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HOUSTON , March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today the appointment of Jeffrey A.

Virtual schools, massive online open courses (MOOCs), online learning networks and tutoring are all reshaping what it means to be a student.

Mr. Zhou Appointed President of Suntech WUXI, China , March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Niagara Financial Group (Nasdaq:FNFG) today announced that its Board of Directors, at its regularly scheduled March 19 th meeting, appointed Gary M.

RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 common shares of beneficial interest.

The law firm of Federman & Sherwood, a nationwide securities law firm, announces an investigation on behalf of shareholders of Houston-based Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: HNR) (“HNR” or “Company”) into allegations that the Company has violated federal securities laws.

- Third quarter sales of $520 million - Diluted earnings per share of $0.46 - Cash from operations of $27.5 million; $34 million reduction in net debt in third quarter - Raised full year guidance to a range of $1.78 to $1.82 diluted earnings per share WOOD DALE, Ill.

Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company of RMB5.512 billion representing an increase of 366.95% over 2011 BEIJING , March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Huaneng Power International, Inc. ("HPI" or the "Company") (NYSE: HNP; HKEx: 902; SSE: 600011) today announced its audited annual operating results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 prepared under the International Financial Reporting Standards, in which the Company recorded consolidated operating revenue of RMB133.967 billion (equivalent to approximately USD21.314 billion , based on the exchange rate of USD1 to RMB6.2855 as of December 31, 2012 ), representing an increase of 0.41% over 2011, and net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company of RMB5.512billion (equivalent to approximately USD0.877 billion ), representing an increase of 366.95% over 2011.

NEW YORK , March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Economic Forum has named Kim Slicklein, President of OgilvyEarth, the integrated global sustainability communications practice of advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, a Young Global Leader for the Class of 2013.

NEW YORK , March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alles Group Mexico City, one of the largest independent commercial real estate services firms in Mexico City , has joined the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) family, expanding NGKF's presence in Latin America .

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Kirby McInerney LLP is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (“Palomar” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PMTI) related to the proposed acquisition of the Company by Cynosure, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYNO) (“Cynosure”). Under the terms of the agreement, Cynosure will acquire PMTI in a cash and stock transaction pursuant to which shareholders will receive $6.825 per share in cash and $6.825 per share in Cynosure common stock, valuing the transaction at approximately $294 million.

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NELSONVILLE, Ohio , March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocky Brands (NASDAQ: RCKY) is proud to announce it has donated more than $112,000 to Susan G.

NEW YORK, March 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voltari , a division of Motricity (Nasdaq:MOTR) and the leader in predictive targeting for mobile consumers, today announced the appointment of Michele Sweeney as Regional Vice President of North American Sales, overseeing the western U.S. region.

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Award presented at SAP North America field kick-off meeting NEW YORK , March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte today announced it is the recipient of two SAP® North America Partner Excellence Awards for 2013 in the categories "Top Support Services – Technical Quality" and "Top Services Partner – Strategic Industries."  Awards were presented by SAP Americas (NYSE: SAP) during the SAP North America Field Kick-Off Meeting (FKOM) 2013, held Jan.

Gaining Altitude - Laurentian Bank Holds Its 2013 Annual Meeting Canada NewsWire MONTREAL , March 19, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - During Laurentian Bank's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held today at the Montréal Science Centre, the organization's senior management presented an overview of results for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 .

Company highlights innovations to help businesses unite their organizations, connect with their customers and get the most value from their information technology investments.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks started modestly higher on Tuesday after the government reported housing starts climbed 0.8% in February.

LRR Energy, L.P. (NYSE: LRE) (“LRR Energy” or “LRE”) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 6,000,000 common units, of which 3,000,000 common units are being offered by LRR Energy and 3,000,000 common units are being offered by LRR Energy’s sponsor, Lime Rock Resources, at a public offering price of $16.84 per common unit.

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International Rectifier, IR ® (NYSE: IRF) , a world leader in power management technology, today announced the introduction of the IR3847 high current Point-of-Load (POL) integrated voltage regulator that extends the current rating of IR’s third generation SupIRBuck ® family up to 25A in a compact 5x6 mm package.

Alimentation Couche-Tard announces its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 Canada NewsWire Highlights of the Third Quarter of fiscal 2013 Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA ("Statoil Fuel & Retail") Acquisition of Statoil Fuel & Retail On June 19, 2012, the Corporation acquired 81.2% of the 300,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of Statoil Fuel & Retail for a cash consideration of 51.20 Norwegian Kroners ("NOK") per share for a total amount of NOK 12.47 billion or approximately $2.10 billion through a voluntary public offer (the "offer"). From June 22, 2012 to June 29, 2012, the Corporation acquired 53,238,857 additional shares of Statoil Fuel & Retail for a cash consideration of NOK 51.20 per share, totalling NOK 2.73 billion or approximately $0.45 billion, increasing its participation to 98.9%. Having reached a shareholding of more than 90%, on June 29, 2012, in accordance with Norwegian laws, Couche-Tard initiated the

Citrix today announced the availability of rich content editing capabilities within Citrix ShareFile ™ apps for mobile devices.

McAfee today announced that May 16 th will be its second annual Global Community Service Day .

D3Publisher (D3P), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that The Croods: Prehistoric Party! , inspired by the DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) animated film, The Croods , is now available for a suggested retail price of $39.95 for Wii U™ and $29.95 for Wii™, Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™. The Croods comes to theaters on Friday, March 22, 2013 in North America.

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