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EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Output, one of the largest providers of statement and billing output solutions, is pleased to announce that its client, Ford Motor Credit Company, is presenting at the upcoming TransPromo Summit, August 22-23, at the Hilton New York in New York City.

Dennis McClure, invoice marketing manager for Ford Motor Credit, will be joined by Cheryl Kananowicz, vice president of Sales & Corporate Communications for DST Output, to take the audience through the anatomy of a TransPromo campaign from concept to delivery, highlighting the critical elements necessary for a successful promotion and transaction.

Ford Motor Credit was an early convert to DST Output's TransPromo capabilities, with the goal of increasing sales of its Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda and Volvo vehicles. By adding a customized page and brand information to its 3.8 million statements sent each month, Ford Motor Credit regularly infuses its statements with marketing messages and promotional offers that are targeted to its customers' buying patterns and preferences.

According to DST Output, new postal rates, inkjet printing technology and innovative software tools are driving the TransPromo marketing trend, a technique that combines obligatory transactional customer communication with revenue-generating promotional offers.

The first-ever TransPromo Summit, produced by InfoTrends, will bring together marketing executives, technology professionals, and production executives for two days of information sharing and peer-to-peer networking. The event will provide attendees with the "What," "Why," and "How-To" steps for transforming transaction documents into marketing opportunities.

Attendees will learn how to enhance customer communications, improve customer retention, increase revenue and profits, and improve document ROI (return on investment).

For an up-to-date conference program or to register as an attendee, please visit http://www.transpromosummit.com/ or contact InfoTrends at 781.616.2100.

About DST Output

DST Output, a subsidiary of DST Systems Inc., provides integrated print and electronic statement and billing output solutions to many of the country's largest financial services, communications, insurance, healthcare, and utilities companies. In 2006, DST Output and its affiliates produced more than 2.6 billion customer communications, delivered throughout the United States, Canada and the U.K. via postal service, express delivery and over the Internet. We are the largest third-party First-Class(TM) mailer in the United States and the world's largest inkjet systems printer. For more information, visit http://www.dstoutput.com/.

About Ford Motor Credit Company

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC is one of the world's largest automotive finance companies and has supported the sale of Ford products since 1959. Ford Motor Credit is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. It provides automotive financing for Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda and Volvo dealers and customers. More information can be found at http://www.fordcredit.com/ and at Ford Motor Credit's investor center, http://www.fordcredit.com/investorcenter/.

About InfoTrends

InfoTrends, a Questex company, is the leading worldwide market research and strategic consulting firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry. We provide research, analysis, forecasts, and advice to help clients understand market trends, identify opportunities, and develop strategies to grow their businesses. Additional information about InfoTrends is available on the Web at http://www.infotrends.com/.

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Source: DST Output

CONTACT: Dave Saavedra, Corporate Communications Manager of DST Output,
+1-916-939-4522, dsaavedra@dstoutput.com

Web site:

http://www.dstoutput.com/

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CLEVELAND, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Profiles in Diversity Journal today announced the winners of its 2007 Innovations in Diversity Awards, given to honor corporations, organizations and institutions around the world that have developed innovative programs in the area of workforce diversity and inclusion. For the second consecutive year, the top honors went to Sodexho, this time for its comprehensive Champions of Diversity recognition program. The awards will be featured in the July-August issue of the magazine.

"Sodexho has put together an outstanding recognition program that merits attention and applause," said James Rector, publisher. "We continue to be impressed by the commitment all of these companies have made to making diversity work for everyone."

Rounding out the top ten, in order, are Royal Dutch Shell, Intercontinental Hotels Group, KPMG LLP, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, Best Buy, Dell Inc., MGM MIRAGE, and Credit Suisse. These organizations have initiated D&I plans within the past two years that have delivered a positive outcome on diversity management, employee recruitment and retention and workplace quality.

Eight other companies were given Excellence in Innovation Awards. They are BlueCross of California, Cardinal Health, Dow Chemical Company, Freescale Semiconductor, Kelly Services, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New York Life and Wal-Mart.

For details on participating in the 2008 Innovations in Diversity Awards please call 800-573-2876.

Profiles in Diversity Journal, now in its ninth year of publication, reports on the people who drive diversity and inclusion at FORTUNE 1000 companies, nonprofits and government agencies. For additional information and to view official results please visit http://www.diversityjournal.com/.

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Source: Profiles in Diversity Journal

CONTACT: Jim Rector, Publisher of Profiles in Diversity Journal,
Phone: +1-440-892-0444, Fax: +1-440-892-0737

Web site:

http://www.diversityjournal.com/

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First NFL-Related Title in History to Claim No. 1 Spot on Times' Hardcover, Nonfiction List

CAROL STREAM, Ill., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy continues to make history. The first African-American coach to ever lead his team to a Super Bowl title, the 51-year-old Dungy is now the author of a New York Times' No. 1 best seller, Quiet Strength. Written with Nathan Whitaker, Dungy's memoir will head the Times' hardcover, nonfiction list on Sunday, August 5, and is the first NFL-related title in history to claim the top spot on this list.

Released July 10, Quiet Strength debuted on the list at No. 2 on the July 29 hardcover, nonfiction list. The 20th sports-related book to ever reach No. 1 on the Times' hardcover, nonfiction list, it is also only the eighth sports-related title to reach the No. 1 spot this decade, joining Juiced by Jose Canseco, My Prison without Bars by Pete Rose and Rick Hill, You Cannot Be Serious by John McEnroe and James Kaplan, Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand, It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins, Foley is Good by Mick Foley, and The Rock Says by The Rock and Joe Layden. Since the 1942 inception of the Times' best sellers list, Quiet Strength is one of only 394 titles to top the hardcover nonfiction list.

Quiet Strength was propelled to the top of the Times' hardcover, nonfiction list by a 10-day book tour that featured stops in seven cities, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Tampa. Dungy's tour began July 9 at the International Christian Retail Show in Atlanta, and included 89 individual interviews (television/radio/print/internet), plus red carpet interviews at ESPY award events, several interviews at a Dallas men's conference, and on-location interviews at book signings in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Tampa. High-profile media appearances included: The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, ESPN's Jim Rome is Burning, ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike in the Morning, Fox News Radio, MSNBC's Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough, 34 interviews with local television outlets throughout the U.S. and an exclusive interview with Mark Starr of Newsweek.

During his extensive media tour, Dungy signed Quiet Strength at BookEnds in Ridgewood, N.J.; Anchor Room in Fort Wayne; Berean Christian Store, Family Christian Store, and Barnes & Noble in greater Indianapolis; and Books-a-Million, Borders Books & Music, and LifeWay Christian Store in the Tampa area.

After more than 2,000 people turned out at the Anchor Room signing in Fort Wayne on Sunday, July 15, Tyndale House arranged for a truck of books to be driven from Chicago to Indianapolis that night to accommodate the Indianapolis store locations for their signings the next day, with a realized concern that the stores may have sold out. The book also sold out at the three Tampa area locations on July 17. While Dungy was not able to sign copies for the entire line at any of the signings in Indiana or Florida, he did "walk the line" to meet and greet every person who did not make it to the front of the line to have his or her book signed. Tyndale and newspaper accounts approximate total attendance at the eight book signings to be between 8,000-10,000 fans. In all, Dungy signed approximately 7,500 books for 4,500 individuals.

The first Tyndale hardcover, nonfiction title to reach No. 1 since Lisa Beamer's Let's Roll! was launched in September 2002, Quiet Strength is the ninth Tyndale title to reach No. 1 on either the hardcover fiction or hardcover nonfiction New York Times' best sellers list this decade.

"Quiet Strength is an example of a wonderful melding of mission between Tony Dungy and Tyndale House Publishers," said Janis Long Harris, Associate Publisher. "We believe that much of the success of this book has resulted because Tyndale and Tony share the same goals. We can't thank Tony and his wife, Lauren, and Nathan Whitaker enough for the personal investment that they poured into this project."

Tyndale has ordered a fifth printing of Quiet Strength, and by the end of this week, more than 315,000 copies of the book will be in print.

While Dungy has returned to focusing on coaching and seeking to repeat the Colts' World Champion title, co-author Nathan Whitaker is currently available for interviews. For radio, the website http://www.coachdungy.com/ hosts downloadable pod-casts of the audio book Quiet Strength. Whitaker can discuss these audio clips in more detail, with behind the scenes information, for your listening audience. For interview availability, contact Todd Starowitz or Jessica Quinn.

Tyndale House Publishers was founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor as a means of publishing The Living Bible. It is now one of the premier publishing houses in the industry. Tyndale products include numerous New York Times bestsellers, including the popular Left Behind series. Tyndale also publishes the New Living Translation Bible and many other resources for church and family. Tyndale House Publishers is located in Carol Stream, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.

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http://www.tyndale.com

http://www.coachdungy.com

Source: Tyndale House Publishers

CONTACT: Todd Starowitz, +1-630-784-5397, toddstarowitz@tyndale.com, or
Mavis Sanders, +1-630-784-5275, mavissanders@tyndale.com, both of Tyndale
House Publishers; or Jessica Quinn, +1-404-290-4910, Jessica@jessicapr.com,
for Tyndale House Publishers

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America's oldest auto-racing publication expands its Internet presence

HARRISBURG, N.C., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- As a way of serving the growing interest in auto racing in the early 1930s, the creation of National Speed Sport News was an instant success with fans across the United States. Since 1934, NSSN has maintained one long-standing formula -- supply broad-based, comprehensive motorsports coverage that will remain unmatched against competitors. Now, NSSN has taken that idea to the World Wide Web with the recent launch of the new www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

"We are very proud of our long history of presenting objective and comprehensive coverage of the motorsports industry," said Corinne Economaki, president/publisher of NSSN. "However, it is also very important to the future of National Speed Sport News that we continue to change with the times. We need to attract the new generation of race fans and hope that our revamped Web site will do just that."

NSSN has been a pinnacle in the history of auto racing and has produced the most exclusive and trustworthy coverage of any motorsports publication. NSSN chose to redesign its Web site so that it would provide more to those who get their news online. The previous site was updated each week with the content printed in the paper version of NSSN, whereas the new site will be updated on a daily basis, delivering the most current happenings in the motorsports world.

Subscribers to the newspaper or Web site can access the site by logging in with their usernames and passwords. The majority of the content will be password protected; however, updated news stories not featured in the paper will be available to all Internet users. Those interested in subscribing to the print version of NSSN or for an Internet-only subscription can do so on the site.

In addition, blogs written by NSSN columnists and contributors will also be a part of the free content available on the site.

NSSN has offered the most extensive coverage of motorsports around the world since 1934. Featuring the column written by the legendary Chris Economaki since 1950, and contributions from racing's most talented reporters and columnists, NSSN provides reliable weekly content for serious fans, drivers, crew members and industry leaders.

Source: National Speed Sport News

CONTACT: Mike Kerchner of National Speed Sport News, +1-704-455-8050
fax +1-704-455-2605, mikek@nationalspeedsportnews.com

Web site:

http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/

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CINCINNATI, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Marshall Goldsmith, world's leading executive coach and a best-selling business author, has teamed up with Sherpa Coaching, a leading coach training firm, for a summer speaking tour. Goldsmith will speak alongside Brenda Corbett and Judith Colemon, authors of The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching, at three universities. Marshall Goldsmith comments: "Brenda Corbett and Judy Colemon are a dynamic team, and they're great people. I am happy to be sharing the platform with them."

Goldsmith will also meet the public to celebrate the success of What Got You Here Won't Get You There, his new best-selling business book. He'll sign copies at events arranged by all three executive education programs.

Goldsmith will be a guest speaker in Sherpa Coaching Certification classes at Penn State, Texas Christian University and the University of Georgia. Students will hear Goldsmith speak alongside the authors of The Sherpa Guide, the course text. "Corbett and Colemon are the next generation of world leaders in coaching." Goldsmith said. "This sort of collaboration could only happen on campus."

"Marshall's contribution is a substantial honor for the Sherpa program," co-author Judith Colemon adds. "Sherpa is the only coaching certification endorsed by multiple universities, and now we have the world's number one executive coach as a guest speaker in every program."

Goldsmith will speak in State College, Pennsylvania on October 17th, Fort Worth Texas on October 30th and Athens Georgia November 6th, 2007. Goldsmith explains: The Sherpa Guide and my new book, What Got You Here Won't Get You There, work well together. In combination, they deliver the passion and the process we call coaching."

For the business public, it's a chance to meet an icon in American business. What Got You Here Won't Get You There has been a best-selling business book since its release in January 2007, and has taken Goldsmith from the top slot in the coaching world to a leading role in American business thought. Marshall Goldsmith will sign copies of his book at all three universities.

Details of the university programs and program video are available at www.sherpacoaching.com.

Source: Sherpa Coaching

CONTACT: Media, Karl Corbett for Sherpa Coaching, +1-513-232-0002,
kc@sherpacoaching.com; or Dan Evak for Penn State, +1-814-865-3435,
dje12@psu.edu; or Deb Baker for Texas Christian University, +1-817-257-7115,
d.baker@tcu.edu; or Bob Wells for the University of Georgia, +1-706-542-6692,
bob.wells@georgiacenter.uga.edu; or Pam Faulkner for Marshall Goldsmith,
+1-858-759-0950, pamela@marshallgoldsmith.com

Web site:

http://www.sherpacoaching.com/

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CHICAGO, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- FHI Online magazine offers conscious-minded women timely information, ideas and solutions for a slice of "her" everyday.

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Founded in 2003 by "mompreneur" Beth Aldrich, For Her Information Media has grown from a local cable TV series to a PBS series airing in 60 markets, an Online Radio Show and a publication for savvy, conscious-minded women.

Following her efforts on the environmental Cool Globes Lakefront project in Chicago, Aldrich decided to lead the pack and go GREEN by shifting gears and publishing completely online.

"Readership to our website was actually thriving more than our print publication, so it made perfect sense to make the shift," Aldrich says.

Recently featured in the Chicago Tribune's business section for "following her passion to profits", Aldrich knows busy, multi-tasking women enjoy reading content online. "We've utilized the 12 sections of our magazine to give women a "slice" of her everyday, offering tips, ideas and useful (further) resources to make life easier."

FHI Online magazine can be read at http://www.forherinformation.com/

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Source: For Her Information

CONTACT: Daisy Simmons of For Her Information, +1-312-259-5177,
DaisySimmons2000@yahoo.com

Web site:

http://www.forherinformation.com/

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Year-to-Date Mid-Cap Stocks Continue to Outperform Large- and Small-Caps

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's, the leading provider of financial market intelligence, reported today that all nine U.S. investment styles posted negative returns in July as rising volatility in the U.S. equity market, coupled with deepening liquidity and quality fears, drove stocks lower during the month.

According to Standard & Poor's, the average large-cap stock (as determined by the S&P 500) fell 3.10%, the average mid-cap stock (as determined by the S&P MidCap 400) lost 4.30%, and the average small-cap stock (as determined by the S&P SmallCap 600) dropped 5.04%. Industrials (+0.48%) and Energy (+0.40%) were the only sectors within the S&P Composite 1500 (an index comprised of the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600) to post positive returns in July. The worst performing sector for the month was Financials, which lost 8.10%.

"July was not kind to equity investors. However, year-to-date, all three benchmarks and eight of the 10 sectors are still in the black, with Energy, Industrials, Materials, and Telecom Services showing double-digit advances," notes Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist of Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services. "While August does mark the beginning of a seasonally weak period, S&P's Equity Strategy Group believes we are in the midst of a pullback, poised for a correction, but not likely to enter into a new bear market. The difference between these terms is a matter of percentages."

Year-to-date, however, the three major investment styles continue to show positive returns with the S&P MidCap 400 gaining 7.15%, the S&P 500 rising 3.64%, and the S&P SmallCap 600 increasing 3.07%. The best performing investment style over the first seven months of the year continues to be mid- cap growth as the S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Growth Index has gained 9.33% through July.

A table showing July 2007 and year-to-date index returns with dividends reinvested can be found at the conclusion of the press release. For more information on Standard & Poor's indices, please visit: www.standardandpoors.com/indices.

July 2007 Total Returns

Growth Index Value
S&P MidCap 400 -3.74% -4.30% -4.87%
S&P 500 -2.22% -3.10% -3.93%
S&P SmallCap 600 -4.09% -5.04% -5.92%

Year-To-Date 2007 Total Returns

Growth Index Value
S&P MidCap 400 9.33% 7.15% 4.99%
S&P 500 4.15% 3.64% 3.15%
S&P SmallCap 600 6.27% 3.07% 0.19%

* Data through July 31, 2007

All total returns include reinvested dividends
Source: Standard & Poor's Index Services

About Standard & Poor's Index Services

Standard & Poor's Index Services, the world's leading index provider, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet an array of investor needs. Its family of indices includes the S&P 500, an index with $1.32 trillion invested and $4.91 trillion benchmarked, and the S&P Global 1200, a composite index comprised of seven regional and country headline indices. For more information, please visit www.standardandpoors.com/indices

About Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 8,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 21 countries. Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/.

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Source: Standard & Poor's

CONTACT: David R. Guarino
Communications
Standard & Poor's
212 438 1471
dave_guarino@standardandpoors.com
Jeff Sexton
Communications
Standard & Poor's
212 438 3448
jeff_sexton@standardandpoors.com

Web site:

http://www.standardandpoors.com/

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Publishing Executive Recognized as a Strong Leader and Innovative Thinker

MANHASSET, N.Y., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP Technology, a targeted media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry, today announced that Marie Myers, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing will be inducted into the 2007 Publishing Executive Hall of Fame. These executives represent the best of the best in the publishing industry and will be honored for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the printing and publishing industry at a Hall of Fame gala in Chicago's McCormick Place September 10.

Myers has been employed with CMP for 25 years and has nearly 30 years of experience in the publishing industry. A strong leader and innovative thinker, Myers has added new processes such as a digital asset management system, ad portal and virtual proofing. Currently, she is working on changing CMP's internal work flow from Rampage ripped files to a PDF work flow. In preparation for the 2007 United States Postal Services increases and other such pending increases, Myers brought CMP into co-mailing, co-palletization and other distribution cost savings methods. Myers was responsible for CMP's flagship publication, InformationWeek's co-binding with U.S. News & World Report, which was the first time weeklies from different publishing companies coordinated the process on the bindery machines at the printer.

"Marie has made many contributions to CMP," said Steve Weitzner, President and CEO, CMP Technology. "Working with a stellar team, Marie has stayed on top of pre-media changes and instituted new systems which streamlined our customers' submission of their digital files and saved our company millions of dollars. I applaud Marie on her success and this recognition." Myers is also listed as one of the top 12 in Publishing & Production's "People to Watch" and won the 2007 Media Business Innovator Award.

The Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from nearly 1,500 entries submitted within 50 different categories. Winning pieces surpassed their competitors based on print quality, technical difficulty and overall visual effect.

Contest judges included: Larry Bach, Chairman of the Graphic Design Department, University of the Arts; Greg Captain, Manager, New York Imaging Center; Jane Chero, Vice President of Production, North American Publishing Company; Charles Hames, Design and Production Manager, New York University Press; Nathan Haugh, Pre-press Technician, Metrocorp; Matthew Hollerbush, Senior Lecturer-Photography, Media Arts Department, University of the Arts; Marianne Koszorus, Director of Layout and Design, National Geographic Books; Donna Loyle, Industry Consultant; Colin McSherry, Prepress Technician, Metrocorp Philadelphia Media Holdings; Gina Montemurro, Group Production Director, North American Publishing Company; Gretchen Morris, Catalog Manager, Edmund Industrial Optics; Laurel Munshower, Pre-press Technician, Metrocorp; Erik Wikane, Quality Control Manager, Conde Nast Magazines; and Dorlisa Young, Group Production Director, North American Publishing Company.

About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/)

CMP Technology 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 actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

Contact:
Alix Raine
SVP Communications
516 562 7827
araine@cmp.com

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Source: CMP Technology

CONTACT: Alix Raine, SVP Communications, +1-516 562 7827 araine@cmp.com,
for CMP Technology

Web site:

http://www.cmp.com/
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/

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http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html

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AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Move Networks announced today that it will provide its state of the art publishing platform for Discovery Communications' new, expanded online initiative featuring full-length episodes of select series and specials.

Move Networks, based in Utah, has become the premier publishing platform for many leading media companies that want to deliver near-HD or HD video content online. Unlike other platforms, Move's technology is out of beta and has already been used by tens of millions of users to watch long form or live near-HD or HD video content online from leading broadcasters. The Move Player works on a number of computer OSs including Microsoft Windows Vista and Apple OS X.

"We are excited that Discovery has chosen our publishing platform, and we look forward to helping Discovery provide its customers and advertisers with the best possible viewing experience," said John Edwards, CEO of Move Networks.

"We are pleased to have Move Networks' publishing platform for this initiative," said Bruce Campbell, president, Digital Media and Business Development, Discovery Communications. "By providing viewers with a top quality online player, we can draw new audiences to our networks and build more opportunities for our advertisers."

Beginning tomorrow, Discovery will offer online episodes of popular series and specials across its stable of U.S. networks. Animal Planet's MEERKAT MANOR will kick off the initiative with a special premiere episode available a week prior to its network debut. Day-after episodes of Discovery Channel's DIRTY JOBS and TLC's LA INK will be available starting Wednesday, August 8

Move's unique patent pending technology is a CoDec-agnostic publishing platform designed to work despite the Internet's frequent problems of high latency, packet loss, and congestion. Move's technology uses open Web-based protocols to solve the problem of delivering high-quality live and on-demand video that easily and cost-effectively scales to millions of viewers while fully protecting the assets of the media company, maximizing the user's experience. and minimizing the publisher's cost.

Move Adaptive Stream leverages a process called Simulcoding that breaks large video files into many small files called streamlets. Unlike traditional streaming solutions, streamlets are stored on standard HTTP web servers, not specialized media servers. This difference provides a continuous, high-quality stream unattainable with competing technologies.

About Move Networks

Move Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of video services that drive the growth and support of online audiences for leading broadcasters and publishers including Fox, ABC, the CW, and Discovery. The video technologies and services developed and managed by Move Networks enable leading brands to deliver live and on-demand programming to millions of people without the buffering, stalling, and low-quality viewing experiences common with competing technologies. Backed by key investors, including Walt Disney Corporation's Steamboat Ventures, LLC (NYSE:DIS) and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Move Networks, Inc. is a private company.

About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications is the number-one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Through TV and digital media, Discovery's 100-plus worldwide networks include Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, The Science Channel, Discovery Health and Discovery HD Theater. Discovery Communications is owned by Discovery Holding Co. (NASDAQ:DISCA)(NASDAQ:DISCB), Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery's founder and chairman. For more information please visit http://www.discoverycommunications.com/.

Contact:

Lindsay Mecca
Page One PR for Move Networks
415.321.2343
Lindsay@pageonepr.com

Bret Clement
Page One PR for Move Networks
303.462.3057
bret@pageonepr.com

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Source: Move Networks, Inc.

CONTACT: Lindsay Mecca, +1-415-321-2343, Lindsay@pageonepr.com, or Bret
Clement, +1-303-462-3057, bret@pageonepr.com, both of Page One PR, for Move
Networks, Inc.

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PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BookCrossing and Eset Corporation today launched http://www.bookcrossing.jp/, a collaborative project which supports Japan's nationwide movement to promote literacy, creates a culture of book sharing, and helps make the entire country an Official BookCrossing Zone.

A cross between a message in a bottle and a treasure hunt, BookCrossing encourages readers to register books online at http://www.bookcrossing.com/, (where each book gets a "BCID", a unique tracking number). Once a book has been enjoyed, it can be released in the wild by leaving it in a public place for someone else to find and enjoy. Finders of BookCrossing books are encouraged to go to the website and use the BCID to find out where a book has been, record further details of its journey, and re-release it so it can continue its journey from reader to reader. On August 2, thousands of books will be released across Japan to begin the serendipitous changing of hands and encourage a love of books. The website located at http://www.bookcrossing.jp/ will be solely in Japanese.

"We are thrilled about working with BookCrossing to expand and grow this global book community in Japan. This partnership will provide a unique opportunity for book readers of all ages in Japan to participate in this worldwide phenomenon and inspire more reading!" said Masato Zaitsu, CEO of Eset Co. Ltd. "We strongly believe we can help shape a better world through literacy as a result of this engagement with BookCrossing."

"Through this partnership with Eset, BookCrossing is continuing to build its vision of providing local communities around the world with a forum and platform for global book sharing. Japan has a long history of educational excellence and nationwide literacy rates of 99%. Though we have thousands of global Japanese BookCrossing members already, we hope to encourage even more people throughout Japan to join in the book sharing experience with the launch of the Japanese website," said Scott Sorochak, BookCrossing's President & CEO.

The partnership ceremony will be held at Eset Corporaton in Hiroshima, Japan at 2:00 p.m. August 2, 2007.

About BookCrossing, Inc.

http://www.bookcrossing.com/ is the world's largest free book club. With over 570,000 members who have registered and released over 4,100,000 books in 130 countries, BookCrossing has been the focus of countless TV, radio, and newspaper features worldwide, has its own category in Google Directory, and has the distinction of having been added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as a new word.

About Eset Corporation

Eset Co. Ltd. is a media conglomerate based in Hiroshima, Japan. Eset has over 20 years experience in the publishing industry, with business relationships with many of Japan's largest media agencies and corporations.

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Source: BookCrossing, Inc.

CONTACT: Scott Sorochak, President & CEO of BookCrossing, Inc.,
+1-925-998-6522, scott@bookcrossing.com

Web site:

http://www.bookcrossing.com/

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NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE:MSO) has invested $10 million cash in an entity that acquired Wilton Industries, Inc. and Dimensions Holdings, LLC, announced MSLO President and CEO Susan Lyne. The deal broadens the media and merchandising company's footprint in the crafts market, paving the way for additional licensed Martha Stewart branded crafts products, including food crafts, party favors and weddings.

MSLO co-invested with GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, one of the nation's leading private equity firms, in Wilton Products, Inc., an entity that already owns EK Success and just acquired two additional crafts companies, Wilton Industries, Inc. and Dimensions Holdings, LLC. The newly combined business has been renamed Wilton Products, Inc., and will be headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois.

MSLO had a preexisting relationship with EK Success and GTCR Golder Rauner. With the new investment, MSLO restructured its existing ownership stake on more favorable terms.

EK Success manufactures, markets and sells the new Martha Stewart Crafts line of paper-based crafting and storage products. The line launched in May exclusively in more than 900 Michaels arts and crafts stores in the United States and Canada and on marthastewartcrafts.com/crafts (http://www.marthastewart.com/crafts). It will be rolling out to independent retailers in the fall.

"I'm enormously proud of our Martha Stewart Crafts line and delighted with the response to it. I'm looking forward to working with Wilton, which represents a tremendous number of opportunities in baking, cake decorating and crafts," said MSLO Founder Martha Stewart.

"This is a great opportunity for us to put our balance sheet to work," stated Ms. Lyne. "We are excited to roll out these additional crafts lines and, by restructuring our existing ownership interest in this larger crafts entity, we are able to participate in a more meaningful way in the value creation associated with our brand."

Robin Marino, President of Merchandising for MSLO, added: "Expansion of our crafts line enables us to serve millions of customers inspired by Martha Stewart to create and celebrate special occasions beautifully. We look forward to working with Wilton to expand our distribution and answer the needs of our passionate crafting constituency."

About Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE:MSO) is a diversified media and merchandising company, inspiring and engaging consumers with unique content and distinctive products. The Publishing segment encompasses five magazines, including the company's flagship publication, Martha Stewart Living, periodic special issues and books. The marthastewart.com website provides consumers with instant access to MSLO's multimedia library, search and find capabilities, and more. The Broadcasting division produces the Emmy-winning daily, national syndicated program, "The Martha Stewart Show" and Martha Stewart Living Radio, channel 112 on SIRIUS Satellite Radio. In addition to its media properties, MSLO offers beautiful, practical and superior quality Martha Stewart products through licensing agreements with carefully selected companies. For additional information, visit www.marthastewart.com.

About Wilton Industries

Wilton Industries, based in Woodridge, Illinois, has successfully united three distinctive consumer products companies whose strategic focus is product innovation and quality. The three divisions are Wilton Enterprises, Copco, and The Weston Gallery. The company's best-known division and preferred brand for over 50 years, Wilton Enterprises, sells cake baking and decorating items in more than 100 countries. Wilton's Copco division is the leading manufacturer of teakettles, and The Weston Gallery unit is a full-line picture frame supplier to the retail industry. For more information go to www.wilton.com.

About Dimensions

Dimensions is a leading designer, producer, and distributor of premium quality craft and hobby products for adults and children. Based in Reading, Pennsylvania, the company participates in the large, fragmented, steady-growth craft and hobby industry. Dimensions' offering includes needlecraft, paint-by-number, kid's activity beading, rubber stamping, scrapbooking, and card making products, most of which are sold in kits or marketed in coordinated themes.

About EK Success

EK Success is a creative consumer products company with the leading market position in the fast-growing $3.0 billion scrapbooking segment of the U.S. craft industry. EK Success designs and markets some of the craft industry's most respected brands of stickers, multi-dimensional embellishments, punches and writing utensils for use in scrapbooking and related paper crafts, such as card making and invitation creation. These include ZIG(R) Memory System(R), Sticko(R), Paper Shapers(R), Jolee's Boutique(R), HERMA(R) and Cutter Bee(R). The Company has a demonstrated history of consistent, successful product innovation, having won over 40 design and reader's choice awards since 2002. For more information go to www.eksuccess.com.

About GTCR

Founded in 1980, GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC is a leading private equity investment firm and long-term strategic partner for outstanding management teams. The Chicago-based firm pioneered the investment strategy of identifying and partnering with exceptional executives to acquire and build companies through a combination of acquisitions and strong internal growth. GTCR currently manages more than $8 billion of equity capital invested in a wide range of companies and industries. More information about GTCR can be found at www.gtcr.com.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: DPearson@marthastewart.com

Source: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

CONTACT: Diana Pearson, +1-212-827-8915, dpearson@marthastewart.com, or
Elizabeth Estroff, +1-212-827-8281, Eestroff@marthastewart.com, both of Martha
Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Web site:

http://www.marthastewart.com/
http://www.wilton.com/
http://www.eksuccess.com/
http://www.gtcr.com/

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New Book Helps Readers Cope with Loss of Life Companion

GIG HARBOR, Wash., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Julie K. Cicero, MSW, addresses the complex issues surrounding the loss of a loved one in her new book, Waking Up Alone: Grief & Healing (published by AuthorHouse: http://www.authorhouse.com/).

When Cicero lost her husband in a snowmobile accident, she and her two sons were propelled into a state of grief, confusion and shock. As they embarked on a journey through counseling to deal with their profound loss, they were forced to live a new life that was completely different from the one they had known. Through her book, she hopes to provide a resource to help readers in similar circumstances understand the various aspects of grief and loss. "There are few books with specific focus on the death of a companion," she writes. "My reason for writing this book was to provide the information that I was seeking when my husband died."

Waking Up Alone examines the cultural disconnect Cicero has observed in America regarding the subjects of death and dying. "Many Americans are poorly informed, unprepared and often in denial about these issues," she says. "This denial creates a paradox because if we do not accept death as a natural progression of life, believing that death happens only to other people, we cannot be in the presence of death or the associated grief because being there makes it real. As a result, this denial frequently manifests as a lack of support and compassion for the dying and their families."

Though Cicero acknowledges that people can never fully be prepared for a death, whether it is sudden or anticipated, she believes that healthy ways of managing grief can help survivors reconcile their current and future lives with the past. To facilitate the healing process, she discusses several issues surrounding grief, such as holidays and celebrations, raising children after the death of a parent, grief support, spirituality and the different ways men and women react to loss. "It is important to identify the complex aspects of the resultant grief, addressing both the death (the primary loss) and what the death means to you on a psychological and social level (the secondary losses)," she writes.

Cicero was born in Yakima, Wash. She holds a degree in police science from Yakima Valley College and a degree in criminal justice from Central Washington University. She worked in the insurance industry and criminal and legal fields for 22 years. After her husband died in 2001, she interned at Hospice of Kitsap County and MultiCare Health Systems and earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Washington at Tacoma. She currently works as a grief counselor at Hospice of Kitsap County and resides in Gig Harbor, Wash., with her family. More information can be found at http://www.wakingupalonethebook.com/.

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/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: AuthorHouse

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

Web site:

http://www.wakingupalonethebook.com/
http://www.authorhouse.com/

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Young Poet Covers Broad Array of Topics in New Collection

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- L. Stoney offers a unique collection of poems on a wide array of topics on life and its challenges in his new book, "Titanic Verses" and Other Poems (now available through AuthorHouse).

Completed when Stoney was just 22 years old, this collection of more than 100 poems carries wisdom beyond his years. Using elaborate imagery and wordplay, he crafts verses that touch the reader from a variety of angles: political, factual, social, emotional and erotic.

Separated into 10 sections, the collection includes poems about historical and recorded facts; the downtrodden from beggars and the homeless to poor workers; the Earth and pollution; war and its effects; politics; erotica; and more. The semi-autobiographical collection also serves as a memoir as Stoney tells of the political pain in the country of his birth and the transition he faced from a life of disadvantage to that of plenty.

The poem "Soul Brothers" illustrates his use of wordplay to bring a lighthearted twist to weighty subject matter:

I handcuffed my own soul today
Sold it to a hand-carved friend of clay
And sought to stay behind my skin
Hoping to hide my deadly sin
Arrested my own heart today
And fed it to the wounded tiger
I can feel its wounded heartbeat
In the cage that is my ribcage
For it is my soul I pledge to you
A pledge for a loan I never took
Do with it as you wish, as you will
The debt is mine, the friendship still ours!
Ours, and I realize my soul friend
Is no better than the rest ...

Born in Zimbabwe, Stoney began writing "Titanic Verses" and Other Poems when he was student president of the Creative Writers' Circle in high school. He completed the collection at the age of 22 while training as a chartered accountant and studying for a bachelor's degree at the University of South Africa. He has served as a senior auditor and later as a finance executive at two multinational companies in Africa and beyond. He now lives in New York where he continues his career as an auditor. "Titanic Verses" and Other Poems is his first book. More information is available at http://www.titanicverses.com/.

AuthorHouse is the premier publishing house for emerging authors and new voices in literature. 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/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: AuthorHouse

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

Web site:

http://www.titanicverses.com/
http://www.authorhouse.com/

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Entrepreneur Unveils America's Fastest Growing Businesses in the 2007 Hot 500 Ranking

LIVONIA, Mich., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WorkForce Software, a leader in workforce management solutions, announces today that it ranked 283rd in Entrepreneur's Hot 500, a ranking of America's fastest growing businesses for 2007. The Hot 500 marks Entrepreneur's 13th consecutive year of revealing the nation's fastest-growing companies and the entrepreneurs behind them.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070725/AQW012ALOGO)

Entrepreneur compiled the Hot 500 from a database of over 19 million U.S. businesses with the help of the Corporate Research Board, a leading provider of economic and business data, research, and information. Requirements for each company included a minimum level of sales growth, positive job growth from 2002 to 2006, and company sales for 2006 exceeding $1 million. This year's list of Hot 500 entrepreneurs generated $12.6 billion in 2006 revenue.

Based on Entrepreneur's criteria, only 95,000 businesses, or a half-percent of the 19 million businesses, qualified for a nomination. Entrepreneur then contacted the businesses with the greatest growth to confirm eligibility, which also included that the founder must be actively involved in the company, the company cannot be a spin-off or a division of a larger company, and company sales for 2006 must be at least $1 million. It was from this list Entrepreneur selected the Hot 500 of 2007.

Of the Hot 500 companies, 61-percent was profitable by the second year in business and 56-percent earned its first million. Together, the Hot 500 companies expect to employ 58,776 individuals by 2008, growing from 2,807 of their first day of business. Savings and personal funds, friends and family, bank loans, lines of credit and private investors were the most common sources of funding for these growing companies.

WorkForce Software's CEO and founder, Kevin Choksi initiated and funded the start-up of WorkForce Software. He solicited the experience of Mike Knister, chief technology officer, and Kathy Cannon, product and implementation director, to help him start the company in 1999. Without the help of venture capital, WorkForce Software has been a continuously profitable company, increasing its revenue by 550-percent over the past five years. The company also grew from three to eighty employees within a few years, helping support these families in the State of Michigan. In addition to the financial support, WorkForce Software has continued to maintain a flexible work environment for its employees -- providing a work/home life balance that is difficult to come by in today's employment market.

"Being recognized as one of Entrepreneur's Hot 500 is an exceptional honor and we are proud of what our team has accomplished," said Choksi. "We have an exceptionally talented and motivated team that drives the company's success and our customers' successes."

To see the entire list of Hot 500 companies, learn more about the ranking, and view details about each company, please visit http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/hot500.

About WorkForce Software

WorkForce Software, Inc. is a leader in workforce management systems for mid-sized and large employers. Its EmpCenter system automates and streamlines interactions between the employer and its workforce. Interactions include time entry, time-off requests, request for personal information, and schedule preferences. By automating these interactions, organizations can better manage payroll and processing costs, help ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, and increase the productivity and satisfaction of their employees. The EmpCenter suite is composed of numerous applications, including Time and Attendance, Activity Based Costing, Multiple Assignments, Accruals and Absence Manager, FMLA Manager, and WorkForce Reporting. WorkForce Software's diverse customer base includes large employers such as the University of California, the City of Raleigh, Vivendi Universal Games, and Compass Bank. For more information, visit http://www.workforcesoftware.com/.

Copyright (C) 2007 WorkForce Software, Inc.

Media Contact:
Melissa Diemert, Director of Marketing
WorkForce Software, Inc.
mdiemert@workforcesoftware.com
(734) 742-3594

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Photo:

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AP Archive:

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Source: WorkForce Software

CONTACT: Melissa Diemert, Director of Marketing of WorkForce Software,
Inc., +1-734-742-3594, mdiemert@workforcesoftware.com

Web site:

http://www.workforcesoftware.com/

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TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Stephen Covey, author of the bestselling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(R), and an internationally respected leadership authority, has teamed up with The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and Bayer Diabetes Care to introduce a unique patient education tool, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(R) with Diabetes.

Currently, more than 14 million people in the US have been diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that another 6.2 million people are undiagnosed. Diabetes is a chronic disease that needs to be carefully managed and closely monitored. If diabetes is not managed well or is left untreated it can lead to serious, sometimes life-threatening complications, such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and limb amputations. According to a new GfK Roper Public Affairs survey of people with diabetes, sponsored by Bayer Diabetes Care, 80 percent reported that they are not managing their disease well.

"I have spent my life teaching people how to set and accomplish goals in their personal and professional lives, and am now applying my habits to help people better manage their diabetes," said Covey. "I know diabetes can be challenging to live with, and I have gained an even deeper understanding of that fact since my wife was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Together, with changes in behavior, we turned the diabetes 'curve ball' into an opportunity to learn, grow and deepen our lives."

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(R) with Diabetes booklet is a practical resource guide to help people with diabetes adapt life management skills as defined by Covey's "7 Habits" and apply them to the AADE7(TM) Self- Care Behaviors to achieve better disease management.

The booklet advises people to take small steps to manage their chronic illness and to incorporate each of the self-care behaviors into their lives. For example, by applying Covey's Habit 1: Be Proactive, people with diabetes are encouraged to actively take responsibility for managing their condition by following the AADE7(TM) Self-Care Behaviors, such as healthy eating, being active and monitoring blood glucose levels. Also included is an action plan for setting easy-to-achieve self-care goals, one at a time.

"With the increasing epidemic of diabetes, the time is right to provide people living with this chronic illness a new approach to facilitate the needed behavior change to positively impact their disease," said Donna Rice, MBA, BSN, RN, CDE, president of the AADE and a diabetes educator. "Covey's habits, paired with the AADE7(TM) Self-Care Behaviors, do just that. We're grateful to Bayer Diabetes Care for supporting the development of this important resource, which is also valuable for family, friends and caretakers of those diagnosed with diabetes."

"We are really delighted to be the catalyst that brings together Covey's world renowned 7 Habits and the AADE7(TM) Self-Care Behaviors for this new resource that we hope will be an inspiration to people with diabetes," said Sandra Peterson, President of Bayer Diabetes Care.

The GfK Roper Public Affairs March 2007 survey, conducted among 1,069 U.S. adults with diabetes, was designed to identify the specific points when managing one's life and managing one's diabetes do not match up, as well as the barriers that adults living with diabetes need to overcome. To gather these findings, the survey questions were based on the life management habits outlined in Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(R) and the American Association of Diabetes Educators' AADE7(TM) Self-Care Behaviors. Survey data were weighted to reflect the demographic profile of the U.S. adult population, doctor-diagnosed with diabetes. The margin of sampling error is plus/minus five percentage points.

Covey's 7 Habits AADE7(TM) Self-Care Behaviors
Habit 1 - Be Proactive 1. Healthy Eating
Habit 2 - Begin with the End in Mind 2. Being Active
Habit 3 - Put First Things First 3. Monitoring
Habit 4 - Think Win/Win 4. Taking Medication
Habit 5 - Seek First to Understand, 5. Problem Solving
Then to Be Understood 6. Reducing Risks
Habit 6 - Synergize 7. Healthy Coping
Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw

Reducing Risks

Healthy Coping Using the habits outlined in Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(R), as well as the AADE7(TM) Self-Care Behaviors, survey respondents were classified into the following four segments and compared:

-- those that manage both their life and diabetes well; 12 percent
-- those that manage neither their life nor diabetes well; 56 percent
-- those that manage their life, but not their diabetes well; 24 percent
-- those that manage their diabetes, but not their life well; 8 percent

The survey suggests that successfully mastering specific life management skills can have a very positive impact on one's diabetes as well. For instance, prioritizing is critical. Adults with diabetes who manage their lives and diabetes well are twice as likely as those who manage neither their lives nor their condition effectively to say they excel at prioritizing and acting on important issues in their lives (90 percent vs. 46 percent). When it comes to diabetes management, it should be a high priority for people to monitor their blood sugar daily in order to maintain consistent blood glucose level control. The survey found that those who manage their lives and diabetes well are more likely than those not managing either well to test their blood sugar seven days a week (75 percent vs. 59 percent).

For more information about The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(R) with Diabetes, or to receive a copy at no charge, please go to http://www.diabetes7.org/.

About FranklinCovey

FranklinCovey(R) (NYSE:FC) is a global leader in effectiveness training, productivity tools, and assessment services for organizations and individuals. FranklinCovey helps companies succeed by unleashing the power of their workforce to focus and execute on top business priorities. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. Organizations and individuals access FranklinCovey products and services through corporate training, licensed client facilitators, one-on-one coaching, public workshops, catalogs, 87 retail stores and http://www.franklincovey.com/. FranklinCovey has nearly 1,500 associates providing professional services and products in 39 offices and in 95 countries.

About AADE

Founded in 1973, the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) is a multidisciplinary professional membership organization of healthcare professionals dedicated to integrating successful self-management as a key outcome in the care of people with diabetes and related conditions. AADE has more than 12,000 members

nationwide, 105 local chapters and 20 specialty practice groups. http://www.diabeteseducator.org/

Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care

Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care is a worldwide leader in diabetes, supporting customers in 100 countries. Since the introduction of CLINITEST(R) reagent tablets in 1941, Bayer has led the way in diabetes care product innovation. The company changed the face of diabetes care in 1969 when it introduced the first portable blood glucose meter and test strips. Bayer HealthCare further innovated diabetes management by being the first company to introduce a suite of blood glucose monitors with No Coding(TM) technology. The BREEZE(R)2 and CONTOUR(R) blood glucose monitoring systems offer people with diabetes an unparalleled choice in diabetes management systems. The Arthritis Foundation in the United States and the Arthritis Society of Canada each granted Ease-of Use Commendation to the BREEZE2 meter. BREEZE(R) represents the first time a blood glucose meter has been recognized as easy to use for arthritis sufferers.

In July 2006, Bayer Diabetes Care acquired Metrika Inc., maker and manufacturer of A1CNow+, a meter-based diabetes monitoring system for measurement of A1C (glycated hemoglobin) an important indicator of long-term blood sugar control. Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care global headquarters is located in Tarrytown, New York, in the United States and operates as part of Bayer HealthCare LLC, a member of the worldwide Bayer HealthCare group. http://www.bayerdiabetes.com/us

Bayer HealthCare

Bayer HealthCare, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, is one of the world's leading, innovative companies in the healthcare and medical products industry and is based in Leverkusen, Germany. The company combines the global activities of the Animal Health, Consumer Care, Diabetes Care and Pharmaceuticals divisions. The pharmaceuticals business operates under the name Bayer Schering Pharma AG. Bayer HealthCare's aim is to discover and manufacture products that will improve human and animal health worldwide.

This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in our public reports filed with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 20-F). The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to inform them to future events or developments.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Bayer HealthCare

CONTACT: Susan Yarin, +1-914-366-1738, Mobile: +1-914-479-7589,
susan.yarin.b@bayer.com, or Staci Gouveia, +1-203-812-6152,
staci.gouveia.b@bayer.com, both of Bayer HealthCare

Web site:

http://www.franklincovey.com/
http://www.bayerdiabetes.com/us
http://www.diabeteseducator.org/
http://www.diabetes7.org/

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ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A new technology from Applied Science International, developed to analyze the behavior of structures exposed to terrorist explosions and unplanned or natural disasters, was announced today by the Homeland Defense Journal. It is expected that this breakthrough will revolutionize how buildings are designed, remodeled and secured especially in the wake of the latest terrorist attacks in London and elsewhere.

Imagine a truck loaded with the equivalent of 4,000 pounds of explosives parking at the curb near the center of a 9-story building. Within 5 seconds of detonation the building is in ruins, having totally collapsed. The explosion takes out a supporting column causing the failure of a main girder and the progressive collapse of the building above. At the end of the day there are 168 confirmed dead and 853 people injured.

Until now, structural engineers have been limited to an approach called the "Finite Element Method", or FEM, to design buildings. The weakness of FEM- based models is that they bend but do not break; they deform but do not separate. It is not an accurate picture of what happens in reality.

Finally, after 12 years of research and development, a new method termed the "Applied Element Method", or AEM, has been completed, redefining how progressive collapse, seismic wave effect, high wind, glass and blast are viewed and analyzed by engineers.

"The building referred to was the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Using ASI modeling, we now know that if the steel reinforcing bars in the main concrete girder had been doubled, the structure would have better withstood the blast and many more people would have survived," said Edward di Girolamo, ASI's Chief Executive Officer.

Knowing potential vulnerabilities of a design allows the making of more informed decisions on structural design and architectural layouts, determining building envelopes and perimeters, opting for alternate material selections, and even developing better security and safety procedures are among the many advantages di Girolamo pointed out.

AEM technology creates a near virtual reality movie depicting the structure's behavior. By coupling this with ASI's Extreme Loading for Structures(R) (ELS) software, a new era in securing buildings through a more thorough and viable vulnerability assessment process has been opened.

"Vulnerability simulations come to life and are easily understood by engineer and non-engineer alike. Visualizing the assessment sets ASI's method apart and gives owners and decision makers a clearer perspective on what they need to know to protect their people, their property and their future," continued di Girolamo.

"For the first time, building owners, designers, architects, engineers, insurance underwriters, and security experts can see what will happen before an event takes place, whether it's a bomb within a building's perimeter, an earthquake underneath it, or a hurricane assaulting it from the side.

"It is the world's only real-time progressive collapse analysis software, and it can be used on any structure at any phase -- from pre-construction design of structures such as towers, sports arenas and bridges to buildings scheduled for remodeling or demolition -- there is no limit to its application."

For more information about ASI's new ELS and AES software and vulnerability assessment model visit www.homelanddefensejournal.com where a Special Report about ASI and its ground-breaking technology can be downloaded and a video of their technology can be viewed.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Homeland Defense Journal

CONTACT: Don Philpott, Homeland Defense Journal, +1-407-862-5477; Mary
Jane O'Connor, Applied Science International, +1-919-622-2046

Web site:

http://www.homelanddefensejournal.com/

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Company Receives 'Manufacturer of Year' and 'Handgun of the Year'

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary 155-year old company in the global business of safety, security, protection and sport, announced today that it has received top awards in two categories from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence. Smith & Wesson was named the "Manufacturer of the Year" for the second year in a row and the company's M&P45 polymer pistol was named "Handgun of the Year".

Established in 1992, the Academy of Excellence is sponsored by FMG Publications, publisher of Shooting Industry, GUNS and American Handgunner magazines. The voting group consists of 500 industry executives, gun dealers and outdoor writers. Smith & Wesson was nominated for "Manufacturer of the Year" for introducing 70 new products including the M&P45 polymer pistol, the Elite Series(TM) and 1000 Series(TM) line of shotguns, the new i-Bolt(TM) rifle and the Classic Series of revolvers; the acquisition of Thompson/Center Arms; the Company's work in supporting and expanding shooting sports by working closely with the NSSF, NRA, USA Shooting and other associations and sponsorships; for selection by the U.S. Government of 73,000 Sigma pistols and 15,000 restraints for allied forces in Afghanistan and Iraq; and for its continued leadership in the industry and protection of the Second Amendment.

Smith & Wesson also received the Shooting Industry's "Handgun of the Year" award for its M&P45 pistol. First introduced at the SHOT Show in February 2007, the M&P45 expanded upon the Military & Police Series of polymer pistols which now also includes a 9mm, a compact 9mm, a .40 caliber, a .40 caliber compact, a tactical rifle and a number of revolvers. Since its launch, the M&P pistol series has been purchased or approved for use by 223 law enforcement agencies. Smith & Wesson intends to submit the M&P45 to the U.S. military as it considers a possible shift to a .45 caliber firearm for greater stopping power. The M&P45 incorporates enhanced ergonomics, ambidextrous controls and proven safety features, and is manufactured with a traditional black or dark earth brown frame by Smith & Wesson in Springfield, MA. Options include a frame-mounted ambidextrous thumb safety and a specially designed lanyard attachment. Providing one of the smallest grip sizes available on any .45 ACP pistol, the M&P45 comes with three interchangeable grip sizes and features a 4.5-inch barrel with an overall length of 8.05 inches.

Michael F. Golden, President and CEO of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, said, "On behalf of all of our employees, we are both honored and proud to earn this recognition from professionals within our own industry, not only for our work in shooting sports, but also for our exciting new M&P45 pistol. We remain dedicated to supporting our industry's advancements and to developing innovative products that surpass the expectations of our loyal customers everywhere."

About Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, a global leader in safety, security, protection and sport, is parent company to Smith & Wesson Corp., one of the world's largest manufacturers of quality firearms and firearm safety/security products and parent company to Thompson/Center Arms, Inc., a premier designer and manufacturer of premium hunting rifles, black powder rifles, interchangeable firearms systems and accessories under the Thompson/Center brand. Smith & Wesson licenses shooter protection, knives, apparel, and other accessory lines. Smith & Wesson is based in Springfield, Massachusetts with manufacturing facilities in Springfield, Houlton, Maine, and Rochester, New Hampshire. The Smith & Wesson Academy is America's longest running firearms training facility for law enforcement, military and security professionals. For more information on Smith & Wesson, call (800) 331-0852 or log on to http://www.smith-wesson.com/. For more information on Thompson/Center Arms, log on to http://www.tcarms.com/.

Industry Contact: Gary Giudice
Blue Heron Communications
(800) 654-3766
gary@blueheroncomm.com

Liz Sharp, VP Investor Relations
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.
(480) 949-9700 x. 115
lsharp@smith-wesson.com

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Source: Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation

CONTACT: Industry Contact, Gary Giudice of Blue Heron Communications,
1-800-654-3766, gary@blueheroncomm.com, for Smith & Wesson Holding
Corporation; or Liz Sharp, VP Investor Relations of Smith & Wesson Holding
Corp., +1-480-949-9700, ext. 115, lsharp@smith-wesson.com

Web site:

http://www.smith-wesson.com/

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