Soulforce Releases Open Letter from Jay Bakker to Joel Osteen
"As a child growing up, I saw a side of the church that to me did not always reflect God's grace. This experience has led me to be concerned for our brothers and sisters in Christ who sometimes may feel rejected and left out of the church." -Jay Bakker 2008-04-24

National Scholarship Competition Launches Online - $250,000 Up For Grabs - Now Debate This - The Great Debate '08   Now Debate This! is a national scholarship competition taking place this summer. Sixteen high school juniors will be selected to spend their summer studying the lives and legacies of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Then they will debate who the better President was. The Top Two will debate live--online and maybe on television--for a $150,000 scholarship. The losing finalist will walk away with a $50,000 scholarship. 2008-04-24 (Friend of Issues Wire: 2)

The New Book that CAIR Does Not Want You to Read
Ex-Muslims risk death to condemn their former faith with new book, "Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out". 2008-04-23 (Friend of Issues Wire: 25)

Full Disclosure Network® Presents: LAUSD's "Belmont The World's Most Expensive High School" a Commemorative DVD Collection from the Cable TV Series
To Commemorate the official opening celebration for the notorious Belmont Learning Center by the Los Angeles Unified School District the Full Disclosure Network® is releasing a Collectors DVD Series entitled "Belmont The World's Most Expensive High School". The opening ceremonies are set for Saturday, April 26, 2008. 2008-04-23 (Friend of Issues Wire: 2)

Want a New Job? Try Fighting a Virtual Fire Before Putting on the Heavy Suit - and You Won't Get Burned
TheSLAgency launches an innovative job recruitment program for a government client in Second Life. Job hunters will interact with a unique career recruitment experience in Second Life as potential firefighters, medical technicians and others can virtually hone their skills before interviewing for Public Service jobs. 2008-04-23

Key Survey Moves Forward from SaaS 1.0 to SaaS 2.0   Key Survey presents a new initiative to deliver its software in a Software-as-a-Service 2.0 model. 2008-04-22

Green Supply Chain.org Unveils Online "Green" Sustainability Training Worldwide for Earth Day
U.S. based company to provide online sustainability training for the world. The European Supply Chain Institute & Carbon Council (ESCI) early adopter partnering with Green Supply Chain.org for online sustainability training in Europe as one approach to help reduce an organization's carbon footprint. It is one more step in the right direction for "walking the talk" when it comes to environmental stewardship for organizations. 2008-04-22

Fourteen Points: World Trade Center Destruction Media Visibility Week
A letter has just been published in The Open Civil Engineering Journal published by bentham.org -OCIEJ is a mainstream, peer-reviewed scientific engineering journal. This event is significant because the authors, Dr. Steven E. Jones, Dr. Frank M. Legge, Kevin R. Ryan, Anthony F. Szamboti, James R. Gourley are known for hypothesizing that on 9/11 WTC 1, 2 & 7 were destroyed by controlled demolition. In their open letter they seek to reach agreement on grounds for "productive discussion" on the subject of the destruction of WTC 1, 2 & 7, based on the 14 points outlined in the letter Fourteen Points of Agreement with Official Government Reports on the World Trade Center Destruction, which in turn are based on assertions of fact already made by NIST and FEMA. 2008-04-22

Confidence in Risk Management Required
With fears that Banks are becoming more wary of lending to each another, Gordon Brown is right to cite risk management as a key opportunity. Proteus Enterprise, the leading risk management utility builds confidence that risks are actually being managed. Proteus enables compliance based management of risks, enterprise-wide - internationally. 2008-04-22

For the Golfer in All of Us A New Revolutionary Patent Pending Invention for a Client of South Jersey Patent Attorney Stuart M. Goldstein   Stuart M. Goldsten has filed application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to secure patent rights for a new, significant development in golf club design that will revolutionize the game of golf for amateurs and professionals alike 2008-04-21 (Friend of Issues Wire: 13)

InterAct Public Safety Systems Sponsors APCO Next Generation Public Safety Communication Event   As part of their Visioning Exercises 2008, APCO is hosting the event "A Look To the Future: The Vision for Public Safety Communications Capabilities." InterAct Public Safety Systems is sponsoring this important event that will look to set standards into the future of public safety. 2008-04-21 (Friend of Issues Wire: 11)

Truviso Delivers a Revolutionary Approach to BI   Exclusive interview featuring Truviso's Boyd Pearce 2008-04-21

LawInfo.com Launches Online Preferred Listings for Attorneys Nationwide
LawInfo.com now provides an online listing forum for attorneys to gain maximum exposure nationwide through LawInfo affiliated sites and over 2,000 geographically focused and 80 media partner web sites. 2008-04-21

China Spy Surveillance Equipment No Threat: Welcomed By Western Business, Says Chinavasion   With lower production costs, increased technological advances and a well-developed supply chain, Chinese Spy and Surveillance Equipment manufacturers are producing products that are not feared but welcomed by Western businesses and home owners. 2008-04-19 (Friend of Issues Wire: 7)

The Clintons Band Release Free MP3 of Hillary Clinton Love Song   The Clintons love song to Hillary Clinton garnered international news headlines when the band released the video of the song on YouTube. Now the full band version of Hey Hill (If You Ever Dump Bill) is available as a free download on the band's website as well as the Podcast Music Network. 2008-04-18

Armed With A Camera: Photographs by Eddie Adams at Monroe Gallery of Photography   A major exhibition of more than 60 photographs that spans the entire range of Adams' legendary career, and includes rare vintage prints from the personal studio collection of Eddie Adams. Opening reception with Alyssa Adams, Eddie Adams' widow, on Friday April 25 from 5 - 7 PM. 2008-04-17

TrusCont and CoakleyTech Announce the Launch of TrusCont Enhanced DVD-R Security Solution
Finally, a true solution for securing software and documents from unauthorized copy and use, specifically designed for the professional DVD-R duplication industry and in-house productions of sensitive information. 2008-04-17

IPitomy Releases the IP1200 IP PBX System for Small to Mid Sized Businesses   IPitomy Communications introduces the IP1200 IP PBX unified communications platform. The new sleek chassis and low cost meet business telecommunications needs of small to mid sized businesses with advanced unified communications performance and ease of installation. 2008-04-17

Clinton vs Obama: Who Has The Best Website? The WebAward Judges Decide   More than 100 Internet experts who serve as judges in the annual WebAward competition have reviewed and voted for which democratic president hopeful has the better Website. 2008-04-16 (Friend of Issues Wire: 12)

L. A. and Federal Officials Speak Out on LAPD "Special Order 40" on Full Disclosure Network® Cable TV   Federal & Local law enforcement officials speak out on illegal immigration, "LAPD's "Special Order 40, deportations of criminal aliens and words used to describe the "status" of illegal aliens in a two-part Full Disclosure Network® cable TV series and video blogs. 2008-04-16 (Friend of Issues Wire: 2)

Esnatech Introduces Unified Communications for GoogleTM Applications Users   Esnatech integrates its Unified Communication technology to deliver unified messaging and PBX integration with GoogleTM Applications. Users have anywhere, any device access to Gmail and click to dial integrated with their office PBX. 2008-04-16

Three Run as Team for Katy ISD Board   Three tax cutting conservatives unite in an attempt to unseat tax and spend incumbents in Katy ISD School Board election set for May 10, 2008. 2008-04-16

Steel Building Leader, General Steel, Growing More than Ever   Has the Construction Sector stopped growing? General Steel doesn't think so. With continued growth General Steel Corporation is expanding and moving into brand new offices in Littleton Colorado with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 19, 2008. 2008-04-16

Honor Our Financial Commitments to the UN   80 leading humanitarian and advocacy groups tell Congress to pay off U.S. debt to the United Nations and improve America's image in the world. 2008-04-16