Bioterrorism Week articles from August 2008

Bioterrorism Week archives from August 2008

Reports on anthrax findings from National Institutes of Health provide new insights.
August 4, 2008... "Macrophages from certain inbred mouse strains are rapidly killed ( "Proteasome inhibitors block LT-mediated caspase-1 activation and can protect against cell death, indicating that the degradation of at least one cellular protein is...

Research from S.S. Isukapalli and co-authors in the area of anthrax published.
August 4, 2008... "A modular system for source-to-dose-to-effect modeling analysis has been developed based on the modeling environment for total risk studies (MENTOR),((1)) and applied to study the impacts of hypothetical atmospheric releases of anthrax spores....

New counterterrorism study findings have been reported by scientists at Harvard University.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The intelligence community has evolved significantly since die failures of 9/11 and the inaccurate assessments on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. Congressional action has resulted in...

Studies from University of Illinois, Medical Department further understanding of diabetes.
August 4, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Acute hypoxia is experienced by a variety of individuals (neonates to the elderly) and in an assortment of conditions and diseases (terrorist bomb attack to decompensated heart failure)....

New life sciences study findings have been reported by V.M. Bier and colleagues.
August 4, 2008... "This article describes the results of applying a rigorous computational model to the problem of the optimal defensive resource allocation among potential terrorist targets. In particular, our study explores how the optimal budget allocation...

Reports by B. Aras and co-researchers describe recent advances in life sciences.
August 4, 2008... "The Russian and Iranian governments define their relations as ''very close'' and ''strategic'' in many areas. The frontiers of this cooperation, in geopolitical terms, include the south Caucasus, central Asia, Afghanistan, and the oil- and...

Research from EMTAC Inc. yields new findings on life sciences.
August 4, 2008... "After nearly three decades of antagonistic rhetoric and diplomatic estrangement between the United States and Iran, the next president has the opportunity to set a new course for relations between the two countries. When the next president...

Study findings from B. Riedel et al broaden understanding of life sciences.
August 4, 2008... According to a study from Brussels, Belgium, "Pakistan almost uniquely is both a major victim of terrorism and a major sponsor of terrorism. It has been the scene of horrific acts of terrorist violence, including the murder of Benazir Bhutto,...

Study results from G.R. Swain and colleagues in the area of public health published.(Clinical report)
August 4, 2008... "Medical ethics generally applies to individual interactions between physicians and patients. Conversely, public health ethics typically applies to interactions between an agency or institution and a community or population," scientists in the...

Research from G.J Kotwal and co-researchers yields new findings on HIV/AIDS vaccines.
August 4, 2008... A new study, 'Genetic diversity-independent neutralization of pandemic viruses (e.g. HIV), potentially pandemic (e.g. H5N1 strain of influenza) and carcinogenic (e.g. HBV and HCV) viruses and possible agents of bioterrorism (variola) by...

Scientists at Texas A&M University discuss research in life sciences.
August 4, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Balancing the stability and the catalytic specificities of OP hydrolases with enhanced V-agent activities.' According to a study from the United States, "Rational site-directed mutagenesis and...

Security Screenings Get Easier - and Faster - with the Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bag.
August 4, 2008... Considering today's stricter safety measures and that more than a quarter of travelers carry a laptop, the security process of removing laptops from laptop bags has become a time-consuming, albeit necessary, requirement. Thanks to the...

AFGE Calls for Standardized Pay and Training for All Transportation Security Officers.
August 4, 2008... American Federation of Government Employees National President John Gage gave testimony today before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, detailing the alarming...

Success of First European Built Environment CAE Conference Demonstrates Value of Engineering Simulation.(Conference news)
August 4, 2008... ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, announced that the first European Built Environment CAE Conference (EBECC), hosted by ANSYS in London in...

ATK Awarded $78 Million Contract to Missionize Three Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection Division.
August 4, 2008... Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) announced that it has been awarded contracts by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) division to retrofit three additional aircraft with ATK's proprietary integrated...

How Misperceptions Drive Social and Political Agendas.
August 4, 2008... After the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech University, schools across the country spent tens of millions of dollars to bolster campus security. There have been 137 murders on college campuses in the past eight years and on-campus murders...

Statement from Construction Companies on 9/11 Congressional Health and Compensation Act-HR 6594.
August 4, 2008... Construction companies involved in the clean-up of the World Trade Center after the 2001 terrorist attack strongly support the re-introduction of H.R. 6594, an improved version of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act that makes...

Briggs & Riley to Be First to Market With Travel Sentry Approved Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Sleeve.
August 4, 2008... Briggs & Riley Travelware, a leader in innovative, high-quality luggage and business cases, will release SpeedThru(TM), the first-ever Travel Sentry Approved, checkpoint-friendly laptop sleeve. On August 15th consumers will be able to purchase...

China Information Security Technology, Inc. Expands PGIS Solution Set With First 120 Emergency Medical Service (EMS) System Contract Win in Shenzhen City.
August 4, 2008... China Information Security Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ:CPBY) (''China Information Security,'' ''CIST'' or the ''Company''), a leading provider of Information Security and 3S (Geographic Information Systems -- GIS, Global Positioning Systems --...

Joint House and Senate Hearing 'Lessons Learned: Ensuring the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of Catastrophes'.
August 4, 2008... On Thursday, July 24th, the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, chaired by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) will hold a joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security...

Defentect Invited to Join 'Operation Golden Phoenix' Disaster Response Training Event.
August 4, 2008... Defentect announced that its Defentect(TM) gamma radiation detection network will be a participating technology at the Golden Phoenix real world disaster response laboratory environment in San Diego, July 21 - 24. Federal, state and local...

Biofilms use chemical weapons.
August 4, 2008... Bacteria rarely come as loners; more often they grow in crowds and squat on surfaces where they form a community together. These so-called biofilms develop on any surface that bacteria can attach themselves to. The dilemma we face is that...

Homeland Security Capital Corporation's Security Integrator Subsidiary, Nexus Technologies Group, Closes Approximately $1.2 Million in New Contracts.
August 4, 2008... Homeland Security Capital Corporation (OTCBB: HOMS), an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief and security solutions to government and commercial customers, announced that...

Tracker I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Software Certified for E-Verify.
August 4, 2008... Tracker I-9 paperless Form I-9 management software has been certified to communicate with the Federal Government's E-Verify employment eligibility verification program using the secure web services access method. The qualification test...

Intelli-Check - Mobilisa Attends AAPA Expo.
August 4, 2008... Intelli-Check - Mobilisa, Inc. (AMEX:IDN), will feature its IM2700 - Transportation Worker Card Reader at the American Association of Port Authorities Port Security Seminar and Expo in Houston, Texas, on July 17th (see also Intelli-Check -...

Israeli Experts to Speak at JINSA Counter-Terrorism Conference in Austin Co-Sponsored by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.(Conference news)
August 4, 2008... "Counter-Terrorism in a Changing World Symposium: Preparing Law Enforcement Executives for the Future", a homeland security conference drawing on the counter-terrorism expertise of six veteran Israeli experts in the field, will be held in...

Ceres Nanosciences to Develop Nanotechnology Products for Health Care, Industry and Government Applications.
August 4, 2008... A unique affiliation of national and international scientists, university and government research laboratories, and entrepreneurs has launched Ceres Nanosciences LLLP, a Virginia biotechnology company created to introduce innovative...

Moog's Third Quarter EPS Increased 22%.(Financial report)
August 4, 2008... Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG.A)(NYSE:and)(NYSE:MOG.B) announced third quarter earnings of $31.1 million, or $.72 per share, an increase of 22% over $.59 per share a year ago. On a year-to-date basis, Moog's earnings per share were $2.02, up 17% from...

TSA Security Expert Joins Priva Technologies to Deploy Airport Employee Security System.
August 4, 2008... Alvy Dodson, the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Federal Security Director (FSD) at Dallas Love Field Airport, has joined Chicago-based Priva Technologies, Inc. as Executive Vice President of Priva's Cleared Travel Corp....

Political borders, health-care issues complicate pandemic planning.(Report)
August 4, 2008... Panic, staffing issues and geographic boundaries are some of the challenges that public health experts need to address as they plan for a possible influenza pandemic, according to a new report from Purdue University (see also Purdue...

America for Sale?
August 4, 2008... Potential national security concerns are being raised over the growing links between foreign governments and secretive private equity buyout firms in a major new public awareness campaign (http://www.behindthebuyouts.org/) being launched today....

ShotSpotter, Inc. Selected as AO Global 250 Winner by AlwaysOn.
August 4, 2008... ShotSpotter, Inc., the world leader in gunshot detection and location systems (GLS) for public safety and the military, has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AO Global 250 Winners. ShotSpotter was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial board...

SUEZ LNG Subsidiary Kicks Off Construction of Neptune Offshore LNG Facility.
August 4, 2008... SUEZ LNG NA LLC (SUEZ) announced that construction has begun on its offshore LNG project, Neptune. The first phase of construction, expected to be completed in September 2008, includes the installation of a 13-mile sub-sea pipeline that will...

T. Boone Pickens to Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee: National Security Is Jeopardized by Crippling $700 Billion Dependence on Foreign Oil from Countries We Cannot Trust with our Future.
August 4, 2008... Texas oilman, T. Boone Pickens testified today that the national security of the United States is in its greatest jeopardy and peril since World War II due to our dangerous dependence on foreign oil (see also T. Boone Pickens). His remarks...

Hello Dolly!
August 4, 2008... As Hurricane Dolly bears down on the Texas Rio Grande Valley, the chairman of the Texas Border Coalition (TBC) today protested construction of the border wall by the Department of Homeland Security during the hurricane season and urged the...

The Gores Group Partners With the Four Star Group.
August 4, 2008... The Gores Group, a leading international private equity firm, announces a strategic partnership with The Four Star Group to acquire and grow businesses in the aerospace, defense and homeland security sectors (see also The Gores Group). The...

New Communications Platform Gives Pipeline Operators State-of-the-Art Tool for Stakeholder Communications.
August 4, 2008... The Pipeline Group, Celeritas Technologies and PIER Systems introduced today a communications platform designed specifically to help pipeline operators meet their commitments for public awareness, safety, emergency response and RP1162...

TFAH Applauds Sen. Durbin and Rep. Capps for Introducing Legislation to Protect Disaster Victims.
August 4, 2008... Trust for America's Health commends Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA 23) for introducing legislation to guarantee emergency treatment for victims affected by a major public health disaster, regardless of their health...

USAID Hosts President Bush to Discuss the Freedom Agenda.
August 4, 2008... Henrietta H. Fore, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), welcomed President George W. Bush to USAID's headquarters today. In his address to leading democracy and governance stakeholders, the President discussed...

Second Man Involved in Domestic Terrorism Plot Targeting Military, Jewish Facilities Sentenced to Prison.
August 4, 2008... A man recruited to join a domestic terrorist cell that was plotting to attack United States military facilities, "infidels," and Israeli and Jewish targets in the Los Angeles area as part of a "jihad" was sentenced today to more than 121/2...

Remarks by the President in Honor of Colombian Independence Day.
August 4, 2008... East Room 1:41 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Sientese. Gracias. Buenos dias. Bienvenidos a la Casa Blanca. (Applause.) I am pleased to welcome you to the gathering of the 198th anniversary of Colombia's independence, which was...

XeDAR Corporation Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract To Train First Responders to React to External Threats.
August 4, 2008... XeDAR Corporation (OTCBB: XDRC), a provider of homeland security consulting and IT services to our national intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense, announced it has been awarded a five-year extension to its contract to train and...

Researchers from College of Medicine report on findings in anthrax.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Frontiers in Bioscience, "Recent events have brought attention to the potential of Bacillus anthracis as an agent of bioterrorism. The shock like state of anthrax is invariably associated...

Study findings from N. Khreich et al broaden understanding of life sciences.
August 11, 2008... "Staphylococcus enterotoxin B (SEB) is one of several toxins produced by the gram positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. SEB is a major cause of food poisoning and represents a significant biological threat with regard to bioterrorism,"...

Findings in chemical warfare reported from H.S. Lee and co-researchers.
August 11, 2008... New investigation results, 'Determination of basic degradation products of chemical warfare agents in water using hollow fibre-protected liquid-phase microextraction with in-situ derivatisation followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,'...

Report summarizes life sciences study findings from A.M. McAnoy and co-researchers.
August 11, 2008... A new study, 'Reactions of the hydroperoxide anion with dimethyl methylphosphonate in an ion trap mass spectrometer: evidence for a gas phase alpha-effect,' is now available. According to recent research published in the journal Organic and...

Research on life sciences reported by C.D. Lindsay et al.
August 11, 2008... Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'The use of doxycycline as a protectant against sulphur mustard in HaCaT cells.' According to a study from Salisbury, the United Kingdom, "As part of an ongoing programme on medical...

Avue Files Protest of TSA IHOPP Award.
August 11, 2008... Avue Technologies, the premier private sector human resources shared service center (SSC) for the Federal Government, in conjunction with one of its principal Human Resources Line of Business resellers, Carahsoft Technology Corp, announced its...

Cernium Corporation Appoints Tom Ridge to Board of Directors.
August 11, 2008... Cernium Corporation, the leading developer of video analytics-enabled products, announced the appointment of The Honorable Tom Ridge, the nation's first Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and former Governor of Pennsylvania, to...

Homeland Security Democrats to TSA: the 100% Screening Air Cargo Law Means All Cargo Must Be Screened.
August 11, 2008... In response to the Transportation Security Administration telling the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection on July 15 that air cargo originating abroad would not be screened, Committee on Homeland Security...

Digital Ally Reports 470% Increase in Pretax Income and 250% Increase in Net Income for Second Quarter of 2008, as Revenue Rises 133% From Prior-Year Period.(Financial report)
August 11, 2008... Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ:DGLY), which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial security applications, announced higher sales and earnings for the second...

Dynamics Research Corporation to Acquire Kadix Systems.
August 11, 2008... Dynamics Research Corporation (NASDAQ:DRCO), a leading provider of innovative engineering, technology and information technology services and solutions to federal and state governments, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire...

Emergent BioSolutions Awarded Two Grants from NIAID to Support Development of the Company's Recombinant Botulinum Vaccine rBOT and Next Generation Anthrax Vaccine NGAV Candidates.
August 11, 2008... Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced that it has secured two grants totaling over $4.5 million from The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to fund the continued development of the company's rBOT and NGAV...

FLASHbrief Offers New System/Campus-Wide, Internet Mass Alert Notification System for America's Schools.
August 11, 2008... FLASHbrief, LLC will launch FLASHbrief for Schools, Version 2.0 (www.flashbrief.com) at the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona (see also FLASHbrief, LLC). Similar in concept to...

GenVec Receives Continued Funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Vaccine Program.
August 11, 2008... GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has executed the second option period under a three-year agreement with GenVec to support the development of vaccines for the prevention of foot-and-mouth...

Goodrich Corporation Acquires Recon/Optical, Inc. Assets.
August 11, 2008... Goodrich Corporation (NYSE:GR) has signed an agreement with Bourns, Inc. to acquire the Chicago Aerial Industries (CAI) and Pacific Optical Division (POD) assets of Recon/Optical, Inc. (ROI), a leading provider of low-to-medium altitude...

H.C. Wainwright Expands Its Capital Markets Department.
August 11, 2008... H.C. Wainwright & Co. Inc. ("HCW") announced that two senior employees, Scott Hartzell, Managing Director and Co - Head of Capital Markets, and John Christmas, Managing Director, Capital Markets, have recently joined the firm. Mr. Hartzell...

Homeland Security Capital Corporation Chairman & CEO C. Thomas McMillen to Keynote the Ziff Davis Enterprise Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Virtual Tradeshow.
August 11, 2008... Chairman & CEO C. Thomas McMillen of Homeland Security Capital Corporation (OTCBB: HOMS), an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief and security solutions to government and...

Photos: Informed Publishing Supports National Preparedness Month.
August 11, 2008... September is National Preparedness Month, and Informed Publishing is supporting this nationwide effort by encouraging Americans to take the first simple step to prepare for emergencies in their home and communities (see also Informed...

LaserCard Corporation Reports Financial Results for FY09 First Quarter.(Financial report)
August 11, 2008... LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading supplier of secure ID solutions, announced the financial results for its fiscal 2009 first quarter ended June 30, 2008 (see also LaserCard Corporation). Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal...

Financial Institutions Must Accelerate Watch List Management Processes, Says Norkom Technologies.
August 11, 2008... Recent research conducted by Norkom Technologies reveals that, while the costs associated with watch list management continue to rise, most financial services organizations are struggling to meet their regulatory obligations and are...

Future of Registered Traveler Programs in Doubt, According to RT Provider, Priva Technologies.
August 11, 2008... The future of Registered Traveler Programs, as they exist today, has been put in doubt by the announcement that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer provide RT security threat assessments, according to Jeff Minushkin,...

U.S. Park Police uses XPAK for Explosives Screening during National Mall Independence Day Celebration.
August 11, 2008... After less than one hour of operational instruction, U.S. Park Police effectively used XPAKs to screen packages from randomly chosen attendees at the National Mall Celebration on the 4th of July. Over 500 personal belongings such as purses,...

RenaissanceRe and Partners Sponsor Northeast Hurricane Mitigation Leadership Forum.
August 11, 2008... RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) announced the successful completion of the first Northeast Hurricane Mitigation Leadership Forum held July 10-11, 2008 in Newport, Rhode Island. The Forum was co-sponsored by RenaissanceRe's affiliate,...

Report Says Lack of Focus on Threat of Nuclear Terrorism Stems From Failure to Grasp Global Economic Consequences of a Nuclear Terrorist Attack.(Report)
August 11, 2008... Nuclear terrorism, a stated top concern of both major-party presidential candidates, is garnering little attention as an issue because of a failure to focus on the global economic consequences of such an attack, according to a new report by the...

Sceptor Industries Expands Senior Management Team.
August 11, 2008... Sceptor Industries, Inc., announced the expansion of its senior management team with the addition of Richard R. Thomas in the position of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. Mr. Thomas will be responsible for the management,...

SkyBitz Announces FFE Transportation Services as New Customer Collaboration.(Company overview)
August 11, 2008... SkyBitz, a leading intelligent asset solution and information management service provider, announced that FFE Transportation Services (FFE), Inc. (NASDAQ:FFEX) has chosen the American Eagle fleet as its launch pad for implementing the SkyBitz...

Francisella tularensis: Stopping a biological weapon.
August 11, 2008... Scientists hope a vaccine is on the horizon for tularemia, a fatal disease caused by the pathogen Francisella tularensis, an organism of concern as a potential biological warfare agent. Until recently we knew very little about this bacterium....

PharmAthene Submits Response to DHHS Request for Proposals for SparVax(TM) - a Recombinant Protective Antigen Vaccine.
August 11, 2008... PharmAthene, Inc. (AMEX:PIP) a biodefense company specializing in the development and commercialization of medical countermeasures against chemical and biological threats, announced that it has submitted a response to a Request for Proposals...

Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Gillani of Pakistan After Meeting.
August 11, 2008... South Lawn 11:47 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister, welcome. It's been a -- it's been a very constructive morning. We've had a good meeting in the Oval Office. And then I'm going to have lunch with the Prime Minister here in...

Syracuse University scientists discover how some bacteria may steal iron from their human hosts.
August 18, 2008... Like their human hosts, bacteria need iron to survive and they must obtain that iron from the environment. While humans obtain iron primarily through the food they eat, bacteria have evolved complex and diverse mechanisms to allow them access...

Research from G.J. Kotwal and colleagues has provided new data on HIV/AIDS.
August 18, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "Genetic diversity and hypermutation contribute to difficulties in developing a vaccine against viruses like HIV and influenza. There are currently no known immune correlates of...

Studies from N.R. Silvaggi et al have provided new data on inhibitory peptides.
August 18, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin serotype A light chain (BoNT/A-LC) is a Zn(II)dependent metalloprotease that blocks the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction by...

Research findings from Harvard University, Medical Department update understanding of life sciences.
August 18, 2008... "The lethal toxin produced by Bacillus anthracis is a bipartite toxin in which the first protein, protective antigen (PA), transports the second protein, lethal factor, across the host cell membrane. We have previously shown that CD8(+) T-cell...

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results.(Financial report)
August 18, 2008... Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:AOLS) announced financial results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2008. The Company reported a net loss of $580,000, or $0.02 per share, compared to a loss of $509,000, or $0.02 per share, for...

USPTO Issues Patent Embodying Methodologies for Abating a Broad Range of Allergens, Pathogens, Viruses, Bacteria, Odors and Volatile Organic Compounds.
August 18, 2008... Today the United States Patent & Trademark Office issued a patent for an environmentally "Green" low cost process that eliminates the effects of a broad range of pollutants using oxidants. The patent includes methods for abating pollutants,...

Disaster medicine ethical guidelines needed for US health-care professionals.
August 18, 2008... A new invited article in the August 2008 edition of Otolaryngology u Head and Neck Surgery calls on the U.S. medical community to develop a national consensus on ethical guidelines for physicians who care for patients, victims, and casualties...

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives DHS SAFETY Act Certification for Multiple Products.
August 18, 2008... American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI) (AS&E(R)), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray inspection solutions, announced that it has received SAFETY (Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology) Act...

Apptis Extends its Capacity to Serve the Department of Homeland Security.
August 18, 2008... Apptis, Inc., a leading IT and communications services provider to the federal marketplace, announced the acquisition of Base One Technologies LTD, headquartered in New Rochelle, New York. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed...

Shoot on Sight is First Film Inspired by London Bombings.
August 18, 2008... Shoot On Sight, the controversial thriller, set to release in UK on August 22 is the first inspired by the July 7, 2005 underground bombings in London. The release date of the much anticipated film, originally scheduled for July 11th was...

Historic Washington, GA, Puts the Spotlight on Public Safety with Innovative Wireless Solution from Mastech and BelAir Networks.
August 18, 2008... Washington, Georgia, the first town chartered in the name of George Washington, is now one of the most charming and picturesque cities in the state. It may also be one of the most innovative in its approach to ensuring the safety of the public...

Big Screen Entertainment Group's Acquisition "Target Practice" Wins Best Action Film of the Year.
August 18, 2008... Big Screen Entertainment Group (OTC:BSEG) is proud to announce that its recent acquisition, the non-stop action film, "Target Practice," directed and edited by Richmond Riedel, won "Best Action Film of the Year" at the 4th Annual Action on Film...

Will Second Anniversary of TSA Liquid Ban Inspire Storytellers? Six-word Story Contest Organizers the Cranky Flier and BottleWise Hope So.
August 18, 2008... Liquid restrictions in carry-on bags have left their mark on air travelers -- changing everything from what they bring and how they pack to how much time and patience they need to get through airport security screening. With the two-year...

CACI Appoints James L. Pavitt to Board of Directors.
August 18, 2008... CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced that it has appointed James L. Pavitt, former Deputy Director of Operations for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to CACI's Board of Directors, effective August 1. Mr. Pavitt brings more than 30...