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Inserting sand, rocks and chalk as well as using bleach and detergents, the risk of HIV is rocketing because of the damage being inflicted.

"Tom Coté has been chosen to head EQIS's 401(k) effort," said Scott Winters, CEO and Co-founder of the asset management and financial technology company. As Vice President of Business Development at EQIS, Mr. Coté is focused on growing the 401(k) business to complement EQIS's rapidly growing wealth management practice.

An investor, who purchased shares of Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERII), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Energy Recovery, Inc. in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between March 14, 2012 and January 13, 2015.

An investor, who purchased shares of Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Calavo Growers, Inc. in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between March 5, 2012 and January 14, 2015.

An investigation on behalf of investors of Advaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADXS) shares over potential securities laws violations by Advaxis, Inc. and certain of its directors and officers in connection certain financial statements was announced.

An investigation on behalf of current long-term investors in shares of Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) shares was announced over potential breaches of fiduciary duties by certain officers and directors at Domino's Pizza, Inc.

An investigation on behalf of current long-term investors in shares of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CIE concerning potential breaches of fiduciary duties by certain directors and officers of Cobalt International Energy was initiated.

An investor, who purchased shares of ChannelAdvisor Corp (NYSE:ECOM), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District ofNew York over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by ChannelAdvisor Corp in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between November 6, 2014 and January 12, 2015.

Matt Cutts wasn't the only person leaving Google behind in 2014. Mid-year, auction site eBay switched its mobile search ads from Google to Bing. In late November, Firefox ditched Google as the default search provider, replacing it with Yahoo. Rumor has it, Apple is considering making a switch from Google to Bing or Yahoo on its Safari browser for iPhones and iPads.

Qropsadviser.in recently updated its content to provide information regarding the announcement made by the UK government banning the transfer from unfunded public service defined benefit schemes such as the NHS scheme to a QROPS scheme from April 5 2015 onwards. The website also provides information about the services they offer to both residents of India as well as other countries, who want to transfer pensions out of their NHS pension scheme into QROPS schemes before the deadline.

According to a new market research report "Optical Transport Network Market by Technology (WDM, DWDM), by Components (Optical Switch, Optical Packet Platform), by Services (Network Design, Network Support), by End User, by Regions - Worldwide Market Forecast and Analysis (2014 - 2019)",published by MarketsandMarkets, segments the global market into various sub-segments with in-depth analysis and forecasting of revenues. It also identifies the drivers and restraints for this market with insights into trends, opportunities, and challenges.

Phase 1 of the project converted approximately 2 acres of exterior space at the historic Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center into an innovative outdoor Wellness Park and Fitness Trail with support and funding from and Los Angeles County Open Space District, First 5 Los Angeles, and California State Parks.

Bebida Beverage Company(OTC: BBDA), (BeBevCo), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of relaxation and energy products announced today that The Depository Trust Company (DTC) has determined to lift the Deposit Chill on the company's stock effective January 21, 2015, and has resumed accepting deposits of Bebida Beverage Company's common stock for depository and book entry transfer services.

An investor, who purchased shares of Medbox Inc (OTCMKTS:MDBX), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Medbox Inc in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between November 20, 2013 and December 29, 2014.

An investigation on behalf of investors of FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) shares over potential securities laws violations by FXCM Inc and certain of its directors and officers in connection certain financial statements was launched.

An investigation on behalf of investors, who currently hold shares of City National Corp (NYSE:CYN), was announced concerning whether the takeover of City National Corp. by Royal Bank of Canada for a value of $93.80 per share is unfair to NYSE:CYN stockholders.

A new study has found that some people have a genetic predisposition to becoming alcoholics, according to Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox.

The Future of the Suncare Market in Egypt to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Suncare consumption trends in Egypt, historic and forecast Suncare consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Suncare sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

The Future of the Skincare Market in Israel to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Skincare consumption trends in Israel, historic and forecast Skincare consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Skincare sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

Smokeless tobacco products are not produced locally; all products are imported to Belarus. The state monopoly for all tobacco imports was implemented in Belarus on 1 January 2008; since that date all imports of smokeless tobacco products have been carried out by just one company ? Belarustorg RUE, which is owned by the Presidential Administration. Smokeless tobacco has the status of tobacco products, with all restrictions related to tobacco goods applied to smokeless tobacco as well. The only one difference is that smokeless tobacco has zero excise duty, but products must nonetheless carry the excise mark.

Many stores faced supply shortages in 2014. Since most of the apparel and footwear comes from abroad, problems to obtain foreign currency through official methods affected the supply. The impact was general but some brands appeared to be more affected than others. For instance, the Spanish Zara brand showed empty shelves for several months in 2014 as a result of import problems. The chain had to do special agreements with the government to obtain a favourable exchange rate for imports and thus to supply the stores.

Dried processed food was once again supported by a widespread desire for convenient products, with retail value sales up by 3% in 2014. In rice, microwaveable ready-to-eat rice performed well in 2014. This more than compensated for the decline in sales of dry rice, with discounters and supermarkets such as Lidl, Tesco and Sainsbury's selling basic varieties of white rice for GBP0.40-0.45 per kg. Dessert mixes meanwhile continued to benefit from the popularity of home baking in 2014.

Malaysia has a well developed metals sector and is a leading global producer of both steel and tin, However, local producers have been met with increasing pressure from other markets in recent years, with a sharp uptick in Chinese output levels, in particular, leading to downwards pressure on prices and hence production volumes. Out outlook for both the Malaysia steel and tin sectors is therefore one of caution with production growth expected to be moderate over the next few years.

Global Markets Direct's, 'AtheroNova Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2014', provides an overview of the AtheroNova Inc.'s pharmaceutical research and development focus.

The consistently rising prices of fresh food in Algeria are limiting Algerian consumers' ability to consume many foods which were previously consumed on a daily basis, in particular vegetables. This was therefore the main factor which drove the growing demand for products within frozen processed food in Algeria in 2014. Fish/seafood in particular was the leading category to benefit from this trend, thanks to the limited availability of fresh fish in the country, and its very high unit price.