NEWSWIRE SUMMARY 2008: Send2Press Weekly Summary of Entertainment and Tech News Copy - Sept. 26, 2008 LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 27, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The weekly Send2Press Newswire summary of business and tech news includes this week: The Houdini Museum nominates magician David Blaine for first Houdini Award; former 'Pope of Pot,' author, and actor, Pastor Craig X Rubin to run for Los Angeles Mayor; and Insight Research Corp. releases market study on telecom industry efforts to 'go green.' The following news stories were issued during the week ending Friday, September 26th. Visit: http://www.send2press.com/newswire/ to view all stories including images and media contact information (found on each story page): * PCAP Express Delivers Simple Path to 10Gigabit Monitoring CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 26 -- nPulse Network Systems LLC, a leading OEM designer of powerful network sensors for monitoring and security applications, has announced PCAP Express 10G, its latest hardware-accelerated implementation of the popular PCAP API. The product extends the functionality of nPulse's PCAP Express technology up to line-rate 10Gbps monitoring and packet capture. * City of Angels a Heavenly Place to Live Promises Pastor When Elected Mayor of Los Angeles HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 26 -- Media Advisory: Press Conference -- Controversial religious leader, and now Los Angeles Mayoral candidate, Pastor Craig X Rubin of the Family Church (formerly of Temple 420), is taking questions from the press and public in an open interview press conference as he announces his candidacy for Mayor of the City of Los Angeles. (VIDEO - VNR) * New From Bad Beaver Publishing! Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart, A Midwife's Saga by Carol Leonard CONCORD, N.H., Sept. 25 -- Announcing a new book from Bad Beaver Publishing, 'Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart, A Midwife's Saga' (ISBN 978-0-615-19550-6, 368 Pages, Price: $15.00), by author Carol Leonard. Often laugh-out-loud funny and irreverent, occasionally disturbing and deeply sorrowful, 'Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart' is the saga of Ms. Leonard's journey as New Hampshire's first modern midwife. * Jimmy Jazz Announces Third Store Opening in Atlanta Market; New Store Location Based in The Southlake Mall BROOKLYN, N.Y. and ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 25 -- Jimmy Jazz, a leading urban apparel and footwear retailer, announced today the opening of its latest retail site, located in the Southlake Mall, in the city of Morrow, Georgia. The new store opening is now the third Jimmy Jazz location in metro Atlanta. 'We are very excited to open our third store in the Atlanta market in Southlake Mall. The city of Atlanta has given Jimmy Jazz a warm welcome and we look forward to future growth in the area,' stated Martin Badour, VP of Stores. * World Mind Network Offers a Daily Snapshot of Humanity BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 24 -- If the planet is becoming a global village, how do you obtain a condensed view of what fellow villagers are thinking, doing, and creating right now? Answering that question is the goal of the World Mind Network, a group and website which employs the metaphor of the human race as one giant brain to explore new ways in which, largely through Web 3.0 technologies, we can connect with others, learn about distant and exotic people and phenomena, and address major problems in new ways. * A Personal Bail Out Program for Consumers Stuck in the Credit Crunch PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 24 -- Credit Crunch Fix has launched a legal document preparation service, to let consumers request relief from past due mortgage payments, credit card debt and even utility interruptions. The attorney-created service is not debt settlement or credit repair, nor legal counsel. Credit Crunch Fix allows consumers to exercise their legal rights, which often help to stop payments, and give consumers the financial relief they need. * Mitchell Construction Group Named to 2008 Qualified Remodeler Top 500 MEDFIELD, Mass., Sept. 24 -- Mitchell Construction Group, Inc., a multi-award winning design and renovation firm located in Medfield, is pleased to announce they have been named to the 2008 Top 500 list of remodeling firms in the country by Qualified Remodeler Magazine. This marks the fifth consecutive year Mitchell was named to the list. * A Prosecutor's Anguish...The Untold Story of The Atlanta Courthouse Shootings JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 24 -- Widely anticipated new book about the Atlanta Courthouse Shootings, written by respected trial attorney, turned author, Shoran Reid. 'Waking the Sleeping Demon: 26 Hours of Terror in Atlanta' (ISBN: 978-0-615-20749-0, Rella Publishing), follows the terrifying hours Former Prosecutor Ash Joshi felt hunted by Atlanta Courthouse Shooter Brian Nichols and reveals new information about events prior to and after the tragedy. * Harvard Doctor Offers Peace of Mind to Florence and Tuscany Travelers BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 24 -- Navigate Health International, an innovator in international medical assistance services, announces its first service line, Florence Medical Assistance. Florence Medical Assistance is a service providing coordinated access to medical care for internationals living in or visiting Florence, Italy, and the nearby Tuscan countryside. This service, with its high level of in-person client assistance, will be the first of its kind in the travel industry. * Telephone Companies Ready to Offer Green Services Promoting Environmental Improvements, says INSIGHT Research BOONTON, N.J., Sept. 24 -- Telephone companies, ISPs, and cellular phone carriers can bring to bear an expansive array of technologies and services to aid consumers and enterprises in improving the environment while generating over $1 trillion in new industry revenue over the next five years, according to a new market research study from The INSIGHT Research Corporation. * First Relationship Self-Help Book Women are Buying Specifically for Their Man; and it's Working SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 23 -- Libra Press confirmed its new book 'Please put the toilet seat down' (ISBN: 978-0-615-21623-2), by author Darcy Frew and illustrated by John Blair Moore, is the first relationship self-help book women are buying specifically to give to their significant other, and not only is he reading it, it's improving the relationship. * Magician David Blaine Nominated for Consideration for First Ever Houdini Award from Scranton's Famous Houdini Museum SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 23 -- Because of David Blaine's Houdini-esque stunts the Board of Directors of The Houdini Museum in Scranton has decided to place David Blaine up for nomination for the first ever Houdini Award to be given out by the prestigious museum. When David Blaine is buried alive for seven days, frozen in a block of ice or hung upside down for 60 hours, he credits Harry Houdini's legendary escapes as his inspiration. * FBI Certifies SecuGen's SDA04 OEM Fingerprint Sensor Module as FIPS 201/PIV Compliant SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 23 -- SecuGen is pleased to announce that the SDA04, an advanced single finger capture device, has been certified by the FBI as compliant with the U.S. Government's FIPS 201/PIV requirements. FIPS 201 places stringent requirements on the image quality of fingerprint devices as established by the FBI's Image Quality Specifications. The SDA04 is an OEM module consisting of a fingerprint sensor and processing board that can store and perform fast 1:N search on up to 10,000 users. * 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Gets Rocked by WhiteFlash.com HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 23 -- Strutting down the red carpet at this year's MTV Video Music Award show on September 7th was a bevy of beautiful gems - on some beautiful gems. WhiteFlash.com, the premier online purveyor of fine diamond jewelry, took its place as one of the most sought after jewelry brands of the evening by claiming the hearts and hands of Hollywood's most trendsetting young ladies. * Home Shopping Latino adds Latino Industry Veteran, Ms. Rosario Moreno, to its Executive Staff MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 23 -- Home Shopping Latino, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HSPL / HSPL.pk) today announced that Ms. Rosario Moreno has joined Home Shopping Latino, as it prepares to launch its Shopping Channel. Rosario will report directly to Federico Teran, Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Moreno brings a 30 year experience in DRTV and television. She has created and produced first time DRTV and PR campaigns for top companies like Procter and Gamble and Unilever. * Guangdong Food Industry Institute / L&P Food Ingredients Vindicated by Initial ITC Determination regarding Patented Sucralose Manufacturing Technology EXETER, Calif., Sept. 23 -- Guangdong Food Industry Institute (GDFII/L&P Food), a leading and first manufacturer of Sucralose in China, announced that today, Administrative Law Judge Charles E. Bullock of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued his initial determination on Tate & Lyle's Section 337 complaint (docket# 337-TA-604). The complaint alleged infringement of process patents relating to the production of sucralose and certain intermediate compounds. * Be Vista Ready Now: Resize a Partition for Free in Windows Vista CHENDU, China, Sept. 23 -- EASEUS announces the release of its free Partition Manager V. 2.0. As a Partition Magic alternative, it creates, deletes, formats and moves a logical disk to reallocate space and simply complies with the system requirements of a tricky application. Face it: Sooner or later, most people have to reshape their hard disks. Now, this is possible without having to wipe out the entire disk and reinstalling software. * Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle Addresses Georgia Association of Business Brokers ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 23 -- Will lagging revenues eventually mean higher taxes? Are more layoffs looming amid the state's budget crisis? Which businesses and industries are likely to turn around first when the economy recovers? Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, a successful small-businessman before entering politics, will face tough questions like these during today's meeting of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers, Inc. (GABB), a statewide group with almost 200 members. * Gym Innovation: Cor-Mark Announces a Gym Germ Fighting Device BAYVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 23 -- As summer fades into fall, more and more people move indoors for physical fitness. Whether it is a local gym or tennis bubble - these are places where germs love to live. As a result, Cor-Mark Incorporated announces the release of a new product - the GYM-HANDY - designed to focus on personal hygiene while making life a little more organized. (VIDEO - VNR) * Chicago Faucets ECAST(TM) Line Allows California Schools to Immediately Address Latest Lead-Free Safety Standards for Drinking Water DES PLAINES, Ill. and SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Ongoing efforts by state legislators to provide the safest drinking water possible to the residents, and especially to the children of California, has resulted in the creation of California Assembly Bill 1953 (AB1953). Slated to take effect on January 1, 2010, this new bill requires residential and commercial faucets that dispense water for human consumption must not exceed a total weighted average of 0.25 percent maximum lead content. * Hurricane Gustav Reveals Gap in Otherwise Successful Marine Industry Preparations FRIENDSWOOD, Texas, Sept. 22 -- According to the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association, the Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers and inland barge industry have collaborated extensively since the 2005 hurricane season to better prepare for and respond to hurricane events along the Gulf Coast. Specifically, the collaboration produced a detailed, written protocol for storm preparation, communications and response efforts as they pertain to the marine industry. * Java Juice(R) Coffee Geek Technique Produces Portable Perk LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Stop the French presses. A new-school brew developed by Java Juice, Inc. fuels the future of coffee and allows coffee lovers to toss their brewers, grinders, filters and energy-sucking coffee machinery aside. Java Juice(R) may eventually render whole beans as old-school fuel. * Operation Blue Light: My Secret Life Among Psychic Spies - A Memoir SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Just in time for Halloween, it's a new but very different occult read. It took Philip Chabot 40 years to tell his amazing story, and it's now available through Amazon.com and philipchabot.com. Chabot was an integral part of an American conspiracy, where the U.S. Government and the CIA took advantage of a select group of people who had psychic abilities in order to spy on other countries. * The Spirits Come Alive in Old Ste. Genevieve SAINTE GENEVIEVE, Mo., Sept. 22 -- The spirits will come out early this year in historic old Ste. Genevieve when the Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve will be hosting its annual Deja Vu Spirit Reunion. The program takes place in one of Missouri's oldest cemeteries (established in 1787) among the tombs and headstones of emigrants of French, German, Scottish and other heritages, as well as ancient residents and slaves of that era. * Effin Press Announces Publication of 'It's Favre Not Farv You Bobbleheads!' By Jon Christopher, J.D. OJAI, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Effin Press(TM), an independent publisher in California, is pleased to announce the publication of 'It's FaVre Not FaRv' by Jon Christopher, J.D. (ISBN: 978-0-9819177-0-2; $14.95 U.S.). A celebration of language that encompasses wit, humor and satire, It's FaVre Not FaRv takes to task issues of celebrity, race and politics in America while providing whimsical and lyrical insights into the art of tilting at windmills. * Historical Novel for Middle School Characterizes the First Memorial Day and How it Evolved from the Civil War STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 22 -- 'Shadows of War: Prelude to Memorial Day' (ISBN: 978-0-615-20254-9) is the first title to be released by Crandall Publishing. This new book is a middle-grade historical novel written for ages 9-12. It focuses on the beginning of Memorial Day and Civil War-related events. ** NOTE TO EDITORS: To view all stories in detail, including images and media contact information (found on each story page), please visit: http://www.Send2Press.com/newswire/ . All trademarks acknowledged. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for these news stories, Copr. 2008. 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