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SHANGHAI, China, June 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinhua Finance eziData China Consumer Confidence Index (CCCI) was updated today, with the survey results showing that although Chinese people in June were faced with a series of negative factors such as continuous aftershocks of the Wen Chuan earthquake, the financial crisis in Vietnam, and a re-falling stock market, consumer confidence did not fall but inched up by 0.2 point to 95.1. The stabilization, even slight improvement in the overall consumer confidence was largely due to the following two factors: continuously easing general price rises which helped raise consumer sentiment on current conditions, and the earthquake rescues in the last few weeks which encouraged patriotism among average Chinese consumers and made them more enduring when facing the difficulties ahead. In August 2005 when the United States was hit by Hurricane Katrina, consumer confidence of the University of Michigan showed a 12.2 fall in the following month.

Xinhua Finance eziData China Consumer Confidence Index
(Baseline survey: April 2007 = 100

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Under the support of the Xinhua Finance family, Xinhua Finance eziData China Consumer Confidence Index is produced monthly by eziData, a local provider of China consumer data, and in association with Dr. Richard Curtin. Dr. Curtin is Research Professor and Director of the Consumer Sentiment Surveys at the University of Michigan's Institute of Social Research. The survey this month was conducted through 1,554 telephone interviews from June 1 to 18, 2008. April 2007 survey results are set as the benchmark value of 100. More on the survey methodology can be found in the accompanying section.

In June, consumer sentiment on current conditions rose by a strong 2.5 points from the previous month as general price rises continued to ease with the seasonal price falls with vegetables and fruits. Sentiment on both current personal finances and durable goods purchases rebounded. In terms of future expectations, though the recent financial crisis in Vietnam had triggered concerns on whether China could continue its economic development in the time ahead, consumers' future expectations index performed relatively well and fell only a modest 1.2 points in June, due to an enhancement in overall national confidence developed from the earthquake rescues. Among all components of the future expectations index, expectations on business conditions five years from now declined only 0.5 point, indicating that confidence still exists among consumers in the long term economic development in China. In contrast, after Hurricane Katrina at the end of August 2005, the September consumer confidence survey of the University of Michigan showed a 10.1-point drop in consumers' sentiment on current conditions and an even sharper 13.6-point fall in that on future expectations.

As the Olympics approach and negative factors such as inflation seem to be controllable within a certain period, the eziData analyst believes that consumer confidence is not likely to fall much in the next couple of months but should stabilize or rise back.

Although the Shanghai Composite in June went all the way down to break 3,000 points, consumer confidence in stock investment did not collapse but stagnated at low levels. Consumer sentiment on expectations of stock investment returns in the next twelve months remained unchanged from the previous month. However, it is perceived that the stagnation at low levels caused by investors' hesitation and wait-and-see mindset may not last long. If the Shanghai Composite could not rise back to a level above 3,000 points, it is very probable and the expectations on stock investment in July will fall.

Although consumer expectations of future price changes kept rising for several days following the Wen Chuan earthquake news in May, expectations in June did not follow the same trend but remained at the same level as in the last month, indicating that the impact on general prices by the earthquake so far was only about psychological expectations and has not constituted a real impact on the economy.

In terms of major cities, consumer sentiment in June rose in Beijing and Guangzhou, but fell in Shanghai.

Encouraged by an easing in the general price rises and inspired by the upcoming Olympics, consumer confidence in Beijing surged a full 9.9 points in June to 99.2 after a 5.9-point drop in the previous month, getting back to the level of January and becoming the highest reading among all three cities again. All five components of the overall confidence rose, with current personal finances surging.

Sentiment among Shanghai consumers performed poorly in June, as a drop in future expectations failed to offset a rebound in current conditions and dragged the overall confidence down by 2.3 points, which was the second drop in a row following the May decline. And among all five components of the consumer confidence index, current personal finances rose and durable purchase intentions remained basically unchanged, while all three components of future expectations fell, especially the five-year business outlook which had been rising in April and May.

Consumer sentiment in Guangzhou rose another 0.8 point in June following a rise in May. Sentiment on current conditions rose, with that on both current personal finances and durable goods purchases surging. Future expectations fell, mostly due to a significant fall back in the one-year personal finances.

To find more about CCCI or subscribe to a full version of the survey, please contact us via info@eZiData.com

Methodology

Xinhua Finance eziData China Consumer Confidence Index is produced in association with Dr. Richard Curtin, Research Professor and Director of the Consumer Sentiment Surveys at the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan. The index is based on a monthly survey of around 1,500 Chinese households via stratified random sampling in 50 representative cities across East, Middle and West China using the same methodology as is used by the University of Michigan. All data is collected via computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). Index of April 2007 survey is set as the benchmark (100).

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About Xinhua Finance Limited

Xinhua Finance Limited ("XFL") is China's premier financial information and media service provider and is listed on the Mothers Board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399) (OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China's financial markets and the world, Xinhua Finance's proprietary content platform, comprising Indices, Ratings, Financial News, and Investor Relations, serves financial institutions, corporations and re-distributors worldwide. Through its subsidiary Xinhua Finance Media Limited (NASDAQ:XFML), XFL leverages its content across multiple distribution channels in China including television, radio, newspaper, magazine and outdoor media. Founded in November 1999, XFL is headquartered in Shanghai, with offices and news bureaus spanning 12 countries worldwide.

For more information, please visit http://www.xinhuafinance.com/ .

About eziData

eziData is a local provider of China consumer data, serving both financial and consumer market participants. It aims to serve global and local business professionals with decision-making tools that relate to consumption in China and conform to international standards. eziData's comprehensive portfolio of high-quality consumer data products, which includes a structured real-time databank, delivers a broader and more insightful view of the market. For more information, please visit http://www.ezidata.com/

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Email: joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com

Mr. Scott Zhang
Tel: +86-21-6113-5996
Email: scott.zhang@xinhuafinance.com

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CONTACT: Ms Joy Tsang of Xinhua Finance Limited, tel, +86-21-6113-5999,
or mobile, +86-136-2179-1577, or email, joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com; Mr. Scott
Zhang of Xinhua Finance Limited, +86-21-6113-5996, or
scott.zhang@xinhuafinance.com

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DETROIT, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The seventh annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards were announced this evening during a ceremony at the Automotive Hall of Fame. Organized by the South East Automotive Media Organization, the awards recognize those vehicles most likely to shape the future of the automobile industry.

A jury of 29 automotive journalists from throughout North America selected the winners from 40 Concept Vehicles and 12 Production Preview Vehicles that made a North American debut during the 2008 Auto Show season.

Breaking new ground, Hyundai made its debut at the awards program to take the honor of 2008 Production Preview Vehicle of the Year with its Genesis Coupe Concept. According to juror Arv Voss, "The Hyundai Genesis Coupe is a stunning rear-wheel drive performance coupe with a pleasingly slippery shape."

The Concept Car category was contested by a total of 21 nominees. Responding to the "boomer" generation's growing demand for luxury coupe designs, Cadillac's CTS Coupe Concept is the winner of the 2008 Concept Car of the Year award.

"The unique roofline and aggressive stance make the CTS coupe stand out from the crowd and the rest of the Cadillac lineup," said jury member Kevin Kelly.

The Truck & SUV category continues to showcase the evolving definition of personal-use trucks. Marking the brand's first trip to the podium, Land Rover's LRX Concept takes the 2008 award for Concept Truck of the Year. According to juror Thom Cannell, "Land Rover's LRX proves lust can have a practical side."

Bringing GM's Advanced Powertrain Studio its fourth win in this category, the Saab 9-X BioHybrid was named the 2008 Specialty Concept Vehicle of the Year.

Emphasizing this concept's focus on a "green" future, jury member Jim Jackson said, "The Saab 9-X BioHybrid Concept not only faces the future with forward design, but addresses the need for cleaner fuel alternatives for tomorrow's generation of drivers."

From amongst these four category winners, the Cadillac CTS Coupe was top-scoring vehicle by a wide margin, earning the top spot as "Most Significant Concept Vehicle of 2008."

Additional information regarding the nominees, jury and award winners can be found at http://www.northamericanconceptawards.org/ on the web.

CONTACT: Tom Kelley, South East Automotive Media Organization, admin@southeastautomedia.org or 704-599-0570

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CONTACT: Tom Kelley of South East Automotive Media Organization,
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CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that Jeffery A. Handelman, a shareholder and chair of Brinks' Trademark Group, and Christopher A. Harkins, an attorney in the firm's Chicago office, are recipients of 2008 Burton Awards, which are given in association with the U.S. Library of Congress and Law Library of Congress. The black-tie ceremony was held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and featured keynote speaker Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

Mr. Handelman and Brinks tied for first place in the category of Best Law Firm Compendium for his Guide to TTAB Practice, Volumes 1 and 2, published by Aspen Publishers, a division of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Group. Guide to TTAB Practice is a one-of-a-kind, nuts-and-bolts resource written by an expert practitioner that takes the reader step-by-step through the entire process of practicing before the TTAB. This award was sponsored by the Association of Legal Administrators with LexisNexis as a participating contributor.

Mr. Harkins won the 2008 National Award for Excellence in Legal Writing for his article, "Fending Off Paper Patents and Patent Trolls: A Novel 'Cold Fusion' Defense Because Changing Times Demand it," which was published in the Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology (2007). This is the second consecutive year that Mr. Harkins has been recognized for his exemplary contributions to legal writing. He won the 2007 National Award for Excellence in Legal Writing for his article entitled, "Tattoos and Copyright Infringement: Celebrities, Marketers, and Businesses Beware of the Ink," which was published in the Lewis and Clark Law Review (2006.)

In 1999, a unique national awards program was established to reward legal writing. Founded by lawyer and author, William C. Burton, the Burton Awards program and the Burton Foundation, a non-profit, cultural and academic organization, annually acknowledges concise and effective legal writing by partners in law firms and law students who use plain, clear and succinct language to inform clients or the public about legal issues or topics. Entries must be in written form, rather than disseminated over the Internet, and published during 2007. More information about the Burton Awards can be found at http://www.burtonawards.com/.

Mr. Handelman is the chair of the Trademark Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione. He has specialized in intellectual property law since joining Brinks as an associate in 1984. His expertise includes trademark law, unfair competition, trade dress, dilution, false advertising, copyright law and licensing matters. Mr. Handelman litigates before the U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. District Courts around the country and practices extensively before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Mr. Handelman is a prolific writer and frequently invited speaker on intellectual property topics. He received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Harkins focuses on litigation and patent prosecution. He has litigated in the areas of patent, trade secrets and copyrights and has prosecuted patents in the mechanical arts and medical devices. Mr. Harkins has been cited by the U.S. Congress in support of the then-pending "Patent Reform Act of 2007" seeking to enact the most sweeping changes to the patent statute in 55 years. In addition to his IP practice, his experience has included drafting the firm's pro bono policy and serving on the firm's award-winning pro bono program, as well as representing many pro bono clients. Mr. Harkins received his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law.

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with four additional offices across the country serving the intellectual property needs of clients from around the world. The firm is one of the largest IP law firms in the country, with more than 170 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents specializing in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, intellectual asset management, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments in fields as diverse as electrical, chemical, mechanical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, Internet and computer technology, as well as in trademarks and brand names for a wide variety of products and services. For more information, visit http://www.usebrinks.com/.

CONTACT:
Sydney Iglitzen
(312) 840-3163
siglitzen@usebrinks.com

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CONTACT: Sydney Iglitzen of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione,
+1-312-840-3163, siglitzen@usebrinks.com

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Case Involved 'Seven Dirty Words' Routine by George Carlin

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in FCC v. Pacifica, the First Amendment Center will host a conference on June 26, 2008, in the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum. The conference will explore how the law and culture have changed since the Court issued its historic ruling.

"Indecency and media violence very much remain hot-button topics in our culture," said Gene Policinski, vice president and executive director of the First Amendment Center. "This conference will discuss issues and methods of finding common ground by which laws can protect children and yet safeguard our First Amendment freedom."

The program, "Indecency & Violence in the Media: FCC v. Pacifica 30 Years Later," opens with remarks by Federal Communications Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate; and by former FCC chairman Richard E. Wiley, who was on the commission when the complaint in the Pacifica case was filed.

There will be a brief recognition, also at the opening of the program, of the career of comedian George Carlin, who died Sunday, June 22, after being hospitalized with chest pain. A radio broadcast of a recording of one of Carlin's best-known routines, "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Television," was at the heart of the Pacifica case.

There is no charge to attend the conference, which begins at 8:30 a.m. and is open to the public. To register, call 202/292-6288. The Knight Conference center is located above the Newseum, at Sixth and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Enter through the Sixth Street doors; the conference is on the 7th floor.

Professor Lili Levi of the University of Miami School of Law, a noted communications-law scholar, will discuss the salient points of a First Report she prepared for the First Amendment Center. The report, "The FCC's Regulation of Indecency," examines the law and issues that have developed since the Pacifica decision.

"The new media explosion of communicative devices, ranging from cell phones with Internet access to e-books, makes the issue of government regulation of content more important than ever before in our history," said Ronald Collins, First Amendment scholar at the First Amendment Center.

The issue of government regulation in this area will be the focus of a roundtable discussion moderated by Robert Corn-Revere, a renowned First Amendment lawyer at the firm of Davis Wright Tremaine. He will lead a discussion with Judge Jane R. Roth of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Professor Glen O. Robinson, a professor of law at the University of Virginia and former FCC commissioner, and Kenneth Robinson, a media lawyer and former senior legal adviser to former FCC Chairman Al Sikes.

Covering press: Please contact Ron Collins, 202/292-6292, or Ashlie Hampton, 202/292-6288.

CONTACT: Ronald K.L. Collins, +1-202-292-6292, or Gene Policinski, +1-202-292-6290, both of First Amendment Center

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Financial data and standards provide objective comparison of firms' sustainable design experience

NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction's Engineering News-Record (ENR) has published its first-ever Top Green Design Firms survey. Companies are ranked based on 2007 design revenue from projects registered with or certified by third-party ratings groups under objective environmental or sustainable design standards, such as the Green Building Initiative or the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.

The market for sustainable design has passed a tipping point and is rapidly becoming mainstream. ENR's Top Green Design Firms bypasses "green-washing" hype to objectively measure the market based on standards and 2007 financial data. Cumulatively, the firms on this list generated $1.74 billion in revenue from green projects in 2007: $1.62 billion in the U.S., and $121.2 million abroad.

1. HOK, St. Louis, Mo.
2. URS Corp., San Francisco, Calif.
3. Gensler, San Francisco, Calif.
4. HKS Inc., Dallas, Texas
5. Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas
6. Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc., Raleigh, N.C.
7. AECOM Technology Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.
8. Perkins+Will, Chicago, Ill.
9. Tetra Tech Inc., Pasadena, Calif.
10. Perkins Eastman, New York, N.Y.
11. Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP, Portland, Ore.
12. Callison, Seattle, Wash.
13. SmithGroup Inc., Detroit, Mich.
14. Hammel Green and Abrahamson Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
15. HDR, Omaha, Neb.
16. Flad Architects, Madison, Wis.
17. The Facility Group, Smyrna, Ga.
18. WSP Group, New York, N.Y.
19. KlingStubbins, Philadelphia, Pa.
20. Langan Eng'g and Environmental Services, Elmwood Park, N.J.
21. Leo A Daly, Omaha, Neb.
22. Cannon Design, Grand Island, N.Y.
23. EwingCole, Philadelphia, Pa.
24. Wallace Roberts & Todd LLC, Philadelphia, Pa.
25. Fentress Architects, Denver, Colo.
26. Vanderweil Engineers, Boston, Mass.
27. The Benham Cos. LLC, Oklahoma City, Okla.
28. Ballinger, Philadelphia, Pa.
29. Cooper Carry, Atlanta, Ga.
30. Black & Veatch, Overland Park, Kan.
31. PageSoutherlandPage, Houston, Texas
32. FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS PC, New York, N.Y.
33. Corgan Associates Inc., Dallas, Texas
34. Tsoi/Kobus & Associates Inc., Cambridge, Mass.
35. Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Chicago, Ill.
36. LS3P Associates Ltd., Charleston, S.C.
37. FKP Architects Inc., Houston, Texas
38. Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, San Diego, Calif.
39. WWCOT, Santa Monica, Calif.
40. Sasaki Associates Inc., Watertown, Mass.
41. Dewberry, Fairfax, Va.
42. Albert Kahn Family of Cos., Detroit, Mich.
43. HMC Architects, Ontario, Calif.
44. MulvannyG2 Architecture, Bellevue, Wash.
45. Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc., Memphis, Tenn.
46. Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. (VHB), Watertown, Mass.
47. EDI Architecture Inc., Houston, Texas
48. Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla.
49. Syska Hennessy Group Inc., New York, N.Y.
50. Burt Hill, Washington, D.C.
51. Walter P Moore, Houston, Texas
52. Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
53. Hanbury Wright Vlattas & Co., Norfolk, Va.
54. RNL, Denver, Colo.
55. WDG Architecture, Washington, D.C.
56. Harley Ellis Devereaux, Southfield, Mich.
57. Good Fulton & Farrell, Dallas, Texas
58. Beatty Harvey & Associates Architects LLP, New York, N.Y.
59. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott Inc., Boston, Mass.
60. Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP, New York, N.Y.
61. Cooper Robertson & Partners, New York, N.Y.
62. Lord Aeck & Sargent, Atlanta, Ga.
63. Psomas, Los Angeles, Calif.
64. ADD Inc., Cambridge, Mass.
65. Buchart-Horn Inc./BASCO Associates, York, Pa.
66. MKK Consulting Engineers Inc., Greenwood Village, Colo.
67. Fanning/Howey Associates Inc., Celina, Ohio
68. RDG Planning & Design, Des Moines, Iowa
69. SHW Group, Plano, Texas
70. The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Glastonbury, Conn.
71. DeStefano and Partners Ltd., Chicago, Ill.
72. Morris Architects, Houston, Texas
73. VOA Associates Inc., Chicago, Ill.
74. Goettsch Partners, Chicago, Ill.
75. H.F. Lenz Co., Johnstown, Pa.
76. BHDP Architecture, Cincinnati, Ohio
77. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Assoc. Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
78. Moseley Architects, Richmond, Va.
79. PGAL, Houston, Texas
80. WATG (Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo), Honolulu, Hawaii
81. HLW International LLP, New York, N.Y.
82. TMAD Taylor & Gaines, Pasadena, Calif.
83. Elkus Manfredi Architects, Boston, Mass.
84. Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Ltd., Albuquerque, N.M.
85. Stantec Inc., Irvine, Calif.
86. Workstage, Grand Rapids, Mich.
87. L. Robert Kimball & Associates Inc., Ebensburg, Pa.
88. Fletcher-Thompson Inc., Shelton, Conn.
89. Lionakis, Sacramento, Calif.
90. Weidlinger Associates, New York, N.Y.
91. Spectrum Engineers Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
92. Bala Consulting Engineers Inc., King of Prussia, Pa.
93. Otak Inc., Lake Oswego, Ore.
94. Austin Industries, Dallas, Texas
95. The Korte Co., Highland, Ill.
96. KKE Architects Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
97. RDK Engineers, Andover, Mass.
98. KJWW Engineering Consultants, Rock Island, Ill.
99. Karlsberger, Columbus, Ohio
100. Ecology & Environment Inc., Lancaster, N.Y.

For more information, including the full ENR article and a PDF with revenue and market data, contact Kathy Malangone at (212) 904-4376 or kathy_malangone@mcgraw-hill.com; or Lisa Jaycox at (212) 512-3272, (718) 964-7404, or lisa_jaycox@mcgraw-hill.com.

ENR provides market analysis and rankings of many construction industry sectors through its "Top Lists," including the frequently referenced "Top 500 Design Firms", "Top 400 Contractors", and "Top 600 Specialty Contractors", among others. Each year, these lists recognize the industry's best firms, contractors, program managers, owners and designers. The most recent 2008 Top 500 Design Firms Sourcebook (http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0271-51336_ITM) ranks design firms and contractors in almost 50 separate market sectors.

About McGraw-Hill Construction

McGraw-Hill Construction connects people, projects and products across the design and construction industry. For more than a century, the Company has remained North America's leading provider of construction project information, plans and specifications, product information, industry news, and industry trends and forecasts. In print and online, the Company offers a variety of tools, applications, and resources that easily integrate with its customers' workflows. Backed by the power of Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record (ENR), GreenSource and 11 regional publications, McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers within the $4.6 trillion global construction community. To learn more, visit www.construction.com.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2007 were $6.8 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.

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Expanded application range and extreme productivity drive business growth

HUDSON, N.H., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Presstek, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRST), the leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, reported that New York-based Advanced Digital Printing has acquired its second Presstek 52DI digital offset press, just seven months after purchasing the first one.

"We saw an opportunity to expand our production of packaging materials to encompass the additional printed materials our customers require," said Elazar Wadler, Chief Information Officer for Advanced Digital Printing. "The larger format size of the 52DI press, combined with its ability to handle heavy stocks and its fast and efficient makeready have allowed us to significantly expand our product offerings and our revenues." Wadler points out that the company has also added conventional die-cutting to facilitate the production of packaging items produced on board stock, applications that can only be produced because of the DI press. Wadler replaced a two-page, four color conventional offset press with his first 52DI. "The 300 lpi print quality is outstanding," he adds. "This capability gives us another feather in our cap as we work with our customers to develop even more applications."

Presstek DI presses are the most efficient means of producing fast turnaround short-run, high quality color on a wide range of substrates. All plates are simultaneously imaged on-press, in precise register, and the press comes up to color quickly; in as few as 20 sheets. This is especially important when using expensive printing stocks. The DI's waterless printing ensures fast drying and reduced water consumption, and its chemistry-free platemaking combined with reduced paper waste also ensures cost effective production and an optimum environmental footprint.

"These presses are extremely reliable and productive," adds Wadler. "We run them 24 hours per day, and have already put six million impressions on our first 52DI, with a million on the second press in the first six weeks. We expect this growth trend to continue as customers seek cost-effective, short run color solutions."

"Advanced Digital Printing is a great example of an enterprising print service provider who is leveraging the full capabilities of the Presstek 52DI press for improved profitability, capability and competitiveness," said Mark Levin, Presstek President of the Americas. "Mr. Wadler discovered a business opportunity and applied the best technology to ensure market leadership and business growth. His acquisition of a second DI press in such a short window validates his smart business decision."

Advanced Digital Printing is also producing short-run flyers, brochures, newsletters and other promotional materials, in addition to its core packaging products, on its two Presstek 52DI presses.

Presstek 52DI: Bridges the Gap

The highly automated Presstek 52DI digital offset press delivers environmentally friendly high quality, short run four-color offset printing, economical in run length quantities as low as 250. Today, Presstek DI presses are the bridge that spans the strategic gap between conventional offset and digital toner-based presses. According to InfoTrends research, the Presstek DI delivers a 50 percent cost savings on average per letter-size page when compared to a high-volume production color digital press and job profitability is 13 percent higher on a DI press when compared to a conventional offset press.

The Presstek 52DI is a 52cm landscape format press with a maximum sheet size of 20.47 x 14.76 inches. This press supports 300 lpi printing, as well as stochastic (FM) screening without incurring additional time or expense, and can handle a wide range of substrates from onion skin to heavy card stock, as well as synthetics.

To See a 52DI Demonstration

To reserve a personal demonstration at Presstek's Digital Power Printing Forums being held throughout North America, please visit www.Presstek.com or call 800-527-0003 x3599. These events offer a unique opportunity for print service providers to see Presstek DI, CTP and workflow solutions in action in a non-tradeshow environment. Upcoming events include:

East Rutherford, New Jersey August 19th to 21st
Seattle, Washington August 26th to 28th
Calgary, Alberta Canada September 2nd to 4th

About Presstek

Presstek, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and marketer of high tech digital imaging solutions to the graphic arts and laser imaging markets. Presstek's patented DI(R), CTP and plate products provide a streamlined workflow in a chemistry-free environment, thereby reducing printing cycle time and lowering production costs. Presstek solutions are designed to make it easier for printers to cost effectively meet increasing customer demand for high-quality, shorter print runs and faster turnaround while providing improved profit margins. Presstek subsidiary, Lasertel, Inc., manufactures semiconductor laser diodes for Presstek's and external customers' applications. For more information visit www.presstek.com, or call 603-595- 7000 or email: info@presstek.com.

DI is a registered trademark of Presstek, Inc.

Contacts
Investor Relations Trade Relations
Kathleen Makrakis Betty LaBaugh
Director of Investor Relations Public Relations Manager
203-485-7534, ext. 1432 603-594-8585, ext. 3441
kmakrakis@presstek.comblabaugh@presstek.com

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Source: Presstek, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Relations, Kathleen Makrakis, Director of Investor
Relations, +1-203-485-7534, ext. 1432, kmakrakis@presstek.com; Trade
Relations, Betty LaBaugh, Public Relations Manager, +1-603-594-8585, ext.
3441, blabaugh@presstek.com, both of Presstek Inc.

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Global Information Technology Awards Foundation Pays Tribute to Individuals and Organizations

SALT LAKE CITY, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ARUP Laboratories, a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, announced today that its Case Study for "ARUP Consult(R), The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection and Interpretation," was selected as a Laureate by the Computerworld Honors Program. ARUP Consult is an online resource which offers health care providers no-cost access to current diagnostic advice regarding test selection and interpretation for more than 1,500 laboratory tests. ARUP Consult is available at http://www.arupconsult.com/ or m.arupconsult.com for mobile users.

"Each year, the Computerworld Honors Program seeks to recognize organizations, from a variety of sectors, for their ongoing efforts to utilize technology in order to benefit society," said Ron Milton, chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation and executive vice president of Computerworld. "We are proud to provide a platform to publicly acknowledge these contributions."

The Computerworld Honors Program unites chairmen and CEOs of the world's foremost information technology companies to recognize the most outstanding user achievements in technology each year. The technology achievements honored by this program are preserved and protected in national archives and in over 350 universities, museums, and research institutions throughout the world.

Each year, members of the Chairmen's Committee, a group of 100 chairman/CEOs of global technology companies, nominate individuals and organizations around the world whose visionary applications of information technology promote positive social and economic progress. These identified organizations are asked to contribute a case study to the program's collection, and the donation of these case studies is celebrated with a formal medal ceremony in June where an accepted case study Laureate from each organization is publicly recognized.

ARUP Laboratories was one of 19 Laureates and three finalists nominated by Sybase, Inc., the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information. According to Ronald L. Weiss, MD, MBA, president and COO of ARUP Laboratories, Sybase(R) M-Business Anywhere(TM) provides mobile content and an application platform to leverage ARUP Consult's sync-and-go and wireless applications.

"We are pleased to be included in this distinguished group of Computerworld Laureates," remarked Weiss. "Because ARUP's primary mission is to improve patient care, we've made ARUP Consult a top priority. This one-of-a-kind tool will enable physicians everywhere to have a positive impact on their local health community."

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (http://www.computerworld.com/), weekly publication, focused conference series, and custom research form the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in 2007 Computerworld's then editor in chief, Don Tennant, received the prestigious Timothy White Award from American Business Media. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over two million unique, monthly visitors and a print audience of 1,222,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2007).

About ARUP Laboratories

ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. With 2,300 employees, ARUP offers in excess of 2,000 tests and test combinations, ranging from routine screening tests to highly esoteric molecular and genetic assays, for patients throughout the country. Rather than competing with its clients for physician office business, ARUP chooses instead to support clients' existing test menus by offering highly complex and unique tests, with accompanying consultative support, to enhance their abilities to provide local and regional laboratory services. ARUP's clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, as well as multihospital groups, major commercial laboratories, group purchasing organizations, military and government facilities, and major clinics. In addition, ARUP is a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development, led by the efforts of the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology(R). Further information on ARUP Laboratories can be found at http://www.aruplab.com/.

About Sybase, Inc.

Sybase is the largest enterprise software and services company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information. With our global solutions, enterprises can extend their information securely and make it useful for people anywhere using any device. The world's most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, and government runs on Sybase. For more information, visit http://www.sybase.com/.

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Source: ARUP Laboratories

CONTACT: Ronald L. Weiss, MD, MBA, President and Chief Operating Officer
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Web site:

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MINNEAPOLIS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- With the boating market facing some of the most difficult economic conditions in recent history, it is of vital importance that boating consumers are directed toward the most stable and professional dealers to buy and service their boats. Thanks to Boating Industry magazine and its soon-to-be-published list of the 2008 Top 100 Dealers, consumers will have access to the best of the best dealers at their fingertips in short order.

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The Top 100 Dealers, a ranking of those marine dealers that are unsurpassed in overall business operations, customer service, marketing and professionalism, has developed a growing reputation not only for celebrating dealer successes, but for aiding the marine dealer community in its efforts to improve. And to help bring the Boating Industry Top 100 to life, Affinity, the magazine's parent company, created the Leadership Alliance -- an elite group of the marine industry's leading suppliers. These companies were invited to participate because they possess as one of their corporate values a true belief in, and commitment to, raising the bar of professionalism across all marine industry sectors, particularly dealers.

"The Boating Industry Top 100 has, in short order, become the most coveted award in the marine market," explained Tammy Galvin, vice president of Affinity Boating Media. "Marine dealers are on the front line with consumers every day, and this is one way we can help provide much needed benchmarking information for all other dealers to measure themselves against."

"While most industry awards are given to those dealers that sell the most boats, our Top 100 program is much more qualitatively focused," said Matt Gruhn, Editor-in-Chief of Boating Industry, "thereby leveling the playing field for all dealers and directing consumers to those dealers that can best deliver on the dream that boat ownership promises."

The 2008 Leadership Alliance members include: BRP U.S. Inc./Evinrude, GE Capital Solutions, BoatTrader com, Volvo Penta, ADP Lightspeed, Honda Marine, Channel Blade Technologies, Manheim Specialty Auctions and the Marine Retailers Association of America.

Boating Industry magazine, along with the Leadership Alliance, will announce the 2008 Top 100 at an invitation-only gala awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Nov. 19, 2008. Meet the 2008 Leadership Alliance:

Boating Industry magazine, a 79-year-old business-to-business publication owned by Affinity Boating Media Group, a subsidiary of Ventura, Calif.-based Affinity Group Inc., is the most authoritative and widely respected magazine serving the marine industry. Visit http://www.boating-industry.com/ to learn more about the Top 100 and view past years' winners.

BRP U.S. Inc./Evinrude, Sturtevant, Wis., combines 100 years of Evinrude experience with 50 years of Ski-Doo snowmobiles, 40 years of Sea-Doo personal watercraft, and nearly 90 years of Rotax engines. Today, its Evinrude E-TEC two-stroke direct injection outboard engines deliver an unmatched boating experience, with more power, better fuel efficiency and less maintenance than any other engine. All this means more of what boaters want most: spending more time on the water to create lasting memories. Visit http://www.evinrude.com/

GE Capital Solutions, Hoffman Estates, Ill., as a recognized leader in the marine industry for more than 30 years, supports its customers with knowledgeable staff, focused on providing outstanding service. Its Commercial Distribution Finance unit creates customized financing programs to help its marine manufacturer and dealer customers grow their businesses. Its array of financing programs and services include inventory finance and seasonal credit lines, pre-owned & pre-sold programs, real estate financing, equipment financing and business credit card. For more information about CDF, call 888/873-8232 or visit http://www.ge.com/cdf

Boat Trader is the buying and selling resource for dealers and consumers in print and online, attracting 19.8 million visitors to its Web site and offering more than 400,000 magazines in 2007 alone. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., BoatTrader.com provides inventory listings to nearly 3,200 watercraft dealers, generating more than 1 million leads each year. With more than 125,000 new and used listings, Boat Trader is the consumer resource for their next boat purchase. For more information, visit: http://www.boattrader.com/

Volvo Penta, Chesapeake, Va., has become the fastest growing marine engine company in the world by constantly developing innovative new products and services. The company, founded in 1907, introduced its first outboard engine in 1922, the first in-line 6-cylinder diesel in 1946, the first sterndrive in 1959, the first duo-prop in 1982 and Electronic Diesel Control in 1995. Then, in 2004 Volvo Penta changed the face of marine propulsion forever with the Volvo Penta Inboard Performance System (IPS), followed by the Volvo Penta IPS Joystick. Today, a total of 91 boat builders producing 130 plus models worldwide incorporate the system. Visit http://www.volvopenta.com/

Backed by the Automatic Data Processing Company, the LightspeedMarine dealer management system features five integrated modules to help dealers run their businesses more effectively and profitably. They allow a dealer to manage transaction data on sales, parts and service departments, organize each department as its own profit center, automatically track assets and liabilities, analyze departmental and overall dealership performance and track accounts payables and receivables as well as handle payroll. For more information, call 800/521-0309 or visit http://www.adplightspeed.com/

Working to change the shape of the marine industry, Honda Marine offered the industry's first full line of four-stroke outboards long before its competitors followed suit. Honda Marine, Alpharetta, Ga., continues to improve its engine line by incorporating technologies from its highly advanced automotive and racing heritage. For example, Honda Marine outboards are based on technology derived from Formula I and Indy cars, racing motorcycles and street vehicles. In addition, many Honda Marine outboards include exclusive technological features found in automobile engines used in the Honda Accord, CR-V, Element and Civic. Visit: http://www.hondamarine.com/

Channel Blade Technologies, Virginia Beach, Va., provides online marketing, lead management and sales education solutions that drive customers from the Web to the showroom, increasing traffic and sales for thousands of manufacturers and dealers in the marine, RV and powersports industries. Channel Blade's Web-based solutions eliminate the need for costly hardware, on-site support and software upgrades while helping marine companies grow their businesses profitably. For more information, call (877) CH-BLADE, e-mail marketing@channelblade.com, or visit http://www.channelblade.com/

Manheim Specialty Auctions, a division of 60-plus-year-old auction provider Manheim, offers auctions with sales dedicated to boats, RVs, motorcycles, recreational vehicles and powersport vehicles at 20 locations in North America. Benefits for dealers who participate in the auction process include a critical mass of buyers and sellers, credible pricing, market liquidity, affordable participation and technology applications. Customers can take advantage of on-site and online bidding using a variety of technologies such as Manheim Simulcast, which allows dealers to participate in live auctions online. Visit http://www.manheim.com/.

The Marine Retailers Association of America is the leading not-for-profit organization aimed at promoting the recreational marine industry and the welfare of the marine retailer. The association raises the standards of retailing within the industry, provides its members a common source of information concerning all aspects of marine retailing and serves as the voice within the industry and in Washington regarding issues concerning marine dealers nationwide. Visit: http://www.mraa.com/.

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CONTACT: Matt Gruhn of Boating Industry, +1-763-383-4448,
Mgruhn@affinitygroup.com

Web site:

http://www.boating-industry.com/
http://www.evinrude.com/
http://www.ge.com/cdf
http://www.boattrader.com/
http://www.volvopenta.com/
http://www.adplightspeed.com/
http://www.hondamarine.com/
http://www.channelblade.com/
http://www.manheim.com/
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LONDON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Following on from the success of kbb Birmingham, CMPi is now gearing up to deliver an upscale, design-led kitchen, bedroom and bathroom exhibition to the heart of the nation's capital in 2009.

"kbb London at Earls Court will be the right exhibition, in the right place and at the right time for architects, developers and higher-end specialist retailers," said Event Director Paul Sweeney. "There's has been a lot of negative reporting on the property market recently, but by next year the position will be much clearer, and kbb industry professionals will be keen to find out how they can deliver the maximum 'wow factor' for their clients.

"Clearly this is where our track record as the exhibition company responsible for the market-leading the kbb trade show is so important. We will put our unrivalled experience to work in delivering a business-focussed exhibition for the mid-to-upper sector of the market."

The organisers of kbb London are determined to present a show with a uniformly high standard of exhibitor. All those wishing to take stand space at kbb London in 2009 will be carefully selected prior to a booking being accepted and on-site checks will take place during the build up and during the exhibition itself to make sure high standards are maintained throughout the show.

"We are asking busy, professional people to put a visit to kbb London in their schedules for 17-19 May 2009," added Paul Sweeney. "We owe it to them to deliver a first class event."

Companies wishing to be considered as exhibitors for kbb London should contact the Sales Manager for kbb London 2009, Casey Quinlan on cquinlan@cmpi.biz, to receive an online booking and selection form.

Editors Notes

CMPi operates internationally to provide creative media solutions to more than 20 professional markets such as the construction, architecture, commercial property, licensed trade, travel, agriculture and pharmaceutical ingredient industries.

CMPi's products include magazines, exhibitions, conferences, awards, information products and websites. Amongst them are industry leading publications such as Building, Travel Trade Gazette, The Publican, Farmers Guardian and Property Week and pre-eminent and well-established events including CPhI, The Interiors Event and IFSEC.

CMPi's magazines reach over 700,000 readers directly through subscription and controlled circulation. Each year, over 400,000 business professionals and marketers visit its exhibitions. CMPi has operations in 15 countries and customers in 110.

CMPi has approximately 1,200 employees in the UK, US, Asia, Europe, India and South America and in 2007 generated 192.2m pounds Sterling in revenue.

Source: kbb London

CONTACT: Sam Fisher, +44-20-7921-8089, sfisher@cmpi.biz

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WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Democratic National Committee today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in D.C. to compel the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate John McCain's decision to unilaterally withdraw from the FEC's matching funds program despite using the program to financially benefit his campaign -- just one of many McCain campaign improprieties. To view a copy of the DNC's lawsuit, please visit: http://www.democrats.org/page/-/pdf/DNCFECMcCain_062408.pdf.

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John McCain talks about setting a new standard for "transparency and accountability" yet when it comes to his campaign, he doesn't seem to think the rules apply to him. First, he used taxpayer dollars to secure a loan to keep his campaign afloat in the primary, a move that's clearly against the law. Then the Wall Street Journal reported that McCain refused to pay for his campaign's use of a corporate jet - again against the law - and last week, his trip to Canada came under question for possible violations of federal law.

"Whether it's using a taxpayer funded loan to keep his campaign afloat, refusing to reimburse for his campaign's use of a corporate jet, or violating federal laws on a foreign campaign trip, John McCain has shown an increasingly troubling pattern of impropriety," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. "John McCain tries to brand himself as a reformer but how can the American people believe he'll change Washington when it's clear he thinks the rules apply to everyone but him? We had enough of that with the Bush Administration. We don't need it again with John McCain."

In order to receive matching funds, John McCain signed a binding agreement with the FEC to accept spending limits and to abide by the conditions of receiving those funds. The FEC requires that any request to withdraw from the agreement must be granted by the FEC. FEC Chairman David Mason made this clear in a letter to McCain advising him that the law requires the FEC to approve his request to withdraw from his contract - a move McCain ignored and cost Mason his job.

According to past Commission rulings, the McCain campaign would not be allowed to withdraw from matching funds because it already violated a key condition for being let out of the program - pledging matching funds as collateral for a private loan. McCain obtained a $4 million line of credit -- drew $2,971,697 from it - and documents make clear that the promise of public financing was used to secure his loan.

On February 25, 2008, the DNC filed a complaint with the FEC calling on the Commission to investigate whether the McCain campaign is breaking the law by ignoring spending limits in the primary. The FEC has failed to act within 120 days, so the DNC is now asking the court to require the Commission to act on the original administrative complaint. Now that it appears that the Senate is on track to approve the needed FEC nominations, the DNC is also making clear that this should be on the top of the FEC's agenda.

A Troubling Pattern of Improprieties

First, McCain Illegally Used Taxpayer Dollars to Keep Campaign Afloat...

FEC Did Not Grant McCain Permission To Withdraw From Public Financing System in the Primary. According to the Washington Post, "The nation's top federal election official told Sen. John McCain yesterday that he cannot immediately withdraw from the presidential public financing system as he had requested, a decision that threatens to dramatically restrict his spending until the general election campaign begins in the fall... Mason notified McCain that the commission had not granted his Feb. 6 request to withdraw from the presidential public financing system." [Washington Post, 2/22/08]

FEC Raised Questions About A Loan the McCain Campaign Received. According to the Associated Press, "The government's top campaign finance regulator says John McCain can't drop out of the primary election's public financing system until he answers questions about a loan he obtained to kickstart his once faltering presidential campaign... Federal Election Commission Chairman David Mason, in a letter to McCain this week, said the all-but-certain Republican nominee needs to assure the commission that he did not use the promise of public money to help secure a $4 million line of credit he obtained in November." [AP/MSNBC, 2/21/08]

Then, McCain Refused to Reimburse for Use Of Corporate Jet...

Wall Street Journal: McCain Campaign Fails to Reimburse For Up To Four Campaign Flights. "She used the jet on several trips last year that included campaign-related activity but never got campaign reimbursement, according to flight-tracking records and campaign-finance reports verified by the McCain campaign. At the New York fund-raiser, she spoke on stage, warming up the audience for her husband. If the campaign had paid for Mrs. McCain's trip to New York and three others that appear to have included some campaign work, it would likely have cost a total of about $15,000, the equivalent of first-class fare for the trips combined." [Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB121374837867082729-lMyQjAxMDI4MTEzNzcxN Dc4Wj.html_), 6/18/08]

Republican Expert: McCain Should Have Paid for the Flights. "Jan Baran, a Republican campaign lawyer, said the campaign should have paid. 'I don't know why they want to fight it,' he said. 'The chutzpah is not that they're not paying for this trip, it's that they're using a corporate airplane at a highly discounted rate.'" [Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB121374837867082729-lMyQjAxMDI4MTEzNzcxN Dc4Wj.html_), 6/18/08]

New York Times: McCain Used Unresolved Loophole in His Own Reform Law to Get Discounted Flights. "Mr. McCain's campaign paid a total of $241,149 for the use of that plane from last August through February, records show. That amount is approximately the cost of chartering a similar jet for a month or two, according to industry estimates. The senator was able to fly so inexpensively because the law specifically exempts aircraft owned by a candidate or his family or by a privately held company they control. The Federal Election Commission adopted rules in December to close the loophole -- rules that would have required substantial payments by candidates using family-owned planes -- but the agency soon lost the requisite number of commissioners needed to complete the rule making. Because that exemption remains, Mr. McCain's campaign was able to use his wife's corporate plane like a charter jet while paying first-class rates, several campaign finance experts said. Several of those experts, however, added that his campaign's actions, while keeping with the letter of law, did not reflect its spirit." [New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/us/politics/27plane.html?_r=1&oref=slogin%5 d_in%5d_), 4/27/08]

And Then More Legal, Ethical Problems Questioned in Canada...

Ambassador's Role in Organizing McCain Campaign Event Possible Hatch Act Violation. According to the Sun: "Wilkins had been contacted by the McCain campaign about a Canadian visit, and the ambassador wanted to know if some of d'Aquino's group of corporate chief executives might be interested in meeting the Republican presidential candidate. Almost instantly, d'Aquino jumped at the opportunity." The Hatch Act circumscribes political activity for government employees. According to the American Foreign Service Association Web site, the State Department's ethics office prohibits fundraising activities for its presidential appointees. The Web site for the association prints Cable No. 035610, the guidelines from the ethics division of the Department of State Legal Adviser's Office. "In particular, you may not sell tickets for or otherwise promote fundraising activities such as political dinners for a partisan candidate or political committee," the cable says. It adds that the rules are for anyone "on duty," and that "the legislative history suggests that ambassadors may be considered to be on duty twenty-four hours a day while they are at post." ["The Trail," WashingtonPost.com, 6/19/08]

McCain Campaign Claims Trip Wasn't Political Yet McCain "In a Cross-Border Political Attack" Criticized Barack Obama's Opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement. "In a cross-border political attack, John McCain said Friday that Barack Obama's opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement is 'nothing more than retreating behind protectionist walls.' The Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting said that if he wins the White House, the United States will "honor its international commitments." [AP (http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/06/21/20080621mccain0621.html_), 6/21/08]

McCain Campaign Paid for the Trip to Canada, Used the Campaign Jet and Campaign Aides Staffed the Trip. According to the Washington Post, "one of McCain's top political advisers, Charles Black, watched him from a few feet away. Also from the Post, "A McCain spokesman said that while the campaign pays travel costs for the trip, the luncheon, held by the Economic Club of Canada, is not a fundraiser and not a campaign event. He said the $100-per-person ticket price for the event is to cover the cost of the lunch and will not benefit the campaign. ["The Trail," http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thetrail/2008/06/20/mccain_defends_nafta_in_can ada.html)_ WashingtonPost.com, 6/20/08]

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SAN MATEO, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- LFP, the owner of the HUSTLER trademarks, and CafePress, the leader in user-generated commerce announced the amicable resolution of a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Federal Court. LFP alleged that the use of the word "hustler" and other similar words and phrases in images created by users of the CafePress service infringed upon LFP's trademarks.

In the interest of building a positive relationship with LFP that can benefit its users, CafePress has agreed to remove certain user-generated content from its website. This resolution is a great example of a large rights holder and an internet service provider reaching a non-monetary compromise that balances the rights of a trademark holder with the fair use rights of the users.

LFP filed the lawsuit last year after discovering that users of the CafePress service had created and uploaded images utilizing the word "hustler," which could have been printed on various types of products, without authorization from LFP. The CafePress platform enables users to upload user-generated content. Users can monetize that content by customizing products, such as T-shirts, stickers, pillows, posters and more, with their content and offer their products for sale.

Moving forward, LFP and CafePress intend to work together to avoid litigating disputes arising from user-generated content and instead work together to find reasonable approaches to addressing arguably objectionable content. This in turn allows for a positive educational process for creators of user generated content while maintaining protection for permissible fair and non-trademark uses.

About CafePress

CafePress is the leader in User-Generated Commerce and offers sellers turnkey e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products, and offers buyers unique merchandise across virtually every topic. Launched in 1999, CafePress has empowered individuals, organizations and businesses to create, buy and sell customized merchandise online using the company's unique print-on-demand and e-commerce services. Today, CafePress is a growing network of over 6.5 million members who have unleashed their creativity to transform their artwork and ideas into unique gifts and new revenue streams. Visit CafePress at http://www.cafepress.com/.

Media Contact
Marc Cowlin
Sara Doepke
650.655.3039
pr@cafepress.com

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Source: CafePress

CONTACT: Marc Cowlin or Sara Doepke, +1-650-655-3039, pr@cafepress.com,
both of CafePress

Web site:

http://www.cafepress.com/

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Jerry Weichman -- a popular Newport Beach based teen psychologist, parenting expert and motivational speaker -- today announced the publication of How to Deal, his first book for young adults. The book, which was pre-ordered by various school administrators throughout Orange County, follows Dr. Weichman through his personal struggles while giving readers practical tools and advice for dealing with the challenges of being a teenager today.

"Sex, drugs and alcohol, stress, social drama and extraordinary academic pressure -- being a teenager is harder than ever. Teens today are facing adult pressures and issues on a daily basis. Especially with access to the Internet, cell phones and two-ways, teens are exposed to -- and are expected to keep up with -- a constant stream of adult information," said Jerry Weichman, Ph.D., author of How to Deal. "As teens struggle to define who they are, they often demand the freedom and responsibility of being an adult, when they really need and crave structure. The frustration of being caught between childhood and adulthood causes many teens to act out by rebelling against parents, teachers and other adults in their lives. The goal of How to Deal is to give teens a fresh perspective and arm them with the practical tools they need to make it through high school and become healthy, happy adults."

Dr. Weichman's vibrant personality and his ability to speak to teens in their own language are largely responsible for his effectiveness, popularity and the cult-like following he has gathered since opening a private practice in Newport Beach during 2005. Dr. Weichman is expected to release a parenting companion book to How to Deal in late 2008.

About Dr. Jerry Weichman

A practicing clinical psychologist based in Newport Beach, California, Dr. Weichman has dedicated his career to connecting with teens and helping them develop interpersonal, intrapersonal and academic skills that will help them prepare for their adult lives. Dr. Weichman's personal style, insight and "Tool Belt" presentation have been wildly popular at Junior High and High Schools all over Los Angeles and Orange County as well as at numerous parenting and educator conferences. For more information about Dr. Jerry Weichman, or to order a copy of "How to Deal" visit: http://drjerryweichman.com/index.html or http://www.lulu.com/content/2477913.

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FCMN Contact:

Source: Dr. Jerry Weichman

CONTACT: Lissa Burt, +1-310-740-5819, lissaburt02@yahoo.com

Web site:

http://drjerryweichman.com/index.html

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- Seattle, WA Has The Greenest Drivers -

- Arlington, TX Is Full Of Fossil 'Fools' -

NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle, Washington drivers top the list of the greenest commuters in America according to MEN'S HEALTH magazine which ranks 100 major cities in the new July/August issue, hitting newsstands June 24th. To uncover the best emission-minimizers and the worst gas-guzzling offenders, the magazine tabulated data on gas consumption, measured miles racked up annually, checked air quality (ozone and particle pollutants), logged vehicle efficiency (that is, their size, age, and frequency of tuneups), and incorporated mass-transit quality and usage. By tapping into the National Transit Database, the American Lung Association, the Texas Transportation, the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M, SimplyMap, and the Energy Information Administration, MEN'S HEALTH has the list of cities that are driving us to extinction and those who are reducing their carbon footprint.

Other cities that are home to eco-friendly drivers: Burlington, VT (2), Portland, OR (3), Madison, WI (4), Fargo, ND (5), Rochester, NY (6), Minneapolis, MN (7), Spokane, WA (8), and San Francisco, CA (9).

Cities that garnered an "F" for having the worst "green" driving record include Arlington, TX (100), Yonkers, NY (99), El Paso, TX (98(, Riverside, CA (97), Birmingham, AL (96), Fort Worth, TX (95), and San Antonio, TX (94).

The following is the complete list cited in the JULY/AUGUST issue of MEN'S HEALTH and on www.menshealth.com.

From "Greenest" drivers to Fossil "fools"

1. Seattle, WA A+
2. Burlington, VT A+
3. Portland, OR A+
4. Madison, WI A
5. Fargo, ND A
6. Rochester, NY A
7. Minneapolis, MN A-
8. Spokane, WA A-
9. San Francisco, CA A-
10. Norfolk, VA A-
11. Boston, MA A-
12. Oakland, CA A-
13. Buffalo, NY A-
14. Miami, FL B+
15. Tucson, AZ B+
16. Orlando, FL B
17. Bangor, ME B
18. Anchorage, AK B
19. Newark, NJ B
20. Lexington, KY B
21. Jersey City, NJ B
22. Hartford, CT B
23. Fremont, CA B
24. Denver, CO B
25. Pittsburgh, PA B
26. Cleveland, OH B
27. Honolulu, HI B
28. Lincoln, NE B-
29. Richmond, VA B-
30. Aurora, CO B-
31. Durham, NC B-
32. Lubbock, TX B-
33. Des Moines, IA B-
34. Corpus Christi, TX B-
35. Salt Lake City, UT B-
36. Boise, ID B-
37. Sioux Falls, SD C+
38. Greensboro, NC C+
39. Providence, RI C+
40. Washington, DC C+
41. Tampa, FL C+
42. Baltimore, MD C+
43. Austin, TX C+
44. Wichita, KS C+
45. New York, NY C+
46. St. Louis, MO C+
47. Kansas City, MO C+
48. Philadelphia, PA C+
49. Milwaukee, WI C
50. Jacksonville, FL C
51. Chicago, IL C
52. Baton Rouge, LA C
53. St. Paul, MN C
54. Columbia, SC C
55. Las Vegas, NV C
56. Raleigh, NC C
57. San Jose, CA C
58. Jackson, MS C-
59. St. Petersburg, FL C-
60. Phoenix, AZ C-
61. San Diego, CA C-
62. Atlanta, GA C-
63. Colorado Springs, CO C-
64. Cincinnati, OH C-
65. Sacramento, CA C-
66. Little Rock, AR C-
67. Dallas, TX C-
68. Albuquerque, NM C-
69. Fort Wayne, IN C-
70. Oklahoma City, OK C-
71. Omaha, NE C-
72. Billings, MT C-
73. Cheyenne, WY C-
74. Grand Rapids, MI C-
75. Bakersfield, CA D+
76. Modesto, CA D+
77. Wilmington, DE D+
78. Nashville, TN D+
79. Montgomery, AL D+
80. Memphis, MN D+
81. Columbus, OH D+
82. Detroit, MI D+
83. Anaheim, CA D+
84. Los Angeles, CA D+
85. Louisville, KY D+
86. Houston, TX D+
87. Manchester, NH D+
88. Toledo, OH D+
89. Charleston, WV D
90. Charlotte, SC D
91. Fresno, CA D
92. Tulsa, OK D
93. Indianapolis, IN D-
94. San Antonio, TX F
95. Fort Worth, TX F
96. Birmingham, AL F
97. Riverside, CA F
98. El Paso, TX F
99. Yonkers, NY F
100. Arlington, TX F

Source: MEN'S HEALTH Magazine

CONTACT: Allison Falkenberry, +1-212-573-0524,
Allison.Falkenberry@Rodale.com; or Meghan Holston, +1-212-382-4450,
Meghan.Holston@coburnww.com, both for MEN'S HEALTH Magazine

Web site:

http://www.menshealth.com/

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Industry leaders Rough Guides and Greenspun Media Group launch portfolios globally; select Zinio to help shape their digital marketing path

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Zinio (http://www.zinio.com/), the leading online publishing, distribution and retail services company, announces the launch of digital editions for Rough Guides travel guides and a selection of titles from Greenspun Media Group (GMG) and its luxury publication division, Niche Media. Both the travel guides and destination magazines will be available through Zinio and its online/offline digital reader. This effort marks the first global enablement of such comprehensive titles supporting the travel and leisure destination industry.

"As people continue to migrate to the online world to research and make travel plans, Zinio is proud to provide travelers the ability to engage with such high definition, digital versions of the Rough Guides or Greenspun Media Group and Niche Media titles. Now, travelers have these great elements for their upcoming destination at their fingertips," said Rich Maggiotto, CEO Zinio.

"As a travel content provider, we like to engage with Rough Guide readers across a number of different platforms and we're really pleased to be working with Zinio on this," said Liz Statham, marketing director with Rough Guides. Rough Guides destinations include Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, London, Madrid, New York City, Paris and Rome.

For travelers and locals, Zinio is in the process of releasing the entire portfolio of Greenspun titles including: In Business Las Vegas, Las Vegas Home & Design, Las Vegas Magazine (LVM), Las Vegas Weekly, Vegas2Go and VegasGolfer. Niche Media titles currently available include: Atlanta Peach, Ocean Drive, Ocean Drive Espanol and VEGAS Magazine with additional titles to follow over the next few months.

"Whether in the tourism, local community, or luxury sectors, our publications deliver the best of culture, fashion, entertainment, nightlife and more in each of the markets they serve," said Kris Donnelly, vice president of circulation for Greenspun Media Group. "With Zinio, our readers can now access these indispensable titles anytime, anywhere in the world."

"The addition of Greenspun Media Group and Niche Media titles marks another key initiative in the evolution of the publishing industry. Now, travelers don't need to wait to get to the hotel to access the plethora of treasures kept within the covers of these most beneficial magazines," said Jeanniey Mullen, CMO and EVP for Zinio.

The Rough Guides e-guides, Greenspun titles and Niche Media titles are available immediately on the Zinio global newsstand at http://www.zinio.com/.

About Rough Guides

Rough Guides is a leading publisher of travel information with over 300 travel guides, maps and phrasebooks. An award-winning CoolBrand, passionate for telling it like it is, Rough Guides are respected for their accurate, up- to-date content and informed, contemporary writing. Rough Guides also produce guides to subjects as diverse as Climate Change and the iPhone, and publish downloadable travel podcasts, podscrolls, e-guides and digital maps. Rough Guide travel content is also available on mobile phones in Europe with Motorola and Samsung. For more information visit http://www.roughguides.com/ and do as Rough Guides do: Make the most of your time on earth.

About Greenspun Media Group

Greenspun Media Group (GMG) is managed by The Greenspun Corporation with headquarters in Henderson, Nev. Its primary businesses include the newspaper and magazine publications, In Business Las Vegas, Las Vegas Home & Design, Las Vegas Magazine (LVM), Las Vegas Life, Las Vegas Weekly, Home News Community Newspapers of Nevada, Ralston Flash, Vegas2Go and VegasGolfer. GMG is also the parent company of Niche Media Holdings LLC, publishers of luxury magazines, which include: Art Basel Miami Beach, Aspen Peak, Atlanta Peach, Bal Harbour, Boston Common, Capitol File, Florida Inside Out, Gotham, Hamptons, Los Angeles Confidential, Michigan Ave, Ocean Drive, Ocean Drive Espanol, Philadelphia Style, Style the magazine of the Venetian and Palazzo resorts, Trump, Vegas and Wynn. GMG is owned by the Greenspun family, which also publishes the Las Vegas Sun daily newspaper, owns the Web sites VEGAS.com and LasVegas.com; Vegas TV, KTUD TV 14, Las Vegas' number one independent TV station and Las Vegas ONE, a partnership with KLAS TV-8 and Cox Communications on an all-news cable channel.

About Zinio LLC

Zinio is the global leader for digital publishing products and services. Zinio provides publishers with new circulation and revenue growth opportunities through its comprehensive offerings from marketing programs that include customer acquisition, retention and cross-promotion to seamless production services, a robust e-commerce engine and extensive digital delivery, circulation and fulfillment services. Major publishing partners include, Bonnier, Hearst, IDG, Gruner + Jahr, Hachette Filipacchi, IPC Media, Mariah Media, McGraw-Hill, The National Magazine Company, Playboy Enterprises, Source Interlink, Rogers Publishing and Ziff Davis. Zinio has offices in San Francisco and New York with several franchisees worldwide. For more information, or to purchase any of the digital magazine-specific titles offered by Zinio, please visit http://www.zinio.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Zinio LLC

CONTACT: Laura Ciekot of Allison & Partners, +1-415-277-4934,
Zinio@allisonpr.com, for Zinio LLC

Web site:

http://www.zinio.com/

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Five Economic Blogs Will Focus on Leading Financial Topic and Regional Areas

NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- RGE Monitor (RGE), a global economic and financial analysis firm founded by world-renowned economist Dr. Nouriel Roubini, today announced the launch of five new EconoMonitors, focused on Global Macro, Asia, Finance & Markets, Emerging Markets and the U.S. The sites, which build on the success of the existing EconoMonitors, strive to foster debate and discussion on the leading economic issues.

The EconoMonitors, which complement the analysis and research of RGE's unparalleled team of analysts, encourage open discussion about essential economic and financial issues impacting countries and the global economy as a whole. Leading experts will regularly contribute their views on the sites, where RGE's readers can freely post comments on these writings, encouraging a free exchange of ideas and a sense of community.

"The new EconoMonitors cover the range of macroeconomic and financial issues that are driving today's economy," said Nouriel Roubini, Chairman of RGE Monitor. "We are providing insights that resonate with investors and impact markets, and we are looking forward to opening the dialogue and debate."

To discover these insights and contribute perspectives, please visit:

Global Macro EconoMonitor - www.rgemonitor.com/globalmacro-monitor

Asia EconoMonitor - www.rgemonitor.com/asia-monitor

Finance & Markets EconoMonitor - www.rgemonitor.com/financemarkets-monitor

Emerging Markets EconoMonitor - www.rgemonitor.com/emergingmarkets-monitor

U.S. EconoMonitor - www.rgemonitor.com/us-monitor

About RGE Monitor

Based in New York, RGE Monitor was founded by Nouriel Roubini, former senior advisor to the U.S. Treasury and the IMF, and a professor at NYU's Stern Business School. RGE's team of economic experts deliver ahead-of-the-curve financial insights by defining key economic and strategic issues, then aggregating the best writings on all sides for an at-a-glance understanding of essential global market drivers. This intelligence, combined with our exclusive research, is delivered through a powerful website that was named one of the world's best by The Economist, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. For more information, please visit www.rgemonitor.com.

CONTACT: Neil Ripley/Kathleen Corless
Dukas Public Relations
(212) 704-7385
neil@dukaspr.comkathleen@dukaspr.com

Source: RGE Monitor

CONTACT: Neil Ripley, neil@dukaspr.com, or Kathleen Corless,
kathleen@dukaspr.com, both of Dukas Public Relations, +1-212-704-7385, for RGE
Monitor

Web site:

http://www.rgemonitor.com/

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NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Deven Sharma, President of Standard & Poor's, today called for a globally coordinated approach to the oversight of credit rating agencies, in order to ensure consistency for investors and issuers operating in international markets.

Mr. Sharma, who was speaking in London at the 2008 S&P European Insurance Symposium, said:

"We must focus on preserving a consistent approach across borders. A coordinated response from policymakers and a common approach to overseeing ratings firms -- along the lines proposed by the European Union's ECOFIN, the Financial Stability Forum and IOSCO -- would be in the best interests of international users of ratings.

"We welcome any initiative that works in the interests of the market as a whole, preserves the independence and global consistency of ratings opinions and rating methodologies, and avoids unintended disruption, costs and inefficiencies for investors, issuers and other users of ratings."

To that end, he added, any regulatory initiative in Europe should therefore:

-- focus on the integrity and transparency of the rating process

-- not seek to determine the content of ratings and methodologies, or become involved in reviewing individual ratings, as that would risk limiting market innovation, call into question the independence of ratings, and potentially create moral hazard as overseers may be perceived to endorse ratings opinions.

Mr. Sharma said much good work has already been done, particularly by the EU's ECOFIN, by the Financial Stability Forum on behalf of the G8 and by IOSCO representing global securities regulators, in developing a coordinated approach globally to restoring confidence in capital markets.

He added that it is critical that this effort continues and that we see a considered and consistent response by authorities around the world to recent events. Investments and capital flows are more global than ever -- and this trend will only accelerate -- so investors need common measures of assessing risk across the world's various markets.

"The global market will be best served by a consistent international approach to enhancing transparency, including a common framework for addressing credit ratings. Consistency of approach is vital for cross-border investors and other global credit providers. It supports their ability to assess credit risk on a like-for-like basis across markets, sectors and asset classes. And it helps issuers in local markets raise capital and compete internationally on an even basis with their global peers. To accomplish this will require greater dialogue among all market participants, policymakers and regulators.

"We look forward to contributing, along with other market participants, to appropriate market consultation on the details and practicalities of any new supervisory framework in Europe. Our aim is to arrive at a solution that serves the global capital markets well and the billions who benefit from them."

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 23 countries and markets, 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/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Standard & Poor's

CONTACT: Ed Sweeney
Standard & Poor's
+1-212-438-6634
Edward_Sweeney@standardandpoors.com

Web site:

http://www.standardandpoors.com/

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Solution provides real-time data, reduces costs, and improves inventory management while delivering A+ consumer experience

CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarity Consulting Inc. today announced the full deployment of the new CourseTracks(TM) course materials management system for Follett Higher Education Group, part of Follett Corporation -- the country's largest provider of educational tools and services and the industry's premier wholesale book distributor.

CourseTracks is a unique solution that redefines the bookstore experience from the inside out: delivering cost savings and improved productivity while simultaneously enhancing the consumer experience at more than 800 college bookstores operated by the Follett Higher Education Group.

Working with Follett's business and technology teams, Clarity built CourseTracks to support a diverse range of new and existing bookstore management functions including inventory tracking, ordering, and receiving, in-store book buyback, and data and system connectivity. Leveraging Microsoft technologies including Visual Studio .NET, SQL Server, Crystal Reports and a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Course Tracks' framework and infrastructure integrates seamlessly with Follett's existing platforms to create a centralized information system connecting Follett's stores and Home Office.

"Follett is singularly focused on helping our customers realize the full potential of higher education, and leveraging cutting-edge technology is a critical part of the equation," said Doug Thompson, Sr. Vice President, Information Technology, Follett Higher Education Group. "Working with Clarity Consulting, we've been able to create solutions I am confident will drive business and brand benefits as well as core productivity and cost savings. Collaborating with Clarity on CourseTracks has been a phenomenal experience. Their process and professionalism has allowed us to consider and, where appropriate, redefine the bookstore experience."

In-store, CourseTracks uses a SmartClient model to help employees track and synchronize data such as campus course offerings and associated textbook needs, textbook inventory levels, purchase orders, receiving information, and student buyback transactions. The system automates many functions, which gives employees more time to spend on the sales floor focusing on customer service. In addition, the in-store application features a more intuitive, icon-based user interface that helps reduce training time for new employees.

At the home office, CourseTracks provides greater visibility and control. The customized store-to-office architecture allows Follett to maintain "perpetual inventory mode" -- processing up to 2.8 million records on an average day and providing up-to-the-minute information on which books are in-stock or out, where they're located, and what's "hot" vs. not. All of which helps improve management efficiency, pricing, and trending insight, which in turn saves time and money.

And for Follett's customers -- predominantly college students -- the CourseTracks solution makes it easier to find what they're looking for, faster.

"Clarity believes there is a huge opportunity for retailers to not only improve operations but differentiate their brand through smart technology," said Don Peterson, Principal, Clarity Consulting. "Savvy partners like Follett have recognized this early and we're thrilled to have supported them in the creation of CourseTracks. We believe CourseTracks is a great example of the value of custom software as a practical and strategic business tool."

About Clarity Consulting Inc.

Clarity Consulting Inc. designs, develops, and implements custom software solutions to help clients achieve their unique visions and drive business results. Clarity's versatile and talented consulting teams specialize in experience design, application development, business intelligence, legacy integration and e-commerce websites for a range of clients, from retail and manufacturing industries to financial institutions. Clarity Consulting Inc. is based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. For more information about our company, our people, and our solutions, please visit http://www.claritycon.com/.

About Follett Higher Education Group

Follett Higher Education Group of Oak Brook, IL, is the leading provider of bookstore services and the foremost supplier of used books in North America. Follett services four million students and over 375,000 faculty through more than 800 stores. Follett also services more than 1,600 independent campus stores with its wholesale services, and has the most visited e-commerce collegiate Web site, efollett.com, that provides services and products through a network of more than 900 campus stores. For additional information about Follett, please visit http://www.fheg.follett.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Clarity Consulting Inc.

CONTACT: Sharen Santoski of Signal Rock Communications, +1-847-312-0806,
Sharen@Signalrockcomm.com, for Clarity Consulting Inc.

Web site:

http://www.claritycon.com/
http://www.fheg.follett.com/

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alli celebrates its one-year anniversary with a donation to Dress for Success Worldwide

PITTSBURGH, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of helping more than four million people get a new lease on life, alli(R) is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a $75,000 donation to Dress for Success Worldwide. The announcement was made today at a press event in New York.

(Logo:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071219/NYW026LOGO-c )

Dress for Success Worldwide (DFS) is an international, non-profit organization that provides disadvantaged women with professional clothing, career development tools and a network of support to help them thrive in work and life. Monies donated to DFS on behalf of the partnership will support the Dress for Success Professional Women's Group, which addresses health and wellness topics among others.

"In the same way that alli helps people lose weight and increase their self-esteem, Dress for Success empowers women to change their lives for the better," said Joi Gordon, chief executive officer of Dress for Success Worldwide. "We are pleased and proud to be working together to bring much-needed nutritional counseling to our clients."

In addition to the cash donation, female alli users are urged to donate their nearly new, plus-sized (size 14 and above) business attire to Dress for Success and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare. Also, because the organization needs more than donated clothing, GSK Consumer Healthcare is asking alli users to donate time and resources to their local Dress for Success affiliate.

"Looking good and feeling good go hand-in-hand, and that's why alli is supporting Dress for Success with a financial donation, clothing donation and volunteers," said Karen Scollick, vice president Weight Control at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. "We can't think of a better way to celebrate alli users and the product's anniversary than by helping others."

Release of a New Book As a part of the alli anniversary celebration, a new book titled "We Lost It," dedicated to telling the real-life stories of people who have lost weight on the alli program, how they did it, what they've learned and how it has impacted their life was unveiled.

"I started alli a year ago. I was 186 pounds and during my physical exam, my doctor strongly advised me to lose weight or I would be heading for potentially serious health issues," said Connie DeGiorgis of Flushing, Mich., whose story is featured in "We Lost It." "So, I bought the alli starter pack, registered on myalliplan.com and started to learn to make healthy food choices and keep a food diary. After six months, I'm down to 132 pounds."

"Little Black Dress" Showcase

In celebration of their success, several alli users featured in the book will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have a "little black dress" designed for them by Laura Bennett and Mychael Knight, both former Project Runway finalists. A featured male alli user will be styled by event emcee, Emmy award-winner Jai Rodriguez, formerly of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and currently seen on the Style Network's Ultimate Style.

"I didn't think I could feel any better since I lost 26 pounds with alli, but this dress takes me over the top," said Mary E. Davis. "I'm thrilled to share my story with others who may need that extra bit of encouragement to help them get on the right track and lose weight."

For more information on how to join the millions who have lost weight with alli and to help others get a new lease on life by donating to Dress for Success, log on to www.allimillions.com.

About Dress for Success Worldwide

Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to more than 85 cities in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the UK. To date, Dress for Success has helped more than 400,000 women work towards self-sufficiency. Visit www.dressforsuccess.org to learn more.

About alli

alli is the only FDA-approved weight-loss product available to overweight adults, 18 years or older, without a prescription. It combines a clinically- proven product with a comprehensive individualized action plan. The alli program encourages modest, gradual weight loss, known by experts as the best way to lose weight. alli (60 mg orlistat capsules) is safe and effective when used as directed.

About GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

GSK Consumer Healthcare is one of the world's largest over-the-counter consumer healthcare products companies. Its more than 30 well-known brands include the leading smoking cessation products, Nicorette(R), NicoDerm(R) CQ and Commit(R) as well as many medicine cabinet staples, including Abreva(R), Aquafresh(R), Sensodyne,(R) Tums(R) and Breathe Right(R).

About GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline -- one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies -- is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. For company information visit: http://www.gsk.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Web site:

http://www.allimillions.com

http://www.myalliplan.com

http://www.gsk.com

http://www.dressforsuccess.org

Photo:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071219/NYW026LOGO-c
Source: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

CONTACT: US Media - Malesia Dunn of GSK Consumer Healthcare,
+1-412-200-3544, malesia.a.dunn@gsk.com; or David Schemelia of HealthSTAR
Public Relations, +1-646-722-8819, dschemelia@healthstarpr.com

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tolerx, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapies for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases, announced today that it has been named to the annual FierceBiotech "Fierce 15" list, designating it as one of the top biotech companies of 2008. The editors of FierceBiotech evaluated hundreds of privately-held firms based on company vision, revenue potential, quality of deals, strength of technology, partnerships, and competitive market position. Tolerx was determined to be one of the "fiercest," proven by its creativity and innovations in the industry.

An internationally recognized daily newsletter reaching more than 65,000 biotech and pharma industry professionals, FierceBiotech provides subscribers with a quick authoritative briefing on the day's top stories, with a special focus on drug discovery and clinical trials.

John Carroll, Editor of FierceBiotech, said, "A rich partnership pact with GlaxoSmithKline last October kept Tolerx in the race to develop an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody for autoimmune disease. That program has now begun a Phase III clinical trial known as DEFEND, and all the chips are on the table."

"FierceBiotech is renowned for its advanced understanding of biotechnology companies and the industry as a whole," said Dr. Douglas J. Ringler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tolerx. "Being selected as a member of the 'Fierce 15' is an honor that highlights Tolerx's potential to make a significant impact in the biotech market."

The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" -- championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. The complete list of 'Fierce 15' companies is available in today's issue of FierceBiotech and on the FierceBiotech Web site at www.fiercebiotech.com.

About Tolerx

Tolerx is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapies for immune-mediated diseases. Tolerx currently has two antibodies in clinical development for the potential treatment of various autoimmune indications: otelixizumab, an anti-CD3 MAb which is being developed in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline and a modified form of TRX1, which is being developed in collaboration with Genentech, Inc. Tolerx is also engaged in preclinical development of new product candidates that circumvent immune system tolerance. These product candidates are being evaluated for the treatment of cancer or chronic viral diseases. For more information, please visit www.tolerx.com.

Tolerx Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements that include the word "potential". Such statements, which are not historical facts, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). Statements regarding outcomes sought to be realized in the clinical trials or preclinical development, and the potential for Tolerx to make a significant impact in the biotech market are all forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual performance or achievements of Tolerx to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. There can be no certainty that Tolerx will advance any clinical candidate or other component of its pipeline to the clinic, to the next regulatory step or to commercialization or that Tolerx will ever realize revenue from commercialization of product candidates it is currently or may in the future seek to develop. Factors and risks that may impact management's expectations and affect the forward-looking statements include but are not be limited to the sufficiency, scope and breath of the company's vision, the strength of the company's technology, the continuation, robustness and resilience of the company's innovation and creativity, results of DEFEND and other future clinical studies, results of pre-clinical studies, the ability to obtain regulatory approval for advancement of any product candidate, the continuation of the collaborations with GSK and Genentech, the introduction of competing therapies by other companies and changes in the company's business plan or objectives. These statements reflect the view of Tolerx as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as reflecting the company's views at any date subsequent to this release. Tolerx undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Tolerx, Inc.

CONTACT: Tom Shea, CFO, +1-617-452-1328, or Jessica Snyder, Corporate
Communications, +1-617-452-1356, or Cory Tromblee, Media Contact,
+1-617-897-8294, all of Tolerx, Inc.

Web site:

http://www.tolerx.com/
http://www.fiercebiotech.com/

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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., and ZURICH, Switzerland, June 24
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ:VDSI) (http://www.vasco.com/), a leading software security company specializing in authentication, proudly announces that it is listed at No. 14 in BusinessWeek's list of fastest-growing small companies. The companies which have made this year's list are trend-spotters and innovators, which have been able to demonstrate the ability to thrive against multinationals with larger market exposure and more foreign competition with cheaper cost structures.

The selection made by BusinessWeek to rank the companies is based on Standard & Poor's Compustat database of 10,000 publicly traded corporations. Two major changes were made to this year's selection criteria of the Hot Growth ranking. The performance of each company is now compared with the performance of larger companies in its industry. A tighter screening process is now used, resulting in only 50 companies being ranked compared to 100 companies in previous editions.

About VASCO:

VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as a global software company for Internet Security serving a customer base of close to 7,100 companies in more than 100 countries, including more than 1000 international financial institutions. VASCO's prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.

Forward Looking Statements:

Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations.

For more information contact:

VASCO: Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

CONTACT: Jochem Binst of VASCO, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com

Web site:

http://www.vasco.com/

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HOUSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Callbright unveiled its latest product, Lead Chaser(TM), which enables businesses to immediately connect to customers submitting forms via the Web, even before customers have a chance to navigate away from the Web site. With Lead Chaser, as soon as a Web form is submitted, the corresponding data is converted to speech using text-to-speech technology. A phone call is then initiated to the business, notifying a salesperson of the lead. That salesperson then has the option to use Lead Chaser to immediately initiate an outbound call to the customer. This entire process takes place in seconds, helping companies reach out to people interested in their products and services, often while they are still on their Web site.

Simply having Web forms on a site that generates auto-respond e-mails is no longer enough. Callbright recognized the potential of voice communications combined with a company's Web presence. As a result, Callbright developed Lead Chaser, a feature that turns Web leads into something interactive and immediate -- a phone call!

Thousands of hours and billions of dollars are spent chasing sales leads each year. The U.S. alone spent $47.2 billion dollars in 2006 on Internet advertising, and this number is expected to increase by more than sixty percent to $78.4 billion by 2011, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.* With these huge expenditures, companies are always searching for ways to become top of mind and rise above their competitors.

Lead Chaser also enhances the user's experience because customers don't have to wait for someone to find their inquiry and send a reply. Lead Chaser was developed to help businesses increase response time to Web leads and inquiries, to improve the customer's Web experience through an immediate response, and to elevate perception and opinion, leading to increased leads, sales, and customer satisfaction.

About Callbright

Callbright provides complete telephone communication management via Web-based tools to help businesses optimize marketing investments and enhance customer relationships. Callbright clients can track advertising effectiveness through telephone responses, record and monitor inbound and outbound calls, and send broadcast messages. (www.Callbright.com)

*"Web Spending Seen Rising By Double Digits To 2011." Keating, Gina. www.biznetis.net .

For more information, contact:
Jim Wright, Vice President, Sales
Marketing@Callbright.com
877.GO.CALLBRIGHT

www.Callbright.com

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Callbright

CONTACT: Jim Wright, Vice President, Sales of Callbright,
+1-877-GO-CALLBRIGHT, Marketing@Callbright.com

Web site:

http://www.callbright.com/

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WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Smithsonian Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, today releases "The Star-Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Icon." The dramatic story of the flag that inspired the national anthem -- and of the Smithsonian's effort to save it for generations to come -- is told here for the first time in lavishly illustrated form. Featuring a wide range of flag-inspired images and motifs, the book explores the broader meaning of the American flag in American life. The book is co-authored by current and former museum curators Lonn Taylor, Kathleen M. Kendrick, Jeffrey L. Brodie and features a foreword by Ralph Lauren.

"We are pleased to announce the publication of this important book," said Brent D. Glass, director of the National Museum of American History. "This flag is a tangible reminder of the early days of this nation; the survival of this flag is a testimony to the strength and perseverance of this nation and we hope that it will inspire many more generations to come."

In fall 2008, the newly conserved flag will be the centerpiece of the historic renovation and reopening of the National Museum of American History. The 30 x 34 foot banner will be displayed in a specially constructed, climate-controlled room at the heart of the museum in an environment evoking an atmosphere of the "dawn's early light," similar to what Francis Scott Key experienced on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, when he was inspired to pen his famous poem.

The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation Project is made possible by major support from Polo Ralph Lauren. Generous support is provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the U.S. Congress and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The conservation project is part of Save America's Treasures, a public-private project of the White House Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The 15-star, 15-stripe garrison flag, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, was made in 1813 by Mary Pickersgill as commissioned by Lt. Col. George Armistead to fly over Fort McHenry. This flag was flown Sept. 13 and 14, 1814 during the War of 1812 in the Battle of Baltimore. It was taken down during the rainy night and replaced with a smaller storm flag. On the morning of Sept. 14 the banner was hoisted again to the tune of "Yankee Doodle" as the British ships retreated. "By the dawn's early light," lawyer Francis Scott Key, who was anxiously awaiting the outcome of the battle on an American ship, saw the flag flying over the fort and was inspired to write the patriotic and defiant words of a poem that became a rallying cry for Americans who had fought their first war as a united nation. The poem was set to music and the song became the national anthem in 1931.

The book is priced at $29.95 and will be for sale at local book stores as well as Smithsonian stores where it will be available for mail orders via email at sbvstores@si.edu and by calling: 202-633-6080.

The National Museum of American History collects, preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. The museum is closed for major renovations and will re-open in fall 2008. For information, please visit http://americanhistory.si.edu/ or call Smithsonian Information at (202) 633-1000, (202) 633-5285 (TTY).

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Smithsonian?s National Museum of American History

CONTACT: Gretchen Crary of Harper Collins, +1-212-207-7582,
gretchen.crary@harpercollins.com; or Valeska Hilbig of Smithsonian,
+1-202-633-3129, hilbigv@si.edu

Web Site:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/

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Consumers' Expectations At An All-Time Low

NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in May, declined even further in June. The Index now stands at 50.4 (1985=100), down from 58.1 in May. The Present Situation Index decreased to 64.5 from 74.2. The Expectations Index declined to 41.0 from 47.3 in May.

The Consumer Confidence Survey is based on a representative sample of 5,000 U.S. households. The monthly survey is conducted for The Conference Board by TNS. TNS is the world's largest custom research company. The cutoff date for June's preliminary results was June 18th.

Says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center: "This month's Consumer Confidence Index is the fifth lowest reading ever. Consumers' assessment of present-day conditions continues to grow more negative and suggests the economy remains stuck in low gear. Looking ahead, consumers' economic outlook is so bleak that the Expectations Index has reached a new all-time low. Perhaps the silver lining to this otherwise dismal report is that Consumer Confidence may be nearing a bottom."

Consumers' assessment of present conditions grew dimmer in June. Those claiming business conditions are "bad" increased to 32.5 percent from 29.7 percent, while those claiming business conditions are "good" declined to 11.5 percent from 13.0 percent last month. Consumers' appraisal of the job market was also more pessimistic. Those saying jobs are "hard to get" increased to 30.5 percent from 28.3 percent in May. Those claiming jobs are "plentiful" declined to 14.1 percent from 16.1 percent.

Consumers' short-term expectations deteriorated further in June. Those expecting business conditions to worsen over the next six months rose to 33.9 percent from 32.9 percent, while those anticipating business conditions to improve decreased to 8.8 percent from 10.6 percent in May.

The outlook for the labor market was also more pessimistic. The percent of consumers expecting fewer jobs in the months ahead increased to 35.5 percent from 32.3 percent, while those anticipating more jobs declined to 8.0 percent from 9.0 percent. The proportion of consumers expecting their incomes to increase declined to 12.3 percent from 14.1 percent.

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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One Year After Successfully Introducing Luxid(R) Powerful Features for Information Analysis and Discovery, TEMIS now Brings to Market Unprecedented Agility With Luxid(R) 5.0.

The new Version Takes Interactivity to a Whole new Level, Placing the User at the Core of the Solution and Content at the Heart of Corporate Knowledge

PHILADELPHIA, June 24/PRNewswire/ -- TEMIS, leader in Text Analytics solutions for the Enterprise,
today announces the worldwide availability of Luxid(R) 5.0, its solution for
intelligent information processing that allows each user to understand,
analyze, enrich, and share information to turn it into actionable knowledge.

With more than 100 innovative features, Luxid(R) 5.0 is the
solution of choice for the most strategic corporate applications, such as
Competitive Intelligence, Research and Innovation, Voice of the Consumer and
Reputation Analysis. Luxid(R) 5.0 is also a tremendous ally for governments
for powering state-critical applications such as Financial Fraud Detection,
Surveillance and Homeland Security, as well as Risk Prevention.

"Luxid(R) 5.0 is a major release that transforms unstructured
information into a strategic weapon for Organizations," stated Eric Bregand,
Chief Executive Officer of TEMIS. "In order to speed up the decision making
and optimize the overall performance of our customers, Luxid(R) 5.0 targets
all users, from the information consumers to the analysts and experts, with
graphic interfaces that adapt to the various user profiles and expectations."

Inspired by the web 2.0, Luxid(R) 5.0 innovates with
unheard-of interactive features. Luxid(R) Dynamic Mapping empowers corporate
users to effortlessly enhance the content of the solution and adapt it to
their specific needs, but also to iteratively improve pertinence for all
other users. In order to capitalize on these enhancements, Luxid(R) Knowledge
Manager allows the domain experts to easily consolidate the user-generated
feedback through enriching and adapting the Skill Cartridges(TM).

The acclaimed Skill Cartridge(TM) library also benefits from
these major innovations. To adapt in real time to each industry and to
various modes of expression, Luxid(R) Relevant Topic Finder & Relation Finder
respectively extract entities and their relations, whatever the domain of
interest.

For Marketing, Corporate Communications and Customer Relation
Departments, TEMIS unveils a brand new and highly-awaited annotator with
Luxid(R) for Sentiment Analysis that identifies tonality, satisfaction and
expectations around products, services, or businesses.

Finally, Luxid(R) 5.0 introduces 4 strategic languages,
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic, widening its coverage to 20 languages.

To answer the demands of corporate flexibility and to reach
out to a maximum number of users, rapid and progressive deployment
capabilities have been integrated in this new version. In a few steps the
administrator selects the information sources, chooses the Skill
Cartridges(TM) adapted to the domain and to the use case scenario, and then
define the user profiles in order to give them immediate access to pertinent
information. Thanks to its extensive Web Services and APIs, Luxid(R) 5.0 can
smoothly be integrated within existing infrastructures. Luxid(R) 5.0 connects
to web crawlers, interoperates with corporate Search Engines, and leverages
Enterprise Content Management solutions.

Luxid(R) 5.0 is available today through TEMIS and its network
of partners and system integrators.

About TEMIS

Founded in 2000, TEMIS is the leading provider of Corporate
Text Mining and Text Analytics software solutions for the Enterprise.

TEMIS addresses the unstructured data management needs of
Corporations (Life Sciences, Publishing, Industry) and Governments, in
environments where information processing is critical such as Competitive
Intelligence, CRM, Scientific Intelligence, IP Management, Quality Management
and Homeland Security.

TEMIS solutions help thousands of users everyday gain
immediate access to business critical information, using entities and
relations extraction, automatic classification and semantic navigation, in
order to reduce information overload.

TEMIS' innovative technology has attracted major organizations
such as EMC, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, BASF, Bayer Healthcare, Solvay
Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Ingenuity, Thomson Reuters, Agence France-Presse,
Springer Science+Business Media, Elsevier, Bertelsmann, Total, Suez, PSA
Peugeot-Citroen, BNP Paribas, French Ministry of Defense, Europol, Invest in
France Agency.

http://www.temis.com

Source: TEMIS

Press contact: TEMIS, Martine Falhon, Corporate Communications, T.: +33(0)4-56-38-24-03, martine.falhon@temis.com

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With the Fourth of July holiday right around the corner, what could be more American than baseball, apple pie and Bar-S Beef Franks on the grill?

PHOENIX, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Bar-S Beef Franks (http://www.bar-s.com/franks/) have been named "Best Overall Frank" by one of America's most beloved food experts. The title was pronounced in the June/July 2008 issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray magazine.

(Photo:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080624/LATU519)

Dorothy Krasowska, the author of the article noted: "Tasters flipped for this all-beef hot dog. They raved about its 'incredible juiciness' and 'nice snap.'" Krasowska's story is entitled, "And the Wiener is ... We bit into dozens of hot dogs -- these franks cut the mustard."

Phoenix-based Bar-S Foods (http://www.bar-s.com/) is a leader in the processed meat industry, and, for the last two years, Bar-S has been the number one best-selling hot dog brand in America. In addition to award winning hot dogs, the Company also offers a complete line of bacon, lunchmeat, corn dogs, smoked sausage, and hams.

Linda Boodman, Executive Vice President of Bar-S Foods states, "We're in our 27th year of business, and we are extremely excited with this endorsement because it shows we are an important player in the marketplace."

And, in this current economy, products like those delivered by Bar-S are ringing the bells of consumers who are searching for a premium product without the premium price (http://www.bar-s.com/coupons/).

"We've always promoted 'Satisfaction Guaranteed' on all of our products," adds Gary Thurmes, Division Vice President of Marketing for Bar-S. "This latest seal of approval proves that our commitment to delivering high quality and great tasting products to the marketplace is working."

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona with plants in Clinton, Altus, Lawton and Elk City, Oklahoma, Bar-S foods was founded in 1981 and ranks among the top 40 largest meat processing companies in the USA. Bar-S markets over 100 processed meat products, including bacon, corn dogs, franks, lunchmeat, smoked ham and sausage. The company employs over 1,400 people and is management owned. For more information, go to http://www.bar-s.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Photo: NewsCom:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080624/LATU519
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Bar-S Beef Franks

CONTACT: Terence J. Murnin, +1-602-530-9900, or cell, +1-602-789-7485,
terencem@knoodleshop.com, for Bar-S Beef Franks

Web site:

http://www.knoodleshop.com/

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- Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge auto dealerships among the nation's top-grossing black-owned businesses

- Chrysler's African-American dealers together gross more than $2 billion

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Enterprise (BE) named 19 African-American owned Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealers to its 2008 annual "Top 100" automotive dealers list. Dealers made the list based on the following criteria: Revenue dollars; African-American ownership of at least 51 percent; and fully operational for the 2007 calendar year.

BE's list included three Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealerships in the top 10. The top dealer, Gresham Dodge was No. 3 on the list. The dealer, located in Gresham, Ore., boasted $435 million in revenues last year. Martin Management Group, in Bowling Green, Ky., was No. 4 and grossed $435 million in revenues and Winston Pittman Enterprise, in Louisville, Ky., made the list at No. 6 with $261 million in revenues.

In total, the 19 dealers grossed more than $2 billion* last year.

"Chrysler's African-American dealers are an economic force in this country," said Cecil Ward, Senior Manager - Network Diversity and Dealer Development. "This ranking is significant to Chrysler because it demonstrates the strength of our minority dealer network and, in this competitive environment, also is a testament to the hard work that many people have put into these dealerships."

The BE 100 lists are widely recognized as the most respected measure of black-owned business performance. Overall, the lists total more than 250 businesses in the various areas, including industrial/service companies, auto dealerships, financial services firms, and advertising agencies.

This is the 36th year of the BE 100. The full list is in the June issue of Black Enterprise.

The dealers that made the "Top 100" list are below:

Number Name Principal Location Revenues
3 Gresham Dodge* Dorian Gresham, Or. $439.6
Boyland million
4 Martin Chrysler Gail Martin Bowling $435.3
Jeep Dodge* Green, Ky. million
6 Cardinal Chrysler Winston Louisville, $261.7
Jeep Dodge* Pittman Ky. million
11 Advantage Chrysler Desmond Des Plaines, $151.2
Jeep Dodge* Roberts Il. million
17 Metrolina Chrysler Reginald Charlotte, $129.2
Jeep Dodge* Hubbard N.C. million
23 Ed Corley Chrysler Eddie Corley Gallup and $107
and Dodge* Grants, N.M. million
36 Huntsville Dodge * Ellenae Huntsville, $64.5
Fairhurst Ala. million
45 Champion Chrysler Fernando Indianapolis $52 million
Jeep Dodge Falcon
47 Stone Mountain Darryl Ford Stone $51.5
Chrysler Jeep Dodge Mountain, million
Ga.
48 Stateline Chrysler Damian Mills Fort Mill, $50.4
Jeep Dodge S.C. million
51 Dodge Chrysler Jeep Yvonne Tulsa, Ok. $48.7
of Tulsa Howell million
56 Superstition Alfonzo Mesa, Ariz. $47.6
Springs Chrysler Smith million
Jeep
63 Webster Chrysler Randolph Webster, $41.7
Jeep* Henderson N.Y. million
72 Jordan Frazier Jordan Bessemer, $37.4
Chrysler Jeep Dodge Frazier Ala. million
74 Deerbrook Forest E. Dale Kingwood, $46.3
Chrysler Jeep Early Texas million
75 Vicksburg Chrysler Monti Long Vicksburg, $35.8
Jeep Dodge Mich. million
81 Park Dodge Chrysler Jerome Lexington $33.4
Jeep Dillard Park, Md. million
87 Cross Road Chrysler Jesse Oklahoma $30.1
Jeep Greathouse City, Okla. million
88 Southland Chrysler John Roy Southaven, $26.9
Jeep Miss. million

* Dealer's revenues also included sales from other automotive dealerships

In 2007, Chrysler's minority dealers made up 5 percent of the total dealer body and contributed 7 percent of the company's retail sales in 2007.

Black Enterprise

Black Enterprise, your ultimate guide to financial empowerment, is the premier business and investment resource for African Americans. Since 1970, Black Enterprise has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. The BE 100s lists are widely recognized as the most respected measure of black-owned business performance.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Chrysler LLC

CONTACT: Curtrise Garner, +1-248-512-2712, cell: +1-248-761-8309,
cg61@chrysler.com, or Stuart Schorr, +1-248-512-2700, cell: +1-248-705-6594,
ss509@chrysler.com, both of Chrysler LLC

Web site:

http://media.chrysler.com/
http://www.chrysler.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information, please visit the Chrysler media site at http://www.media.chrysler.com .

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WEST CHESTER, Ohio, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AK Steel (NYSE:AKS) has been added to the list of "World-Class Steelmakers," reflecting the company's extraordinary turnaround since 2003, according to World Steel Dynamics (WSD), a steel industry strategic information service. The announcement was made at this week's Steel Success Strategies conference held in New York that was attended by more than 1,400 steel industry executives from around the world.

In making the announcement, Peter F. Marcus, managing partner of WSD, said, "AK Steel's common stock when Jim Wainscott was appointed president and CEO in 2003 was under $2 per share. Share performance has since been stellar, trading at over $73 per share in the last month. In addition, AK Steel's operating profit per ton is now the highest among the USA integrated producers and its balance sheet is remarkably improved."

Marcus noted that the company has leading market positions in high value-added products, including automotive sheet products, stainless steel for automotive exhaust applications, and the highest valued-added silicon electrical steels. He added that AK Steel is consistently rated at the top of its class in product quality by customers, according to independent surveys.

"We are excited and honored that AK Steel has been named to WSD's prestigious list of World-Class Steelmakers," said James L. Wainscott, chairman, president and CEO of AK Steel. "Attaining recognition as one of the finest steel producers on the planet is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of AK Steel's outstanding board of directors, management team and employees."

About AK Steel

AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, primarily for automotive, appliance, construction and electrical power generation and distribution markets. The company employs about 6,500 men and women in Middletown, Mansfield, Coshocton and Zanesville, Ohio; Butler, Pennsylvania; Ashland, Kentucky; Rockport, Indiana; and its corporate headquarters in West Chester, Ohio. Additional information about AK Steel is available on the company's web site at www.aksteel.com.

AK Tube LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AK Steel, employs about 300 men and women in plants in Walbridge, Ohio and Columbus, Indiana. AK Tube produces carbon and stainless electric resistance welded (ERW) tubular steel products for truck, automotive and other markets. Additional information about AK Tube LLC is available on its web site at www.aktube.com.

FCMN Contact: barry.racey@aksteel.com

Source: AK Steel

CONTACT: Media: Alan H. McCoy, Vice President, Government and Public
Relations, +1-513-425-2826; Investors: Albert E. Ferrara, Jr., Vice President,
Finance & CFO, +1-513-425-2888, both of AK Steel

Web site:

http://www.aksteel.com/
http://www.aktube.com/

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LOS ANGELES, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Radiante Guide has announced their expanded Website which now includes the premier art galleries of the American West (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming).

There are thousands of art galleries and private art dealers in the American West. The Radiante Guide helps the viewers by focusing on just the premier art galleries and art dealers. The Radiante Guide is a selective guide and provides residents and visitors to this region with information (including high-quality images of art) on the foremost 500 galleries and dealers in this region.

Originally started as a California gallery guide, The Radiante Guide is a unique and informative Website that now describes fine art galleries and fine art dealers in the Western United States. It is published online -- http://www.radianteguide.com/ -- and also in print versions (Northern and Southern California editions).

The Radiante Guide provides art gallery/art dealer descriptive information, including: gallery/dealer history, special interests and areas of expertise, artists represented, contact information, addresses, telephone numbers, and more. The online version also includes images of gallery artwork, hyperlinked Website addresses and interactive maps and directions.

The Radiante Guide spans a wide range of art galleries and art dealers who are remarkable in their interests, expertise and art inventory. You will discover emerging artists just starting their careers as well as mid-career and established artists. You will find Egyptian art from 716 BC, early Asian art, Albrecht Durer engravings, Rembrandt etchings, 18th century Russian religious icons, Pierre Auguste Renoir prints, Nadar photographs, Eadweard Muybridge and Ansel Adams photographs, early California paintings, Pablo Picasso prints, Marc Chagall prints, Robert Motherwell paintings, leading-edge installation art, and much, much more.

The guide includes galleries and dealers specializing in: African Art, African American Art, American Art, Art Nouveau, Asian Art, Book and Printing Arts, California Art, California en plein air artists, Chinese Art, Classicism, Contemporary Art, Crafts, Decorative Arts, Early Civilization Art, Eastern Art, Egyptian Art, European Art, Folk and Outsider Art, French Art, Greek and Roman Art, Impressionism, Indian Art, Japanese Art, Latin American Art, Mayan Art, Middle Eastern Art, Modern Art, Native American Art, Near Eastern Art, Oceanic Art, Persian Art, Postmodern Art, Renaissance Art, Pre-Columbian Art, Religious Art, Romanticism, Russian Art, Surrealism, Tribal Art, Vintage Art, and more.

Examples of media displayed at the galleries include: drawings, engravings, woodcuts, wood engravings, linocuts, etchings, mezzotint, aquatint, drypoint, monoprints, monotypes, lithography, screen-prints, serigraphs, digital and GiclZe prints, foil imaging, collage, oil paintings, reverse glass paintings, pastels, watercolors, photography, photograms, Le Tirage Au Charbon method photographs, sculpture, masks, paper cutting and paper sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles, mixed media, livres d'artistes books and portfolios, murals, new media art, computer art, multimedia art, video art, holograms, graffiti and unauthorized signage art, robotic art, interactive art, installation art, and more.

The Website can be viewed at: http://www.radianteguide.com/

Press contact:

Marie Thompson
815-346-2503
Email: radianteguide102@xemaps.comhttp://www.radianteguide.com/

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

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: The Radiante Guide

CONTACT: Marie Thompson of The Radiante Guide, +1-815-346-2503,
radianteguide102@xemaps.com

Web site:

http://www.radianteguide.com/

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Author Shares Fascinating Stories Behind Olympic Timing

OAKLAND, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Alex Cheng shares adventures of his eight years with an Olympic and sports timing company engaged in a wide spectrum of sports. He reveals behind-the-scene stories and shenanigans at such major events as the Montreal and Lake Placid Olympics, Pan Am Games and Commonwealth Games. He tells why rodeo barrel racing and sailboat racing are similar, how runners are different from swimmers and skiers, and how he introduced starting horns to U.S. competitive swimming.

If you are tired of the usual sports fare that is heavy on megabucks, drug scandals, or limited to top-ranked performers and statistics, here is a book that is refreshingly fun and novel. It is a fascinating -- at times hilarious or shocking -- collection of stories behind a business devoted to timing of sports events.

Alex entertains the reader with fascinating stories of a company that went into panic mode every weekend with dozens of championship events from Grand Prix to Firemen's Musters. He shares stories about his unprecedented business of high-level sports timing. There are many observations behind the theater of TV sports that the public does not see. Alex tells human stories of commitment and spirit in the lowest-ranked competitors where there is no TV coverage. Included in the book are many trivia items not commonly known, such as an explanation of the precision timing needed in pigeon racing and how sexual attraction is used as incentive to fly home fast.

Alex yearned to start a company marketing unusual technologies and landed the North American rights to Olympic caliber timing systems made by Omega, the Swiss watch company. Helping his Swiss colleagues adapt to the sloppy nature of American sports is one funny chapter in this unusual book for sports fans. With extraordinary sports timers and scoreboards ranging from $10,000 to $500,000 and finding no established distribution channels for such products, he founded and operated Seagull, Inc. with innovative strategies both within and outside his company. The result was eight years of "fun, stress and lots of fascinating stories." This book includes many photos taken by the author. "This is an easy-to-read book even for sports fans who don't read," says Alex.

Alex grew up in California and participated in many sports but never as a ranked competitor like those he met during his Seagull days. He is an avid snowboarder, competed once in the Canadian Nationals in curling, and raced sailboats in San Francisco Bay for over 20 years. He earned a BS from UCLA and an MBA from Stanford University and roams Silicon Valley as an independent marketing strategist for young companies with unique or leading-edge technologies. Contact him at: alex@splittingthesecond.com

EDITORS: For complimentary copies, contact:
Promotional Services Department
Tel: 800-839-8640 ext. 244
Email: pressreleases@authorhouse.com
(Please provide a street address for review copies.)

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

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Alex Cheng

CONTACT: Alex Cheng, alex@splittingthesecond.com; or Promotional
Services Department of AuthorHouse for Alex Cheng, +1-800-839-8640, ext. 244,
pressreleases@authorhouse.com

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Providing Information on Response to Erbitux and Vectibix

IRVING, Texas and PHOENIX, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Caris Diagnostics (Caris Dx), a leading provider of the highest quality diagnostic, translational development and pharmaceutical services encompassing anatomic pathology and molecular testing, announced that it is now offering KRAS mutation analysis, designed to provide information on which colon cancer patients are most likely to respond to cetuximab (Erbitux) co-marketed by ImClone and Bristol-Myers Squibb or panitumumab (Vectibix) developed by Amgen.

This assay, which can be performed on biopsies taken for the initial cancer diagnosis, identifies those patients who have somatic mutations in KRAS, which is associated with a lack of response to Erbitux or Vectibix. This prognostic information has recently been validated in a number of retrospective studies and will help better suggest which patients are most likely not going to respond to Erbitux or Vectibix, two chemotherapies widely being utilized to treat colon cancer. Caris Dx's KRAS assay is comprehensive in that it detects any and all nucleotide changes at the three validated KRAS codons (12, 13, and 61) that alter amino acids at these positions, offering a distinct advantage over other laboratories that may only screen for a few specific mutations in codons 12 and 13.

"Responding to oncologists needs for more and better information at the bedside, we are proud to be at the forefront of providing the newest, valuable molecular tests with the consistent quality and reproducibility that physicians have come to expect from Caris Dx," said Dr. Robert Penny, CEO of Caris MPI, the molecular profiling arm of Caris Dx. "We are excited to provide this vital information to clinicians at the time of their initial diagnosis to improve the likelihood of success with the patient's first therapy."

A recent Journal of Clinical Oncology study found that none of the 24 patients with confirmed KRAS mutations responded to Erbitux, whereas tumors shrank in 40% of those patients with the wild type (normal) KRAS gene. In another research study conducted in Belgium and published in March, Erbitux was ineffective in treating any of the 42 patients with a mutation, but proved effective in 27 of 66 patients with wild type KRAS. Amgen has also published a study noting that their drug Vectibix only works in patients with wild type KRAS. In Europe, Vectibix is only approved for patients who have wild type KRAS.

"The data are very compelling; research has clearly implicated KRAS as a vital biomarker for the assessment of response to Erbitux and Vectibix," said Dr. Daniel Von Hoff, Executive Director of Caris MPI's Pharmaceutical Services division, TGen Physician in Chief, and Chief Scientific Officer of US Oncology. "I think the oncology community is looking forward to having this type of information available in order to continue to develop more targeted, personalized treatment plans for patients."

KRAS mutation analysis is also being offered as part of Caris Dx's Target Now(TM) testing program. Target Now is an oncology testing service that utilizes cutting-edge molecular profiling techniques, including DNA microarray, advanced immunohistochemistries (IHC), fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) and sequencing analysis, to provide molecular profiling information about a malignancy as an aid to a patient's oncologist. Each test report provides information on the molecular targets present in the cancer specimen for which there are believed to be associated therapies based on published literature. Furthermore, the report provides other additional information on the molecular profile of the patient's cancer.

At the beginning of 2008, Caris Diagnostics acquired Caris MPI in order to offer a single source solution to physicians seeking the highest quality medical opinions coupled with the most advanced molecular information available on a patient's tumor. The Company currently receives, processes and provides medical opinions on over one thousand GI biopsies per day. Caris MPI developed the KRAS mutation analysis so that it can be performed on these same biopsies without any need for additional coordination, or delay, and with the highest quality standards.

"Given our leading position in gastrointestinal pathology, it is not only natural, but also imperative for us to offer our clinicians this critical information for their treatment decisions," concluded David D. Halbert, Chairman of Caris Dx. "We have been predicting the convergence of anatomic pathology and molecular testing for some time. With our ability to perform the KRAS analysis on the biopsies that we receive for initial cancer diagnosis each week, the paths of anatomic and molecular test are now united. We look forward to adding further analyses to our Target GI testing panel in the future."

Physicians who are seeking additional information for their patients when considering treatment with Erbitux and/or Vectibix can order mutation analysis for KRAS by contacting 1-800-901-5177.

About Caris Diagnostics

Caris Diagnostics (Caris Dx) is a leading provider of the highest quality diagnostic, translational development and pharmaceutical services encompassing anatomic pathology and molecular testing. Caris Diagnostics provides world- class pathology services to physicians who treat patients in the community setting. The company provides academic-caliber medical consults through its industry-leading team of subspecialty fellowship and expert-trained pathologists in gastrointestinal and liver pathology, dermatopathology and hematopathology. Caris Diagnostics provides the highest levels of service to its customers and their patients through its state-of-the art laboratories; proprietary, advanced clinical and technology solutions; and rigorous quality assurance programs. Through the molecular testing expertise of the Caris Molecular Profiling Institute (Caris MPI) at Caris Dx, the company also offers advanced molecular analyses of patient samples through prognostic testing services and genomic and proteomic profiling to provide critical information to physicians treating cancer and other complex diseases. In addition, Caris MPI supports pharmaceutical companies and other researchers in their clinical trials for targeted therapeutics with custom genomic and proteomic analyses, analyte preservation, tissue procurement and comprehensive reporting services. The company has strategic relationships with the International Genomics Consortium, US Oncology, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, and the Biodesign Institute of Arizona State University. More than 1,500 physicians nationally use Caris Diagnostics. Formed in 1996, the company is headquartered in Irving, Texas and operates four laboratories: Irving, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona (2 sites); Newton, Massachusetts. Additional information is available at http://www.carisdx.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: bwright@carismpi.com

Source: Caris Diagnostics

CONTACT: Leslie Brille, SVP Corporate Affairs of Caris Diagnostics,
+1-212-521-4400

Web site:

http://www.carisdx.com/

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Las Vegas Directories Feature a Cover Photo of UNLV Basketball Coach Lon Kruger As Well As a Wealth of Updated Local Information

LAS VEGAS, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Las Vegas residents and visitors alike can now score a wealth of updated community and local business information with this week's introduction of the new Las Vegas EMBARQ(TM) Yellow Pages brought to you by Dex(R).

The latest edition features a cover photo of Lon Kruger, coach of the back-to-back NCAA Mountain West Champion UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team. Beyond the cover consumers will find information on thousands of local businesses as well as several new features, including:

-- 2008 -- 2009 schedules and enlarged arena maps for some of the area's top sports teams, such as the UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels football team, and the Las Vegas 51's baseball team.

-- A new section devoted to Clark County schools featuring listings about K-12, alternative, special and charter schools.

-- Updated information for area newcomers and visitors, including important information for senior citizens, listings for youth sports, and more.

-- New information on public transportation options.
-- Enhanced mall and shopping center maps.

-- A new page devoted exclusively to recycling and containing information on scheduled recycling events.

"Our Las Vegas directory provides both residents and visitors with a comprehensive resource for all of their local business and recreational needs," said Scott Allan, regional marketing manager, Dex. "Whether people are looking for a restaurant along the Strip or interested in watching the Runnin' Rebels kick off their season, the new directory, along with DexKnows.com(TM), our local online search tool, has them covered."

Yellow Pages remain a vital resource for adults seeking local businesses. According to a recent Knowledge Networks/SRI Industry Usage Study, approximately 87 percent of the U.S. population used the print Yellow Pages in 2007. Yellow Pages usage -- including print and online searches -- grew to 17.2 billion searches in 2007, up from 16.7 billion in 2006.

About Dex

Dex is part of R.H. Donnelley (NYSE:RHD), which connects businesses and consumers through its portfolio of print and interactive marketing solutions. Small- and medium-sized businesses look to the company's experienced team of marketing consultants to help them grow their businesses and drive sales leads. Consumers depend on the company's reliable, trusted, local business content to deliver the most relevant search results when they are seeking local goods and services. For more information, visit http://www.dexknows.com/ and http://www.rhd.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: R.H. Donnelley

CONTACT: Media, Peter Larmey of R.H. Donnelley, +1-919-297-1521,
peter.larmey@rhd.com

Web site:

http://www.rhd.com/
http://www.dexknows.com/

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LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The world seems to be in the midst of an energy crisis, fueled (if you'll pardon the pun) by issues related to petroleum oil and gasoline. Among the consequences of these issues are: soaring prices of other consumer products and services; limited freedom of personal movement; erosion of individual wealth; funding of global terrorism; and the granddaddy of all oil/gasoline consequences, pollution.

The remedy may be as simple as the elimination of gasoline-powered vehicles, or at least the elimination of all new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2014. That's the premise of The Auto Channel's new investigative study into finding a solution to the energy crisis, soaring prices, and environmental deterioration.

The study reviews all alternative sources for vehicle fuel and examines possible geo-political motives as to why the crisis even exists. In the first two parts of the study, The Auto Channel takes an in-depth look at propane as one workable, existing fuel source. The Auto Channel also provides extensive exclusive coverage of recent industry trade events and expositions that explain all aspects of the alternate fuels and vehicles issue. The complete coverage includes hundreds of text pages and videos.

The introduction to "NO NEW GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLES IN THE U.S. BY 2014 ..." can be found on the front page of TheAutoChannel.com (http://www.theautochannel.com/) or by going directly to http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/06/23/090705.html.

ABOUT THE AUTO CHANNEL

TheAutoChannel.com is the Internet's most complete and comprehensive automotive information resource. The site features over one million pages of content, thousands of videos, dozens of searchable databases and the largest collection of vehicle reviews.

The Auto Channel was founded in 1987 by Bob Gordon and Marc Rauch and the website has been online since January 1996. TheAutoChannel.com was the first website in the world to use streaming video and they pioneered many of the video and audio techniques used by hundreds of thousands of websites today.

CONTACT:

Paula Petty
info@theautochannel.com
502-992-0200

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

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: The Auto Channel

CONTACT: Paula Petty of The Auto Channel, +1-502-992-0200,
info@theautochannel.com

Web site:

http://www.theautochannel.com/

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PITTSBURGH, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ComponentOne's innovation and long standing commitment to the development community has once again been recognized by being named a winner in the 2008 SD Times 100. The 6th Annual SD Times 100 also marks the sixth consecutive year ComponentOne has won the SD Times 100. ComponentOne's flagship product, Studio Enterprise is the industry's broadest and most complete suite of development components with five development platforms in one.

(Logo:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080410/NEW078LOGO )

"The software development industry is led by innovation," said Alan Zeichick, Editorial Director of BZ Media's SD Times. "When choosing the 2008 SD Times 100, we carefully considered each organization's products and services, reputation with development managers, and the new ideas and thought leadership that it has brought to the industry. Thanks to innovative companies like ComponentOne, the art and science of software development continues to advance at a rapid pace."

"We are pleased to be consistently recognized as an innovator, influencer, and leader in the component industry," said Gustavo Eydelsteyn, managing director at ComponentOne. "For over 20 years we have been providing components that save you development time and showcase your ingenuity. We value the distinction that comes with being recognized by SD Times. "

ComponentOne stimulated the industry last week with the release of Studio Enterprise 2008 v2 which introduces two innovative ComponentOne exclusive products for .NET Windows Forms, ComponentOne InputPanel and ComponentOne Dynamic Help.

ComponentOne InputPanel for WinForms is a single control that acts like a complete data-entry form. It manages the design, layout, appearance, and behavior of multiple input components. Supported components include textboxes, numeric and masked input, combo boxes, rich labels, custom controls, and more.

ComponentOne DynamicHelp for WinForms provides Help on individual controls by enabling end-users to view Help files in WinForms applications. This type of Help system is available in applications such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and 2005, Microsoft Office, and ComponentOne Doc-To-Help.

About BZ Media

BZ Media LLC(R) (http://www.bzmedia.com/) is a high-tech media company combining the best of print and Web-based publishing, offering industry-leading magazines, newspapers, Web sites and conferences.

BZ Media's SD Times(R) (http://www.sdtimes.com/) is the twice-monthly newspaper of record for the software development industry. SD Times reaches more than 60,000 subscribers in 131 countries.

About ComponentOne

ComponentOne has continued leadership in the Microsoft Visual Studio component industry, and has been a premiere partner of Microsoft for over 20 years. ComponentOne's flagship product, ComponentOne Studio Enterprise is the industry's broadest and most complete suite of development components for developing all layers of Windows, Web, WPF, and Mobile applications. With the most powerful components designed for the .NET framework, Studio Enterprise delivers the tools developers need to produce next-generation UIs for Windows and the Web. Studio Enterprise allows developers to create rich user experiences with ASP.NET AJAX-enabled Web interfaces, enterprise-level .NET Windows Forms applications, as well as newly emerging WPF and Silverlight technologies with less code and in less time. ComponentOne is also the provider of Doc-To-Help, DemoWorks, and FrontLine. ComponentOne is a privately held company headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information on ComponentOne or its products, visit, http://www.componentone.com/.

All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Photo: NewsCom:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080410/NEW078LOGO
AP Archive:

http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: ComponentOne

CONTACT: Eve Turzillo, Communications Manager of ComponentOne,
+1-412-681-4343, press@componentone.com

Web site:

http://www.componentone.com/

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LONDON, June 24/PRNewswire/ -- NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk), the digital 'front door' to the NHS,
launches a Live well guide on women's health aged 18-39 aimed at helping
women find out more about maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Based on NHS accredited information, the women's health 18-39 bundle
http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Women1839 provides users with information about
walking to get healthy, looking after their sexual health, stopping smoking
and cutting down on alcohol.

This Live well bundle is the latest addition to the NHS Choices'
extensive Live well section.

"The Live well women's health 18-39 bundle has been created with users in
mind and is a valuable addition to the health resources being made available
to the public by the NHS Choices", said a spokesman. "It puts patients in the
driving seat by giving them exactly the sort of reliable and dependable
information they need to take control of their health".

Notes for Editors:

NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk) is the digital information service of the
NHS - an NHS accredited website that gives ordinary people the tools to make
better, more informed choices about their treatments, health and wellbeing.
It includes more than 80,000 pages of content, including video, interactive
tools, a daily news service news and lifestyle features. Users can also check
and compare hospital and doctors profiles and performance on-line.

For further information, please contact NHS Choices on: +44(0)207-97-1812

Source: NHS Choices

For further information, please contact NHS Choices on: +44(0)207-97-1812

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The Summit will be Held March 24-26, 2009 at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel

HONG KONG, June 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Global corporate real estate association, CoreNet Global, today announced that its 7th Annual Asia Summit will be held March 24-26, 2009 at the Venetian Macao.

Organizers of the event confirmed that the theme for the 2009 CoreNet Global Summit will focus on the "future of the physical workplace," and include an exploration of what the workplace of the future will look like, where it will be located, and how it will function.

"Building on ideas touched upon at previous CoreNet Global events, the 2009 Summit will explore cutting edge innovations and new ways of creating the next generation of work places," remarked CoreNet Global Asia Chair, Mr. Nigel Harris.

"In doing so, the Summit programme will examine the implications and growth in popularity of trends such as portable architectures, teleconferencing and collaboration spaces on overall workplace design and management," continued Mr. Harris.

"We will also be reviewing the dynamic business forces, market conditions and other industry developments likely to contribute to shaping the commercial workplace in the years to come."

According to Mr. Harris, this is the first time that Macau has been selected as the host location for a CoreNet Global regional summit, but he comments that the decision was timely given the enclave's booming commercial property market driven by the dynamic growth of its tourism, gaming and hospitality industry.

He expresses, "Macau's robust economy continues to grow at a phenomenal rate and this is both fuelling demand and creating lucrative opportunities for the commercial property sector."

Additionally, Mr. Harris notes that the 2009 Summit follows a successful CoreNet Global conference held in Mumbai earlier this year, which attended by over 400 people from around the world, showcased the experiences and best practices of corporate real estate professionals in the industry.

"Subsequently, our summits are designed to encourage intensive sharing of insight and knowledge by providing multiple opportunities for networking between international, regional and local participants.

"For 2009, we therefore intend to, once again, bring together corporate real estate professionals with diverse, international experiences, to both discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry," concluded Mr. Harris.

For further information regarding CoreNet Global's 2009 Summit, please contact Ms. Eleanor Estacio on (1) 404 589 3217 /eestacio@corenetglobal.org, or Ms. Jennifer Gao on (8621) 6122 1251 / jgao@corenetglobal.org. Alternatively, please visit http://www.corenetglobal.org/ for more details.

About CoreNet Global

CoreNet Global members manage US$ 1.2 trillion in worldwide corporate assets consisting of owned and leased office, industrial and other space. With 7,000 members representing large corporations around the world, CoreNet Global ( http://www.corenetglobal.org/ ) operates in five regions: Asia, Australia, EMEA, Latin America and North America, including Canada.

CONTACT:

Jennifer Gao
CoreNet Global
Tel: +86-21-6122-1251
Mobile: +86-138-1771-0822
Email: jgao@corenetglobal.org

Janet Middlemiss
JEM Worldwide
Tel: +852-2857-3832
Mobile: +852-9195-7829
Email: janet@jemworldwide.com

Source: CoreNet Globa

CONTACT: Jennifer Gao of CoreNet Global, +86-21-6122-1251 or +86-138-
1771-0822, jgao@corenetglobal.org; Janet Middlemiss of JEW Worldwide for
CoreNet, +852-2857-3832 or +852-9195-7829, janet@jemworldwide.com

Web site:

http://www.corenetglobal.org/

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IRVINE, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Un-Bottled Water, Alternative Fueling Stations, Recycled Heat -- these are just a few of the countless green business possibilities available to individuals looking to make a difference and make a profit.

According to Glenn Croston, veteran green scientist and author of 75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference ($19.95, Entrepreneur Press, August 2008), green businesses are growing faster than almost any other field, creating astounding enthusiasm and presenting incredibly rewarding opportunities for entrepreneurs.

"Never before has there been such a broad range of opportunities for entrepreneurs with almost any background to do well in business and help the environment at the same time," Croston explains. "New entrepreneurs have the opportunity to take the lead in the green revolution, but most don't know where to start."

In his book, Croston provides 75 green opportunities. Here's one to try on for size:

Opportunity #51: Un-Bottled Water

Sales of bottled water have exploded, drawing producers to introduce a great variety of products. There is a flavored water, caffeine water, and vitamin water. Bubbly or not. Even socially-aware water. What's next for bottled water? Reusable eco-bottles rather than disposable water bottles.

"Americans consume about 78 million water bottles a day, and throw 30 billion bottles a year into landfills," Croston explains. "It seems likely that the greenest water you can buy does not come in a disposable bottle."

Growing recognition of this is helping to make greener drinking water solutions a growing eco-opportunity.

Specific opportunities include:

-- Design of non-disposable water bottles made of safe, reusable materials like stainless steel.

-- Design of filters to fit on existing water bottles
-- Design of water bottles that incorporate filtration
-- Marketing eco-friendly water bottles

Croston provides the markets, resources, timelines, costs, challenges and success strategies for this and 74 other businesses within a broad range of green-business categories.

"If you're considering starting your own green business, Croston's book has practically written about half your business plan for you," writes Josh Dorfman, founder of Vivavi and author of The Lazy Environmentalist.

Glenn Croston, Ph.D., is a green scientist, author and entrepreneur. He has written five biology and chemistry books and is involved in developing entrepreneurial businesses with a focus on green research.

75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference will be available in all major bookstores and online booksellers August 1, 2008.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Entrepreneur Press

CONTACT: Jillian McTigue of Entrepreneur Press, +1-949-622-5274,
jmctigue@entrepreneur.com

NOTE TO EDITORS: Croston available for interview. Review and headshot available.

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LOS ANGELES, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Motor Press Guild (MPG), America's largest professional automotive media association, announces that Dan Kapp, Director, Ford Powertrain Research and Advanced Engineering, will provide Motor Press Guild members with an update on the powertrain strategy that is a critical element of the blueprint for sustainability. Near-term strategies include the addition of new hybrid models, the introduction of Ford's EcoBoost technology, and further migration of six-speed transmissions across the product range.

Ford recognizes that climate change and energy security are significant global challenges that will require governments, industries and individuals around the world to work together to seek solutions. Ford is committed to being part of the solution to address climate change and help secure our energy future, but to achieve real and lasting results, all of these groups -- on a global basis -- must make real, long-term commitments for a sustainable future.

The strategy will achieve the most economically efficient CO2 reductions possible. Affordability is critical, and Ford is committed to offering affordable solutions for consumers. The plan is based around practical, affordable solutions not for hundreds of cars, or even thousands of cars, but for millions of cars. That is how Ford will truly make a difference. A significant impact will be achieved by applying the right technology at the right time on volume vehicles.

Dan Kapp has been with Ford since 1977 upon graduation from Michigan Technological University with a BSME degree. He has spent his entire 30 year career in the area of engine and powertrain product development. In 2001, Kapp was appointed to his first executive position as Director of Core and Advanced Powertrain Engineering. One year later, he became Executive Director for Powertrain Operations and has spent the last five years leading the product development for all engines and transmissions in North America and most recently launched the all new D35 V6 engine.

MPG Meeting Details:

What: Dan Kapp, Director-Ford Powertrain Research & Advanced to speak
at the July 1, Motor Press Guild Meeting

When: Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Social - 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon - Noon

Where: The Proud Bird Restaurant
11022 Aviation Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: 310-670-3093

Price: Members - $25; Non-Members and Guests - $30; (cash or check;
open seating/no reservations)

Contact: MPG: Robyn Eckard, 949-268-3049, or press@motorpressguild.org

For more information about MPG news, upcoming events, and directions to the Proud Bird, please visit http://www.motorpressguild.org/news.

About Motor Press Guild

The Los Angeles-based Motor Press Guild (MPG) is a non-profit professional association dedicated to promoting education and information exchange within the motoring press. MPG has more than 800 global members, including staff and freelance journalists, photographers, broadcasters, public-relations representatives from vehicle manufacturers, industry suppliers, aftermarket companies, consumer groups, governmental bodies and other motoring-related firms and organizations.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Motor Press Guild

CONTACT: Robyn Eckard, Motor Press Guild, +1-949-268-3049, or
press@motorpressguild.org

Web site:

http://www.motorpressguild.org/
http://www.motorpressguild.org/news

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Bankrate Survey Finds Americans not Prepared for Retirement

A new study released by Bankrate shows that more and more Americans are concerned about their retirement prospects. The poll, conducted by G-f-K Roper as part of Bankrate's Financial Literacy series on retirement, reveals that retirement is a growing concern amid tumultuous financial times for Americans. Key findings include:

-- Only 28 percent say that they will be able to retire comfortably. One- third say they'll have just enough finances to get by when retired.

-- Seven out of 10 say that they have set low expectations about their retirement prospects.

-- Nearly two out of 10 say they will not have enough money to retire without worrying.

-- Nineteen percent say they are afraid they'll never be able to retire.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3761564

Poll: Across the World Many See Discrimination Against Widows and Divorced Women

A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 17 nations around the world finds a widespread perception that widows and divorced women are treated worse than other women. In only two countries do a majority say that there is no discrimination against widows and in only one country does a majority say there is no discrimination against divorced women.

In 12 of the 17 nations polled, about four in ten perceive there is some or a great deal of discrimination against widows. The same is true for discrimination against divorced women.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3762036

Video: ALPO(R) Launches Video Contest to Find the Biggest 'Meat Maniac' in America

Is your dog a meat maniac? Does he get so excited for mealtime that he sings, dances or goes bonkers when dinner is served? ALPO brand dog food is launching a national search to find the biggest "meat maniac" in America -- the lovable, everyday dog who has the most entertaining and memorable way of showing his excitement when dinner is served. The lucky winner of the ALPO Real Meat Moments video contest will be the new face of the iconic dog food brand, appearing on millions of ALPO cans and in national print advertising.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3761777

Nielsen Finds Strong Consumer Appetite for 3-D Films but Weak Awareness

The Nielsen Company reports there is strong consumer appetite for 3-D films, based on a detailed analysis that showed a 65 percent sales increase in theatres using 3-D technology to exhibit their movies.

The analysis, which was unveiled by Nielsen Preview at the Cine Expo conference in The Netherlands, compared the film's performance in comparable theatres with a proven track record in the action/adventure genre. This like- to-like comparison provides a more sophisticated understanding on the impact of 3-D than other studies that simply looked at the performance of the movie in 3-D and 2-D theatres regardless of their historical ability to attract action/adventure movies.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3761377

NEWSWEEK: Cover: Behind That Smile

Cindy McCain tells Newsweek that it took her longer to get past the dirty politics of the 2000 South Carolina primary than her husband, Senator John McCain. Says Cindy McCain, "It's another lesson I learned from my husband about forgiveness. I have publicly said it was very difficult for me because it was my daughter ... You can go after me, but stay away from my children. In a sense, I am over it. I can sit here now and say it was just politics, and that's the downside to all this."

Cindy McCain's interview is part of the June 30 Newsweek cover, "Behind That Smile," on newsstands now.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3761287

The PR Newswire Broadcast Minute is available by email at no charge to members of the media who sign up for PR Newswire for Journalists, http://www.prnewswire.com/media . For more information, contact Rob Fisher at 408-365-8793 or email rob.fisher@prnewswire.com .

PRNewswire -- June 24
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: PR Newswire

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