Sheriff Mike Carona: Who Pushed the Feds to Prosecute? On Full Disclosure Network® Video News Blog
The FULL DISCLOSURE NETWORK® presents an eight minute Internet Video News Blog that raises questions about why and how California State political corruption allegations against Orange County Sheriff Carona became a Federal case and if Washington was involved in approving the indictment and how high up did it go? The video features excerpts from exclusive post arraignment interviews with Sheriff Mike Carona, the spokesman for the U. S. Attorney's office, a former Special Assistant District Attorney and Chairman of the Orange County Republican Party. 2007-12-05 (Friend of Issues Wire: 2)

Online Video Exposing Corruption in Florida Straw Poll Gets Over 30,000 Views in 72 Hours
An online video, which documents what the producers of the video call evidence of corruption in a recent St. Petersburg, Florida Straw Poll, is receiving a record number of views per hour, with over 30,000 views taking place in the past 72 hours. 2007-12-05

Adult Stem Cells Winning on Pure Science (Not on Political, Religious or Ethical Grounds)   New book on adult stem cell progress gains major support as world stem cell leader Ian Wilmut stuns the scientific world in turning from embryonic research to adult stem cells. Miracle Stem Cell Heart Repair documents how hearts of "no option" patients in the FDA trial are repaired in a one time procedure using their own stem cells. Herein lies hope for 22M dying WW of CHF, 5M in the US. 2007-12-04

Debate.com Offers Voters a Website to Debate the Presidential Candidates and More   Debate.com launches the first free online debating community where topics such as abortion, religion, education, sports, and the presidential candidates are debated, critiqued and voted on by the community. 2007-12-04

Projector Lamp Retailer Continues Expansion with French, German and Mexican Sites   MyProjectorLamps.com (MPL) has launched another series of projector lamp websites that target Mexican, German and French markets. 2007-12-04

Drug Rehabilitation Centers Gear Up for the New Year   In the drug rehabilitation industry the Holidays are slow, but that's not due to a lack of troubling addictions. During the holiday season gambling, drug abuse, alcoholism and of course compulsive eating take their toll on many addicts. Tragically not everyone seeks help in December and New Years Day can be a long way away. 2007-12-04

TEDS Releases Case Study on Nortel’s Global Training and Certification for its Extended Enterprise
New Bersin & Associates’ study examines how Nortel deployed TEDS as a single platform to manage worldwide learning. 2007-12-04

Kickoff of Freedom First Society   Former John Birch Society Executives Launch New Organization On the weekend of October 20-21, a small group of concerned men and women met in Colorado Springs to launch a new organization -- the Freedom First Society. CEO G. Vance Smith notes: "As our name indicates, our organization's focus is on freedom first -- the principles of freedom need to be considered before accepting either the collectivist planning of the State or the seductive promises of ambitious power-seekers." "We forget too easily an important lesson of history," Mr. Smith emphasizes. "Freedom is hard won, but too easily lost." 2007-12-04

CitiZense Connect Empowers Grass-Roots Election Campaigns
GeoAnalytic Systems Pty Ltd releases its newest application, CitiZense Connect. 2007-12-04

Production Digital Press Specs: At a Glance -- Industry Measure Releases a New Special Report
Whether you are looking to purchase a digital production press or simply looking to understand the differences between the myriad models, you have a daunting task in front of you. The Industry Measure has created a standardized spec sheet for nearly 100 digital presses sold for commercial graphic arts production, both black-and-white and color, from more than a dozen digital press manufacturers. This report creates an important link between press buyers, industry analysts, and press vendors. 2007-12-04

New High Powered Spotlights Made In The USA
Larson Electronics Magnalight Releases New Line of US Made Spotlights and Searchlights. These 24 volt spotlights offer searchlight capabilities and can be used with a covert infrared blackout cover accessory. 2007-12-04

Presidential Foreign Policy Debate Needs Less Belligerence, More Balance
American Security Project Report Urges Presidential Candidates to Reject the "Hawk Consensus" in Favor of a More Pragmatic Approach 2007-12-04

What the Hell is 'Hell'? Watch the Video   World's Last Chance, an online Christian ministry, has released a video that demolishes the commonly cherished views on Hell. The video upholds the astonishing concept that Hell does not yet exist and when it does it will not be an eternal fire. 2007-12-03 (Friend of Issues Wire: 23)

NASSP Releases Guidelines for Policymakers Seeking to Assess Principals’ Effectiveness
As the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind hangs in the balance, school leaders and teachers continue the task of educating the nation’s children. Teachers have been coming under ever intensifying scrutiny by writers of the law and now principals are being placed under the microscope as well. 2007-12-03

Americas Watchdog Simplifies The Mortgage Process With A Free How To Guide To Finance Or Refinance A Home Loan   Americas Watchdog along with its Homeowner Consumer Center have just come up with a free and easy to understand guide, designed to help every homeowner with the mortgage process. The group has taken this step because the mortgage process in very complicated for even the most sophisticated consumer. The guide combines helpful and easy to understand mortgage advice, with a thorough explanation of important mortgage documents. This free mortgage guide also covers homeowners or individuals seeking information about mortgages with a do's and dont's listing of suggestions on how to protect themselves from being cheated or over charged, when obtaining a mortgage or a home refinance. 2007-12-03

Primafuel Named a 2008 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
Primafuel honored for its innovative approach to biofuels production and distribution infrastructure 2007-12-03

TRL Sponsors Arabic Language Training For U.S. Troops and Defense Contractors
Starting Monday, December 3, Total Recall Learning will provide U.S. troops and defense contractors with free Quick Arabic language and culture computer-based training (CBT), partially funded by a former Marine. 2007-12-03

Zrinity Announces Enterprise for Entrepreneurs and a New Email Marketing Resource   Typically, small business entrepreneurs cannot afford high-level enterprise software available to larger firms. Zrinity will take on-line applications from small business and choose one percent to receive the enterprise software license at no cost. 2007-12-02 (Friend of Issues Wire: 13)

OST Wins FAA Software Design and Development Services Contract
Optimal Solutions and Technologies (OST), a CMMI Level 3 externally appraised information technology services provider, announced that the company has been awarded a task order with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) to provide a range of management and technical support services to the Asset Management and National Airspace System (NAS) Supply Support Team (AM&NSST). This task order was awarded under the FAA's Broad Information Technology and Telecommunications Support Services (BITS II) contract through its comparison process. The $7 million task order was awarded for a base year plus 2 option years. 2007-12-02

Service PackageS for Full Conformity and Substantial Cost Savings in the Laboratory
Regulatory compliance and conformity with the relevant standards is an increasingly hot topic in the laboratory--for the auditors too. However, the development of compliant documentation ties up valuable resources for a long period of time. A lot of time and money has to be put into it--time that could be better used for other activities. The METTLER TOLEDO IPac and EQ-Pac qualification services help keep laboratories compliant allowing employees to focus on their jobs without the worry of a non-compliant audit. 2007-12-02

Florida Real Estate Developer Receives Commendation For Work To Save Species Threatened With Extinction   Cranewoods Development was honored by the Humane Society as the first Florida real estate developer to forgo destruction of gopher tortoises in favor of a new community relocation policy to protect the threatened species on it's oceanfront home project site in Ponce Inlet, Florida. 2007-12-01

American Refugee Policies Violate Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement - Comment by Canadian Immigration Attorney
A Canadian Federal Court judge has ruled that Canada must reassess its reciprocal refugee-protection agreement with the United States, stating that the US is not in compliance with international refugee conventions. Attorney David Cohen comments on the implications for Canada immigration. 2007-12-01

The Central Rabbinical Congress of the USA and Canada Announces its Position Regarding Ongoing Peace Efforts in the Middle East
Statements were made by some Jewish religious, political organizations, that returning parts of the holy land and particular Jerusalem for the sake of peace is prohibited. That is simply not true. 2007-11-30

Image Fusion Workshop Showcases Objectivity/DB   Data fusion expert Alan Steinberg will explore how Objectivity/DB enables comprehensive knowledge management in Government Security and Intelligence applications. 2007-11-30