PremierGarage Provides Additional Incentive to Enhance Your Garage with the "Ultimate Give-A-Way"   PremierGarage, the nation’s largest garage enhancement provider, is providing homeowners a new incentive to upgrade or transform their garages. With the newly launched “The Ultimate Give-A-Way,” customers have the chance to win exciting prizes, including a new Mercedes-Benz, cash and gas cards. 2008-08-11

Concerro Launches HealthStaff 2.0 in Response to Crisis Facing Healthcare : Includes New ShiftConnect Product   San Diego-based Concerro, (formerly BidShift), the leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of Excellence in Staffing solutions, has launched HealthStaff 2.0, an inclusive suite of software and services dedicated to helping healthcare providers achieve excellence in staffing by enabling their employees to connect and collaborate. 2008-08-11

Use of "Ad Networks" Surges Six-Fold as Media Companies Step up Monetization of Unsold Online Advertising Inventory : New Benchmarking Study from the IAB and Bain & Company Highlights Ways Publishers and Networks Partner to Drive Greater Value in Interactive Advertising   The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Bain & Company today announced the release of a benchmark study which suggests that online publishers are increasingly turning to sales intermediaries known as ad networks to sell off excess inventories. The use of “ad networks” surged from 5% of total ad impressions sold in 2006 to 30% in 2007, according to the newly released “Digital Pricing Benchmarking Study” from Bain, the global business consulting firm, conducted in coordination with the Interactive Advertising Bureau. 2008-08-11

Lifeline Program Announces Record Life Settlement Sales Gains   The Lifeline Program® today announced that as of July 31, the life insurance settlement company has already outperformed last year’s record sales numbers. Riding a wave of factors including a thirst for settlements as an investment from financial institutions, an influx of converted term policies and an increase in policies from seniors feeling the pinch of the economic slowdown, overall policy volume has seen a dramatic spike. 2008-08-11

Skippy(R) Peanut Butter Spreads Meals to Little Rock Families in Need : Local Plant's Donation of 36,000 Jars of Peanut Butter To Hunger Relief Alliance Inspires Culinary Delights to Mark the Event   Sandwiching creativity between a good cause and great taste, Little Rock chefs transformed peanut butter into quite a spread - Cherry Plum Sauce & PB, anyone? - to mark an extraordinary donation to the needy. 2008-08-11

Seyfarth Shaw Welcomes Neal T. Goldstein and Thomas B. Shapira as Partners to Corporate Health Care Group in Chicago   Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that new partners Neal T. Goldstein and Thomas B. Shapira have joined Seyfarth Shaw’s Corporate Health Care Practice Group in the firm’s Chicago office. Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, both were principals with Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C. 2008-08-11

Doubletree Hotels Salutes U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Medal Winners with Commemorative Forest Initiative across America : Hotelier Pledges to Plant Trees with the Arbor Day Foundation for Every Medal Team USA Brings Home   Doubletree Hotels today announced a unique environmental tribute to celebrate accomplishments by some of the world’s most talented athletes this summer. For every medal Team USA receives at the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games, Doubletree will donate trees to a variety of need-based, reforestation projects across America through the Arbor Day Foundation®. 2008-08-11

Cisneros Group and China Central Television to Sign Historic Media Agreement in Beijing
The Cisneros Group of Companies, a global media and entertainment company headed by the entrepreneur Gustavo Cisneros, and China Central Television (CCTV), the principal media company in the People’s Republic of China, signed a groundbreaking agreement during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, allowing CCTV and Venevision International, a Cisneros Group Company, to pool their resources to distribute television programming in their respective markets, in an effort to improve awareness of both Hispanic and Chinese culture. 2008-08-11

White Spaces Devices Fail to Accurately Sense Wireless Mics at NFL Game
The FCC tested prototype “white spaces” devices prior to and during the Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills August 9 preseason game. During the tests, the devices failed to accurately sense wireless microphone transmissions. 2008-08-11

Wave Uranium Board Votes For Stock Split   Wave Uranium (OTCBB:WAVU) today announced the Board of Directors have met and unanimously decided the Company needs to enact a reverse stock split at 1:300, leaving approximately 250,000 shares issued and outstanding. 2008-08-11

Sun Internet Radio to Discuss Informal Learning Initiatives   This week's Innovation Insider, Sun's Internet Radio show, will feature Charles Beckham, Sr. Director and Chief Technologist, Sun Learning Services, Sun Microsystems, Inc. On the show, Beckham will discuss informal learning initiatives, and Sun's Mobile Learning Solution and Learning eXchange. Innovation Insider is a show on blogtalkradio.com from Sun Microsystems that features discussions with industry innovators on a variety of topics. 2008-08-11

California Rowing Club Athletes Compete in Olympic Games in Beijing : Rowers Progress to Next Stages of Competition, Including Pairing of Iraq vs. US Crews   The California Rowing Club, a national training center for elite-level rowers, continues competition in Beijing today as part of the US Olympic Rowing Team. Both crews that contain athletes from the California Rowing Club are advancing to the next stage of racing at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China. California Rowing Club athletes are Scott Gault, Elliot Hovey and Wes Piermarini. 2008-08-11

80 Million Americans Can Benefit from New Diabetes Resource : Free Educational Website Created by UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center Goes Live   A complete online diabetes self-management education program, www.deo.ucsf.edu, has been launched by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Diabetes Teaching Center. This website mirrors the highly successful American Diabetes Association (ADA) accredited teaching program curriculum created by UCSF clinicians and presented to thousands of patients at UCSF over the past 30 years. 2008-08-11

White Space Devices Fail to Accurately Sense Wireless Mics at NFL Game
The FCC tested prototype “white space” devices prior to and during the Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills August 9 preseason game. During the tests, the devices failed to accurately sense wireless microphone transmissions. 2008-08-10

California Rowing Club Athletes Begin Olympic Competition : 2008 Games in Beijing, China Are Olympic Debut for Three Rowers   The California Rowing Club, a national training center for elite-level rowers, began Olympic competition in Beijing today. Three athletes from the California Rowing Club are on the US Olympic Rowing Team and began competition today at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China. 2008-08-09

Lenovo Shares its Biggest "Ideas" with Millions of Olympics 2008 TV Spectators : New Television Commercials to Debut During Olympic Games Showcase Lenovo's Unique PC Features   Lenovo will combine the excitement of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Lenovo’s most innovative technology in a series of television commercials designed to drive awareness of the company’s pivotal role in this year’s Olympic Games and demonstrate how Lenovo PCs are helping people originate ideas everywhere. 2008-08-08

CORRECTING and REPLACING Visiting Nurse Service of New York Breaks with Home Health Care Advertising Traditions : Research-based Campaign Helps New Yorkers Find Answers To Home Health Care Challenges Before They Occur
First graph, first sentence of release should read: The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), the nation’s largest not-for-profit home health care organization, this week launched a new multi-media advertising campaign that will help redefine how the home health care category speaks to patients and their families (sted xxx today launched xxx). 2008-08-08

1st Byte, Leading UK Digital Printers Use Quirky 3D Virtual Tour to Showcase Business Expansion   1st Byte is one of the leaders in Digital print in the UK, and has been for over 11 years. With investment into some of the world’s finest presses 1st Byte can deliver print quality that is genuinely comparable with litho, at a fraction of the cost. A highly accomplished team deliver an outstanding service, all of which is never outsourced to ensure quality is both monitored and assured. 2008-08-08

Nintex Releases New Reporting Software for SharePoint : Leading Global Software Innovator Releases Nintex Reporting 2008 to Improve Governance and Adoption of Microsoft SharePoint Technology   Nintex (www.nintex.com), a leading global innovator of software products that extend Microsoft technology, today announced the commercial availability of Nintex Reporting 2008. Designed to provide insight on demand, Nintex Reporting 2008 collects and analyzes SharePoint site structure, content, and usage data for adoption monitoring, capacity planning, and a variety of other governance applications. 2008-08-08

Certiport and Kelly Services Join Forces to Place Certified Employees into the Global Marketplace : Worldwide Initiatives Will Roll out in Phases, Beginning in the United States   Certiport today announced a strategic staffing partnership with Kelly Services, a worldwide leader in human resource solutions, to provide for the placement of candidates who have proven their skills through Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®), Microsoft® Office Specialist, Microsoft Certified Application Specialist and Adobe® Certified Associate certification programs. 2008-08-08

Blue Earth Solutions Announces the Addition of Richard Mays as "Special Counsel for Government Affairs" and the Closing of the Purchase of the Clermont, Florida Facility   Blue Earth Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BESN) closes on building in Clermont, Florida. Patricia A. Cohen and family used personnel funds for the down payment of $676,000 that will be converted to preferred stock. The balance of the building was seller held financing at a rate of 7% interest only 3 year balloon. This building will serve as the company’s first major processing center and corporate headquarters. 2008-08-08

Hospitals Prevail in Unfair Labor Practice Case : New Web Site Launched by Hospitals on Labor Issues
An administrative law judge has found that persons claiming to represent SEIU Local 715 engaged in unfair labor practices when they failed to provide Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital with necessary information that the Hospitals had requested to determine if Local 715 still was in existence and representing employees at the Hospitals. 2008-08-08

Jeremiah Weed Calls on Paris Hilton, Obama, McCain to Hold Energy Summit : Creator of Jeremiah Weed Bourbon Liqueur Seeks to Create a Unified Front on U.S Energy Policy with Paris Hilton and Other Presidential Candidates   Mr. Jeremiah Weed, the founding father of Jeremiah Weed Bourbon Liqueur, responded to Paris Hilton’s surprise revelation in which she announced her candidacy for President by making a bold pronouncement of his own - calling for Hilton, Barack Obama and John McCain to visit his home in Weed, Kentucky for a conference centered around U.S. energy policy. 2008-08-08

Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Company Inovio Biomedical Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results   Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX: INO) (“Inovio”) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. 2008-08-07