Asian Markets(Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; Editing by Theodore d’Afflisio) Asian Markets. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–(Business Wire)–On June 5th, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) completed aprivate placement of approximately $125 million floating rate Timeshare LoanBacked Notes by SVO 2009-A VOI Mortgage Corporation with a commercial paperconduit The floating rate will be swapped into a fixed rate of 8.0%. Starwoodcontributed approximately $181 million in timeshare mortgages to the Issuer andretained a 31 percent residual interest in the Issuer.

Cash flow from thetimeshare mortgages will be paid entirely to the holder of the Notes for theinitial 12 to 24 months; thereafter, Starwood expects to begin receiving itsreturn on its residual interest. Starwood expects that the securitization willresult in a small loss on the sale as well as lost interest income for thesecond quarter and the balance of the year. The notes have not been and will notbe registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any statesecurities laws About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel andleisure companies in the world with 960 properties in 97 countries andapproximately 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. StarwoodHotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels andresorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St.

Regis, TheLuxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W, Le Méridien,and the recently announced AloftSM and ElementSM. Starwood Hotels also ownsStarwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operatorsof high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information,please visit ** Please contact Starwood`s new, toll-free media hotline at (866) 4-STAR-PR(866-478-2777) for photography or additional information.** Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.Jason Koval, 914-640-8165Vice President, Investor Relations Copyright Business Wire 2009. SAN DIEGO–(Business Wire)–PURE Bioscience (NASDAQ: PURE) today announced that Michael L. Krall, Presidentand CEO, will host a conference call on Wednesday, June 10th at 1:30 P.M.

PDT toreview and discuss third quarter 2009 financial results. Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference callby dialing 877-407-8033 or (International) 201-689-8033 a few minutes before1:30 P.M PDT on June 10th, 2009. The call is being webcast by Vcall and can be accessed at can also access the webcast at The webcast will be available for replay through September 11, 2009. A replay ofthe conference call will be accessible until August 10, 2009 by dialing877-660-6853 or (International) 201-612-7415 and entering the Account#: 286 andthe Conference ID#: 324779.

About PURE BiosciencePURE Bioscience develops and markets technology-based bioscience products thatprovide solutions to numerous global health challenges, including Staph (MRSA).PURE’s proprietary high efficacy/low toxicity bioscience technologies, includingits silver dihydrogen citrate-based antimicrobials, represent innovativeadvances in diverse markets and lead today’s global trend toward industry andconsumer use of “green” products while providing competitive advantages inefficacy and safety. Patented SDC is an electrolytically generated source ofstabilized ionic silver which formulates well with other compounds. As aplatform technology, SDC is distinguished from competitors in the marketplacebecause of its superior efficacy, reduced toxicity and the inability of bacteriato form a resistance to it. PURE is headquartered in El Cajon, California (SanDiego metropolitan area). Additional information on PURE is available at Bibicoff + MacInnis, Inc.Terri MacInnis, Dir. of Investor Copyright Business Wire 2009. NEW YORK–(Business Wire)–Novarica, a research and advisory services division of Novantas LLC focused onmarkets, operations, and technology for insurers and financial institutions,today announced that Robert J.