PR Newswire articles from August 29 2003

PR Newswire archives from August 29 2003

1GB DDR266 Memory Module for Apple 12 Inch Powerbook (867 MHz G4) Model Now Available.
August 29, 2003... ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Trans Intl. today announced the worldwide availability of a 1 Gigabyte (GB) DDR266 (Double Data Rate) memory module for the Apple Powerbook G4 (867 MHz 12 inch model). Trans Intl.'s 1 Gigabyte (GB)...

Savor the Wild at Great Bear Lodge.
August 29, 2003... SANDUSKY, Ohio, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Bear Lodge family resort and indoor waterpark announces the second annual Wild Game Wednesday. During upcoming Wednesdays: September 3, 17, 24 and October 1, 8 and 15, guests can stay at the Bear...

Fiber Gel Technologies Joins 'Feed The Students' Campaign.
August 29, 2003... MUNDELEIN, Ill., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiber Gel Technologies, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Circle Group Holdings, Inc.) (BULLETIN BOARD: CRGQ) has joined the campaign to help feed latch key kids. Created by Father George Clements,...

Asian Markets -- Shares Close Broadly Higher -- Aug. 29.
August 29, 2003... SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A round-up of Asian stock markets prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. Asian...

Virtela Communications to Present at Network World WAN Tour; Fall Series to Guide Enterprises on Optimizing Wide Area Networking Services.
August 29, 2003... DENVER, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtela Communications Inc., a leader in providing global managed IP virtual private network (VPN) services, today announced it is a platinum sponsor for the upcoming Network World Technology Tour event, "WANs:...

Spike TV Highlights - September 2003.
August 29, 2003... NEW YORK, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SPIKE TV ORIGINAL SERIES New Series! THE JOE SCHMO SHOW (TV-14) Series debuts Tuesday, September 2 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) with a special two hour event. Regularly telecasts Tuesdays...

William A. Halter Is Elected to webMethods' Board of Directors; Former Deputy Commissioner of Social Security Administration and OMB Senior Advisor Adds Substantial Economics and Public Policy Experience to webMethods' Board.
August 29, 2003... FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. , the leading provider of integration software enabling Global Business Visibility(TM), today announced that William A. Halter was elected to the company's board of directors at the 2003...

Valley CAN Launches Radio Ad Campaign Urging Cooperative Solutions to Clean the Air; Non-Profit Group's Projects Work to Reduce Air Pollution.
August 29, 2003... FRESNO, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Valley CAN (Clean Air Now), a non-profit organization committed to improving air quality throughout the San Joaquin Valley, launched a Valley-wide radio campaign this week urging Valley residents to do...

Today on InvestorCanada.com...Pay Attention to Index Construction.
August 29, 2003... TORONTO, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Indexes are used by both professional and retail investors as a benchmark for market performance. It's important to watch what the movement of the various indexes, but it's more important to know what these...

Push-to-Talk and Photo Messaging Top Consumer Wish List of Handset Features; Zelos Group Uncovers and Interprets User Preferences, Behaviors in U.S. Wireless Consumer Survey.
August 29, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless subscribers ranked photo messaging and push-to-talk as the most desired handset features, according to a consumer survey recently conducted by Zelos Group. Nearly 50 percent of about 1,300...

Ground Broken Near Bowling Green for First Ohio Utility Size 'Wind Farm'; Two Turbines to Be Completed This Year.
August 29, 2003... BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Mountain Energy Company, American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) and the City of Bowling Green today broke ground for the construction of two wind turbines near Bowling Green, south of...

The Wylde Bunch On-Board the Sprite Liquid Tour.
August 29, 2003... NEW YORK, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wylde Bunch, a high-energy hip-hop/rock band based in Los Angeles, is taking major steps into the spotlight with Sprite and CAA adding the hot new group to the lineup for the highly-anticipated Sprite...

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index close at 6,124.15 up +155.05 (+2.00%).
August 29, 2003... Shanghai, China, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/XFN China 25 Index for Friday, August 29, 2003 was 6,124.15. This was up 2.00 per cent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index extended further...

Announcement of judges initial shortlist for the world's only global student interior design awards...
August 29, 2003... London, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The shortlist evaluation of project entries for the Interior Motives: Student Design Awards 2003 is complete. The entries - received from students of transportation and product design courses from around the...

FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Close at 6,124.15 Up +155.05 (+2.00%).
August 29, 2003... SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/XFN China 25 Index for Friday, August 29, 2003 was 6,124.15. This was up 2.00 percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index extended further...

PR Newswire Photo Advisory for Friday, August 29, 2003 at 6 a.m. EDT.
August 29, 2003... PRNewsFotos are available to the news media at no charge. High-resolution images can be downloaded from NewsCom Online (http://www.newscom.com/ ) or AP Photo Archive (http://photoarchive.ap.org/ ). PRNewsFotos are also distributed via the AP...

RAD Data Communications becomes first vendor to declare product compliance with new TDM over MPLS implementation agreement.
August 29, 2003... Tel Aviv, Israel, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- RAD Data Communications has become the first vendor of telecommunications access solutions to announce that its products will fully support the TDM Transport over MPLS using AAL1 Implementation...

TheMarker Magazine reveals the 100 most influential people in the Israeli economy:.
August 29, 2003... Tel Aviv, Israel, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- - Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads TheMarker's list of the 100 most influential people, followed by David Klein, Yoav Lehman, Eyal Ben Sheloush and Nochi Dankner TheMarker Magazine,...

VH1's Second Installment of Its 'Babylon' Franchise 'Hip-Hop Babylon' Takes an Inside Look at Hip-Hop's Hard Road to Success Premiering September 7, at 9:00 P.M. (ET/PT); Revealing Two-Hour Special Features Interviews with Rap Music Luminaries KRS-One, Run DMC, Master P, Wu Tang Clan and Numerous Others.
August 29, 2003... NEW YORK, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A musical genre that once prided itself on "keeping it real" and a voice of America's urban youth, has turned into a multi-million dollar manipulation... Hip-Hop Babylon. It has become a major marketing...

Beyonce, Coldplay and Justin Timberlake Top Winners List With Three Moon Men Each.
August 29, 2003... Missy Elliott Nabs Two Awards Including Best Video of The Year Award; 50 Cent Also Takes Home Two VMAs Madonna is Joined in Showstopping Opening Performance by Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera...

SR Telecom Reports Second Quarter Results; Highlights.
August 29, 2003... - Q2 revenues slightly above Q1 - Quarter-over-quarter losses reduced - First half revenue lower than comparable period last year in line with guidance - Gross margins in the core wireless segment increase to 50% of revenue ...

On Labor Day 2003, How Stressed Out Is America? New Survey Says 36% Admit Stress is a Problem in Their Lives.
August 29, 2003... 16% of Americans have considered suicide at one time, while 13% use medication to try to lift their mood. And 5% say stress is so severe they don't know what to do. Overall, 42% of Americans compare their mind to a cluttered,...

Burnt out Britain needs a break - but make it a short one.
August 29, 2003... London, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- - Work-Life Balance Week 1-5 September - Live seven days, but sleep six - the average worker misses out on a night's sleep every week Despite the recent Government legislation to allow for greater work...

USA Expands Day 4 With Marathon Coverage of 12 Straight Hours of Live Action; Andy Roddick Highlights Friday's Live Coverage, 7 PM ET.
August 29, 2003... NEW YORK, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Network spent all day and all night (11 AM thru 11 PM) on air with live coverage of Day 4 of the US Open. Announcers Bill Macatee and Michael Barkann and analysts Tracy Austin and Jim Courier spent the...

Michigan Lottery Introduces 'Front Pair Payout' Promotion for Daily 4 Game Players!
August 29, 2003... LANSING, Mich., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan Lottery players will soon have yet another way to win cash prizes with the Lottery's Daily 4 game thanks to the Lottery's newest promotion -- "Front Pair Payout!" In the Daily 4 game,...

Business in Asia Today -- Aug. 29, 2003.
August 29, 2003... SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: TOSHIBA TO SELL US$320 MLN IN...

American Psychological Association Campaign to Help Kids & Teens with Stress and Trauma.
August 29, 2003... WASHINGTON, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Reading, writing, arithmetic and... resilience? Resilience, the fourth "r," is being added to the lesson plans in schools throughout the country this fall with the launch of the American Psychological...

VRS Investment Portfolio Up in Fiscal Year 2003.
August 29, 2003... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Virginia Retirement System announced today that the fund posted a positive 2.5 percent return for the fiscal year, noting also that calendar year-to-date the fund is up over 9 percent and up over 11...

The Golf Club at Circle C Announces New Ownership, Leadership Team And Expanded Services.
August 29, 2003... AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Golf Club at Circle C, an 18-hole daily fee public course designed by Jay Morrish in 1992, located in Southwest Austin, announces recent changes to the club including management, food and beverage as...

VarTec and Excel Select Covad DSL for Their Local and Long Distance Voice And Data Bundles; - Covad Nationwide DSL Network to Enhance VarTec and Excel Telecommunications Packages -.
August 29, 2003... DALLAS and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Covad Communications Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: COVD) and VarTec Telecom(R), Inc. announced today a multi-year agreement that will enable VarTec and Excel Telecommunications, a wholly...

Grant Renews Funding of Research Toward Cloning Primates; Pittsburgh Development Center gets nearly $6.4 million from National Institutes of Health.
August 29, 2003... PITTSBURGH, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded nearly $6.4 million to the Pittsburgh Development Center, which is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, to fund investigation aimed at overcoming...

Regenetrol Labs Has Chosen to Remove the Independent Clinical Study From Its Website Due to the Lawsuit Filed Against the Company.
August 29, 2003... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Regenetrol Labs has chosen to remove the independent clinical study ("the Study"), that appeared on its website starting August 6, 2003, pending resolution of a lawsuit that was filed against Regenetrol Labs...

Pennsylvania Dental Association Helps You Understand Your Dental Benefits Plan.
August 29, 2003... HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Deciding who will provide dental care for you and your family should be up to you, not an insurance company. Some dental plans, however, do not give you that choice. Insurance companies decide which...

Ricoh Sets New Benchmark With 8x DVD+R Media; Allows up to 4.7GB to be recorded in less than 8-minutes.
August 29, 2003... WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Company, Ltd., the world's leading writable DVD drive and media manufacturer, today announced its next generation DVD+R media products. Unveiled today at the IFA trade show in Berlin,...

Bosses Shine in New Poll; But Do They Change Diapers?
August 29, 2003... NORTH HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- After years of news about corporate scandals, people might think that the typical manager is an evil, scheming, Dilbertesque bunko artist who has earned about as much trust and respect as a slug....

Worldwide Server Systems Market Halts Nine-Quarter Decline in Revenues, Driven by x86 Server Sales, According to IDC.
August 29, 2003... FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The worldwide server systems market halted a nine-quarter decline in year-on-year growth in the second quarter of 2003 (2Q03) according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. However, quarterly...

Never Before Released Hendrix Performance Issued on CD and Limited Edition Double LP THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - LIVE AT BERKELEY Plus in DVD-Audio 5.1 Surround Sound on DVD Debut of Classic 1970 Music Film JIMI PLAYS BERKELEY.
August 29, 2003... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- JIMI PLAYS BERKELEY is one of the most popular music films of its time and a time capsule of the era. Yet the entire hour-long second set by Jimi Hendrix from the famed 1970 Berkeley concert has never been...

Waffle House(TM) Restaurants Celebrate National Waffle Week.
August 29, 2003... ATLANTA, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Waffles -- the ancient Greeks cooked them; bakers in the Middle Ages designed special cookware for them; the Pilgrims loved them so much they brought them over from Holland to the New World; even Thomas...

Advanced Stent Technologies Announces Jerry Caulder as New Chairman and CEO And Jay Brumfield as President and COO.
August 29, 2003... PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc. (AST), a medical device company, today announced the appointment of Jerry Caulder, Ph.D., as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Jay Brumfield as President and...

Comet becomes first retailer to offer free web safety talks.
August 29, 2003... London, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Comet has joined forces with NCH, the children's charity, to become the first UK retailer to offer free in-store web safety talks for customers(1), strengthening its commitment to the fight for safer internet...

SilverFastDCPro release dedicated to raw data enhancement of high-end digital cameras.
August 29, 2003... Kiel, Germany, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- - Unique virtual light table features integrate versatile picture organisation with powerful image enhancement tools. LaserSoft Imaging AG, the developer of SilverFast Professional Scanner and...

Innovations - Business as usual is a thing of the past.
August 29, 2003... Johannesburg, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- South Africa's leading business weekly, the Financial Mail, has launched Financial Mail Innovations, a monthly business-focused supplement dedicated to reporting on how technology is driving profound...

Job Searches Nearly Doubled in Length Since 2001, According to New Statistics From Right Management Consultants; On Eve of Labor Day, Statistics Paint Discouraging Picture of Labor Market.
August 29, 2003... Mid-Level Manager Needs Almost Six Months of Hunting to Land New Job PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Unemployed workers at almost all levels are needing nearly twice as long to find new jobs as they did two years ago, and...

Things Remembered and Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) Offer Holiday Gifts That Keep Giving; Gifts with a Purpose.
August 29, 2003... CLEVELAND, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Your holidays will sparkle even brighter when you give a gift that helps make children's wishes come true. This year, Things Remembered offers a collectible holiday ornament, musical snow globe and star...

U. of Minnesota, U.C., San Diego and Cornell Teams Win SRC Student Chip-Design Contest.
August 29, 2003... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC), has announced that student design teams from the University of Minnesota, the University of California, San Diego and Cornell University have won the...

St. Jude International Outreach Program Identifies Ways to Improve Treatment Of Childhood Leukemia in Honduras; Abandonment of therapy and fatal infections are leading causes of treatment failure, but can be corrected with simple interventions.
August 29, 2003... MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Hospital Escuela (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) have identified ways to improve treatments and cure rates for Honduran children with acute...

$1.4 Million Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Championship Returning to Mississippi River.
August 29, 2003... RED WING, Minn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth annual Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Championship will return to the Mississippi River near Red Wing Oct. 1-4 with a $1.4 million purse. The sport's most lucrative tournament features 220 pros vying...

ChevronTexaco and the University of Southern California to Establish Center for Interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies.
August 29, 2003... SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Southern California (USC) and ChevronTexaco Corp. today announced plans to establish a new center to develop advanced technologies to improve oil and gas exploration and production...

BioZak InfoBase Inc. Announces the Release of the New Versions of Life Science Industry CD-ROM.
August 29, 2003... SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- BioZak InfoBase Inc., provider of premium market intelligence information on the life science industry, today announced the release of new versions of Life Science Industry CD-Roms. Marketing...

PRIMEDIA Awarded Integrated Advertising Campaign by Ford Motor Company.
August 29, 2003... Ford's 2004 F-150 Launch to Use Reach and Targeting of PRIMEDIA's Consumer Automotive Group, Automotive Enthusiast Group and Outdoor Enthusiast Group Campaign to Include Print, Web and Custom Auto Show Vehicles ...

Wild Blueberry Research Continues to Yield Positive Results; Annual Wild Blueberry Research Summit Concludes with More Good News About Nature's #1 Antioxidant Fruit(TM).
August 29, 2003... BAR HARBOR, Maine, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading U.S. and Canadian researchers who are active in studying brain aging, cardio-vascular health, anti-adhesion, and cancer prevention gathered in Bar Harbor for the sixth annual Wild Blueberry...

Ultrasonic Still the Fastest Growing Type of Flowmeter, Finds New Flow Research Study.
August 29, 2003... WAKEFIELD, Mass., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultrasonic flowmeters remain the fastest growing type of flowmeter, finds a new market study from Flow Research (http://www.flowresearch.com/). Sales of ultrasonic flowmeters worldwide totaled $255...

Three Arrested in Colombia on U.S. Drug and Gun Charges, Reports U.S. Attorney.
August 29, 2003... BOSTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Three men wanted on United States federal drug and gun charges were arrested yesterday in Cali, Colombia by local law enforcement. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Mark R. Trouville, Special...

SilverFast DCPro Release Dedicated to Raw Data Enhancement of High-End Digital Cameras; Unique Virtual Light Table Features Integrate Versatile Picture Organisation with Powerful Image Enhancement tools.
August 29, 2003... KIEL, Germany, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- LaserSoft Imaging AG, the developer of SilverFast Professional Scanner and Digital Camera Software solutions, today announced the immediate availability of SilverFast DCPro. The SilverFast DCPro delivers...

PR Newswire National Summary, Friday, Aug. 29, 10 a.m. to noon ET.
August 29, 2003... Following is a summary of news releases transmitted between 10 a.m. and Noon by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/. CGF003 08/29/2003 10:00 r v...

Renewable Portion of SCE Power Mix Hits Record 23%.
August 29, 2003... ROSEMEAD, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, renewable energy sources represented as much as 23%* of Southern California Edison's (SCE) total monthly power sales this summer, strengthening SCE's position as the leading U.S....

PA State Police: Reported Crime Index Offenses Drop Slightly in 2002; Details of Uniform Crime Report Available to Public Via Internet.
August 29, 2003... HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The number of Crime Index offenses reported to Pennsylvania State Police through the Uniform Crime Reporting System dropped by 1.7 percent last year, State Police Commissioner Jeffrey B. Miller...

Energy Experts Respond: More Power to the Consumer.
August 29, 2003... OLD BRIDGE, N.J., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Post-Blackout 2003, every day brings more investigation, more theories and more finger pointing. While it is essential to know what caused the blackout and how to avoid a repeat performance, the...

EC Project MobiHealth Starts Field Trial Phase in Four European Countries.
August 29, 2003... NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients enjoy full mobility and more quality of life whilst undergoing health monitoring. Furthermore quality in health care goes up at reduced costs. All this should be realized by a newly...

Announcement of Judges Initial Shortlist for the World's Only Global Student Interior Design Awards.
August 29, 2003... LONDON, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The shortlist evaluation of project entries for the Interior Motives: Student Design Awards 2003 is complete. The entries -- received from students of transportation and product design courses from around the...

PROFNET LAW/CRIME LEADS: Trade Secrets and the First Amendment Aug. 29, 2003; ROUND-UPS.
August 29, 2003... Trade Secrets and the First Amendment (21 experts) Energy Infrastructure (continued, 1 expert) Music-Swapping Lawsuits (continued, 1 expert) ROUND-UP: TRADE SECRETS AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT **1. BRIAN RIOPELLE, head of the...

Achievements of Small Business Owners with Disabilities Focus of Second Annual Recognition Awards Banquet.
August 29, 2003... LANSING, Mich., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Lisa Crain, owner and manager of Crain's Diversified Services in Saginaw, was named Small Business Owner of the Year at the Second Annual Small Business Recognition Awards Banquet, held today at the...

Metaldyne Receives Letter of Intent from Hyundai To Supply Connecting Rods for Future Engine Program.
August 29, 2003... PLYMOUTH, Mich., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Metaldyne announced today that Hyundai has awarded the company a contract to supply finished machined and assembled powder metal forged connecting rods for a future engine program. Metaldyne will...

The Vineyard Encore Festival Includes a Murder Mystery Weekend to Die for... Murder brings tourists to Martha's Vineyard.
August 29, 2003... VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Located eight miles off the coast of Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard has long been one of America's top tourist destinations. With the summer crowds gone and the tourist economy soft, innkeepers...

Get carded @ your library for Library Card Sign-Up Month.
August 29, 2003... CHICAGO, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Can you name the one item that gives you access to nearly everything on the Web and in print and provides personal assistance to help you find what you're looking for? It's your library card. This year the...

Amicus General Secretary to visit Longbridge.
August 29, 2003... London, August 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Derek Simpson, General Secretary of the trade union Amicus is to visit the three car production plants at Longbridge next Wednesday, 3rd September. In a tour of the MG Rover, MG Powertrain and BMW Midland...

ABC Celebrating the American Construction Craft Professional.
August 29, 2003... PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- On Labor Day we celebrate the American worker. One industry that represents the expertise and diligence of the American worker in a powerful way is the U.S. construction industry. According to...

American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of RAE Systems Inc.
August 29, 2003... NEW YORK, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of RAE Systems Inc. under the ticker symbol RAE. RAE Systems Inc. is the leader in rapidly deployable sensing networks for homeland...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Discovery Times Channel/.
August 29, 2003... In the news release "The Discovery Times Channel Examines Failures of Standardized Testing in World Premiere of MAKING THE GRADE, September 2, 8-9 p.m. (ET)," issued Tuesday, Aug. 26, by the Discovery Times Channel over PR Newswire, we are...

Skidmore Energy and Geoscience International Hold Press Briefing on Oil And Gas Discovery in Morocco and Ensuing Dispute.
August 29, 2003... Skidmore Energy, Inc., a Georgetown, Texas, based independent oil & gas exploration company, and Geoscience International, Inc., a geophysical company based in Euless, Texas, will hold a press conference on Friday, August 29, 2003 at 8:30 a.m....

InfoSpace Founders File Lawsuits Against InfoSpace, JP Morgan Securities And Mellon Investor Services For Negligence and Breach of Obligations and Duties; InfoSpace Also Added to Amended August 19th Complaint.
August 29, 2003... SEATTLE, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Naveen and Anu Jain, Founders of InfoSpace , today filed suit in Washington State Superior Court against InfoSpace, Inc. and its former General Counsel; JP Morgan Securities (formerly Hambrecht & Quist, LLC, a...

Star Chefs to Shine for March of Dimes Orange County.
August 29, 2003... DANA POINT, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday evening, September 24, 2003, a whole galaxy of brilliant chefs will demonstrate their culinary skills for the benefit of the March of Dimes' Orange County Division. The occasion is...

PR Newswire National Summary, Friday, Aug. 29, midnight to 10 a.m. ET.
August 29, 2003... Following is a summary of news releases transmitted between midnight and 10 a.m. by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/. ***...

California Science Center Crowns New Parking Structure With Unique A-12 Blackbird Plane to Herald the Centennial of Flight.
August 29, 2003... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- California Science Center CEO and President Jeffrey N. Rudolph announced the installation of a unique A-12 Blackbird spy plane (the CIA version of the U.S. Air Force SR-71 Blackbird) atop a newly...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc./.
August 29, 2003... In the news release, "Imaging Diagnostic Systems' (BULLETIN BOARD: IMDS) Collaborative Study With Schering AG Shows First Positive Results In Clinical Phase I Study For Breast Cancer Detection," issued earlier today by Imaging Diagnostic...

Senators Support Legislation to Improve Higher Education Opportunities for Immigrants; Press Conference to Include Members of Congress, Immigrant Students.
August 29, 2003... WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Congress will unite with immigrant students from across the U.S. next week to urge Congress to pass legislation, which will enable immigrant students to realize their dreams of going to college....

/C O R R E C T I O N -- WXYZ-TV/Channel 7/.
August 29, 2003... In the news release, WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Kicks Off New Season of 'BIG 10 TICKET', issued yesterday, Aug. 29 by WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 over PR Newswire, we are advised by the station that the first paragraph, second sentence should read "The premiere...

Todd Dunn to Join FleetPride as CFO.
August 29, 2003... THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck parts, today announced that Todd Dunn will be joining the Company as Chief Financial Officer in early...

New Private Loan Servicing Company Firstmark Services Focuses on Customer Service.
August 29, 2003... WOODBURY, Minn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Firstmark Services, formerly serving as Nelnet's St. Paul office, is now operating as a stand-alone, private student loan servicing company, focused on customer service. Exceptional customer...

The Illinois CPA Society Gives an Inside Look Into the Latest M&A Transactions.
August 29, 2003... CHICAGO, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's ever-changing economy the financial market is constantly adapting to new economic trends. The Illinois CPA Society is pleased to bring you for the first time the 2003 Mergers and Acquisitions...

Statement from Yuri Kotler, Group MENATEP Spokesperson.
August 29, 2003... MOSCOW, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Yuri Kotler, Group MENATEP spokesperson: Group MENATEP once again strongly denounces the series of decisions by Moscow courts, most recently in the Basmanny Court on August...

Ward's Reports Estimated Production.
August 29, 2003... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 332,944 units, up 0.6 percent from the 330,850 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's...

Rat Study Shows Exposure to Ecstasy Early in Pregnancy Induces Brain, Behavior Changes.
August 29, 2003... WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago have shown that 21-day-old rat pups exposed in the womb to the drug MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, often called Ecstasy) during...

Sodexho Named Among Nation's Best Employers for Latina Women By LATINA Style Magazine.
August 29, 2003... GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sodexho USA, the nation's leading provider of food and facilities management services, announced today that it has been named one of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to work for in America by LATINA...