LONDON, December 18 - BancTec, Inc., a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, has entered the Polish market through a new distribution agreement signed with SkanSerwis, a Warsaw-based provider of scanning solutions and services. The agreement covers distribution in Poland of BancTec's highly acclaimed IntelliScan(R) and E-Series high-speed document scanning and sorting transports.

GENEVA, December 18 - GAIN - the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition released today its 2008-2009 Annual Report. The report confirms the effectiveness of GAIN's work in reducing malnutrition in high-burden countries. GAIN's national food fortification projects are reaching more than 200 million people, including more than 108.3 million women and young children. "Our attention to measuring the impact of our programs has brought a more rigorous approach to program design," said Marc Van Ameringen, Executive Director of GAIN. "Our multi-stakeholder national food fortification projects are reaching large scale populations."

ORIGINALLY VALUED AT US$33.5 MILLION CHICAGO, December 17 - Lion's Gate, a magnificent 23,000-square-foot architectural masterpiece, situated in an extraordinary recreational setting within the coveted gated community of Sea Horse Ranch on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, will be sold at public auction by New York based Sheldon Good & Company -- America's Real Estate Auctioneer. The auction has been set for Tuesday, January 19th, 2010.

TORONTO, December 17 - In the glamorous world of Bollywood, it doesn't get much bigger than Akshay Kumar! This Indian superstar of more than 120 films has come to "Bollywood North" to run with the Olympic Flame in Toronto on Dec. 17.

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