2011 Augers Well for St. Elias – Growth Projects in Peru and B.C.

Lori McClenahan, President of St. Elias Mines Ltd. (TSX-V: SLI) (PINKSHEETS: SELSF) (US Clearing Symbol: SELSF) (FRANKFURT: EKL), is pleased to provide the following year end review on the corporate affairs of the Company.

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

• Received favourable results from Stage 1 and Stage 2 Titan 24 Geophysical Surveys at the Tesoro Gold Project in Peru.

• Completed an Independent 43-101 Technical Report on the Tesoro Gold Project.

• St. Elias acquired six strategic mineral claims adjoining the Tesoro Gold Project.

• St. Elias granted option to Amarok Resources Inc. on the Cueva Blanca Gold Property in Peru.

• St. Elias granted option to Ansell Capital Corp. on the Vilcoro Gold Property in Peru.

• St. Elias granted option to Dorex Minerals Inc. on the Strawberry Flats Property, B.C.

• St. Elias granted option to Inform Resources Corp. on the South Rim Project.

• Completed an Environmental Impact Study (“EIS”) on the Vilcoro Gold Property in Peru.

• Standard and Poors initiated Factual Stock Report coverage on St. Elias.

• Retained Nick Fuller & Associates for European investor relations.

• Retained The Haft Group, Inc. for US public relations.

• Engaged INDEVA Corporation as a corporate advisor.

• Expanded investor relations activities world-wide highlighted by New York events.

• St. Elias is adequately funded with working capital in excess of $4,000,000 (December 31, 2010) with no debt.

“St. Elias is well-positioned to weather the current market conditions and our emphasis in 2011 will be on the advancement of our existing gold projects. The price of gold continues to be resilient through this difficult economic period and we expect it will continue to be strong in the future,” stated President, Lori McClenahan.

Tesoro Gold Project, Peru

During 2010, positive results were received for Stage 1 and Stage 2 Titan 24 Geophysical Surveys at the Tesoro Gold Project. The surveys were conducted by Quantec Geoscience Limited, a leading provider of geophysical surveys and services for the mineral exploration industry. Quantec, through detailed analysis of their Titan 24 data, recommended a total of 52 drill holes to test the first and second priority targets interpreted in the property. Of them, 26 drill holes are recommended to test the first priority anomalous zones and 26 drill holes are proposed to test the second priority target zones. These zones are interpreted to be related to, and/or the extension of, previously discovered mineralized zones in the Property. The Company has planned an initial 10,000 metre diamond drilling program at Tesoro.

An Environmental Impact Study (“EIS”) which is required prior to drilling has been submitted to the Peruvian government and the Company is now awaiting final approval. This will be the third EIS completed on the Tesoro Property.

The Company retained Bradley Bros. Limited, a prominent diamond drilling company, to provide a quote for the upcoming drill program.

Exploration results to date have shown the Tesoro Gold Project to be permissive for the expansion of known gold mineralized zones both on strike and to depth as well as the discovery of additional gold mineralization. In that regard, St. Elias staked six New Tesoro Claims (Chance A, B, C, D, E and F) surrounding its existing Tesoro Gold Project. Prior to the acquisition of the New Claims, the Tesoro Project comprised three mineral claims (Chance 1, Chance 2 and Chance 5) covering approximately 5,000 acres. With the addition of the New Tesoro Claims, the Tesoro Gold Project covers 17,436 acres.

The Company completed an Independent 43-101 Technical Report on the Tesoro Gold Project. The Report, dated September 30, 2010, written by Paul D. Gray, P.Geo, is available for viewing by visiting www.sedar.com. Mr. Gray conducted a site visit and property inspection of the Tesoro Property from June 6 – 8, 2010 (verification assays returned grades up to 231.12 g/t or 6.74 oz/t gold).

The Tesoro Property has never been evaluated to depth, or to its full strike potential. This leaves a large potential for the discovery of additional mineralization.

Cueva Blanca Property, Peru

During the year, St. Elias entered into a letter agreement with Amarok Resources Inc. (“Amarok”) whereby Amarok agreed to acquire a 60% interest, subject to a 1.5% net smelter return royalty (“NSR”), in the Cueva Blanca Gold Property from St. Elias in consideration of $200,000, issuing 100,000 common shares of Amarok to St. Elias and incurring $1,500,000 in exploration expenditures on the property. Amarok is a publicly traded mineral exploration company. The Cueva Blanca Property is 100% owned by St. Elias.

Vilcoro Gold Property, Peru

During the year, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Ansell Capital Corp. (“Ansell”) whereby Ansell agreed to acquire a 65% interest, subject to a 1.5% NSR, in the Vilcoro Gold Property from St. Elias in consideration of making cash payments of $500,000 issuing 1,000,000 common shares of Ansell to St. Elias and incurring $2,500,000 in exploration expenditures on the property. The Vilcoro is 50% owned by St. Elias and 50% owned by Emilsen Medina Inga de Brophy. Ansell is a publicly traded mineral exploration company.

In fall 2010, an Environmental Impact Study was completed at the Vilcoro and the Ministerio de Energia y Minas (Ministry of Energy and Mines) subsequently granted a permit to allow drilling on the Vilcoro Gold Property. Drilling is planned for spring 2011.

Strawberry Flats Gold Project, B.C.

During the year, St. Elias entered into an option agreement with Dorex Minerals Inc. (“Dorex”) whereby Dorex agreed to acquire up to an 80% interest, subject to a 1.5% NSR, in the Strawberry Flats Gold Project. Dorex can acquire an initial 60% interest in the property from St. Elias in consideration of $50,827, issuing 600,000 common shares of Dorex to St. Elias and incurring $600,000 in exploration expenditures on the property. Dorex can earn a further 20% interest in the Property in consideration of making additional cash payments of $200,000 to St. Elias, issuing an additional 600,000 common shares of Dorex to St. Elias and incurring an additional $1,000,000 in exploration expenditures on the property. Dorex is a publicly traded mineral exploration company.

In 2010, a Phase I exploration program, designed to locate drill targets for a Phase II diamond drilling program, was completed.

South Rim Project, B.C.

During the year, St. Elias entered into a letter agreement with Inform Resources Corp. (“Inform”), formerly “Downtown Industries Ltd.”, whereby Inform agreed to acquire up to a 75% interest in the South Rim Project. Inform can acquire an initial 51% interest in the property from St. Elias in consideration of $75,000, issuing 220,000 common shares of Inform to St. Elias and incurring $600,000 in exploration expenditures on the Property. Inform can earn a further 24% interest in the property from St. Elias in consideration of $250,000, issuing of 600,000 common shares of Inform to St. Elias and incurring $1,500,000 in exploration expenditures on the property. Inform Resources Corp. is a publicly traded mineral exploration company.

In 2010, a Phase I exploration program was completed and results will be announced shortly.

Beaverdell Gold/Silver Property, B.C.

St. Elias has granted an option to Intigold Mines Ltd. (“Intigold”) to acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 1.5% NSR, in the Beaverdell Gold/Silver Property. Intigold can acquire an initial 51% interest in the property from St. Elias in consideration of $35,000, issuing 300,000 common shares of Intigold to St. Elias and incurring $350,000 in exploration expenditures on the property. Intigold can earn a further 49% interest in the Property from St. Elias in consideration of $200,000, issuing of 1,200,000 common shares of Intigold to St. Elias and incurring $1,000,000 in exploration expenditures on the property. Intigold is a publicly traded mineral exploration company.

A 2011 exploration program is presently being planned.

INVESTOR RELATIONS ACTIVITIES

During 2010, the Company substantially expanded its investor relations and communications activities world-wide in order to strengthen St. Elias’ profile and visibility.

The Company retained The Haft Group, Inc., an investor relations and specialist firm based in New York, to provide investor and financial public relations services to St. Elias. The Company retained Nick Fuller & Associates, based in London, as its European Investor Relations Consultant to increase international awareness and facilitate company exposure in the European financial markets.

St. Elias conducted over 70 corporate presentations in 2010 to brokers, analysts, corporate sources, private investors and other financial professionals in Beijing, Calgary, Chicago, Edmonton, Frankfurt, Geneva, Kelowna, London, Montreal, New York, Paris, Quebec City, Toronto and Zurich.

The Company also sponsored several important conferences in New York. Highlighted in St. Elias’ conferences were an important outlook conference on gold mining and corporate outlook plans at a September broker dinner at New York’s Friars Club and a December presentation at the Financial Investment Analysts, Inc. (“FIA”) in New York.

St. Elias will continue increasing corporate awareness globally in the New Year with initial spring 2011 investor relations activities scheduled as follows:

January 2011

• Los Angeles and San Diego (broker and investor contact meetings)
• Mineral Exploration Roundup (Vancouver, B.C.)

February 2011

• New York (broker and investor contact meetings)

March 2011

• “Spring Break for Wall Street Dinner Conference” (the Florida Stock and Bond Club)
• “PDAC” Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (Toronto, ON)

April 2011

• European Road Show (Paris, Brussels, Zurich, Geneva, Milan)
• Israel (broker and investor contact meetings)

“The Haft Group in New York, Aaron Etra, Esq., INDEVA Corp, NY corporate advisor, and Nick Fuller in London, are coordinating activities World-Wide” Lori McClenahan noted.

OTHER CORPORATE MATTERS

Independent Analyst Report

Gluckstein & Silverspoon Research completed an independent Analyst Report on St. Elias. Gluckstein & Silverspoon is an equity research service company dedicated to increasing the visibility of innovative and growing private and public companies that represent extraordinary investment opportunities. To view the report, visit the Company’s website.

Standard & Poor’s Listing

During 2010, Standard & Poor’s commenced Factual Stock Report coverage on St. Elias. The Stock Report is updated weekly and reflects the latest pricing, trading volume, key stock statistics and numerous other items. This report will be accessible on an ongoing basis to the investment community by scores of buy-side institutions and sell-side firms that utilize Standard & Poor’s research and information platforms daily. Millions of self-directed investors also have access to the report via their e-brokerage accounts. Please visit the Company’s website or www.standardandpoors.com to view the Stock Report.

2010 Annual General Meeting

St. Elias’ 2010 Annual General Meeting was held on November 25, 2010. Included in the business completed was the approval of a new shareholders’ rights plan (the “Plan”). Further details of the Plan are contained in the Company’s annual general meeting material available for viewing on www.sedar.com.

Appointment of Officers

The Company appointed Kulwant Sandher as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sandher is a Chartered Accountant whose first degree was a B.Sc (Eng) in Avionics. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Sandher has 19 years of experience in finance management roles in companies such as Wang Europe and Wang U.K. Limited, Rennie & Company Chartered Accountants, Maximizer Technologies. He has served as CFO for The Stallion Group, Serebra Learning Corp, Conac Software Corp, and served as a COO for Marketrend Interactive Inc. Currently, Kulwant is serving as a Director and Chief Financial Officer of Delta Oil & Gas Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Millrock Resources Inc.

Tina Whyte was appointed as the corporate secretary of St. Elias. Ms. Whyte has over 20 years’ experience in the corporate securities industry, primarily in mining and resource development. Her expertise extends to continuous disclosure and corporate governance-related matters, as well as the coordination of all matters necessary to successfully conclude a variety of corporate and securities-related dealings including specialized brokerage transactions.

In announcing the appointments of Mr. Sandher and Ms. Whyte, Lori McClenahan, President of the Company, stated, “As we continue our growth, we are very pleased to have individuals with Mr. Sandher’s and Ms. Whyte’s extensive experience join the St. Elias’ team.”

For additional information on St. Elias and its projects, please visit us at www.steliasmines.com or call 1-888-895-5522 (toll free US and Canada).

ST. ELIAS MINES LTD.

(signed “Lori McClenahan”)

Lori McClenahan,
President

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of the contents of this document.

This News Release may contain forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statement.

European Investor Relations
Nicholas Fuller
Nick Fuller & Associates
Tel: 011-44-207-256-5204
Email: nick@fullerir.com

U.S. Investor Relations
Herbert Haft
The Haft Group, Inc.
Tel: (212) 759-8865
Email: herbhaft@haftgroupinc.com
herbhaft@aol.com

Today, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration made the following statement about the Federal Court order granting an interim stay of a decision by the IRB to release Clato Mabior who will remain in custody. Clato Mabior is a convention refugee from Sudan. He entered Canada in 2000 and he has been convicted of aggravated assault.

“I am pleased the Court has prevented Mr. Mabior’’s release until the stay application can be heard. There are very important issues at stake for the safety and security of Canadians and I look forward to counsel presenting our position on those issues to the Court in the coming days.” said Minister Toews. “Our government remains unwavering in its commitment to protect the safety and security of Canadian families. We do not tolerate those who come to this country and commit serious crimes.”

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney added: “This government takes its commitment to safeguard public safety very seriously and will take all necessary measure to ensure Canadians are protected. Canada’’s doors are not open to those who break the law and endanger the safety of our citizens.”

Public Safety Canada
Media Relations
613-991-0657

Kodiak Exploration Limited (TSX VENTURE:KXL)(FRANKFURT:KX3) (the “Company“) is pleased to announce that effective today at 1:15 PM PST, pursuant to a resolution passed by Directors, the Company has changed its name to Prodigy Gold Inc. The common shares of the Company will trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “PDG”. The Company will commence trading under the new name and symbol at the market open on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. There is no consolidation of capital and no exchange of shares is required.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Brian J. Maher, President and Chief Executive Officer

This release may contain forward-looking statements or statements that relate to programs that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company’’s expectations and projections.

Kodiak Exploration Limited
Kimberly Ann
Corporate Communications
1-530-414-4400
kimberly_ann@kodiakexp.com
www.kodiakexp.com

Gerber has teamed up with non-profit organisation Yum-o! to drive the fight against hunger and raise awareness of nutrition in the United States.
To support the alliance, Gerber will donate USD 1 for every “Like” on its Facebook page by January 15, 2011. In donating a total of up to USD 500,000 to Yum-o!, this will enable the organisation to provide families in the US with access to nutritious food.
Christina Lawrence, Head of Integrated Marketing and Communications for Nestlé Infant Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, welcomed the new union and said: “Our partnership with Yum-o! is such a natural fit. We share a mission in that we want everyone, particularly children, to have access to nutritious food that will help them thrive.

“Through Facebook, we’ve created an easy way for consumers to get involved and join our mission to make a positive impact on childhood nutrition. A simple click generates an automatic donation to help in the fight against hunger.”
Yum-o! – launched in 2006 by American TV personality and author Rachael Ray – encourages families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking by teaching families to cook, feeding hungry children, and funding cooking education and scholarships.
In raising awareness of the hunger problem in the US, Ms Ray believed that such an alliance will enhance the importance of nutrition.
She said: “It is just unfathomable to me that in a country of such plenty, any child might go to sleep hungry or only have access to unhealthy foods. Thanks to Gerber, the Yum-o! organisation will be able to continue its efforts of feeding hungry American children and families and in turn allowing them to have a better relationship with food.”
About Nestlé Nutrition and Gerber
Nestlé Nutrition, part of Nestlé S.A., a world leader in nutrition, health and wellness, is dedicated to infant, healthcare and performance nutrition, and weight management.
Gerber Products Company, founded in 1928, officially joined the Nestlé family on September 1, 2007.
Nestlé and Gerber’s combined resources and scientific research expertise have enabled the company to become a worldwide leader in early childhood nutrition.
Gerber produces more than 200 food products, all of which are a part of Nestlé’s proprietary Start Healthy, Stay Healthy integrated nutrition system. It combines products, educational resources and services that are designed to encourage the early establishment of healthy eating habits in children from birth to preschool.

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Last night on December 30th, Preston Nissan had the drawing for one lucky person from Delaware or Maryland to win a 2010 Nissan Cube. The 100 pre-qualifiers came in to the Preston Nissan showroom to try their luck in the drawing. Out of the 100 pre-qualifiers 10 names were drawn as the finalists. The 100 pre-qualifiers were choosen from the radio stations 93.5 The Beach and OC 104.1, as well as Preston Nissan facebook page and a drawing box in the showrrom of Preston Nissan.
Each one of those 10 finalists received a cd to play in the Nissan Cube to see if they had won the Nissan Cube. Each cd had a different prize on it inclduing the Nissan Cube, movie passes, ski passes, and various gift certicates to restaurants and stores. On the 7th cd, Alan Ross of Pocomoke Maryland had won the Nissan Cube! Congratualtions to Alan on winning a 2010 Nissan Cube.
“We are thrilled to be able to giveaway a Nissan Cube to one lucky person in our community,” says Mary Jane Haney, General Manager of Preston Nissan, “The Cube is one of our popular sellers and I am sure Alan will love it.”
The Nissan Cube is a subcompact 4-door hatchback. Upon a closer look, Cube reveals one-of-a-kind interior styling with careful attention paid to even the smallest details. The Cube offers more than 40 individual accessories, ranging from a unique 20-color interior illumination kit and “shag dash topper” to aerodynamic body kits and custom 16-inch aluminum-alloy wheels.
Available Cube technology includes the Nissan Intelligent Key™ with Push Button Ignition, Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System, Rockford Fosgate subwoofer with six upgraded speakers, XM(R) Satellite Radio (XM(R) subscription required, sold separately) and Interface System for iPod(R).
For more information about Preston Nissan please visit http://www.prestonnissan.com
Be sure to visit their facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/PrestonNissan
About Preston Automotive Group
Preston Automotive Group services the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania area with Ford, Lincoln, Mazda, Hyundai, and Nissan brands. The auto group carries the largest selection of new and used cars and trucks. Additionally, the dealership services all makes and models, both imported and domestic cars with ASE certified and factory trained technicians.
To learn more, visit http://www.prestonmotor.com
For more information:
Brent Durham
Preston Automotive Group
Internet Marketing Director
410.673.1748
BDurham@prestonmotor.com

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In 2010, Robust Growth, Technology Milestones and Faster Speeds Further Strengthen Company’s Ability to Provide Leading Products, Integrated Business Solutions
NEW YORK – The past year was one of continued expansion and growth for Verizon’s global network – the company’s essential and unrivaled platform for providing leading products and integrated solutions to customers of all types and sizes. Milestones in 2010 included several industry-leading accomplishments involving 100 gigabit-per-second (100G) technology; expanding and enhancing the company’s network around the globe; driving toward greater speeds for FiOS and wireless customers; and breaking ground on a new technology center that will provide the testing of innovative services for years to come.
Technology Deployments Optimize Network for Growth
In March, Verizon successfully completed the first real traffic 100G optical fiber transmission field trial using standards-based optics end to end and the latest in 100G native router interfaces over a 1,520 kilometer section (944.5 miles) of the Verizon network in north Dallas.
Later in the year, Verizon completed an industry-leading 100G Ethernet trial over a metropolitan Ethernet infrastructure with 12.7 kilometers (7.9 miles) of field fiber in the Dallas area.
The company continued to break ground in October by installing the first standards-based, multivendor 100G Ethernet link on its IP backbone between Paris and Frankfurt. This 100G advancement was the first to enable 100G Ethernet connections between routers.
This year Verizon also increased traffic through its Partner Port Program, which draws content onto the Verizon network via direct connections with content owners’ services at access points located around the country. These direct links allow content owners and aggregators to bypass the traditional peering delivery system to provide faster connections and faster content delivery.
In addition, Verizon was ranked No.1 as the world’s most connected Internet backbone for the 11th time in the past 12 years. In its annual Global Geography Report TeleGeography found the Verizon global IP network has the greatest number of autonomous system network connections. The AS ranking demonstrates the closeness of a network to the rest of the Internet as defined by the number of segments on the network route that data must take to reach the Internet.
Global Expansion Meets Needs of Multinational Customers
Verizon is evolving to an everything-as-a-service model in which cloud-based, converged enterprise solutions are delivered with built in security via managed and professional services. The company’s global IP network is the essential platform for this unique and powerful approach, which helps companies do business more effectively and efficiently, and Verizon made significant investments in 2010 in several key regions around the global to expand and enhance its capabilities.
Verizon’s submarine cable presence expanded in 2010 with the sixth cable landing site — in Shin Maruyama, Japan — on the Trans-Pacific Express submarine cable. This site adds additional diversity and capacity to the company’s extensive Asia-Pacific meshed network, which connects the U.S. to Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and India.
The company continued enhancing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a second data center in Hong Kong, bringing the total data centers in the region to nine. This data center also serves as a point of presence on Verizon’s global mesh network, which provides additional paths for rerouting traffic in the event of a cable cut or other network disruption and improves resiliency and diversity. The new data center also enhances delivery, in Asia-Pacific, of the company’s on-demand global computing solution, Computing-as-a- Service, as well as Internet Data Center Services.
Verizon’s global network also saw strategic enhancements in the European region. Expansions in the company’s ultra-long-haul network, an increased number of new and diverse MPLS nodes, additional converged packet architecture sites and new ROADM deployments help meet the data-growth demands of Verizon enterprise customers that do business in Europe. The company also continues to work toward activating the Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable, the next-generation undersea optical cable system connecting Europe, the Middle East and India. With a design capacity of up to 3.84 terabits per second, the EIG cable will provide Verizon a second diverse connection into the company’s Marseille cable terminal.
This year Verizon also expanded its presence in Africa with a new network alliance with Gateway Business Africa that expands Verizon Business Private IP network capabilities into several African countries. They are: Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Lesotho, Angola and Zambia.
FiOS Provides Platform for Innovation, Essential to Meeting Consumer and Small-Business Demands
Demand for bandwidth-hungry applications including streaming video and video telephony is rising steadily as people and machines become increasingly connected. Verizon demonstrated in 2010 that its FiOS network is future-proof and can easily grow along with consumer and small-business demands.
Earlier this year, Verizon reached near gigabit-per-second throughput on its existing GPON platform. The company also successfully tested a 10 gigabits-per-second broadband connection using XG-PON2, capable of downloading or uploading a 2.3 gigabyte movie in about four seconds. And in the latter part of 2010, the company launched 150/35 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet service – the fastest mass-market broadband service in the nation – over the company’s all-fiber-optic FiOS network to residential and small-business customers.
Verizon also began testing Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) on its FiOS services. This new protocol is designed to eventually replace the current Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), which over the next few years will be depleted due to the increased growth of the Web and IP-enabled devices.
Verizon Wireless Network Serves Up Speed and Reliability
In December, Verizon Wireless launched the world’s first large-scale 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, the fastest and most advanced 4G network in America, in 38 major metropolitan areas and more than 60 commercial airports coast to coast. The new network, which offers speeds up to 10 times faster than the company’s 3G network, will be extended throughout the current 3G coverage area by 2013.
Technology Innovation Center Builds on Leadership History
In April, Verizon broke ground on its Technology Innovation Center, which will be a catalyst for delivering new and innovative devices and services that connect people, places and things using next-generation wireline and wireless technology. The new facility will focus on 4G LTE wireless networks, building upon the history of the existing Verizon Technology Campus in Waltham, Mass., where research and testing has been taking place since the 1940s.The new center will continue to provide a central base for Verizon’s advanced technology initiatives.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving more than 93 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 195,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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WPP announces that its digital investment and operating arm, WPP Digital, has acquired all the assets of Blue State Digital, LLC (BSD) in the United States, together with all the share capital of BSD’s wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 2004 in Washington DC, BSD is a full service digital agency creating and executing interactive campaigns that build and sustain key relationships for non-profit, educational and cultural organisations, political entities and corporate clients. The agency employs 130 people across its offices in Washington DC, Boston, New York, Los Angeles and London.
With its expertise in online fundraising, advocacy, social networking and constituency development programs, the agency has helped over 200 clients harness the potential of the internet, raising over $800 million in contributions to date and generating tens of millions of online sign-ups and actions. BSD’s work on the 2008 “Obama for America” campaign is demonstrative of their market-leading approach. In recent years, the company’s management has successfully applied their strategies to a diverse list of clients around the world including major non-profits, consumer brands, media properties and political causes.
BSD’s unaudited revenues for the 12 months ended 31 December 2009 were $12.8 million, with gross assets at the same date of $3.0 million.
BSD, with its digital outreach and social media strategies, will bolster the Group’s leadership position in providing best-in-class solutions, complementing the Group’s existing client service offering in marketing communications and public affairs.

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With three initial installations and pending contracts for two others, including the national tourism site for Ghana, Mattsonmaps recently launched TravelTools — a one-of-a-kind software application that handles DMO website tools such as like maps, events, and itinerary-builders. In developing TravelTools, Mattsonmaps firmly believes that the industry needs a software application for common tools as much as it needs CMS applications for site content. Mattsonmaps plans on expanding the tool market horizontally in that its software represents economies that can be passed along to even small DMOs and organizations of all sizes that are feeling the crunch of a slowing global economy.
Given the importance and expense associated with managing content on typical DMO websites, the competitive environment for servicing the first of these needs—content management systems—is exceedingly fierce bringing widespread economies based on standardization, ease of use, and the streamlining of routine tasks.

Curiously, comprehensive solutions for web tools don’t exist. As a default, organizations employ individual contractors or ask their own workers to code tool widgets on an installation-by-installation, solution-by-solution basis. To be fair, many of these solutions work like crazy, but issues of tool development, management and evolution have not benefited from essential systems thinking approaches in the same way that the industry has benefited from solutions surrounding web content and member management. Company President Mark Mattson wonders why. If tools are essential to promoting a multi-billion dollar industry, it would make sense to have applications that are up to the task.
The company’s early success draws upon joint marketing research with the Rohrer Business School at Rowan University during which senior marketing students surveyed 650 destination marketing organizations and found that more than half wanted to upgrade their sites. Most of those surveyed wanted tools, but couldn’t afford them or didn’t know where to find solutions
The survey also found that tool solutions are not easily understandable on a technological level and that they are expensive to develop, upgrade, and operate. 87% of the survey’s respondents paid outsiders to develop tool applications. Furthermore, many felt trapped by their purchases—feeling locked into existing solutions as their financial resources diminished and their needs for tools increased. Moreover, the existing approach to tool acquisition and development delivered varying levels of satisfaction in terms of product equity, agility, or standardized efficiencies. At the end of the day, 64% of respondents complained of a lack of manpower despite costly investments in tool technologies that were originally made for the very purpose of decreasing organizational workloads. 32% were also displeased with the technology that they had purchased and wanted newer solutions and 30% complained about pricing and customer service associated with their tool purchases or acquisitions.
Mattson adds, Since tools can’t be bought as unified software packages the way that content management systems can, the costs and inefficiencies associated with custom software development are far-reaching in terms of an organization’s ability to compete in a global climate of economic scarcity. Our gut feelings are supported by our survey responses
Consider: 69% of respondents said that they knew what they needed, but lacked the resources to orchestrate better technology solutions in an online market that has exploded to 80% of the 120 million U.S. travelers in 2009. As a result, 60% of respondent websites lacked truly interactive mapping capacities, 53% lacked itinerary builders, and 70% were incapable of gathering important marketing data from visitors.
To bridge the gap between what destination marketers need and the limits imposed by scarce resources Mattson concluded that the destination marketing industry needed an integrated software solution for destination marketing tools. Furthermore, he has developed one called TravelTools— a proprietary web-based software application that monetizes, streamlines, and economizes the day-to-day operations of websites run by destination marketing organizations. Within 72 hours, Mattson’s team will install an easy-to-use, totally integrated software solution that manages a DMO site’s membership listings, attractions, events, visitor itineraries, maps, newsletters, sponsorships, advertisements, announcements, hot deals, marketing data, and conferences. Not only that, the system is totally integrated with client data and graphics. Finally, because the system is so economical, Mattson hopes to reach out to the hundreds of smaller DMOs that can’t afford the expensive systems that their larger competitors can. We want to democratize destination marketing by bringing world-class capacity to everyone. Smaller and larger organizations alike place the same value on tourism dollars. It’s not right that some destinations show well in the market while others are priced-out missing opportunities to promote great, smaller places.”

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Borden Waste-Away Awarded City of Warsaw Indiana Recycling Collection Contract Beginning January 1, 2011.
WARSAW, IN (DECEMBER 29, 2010) – The City of Warsaw Indiana has chosen Borden Waste-Away as the new recycling hauler for residents included in the City contract. Borden Waste-Away will begin services January 1, 2011 with additional information available at WasteAwayGroup.com.
“We are pleased to be the chosen recycling hauler for the City of Warsaw contract,” said Ken Himes, President of Waste-Away Group, Ltd., “Warsaw is a great community to add to our family of customers. Our recycling service provides residents the ability to recycle almost 2 ½ times the present volume”.
Participating residents need to place their current recycling carts out on Monday, December 27. These carts will be removed and the new Borden carts will be delivered from December 27 to 30, 2010. Each resident will receive a Grey 96 gallon cart on wheels with a blue lid to collect recycling. This larger Borden cart replaces the current City owned cart.
Himes said his company is expanding the plastic items allowed in the single stream recycling program. “We are allowing residents to recycle plastics numbered 1 through 7. This is an improvement by including plastics #3 through #7,” he said. Notably, Waste Away Group owns a recycling facility located in Elkhart, Indiana, which gives Borden Waste-Away the ability to offer a greater amount of recycling options. Recycling operations can be viewed online at: WasteAwayGroup.com/recycling-works-waste-management-services.html
Recycling materials in Warsaw can be placed in the container without separation:
Newspaper, Magazines, Slick Ad Paper, Cardboard, Telephone Books, Aluminum and Metal Cans, Plastics #1-#7, Glass Bottles and Jars.
Warsaw Residents will receive recycling service every other week and Borden will be servicing the city two days per week. Along with the new recycling cart, each participating Warsaw resident will receive a magnetic calendar showing their service day and additional recycling information.
Borden Waste-Away is also offering Warsaw residents The Pink Cart™, a bright-pink recycling cart supporting cancer awareness programs. Borden Waste-Away and the manufacturer of The Pink Cart™, Cascade Cart Solutions, will donate a total of Five Dollars for each Pink Cart™ placed into service to support the Mishawaka American Cancer Society. The Pink Cart™ is made from 100-percent-recyclable plastic.
Those Warsaw contract residents interested in receiving The Pink Cart™ for their recycling can contact Borden Waste-Away for delivery. Anyone requesting The Pink Cart™ will incur a $15 service fee and the resident will be billed direct from Borden Waste-Away. Those interested in signing up for The Pink Cart™ should contact Borden Waste-Away at 1-800-386-3313 X 570, or may also order any of the above services online at WasteAwayGroup.com.
About Waste-Away Group, Ltd.
Waste-Away Group is a family-owned residential and commercial waste transporter serving Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. Borden Waste-Away originated out of Goshen, Indiana and is a subsidiary of Waste-Away Group. The Company has provided residential waste disposal service to homeowners and area municipalities for over 60 years.
Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, Waste-Away Group and its affiliated companies, Borden Waste-Away Service, Inc., Himco Waste-Away Service, Inc., Integra Certified Document Destruction LLC, and Recycling Works, Inc., provide modern waste handling solutions while maintaining a leading market share in its core business areas. For details, visit WasteAwayGroup.com today.
CONTACT:
Judy Bialka
Chief Marketing Officer
Borden Waste-Away Service, Inc.
707 N Wildwood Ave
Elkhart IN 46514
Tel. (574) 293-8534
e-Mail: judy.bialka@wasteawaygroup.com
Web:
www.WasteAwayGroup.com

Additional Resources:
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http://www.wasteawaygroup.com/recycling-works-waste-management-services….
http://www.wasteawaygroup.com/himco-wasteaway-industrial-waste-managemen…
http://www.wasteawaygroup.com/integra-certified-document-destruction-ser…

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Information Source: WEBWIRE

Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Tseung Kwan O early this morning (January 1) in which a 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed.

About 2 am, a motorcycle driven by the 26-year-old man was travelling along Tai Au Mun Road towards Clear Water Bay Beach. When approaching Clear Water Bay Second Beach, the motorcycle reportedly lost control and rammed into a lamppost on the roadside.

The motorcyclist sustained serious head injury and was rushed to Tseung Kwan O Hospital, where he was later certified dead at 03.07am.

The case will be handover to the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, Kowloon East.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has any information is urged to contact the investigating officers on 2305 7500.

Add Police Report No. 2
Issued by PPRB