Shaping the sport of surfing: Santa Cruz Native Johnny Rice, 72, inducted into International Surfboard Builders – San Jose Mercury News
For his contributions, the 72-year-old Rice was recently inducted by his peers into the International Surfboard Builders Hall At one point, he had an 18-employee shaping business in Brazil. In recent years, Rice has traveled to South Dakota to

Idaho advised to issue megaload permits to Emmert International of Oregon – Oregonian
Clark declared that opponents failed to prove ConocoPhillips’ shipments, to be trucked by Clackamas-based heavy-haul specialist Emmert International, would harm tourism, scenery or business along the highway. Idaho transportation officials haven’t said how

Fitch Affirms ENAP’s FC IDR at ‘A’ & National Scale at ‘AAA(Cl)’; Outlook Stable – PR Inside
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (FC IDR) of Empresa Nacional de Petroleo (ENAP) at ‘A’. Approximately USD 1,240 million of its foreign unsecured debt is affected. In addition, Fitch has affirmed ENAP’s national scale

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Honda Motor Company, Big Lots, Oracle, SAP AG and and – Yahoo Finance
Chicago, IL December 16, 2010 Zacks Equity Research highlights: Honda Motor Company (NYSE: HMC – News ) as the Bull of the Day and Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG – News ) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on

Infrared Systems International Subsidiary, AquaLiv, Launches Infotone(TM) Face Mist – msnbc.com
SILVERDALE, WA Infrared Systems International (OTCBB: IFRS) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, AquaLiv, Inc., has launched the first product of its new Infotone skin care brand. Infotone Face Mist began shipping December 20th after