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Robots, Toys, Speech Recognition – Voice Controlled Robosapien Many Robosapien owners love to talk to their favorite robot. Now, with the help of the Robosapien Dance Machine project and the CMU Sphinx speech recognition engine, he is listening. - 2005-04-18

Stalwart and Contentious Border Patrol Union President Announces His Departure Today, Border Patrol Local Union President Joseph N. Dassaro announced his departure from Local 1613 of the National Border Patrol Council and the United States Border Patrol. Mr. Dassaro, a thirteen-year veteran of the agency and ten-year veteran of Border Patrol union leadership, is best known for his strong leadership style and public candor regarding border security issues. - 2005-04-18

The American College and NAIFA to Partner on New Financial Services Designation The American College, the nation’s leading financial services educator, and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), the nation’s largest member association for insurance agents and financial advisors, announced today the creation of the Financial Services Specialist (FSS) designation. The new educational program is designed to provide financial services professionals in the insurance, securities, and banking industries with the high-impact sales skills and introductory technical knowledge advisors and their staff need to ethically and effectively meet their clients’ goals of financial security. - 2005-04-18

New Love 'em or Lose' em Offers the Ultimate Survival Guide for Today's Talent Wars The ultimate survival guide for managers fighting to overcome these new “make or break” challenges is the latest edition of the world’s bestselling book on employee retention, LOVE ’EM OR LOSE ’EM: GETTING GOOD PEOPLE TO STAY by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans (Berrett-Koehler). Previous editions have sold more than 350,000 copies worldwide in 17 languages. - 2005-04-18

Glowan Consulting Announces “The Collaborative Advantage” - Innovative approach to building collaborative relationships compliments L3 Leadership Learning Program The Glowan Consulting Group has introduced another innovative concept in Leadership Development called “The Collaborative Advantage”. Pairs of individuals attend and work with each other and members of the group to develop skills, behaviors and action plans for improving collaboration. Offering real time relationship building processes combined with an in-depth “Collaborative Assessment”, participants experience the advantages of working together collaboratively to accomplish extraordinary things. - 2005-04-18

SOHO It Goes Launches HomeBizWear.com Line of Work at Home Merchandise Entrepreneur launches online store selling fun "home office attire" and merchandise celebrating the rewards, hidden benefits, and humorous aspects of working at home. - 2005-04-18

Rid Your Legs of Those Unsightly Veins for Summer - Vein Removal is Available at St. Louis Skin Solutions St. Louis Skin Solutions can help you minimize and eliminate those leg veins that keep you from wearing shorts. St. Louis Skin Solutions uses a combination of treatments to insure you get the result you are looking for. - 2005-04-18

Randsom Keith, Artist Sign's 5 Year Exclusive Deal With The World Class Art Corp Randsom Keith, a master artist from Merrillville, IN has signed an exclusive 5 year deal with The World Class Art Corp. Recent estate collaborations for fine art renderings of Jerry Garcia, Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Holly, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, and Glenn Miller to name a few. - 2005-04-18

Luxurious Wedding.com Previews 8 Inventive Ways to Convert Wedding Details to Home Accents As a leader in online wedding planning, Luxurious Wedding.com encourages brides to save the memories of their wedding day; not in a sealed box, but for use as an accent in their new home. - 2005-04-18

Verizon superpages.com Home Improvement Guide Tells How to Build a Backyard Deck or Patio Deck With Super Handyman Al Carrell Local Search Site, Home Improvement Expert, Provide Tips and Ideas On Building Patio Decks or Backyard Decks, Including Designs and Plans. - 2005-04-18

First New York City Podcasting Association Meeting to be Held at Kamen Entertainment Group Recording Studios in Times Square The first meeting of the New York City Podcasting Association will be held on April 20, 2005 at Kamen Entertainment Group Recording Studios in Times Square at 7PM. Press is invited. - 2005-04-18

YellowstonePark.com Web Site Earns Webby Nomination The Travel Web site Helps Visitors Plan Their Trips to Yellowstone National Park and Surrounding Attractions. Cast Your Vote For The Webbys until April 29 - 2005-04-18

Home Based Mail Order Business Start up Package Released to the General Public A home based mail order business can be a great source of income for the part time or full time operator. Noted entrepreneur William Feller has just released a comlete home based mail order business start up package to help anyone get up and running snoothly. - 2005-04-18

Former FDA Regional Director Joins Medical Device Contract Design Company Summa Design, a contract design and development company focused on the medical device industry, announced today that Dudley Harris, a former Regional Director for the FDA, has joined Summa Design as Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Systems. - 2005-04-18

Networking 101: Who the Heck Will Give You Referrals? Expert Points Out Who You Can Tap, and Why - 2005-04-18

French Chef Patrice Olivon Joins Professional Teaching Staff of L’Academie de Cuisine French Chef Patrice Olivon, who served as Executive Chef at the French Embassy in Washington, DC and who has received many honors for his cuisine, has joined the teaching staff of L’Academie de Cuisine. - 2005-04-18

Family Addresses Never Lost or Outdated with MyAddressBook’s New Universal Groups MyAddressBook.com has created universal groups to allow family and friends to maintain contact information effortlessly and privately over the Internet. - 2005-04-18

Cinco De Mayo Celebrations Complete with Hass Avocados and Guacamole Recipes Amidst the mariachi music and margaritas, 37.6 million pounds of Hass avocados are expected to be consumed this Cinco de Mayo, mostly in the form of delicious guacamole recipes. To help celebrate Cinco de Mayo, the Hass Avocado Board is pleased to present its Fabulous Fiesta Guacamole recipe and culinary tips to spice up every Cinco de Mayo celebration. - 2005-04-18

Hot Pepper Nasal Spray Could be The Answer To Allergies & Rhinitis More than 22 million Americans suffer from allergic Rhinitis, most commonly referred to as “hay fever”. Every spring through autumn, patients pop pills, and snort nasal sprays with dangerous side effects and no real relief. Finally science is beginning to pin down the causes and treatments for chronic allergies, and according to many, the answer for relief may be old fashioned “Hot Peppers”. - 2005-04-18

The Swan’s Health & Fitness Expert Debbie Siebers Crows about New Men’s Fashion Collection As worldwide attention to her website and fashion collections continues to soar, Debbie Siebers speaks up about her new men’s collection, partner Kerry Gordy, and their shared vision for the brand. - 2005-04-18

Cosmetic Dermatologist Invents Revolutionary Hair Thickener Made of Tiny Particles of Human Hair Sanford Schnoll MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at University of California San Francisco, has just released a hair thickening product made of ground, sterilized, real human hair. Kerasome Real Hair Solutions is unlike any other product ever developed, because rather than merely giving the appearance of a fuller head of hair, the user actually has more hair on their head. - 2005-04-18

Google Offers Powerful Tools For Successful Sales On The Web Last year, SiCap Industries was just another "start up" internet merchant. The company had a potentially huge product with only a tiny advertising budget. After experimenting with various internet marketing strategies that didn't work as planned, SiCap's management team credits "Google Adwords" program with a large part of their fast sales success. - 2005-04-18

Well At Least Satan Has His Priorities Straight - College Girl Sells Soul for Bigger Breasts 'It Ain't Easy Being Bad' Chosen As Title Track For Faustian Teen Comedy Flick 'I Wish These Were Brains' - 2005-04-18

St. Leonard Health System Launches Online University for Employees St. Leonard of Centerville Ohio affiliated with the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, OH announces a new benefit for staff at www.StLeonardUniversity.net. The customized Learning Management System was created by Care2Learn.com, a national provider of online training and continuing education for healthcare professionals. St. Leonard and Care2Learn developed the online solution in January 2005 with the functionality of educating, training, testing, reporting and tracking training and continuing education for covered employees. - 2005-04-18

Higher Gasoline Prices and Tougher EPA Regulations Fuels Growth for Clean Diesel Technology Company in Medway, MA When gasoline prices soar, motorists look to alternatives and, in Europe, the choice is increasingly diesel, says clean diesel technology expert Klaus Peter, President of Medway, MA-based Rypos, Inc. Diesels extract more power from a gallon of fuel, reduce green-house gases and are a proven technology. Rypos has developed and tested technology that removes up to 90% of soot from diesel emissions. - 2005-04-18

Cisco Systems to Sponsor 2005 Wireless and Mobile WorldExpo The largest global event for enterprise solutions is May 18-19 in Toronto. - 2005-04-18

The Real Gipsy Kings are Here - Gypsy Pistoleros are The Gipsy Kings Meets Motley Crue - The Flamenco Rock Classic 'La Vida Real' E.P out May 2nd (I.O.D.A) The Real Gipsy Kings are here! Gypsy Pistoleros are The Gipsy Kings meets Motley Crue! LCKF Internet Music Co. releases their stunning Flamenco Rock classic 'La Vida Real' E.P through I.O.D.A on May 2nd! - 2005-04-18

Get Your Skates on for the UK's First National Inline Skating Week UKISA launches 'CLASS' safety campaign for responsible skating at National Inline Skating Week - 2005-04-18

Job Posting Service for Voice-Over Industry Launches a Pay-As-You-Go Service Post voice-over jobs with Pay-As-You-Go service at Interactive Voices. The leading voice-over marketplace has changed their client offerings to include feasible job posting options and a subscription service for clients that post a high volume of voice-over jobs. Job posting services for a flat fee USD$19.95 include the full functionality of the easy to use voice casting software VoiceSuite, exclusive to clients at Interactive Voices. - 2005-04-18

Intellworks Signs Live Cold Call Sales Training Deal with Symantec Live cold call sales training industry leader Intellworks, Inc. announced today that it has signed a deal to provide live cold calling sales training workshops for Symantec Corporation. - 2005-04-18

TAG Inks Record $2.8M UAV Helicopter Sale to Rotor F/X at NAB 2005 On opening day of the NAB 2005 show, Tactical Aerospace Group (TAG) announced the largest non-military sale of UAVs in a deal with Rotor F/X of Los Angeles. The record breaking sale includes a minimum of 14 UAV helicopters along with spares, maintenance and flight training which are to be supplied to Rotor F/X over the two year contract. Rotor F/X also placed an option for up to 12 additional UAVs should their requirements increase. The initial package will include four gas, four turbine and six twin turbine helicopters in various configurations with two to five bladed rotors. - 2005-04-18

enKoo Debuts Enterprise Class Remote Desktop and Remote Server Solutions for Small to Medium Businesses enKoo's to new secure remote access solutions give SMBs more flexibility and enterprise capabilities for less than any other offering on the market. Priced starting at $995 users have the choice of server or desktop options. - 2005-04-18

USB Flash Drive Solution Offers Protection for Students Using Internet P.I. Protector software from imagine LAN, coupled with an ordinary USB flash drive, protects students from leaving personal or course-related information behind when using the Internet on classroom or other public computers. - 2005-04-18

Sherman Commercial Announces Selection of Kathy Clune as Its President Kathy Clune joins Sherman Commercial Services after 27 years in the commercial interiors industry. She has worked with government and commercial clients and is a natural leader who will effectively manage change in a dynamic environment. - 2005-04-18

Forging Ahead & Sounding Off: Matt Forger Speaks Out About Working with Michael Jackson, Producing Indie Artists, and the State of the Record Industry Scott G (The G-Man) interviews Matt Forger about engineering, producing, mixing, and working with some of the biggest names in the industry. Forger, who has credits on 200,000,000 albums sold, has a unique perspective that every recording artist and record producer should hear. - 2005-04-18

Metamend Search Engine Optimization Wins Award from Chamber of Commerce Metamend is pleased to announce that the company, and it's seo service, was the recipient of the Chamber of Commerce's Innovation Award for 2005 at last night's Business Awards ceremony. - 2005-04-18

CoVirt Announces that Four More Brokerage Firms Switch to VirtGate Insurance professionals deserve the best tools to keep them at the top of their game - 2005-04-18

Spunlogic Wins Two Horizon Interactive Awards Spunlogic was recently acknowledged by The 2005 Horizon Interactive Awards for their excellence in email marketing and flash development. A leading international interactive media competition, The Horizon Interactive Awards recognized Spunlogic with a Silver award for their work with HoneyBaked Ham and a Bronze for their work with Atlanta-based Jim Ellis automotive group. - 2005-04-18

No More Wet Basements During Power Outage - New Sump Pump and Sewage Pump Power Backup Unit Introduced Emergency Power Supply, Inc. introduces new backup power supply unit that provides automatic backup power for Sump Pumps and Sewage Pumps. Requiring no maintanence and easy to install, the new EPS Sewage and Sump Pump Guardian will automatically operate your pump when power is out and provides hours of operation during a power outage. - 2005-04-18

S. G. Hart & Associates is Interviewed by Brand Protection News on Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Risk Management and Brand Protection Strategies. S. G. Hart & Associates, LLC, The Brand Equity Protection Company TM, is featured in the April 6th edition of Brand Protection News, a PIRA International Publication. In the article, S. G. Hart & Associates discusses its thought leadership pertaining to brand protection and the need for an overall risk management posture that is required of public companies under the auspicious of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). The article further highlights S. G. Hart & Associates’ newest educational offerings targeted to key decision makers, including board of directors and senior managers, who are seeking further information on how SOX effects brand owners’ responsibilities in combating counterfeiting and product diversion in order to protect stakeholder value. - 2005-04-18

goWholesale Provides DollarDays with Higher Conversion Rates and ROI Compared to all Search Engines Pay Per Click advertising on goWholesale vertical search engine increases total sales and repeat customers for DollarDays International - 2005-04-18

A Million Books for Kids Campaign The I AM Foundation, a California based charitable organization, in partnership with Katherine Scherer and Eileen Bodoh, co-authors of "Gratitude Works: Open Your Heart to Love," is distributing this book under the Million Books for Kids Campaign. A $6.00 tax deductible donation will permit one copy to be distributed to a child anywhere in the world. - 2005-04-18

Power Financial Group Introduces Auto-Trade Capability Through Its PowerOptionsApplied.com Advisory Service In a move designed to help investors react quickly to recommended trades, the PowerOptionsApplied.com Investment Newsletter has added Xecute™ auto-trade technology by optionsXpress. - 2005-04-18

Turn the iPod Invasion Into More Sales for Your Business! Over $5,310,000 iPod media players were sold last quarter alone. With this formula of mixing content and marketing, your business stands to prosper. - 2005-04-18

John Petrucci Releases First Solo CD: Suspended Animation John Petrucci is proud to announce the release of his first solo CD, Suspended Animation, on the Sound Mind Music label. John is considered to be the foremost up-and-coming solo instrumental guitarist and composer on the contemporary music scene, as well as the founder of the rock band Dream Theater. - 2005-04-18

CVA Solutions Inc. Introduces IFVAT - a Web-based Risk Assessment Tool for Employee Theft and Fraud Previously, only organizations with the resources to hire auditing and anti-fraud professionals could afford to perform an assessment of their vulnerabilities to insider fraud. Now a comprehensive fraud assessment tool is available to all organizations via the internet at minimal cost. - 2005-04-18

Cortex Publishing to Launch Beautiful™, a Plus Size Fashion Magazine Beautiful™ will target nearly 70 million full figured North American women, and will be published bi-monthly as separate Canadian and U.S. editions. - 2005-04-18

Shell Vacations Club Purchases Units at Famed Ilikai Resort in Waikiki, Hawaii Enhancing Hawaiian Vacation Ownership Destinations to New and Prospective Members Many of Shell Vacation Club's 90,000 owners/members now enjoy traveling to its four existing Hawaiin resorts. The block of units to be called The Waikiki Marina Resort at the Ilikai on Oahu, will offer new and existing members yet another Hawaii island experience through Shell Vacations Club. - 2005-04-18

BCI Announces a Highly Versatile Audio/Video Centric Network Monitoring System Broadata Communications, Inc. (BCI), announces the release of its new Network Monitoring System (NMS), BCIView. BCIView enables centralized trouble shooting of standard BCI products, allowing for diagnosis of local and remote units from a single remote workstation over the Internet, increasing organizational efficiency. Users can securely log into the BCIView from any web browser, at any place, and at any time to monitor, configure, and/or manage differing fiber optic card based products anywhere in the world. - 2005-04-18

John Cleese Institute for Backup Trauma Internet Viral Video for LiveVault Generates More Than 150,000 Web Downloads and Ten-fold Increase in Web Visits Popular “viral video” produced by Thunder Sky Pictures, Inc. and Captains of Industry attracts thousands of potential customers for LiveVault in initial viral video launch - 2005-04-18

Bharosa, Inc., the First Web-based Solution to Offer Comprehensive Protection against Online Identity Theft Announces First Round Funding and Initial Customers Bharosa v.Crypt™ users manipulate images to create and send data in specific ways known only to the user and their institution offering superior protection against the rising risks of Phishing, Trojan and Proxy-based attacks. - 2005-04-18

AppMind™ Delivers a Complete Management Solution for Unix, Linux and OpenVMS for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Appmind Software AB today announced several new management packs for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 that makes it easy for an enterprise to manage their non-Windows systems. - 2005-04-18

Bahiyah Woman Magazine (BWM) a Revolution is Taking Place — Defining the Beautiful Black Family What is the beautiful Black family? In a day when mainstream media and music glorify Black-on-Black violence, gangs, drugs, ‘bling-bling’, the degradation of Black women, and the emasculation of Black men, there is one media voice powerfully reaching out for positive change. That voice, that power is Bahiyah Woman Magazine (BWM)! - 2005-04-18

UNIS LUMIN Receives Commercial Success of the Year Award from Cisco Systems UNIS LUMIN announced it has received the 2004 Regional Award for Commercial Success of the Year in Central Canada from Cisco Systems Canada. - 2005-04-18

Gillaspy Associates Launches NetworkTestTools.com Offering Monitoring and Analysis Solutions for the Enterprise IT Market Gillaspy Associates a leading provider of monitoring, analysis and connectivity solutions for network professionals and development engineers have launched a new web site focused on test solutions for the Enterprise IT professional. - 2005-04-18

Broadata Communications, Inc. Announces Appointment of CEO and Doing More with One Fiber…Plus Broadata Communications, Inc. (BCI) announces that it has appointed Dr. Freddie Lin as President and CEO of Broadata Communications, Inc., (BCI). Freddie Lin has immediately made his mark by taking BCI in a new direction. BCI is not only expanding and enhancing their existing fiber optic communications products for multimedia communications, enterprise and network service providers, and the broadcast industries worldwide, but they now offer specialized transport and distribution products for copper and wireless infrastructure. - 2005-04-18

Everdream Announces New Features Enhancing Asset Tracking And Analytics Capabilities Latest Update to Everdream’s On-Demand IT Service Improves Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Assistance and Strengthens Core Value Proposition—Faster Time to Deployment and ROI - 2005-04-18

Early Impact Releases New Version of its ProductCart Build to Order Ecommerce System Unique ecommerce software blends a sophisticated shopping cart system with a product configurator and online quoting engine. Used by hundreds of companies that sell complex, customizable products and services over the Internet. - 2005-04-18

Public Relations Firm Aarvak Marketing Communications Celebrates Tenth Anniversary; Adopts New Name, The PR That Rocks Agency, and Web Site Address Public relations agency Aarvak Marketing Communications proudly announces its tenth anniversary. Aarvak MarCom also proudly announces the agency will formally change its name to The PR That Rocks Agency, effective immediately. - 2005-04-18

Elite Home Theater Seating Lets Customers Build Their Own Theater Seating Using New Interactive Website Elite Home Theater Seating, a manufacturer of high-end home theater furniture, recently announced the launch of a new interactive website that lets the customer build their own theater chair. - 2005-04-18

CollegeHelpers.com – Opens the Door to Employers Looking to Hire College Students for Part-Time Jobs CollegeHelpers.com creates a network of college students and employers looking for part-time help by solving challenges faced at college student employment offices. - 2005-04-18

Paralyzed in a Diving Accident, Baseball Player Makes the Stock Market His New Game...and He's Winning! Paralyzed in a diving accident, baseball player finds success in the Stock Market. Launching his own website, he offers fellow traders his 23 years of trading experience by writing and distributing a stock market advisory publication. - 2005-04-18

Million Dollar Hole-In-One® Annual Las Vegas Golf Tournament Million Dollar Hole-In-One® sets Annual Las Vegas Golf Tournament Event Dates for November 6-8, 2005 Stuart, FL(April 11, 2005) - 2005-04-18

ItsAboutMusic.com Signs Jazz Artist Onaje Allan Gumbs ItsAboutMusic.com, the web's first Internet-Only Music Label is pleased to announce the signing of Jazz Artist Onaje Allan Gumbs to their roster of more than 230 great artists. - 2005-04-18

LOGS Network Welcomes Van Ess as Executive Vice President The LOGS Network welcomes David Van Ess as its Executive Vice President of National Operations. - 2005-04-18

Freedom Financial Network Expert Source Available to Discuss Bankruptcy Bill Impartial Expertise Available to Discuss Bill's Effects for Consumers, Looming Credit Counseling Industry Crisis - 2005-04-18

OrangeWare Releases Two UWB Software Development Driver Tools: A Wire Adapter Development Driver and a Wireless USB Developer Utility Program OrangeWare, the leading provider of USB and Wireless USB drivers has just announced two new ultrawideband development tools. Targeted at supporting Wireless USB hardware designers, the two new software products are expected to optimize performance and dramatically accelerate the time to market. - 2005-04-18

Sculptures Escape from Famous Paintings TalariaEnterprises.com Museum Store to retail Parastone’s 3D-Mouseion Museum Collection of miniature statuettes based on well-known paintings. - 2005-04-18

Award Winning Paranormal Romantic Suspense Author Registers October as International Paranormal Fiction Month and October 25-31 as Paranormal Book Week Meet award-winning author, Melissa Alvarez, who writes paranormal romantic suspense under the nome de plume Ariana Dupré, and is the founder of New Age Dimensions, an independent publishing house. "Night Visions," the first book in The Visions Trilogy, is a finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s Book Of The Year Award in the Romance category, and has previously won Best Single Title Paranormal Romance of 2004 from Cataromance.com and Best Romance Novel of 2004 from Preditor’s and Editor’s Reader’s Poll. - 2005-04-18

Gauntt & Associates Offers Q-Safety Earthquake Strapping Devices for Business and Residential Safety Protection against Natural Disasters OSHA demands that businesses maintain a safe workplace but few families take advantage of earthquake protection devices. The Northridge Earthquake, which was not a major quake, caused $40 billion of physical damage in 1994. In addition, thousands of people were injured from falling objects in their homes while they slept. - 2005-04-18

Royal 7 "Oh The Drama" CD Release Party Presented by DirtyShirty.com at the Hard Rock Café, On April 30 Atlanta-based rock band Royal 7 celebrates the release of their latest full-length recording, "Oh The Drama", at the Hard Rock Café in Atlanta on Friday, Apr. 30, presented by DirtyShirty.com. - 2005-04-18

Sheraton Hotel Group StarwoodHotels.com Smiles on the Canary Islands The Starwood company, owners of the Sheraton Hotel chain have recently opened their second Sheraton Hotel in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Three more luxury Sheraton hotels are planned for the Canary Islands over the next 2 years. www.web-direct-holidays.com talks to Marc Lennoy, the man in charge of the Sheraton Canary Islands project. - 2005-04-18

PeerConnect, Inc. and Hyperspace Communications Bring 'Trusted Transactions' to the Internet PeerConnect has acquired exclusive rights from Hyperspace Communications to commercialize Trusted Transaction technology into specific markets in North America. These patented technologies enable round-trip authentication of online transactions. By incorporating Electronic Postmarks from the U.S. Postal Service, Trusted Transactions benefit from the protection of postal law. - 2005-04-18

Don Southerton Featured Speaker on Korean Business Culture at Georgia Tech The Korea Southeast U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host an annual dinner following a symposium at Georgia Tech College of Management’s 11th Annual Global Business Forum. The featured speaker for the dinner will be Don Southerton, president of Bridging Culture. Southerton's talk will focus on Korean business culture and etiquette. The daylong event will be held April 27, 2005. - 2005-04-18

Practical Pointers Promoting Online Business Success Monthly At WebPageOne WebPageOne's monthly Webinars' basic foundation lies in the concept of bringing together scattered information into an organized and friendly fashion. Business owners can take full advantage of this gathering of experts while beginning their own online business networking efforts. - 2005-04-18

Peggy Li Creations Jewelry in the May 2005 Issue of "O Magazine" Peggy Li Creations celebrates Bohemian Chic with the "Super Shell Necklace" in the May 2005 issue of Oprah Magazine. - 2005-04-18

Las Vegas, NV; Terry Strom, Featured Columnist Joins America Chamber of Commerce, The Chamber That Means Business(R) Nationally recognized speaker, business consultant, and author Terry Strom will answer questions from the Chamber’s members and is available to the general public at www.Americachamber.com, The Chamber That Means Business(R) - 2005-04-18

Fuji Novel Batteries “Reverse Current Protection” Protects Electronic Devices From Harm -- The Only Batteries to Offer this Superior Feature Fuji Novel Batteries, one of the largest manufacturers of batteries for portable electronics and digital cameras worldwide, is pleased to offer a specially engineered “reverse current protection” feature in its Fuji Novel D-Size and C-Size alkaline batteries. This feature actually blocks the completion of negative-to-negative current in batteries that are connected in series, thereby virtually eliminating potential damage and premature discharge from reverse current in incorrectly installed batteries. - 2005-04-18

This Earth Day Plant Seeds of Kindness and Hope - Start the Ripple-Effect of Planting Seeds of Hope and Random Acts of Kindness This year across the United States, Earth Day will not only feature planting live trees and environmental clean-up, but also planting seeds of kindness and hope as people use a little book of ideas to make a big difference in their communities and the world. - 2005-04-18

ABC Office Announces New Line of Banner Stands Need to get your name out, display banners and advertise promotions? ABC Office now carries a full line of banner stands. - 2005-04-18

New Magazine Publishing Supplier Online Directory Invites Magazine Supplier Companies to Post their Company Profile MagazineLaunch.com - a resources and publisher information portal website for magazine startups, invites industry vendors to participate in the new online magazine publisher resource directory. - 2005-04-18

WSI/WebSolutionsTexas Enters Web Site Design Market for Real Estate Agents WSI/WebSolutionsTexas announces today the company’s launch of its first Web site development project for real estate agents, http://www.prangeteamsellsrealestate.com. - 2005-04-18

WSI/WebSolutionsTexas Enters Web Site Design Market for Full Service Catering WSI/WebSolutionsTexas announces today the company’s launch of its first Web site development project for full service catering. - 2005-04-18

Baron & Budd Attorney Scott Summy to Speak at the National Ground Water Association’s 2005 Ground Water Summit Scott Summy, a shareholder with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., will deliver a presentation on emerging contaminants and their impact on America’s water supply at the National Ground Water Association’s 2005 Ground Water Summit being held today in San Antonio, Texas. - 2005-04-18

Mary Wiles Motivates With A "Little Bit Closer" Radio Single Release Playing blues harmonica and keyboards, this award winning vocalist and songwriter releases another catchy sounthern rock radio single that is bound to inspire change of mind, heart and lifestyle. Mary Wiles plays seven instruments and wrote all the songs on this CD, two of which have already won songwriting awards. - 2005-04-18

Get your Creative Juices Flowing Expert and Award-Winning Artist Offers Tips as Creative Beginnings Month in May - 2005-04-18

Long-Range Wireless Phones Available at Wholesale Prices The new line of long and ultra-long range cordless phones from Voyager are now available at wholesale prices from Telephone Magic. Long range cordless phones achieve a range of between 1 to 50 miles. - 2005-04-18

Loudon Wainwright III To Release “Here Come The Choppers!” On Sovereign Artists April 19th, 2005 Loudon Wainwright's 21st studio release produced by Lee Townsend and features musicians Bill Frisell, Jim Keltner, Greg Leisz, and David Piltch - 2005-04-18

Creative Manager Pro Adds Client Presentation Tools, Budget Notifications, and More Creative Manager Pro, Ad Agency Software and Project Management Groupware for Creative and Design firms, has released version 7.7 adding Client Presentation Tools, Budget Notifications. - 2005-04-18

Foyco, Inc. is Proud to Announce New Web Site for Home Improvement Find-Contractor.com Foyco, Inc., a Salt Lake City affiliate marketing company, introduces the release of its newest web site – Find-Contractor.com. Foyco has produced this full-scale affiliate web site in order to generate home improvement related sales to various merchants across the web who provide free home improvement quotes. - 2005-04-18

New York Passion Lingerie Opens Its New On-Line e-Commerce Store New York Passion Lingerie opens its on-line store in November of 2004. The new intimate lingerie store is located out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. - 2005-04-18

A New Version of an Old Drug Successfully Treats Deadly Diseases Like HIV/AIDS, Cancer and MS in an Entirely New Way, by Strengthening the Immune System Summary: A very low dose of the FDA-approved drug naltrexone has been discovered to be an effective up-regulator of the immune system. The new therapy, called low dose naltrexone (LDN), has shown remarkable effects on an array of illnesses including HIV/AIDS, cancer, and autoimmune diseases such as MS. The first conference concerning LDN will be held on June 11th at the New York Academy of Sciences in Manhattan. Recent clinical trials of LDN will be discussed. - 2005-04-18

Bring a Healthy Lunch in a Cool Lunch Bag Overweight, food allergies, or short on time or money? Bring your lunch to work or school in a great looking lunch bag and get a little bit of your life under contro. Keep your food cold and safe with a Cool Tote Lunch Bag - 2005-04-18

Apple Matters Unveils New Design and Inks Deal with BackBeat Media Apple aficionado web site offers new editorial features & commercial appeal - 2005-04-18

PC Invoices New Free Edition Software Helps You Grow Your Business PC Invoice today announced the release of PC Invoice free Edition, an Innovative Invoice and Billing Software for Home and Small Businesses! - 2005-04-18

Powerful Phoenix MLS Search and e-mail Notification A powerful home search system for the buyers benefit is available through Phoenix MLS search system and notification. - 2005-04-18

NAMWOLF Welcomes its Newest Law Firm Member The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is proud to welcome the minority-owned Concepcion and Associates, PA after careful review and scrutiny of their capabilities and credentials. - 2005-04-18

Harlem Based Online Retailer, ThePossibiliTees.com, Sparks Heightened Self-esteem in Women with Empowerment Messages that Stir the Soul Harlem based online retailer, ThePossibiliTees.com, sparks heightened self-esteem in women with empowerment messages that stir the soul. Designed specifically for women, The Possibili-Tees have invigorating declarations that work to counter the negative thoughts, ideas and beliefs that too often hold women back from moving from where they are to where they want to be. - 2005-04-18

United Parcel Service, Inc. Renews Sponsorship With NAMWOLF The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that United Parcel Service, Inc. has renewed its sponsorship with the Association. - 2005-04-18

Entrepreneurs: Don't Second-Guess your First Impression Attention entrepreneurs- while you're trimming costs and allocating precious cash to build your company's infrastructure, you may be neglecting a vital area: your logo. Charlotte, NC marketing firm Asterisk Creative has created brand identities for over 20 firms since 2001. Their nationally-recognized design team discusses how to create a logo that makes the right impression right away. - 2005-04-18

PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation and United Nations Join Forces The Global Health Summit sponsored by the PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation has been accepted as an affilaited program of the U.N. Environment Progam's World Environment Day. - 2005-04-18

Charlotte Staffing Firm Windward Partners' Shares Top Tips for Successful Staff Augmentation All companies hope to augment their project teams with qualified people that work well and stay together. However, it's often easier said than done. Charlotte, NC staffing company Windward Partners shares their top tips for getting it right. - 2005-04-18

Gaithersburg Company Launches Innovative Natural Skin Care Product Line Made with Luxurious Shea Butter BKO Products is launching its original Arbre de Vie product line made with pure Shea butter. Arbre de Vie products are unique in that they include generous amounts of Shea butter and that it is used pure and unrefined to retain the innate properties of the oil. BKO Products has also launched a novel concept – offering the option to personalize the fragrance of the products by choosing from a selection of pure essential oils. The products are now available in the United States through the new and secure Arbre de Vie website. - 2005-04-18

The Latium World Tour Kicks Off April 29th With Frankie J, Baby Bash and Natalie Pop/R&B artists Frankie J, Baby Bash and Natalie launch The Latium World Tour on April 29, 2005. All three artists are touring in support of fresh, new albums and huge radio hits Frankie J "Obsession (No Es Amor)", Baby Bash "Baby I'm Back" and Natalie "Goin' Crazy." The two month tour will include headline concerts and performances at large radio sponsored events. - 2005-04-18

Fear Of Taxes Can Harm Seniors When it comes to investing, avoiding taxes should not be your primary concern. Regardless of how much that financial salesperson talks about the importance of deferring taxes, you need to stop and consider these important facts before you make a decision. Otherwise, you can actually lose money instead of saving it. - 2005-04-18

Wide Area Wireless Synchronization Now Available with IQMax™ Mobile Healthcare Solutions IQMax, Inc., a leading provider of mobile healthcare solutions announced today the immediate availability of wide area wireless synchronization support for their suite of PDA applications. - 2005-04-18

MyHouseSpecs.com to Debut April 18, 2005 Web site that enables property sellers and landlords to sell or rent their properties faster debuts on Monday April 18, 2005. - 2005-04-18

Public Schools Waste 12 Years of a Child’s Life Public schools lock up children for 12 years, yet barely teach millions of children how to read, write, or do basic math. Their failure to do so means that public schools can waste 12 years of our children’s lives. - 2005-04-18

Sensitron, Inc. Appoints Garry Stephen Head of Sensitron’s International Business Development Financier Brings Financial and Technology Experience to Healthcare Wireless Company - 2005-04-18

Training = Profit and Fewer Workplace Injuries By investing a small amount by training employees, companies can see increased profits and decreased workplace injuries. - 2005-04-18

Handbagsplus Saves 75 Percent on Magazine Advertising Costs Using Mediabids.com Mediabids, the only online print advertising marketplace, saves client, Handbagsplus 75 percent on magazine advertising costs and extra marketing opportunities. - 2005-04-18

Bay Currents Newspaper Increases Advertising Sales with Mediabids.com Bay Currents sells newspaper advertising via Mediabids.com, which has resulted in advertising sales that have fueled the publication's increase circulation and distribution. - 2005-04-18

HaiVision Supports TATRC in Leading Edge Telemedicine Demonstrations at ATA 2005 Conference HaiVision Systems Inc. today is supporting the first public demonstrations of revolutionary telemedicine procedures designed to bring together critical medical talents and patients-in-need. - 2005-04-18

Donald J. Trump's Newest Property is Successfully Publicized and Sold Donald Trump’s latest development deal has proven to be a success, thanks in part to a successful marketing and publicity campaign. - 2005-04-18

New Company Launches Web-Based Service to Securely Catalog Critical Legacy Information National Legacy Registry launches service that allows members a secure, centralized "lock box" to store the location of their critical estate, financial, and legacy planning information. When a loved one passes, a frustrating and challenging task is locating such important items as the will, life insurance policies, a list of assets, etc. National Legacy Registry removes this burden through a secure, centralized searchable database. Family members can search the database and receive assistance in locating these critical items, at a time when help is needed most. - 2005-04-18

South Beach's Ugly Duckling Soon to Become a Swan Miami Beach's Historic Anglers Hotel Sells for $5 Million - 2005-04-18

The U.S. Green Building Council to Present LEED Workshops at Ecobuild America LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design attracts USGBC members to new industry forum - 2005-04-18

Phil's Games and Leisure -- Where it's Always Time to Play "Our leisure time is an endangered species," says Phil Watson, owner of Phil's Games and Leisure. "What we need are the tools to help us make the most of it." - 2005-04-18

Get the Facts before Investing in Permanent Tattoos Are you ready for that tattoo you've always wanted? Mori Ink shares the important information you will need to find the ideal tattoo artist and studio, along with all the right questions to ask. - 2005-04-18

From Beethoven to Bernstein: 2005 Bellingham Festival of Music is Luxury Living in the ‘Authentic’ Northwest World-class music, accommodations, spa services and outdoor recreation come together to make the perfect summer destination for the discriminating traveler. - 2005-04-18

HaiVision Forms Strategic Alliance with Teliris Systems Inc. and Teliris Ltd. announce today that they have entered into a mutual agreement towards HaiVision designing and delivering custom network video technologies for inclusion within Teliris’ GlobalTable solution for Interactive Telepresence applications. - 2005-04-18

Wireless Web Enabled 24/7 Substitute/Temp Dispatching Technology Wireless web browsers "smart phones," allow substitute teachers and temp employees to view and select open job positions anywhere and any time. - 2005-04-18

How St. Patrick Got His Groove Back Indie label, BodyPlanet Records, has given us a bright, new, Celtic star, Marita Brake, whose voice would send chills down the spine of St. Patrick, himself. - 2005-04-18

New Shotgun Shell Accessory For Clay Target Shotgun Shooters shotshellholders.com now offers a line of 32 different leather holders for extra shotgun shells. This solves a problem for trap, sporting clays, and skeet shooters. - 2005-04-18

RxTrocar Ltd Engages Madison Keats™ to Assist in Biotechnology Partner Development The life sciences investment firm will aid the medical product company in commercialization. - 2005-04-18

Boston Central Reaches 1000 Kids Activities Listings The free database now offers over 1000 family fun in Boston events. - 2005-04-18

New High Chairs Web Site Hits the Net With the launch of HighChairs.com, parents find getting baby’s dinner in order isn’t as difficult as it used to be. - 2005-04-18

Edward Roberts International Live Fine Wine Auction and Tasting Featuring One of the Finest Collections of Rare Bordeaux and Burgundy to be Offered at Auction in Recent Years Live wine auction of notable rarities on May 21st, 2005 at The Chicago Yacht Club including the Anthony Parillo Jr collection which is one of the most significant collections of rare Bordeaux and Burgundy to be offered at auction in recent years - 2005-04-18

European Food Supplements Directive Declared "Illegal" by Advocate General - Massive Victory for Common Sense An amazing victory for common sense and dietary freedom was secured yesterday when the Advocate General of the European Courts of Justice declared the proposed European Food Supplements Directive "Illegal". This opinion should secure the future of 75% of food supplements which were due to be made illegal on 1st August 2005. - 2005-04-18

The "Uranium" Revolution is Upon Us Out now, the amazing soundtrack for the "Ballerium" titled PC game that will keep you up for hours and hours with experimental electronic rock sound design. - 2005-04-18

Twin Wireless Internet Hotzones Blanket San Francisco's Marina District Free wireless Internet access is available indoors and outdoors in San Francisco's Marina district across Union and Chestnut Streets - 2005-04-18

Corporations Communicating Through Hip Hop The Finish Line, Inc. recently hired Chosen Dance Company, a professional Hip Hop dance company, as a "non-traditional, high-energy" way to roll-out Back-to-School product lines at Finish Line's recent national manager's meeting. - 2005-04-18

For Consumers Unable to Declare Bankruptcy Under New Federal Law, Debt Reduction Software Provides Alternative to Debt Counseling DebtBlaster software helps the consumer create a month-by-month debt management plan in the privacy and comfort of home, avoiding the embarrassment of disclosing finances to a stranger and the high fees often charged by debt counselors. - 2005-04-18

CompanyToolbar.com Offers Free Totally Customizable Toolbars with RSS Newsreader CompanyToolbar.com launches an Internet platform for companies that are looking for an IE Toolbar with RSS newsreader. With this web based platform companies can create and distribute their own toolbar. - 2005-04-18

Castlepeak Interactive and Digital Display Media Announce Strategic Partnership in Digital Display Advertising Market Partnership combines strengths to provide advertisers with innovative approach for reaching consumers, digital billboard displays. Advertisers can create highly captive advertising that blends digital poster art with television, photos, images, words, and movement. A well-placed digital signage network can improve brand recognition and retention and also drive sales. - 2005-04-18

Alpine Pictures, Inc. (Burbank) in Association with Box Office Productions LLC Sign Daryl Hannah for "Love Is the Drug" Daryl Hannah has agreed and come to terms with Alpine Pictures, Inc, in association with Box Office Productions LLC to star as Sandra Brand, in their upcoming feature film "Love Is the Drug", which begins filming in Los Angeles on April 25th. - 2005-04-18

Luncheon Featuring Screen Legend Ruby Dee to Highlight NAMIC Creative Summit West Coast The NAMIC Creative Summit West Coast is scheduled for Friday, April 29, 2005 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. - 2005-04-18

Drop In Mortgage Rates Likely Temporary— Could Be Consumers' Last, Best Chance To Lock In A Historically Low Rate Mortgage interest rates dipped dramatically last week in what many are saying could be the last chance for consumers to lock in a historically low rate before they go up. - 2005-04-18

Ukraine: Integrating with Europe Through Investments As European investors take a closer look at post-revolutionary neighbor, Ukrainian businesses and government are taking the first steps towards Europe by organizing an investment conference in the continent's financial capital – Frankfurt/Main. - 2005-04-18

WaveScribe International Corp in Negotiations With International Transcription Providers WaveScribe International Corp. announced that since the initial sales campaign of the WaveScribe Platform to transcription service providers, it has entered into negotiations with several International Transcription Providers regarding the licensing and deployment of WaveScribe for their business model. - 2005-04-18

Answering Three Simple Questions Could Improve Asthma Control for Millions of Patients and Save Lives New survey shows troubling disconnect between perception and reality of asthma control. - 2005-04-18

Autism and Asperger's Audio CD Spreads Awareness & Hope The Audio CD, "Living In the Spectrum: Autism & Asperger's", offers an easy, practical way to learn about Autism and Asperger Syndrome in an engaging and artfully produced presentation. This unique CD not only educates, but inspires hope with it's optimistic approach. During April which is "Autism Awareness" month, a portion of the proceeds from the CD sales will be donated to various Autism organizations. - 2005-04-18