Regional nature of major college football

Alsius believes that itspatents do not infringe on the ZOLL patents, and that ZOLL's core temperaturemanagement patents are invalid.Alsius believes that it retains a dominantpatent position in intravascular cooling that, among other things, precludesany competitor from marketing an intravascular cooling catheter fortherapeutic hypothermia in patients who have had cardiac arrest or heartattack.ZOLL has not yet sold temperature management products based on ZOLL'spatents.About Alsius CorporationAlsius, the worldwide leader in intravascular temperature management,develops, manufactures and sells proprietary products to precisely controlpatient temperature in hospital critical care settings. Controlling bodytemperature, through cooling and warming, is becoming the standard of care forpatients in select critical conditions and those undergoing a variety ofsurgical procedures. Alsius markets a comprehensive suite of catheter-basedintravascular temperature management products that address the largely unmetclinical need for effective, accurate, easy-to-use and cost-effective controlof body temperature in critical care patients For more information, visit Forward Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning ofthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to Alsius' futurefinancial or business performance. These statements are not guarantees offuture performance and involve risks and uncertainties. These risksinclude, but are not limited to, the fact that Alsius must raise additionalfunds before the end of the second quarter of 2009 to continue its operationsand finance the litigation described herein, uncertainty in the market forsales of medical equipment, and uncertainty in any complex litigation such asthe litigation between Alsius and ZOLL described herein.Alsius undertakes noduty to update any forward-looking statements made herein, except as requiredby law.SOURCEAlsius CorporationGregory Tibbitts, Chief Financial Officer of Alsius Corporation,1-949-453-0150; or Media, Becky Soja of WeissComm Partners, 1-415-946-1080,.

Sources from Cleveland have said that Rob Kurtz has decided to leave Cleveland and the offer for the 15th spot on the roster for more money in Denver "Cleveland Plain Dealer." this short claim from Cleveland leads people to believe that Kurtz will be Linas Kleiza's replacement and 13th man on the roster, I don't believe that is the case. Kurtz at 24 is a very intriguing young prospect that averaged 4 points, 2 rebounds and shot 40 from behind the arc last year at 6'9.That said, I don't see a 24 year old playing the back up small forward position along with a 24 year old Arron Afflalo, and a rookie point guard in Ty Lawson for Denver's bench. That is too much inexperience and youth to rely on for a team that is looking for a West Finals repeat and a shot at the title.Denver could sign Kurtz and put him on the roster for the first two to seven games with the absence of Renaldo Balkman and JR Smith due to suspensions. Then play Kurtz in the Development league and allow him to improve on his skills and still play basketball instead of getting limited minutes in Cleveland.After watching clips of Kurtz, his three point game is very good. He has potential skills in the paint and a decent mid-range jump shot. Kurtz's defense is a bit questionable, and he needs to bulk up a bit to be a true asset to an NBA team.Kurtz could only compete and contribute at the small forward position, but with work he has the size to play power forward as well and become more of an asset to an NBA team.Kurtz showed signs of potential rotational minutes after hitting a game winning buzzer-beater in a pre-season game in China against Milwaukee.If Kurtz ends up in Denver...... To conitune reading this article click the link below. Thanks! VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ StockPreacher announces theavailability of Trade Alerts on stocks making news today.Investors can view all of the daily updates for free by visiting: 's Trade Alerts include: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd (NYSE: AU), GreenChekTechnology Inc. These include breaking news, insideractivity, recent 52-week highs/lows, technical breakouts, and other marketdriving information. Stock Preacher strives to provide a balanced view of many promisingsmall cap companies that would otherwise fall under the radar of the typicalWall Street investor. We provide investors with an excellent first step intheir research and due diligence by providing daily trading ideas, andconsolidating the publicly available information available on them.

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