Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable March 16, 2011 to stockholders of record on February 25, 2011. Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global resource- and technology-based growth company that develops produces and markets the highest quality performance-enhancing minerals and related products, systems and services. MTI serves the paper, steel, polymer and other manufacturing industries. The company reported sales of $907.3 million in 2009.

Minerals Technologies Inc., a resource and technology based company, develops, produces, and markets a range of specialty mineral, mineral-based, and synthetic mineral products, as well as supporting systems and services worldwide.

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America needs an equally balanced energy policy that helps promote energy efficiency, conservation and a greater supply of all forms of energy, including domestic oil and natural gas. The industry has proven it can make these resources safely and in an environmentally responsible manner in all areas, including on non-park federal lands.

Producing these resources from federal lands is vital to providing energy resources that are vital to grow the U.S. economy, enhance U.S. energy security, stimulate the creation of new high-paying American jobs, increase funds to the federal, state and local governments and improve the U.S. balance of trade.

Proper Power & Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:PPWE.OB), a Tampa-based independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced the next stage of its Western U.S. operations. The Company met with the executives of Thrust Resources Inc. and EQ Resources Inc. in Dallas, Texas on January 20, 2011. The meeting focused on a joint venture for the Central Utah Prospect between the Companies. This was the initial meeting between Clint Brower, CEO and Chairman of EQ Resources, and Andrew Kacic, the newly named President of Proper Power & Energy Inc.

The next steps will be circulating a memorandum of understanding followed upon definitive agreements. “We look forward to expedite future discussions of both Companies working together to mutually reach our Utah objectives,” stated Andrew Kacic.

The state of Utah is ranked 13th in the country in crude oil production and 9th in natural gas gross production (Energy Information Administration; rankings based on 2008 production, not including Federal Offshore production areas). There are approximately 9,100 wells currently in production within the state.

Proper Power & Energy announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, American Resources, Inc. (ARI), has begun production on its 87.5 acres in Western Kentucky.

Kentucky’s existing oil and gas infrastructure is extensive. Finding and production costs are low due to the occurrence of shallow resources. Kentucky is centrally located for access and distribution to northern and eastern industrial markets.

ARI has completed the re-work on all 4 wells, with those wells online and pumping. “This is an exciting day for us,” stated Proper Power President, Andrew Kacic. “This is the beginning of production for Proper Power in Kentucky, and we look forward to increasing our presence.”

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Global Hunter Corp. (TSX.V: BOB) (FSE:G5D) has built an outstanding portfolio of projects in the stable geopolitical geographies of Canada and Chile. Our exploration and development teams are on the ground rapidly advancing the La Corona de Cobre property near La Serena, Chile and the Rabbit South property in British Columbia, Canada. Either one of these projects could carry the company forward on a stand-alone basis, but together they bring the company additional stability, strength and value.

Global Hunter’s La Corona de Cobre project is over 18,000 hectares of land located in the Coast Range of the Andean Cordillera, Chile, an area often referred to as the Chilean Iron Belt. The property is on the Pan American Highway, 70-kilometres north of the port city La Serena.

Global Hunter’s Rabbit South molybdenum project is located within a prolific mining region in the Dominic and Roper Lake area, 27 kilometres west-southwest of the city of Kamloops British Columbia. The property is accessible year round by a combination of highway and logging roads. Rabbit South is situated 25 kilometres northeast of Highland Valley, BC’s largest porphyry copper mine (1.4 billion tonnes @ 0.40% Cu) and 12 kilometres southwest of Afton, BC’s richest porphyry copper mine (107Mi tonnes @ 1.05% Cu, 0.70g/t Au).

Copper is easily stretched, molded, and shaped; is resistant to corrosion; and conducts heat and electricity efficiently. As a result, copper was important to early humans and continues to be a material of choice for a variety of domestic, industrial, and high-technology applications today.

Molybdenum is used efficiently and economically in alloy steel & iron to:
- improve hardenability
- reduce temper embrittlement
- resist hydrogen attack & sulphide stress cracking
- increase elevated temperature strength
- improve weldability, especially in high strength low alloy steels (HSLA)

Global Hunter Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada and Chile. It primarily explores for gold, copper, and base and precious metals. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

For More Information Go To: www.globalhunter.ca

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GATX Corp. (NYSE:GMT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per common share, payable March 31, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 25, 2011. This quarterly dividend represents a 3.6% increase from the previous quarter. “GATX’s record of paying uninterrupted quarterly dividends since 1919 is reflective of the Company’s commitment to our shareholders,” said Brian A. Kenney, chairman and chief executive officer of GATX Corporation. “The increase announced is supported by the continued improvement in our markets, and the confidence that the Board and management have in GATX’s long-term performance.”

GATX Corporation leases, operates, and manages assets in the rail, marine, and industrial equipment markets. It operates in three segments: Rail, Specialty, and American Steamship Company (ASC).

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National Health Investors Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced details for the release of its results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. NHI plans to issue its earnings release for the fourth quarter before the market opens on Thursday, February 17, 2011, and will host a conference call on the same day at 1 p.m. ET. The number to call for this interactive teleconference is (212) 231-2902 with the confirmation number, 21509460. The live broadcast of NHI’s fourth quarter conference call will be available online at www.nhinvestors.com.

National Health Investors, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), invests in health care properties, primarily in the long-term care industry in the United States.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE.OB) received 1,000,000 shares of free trading shares from a third party (Mohamad Nehmeh) for two (2) weeks of advertisement services for Proper Power & Energy, Inc. (PPWE.OB).

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE.OB) has received twenty-five thousand dollars in cash from Global Hunter Corp. (TSX Venture Exchange (TSX.V:BOB) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE:G5D)) for 30 (thirty) days of advertising, as well as for assistance in becoming a fully reporting publicly trading Bulletin Board company.

American Video Teleconferencing Corp. (Pink Sheets:AVOT) is pleased to announce that it has hired a French speaking geologist to search the archives of the Quebec Department of Mines for Rare Earths showings not on a current computer file. The company believes the rare earths industry is where it wants to maintain a very strong focus and is looking to expand its holdings. As neither the Federal nor Quebec Governments have carried out any air borne surveys in this area, the company will seek a contractor to do an air borne Mag-EM radiometric survey. This survey will cover its present holdings and the immediate surrounding area looking for future acquisitions. We are pleased to be working in the Province of Quebec as it is rated the number one jurisdiction in the world to carry out mineral exploration. The Quebec Government gives a rebate up to 45% for property expenditures.

Presently the company is in the final stage of negotiations with Kondor Gold Pyt. in Australia.

The company will aggressively continue to search world-wide for opportunities in Precious, Base and Rare Earths metal projects.

An important component of our military hardware is the fin actuators in precision-guided bombs they are specifically designed around the capabilities of neodymium iron boron rare-earth magnets. The M1A2 Abrams, USA’s main battle tank, has a reference and navigation system that relies on samarium cobalt magnets from China. An official report last year on the US national defense stockpile said that shortages of four rare earths, lanthanum, cerium, europium and gadolinium, had already caused delays in producing some of our weapons.

There is a message here, and it says loud and clear, Wake up!

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Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ:TW), a leading global professional services company, announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, which ended September 30, 2010.

Revenues were $751 million for the quarter, an increase from $401 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. The increase in revenues is driven by the merger between Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt that became effective on January 1, 2010. Reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 include only the financial results of Watson Wyatt. On a pro forma basis that includes Towers Perrin actual results in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, revenues declined 5% (-3% constant currency).

Towers Watson & Co. operates as a global professional services company that helps organizations to improve performance through people, risk, and financial management.

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DRI Corporation (NASDAQ:TBUS), a digital communications technology leader in the global surface transportation and transit security markets, announced that its executive management recently made personnel changes at the operational leadership level for its North Carolina Operations, which include its Digital Recorders, Inc. and TwinVision na, Inc. subsidiaries, located in the Research Triangle Park area near Durham, N.C.

DRI Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and services information and surveillance technology products. Its products include DR600, a vehicle logic unit for buses that provides vehicle monitoring, location, and schedule adherence communication systems and programs; GPS for tracking of vehicles; Talking Bus next stop automatic voice announcement system and next stop internal signage.

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Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq:ONTY) announced enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 1/2 trial of PX-866 in combination with the chemotherapeutic agent docetaxel. PX-866 is a small molecule compound designed to inhibit the activity of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI-3K), a component of an important cell survival signaling pathway.

Oncothyreon Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses primarily on the development of therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer.

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Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq:SIFY), a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery capabilities, is proposing to issue equity shares up to an aggregate of approximately USD 86 million to a group of investors affiliated with Sify’s promoter group, including entities affiliated with Mr. Raju Vegesna, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director and Mr. Ananda Raju Vegesna, Executive Director and brother of Raju Vegesna.

The share issuance is proposed to be an issuance of 125 million equity shares of Rs.10/- each, at a purchase price of Rs.32 per share, which includes a premium of Rs.22 per share, or USD 0.69 per shares, based on an exchange rate of $1USD to INR 46.22. The shares will be issued at a discount to the prevailing American Depositary Share market price, since the proposed allotment of shares is for unlisted Indian equity shares. The proposed shares will not be registered in the United States or traded on NASDAQ as American Depositary Shares.

The proposal for a preferential allotment of shares has been approved by the Board of Directors of Sify Technologies Limited at a Board meeting held on August 4, 2010 and subsequently recommended to the shareholders at the Board Meeting held on August 24, 2010 for their approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting to be held on September 27, 2010. The proposed allotment of shares is subject to the approval of shareholders by a special resolution and relevant statutory and regulatory authorities, wherever applicable.

The proceeds from the proposed issuance will be utilised for working capital, ongoing capital expenditure and future expansion.

Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network infrastructure reaching more than 600 cities and towns in India.

PROTEONOMIX, INC. (OTC.BB:PROT), a biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics based upon human cells and their derivatives, reports further developments with its Joint Venture Company, XGEN Medical LLC (”XGen”) towards implementing operations in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).

Proteonomix is the majority shareholder in XGen with the balance held by an anonymous investor group. Proteonomix personnel were on the ground in the U.A.E. over the past weeks to work together with the Investor Group through the start up phase. To date, XGen has established an office in the Monarch Office Tower on the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Road, and a residence for visiting Proteonomix personnel on Jumeira 2.

During initial meetings, it was mutually decided to open a local subsidiary corporation in the Dubai free zone. This wholly owned subsidiary will be the vehicle to conduct business in the GCC countries.

XGen has filed the corporate papers and has established banking relations with a local bank both for receipt of the initial investment of $5 million and towards further financing expanded services in the region. The Ramadan holiday has slowed progress slightly on these corporate formalities, but full operation of the subsidiary and bank accounts are expected to complete within 30 days.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.(NYSE: JTX) reports that New York Stock Exchange Regulation, Inc. has accepted Jackson Hewitt’s plan for continued listing in connection with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.’s (”NYSE”) minimum equity market capitalization listing standard. As a result, Jackson Hewitt’s common stock will continue to be listed on the NYSE, subject to quarterly reviews by the NYSE to monitor progress against the plan, the rights of the NYSE to take an accelerated action under certain circumstances, and subject to Jackson Hewitt’s compliance with the NYSE’s other continued listing standards.

Jackson Hewitt had previously been notified by NYSE Regulation that it had fallen below the NYSE continued listing standard requiring a minimum equity market capitalization of not less than $50 million over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. With the acceptance of the plan, Jackson Hewitt has been granted 18 months in which to comply with the minimum equity market capitalization standard.

Separately, NYSE Regulation had previously notified Jackson Hewitt that it had also fallen below the NYSE’s continued listing standard requiring that the average closing price of Jackson Hewitt’s common stock be at least $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. Jackson Hewitt has acknowledged receipt of this below compliance notification and informed NYSE Regulation that it intends to cure this deficiency.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (OTCBB:CRWE) announced recently that it has launched its crwenewswire.fr website to provide news in France’s native language. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. had previously launched its German website crwenewswire.de and is launching its Canadian website crwenewswire.cn shortly.

“The new website is one step in many towards the company goal of expanding its footprint internationally, ” commented Kenneth Bosket, President and CEO of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. “Our goal for 2010 is to have all CRWE’s clients’ press releases, articles and news content published in every major financial country’s native language, as well as within cities of every state of our country,” stated Mr. Bosket.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. is a consulting organization which provides and assists small business owners with the knowledge required in taking their company public, and has re-focused its primary vision with its aligned group of independent website divisions to providing media advertising services, as a worldwide online media advertising publisher, dedicated to the distribution of quality branding information, as well as search engine optimization for its clients.

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MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) Company’s percentage change declined by 0.91%, closed at $40.49 with the overall traded volume of 5.84 million shares. Its price to earning ratio ended at 17.20 and its net profit margin was 4.11%. MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, employee benefits, and financial services in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and India. It offers group life insurance products and services as employer-paid benefits, including variable life, universal life, and term life products, as well as employee paid supplemental life products; individual life insurance products and services comprising variable life, universal life, term life, and whole life products, as well as a range of mutual funds and other securities products; and non-medical health insurance products and services, such as dental insurance, group short- and long-term disability, individual disability income, long-term care, critical illness, and accidental death and dismemberment coverages, as well as employer-sponsored auto and homeowners insurance and administrative services-only arrangements to employers.

Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) Company’s percentage change advanced by 1.73%, closed at $32.32 with the overall traded volume of 5.83 million shares. Its price to earning ratio ended at 13.09 and its net profit margin was 2.66%. Marathon Oil Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, refining, marketing, and transportation of liquid hydrocarbons, natural gas, crude oil, and other petroleum products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Exploration and Production; Oil Sands Mining; Integrated Gas; and Refining, Marketing, and Transportation. The Exploration and Production segment involves in the exploration, production, and marketing of liquid hydrocarbons and natural gas on a worldwide basis.

DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) Company’s percentage change advanced by 0.60%, closed at $40.04 with the overall traded volume of 5.54 million shares. Its price to earning ratio ended at 26.10 and its net profit margin was 6.58%. DIRECTV provides digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. The company provides direct-to-home (DTH) digital television services, as well as multi-channel video programming distribution services in the United States. It distributes approximately 2,000 digital video and audio channels, including basic entertainment and music channels, premium movie channels, regional and specialty sports networks, Spanish and other foreign language special interest channels, pay-per-view movie and event choices, and national high-definition television channels.

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