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Friday, May 17, 2013
- Wild Medicine On View at The New York Botanical Garden Through Sept. 8 --- NEW YORK, May 17, 2013Posted at 2:12 PMThe power of plants to cure and rejuvenate, one of the most important ways in which mankind depends on the plant kingdom, is the subject of The New York Botanical Garden's multifaceted exhibition Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World, Featuring The Italian Renaissance Garden, on view from May 18 through September 8, 2013. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/NY16603) The featured exhibition's many attractions include a re-creation of the Western world's oldest botanical garden, founded during the Italian Renaissance for the study of ... read more
- Eric von Schledorn Offers the Efficient, Dynamic 2013 Ford Edge in Random Lake --- RANDOM LAKE, Wis., May 17, 2013Posted at 2:09 PMDrivers are getting more excited for the summer months as it gets warmer in WIsconsin, and they are all turning to Eric von Schledorn for new Ford in Random Lake WI like the 2013 Ford Edge. The latest Edge is smart and innovative with the technology to travel longer and perform with the utmost efficiency. The new Ford Edge in Random Lake WI is available for summer driving today at Eric von Schledorn. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/CG16610) The 2013 Ford Edge is a ... read more
- Lekishia White is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional among Pharmaceutical Professionals --- ENGLEWOOD CLIFF, N.J., May 17, 2013Posted at 1:48 PMContinental Who's Who/ - Lekishia White is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional among Pharmaceutical Professionals. Lekishia is the Vice President and Managing Director of MultiPharma Inc. In her current role, Lekishia specializes in GMP Operations; Warehousing; Logistics; Quality and Regulatory Compliance; Supply Chain Management; as well as Strategic Sourcing. Additionally, Lekishia is a member of NAACP; National Association for Professional Women; and the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Lekishia earned her M.B.A. from Pepperdine University, as well as ... read more
- Leap Reports Granting of Inducement Awards --- SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2013Posted at 1:35 PMLeap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) reported today that it has granted inducement awards to three new employees. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101220/MM20546LOGO-a) The awards were made on May 16, 2013 under Leap's 2009 Employment Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, which provides for the granting of equity awards to new employees of Cricket Communications, Inc. as an inducement to join the company. The inducement awards consist of options to purchase up to 113,500 shares of Leap common stock and deferred stock units for 83,900 ... read more
- VendScreen Adds Industry Innovator Jim Brinton to Board of Directors --- PORTLAND, Ore.Posted at 1:32 PMVendScreen, Inc., inventor of the VendScreen Revolution™ smart device for vending machines, has added new vision to its Board of Directors. Jim Brinton, former chairman of the National Automatic Merchandiser Association (NAMA), past president and chairman of Unified Strategies ... read more
- QLogic Announces Leadership Change --- ALISO VIEJO, Calif.Posted at 1:30 PMQLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced that Simon Biddiscombe has resigned his positions as president and chief executive officer and also as a director in order to pursue other opportunities. Simon’s resignation was effective immediately. ... read more
- Accenture to Strengthen Digital Marketing and eCommerce Capabilities with Acquisition of Acquity Group --- NEW YORK & CHICAGOPosted at 1:30 PMAccenture (NYSE: ACN) and Acquity Group Ltd. (NYSE MKT: AQ) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Accenture will acquire Acquity Group, a leading digital marketing and eCommerce company. The acquisition will further strengthen and expand the broad range of digital marketing services that Accenture ... read more
- Live Nation Entertainment To Participate In B. Riley & Co.'s 2013 Annual Investor Conference --- LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2013Posted at 1:30 PMLive Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV), the world's leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, announced today that Joe Berchtold, Chief Operating Officer, along with other members of management, will participate in the B. Riley & Co.'s 2013 Annual Investor Conference in Santa Monica, California on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Live Nation is scheduled to host a fireside chat at approximately 3:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (6:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time). A live audio webcast of the fireside chat will ... read more
- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. announces its approach to developing human antibody therapeutics against MRSA receives continued support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases --- SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2013Posted at 1:29 PMSorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: SRNE; or STI) announced today that its Fast-Track Advanced Technology Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant (#1R42AI098182-02) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supporting the development of novel human antibody therapeutics to combat Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus or Staph) infections, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), was renewed for the second year of a two year Phase I grant award. Due to the ... read more
- Maxwell Receives Anticipated NASDAQ Notification Letter --- SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2013Posted at 1:15 PMMaxwell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXWL) announced today that it received on May 14, 2013, as anticipated, an additional notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") advising the company that, due to its inability to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 on a timely basis, and because the company remains delinquent in filing its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ... read more
- Stamps.com to Present at 14th Annual B-Riley & Co. Investor Conference --- EL SEGUNDO, CAPosted at 1:05 PMEL SEGUNDO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/13 -- Stamps.com® (NASDAQ: STMP), the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software to over 450,000 customers, today announced that its Co-President and Chief Financial Officer, Kyle Huebner, will present at the 14th Annual B-Riley & Co. Investor Conference in Santa Monica, CA at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. Mr. Huebner will present an overview of Stamps.com's business on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. A live audio ... read more
- Rambus to Present at the 14th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference --- SUNNYVALE, Calif.Posted at 1:05 PMRambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS), the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market, today announced that Dr. Ronald Black, chief executive officer, and Satish Rishi, chief financial officer, will present at the 14th Annual B. Riley & Co. Conference in Santa Monica, CA on Wednesday, ... read more
- Gilead Sciences to Present at the 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, May 20 --- FOSTER CITY, Calif.Posted at 1:05 PMGilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that its corporate presentation will be webcast from the 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York. Robin Washington, Gilead’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will provide an overview of ... read more
- Orexigen Therapeutics to Present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference --- SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2013Posted at 1:01 PMOrexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) today announced that management will present a company overview at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22(nd) at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the live webcast or a replay of the presentation, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site at www.orexigen.com. A replay will be available for 14 days after the event. About Orexigen® Therapeutics Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical ... read more
- Veeco Receives NASDAQ Notice Regarding Late Form 10-Q Filing --- PLAINVIEW, N.Y.Posted at 1:00 PMVeeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) announced today that it received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) on May 13, 2013 notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c) (1) because its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the ... read more
- Trial Set for September for Age Discrimination Cases vs. Lawrence Livermore Lab --- OAKLAND, Calif., May 17, 2013Posted at 1:00 PMAt a hearing on May 16, 2013, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert Freedman set a September 9, 2013 trial date in Andrews, et. al. v. Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC., Case No. RG09453596. This is the second phase trial in this case. Earlier, on May 10, 2013, an Alameda County jury awarded $2.7 million to the first five plaintiffs in the case for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair ... read more
- Merck to Present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference --- WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.Posted at 12:45 PMMerck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that Peter N. Kellogg, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Merck, is scheduled to present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York City on May 20, 2013 at 10:30 ... read more
- IBM Unveils New Software to Enable Mainframe Applications on Cloud, Mobile Devices --- ARMONK, N.Y., May 17, 2013Posted at 12:36 PMIBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software to help organizations extend crucial business applications running on System z mainframes to web, cloud and mobile environments. The software's performance improvements will enable companies to significantly reduce operating costs while helping businesses seamlessly and efficiently extend services for support of modern infrastructures. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) Today, nearly 15 percent of all new enterprise application functionality is written in COBOL. The programming language also powers many everyday services such as ATM transactions, check processing, travel ... read more
- Consumer Alert: Immediate Florida.Arrests.org Removal Offered from InternetReputation.com --- DENVER, May 17, 2013Posted at 12:30 PMAnyone arrested within the state of Florida can expect to appear on Florida.Arrests.org within minutes. The site scours public databases of arrest information and places all of that data on their own pages, which easily reach the tops of the search engines. Until now, it's been very difficult to remove information from Florida.Arrests.org. In May of 2013 the website removed a previous paid solution that allowed people to remove their own records easily. The award-winning reputation management company InternetReputation.comis changing ... read more
- Lantronix to Present at B. Riley 14th Annual Investor Conference and Sidoti Semi-Annual Microcap Conference --- IRVINE, CAPosted at 12:30 PMIRVINE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/13 -- Lantronix, Inc. ("the Company") (NASDAQ: LTRX), a leading global provider of smart M2M connectivity solutions, today announced that the Company's management will present at the following upcoming conferences: The B. Riley & Co. 14th Annual Investor Conference at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, California from May 20-22, 2013; and The Sidoti Semi-Annual Microcap Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on Friday, June 7, 2013. Lantronix will also host ... read more
