McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Awards $247,000 in Grants and Scholarships for the 2008-2009 Academic Year : Seventeen Winners from Nine States to Receive Funding   The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation has announced the 17 winners of $247,000 in grants and scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year. 354 students and educators from around the country applied this year compared to 70 applicants in 2007. There were 41 applications for Student Teaching/Mentoring Scholarships in the amount of $6,000 each, 102 applicants for Teacher Development Grants in the amount of $10,000 each, and 211 applications for Academic Enrichment Grants also in the amount of $10,000 each. Both the Teacher Development Grants and the Academic Enrichment Grants are renewable for three years depending on eligibility. 2008-08-25

PanGenex (PGXC) Updates Following the Florida Chiropractic Association National Convention and Expo   PanGenex Corporation (Pink Sheets:PGXC) hosted a successful product showcase at the Florida Chiropractic Association National Convention and Expo from August 22nd thru August 24th. PanGenex had the opportunity to directly meet over 500 practitioners from around the state of Florida and the rest of the country. In addition to the retail sales, PanGenex expects to realize new revenue as many of the practitioners have expressed interest in carrying LIPIDEME™ and Omeganol™, core products of the PanGenex product line, which contain the purest Omega-3s available without a prescription and can be key elements in the battle against cholesterol and sudden cardiac arrest. 2008-08-25

Integrated Project Management Named to "Inc. 5000" for Second Year : One of the Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in Chicago Area   Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. (IPM) today announced it was named to Inc. magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies nationwide for a second consecutive year. The firm provides onsite project management services to a broad range of industries, helping companies operate more efficiently and effectively. IPM was also identified as one of the Chicago area’s top 100 businesses, growing its revenues by nearly 150 percent in the last three years. 2008-08-25

Wente Vineyards Begins Historic 125th Harvest : Quasquicentennial Harvest Begins in the Heart of the Livermore Valley   Wente Family Estates’ 125th harvest will begin tomorrow, August 26th at 4am. Picking for five hours, the crews will harvest the 13-acre Block 30200 of Sauvignon Blanc in the family’s Ruby Hills vineyard. The Sauvignon Blanc harvest is a historic and notable one for the family. Today the Wentes own the vineyards that yielded the fruit for California’s first “bottle shock,” when a Cresta Blanca Sauternes won the Grand Prix at the 1889 Paris International Exposition. 2008-08-25

Cash4Gold Purchases a New Facility for Cash4Gold Headquarters
Cash4Gold, the market leader for buying gold online, has purchased a 40,000 sqft Gold processing facility due to overwhelming growth in their company. Cash4Gold now has a team of 260 people working in their operations ranging from Gold processors, Gold refiners, jewelry appraisers, and customer service specialists. The new location will allow growth of up to 600 employees. 2008-08-25

New York Times Best-Seller Jason Peter's Hero of the Underground Gives Us a Portrait of a Red-Blooded Jock Who Becomes a Monster Dope Fiend...   EXCERPT FROM BOOK: “When you swallow eighty Vicodin, twenty sleeping pills, drink a bottle of vodka, and still survive,” writes Jason, “a certain sense of invulnerability stays with you. When you still wake up to see the same dirty sky over you as the night before, you start to think that instead of dying, maybe your punishment is to live—to be stuck in this purgatory of self-abuse and misery for an eternity.” 2008-08-25

Local Businessmen Team Up with a Queens Football League to Change Lives   Run To Daylight Educational Program (RTD) is an offshoot of the Forest Hills Football League, is guiding its players to get a better education—with special help from local businessmen. 2008-08-25

Argela Removes Physical Boundaries of Telecom With Its Convergence Solutions
Argela, one of the leading next-generation telecom solution providers, is offering operators its patented technology innovation Convergence Gateway for a variety of convergence solutions. 2008-08-25

Olympic Games Generate Historic Impact on Lenovo Brand   Lenovo today described a successful deployment of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games marketing programs, including product placement, advertising, news media coverage, and innovations in computer hardware and technical support. These programs build on Lenovo’s excellent technical support of the Olympic Games. 2008-08-24

ADTRAN Announces Innovative Switching Solutions for Value-Driven SMB Market : New NetVanta Platforms Bring Higher Density, Power Conservation and Lifetime Warranty   ADTRAN® , Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading supplier of voice and data solutions for the Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) market, today announced a new array of NetVanta® switches designed to address a variety of SMB applications and provide a wealth of new benefits including higher density, Gigabit Power over Ethernet (PoE), power conservation, wireless controller capabilities and a new limited lifetime warranty. These solutions are designed to address the need for value-driven, business-class solutions in the SMB market and to provide a means for SMBs to both upgrade and future-proof their Local Area Networks (LANs) as they embrace architectures such as Gigabit-to-the-Desktop and Voice over IP (VoIP). 2008-08-24

AdvancedMD Named to Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Companies : Web-based Software Leader Ranked No. 44 in the Top 100 Software Companies   AdvancedMD Software Inc. (www.advancedmd.com), the leading provider of Web-based practice management solutions for physician offices, management services organizations and medical billing services, today announced that for the second consecutive year they have been named to Inc. Magazine’s distinguished list of America’s fastest growing privately held companies. AdvancedMD was ranked 675 on the magazine’s tribute to American business ingenuity and ambition with a three-year growth rate of more than 500 percent. 2008-08-22

Cactus Technologies, Ltd. Launches 303 Series High Performance Industrial 1.8" Solid State Drives   Cactus Technologies, Ltd. today announced they have launched a new Industrial 1.8” Solid State Drive in their 303 Series of High Performance Industrial Flash Storage Devices. The 1.8” Solid State Drives offer all of the Industrial feature sets of the larger 2.5” SSD but in a smaller physical size. 2008-08-22

Janome America & ThreadBanger.com Unveil the TB12 & TB30 Sewing Machines Today on Thread Heads   Janome America, Inc., a leading manufacturer of home sewing machines, is set to introduce two new innovative machines today on Thread Heads, the first show to debut on ThreadBanger.com, the groundbreaking online network for people who create their own fashion. The TB12 and TB30 are the first ThreadBanger branded sewing machines to hit the market and offer user-friendly features that are the perfect creative tools for the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) enthusiast. 2008-08-22

Outsource Partners International Named to Inc. Magazine's List of America's 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies : -- OPI Recognized for Three-Year Revenue Growth of 126% --   Outsource Partners International, Inc. (OPI), a leading provider of finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) as well as related services, announced today that it has once again been named to the Inc. 5000. Posting three-year growth of 126%, 2008 marks the fourth consecutive year that OPI has been included in Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies. 2008-08-22

G Advertising: Think it… Create it… Distribute it…
There are three parts to any advertising strategy. Pre-production (think it), production (create it), and distribution (distribute it). This tri-pod of elements works only if all three legs are developed properly. Without any of these three items an advertising strategy will fail. Normally the most expensive part of the three legs is the distribution, because of its repetitive nature. G Advertising uses its new offset commercial printing company, G Printing, to maintain cost effective distribution and oversee quality control of the final product. G Printing (www.printwithg.com) allows any company to quickly and simply order corporate collateral materials online that have been developed. 2008-08-22

Colorado Goldfields' Upcoming Investor Conference Call   Colorado Goldfields Inc. (OTCBB: CGFI), a junior mining company exploring for gold and silver, will host its first quarter investor conference call on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 11 AM (EDT). The Company’s management team will discuss its fiscal year 2009 business plan including how the commencement of drilling at the Gold King and Mogul Mines as well as management’s recently announced lock-up agreement affect the Company’s future. 2008-08-21

Digital Dialogue Experiences Record Call Center Volume : Increased Call Center Volume Indicates Growing Need for 24/7 Total Member Service   Digital Dialogue, a PSCU Financial Services company and nationwide provider of 24/7 call center operations and software solutions to credit unions, achieved record call volume in the month of July. Call center activity peaked at 211,167 incoming calls, a 65 percent increase over last year and clear indication that credit union members need and demand responsive, 24/7 total member care. 2008-08-21

BioTime, Inc.'s Subsidiary, Embryome Sciences, Inc., Licenses Virus-Free iPS and Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation Technology   Embryome Sciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (OTCBB:BTIM), announced today the license of a portfolio of patents and patent applications from Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”) relating to induced pluripotent stem cells (“iPS”) and embryonic stem cell differentiation technology. The license is for the commercialization of products in human therapeutic and diagnostic product markets. 2008-08-21

Sony Ericsson Expands U.S. Carrier Channels with T-Mobile Partnership, Unveils New Handset : TM506 is First Sony Ericsson Handset to Support T-Mobile's AWS Spectrum   Sony Ericsson today announced the expansion of its carrier channels in the U.S. to include wireless leader T-Mobile USA, starting with the launch of the TM506 in early September. Sony Ericsson will now reach more than 31 million wireless subscribers through this partnership. The TM506, Sony Ericsson’s first handset supporting T-Mobile’s AWS spectrum (1700/2100), is a compact and stylish clamshell phone that delivers an exceptional Web experience in an eye-catching design. 2008-08-21

World Premiere of Fantasy Football Feature Film : FREE iTunes Film Download of "10 Yards: Fantasy Football" on OurStage Watch and Share for Free Via SnagFilms Widget
From award-winning filmmakers, Hunter Weeks and Josh Caldwell, (10 MPH, 2007) comes the hilarious, offbeat feature-length film about the world of fantasy football. “10 Yards: Fantasy Football” releases worldwide today, August 21, 2008. Two sites will host the unique online worldwide premiere: OurStage.com, a community supporting independent artists will offer a free iTunes download of the film for two weeks beginning August 21, 2008 (www.10yards.com/ourstage) while SnagFilms.com will stream the film for free and allow for viral sharing via its “virtual movie theater” widgets. The conventional nationwide DVD release will follow, September 30, 2008. 2008-08-21

Global Knowledge Named Red Hat Premier Training Partner of the Year for 2008   Global Knowledge, the worldwide leader in IT and Business training, today announced that it has been awarded Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) Premier Training Partner of the Year in North America for 2008 for its year-to-year growth in sales. 2008-08-21

Influenza Antibody Spray Success: Opens New Approach to Respiratory Disease Control
Anadis Limited (ASX: ANX), a research driven biopharmaceutical company focused on polyclonal antibodies to address human disease, announced today important progress concerning its accelerated program to develop a nasal antibody spray to provide immediate post-exposure prophylaxis against a range of influenza viruses. 2008-08-21

MATHCOUNTS® Foundation Announces Raytheon Company as the Title Sponsor of the 2009 MATHCOUNTS National Competition : Raytheon Celebrates and Supports U.S. Middle School Students As They Vie For National Math Bee Champion Title   MATHCOUNTS Foundation, a non-profit mathematics education organization (www.mathcounts.org) today announced that Raytheon Company will be the title sponsor of the MATHCOUNTS National Competition for the next three years from 2009 through 2011. The 2009 MATHCOUNTS National Competition will be held May 7-10 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. MATHCOUNTS® is a national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement in every U.S. state and territory, and is one of the most successful education partnerships involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors and students in America. 2008-08-21

Clear Admit Guides Provide Critical Competitive Edge amid Brewing "Perfect Storm" for MBA Applicants   MBA applications are on track to reach record levels this admissions season due to a collision of demographic and economic factors. As a result, b-school hopefuls are facing a more competitive landscape than ever, especially those seeking admission to the top schools. 2008-08-21