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LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) Ovation TV, the only network devoted exclusively to art, culture and personal creativity, will celebrate the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birthday and the 50th anniversary of his debut at Carnegie Hall with the premiere of "Leonard Bernstein Reflections." This rare film, produced in 1978, is being released for the first time in the United States and will receive its exclusive US debut on Ovation TV on Tuesday, September 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Cineplex Entertainment (TSX: CGX.UN) announces the launch of their online social networking movie and entertainment community, mycineplex. Starting today, Cineplex Entertainment is inviting movie fans to join mycineplex to "review, discuss and share" their thoughts and ideas with other movie fans.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) liveBooks, Inc., (www.livebooks.com) the leading provider of customized portfolio websites and marketing software for professional photographers, today announced the creation of a new website for National Geographic Assignment, a division of the publication that handles commercial representation for its photographers. The site was recently awarded the Gold Award at this year's 38th Annual Creativity Awards.

LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) Kinkead Contemporary is proud to announce Alexander Lee: Recitations from The Great Fish Changing Skies, an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by New York artist Alexander Lee. The exhibition opens on September 6th and runs through October 4th, 2008.

IRVINE, CA (MARKET WIRE) DigitalPost Interactive (OTCBB: DGLP) (www.dglp.com), a leader in the digital media sharing and social networking space, announced today that Brandon Chatham has joined the company as Director of product development to drive strategic products and partnerships for the company's continued expansion. In his new role, Brandon will work directly with key partners, including Kiddie Kandids, the country's largest children's photography studio chain, to test market and launch new digital media-sharing subscription services to a vast national audience.

Xerox has developed software that would enable print shops to render a 3-D visualization of a customer's brochure, flyer, or other job before it goes to print.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Micasa.ca, the leading housing and real estate site in Quebec, is making its technology platform available to Yahoo! Quebec users. This agreement is part of a broader strategic alliance formed between Canoe.ca and Yahoo! Canada in early January. Together, these leading Internet destinations reach more than 75% of all French-speaking Internet users in Canada.

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Canada's biggest stand-up export Russell Peters, releases his new live DVD/CD combo, RED, WHITE AND BROWN across Canada on September 30th, 2008 with Warner Music Canada.

SAN JOSE, CA (MARKET WIRE) Ann Markusen, professor, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, will be featured at the 2008 Great Cities Speakers Series, 6-7 p.m., Monday, September 15, at the San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo De San Antonio. A reception will follow at 7 p.m. to encourage further discussion. This presentation and reception are free to the public. However due to capacity limitations, reservations are strongly recommended and can be made email to info@1stACT.org or at http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=77.

Sept 3, 2008 - Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging has long been a leading supplier to the graphics arts industry.