What Cities Want from the Presidential Candidates   The National League of Cities today launched American Cities ‘08, the Road to the White House Runs Through America’s Hometowns, a focused effort to raise the voice and concerns of cities in the ongoing presidential campaign. 2008-03-10

TrueShare.com Named a Finalist in the 2008 “Webware 100” Awards for Utility & Security
SYSTEN today announced that TrueShare.com has been selected as a finalist in this year’s “Webware 100” Awards for Utility & Security 2008-03-10

Director of Popular Vermont Fiber to the Home Initiative Will Keynote April's Broadband Properties Summit   The 5th Annual Broadband Properties Summit, April 28-30 in Dallas, will feature Timothy Nulty, director of the ValleyFiber project in Vermont. As the keynote speaker, Nulty will address the importance of broadband technology to individuals and businesses. He will share his personal insight into Vermont's grassroots broadband initiative that is being driven by the people of Vermont to bring fiber to everyone in the state. 2008-03-10

CGSC Foundation and DACOR Bring Distinguished Professor to U.S. Army Command and General Staff College   The Command and General Staff College Foundation, in concert with the needs and requirements of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, has come together with DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired) to sponsor a series of lectures on foreign policy and diplomacy for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College class of 2008. DACOR selected retired Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann, president of the American Academy of Diplomacy, to serve as the first DACOR-CGSC Foundation Distinguished Professor of Foreign Policy and Diplomacy. Neumann gave his first lecture, "Realities of the Interagency," on March 5 in the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 2008-03-10

New Guidebook Reveals How To Avoid Peak Oil Fuel Shortages & High Prices   New green research report--Kicking The Gasoline & Petro-Diesel Habit: A Business Manager's Blueprint For Action--provides business managers with everything they need to begin a transition of internal operations from petroleum-based fuels to alternative fuels. Enables managers to avoid the shortages and high fuel costs that will be caused by peak oil, as well as reduce global warming emissions, and end dependence on foreign sources of petroleum. Includes detailed conversion strategies, a step-by-step action plan, product evaluation criteria, extensive vendor lists, and related internal politics coaching. 2008-03-10 (Friend of Issues Wire: 62)

ATi Delivers Advanced Predictive Analytics for Customer Value Management   Exclusive interview featuring Adaptive Technology, Inc.'s Susan Cordts 2008-03-10

World's First Kabbalist Blogger From Israel
The world's foremost Kabbalist, Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, of Israel, has launched a series of personal blogs in English, Hebrew, and Russian. His blog in English, Laitman.com, features highly relevant posts about the state of the world and what can be done to prevent both individual and global suffering. Blog posts cover a wide range of topics such as the increasingly common phenomenon of hyperactivity in children, the crisis of religions around the world, the urgent need to prevent another world war, how our correction will prevent animal suffering, evolution, love, reality, and many other eye opening revelations such as how Nazism can emerge and triumph again in our time. 2008-03-10

IndustryDynamics Announces VoiceGear™ Connect -- Fully Integrated, Highly Scalable Skype Gateways for Business   IndustryDynamics today announced VoiceGear™ Connect, an innovative Skype-to-PBX gateway that will revolutionize the way Skype™ is perceived and used in companies around the world. 2008-03-10

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Read and Likes Weider's The Wars Against Napoleon   California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award to Ben Weider at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Bodybuilding Classic in Columbus, OH. While at the event, Ben Weider, a Napoleonic historian, signed a copy of his new book entitled The Wars Against Napoleon: Debunking the Myth of the Napoleonic Wars, for the Governor. "I have read The Wars Against Napoleon, and I liked it," announced Governor Schwarzenegger. 2008-03-10

'Write-in' Mayor John Jenkins Gaining New Tools at Northeast Bank to Serve Community
Jenkins, who was re-elected Mayor of Auburn, Maine via a citizen-sponsored write-in campaign in November joins Northeast Bank as a Business Development Officer. When asked "why banking," Jenkins explained, "I wanted get into the banking business; to gain the tools to help people where they need it the most: in the area of financial education." 2008-03-10

World Book's Second Annual You Be the Judge Lets You Vote on the 2009 Encyclopedia Design   World Book invites you to vote for your favorite design for the 2009 World Book Encyclopedia Spinescape through March 31, 2008; eligible voters also will be entered into a drawing to win a set of The 2009 World Book Encyclopedia, featuring the winning Spinescape 2008-03-10

BrinkPoint Consulting Defines Power Struggle Between Boards and Investors   Governance Firm provides insight into director-shareholder conflict. BrinkPoint Consulting LLC, providing comprehensive governance consulting services for boards, today announced the publication of a web site commentary on the second of its Top 10 Challenges for Corporate Boards in 2008, Investor Relations: A Power Shift in the Making. 2008-03-10

Chris Comfort Conducts the Most Successful Clark County Republican Party's Convention in Nevada's History
The Clark County Republican Party Central Committee delegates broke all records for Nevada. With some 3100 delegates in attendance, Republicans put on their best game and showed the Dems how a meeting should be conducted. With proper planning and execution, the Republicans under the leadership of Chris Comfort were able to complete their convention on time and effectively. 2008-03-10

LegalView Reports Mine Safety and Health Administration's Reduction of Asbestos Permissible Exposure Allowances by Nearly 95 Percent
LegalView alerted mesothelioma blog readers of lowered asbestos exposure allowances, which were amended by the Mine Safety and Health Administration recently. The new limits were reduced by 95 percent of original limits and could increase the number of mesothelioma cancer reports among mine workers. 2008-03-10

Votivation Partners With Frank Luntz for US 2008 Election Race and Corporate Brand Interaction
Votivation (www.votivation.com), the online stakeholder and campaigning utility, announced today a strategic partnership with Frank Luntz and Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research Inc. 2008-03-10

VisualCalc Announces New Public Dashboard for 2008 Presidential Primary Election
VisualCalc™ Dashboard Enables Free Analysis of 2008 Presidential Primary Election Data, Including Votes, Delegates, Contributions & Campaign Finances 2008-03-10

American Red Cross, Broward County Chapter, Uses AtHoc IWSAlerts in Exercise to Test Disaster Readiness Capabilities in Ft. Lauderdale Area
Response Capabilities Testing Demonstrates Value of Network-centric Emergency Notification System for Volunteer Recall during Local or National Emergencies 2008-03-10 (Friend of Issues Wire: 22)

Delta Wave Communications, Inc. Announces New Product
Delta Wave Communications, Inc. has released a new Thrane and Thrane accredited solution. 2008-03-10 (Friend of Issues Wire: 4)

OneCall Now Acquires ParentBroadcast To Expand Its Emergency Notification Services for K-12 Schools
OneCall Now, a leading provider of group notification solutions for time-sensitive communications, today announced the acquisition of ParentBroadcast's school-to-parent notification service. With four acquisitions in the last 18 months, OneCall Now serves 35,000 schools, colleges, municipalities, religious organizations and youth leagues across the United States - reaching more than four million parents, teachers, emergency personnel, students, residents and members. 2008-03-10

Connor Sport Court Meets Environmental Challenge in Rainy Seattle
Connor Sport Court backyard game courts are being constructed in the Seattle area using pervious concrete, which solves the drainage problem on small lots in an area with high rainfall. Court Development, Inc., a Sport Court-authorized dealer in Kirkland, Washington, leads the way. 2008-03-10

CynergisTek CEO Selected for Premier Election Solutions Board of Directors
Mac McMillan brings IT Security expertise to new board of directors 2008-03-10

Arxan Defense Systems to Participate at Wind River Regional Developer Conference
Arxan Defense Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Arxan Technologies and an anti-tamper systems integrator, today announces its participation at the Wind River Regional Developer Conference, taking place in Santa Clara, CA on March 12th, Ellicott City, MD on March 27th and Irving, TX on April 3rd, 2008. 2008-03-10

Abso Sponsors Electronic Form I-9 Webcast
Explore the benefits and advantages of using electronic Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification by attending "Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Electronic Form I-9, but Were Afraid to Ask." Learn about the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) E-Verify program requirements, best practices, policies, current legislation, compliance timeframes, and adoption status in specific states. 2008-03-10

Soldiers' Angels "Serving" for the 100th Anniversary of the United States Army Reserve
"Soldiers' Angels is proud to support the U.S. Army Reserve in this celebration. We appreciate the soldiers, veterans and their families and the services and sacrifices that have been made in this century of Army strong." 2008-03-09 (Friend of Issues Wire: 1)