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

On Networks Presents the Second Season of the 5-Minute Drill : Popular Fantasy Football Show Feeds Football Cravings of Millions of Fans   With hundreds of thousands of fantasy football drafts between now and that start of the NFL season, selecting a team has never been easier, thanks to the second season of digital TV show The 5-Minute Drill. ON Networks kicks off the season with a special nine-episode Fantasy Football Draft Guide to help choose the perfect roster for a winning season. 2008-08-12

Dr. Shan Nair to Speak at Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Conference : Conference Focused on the Trends in the Private Equity Industry Will Feature Nair & Co President   Dr. Shan Nair, co-founder and president for Nair & Co, will be a key panelist at the 15th Annual Private Equity Analyst Conference (PEAC) scheduled for September 16-17, 2008 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Dr. Nair is part of the institutional panel discussion ‘Tracking The Globe’ and scheduled to speak on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. 2008-08-12

HP Broadens Portfolio of Imaging and Printing Solutions for Enterprise Customers   HP today announced five new printing solutions – ranging from check printing security to document capture – to address the security and manageability needs of its enterprise customers. 2008-08-12

Colorado Goldfields Commences Drilling at Gold King   Colorado Goldfields Inc. (OTCBB:CGFI) commenced drilling at its Gold King Mine Project in San Juan County, Colorado. CGFI will drill multiple holes into various geologic zones to verify potentially recoverable gold and silver and to determine exactly where mining will yield the highest production. The purpose of this drilling is to verify and expand the historic delineated tonnage at the property to N.I. 43-101 standards. 2008-08-12

Study Honors "Best of the Best" in IT PR as Ranked by IT Journalists : PRSourceCode Unveils Results of 3rd Annual "Top Tech Communicators" Study   PRSourceCode, a content service provider (CSP) serving the information technology (IT) journalism, conference, industry accolade, and public relations (PR) communities, today announced the results of its third annual “Top Tech Communicators” study, highlighting the editorial community’s perspective on the IT industry’s top PR agencies and corporate PR departments. The study identifies the top five large, mid-sized, and small PR agencies, as well as corporate PR departments and individual PR professionals, as ranked by surveyed IT journalists, based on the value they deliver on the editorial process in terms of responsiveness, reliability, and overall recognition of editorial needs. 2008-08-12

Sun xVM VirtualBox Continues Momentum With Recently Inked OEM Agreements : Avanquest Software, Q-layer and Zenith InfoTech Among Leading Partners Delivering Sun's Open Source xVM Virtualization Solutions to Customers Worldwide   Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced new multi-year original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreements with Avanquest Software, Q-layer and Zenith InfoTech Ltd. to expand the global reach of Sun(TM) xVM VirtualBox(TM). OEMs leverage the power of Sun's open source virtualization solution to help deliver highly available, secure and dynamic virtualized offerings. These companies join a growing ecosystem of partners committed to Sun xVM VirtualBox, the industry's most popular cross-platform virtualization software. Sun xVM VirtualBox is available via the OEM program or in a free, open source version at www.virtualbox.org. 2008-08-12

SmartStops BrokerLink Offers Online Investors Automated Stock and ETF Protection   SMARTSTOPS.net, a new online service that helps investors decide when to sell stocks and ETFs, today introduced BrokerLink. This next-generation portfolio protection service gives online investors the ability to have trades automatically executed when at-risk stock and ETF prices fall enough to trigger their daily SmartStop. 2008-08-12

Mimeo.com Hires Leading Print Industry Technologist : Company Names Brian Rooney Vice President, Print Technology   Mimeo.com (http://www.mimeo.com), the innovator of online, on-demand digital printing for business documents and marketing materials, announced today the hiring of Brian Rooney as Vice President, Print Technology. Rooney brings more than 20 years of leadership experience at companies such as Pantone, Xerox, and Agfa with color digital printing systems and technologies. 2008-08-12

Davis Polk Named Among Best Law Firms for Women   Davis Polk & Wardwell was today named a “2008 Best Law Firm for Women” by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC. The annual honor recognizes law firms whose policies take into account the issues that are most important to the retention and promotion of female lawyers. 2008-08-12

Glenn C. Van Deusen Appointed Principal at Congdon + Company as the Brand Strategy and Design Firm Continues Its Aggressive Growth   Congdon + Company announced today the appointment of Glenn C. Van Deusen as a Principal with the Firm and projected continued robust growth in the business. 2008-08-12

First-Ever Style Week Orange County™ to Feature Lauren Conrad's Return to the OC : Celebrity Designer's 'Homecoming Fashion Show' Kicks Off Week of Irvine Spectrum Center Events with Shows by Other OC designers, H&M and Nordstrom   Celebrity designer Lauren Conrad will celebrate her Orange County homecoming as she kicks off the first-ever Style Week Orange County™ at Irvine Spectrum Center on September 8 through 13. In addition, renowned retailers Nordstrom, Macy’s and H&M will join iconic Orange County surf brands Hurley and Roxy for this ground-breaking week of fashion shows and in-store events. 2008-08-12

Report Details Impact of Identity Theft in California : California Ranks #2 in Identity Theft Complaints Nationwide, According to FTC Credit Card and Employment Fraud Top Forms of Identity Theft in State
A comprehensive study exploring the identity theft crisis in California was released today by Identity Theft 911®, a leading provider of identity management solutions. In addition to detailing the increasing diversity of identity-related fraud, the white paper highlights steps that state officials and businesses are taking to combat this growing problem. 2008-08-12