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Parents' Choice Announces “Best 25 of 25 Years” to Mark a Quarter Century as the Nation's Premier, Independent Reviewer of Children's Media, Best Books and Toys Culled from Thousands of Award Winners Parents' Choice Foundation announced today five lists, each 25 strong, of the best books, toys, audio products, and software created during its quarter century as the nation’s premier nonprofit guide to quality children’s media. - 2003-12-11

Weight Loss Writer’s New Year’s Resolution Winds Up for 2003, but Skinnydaily.com Will Keep On for 2004 (PRWEB) December 11, 2003 -- Julie Ridl began writing www.skinnydaily.com as her 2003 resolution. Her intent: Write a daily support essay for people working hard to lose weight and get fit. “Morbid obesity is scary and lonely,” says Ridl. “Most obese people have lost control not so much of their eating as their ability to prioritize their own health over other demands.” Thousands of daily subscribers and visitors are great, but to keep the doors open in 2004, Ridl needs a little help. - 2003-12-11

National Scrip Center Teams Up with SchoolPop to Help Schools Partnership Provides Leverage to Raise and Save Funds - 2003-12-11

Court Grants National Scrip Center Request to Restrain Fresno Firm from Communicating Falsehoods False attack by Scrip Advantage told to stop by the courts. - 2003-12-11

Bank Sepah International plc selects STB Systems regulatory reporting solution Bank Sepah International plc (BSIP) selects STB-Reporter to automate regulatory reporting to the Bank of England (BoE)/Financial Services Authority (FSA). STB Systems is a leading compliance software specialist that provides enhanced automated reporting to the FSA/BoE. - 2003-12-11

Renowned Architect Rocco Magnoli Designs Prague Hotels Musical Masterpiece for Hotelier Henry Kallan Prague Hotels Music-Themed Aria Hotel will Make September Debut - 2003-12-11

Sony UK Hands Web Analytics Agency WebtraffIQ Contract Sony UK have awarded web analytics firm WebtraffIQ http://www.webtraffIq.com an initial one year contract to manage its website measurement and analysis. - 2003-12-11

Yutzes of the Year List Announced NCAA/BCS, Limbaugh, Stewart, Schwartzenegger Among Honorees Better Decision Making is Possible Through the Miracle of Adhesive Therapy. Major examples of poor decision making serves as a demonstration of the need. - 2003-12-11

Young, Aspiring Race Car Driver Targets 2004 ARCA RE/MAX Series; Will Give Ten Percent of Race Winnings to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (Houston, Texas) – Chris Fowler of Chris Fowler Racing in Orange Park, Fla., is pleased to announce that he will donate 10 percent of his race winnings in 2004 to the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation, headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Fowler’s previous racing record includes 2nd , 3rd, 4th and 5th place finishes in the 2002-03 Skip Barber Formula Dodge Southern Series. He is targeting the ARCA RE/MAX Series, which includes 22 events in 12 states. The first race of the season is February 7, 2004 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. - 2003-12-11

Enterprise Logix Introduces Logix Enterprise Software: New solution for Manufacturers Simplifies Business Management Enterprise Logix, a leading provider of integrated, enterprise-class software solutions for midmarket manufacturers and service providers, today introduced Logix Enterprise, its newest industry solution. Logix Enterprise combines the comprehensive inventory, manufacturing, and customer management tools of Logix with a complete financial solution for General Ledger, Payables, and Receivables. Now, companies needing full-featured production management tools as well as accounting functions can rely on a single, affordable package rather than multiple modules or applications. - 2003-12-11

Leading Online Honeymoon Gift Registry, TheBigDay.com, Launches Honeymoon Cruise Packages Website Release announces the Cruise Honeymoon Packages website being launched by TheBigDay.com, as well as company background. - 2003-12-11

Wiselephant Helps Revive New York Arts What do you get when you combine an award-winning filmmaker, a published novelist, a poet, the owner of an indie record label, and two working visual artists? A one-stop resource center for creative professionals - www.wiselephant.com. - 2003-12-11

Author Gives Hope to Bereaved Parents With Love From Heaven is a true story of a mother's struggle to survive the loss of her son. The narrative deals in a very straightforward way with the age-old top of life after death. Again and again signs are asked for, and proof sought and given, for the continued existence in the spirit world of a teenager who always sees the world through rose-coloured glasses. - 2003-12-11

Ritalin, Depression, and Brain Damage All parents should read this article! New study showing Ritalin permanently adversly alters brain function in rats as they grow older, leading to depression and changes in behavior. - 2003-12-11

Collins Associates Hires Simon Hudson to Establish New York Office John B. Collins Associates, Inc., one of the world’s leading reinsurance intermediaries, today announced that senior Property & Casualty reinsurance broker Simon Hudson has joined the firm. - 2003-12-11

InstaGone Consumer Products Increases RV Industry Commitment Business Strategy Includes Launching a New Retail Program and Signing Lubin Sales to Expand its Distribution Network - 2003-12-11

"Marketing the College" 2004 edition. The report looks closely at the marketing tactics of a sample of American colleges. MARKETING THE COLLEGE,2004 EDITION, A NEW PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP STUDY, FINDS THAT IN MARKETING TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS COLLEGES ARE GREATLY EMPHASIZING HIGHLY FOCUSED AND PERSONAL APPROACHES TO TARGETED GROUPS, AIDED BY INTERACTIVE WEB SITES, VIRTUAL CAMPUS TOURS, PERSONALIZED E-BROCHURES, AND PERSONAL WEB/PHONE CONTACT BETWEEN PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS - 2003-12-11

How Can Small Retailers Beat the Big Box Stores This Christmas? Using last-minute "Guerrilla Tactics", small retailers can learn how to whomp on Wal-Mart, beat back Best Buy and wreak havoc on Home Depot. - 2003-12-11

Has Someone Been Naughty? -- New Concept in Child Behavior Management Hits Cyber Shelves Thanks to an ingenious response to two quarelling kids, parents now have a new tool for correcting their childrens' behavior. The Wheel of Dreaded Consequences is an upbeat, fun, and totally unique parenting tool that's causing a lot of excitement from everyone who sees it. - 2003-12-11

Innovative personal location-based service promises to extend senses with a geographical layer of information An innovative location-based service has become commercially available, which promises to extend people’s senses with a new geographical layer of information. TagandScan gives mobile users a ‘sixth sense’ of information about their environment through their GPRS Java-enabled mobile phones. The service is available on any of the UK’s major mobile networks: Vodafone, Orange, O2 and T-Mobile. - 2003-12-11