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Tae Bo® Creator Billy Blanks® Wins Battle of the Bulge in 7-Day BootCamp Workout System New workouts combine fat-blasting, muscle-toning program, bonus live workout, 7-day success plan, 7-day supply energy formula, and Billy's signature dog tags. - 2005-03-31

MEDIA ALERT: Secure Elements Discusses IT Security for Higher Education at EDUCAUSE Security Professionals Conference Daniel Bezilla, Secure Elements’ chief technology officer, will explore how educational communities can benefit from implementing an Enterprise Vulnerability Management solution. - 2005-03-31

WebDivisor Sheds Light on Web Hosting Consumer Trend Web hosting consumers are now rolling the dice instead of making decisive business decisions. This trend has plagued web hosting providers and consumers in the U.S. since late 2001. WebDivisor has set the building blocks of eradicating this trend and knows that time itself will lead to the joint cooperation of the entire industry. - 2005-03-31

BET Founder Robert L Johnson to Make Key Investment in RolloverSystems, and Take Board Seat Johnson to join RolloverSystems’ original team of investors in funding round - 2005-03-31

Ascentis Announces First Annual HROffice User Conference: Invites HROffice Customers and Partners to “Experience” Seattle in September Ascentis Corporation today announced the opening of attendee registration for its first annual HROffice User Conference being held Sept. 21-23 at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, Washington. - 2005-03-31

Fine-Dining Etiquette Seminar and Washington Wine Dinner with Dieter Schafer Table manners play an important part in making a favorable impression. Learn how to be more polished and socially savvy for your next fine dining experience. - 2005-03-31

Russ Castella Arrested for Reckless Driving The 21-year-old producer and remixer Russ Castella was arrested last week for alleged class-1 misdemeanor of reckless driving in Greensville, Virginia. - 2005-03-31

Craft Supply Company Acquires Rubber Tree Stamps™ Rubber Tree Stamps™ Acquired by Wilde-Ideas™ Craft Supplies, Clearwater, Florida, USA. - 2005-03-31

Aon Strengthens Graydon UK Closed User Groups Aon Limited, the UK’s largest insurance broker and risk management consultancy, has teamed up with Graydon to further strengthen the information and service provided within Graydon’s Computer Distribution and Steel sector closed user groups. - 2005-03-31

Jordan Joins Small Business Faculty at SmallBiz-Bootcamp.com SmallBiz-BootCamp.com announces new faculty member bringing small business operations, management and critical cash flow advice to the online training service. - 2005-03-31

Start Blogging Today with Strategic Board on Strategies and Intelligence in the Hi-Tech Industry Strategic Board welcomes hi-tech industry thinkers to join today Strategic Board's blog discussions and to contribute on strategies and intelligence in the hi-tech industry. This is an opportunity for industry CEO, top management, experts and opinion leaders to voice and share their expertise with the decision makers of technology industry. - 2005-03-31

Young Turkish Visionaries Master Public Service and Leadership Skills in North Carolina Turkish Student Leaders Volunteer at the Local Food Bank, Tour Triangle Universities and NGO's, and Attend A Leadership Conference in Wilmington through Young Guru Academy Program. - 2005-03-31

LinkSmile Offers Cost-Effective, Full-Service Marketing LinkSmile is a trusted leader in the search engine marketing field and is the first full-service marketing firm offering high-end SEO and even a "do-it-yourself" option. - 2005-03-31

Technology Services Firm BrightPoint Consulting, Inc. Launches Website Site will serve as an information resource on corporate dashboards and business intelligence. - 2005-03-31

Leading US Vintner Makes Grand Prize Award To Nevada Artist Ironstone Vineyards, a leading US vintner, has awarded its grand prize in its Spring Obsession art competition to Julie Rodriguez Jones of Spanish Springs, NV. Ironstone will promote its Obsession wine for 2005 in forty-nine countries using Jones’s art. - 2005-03-31

Wharton Executive Education Offers CFO a Program on Effective Strategy Building “The CFO: Becoming a Strategic Partner,” Executive Education Program, May 1-6, 2005 in Philadelphia - 2005-03-31

An Anodyne (Pain Alleviating) Infrared Therapy Device known as The RevitaMed System Helps LymphaCare Corp - Meet Sales Goals for 1st Quarter of 2005 Anodyne is a word defined in the dictionary as "to alleviate pain". RevitaMed's Infrared Therapy System has been doing just that for hundreds of neuropathy www.neuropathy.org and chronic pain patients, while helping the LymphaCare staff meet its goals. - 2005-03-31

Babies R Us Acquisition will Accelerate Attack on Wendy Bellissimo Bedding The recent acquisition of Babies R Us, with its Wendy Bellissimo crib bedding, has caused Brandee Danielle to accelerate the roll-out of its new BD Baby brand of crib bedding. Encouraged by the high level of interest shown by consumers, Brandee Danielle intends to swiftly expand the line, move it out to the floors of hundreds of stores, and launch a national advertising campaign. - 2005-03-31

Singularity Design Celebrates 10 Years of Design Excellence Singularity Design is proud to commemorate its first ten years of high-end professional design by giving away an Apple iPod Photo. Singularity has been providing distinctive design solutions to companies and organizations across the country since 1995. - 2005-03-31

Nissan Parts Distributor Supplies Factory Replacement Parts Online Everything Nissan, a factory authorized Infiniti Dealership, offers factory replacement auto parts for Nissan automobiles online at discounted wholesale prices. - 2005-03-31

The 3 Stages of Cell Phones — International Phones Now at Stage 2: The “Safety Device” The ability to make an emergency call has been given as the top reason for taking a cell phone when traveling, according to a survey by Mobal, the international phone company. Mobal conducted the survey of its customers after reporting an 80% increase in international cell phone purchase during 2004, and believe the results show that US citizens, although still concerned with global instabilities, are increasingly confident to travel internationally. - 2005-03-31

CanDoEDU.com Announces Version 2.12 Release Company Provides K-12 Education Advanced Data Management System - 2005-03-31

At 95, Roosevelt’s White House Artist’s Work Heads to Auction His work was so highly respected that while a Navy Lieutenant during WWII he was assigned to the White House to capture moments of America’s history on canvas. Portraits of Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as other cabinet members were created in the make shift artist studio also known through history as the Lincoln Bedroom. - 2005-03-31

Freighter Cruises from North American West Coast to Europe Cruise for two months, or travel one way, from British Columbia and California through the Panama Canal to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. - 2005-03-31

BasicTexasHoldem.com Announces Changes BasicTexasHoldem.com has a completely new look. The changes are part of our continuing effort to assist new Texas Holdem players. - 2005-03-31

Atair Aerospace Becomes the First Company in the World to Demonstrate Flocking and Swarming Capabilities on Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles For the first time in history, autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have flown using flocking and swarming algorithms. “Flocking and Swarming” are two words used interchangeably to refer to modeled flight that is biologically inspired by the flight of flocking birds and swarming insects. - 2005-03-31

New, Flat Rate, Self-Scheduled Conference Calling Service, Featuring Unlimited Calling; My Conference Line, Announced by Metropolitan Business Council My Conference Line’s aggressive pricing and “self-scheduling” ability is aimed at replacing traditional conference call services and spearheading the explosion of conference calling into new markets, such as the SOHO (Small and Home based businesses),civic, social, non-profit groups and even far-flung families! - 2005-03-31

Web Marketing Association to Name Best Healthcare Website of 2005 The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award competition for Website development. The Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Healthcare Web site of 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005. - 2005-03-31

WhyDoWork.com Launches Online Reverse Auction System for Freelance and Contract Work WhyDoWork.com is one of the fastest growing telecommuting and home based business opportunity sites on the web today. Launched in late 2004 the site is rapidly expanding its library of articles, tools, job postings and forums. The recent launch of the online reverse auction system will add a new dimension to the services offered by the company and bring the members of WhyDoWork.com one step closer to achieving their home based business goals. - 2005-03-31

MedicineNet Survey Shows Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Sufferers Get Information on the Web Yet Seek Medication and Treatment Offline MedicineNet survey shows that, although Erectile Dysfunction sufferers seek information on medication and treatment on the Web, most seek treatment and purchase medications from regular physicians and local pharmacies, not online. - 2005-03-31

Wales Tourist Board Appoint WebtraffIQ for Web Analytics and Measurement of its Websites and Campaigns Wales Tourist Board http://www.visitwales.com has appointed WebtraffIQ http://www.webtraffiq.com for web analytics across three of its websites throughout 2005. - 2005-03-31

Networx Wins Four-Way Pitch to Build Senior plc Website - The Global Engineering Group Networx http://www.networx.co.uk, the new media company have been selected to design and develop a new global web presence for engineering company Senior plc http://www.seniorplc.com, who have operations in 11 countries. - 2005-03-31

Siobhan Craven-Robins to Present at inspireyourlife Inspirational Seminar for Entrepreneurs Siobhan Craven-Robins siobhancraven-robins.com, GMTV’s Wedding Expert and one of the UK’s leading Wedding Coordinators is to guest speak at the inspireyourlife Inspirational Seminar. - 2005-03-31

New Hair Brush Prompts TV Appearance of Hollywood Hair Stylist George Caroll George Caroll, Hollywood hairstylist and inventor is now introducing his new revolutionary "hairflex" hairstyling hair to the public on TV and his new website. www.hairflex.com - 2005-03-31

The Peninsula On The Indian River Bay Named Delaware's Best Resort Luxury Residential Golf Resort Wins 11 Awards at 13th Annual Regal Awards Ceremony - 2005-03-31

Back Pain Succumbs to Star Trek Medicine Using sound frequencies to diagnose and eliminate back pain evokes images of Star Trek medicine; a pleasant fantasy but not quite in our realm of belief, until now. - 2005-03-31

Aussie Upstart Challenges Microsoft for Internet Desktop Supremacy “The Kangaroo Challenge is on”, Hughes says. WOWdesk, a product of the well-established Australian, Adapt IT firm has audaciously challenged not only Microsoft, but Yahoo and Google, and for that matter, every internet power that exists for ‘Internet Desktop Supremacy’. An ‘Internet Desktop’ is a new term for a place on the web where you can manage all your personal and even business data. Even though WOWdesk is relatively new, Adapt IT is not. They have been in the Internet business since 1995 and have some impressive credentials, like web-enabling the Australian Navy. - 2005-03-31

Maine Whitewater Rafting Outfitter Predicts Wild Rides in 2005 Professional River Runners whitewater guides are gearing up for a busy season of highwater dam releases and turbine tests on Maine’s most challenging whitewater rivers. - 2005-03-31

Web Marketing Association to Name Best Technology Websites of 2005 The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award competition. The Technology industry represents significant categories in the WebAward competition and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Web sites in several technology related categories for 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005. - 2005-03-31

Web Marketing Association to Name Best Travel Website of 2005 The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award competition. The travel industry represents a significant category in the WebAward competition, and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Travel Web site of 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005. - 2005-03-31

Builders and Apartment Owners Turn Trash Into Cash Waste management company adds $456,000.00 in value to local apartment complex. - 2005-03-31

AtNatural.com Prepares NAOT Customers for a Sizzling Summer with a Fabulous 2 for 1 Offer AtNatural.com (www.atnatural.com) is a website specializing specifically in Naot shoes. A spokesperson for AtNatural says "We are grateful for years of loyal customer support and wanted to show our appreciation by giving something back to our customers. Naot fans have an opportunity to take advantage of this fantastic 2 for 1 deal being offered now by AtNatural.com." - 2005-03-31

Nikon Photographers in Global Contest - Dutch Photographer Wins Both in Color and B&W Nikon photographers compete in global contest. Six winners elected out of more than 600 entries taking home professional imaging prizes. - 2005-03-31

Largest Asian American Business Conference in the United States to be Held in Washington, DC on May 4 - 6 CelebrAsian 2005, the largest annual national Asian American business conference in the United States and the only national conference designed for the Asian American business community, will be held on May, 4 - 6, 2005 in Washington, DC. - 2005-03-31

Natick, Massachusetts Welcomes Bob's Discount Furniture New 33,000 square foot furniture store features pond and café. - 2005-03-31

Internet 800 Directory Signs Agreement with Infospace Search & Directory to Distribute Listings at Switchboard.com Internet 800 Directory and InfoSpace Sign Agreement for Switchboard to Deliver Tollfree Listings - 2005-03-31

At Last, Web Design Software Anyone Can Use Realmac Software releases RapidWeaver 3.1 with a groundbreaking list of new features. - 2005-03-31

New Theatre and Cross-Media Production Company THE IDEAS FOUNDRY to Launch on 5 April 2005 THE IDEAS FOUNDRY (www.theideasfoundry.co.uk) is a major new commercial company focussed on creating new work for theatre, film and television. It is founded by theatre professionals and is dedicated to forging new work and collaborative relationships between talented people with exciting ideas thereby creating exhilarating theatre and cross-media entertainment of significant artistic and commercial value. - 2005-03-31

Best-Selling Author, Carl Weber's Urban Books Does it Again - Popular Novelist Introduces New Writer, Michelle Buckley, Author of Bulletproof Soul During May, Creative Beginnings Month and Get Caught Reading Month, debut author Michelle Buckley wants to encourage others to set their artistic dreams and selves free! With heart attacks, depression and stress at an all-time high, and people slaving away at jobs that are destroying their souls and killing their spirits, this author says enough! Buckley, whose debut novel, Bulletproof Soul, comes out in May, says many people are unhappy and unhealthy because they have artistic dreams and aspirations that are going unfulfilled. - 2005-03-31

Goose Bumps From a Business Book? Dianna Huff Says That's What Happened to Her as She Was Reading "Rivers of Revenue" Dianna Huff, a professional marketing writer, bought "Rivers of Revenue" and was surprised when she started reading it. "I expected another dull business book full of the dry prose that puts one to sleep after three pages," Dianna says. "What I got instead was a book that grabbed my interest immediately. Reading it gave me goose bumps." - 2005-03-31

Equinox Publishing to Launch Best-Selling Author Ken Conboy's Latest Book, "The Second Front: Inside Jemaah Islamiyah, Asia's Most Dangerous Terrorist Network" on Wednesday 19 October in Jakarta New from the author of "Intel" and "Kopassus" - "The Second Front - Inside Jemaah Islamiyah, Asia’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Network" by Ken Conboy - 2005-03-31

Landmines Blow and the Cambodian Association of Illinois Present "Missing Peace" Featuring Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams and Renowned Author Loung Ung Chicago based non-profit organizations Landmines Blow and the Cambodian Association of Illinois present “Missing Peace”, a benefit for refugees, landmine survivors and the communities in which they live. - 2005-03-31

Book Promotion -- Presentation Training A-Z --Learn the Secrets that Make the Masters Great Speakers TJ Walker's new book "Presentation Training A-Z" expected to climb the best selling charts of Amazon.com -- by offering over $1500 in incentives. This book offers insights on becoming a better speaker, and analyses the positives and negatives of many notable speakers. - 2005-03-31

Baseball Almanac Releases Opening Day Section that Provides Comprehensive Statistics for All Baseball Teams Baseball Almanac has published a full section dedicated to MLB's Opening Day. Find statistics, box scores, and a variety of other Opening Day information for all MLB teams. - 2005-03-31

Detailed Comparison of Extended Stay Hotel Chains Released by Biz-stay.com -- The First Online Resource of its Kind, Covering Over 2,000 Properties In what is certain to be a valuable resource for travelers, relocators and the hospitality industry, Biz-stay.com has issued a comparison of room types, amenities, services, pet policies and loyalty programs at the 27 largest extended stay hotel chains in the United States and Canada. - 2005-03-31

Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group (VMSG) Announces the Grand Opening of Their New 15,000 Square Foot Facility Open House on April 10, 2005. Between 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. The public is invited. - 2005-03-31

Pet Dreams Announces Lowest Pricing Ever on Cratewear, the Only Complete 3-Piece Dog Crate Bed Set Pet Dreams is announcing a 40% off sale on Cratewear, the Only Complete 3-Piece Dog Crate Bed Set. Pet Dreams was the first company to make metal dog crates safe, comfortable, and attractive, because crates are not just for training! The new lower pricing makes it easier than ever for everyone to turn their dog crates into lifetime dens. - 2005-03-31

Jim Ellis Automotive Dealerships Launches Online Dynamic Inventory Tool with Help of Spunlogic Jim Ellis Automotive Dealerships recently launched a new website with the help of Atlanta interactive agency Spunlogic. The website features a dynamic, flash-based real-time inventory tool to facilitate helping users determine what type of automobile would be best for them. Spunlogic implemented this tool after running the project through their Online Behavior Strategy and uncovering a previously unknown user segment on the Jim Ellis website. - 2005-03-31

New York Times Bestselling Author T.A. Barron Blogging on the Environment for the NRDC Action Fund As the guest blogger from April 4 through April 15 at the new NRDC Action Fund Blog (http://blog.nrdcactionfund.org), New York Times best-selling author T.A. Barron will share his observations on the environment, politics, and children. - 2005-03-31

Leonard Marshall Talks Kids, Camp, and Community June 6th, 2005, the Leonard Marshall Football Academy will open its doors to welcome the kids of South Florida. The camp is geared toward football players of beginner, intermediate or advanced skills, ages 8-18, who are driven to learn or advance their game. Current and former NFL players and coaches, respected local high school football coaches and Leonard, himself, will be on hand each day to coach the kids through proven NFL techniques. - 2005-03-31

VistaDB 2.0.14 Embedded Database for .NET Released Latest update of VistaDB includes world's first 3rd party Membership Provider for ASP.NET 2.0, new VistaDBDataSet for high-speed live data cursors compatible with databound .NET controls, improved in-memory databases and tables and deeper Visual Studio .NET 2005 integration. - 2005-03-31

Ron Horne’s Book, Forgotten Faces, Receives National Recognition – on the Cover of Publishers Weekly, Cited in U.S. News & World Report and Recommended by About.com Ron Horne’s book “Forgotten Faces — A Window Into Our Immigrant Past” was selected by the Publishers Marketing Association to share the cover of the March 7th edition of “Publishers Weekly”. Two weeks later Mr. Horne was quoted in the April 4th edition of “U.S. News & World Report” (published on March 28th) on the unique qualities of memorial portraits they relate to the exhibit “Faces of the Fallen” which displays portraits of U.S. service men and women who have died in the Iraq war. In March, “Forgotten Faces” was also “recommended reading” for “most of us who claim U.S. citizenship” by About.com. - 2005-03-31

Full Sail Film Student Sells Script to Touchstone Pictures Amber Goerish, a current Full Sail Film student, has her original script purchased after a bidding war between Quentin Tarantino's A Band Apart Productions and Touchstone Pictures. - 2005-03-31

Massachusetts Teacher Goes the Distance for his Students Setting Four Guinness World Records on the Treadmill Most people spent last weekend watching a marathon session of March Madness basketball on TV. Not this Massachusetts teacher Martin Tighe. He was setting records on the treadmill for the 50K, 50 mile, 100K and 12 hour run - all in one effort, and all for a good cause. - 2005-03-31

Commercial Grade Architectural Floor and Wall Protection Products Offered in Small Quantities at Contractor Prices from A-Mezz Industrial New Internet-based business, www.FloorMatStore.com, allows anyone to buy commercial grade stair treads, wall and corner guards, and work place floor mats at discounted contractor's prices. All products are offered in small or large quantities. - 2005-03-31

Sleep Awareness Week: Breaking News on Overcoming Restless Sleep - Tharos Laboratories, Inc. Introduces NYTEX™ Dietary Supplement to Attain Healthy Sleep Move less, sleep more! Looking for improved sleep, the new NYTEX™ dietary supplement can help. Persons with restless legs and tossing and turning can finally try a non-habit-forming dietary supplement that will help lead to a stable sleep architecture. NYTEX™ is the first sleep supplement that addresses all phases of sleep, and is the first sleep supplement containing a powerful natural antioxidant derived from fruits. Nytex antioxidants support the immune system and help maintain health while you sleep. - 2005-03-31

Intechra, SalvageSale Announce Strategic Alliance; Companies to Offer Computer Equipment Recycling and Global Remarketing with Data Security, Liability Protection Intechra, a pioneer in commercial electronics recycling and refurbishing, and SalvageSale, Inc., the extensive online auction and services provider for worldwide commercial salvage and corporate end-of-life assets, today announced a strategic alliance that will offer secure and environmentally responsible recycling and remarketing services to corporate customers for their idle computer equipment. - 2005-03-31

Power up Performance: Nine Ways to Keep Employees Engaged Are your employees engaged in their work, or are they estranged from your company’s mission and their role in making it happen? Mounting evidence suggests that the more engaged employees are in what they do, the better their performance and the higher the rewards for everyone. The key is to have managers who are skilled at creating employee engagement. Customer Care Coach® publisher JoAnna Brandi explains why this is important, and shares tips for giving employees what they need so that they’re willing to be and do their best. - 2005-03-31

Revolutionary Fishing Release Just in Time for 2005 Fishing Season Years in the making, the new Sure-Set Fishing Release is the only slip-fit release on the market today. The Sure-Set Fishing Release has been designed to improve the fishing experience of those who fish with downriggers and planer boards. Making its way to Midwest fishing expos, Smart Fishing’s Sure-Set release has been capturing the interest of many spectators and vendors. As crowds gathered around to watch a full demonstration, they were astounded by the design and functionality of this new product. There have been many different designs when it comes to fishing releases, but Smart Fishing has advanced to the next level. - 2005-03-31

Terry L. Walker, AIA Teams Up with ServiceMagic.com Seattle architect Terry L. Walker, AIA is now participating with ServiceMagic.com in the mew Exact match program now available in Seattle. - 2005-03-31

New Internet Online Bingo Site - Bingo Gringo A new online bingo site has launched globally. The site uses the latest flash based, no download technology. Offering a monthly million dollar cover-all jackpot. - 2005-03-31

Atkins Gets In Low-Glycemic Line After Changing Low-Carb Strategy Low-carb diet marketer gives way to healthier, more effective methods. - 2005-03-31

National Asbestos Awareness Day Award Winner Announced Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) is announced as recipient of the winner of the "National Asbestos Awareness Day Award" by the Johnson Law Firm, mesothelioma lawyers. - 2005-03-31

Marvell Semiconductor Selects GridNode to Enable Agile Enterprise and Improve Customer-Oriented Business Processes Marvell Semiconductor, a leading global semiconductor provider of broadband solutions, automates and streamlines key financial processes with strategic business partners on GridNode’s GridTalk RosettaNet business process automation solutions - 2005-03-31

The Woodyard Trader Report™ Foresees Gains for Dell- More Than 90% Success Rate For Previous Listings - 2005-03-31

Falcon Capital Acquires Computer Management Consultants (CMC) Technology Investor (M & A, Private Equity, Turnaround & More) Chooses IT Consulting Firm - 2005-03-31

Source School for Tantra Founders to be Special Guests on the VoiceAmerica™ Network Parents of the Tantra Renaissance in America, Charles and Caroline Muir, Special Guests on Tantra Today on the VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel. - 2005-03-31

WOW Named WebAward Sponsor by Web Marketing Association World Organization of Webmasters (WOW) has been named a 2005 sponsor of the Web Marketing Association’s 9th annual WebAward Competition (www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award competition. - 2005-03-31

Breakthrough Leadership with Emotional Intelligence for Vital & Successful Businesses, Schools, and Communities: World’s Premier EQ Conference in Europe for First Time The premier world conference on emotional intelligence, NexusEQ offers top speakers in a highly effective forum. Leaders in business, education, and community access best practices and the latest research to create vitality and sustainable success. Next conference is June 12-14, 2005, in Holland. - 2005-03-31

Softco Releases S-MAN 7 Upgrade for Deploying Autocad 2006 based Platforms Softco Engineering Systems Inc. has released S-MAN 7 which upgrades both its S-MAN Advance Systems, and its S-MAN Add-on Packages to include implementation of the latest Autocad 2006 based platforms. - 2005-03-31

Current World Political Climate: Catalyst for an Upsurge in Culturally-Adventurous Shopping Online Australia Gift Shop, an international online retailer of Australian gifts and souvenirs at www.australiagift.net , reports that an anachronistic synthesis of stone-age theme with hi-tech post-industrial accessory, has produced an extremely popular online gift purchase. - 2005-03-31

Whole Children, Whole Planet Expo 2006 – The First Natural Parenting and Family Expo to Create Empowered Parents, Balanced Families and a Healthier Planet The Whole Children, Whole Planet Expo will provide the answers that a fast-growing group of socially and environmentally conscious parents are looking for to keep the planet and their families naturally safe and healthy. - 2005-03-31

"Defy Eternity - the Scorpion Child" by Kristina O'Donnelly - Author of Exotic and Controversial Novels - Debuts at FictionWise.com in April, in e-book Format "Defy Eternity - The Scorpion Child" is a fast-paced, gritty, passionate thriller involving politics, terrorism, and reincarnation - 2005-03-31

Combining Motherhood With a Career - Can You Really Have Both? Read About One Young Mum's Experience After being made redundant whilst on maternity leave, new mum Lisa Anguish decided to try and find a way to combine motherhood with a career and so "Calica" was launched. She now sells an ever-growing range of cufflinks, jewellery and gifts through both ebay and her own website. And now she is looking to expand further with the launch of further businesses planned. - 2005-03-31

Alex Tiuniaev Music Distributed By Ottersong Records OtterSong Records is proud to announce a distribution agreement with composer Alex Tiuniaev, and is proud to announce the release of his album “Artificial Symphony”. - 2005-03-31

EthoStream's Gold Reseller Program Reaches Its Fifth Member EthoStream Has Expanded It's Customer Base Through Dedicated Reseller Channels - 2005-03-31

Teens Build Self Esteem at Weight Loss Summer Camp Camp La Jolla is a weight loss summer camp for ages 8 to adult. One teen who successfully lost weight at the fitness camp and gained some of it back, returns to the teen weight loss camp this summer to start over. Owner, Nancy Lenhart, knows Christine will be an inspiration to others at Camp La Jolla, which is a nationally acclaimed fitness and weight loss program for children, teens and adults. - 2005-03-31

Sonasoft Attains Gold Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program Sonasoft Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency In ISV/Software Solutions - 2005-03-31

HotGigs Inc. to Transform Dynamics of Contract Workforce HotGigs is a new service that provides companies an organized search engine that finds contract talent in a highly fragmented market. FREE to hiring managers needing contract talent now, HotGigs allows companies to view contractor rates and search nearly 10,000 pre-rated independent contractors as well as contractors from staffing and consulting companies. - 2005-03-31

Help Your Company Take Smarter Risks; May 1-7 is “Take a Smart Risk Week” No company or organization can reach the next level without taking risks. Obviously, companies that take foolish risks that jeopardize their success don’t reach the next level. So the key for your business is to take smart and calculated risks. - 2005-03-31

LifeSharers Urges Americans to Donate Life Wisely During National Donate Life Month in April, a network of organ donors called LifeSharers is urging Americans to “Donate Life Wisely”. LifeSharers says Americans can save their own lives by agreeing to donate their organs after they die. - 2005-03-31

The 1stPromotion Pro2 System - A Perfect Marriage Of Technology & Opportunity 1stPromotion.com, the trusted source of ClickBank utilities and premium work-at-home opportunities, announced today the introduction of their newest web mall and affiliate income portal. - 2005-03-31

Caen Engineering to be First North American Distributor of Fibrenetix RAID Storage Systems Caen Engineering, Inc, California-based storage solution provider for government, aerospace, and universities, announced a strategic partnership with Fibrenetix, Europe-based specialists in high-performance, cost-effective RAID systems. The first readily available Fibrenetix systems may show at the 2005 NAB show in April. - 2005-03-31

Insphere, Inc. Partners With ProtectPoint Security, Inc. Insphere, Inc, a leading Knowledge and Engineering Services Company, will soon be able to offer premier Internet security protection to it’s clients through a new Channel Partner agreement established with ProtectPoint Security, Inc. of Fort Lauderdale. - 2005-03-31

EHS Managers are Increasingly Appreciated by Their Organizations, Enviro.BLR.com Survey Finds Environmental health and safety managers are perceived as doing a valuable job by their employers. The bad news is that only half of those taking part in BLR's survey report that they regularly communicate the business value of their environmental or safety activities. - 2005-03-31

Internet Merchandising Systems Inc., Purchases Bahamas Gateway L.L.C. (Nassau & Miami) and Launches New Online Reservation Service for Bahamian Hotels & Tour Companies The launch of Bahamasgateway.net makes it possible for many of the smaller hotels, tour companies or properties in the Bahamas to expand their Internet presence and manage their online bookings and rates distribution to all market segments including Internet users, travel agents and corporate clients directly online from anywhere in the world. - 2005-03-31

Sports Training Going Beyond Just the Physical Gains West coast sports training introduces a new method of training by adding N.L.P. (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Master Practitioner and Trainer, Reggy Tan. Reggy has been utilizing specific personal development, mental and emotional strategies and philosophies to maximize player performance. - 2005-03-31

Natural-Appearing Breast Augmentation Top Plastic Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina Specializing in Breast Enhancement discusses Natural-appearing Breast Augmentation: The Importance of Breast Implant Size and Position - 2005-03-31

Hypnotize Lubbock Launches Fundraising Campaign - Hypnotize Lubbock Wants To Help Your Group or Organization Raise Money Hypnotize Lubbock is starting a fundraising campaign to help non profit and school groups raise money while providing entertainment or a life changing seminar for their community. - 2005-03-31

Are You a Gutenberg or a Monk? Audrey Owen, an editor to self-publishing writers, calls writers to hold a bigger presense on the Web - 2005-03-31

Vantage Agora Helps Furtune 500 US Company Save Multiple Millions By Collaborating With Low Cost Indian Manufacturing Company Vantage Agora a contract manufacturing company, collaborating with low cost Indian manufacturing companies, has helped save millions to US companies. Vantage Agora is helping other companies here in the US market save money by being a "one-stop-shop" for saving through outsourcing. - 2005-03-31

Survivor: Palau – What Have You Done for Me Lately? What is more crucial to the success of "Surviving" on the island of Palau? Overall contributions to the team, or how well you performed in the most recent Immunity Challenge? - 2005-03-31

Books on Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MI) Midentistry.com has launched “MI book”, an online book store with access to over 200 MI related text books, published conference proceedings or dissertations on: midentistry.com/mibook.html - 2005-03-31

Scientific Analysis Suggests Presidential Vote Counts May Have Been Altered - Group of University Professors Urges Investigation of 2004 Election The absence of any statistically-plausible explanation for the discrepancy between Edison/Mitofsky’s exit poll data and the official presidential vote tally is an unanswered question of vital national importance that needs thorough investigation. - 2005-03-31

Nashville SongWriters Festival Adds Sony/ATV Music & Artist Building Stages Sony/ATV Music Publishing on Nashville's Music Square West is one of the many "Play Stations" at the next Nashville SongWriters Festival this June 17-19. SongWriters of all genres from coast to coast will converge on Music Row to play their original songs. - 2005-03-31

TATM Special Issue on Anemia Management The latest issue of Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine (TATM) is now available online (nataonline.com). It is edited by Dr. Lawrence T. Goodnough from Stanford University, CA, USA, and "profiles the current state of knowledge regarding the clinical relevance of anemia in two broad settings: chronic anemias associated with patients' underlying diseases, and acute anemias in the surgical and critical care setting." - 2005-03-31

Vetcision Celebrates Their 10 Year Anniversary Celebration Join Us In Celebrating Our 10 Year Surgery Anniversary the entire month of April. Starting April 1st - 30th , 2005 (Monday thru Friday) - 2005-03-31

Sleep Awareness Week: Sleep Better, Think Better; Lack of Sleep Can Cause Poor Mental Performance and Highway Accidents If you want to be a straight-A student or have better work performance, consider sleeping more. That’s the recommendation of Dr. Nikos Linardakis, physician-founder of Tharos Laboratories, Inc. (TLI). Sleeping better offers beneficial daytime alertness and decreases many negative effects of not getting enough sleep. - 2005-03-31

Adopting ITIL in the Army National Guard This discussion is relevant to any organization that provides or uses IT services, and will include real world examples of what you may encounter as you start to implement IT service management best practices. ITIL is the world’s most popular non-proprietary collection of service management best practices. - 2005-03-31

A Band Named Brian Prepares for Germany Dates “Draw a line between Billy Bragg and David Gray and Brian is lurking at a broken tangent, somewhere in the vicinity of Rolf!” Brian's impressive catalogue of memorable, witty and forthright songs deals with such diverse subject matter as Jon Pertwee, The Highway Code, Jesus Christ, plus the usual love, death, life, the Universe etc. - 2005-03-31

Consumer Alert: Hoodia Gordonii Weight Loss Pills Scam Exposed by Independent Investigation An independent investigation by a leading health news network is exposing one of the largest Hoodia Gordonii supplement scams operating today. - 2005-03-31

Ten Year Old Hockey Fan Wants to Send A Message to NHL Hockey Owners and Players “Bring Back Hockey” Wristband Campaign Will Show Fan Support and Raise Money for Kids Charity - 2005-03-31

Dramatic Healing Results Achieved With EFT - Advanced Demonstration of EFT On Patients With Serious Diseases in Bellevue, WA Apr 1-3, 2005 Based on principles of acupuncture, EFT often works where nothing else will. See results at the upcoming workshop. All 250 participant seats are full, but press is welcome for free. Please contact Tina at tlcsonora@yahoo.com. - 2005-03-31

Township of Union, New Jersey, Education Foundation has Announced a New Program on a New Internet Site that Will Take Their Fundraising into the 21st Century Classroom Classifieds and Auctions is a new nonprofit service for schools. The service sets up and hosts classified ad and auction sites for individual school systems. It helps schools fund raise by selling items they no longer need and requesting the sellers donate a percentage of the sale to the schools. - 2005-03-31

Accessology, Inc., a National Leader in Accessibility Compliance Issues to Hold Comprehensive Workshop Accessology, Inc., a national consulting firm specializing in accessibility compliance will host “Unlocking the Mysteries of Access” training seminar on April 19 from 8:30am-5:30pm at the Gateway Center, University of North Texas. - 2005-03-31

CENTURY 21® Metro Alliance Achieves Membership in the Easter Seals National Corporate Chairman’s Roundtable Arizona Real Estate Company Contributes Over $30,000 to Help Disabled Individuals - 2005-03-31

Prolife Group Mobilizes Prayerful Battle for the Unborn The unique format and intense agenda of Oh Saratoga! create a courageous defense for the unborn, effective help for mother-and-child, bold testimony to Biblical truth, and spiritual inspiration for those open to its message. Attendance in part or in its entirety reveals to participants the critical need to reinstate the sanctity of life as a core value in our country. - 2005-03-31

Cap Anson 3, a Definitive Baseball Book on Tricky and Dirty Play, Being Released on 100th Anniversary of Anson's Election as City Clerk of Chicago Politics and baseball clashed recently in the halls of the U.S. Congress, where lawmakers looked into steroid use by major league players. The interplay between baseball and politics goes way back, and 100 years ago saw the election of the first former big league star to high elective office, beyond the likes of small-town mayor. The star was Cap Anson, who held Chicago's third-highest post, city clerk, from 1905 to 1907. - 2005-03-31

MLAworldwide Announces the Expansion of its Global Markets into Mexico MLAworldwide Inc. An industry leader in Technology Personnel placement, Sarbanes Oxley solution and consulting services adds Mexico to its list of client coutries. - 2005-03-31

REVShare is Making the Right Moves to Grow Their Cost Per Acquisition Rep Firm Effort by Leaps and Bounds REVShare welcomes Account Representitives Johhna Wooley, Edwina Webster and Chelle Lewis to REVShare's CPA Media Department. - 2005-03-31

Hi-Heeled Designs Launches “Tailgating Trendsetters,” Fabulous Note Card Sets with Collegiate Flair” Hi-Heeled Designs launches note cards tailored to the collegiate gal – Classy Correspondence for the Fashionable Fan! - 2005-03-31

IntelliProp Introduces OEM Solutions for Consumer Electronics Storage Applications IntelliProp, announces three products focused on the emerging consumer electronics storage market using the CE-ATA standard. - 2005-03-31

New Portuguese Language Immersion Program in the Azores Set for July 2005 Maria Oliveira Language Learning and Consulting is organizing a three-week Portuguese language immersion program in the Azores for July 2005. - 2005-03-31

Online Advertisers Can Finally Track Total Video Commercial Views Ever Wondered If You Could Track How Many Times A Video Commercial Was Watched? Video Solutions From KOTW Enables Advertisers To Know How Many Times Any Given Online Video Ad Was Watched. - 2005-03-31

Johnny Rocco Boutique Opens April 16th in Brooklyn Duo Rocks Atlantic Avenue with International Styles and Indie Discoveries for the Shopping Obsessed Brooklyn Men and Womens Boutique opens April 16th 2005 by Two partners Johnny Rocco and Patrick Willingham. Extensive fashion and entertainment background with Steve Madden and Blue Man Group. Hard to find Designers, indie, international and designer lines. - 2005-03-31

Marketing Angel to Write New Column for Entrepreneur Magazine Kimberly L. McCall, freelance business writer for Microsoft, Mainebiz and Women's Wall Street, adds customer service column to credits - 2005-03-31

Last Minute: Who Else Wants To Know How I Escaped Not Having To Settle For Second Best Human Performance Engineer, Dr. Houston (Doc Results) Vetter is unveiling Achieve Your Potential.com as a source for finding the most up-to-date mental, emotional, physical and spiritual tools available. No matter what is holding you back; stress, fear, doubt, addictions, lack of motivation, poor energy, or low self-esteem we have something so you can reach your fullest potential in the area of your choosing. - 2005-03-31

Japanese Language Center Provides JLPT/JETRO Test Prep Courses Japanese Language Tests: JETRO Testing dates are June 19 and November 20. The JLPT is on 4 December. Japanese Language Center (JLC) offers preparation courses for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) and the JETRO Test. - 2005-03-31

CME Outfitters Announces Live CE Activity: "The Impact of the Treatment Team in Redefining Remission and Recovery in Schizophrenia" Premieres Wednesday, April 20, 2005 CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive CE activity titled "The Impact of the Treatment Team in Redefining Remission and Recovery in Schizophrenia." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, April 20, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on exploring the role of the multidisciplinary treatment team in redefining remission and recovery in patients with schizophrenia. - 2005-03-31

Terri Schiavo's Death Marks a New Beginning in the Fight for Our Lives, say Disability Activists The disability community joins the Schindler family in mourning the death of Terri Schiavo. We renew our resolve to continue the battle to promote meaningful safeguards for the thousands of disabled Americans who, like Terri Schiavo, have guardians making life-and-death decisions on their behalf. The dangers to people with disabilities did not begin with the publicized tragedy of Terri Schiavo and they do not end with her death. We need to work together in a nonpartisan way to ensure meaningful support, legal safeguards, and access to medical care for the millions of old, ill and disabled Americans who are endangered on many fronts. - 2005-03-31

RIAA Platinum Record Awarded Artist Brian Larsen of Famed Band Twilight's Moon Obtains Emergency Restraining Order Against Trespassing Stalker Brian Larsen, also known as one-man-band "Twilight's Moon," obtained an emergency restraining order against a stalker Monday, March 28, 2005. The woman, a 43 year-old drug-addict, broke into Larsen's Maryland home and threatened his life. - 2005-03-31

LebaneseShop.com Launches in Solidarity to Cedar Revolution Movement A portion of the sales from pro-Lebanon T-shirts will go to support the opposition, regardless of political party or religious affiliation. - 2005-03-31

Why Do Young Soccer Players' Passes & Shots Miss the Target? It's Simple, Their Feet Are In the Wrong Place - The Solution is SKORRPI. SKORRPI, an acronym for Shoot, Kick or Pass, is an innovative youth soccer training device designed to correct the problem & fill a need in the training process. - 2005-03-31

Electric Pocket's Busker MP3 Becomes First Mobile Player to Automatically Seek and Find Album Art for MP3 Tunes Electric Pocket announces a first-of-its-kind feature for any portable MP3 player: the ability, with the tap of a single button, to automatically connect to the Internet to find and download Album Art for MP3 tunes. - 2005-03-31

Smokey Robinson's "The Soul is in the Bowl" Food products to enter the New England/Metro NY Market Smokey Robinson's food company, SFGL Foods, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) announced an agreement has been reached with C&S Wholesale Groceries (Keene, NH) to distribute Smokey's food products. Now New England and Metro New York fans of Motown legend Smokey Robinson will be able to "Shop Around"--not just for his latest hit single, but for his "Soul in the Bowl" Gumbo. - 2005-03-31

Health Savings Accounts: Americans Are Hopping Aboard the HSA Train Health Savings Accounts are taking off all over the country. Americans don't want to be left at the station. - 2005-03-31

Phoenix Mom Entrepreneur Celebrates Her Competition in People Magazine Killeen Cornish, mom entrepreneur, sees the positive side of a competing product appearing in People magazine and reaps the benefits of the idea getting national media. - 2005-03-31

Koshi Launches Web-Shop Starring Fashion's New Indie Look Women turn to the web to enjoy fashion's new independent spirit, escaping the mall's commercialized mass-trends and corporate product. - 2005-03-31

Real Estate Investor, Author Dan Auito is on a One Man Mission to Set Consumer Real Estate Education Free Using the Web Real Estate Professionals Gather at www.magicbullets.com to offer their solutions and advice at no cost using the web. - 2005-03-31

On April Fool's Day, It's No Joke: A New Survey Reveals that Americans are 12% More Foolish than Last Year New study sees a spike in foolishness among 34-to-45-year-olds, the affluent, and suburbanites. Is America suffering from an outbreak of 'Desperate Housewives Syndrome?' - 2005-03-31

WebmasterWorld Appoints Joseph Morin as Strategic Marketing Director, Conferences WebmasterWorld moves to engage a Strategic Marketing Director for its conferences. - 2005-03-31

Major League Baseball and LBi Software Engineering Introduce eBIS Application In time for Opening Day, the Web-based baseball information system will provide MLB with a unified "backroom." - 2005-03-31

Troux Installs IT Governance Solutions at FDIC - 2005-03-31