A study published in the International Journal of Obesity says that eating two eggs for breakfast, as part of an overall reduced-calorie diet, helps overweight adults lose more weight and feel more energetic than those who eat a bagel breakfast of equal calories.(1) This study supports previous research, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, which showed that people who ate eggs for breakfast felt more satisfied and ate fewer calories at the following meal. (2)

BELLEVUE, Washington and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Deal marks first for Jumeirah Group with an online travel company

Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE), the world's leading online travel company, today announced it has signed a long term global agreement with Dubai-based Jumeirah Group, the dynamic, luxury hospitality management company. Under the agreement, Jumeirah hotels will be available on all Expedia(R) -- and hotels.com(R) -- branded points of sale globally.

LONDON and PUNE, India and DETROIT, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Jaguar Land Rover appoints INCAT as Application Transition Vendor and Application Management Services provider in a move that underscores INCAT's leadership in IT and engineering management within the automotive sector

INCAT, a global leader in Enterprise IT Services and Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO) and a leading international provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has been awarded a managed services contract with Jaguar Land Rover until 2013. Jaguar Land Rover has appointed INCAT as the preferred services partner on two key roles in the Ford-Tata IT migration process.

SYDNEY, August 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Optenet, a Spanish information security technology multinational, announces the launch of operations in Australia with the opening of a new office in Sydney.

Led by Jean-Philippe Fortier, Country Manager for Australia, this opening is part of the company's strategic plan and marks the beginning of Optenet's operations down under. From there, the Spanish multinational will market its new security solutions for telcos, managed security providers and enterprises.

It may not be an ever popular artificial sweetener like NutraSweet, or have the crystalline texture of pure sugar, but the herb, which is commonly found at Trader Joes when it isn’t in its natural South American setting is sweeter than its sweetener counterparts—and calorie free.

The once banned herb stevia, which is 300 times the sweetness of sugar, is safe to consume in the U.S. as a dietary supplement, but pronounced unsafe by the Food and Drug Administration if used in food.

NEW YORK, August 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Ranking, In Its 7th Year, To Be Unveiled At 3rd Annual Top 250 Global Energy Companies Asia Leadership Awards Dinner

Platts, the world's leading energy information provider and a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), will announce its annual Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies in Singapore on October 20, 2008.

The Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies ranking, now in its seventh year, measures corporate leadership by examining each company's performance and tracks the changes in ranks of regional energy companies as they increasingly assume a greater role in global energy sustainability.

New York, August 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Editors are advised that an updated photo is available to accompany the news release, NYW052, Gwyneth Paltrow Announced as EIF Ambassador to Saks Fifth Avenue's 2008 KEY TO THE CURE Campaign, issued Wednesday, July 30, 2008 by Saks Fifth Avenue.

Caption: Gwyneth Paltrow models the 2008 KEY TO THE CURE limited edition T-shirt by Karl Lagerfeld designed exclusively for Saks Fifth Avenue in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation. $35 from the sale of every T-shirt will benefit EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund. (PRNewsFoto)

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SAN MATEO, California, August 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Report Finds Siperian Best-in-Class for Market Vision, Implementation & Technology Partnerships, And Advanced Feature Sets

WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, August 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn") announced today that the assets of Spherics, Inc. ("Spherics") had been assigned to him on July 28, 2008 for the benefit of creditors. An Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors is a common law procedure, wherein Finn will liquidate the assets, which consist primarily of pharmaceutical IP, by means of a sealed bid auction on October 10, 2008.

Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidential Disclosure Agreement ("CDA") obtained from Finn's office. They will then receive a bid package and access to the Spherics electronic data room.

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LONDON, August 4 /PRNewswire/ --

The most valuable business asset that you and your sports and leisure facility could own this year will cost you nothing more than your time. Because a ticket to Sports Development Week (SDW, 23-25 September, Birmingham NEC), the UK's primary annual event focused on participation, infrastructure and performance in sport, is completely free when you pre-register at www.sdwshow.co.uk (and avoid the 15 pounds Sterling entry fee when registering at the show).

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