AUSTIN, Texas, January 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Grocer Encourages Use of Reusable Shopping Bags, Declaring Today 'Bring Your Own Bag Day'; Celebrates by Giving Away Over 50,000 Reusable Bags to Customers Companywide

Whole Foods Market, the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, announced today it will end the use of disposable plastic grocery bags at the checkouts in all of its 270 stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. with the goal to be plastic bag-free by Earth Day, April 22, 2008.

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HALIFAX, Canada, January 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a clinical stage vaccine development company, will receive CAD $3 Million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), under the Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF). This funding will enable IVT to undertake a CAD $6 million project to develop new potent immune enhancement systems.

"Having ACOA recognize the market potential of our innovative vaccine platform is a tremendous boost," commented Brian Lowe, Vice President of IVT. "This funding will enable us, over the next three years, to create novel vaccines for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases.

VANCOUVER, Canada, January 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ESO Uranium Corporation (TSX-V: ESO), the Company, and Fission Energy Corporation (TSX-V: FIS) (Fission) are pleased to announce that the companies have signed a joint venture agreement to include claims staked in late 2007 by the companies on the southern extension of their Hook Lake and Patterson Lake claims. The joint venture is a 50%-50% participation by the companies and includes 4 claims (approximately 4770 hectares) on the southern margin of the Athabasca Basin in the Broach Lake - Patterson Lake area. The area is accessible by road and close to several established bush camps.

COVENTRY, England, January 21 /PRNewswire/ --

FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), the world leader in portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, announced it will release its all-new metrology software: CAM2 Q.

"Simply put, we've advanced the functionality and training while making it even more intuitive for any user," FARO President and CEO Jay Freeland said. "Whether they are a seasoned metrology pro or using our portable CMMs for the first time, CAM2 Q puts the user in control."

CALGARY, Canada, January 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- TT-09 Appraisal Well Flows at an Aggregate Rate of 16,170 Barrels per day

Addax Petroleum Corporation ("Addax Petroleum" or the "Corporation") (TSX:AXC and LSE:AXC) today announced flow test results for the TT-09 well, the fifth appraisal and development well recently drilled on the Taq Taq field by Taq Taq Operating Company, the joint venture company formed by Genel Enerji A.S. ("Genel") and Addax Petroleum to carry out the petroleum operations in the Taq Taq license area.