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The Gay Greek Myths Re-Awaken as Theater and Book After Two Thousand Year Sleep Four New York artists collaborate over four years on a theatrical CD+book project to bring back to life the lost Greek myths of male love. Titled Lovers’ Legends Unbound, it features familiar protagonists who reveal here a side censored since Roman times. Stories of Narcissus, who spurns the love of another man before falling in love with himself; Hercules and Hylas, in love and together “morning, noon and night;” Zeus and Ganymede and jealous Hera, and many others, are set to music by Steve Gorn and read by Timothy Carter. The tales show that self-indulgence, betrayal, and violence are to be despised, and love is the highest good. The myths were restored and retold by author Andrew Calimach, and published unabridged in Lovers’ Legends: The Gay Greek Myths, a ForeWord Book-of-the-Year Award winner and a well-reviewed work, adapted here for the stage by Israeli director Agnes Lev. - 2003-12-10

Gift Card Grants are Available to Individuals in Need of Financial Help Consumer Assistance Network, a nonprofit consumer group has organized a gift card giveaway grant program to help consumers who have income of less than $30,300 and need to stretch their gift giving budgets. The gift cards can be used to purchase electronics, cameras, tools, jewelry, clothing, leather items, toys, games, kitchen items, sporting goods, watches, and more from internet and catalog merchants. The program is funded by market researchers that give the gift cards away in exchange for consumer feedback. - 2003-12-10

APTIKA released the latest version of IDpack Plus 7.0 APTIKA has released the latest version of IDpack Plus (v.7.0), a fast and reliable badge-printing program for Windows that makes it easy to design and produce photo ID cards, badges, and name tags. - 2003-12-10

Complete Cellular E-Commerce Store: Ready in Minutes CellOp, offers retailers two key benefits: It eliminates the hassle of building, maintaining and updating a website; it also eases the burden of stocking and shipping accessories and wireless phones. - 2003-12-10

Binoculars.com Launches Free Online Tutorial in Time for Holidays DULUTH, MN (PRWEB) December 10, 2003 -– When confronted with terms like “objective lens” or “porro prism, ” people don’t always see the binoculars they’re buying as clearly as they should. - 2003-12-10

$25,000 Entrepreneur Contest: All Graduate Students may Register to compete for $25,000 and the chance to present their new business proposals before Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists at the University of San Francisco 2004 International Business Plan Competition. (http://www.businessplancompetition.org) The University of San Francisco Entrepreneurship Program is now accepting business plan proposals from all graduate students from every nation for the USF 2004 International Business Plan Competition. Graduate Student Entrepreneurs will compete for the opportunity to present their best business ideas before leading Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists and Chief Executives. Total Cash Prizes are $25,000. Submission details are at http://www.businessplancompetition.org. - 2003-12-10

HI-POD (Xtreme Camera Monopod) Joins CANON Booth for DV EXPO HI-POD introduces the pan, tilt, zoom, monitor at eye-level "pick it up and go" 15-foot monopod. The product will be on display at the CANON booth during the DV EXPO at the Los Angeles Convention Center (12/10- 12/12) - 2003-12-10

Free Gift for Writers - Tomorrow Only! The authors of The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success are offering a free gift to people who order their book on Thursday, December 11, 2003. - 2003-12-10

BIR Training Center has opened second location in Chicago BIR, nationally accredited adult career and language training center, has opened second location in downtown Chicago to expand its services to the students living in Southern and Western parts of metropolitan Chicago. The new location will deliver BIR's distinct adult learning solutions to the large population of career seekers and foreign students residing there. - 2003-12-10

New Year’s Resolutions to Quit Smoking Get Assist with High Tech Handheld Device - Habit Breaking Approach Offers Smokers New Hope Smokers planning to kick the habit as one of their New Year’s resolutions this holiday season now can benefit from SmokeSignals, a smart and user friendly electronic cigarette case. Developed over a four-year period with funding from the National Institutes of Health, the handheld cigarette case to puts the latest stop-smoking technology right in the palm of the user. Currently there are 50 million smokers in the U.S., many of whom have tried the patch, gum and counseling without success. Recent short-term clinical trials of SmokeSignals have resulted in a 45% efficacy rate using this habit-breaking approach. - 2003-12-10

PATENT ISSUED FOR NOVEL TREATMENT FOR FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA (Riley-Day Syndrome) The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued today Patent # 6,660,831 METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DYSAUTONOMIA AND OTHER DYSAUTONOMIC CONDITIONS. The patent, which will remain in force until 2017, covers the use of the neuropeptide secretin for the treatment of symptoms associated with familial dysautonomia. The patent was issued to Dr. Joan Fallon with offices in Yonkers, NY. Familal dysautonomia (FD) which is also known as Riley-day syndrome, is an autosomal recessive disease that affects approximately 1 in 4,000 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. This disorder is marked by a reduction of unmyelinated and small myelinated fibers as well as a reduction of dopamine-beta-hyrozylase in the blood. - 2003-12-10

Atlanta's Urban News, DryerBuzz.com, Now Accepting Nominations for 2004 "Atlanta Black History Makers & Dream Catchers Awards" Atlanta's Urban News, DryerBuzz.com & Interactive CD,will salute a new generation of history makers, February, Black History Month 2004. The DryerBuzz 1st Annual Black History Month Awards seek to recognize Individuals, Businesses, Organizations and Groups whose efforts positively promote, include and are conducive the uniqueness of the Atlanta African American Community. Nominations are open to from Atlanta and beyond. - 2003-12-10

Netmap Software Unveils the New Gold Standard for Job Seekers Based on a strong sales automation structure, the software's primary goal is to level the playing field for job seekers in today's employer-centric job market. The software contains business analytic concepts heralded by large scale enterprises and puts these tools in the hands of the average job seeker. - 2003-12-10

Fastbuzz, a unique integration of RSS aggregation, searching and email delivery Fastbuzz, a free service, provides news aggregation and searching. Users can look up news online or have it delivered to their mailbox. The integrated search engine acts as an automated clipping service. - 2003-12-10

Camping at Wal-Mart: No roasting marshmallows by the campfire Every night across America, thousands of recreational vehicle enthusiasts spend the night in their RVs in Wal-Mart parking lots. A new survey reveals the practice is widespread. - 2003-12-10

DADS UNLIMITED LAUNCHES FIRST PARENTING PRODUCT WITH FAMILYSENSE PRESS DADS Unlimited has launched it's first easy-to-use parenting guide, "The Freedom of Limits." The booklet is the first in a six-part series designed to help parents, grandparents and other care givers address common areas of potential conflict with their children. - 2003-12-10

From Resolutions to Real Solutions: 5 Tips for Creating a New You in the New Year The old approach to New Year's Resolutions--"take baby steps," for example--just doesn't work. Here are five new strategies, based on the revolutionary coaching advice in "The Health Seeker's Handbook." - 2003-12-10

Prevent Chemical Spills in Pumping Applications The patented Blacoh Spill-STOP® is designed specifically to prevent costly and hazardous chemical spills caused by diaphragm failure in air-operated diaphragm pumps. - 2003-12-10