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CHANDLER, Ariz., Jul 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Amkor Technology, Inc.
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(AMKR
5.80,
-0.02,
-0.34%)
today announced that Ken Joyce,
the company’s president and chief executive officer, and Joanne Solomon,
the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, will
participate in the Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Annual Technology, Media and
Telecommunications Conference in Boston, MA, on Tuesday, August 10,
2010. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 4:40 pm. (EDT).

An audio-only webcast of the presentation will be made available, both
live and by replay, on the Investor Relations section of the company’s
website. In accordance with company policy, Amkor will not update,
reaffirm or otherwise comment on any prior financial guidance during
this conference. Amkor’s financial guidance for the quarter is effective
only on the date given.

About Amkor

Amkor is a leading provider of semiconductor assembly and test services
to semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs. More information on
Amkor is available from the company’s SEC filings and on Amkor’s
website: www.amkor.com

SOURCE: Amkor Technology, Inc.

Amkor Technology, Inc., Chandler
Greg Johnson
Sr. Director, Corporate Communications
480-821-5000, ext. 5499
greg.johnson@amkor.com

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July 19, 2010 — Abuse of prescription pain relievers jumped 400% between 1998 and 2008 among people aged 12 and older, according to a new report.

The report showed that prescription pain reliever abuse rose from 2.2% in 1998 to 9.8% a decade later, with increases seen across all sectors of society — gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, education, employment status, and region. Moreover, pain reliever abuse soared from 6.8% in 1998 to 26.5% in 2008 among people admitted to treatment facilities for opioid dependence.

Easy access to prescription pain relievers, such as keeping OxyContin in the bathroom medicine cabinet or accessing illegal pharmacies on the Internet, may play a role in the increase, experts say. These numbers also indicate that prescription painkiller abuse has become a major national public health threat.

“The non-medical use of prescription pain relievers is now the second most prevalent form of illicit drug use in the nation, and its tragic consequences are seen in substance abuse treatment centers and hospital emergency departments throughout our nation” says Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, JD, in a news release. “This public health threat demands that we follow the president’s National Drug Control Strategy’s call for an all out effort to raise awareness of this risk and the critical importance of properly using, storing, and disposing of these powerful drugs.”

Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise

The study was conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services. It was based on treatment facility admission data and was published Friday as the “Treatment Episode Data Set Report.”

Among the study’s other key findings:

• There were equally significant increases in prescription pain reliever abuse among men and women. For men, the proportion of treatment admissions rose from 1.8% in 1998 to 8.1% a decade later; for women, those figures were 3.5% and 13.3%, respectively.
• There were also equally significant increases among people with different levels of education. For people with an eighth grade education or less, admissions rose from 1.9% to 9.7% from 1998 to 2008; people with more than a high school education experienced an increase from 3.8% to 12.1% during that same time period.
• More than 55% of nonmedical users obtained prescription pain relievers from a friend or a relative for free; another 8.9% reported that they purchased prescription painkillers from a friend or relative.
• Although increases were seen across all races/ethnicities, non-Hispanic whites showed one of the most significant increases of admissions of prescription painkiller misuse, from 3.2% in 1998 to 14.4% in 2008.
• Increases were similar among the employed and unemployed, with a jump for employed people from 2.1% in 1998 to 9.2% in 2008 versus 2.7% to 11.1% for the unemployed.

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DOVER, Del., Jul 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.
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(DDE
3.21,
-0.04,
-1.23%)
invites you to
participate in a conference call subsequent to the release of Dover
Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.’s. earnings for the second quarter
ended June 30, 2010. The conference call will be held on Thursday, July
29, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

To listen to the conference call, you should dial 212-547-0328 five to
ten minutes before the scheduled start time and request to be connected
to the Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. conference call,
conference ID is GAMING, leader is Denis McGlynn. If you wish to listen
to a playback of the conference call, you may dial 402-220-4613
(passcode 4551) beginning one hour after the conference call. The
playback will be available until August 5, 2010.

This release contains or may contain forward-looking statements based on
management’s beliefs and assumptions. Such statements are subject to
various risks and uncertainties that could cause results to vary
materially. Please refer to the Company’s SEC filings for a discussion
of such factors.

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. is a diversified gaming and
entertainment company whose operations consist of Dover Downs Casino — a
165,000-square foot casino complex featuring popular table games, the
latest in slot machine offerings, multi-player electronic table games,
the Crown Royal poker room, and a Race & Sports Book operation; the
Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center — a 500 room AAA Four Diamond
hotel with conference, banquet, fine dining, spa, retail, ballroom and
concert hall facilities; and Dover Downs Raceway — a harness racing
track with pari-mutuel wagering on live and simulcast horse races.

SOURCE: Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.
Timothy R. Horne - Sr. Vice President-Finance
302-857-3292

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