MILWAUKEE, May 22 /PRNewswire/ — Miller Lite today announced the launch of a summer-long marketing effort focused on the sport Hispanic consumers love most: soccer.
Miller Lite’s 2008 soccer program is designed to build excitement around soccer and the brand’s status as the official beer sponsor of the CONCACAF’s Champions League(TM) completely new tournament. Miller Lite also will launch advertising featuring current Mexican soccer champions Omar Bravo and Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Anchored by a significant, integrated partnership with Univision, “A Champion Combination” is part of Miller Lite’s commitment to the fast-growing Hispanic market and is a continuation of the equity in CONCACAF soccer that the brand began building with the 2005 and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup(TM) tournaments.
The partnership with CONCACAF enables Miller Lite to connect with legal-drinking-age Hispanics within the world of soccer in the United States, as well as Latin America, since CONCACAF’s 40-member nations include the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
“Our goal is to make Miller Lite synonymous with soccer for our Hispanic consumers, and the scale of this program will help do that,” said Jesica Duarte, senior manager of Hispanic marketing at Miller. “We’re looking forward to a summer full of activities that will help us connect with Hispanics in a way that is fun and relevant to their interests.”
Television, radio and out-of-home advertising, set to launch June 1, will be centered on two of the sport’s most recognizable players, Blanco and Bravo. In addition, Miller Lite will offer special collectable single-serve cans featuring the two players. A national consumer promotion will give soccer fans a chance to win a soccer viewing party where Miller Lite will provide the television, food and refreshments to share with a champion soccer player and 20 of the winner’s friends.
“A Champion Combination” builds upon Miller Lite’s previous soccer programs, reaching an unprecedented number of fans thanks to a large-scale media partnership with Univision. As a national broadcast sponsor for CONCACAF Champions League games, Miller Lite will be a part of the live game broadcasts with features such as game clock and half-time show sponsorship during primetime matches on TeleFutura and Galavision. Miller Lite also will have branded content during the summer on TeleFutura’s “Contacto Deportivo” and digital elements such as branded sponsorship of exclusive online content.
Another digital element will be the update of MillerLiteLatino.com, a site created last year to support the 2007 Gold Cup tournament sponsorship. The site will feature interactive games, tournament information and CONCACAF game footage, as well as sweepstakes where visitors can register to win prizes such as flat screen TVs, keg-erators and mini-fridges.
Grassroots marketing will be headlined by the Campeones Miller Lite, a team made up of some of the best Latino freestyle soccer players who combine the sport with tricks and moves that rival those of the best pro players. The Campeones Miller Lite team will tour major Hispanic markets such as Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami to show off their unique skills and draw attention to the brand and its sponsorship of the new league. Celebrity player appearances at in-market events will engage fans and further create excitement around CONCACAF Champions League.
CONCACAF’s Champions League replaces the former CONCACAF Champions’ Cup(TM) and the new format will feature 24 teams in total: four clubs each from the United States and Mexico, three Caribbean sides, two clubs each from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama and one representative each from Canada, Belize, and Nicaragua. The tournament is scheduled to kick-off in August 2008; the U.S. teams that have qualified to compete are the Houston Dynamo, D.C. United, the New England Revolution and Chivas USA.
About Miller
As one of America’s oldest brewers, Miller Brewing Company continues the commitment of founder Frederick J. Miller to brew “confoundedly good beers” with “uncompromising quality.” Through more than 150 years of innovation and brewing excellence, Miller has built a broad portfolio of award-winning beers that capture approximately 18 percent of U.S. beer sales. An unprecedented four-time gold award winner at the World Beer Cup, Miller Lite is the great tasting, less filling beer that established the American light beer category in 1975. Miller’s latest innovation is Miller Chill, a chelada-style beer brewed with lime and salt to provide a unique twist on refreshment. The company also brews Miller Genuine Draft, Miller High Life, Foster’s, Milwaukee’s Best Light, Olde English 800, Mickey’s Malt Liquor, Icehouse and Sharp’s, a non-alcohol brew. Miller imports Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell and Tyskie and offers the Sparks line of caffeinated alcohol beverages, as well as regional craft brews from the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company and the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company. Miller is a wholly owned subsidiary of SABMiller plc, one of the world’s leading brewers with a global footprint spread across six continents. For more information, visit .
About CONCACAF
CONCACAF “The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football” is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. It is composed of 40 national associations, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Surinam and French Guyana in the south.
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VANCOUVER, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — VRX Worldwide Inc. (TSX-V: VRW) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary VRX Studios Inc. (”VRX”) has signed a three year licensing agreement to provide 360-degree virtual hotel tours, still images, and interactive maps to Expedia, Inc. for its global points of sale, including Expedia(R) and hotels.com(R). VRX is delivering the content to Expedia under its new distribution program, Athena. Under the new VRX distribution program, Athena, Expedia will integrate a package of rich media content, as well as update existing hotel content. In addition, Expedia hotel partners that work with VRX now have the option to post their VRX content on Expedia, reaching Expedia’s millions of visitors worldwide who will be able to access panoramic views and more of hotel rooms, grounds and amenities before they book.
“Athena’s innovative approach to the online distribution of hotel content will simplify the way Expedia accesses multimedia hotel content,” commented David MacLaren, Chief Executive Officer of VRX. “Athena gives the power of choice to online travel agencies. Instead of having to accept the same content that all others use, for the first time, Expedia brands will be able to choose, image by image, the content they need to meet the needs of their customers. This ability to differentiate their offerings in such a highly competitive market is the cornerstone of Athena’s value proposition.”
About VRX
VRX Studios Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of VRX Worldwide Inc. (TSX-V: VRW) (), is the world leader in producing, distributing and licensing high quality, rich media content that educates, inspires, and compels online travel consumers. Leading travel brands such as Harrah’s, Hyatt, Fairmont, Wyndham, Travelocity and Orbitz rely on VRX’s stunning hotel, cruise and destination content to attract and engage millions of consumers each month. VRX is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in Canada by Profit magazine (June 2007) and Business in Vancouver (September 2007). To find out more about VRX Studios, its products and services, visit ww.vrxstudios.com.
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NASSAU, The Bahamas, May 22 /PRNewswire/ — Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon recently wed at a surprise ceremony on the picture-perfect island of Eleuthera, adding to the growing list of stars that have planned their perfect day in The Bahamas. With ideal weather year round, breathtaking beaches, lavish hotels and amenities, not to mention privacy, this tropical paradise has long been a favorite locale for celebrities to walk down the aisle in style.
Always the trend setter, supermodel Cindy Crawford said “I do” to hubby Rande Gerber in May 1998 at the swanky Ocean Club on Paradise Island. Since then, A-list couples have continued to flock to the 700 Islands Of The Bahamas including current NFL commentator Deion Sanders who was married on Nassau Paradise Island, Richard De Niro, son of Oscar winning actor Robert De Niro, who also said his vows on Nassau Paradise Island and Solange Knowles, younger sister of pop icon Beyonce, who wed on Grand Bahama Island. Also married in The Bahamas was Google co-founder Sergey Brin to bio-tech specialist Anne Wojcicki. The sweethearts said their nuptials in May of 2007 on Musha Cay Island on a private property owned by magician David Copperfield.
You don’t have to be rich and famous to get married in The Bahamas. Whether planning a large wedding with hundreds of guests or an intimate ceremony with just close friends and family in attendance, The Bahamas can fit the needs of all personalities, themes, and budgets. With endless hotel and resort options, restaurant choices and activities for the young and young at heart, this chic destination makes planning a wedding effortless. What’s more, possibly the most distinct feature of The Bahamas is the ability for newlyweds to cut the cake on one island and then leave their guests behind to escape to their honeymoon on yet another secluded island in The Bahamas!
Life in The Islands Of The Bahamas is as culturally diverse as it is vibrantly beautiful, from the carefree Out Islands to exciting Nassau/Paradise Island and Grand Bahama Island. With world-class diving and fishing, gorgeous turquoise water and miles of picture perfect beaches, the 700 islands of The Bahamas offer visitors the opportunity to do everything or nothing at all. To plan your own destination wedding in The Bahamas visit for all of your wedding planning needs. For more information on travel packages, activities and accommodations, call 1-800-Bahamas or visit . To experience The Bahamas at home, visit .
Media Contacts:
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Weber Shandwick Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
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BOSTON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ —

RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products
industry, today announced the launch of a free weekly email update with top
timber industry news headlines. This free email is part of RISI’s North
American Timber News Service — the only comprehensive news service dedicated
to the North American timber industry. The service will provide subscribers
updated news on timberlands and timber markets, as well as corporate,
government, trade, transportation and demand issues.

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Chris Lyddan, Editor of RISI’s Timber News, commented, “This new service
provides news you just can’t find anywhere else. It’s reported by a team of
veteran forest products industry journalists who take pride in ensuring each
story is as accurate and meaningful as possible to our audience of industry
insiders.” He continued, “We think customers will find this service to be a
valuable time-saver, by delivering all the key news that today’s timber
executives need directly to their computer, helping them to consistently make
the most timely and informed business decisions.”
For more information, or to subscribe for free to RISI’s North American
Timber News, please visit us at www.risiinfo.com/timbernews, contact us at
wt@risiinfo.com or call us at 1-866-271-8525.

About RISI

RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products
industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood
products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to
help them make better decisions.

Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices
in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland,
Oregon; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville,
Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com.

Contact:
Dan Blenk
Marketing Manager Wood & Timber Information
RISI
4 Alfred Circle, Bedford MA 01730 U.S.A.
Tel: 1-781-734-8949
Email: dblenk@risiinfo.com

Web site: http://www.risiinfo.com
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PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Avis Budget Group (the “Company”) announced today that it has concluded an agreement with Assured Guaranty Corp. (”Assured”) as a replacement provider of the financial guarantee insurance for $250 million of its asset backed notes maturing in 2012. The Series 2005-2 notes issued by the Company’s Avis Budget Car Rental Funding subsidiary were previously insured by Financial Guaranty insurance Company (”FGIC”). Noteholders unanimously approved replacing FGIC with Assured as the notes’ financial guaranty insurer.
“This transaction along with recent new financings continues to demonstrate our proactive approach to maintaining strong liquidity for our operations,” said David B. Wyshner, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Avis Budget Group. “Assured’s triple-A ratings from the three leading rating agencies further underscore to investors the solid footing of this financing. As we reviewed our outstanding asset backed debt, the Series 2005-2 notes stood out as the only issue where we felt it was important to make a change in bond insurers.”
About Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Avis Budget Group, Inc. is a leading provider of vehicle rental services, with operations in more than 70 countries. Through its Avis and Budget brands, the Company is the largest general-use vehicle rental company in each of North America, Australia, New Zealand and certain other regions based on published airport statistics. Avis Budget Group is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. and has more than 30,000 employees. For more information about Avis Budget Group, visit .
About Assured Guaranty Corp.
Assured Guaranty Corp. is a leading provider of financial guaranty insurance in the United States and international public finance, structured finance and mortgage-backed securities markets. Assured Guaranty Corp. is rated triple-A (stable) by the three leading rating agencies and is licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Assured Guaranty Corp. is a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd. , a Bermuda-based holding company. Its operating subsidiaries provide credit enhancement products to the U.S. and international public finance, structured finance and mortgage markets. More information can be found at .
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LONDON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ — BackgammonMasters Online Backgammon Operator is hosting a Backgammon FreeRoll tournament in honor of the UEFA Champions League Final tonight in Moscow. The Freeroll tournament will be held online at after the game in Russia, along with a private party in Moscow City itself.
Tonight’s UEFA Championship Final between Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United and Avram Grant’s Chelsea (owned by the Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovitz) is estimated as having a worldwide viewership of over 35 million. In light of this, BackgammonMasters knows that many viewers will be sitting at home after the game on their computers looking at live interviews and stats on their favorite teams and also participating in the BackgammonMasters post game 5K freeroll in the spirit of healthy competition and championship skill games.
A spokesperson BackgammonMasters said, “We find that we have a huge increase of traffic to the site after big sporting events in Europe because people are at home and they are already in game mode, and our site is the place where they come to release post game tensions and basically have some competitive fun.”
BackgammonMasters also offers 21 Blackjack games, Poker Games and Perudo Games all in one Game Lobby. The prize pool for tonight’s Backgammon Tournament is set at $5,000 and the tournament kicks off at 10 GMT. Registration is accepted at any point up until the start of the tournament.
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AMAGANSETT, N.Y., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Jeffrey R. Esposito, President of Espo’s Surf & sport Inc. (Pink Sheets: ESPS), announced today the grand opening of Espo’s Surf & sport located at 2101 Montauk Hwy. Amagansett, NY. The move was stemmed from Jeffrey R. Esposito’s selling of the “Old Barn” in East Hampton, New York in January 2008 for $6,000,000. After the sale, Espo’s Surf & sport relocated the surf business to the Napeaque Stretch in Amagansett, Long Island.
Jeffrey Esposito became intrigued with the Amagansett location and the history of the fishing cottages and wanted to preserve the past of Montauk Highway when it was lined with old fishing shacks. Mr. Esposito states, “It is truly a pleasure to have a shop in such a beautiful location. It is surrounded by town and state parks with Napeaque Harbor on one side and the Atlantic ocean on the other.”
The new location will enable us to expand our business to offer a larger selection of goods and services. Espo’s Surf & sport will offer local delivery and will ship throughout the United States. Please visit us at or you may request our 2008 catalog.
Espo’s Surf & sport has been serving Long Island, NY for over 17 years, specializing in everything for the surfer: beach, pool and boating gear, and summer time fun. The shop’s sales people are very knowledgeable and helpful to assist customers with their selection and give advice about different sites of interest at the end of the island.
This year will mark the 12th Annual Espo’s Surf & sport Summer Surf Classic at Ditch Plains, Montauk, NY at the end of July, which will feature the area’s best surfers.
Contact:
Jeffrey R. Esposito, President
Espo’s Surf & sport Inc.
2101 Montauk Hwy. PO Box 1407
Amagansett, New York 11930
516-356-2298

Espo’s Surf & sport Inc.

MILPITAS, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire/ — Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, today announced an entirely new category of iPod speakers with the Creative TravelSound for iPod nano. The first one-piece iPod nano speaker portable enough to fit in a pocket or purse, the TravelSound for iPod nano delivers surprisingly powerful sound for such a small speaker. The TravelSound for iPod nano is now available for US$79.99 at Amazon.com, Apple stores, Buy.com, B&H Photo, Creative.com, Fry’s Electronics, J&R, Newegg.com, and Walmart.com.
The secret behind the outstanding sound quality of the TravelSound for iPod nano lies in its unique design. Featuring four independent micro drivers and a digital amplifier, the TravelSound for iPod nano delivers far more volume and clarity than much larger speakers.
The TravelSound for iPod nano features a rechargeable battery so you can charge it through your usb connection for up to 15 hours of playback — enough to enjoy your music for a full day at the beach. Connecting via usb to your Mac or PC also syncs the iPod to iTunes for easy management of playlists and transferring of video and photos.
“This Creative TravelSound is the first iPod nano speaker that’s actually as portable as the iPod itself. You can take it anywhere you would take your iPod, so you can share your music and videos without having to share your earphones,” said Marc Lee, marketing manager at Creative. “Plus, the sleek design of the TravelSound complements the look of the iPod nano, so the speaker looks as good as it sounds.”
The TravelSound for iPod nano comes with a speaker stand that enables the speaker to tilt at an optimal angle for viewing of photos and videos on the iPod, and a convenient usb wall charger to charge the speaker and docked iPod.
TravelSound for iPod shuffle
Creative is also offering a TravelSound speaker for the iPod shuffle. Play your latest iTunes playlist or workout mix with impressive high-quality sound powered by four microdrivers. The built-in rechargeable battery provides playback for up to 15 hours. The TravelSound for iPod shuffle is now available for US$59.99 at Amazon.com, Apple stores and Creative.com.
For more information about the Creative TravelSound for iPod nano and TravelSound for iPod shuffle, visit Creative.com.
About Creative
Creative is a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products. Famous for its Sound Blaster(R) sound cards and for launching the multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the PC platform with products like its highly acclaimed ZEN MP3 and portable media players. Creative’s innovative hardware, proprietary technology, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to experience high-quality digital entertainment — anytime, anywhere.
This announcement relates to products launched in the United States. Availability is subject to change without notice and may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements. Creative, TravelSound, Sound Blaster and ZEN are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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XI’AN, China, May 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — China Bio Energy Holding Co, Ltd (BULLETIN BOARD: CBEH) , an energy company engaged in the wholesale distribution and processing of heavy oil and finished oil products and the development, production and distribution of bio-diesel fuel, today announced that the Company will present at the ROTH China Discovery Tour at the Ritz Carlton Hotel — Sanya in China on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. local time.
For more information about the conference, please contact your ROTH Capital institutional sales representative.
About China Bio Energy Holding Co, Ltd
CBEH is a distributor of petroleum related products and a manufacturer and distributor of biodiesel fuel. CBEH sells a variety of related products including, gasoline (used primarily in automobiles), diesel fuel (commercial vehicles, agricultural machines, etc.), heavy oil and slurry (ship boilers, heating furnaces, metallurgical furnaces and other industrial furnaces), residual oil (utilized to manufacture petroleum coke, residual lubricating oil and asphalt or as a feedstock for cracking), and naphtha (used to manufacture ethane, propane, benzene, toluene and xylene). Sales of oil products in 2007 currently accounts for approximately 94% of CBEH’s total revenues.
Bio-diesel refers to a clean burning alternative fuel produced from domestic, renewable resources. Bio-diesel is made through a chemical process whereby glycerin is separated from fat or vegetable oil. Bio-diesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a bio-diesel blend and can be used in compression-ignition (diesel) engines with little or no modifications. Bio-diesel is the ideal substitute of petro-diesel and it has many benefits, including excellent environmental performance, superior ignition, compatibility with existing diesel engines, better lubrication to extend the life time of engines, and renewability. Sales of bio-diesel fuel account for approximately 19% of the Company’s total revenues in the first quarter of 2008. The percent of bio-diesel in the Company’s total revenues will increase greatly as the output of biodiesel increases.
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For more information, please contact:

US Contact:
Mary Xia/Lin Li
Tel: 1-732-230-3148

Asia Contact:
Dan Joseph
ICR, Inc.
Tel: 86-21-6122-1077

Gaihong Li
China Bio Energy Holdings
Tel: 86-29-8320-4383

China Bio Energy Holding Co, Ltd

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 21 /PRNewswire/ — Wayport, a provider of converged network solutions to enable breakthrough network applications, has taken over one of the largest WLAN networks in Finland, the DNA WLAN network. The agreement includes the acquisition of DNA’s complete WLAN business: network infrastructure, contracts with the venues as well as the end-subscribers. The acquired network consists mainly of hotels and congress centres, but also other venues, such as cafes and the Helsinki International Airport.
DNA re-assessed its WLAN strategy in 2007 and decided to divest its WLAN assets. As both the venue owners within the WLAN network and the subscribers are important customers for DNA in other business areas, it was of utmost importance that the WLAN business was be taken over by a company that could be relied on delivering a high quality service and trustworthy partnership to the venue owners and DNA subscribers, also in the future.
“We were quite confident about Wayport’s capability of handling the delicate implementation process in a professional manner,” says DNA CTO Tommy Olenius. “Wayport’s vast experience of working with operator WLAN and telecom operators was well proven in their understanding of our business priorities and ability to address our key concerns.”
At Wayport EMEA, VP Marketing and Business Development Hannu Hoviniemi, is also very pleased with the network acquisition. “This is a prime example of our approach for assisting telecom operators re-assess their WLAN strategies,” says Mr. Hoviniemi. “It is not just about consultative advice, but more about proposing practical solutions and carrying through the implementation process, even to the extent of acquiring assets if needed.”
Wayport is the one of the world’s largest providers of network services, technology and applications support to users at over 12,000 directly enabled and managed locations in 35 countries. Premier venues include Radisson SAS, Hilton, Marriott and other major hotels, airports, McDonald’s and other retail brands worldwide. Wayport is also a key partner for operators looking to improve the efficiency of their Wi-Fi operations. Wayport’s solutions to operators range from network outsourcing to fully managed Wi-Fi services, ready to be offered to operators’ end-users.
For more information about Wayport, please go to or . To see locations worldwide, visit .
DNA Ltd is a telecommunications company providing high-quality, state-of-the-art voice, data, mobile communications and TV services to private citizens, organisations and corporations in Finland. DNA Group launched its operations on 1 July 2007, and its turnover was EUR 534 million in 2007. DNA has more than 2 million customers. DNA Group consists of DNA Finland Ltd, which offers mobile communications and mobile communications network services, DNA Services Ltd, which offers fixed-network voice, broadband and TV services, and DNA Store Ltd, which acts as the firm’s distribution channel. Further information at .
For more information, please contact:
Wayport EMEA
Ana Claudia Raffel
45-7022-1014

DNA Finland Oy
Helena Melamies
358-44-044-4201

Wayport