Friday, July 3, 2009

• Keeping Faith with Those Who Serve --- WASHINGTON, July 3
  Posted at 4:15 PM
  On the eve of the anniversary of our nation's founding, Lt. General Claudia Kennedy and Col. Don Fowler, Co-Chairs of the Democratic National Committee's Veterans and Military Families Council released the following statement lauding the efforts of the President and Democratic Congress to support our veterans: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO) "On the week of the anniversary of the birth of the United States, the President enacted into law the 2009 supplemental appropriations bill which extends new benefits to those Americans who, like their ancestors ... read more
• CTO Forum Announces CTO Institute in Partnership with Stanford University --- SANTA CLARA, Calif.
  Posted at 3:02 PM
  

  The CTO Forum and its two special workgroups, The CIO Council and The Energy Council, today announced the formation of the CTO Institute, the first of its kind. The CTO Forum, Inc. has forged a partnership with Stanford University’s industry interactive technology research network (MediaX) to ... read more
• Software Greatly Enhances JPEG Image Quality --- DALLAS
  Posted at 2:13 PM
  Topaz Labs releases Topaz DeJPEG 3.0 for Mac and Windows. Topaz DeJPEG v3.0 helps improve the quality of images by reversing the artifact damage caused by JPEG compression while still retaining image detail. “Generally, it is difficult to reduce JPEG compression artifacts, which ... read more
• TROY Awarded 2009 Outstanding Partner Award From HP --- COSTA MESA, Calif., July 3
  Posted at 1:15 PM
  TROY Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TROY), a worldwide leader in secure on-demand printing solutions, was presented with an Outstanding Partner Award at the recent HP 2009 IPG Solutions Partner Conference. The awards recognize HP solution partners who have exceeded the standards of partnering excellence in areas of new technology development, solution innovation and sales contribution over the past year. Presiding over the awards ceremony was John Johasky, Vice President and General Manager, Worldwide Solutions and Services, Imaging and Printing Group, ... read more
• Revware Purchases Immersion MicroScribe Division --- RALEIGH, N.C.
  Posted at 11:51 AM
  Revware, Inc., the leading developer of CAD-Driven Reverse Engineering software and provider of touch and laser modeling solutions to manufactures and designers, announces its purchase of the MicroScribe® business from Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR). The purchase is part of Revware’s strategic initiative to develop a broader catalog ... read more
• Narconon Graduate Successfully Recovers From Prescription Drug Abuse --- DETROIT, July 3
  Posted at 11:03 AM
  Ramsy Darwish knows what it's like being addicted to prescription pain medication. In a recent story called America's "Other" Drug Problem Prescription Medication Abuse with CNN's Rick Sanchez, Ramsy shared his story of addiction and recovery and how he got help, finally ending up at the Narconon Freedom Center drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. *(Photo 72dpi: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/09-0703-NarcononMI_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption: Ex-prescription pain medication addict now drug-free.) Darwish, like many, didn't start out as a drug addict. He did well in school, was very ... read more
• Bay Area Youth to Represent ALS Patients at Giants' and Angels' Baseball Games on July 4th --- SAN FRANCISCO, July 3
  Posted at 11:02 AM
  Tomorrow, Corey Reich, an ALS patient from Piedmont, California, will attend both the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball games this July 4th as a representative of the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI). Corey will attend both baseball games to raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral scleroses (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease) a neurodegenerative disease of which he suffers and for which there is no known cause or cure. "My hope is that my presence at ... read more
• UNT Health Science Center's Groundbreaking Research Applied to Protecting Brain After Traumatic Injury --- FORT WORTH, Texas, July 3
  Posted at 9:02 AM
  In groundbreaking research, scientists at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth have determined that rapid estrogen administration can protect the brain following brain injury. These findings are now being tested on human trauma patients in North Texas. James Simpkins, Ph.D., UNT Health Science Center chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, and Jane Wigginton, M.D., Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas, are translating these animal studies of ... read more
• sundaymorningsoliloquy.com: The Skinny on Social Bookmarking --- CHICAGO, July 3
  Posted at 9:01 AM
  Leyla Arsan, Partner at Lotus Marketing Services. With vast number of social bookmarking, site sharing and news aggregation sites popping up all over the web, Leyla Arsan, Partner at Lotus Marketing Services reveals The Skinny on Social Bookmarking Sites. Spending the past ten months developing and promoting her own web presence, Leyla Arsan, a blogger, entrepreneur and marketing professional, identifies key sites, such as Reddit, Digg, StumbleUpon and delicious. Arsan describes the basic purpose of each site, what the ... read more
• synthesis - America at Risk - Nyet Nyet... & Threeway Anyone? --- SEATTLE, July 3
  Posted at 9:01 AM
  The following blog posts were published on June 28 & 30, 2009, by Shafeen Charania, author of the synthesis blog, winner of the 2008 Weblog award for best new blog, and Time.com's 25 best blogs of 2009. America is in the midst of tough, tough times. The challenges with the economy are compounded by security risks that have created an unusual situation for the government - both excessive big-brotherness and socialistic behavior seem to be actively condoned by the citizenry. This ... read more
• YouTube Video Makers: Drill Your Message Home With YouTube Annotations --- NEW YORK, July 3
  Posted at 9:01 AM
  Christopher Ming Ryan, an executive producer of internal and external video marketing communications for Wheelhouse Communications, published a feature that explains how simple it is to make annotations on your uploaded YouTube videos. Often times video makers and video bloggers will want to put bullet points on their videos quickly without an editing program. YouTube Annotations allows you to do just that. After uploading the video, the video maker can use a dialogue bubble, a box of text or ... read more
• The Tiny House Movement! Could You Move All Your Possessions Into a 100 Square Foot House? --- ST. LOUIS, July 3
  Posted at 9:01 AM
  Financial blog, ChristianPF, posted an article discussing the new trend of homeowners building tiny houses. Some of them are as small as 65 square feet. The article discusses the reasons why people would be willing to move into a tiny house and the sacrifices that homeowners must make to adapt to tiny house living. Read the full article here: http://www.christianpf.com/tiny-house-living-anyone/ SOURCE ChristianPF.com ... read more
• TypeAMom.net on Overcoming Empty Nest Syndrome --- ASHEVILLE, N.C., July 3
  Posted at 9:01 AM
  Now that the kiddos have graduated high school or college, you may be experiencing the loneliness of Empty Nest Syndrome after the "nest's" residents launch and venture out into the world. That being said, you, the nest's builder, will be feeling utterly lost and a bit useless. As a mid-life Baby Boomer whose daughters are now in their mid 20s, Type-A Mom 50-Something Moms Editor Cindi Matthews can tell you that the first 30 days after your child moves ... read more
• Cougar Biotechnology Announces Successful Completion of Johnson & Johnson’s Initial Tender Offer and Commencement of Subsequent Offering Period --- LOS ANGELES
  Posted at 9:00 AM
  

  Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CGRB) announced today that the initial offering period of Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE: JNJ) tender offer for all the outstanding shares of Cougar common stock expired at midnight (Eastern time) on July 2, 2009. The offer was conducted through a wholly-owned subsidiary ... read more
• Garmin Expands Relationship with Motorcycle OEM and Announces New Product --- OLATHE, Kan.
  Posted at 8:00 AM
  

  Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced it has expanded its relationship with BMW Motorrad and the companies have developed the next generation BMW Motorrad Navigator, the Navigator IV, a motorcycle-friendly GPS navigator that is ... read more
• Research and Markets: The Lockheed Martin Corporation - Competitive Benchmarking Analysis is Available Today --- DUBLIN
  Posted at 7:45 AM
  Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/61c945/lockheed_martin_co) has announced the addition of the "Lockheed Martin Corporation-Competitive Benchmarking Analysis" company profile to their offering. Lockheed Martin is the world's largest defence contractor by revenues. The company is ... read more
• Pool Expert Witness Poolresolution.com David Morrill Reminds Hotel Management That You Could be 'Non-Compliant' --- LOS ANGELES, July 3
  Posted at 7:45 AM
  Poolresolution.com is making this public service announcement based on a small sampling of on premise surveys in Southern California area hotel and apartment pools, finding many are still out of compliance of VGB act. The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act was signed into law in December 2007, giving owners of public pools until December 2008 to comply with the new pool drain safety requirements. This law applies to all pre-existing public and semi-public pools and to any ... read more
• Company Profile for VillageEDOCS
  Posted at 7:40 AM
  

  VillageEDOCS (VEDO) provides the MessageVision Platform (MVP), which is a SaaS offering that ships business information electronically and manages it by capturing, forming and delivering information using business process management and communication. MVP is a combination of unified communications and business process management solutions blended ... read more
• Delve Networks Assists Former Maven Customers with Platform Migration Program --- SEATTLE, July 3
  Posted at 7:02 AM
  Delve Networks ( http://www.delvenetworks.com ) is offering current Maven Networks customers with a rescue plan after Yahoo announced they would be shutting their doors. The online video platform provider will waive all fees for customers wishing to migrate from now defunct Maven to Delve Networks online video platform. "Online video is core to the marketing and distribution strategy for companies," said Alex Castro, CEO, Delve Networks. "Companies like Standard & Poor's, Cleveland Clinic and 1800Flowers depend on our enterprise ... read more
• Brand-Name Manufacturers Will Sell Excess Inventory at Red Tag Live Event in Clearwater This Weekend --- CLEARWATER, Fla.
  Posted at 6:53 AM
  The Tampa Bay area will experience the biggest warehouse sale of the year as brand name manufacturers sell off their excess inventory in the discounted warehouse sale called RedTag Live! It will start over the July 4th weekend at 13355 49th Street North in Clearwater. The sale ... read more