Plastipak Packaging Announces Breakthrough Hot-Fill Lightweighting Technology Deal with Tecsor HR

PLYMOUTH, Michigan - Plastipak Packaging, Inc. (”Plastipak”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Plastipak Holdings, Inc., is pleased to announce that it has entered into a perpetual and exclusive worldwide hot-fill technology license with Tecsor HR, a French corporation. Plastipak has the right to sublicense the technology, and also has an option to take an equity stake in Tecsor HR.

London is new May Day Holiday Top Spot, Skyscanner Data Shows

EDINBURGH - Data from leading flight search engine, Skyscanner (www.Skyscanner.net), shows that London has become the most popular May Day holiday weekend flight destination for Brits this year.

All-in-One-PC From Shuttle: X 5000TA With a Touch Screen and Energy-Efficient Intel Atom Dual-Core Processor

ELMSHORN, Germany - X50 Model Series Only 3.6 cm Thin / Now Available in Europe

Shuttle Inc., the market leader in the Mini-PC segment and manufacturer of Multi-Form-Factor solutions, announces the availability of a new product generation. The All-in-One-PC X 5000TA is a blend of energy-saving technologies and an innovative operating design. Once again, Shuttle’s customary design and its high-quality finish are reflected in the new All-in-One-PC.

Plans for First War Cemetery to be Built in Fifty Years Made Public

MAIDENHEAD, England - With Photo

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission today announced plans and released designs for the first war cemetery to be built by the Commission for almost fifty years.

Belgian Mobile Marketing Platform Pumbby Expands to France, Targets UK Next

OVERIJSE, Belgium - After a Year of Solid Growth With Over 100 Campaigns for Top Brands in its Home Market, Pumbby Opens an Office in Paris. Next on the List: UK

TV5MONDE Selects Tata Communications’ Content Delivery Network Services to Reach Global Audience in Real-Time

PARIS - First Truly Global Support for Entertainment Initiatives in Europe

Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications, and TV5MONDE, the leading global French language network, have announced that TV5MONDE has selected Tata Communications’ LiveBroadcast service to distribute key events in real-time via the Internet. LiveBroadcast, a high-quality, flash-based streaming service, will provide TV5 with the necessary resources and scalability to support their quickly growing audience and support the constant and dynamic flow of content. With a reach of more than 180 million households, TV5 has extended their 10-year long relationship with Tata Communications to deliver Live Internet content as the channel increases their Web portfolio.

comScore Reveals Top 15 Online Banking Properties in Europe

LONDON - 1/3 of Total European Internet Audience Visited Online Banking Sites in February

- comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni and SVP Paul Goode to Speak at Valencia Festival of Media

Deezer Radio Now Playing All Over the House With Sonos

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands - 30 European countries now have free access to Deezer Radio on Sonos

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Patrice P. Rioux as Chief Medical Officer

NOVATO, California - Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (”Raptor” or the “Company”) (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP) today announced the appointment of Patrice P. Rioux, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer (”CMO”). Dr. Rioux will be responsible for the clinical and regulatory advancement of Raptor’s clinical-stage drug development programs.

Madame Tussauds London Introduces Sachin Tendulkar to his new wax Figure

MUMBAI - World famous visitor attraction, Madame Tussauds London, has flown its new wax figure of Sachin Tendulkar over 7,000 kms to Mumbai for a “meeting” with the real cricketing legend. The record breaking “master blaster” is the first Indian sports personality to be portrayed and Tendulkar was delighted to come face to face with his likeness at the Taj Lands End Hotel today.

“27 members and counting…” - Special Programme on EU Enlargement on TV5MONDE 30th April at 8pm

PARIS - In the run up to the European elections, and to mark the occasion of the five year anniversary of the largest enlargement of the EU to date TV5MONDE has filmed special one-off programme on location in Prague.

Musee Rodin: Creating a Portrait, Rodin With his Models From 10th April to 23rd August 2009

PARIS - A creative laboratory but also a social insight, the La fabrique du portrait, Rodin face a ses modeles exhibition invites you to discover the considerable but little-known work of Rodin the portraitist. It highlights the artist’s creative process and approach in building a portrait. Modelled out of the earth itself, the faces of Baudelaire, Clemenceau and Balzac appear alongside the faces of the bourgeoisie of the end of the 19th century. For this event, the museum has taken many restored pieces out of storage, some of which are being shown to the public for the first time. A totally new collection.

A Seismic Shift in Earthquake Detection: Tracking Early Impact Through the Internet

ATLANTA and PARIS - Digital Element’s IP Intelligence Helps European Seismological Organization Accurately Identify Affected Locations in Less Than 10 Minutes

Emerging Capital Partners Invests in Leading African Insurance Company

WASHINGTON - Stake in NSIA Participations represents ECP’s largest financial services investment to date

eToro Closes $6.3 Million Round of Financing

LONDON - Company to Support Platform Extension and Product Development

eToro, the fastest growing online financial trading platform, today announced it closed a $6.3 million round of financing with significant investments made by several private equity and VC investors including BRM Group and Cubit Investments.

BARWA Sponsors Gala Dinners in Paris, Strengthening Ties Between Qatar and France

DOHA, Qatar - The French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Joins 1,000 Dignitaries at Pavillon-Capucines, Paris

/C O R R E C T I O N — OFCE/

PARIS - In the news release, “OOFCE Economic Research Centre G20 and After” issued
on 31 Mar 2009 08:00 GMT, by OFCE over PR Newswire, we are advised by a
representative of the company that an extra “O” was added to the
release headline in error. The headline should have read “OFCE Economic
Research Centre G20 and After”

OOFCE Economic Research Centre G20 and After

PARIS - OFCE Economic Research Centre
Sciences PO Paris

- G20, and After…

- Revival - Regulation - Reform

Food Security: An Absolute Priority for the G-20 Summit

PARIS - The completion of the Doha Round will obviously be presented at the
impending G-20 Summit on April 2, as the solution to ward off protectionism.
Yet, latest simulations by the momagri model prove that non-regulated
liberalization in agriculture would, in the next 15 years, lead to:

ePulse Signs Innoviz as Europe and Middle East Reseller Partner

LONDON - ePulse is pleased to announce the launch of its strategic partner program
aimed at sublicensing it’s core technologies to Financial Institutions that
want to reap the benefits of using own-branded tried and tested technologies
and reduce product deployment risks, timeframes and costs.

Bloomberg PMI Signals Euro Retail Sales Fall at Weaker Rate

NEW YORK - Retailers Wind Down Stocks and Staff Levels

- Wholesale Prices Show Smallest Rise for over Three Years

Strategas Research Partners Launches Geneva Office

NEW YORK and GENEVA - Company Expands European Coverage with Swiss Headquarters

Strategas Research Partners, a pre-eminent independent research firm
specializing in investment strategy, economics and policy research, today
announced the opening of its first European office and the appointment of
Christian Pinchart-Deny as its Managing Director in Geneva.

The French Institute I-Stem Realizes First Innovative Screens Using Stem Cells to Identify Drugs for Myotonic Dystrophy, DM1 Disease

EVRY, France - Four research teams of I-STEM[*] have joined forces in a collaborative
project that has just achieved a first pilot therapy-oriented screen of
compounds and RNA interference aiming at reversing the altered phenotypes
observed in human embryonic stem cells carrying the mutant gene for myotonic
dystrophy type1. This assay inaugurates a series of R&D planned in 2009.

Wind Energy Gives Europe a Competitive Advantage, Says EU Energy Commissioner

MARSEILLE, France - “Wind energy can replace a large proportion of the polluting and finite
fuels we currently rely on,” explained Andris Piebalgs, EU Energy
Commissioner, at the opening session of the European Wind Energy Conference
and Exhibition (EWEC) organised by the European Wind Energy Association
(EWEA) this morning. “It makes good sense to invest in indigenous sources of
power which hedge against unpredictable fossil fuel prices and in which
Europe has a real competitive advantage”.

One Week Remains for Media Accreditation for the International Olympic Committee’s Evaluation Commission Visit

CHICAGO - Media applying for accreditation to cover the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission Visit in Chicago, April 2-8 have one
week to submit their accreditation application. The accreditation period will
close on Monday, March 23. Media traveling to Chicago and staying at the
Sheraton have until Friday, March 20 to reserve a room at the media hotel.

French Public Employment Service Introduces a New Search System

PARIS - WCC’s ELISE Software has Been Selected to Transform the Process of
Matching Candidates With Job Offers.

K International Awarded Ministry of Defence Language Translation Contract

MILTON KEYNES, England - K International has announced that it has signed a major contract with
the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the provision of secure language
translation services in support of the British Armed Forces.

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