Sustainability Project: MissionWise® Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant to Train Nonprofits in Business Planning   Seattle-based MissionWise® , the national consulting arm of Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.®), announced that it has been awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Sustainability Project will train several of the Foundation's grantees on how to build organizational capacity and long-term sustainability through business planning. 2008-09-16

National Business Furniture Opens Warehouses to Provide Same-Day Shipping on Office Furniture   Strategic locations across the U.S. allow NBF to provide business customers with faster delivery on hundreds of office furniture items. 2008-09-16

Aperto Networks Names Brian Deutsch as New President and CEO   Aperto® Networks, builder of the world’s most scalable carrier-grade and cost-effective WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, announced today that Brian Deutsch has been named as the company’s new President and CEO. 2008-09-16

Grocery Manufacturers Association Reaction to FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Bisphenol A (BPA)
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) would like reporters and editors covering today's FDA Advisory Committee meeting on bisphenol A (BPA) that Dr. Craig Henry, chief operating officer for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), submitted formal comments to the Advisory Committee on behalf of GMA (see PDF for his comments). 2008-09-16

"Constitution IQ" Highest in California, Arkansas Most Improved According to Annual Constitution Day Poll
221 years after the signing of the Constitution, Californians know a lot about their Constitutional rights, according to a recent poll. 2008-09-15

Voter Power USA is Giving the Power Back to the People   Voterpowerusa.com is a take action website dedicated to educating, informing, and uniting Americans to vote together by focusing on the major issues they face in their lives everyday, rather then the labels that keep them divided in order to get what they need, deserve, and paid for from their government. Americans only have to do four simple things. 2008-09-15

Law Firm That Represented Victims Of The Glendale and Placentia Metrolink Train Accidents Announces Plans To Represent Victims Of Tragic Chatsworth Metrolink Train Accident
Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson LLP represented more victims of the Glendale and Placentia Metrolink Accidents than any other law firm. 2008-09-15

Domestic Violence Television Docudrama "Silent Voices" Released as DVD to Raise Funds for National Centre for Domestic Violence   On Monday 22nd September 2008, Producer, Paul Atherton will release his one hour television docudrama "Silent Voices" as a DVD for sale on Amazon.co.uk, to raise funds for the charity NCDV (National Centre for Domestic Violence). 2008-09-15

Amazon Tours Signs ECPAT Accord to Help Combat Child Sex Tourism   On Monday, September 15, 2008, one man will take a very public stand against Child Sex Tourism crimes as he signs the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism. 2008-09-14

New Blank Political Books Reflect Divided Opinions About Sarah Palin and Barack Obama   Satirical books about Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Barack Obama ask: What do they really know? 2008-09-12

Board Games' Questions Offer Clue to American Psyche
New survey from Zobmondo!! "Would You Rather...?" board games reveals American's stand on timely issues: oil/politics 2008-09-11

Sarah Palin Is Not Against Stem Cell Research Says Author/Reseacher Christian Wilde, As Election Topic Now Moves To Center Stage   World leading scientists support Palin's position but on scientific grounds, not necessarily for moral or religious reasons. Author/researcher documents how the very diseases the public was told could only benefit from embryonic stem cells are instead being treated successfully today with adult stem cells, including diabetes, MS, Parkinson's, spinal injury and heart failure. www.myheartbook.com 2008-09-11

V-me First TV Network to Announce Live Spanish Simulcast of 9/26 Presidential Debate
V-me, America's fastest-growing Hispanic TV network, 3-hour live Spanish broadcast of PARTICIPA 2008: Presidential Debate and Interactive Forum, airing Friday September 26 at 9pm (ET), 8pm (CT), 6pm (PT). This special TV event kicks-off with V-me's live Spanish simulcast of the first 2008 Presidential Debate between Sen. Barak Obama and Sen. John McCain from the University of Mississippi in Oxford MS, moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS. Immediately after the debate, V-me stays live with an exclusive interactive forum telecast from studios in NY. V-me's award-winning anchor Jorge Gestoso, top Republican and Democratic spokespersons, and analysts from across the political spectrum, will dissect and discuss the issues raised in the debate -- with live involvement from the studio audience, TV viewers via emails and SMS voting, and the online community 2008-09-11

Campaign Finance Loophole Could Decide Presidential Election, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Search Advertising Un-reported   7% of Online Searchers May Change Vote Before the Election due to Internet and Anyone Can Spend Millions Advertising any Candidate 2008-09-10 (Friend of PRWeb: 39)

Soulforce Announces Equality Ride 2008 Itinerary
From October 2 to November 13, 2008, the third annual Equality Ride will visit 15 faith-based colleges with campus climates or official policies that exclude lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. 2008-09-10

Sarah Palin Hotter Than Sex
Overview of the number of people searching "Sexy Sarah Palin" and other Sarah Palin related search terms. 2008-09-10

GIS Helps Bolster Hurricane Preparation and Response   Maps and Analysis Provide Accurate Picture of Events on the Ground before, during, and after Emergency 2008-09-10

Weapons of Mass Discussion - New Research Shows 77 Percent of Americans Think it's Impossible to Candidly Discuss Politics   According to a recent poll conducted by VitalSmarts and the New York Times bestselling authors of Crucial Conversations, 77 percent of people avoid discussing politics, and one in ten even report that they stay away from political banter at all costs. 2008-09-10

National Business Furniture Awarded TXMAS Contract for Office Furniture   National Business Furniture expands its reach to better serve Texas state agencies. TXMAS contract award provides office furniture at TXMAS discounts with fast shipping. 2008-09-10

RPO Leader TalentFusion Responds to International Recruiting Needs
The response to our increased capability has been very positive. 2008-09-10

Gen X Shakes up the Presidential Election: Obama and Palin Reflect Important Shift in American Politics, Finds Generational Expert
The outcome of the Presidential Election is too close to call and may remain so until the last ballots have been cast - but according to the research of generational expert Ann Fishman, the political sway of Generation X is already a dramatic and important impact in the election of 2008. 2008-09-09

Laura Bush, Jenna Bush to Meet Book-Lovers at Eighth Annual National Book Festival; Young Readers' Toolkit Available   The 2008 National Book Festival, hosted by the Library of Congress and First Lady Laura Bush, will feature co-authors Mrs. Bush and her daughter, Jenna Bush, on the National Mall Sept. 27; young readers can get ready for the festival using a new toolkit online; new authors and special guests join the lineup. 2008-09-09

Website Design Firm Launches a 'Name Our Company Contest' For $1,000 in Cash Prizes   Nameourco.com (www.nameourco.com), an emerging website design firm offering affordable, customized websites for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced a contest, open to all U.S. residents 18 and older, to name their company. Entries will be accepted only at www.nameourco.com between September 8 and September 26, 2008. On October 6, five finalists will be posted on www.nameourco.com and visitors to the website will be able to vote to determine the winner. The name receiving the most votes will be announced on October 13, with the Grand Prize Winner receiving $500, while the second and third place finishers will be awarded $350 and $150 respectively. 2008-09-09

Strix Systems and Digital Payment Technologies Partner in Wireless Parking Meter Solutions
Strix Wireless Mesh Network Solution Makes the Benefits of Wireless Enabled Parking Systems Stand Out. 2008-09-08