News Releases

Al Franken Doesn't Make the Cut and Shops for a Better Deal Although there is no comment from the Franken camp, apparently commentator and funnyman Al Franken has started his own talk show in retaliation for being replaced in the 2004 deck of Politicards. Franken was the Ace of Hearts in the Politicards 2000 election deck, but has been replaced by octogenarian Fritz Hollings, the retiring and distinguished Senator from South Carolina, in the current 2004 deck. The senior statesman can be seen dancing his final soft-shoe performance in this latest edition of Politicards, and Franken should not begrudge the honorable Mr. Hollings a position in what has once again become this election year’s most popular and humorous collectible. - 2004-03-29

New Trends in Decorating This Spring Something new has appeared on the decorating horizon and might warrant consideration for anyone planning a major sprucing up of home and hearth. - 2004-03-29

Vietnam Village Ladies - Highly Favoured by Families in Asia for Remaining Virgins Before Marriage Averaging 100 weddings a year, Mr. Cupid International Matchmakers has continually brought hope and happiness to single, widowed, and divorced men throughout Asia. To date, more than 1,200 lovely Vietnam ladies have married overseas to Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. - 2004-03-29

First Homeland Security Seminar to be Held in Dade and Broward Israeli Expert to brief Homeland Security Personnel, Key Decision Makers and Law Enforcement/Agency personnel about Suicide bombers. - 2004-03-29

AlternativeSpin (Capitol Imaging Group, Inc.) Hosts a Charity Rock Concert for Lauren Dougalis Who Recently Passed Away in a Drunk Driving Accident Corbin Grimes, president of Capitol Imaging Group/ AlternativeSpin, staff members as well as Dan Huerta, the manager of Broken Horizon will host a free concert in memory of Lauren Dougalis, a loyal fan of the band Broken Horizon... for more info or donations please email Cameron@cigmusic.com - 2004-03-29

Pat Robinson Attacks Judaism Through Mel Gibson’s "The Passion" Rev. Pat Robertson, 700 Club’s founder, has used Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic exposition “The Passion of the Christ” as a basis for collaboration with some of the most offensive organizations dedicated to attacking the Jewish faith and deceptively targeting vulnerable Jews, according to New York-based talk show host, Rabbi Tovia Singer. - 2004-03-29

Human Wisdom Award for Contributions to a Better World This is an invitation to people worldwide to participate in the Human Wisdom Award Program which is being granted to people, companies and organizations throughout the world who distinguish themselves in various fields of human activity and deserve recognition for their contribution to a better world. - 2004-03-29

Independent Researcher Announces New Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Study Psychiatrist Robert Roerich, M.D. announces a new mental imagery based PTSD clinical trials study. - 2004-03-29

Pinch Me Films Launches ‘Breaking the Silence of Sex’ Events in Support of the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, May 5, 2004 BREAKING THE SILENCE OF SEX: On May 5th, 2004, Pinch Me Films joins the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy to focus the attention of teens on the importance of avoiding pregnancy and other serious consequences of sex. Pinch Me Films is promoting open dialogue between young people, parents, and educators by organizing local events across the country featuring our innovative documentary “Silence Ain’t Sexy”. Using the film and a Leader Guide, participants will explore attitudes and feelings about sex through an interactive, thought-provoking discussion, and sustain the momentum by taking the National Campaign Quiz. - 2004-03-29

Make it a Beautiful Day in Africa! Help Build a Well for Bono’s Birthday! The African Well Fund will be collecting donations throughout the month of April to honor Bono's May 10th birthday. Last year, our efforts netted over $10,000. This year our goal is $15,000. - 2004-03-29

Atlantic Management Center, Inc. and Integrated Warehousing Solutions Form Strategic Relationship for Immunization Registry System Atlantic Management Center, Inc. (AMCI) announced a strategic partnership with Integrated Warehousing Solutions, LLC of Downers Grove, Illinois, to complement its Immunization Registry system with a comprehensive vaccine warehouse inventory tracking component. - 2004-03-29

BSS Records Recording Artists Mr King Release Debut Album BSS Records announced today that the popular band Mr King has released their debut album, Play With Me, which will be available at www.bssrecords.com, www.towerrecords.com, and www.cdbaby.com. - 2004-03-29

MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE AT 100: Exhibition Celebrates Centennial Anniversary of Pioneering Photojournalist's Birth "MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE AT 100 is a major retrospective exhibition celebrating the centennial anniversary of the pioneering photojournalist’s birth. The exhibition opens with a public reception on Friday, April 2, from 5 to 7. The exhibition continues through June 27. A gallery talk by renowned Bourke-White author and associate Sean Callahan will be held on May 14 at 6 PM. - 2004-03-29

Payday2go Maximizes Borrowing Power for Users of Their Service - Now Offering Up to $1000 Instantly Payday2go is the leader in the cash advance/payday loan industry and is now offering up to $1000 instantly which is twice the amount offered by other industry leaders. - 2004-03-29

PR Tips for Small Colleges and Businesses By using strategies and tools that large universities and businesses use, small colleges and firms can have a competitive advantage. - 2004-03-29

Fisher Vista Reports Dramatic Growth for HR Marketer - Increasing Numbers of HR Service Providers and PR Agencies Turn to "One-Stop" Web-Based Service for Marketing and PR Needs Fisher Vista, a marketing services firm, announced today an unprecedented 100 percent customer growth rate over the last year for its flagship HR Marketer™ service (www.HRmarketer.com). Owned and operated by Fisher Vista, the web-based marketing and PR service is now used by several hundred human resource service providers and PR agencies, including recruitment and staffing firms, employee benefit providers, training and development firms, consultants, outsourcers, and others. - 2004-03-29

Alvairi-Derfler Associates Announces New Advertising Targeting Tools for Media Planning and Measurement -- CMS NewsLine March 2004 Alvairi-Derfler Associates, a marketing company serving the technology and media industries, has developed effective new media planning, targeting and measurement tools to combat the negative impact of the many changes taking place in the electronic media. Its new tools allow media houses, ad agencies and advertisers to more effectively face the challenge of the DVD, DVR and VOD with their time-shifting ad skipping technologies that threaten the very existence of electronic media advertising and its revenue models. - 2004-03-29

Iophase Inc. Accounces new Spam Tagging and Email Virus Scanning Service Iophase Advanced Email Scrubbing allows corporate email system administrators to activate spam tagging and email virus scanning almost instantly. Iophase AES requires no software or modifications to existing corporate email server. - 2004-03-29

Lean Enterprise Training to Deliver Certification Workshop in Reno Nevada Shingo Prize Recipient Gary Conner will deliver a 5-day Lean Certification program designed to assist small to medium sized companies apply the principles adopted by World Class companies like Toyota, John Deere, General Electric and Harley Davidson. - 2004-03-29

The Raw Arts Festival August 1-7th 2004 sees the birth of a brand new ‘Raw Art Festival’. This aims to exhibit Folk/Intuitive/Marginalised/Self-taught/Visionary art etc. - 2004-03-29

Neon Nirvana: A Romance of the New Age In a novel about the New Age culture set in Texas, a screenwriter and an artist discover through his past life regressions that their past and future destinies are mysteriously intertwined. - 2004-03-29

John Deere Company Named in Alabama Discrimination Suit Kenny Edwards attempted to purchase two dealerships from Deere. The owners of the dealerships wanted to sell, and agreed to remain on the debt. Deere imposed unreasonable roadblocks to prohibit the sale. Edwards was a previous Deere employee who retired, after 30 years of remarkable service to the company. - 2004-03-29

Beer Radio and the U.S. Beer Drinking Team Announce National Loyalty Program for Beer Drinkers Beer Radio, The Official Radio Program of the U.S. Beer Drinking Team (USBDT) announces the first combined radio show/loyalty program for 90,000,000 American beer drinkers and the 580,000 beer entertainment locations in the USA. - 2004-03-29

Baxa Praises NIOSH for Alert on Preventing Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Drugs The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued an important Alert identifying the risks to healthcare workers involved in handling antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs. Baxa is a proponent of closed system technology (CST) that prevents the workplace contamination threats delineated in the Alert. - 2004-03-29

Handheld Guide to Reducing Risk of Terrorism in International Travel: Data includes latest information, complete set of embassy phones The new Terrorism Travel Planner -- International™ puts all information needed to reduce your chances of being a terror victim while traveling abroad in an easy-to-access data base for handheld devices. - 2004-03-29

Verus Consulting Announces the Launch of its Miami Office and Corporate Web Site The Miami-Base Interactive Marketing Consultancy Will Combine Three Areas of Expertise: Design, Technology and Marketing Communications to Achieve Greater Customer Satisfaction and Higher Profit for Its Clients - 2004-03-29

Buddhist Book on Insomnia Sparks Controversy A Buddhist Book titled Zen Sleep has sparked controversy by rejecting the Western biological model of sleep. Instead, the book advocates an Eastern understanding of sleep, framing it as just part of the natural ebb and flow of consciousness. A growing number of readers agree, despite the rejection of this approach by mainstream Western medicine. - 2004-03-29

Pacific Security Capital Ranks #1 in Brand Awareness in Online Commercial Real Estate Lending Pacific Security Capital’s Internet, digital marketing and partnering strategies propel the commercial real estate lender to a number 1 ranking in online brand awareness according to a leading online advertising agency. - 2004-03-29

New bilingual safety website aims to make workplace safer for Hispanic workers Yonkers, NY. CAE Consultants Inc., responding to a need for more safety training and awareness for Hispanic workers created a new website that will feature bilingual products and software for compliance, training and general awareness of safety. - 2004-03-29

Shark Diver Builds World’s Largest Shark Cages Marine Researchers saw Great White Sharks off the coast of California-this CEO saw an outstanding business opportunity - 2004-03-29

Artfact now open for international registrations Artfact.com, the largest and most complete database of antiques and art auction sales results in the world, now accepts international registrations and subscriptions. - 2004-03-29

Vinaferro to Supply Fine Leather Products to Fortnum & Mason of England Leather Solutions LLC announced today that they will supply their Vinaferro Brand of fine leather wine carriers to Fortnum & Mason of London, England. - 2004-03-29

Big Daddy Draft Party Featuring NFL First Round Draft Pick Vince Wilfork to Be Held At GameWorks In Miami First round draft pick will make selections at his open-to-the-public celebration benefiting the Diabetes Research Institute. - 2004-03-29

Mediachase Software Offers New Solution to Synchronizing Agency/Client Relationships for Distance, and Time Sensitive Project Coordination Mediachase launches next generation collaborative business software for marketing, advertising, consulting, and public relations organizations focusing on enhancing client experiences. The software is a combination of secure instant messaging and web portal with tools designed to increase business relationships with an eye on productivity and efficiency. - 2004-03-29

New Report Tracks Medicaid Preferred Drug List Changes SRWA's newest report, PDL Track©, is a cost-effective way for pharmaceutical companies to track formulary status of Medicaid products by PDL - 2004-03-29

viaPeople Helps Clients Realize Financial Success By Measuring Human Capital viaPeople, a human asset management consulting and software company, is combining Industrial Organizational Psychology with advanced technology to enable their customers to manage the human asset with the same accuracy they would their financial assets. - 2004-03-29

Mango African Safaris to be offered by Leading Online Honeymoon Gift Registry, TheBigDay.com Release announces new agreement between TheBigDay.com and Mango African Safaris as well as company background. - 2004-03-29

Pilot Test Now Open for Sustainable Tourism Rating System Sustainable Travel International (STI) is currently accepting pilot applications for the newly developed voluntary Sustainable Tourism Eco-certification Program (STEP). The new program, crafted in conjunction with leading experts form around the world, is designed to assist tourism providers in measuring and mitigating their negative environmental, economic, and social-cultural impacts. - 2004-03-29

Embarcadero Technologies Embeds Librados Adapters Leading ETL Vendor Selects Librados Adapters after Rigorous Benchmarking - 2004-03-29

Symbio Technologies Releases The Symbiont Management Suite for Diskless Thin Client Networks Symbio Technologies announces the release of its signature Symbiont Management Suite, a unique terminal services package that reduces the complexity of setting up and administering a diskless thin client network. - 2004-03-29

Mortgage-Education.com Releases New Online CMIC Program Approved by ACE for College Credit. CMIC Program Helps Address Education Demand and Growth Opportunities for the Mortgage and Finance Industry - 2004-03-29

Leading Wireless Computer Security Experts to Speak at the Wireless Security Forum Trendsmedia, Inc. today announced that over 20 of the world's top wireless computer security experts will speak at the Wireless Security Forum, the nation’s largest conference to focus on securing corporate wireless networks & applications. The conference convenes on April 19-21, 2004 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The conference website is http://www.wsfevent.com. - 2004-03-29

"Hormone Queen" Helps Women on Live Internet Broadcast Author and hormone expert Nisha Jackson, Ph.D., to be interviewed on Positive Choice Talk Radio Monday 29 March 2004 - 2004-03-29

Black Mayors Meet in Philadelphia April 28th through May 1st National Conference of Black Mayors, with over 500 African American Member Mayors, hold 30th Annual Convention in Philadelphia. Mayor John Street hosting convention. - 2004-03-29