ltd., which offers electromagnetic services to find petroleum.

The Prime Minister of Lesotho, Pakalitha Mosisili, hailed an agreement signed with South Africa that will ease the cross-border movement of the countries' citizens as an important step for the two countries.

Thousands of barangays need to be evacuated and are in danger of being swept and buried by natural calamities like typhoons, floods, landslides and earthquakes, ABS-CBN News reported Wednesday.

The understanding that former President Olusegun Obasanjo showed towards the issue of the abolition of death penalty has enamoured Nigerian civil society organisations and given impetus to the campaign for the abolition of death penalty. However, opinion has been divided on the controversial issue.

Chanting "Destroy Salman Rushdie" and "Destroy Britain", some 30 members of Malaysia's hardline Islamic party urge Britain to withdraw the honour.

Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Chief Executive Officer Martin Euler of Astrata Group Inc., an international provider of innovative location-based IT services that incorporate GPS and wireless communications technologies, will present a company overview at the VALUERICH Small-Cap Financial Expo being held June 21 at the W New York Hotel, 541 Lexington Ave., New York.

The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday disclosed that it has granted generation licences to 20 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that would generate 8,237.50 megawatts by 2010.

enables publishers to manage all their campaigns and advertising partners through a single, proprietary platform in a new, easy-to-use interface, with optimization and proprietary technology that ensures the highest revenue possible on every page on their site. The first of its kind for the digital media industry, Expo9's functionalities, usually reserved for customers who pay for ad server ...

Scandinavian Minerals signs Engineering Agreement with Outotec Oy Corporate News transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

The stage appears set for the screening of ministerial nominees Tuesday next week as President Umar Yar' Adua has sent to the Senate President, Senator David Mark, a list of nominees for consideration by the Senate.

President Umar Yar'adua has been enjoined to put the nation and the people first in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes of his admin istration over the next four years.

Exponential, a technology-driven media services company that delivers innovative products and services to meet the demands of advertisers and publishers, today announced the release of its new ad serving solution for publishers.

2007-06-20 10:08:47 STOCKWATCH Raiffeisen rises as mkt expects news flow on Kazakhstan investment VIENNA (Thomson Financial) - Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG traded above its record closing high in heavy volumes mid-morning on market expectations it will soon announce an investment in the Kazakh banking sector, according to market sources.

2007-06-20 09:18:17 Singapore's GIC mulls joining CVC consortium in bid for Altadis - report

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), yesterday, said the private sector will churn out not less that 8,237 Megawatt of electricity by 2010 after it gave licences to five new Independent Power Producers (IPPs), bringing the total to 20.

2007-06-20 09:18:17 Singapore's GIC mulls joining CVC consortium in bid for Altadis - report MADRID (Thomson Financial) - Singapore's state-held investment fund GIC is mulling joining the CVC Capital Partners-led bid for Altadis SA, el Economista reported, citing unnamed sources close to negotiations.

OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Shares in Petroleum Geo-Services ASA rose in morning trade, outperforming a stronger overall market, as the benefits of the recently-announced acquisition of electromagnetic seismic firm MTEM Ltd outweighed reservations over the price paid, dealers said.

EVERETT - Police sealed off a home in the 800 block of E. Marine View Drive on Tuesday as they searched for clues to a potential crime.

OSLO, Norway, June 20, 2007 -- Petroleum Geo-Services ASA announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MTEM Limited , a provider of electromagnetic services used to detect the presence of hydrocarbons, for a price of US$275 million on a debt free basis.

Loading ... VIENNA, June 19, 2007 (AFP) - OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri hinted Tuesday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might not boost oil production in the coming months, saying that prices were currently balanced.

AOL today announced the beta launch of AOL Travel Guides ( http://information.travel.aol.com/travel-guide ), an online resource that provides detailed information on more than 1,900 national and international locations and over 100,000 hotels. Also available through AOL(R) Travel ( http://travel.aol.com ), Travel Guides include destination information -- restaurants, bars, sights, activities and ...

Patrick Kane, 2007 Fun Fest chairman, announces some of the new events during a press conference Tuesday. Photo by David Grace.

the rising China and India bring both great opportunities and challenges to the established world commerce, banking, finance and jobs. What is the next? Talk to 3 provocative thinkers Chalmers Johnson, Andre Gunder Frank, and George Zhibin Gu.

IT is unlikely the cratered landscape of the south-west will ever again see volcanic activity, based on the movement of the earth's tectonic plates, Tower Hill interpretative guide John Sutherland has predicted.

The stage appears set for the screening of ministerial nominees Tuesday next week as President Umar Yar’ Adua has sent to the Senate President, Senator David Mark, a list of nominees for consideration by the Senate.

The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday disclosed that it has granted generation licences to 20 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that would generate 8,237.50 megawatts by 2010.

3:41 a.m. Mailbox smashed during the night in the 100 block of W. Airport Rd. 11:30 a.m. 60 feet of copper conduit wire taken from job site in 100 block of ENTEK Way.

June 20, 2007 [General] | By Edward J. Rutkowski. It is available both for MS Smartphone and Pocket PC and it can help you find interesting places located not far away from your physical location!

Desertification puts the health and well-being of more than 1.2 billion people in more than 100 countries at risk, according to the United Nations. Because dryland desertification can be remedied or even reversed by using appropriate land management techniques, monitoring and forecasting areas most at risk are essential. The view from space can support authorities in getting an overall picture of ...

CARICOM has a major role to play in any discussion or effort to deal with issues which impact this part of the world.

Last week this series looked at the pioneering work that Heritage Oil and Gas and others have done on Uganda's nascent oil fields.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - BCGold Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Guy Le Bel as a director of the Company effective immediately.

GameTap, which provides legal access to classic arcade games, is coming to the Mac later this month.

Newlin Elementary School got a new principal at Monday night¡¦s school board meeting. The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education also approved assistant principals at four other schools.

People sell all kinds of stuff on eBay. The past brings us listings for immortal souls (deleted), Britney Spears hair (mostly deleted), and even cruel Christmas presents (deleted pronto). And now someone is selling his personal data to the highest bidding marketer. Seller " highlytargeted " posts a picture of Star Trek's Data character as his avatar (we'll assume for now that's covered ...

National Geographic is producing Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies, a new series for PBS's kids lineup....

(Broadcasting & Cable) _ National Geographic is producing Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies , a new series for PBS's kids lineup. The series, which will be distributed to noncommercial stations beginning in September, combined animation with live action in the story of a mother elephant (voiced by Vanessa Williams) and the animated baby animals she watches over.

Company plans To invest Rs 6,000 cr for setting up 1,000 MW of renewable energy capacity. NTPC wants to set up wind energy capacity of around 250 MW.

Claude Resources Inc. is pleased to provide an update on its review of the mineral potential of its Madsen property in the Red Lake area of northern Ontario, Canada. The Madsen property comprises over 4,000 hectares of contiguous claims and contains the Madsen mine shaft, mill and permitted tailings pond.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is poised to deliver two spacecraft in the third quarter of 2007 for two premiere customers, the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and the JSAT Corporation (JSAT), both based in Japan.

The central idea of the chapters when taken as a whole appears to be that the India Doctrine as implemented by successive administrations in India is not limited to simply harming the economic interests of its neighbours but also has a historical and intellectual underpinning that comes from the thoughts and writings of Jawaharlal Nehru and Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar amongst others.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Paragon Minerals Corporation is pleased to provide an update on planned exploration activities for the next six months on its partner-funded and 100%-owned gold and base metal projects in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Full Metal Minerals (TSX VENTURE: FMM) is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced on its 100% owned Mount Andrew IOCG target, located in southeast Alaska. A Phase 1, 3,000 meter drilling program will test multiple targets at Mount Andrew by stepping-out from copper mineralization encountered during the 2006 drilling program (see January 22, 2007 FMM 2007 NR#3), including:

Another day, another apocalyptic global warming prediction.

At least 20 people were killed as missiles were fired on a religious school in Pakistan's border area from the Afghan side, private Geo TV reported.

Islamabad, June 19 (DPA) At least 30 suspected militants were killed Tuesday in an explosion, suspected to be a missile attack, in a seminary in Pakistan's restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an official said.

VIENNA (Thomson Financial) - OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri hinted Tuesday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might not boost oil production in the coming months, saying that prices were currently balanced.

Islamabad, June 19 (Xinhua) At least 20 people were killed, including several students, in a missile attack from the Afghan side on a religious school on the Pakistan border, private Geo TV reported.

Now a new generation of social networks sites are using satellite positioning to track users' whereabouts.

Fugro has been awarded a 3D seismic contract offshore Mexico by the Mexican national oil company Pemex Exploration and Production. The value of the contract is over USD 82 million (approximately EUR 62 million).

El abogado defensor del acusado Rachid Aglif, Andreas Chalaris, cuestionó hoy las muertes de los siete suicidas islamistas de Leganés, el 3 de abril de 2003, y advirtió a la Fiscalía que en lo relativo a este suceso no existe "un saco de pruebas" sino "un saco de agujeros".

Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR)(AMEX: EXK)(DBFrankfurt:EJD) announces that shareholders re-elected the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on June 14, 2007 in Vancouver, BC. Shareholders also appointed a new Director, Mr. Rex McLennan.

_ An unspecified number of militants were killed Tuesday in North Waziristan when explosives they had stored for terrorist activities was blown in an accident, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.

Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the British high commissioner in Islamabad to its Foreign Ministry and lodged a strong protest against the knighting of Salman Rushdie, amid growing anger over the issue in the country.

ISLAMABAD: The 13-member full court bench of the Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned hearing of the constitutional petition of the Chief Justice of Pakistan against the presidential reference till tomorrow (Wednesday).

LONDON: Britain voiced "deep concern" Tuesday at reported comments by a Pakistani minister suggesting that author Salman Rushdie's knighthood could justify suicide attacks, as protests mounted.

PESHAWAR: NWFP Assembly in a resolution unanimously approved here slammed the Britain honoring of a blasphemer Salman Rushdie by awarding him the prestigious title of ‘Sir’.

ISLAMABAD: A constable of the Punjab police contingent called for special duty in the capital city here passed away after a brief illness, which infuriated his fellow policemen, who burst out into an instantaneous protest and blocked the Aabpara Chowk and ransacked the market over there.

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has chalked out a new elaborate plan to avert terrorism activities and ensure law and order across the country.

Intrepid Mines Limited (TSX: IAU)(TSX: IXN)(ASX: IAU), an international gold and silver production, development and exploration company, is pleased to announce that the Casposo Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA) and all supporting documents have been submitted in San Juan, Argentina to the Province's Mining Secretariat . The study is focussed on the Kamila deposit, a bonanza gold-silver ...

E'Prime Aerospace Corporation (Pink Sheets: EPEO), a U.S. company with more than 2,000 shareholders, today announces its selection of Merrill Lynch, one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies, as its financial advisor. In this capacity and as officially stated in a welcome letter from the financial institution dated June 14, 2007, the "Merrill Lynch Team" will act as ...

Shoreham Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SMH), a resource Company dedicated to exploration and development of metallic mineral properties in the Red Lake District of Ontario and in Guyana, South America, is pleased to provide an update on its Bearhead Lake, Setting Net Lake and Twinpeaka Projects.

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STOW, Ohio, BUSINESS WIRE -- Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. is introducing its revolutionary SpectraPulse(TM) Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless microphone system at InfoComm 07. A completely new application of proven, patented Ultra Wideband technology, SpectraPulse bypasses the increasingly congested RF environment to deliver clear, intelligible audio without the performance and set-up issues associated ...

OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed higher, led by Aker Yards, ( Nachrichten ) with investors viewing the stock as undervalued compared with Asian peers, and by Frontline ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) and Revus Energy.

Islamabad, June 19 (DPA) Pakistan Tuesday summoned the British high commissioner in Islamabad to its Foreign Ministry and lodged a strong protest against the knighting of Salman Rushdie, amid growing anger over the issue in the country.

Greenwich Global Capital Inc. ("Greenwich") (TSX VENTURE: GGB.P) is pleased to announce the execution of an agreement in principle, on June 15, 2007, with World Fortune Enterprise Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the province of British Columbia ("World Fortune"), providing for the acquisition of World Fortune's interest in a purchase agreement whereby World Fortune has the option ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Greenwich Global Capital Inc. is pleased to announce the execution of an agreement in principle, on June 15, 2007, with World Fortune Enterprise Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the province of British Columbia , providing for the acquisition of World Fortune's interest in a purchase agreement whereby World Fortune has the option to purchase a 70% interest in a ...

Greenwich Global Capital Inc. is pleased to announce the execution of an agreement in principle, on June 15, 2007, with World Fortune Enterprise Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the province of British Columbia, providing for the acquisition of World Fortune's interest in a purchase agreement whereby World Fortune has the option to purchase a 70% interest in a new joint venture ...

FARMERS are well placed to bounce back when the drought recedes, a leading bank economist says.

SAN DIEGO----In a development with significant benefits to organizations dependent on accurate geospatial communications from personnel in the field, Adapx today revealed a new software product call Mapx--a fully integrated software solution that enables digital pen-and-paper-based data collection with ESRI® ArcGIS mapping software.

VANCOUVER, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific North West Capital Corp. ( Nachrichten ) (TSX: PFN; OTCBB: PAWEF; Frankfurt: P7J) announces the completion of acquisition of the Nickelmuir Project.

TYPHOON EXPLORATION INC. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TOO) announces that the Company has acquired a 58 claim property totalling 30.3 km2 ("Opinaca property"), located about 2 km from Goldcorp's claim group, including the Eleonore Gold Project, in the Opinaca sector of the new James Bay Mining Camp (Quebec).

Pacific North West Capital Corp. announces the completion of acquisition of the Nickelmuir Project. The project consists of a targeted Nickel / Copper prospect in the Kenogaming Twp ~70 Km West of Timmins mining district.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Timmins Gold Corp. announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Tequila property located approximately 30 kms north of Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico.

Scandinavian Minerals Limited today announced that it has signed an engineering agreement with Outotec Oy for Scandinavian Minerals' 100%-owned Kevitsa nickel-copper-PGE property, located in Finland.

LAVAL, QUEBEC-- - TYPHOON EXPLORATION INC. announces that the Company has acquired a 58 claim property totalling 30.3 km2 , located about 2 km from Goldcorp's claim group, including the Eleonore Gold Project, in the Opinaca sector of the new James Bay Mining Camp .

Dia Bras Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce more high grade silver intersections from its ongoing drill program on the Cusi property, located in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Further to the news release dated May 30, 2007 , Nortec Ventures Corp. , , announces the completion of drill hole K07-02 on the Musta Target. The drill hole was drilled south at an angle of -65 degrees to a depth of 352.5 metres and was terminated in the Archean basement rocks of gneissic composition.

STOW, Ohio----Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. is introducing its revolutionary SpectraPulse Ultra Wideband wireless microphone system at InfoComm 07. A completely new application of proven, patented Ultra Wideband technology, SpectraPulse bypasses the increasingly congested RF environment to deliver clear, intelligible audio without the performance and set-up issues associated with conventional ...

Dumont Nickel Inc. is pleased to announce that it has completed staking of a 20 square mile land position in the West Marysvale Historic Mining District, in central Utah. DUMONT holds a 100% interest in the claims which will be held by Red Butte Uranium Inc., DUMONT's wholly owned Uranium subsidiary.

HONG KONG | Iloho (www.iloho.com), an innovative travel-centric online community focusing on user-generated news stories, social networking and in-depth route reviews, launches today. Partnering with frequent flyer stalwarts FlyerTalk.com and the WebFlyer Network, Iloho offers a unique and rewarding community experience that allows its users to define travel headlines, interact with like-minded ...

BRIDGEWATER, NOVA SCOTIA -- - Silver Spruce Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has formed an advisory Board to help guide its exploration in Labrador and elsewhere in northern Canada.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Largo Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide an update on the exploration drilling program in progress on the Company's 2,000 hectare Maracas Vanadium-PGM property located 250 kilometres west of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

MAX Resource Corp. is pleased to announce that it has received results from six drill holes, CDB-2 to CDB-7, at its 100% owned C de Baca uranium project in Socorro County, New Mexico.

ESRI International User Conference -- MetaCarta®, Inc., the leading provider of geographic search and referencing solutions, today announced two new geographic data modules that identify, disambiguate, and resolve Arabic and Spanish geographic references found in documents.

By Julia Crowley First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The excitement of hidden treasure has intrigued people for years. That has helped drive the popularity of "geo-caching". The game is a high-tech treasure hunt for GPS users. And now it's becoming a growing trend among families.

JoReé Alysse Terrazas of Hatch, New Mexico and Dennis Ray Parrack of Las Cruces, New Mexico were united in marriage on February 17, 2007 at Mesilla Valley Inn Columbus Conference Center.

The Directors of Canstar Resources Inc. (TSX Venture:ROX) are pleased to announce that a drill contract has been signed with Norex Drilling of Porcupine, Ontario to commence drilling operations on the Company's 100%-owned Shrimp Lake and Tahoe Lake Projects. The drill is expected to begin mobilization within the next week. The Shrimp and Tahoe Lake properties are located approximately 120 ...

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TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - The Directors of Canstar Resources Inc. are pleased to announce that a drill contract has been signed with Norex Drilling of Porcupine, Ontario to commence drilling operations on the Company's 100%-owned Shrimp Lake and Tahoe Lake Projects.

As part of today's Google International Press Day , Marissa Mayer, Google vice president of search products and user experience, covered the "Past, Present & Future Of Search." Much of this is known to Search Engine Land readers and also already covered by Google during its Searchology day last month. But, there was a size tidbit on Google estimating itself three times larger than its nearest ...

HE WAS supposed to be helping out in his father's grocery store in Maryhill after school and at weekends, but young Azeem usually had his nose stuck in the pages of a newspaper.

Islamabad - Anger grew in Pakistan Tuesday over Britain's decision to award knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie, as the upper house of the parliament and the provincial assembly of North-West Frontier Province condemned the move in two separate r...

MAG Silver Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MAG) and Industrias Penoles S.A. de C.V. (Penoles) are pleased to announce visual results from Hole GD on the Valdecanas Vein. Hole GD, located 600 metres west of the discovery section M, has reported a 16.0 metre (core length) banded and brecciated quartz vein intercept at 804.5 metres down hole. It carries lead, zinc and silver sulphides. Assays are pending and ...

Since the launch of Yahoo’s new search marketing system, Panama, Yahoo campaigns improved significantly in several areas, with cost-per-clicks declining more than 6 percent and average -click-through rates increasing by 32 percent.

MAG Silver Corp. and Industrias Penoles S.A. de C.V. are pleased to announce visual results from Hole GD on the Valdecanas Vein. Hole GD, located 600 metres west of the discovery section M, has reported a 16.0 metre banded and brecciated quartz vein intercept at 804.5 metres down hole.

DUBLIN Fumes send office workers to hospitals, officials say

Laredo City Council moved one step closer to determining whether it is feasible to move some of the citys departments to the old Mercy Hospital in order to create a one-stop shop for planning, engineering and permitting purposes.City Manager Carlos Villarreal said that while the work of the employee leadership group was helpful, there are technical aspects that need to be evaluated by a ...

Program Has Worked Successfully In State Connecticut law enforcement authorities are turning to an old technology to help find missing children - the telephone.

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Paris, June 19: The final test of India's ambitious Gagan air traffic management and aircraft navigation system will be conducted later this year following the integration of a satellite with ground-based centres across the country.

The final test of India's ambitious Gagan air traffic management and aircraft navigation system will be conducted later this year following the integration of a satellite with ground-based centres across the country.

Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. (TSX: GMX)(FRANKFURT, STUTTGART, BERLIN, MUNICH, XETRA:G1M)(PINK SHEETS: GLBXF) is pleased to update shareholders on progress at Globex's Rousseau Gold property in Quebec under option to Gold Bullion Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GBB).

SHELBY — An IBM laptop computer owned by Duke Energy and stolen Friday has been recovered and did not contain any customers’ personal information, according to company spokeswoman Mary Katheryn Green. The computer was stolen from the truck of company employee Christopher Lankford of Shelby.

Mount Pleasant's Nate Hoburn won the boys 16-18 Pine Valley Division hosted by Glengarry Golf Links on June 14 with an 85 to headline a successful week by local golfers on the North East Junior Golf Tour. Uniontown's Nathan Nesser finished second with an 85 in the 14-15 age group of the same division.

PARIS -- Lockheed Martin is poised to deliver two spacecraft in the third quarter of 2007 for two premiere customers, the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and the JSAT Corporation (JSAT), both based in Japan.

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Meera Sarath Chandra | agencyfaqs! | Tribal DDB, Cannes, June 19, 2007 Cannes has always been a meeting ground for the minds at Tribal DDB and if there was any need for a show of solidarity, it was obvious at the presentation on ‘Where Worlds Collide’ by worldwide planning head Matt Dyke and his team.

It's hard to believe, but the State Fair is only a month away. Opening day is Friday, July 20th. Organizers are excited about this year's event. Manager Bob Wagoner says he's counting on continued attendance growth in spite of rising gas prices. He

STM Group announced today that its subsidiary, STM Norway AS, has entered into a supply agreement with Avanti Communications Ltd ( Nachrichten ) (Avanti), for delivery of a carrier-class Hub and 5000 satellite ground terminals based on STM ' s SatLink product family, the leading DVB-RCS compliant, MF-TDMA satellite networking system.

LYSAKER, Norway----STM Group announced today that its subsidiary, STM Norway AS, has entered into a supply agreement with Avanti Communications Ltd , for delivery of a carrier-class Hub and 5000 satellite ground terminals based on STM's SatLink product family, the leading DVB-RCS compliant, MF-TDMA satellite networking system.

Starfire Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce that drilling will resume in late June on the Company's 100% owned Langmuir South Nickel Project near Timmins, Ontario to follow-up on high-grade nickel intersections obtained from diamond drilling as announced in the company's press releases of January 2 and May 17, 2007.