CFA Capital Partners 'CFA' Closes $6.2 Million Mezzanine Loan In 9 Business Days   As the credit markets have tightened and Wall Street continues to reel, CFA Capital Partners ‘CFA’ stands ready to fund even the most complex transactions. 2008-07-28

Baird High Performing Manager StudyQuantifies Manager Underperformance : Study Demonstrates the Benefits of Sticking with High Performing Managers   Even the best investment managers underperform. That’s the conclusion of a recent study by Baird Advisory Services Research which is part of Baird, an international employee-owned financial services, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. 2008-07-28

Wireless CCTV Ltd Launches Its New WCCTV 3G TrailerCam   Wireless CCTV launches its newest instantly deployable CCTV surveillance solution, the WCCTV 3G TrailerCam. This fully autonomous, truly mobile Wireless CCTV equipment allows users to react to critical or continuously changing monitoring needs in the shortest time possible. 2008-07-28

Accounting and Finance Job Opportunities in Greater Demand Due to Slowing Economy : Australian Companies Unable to Fill Accounting and Finance Job Opportunities, According to Research Conducted by Employment Agency, Robert Half
Demand in Australia for highly skilled professionals to fill accounting and finance job opportunities has intensified as companies seek to cut costs in the slowing economy, says international employment agency Robert Half. 2008-07-27

Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Brand Debuts in China : Doubletree by Hilton Beijing opens its doors in time for the Games   Hilton Hotels Corporation today proudly announced the opening of its first Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Asia. The Doubletree by Hilton Beijing is an upscale, 547-room hotel located between the city’s Central Office District and prestigious Financial District along the Southwest 2nd Ring Road in the new Lar Valley International mixed-use business complex. The hotel is centrally situated within 10 km/6 mi of the historic Dong Cheng District and Tian'anmen Square, the red-walled Forbidden City and Imperial Palace, Beijing Zoo, Panjia Yuan Antique Market and the Temple of Heaven. 2008-07-25

Is Air Pollution Aging Your Skin? : Big City Living May Cause More Wrinkles Than Sun Damage!   Urban crime… urban taxes… now it’s urban wrinkles? “Well, if you live in the city (and it doesn’t have to be a really big city), you now have one more thing to worry about,” says Kerry Pack, spokesperson for the skin care experts at StriVectin, “wrinkles and accelerated aging of the skin.” It turns out that nasty little free radicals… generated from auto emissions, smoke, industrial pollutants, and all the other dirt, soot and crud that are part and parcel of everyday city life… may have more to do with premature wrinkles than sun damage. 2008-07-25

College/University Association Presents Outstanding Member Award to Vector Marketing Campus Relations Manager
Helen Brown, Campus Relations Manager for Vector Marketing Corporation’s northeast region was presented with the Outstanding Member award from the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE). Brown received the award from Tom Tarantelli, current EACE President, at the association’s annual conference in Providence, RI. The Outstanding Member Award is awarded to members with 4-9 years of membership who have made outstanding contributions through their involvement. 2008-07-25

Dell Launches Summer Rocks Festival Tour and Sweepstakes with a Head-Turning Towel Drop at Parks and Beaches Nationwide : Kick-off Celebrates Hi-Def Mobile Lifestyles with Arrays of Super-Sized, Eye-Popping Beach Towels   A sea of color will wash over select recreational hotspots across the United States Saturday, July 26, as Dell choreographs mass arrays of the quintessential summer accessory – a super-sized, eye-popping beach towel. The event launches Dell’s six-festival Summer Rocks Tour and Sweepstakes.a 2008-07-25

Top GVP of Ameriprise Financial Leaves to Join Brewer Financial Services as President   Brewer Investment Group is pleased to announce the addition of Bob Whalen, former Group Vice President of Ameriprise Financial Services, as President of Brewer Financial Services, LLC. 2008-07-25

California Republic Bank Achieves New Milestone – over $125 Million in Assets – in Its First Six Full Months of Operations, and Announces Strong 2nd Quarter 2008 Results
California Republic Bank (CRB) (OTCBB:CRPB) announced strong results for quarter ended June 30, 2008. 2008-07-25

California Rowing Club Athletes Preparing for Beijing : Three Rowers and Coach from New Training Center Selected for 2008 Olympic Games   Three athletes from the California Rowing Club (CRC) are preparing to leave the Golden State for Beijing, China on Saturday, July 26, where they will continue to train for the 2008 Olympic Games. Elliot Hovey, Wes Piermarini, and Scott Gault will travel to the Olympics with their coach, Tim McLaren. Olympic rowing competition will commence on Saturday, August 9 at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. 2008-07-24

Worried about a Pressing Issue? Want to See All Sides? : Opposing Views Brings Together Experts, Opinion Leaders To Debate Important Issues, Help Consumers Become Informed, Make Decisions   Want to see all sides of issues and topics you’re concerned about? At Opposing Views, more than 100 well-known organizations and leading experts face off on the many sides of pressing issues in health, politics, finance, religion and other societal topics – debating real issues, head to head. 2008-07-24

Cactus Technologies, Ltd. Launches 303 Series High Performance Industrial 2.5" Solid State Drives   Cactus Technologies, Ltd. today announced they have launched the new 303 Series of Industrial 2.5” Solid State Drives which significantly increase sustained read and write performance without compromising the Industrial Feature set that customers have come to expect from the current 203 Series of products. 2008-07-24

AdMob Launches New iPhone 3G Advertising Solutions and Announces $1 Million for iPhone Developers : Mobile Advertising Leader Reveals Ads for Web and Application Environments and a Community of Advertisers and Publishers
AdMob, the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace, announced today that it has launched a global iPhone ad marketplace with new interactive advertising formats that take advantage of the device’s capabilities and mobile context. The new ads include Brand and Performance formats that will function in both the browser environment as well as native applications built for the iPhone. AdMob also announced that it will give $1 million in advertising to developers to promote their iPhone applications, sites and services. 2008-07-24

CAVM among Top Stock Picks of Small Cap Stocks Investment Expert : Small Cap Stocks BWLD and LMNX also Named in SmallCapInvestor.com Roundtable Series, Featuring Insights and Stock Picks from Market Experts
With the second half of a volatile year in the stock market now underway, small cap stocks news and research website SmallCapInvestor.com yesterday published the first part of a special five part series of interviews with small cap stocks investment experts. The interviewed investment experts paint a largely optimistic near-term picture for small cap stocks. 2008-07-24

Olympic Athlete Honored by Piedmont City Officials : Public Invited to Reception for California Rowing Club Athlete Scott Gault   Piedmont city officials will honor California Rowing Club (CRC) athlete Scott Gault at a public reception this Friday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers in City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue. Scott Gault is a member of the US Olympic Rowing Team and will represent the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, and is the city’s first Olympian in 28 years. 2008-07-24

CardPartner Offers Two More "Micro-Affinity" Credit Card Programs for Small Nonprofits Underserved by Big Banks   CardPartner.com, the company that helps small and mid-size nonprofits and membership groups launch their own affinity credit card programs, today announced two new credit card programs: The Oregon-California Trails Visa card and the Reach Out and Read® Visa card. 2008-07-24

Certiport Announces U.S. Qualifiers for Championship Round of Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office : Students from Reno, Nevada Earn Trip to Compete for the Title of "World Champ" against 44 Other Country Champions During Certiport PATHWAYS HAWAII   Certiport today announced Anthony Lewis, 17, and Justin Wainscott, 18—both from Reno, Nevada—are the 2008 U.S. Champions for Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, respectively. These Country Champions and more than 56,000 students from 47 countries participated in multiple rounds of local, national, and regional competitions in the Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office from October 2007 to May 2008. Both were awarded an all-expense-paid trip to vie for the title “World Champ” of Microsoft Word and Excel during Certiport PATHWAYS™ HAWAII international conference July 31 – August 2. 2008-07-24

The IAB Issues Ad Campaign Measurement Process Guidelines for Public Comment : Standardizing Processes to Ensure High Quality in Interactive Ad Campaign Measurement   The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today announced the public comment release of “Ad Campaign Measurement Process Guidelines,” a document that addresses the process of a publisher’s or advertising agency’s use of a third-party ad server and its application service provider. The guidelines supplement current measurement guidelines and provide definitions and guidance on the auditing of processes used in the placement, trafficking and reporting of interactive advertising. The document is the result of a consensus of participating auditing organizations and the IAB. 2008-07-24

Frederick Wildman and Sons Moving Forward : A Re-organization for a Focused Future   Constantly on the move and quickly making smart choices for a forward-thinking and focused future, Frederick Wildman and Sons, LTD. is most privileged to announce many new faces, internal changes and promotions in the company’s national business. 2008-07-24

Worldwide In-Text Leader Vibrant Media Expands in London; Top Talent in Sales and Publishing from Microsoft and Google Join Contextual Ad Juggernaut   Vibrant Media, the world leader in contextual advertising, has announced the expansion of its London office to accommodate its growing business in Europe, Russia and Asia. Top-tier talent join the company as its business continues to accelerate and contextual advertising based on keywords increasingly becomes a significant piece of the marketing mix. Vibrant, which was founded in 2000, currently reaches 125 million users* each month and has doubled its revenue every year for the last five. New hires include: 2008-07-24

Electronic Noses May Avert Next Global Pandemic
According to recent reports in The Independent and the Drudge Report, a new worldwide pandemic is on its way, an event which could rival the Black Plague and “kill 50 million people and wreak massive disruption around the globe.” Former Surgeons General Dr. C. Everett Koop and Dr. David Satcher describe the threat as imminent. "The pattern makes you believe the likelihood of a pandemic - (probably) avian flu - is very real,'' Satcher said. "You have to believe it's around the corner somewhere.'' 2008-07-24

TomoTherapy to Introduce TQA™ at 50th Annual AAPM Meeting : Industry's First Integrated Machine QA Solution Expands Data Access, Improves Clinical Workflow for Hi·Art® Treatment System Users   TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO) announced today that it will introduce TQA™ at the 50th Annual American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Meeting in Houston, July 27-31, 2008. TQA, or Tomo Quality Assurance™, is the first integrated, machine-specific quality assurance (QA) solution to be offered by a radiation therapy vendor. The TQA application streamlines the collection—and simplifies the review—of data used to monitor radiation therapy equipment and procedures. All TQA data can be easily exported for third-party validation. 2008-07-24

Discover® Card Rewards U.S. Troops and Their Families This Independence Day Through Labor Day with Double Cashback Bonus® on Purchases Made at U.S. Military Bases Worldwide   Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) announced today that they will be giving Double Cashback Bonus® or Double Miles to all Discover Cardmembers who make purchases at U.S. military bases from July 4th through Labor Day. Double rewards will be given automatically on up to $1,000 in Discover® Card purchases at these bases. 2008-07-23