Announcing the 2008 Presidents Day Coloring Contest -- Open to Residents of the US -- Free to Enter   The Presidents Day Coloring Contest is open to US residents, and free to enter. Prizes include the Grand Prize 10 foot Gettysburg Panorama mural. It is of particular interest to students, teachers, and homeschoolers. 2008-02-08

Healthcare Education Campaign Expanded - Safety Issues with Lipodissolve and Other Fat-Dissolving Injections Reviewed   eHealthinfoline.com recently expanded their Healthcare Education Campaign to include facts about what FDA-approval means to the consumer. This month, they report on three U.S. states establishing or considering regulations to restrict or ban the use of a non-FDA approved drug, lipodissolve. 2008-02-08

Sports-O-Zone Inks Deal with Riddell Partners to Fight MRSA Outbreaks in Professional, College, and High School Sports   Indiana based Sports O Zone, a manufacturer of sanitizing and deodorizing equipment has partnered with sports equipment manufacturer and distributor Riddell to fight MRSA and bacterial infection outbreaks in Professional, College and High School Sports. 2008-02-08

Aging with Grace™, LLC Develops Quality Management & Performance Improvement Program
Aging with Grace has joined with Lou Ann Lamattina, RN, MPA, CPHQ, to develop a quality management program that is designed as an integral and ongoing process and utilized to assure the achievement of desirable outcomes in the delivery of service by Aging with Grace. "This addition to the Aging with Grace Program will provide for an efficiency of operation and enhance the satisfaction of clients, members and employees of Aging with Grace", says Rita Files, COO and Partner. 2008-02-08

Who Will Be Left Holding the Bag -- Green Living Web Site Calls Out Major U.S. Super Markets
GreenEggsandPlanet.com generates e-petition for national distribution, demanding that all major U.S. super markets take an environmental stand and abolish the use of all disposable plastic grocery bags. 2008-02-08

International Sponsorship For New THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project
THRASS UK has already been extremely successful at securing international sponsorship for its THRASS synthetic phonics programme and related resources. And now the company has been successful yet again with its new THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project that was launched at the end of last week. 2008-02-08

ChoicePoint® WorkPlace Solutions Launches New Business Web site
ChoicePoint WorkPlace Solutions has unveiled a new comprehensive business Web site at www.choicepoint.com/screen. The enhanced site serves as a "one-stop shop" of innovative tools and resources for businesses, governments and nonprofits needing employment screening service information. 2008-02-08

Scuba Divers to Inspect Santa Clara County Reservoirs in Search of Zebra Mussels   California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is deploying certified scuba divers to inspect the waters at several reservoirs as part of a coordinated effort between DFG and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. 2008-02-08

ISS Awarded a $20 Million Research and Development Task from the Air Force   The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Intelligent Software Solutions a $20 million task on their Secure Information Access Analysis and Dissemination contract vehicle. ISS is slated to perform cutting edge research and development oriented tasks for a wide variety of government customers under this contract. 2008-02-08

Architects, Engineers and Scientists Examine the Evidence of 9/11
On Saturday, February 23rd in Los Angeles, a respected Professor of Physics and an Architect with over 20 years experience will demonstrate to all with an open mind that a new investigation into the events of September 11th is warranted and overdue. Presidential candidate for the Green Party, Cynthia McKinney, is also scheduled to speak that evening. 2008-02-08

Digital Signage Technology Summit to Debut at InfoComm 2008
Strategy Institute, the leader in digital signage, in-store TV and narrowcasting education has teamed up with the worldwide leader in AV exhibitions to bring a new event to the professionals in the audiovisual and information communications industries. The DS Tech Summit, produced and managed by Strategy Institute will be held on Monday and Tuesday, June 16-17, 2008. The official kick off for the InfoComm exhibition in Las Vegas will be on Wednesday, June 18. 2008-02-08

Commercial Bail Bonds Provide a Long History of Success in Comparison to Publicly Funded Bail Programs, According to New Article Published by BailAgentBlog.com
Commercial bail bonds prove to be a more effective method of release for public safety, says an article posted at BailAgentBlog.com. 2008-02-08 (Friend of Issues Wire: 9)

Marketing Smarter With 1:1 (Personalized) Printing: A Primer for Marketers; Report Released
Is 1:1 (personalized) printing the real deal? Or is it all hype? Is this something that is affordable for smaller marketers? Or is it accessible only to the largest ones? The Industry Measure has been watching the growth and development of 1:1 printing since its introduction in the mid-1990s. Since this time, we've been tracking the data, talking with industry insiders, and doing in-depth analyses of this marketplace. While this report is not intended to be an exhaustive look at all of the issues related to 1:1 printing, it will provide a broad compendium of the issues, opportunities, "best practices" case studies, and keys to success for the average marketer. 2008-02-08

Christine Smith Wins California Libertarian Primary
Libertarian presidential candidate Christine Smith's strong support among Californians and California Libertarians was shown on Super Tuesday when she received an overwhelming victory over all other Libertarian candidates. 2008-02-08

Securities Arbitration: Most Investors Perceive Securities Arbitration at SROs to be Unfair and Almost 50 Percent Find It Biased, According to a New Independent Study
Theodore G. Eppenstein of Eppenstein and Eppenstein, securities litigation attorneys based in New York City, is a public member of SICA, the Securities Industry Conference on Arbitration. SICA has just released an independent Study that concludes most investors perceive self-regulatory organization (SRO) securities arbitration to be unfair. 2008-02-07 (Friend of Issues Wire: 3)

Education Site Names Jay Leno 'Educator of the Year for 2008'   Improve-Education.org declares that Jay Leno -- via his Tonight Show segment called JAYWALKING -- has rendered an invaluable service by raising the public's awareness of how sloppily educated many Americans are, and proving dramatically that schools must do a better job. Jay Leno is therefore named Educator of the Year for 2008. 2008-02-07

New Version of PDF Converter Allows Users to Convert PDF to Word and Other Office Formats
PDF2Office® Professional v4.0 for Mac OS X, the latest PDF converter tool from Recosoft Corporation, is now available. Mac users can now convert PDF to Word and other Office formats with Leopard support. 2008-02-07

New Blog by Vice Chairman of Capella University to Focus on Critical Issues Facing Higher Education
In 'The Other 85 Percent,' Michael Offerman will explore why higher education must evolve to meet the needs and expectations of today's adult student. 2008-02-07

Health Care and Auto Safety Merge Findings at World Congress to Reduce Neck Pain
Research presented at the World Congress on Neck Pain shows that the proper use of well-engineered head restraints dramatically reduces serious neck injuries from automobile accidents. The Congress also launched the release of a seven year study on neck pain which produced surprising findings. 2008-02-07

nCode Announces Significant New Adoption of ICE-flow Software Suite
nCode International announced that the ICE-flow software suite has had a successful 2007; being adopted by a variety of companies and industries. ICE-flow customers now include automotive OEMs, aircraft, defense, rail, heavy engineering and component designers across Europe, the US and Asia. 2008-02-07

Renewable Fuel Concerns Answered by Private Sector Nationwide Registry   American entrepreneurs and business leaders answer Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee concerns about an increased renewable fuel standard and the resulting challenges through the formation of the Nation's renewable fuel registry. 2008-02-07

GRAMMY® Organization Requested Controversial Political Shirts Be Pulled From Talent Gift Bags For The 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards
Politeed, the edgy new Dallas-based apparel company reports that, according to the official gifting company for the GRAMMY® Awards, Distinctive Assets; some officials at the GRAMMY® organization wanted Politeed to pull 18-19 of their political shirts due to the shirts' controversial political questions. 2008-02-07

QlipMedia Launches ElectionQlips, the World's First Multimedia Commenting Blog   As the U.S. Presidential Elections heat up, the blogosphere gets a new voice ... yours. 2008-02-07

ESIGN Compliance Does Not Guarantee Legal Enforceability: Silanis   A recent Webcast and in-depth article by Silanis Technology underscore the need for organizations to build the strongest possible legal evidence into their electronic signature solutions. Consult these two resources at www.silanis.com to learn more. 2008-02-07 (Friend of Issues Wire: 1)