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Tobacco Free Florida’s exhibit at the FSU vs. UF game in Tallahassee raises awareness of the 28,000 Floridians who die each year from smoking. (PRNewsFoto/Tobacco Free Florida)

Tobacco Free Florida Kicks Off Impactful Guerilla Marketing Initiative at FSU vs. UF Game

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Football fans may see an unconventional anti-tobacco display

at the FSU vs. UF game today. Tobacco Free Florida will be tailgating under a tent, rooting for their teams, grilling, tossing a football around and other traditional pre-game activities. The unexpected twist is that the tailgaters are skeletons. The message to fans is “We lose too many fans each year to tobacco.”

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According to Kim Berfield, Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Health, this display is meant to generate buzz among FSU and UF fans. “We are excited to have the opportunity to reach thousands of fans and raise awareness of the 28,000 Floridians who die each year from smoking. The unexpected nature of this exhibit will be memorable, and will make game day attendees think about mortality and tobacco use.”

Launching at this weekend’s big match-up which could be attended by more than 80,000 fans, this guerilla-marketing tactic is part of Tobacco Free Florida’s strategy to creatively target consumers where they would not be expecting to see an anti-tobacco message. Situated among other tailgaters on the corner of St. Augustine and Varsity Drive, this highly visible football tailgate will open Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

After this weekend’s game, the display will travel around the state visiting community and sporting events. During Tobacco Free Florida week February 27 to March 6, the exhibit will be featured at several events around the state.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 3 million of adults in Florida smoke, or 21% of the state’s population. Smoking prevalence among adults has not changed in ten years. Nearly one out of every five adults in Florida smokes.

For more information on Tobacco Free Florida, please visit www.tobaccofreeflorida.com. For free cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapies, contact the Florida Quitline at 1-877-U-CAN-NOW.

Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (SMT), Surat, India, leading developer and manufacturer of drug-eluting Stents, welcomed the positive results achieved by Supralimus Core (Sirolimus Eluting Stents on unique chromium cobalt platform with a biodegradable Polymer) in the MAXIMUS trial.

MAXIMUS trial was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the Supralimus-Core (Sirolimus Eluting Stent) in de novo native obstructive coronary artery disease. It included 100 patients from the prestigious Max Heart institute in India.

The study population was reflective of oreal world patients with smaller vessels, high incidence of diabetes (36%) and other cardiovascular risk factors.

The 8-months angiographic results, analyzed by Cardialysis (Rotterdam, Netherlands) showed extremely low TLR (Target Lesion Revascularization) at (1%) Stent Thrombosis (2%) at 1 year and low angiographic in-segment restenosis rates (4.6%) at 8 months. The results compare favorably to other drug eluting Stents current in clinically practice.

The 12 month results of MAXIMUS, which were unveiled by Dr. Ashok Seth (Chairman and Chief cardiologist, Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India) on Monday, October 12th at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference in Washington, DC.

The results of Supralimus Core in a real world population with high incidence of diabetes and relatively smaller vessels are extremely promising. It also has the additional advantage of biodegradable polymer which disappears over a period of time then alleviating some of the concern related to persistent polymer hypersensitivity. Dr Seth commented.

Dr Atul Abhyankar, Medical Director- Sahajanand\’s Medical Technologies, shared the enthusiasm “The results of TLR and MACE are very low, especially the low Stent thrombosis rates at one year are very impressive and encourage us to further document these results in larger comparative trials.”

Mr. Dhirajlal Kotadia, the Founder and Chairman of SMT; shared the importance of the company’s commitment to continuously trying to address unmet medical needs and provide patients and clinicians with choice.  “We will continue our investment in clinical research and ensure the delivery of evidence-based treatments to all deserving patients around the world.” he added.

Sahajanand Medical Technologies is ( http://www.smtpl.com/ ) a global developer and manufacturers of minimally invasive coronary stents, with one of the broadest product portfolios in the industry. (Infinnium, Infinicore, Supralimus, Supracore, Coronnium and Matrix).

Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Sahajanand House, Parsi Street,
Saiyedpura.
Surat – 395 003,
India.
91-261-245-1451

By: J P Dutta

December 1, 2008   NORTH POLE — Anyone can watch Christmas preparations unfold in real-time this year with the unveiling of Santa Live 3D, a webcam that gives viewers an insider’s look at Santa and his helpers in action. This Webcam to the North Pole is the next step in Santa’s quest to bring his worldwide gift-distribution headquarters into the realm of the high-tech.

We first recognized the importance of technology after one of the elves revolutionized the naughty/nice list with a software program, Santa Claus explained. We increased proficiency by thirty percent, and, in turn, had more time to manufacture gifts. Next, a GPS unit was added to the sleigh, allowing us to map out more efficient routes. Our time flying to each child’s house was cut in half.

Last year’s revamping of the supply-chain management system, with its use of continually-updating PDAs, was another move toward greater efficiency. However, Santa’s latest high-tech addition is more social in nature.

The webcam is merely this year’s response to the trend in social-networking, Santa explained, Sure, I could do a Facebook or MySpace page, but I don’t think I would even have the time to give status updates or respond to all the friend requests. A webcam solves all of that. Its 24/7 coverage of what’s happening: authentic, raw, North Pole life.

Those downloading the application called SantaLive 3D only available to iPhone and iPod Touch users can expect a candid view into life at the North Pole. Whether it’s a good-natured snowball fight, Santa decorating the Christmas tree, or watching the elves pretend to be happy about receiving one of Mrs. Claus’ fruitcakes, children and adults alike will be thrilled to catch a glimpse of life at the heretofore unseen North Pole.

Santa Claus brought the webcam idea to a deserving software developer who remained on Santa’s nice list throughout his childhood. The application can be downloaded through the App Store on any iPhone or iPod Touch by searching the App Store for SantaLive 3D or on iTunes by clicking this link

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=296239614&mt=8 . For a demonstration of the application, those in the true holiday spirit can go to www.iphonesanta.com where they will find out how to keep up with the latest news at the North Pole. Webcam archives are kept to ensure that no one misses a single minute of the action.

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Search engine marketing is becoming increasingly important for businesses to succeed. Companies may have a professionally designed website. However in order to be successful their website needs to be found on search engines such as Google and Yahoo. Web design company based in London and India, http://www.kronikmedia.co.uk are now offering website marketing service to businesses small in UK that is aimed at obtaining the maximum coverage for company websites on the internet.  

The website marketing service is ideal for companies small or large in Uk that are looking to improve their presence on the internet. The web design company already known for their up-market web design service have launched a new online marketing service that allows businesses to maximise the benefits of the internet for their business.

The website marketing service is a cost effective way for businesses to market their services on the internet. As more and more customers are relying on the internet to search for products and services they require, marketing on the internet is becoming essential for businesses. The website marketing service is managed by a an experienced search engine marketing team who will focus on building your website’s profile not only on search engines like Google and Yahoo but also on leading social networking websites. 

The current economic slowdown is further encouraging companies in UK to look for cost effective methods to promote their business. The internet seems to be the obvious way forward. 

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Yatra.com, one of the leading travel companies of India, today launched a new service of booking hotels online without charging upfront payment from the customers. Currently customers have to make 100% advance payment to book any hotel in India. The new service will increase the comfort and convenience for travellers, especially those looking forward to book budget hotels as they will now pay only after reviewing the hotel themselves while checking in.

Currently, the service is being offered in 300 budget hotels across India, and by March 2009, it will be extended to over 2000 properties. The customers need to pay a token amount of 10% while making the online booking. Yatra.com constantly endeavours to develop innovative services for its customers, be it in planning a vacation, booking flights or making hotel reservations. Yatra.com is one of the largest sellers of domestic and international hotels in India.

It boasts of the hotel videos, showing customers the actual hotel rooms and its amenities, thereby helping alleviate surprises for them when they actually reach the destination. Choice of hotels can also be done with the help of expert advice from the Yatra.com’s travel consultants, destination guides & user reviews, all available by simply logging on to Yatra.com.

Dhruv Shringi, CEO and Co- Founder, Yatra.com said that, “With our competitive pricing and user-friendly features, we try to provide the best in class services to our customers. People are hesitant to make online bookings because they have to pay in advance for something they have not yet seen. They will now have an option to pay directly at the hotel by depositing a small token amount as advance”.

Deep Chaddha, General Manager, The Pride, Chennai said, “We welcome this new scheme of Yatra.com. This scheme will be beneficial to the hospitality industry, especially to the travellers from the mid-market segment as they can ensure room booking in the hotel of their choice in advance by paying just 10% of the total amount. This allows customers to build up their resources and spread out their expenses before checking-in to the hotel and going on a vacation.”

Rahul Kanungo, General Manager, BJN Group of Hotels, said, ‘The travel and tourism industry is going through a tough time and one has to be really innovative to sail through this period. The new scheme of Yatra.com is a perfect example of being innovative, customer centricity & business driven at the same time.’

Sandeep Kumar, General Manager – Sales & Marketing, Avalon Resorts, said, ‘This is a great offer introduced by Yatra.com and will prove to be of immense help to the industry. In the wake of marked economic slowdown, the hospitality industry has seen a drop in the room occupancy rate. An offer of this sort should allow hotels to increase bookings and will thus give a boost to the occupancy rates.’

Since its inception, Yatra.com has always kept up with its innovative fibre by providing one-of-its’-kinds services to its customers. Yatra.com was the first online travel company to offer services such as cash on delivery of domestic and international flight tickets, compensation to the customers on flight delay, flight cancellation or baggage loss. It also sprang up with Yatra Power Deals offer, which provides exclusive discounts on leading brands for booking flight tickets.

About Yatra.com

Yatra.com, rated as India’s No. 1 travel website by Juxt Consult – India Online Survey 2008 is a one-stop-shop for all travel needs. From air tickets to hotel rooms to holiday packages to car rentals, yatra.com has everything to service today’s traveler. With yatra.com, you can book air tickets over the internet, through their 24×7 customer care centre, Yatra.com Holiday Lounges or by simply using your mobile phone. Yatra.com gives you an access to the best travel deals across a myriad of national and international destinations. It is one of the largest consolidators of hotels in India. Yatra.com provides reservation for 3,000 hotels across 250 destinations in India. Yatra also has international tie-ups with all the major international airlines and provides real time access to over 90,000 hotels across the world. All products at yatra.com come with a best price guarantee and an assurance of instant bookings. Currently yatra.com is doing average revenue of Rs 80 crores a month and a volume of more than 6,500 air tickets and 300+ hotel room nights per day.

DHL Express, India’s No 1 international air express company and Blue Dart, India’s No 1 domestic air express company along with Blue Dart Aviation today inaugurated a first-of-its-kind integrated terminal at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) that will help synergize the domestic and international express operations of both businesses in South India. With an investment of US$ 25 million, this 220,757 sq.ft facility is expected to provide faster clearance and seamless handling of in-bound and out-bound international and domestic shipments, which will further strengthen the companies’ unparalleled global and domestic delivery network.

This combined facility that handles both domestic and international express operations at BIAL is expected to bring substantial synergies in operations such as reducing throughput handling time, streamlining processes and optimizing the utilization of space and common resources. The facility augments the dedicated aviation network which is one of its kind in the country with its own maintenance, ground handling and airside cum cityside operations capabilities. Further, it is also scaled to accommodate future growth over the next 10 years.

At the inauguration, Dan McHugh, CEO, DHL Express – Asia Pacific said, “With increasing trade opportunities in India and continued growth in Intra-Asia trade, our integrated facility at the new Bengaluru Airport will offer greater customer convenience by providing end-to-end solutions for domestic and international express services. We are proud to be the pioneers in establishing the first-of-its-kind facility in Asia, benchmarked against world-class facilities. This infrastructure is benchmarked to successful global hubs that have self controlled operations and have achieved outstanding results in facilitating trade.”

Malcolm Monteiro, Senior VP & Area Director-South Asia, DHL Express Asia Pacific, said “DHL continues to invest in India to support its growing customer base. Along with our domestic partner, Blue Dart, we are now jointly leveraging on our strengths in joint facilities, customer service, retail express outlets and back end support. We consider this to be a tremendous competitive advantage to combine DHL’s international access in over 220 countries along with Blue Dart’s strong domestic network of 21,044 locations across India.”

DHL’s Express services are widely used by a large number of customers serving critical business & personal requirements. DHL & Blue Dart together are the market leaders of the Express business in India. This integrated facility will now provide a seamless Express handling experience that ensures better utilization of airport assets. With the reduction of load shipments and vehicular movement, the customer will now benefit with a throughput time advantage of 60 minutes.

As part of the DHL group, Anil Khanna, Managing Director, Blue Dart Express stated, “Blue Dart, was the first express player to operate freighters in India. Our dedicated ground and air express services combined with our superior aviation infrastructure continues to be our key differentiator. This shared facility increases our competitive advantage. As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary in India, this is a key milestone that lays a strong foundation for Airport infrastructure.”

About DHL India

DHL India offers customers comprehensive logistics solutions through their four business units: DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Exel Supply Chain and Blue Dart. With a majority stake in Blue Dart, DHL has an unmatched domestic network across 21,044 locations pan India. Through the four business units, customers have access to tailor-made end to end solutions in express, air and ocean freight, supply chain solutions and customs clearance. With world class service centres, biggest retail presence, investment in gateways and warehouses, DHL services more than 50,000 customers across India.

About Blue Dart:

Blue Dart, part pf the DHL group, is South Asia’s premier No.1 express air and integrated transportation, distribution and Logistics Company, offers secure and reliable delivery of consignments to over 21,044 locations in India.

The Blue Dart team drives market leadership through its motivated work force, dedicated air capacity, cutting-edge technology, innovation, and value-added services to deliver unmatched standards of service quality to its customers. For further information, please visitour website at www.bluedart.com.

About DHL

DHL is the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized solutions from a single source.

DHL offers expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland transport, contract logistic solutions as well as international mail services, combined with worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of local markets. DHL’s international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. Some 300,000 employees are dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customers’ expectations.

DHL is a Deutsche Post World Net brand. The group generated revenues of more than 63 bn Euros in 2007.

New study finds the majority of acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapse cases arise from a cell already present at the time of diagnosis

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that cause relapse. The finding offers a pathway to designing treatments for ALL relapse in children and, ultimately, in adults.

The most common childhood cancer, ALL affects thousands of children annually in the United States. Although more than 80 percent of ALL cases are cured, relapse is a significant problem, with only 30 percent of children with relapsed ALL surviving.

Previous studies had found some evidence for genetic differences between the cancer cells of ALL patients at initial diagnosis and those who relapsed. That information was limited, and there had never been a broad comparison of the entire genomes of ALL at initial diagnosis and at subsequent relapse.

In the study that appears in the Nov. 28, 2008, issue of the journal Science, St. Jude researchers compared the genomes of the cancer cells of 61 childhood ALL patients when they were initially diagnosed and after they had relapsed. The investigators used millions of genetic markers — characteristic genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms — as guideposts to pinpoint genetic changes characteristic of relapsed cells. Using these genetic markers, the researchers analyzed all of the cells’ chromosomes to look for genetic changes called copy number abnormalities specific to relapsed cells. These changes are considered a major type of damaging gene alterations in ALL.

“In more than 90 percent of the cases, we found differences in the genetic alterations present at the time of diagnosis and at the time of relapse,” said Charles Mullighan, M.D., Ph.D., assistant member in the St. Jude Department of Pathology and the paper’s first author. “Examining the new changes that are arising at relapse tells us a lot about the individual genetic lesions that might confer resistance to treatment and be responsible for relapse.”

According to the researchers, the relapse-related genetic changes commonly disrupted the machinery by which white blood cells called B cells mature and proliferate. Importantly, the relapse-related genetic changes only infrequently involved genes directly regulating the responsiveness to anti-cancer drugs.

The analysis also indicated that in most cases, the cancer cells responsible for relapse were related to those that originally gave rise to the cancer. Those relapse cells were present at low levels at diagnosis, the scientists’ analysis indicated. However, in a few cases, the relapse cells evolved from genetically distinct cells, indicating that the relapsed leukemia was actually an entirely new cancer.

“The key finding in our work is that in the majority of cases, relapse is arising from a cell already present at the time of diagnosis,” said James Downing, M.D., St. Jude Scientific Director, chair of the Department of Pathology and the paper’s senior author. “That cell is selected for during treatment and then subsequently emerges as basis for relapse.”

“The second key point is that we have found a large number of new genetic alterations that had not been previously identified as new targets of copy number changes at the time of relapse,” Mullighan added.

Mullighan emphasized that the findings do not mean immediate treatments for ALL relapse. “But, this is a very important starting point because we have identified several key pathways that are the most common targets of new genetic changes at the time of relapse,” he said.

Identification of these relapse pathways will lead to understanding of the biological machinery of relapse, and ultimately to drugs that target that machinery. Such studies of the relapse machinery are now underway at St. Jude.

In other further studies, the researchers are also looking for other relapse-related genetic alterations besides copy number abnormalities. They are also applying their findings to adult ALL, in which relapse is a more significant problem than in the childhood disease.

Other authors of this paper include Letha Phillips, Xiaoping Su, Jing Ma, Christopher Miller and Sheila Shurtleff.

The research was supported in part by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and ALSAC.

St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.

Bangalore Management Academy (BMA) is the new age torchbearer of quality and innovative education in the IT capital of the India. In collaboration with top universities from world over, BMA has brought in fresh educational trends in the country.

BMA India has been affiliated with best universities in the world; it is learning portal dedicated to professional students and corporate. It has committed to offer the best courses from renowned Universities and colleges across the globe like Nanyang Institute of Management (NIM), Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Northern Consortium UK (NCUK), etc. 

BMA is identified as one of the ‘New Emerging Potential & Promising B- Schools’ by Competition Success Review (CSR), Nov 08 Edition. Click here to view: http://www.bmaindia.com/downloads/competition-sucess-nov.pdf

Admissions open for: Master of professional finance and banking
                                   Master of professional accounting
                                   MBA international-Edith Cowan University, Australia

For more details, email webmaster@bmaindia.com , log onto www.bmaindia.com or visit our office for a free consultation on your professional development needs.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Nine quarterbacks and one running back are finalists for the Gagliardi Trophy, awarded each year to honor the outstanding NCAA Division III football player. Sponsored by Jostens and the Saint John’s University, Minnesota, J-Club, the Gagliardi Trophy recognizes excellence in athletics, academics and community service.

The winner of the Gagliardi Trophy is selected by a national selection committee comprised of coaches, sports writers, community leaders and former Division III student-athletes enshrined in the National Collegiate Football Hall of Fame. This will be the second year fans will be able to rank the 10 finalists and cast an electronic ballot that collectively will be added to the 35 votes of the national selection committee. Ballots may be cast immediately through 12:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, December 9 at http://www.d3football.com. Fans may only vote one time.

The trophy is named for Saint John’s University head football coach John Gagliardi, the first active head coach to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2006) and the winningest coach in college football history with a record of 461-125-11 (.781). Gagliardi set the all-time win record on November 8, 2003.

The 16th annual Gagliardi award will be presented on Thursday, December 18, in Salem, Va., as part of the festivities leading up to the Division III National Championship game played in Salem on Saturday, December 20.

NCAA Division III Gagliardi Trophy Finalists:

Jordan Berg, Augsburg College (Minnesota) senior QB, West Region is a resident of Gaylord, Minnesota. At 6-2, 207, he is an all-conference performer and finished the season ranked number two in Division III in pass completions per game with 29.7, ranked number three in total passing yards with 3,226 and threw for over 300 yards in six games. He is a physics major with a 3.80 GPA and volunteers at a local food shelf and with the Boys and Girls Clubs.

Jason Boltus, Hartwick College (New York) senior QB, East Region is a resident of Baldwinsville, New York. At 6-4, 220, he topped the nation in 2008 with a single-game mark of 558 yards passing and led the nation with an average of 397.6 yards passing per game and is ranked number three in passing efficiency at 172.9. He is a pre-med major and is active with the Student-Athlete Advisory Board, campus blood drive and Habit for Humanity.

Justin Feaster, Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) junior QB, South Region is a resident of Glen Rose, Texas. At 6-1, 210, he led team to a 9-1 record and berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. He threw for 2,717 yards and 27 touchdowns, rushed for 7 touchdowns and ranked number five nationally in passing efficiency at 171.64. He is a two-time academic all-conference winner as an education and economics major and a Special Olympics volunteer.

Juan Joseph, Millsaps College (Mississippi) senior QB, South Region is a resident of Edgard, Louisiana. At 6-2, 188, he completed nearly 70% of his passes for 2,778 yards and 28 touchdowns. He helped his NCAA playoff team attain Millsaps’ first ever 10-victory season and is a candidate for the Conerly Trophy as the state’s top player. A business major, he is a member of the Black Student Association and involved with the Deuce McCallister Catch 22 Foundation.

Greg Micheli, Mount Union College (Ohio) senior QB, North Region is a resident of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. At 6-3, 203, he is the nation’s number one passer with a 215.8 rating on 28 touchdowns with only two interceptions. He directed the nation’s top offense (551.43 yards/game) in a return to the playoffs. With a 3.84 GPA in physics and math, he is a semifinalist for Draddy Trophy, a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and volunteers in an elementary school program.

Jack Rafferty, Otterbein College (Ohio) post-grad QB, North Region is a resident of Columbus, Ohio. At 6-1, 195, he led the team to a 9-1 record and post-season berth. His pass efficiency rating at 162.2 was number 11 in the nation. A religion major, he received the college’s New Testament Award and is presently pursuing a masters in business administration. He volunteers by serving food at a local food kitchen.

Chad Rupp, Franklin College (Indiana) senior QB, North Region is a resident of Evansville, Indiana. At 6-1, 200, with a 7-0 league record, he helped his team win its second straight conference championship NCAA berth. He threw 32 touchdown passes and ranked number eight in passing efficiency (166.7). He is a recreation (physical education) major and volunteers at Second Helpings, an Indianapolis mission and has helped raise funds for Special Olympics.

Dominic Sulo, North Central College (Illinois) junior RB, West Region is a resident of Oak Forest, Illinois. At 5-10, 200, he is the conference rushing leader and averaged 5.4 yards per carry. He helped his team go 10-0 for a NCAA playoff berth and had five games with over 100 yards rushing. A marketing and management major, he is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and active with the “Into the Streets” volunteer initiative.

Bobby Swallow, Washington and Jefferson College (Pennsylvania) senior QB, East Region is a resident of Salem, Ohio. At 6-2, 210, the conference MVP guided his team to the playoffs. Ranked number nine nationally in passing efficiency at 166.5, he threw for 33 touchdowns this year. A business administration major, he is active with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, peer mentor program, Relay for Life and Special Olympics.

Dan Whalen, Case Western Reserve (Ohio) junior QB, North Region is a resident of Cleveland, Ohio. He is a four-time conference athlete of the week and led the league with 1,973 passing yards and passing efficiency at 155.4. He threw for 17 touchdowns and rushed for four on the way to the NCAA playoffs. An English and psychology major, he interned at Sports Illustrated, writes for the student paper and volunteers with a Cleveland youth program.

    Additional information can be found at
http://www.gojohnnies.com/gagliarditrophy

About Jostens

Minneapolis-based Jostens is a provider of products, programs and services that help people inspire achievement and preserve memories. The company’s products include school yearbooks and memory books, OurHubbub(TM) brand MemoryBooks, scholastic products such as class rings and graduation products, and products for athletic champions and their fans. Jostens is a subsidiary of Visant Corporation, a marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance and cosmetics sampling and educational publishing markets.

About Saint John’s University J-Club

Founded in 1959, the Saint John’s University J-Club is a dues-based booster organization of former Johnnie student-athletes, parents and fans, and plays a key role in support of the SJU varsity programs, intramurals and club sports.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Mexoro Minerals Ltd. Issues Clarifying Release (OTC Bulletin Board: MXOM).

As a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission, Mexoro Minerals Ltd. (the “Company”) is issuing the following news release to clarify certain prior disclosure respecting its Cieneguita Property. The information contained in this release is intended to provide clarification of prior disclosure contained in the Company’s August 28, 2008 release. However, the issuance of this release shall not be deemed to be an admission that the original releases and filings described herein, when made, included any untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make a statement contained therein not misleading.

We are issuing this press release to clarify that (i) the inferred mineral resource estimate respecting the Cieneguita Property as disclosed in the Company’s press release dated August 28, 2008 is not supported by a compliant Canadian National Instrument 43-101 technical report; and (ii) the inferred mineral resource estimate disclosed should not be relied on until supported by a compliant Canadian National Instrument 43-101 technical report. Furthermore, the Company has clarified and retracted all non-compliant Canadian National Instrument 43-101 disclosure on its website regarding the Cieneguita Property.

The Company is in the process of obtaining a technical report on the Cieneguita Property by an independent consultant which is intended to be in compliance with the requirements of Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and which is expected to be filed in early December, 2008 with the British Columbia Securities Commission. No assurances may be given that the technical report, when filed, will support the inferred mineral resource estimate announced in the August 28, 2008 press release.

This Press Release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “potential” and similar expressions. These statements reflect the Company’s current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to it. Accordingly, such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or advise in the event of any change, addition or alteration to the information catered in this Press Release including such forward looking statements.

Cautionary Note to US Investors:

All mineralized material have been calculated in accordance with the definition standards on mineral resources and mineral reserves of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and disclosed as required by the Canadian Securities Administrators pursuant to Canadian National Instrument 43-101, commonly referred to as NI 43-101. U.S. SEC reporting requirements for disclosure are governed by SEC Industry Guide 7. NI 43-101 and Industry Guide 7 differ materially.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission allows disclosure for U.S. reporting purposes only on mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use certain terms in this press release, such as “reserves,” “resources,” “proven,” “probable,” “measured,” “indicated,” or “inferred” which may not be consistent with the reserve definitions established by Industry Guide 7. We caution U.S. investors that while these terms are recognized and required by Canadian Securities Administrators pursuant to National Instrument 43-101, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize it. In this press release the term “Inferred resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian Securities Administration rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally minable. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our filings with the SEC. You can review and obtain copies from the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml .

    Corporate Headquarters
    Mexoro Minerals Ltd.
    C. General Retana #706
    Col. San Felipe, C.P. 31203
    Chihuahua, Chih., Mx

    Tel: +52 (614) 426 5505