Home Emergency Insurance Solutions, a leading provider of home emergency repair programs with hundreds of thousands of policies in place, is doing their share to keep homeowners protected. Previously reaching customers through partner utility companies, Home Emergency Insurance Solutions has announced that they will be offering their protection program directly to select area homeowners.

The water service line is the pipe that brings freshwater into a home and it is typically the homeowner's responsibility to maintain it. On most properties, this line starts from the curb or well casing and goes all the way into the home, connecting to the water heater, sinks, showers and more. Temperature changes, shifting soil or the age of the line can all be causes of damage. Many times this will result in a loss of water pressure or a loss of water altogether. In other instances, effects will not be noticed until there is a spike in the water bill due to an underground leak.

Home Emergency Insurance Solutions is able to offer emergency solutions that protect homeowners from the hassle and expense of unexpected repairs. "Emergencies do happen and unfortunately, there's very little someone can do to prepare for them," says Jonathan King, Chief Executive Officer of Home Emergency Insurance Solutions. "Rather than having to scramble and pay thousands of dollars in the midst of a home emergency, Home Emergency Insurance Solutions takes care of the legwork from start to finish."

Home Emergency Insurance Solutions will be offering Water Service Line Protection Plan via a direct mail campaign. This plan offers consumers thousands of dollars in coverage for a low monthly fee. When enrolled in the program, customers have access to a 24-hour emergency hotline that will dispatch a Home Emergency Insurance Solutions contractor to make any necessary repairs.

Home Emergency Insurance Solutions has established a locally based network of licensed and qualified contractors to serve the area. Every contractor is fully screened, assessed and trained before joining the Home Emergency Insurance Solutions network and making repairs at the policyholder's home. "We aim to provide every customer with first class service and make sure that our contractors do the same," says King.  

About Home Emergency Insurance Solutions

Home Emergency Insurance Solutions is an independent provider of homeowner assistance services. The company was established in 2003 and since then has grown to protect hundreds of thousands of homeowners against the expense and inconvenience of water, electrical and other home emergencies.    

For more information about Home Emergency Insurance Solutions, please go to www.home-emergency-ca.com.

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Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:  RBC) today announced that it has acquired Rotor B.V. headquartered in Eibergen, the Netherlands.

Rotor sells standard and special electric motors to a variety of industries including the marine industry, ship building and offshore oil and gas. In addition to the Netherlands, Rotor also sells throughout Europe, the UK and Japan.  The management of Rotor will continue to lead the company following the acquisition.

For the remainder of 2010, the business is expected to add approximately $10 million to sales and a de minimis amount to diluted earnings per share after including the estimated impact of transaction costs, purchase accounting and intangible amortization based on the preliminary purchase price allocation. Sales for Rotor in 2011 are expected to be approximately $27 to $30 million and the addition to diluted earnings per share is expected to be $.04 to $.06 for the business.    

According to Henry W. Knueppel, Chairman and CEO of Regal Beloit, "We are very excited to announce the acquisition of Rotor. The company has an outstanding management team that has grown the business in Europe and beyond. The addition of Rotor strengthens our European commercial position and adds vertical market segment strengths.  The Rotor addition represents continued progress on our strategy of geographic and market segment diversification."  

Herbert Weekhout and Mario Pistone, managing directors and owners of Rotor stated, "We are excited to join Regal Beloit and are confident that, following this acquisition, we will become an even stronger company, benefiting our customers and stakeholders."

About REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION:

Regal Beloit Corporation is a leading manufacturer of mechanical and electrical motion control and power generation products serving markets throughout the world.  Regal Beloit is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia.  Regal Beloit's common stock is a component of the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

The following is a cautionary statement made under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical facts, the statements contained in this press release may be forward looking statements.  Forward-looking statements represent our management's judgment regarding future events.  We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the forward-looking statements, and you should be aware that results and events could differ materially and adversely from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including: unexpected issues and costs arising from the closing of the transaction and the integration of acquired companies and businesses and  marketplace acceptance of these and other recent acquisitions, including the loss of, or a decline in business from, any significant customers of Regal Beloit or the acquired businesses.  All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements.  The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.  

Website:  www.regalbeloit.com

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Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX), a global leader in information solutions, announced today it has begun providing its unique, in-depth credit information solutions across India, using member-contributed data from the country's largest banks and financial institutions. Equifax Credit Information Services Private Limited (ECIS) brings Equifax's global experience to the growing Indian economy through its joint venture with six leading Indian financial institutions - Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited, Religare Finvest Limited, Sundaram Finance Limited and Union Bank of India.  

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Equifax applied to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a Certificate of Registration to establish the new credit information company under The Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act and was approved for a license in March of this year.

"The emergence of India as a major influence in global commerce, and India's own internal growth, require world-class customer insights and risk-management systems," said Richard F. Smith, Equifax Chairman and CEO. "Our joint venture combines Equifax technology and international experience with a very large and growing database, managed and delivered entirely within India, to give our customers unmatched data and insights, in the most efficient and effective manner."

"Our in-country staffing, local hosting, volume and depth of files we already have, allows us to understand the Indian business community and its needs better than any other service provider," added ECIS Managing Director & CEO Samir Bhatia.  "This, combined with Equifax's global experience, and the deep knowledge and expertise of our partners, gives us -- and our customers -- significant advantages.

"Lenders have told us they want new ways to be able to manage their portfolios," Bhatia said. "We will be providing a comprehensive suite of credit risk, customer retention/cross-sell and collection products based on the highest calibre data in the industry."  

ECIS has implemented the most stringent standards in the industry for the verification of the information within its database, ensuring its high quality.  ECIS is one of only a select few companies granted a license to operate a credit information company in India.  

About Equifax (www.equifax.com)

Equifax empowers businesses and consumers with information they can trust. A global leader in information solutions, we leverage one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data, along with advanced analytics and proprietary technology, to create customized insights that enrich both the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.

With a strong heritage of innovation and leadership, Equifax continuously delivers innovative solutions with the highest integrity and reliability. Businesses – large and small – rely on us for consumer and business credit intelligence, portfolio management, fraud detection, decisioning technology, marketing tools, and much more. We empower individual consumers to manage their personal credit information, protect their identity, and maximize their financial well-being.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Equifax Inc. operates in the U.S. and 14 other countries. Equifax is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500® Index. Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX.

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Celsion Corporation (Nasdaq: CLSN), a biotechnology drug development company, announced today that it has been awarded a competitive Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support the proposal, "New Thermal Sensitive Carboplatin Liposomes for Cancer".  This funding will support the Company's efforts to develop its proprietary heat-activated liposomal technology in combination with carboplatin, an approved and frequently used oncology drug for treatment of a wide range of cancers.  The grant is valued at approximately $200,000 and will support formulation development and preclinical efficacy studies in collaboration with Duke University.  

"NIH's support of Celsion's unique research focus is evident with this grant and represents a continuation of the Institute's interest in the value of our platform heat sensitive liposomal technology to treat certain difficult cancers; most notably reflected in our ThermoDox® clinical program.  This initial funding will provide important financial assistance as we further expand our technology platform to incorporate known anticancer agents.  Our initial market assessment indicates that thermosensitive Carboplatin has the potential to address multiple solid tumor indications that are not addressed by ThermoDox, but could be an optimal adjuvant to radiofrequency ablation, microwave or high intensity ultrasound. As we commence our preclinical studies, we will work closely with the medical and regulatory communities and identify an optimal approval path," said Michael Tardugno, President and CEO of Celsion.  "The work conducted under this grant may lead to the development of improved treatments for a wide range of cancers."

Celsion's lead product candidate, ThermoDox®, a proprietary heat-activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin, is currently being evaluated in the Phase III HEAT trial for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and in a Phase I/II trial for patients with recurrent chest wall breast cancer.  Localized mild hyperthermia (40-42 degrees Celsius) releases the entrapped doxorubicin from the liposome. This delivery technology enables high concentrations of a known chemotherapeutic agent to be deposited preferentially in a targeted tumor.

About Celsion

Celsion is a leading oncology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative cancer drugs including tumor-targeting treatments using focused heat energy in combination with heat-activated drug delivery systems. Celsion has research, license, or commercialization agreements with leading institutions such as the National Institutes of Health, Duke University Medical Center, University of Hong Kong, Cleveland Clinic, and the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System.

For more information on Celsion, visit our website: http://www.celsion.com

Celsion wishes to inform readers that forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials by others; possible acquisitions of other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors, regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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