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Kyocera Corporation's (NYSE:KYO) (TOKYO:6971) wholly-owned subsidiary in charge of the production of high-density wiring boards for servers and network equipment, Kyocera SLC Technologies Corporation (herein "KST"), announced that on Friday, May 17 it had broken ground on a second manufacturing facility at its Kyoto Ayabe Plant (Ayabe City, Kyoto Pref., Japan) in order to further expand its business.

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First DR capital raising by a Japanese firm since 2011, and first ADR capital raising since 2009 NEW YORK , May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has been appointed by UBIC, Inc. as depositary bank for its American depositary receipt (ADR) program, the first ADR capital raising by a Japanese firm since 2009.

HOUSTON , May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parker Drilling Company (NYSE:PKD) today announced, that in accordance with New York Stock Exchange rules regarding equity inducement awards, the Company has granted an equity inducement award of 261,438 restricted stock units to Christopher T.

Medtronic Inc.'s (MDT) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 2.2% as restructuring charges masked the medical-devices company's improved revenue and margins.

LGS Innovations ™, an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE and Euronext Paris: ALU) today announced it has been selected for a multiple-award blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to expand and improve its wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure.

Get the season's favorite nutritious fruit in strawberry-packed smoothies like Strawberries Wild, Strawberry Surf Rider and Jamba Kids Strawberries Gone Bananas EMERYVILLE, Calif.

Advantage Announces Updated Corporate Presentation Canada NewsWire (TSX: AAV, NYSE: AAV) CALGARY , May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.

(TSX: AAV, NYSE: AAV) CALGARY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.

Advantage Announces Significant Increase in Reserves & Contingent Resources and Updates Guidance & Strategic Alternatives Process Canada NewsWire (TSX: AAV, NYSE: AAV) (All reserve and resource volumes are "working interest" and "sales" except where otherwise indicated) CALGARY , May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Highlights: Total Petroleum Initially in Place ("TPIIP") at Glacier increased to 16.0 Tcf 2P Reserves plus 2C Contingent Resources increased to 5.9 Tcfe 2C Contingent Resources increased to 4.20 Tcfe; 72% of which is contained in the liquids rich Middle Montney intervals that are approximately 150 meters thick 2P Reserves grew to 1.61 Tcfe which includes 11 million barrels of NGLs Our Special Committee's financial advisors will immediately commence a broad marketing effort to solicit interest in a sale of the Corporation or other strategic transaction to maximize value for all

(TSX: AAV, NYSE: AAV) (All reserve and resource volumes are "working interest" and "sales" except where otherwise indicated) CALGARY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Highlights: Total Petroleum Initially in Place ("TPIIP") at Glacier increased to 16.0 Tcf 2P Reserves plus 2C Contingent Resources increased to 5.9 Tcfe 2C Contingent Resources increased to 4.20 Tcfe; 72% of which is contained in the liquids rich Middle Montney intervals that are approximately 150 meters thick 2P Reserves grew to 1.61 Tcfe which includes 11 million barrels of NGLs Our Special Committee's financial advisors will immediately commence a broad marketing effort to solicit interest in a sale of the Corporation or other strategic transaction to maximize value for all shareholders.

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Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC: ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc. (NYSE: CEM) , ClearBridge Energy MLP Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMO) , ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: CTR) , Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (NYSE: BWG) , LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: SCD) , LMP Corporate Loan Fund Inc. (NYSE: TLI) , LMP Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: RIT) .

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. (NYSE: GFY) announced today monthly distributions of $0.0725 per common share for June, July and August 2013.

Western Asset Inflation Management Fund Inc. (NYSE: IMF) today announced a monthly distribution of $0.0500 per common share for June 2013.

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Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: SBW) today announced monthly distributions of $0.0840 per common share for June, July and August 2013.

LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: SCD) today announced a quarterly distribution of $0.2800 per common share for June 2013.

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Identity and credit card theft continue to top list of security concerns; fewer Americans are "extremely concerned" about financial security compared with a year ago BLUE BELL, Pa.

Home Values in California, Southwest Metros Continue to Sizzle; National Rents Cool, According to April Zillow Real Estate Market Reports SEATTLE , May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Home values continued to climb in April, increasing 0.5 percent from March to a Zillow® Home Value Index[i] of $158,300 , according to the April Zillow Real Estate Market Reports[ii].  Home values were up 5.2 percent year-over-year, marking the sixth consecutive month of annual home value appreciation at or above 5 percent.

Express Scripts' Three-Year Drug Trend Forecast Projects That Three of the Four Costliest Therapy Classes Will Be Specialty Conditions ST.

Yesterday, the Board of Directors of American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) approved a 14.1% increase in its third quarter cash dividend from $0.355 per share to $0.405 per share on the common shares of the Company.

Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCBB: VPIG) , an innovator in safe youth payments, today announced that it has signed partnership agreements with Toy Galaxy and Toadstool companies in the UK to integrate the Virtual Piggy solution into both companies' ecommerce operations.

Western Asset Managed High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: MHY) today announced monthly distributions of $0.0370 per common share for June, July and August 2013.

Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: DMO) announced today distributions from short-term capital gains of $0.1668 and $0.1500 per common share for June and July 2013, respectively, and a distribution from long-term capital gains of $1.1204 per common share for June 2013.

3M announced today it is in the final stages of scale-up for its new 3M™ Quantum Dot Enhancement Film (QDEF). The new film allows up to 50 percent more color than current levels in liquid crystal display (LCD) devices.

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GE Capital Fleet Services today announced the results of its 18 th annual fleet passenger car maintenance study, which found that overall fleet car maintenance costs increased by seven percent in 2012 compared to 2011.