Many of the battles to desegregate buses, water fountains and colleges were fought in public but some were virtually unknown and are just now getting attention.  

A new University of Georgia study reveals how two men traveled the Deep South, facing hostility and risking violence, to ensure that students received fair and impartial treatment when it came to standardized testing, an important barrier to getting into many universities even then.

LEEDS, England, January 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- 1st - 7th January 2009 Sees 25% Increase in Figures From Last Year!

MYA Cosmetic Surgery, one of the UK's leading cosmetic surgery providers, has reported a staggering 25% increase in enquiries compared to the same period last year. MYA looked at figures from the 1st - 7th January 2009 and compared them to the previous year. These figures support statements made last year from various companies in the industry that the current economic situation is having little or no impact in the demand for information, consultations made and cosmetic surgery procedures booked. In further support of this MYA also reports an increase in booked surgery in December 2008 compared to December 2007.

LONDON, January 9 /PRNewswire/ --

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PARIS, January 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of the turbulence that has hit US financial markets with global repercussions, Maurel Prom has decided to reassure its shareholders about its choice of investments.

A cautious approach has protected the company from the recent troubles. However, in such a difficult environment, the company will be pursuing a prudent policy in 2009.

Further information: http://www.maureletprom.com

LONDON, January 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Halcyon Software has today announced the launch of the latest version of Job Scheduler systems management application for the IBM System i range of servers. Job Scheduler v 4.0 is designed to enable systems operators of all levels to create and run advanced scheduling patterns tailored to suit a company's specific business operations. V6R1 compliant and including advanced FTP scripting language, Job Scheduler v 4.0 also offers automated conversion from the proprietary JBA Job Scheduler to Halcyon's more versatile equivalent making it the most flexible yet robust product of its kind currently on the market. New additions enable multiple dependencies, allowing the user to submit jobs which spawn and monitor other jobs in their own entities.

CHICAGO, January 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Manthan Systems, a leading provider of retail analytics and business intelligence solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with LakeWest Group, a premier independent retail management consulting firm, to offer Manthan's ARC Merchandise Planning system to US retailers.

With capabilities like allocation and assortment planning, grading and clustering, range planning, forecasting and optimization, OTB management for seasonal and non-seasonal merchandise, ARC Merchandise Planning provides a complete range of planning capabilities in retail merchandising.

CALGARY, Canada, January 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Successful Appraisal and Development Wells in Etame Marin License Area

Addax Petroleum Corporation (Addax Petroleum or the Corporation) (TSX:AXC and LSE:AXC) today announces the successful appraisal and development of the Ebouri field in the Etame Marin license area offshore Gabon. Addax Petroleum has a 31.36 per cent non-operated interest in the Etame Marin license area.

PORTLAND, Oregon, January 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Global gains and major milestones mark successful 2008

The Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance marked a year of accomplishment as Itanium-based systems saw increased migration from legacy mainframes and earned continued success in the mission-critical and computationally intensive arenas. The Alliance and the Itanium platform continue to gain momentum as enterprise IT organizations upgrade infrastructure to take advantage of increased performance and reduced cost of ownership and markets take greater advantage of high-powered Itanium-based server technology.

ZURICH, Switzerland, January 9 /PRNewswire/ --

ESBATech AG, a leading developer of antibody fragment therapeutics, today announced the initiation of the Phase I/IIa clinical development of its anti-TNF alpha antibody fragment ESBA105 in osteoarthritis (OA). This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase I/IIa clinical study is designed to investigate the safety, tolerability and efficacy on pain with ESBA105 applied locally via intra-articular administration to patients with severely painful OA of the knee. The multicenter study is initiated at various sites across Switzerland.

SAN DIEGO, January 9 /PRNewswire/ --

Victory Pharma, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it is launching two additional dosage strengths of NAPRELAN(R) (naproxen sodium) Controlled-Release Tablets. NAPRELAN is a once-daily, controlled-release formulation of naproxen sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) indicated for the treatment of a number of conditions, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and management of mild to moderate pain. VICTORY'S promotional efforts will be directed primarily at pain management specialists, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons and selected primary care physicians.