WoundStat Inventors Recognized for Their Outstanding Medical Research Contributions to Combat Casualty Care   Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) researchers Kevin Ward, MD, Robert Diegelmann, PhD, and Gary Bowlin, PhD, this week received the Award for Excellence in recognition of their outstanding contributions to combat casualty care from the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Combat Casualty Care Research Program. The three invented WoundStat™, a ground-breaking hemostatic agent for control of bleeding in high-pressure arterial wounds, which are a common combat injury. The award was given to the group “in recognition of their hemorrhage control research, and the resultant development of WoundStat, a product that will significantly increase survival of the combat wounded.” 2008-08-13

FGI Finance to participate in Dallas ACG Wine Tasting Event   FGI Finance (www.fgifinance.com) will be sponsoring a wine table at the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Dallas chapter’s 3rd Annual Wines from Down Under tasting event. The event will take place on Tuesday, August 26th at the Ritz Carlton, Dallas from 6:00pm-8:30pm. ACG will be providing wines rated 90 or higher from Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa. 2008-08-13

Data Shows That Home Buying Habits Continue to Move Towards Online Sources and Away from Agents
More homebuyers are using the Internet to find the homes they ultimately purchased, according to industry data compiled by ForSaleByOwner.com (http://www.forsalebyowner.com). From 1997-2007, the real estate marketplace has seen a 15-fold increase in buyers who found the home they purchased on the Internet. During the same period, there has been a 32 percent drop in buyers who found the home they purchased because a real estate agent told them about the property. 2008-08-13

Nothing But the Truth: New Titles from "Truth About" Series on Social Networking, Email Marketing, Identity Theft From FT Press are Must-Reads   What can be done to avoid becoming the victim of identity theft? In what ways can a profit be made from social networking? How can email pump up a marketing campaign? Three new titles from FT Press examine the “truth about” these important topics. 2008-08-13

New Zoombak Universal A-GPS Locator Goes National with Pep Boys : Rollout to Nearly 600 Stores Nationwide Supports Back-to-School Availability   Zoombak (www.zoombak.com), a Liberty Media (NASDAQ: LCAPA) company, today announced that it will be shipping its latest product, the Zoombak™ Universal A-GPS Locator to 591 Pep Boys (www.pepboys.com) locations nationwide just in time for the Back-to-School buying season. 2008-08-13

Mirage Receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for its Second U.S. Patent : Mirage Now Controls Patents on Pre-admission and Post-admission Virtually-Inline Technology   Mirage Networks, developer of patented, full-cycle Network Access Control (NAC) technology, today announced that the company received a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/676,637 and the issue fee has been paid, which will result in the patent being issued in the normal course of business, likely by the end of the year. With one patent already awarded in December 2006, Mirage now controls patents on pre-admission and post-admission virtually inline technology, enabling unique out of band deployment with inline effectiveness. 2008-08-13

BakeSpace Launches Mentor Program for Home Chefs; Creates New Recipe for Food Social Networking : Novice Chefs Now Have a Place to Get Free Help from Fellow Foodies   BakeSpace.com – launched in August 2006 as the Web’s first food-centric social network and recipe swap – today introduced a new design and a range of features including a first-of-its-kind food mentor program that makes it easy for cooking and baking enthusiasts to help one another improve their skills in the kitchen. 2008-08-13

4imprint one by one® Program Helps 65 Nonprofits in Second Quarter   For every business day during second quarter, promotional products retailer 4imprint donated a $500 in-kind promotional products grant to U.S. and Canadian nonprofit organizations via its one by one® charitable giving program. 2008-08-13

New Educational Web Site Offers One-Stop Solar Power Resource : SMA America Launches www.Solar-is-Future.com   SMA America, Inc., the United States division of global solar technology giant SMA Solar Technology AG, has launched www.Solar-is-Future.com. This user-friendly, educational Web site explains how solar energy can be harvested and utilized via animation, illustrations and descriptions in easy-to-understand language. At Solar-is-Future.com, visitors can research the benefits of solar power and how the sun’s abundant, clean energy can be collected through active and passive solar power systems. 2008-08-13

Oncor Announces Minority Sale; Standard & Poor's Upgrades Oncor's Credit Rating As A Result
As announced earlier today by Oncor Electric Delivery LLC’s holding company, Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH), Oncor entered into an agreement to sell approximately 20 percent of Oncor’s ownership interest to an investor group led by Borealis Infrastructure Management (Borealis) and GIC Special Investments (GIC SI). As a result of this sale, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) announced that it upgraded Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC’s credit ratings two notches from BBB- to BBB+. 2008-08-13

The Honest Kitchen Announces a Wholesome New Recipe for Hounds on a Budget : Holistic Pet Food Company Unveils its Latest Recipe That's Conscious of Cost Without Sacrificing Nutrition   The Honest Kitchen, makers of organic and holistic dehydrated raw pet food, today announced the debut of its newest recipe, Keen, a back-to-basics formula combining the unequalled human-grade food quality the company is known for with a price that will make pups pant. Packed with a selection of all-natural ingredients, Keen is a cost-effective choice to ensure all pet parents can give their dogs uncompromised nutrition. 2008-08-13

ECommerce Partners Launches daniblack Website : New website allows customers to buy merchandise directly from daniblack.com, preview upcoming collections and view style tips   ECommerce Partners, an interactive agency specializing in ecommerce website development and custom ecommerce solutions for business, today announced the website launch of trendsetting women's footwear line daniblack. 2008-08-13

ECPI College of Technology Announces Career Education Expos to be Held at All Campuses   ECPI College of Technology, with campus locations in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Online, is pleased to announce a Career Education Expo Open House. All campus locations will be participating in this exciting event on various dates during the time period of August 16th through August 26th. Please visit www.ecpi.edu for dates, times, and locations as well as more Expo information. Hands-on, interactive demonstrations will be given for programs in the technology, business, and health sciences areas. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore in-demand career fields. 2008-08-13

Diamond Foods Announces Agreement to Acquire Pop Secret® From General Mills : Transaction Expected to Be Accretive in First Fiscal Year   Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND), a leading branded food company specializing in processing, marketing and distributing culinary nuts and snack products under the Diamond® and Emerald® brands, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Pop Secret® popcorn business from General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) for approximately $190 million in cash. 2008-08-13

32nd Annual Mendocino County Fair Wine Competition Announces 2008 Results   The Mendocino County Fair has announced the results of its 32nd annual wine competition. Fifty-four wineries entered 255 wines, 100% of them crafted exclusively from Mendocino County winegrapes. The distinguished panel of 14 judges awarded 202 medals in 19 categories. Three wines won Sweepstakes awards, which included a new green wine sweepstakes award for a wine made from winegrapes farmed using sustainable, certified organic or Biodynamic® practices. The Best in Show Red was taken by Graziano Family of Wines 2005 Petite Sirah; Best in Show White was Parducci Wine Cellars 2007 Sauvignon Blanc; and the Green Wine sweepstakes was won by Bonterra 2006 Chardonnay. Double Gold medals were awarded to Bonterra Vineyards 2007 Rosé, Londer Vineyards 2007 Dry Gewurztraminer, Parducci Wine Cellars 2007 Mendocino Sauvignon Blanc, Parducci Wine Cellars 2006 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, and Standish Wine Co. 2006 Mayflower Pinot Noir. 2008-08-13

California Rowing Club Athletes Row with Iraqi Athletes at Olympic Games : Olympic Spirit Evident with Athletes in Competition and Countries in Cooperation   Two athletes from the California Rowing Club, a national training center for elite-level rowers, had a truly unique experience at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China today. They found themselves paired to compete in a final consisting of only two boats, with all other lanes empty; just the US and Iraq. 2008-08-13

New Urban Research Inc. Announces Mapping California Communities GIS and Analysis Workshops   Mapping California Communities will be the focus of beginner-level workshops offered in several California cities to teach the fundamentals of using GIS and Census data for community analysis. Presented by New Urban Research Inc., the workshop is designed for social service providers, academic researchers, urban planners and anyone who performs community demographic analysis for governmental or private organizations. 2008-08-13

ProSanos Corporation Releases New Software System to Improve Patient Safety via Surveillance and Analysis of Claims and Electronic Health Records   ProSanos Corporation announced today the release of SÆfetyworks™, a web-based, semi-automated software system that can help scientists more quickly spot and measure the strength of associations between a drug and a medical condition found within large electronic healthcare databases. SÆfetyworks™ resulted from a partnership between GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and ProSanos. Several years in development, it is now available to all pharmacovigilance professionals. 2008-08-12

HealthSource™ Touts Sunrise Premiums Travel Program : Chiropractor Rewards Customers with FREE Cruise   The Sunrise Premiums Corporation (SPC) has become the Official Travel Reward Center for HealthSource Chiropractic & Progressive Rehab of Mayfield, KY, providing the local chiropractor with stimulating travel rewards, 4 Day/3 Night cruises, which will be issued to there customers, gratis. 2008-08-12

Silicon Genesis and REC ASA Sign Collaboration and Equipment Supply Agreement : SiGen to Supply REC with Thin-PV Substrate Samples and Innovative "Kerf-Free" Wafering Equipment   Silicon Genesis Corporation (SiGen) announced today that it has signed a collaboration and equipment supply agreement with Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) of Oslo, Norway. Under the terms of the agreement, REC will evaluate thin-PV substrate samples made using the revolutionary PolyMax™ “kerf-free” wafering process. REC will also collaborate with SiGen to develop and optimize high-volume manufacturing (HVM) equipment and develop silicon ingot shaping requirements. The agreement also includes commercial terms under which SiGen will supply an allocation of its HVM production equipment to REC. 2008-08-12

Sun Internet Radio Features Hollywood Gaming Journalist   Sun Microsystems' Chief Gaming Officer talks with top industry journalist Tom Ham about the rise in popularity of the video gaming industry to rival that of Hollywood. Tom will discuss this intersection between video gaming and television. SHIFT Radio is a weekly Sun internet radio program featuring interviews with leaders in the rich media and video gaming industries. 2008-08-12

Replacements, Ltd. Announces Major Building Expansion Project   Replacements, Ltd. today announces major expansion plans to triple the size of the company’s main facility, which houses its corporate headquarters, showroom, museum and main warehouse. 2008-08-12

JL360 Media and Stacker 2® Team Up with Brickfish® to Let Entrants Burn Their Creative Energy : Social Media Advertising Campaign Lets Consumers Design T-Shirts for 6 Hour Power™ Shot   Brickfish®, the social media advertising platform, and JL360 Media partner up with Stacker 2®, the makers of diet and energy supplements, to announce the “Design a 6 Hour Power T-Shirt” campaign located at http://www.brickfish.com/Stacker2. The campaign invites entrants to design a t-shirt promoting Stacker 2’s 6 Hour Power Energy Shot. The grand prize winner, selected by the Stacker 2 team, will win a supply of Stacker 2 6 Hour Power Energy Shots, choice of a Playstation 3™ or X-Box 360®, and a copy of Codemasters®’ much anticipated action-role playing game, Rise of the Argonauts™. 2008-08-12

RedPrairie WMS integrates Build-To-Order features in new release : Current warehouse management system (WMS) version supports in-line sequencing and work order processing for seamless production and logistics   RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, has begun integrating its own Build-To-Order product’s in-line sequencing, as well as work order processing capabilities into its Warehouse Management System (WMS). The new updates will aid in supporting production line requirements – improving efficiency and accuracy for build-to-order manufacturers. These and other enhancements within the current release of RedPrairie’s Supply Chain Execution suite integrate work orders, production information and process flows from raw materials receipt through distribution, improving efficiency and accuracy. 2008-08-12