DUBLIN, July 12, 2010 - Global Indemnity plc (Nasdaq: GBLI) today announced the appointment of James W. Crystal as a Director. The appointment is effective July 6, 2010.

BOSTON, July 12, 2010 - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the hiring of Ray Barbee as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Wood Products, Timber and Biomass business areas. Ray comes to RISI from Roseburg Forest Products where he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing across their lumber, plywood, OSB, engineered wood products and specialty products businesses. Ray's career thus far spans three decades and multiple executive roles from production to sales working for companies such as Roseburg, Louisiana-Pacific and Boise Cascade. A veteran of the industry, he has been involved in many facets of today's modern forestry businesses from strategic planning, M&A and distribution to production, supply-chain management and forecasting. Ray has a degree in Political Science from UNC Chapel Hill and a MBA in Finance & Marketing from USC Columbia. Ray has also completed a Pulp & Paper course from the Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican).

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 12, 2010 - Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (NYSE Amex: PBM), (CDNX: BKM.V) is pleased to announce that the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (BCEAO) has accepted for Review the Company's Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate. The BCEAO has also informed the Company that the Company has met the requirements of the Section 11 Order with respect to both public and First Nations Consultation and is satisfied with the Consultation Plans proposed by the Company for the Application Review period. The 180-day Environmental Assessment Certificate Application Review period begins on July 12, 2010.

BELOIT, Wisconsin, July 12, 2010 - Sheffield Bio-Science, a leading global pharmaceutical supplier of superior quality cell nutrition and excipient products for the biotech and pharmaceutical markets, has been awarded the distinguished 2010 Lilly Global Supplier Award.

HOUSTON, July 12, 2010 - Energy Holdings International, Inc. (EHII) through its wholly owned subsidiary Advance Energy has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bangladesh Power development Board (BPDB) to develop a 200 MW single cycle electrical power generation plant with a future expansion of up to a 450 MW combined cycle facility in the country of Bangladesh.