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Talent Retention Jumps in Urgency as a Key Business Strategy Retaining productive employees is reaching a level of strategic importance for companies not seen in several years, reports a new study by TalentKeepers. The results of an employee turnover and retention study covering 251 organizations reports employee retention has increased in importance for 84% of U.S. companies, and 74% of executives indicate that retention is “very” to “extremely” important as a strategic initiative for their organizations. - 2004-10-22

EHSCareers.com Partners With Leading Job Portal, TopUSAJobs.com The partnership with TopUSAJobs provides EHSCareers.com with the ability to selectively cross-post job postings. The result is even greater exposure & access to the environmental, occupational health & safety talent pool. - 2004-10-22

League of Women Voters & Tammy Says… Partner on Voter Campaign Kay Maxwell, President of League of Women Voters on the Show 5 Things You Need To Know When You Go To The Polls On Election Day. Provided by Kay Maxwell, President, League of Women Voters for the Tammy Says... Show - 2004-10-22

Contextual Keyword Advertising Pioneer Vibrant Media Awarded No. 2 Ranking in Prestigious Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 Fast-growing and profitable, Contextual Advertising Technology Company Demonstrates 405% Average Annualized Growth Over the Last Three Years - 2004-10-22

First DV Lottery Visas Issued Diversity Visa Lottery Results (DV-2005). - 2004-10-22

Brasilian Roots Earrings, an Exclusive of the 56th Annual Emmy Gift Bags, Announces the Launch of Their Newest Line and Online Store Brasilian Roots gemstone earrings now available for purchase with a 50% off retail grand opening special. - 2004-10-22

Majorium Gives Companies the Tools to Implement “Best Practices” to Maximize Performance and Produce Results Majorium offers managers seventeen unique options to create customized configured training programs from a library of over 192 curriculums in seven revenue generating and customer facing areas including Leadership, Management, Sales, Sales Management, Sales Service, Customer Service and Harassment training. All training includes testing and evaluation based upon Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation. Majorium’s training programs allow managers to demonstrate value and justify training costs. - 2004-10-22

Salesboom.com Billing & Invoicing Functionality to Reshape On-Demand CRM Salesboom.com, industry leading provider of OnDemand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) / Sales Force Automation (SFA) services today announced that its new On-Demand Billing & Invoicing Automation feature is scheduled to be deployed to its current customer base within the next week. The new feature, which was included in Salesboom’s recent release of Salesboom.com Version 4.0, is touted by the company to be the biggest addition to its CRM / SFA services yet. The new Billing & Invoicing Automation feature will include tools to automate essential invoice functionality such as generating the invoice from the customer account information, keeping track of recurring billing cycles and terms, fully linking into the Salesboom Product Database, and even an automated system to send invoices to customers electronically. - 2004-10-22

Affiliate Programs Going “Big Business” Once thought a way for individuals to make a few dollars off the Internet, affiliate programs are becoming mainstream businesses. AMWSO, a leader of the affiliate management industry, is helping to lead this charge. They have recently taken over the affiliate program for United Shades. - 2004-10-22

Peppermill Reno Hotel Casino pays $24,690 Football Jackpot Philly Steve, a teacher from Reno, won a whopping $24,690 this past weekend in the Pro Football Progressive jackpot at the Peppermill Hotel Casino in Reno, Nevada. - 2004-10-22

Citynet West Announces the Addition of Another Hotspot at Denny’s Restaurant Denny’s customer will be able to access high-speed, wireless Internet services while enjoying their meals. This will allow them to download and browse the Internet at ultra high speeds while sitting anywhere in the restaurant. To log onto any of Citynet's network of HotZones, users will only need a laptop, PDA or PC with an 802.11 wireless network card. Service can be purchased by the hour, day, week or month. - 2004-10-22

Dittmar Associates' Market Study for the Space Exploration Program On the eve of the Presidential election, Americans continue to support human space flight and endorse the Space Exploration plan to return to the Moon and to Mars, but they also question the relationship of NASA to its constituents. - 2004-10-22

The Iraq Policy of Presidential Hopeful Senator Katherine Laforge Senator Katherine Laforge, presidential hopeful for the 2004 election, is impacting the race to the Oval Office with her no nonsense polititical platform and her detailed solutions for the problems facing America. - 2004-10-22

CompAmerica, the GiantKillers™, Announces the “Wonder PC" Program CompAmerica, the GiantKillers™, announced it’s “Wonder PC" program: “better quality, better service, more choices, newer designs than the competition™”. - 2004-10-22

Santa Claus Gaining Popularity over all previous years. While Santa Claus has always been the king of Christmas, Santa Suit sales indicate that even more people are “playing Santa” than ever before. Planetsanta.com tells of an incremental increase in people buying their top quality suits so that they can entertain kids this year. - 2004-10-22

Fresh Juicy California NAVEL Oranges Available Online Now at WWW.GLESSRANCH.COM Gless Ranch, a family owned and operated citrus grower has recently launched its website allowing customers to purchase the fresest and finest quality citrus. The first Navel oranges of the season have been picked and are ready to ship to you! - 2004-10-22

MobileBee.com Announces KingMax Memory Card Release Availability Today MobileBee.com announced immediate availability of the entire line of KingMax Memory Cards. As a KingMax ‘Authorized Reseller’, MobileBee.com has been able to deploy all the latest and most advanced Memory Cards available anywhere at extremely competitive pricing. - 2004-10-22

Bulgaria Property Website Bulgarian Property World, www.bulgarianpropertyworld.com, launches today, creating an impressive online directory for the future purchaser of property in Bulgaria. - 2004-10-22

J/Brice Design International Completes $6 Million Makeover for Hilton Sonoma County hotel in California's Wine Country The Hilton hotel in Sonoma County, California turned to J/Brice Design International, Inc. to create a Wine Country experience for guests at the resort property on 13 acres in Santa Rosa. J/Brice designs new hotels and renovations for major hotel chains, real estate investment trusts (REITS) and real estate developers such as Donald Trump and Boymelgreen. - 2004-10-22

Educational Outfitters, Ranks 408 on the 2004 Inc. 500 - 2004-10-22

Click4Choice Offers New Cutting Edge Technology and a New Look New technology adds a Virtual Hostess to Directory listings making Click4Choice the first directory to offer a Virtual person to speak to visitors and tell them details about listed websites. - 2004-10-22

Data Management Named 411th Fastest Growing Tech Company in North America in Fast 500 Ranking Realized 416 Percent Revenue Growth Since 1999 - 2004-10-22

Millions of Americans are Related to Presidents According to Family Tree Magazine, the country's best-selling genealogy magazine, 100 million Americans share ancestors with US presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush. The magazine's December 2004 issue offers advice for finding presidents in your family tree. - 2004-10-22

Strata Development Group Launches New Zealand Project Strata Development Group, a real estate development firm with focus on high-end, ultra-luxurious residential and hotel developments in select international locations, has purchased 10 adjoining lots at the exclusive Jacks Point resort in Queenstown, New Zealand. - 2004-10-22

Discrete Technologies Launches SecureDisc 1.1 Streamlined version automatically records encrypted images on CD and DVD. - 2004-10-22

AirQual Corporation Acquires Antimicrobial Powders Technology from DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise AirQual’s ACT® to Meet the Surging Mainstream Demand for Advanced Antimicrobial Protection from Mold, Mildew, Bacterial and Fungal Infestation. - 2004-10-22

Online Poker TV Show Debuts "Poker Updates" launched as the first streaming TV show that takes you inside the world of poker. - 2004-10-22

Octave Systems, Inc. New DVD Copier Dazzles Octave Systems, Inc. has trained its eye on the Digital Video Disc market. - 2004-10-22

Capital Genomix, Inc., Announces the Divestiture of Dynex Technologies Capital Genomix, Inc. (privately held) announced today it has divested of its instrumentation division, Dynex Technologies. The acquiring entity was Magellan Biosciences, Inc.; financial terms were not disclosed. - 2004-10-22

EKO Systems, Inc. Secures $5 Million in Series B Funding EKO Systems, Inc., a leading provider of advanced, turnkey Perioperative Clinical Information Management Systems (PCIMS) supporting electronic data capture and management of patient information in the surgical environment, announced that it has secured $5 million in Series B financing from Kaupthing Bank, through Uppspretta Icelandic Capital Venture, SA. The financing will support the company’s aggressive business development, sales and marketing initiatives, provide resources to expand client support, corporate infrastructures and allow EKO to retire all outstanding debt. - 2004-10-22

VIP Suite Returns to Park City - 2004-10-22

Sarasota Businesswoman Receives Ronald Reagan Gold Medal Brunhilde Merker, CEO of Sarasota-based ScoringSystem, Inc. was recently awarded the inaugural 2004 Ronald Reagan Gold Medal. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) selected Mrs. Merker for her contributions to Florida’s economic health and her entrepreneurial vision. - 2004-10-22

Fitness Together Fights Heart Disease Study shows that inactivity can be worse than fat for heart disease - 2004-10-22

AWB Asks Washington Supreme Court to Help Stop the Bleeding in State Workers' Comp System On October 18, the Association of Washington Business (AWB), along with the Associated General Contractors of Washington and the Washington State Farm Bureau, filed an amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief to the Washington State Supreme Court to request that they overturn their landmark workers’ comp decision from 2001, Cockle v. Dept. of Labor & Industries. - 2004-10-22

Authentium First To Integrate Parental Controls With Windows User Accounts Advance in parental controls vastly improves ease of use for multiple users; no need to remember multiple passwords; supports fast-user switching for easy, on-the-fly setting of web content filtering and Internet access controls. - 2004-10-22

Bad Face Day? Fix it in 30 Minutes Flat In 30 minutes you can realize fewer wrinkles, enjoy better skin texture, get rid of discolorations, and enhance the shape of your lips and other facial features. - 2004-10-22

Babysitters.com Reaches 40,000 Members Care Connections, LLC, an innovator in connecting members with care providers for children, homes, and pets today announced that Babysitters.com has surpassed the (40,000) forty-thousand member mark. - 2004-10-22

What's it like to be a Navy Wife? Find out in "When Will My Ship Come In? The Misadventures of a Navy Wife" Are you married to a military man? Have you ever wondered what it would be like? Linda Krueger gives you an insider's look into the unique world of a Navy Wife. - 2004-10-22

Webmaster Software Tools- Tools no WebMaster Should Be Without! Visit Us Today and Download MsAgent Javascript Editor (MJE) Merlin Add Character To Your Web Site! MsAgent is a piece of Microsoft Windows® technology that has lay dormant for many years. While some applications have used it, most web functions have never really been explored. We would like to "awaken the beast" so to speak, by introducing you to MsAgent Javascript Editor (MJE). MJE is a point and click interface that allows you to automatically create javascript routines that will use MsAgent functions to bring your web site to life! Each Agent can talk to your visitors, direct them to the important areas on your site and help you promote a certain product or service you offer. - 2004-10-22

PCS4ALL Breaks Into NASCAR Marketing; Announces Races in Martinsville and Miami - Offers a Pit Crew Member Contest. The Sponsor Agency is pleased to announce that Financing Alternatives, Inc. (PCS4ALL.COM) has joined the NASCAR family by sponsoring the #07 Craftsman Series truck during races at the Martinsville Speedway in Virginia and the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida. - 2004-10-22

How Bad Is Poverty In The U.S.? The results of recent private study show that 20% of Americans live in poverty. But how bad is it for those poor? According to an article in the magazine News Informant, the reality may be that a large percentage of those who show up as poor are only poor for short periods of time. This is not to minimize the effects of the situation on those who end up in this category. Understanding the realities of poverty in the U.S. is important for finding appropriate ways to alleviate poverty. - 2004-10-22

JoePro.com Reveals The Tactics Of Super Affiliates and Top Web Marketers Finally, an all-in-one portal that can teach anyone from beginners to experts how to create, manage, and market a wealth-building Internet empire, starting TODAY - 2004-10-22

Gloria Steinem Embarks on 1,500 Mile GLO-Tour Through Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin From October 25th Until Election Day Gloria Steinem, writer and feminist organizer, announced today that she will travel over 1,500 miles in an RV through Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from October 25th through Election Day. Steinhem will be meeting with citizens and concerned voters along the way who wish to discuss the most important issues facing American voters. - 2004-10-22

Viewpoint Creative Brands Discovery Monday Night Discovery Channel picked Viewpoint Creative to develop a multi-phase promotional campaign for their Monday night primetime line-up. The net is staking claim to one of TV’s best nights of programming with a fuel-injected line-up that features “American Chopper”, “Monster Garage” and “Monster House”. Now, with phase 1 on the air the Viewpoint Creative team is putting the finishing touches on phase 2. - 2004-10-22

Chrismukkah: The Holiday Merger of Christmas and Hanukkah; TV’s hip show “The O.C.” inspires launch of holiday web-site for Jewish interfaith families. Chrismukkah.com is a new web site focusing on infomation and product geared toward Jewish interfaith families and individuals. Chrismukkah is a mix of cultural traditions derived from both the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays. - 2004-10-22

New 'Italian' Lifestyle Looking for Love in All the Right Places ! - 2004-10-22

New Blue Sun Facility Offers First Nationwide Access to Biodiesel Blends: Automated Processing and Distribution Hub Ensures Best Quality and Cost Blue Sun Biodiesel announces the nation’s first high-volume commercial biodiesel blending terminal and integrated processing plant. USDA officials will announce the agency’s $500,000 grant award to Blue Sun for the construction of the plant at a grand opening event in Alamosa October 21, 2004. - 2004-10-22

Quirky Book Promotion: "Call Them All" Grassroots Contest... Will Librarians Heed the Calls? Bestselling author and biographer for Celine Dion launches grassroots campaign to encourage readers to call their local librarians and ask them to carry her latest book. For each phone call her readers make, they get an entry into a contest where they may win a "whole bushel" of prizes. - 2004-10-22

AMAPOLA, Arguably the Most Captivating Entertainer From the Philippines “Arguably the most captivating female entertainer ever from the Philippines…” - Rex Moriarty, VisNet Online Magazine - 2004-10-22

Rapport International - New Management Excited about Growth in Translation Industry 85% web pages are in English but only 45% of web's users are native English speakers. New owner of Rapport International excited about helping clients capture global customer base with translated materials. - 2004-10-22

Vampires and Religious Controversy in "The Forgotten Scribes" - Debut Novel From Anthony W. Downen, Now Available A religiously controversial novel from first time author Anthony W. Downen. A fictional commentary of social inequalities, personal affliction, and religious intolerance, all seen through the eyes of post apocalyptic pirates, elves, and most certainly vampires. Vampires who have uncovered the only known copy of the bible and believe it to be about themselves. - 2004-10-22

Halloween Costume Business is Showing that the Economy is Getting Better Pierre’s Costumes located in Old City Philadelphia announced that sales on costumes and related Halloween items are dramatically up from previous years. - 2004-10-22

New York Candles and Scent, a Leading Online Retailer of Candles and Candle Related Items Today Announced the Grand Re-Opening of Its Online Sales Center New York Candles and Scent, a leading online retailer announces re-vamped web site. - 2004-10-22

Tony Yarborough Named Vice President of Business Development for The Turning Point Group, LLC The Turning Point Group, LLC announces the appointment of Mr. Tony R. Yarbrough as a Vice President of Business Development effective immediately. As Vice President of Business Development, Yarbrough will focus on building on the national client base for The Turning Point Group, the Customer Retention Firm based in Houston, Texas. - 2004-10-22

HGTV’s Rebecca Kolls To Appear at Franklin Templeton Shootout On Behalf of Organic-Gro Organic-Gro, a completely safe, non-toxic, odor-free organic fertilizer, will participate in the Franklin Templeton Shootout in a number of ways, including an appearance by Rebecca Kolls on Saturday, November 13. - 2004-10-22

Organic-Gro Pro® fertilizer to Sponsor Franklin Templeton Shootout Twenty-four of the world’s best PGA TOUR professionals will tee off in the Franklin Templeton Shootout, which will take place November 10-14 at The Ritz Carlton Golf Resort, Naples and on the Greg Norman-designed Tiburon Golf Club in scenic Naples, Florida. It’s no secret, Norman’s golf course designs are known the world over for their environmental sensitivity; while Organic-Gro is undoubtedly the most ecologically-friendly fertilizer available to homeowners and professional golf course superintendents alike. - 2004-10-22

Baron & Budd Attorney Misty Farris to Speak at 15th Annual Texas Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Conference Misty Farris, a shareholder with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., will speak today at the 15th Annual Texas Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Conference in Dallas, Texas. - 2004-10-22

Good to be Michael Badnarik Presidential candidate’s book hits Amazon’s Top 50 in first day - 2004-10-22

Digitone Records Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With Soap Emerging virtuosic jam band “SOAP” has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Digitone Records. - 2004-10-22

CD3 Storage Systems, Inc. Partners With Streamwaves Inc. for the 2004 Holiday Season CD3 Storage Systems, Inc. (CD3) will partner with Streamwaves Inc., an online music source, to offer free music at all Discgear retail locations for the 2004 holiday season. - 2004-10-22

Pellettieri Lawyers Decide to Represent New Jersey Victims of Defective Drug Vioxx Pellettieri, Rabstein & Altman lawyers have represented New Jersey residents since 1929 for personal injury, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice and mass tort & class action claims. The NJ law firm has a track record representing victims in recent defective drug class actions, including Fen-Phen and Baychol, as well as defective implant products hip and knee replacements. - 2004-10-22

Cancer Therapy Found in a Cosmetic Bag - Makeup Artist Shares the Power of Powder Cancer therapy can be found in Beverly Hills. It's an age-old remedy that actually works. - 2004-10-22

Dogswell Launches a New Line of Healthy Dog Treats In Stores All Over the U.S. To announce the nationwide launch of healthy alternative dog treats from Dogswell. - 2004-10-22

MessageDefense Adds Instant Messaging to Managed Offerings MessageDefense, the premier provider of managed messaging security solutions, announced today the availability of their DefendIM secure Instant Messaging service offering. - 2004-10-22

The Ultimate Wine Guide is Here. The All-new 2005 Edition of The Australian Wine Vintages 2005 Gold Book™ is Available in North America. The Australian Wine Vintages 2005 Gold Book™, the world’s number-1 selling pocket wine guide, having sold over 900,000 copies worldwide since its 1979 introduction, is available in North America. - 2004-10-22

OPE2000.com receives 5 Star Award for Outlook Express Attachment Extractor Program OPE2000.com, Inc. http://www.ope2000.com has been awarded a five star rating from Hotsoft32.com http://www.hotsoft32.com for the OPE2000 application of the attachment saving program called Outlook Express Attachment Extractor, http://www.ope2000.com/product/epe/index.htm released on October 5, 2004. - 2004-10-22

One Way 2 Play Is Drug Free -The Sport Mavericks Offer a World-Wide Challenge to Bring Integrity Back to Sports and Academics On Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 8:00p.m.EST (www.voiceamerica.com), "Sport Mavericks" hosts, Ida Muorie and Elleanor Starks, broadcasting on Internet Radio Station (voiceamerica.com), welcomes the "One Way 2 Play - Drug Free" spokesperson Steve Fitzhugh, former Denver Broncos to the show and Dan Britton, Senior Vice President of the Fellowship of Christain Athletes (FCA) to talk about the drug abuse problems among athletes and how parents can recognize the early signs and prevent a substance abuse problem. - 2004-10-22

Smart Marine Australia/New Zealand Distributor of Innovative OGM LED Navigation Lights Smart Marine & RV Solutions becomes premier distributor of LED marine lights from Orca Green Marine Technology throughout Australia and New Zealand - 2004-10-22

McRoskey Airflex Mattress Company Leads the Way Offering Fire-Resistant Products Compliant With New California Legislation - National Mattress Safety Standard will Be Modeled After California Standard McRoskey Airflex Mattress Company announces the introduction of product compliant with new California legislation TB 603 requiring all mattresses, box springs, futons and foundations manufactured and sold in the state of California to be open flame resistant. Effective Dec. 1, 2004, one month before the California standard takes effect, McRoskey will replace all product in its California showrooms with new fire-resistant mattresses and box springs that meet the legal requirements. - 2004-10-22

From “What if…?” to New Online “Art Festival” What do two middle aged displaced women workers do? They attend college, graduate Phi Theta Kappa and create a new career! This while fulfilling a dream of owning their own business, as well as their love of art festivals and street fairs. With a unique marketing plan and the use of technology, Ladie Nin’s Collectibles: an online art festival was born. - 2004-10-22

Parental Control Software Protects Children From Online Predators Internet crime prevention is becoming a necessity if you have children that use the Internet. This new parental control software fights crime that could be happening in your home. - 2004-10-22

The other Branson: Branson Missouri Did you know that the Live Music Capital of the World is in Branson, MO? Somebody does know, as Branson, MO is one of the fast-growing tourist destinations in America. With over 100 live shows, Branson, MO has rightly earned its nickname as Live Music Capital of the World - 2004-10-22

Increase Website Traffic Using The Newest Technology Available Increase traffic to your website using RSS Feeds and Blogs. The Stampede Secret delivers concrete instructions on how to use RSS Feeds and Blogs to bring unprecedented amounts of traffic to your website. - 2004-10-22

Travel Tip: "Oneness Gathering" Seminar-Festival Near Munich, Germany, Now Offers "Early Bird" Special Off-season travel does have its rewards. Saving money, for one. The annual "Oneness Gathering" Seminar-Festival near Munich, Germany, now offers a discount of 50.- Euros per person. All you need to do to qualify is register before 12.31.04. for the 2005 event. - 2004-10-22

Campus Door to Be Featured on Platinum Television’s Today’s Family Program Campus Door announces its appearance on Platinum Television's nationally syndicated program Today's Family. It will feature an interview with Stacy Geiger, Campus Door's Vice President of Campus Alliances. This segment gives viewers an opportunity to learn about Campus Door and how the company can help fund their college education. - 2004-10-22

FlowSense and IEQ Corporation Form Strategic Alliance to Address IAQ Security Threats. FlowSense and IEQ Corporation today announced the two companies have formed a strategic alliance under which FlowSense and IEQ will jointly offer engineering and consulting services for indoor environmental quality and IAQ security protection worldwide. - 2004-10-22

UtiliPoint and Global Change Associates’ Hedge Funds In Energy Online Seminar to Be Repeated UtiliPoint and GCA to repeat online seminar on energy hedge funds due to high level of interest. First seminar was over subscribed and a second seminar will be held on November 4th at noon Eastern. - 2004-10-22

Robert G. Christie is Proud to Announce the Premiere of Full Feature Film "No Longer My Twin" at the Chesapeake Arts Center on October 26th "The O.C." actor Johnny Alonso and family. Our VIP guest speaker is Francis Xavier, director/writer of the acclaimed "Johnny Come lately" - 2004-10-22

Zycus Announces NEW Release of AI Based Auto-classification and Data Enrichment Software in Their Spend Data Management 2.5 Suite Zycus Inc. the leading Spend Data Management software vendor announced a new release of products in SDM suite 2.5. Available now in AutoSpec, is the all new functionality of AI based enrichment of spend data with product specifications and attributes. This new module along with a host of other enhancements to the flagship classification product AutoClass, makes version 2.5 release one of the most exciting product developments for sourcing and procurement data quality. - 2004-10-22

RealWebFunds Secures $6,600,000 Commercial Mortgage Refinance for a Suburban Office RealWebFunds, Inc has closed a $6,600,000 commercial property loan for a 49,177 s.f. suburban office building. The Class A office building is a multi-tenant property occupied by mortgage companies, title companies, travel agents, and other professionals. The office complex is owned by the original commercial real estate developer who was looking to refinance with a low-leverage, long term, floating rate mortgage. Because the loan was very low leverage, several lenders competed to fund this commercial mortgage. - 2004-10-22

Voice Over Internet Communications Solution, Receives Independent Recognizion ShoreTel IP PBXs, the core product sold globally by Integra Communication Solutions, was independently rated higher again this year than competitors. The survey of IT Directors determined that the ShoreTel product was judged higher in 8 categories. - 2004-10-22

RealWebFunds Secures $2,685,000 Investment Property Loan for a NNN Restaurant Portfolio RealWebFunds, Inc has closed a $2,685,000 investment property loan for a portfolio of two triple-net properties. The portfolio consisted of two new build-to-suit Zaxby's restaurants in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA. The lender provided a 5 + 5 year fixed rate loan that was funded at 6% and was amortized over 25 years. The lender used a loan to value ratio of 76% with a debt service ratio requirement of 1.25. Another advantage to this commercial loan is no prepayment penalty. Christy Slye, Commercial Mortgage Specialist of RealWebFunds was the originator for this transaction. - 2004-10-22

MTV Latin America and Liveanimals Tap Venus Eye Trap for VMA Graphics MTV's Live Video Music Awards Latin America show will showcase work by graphic design and animation company Venus Eye Trap. - 2004-10-22

Innovative New Aromaleigh Mineral Foundation Powders Enable All Women to Wear Mineral Cosmetics Aromaleigh is pleased to introduce two new mineral foundation powders: Voilé and Glissade. Both products take advantage of the latest technological advances to create mineral foundation powders that are very different from any other mineral foundation powder in today’s market. - 2004-10-22

OnlyMyEmail Enables SSL To Thwart Google's DeskTop Search In response to growing security concerns among professional and business email users, anti-spam service provider OnlyMyEmail.com has now enabled Secured Sockets Layer (SSL encryption) for all of their WebMail clients. - 2004-10-22

Portable Career and Virtual Business Owners Training for Military Spouses, Transitioning Active Duty, Veterans, and Retirees Portable careers and virtual business owners training allows military spouses, transitioning active duty, veterans, and retirees to work virtually anytime and from anyplace using technology! - 2004-10-22

Austin's 'FoodDude' Lands Back in the Chips Snackfood industry's David Foreman tapped to lead the sales development efforts for RW Garcia of San Jose, CA. - 2004-10-22

Louder Than Words Trade Association Leads By Example Elysian Dream has joined fellow members of Botanical Elements™ Trade Association (BETA) to promote their products and their environmentally-conscious philosophy. - 2004-10-22

Linell Ellis Handbags to be Featured in Radio Music Awards and American Music Awards Celebrity Gift Bags Linell Ellis’ Pretty in Pink Handbag will be included in Winner and Presenter Gift Bags at Major Award Shows to be Aired on ABC-TV - 2004-10-22

Banned by Google, Yahoo or MSN! - NEW Class C IP Address Checker Tool Saves Webmasters Career Linking web sites with duplicate class c block IP address can result in being banned by the major search engines. Use this new free web tool to check your sites, and who you're linking to. Available for use at no cost at http://www.ip-report.com 24 hours a day. - 2004-10-22

Website Offers Community & Quality Intimacy to HIV/AIDS Victims A new website, www.hivandsingle.com, has been launched with the purpose of giving people afflicted with HIV/AIDS an opportunity to anonymously experience community and intimate relationships without fear of judgment. - 2004-10-22

Virtual Software for Online Photo Sharing DNAml continues to lead innovation in the field of software development with the release of the first of several Virtual Software services, PhotoAlbumWizard.com - 2004-10-22

Six Teams Meet This Week in Bionic "Iron Man" competition Teams from across the U.S. will meet in a robotic showdown that combines both brains & brawn in a competition that matches a human operator with a powered, articulated exoskeleton. Each team has built its own exoskeleton. Team members range from high school students to professional engineers. - 2004-10-22

Opera News, Views and Reviews Find Outlet on Punchy Web Site One year old, OperaOnline.us proves opera doesn't have to be dull. - 2004-10-22

Saving Our Quilting Heritage One Quilt At a Time Nancy Kirk is on a mission to save America's quilts. A new set of DVDs teach quilters to restore antique quilts and helps families save their heirloom treasures. - 2004-10-22

Browser Hijack Recover Recover your browser after it has been hijacked by Spyware or browser hijacker. - 2004-10-22

Divorce-Online Goes Head to Head With Solicitors New divorce service from Divorce-Online competes directly with traditional law firms - 2004-10-22

Candidate For Legislature Proposes Annual Pitt - Penn State Football Game Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania legislature in district 28, Brad Cline, today promised that if elected he would introduce legislation requiring the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions football programs to revive their classic rivalry and play each other at least once per season. - 2004-10-22

Maybe Bush Said, "Not Many" Casualties In Iraq, Rather Than "Not Any" Who knows what other tragic mistakes they may blindly lead us into? We need a total change at the top. Almost anything would be better than what we presently have. Kerry may not be perfect, but he is a million times better than Bush. - 2004-10-22

Not Too Late (Yet!) to Put Your Facility on Firm Ground(ing) Like the blood flowing through your arteries, your facility’s electric grounding is the foundation of equipment and process health. Now the latest in Smart Ground Testing can help prevent plant shutdowns and other costly mishaps. - 2004-10-22

National Association Helps Local Mom Work At Home Expressions Photo Design, a mom owned and home based business, is reaching new heights with a little help from some friends. - 2004-10-22

Who Murdered Senator Paul Wellstone? Shocking New Book Presents Damning New Evidence; "American Assassination" Authors, NYC Publisher Call DC Press Conference for Senate Investigation into Death of Senator Wellstone Today Publisher Sander Hicks announced a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C for Monday October 25, 2004 at Noon to introduce the authors and announce the publication of "American Assassination: The Strange Death of Senator Paul Wellstone." On October 25th, the second anniversary of the Wellstones’ tragic plane crash, authors Jim Fetzer and Don Trent Jacobs will join New York City Publisher Sander Hicks in Washington to reveal what really happened that day. At the National Press Club, they will announce publication of "American Assassination" and call for a full Senate investigation into the death of Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone. - 2004-10-22

“DataArt Customer Base Source” Research Shows Efficiency Figures in Attracting New Clients Partner network uniting 161 partners in 5 countries and 19 states of the USA showed its benefits with 12 quarters of continuous revenue growth. - 2004-10-22

KaZaZZ! Bundles Pay-Per-Click Advertising KaZaZZ! Rolls Out New Bundled Pay-Per-Click Advertising Program - 2004-10-22

Sandlot Games Selected by Microsoft to Enhance Windows XP Experience Popular PC games SUPER SLYDER™ and SERPENTINE™ to be distributed by Microsoft Partner Pack for Windows XP. - 2004-10-22

Advanced Search Engine Strategies – SEO Symposium Visits Vancouver Search engine optimization experts reveal insights and strategies at conference event. - 2004-10-22

Kenneth R. George Joins Investment Banking Firm, The Reid Group LLC Ken George appointed to serve as Financial and Operations Principal for New York-based investment banking boutique The Reid Group LLC. - 2004-10-22

Groove Motorsports Partners with Green Light Racing for the Kroger 200 Freedom Builders and PCS4ALL Sponsor the #07 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Groove Motorsports and Green Light Racing, together with sponsors Freedom Builders and Financing Alternative, Inc. (dba PCS4ALL), will field the #07 NASCAR Craftsman Truck in this Saturday’s Kroger 200 at the Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. This partnership allows rookie driver Sean Murphy to make his NASCAR debut after a couple of attempts at Mansfield and Indianapolis. - 2004-10-22

KnowledgeStorm Poll: Kerry Wins U.S. Businesswoman Vote By 5% - Bush Wins U.S. Businessman Vote By 15% KnowledgeStorm today released figures from its 2004 Presidential Election Poll of Corporate America. 5000 U.S. registered voters - all business professionals across myriad industries - responded to questions regarding the 2004 Presidential Election: whether they’d vote for George W. Bush or John Kerry, which issues were most/least important, and how much confidence they had that their vote would go to the winner. Additionally, the poll added a global track to show the international business world’s vote, if given the opportunity. 2004 Presidential Election Poll of Corporate America Shows 8.8% Overall Lead for Bush - Same Poll Shows If International Business Could Vote, Kerry Wins by 58% Landslide - 2004-10-22

KnowledgeStorm Poll: Kerry Wins U.S. Businesswoman Vote By 5% - Bush Wins U.S. Businessman Vote By 15% KnowledgeStorm today released figures from its 2004 Presidential Election Poll of Corporate America. 5000 U.S. registered voters - all business professionals across myriad industries - responded to questions regarding the 2004 Presidential Election: whether they’d vote for George W. Bush or John Kerry, which issues were most/least important, and how much confidence they had that their vote would go to the winner. Additionally, the poll added a global track to show the international business world’s vote, if given the opportunity. 2004 Presidential Election Poll of Corporate America Shows 8.8% Overall Lead for Bush - Same Poll Shows If International Business Could Vote, Kerry Wins by 58% Landslide - 2004-10-22