SYDNEY--25 Jun--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
CASH STORE...
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada - On June 24, 2010, The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc. ("TCS Australia" or the "Company") (TSXV:AUC) granted an aggregate of 175,000 options to directors, pursuant to TCS Australia's Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Each option is exercisable to acquire
one common share at a price of $3.00 per option. The options granted have been approved by the Company's board of directors and are subject to expire on June 23, 2015. The Plan has been approved by the Company's
shareholders.
http://bit.ly/bDKrxY
KIWANIS, UNICEF...
LAS VEGAS - Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to save the lives of babies and their mothers by eliminating maternal/neonatal tetanus, a disease that kills an estimated 60,000 newborns and 30,000 mothers each year. UNICEF Ambassador and actor Tea Leoni delivered the announcement at the 95th Annual Kiwanis International Convention.
www.TheEliminateProject.org
www.kiwanis.org
www.unicefusa.org
http://bit.ly/aVsxu8
TORONTO MAYOR...
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada - At a news conference held earlier today at the G-20 International Media Centre Toronto Mayor David Miller welcomed the world's media to the city. Mayor Miller spoke about Toronto's many strengths as an environmental leader, diverse and culturally rich community and as a very reliable and safe city to visit, live in and conduct business. The Mayor held the news conference with representatives from Invest Toronto and Tourism Toronto and Toronto's City Manager. Media may visit www.g20torontomedia.com for more information about the City and the G-20. Media seeking information about the City of Toronto, Invest Toronto or Tourism Toronto may call 416-397-0777.
www.g20torontomedia.com
www.toronto.ca
http://bit.ly/bF55FQ
CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Today at the ACCE Conference & Expo, the annual global gathering for the contact center community, the International Customer Management Institute unveiled the Customer Management Operation Standards Program, a comprehensive management approach that employs a mix of specialized tools, cross-industry best practices, assessments, and proven systems that deliver sustained contact center efficiency and effectiveness.
http://bit.ly/cMpt0q
CONTACT CENTERS...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - The International Customer Management Institute today announced the successful wrap up of the 2010 ACCE Conference & Expo, the annual global gathering for the contact center community, which was held in New Orleans, June 14-17, 2010. The event brought together nearly 800 contact center professionals to discover how to enhance call center performance by better managing people and resources, improving operations and properly selecting and implementing technology.
www2.icmi.com
http://bit.ly/a5wmSy
CHINA PHARMA...
AMSTERDAM - Leading events organiser UBM International Media and sister company UBM Sinexpo today announced that a record attendance of 26,547 at its 2010 Chinese Pharma events cluster -- CPhI China for intermediates and APIs; P-MEC for equipment and machinery; plus trails for ICSE Contract Services; and BioPh for the biopharma sector -- representing an increase of 12.3% over 2009 attendance levels. The collocated events, which took place from June 2-4 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, are the largest annual networking event for the Asian pharmaceutical community and this year saw an increase of 13% in international visitors over 2009.
www.cphi-china.com
www.pmec-china.com
www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/b6rSMK
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of FINP, FINS and MTN securities issues on July 6, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/9At9y8
GROASIS WATERBOXX...
NAPA VALLEY, California - The Groasis waterboxx, a groundbreaking solution to deforestation, water depletion and food shortage has kicked off a historic project with Robert Mondavi Winery, at Oakville, California. Named one of Popular Science Magazine's Top Ten Global Inventions 2010, the Groasis waterboxx can be planted on any terrain under dry conditions without irrigation.
www.groasis.com
http://bit.ly/bZF08T
POKER PRO...
DUBLIN - Full Tilt Poker pro Jose Luis Velador won Event #33 at the 2010 World Series of Poker*, taking home his second WSOP* bracelet and a payday of more than US$260,000 in prize money.
www.fulltiltpoker.com
http://bit.ly/aMXogZ
OCCLUTECH PATENT...
JENA, Germany - In 2009 the Patents Court of the High Court, Chancery Division, decided that Occlutech's range of Figulla ASD and PFO occluders do not infringe the U.K. part of European Patent 0 808 138. AGA Medical decided to appeal against this decision.
http://bit.ly/cAbD6c
SEOUL DESIGN...
SEOUL - The Seoul Metropolitan Government will host the Seoul Design Fair from Sept.17 to Oct. 7 at the Jamsil Sports Complex and four other venues in Seoul.
http://sdf.seoul.go.kr
http://bit.ly/cKQhkK
OPIC HEAD...
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed the appointment of former CGAP CEO Elizabeth Littlefield to head the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Ms. Littlefield will be sworn in as OPIC President and CEO on Friday, June 25.
www.opic.gov
www.cgap.org
http://bit.ly/92QffM
MARVELOUS ENTERTAINMENT...
TOKYO - Marvelous Entertainment Inc., Japanese publisher of the "Harvest Moon" and "No More Heroes" video game series, and developer Route 24 have jointly announced the release of "Followars," their first title for Apple's iPad.
www.route24.jp
www.mmv.co.jp
http://bit.ly/dqfP1b
D.LIGHT DESIGN...
HONG KONG and REDWOOD CITY, California - D.light Design, a global company that designs and manufactures solar powered consumer products for families without access to reliable electricity, today announced that it has secured USD5.5 million in Series B financing.
www.dlightdesign.com
www.omidyar.com
http://bit.ly/c0dwdV
PROGEN DELISTING...
BRISBANE, Australia - Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited today received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market that its securities will be delisted due to a minimum bid price deficiency under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5500.
www.progen-pharma.com
http://bit.ly/cD1Lvk
TOMMY HILFIGER...
NEW YORK - The Tommy Hilfiger Group, which is wholly owned by Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, today formally launched a five-year campaign through the Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation to support Millennium Promise, the leading international non-profit organization solely committed to supporting the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
www.tommy.com
www.pvh.com
www.millenniumpromise.org
http://bit.ly/aDRUI4
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