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MAPLight.org Nominated for Best `Politics` Website for 12th Annual Webby Awards

MAPLight.org nominated with four other 'Politics' category nominees: NPR.org Political; The Pew Forum; Truthdig; and FactCheck.org.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization illuminating the connection between money and politics, is thrilled to announce its nomination for the best 'Politics' Web site of 2008.

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile Websites.

Google Earth Connects World With Current Crisis, UN Says

Humanitarian Crises, Aid Can Now be Now You Can 'Googled' Through UN Agency View.

(GENEVA) - Computer users can now zoom down into displacement camps in Darfur, Chad, Iraq, Colombia and elsewhere on Earth in a new on-line program unveiled today by Internet search giant Google and the United Nations refugee agency.

Google Earth Outreach gives the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian agencies the ability to use Google Earth and Maps to graphically bring home their work in some of the world’s most remote areas.

SubmitNet, Inc. Announces Addition to Their Search Engine Marketing Platform

SubmitNet is a leading Search Engine Optimization firm that specializes in private-label, technology-driven, innovative Web site submission and analysis tools.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - With Geo Targeting, customers can position their online listings to specific states and local metro areas in order to capture additional traffic and revenue; this launch spearheads the competition by offering both SubmitNet partners and customers a Geo Targeting marketing solution from one user-friendly interface

SubmitNet, Inc., the leading software design firm specializing in creating online marketing tool environments for top-level hosting, domain and design firms, today launched a new Geo Targeting marketing platform solution, specifically targeting customers and partners who want to be in front of local markets for their products and services.

Turner Entertainment Networks Implements Tektronix Cerify

Used in One of World's Largest All-Digital Broadcast Facilities, Integrated System Combines with Pro-Bel Morpheus for High-Performance Video Asset Quality Checking and Workflow.

(BEAVERTON, Ore.) - Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that Turner Entertainment Networks (TEN) has successfully implemented multiple instances of the Tektronix Cerify system tek.com/cerify, the world's first fully automated system capable of verifying the quality of file-based, compressed digital video and audio content prior to transmission.

TEN has one of the world's largest all-digital broadcast facilities. Cerify ensures the quality of broadcast through consistent and thorough checks of incoming compressed digital video.

SELCO Community Credit Union Launches Its `Your Big Break` Video Contest

The submission deadline is Friday, April 25th.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Departing from the typically stuffy, business-suit financial image, SELCO Community Credit Union is loosening its tie and asking the general public to produce their own SELCO television commercials.

This is an open talent-call to all would-be television commercial producers who want to try their hand at making a commercial about the benefits of joining SELCO.

Man Arrested for Listing Baby for Sale on Craigslist

Salem Police say that there is no indication that any infants were in danger in this incident.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police say they arrested a 33-year old Dallas man late this afternoon for placing a false advertisement on Craig's List to sell an infant.

Lt. Dave Okada with Salem Police says they were contacted on March 24th over an advertisement that somebody had seen on Craig's List listing an infant for sale. The ad gave a name for interested parties to contact for further information.

Drivers Have a New Edge Behind the Wheel With Help From Njection.com

Njection.com Is Offering Speed Trap and Red Light Camera Downloads for Garmin GPS Systems.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A company that manufactures speed traps and monitors red light camera information from its Speed Trap Mashup section, Njection.com, is now working with Garmin Industries.

Shannon Atkinson, President of Njection.com, says drivers can now download speed trap and red light camera information in order to create a more intelligent driving system.

The Portland Group Adds IMSL Fortran Numerical Library for Windows

Popular Visual Numerics library now available as an option with PGI multi-core optimizing parallel Fortran compilers.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Portland Group(TM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and a leading supplier of compilers and development tools for High-Performance Computing, today announced that the IMSL(R) Fortran Numerical Library from Visual Numerics(R), Inc. is available from The Portland Group for PGI's line of multi-core optimizing parallel Fortran compilers running under the Microsoft Windows operating systems.

The IMSL Fortran Library is a comprehensive set of popular mathematical and statistical functions.

New 3 Gb/s SDI Support for Tektronix Waveform Monitors

WFM7120 and WFM7020 Waveform Monitors Support New High Frame-rate HD Video Formats; Further Options Add Functionality for Full Waveform Monitor and Rasterizer Portfolio Including 2K Dual Link XYZ Color Space Formats.

(BEAVERTON, Ore.) - Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today announced significant upgrades for its successful WFM and WVR series of waveform monitors and rasterizers including the addition of 3 Gb/s Single Link Serial-Digital-Interface (SDI) support to the WFM7020 and WFM7120 Waveform Monitors.

This capability is added through two new options: a monitoring option (3G) for WFM7020 and WFM7120, and a Jitter measurement option (JIT) for the WFM7120.

Axial Vector Engine Changes Name to Axial Vector Energy

Corporation to reflect new product offerings and international branding program.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Axial Vector Engine Corporation (Pink Sheets: AXVC)(Frankfurt: BAE1) announces that effective today it is changing its name to Axial Vector Energy Corporation to reflect the commencement of its international branding program and more new product offerings.