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Hamrick Software Ships VueScan 8.0 for Mac OS X and Windows Major revision of award-winning application adds improved user interface and support for raw files for 109 digital cameras - 2004-05-12

All Inclusive Resort Club Hotel Riu Negril in Jamaica Invites Travelers for its Grand Opening. New All Inclusive Resort RIU Negril Resort in Jamaica featured by Sunvacations.org, world's most comprehensive All Inclusive Resorts directory. - 2004-05-12

Just Because You're Lonely Doesn’t Mean You Have to Become a Politician. (dotWORLDS) In the corridors of power they know that if you (a) have no friends, and (b) are really desperate for a social life, then the only option for you is a career in politics....Read On. - 2004-05-12

Service Academy Political Action Committee Congratulates West Point Graduate Monty Warner On His West Virginia Gubernatorial Primary Victory GradPAC Chairman Shawn N. Olds extended congratulations to Monty Warner on his victory in Tuesday's West Virginia Republican Primary for Governor. GradPAC is a national non-partisan political action committee comprised of hundreds of graduates of West Point, Annapolis, the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. - 2004-05-12

The New Trend: FSC Tropical Hardwood from Plantations Prime Forestry Group combines Business and Nature The new trend: FSC tropical hardwood from plantations Prime Forestry Group with head Office in Zurich Switzerland. - 2004-05-12

Alligators Invade Orlando Resort A gaggle of native Florida creatures, including alligators, turtles and snakes, have arrived inside the glass-topped atriums of Gaylord Palms Resort. The invasion is part of a new exhibition called “Best of Florida LIVE! – Creatures and Habitats of the Sunshine State.” The exhibit is presented by Gaylord Palms and GATORLAND, the Alligator Capital of the World. - 2004-05-12

Popular Scrapbooking Fad Goes Digital Scrapbooking is one of today's hottest trends among women, but it lacks the ability to share Baby's life with friends and family far away. The Internet is becoming the new scrapbooking solution. - 2004-05-12

Maryland Company Announces formation of Platinum H2O™ Bottled Water Subsidiary Platinum H2O™ Division to oversee sales and marketing of a private label bottled water product known as Platinum H2O™ and related merchandise to Urban America - 2004-05-12

After More than Two Years, MailSnare Continues Momentum and Record Growth MailSnare, a premium e-mail service provided by Kenosha Information Technology, Inc., continues to gain momentum with a strong offering and more than a 300% subscription growth over the last 12 months. - 2004-05-12

Matthew Goodman Joins Stonebridge as Vice President Matthew Goodman Joins Stonebridge as Vice President - Brings White House, Treasury, and Financial Markets Experience - 2004-05-12

Battleship Chess Steams onto the Scene Announcing ApeZone's Battleship Chess, a Windows 95/98/2000/Me/XP naval strategy game. - 2004-05-12

Search Engine Marketing Firm, Oneupweb Knows Buyers from Visitors - Oneupweb Shares A White Paper for E-Commerce Marketing Pros: Greet Your Visitors, But Know Your Buyers Oneupweb, a leading world-class search engine marketing firm, today released a new white paper discussing the importance of distinguishing buyers from visitors when evaluating Web site traffic and planning search engine marketing campaigns. The white paper is available at no charge at Oneupweb.com - 2004-05-12

Apache Junction Arizona Implements EmergencyMedicalStation™ System Throughout Public School System Emergency Medical Systems, Inc. pays local school system $9,900 annually to install revolutionary Medical First Response System complete with AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) - 2004-05-12

Misinformed and Neglected Veterans Offered Hope "Veterans Unclaimed Benefits: The Insider's Guide" has the potential to help literally millions of veterans go after the benefits to which they’ve been promised, and are so deservedly entitled. The book is a valuable resource that assists all veterans and their families with powerful inside information on VA programs and services and specializes in helping veterans with unknown VA benefit programs. Author Mike Riedel is a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran and former federal and state VA benefits counselor. - 2004-05-12

Singles Travel International Explores Alaska on Cruise of a Lifetime Singles Travel International Offers 9-day Luxury Cruise August 25-September 1, 2004 on New Carnival Spirit - 2004-05-12

Sweden’s Travelstart Nordic AB begin international roll out as they buyout Ireland’s Openjet Ltd. Travelstart Nordic AB, one of Scandinavia’s top online travel companies has taken control of Openjet Ltd., a 2 year old Irish company who entered the online travel market in 2003. - 2004-05-12

DS-Max – A Great Place to Find Learning Games for Kids DS-Max is bringing new information and resources to the web for making learning fun. CompuKids Computer is just one of the creative ways DS-Max finds to make learning fun. - 2004-05-12

Sick of the Charity Maul? Freewill Funding Helps More Charities Succeed Freewill Funding Inc. redefines online charity malls. - 2004-05-12

Baxa to Sponsor Los Angeles Symposium on Environmental Exposure and Biological Uptake of Antineoplastics Baxa Corporation is sponsoring a dinner symposium for pharmacy and nursing professionals to discuss the findings in a recent study from the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP). The symposium will be held Tuesday, May 18th at the W hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The presenter, Jim Jorgenson, RPh, is Director of Pharmacy for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, where the study took place. - 2004-05-12

Crossway Christian ISP announces America's first nationwide premier Family Safe Christian Internet Service (Christian ISP) -Crossway Christian ISP announces America's first nationwide premier Family Safe Christian Internet Service (Christian ISP) which provides a free web filter, user customizable portal - Christian Resource Center, complete with dynamic Christian content. - 2004-05-12

Atlassian's JIRA Wins Consensus Software Awards SYDNEY, Australia, 11 May 2004 – Atlassian Software Systems, the innovative Australian company providing enterprise software to the world's leading organizations, today announced that it has won the 2004 Consensus Software Award for its issue tracking application JIRA 2.6. The award further cements JIRA's position as a world-leading issue tracking and project management application. - 2004-05-12

Designer Launches Line of Elegant Insect Displays in Line with Today's Styles Unlike displays created by entomologists, these designer-created butterfly and beetle displays use handmade paper and wood veneer, for a look reminiscent of antique specimen cases. - 2004-05-12

Microsoft’s anti-spam initiative needs ImagineNation Size doesn’t always matter when you think the big guys have got it wrong. That’s what has prompted tiny ImagineNation Inc to go public with their response to the Microsoft anti-spam initiative. - 2004-05-12

Innovative Technology Leader Pursues Latest Trend. Linktivity’s WebDemo Conferencing Software Expands Usage into the Billion-Dollar Restaurant-and-Food Service Industry. Increase Productivity, Save Valuable Time & Money, Improve Relationships, Retain Loyal Employees. Web Conferencing software is taking over as preferred method of Corporate Communications throughout the Restaurant-and-Food Service Industry. - 2004-05-12

Cool C™ Talking Computer Software turns Incredible Discoveries TV and Log Home Expo Web Pages into Talking Web Pages Cool Conversations, LLC announces the release of its new Cool C Web Reader™ that makes it possible for web pages to talk through the Cool C Talking Computer software. Computers with the "Cool C Talking Computer Software" installed have access to a special directory of Cool C enabled talking web pages. When a page is selected, the user’s computer will begin talking as the page loads immediately capturing people’s attention with a verbal message that has been coded into the page. Cool C users accessing the Incredible Discoveries TV and Log Home & Timber Frame Expo web sites will hear an introduction to the company and may click from page to page while Cool C delivers the message. - 2004-05-12

This June, Honor Effective Communications Month by Communicating Credibly In these days of information overload, employees find it difficult to decide which information is honest, important, and reliable. This often results in information being ignored or rejected. How can a company communicate important information so that employees will listen, and more important, believe the message? - 2004-05-12

goZone.com Raises the Bar for Personalized Search with its New Additional Search Results Personalized search is one of the hottest topics in the search market right now. Today, goZone.com announced the release of Additional Search Results, a new capability that advances the level of personalized search by providing highly relevant bonus search listings, ranging from specific job listings to targeted listings of books or forms directly pertinent to the searcher's query. - 2004-05-12

Former Professional Sports Executive Launches Animal Attraction; Blends #1 Paid Online Content Category with $30 Billion Pet Industry Animal Attraction, an online dating and special events community for pet lovers, will celebrate its official full-scale “launch” on Tuesday, May 18, 2004. The launch follows a two-month “Sneak Preview” period in which the company saw initial membership expectations shattered, with new members joining from all 50 United States. - 2004-05-12

Wizdom Demonstrates Joins AIPP at DoD Command Information Superiority Architectures Conference (CISA) Wizdom Systems, Inc.®, celebrating its 17th year as a leader in providing Business Process Reengineering (BPR) software, training, and solutions, today announced that it has joined the DoD Architecture Integration Pilot Project (AIPP) at the Pacific Architecture Conference 2004 (PAC2004) which will be held in conjunction with the Command Information Superiority Architectures World Wide conference (CISAWW) from 17 thru 20 may 2004. The CISAWW/PAC2004 is being jointly hosted by ASD/NII and USPACOM/J62 - 2004-05-12

Two Free Car Rental Days in Israel and $100 Refund Drawing Part of Gems in Israel’s 5th Anniversary As part of Gems in Israel's upcoming 5th Anniversary Celebration travelers to Israel who place their bookings through Gems in Israel now have the opportunity to get two free days of car rental in Israel, win a $100 refund, while getting some great rates on hotels, car rental, tours etc. Gems in Israel will be celebrating its 5th Anniversary on September 15, 2004. - 2004-05-12

Desktop Print Gallery to Launch Exclusive eBay gallery Store. With continued success of the first "One-Man World Show" on the web, Desktop Print Gallery is now debuting select works from The New American Renaissance Collection of Drawings, Paintings & Prints by Lowell S.V. Devin as spectacular Limited-Edition Giclee prints available through thier new eBay gallery Store. - 2004-05-12

Dayton Ohio Nature Photographer Has More Work Published Award-winning nature photographer, Jim Crotty, has recently had several photographs published in a local literary journal as well as on the company website for Mamiya Cameras. - 2004-05-12

Grand Opening New Jersey Internet Consultantcy WSI is proud to announce it's newest office in Northern New Jersey - 2004-05-12

Leading Sacramento City Unified School District Administrator Authors New Book To Help African American Parents Achieve Success With Public School Journey Dr. Kevin L. Brown, a top Sacramento City Unified School District Administrator, has authored a new book to help African American parents support the education of their children. The African American Parent Guide To Public School Success – The Common Sense Approach To Helping Your Child, provides advice and practical tools to encourage academic success and prevent suspensions and expulsions. - 2004-05-12

Hutt Trucking Company Inc. Selects Maddocks Software for Trucking and Brokerage Services Maddocks Systems Inc., a leading supplier of software solutions for the transportation and logistics industry, continues to experience tremendous sales growth during 2004. Hutt Trucking Company Inc, of Hamilton, Michigan, has recently selected Maddocks TruckMate for Windows (TM4Win), as their new enterprise-wide software solution. - 2004-05-12

“Professor” Frank Vivirito Named Jury Foreman And Art Director On Same Day Longtime game artist “Professor” Frank Vivirito was named as a jury foreman and Art Director of Vision Videogames earlier this week. “I was quite surprised at the honor, especially after blowing off an earlier jury duty date and having to be brought before the judge. I thought for sure I was going to jail that time”, says Vivirito. Company work productivity increased as a result of his absence and he was in turn promoted. - 2004-05-12

Every Seven Seconds, One More American Turns 50 - But Are Baby Boomers Financially Ready For Retirement? Baby boomers are nearing retirement, but are concerned that they will not have enough invested to comfortably retire. They fear they will have to return to work during retirement. How does a person nearing retirement avoid this financial fear? - 2004-05-12

User Performance Product Gets “Two Thumbs Up” UserAssist Pro, a training and electronic performance support product from MaxUse, LLC was recently reviewed by two industry luminaries and given high marks as a unique and effective electronic performance support and training delivery solution. - 2004-05-12

Advance Bulletin News & Commentary: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPERS INVADE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Freedom 21 Santa Cruz (http://www.freedom21santacruz.net) outlines local Wildlands and Smart Growth programs and shows how they are being implemented through state and federal government agency directives. The Wildlands programs use government regulations to wrest control of rural lands away from private property owners. Smart Growth is a term used to describe high density commercial and residential development built within walking distance to rails and work. You will find similar programs developing in your community. It is not just property owners that are under attack. It is also your safety and freedom that is at stake. - 2004-05-12

Spiderhost Announces DSL Expansion In South Florida Spiderhost, central Florida's leading ISP is now able to offer DSL service across south Florida. This new offering enhances bandwidth offering and opens service to include markets previously served only by LECs - 2004-05-12

Stefanie L. Frank Joins Goldstein Lewin & Co. as an Audit Supervisor. Goldstein Lewin & Co., Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, is pleased to announce that Stefanie L. Frank, CPA, has joined the firm as an Audit Supervisor. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has increased the need for experienced auditors such as Ms. Frank - 2004-05-12

WildSnake Software has released three new puzzle games. WildSnake Software starts their puzzle line with three new puzzle games for Windows released. WildSnake Puzzle: heXLines WildSnake Puzzle: Harvest Lines WildSnake Puzzle: TwistIt! - 2004-05-12

Healthmark Multimedia Launches Evaluation Of Web Site For Persons With Osteoarthritis A personalized Stages of Change web site helps persons with osteoarthritis self-manage their disease - 2004-05-12

Ontario to Help Gay Toronto Tourism Guild Launch Comprehensive LGBT Marketing Campaign. Ontario Province to Help Gay Toronto Tourism Guild Launch Comprehensive LGBT Marketing Campaign Throughout Canada and the United States. - 2004-05-12

Union Diamond adds Britain’s Hottest Silver Jewelry to its’ Collection Union Diamond Corporation announced today that it has added Britain's best selling, quality sterling silver and diamond jewelry collection, Hot Diamonds, to its extensive online offerings. - 2004-05-12

Inspired Italian Dining Experience Brings Its Glow to Westlake Village Alession Ristorante Italiano Announces Grand Opening - 2004-05-12

Smart Age Media Announces Alignment with Independent Ameriplan Distributors MLM Lead pre-qualification just got easier. Call Center expanded by 220 hours a week for Independent AmeriPlan Brokers. - 2004-05-12

Toronto wine storage goes Online. Toronto wine storage company Urban Cellars announces the lauch of its Virtual Cellar. Free to all customers, Virtual Cellar is a web-based wine collection management tool. Serious collectors will appreciate essential features such as searching and sorting as well as cellar statistics, printable reports and personal tasting notes. - 2004-05-12

Lawn Care Businesses and the Price of Gasoline. Do you own a Lawn Care / Landscaping Business? Gas prices do not have to take a bite out of your bottom line. - 2004-05-12

fluffertraX™ WINS “MIKEY” AWARD FROM LIVE 365.COM FOR “MOST UNLIKELY TO HEAR ON AM/FM RADIO” AUSTIN, Texas (May 12, 2004) – fluffertraX™, which broadcasts porn music on the Internet at the web address fluffertraX.com, has won a “Mikey” in the 2004 Best of Live 365 awards in the category of “Most Unlikely to Hear on AM/FM Radio.” - 2004-05-12

Smart Age Media Announces Alignment with Independent Coastal Vacations Reps MLM Lead pre-qualification just got easier. Call Center expanded by 245 hours a week for Independent Coastal Vacations Reps. - 2004-05-12

Bank BNI goes live with latest BANCS solution One of Indonesia’s largest retail banks, P.T. Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk also known as Bank BNI, has gone live with its new state-of-the art 'BANCS' core banking solution which offers Shari’ah Banking to BNI customers. - 2004-05-12

ELITE TRAVELER Names Best Summer Weekend Getaway Destinations From Five Major Markets for the Jet-Set Crowd Luxury Travel & Lifestyle Magazine Boasting Wealthiest Readership of Any Consumer Publication Also Spotlights ‘Best of the Best’ Accommodations For Weekend Jaunts - 2004-05-12

Beaudreau Calls for Stronger Cooperation between Police, Residents, and County Commission Gwinnett County Commission Candidate proposes increasing resources available to law enforcement in order to combat gangs, crime. - 2004-05-12

Beware of the Hidden Mold in Your Walls! Menace in the Walls by Dr. N. L. Eskeland weaves the high tension energy of mystery and intrigue into the marvelous world of molds and molecules. Based on true events, this engaging tale creates awareness of the dangers of mold and a thirst for further scientific knowledge in children between the ages of 10-13. - 2004-05-12

Book Release and Screenplay titled: SEEKING IMMORTALITY: A GAY MARINES QUEST TO HAVE CHILDREN This BOOK and SCREENPLAY stretches the borders of gay relationships, turbulance of a russian mail order bride to a gay couple, living as a threesome, being a alternative family by having children, bisexual lifestyles, alternative living with a splash of adventurous travel. Story about being gay and wanting to raise children. The quest leads the two MEN an on a quest to Russia to find, a mail order bride, and be the mother of the child. Its a true story. - 2004-05-12

Higher Gas Prices, No Public Protest, Who Wins? Summary - It's squarely up to the media to bail us out of the foreign oil dependence. Tell us, Peter Jennings, how can the Average Joe kick-start the switch from overpriced gasoline to ethanol, solar, wind and other alternative powers? Please, Bill O’Reilly, if you’re going to rant and rave, do so about something that will help America. Rail about the oil barons who suck American greenbacks and feed them to their bastard terrorist stepchildren. Geraldo Rivera, get your nose out of shipwrecks and talk about the need for a new generation of pump patriots – citizens willing to stand up and cry out for change in politicians personal political agendas. The media – and the public – must understand that the inability of citizens to raise their voices in protest is the real issue. - 2004-05-12