READING, England and SAN MATEO, California, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Touchline Video's Extensive Channel Network Adds Avistar Technology as Users See Real Cost and Time Benefits of C3 Standards-Based Desktop Solution

MINNEAPOLIS, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Since IISP announced the Certified Software Process Improvement Professional (CSPIP) program last March, we have received an overwhelming number of inquiries from organizations and individuals in different countries regarding the new certification.

MEXICO CITY, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- HIV-Infected Women and Non-Whites New to Antiretroviral Therapy Respond Similarly to Men and Whites

Initial treatment regimens containing once-daily or twice-daily dosing of Abbott's (NYSE: ABT) protease inhibitor Kaletra(R) (lopinavir/ritonavir) tablet provided similar results for controlling the virus (reducing the amount of HIV-1) and improving the immune system (increasing CD4 cells) in women compared to men and in non-whites compared to whites, according to 48-week data presented by Abbott today at the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008).

HAIFA, Israel, August 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the "Company"), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced today that, further to the Company's release of June 4, 2008 regarding signing of the Second letter of Undertaking by Israel Corporation Company ("Israel Corporation") vis-a-vis Israel Petrochemicals Enterprises Ltd. ("IPE") and Petroleum Capital Holdings Ltd. ("Petroleum") ("Second letter of Undertaking"), the Israel corporation has issued an immediate report regarding the signing of a third letter of undertaking vis-a-vis IPE and Petroleum ("Third Letter of Undertaking"). A full convenient translation of the said immediate report is available in the Company's website, http://www.orl.co.il, under "Investor Relation".

BRISTOL, England, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

EBL and Mallory International are delighted to announce a joint initiative to promote and develop the sale and access of ebooks into libraries in Africa. Innovative pricing and delivery models, appropriate to the region, are being developed jointly, to give institutions effective access to the latest content and ebook technology.

SAN MATEO, California, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- NetSuite Supports Intuitive Surgical's Rapid Growth Nestle UK Builds Online Store with NetSuite Ecommerce in Six Weeks Wasserman Replaces Microsoft Dynamics-Great Plains with NetSuite For ERP and CRM

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ninety-Six-Week Data on Tibotec Investigational NNRTI Presented at AIDS 2008

New phase IIb data from Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. show that TMC278, the company's once-daily, investigational non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), provides long-term efficacy and tolerability in treatment-naïve adults with HIV. Ninety-six-week study results showed that more than 70 percent of patients receiving TMC278, plus a background regimen, achieved a confirmed and sustained undetectable viral load (defined as < 50 HIV RNA copies/mL). These findings were presented today at the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) in Mexico City.

REHOVOT, Israel, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Online Home For 3-D Printing Innovator

Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3-D printing, today announced that the company has moved its Web site to a new domain name, http://www.objet.com.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080514/305187 )

"Our acquisition of this domain name represents a significant step forward for our branding and digital communications efforts," said Adina Shorr, CEO of Objet Geometries. "From now on, http://www.objet.com will be the new online destination for the latest innovations in 3-D printing, and we look forward to welcoming even more visitors to learn more about our groundbreaking systems and materails."

TEL AVIV, Israel, BADAJOZ, Spain and SINGAPORE, August 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Pollogen Ltd. announced that Ms. Yfat Scialom has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer effective July 20, 2008.

Ms. Scialom comes to Pollogen with 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and senior management in the medical and aesthetic field. She previously served as VP of Marketing and Sales at UltraShape Ltd., a leader in non-invasive body contouring solutions. Ms. Scialom established the marketing and sales infrastructure and was responsible for the successful launch of the Company's products, defining the branding, positioning, and the formation of a global distribution network in 50 countries and 3 direct subsidiaries, driving sales from zero to tens of millions of dollars.

You are a coach, trying to juggle practice plans, meetings, game prep and player issues while trying to stay focused on the season's goals.  At the end of another long day, you see this in your inbox:

MEMO
To:         All Head Coaches
From:     Athletic Director
Subject:  Monthly Reading List to Keep Up with Current Sport Science Research 
-  Neuromuscular Activation of Triceps Surae Using Muscle Functional MRI and EMG
-  Positive effects of intermittent hypoxia (live high:train low) on exercise performance are not mediated primarily by augmented red cell volume
-  Physiologic Left Ventricular Cavity Dilatation in Elite Athletes
-  The Relationships of Perceived Motivational Climate to Cohesion and Collective Efficacy in Elite Female Teams

Just some light reading before bedtime...  This is an obvious exaggeration of the gap between sport science researchers and practitioners.  While those are actual research paper titles from the last few years under the heading of "sport science", the intended audience was most likely not coaches or athletes, but rather fellow academic peers.  The real question is whether the important conclusions and knowledge captured in all of this research is ever actually used to improve athletic performance?  How can a coach or athlete understand, combine and transfer this information into their game?