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Global Sources Extends Components Pavilions from Shenzhen to Include Shanghai

and Chengdu

HONG KONG, July 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources (NASDAQ:GSOL) is set to expand its International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China) to include Chengdu in February 2008 ( http://www.english.china.iicexpo.com/ ). The new venue aims to enable Global Sources to better serve electronics product development in Chengdu's fast growing manufacturing sector.

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IIC-China is mainland China's largest electronics design event. It features some 1,000 booths and exhibits by most of the world's top semiconductor manufacturers. More than 29,000 design engineers and technical managers attended the 2007 events in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing.

"The International IC-China show is the dominant show in its sector and a vitally important marketing channel for international semiconductor companies," said Mark A. Saunderson, President of Global Sources' Electronics Business Unit. "Effective spring 2008, the event is scheduled to be held in the top four electronics hubs in mainland China.

"Leading technology providers use IIC-China's keynote address, seminar and summit program to extend their thought leadership, sharing the latest design methodologies with engineers and enabling innovation in the region."

IIC-China events scheduled for 2008 are:

-- Chengdu: Feb. 28-29, New Century Exhibition & Convention Center
-- Shenzhen: March 3-4, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center
-- Beijing: March 6-7, China World Trade Center
-- Shanghai: March 10-11, Shanghai Mart

IIC-China Extends Geographic Scope of Components Pavilions Saunderson said: "After a very successful launch in Shenzhen in 2007, the Components Pavilion is set to debut in 2008 at the Shanghai and Chengdu shows. It is expected to showcase the latest passive and electromechanical technologies, and aims to enable procurement and manufacturing managers to source components to complement their product development -- all under one roof."

In addition, IIC-China is also scheduled to feature two brand new technology zones focusing on RF, microwave and power technologies at the Shenzhen and Shanghai venues.

"These initiatives extend our leading position serving Greater China's electronics industry," Saunderson said. "We now have some 16 different media and eight shows in five locations -- plus application websites, e-newsletters, webcasts and sourcing research reports.

"Our online, print and trade show offerings serve all stages of the buying process and provide end-to-end coverage for the industry, from product conceptualization right through to finished product exporting."

Global Sources also sponsors Greater China's key electronics industry events, which include International IC-China Conference & Exhibition ( http://www.english.china.iicexpo.com/ ), Embedded Systems Conference-Taiwan ( http://www.english.taiwan.escasiaexpo.com/ ), EDA & Test-Taiwan Conference & Exhibition ( http://www.english.taiwan.edatexpo.com/ ) and the China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components ( http://www.chinasourcingfair.com/ ).

For more information about Global Sources, visit http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/ .

About Global Sources

Global Sources is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a primary facilitator of two-way trade with Greater China. The core business is facilitating trade from Greater China to the world, using a wide range of English-language media. The other key business segment facilitates trade from the world to Greater China using Chinese-language media.

The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 600,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 230 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 1.8 million products and more than 150,000 suppliers annually through 13 online marketplaces, 12 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and nine specialized trade shows which run 22 times a year across seven cities.

Suppliers receive more than 13 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com/ ) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 36 years. In mainland China it has over 1,700 team members in 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.

Global Sources Press Contact in Asia:
Camellia So
Tel: +852-2555-5021
Email: cso@globalsources.com

Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia:
Eddie Heng
Tel: +65-6547-2850
Email: eheng@globalsources.com

Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.:
James W.W. Strachan
Tel: +1-602-978-7504
Email: strachan@globalsources.com

Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.:
Moriah Shilton & Christiane Pelz
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Tel: +1-415-433-3777
Email: cpelz@lhai.com

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Source: Global Sources

CONTACT: Press contact in Asia: Camellia So, +852-2555-5021,
cso@globalsources.com; Press contact in U.S.: James W.W. Strachan, +1-602-978-
7504, strachan@globalsources.com, both of Global Sources; Investors contact in
Asia, Eddie Heng of Global Sources, +65-6547-2850, eheng@globalsources.com;
Investor Contacts in U.S.: Moriah Shilton & Christiane Pelz, +1-415-433-3777,
or cpelz@lhai.com, both of Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. for Global
Sources

Web site:

http://www.globalsources.com/
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/
http://www.english.china.iicexpo.com/

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WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Reed Group, Ltd., and the American College of Occupation and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) are pleased to announce the immediate availability of UMK Professional, a comprehensive online resource for practicing physicians and specialists working in utilization review and workers' compensation arenas. For the first time, UMK Professional combines the intuitive, web-based tool -- Utilization Management Knowledgebase (UMK), available exclusively from Reed Group -- with the complete online version of ACOEM's renowned Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and Management of Common Health Problems and Functional Recovery in Workers, 2nd Edition.

UMK Professional exposes the specific condition pathways housed within UMK together with related pages from the Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, 2nd Edition. A single subscription to UMK Professional provides users with access to new features and functionality that enable content copy and paste for inclusion in case files, topic interconnectivity, and advanced UMK comments feature.

UMK Professional offers users the most complete and efficient online utilization management and workers' compensation resource available. In 2004, Rand Corporation conducted an overall review of Utilization Management Guidelines enhancing the Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines and presented its research findings. "Panelists found the McKesson and ODG guideline sets, both marketed for UM purposes, to be of uncertain validity overall, and they commented that these guidelines were overly proscriptive, meaning that they limited clinical options to a degree that made the panelists uncomfortable. The ACOEM and AAOS guideline sets were judged valid in the overall evaluation, and the ACOEM was seen as preferable to the currently available alternatives."

While the UMK assists in evaluating, tracking and reporting the medical necessity and/or appropriateness of medical treatment, the Practice Guidelines provide key information, step-by-step guidelines and practical aids to help busy practitioners manage growing caseloads. UMK Professional brings these resources together, providing a single, comprehensive resource with customizable views for nurse case managers to quickly access concise information, and for physicians to view in-depth coverage of treatment pathways and conditions.

"Integrating the ACOEM Practice Guidelines into the leading Utilization Management Knowledgebase provides physicians and utilization management staff with a complete treatment guideline solution," said Presley Reed, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Reed Group, Ltd. "UMK Professional offers accurate guidance with the efficiency of online delivery. We are grateful to deliver a technologically advanced solution for the American College of Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine's excellent resources."

UMK Professional also contains new periodic Practice Guidelines content -- including the new revision to the chapter on Elbow Complaints -- not available online in any other application and will keep users current on industry changes with frequent chapter updates directly from ACOEM and the APG Insights newsletter as they are published.

"The addition of the ACOEM Practice Guidelines into UMK Professional will make it easier for physicians and health care professionals, and other third parties to communicate, track, and evaluate a very wide range of diagnostic processes, patient evaluations, and treatments options," said Barry S, Eisenberg, ACOEM's Executive Director. "This will result in administrative efficiencies, cost savings, and most importantly, better care for injured workers."

UMK is also available as a standalone reference tool called UMK Basic. UMK Basic provides online access to the Utilization Management Knowledgebase application and references the ACOEM's Practice Guidelines, but does not link directly to this content. With UMK Basic, users must reference a print copy of the Practice Guidelines.

To learn more about UMK Professional, or to place an order, call Reed Group at 866.889.4449 or visit us online at http://www.rgl.net/UMKOverview.aspx. A free 30-day trial is also available.

About Reed Group, Ltd.

Dr. Presley Reed founded Reed Group in 1981 to address workplace productivity and employee absenteeism in the corporate environment. Reed Group maintains four key lines of business: Guidelines, Service, Data Analytics, and Software. Reed Group publishes the industry-standard disability duration guidelines, The Medical Disability Advisor (textbook, Windows software, Internet and data integration versions), now in its Fifth Edition. Additionally, Reed Group provides integrated disability case management service for non-occupational and occupational leaves, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other leave of absence administrative services to employers. For more information, visit http://www.reedgroup.com/.

About the American College of Occupation
and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

Founded in 1916, ACOEM is an international medical society of more than 5,000 occupational and environmental physicians and other allied health professionals that provide leadership to promote optimal health and safety of workers, workplaces, and environments. The College is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. For more information, visit http://www.acoem.org/.

The Utilization Management Knowledgebase (UMK) is a trademark of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, copyright 2007.

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Source: Reed Group, Ltd.

CONTACT: Matt McLaughlin, Marketing Manager of Reed Group, Ltd.,
+1-303-407-0663, mmclaughlin@reedgroup.com

Web site:

http://www.reedgroup.com/
http://www.acoem.org/

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TAMPA, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- R.A. Nagy, 5-Star Software Author and President of Soft9000.com announces the release of his first inspirational novel. "To commemorate the release of this book," Mr. Nagy says, "we feel inspired to change the name of TheQuoteForToday.com to SpiritBodyCare.org. By updating this decade-old Internet landmark to better match the quest for inspiration described in 'An Interview with a Saint,' the new mission of the site will be to circulate ideas destined to help both our spirits and our bodies feel better. Much like our popular Doctor Quote and EzGourmet Software, the new site will now offer a more powerful mixture of hourly inspiration."

"An Interview with a Saint" is also about avoiding religious malpractice. "While many people tell us why we need to join their faith or club, few will tell you how to recover from the devastating disappointment members feel when they place too much faith in mankind," said R.A. Nagy. "As an ordained minister I wrote this book to help others learn how to redirect, recover, and rekindle their faith in God. People need to know how to cultivate blissful feelings of divine purpose."

Designed to appeal to all god-seeking souls "An Interview with a Saint" is an interfaith discovery of the principles that power the faith creation / recovery process. Seeking to encouraging truth seekers of every persuasion to invite the author of all good into their lives, "An Interview with a Saint" presents a dogma-free approach designed to help each and all avoid inspirational abuse.

"When I was happy with my church I would not have liked this book very much. Now that I have taken responsibility for my own spiritual well being, I could not be more pleased with its precepts. While this book relates the lessons I learned as a parable of a man walking with a miracle worker during a single evening, the principles it teaches took me much longer to learn. I was very thankful when several reviewers eagerly told me that they felt that this book would help them draw closer to God... fuzzy warm feelings and all!"

An Interview with a Saint is available for purchase at Lulu.com and Amazon.com. The book is also freely available for review at SpiritBodyCare.org. Printed promotional copies are available upon request.

Link to Publication: http://www.soft9000.com/SaintBook.PDF

Source: Soft9000.com

CONTACT: Randall Nagy, +1-727-844-5829, randall_nagy@yahoo.com

Web site:

http://www.soft9000.com/SaintBook.PDF
http://spiritbodycare.org/
http://www.soft9000.com/

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Nightlife Hotspots, Listings, Entertainment Reviews and Features from City's Progressive Chroniclers Make Online Entertainment Site a Daily Must

LOS ANGELES, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Times Media Group today announced the launch of Metromix http://losangeles.metromix.com/, a hip, fresh and dynamic new site for young and socially active Angelenos looking for the latest in pop culture, local trends and the newest spots to hit on the scene. Through a searchable database of up-to-the-minute entertainment listings, user-generated content and edgy coverage of the city's hottest new restaurants, bars & clubs, events, music, movies, TV and style scenes, Metromix helps answer that burning question: "What are you doing tonight?" Headed by editor Deborah Vankin, who has spent much of her career covering LA's food, nightlife and shopping scenes, Metromix features a distinctly LA-centric point-of-view from a staff that includes the area's top tastemakers and leading experts.

"Our database is deep and current, with nearly 7,000 listings for LA restaurants, bars and clubs, as well as reviews, features, neighborhood guides, trend pieces, blogs and video tours," said Vankin. "We have an incredible team of writers-editors who not only know the scene, but are very much of it and will provide true insider coverage -- on everything from underground art events to off-the-radar sample sales to how best to get past the ubiquitous velvet rope."

The Metromix editorial team includes:

-- Deborah Vankin, Editor - Formerly both Restaurants and Books Editor at
LA Weekly and Senior Lifestyle Editor at Variety, Vankin was also a
freelance arts and lifestyle writer for the New York Times, Los Angeles
Times and Swink Magazine.
-- Alexandra LeTellier, Manging Editor and Bars/Clubs Editor - Formerly
managing editor at LA.com where she also covered bars and clubs,
LeTellier was a celebrity reporter for In Touch Weekly and professes to
have frequented every bar and club in LA.
-- Alie Ward, Events Editor - For the past eight years, Ward has immersed
herself in LA's art and music scene as a former freelance columnist for
LA Weekly and contributor to the Los Angeles Times. She claims to
attend 2.7 events per night.
-- Scott T. Sterling, Music Editor - Born in Detroit and raised on
everything from Motown to Iggy Pop, Sterling has covered music for the
Los Angels Times, LA Weekly, Details, BPM, Remix, Surface, Sweater,
Code and URB.
-- Jiyeon Yoo, Restaurants Editor - As a former freelance lifestyle writer
for Los Angeles Magazine, Yoo recently maintained a fashion blog as
editor for RevolveClothing.com.
-- Caroline Ryder, Freelance Style Editor - As a London transplant living
in LA, Ryder brings a Euro-chic perspective on fashion and has covered
style, art and music for LA Weekly, URB, Swindle, Angeleno and The Book
L.A.

"Metromix is an exciting, new online addition to our portfolio of products, directly engaging younger users and local advertisers in a targeted way," said Robertson Barrett, general manager of latimes.com and vice president of the Los Angeles Times Media Group. "With this launch, we're bringing L.A. an intuitive search engine and great writing by some of the best young talent in town."

This week's launch of Metromix in Los Angeles and New York is part of Tribune Company's plan to expand the web site across all of its newspaper markets. Metromix has been a staple of Chicago's entertainment scene for the past decade, capturing the highest online engagement among local entertainment guides, per comScore, has been recognized with numerous awards including the EPpy Award for Best Entertainment Site and the Digital Edge Award for Best Advertising Program and is also available in Orlando and Baltimore.

About the Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 2.2 million and 3.3 million on Sunday. The Los Angeles Times and its media businesses and affiliates -- including latimes.com, The Envelope/theenvelope.com, Times Community Newspapers, Recycler Classifieds, Hoy, and California Community News -- reach approximately 8.1. million or 62% of all adults in the Southern California marketplace.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times, has been covering Southern California for over 125 years and is part of Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), one of the country's leading media companies with businesses in publishing, the Internet and broadcasting. Additional information about the Los Angeles Times is available at http://www.latimes.com/mediacenter.

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Source: The Los Angeles Times Media Group

CONTACT: Nancy Sullivan, +1-213-237-6160, nancy.sullivan@latimes.com, or
Stephan Pechdimaldji, +1-213-237-4791, stephan.pechdimaldji@latimes.com, both
of The Los Angeles Times Media Group

Web site:

http://losangeles.metromix.com/
http://www.latimes.com/

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'Reader Finds' Tool Enables Easy Community Contribution to Blogs

LOS ANGELES, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Blog readers can now contribute their own product recommendations to leading outdoor adventure blog GetOutdoors.com using ThisNext.com's Reader Finds community-contribution tool.

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When Get Outdoors readers want to recommend their favorite outdoor sports and adventure travel products they simply go to ThisNext, make their recommendation and add the tag "getoutdoors." The product appears both in GetOutdoors' GoShop section and on a badge on GetOutdoors's homepage and blog: [http://www.getoutdoors.com/go/goshop].

"The outdoor community loves to share opinions about gear and travel destinations. ThisNext is a great way for our community to get together and discuss the products they are passionate about," said GetOutdoors Publisher Adam Meron

ThisNext's Reader Finds program provides partners with a turnkey toolbox for managing community-contributed content via a ThisNext-supported community. Readers appreciate how they can have a presence on sites they like and bloggers can deepen their page views and advertising real estate while maintaining control over content that appears on their site.

GetOutdoors's Reader Finds can be seen here: [http://www.getoutdoors.com/go/goshop].

Product-blog CoolHunting.com also hosts a reader finds, which can be seen here: [http://www.coolhunting.com/readerfinds].

About ThisNext

ThisNext is a product discovery and recommendation site led by social influencers. Experts, bloggers and consumers compose our network of people sharing products they personally endorse to an audience of shoppers looking to discover products best suited to their lifestyle. Founded in 2005 and based in Los Angeles, ThisNext is a venture-funded Web 2.0 company built by a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs committed to enhancing people's online shopping experience.

About GetOutdoors

GetOutdoors is a leading outdoor media and marketing company devoted to helping people get outdoors quickly and easily. Started in 1999, the company has been a pioneer in getting outdoor enthusiasts the information they need to make quick and reliable decisions about where to go, what to buy, and what to bring to get outdoors, while at the same time providing companies with a proven and effective channel to market and advertise their products and services.

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Source: ThisNext

CONTACT: Nicole Jordan of ThisNext, +1-650-346-1103, Nicole (at)
thisnext (dot) com

Web site:

http://www.getoutdoors.com/go/goshop

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WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Spanish-speaking reporter at the Mesa, Ariz., East Valley Tribune is this year's winner of the National Press Club's annual Dennis Feldman Fellowship for Graduate Studies in Journalism. She will receive $5,000 for her studies at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Sarah Lynch, 25, speaks Spanish fluently and has broken several stories on immigration issues for the Arizona paper. She says in her essay that she has aimed to use her language abilities to show different perspectives. "Before I arrived, stories about Latino immigrants were rarely published because the reporters could not speak the language. Now, I can write stories about illegal immigration from the immigrants' perspective," she said.

At Columbia, she will be enrolled in the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, which allows students to specialize in investigative reporting. Lynch notes that attending Columbia will cost more than twice her current salary.

In her application, Lynch says she wants to be an investigative reporter for a major newspaper. She says she is interested in covering state and national politics, along with race and ethnicity issues.

The Feldman Fellowship is awarded every year by the National Press Club. It is named after the late Dennis Feldman, a long-time club member whose family established the fellowship in his honor. Tax-deductible contributions can be made to the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library at the National Press Club, c/o Lisa Miller, Development Director, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW 20045.

Source: National Press Club

CONTACT: Mary Clare Jalonick, +1-202-776-9461, or Joann Booze,
+1-202-662-7532, both of the National Press Club

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SAN DIEGO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- John (Jack) Callahan offers a guide to help young adults overcome obstacles and achieve success in their lives in his new book, "Success in Motion" (published by AuthorHouse - http://www.authorhouse.com/).

"A person wouldn't consider traveling across the United States by car without a GPS or set of road maps," says Callahan. "However, many people travel through life without a plan to guide them ... The foundations for a successful life must begin with correcting the past faults, then assembling strengths into building the basic blocks of life."

In his book, Callahan helps people recover from the past and focus on creating a fulfilling life in the present and future. "Life is a one-way street," he says. "You can't go back and change the past, but you can start today by building a wealth of resources that will push your life in the right direction ... It is the future, not the past, which will make a difference in life."

"Success in Motion" takes readers on a progressive journey through the steps to success. Callahan emphasizes the importance of learning from past mistakes and building on past achievements to build a better future. "Restart your thinking and learn to expect value in everything you do," he writes. "Learning is like a stairway. You start on the bottom step and use each step to help ease your way to the next step."

Callahan helps young adults find their passions and develop roadmaps of how they want to live their lives. "Getting up in the morning, knowing you have an agenda that will enhance your life on that particular day will most assuredly overpower any obstacles in your way," he says. "Passion for life will be the key to your progress. Knowing your way and having the passion to propel you in the right direction will make it possible for you to overcome the many side tracks life has to offer."

Callahan was born in the coal-mining regions of Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. At age 17, he joined the Navy to serve for three and a half years during World War II. He then moved to San Diego, where he worked in the aerospace industry and helped develop the rockets and space vehicles that eventually landed on the moon. At age 40, he founded his own company, which is now run by his four sons. He has previously written the memoir "My Slice of Life."

AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher (http://www.authorhouse.com/) for emerging, self-published (http://www.authorhouse.com/GetPublished/FAQ.aspx) authors. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com/.

EDITORS: For review copies or interview requests, contact:
Promotional Services Department
Tel: 888-728-8467
Fax: 812-961-3133
Email: pressreleases@authorhouse.com
(When requesting a review copy, please provide a street address.)

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Source: AuthorHouse

CONTACT: Promotional Services Department of AuthorHouse, +1-888-728-8467,
Fax: +1-812-961-3133, pressreleases@authorhouse.com

Web site:

http://www.authorhouse.com/

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VILLA RICA, Ga., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack E. Birge, M.D., describes his harrowing struggle to protect the quality of health care in his town and expose a corrupt leader in his new book, "Murder Without Death" (published by AuthorHouse - http://www.authorhouse.com/).

Birge graduated from Emory Medical School and had big dreams of becoming an academic surgeon and teaching at a prestigious medical school in a big city. Unfortunately, the needs to support his family and keep his marriage together proved to be barriers to this dream. When the opportunity to practice medicine in Carrollton, Ga., presented itself, Birge agreed to take this temporary assignment to save some money.

This assignment soon turned into the biggest challenge of Birge's medical career. In a small-town setting, he found himself deeply caring for his patients as friends as he supported them through hardships and tragedies. At that point, he knew he would never leave. After a decade of practice, he was appointed chief of the medical staff at the local hospital.

In his new leadership position, Birge discovered evidence that the chairman of the hospital board, who controlled the hospital and its finances, was taking money from the hospital and not providing adequately for patient care. In an effort to correct the injustice, Birge ran for city council and successfully led efforts to expose the fraud and remove the chairman from the board.

In response to these efforts, Birge says the chairman took revenge on him and his family, including planting marijuana in his son's house and charging him with selling and distributing. He claims that the chairman also tried to take advantage of his rocky personal life when his marriage ended and his ex- wife attempted suicide.

Amid the turmoil of this backlash, Birge still gained support from various people in the community, including a nurse he was dating who also worked at the hospital, an ex-cop and the chairman of the recreation board. In the end, Birge recalls that the chairman of the recreation board was killed under suspicious circumstances, the ex-cop was accused of stealing evidence and Birge and the nurse were arrested and convicted for obstruction of justice. "[It was] a neat little murder without death," he says. "The tyrant had won."

Birge was born in Muskogee, Okla. He holds a bachelor's degree in general science from Emory University, a master's degree in bacteriology and parasitology from the Medical College of Georgia and a Doctor of Medicine from the Emory University School of Medicine. He served in the Army for two years at Martin Hospital in Columbus, Ga. He has held many positions in the medical industry, including at hospitals, universities and private practices. He has also co-authored the book "Your Body's Red Light Warning Signals."

AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher (http://www.authorhouse.com/) for emerging, self-published (http://www.authorhouse.com/GetPublished/FAQ.aspx) authors. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com/.

EDITORS: For review copies or interview requests, contact:
Promotional Services Department
Tel: 888-728-8467
Fax: 812-961-3133
Email: pressreleases@authorhouse.com
(When requesting a review copy, please provide a street address.)

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/.

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Source: AuthorHouse

CONTACT: Promotional Services Department of AuthorHouse, +1-888-728-8467,
Fax: +1-812-961-3133, pressreleases@authorhouse.com

Web site:

http://www.authorhouse.com/

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DENVER and UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Education Commission of the States (ECS) is honoring Pearson with this year's ECS Corporate Award, which recognizes sustained commitment to, and substantial investment in, improving public education. Pearson is the first education company to receive the ECS Corporate Award.

The award will be presented by Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, ECS' 2006-08 chair, on July 11 in Philadelphia, Pa., as part of the ECS 2007 National Forum on Education Policy. Mark Nieker, president of the Pearson Foundation, and Jeff Taylor, president of Pearson, Inc., will accept the award on behalf of Pearson at the plenary lunch session.

The ECS National Forum is the premier event for state policymakers and education leaders to share ideas and discuss problems and solutions to the most pressing education issues. To see the detailed agenda for the National Forum on Education Policy, go to http://www.ecs.org/NF2007.

Pearson is actively involved in corporate giving, supporting education- focused projects in classrooms and in communities worldwide. The Pearson Foundation -- the philanthropic arm of Pearson plc -- extends Pearson's commitment to education in partnership with nonprofit and public interest organizations. In 2006, Pearson donated more than $7 million to such projects, working together with leading businesses and civic organizations to support students and teachers, and to sponsor community-based education programs across the globe.

Pearson businesses also sponsor local education initiatives, providing additional support such as employees' time, advertising space, publishing expertise, and books.

"Helping people learn is behind everything we do," said Nieker. "For us, the business of education encompasses reaching out to others, supporting projects in local communities, and making a difference whenever we can. Everyone at Pearson shares ECS' desire to find lasting, scalable solutions to our nation's most pressing education issues."

"ECS is honored to present this award to a company that so clearly exemplifies the sustained corporate commitment to American education across all levels of the system," said Roderick G. W. Chu, ECS' interim president.

Previous recipients of the ECS Corporate Award include: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Hewlett Packard Company, MBNA Corporation, Intel Corporation, Washington Mutual, State Farm Insurance Companies, and MetLife and MetLife Foundation.

About ECS

The Education Commission of the States (ECS) is a nationwide nonprofit organization created by the states, territories and the U.S. Congress that helps governors, legislators, state education officials and others identify, develop and implement public policies to improve student learning at all levels. A nonpartisan organization, ECS was formed in 1965 and is located in Denver, Colorado.

About Pearson

Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) is an international education and information company. Its major business operations are: Pearson Education, the world's leading education business, which helps teachers teach and students learn at every stage and in every part of the world; The Financial Times Group, which has an international network of business and financial newspapers and online services that are read by millions of business executives and investors every day; and Penguin Group, which is one of the pre-eminent names in consumer publishing, with an unrivalled range of fiction and non-fiction, bestsellers, and classic titles. For more information, visit http://www.pearson.com/.

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FCMN Contact: janet.ferruggia@pearsoned.com

Source: Pearson; ECS

CONTACT: Allison Looney of ECS, +1-303-299-3699, alooney@ecs.org; or Rod
Granger of Pearson, +1-212-641-6114, rod.granger@pearson.com

Web site:

http://www.pearsoned.com/
http://www.ecs.org/NF2007
http://www.pearson.com/

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CHICAGO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tribune Interactive, a division of Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), today announced plans to expand Metromix http://www.metromix.com/, the leading local entertainment website in Chicago, across all of its newspaper markets. The award-winning service, also available in Orlando and Baltimore, is launching new sites this week in Los Angeles and New York City.

Metromix is a hip, dynamic site for young, socially active adults looking for the insider's perspective on local trends and hotspots. Through a searchable database of up-to-the-minute entertainment listings, user-generated content and stimulating editorial coverage of the city's newest restaurants, bars & clubs, events, music, TV and movies, Metromix gives users the tools, information, and insight to customize their social scene and effectively manage "life's playlist."

"Expanding Metromix supports our over-arching strategy to grow our interactive business in Tribune markets and beyond," said Tim Landon, president of Tribune Interactive. "Our goal is to become a national brand with very engaged local audiences, offering advertisers a valuable opportunity to reach a highly desirable demographic in new, unconventional ways."

Metromix has been a staple in Chicago's entertainment scene for the past decade, capturing the highest online engagement among local entertainment guides, per comScore. The site has been recognized with numerous awards including the EPpy Award for Best Entertainment Site and the Digital Edge Award for Best Advertising Program.

"Metromix will fill a much needed role as the fun, clever and comprehensive local entertainment website as we expand into new markets," said Kara Walsh, general manager of Metromix. "We'll also have the benefit of the Los Angeles Times', Newsday's and amNewYork's local resources in the new markets we're entering this week, and those of our other newspapers as we expand further."

Underpinning this expansion is a massive database that contains tens of thousands of local entertainment listings. In Chicago alone, the site's searchable database highlights more than 45,000 reader reviews, 5,000 current events, and 20,000 destinations, including more than 10,000 restaurants, and 3,000 bars and clubs.

Key Metromix advertising categories span industry segments eager to capture the attention of active 18-to-34-year-olds with high disposable income, including movie studios, liquor, financial services, auto, telecom and fashion, as well as local restaurants, bars and clubs, music venues and retail. Metromix will help advertisers make a strong impact with customizable rich media solutions, integrated ad units and unique sponsorship opportunities.

To support Metromix's expansion, Tribune Interactive has retained Leo Burnett, a global leader in advertising and brand services. Burnett will be responsible for Metromix's digital marketing along with TV, print and cinema advertising. The agency's first major execution will be a 30-second commercial for Metromix L.A. that will be shown in movie theaters across the city and on Tribune-owned KTLA-TV.

Experience the first new site, launched yesterday, by visiting Metromix L.A. at http://losangeles.metromix.com/.

Tribune Interactive, a subsidiary of Tribune Company, manages the interactive operations of major daily newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday and their associated websites, plus all aspects of Tribune's print and online classified advertising operations. Its national classified sites include Careerbuilder.com, Cars.com and Apartments.com. With more than 50 websites overall, Tribune Interactive ranks among the nation's leading news and information networks. The sites attract more than 14 million unique visitors per month.

TRIBUNE (NYSE:TRB) is one of the country's top media companies, operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting. It reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households and is the only media organization with newspapers, television stations and websites in the nation's top three markets. In publishing, Tribune's leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.), The Sun (Baltimore), South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel and Hartford Courant. The company's broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, Superstation WGN on national cable, Chicago's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune's print and broadcast properties and extend the company's nationwide audience.

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FCMN Contact: jreiter@tribune.com

Source: Tribune Interactive

CONTACT: media, Gary Weitman, +1-312-222-3394, fax, +1-312-222-1573,
gweitman@tribune.com, or investor, Ruthellyn Musil, +1-312-222-3787, fax,
+1-312-222-1573, rmusil@tribune.com, both of Tribune Interactive

Web site:

http://www.tribune.com/

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WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced "Time" magazine has named http://usa.gov/, the official Web portal for the U.S. government, as one of "25 Sites We Can't Live Without."

"We are very proud of what USA.gov has done, and we're excited 'Time' has recognized it among its 'Can't Live Without' list for this year," said GSA Administrator Lurita Doan. "GSA is committed to excellence and USA.gov exemplifies that commitment."

USA.gov joins the notable ranks of other Web sites featured on the "Can't Live Without" list such as Amazon, eBay, Google, WebMD and Yahoo.com.

Managed by GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Communications, USA.gov is the official Web portal for the U.S. government, providing links to every branch, agency and organization involved in federal business. USA.gov provides links to reports, guides, reference material and other resources and services which serve visitors to get things done online.

Founded in 1949, GSA serves as a centralized procurement and property management agency for the federal government. GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 205,000 vehicles. GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 420 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services. GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and e-travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.

Did You Know? USA.gov received more than 84 million visits during the past year.

Contact: GSA Public Affairs, +1-202-501-1231

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Source: U.S. General Services Administration

CONTACT: GSA Public Affairs, +1-202-501-1231

Web site:

http://www.gsa.gov/
http://usa.gov/

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SAN DIEGO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEO, Steve Bonenberger of Blackhawk Fund Media Group (BULLETIN BOARD: BHWF) stated, "We are so pleased to announce we are in production of two new beauty TV shows. Vanity Beauty TV for the 20 and older demographic and Teen Beauty TV, for the vast and lucrative teen market. Both shows will allow us to showcase beauty related products, services, fashion and so much more. The beauty industry will benefit greatly because our shows will fill a huge void, in that the beauty industry is still utilizing print for a majority of its marketing and product launches. Now they will be able to use the power and reach of television."

CFO, Brent Fouch added, "Millions of people will be able to benefit from our reputation and experience for creating brilliant niche television programming that educates, motivates and stimulates. And with our just announced TV On DVD distribution program, they will be able to watch both of these new shows at their convenience on DVD."

Mr. Bonenberger added, "By adding these new beauty shows to our significant television show and TV On DVD portfolio is very exciting. This gives us a line up of TV shows that collectively attract a huge segment of the nation's population and therefore attract a huge sponsorship base. We are already attracting sponsors that are reallocating their marketing dollars from print and moving to both our TV and TV On DVD media properties.

Mr. Fouch added, "Niche is the key strategy to our business success in that we have created niche media vehicles coupled with amazing distribution channels that most businesses only dreamed about. Our business model focuses on creating, producing and owning niche media properties that attract large targeted viewing audiences and therefore provide a large number of sponsors with the instant ability to reach their ideal consumers. We feel very firm in our decision to enter the beauty industry with these amazing media properties and are confident we will enjoy a very favorable return for our investors."

http://www.blackhawkfund.com/

1-775-887-0670

From time to time, the Company may issue news releases that contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. This material may contain statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. For those statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statement provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any amendments thereto. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions, or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements." "Forward-looking statements" are based upon expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated.

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Source: Blackhawk Fund Media Group

CONTACT: Blackhawk Fund Media Group, +1-775-887-0670

Web site:

http://www.blackhawkfund.com/

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HINGHAM, Mass., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ultimate Red Sox Companion is the complete guide to Red Sox baseball. From batting registers to pitching registers, from fielding stats to baserunning stats, this book provides year- by-year and career stats for every player to ever spend time in a Red Sox uniform. Team stats by year, manager, general manager, and even owner are included, plus details on where the Red Sox ended up in each year's American League pennant race, the 50 greatest games in franchise history, and a year- by-year history of the team's broadcasters. From there, it looks at some of the top players and years in Red Sox history and the naming of the Red Sox all-time team. Every year the Sox appeared in the playoffs gets a special look, with box scores, series evaluations, and statistics for each.

The history of the Red Sox farm system and player development also gets a close look, and there's in-depth information on both Red Sox free-agent signings and Red Sox draft picks-the good, the bad, and the ugly. The Companion is the most up-to-date and complete Red Sox-specific reference available.

"If you want the who, what, where, when-and, yes, even the why-of the Boston Red Sox, go no further than The Ultimate Red Sox Companion. It's put together by pros, the guys who live, love-and know-baseball 24-7." -David Pietrusza, Historian & co-author of Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures

Author Bios

Gary Gillette (Detroit, MI) is the president of 24-7 Baseball, LLC. He is a nationally known baseball author and analyst and the coeditor of the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia and ESPN Football Encyclopedia.

Pete Palmer (Hollis, NH) is the co-author of The Hidden Game of Baseball and co-editor of the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia and ESPN Football Encyclopedia. He introduced on-base average as an official statistic for the American League and invented on-base plus slugging (OPS), now universally used as a good measure of batting strength.

The Ultimate Red Sox Companion: A Complete Statistical and Reference Guide edited by Gary Gillette and Pete Palmer; Published by Maple Street Press; Publication date: June, 2007; Price: $24.95; Paperback; ISBN-13: 978-1-934186- 02-2; Category: Sports; Available wherever books are sold or through the publisher www.maplestreetpress.com.

Contact: Jim Walsh,
781-740-2066
info@maplestreetpress.com

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Source: Maple Street Press

CONTACT: Jim Walsh of Maple Street Press, 781-740-2066, or
info@maplestreetpress.com

Web site:

www.maplestreetpress.com

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HINGHAM, Mass., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Maple Street Press Guide to New England Ballparks is the first comprehensive guide to the various ballyards of the region and provides a detailed look at each of these utopias, complete with important statistics; quirky stories about teams, players, and mascots; favorite hot spots, bars, and hangouts near the stadiums; a listing of dimensions and unique features; driving directions, and memorable photos. You'll learn about so much more that's taken place within just a short drive and a fold-out map of New England in the back of the book shows where each park is located and makes trip-planning a snap!

There's something unique about baseball in New England. While following the Boston Red Sox has become a regional obsession, fans of all ages know they can get their baseball fix at places other than Fenway. Besides, tickets to see the Sox are both expensive and hard to come by. So throughout the summer, thousands of fans regularly attend baseball games at New England's amateur and minor league ballparks. Be it an independent league, on Cape Cod, the International League, or somewhere else, fans can still find baseball in paradise.

New Englanders have amazing access to a number of great stadiums. Now they have the road map to these various destinations and what to see when they arrive with the Maple Street Press Guide to New England Ballparks.

Author Bio

Tom Mason is an environmental lawyer and a freelance writer with more than a hundred articles to his credit. He has written about sports and other topics for a number of New England magazines and newspapers, including several articles for area minor league baseball teams. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he lives in Lakeville, MA.

Maple Street Press Guide to New England Ballparks: From Maine to Fenway to the Cape ... and Everything in Between by Tom Mason with Mark A. Brown and David Laurila; Published by Maple Street Press; Publication date: June, 2007; Price: $22.95; Paperback; ISBN-13: 978-0-9777-436-4-3; Category: Sports; Available wherever books are sold or through the publisher http://www.maplestreetpress.com/.

Jim Walsh
781-740-2066
info@maplestreetpress.com

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Source: Maple Street Press

CONTACT: Jim Walsh of Maple Street Press, +1-781-740-2066,
info@maplestreetpress.com

Web site:

http://www.maplestreetpress.com/

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EVANSTON, Ill., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Delaware's manufacturing employment dropped a half percent over the past 12 months according to the 2008 Delaware Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI (http://www.manufacturersnews.com/) reports Delaware lost a net 242 industrial jobs since May 2006.

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"Manufacturing capacity utilization is at a four-year high, and production continues to climb," said Tom Dubin, President of the Illinois-based publishing company, which has been surveying American industry since 1912. "Unfortunately, this hasn't translated into increased employment, as companies are finding ways to increase efficiency and trim costs through technology and outsourcing."

Manufacturers' News reports Delaware is home to 874 manufacturers employing 47,996 workers. MNI surveys both large and small manufacturers, including small start-up companies with just a few employees.

MNI reports manufacturers of chemicals and allied products employ the most industrial workers at 14,252 jobs or 30% of Delaware's industrial employment. According to MNI, the state added 400 jobs in this sector, or 2.8% over the past 12 months. Another 18.5% or 8,905 of Delaware industrial jobs are in the food sector, with poultry slaughtering accounting for 5,700 or 64% of these jobs. The transportation equipment industry employs 3,734, or 7.7% and is down 710 jobs over the past 12 months.

According to the 2008 Register, 15% or 136 of Delaware's 874 manufacturers are in the printing and publishing industry, representing 6% of the state's industrial employment. Printing and publishing firms are up 12% from a year ago and employment is up 13%. Metal fabricating plants account for 11.2% of the state's manufacturers and 4.4% of its industrial employment, while the third-ranked industrial machinery and equipment sector accounts for 10% of the state's manufacturers, and 2.8% related employment.

The Register's regional analysis shows New Castle County is home to the most manufacturing activity with 61.4% of the state's jobs and 63% of its plants. Sussex County accounts for 28.6% of the state's jobs and 26.5% of its plants, while Kent County is home to 93 plants employing 4,771. Delaware ranks last in the nation for manufacturing plants, but 45th for jobs, home to 11,834 more jobs than 46th-ranked North Dakota. MNI reports this is due to some larger employers operating in the state, with 1.6% of Delaware's manufacturers employing 500-1,000 workers.

Wilmington is Delaware's top industrial employer accounting for 28.4% of the state's manufacturing employment or 13,641 jobs, up 1.8% from a year ago, and is home to 219 plants. Newark is the state's second largest industrial employer, accounting for 7,472 manufacturing jobs or 15.5% of the state, down 8.1% from last year due to layoffs at DaimlerChrysler. New Castle ranks 3rd with 4,557 jobs and, while Milford and Dover rank fourth and fifth with 2,841 and 2,774 jobs, respectively.

Detailed profiles of Delaware's 874 manufacturers and 52 industrial distributors can be found in the 2008 Delaware Manufacturers Register, available in print for $62 and on CD-ROM from $75. Each profile provides up to 30 facts, including vital contact information (phone, web, e-mail), names and titles of 2,499 key executives, product(s) manufactured, annual sales, number of employees, and more. Visitors to http://www.mnileads.com/ may generate custom company selections using thirteen different criteria, including area or zip code, county, SIC, sales volume, number of employees, and more.

Manufacturers' News, Inc., publisher of manufacturers' directories since 1912, compiles and produces manufacturing guides, statistics and databases for all 50 states. For more information, contact Manufacturers' News, Inc., 1633 Central St., Evanston, IL, 60201, 847-864-7000, FAX 847-332-1100.

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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Manufacturers' News, Inc.

CONTACT: Contact: Jennifer Ratcliff of Manufacturers' News, Inc.,
+1-847-864-9440, ext. 241, jratcliff@manufacturersnews.com

Web site:

http://www.manufacturersnews.com/
http://www.mnileads.com/

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Only 30 Percent of Consumers Express a High Level of Satisfaction With Travel Websites

NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers are continuing to use the Internet to make their travel arrangements, but usage has declined over the past few years, The Conference Board and TNS report today.

"Consumers conducting travel research online continue to outnumber those booking online," says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center. "Among consumers whose online travel arrangements increased this year, ease of use and instant availability are the key drivers."

Among those using the Internet to make travel arrangements, the ability to book airfares online garnered the highest level of satisfaction, with 48 percent of customers claiming they are "extremely" satisfied. The ability to make car rental arrangements online also received high marks with nearly 42 percent of customers saying they are extremely satisfied.

The Consumer Internet Barometer - produced by The Conference Board, the global business research and membership organization, and TNS, a global market insight and information group - surveys 10,000 households across the country and tracks who's doing what on the Internet.

More women than men, 21 percent versus nearly 19 percent, used travel websites solely to research their travel arrangements. However, more men than women, 34 percent versus 33 percent, researched and also booked their travel arrangements via a travel website. In terms of satisfaction with travel websites, only 30 percent of consumers expressed a high level of satisfaction with these sites, although an additional 55 percent say they are somewhat satisfied.

Two out of every ten consumers say they have used the Internet more this year than last to research travel arrangements, while 18 percent have increased their online bookings. Ease of use was the primary reason behind the boost in online usage, followed by instant availability. Past experience and promotions are also among the top reasons consumers cited for their increased usage. Conversely, nearly one out of every four consumers say they used the Internet less than last year for making travel arrangements.

"Clearly, there appears to be room for continued growth in the online travel arena," says Franco.

RESEARCH CONTINUES TO OUTPACE BOOKING BY NEARLY TWO TO ONE

The proportion of consumers planning to use the Internet in the next three months to research travel continues to outnumber those intending to book online by nearly two to one. Overall activity, however, has declined over the past three years. Women are more likely than men to research travel activities online, but both are equally likely to book travel arrangements online.

Lodging is the most researched activity while airline tickets are the most booked online. Currently, 27 percent of men versus 29 percent of women intend to research lodging online, while 25 percent of men versus 27 percent of women intend to research airline rates/availability online. When it comes to booking, close to 18 percent of men and women plan to book airline tickets online and 16 percent intend to book lodging online. Close to 30 percent of consumers said they do not intend to research nor book travel arrangements online in the next three months.

About This Survey:

The Consumer Internet Barometer is based on a quarterly survey of 10,000 households. A unique sample is surveyed each quarter. Return rates average 70 percent, which ensures highly representative data. Data is weighted as well to reflect the latest U.S. household demographic information. The latest survey was conducted during the second quarter of 2007. For more information, please email f.tortorici@conference-board.org or lynn.franco@conference-board.org.

About The Conference Board

Non-partisan and not-for-profit, The Conference Board is one of the world's leading business membership and research organizations. The Conference Board produces The Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic Indicators for the U.S. and other major nations. These barometers can have a major impact on the financial markets. The Conference Board also produces a wide range of authoritative reports on corporate governance and ethics, human resources and diversity, executive compensation and corporate citizenship. Our conference and council programs bring together more than 10,000 senior executives each year to share insights and learn from each other. Visit The Conference Board website at www.conference-board.org.

About TNS
TNS is a global market insight and information group.

Our strategic goal is to be recognized as the global leader in delivering value-added information and insights that help our clients to make more effective decisions.

As industry thought leaders, our people deliver innovative thinking and excellent service to global organizations and local clients worldwide. We work in partnership with our clients, meeting their needs for high-quality information, analysis and foresight across our network of over 70 countries.

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Source: The Conference Board

CONTACT: Lynn Franco of The Conference Board, +1-212-339-0344,
Lynn.franco@conference-board.org

Web site:

http://www.conference-board.org/

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Compares Apple iTunes with more than 50 digital venues such as Real Networks and Walmart, as well as niche destinations from Jazz to Folk

NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Contentinople (www.contentinople.com), a new interactive community Web site focusing on the digital media market, has published a comprehensive guide to the major digital music storefronts, comparing Apple's market-leading iTunes site (NASDAQ:AAPL) with competitors such as Real Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK), Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Indie projects.

The Digital Music Storefront Guide, available at http://www.contentinople.com/proddir/, covers the majors as well as more than 50 Websites that allow consumers to download digital music content. The guide aims to be the definitive directory of commercial online music operations, giving details on the features and positioning of each music storefront Website.

Its interactive approach allows registered users to rate and review the sites, generating a community ranking. It includes dynamic database technology that allows the users to sort music storefront by a number of categories, including community rating, genre, compression, price, format, download method and Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology.

"When I was working for Dick Clark, there used to be a hundred significant record labels," says Lou Volpano, President and CEO of Ascertainment Inc., a media consultancy and a contributor to the Web site. "Contentinople's new music download directory now represents the online equivalent. It proves the revolution is mobilized. The source is Contentinople!" Contentinople was launched in June and employs a full-time staff of editors and bloggers, who will be providing daily opinion, news, and research on developments in the digital content market. The site also functions as a community for digital media enthusiasts who can review and rate content on the site. The Contentinople community includes input and guidance from media industry executives and experts.

To register for the site and subscribe to the daily newsletter at: http://www.contentinople.com/register.asp

About Contentinople

Contentinople (www.contentinople.com) is a new Website covering all aspects of the emerging digital content market, from the content itself to the delivery infrastructure and the business deals that will drive the industry forward. Through its Contentinople Guide series, the Web site explains who is making, building, and delivering digital content today.

About CMP Technology

CMP Technology (www.cmp.com) is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight, and programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

Contact:
Amy Averbook
Averbook@Lightreading.com
212-925-0020 x112
212-925-3324 (fax)

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Source: Contentinople

CONTACT: Amy Averbook, for Contentinople, +1-212-925-0020 x112, or
+1-212-925-3324 (fax), or Averbook@Lightreading.com

Web site:

http://www.contentinople.com/
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/

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'Mediaseed' to Provide Digital Collaboration, Asset Management, Distribution and Tracking for Communications Professionals

NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medialink Worldwide Incorporated (NASDAQ:MDLK) today announced the upcoming launch of Mediaseed, a new Web-based content management platform that offers a digital suite of collaboration, archiving, publishing, and evaluation features for corporate marketing and communications professionals. Mediaseed will provide Web 2.0 technology and applications via its website www.mediaseed.tv to enhance Medialink's digital consulting capabilities and enable its clients to prepare, distribute and track their rich media marketing campaigns, public relations announcements and public affairs programs.

Medialink currently supports digital newsrooms for select clients and regularly distributes video via the Web to hundreds of Internet sites, in addition to its analog and digital delivery to traditional broadcasters. Mediaseed will be formally launched by Medialink in both the United States and United Kingdom in the fall of 2007.

"Mediaseed is designed to offer an elegant, robust and scalable enterprise solution to manage and execute sophisticated broadcast and broadband media strategies all on one desktop application," said Larry Thomas, chief operating officer of Medialink. "Mediaseed is intended to enable corporations, associations, and not-for-profit organizations to manage dynamically-updated Web and broadcast results through password-protected online portals. We believe that the Mediaseed platform will also inspire clients to create professional niche communities, including applications such as internal project-sharing with colleagues using broadcast-quality assets or branded Internet TV channels to continually engage the public, journalists, employees, or industry partners."

Founded in 1986, Medialink produces and distributes video to television stations domestically and internationally on behalf of its 750 clients worldwide. During the past several years, the Company has been expanding its broadband distribution network with syndicators and aggregators, such as Blinkx, Brightcove, Voxant, and Clip Syndicate and also posting its clients' content on such popular sites as Yahoo!, Google, YouTube, MySpace, AOL Uncut, Metacafe, Grouper, Revver, Veoh, Vmix, and Broadcaster. The Company also produces and distributes webcasts, "webisodes" and video advertisements. Through its alliance with Getty Images, the company also offers photographic creation and distribution services.

"With our extensive client base and rich history of creating short-form, informational video on behalf of our impressive list of clients -- ranging from General Motors to General Mills, from Siemens to Intel -- we believe we are ideally suited to be the consultative, creative and technical conduit for our clients in this global online marketing trend," said Laurence Moskowitz, chief executive officer of Medialink. "In addition to our powerful arsenal of tools and client experience, Medialink's consultative approach and dedicated client service will firmly establish us as the partner of choice for professional communicators."

Mediaseed is being built upon a state-of-the-art digital asset management system that the Company deployed and integrated into its global media operations in 2006, which now becomes the "heart" of Mediaseed. During that time, Medialink appointed Joe Tripician, an Emmy Award-winning streaming video veteran, to lead its broadband product development and work closely with its Internet media relations team that has generated a targeted and qualified proprietary contact database of thousands of video-enabled sites.

With Mediaseed, Medialink clients will be able to enter their own customized "Control Room," where they will be able to post video, select distribution pathways, and literally "press the button" to disseminate that video worldwide. With another click, clients also will be able to track video usage on television, via Medialink's exclusive global television tracking service, Teletrax(TM), and view its publication on various Internet sites. Monthly client fees for Mediaseed will be determined based on the amount of rich media they need to manage and by the distribution and tracking features they select.

About Medialink:

Medialink (www.medialink.com) is a global leader in providing unique news and marketing media strategies and solutions that enable corporations and organizations to inform and educate their intended audiences with maximum impact on television, radio, print, and the Internet. The Company offers creative services and multimedia distribution programs including video and audio news and short-form programming. Through its majority-owned subsidiaries, Medialink also provides Teletrax(TM), a global television tracking and media asset management service to help clients evaluate return on investment from their programming and advertising efforts. Teletrax is 76%- owned by Medialink and 24%-owned by Royal Philips Electronics. Based in New York, Medialink has offices in major cities throughout the United States and an international hub in London.

With the exception of the historical information contained in the release, the matters described herein contain certain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Such statements may relate, among other things, to our ability to respond to economic changes and improve operational efficiency, the benefits of our products to be realized by our customers, or our plans, objectives, and expected financial and operating results. Forward-looking statements may also include, without limitation, any statement relating to future events, conditions or circumstances or using words such as: will, believe, anticipate, expect, could, may, estimate, project, plan, predict, intend or similar expressions that involve risk or uncertainty. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, our recent history of losses, our ability to achieve or maintain profitability; potential regulatory action; worldwide economic weakness; geopolitical conditions and continued threats of terrorism; effectiveness of our cost reduction programs; the receptiveness of the media to our services; changes in our marketplace that could limit or reduce the perceived value of our services to our clients; our ability to develop new services and market acceptance of such services, such as Teletrax; the volume and importance of breaking news, which can have the effect of crowding out the content we produce and deliver to broadcast outlets on behalf of our clients; our ability to develop new products and services that keep pace with technology; our ability to develop and maintain successful relationships with critical vendors; the potential negative effects of our international operations on the Company; future acquisitions or divestitures, which may adversely affect our operations and financial results; the absence of long term contracts with customers and vendors; and increased competition, which may have an adverse effect on pricing, revenues, gross margins and our customer base. More detailed information about these risk factors is set forth in filings by Medialink Worldwide Incorporated with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's registration statement, most recent quarterly report on Form 10- Q, most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other publicly available information regarding the Company. Medialink Worldwide Incorporated is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Source: Medialink Worldwide Incorporated

CONTACT: Maria Di Masi of Medialink Worldwide Incorporated,
+1-212-682-8300, info@medialink.com; or Raymond Yeung of Brainerd
Communicators +1-212-986-6667, yeung@braincomm.com; or Nancy Zakhary of
Brainerd Communicators, +1-212-986-6667, nancy@braincomm.com, both for
Medialink Worldwide Incorporated

Web site:

http://www.medialink.com/
http://www.mediaseed.tv/

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TUCSON, Ariz., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ:PRSC) today announced that FORTUNE Small Business (FSB) has ranked the Company 82nd on the annual FSB 100 list of the fastest growing small companies in America. The seventh annual list appears in the July/August issue of FORTUNE Small Business.

"We are pleased to be recognized by FORTUNE for a record of financial performance that ranks us among the leading small businesses in the country," commented Fletcher J. McCusker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our business model continues to benefit from the growing trend for government privatization of social services as well as the delivery of those services in home and community based settings. We are fortunate to have a strong loyal customer base with significant recurring revenue and, looking ahead, see increased opportunities for the expansion of our services and the creation of additional shareholder value."

To compile the annual list, FORTUNE Small Business asked financial research firm Zacks to rank public companies with revenues less Providence Service Corporation than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1, based on their percentage growth in earnings, revenue, and stock performance over the past three years. Banks and real estate firms were excluded. To learn more about the FSB 100, visit http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb100/2007/index.html, or see the July/August 2007 print edition of Fortune Small Business.

Providence Service Corporation, through its owned and managed entities, provides home and community based social services to government sponsored clients under programs such as child welfare, juvenile justice, Medicaid and corrections. Providence operates no beds, treatment facilities, hospitals, or group homes preferring to provide services in the client's own home or other community setting. Through its owned and managed entities, Providence maintains 905 government contracts in 37 states and the District of Columbia as of March 31, 2007.

Certain statements herein, such as any statements about Providence's confidence or strategies or its expectations about revenues, results of operations, profitability, earnings per share, contracts, collections, award of contracts, acquisitions and related growth, growth resulting from initiatives in certain states, effective tax rate or market opportunities, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Providence's actual results or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, reliance on government-funded contracts, risks associated with government contracting, risks involved in managing government business, legislative or policy changes, challenges resulting from growth or acquisitions, adverse media and legal, economic and other risks detailed in Providence's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Words such as "believe," "demonstrate," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "should" and "likely" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Providence undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained herein.

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FCMN Contact:

Source: Providence Service Corporation

CONTACT: Fletcher McCusker, Chairman and CEO, or Kate Blue, Director of
Investor and Public Relations, both of Providence Service Corporation,
+1-520-747-6600; or Alison Ziegler of Cameron Associates, +1-212-554-5469, for
Providence Service Corporation

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PALO ALTO, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX) today announced that it received a Stevie Award for Best Corporate Film or Video in the Public Relations category at The 2007 American Business Awards. The company's winning video, "Greg the Architect: SOA This. SOA That", was developed as part of a viral campaign to drive traffic to the SOA Now journal (http://www.soanowjournal.com/) -- a publication that delivers thought leadership about service-oriented architecture (SOA).

"The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "Being selected a winner is a notable achievement, and we congratulate TIBCO on their exemplary entry."

The "Greg the Architect" video features a besieged tech worker who is confused about how and why to implement SOA. The closing scene promotes SOA Now as a resource for IT architects to help make sense of SOA, including definitions, best practices and real world success stories. The Stevie Award marks the second honor that "Greg the Architect" has received this year -- the video was also recognized with an Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) award for Best Interactive Application in Computer Software in March.

"We are honored that 'Greg the Architect' has been recognized with a Stevie Award," said Ram Menon, executive vice president, Worldwide Marketing, TIBCO. "The immediate attention the video has received through awards programs, in the blogosphere and among SOA Now readers underscores our creative team's efforts in successfully developing an attention-getting campaign that boldly represents the voice and perspective of the end user. The video has really resonated with IT customers attracting more than thirty thousand viewers in a short period."

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" (New York Post, April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," the awards were presented during ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11 in New York City. The ceremonies were hosted by Larry Wilmore of THE DAILY SHOW with JON STEWART, videocast live on the Internet, and broadcast nationwide on radio.

Stevie Awards were presented in over 40 categories including Best Overall Company, Best Executive, and Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program. More than 2,000 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected Stevie winners from among the Finalists. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists and Stevie Award winners are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/aba.

"Greg the Architect" can be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOQcjvUHZ0k.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in business worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com/.

About SOA NOW

SOA Now Journal is one of three NOW publications, which include SOA Now, BPM Now and NOW Magazine. It is published quarterly and delivers thought leadership about SOA and the technologies that comprise it. SOA Now Journal was founded in 2006. For more information, visit and subscribe to SOA Now at http://www.soanowjournal.com/.

About TIBCO

TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX) provides enterprise software that helps companies achieve service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) success. With over 3,000 customers, TIBCO has given leading organizations around the world better awareness and agility-what TIBCO calls The Power of Now(R). To learn more, contact TIBCO at +1 650-846-1000 or on the Web at http://www.tibco.com/.

TIBCO, The Power of Now, and TIBCO Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of TIBCO Software Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and company names and marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only.

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FCMN Contact:

Source: TIBCO Software Inc.

CONTACT: Holly Burkhart of TIBCO Software Inc., +1-650-846-8463,
hburkhart@tibco.com; or Bill Bourdon of Bateman Group, +1-415-602-1491,
bbourdon@bateman-group.com, for TIBCO Software Inc.

Web site:

http://www.tibco.com/

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Efficas Care(TM) in New Berry Flavor, Online Health Resource Houses over Forty Pages of Allergy and Asthma Information

BOULDER, Colo., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Efficas Inc., a health science and technology development company, announced the launch of its berry-flavored Efficas Care(TM) and extensive online resources for allergy and asthma sufferers. Efficas Care is a non-prescription medical food clinically proven to safely and effectively inhibit the production of leukotrienes, inflammatory substances produced by the body and known to cause allergy and asthma symptoms.

Allergic individuals tend to produce higher levels of leukotrienes when faced with an allergen than do non-allergic individuals. While there are pharmaceutical products that work by interfering with the uptake of leukotrienes, Efficas Care is the first "nutritional therapeutic" approach to reduce leukotriene production and help manage allergy and asthma symptoms, including sinus congestion, sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.

"We are thrilled to offer asthma and allergy sufferers a safe and effective medical food, with no clinically significant side effects, as an option for the dietary management of their symptoms," said Mark A. Braman, President and CEO, Efficas Inc.

Medical foods are specially-formulated for the dietary management of a disease with distinctive nutritional needs that cannot be met by a normal diet alone. Each convenient daily packet of Efficas Care delivers a tablespoon of a unique formulation containing two essential fatty acids found in nature (750mg GLA and 500mg EPA) in a precise ratio to effectively block the production of leukotrienes. The GLA and EPA nutritional bioactives are delivered in a patented emulsion that makes them significantly more bioavailable than the average over-the-counter oil capsule or supplement. Efficas Care's unique form makes it practical to get enough of the essential fatty acids for effective allergy and asthma symptom relief. In comparison, it would take 17 one-gram capsules to provide the same levels of essential fatty acids provided by each Efficas Care packet. Efficas Care can be taken alone or mixed with foods or beverages such as smoothies or yogurt.

"In a clinical trial, when added to a daily diet, the Efficas Care formula suppressed the production of leukotrienes in 75 percent of asthmatics," said Dr. Dean Stull, Chief Science Officer, Efficas Inc. "In another research study more than 70 percent of allergy and asthma sufferers reported that Efficas Care, when added to their treatment, relieved most or all of their symptoms. Overall, 65 percent of asthma and allergy sufferers reported a significant improvement in their quality of life."

"Our mission is to be a leader in bioactive solutions that measurably improve the quality of life of people with immune diseases." said Braman. "Efficas Care is our first patented, nutritional product meant for the dietary management of allergy and asthma. In addition, we designed our website to serve as an extensive online resource for asthma and allergy sufferers to help them with the daily management of their allergic conditions."

Efficas.com now houses over forty separate pages of practical information for allergy and asthma sufferers such as how to minimize exposure to allergens, how to check local pollen counts and tips for living with pets most likely to incite allergic attacks. Consumers who visit the site will also have the option to sign up for free monthly e-newsletter consisting of unique and original tips. Efficas Care is currently available for purchase online at Efficas.com.

About Efficas Inc.:

Efficas Inc., located in Boulder, Colorado, is a health science and technology development company committed to developing science-based consumer products for the nutritional management of the immune system both for humans and pets.

With a mission linked to the origins of its corporate name, efficacy, the company is committed to bringing to market products that are both safe and proven to provide quality of life benefits. Efficas has built its research, development and commercialization activities on the foundation of rigorous science, including clinical trials and safety testing for each of its patented nutritional bioactives. For more information, please visit Efficas' web site, www.efficas.com.

Source: Efficas Inc.

CONTACT: Amy Cone Burrell of Efficas Inc., +1-303-381-2068, or
aburrell@efficas.com, or Shauna Wreschner of Emanate Public Relations,
+1-212-805-8021, or shauna.wreschner@emanatepr.com, for Efficas Inc.

Web site:

http://www.efficas.com/

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PALO ALTO, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the Communications Test & Measurement market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized BreakingPoint Systems, Inc. with the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Award for Emerging Technology of the Year.

The Award accredits the company's innovative approach to network testing that allows users to concurrently test at multi-gigabit speeds, layers 2 through 7, using a single device.

BreakingPoint Systems' BPS-1000 device is designed to test content aware networks. The BPS-1000 is capable of creating five million TCP application sessions at a ramp rate of five hundred thousand connections per second. In addition, the BPS-1000 includes a security test suite that is unequalled in the test industry.

"In today's market place, where the complexity of networks is increasing constantly, security plays a significant role in traffic generation and network performance," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Gabriel Khon. "The BPS-1000 comes with over three thousand contemporary security attacks by default and also allows users to create unique versions of the attacks by permitting them to select protocols and evasion techniques along with the exploits themselves."

To help companies stay on top of today's ever changing security landscape, BreakingPoint Systems offers a StrikePack(TM) subscription service for BPS-1000 users. This subscription service provides timely updates to the latest applications, test capabilities, exploits and evasion techniques.

Of the many unique features the BPS-1000 offers, one of the most powerful is its ability to capture then virtually recreate network traffic at gigabit speeds. This feature solves the traditional test problem of recreating actual network environments and allows users to modify the playback speed, the session counts and even how the network addresses traffic.

"End users are seeking a single, integrated test solution that will meet not only all of their current needs but is also future-proof," says Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Sujan Sami. "The BPS-1000 system meets this demand with its highly scalable proprietary hardware architecture."

"BreakingPoint is proud to accept this accolade," stated Dennis Cox, Chief Technical Officer of BreakingPoint. "Today's content aware networks demand a sophisticated and elegant network test solution that exceeds the capabilities of the network devices used today, and BreakingPoint has delivered."

Each year Frost & Sullivan presents the Emerging Technology of the Year Award to the company that has demonstrated technological superiority within its industry. The Award recognizes the ability of the company to successfully develop or introduce a new technology, formulate a well-designed product family, and make significant product performance contributions to the industry.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.

About BreakingPoint Systems

BreakingPoint Systems, Inc. creates next generation network test equipment for content aware networks. Formed in 2006, BreakingPoint Systems was created by engineers who have spent their careers developing high speed networking devices at companies such as NetWorth, NetSpeed, Cisco, TippingPoint and 3Com. After years of experiencing the inadequacies of existing network test equipment, the founders decided to tackle the problem themselves. Leveraging their previous experience, they have built a hardware based multi-gigabit testing solution for content aware networks that redefines testing expectations. For more information, visit http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/.

BreakingPoint Systems: Porter Novelli for BreakingPoint Systems:
Kristin Peikert Lisa Peterson
512.821.6000 512.241.2233
info@bpointsys.comlisa.peterson@porternovelli.com

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.awards.frost.com/.

Contact:
Stacie Jones
210.247.2450
Stacie.jones@frost.com

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Frost & Sullivan

CONTACT: Stacie Jones of Frost & Sullivan, +1-210-247-2450,
Stacie.jones@frost.com; or Kristin Peikert of BreakingPoint Systems,
+1-512-821-6000, info@bpointsys.com, or Lisa Peterson of Porter Novelli,
+1-512-241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com, for BreakingPoint Systems

Web site:

http://www.frost.com/
http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/

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PATAGONIA, Ariz., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Written out of necessity and love of the fantastic creatures of the desert, Darlene Kryza Hartigan has just published Kiss Rattle Slither through AuthorHouse. Targeted at children ages 2 to 4, this is a great book for parents to buy their children, as it teaches caution in approaching the reptiles, insects and arachnids of the Southwest. It also makes a beautiful gift with mass appeal to grandparents, teachers, and the tourist market.

Kiss Rattle Slither is a non-fiction book about the wonderful, yet dangerous desert-dwelling creatures of the Southwest -- coral snake to kissing bug. Most young children are fascinated with desert species, but not all, no matter how bizarre or beautiful, are safe to approach or touch. Children's fascination with desert creatures shouldn't be stifled; a little knowledge can protect them from potential harm. The simple lesson learned within these cleverly written and beautifully illustrated pages are for children and parents to properly identify potentially harmful insects, arachnids and reptiles. This book is an important resource for all children living in the Southwest and a must have for any family who likes to vacation in the glorious deserts of the United States and Mexico.

Writer, Darlene Kryza Hartigan, moved from Chicago to the southwestern United States in 2001, prompted by her desire to explore a life outside the city and get more in touch with her natural environment. She makes her living as a graphic designer and writer on a remote ranch on the Arizona/Mexico border. As the mother of a precocious and fearless daughter living in the high desert grasslands, she has found the writing of this book to be not only a necessity but also an adventure.

Illustrator, Sylvia Saenz, has long taken an interest in nature. As a poet and teacher, she made nature observation and writing an integral part of her curriculum. Since retiring to an isolated ranch in an Arizona canyon, she has continued to observe wildlife as close neighbors. In this setting she is inspired to paint the watercolors she shows in galleries throughout southern Arizona.

Kiss Rattle Slither -- ISBN 978-1-4343-0323-3, May 2007, $10.95 from AuthorHouse: http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=44069

Retailers please call 1-888-280-7715 to discuss quantities and discounts.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Windwood Marketing

CONTACT: publicist, Stephanie Campbell, +1-520-604-2850,
windwood@netzero.net, or author, Darlene Kryza, +1-520-394-0064,
book_project@greenhousegraphicdesign.com, both for Windwood Marketing

Web site:

http://www.greenhousegraphicdesign.com/

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Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker Leads More Than 200 World-Renowned Actors, Artists, Clergy and Christian Musicians for Old Testament Edition

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The most ambitious, critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible ever produced, Inspired By ... The Bible Experience, has confirmed more than 200 cast members for the Old Testament prequel to its bestselling New Testament edition. Highlighting the cast is 2007 Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker as the voice of Moses, along with Angela Bassett (Esther), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jonah), Denzel and Pauletta Washington (Song of Songs), LL Cool J (Samson), Nick Cannon (Adam), Eartha Kitt (Serpent), Bishop T.D. Jakes (Abraham), Bishop Eddie L. Long (Joel), Della Reese, Bernice and the late Yolanda King, daughters of Martin Luther King Jr., and introducing Paul Adefarasin, pastor of House on the Rock church in Lagos, Nigeria (voice of God).

Inspired By ... The Bible Experience (Old Testament) is slated for a fall 2007 release with a cast featuring three Oscar winners, five Golden Globe winners and seven Emmy winners. Just like its predecessor, it is based on Zondervan's contemporary Today's New International Version (TNIV) translation and includes dramatic performances set to an original musical underscore by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Hollywood-style sound design created at Technicolor Studios. In addition to the Old