Manuel also has some hardware in his house

Heck, everyone loves them, giving a not so far-fetched idea that Charlie Manuel is Santa Claus.He may not have theelongated white beard, but Manuel has the color scheme, jovial spirit, and heart-warming personality that seem to give us all laughter and cheer.At first, this Manuel couldn't be real. Seems like this nonsensical andlackadaisical neophyte isn't so bad after all.Manuel also has some hardware in his house. It seems like his elves are always trying their hearts out just for all of us to enjoy a certain special time of year. With smiles like Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard, I don't think anyone could look at them and think otherwise. Besides longtime Mets fan, Uncle Scrooge.I'm having a hard time grasping this Manuel character. LONDON(Business Wire) FUND db x-trackers DJ EURO STOXX SELECT DIVIDEND 30 ETF DEALING DATE 02-Jan-09NAV PER SHARE EUR14.4761 NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE 1,450,000CODE DB X-Trackers - DJ EURO STOXX SELECT DIVIDEND 30 ETFCopyright Business Wire 2009.

MasterCard Acquires Orbiscom to Accelerate Development of Innovative PaymentSolutionsDeal enhances MasterCard's ability to deliver advanced and customizablepayments solutions for today's demanding marketplacePURCHASE, N.Y., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ MasterCard Incorporated(NYSE: MA) announced today the acquisition of Orbiscom Ltd., a Dublin,Ireland-based leading payments solutions software provider for major financialinstitutions.The purchase price is approximately $100 million, a portion ofwhich is contingent upon the future performance of Orbiscom's business.The acquisition builds on the companies' existing partnership that createdMasterCard inControl, an innovative platform featuring an array of advancedauthorization, transaction routing and alert controls designed to assistfinancial institutions in creating new and enhanced payment offerings.In2008, Royal Bank of Scotland became the first financial institution toimplement MasterCard inControl for its commercial card customers."We are pleased to solidify our relationship with Orbiscom," said Robert W.Selander, MasterCard president and chief executive officer. "By addingOrbiscom's expertise, intellectual property and talented team of innovativepayments-industry professionals to MasterCard, we will further accelerate thedevelopment of new payment solutions for our customers. As part of thisagreement, Orbiscom's existing customers, which include leading financialinstitutions, will receive continued support for current Orbiscom products andthe opportunity for new capabilities to help them develop new paymentsolutions.""At Orbiscom, we have valued our partnership with MasterCard and are pleasedto build on the relationship," said Garry Lyons, chief executive officer,Orbiscom. "Joining MasterCard, a proven, global payments leader, enablesOrbiscom's innovations to come to life on a bigger scale."The acquisition paves the way for more innovation and deployment of turn-keypayment platforms such as MasterCard inControl, which has seen significantinterest from financial institutions since its introduction.With MasterCard inControl, issuers can quickly and efficiently introduce cardprograms tailored to the specific needs of their consumer and corporatecardholders and leverage advanced features, including:Enhanced authorization controls that direct how, when and wherepaymentcards may be used.Intelligent routing capabilities that enable a transaction to beroutedto different funding sources depending on the transactioncharacteristics.Robust alert functionality providing personalized real-timecommunication on transaction activities.A limited-use number feature that allows authorization, spendinglimitsand usability controls to be set on a transaction basis, providingenhanced levels of security, control, data capture and traceability onevery purchase.About MasterCard IncorporatedMasterCard Incorporated advances global commerce by providing a criticaleconomic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders andmerchants worldwide.

As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCarddevelops and markets payment solutions, processes over 18 billion transactionseach year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services tofinancial institution customers and merchants. Through its family of brands,including MasterCard(R), Maestro(R) and Cirrus(R), MasterCard serves consumersand businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For moreinformation, go to OrbiscomOrbiscom Ltd. All of Orbiscom'ssolutions are designed to leverage existing card processing systems and areexclusively focused on driving more transactions onto the card networks.Orbiscom's products fall into three distinct categories - Consumer Cardsolutions, Commercial Card solutions and Alternative Payment solutions. Itscustomers include many of the largest financial institutions in the UnitedStates, Europe, and Asia. For more information on Orbiscom please visit StatementsStatements in this press release which are not historical facts, includingstatements about MasterCard's plans, strategies, beliefs and expectations, areforward-looking and subject to the safe harbor provisions of the PrivateSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements speakonly as of the date they are made.

Accordingly, except for the company'songoing obligations under the United States federal securities laws, thecompany does not intend to update or otherwise revise the forward-lookinginformation to reflect actual results of operations, changes in generaleconomic or industry conditions, changes in financial condition, changes inestimates, expectations or assumptions or other circumstances arising and/orexisting since the preparation of this press release or to reflect theoccurrence of any unanticipated events. Such forward-looking statementsinclude, without limitation:the ability to successfully integrate Orbiscom and MasterCardcapabilities in order to accelerate, develop and further deployinnovative and customizable payments platforms; andthe ability to continue to acquire new customers and offerOrbiscom's existing customers new payments solutions capabilities.Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements fora number of reasons, including those set forth in the company's filings withthe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the company's AnnualReport on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company'sQuarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K that have beenfiled with the SEC during 2008, as well as reasons including difficulties,delays or the inability of the company to achieve its strategic initiativesset forth above. Factors other than those listed above could also cause thecompany's results to differ materially from expected results.Contacts:Media Relations: Joanne Trout, , 914-249-6644Investor Relations: Barbara Gasper, , 914-249-4565SOURCEMasterCard IncorporatedMedia, Joanne Trout, , 1-914-249-6644, orInvestors, Barbara Gasper, , 1-914-249-4565. Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter Congrats “Bro” Congratulations go out to New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, who set the all-time shutout record this week versus the Pittsburgh Penguins.