SYDNEY--22 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WHISKEY PRIZE...
BUSHMILLS, Northern Ireland: A Marketing Consultant and an Orthotist from
South Africa have won a global competition hosted by BUSHMILLS
Irish Whiskey that will see the world-famous Old Bushmills Distillery go on
tour to a city in the Rainbow Nation.
http://www.quitefranklyvideo.co.uk/
http://bit.ly/opccxw
PROPOSED ACQUISITION...
LONDON: Strategic Minerals Plc (AIM: SML) today announces that it has
entered into a heads of terms agreement with Ebony, a privately held Australian
mining company, for its acquisition (the "Acquisition").
http://strategicminerals.co.uk/
http://www.ebonyiron.com/
http://bit.ly/qhb9ZE
FANNIE MAE REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/nK57Yw
MARC VERHOEVEN...
SYDNEY: It is with great sadness that the family of Marc Verhoeven confirms
that Marc suffered from unforseen complications experienced during a routine
operation on Monday, 15 August and died last night.
http://bit.ly/o8Sg5T
QUARTERLY REVENUE GROWTH...
HONG KONG: Splunk(R), Inc., the leading provider of operational intelligence
software, today announced year-over-year quarterly growth of 70% for the
quarter ending July 31, 2011. Additionally, Splunk increased its customer base
to over 2900 customers in over 70 countries worldwide.
http://www.splunk.com/
http://bit.ly/nd0vGA
INDIAN EXPANSION...
SYDNEY, Australia: StayWell Hospitality Group (StayWell) has today announced
it is expanding into India with four properties initially joining its global
network.
http://www.staywellgroup.com/
http://bit.ly/mP0tzB
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