A Call for Participation in the Benchmark Survey on Transforming the Domino Platform

September 16th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - - Regional Differences Emerge in Global Leadership Study - North America Demonstrates Most Positive Attitudes Towards Corporate Leadership; Europe Shows Most Skepticism The Korn/Ferry Institute today revealed a new quarterly study designed to reflect the attitudes and opinions of global executives on corporate leadership. The inaugural "Confidence in Leadership Index" shows that despite a turbulent economy and broad swings in a variety of economic indicators, confidence in leadership globally remained stable between May 2009 (when the first benchmark survey was issued) and August 2009.

August 25th, 2009 KENILWORTH, England - The Solar Trade Association and the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council will be holding a joint launch event at the Restaurant Ship Hispaniola at 5pm on Wednesday 9th Sept for the Solar Thermal Benchmark Commissioning Checklist and STA Solar Handbook. The launch event will feature a keynote speech by a principal political figure in the drive to reduce the UK's carbon output.

July 23rd, 2009 AURORA, Canada - Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A; NYSE: MGA) will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, on Friday, August 7, 2009.

July 8th, 2009 MONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. ("FEMSA") (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) is pleased to invite you to participate in its Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call that will be held on: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:00 AM Eastern Time (10:00 AM Mexico City Time) Javier Astaburuaga, Chief Financial Officer of FEMSA, will host the call and discuss FEMSA's 2nd quarter 2009 financial results, followed by a question and answer session.

June 28th, 2009 BENSHEIM, Germany - Organizations are spending millions of dollars each year on their compliance programs. However, many senior executives have become frustrated.

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today reported that it will not announce issuance of Benchmark Notes on June 25, 2009, the second of two scheduled announcement dates in June. As noted in our 2009 Benchmark Securities Issuance Calendar, the company may forego any scheduled Benchmark Notes issuance.

June 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today reported that it will not announce issuance of Benchmark Notes on June 2, 2009, the first of two scheduled announcement dates in June. As noted in our 2009 Benchmark Securities Issuance Calendar, the company may forego any scheduled Benchmark Notes issuance.

May 25th, 2009 NORCROSS, Georgia and LONDON - S1 Enterprise Establishes 'Banking Relationship Score' - Outlines Steps Required to Rebuild Trust and Confidence Results of a new survey released today by S1 Enterprise confirm that troubles in the banking sector have taken a toll on customers' relationships with their financial institutions - and provide insights on how banks can rebuild trust and confidence. Fielded among more than 1,200 European and U.S.

May 11th, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas and WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey - Joins Microsoft and IBM as only ETL Experts to Sit on Benchmarking Subcommittee Syncsort, a global provider of high-performance data integration software, is pleased to announce its invitation to join the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), a non-profit corporation founded to define transaction processing and database benchmarks. Syncsort will participate in the TPC's ETL Benchmark subcommittee, where it will lend expertise in performance and low total cost of ownership to drive industry thinking and direction.

April 12th, 2009 MONTERREY, Mexico - Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. ("FEMSA") (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) is pleased to invite you to participate in its First Quarter 2009 Conference Call that will be held on: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:00 AM Eastern Time (10:00 AM Mexico City Time) Javier Astaburuaga, Chief Financial Officer of FEMSA, will host the call and discuss FEMSA's 1st quarter 2009 financial results, followed by a question and answer session.

May 31st, 2009 Fats Domino makes rare appearance at La. concertNEW ORLEANS — Fats Domino rarely emerges from his Louisiana home — and many wondered if he'd show up for "The Domino Effect," his namesake concert that raises funds to help rebuild schools and playgrounds damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Only five telecom operators out of 11 have met the 90 percent quality of service benchmark set by the sector's watchdog, a survey released Friday said. Interestingly, the country's largest private operator Airtel is among the firms that failed to meet the benchmark of 90 percent that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has set for quality of service.

June 11th, 2009 Construction platform collapses in Texas, 3 dieAUSTIN, Texas — Officials say a third worker has died after a construction platform collapsed at a high-rise condominium in Austin, Texas. Warren Hassinger, spokesman for Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services, said the men fell from a construction elevator on the building's 11th floor.

February 7th, 2009 JINGBIAN - At least 40 people were injured when a platform collapsed during a folk dancing show in northwest China's Shaanxi province, an official said Sunday. The accident happened Friday at about 2 p.m.

July 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should allow participation of institutional players and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in the country's debt market, said an industry survey released here Monday. According to the survey report, released a day before the apex bank is scheduled to announce its monetary policy for the current fiscal, 90 percent of the participants said the participation of FIIs in the debt market would help in its stabilisation.

January 2nd, 2009 MUNNAR - Exactly this day 75 years ago, India's best-known birdman Salim Ali started a survey that is still considered a benchmark in ornithology. A group of bird lovers is restarting the same survey from the same spot Saturday.

August 15th, 2009 LONDON - British surgeons have set a new transplant record by carrying out five operations in less than 24 hours. Surgeons Darius Mirza, Khalid Sharif, Paolo Muiesan and Simon Bramell along with a team of consultants hit a European first with the stomach, pancreas, bowel and liver transplants.

August 3rd, 2009 1 in 5 Americans is a birdwatcher, report saysWASHINGTON — One in every five Americans watches birds, according to a new report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service called "Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis." The report claims that 48 million people birdwatch, remaining at a steady 20 percent of the U.S.

July 22nd, 2009 SHILLONG - For the first time in Shillong, a coffee shop has come up that serves as a platform for artists as well as art enthusiasts. Besides its achievement as a music capital of the country, the state is now working towards popularizing visual art.

June 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite signs of an improving economy, India Inc feels actual recovery will happen only after September, a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has found. According to the survey, conducted by the CII northern region, 96 percent of respondents believe a turnaround would happen only in the second half of 2009-10, thanks to the ongoing global slowdown The survey found 72 percent of respondents expecting the economic growth to be in the range of 5-7 percent this fiscal.