News Releases

Meet the Temporary Bride Friends and family finance hired “husband” as birthday gift to singles columnist. - 2005-08-04

New Comfort Station Relieves Fear of Portable Toilets Porta-John Systems, Inc. releases a miniature version of a home bathroom. - 2005-08-04

AmericanDad.com Now Offers Tips For Parents on How to Talk to Kids About Terrorism The world is hard enough for an adult to understand, let alone children. Parents can help their kids deal with the recent terrorist attacks by providing them a place of safety, predictability and curiosity. - 2005-08-04

Oakley Releases Fall 2005 Apparel and Accessories Line Oakley, Inc. today announced the release of its fall 2005 apparel and accessories line. New products include technical outer¬wear that underscores the company's emphasis on performance technology. In addition, new lifestyle products are designed to further the company's objective of capturing a more youthful customer base, one that defines itself with individual sports, music and fashion. - 2005-08-04

Wireless Networks: Untangled but Still Tied in Knots Recently, the State of Utah announced awarding NLE a 2 year contract for the sale and implementation of a multi-vendor management and security console for wireless networks WLAN. Under this contract of promising relief, NLE can provide all the necessary software, hardware and installation services for the State’s wireless management and security endeavors. The network will use the Airwave Management Platform (AMP), and a combination of other security tools to manage and secure all major wireless vendors. - 2005-08-04

Johnny Lew's Sports Supplies Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar Newest Locations with Professional and NCAA Flags Johnny Lew's Sports, a fast growing online Sports Store, announced today they have completed a large order to supply two Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar locations with Sports Memorabila. - 2005-08-04

Welcome To War World - Thank You For Coming, Have A Nice Death War World is a brand new 3rd person action game, launched today by Third Wave Games. - 2005-08-04

New Study Produces Surprising Insights into the Future of the Benefits and Compensation Professions Learn what today's trends are telling us about the future of benefits and compensation. Download Hay Group Report: http://www.haygroup.com/WaW_Survey - 2005-08-04

Christian Book Author Announces Release of Three New Books The titles of the books are: Be a God Pleaser (ISBN:1-4208-0614-9(sc)), The Mind The Playground of the Devil (ISBN:1-4208-2906-8(sc)), The Battle of Spiritual Warfare Fighting to Win (ISBN:1-4208-5385-6(sc)). - 2005-08-04

Christian Book Author Announces Release of New Book Christian Book Author Renee Dee Love announces release of new book, "Choosing to Forgive My Journey to Emotional Healing." ISBN:1-4208-4546-2(sc) - 2005-08-04

CYGCOM Supporting the Microsoft® Speech Server Environment With the General Availability of SpeechWatch™ R1.2 Monitoring, Alarming and Notification Console CYGCOM today announced the general availability of Release 1.2 of the SpeechWatch™ Monitoring, Alarming and Notification Console for the Microsoft® Speech Server environment. The SpeechWatch™ Console addresses the needs of enterprise IT Managers in monitoring and alarming the telephony elements of the Microsoft Speech Server Environment and maximizing system uptime. The SpeechWatch™ Console also offers ISVs a value-add tool in automating the support functions of the server environment by quickly identifying and accurately diagnosing issues thereby allowing ISVs to define and implement repeatable support processes. - 2005-08-04

Factiva Launches Most Sophisticated Reputation Intelligence Tool Available Empowers executives to discover opportunities and threats from blogs, message boards, online media, radio and television transcripts and mainstream media. - 2005-08-04

52-Page "China Investment Report" Just Released Growth Report, a leading growth oriented investment newsletter advisory, recently announced the release of a 52-page Special Report titled "China Investment Report: Inside the Booming Chinese Internet Sector." This Special Report is being made available free of charge by Growth Report to investors with a 30 day free trial to the Growth Report newsletter. - 2005-08-04

Power Freight Systems Expands to Southern California Power Freight Systems expands operations, announces new Orange County, California logistics, warehousing and shipping center. - 2005-08-04

"A Fantastic Event" Report on the CelebPoker Palm Beach Classic Tournament, July 30/31, 2005 What a smashing success CelebPoker's Palm Beach Classic turned out to be! Applications from celebrities, professionals and just plain players poured in, and by the start-time it was over-subscribed. In the end, 125 of the 140 who wanted to play were squeezed into the plush Mayfair casino, with priority given to the 25 online qualifiers. - 2005-08-04

Sports Information You Can Bet On Doc's Enterprises (Doc's Sports) was started by Morey "Doc" Moseman in 1971. What began as a hobby in the basement of his home in Sauk City, Wisconsin, has evolved into a very influential company in the sports handicapping industry that has also made a successful transition to the Internet. - 2005-08-04

Internet Personal Injury Insurance Claim Site to Offer Member Discounts to Patients of Chiropractor Network Today, the Internet's only self-help personal injury insurance claim resource announced the creation of the SettlementCentral.Com Chiropractor Network: select doctors highly qualified in working with injured car accident victims. Those injured accident patients can obtain a coupon code from their doctor to use for a substantial discount in membership at SettlementCentral.Com. - 2005-08-04

Tucson's O'Malley Gets a Leg Up on Her music Career Denny's waitress discovered by Danny Miller to be produced by Legends Hall Of Fame member Robert Metzgar in Nashville. - 2005-08-04

Mood-lites™, the Newest and Hottest Trend in Home Design and Fashion, is Set to Wow Celebrities Hilary Duff, Gwen Stefani, and More Move aside, dull, ordinary light bulbs - Mood-lites, www.mood-lites.com, dubbed a “must have” by The New York Daily News, will be showcased at the Teen Choice Awards in the Backstage Creations Retreat on August 14th in Los Angeles, California. Coined ‘Light Bulbs for Your Lifestyle™,’ For Me Magazine named Mood-lites as “one of seven things every girl needs.” Available in seven “moods” ranging from Happy™ to Tranquility™, Mood-lites are available nationwide at Linens N Things, select Bed, Bath, and Beyond stores, spas and other fine retailers. - 2005-08-04

Researchers Eliminate Life-threatening Side Effect of Fertility Treatment—Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) The most well-known risk from fertility treatment undertaken by over one million American females annually is a multiple pregnancy, but a more sinister and potentially fatal risk is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). While OHSS can happen in a natural pregnancy, it most often happens with fertility treatments because of the hormone medications used to prompt multiple egg production (AKA superovulation). Fortunately, researchers at The Fertility Center of Las Vegas have found a way to prevent OHSS altogether. The doctors’ findings were published in July’s issue of “Fertility and Sterility” and have worldwide implications in how the fertility industry is able to increase safety for patients. - 2005-08-04

Secure Health Information Transfer Network Available for Doctors and Patients Emergent Technologies Inc. and Crosspoint Media Services Inc. have joined together to create ChartExchange™, a secure health information transfer network to make medical records quickly and easily accessible to doctors and hospitals without exposing the information to the threat of identity theft. - 2005-08-04

Mydeo to Provide Windows Movie Maker 2 Users with Easy Access to a Global Streaming Network Mydeo today announced they are working with Microsoft to enable millions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 users to share their videos on the web using Mydeo’s global streaming network and Windows Media Video 9. The video streaming company has integrated its service into the popular home video editing package Windows Movie Maker 2 to allow users to upload their videos directly from its familiar interface. - 2005-08-04

Vaisala Continues to Provide Lightning Data to U.S. National Weather Service The National Weather Service (NWS) has chosen Vaisala Group as its supplier of lightning information for a contract term of five years. The contract includes Vaisala’s U.S. National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN), the leading lightning information system tracking cloud-to-ground lightning activity across the continental United States. - 2005-08-04

New Limited Edition Celebrity Rubber Duck Featuring Elvis Presley Unveiled This Summer During Elvis Week Celebriducks, the original creator of the first ever celebrity rubber ducks of the greatest icons of film, music, athletics and history has partnered with Graceland to release the newest Celebriduck, Elvis Presley. The ducks are being done as a limited edition with each one individually numbered and will be unveiled at Graceland for Elvis Week in August 2005. They can be seen at www.celebriducks.com. - 2005-08-04

Where Have All The Stock Options Traders Gone? Stock option trading was hot until the Tech Wreck of 2000. Then the stock options traders disappeared. You didn’t hear much about it anymore. (Losing traders tend to keep to themselves.) There’s now a new breed of options traders. - 2005-08-04

Completely Unique Launches Complete Support Engine, A New Add-On Module of Invision Power Board Forum Site. Complete Support Engine is the first ever support and help desk module for Invision Power Board (IPB) Forum users and owners. Complete Support Engine is a fully functional help desk module that is easily installed into any IPB Forum. The module includes the ability to manage it from the ACP section of the IPB Forum. Complete Support Engine also includes a knowledge base tool that can be built out to support answering common and repeated customer questions. Being able to have end-users access the IPB Forum owners support system without having to leave the IPB Forum ensures that the end-user stays within the Forum experience. - 2005-08-04

"Pimp my Bathroom" Becoming a Reality for More Americans: Booming Demand for Luxury Bathroom Fixtures Americans are turning to an unexpected place to express individuality and affirm their social status—the bathroom. Taking the lead from Hollywood Stars and a new breed of interior designers on television, people all over the country have decided to enhance their homes with fixtures previously found only in luxury spas. - 2005-08-04

America's Largest Watch Retailer Chooses i-Sight Customer Service Software to Improve Customer Support Customer Expressions announced today that Tourneau, America's largest watch retailer, has selected i-Sight Customer Service Software as part of a strategy to dramatically improve service for customers of its state-of-the-art repair centers. Soon, customers who take or mail a watch to one of Tourneau's expertly staffed service centers will be able to track the status of their repair orders every step of the way, using a secure, easy-to-use web portal. The i-Sight software will also automatically notify customers by email when their repair orders are ready, thus eliminating the need for time-consuming phone calls and voice messages. - 2005-08-04

Runtime Revolution to Hold Eighth Free Online Programming Conference Free programming conference where users of all developer tools can find out more about Runtime Revolution. The conference is ideal for new and expert Revolution users and those who have yet to try it out. This conference is presented by Alex Tweedly and moderated by Jaqueline Landman Gay. - 2005-08-04

International Biometric Group to Host Teleconference on Biometrics and Mass Transit Systems, Thursday, August 11, 2005 at 1 p.m. EDT. IBG’s teleconference this month will discuss present and future applications for deploying biometrics to enhance security in mass transit systems. - 2005-08-04

EnergyStorm Launches Energy Abstracts Web Site Researchers and other experts have a new web site to plug into for information about energy research published in the United States and around the world. The web site, EnergyStorm.us, contains hundreds of thousands of free energy research abstracts, dating back decades to the present time. The research papers the abstracts describe are on subjects as diverse as geothermal energy and oil shales and energy conservation. - 2005-08-04

Dating Experts Use Google to Find Personal Information Visitor survey at dating directory showed that large portion of visitors already use Google to find personal information about a partner before going on a date. - 2005-08-04

New Website about Las Vegas is Published by Niche Website Publisher Tornado Solutions, LLC, an online publisher of niche content, announces the publication of Las-Vegas-Smart.com. - 2005-08-04

Blacknight To Sponsor Web Award Blacknight announces sponsorship of the 2005 Net Visionary award for Web Designer Excellence. - 2005-08-04

myC.R.O. Solutions Changes Its Name to Prevari To Illustrate Expertise In Predictive IT Risk Modeling myC.R.O. Solutions has changed its name to Prevari to indicate its expertise in providing predictive IT risk modeling solutions. - 2005-08-04

Commercial Real Estate Investment Bank - Pacific Security Capital - Appoints James R. Kean as Managing Director Chief Investment Officer Commercial real estate lender, Pacific Security Capital, continues to expand its capital markets and investment practice by hiring new Managing Director Chief Investment Officer. - 2005-08-04

InfoWave Solutions Announces Latest Version of Location-Based Asset Management Software Activate 3.0 software offers flexible Active RFID and Real-Time Location System connectivity, event detection and notification, and scalable deployment options. - 2005-08-04

Eurotech on Road and Rail Dedicated Websites Eurotech listed on railway-technology.com and roadtraffic-technology.com. - 2005-08-04

Omega Group Pioneers A New Approach To SAP Business One Accounting Software Installation - “One Day 2 Value" One Day 2 Value is a fast track approach to SAP Business One Installations. A fixed price and fixed project scope means no budget or time overruns. - 2005-08-04

Ovitas Launches International Network The new strategic alliance among Ovitas, Inc., Ovitas Hungary and Ovitas Norway will provide expanded XML, knowledge management, and content management services to customers worldwide. - 2005-08-04

Free Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong for Seniors Classes at Retirement Residence in California Prevention Magazine reported that “T’ai Chi may be the best exercise for people over the age of 60, providing cardio fitness, muscle strength, and flexibility all in one simple workout that is easy on the joints.” - 2005-08-04

Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt Special Event The Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts Proudly Presents “Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt,” a special program in honor of Eleanor Roosevelt on her 121st birthday, in joint celebration of the FDR American Heritage Center Museum’s first anniversary. - 2005-08-04

Make Money Online: Work from the Comfort of Your Own Home With so many ways to make money online, what is the best way to work from the comfort of your own home without breaking a sweat? - 2005-08-04

The Multipurpose & Remarkable RAP4 Tactical Vest for Airsoft, Paintball and Tactical Training. RAP4 Tactical Vest is an innovative solution for Airsoft, paintball and tactical training. This vest also allows the players and trainees to carry their operation with comfort and ease therefore they can focus on their game or training session. - 2005-08-04

Hear Chuck Harder's Podcasts on the Good Politics Radio Hear Chuck Harder broadcast across the globe on the fastest growing internet radio station in America. - 2005-08-04

Dr. John Fennig to Address the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting on the Ethical Use of the Internet in Consulting Psychological Services Dr. John Fennig, an Organizational Consulting Psychologist and CEO of DRI Consulting, will address the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Dr. Fennig will be presenting the Ethical Use of the Internet in consulting psychological service delivery, a ten year review of practices at DRI Consulting. - 2005-08-04

Medversant Receives NCQA Certification Medversant's credentialing verification organization receives NCQA certification. - 2005-08-04

Football Fans Create Holiday to Celebrate Return of America’s Game Two Football Fans created a holiday over 10 years ago to celebrate the return of the National Football League. Now they have created a web site to share the holiday, Football Thanksgiving, with football fans everywhere. The website (www.footballthanksgiving.com) includes a menu, celebration ideas, recipes and merchandise. - 2005-08-04

Most Environmental Pros at Enviro.BLR.com Feel Their Emergency Planning is not up to Snuff With the hurricane season here and less than a year after the deadly tsunamis in Asia, it is surprising that a majority of EHS professionals in a recent Enviro.BLR.com poll feel that their facilities’ emergency planning is not ready to handle a natural disaster - 2005-08-04

IPtimize Introduces “VoIP Connect,” a Simple, Cost-Effective Telephone Line Replacement Product Businesses can leverage the advantages of Voice-over-Internet Protocol without replacing current telephone system. "VoIP Connect" from IPtimize requires negligible setup costs and provides businesses with the immediate benefits of lower monthly telecom costs, including long-distance and line costs. - 2005-08-04

Summer Networking Opens Doors to Career Opportunities CareerWomen.com recommends top overlooked summer activities that lead to new jobs. - 2005-08-04

Quickparts Adds 5 New Materials for Rapid Prototyping Quickparts announced the availability of 5 new materials across the company’s rapid prototyping line: Stereolithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), and Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). - 2005-08-04

How'd She Do It? Publisher of Bahiyah Woman Magazine, Bridgett Hollingsworth Creates the Internet's Preeminent Black Lifestyle Magazine In Only Four Years Publisher of Bahiyah Woman Magazine creates the Internets preeminent black lifestyle magazine. Going weekly in only four years this publisher is turning heads. This week she features Fatherhood in the NFL including interviews with Samuel McNabb, President and Co-Founder of the National Football Players Fathers Association and Jacksonville Jaguars’ Defensive End, Paul Spicer on parenting from a male point of view, also this week Hollywood's mane man and UPN's America's Next Top Model stylist Dr. Boogie grace her pages. - 2005-08-04

International real estate expo to take place at Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas Event will bring together thousands of qualified buyers, investors, and real estate professionals - 2005-08-04

FDA, FTC and a Revolutionary Product Launch Among Some of the Most Exciting Presentations at 2nd Annual Obesity & Weight Loss Congress Sept. 13-14, 2005 The World Obesity & Weight Loss Congress launches its second annual event with over 60 speakers in two days, within three, concurrent industry tracks. The first-ever B-to-B event will bring together all the major players for 2 1/2 days of intense scrutiny of this worldwide epidemic. You'll hear the latest business and scientific advances being made in 3 of the largest and most active industries: Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals & Dietary Supplements and Food & Beverages. Each track is targeted to strategic marketing and advertising initiatives, regulatory hurdles, international opportunities, powerful competitive collaborations and the latest in clinical studies and scientific advances being made today. - 2005-08-04

Attention Cell/Mobile Phone Users Cell phone users worldwide are very happy with this amazing new offer from MyCallBuster. - 2005-08-04

Redupax Silences The Competition Sound Seal introduces Redupax acoustical floor underlayment. Redupax is a premium floor underlayment designed for use under engineered hardwood and laminate flooring. - 2005-08-04

New Internet Marketing Strategy: Tests Prove Drop Capitals Increase Online Sales by Up To 45% Internet marketing breakthrough: New cut-and-paste ‘drop capital images’ from DropCapitals.com, have been proven to increase readership of web pages and online sales, by up to 45%. - 2005-08-04

Kamber Polly to Debut Sixteen New Invitation Designs At the San Francisco International Gift Fair Kamber Polly, Stationery for the rest of us, will debut sixteen new invitation designs and and two new note card lines in booth at the San Francisco Internation Gift Fair August 6-10. These new designs join the company’s debut line, Glamour Buckles, which started selling online in March 2005. - 2005-08-04

Encrypt Any Data, PC Or Media with Cryptainer LE Free Encryption Software. Cryptainer LE Free Encryption Software has been released. Cryptainer is an easy-to-use software that secures your privacy while computing. It keeps your data private and secures your PC. Cryptainer LE encrypts any type of data on any Windows PC on any kind of media. - 2005-08-04

From “Nigritude Ultramarine” to Backgammon: The SEO World Takes On a Real Word Challenge - 2005-08-04

Rabobank, N.A. Selects CoreTrac CoreTrac's ResourceOne Solution To Help Facilitate Rabobank, N.A.'s Expansion - 2005-08-04

The Dominion Group Becomes First Technology Provider To Receive DO-230A Verification For Unmanned Access Control At U.S. Airports A Portal Entrance System that has been the only product to be certified to the DO230A criteria for unmanned access control at US Airports. This superior technology means huge savings for taxpayers, airports and the private sector. - 2005-08-04

Stalker Radar Introduces the Stalker Speed Sensor, A Doppler Radar Speed Measurement Resource for the System Engineer, OEM, and Fabricator The Stalker Radar Speed Sensor is a fully functioning speed measurement radar and is completely waterproof. At 5” long and 2.75” in diameter, it only requires an external power source to output MPH or KPH speed data, target direction of travel, and signal strength. - 2005-08-04

New Souffle'™ 3-D Ink Pen Rises to the Occasion Sakura of America introduces innovative Souffle', its new raised ink gel pen available in 10 colors. Souffle' is ideal for crafting and papercrafting and creates an embossed effect without messy powders and heat guns. - 2005-08-04

Oompa Toys E-Tailer Makes Finding Unique, Well-Designed Back-To-School Products a Snap It can be difficult to find school gear and educational toys that aren’t stickered with movie characters or that are not made of plastic. When little ones head to preschool for the first time, or back to school in their early elementary years, families who value the lasting nature of wooden toys and the classic styling of European toys turn to Oompa Toys’ website for their needs at Oompa.com. - 2005-08-04

Home Careers Inc. has a Sales Center that Closes the Sales for those who own a Home Based Business or want to Work At Home Home Careers is pleased to announce they have teamed up with the Coastal Sales Center to close the gap when it comes to work from home marketing statistics. - 2005-08-04

Impact 210: The Magazine Gets the Daisy Duke on Jessica Simpson With her debut film, 'The Dukes of Hazzard' about to hit the big screen, a brand-new album in the works and a popular beauty line, Dessert Beauty in stores, Jessica Simpson has slowly transformed herself into a Triple Threat. That’s why Impact 210: The Magazine chose Simpson to grace the cover of its launch issue. - 2005-08-04

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc., To Roll-Out A New Field Service Automation Program to Streamline its Medical Imaging Equipment Service Processes Tested with 100 field service engineers (FSEs), and 3,400 SourceOne customers, 600-plus SourceOne FSEs will use handheld pocket PCs featuring integrated record-keeping, real-time data transfer, and other cost saving benefits - 2005-08-04

July 2005 Bandwidth Report by Web Site Optimization FCC Fudging Broadband Figures? U.S. Broadband Penetration Jumps to 58.6 percent in June 2005 - 2005-08-04

California Man and Pooch to Walk 500 Miles in Aid of Tsunami Orphans A Sonoma County realtor and his 7-year old Labrador will walk from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise funds for tsunami orphans and displaced children. The 500-mile walk, to begin on Sept. 12 at the Lucasfilms headquarters at the San Francisco Presidio will take 13 days to complete. The walk organized by the non-profit Kids of Hope is expected to attract walkers along the route. Part of the proceeds will be donated to a tsunami animal rescue-and-care project in Sri Lanka. - 2005-08-04

The Non Surgical Nose Job: Finding Preference Among Dissatisfied Asians Dr. Alexander Rivkin, founder of Westside Medical Spa www.westsidemedicalspa.com has developed the Non Surgical Nose Job™, an effective, minimally invasive, less expensive, and safer alternative to traditional rhinoplasty that is proving quite popular among Asian patients. - 2005-08-04

Mtbe Contaminated Property Owners in East Texas Reach Multi-Million Dollar Settlement with Explorer Pipeline Company MTBE contaminated property owners represented by Dallas area lawyer Ted B. Lyon reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the Explorer Pipeline Company. - 2005-08-04

Agents of the Sun Rise from the Ashes and Unleash 'Monarchs of a Fallen Society' Oct. 11 on DCide Records Agents of the Sun will be releasing their sophomore 'Monarchs of a Fallen Society' album Oct. 11 on DCide Records. - 2005-08-04

Voice123: The Biggest Tool for Podcasting After the IPod Itself Voice123 is now helping podcasters find the perfect Voiceover talent to record their podcasting sessions. - 2005-08-04

ZFOOTBALL Champion Rashied Davis Signs with the Chicago Bears Former San Jose State and San Jose Sabercat standout was a member of the San Jose Violators, who won the Elite Division at the 2004 San Jose Event. - 2005-08-04

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Programmer Reboots Career with DIGIKIDS® Child ID Franchise In response to the more than 2,000 missing children reported in the United States each day, DIGIKIDS® offers a Child Safety CD that allows parents to provide law enforcement officials, the media, the NCMEC and other agencies with two high-resolution digital photos along with medical and identifying information to aid in recovery efforts. - 2005-08-04

Property Mortgage Partnership Launches New Website for Spain, France & Dubai Real Estate PMP have today launched a brand new dynamic website offering visitors & clients the opportunity to find property in three major investment areas, peruse distressed & undervalued bargain properties AND arrange finance in what they consider to be a "one stop shop" for Real Estate Investors. - 2005-08-04

Create Your Own Word Search Puzzle Online at WordSearchFun.com WordSearchFun.com allows members to create their own puzzle by specifying puzzle size, puzzle title and word selection. With the click of a button, members may have their puzzle created instantly to be played online with a special java applet, or to be printed out to share with family, friends and co-workers. - 2005-08-04

Digital Force Gauge Ranges Re-styled and Re-designed Mecmesin, Europe's largest designer and manufacturer of force gauges for quality control testing in manufacturing industry, has lauched two new force gauge ranges. - 2005-08-04

'USA High' Teen Drama Heartthrob Josh Holland Joins Growing A-List of Actors on 'Palmetto Pointe' The hot new teen drama will also feature two familiar faces from 'Dawson’s Creek,' 'Beverly Hills 90210,' and 'One Tree Hill.' - 2005-08-04

The Blogathon for Charity: SEO Specialist, Blogger and China Consultant Lonnie B. Hodge will Blog for 24 Straight Hours as Part of the Annual Blogathon. Blogger Lonnie B. Hodge will update posts on his China blog www.onemanbandwidth.com every thirty minutes and field questions relating to SEO, China, Literature and more. Site to offer free ads to corporate donors. - 2005-08-04

Indie Musician Challenges SONY/BMG Payola Settlement - "Public, Indie Musicians Should Be Outraged" Indie musician/recording artist Robert Kramer says the recent statement about the Sony/BMG recording industry payola settlement leaves many questions and issues unanswered,"saying now's the time to keep the pressure on the radio stations and the advertisers who buy time on the stations. - 2005-08-04

Demystifying Math Home School Challenges to be Conquered at Conference "Math continues to be a subject that many parents lack confidence in. It’s often cited as a roadblock to making the commitment to full time homeschooling," says Tim Lambert, president of the Texas Home School Coalition. "That is why we are so excited about the speakers we’ve been able to book for this year’s conference." - 2005-08-04

Nine New Luxury Baby Products From ZIAJA in Poland Now Available for First Time in U.S. Nine new luxury, all-natural, personal care products for infants, toddlers, and expecting moms now in the U.S. market from Poland-based Ziaja Skin Care. To celebrate arrival in U.S., Ziaja in offering a special "baby package" promotional price for all nine products including a free Organic Goat's Milk Hand & Nail Cream. This promotion is through web site only and will run starting this month through the 2005 holiday season. Ziaja Polish Baby products are the newest and most unique gifts for expecting or new Moms for the 2005 holiday season - at a great price. - 2005-08-04

No More Cellulite in 28 Days--LipoCELL Bloker Line Now Available in U.S. Market Ziaja LipoCELL Bloker Line reduces fat tissue by nearly 20% in only 28 days. Three easy-to-use Eastern Bloc beauty products will have you cellulite-free. - 2005-08-04

Balazs Introduces the i-Box Speed Bag Platform for Home Gyms; Sleek Styling and New color Choices Featured in a High-Quality, Low-Cost Platform Balazs Inc, a leader in the marketing and manufacturing of fitness boxing equipment, announces the release of its new lower priced speed bag platform, available in 3 colors. - 2005-08-04

Fiddler Above The Roof: New Aviation Program Puts People in Their Own Jets New Jersey-based company helps celebrities or wealthy individuals own their own planes, avoiding the hassles of fractional ownership or commercial travel. - 2005-08-04

Howard B. Schiffer of Vitamin Angel Alliance Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at the Newport Summit Howard B. Schiffer, Founder of Vitamin Angel Alliance, was honored last week with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nutrition Business Journal’s Newport Summit. - 2005-08-04

Fine Artist To Display Colorful New Work in Rowlett--An Antiquarian Process Keeps Up with the Times An exhibit of new work by local fine art photographer Peter J. Blackburn will be on display at the Rowlett Public Library from September 1 through October 6. - 2005-08-04

Write It Right on National Punctuation Day Punctuation is one of the most important, yet overlooked, aspects of business writing. As a business professional you know the importance of spell-checking your work. You wouldn’t dream of sending out a business plan, sales pitch, proposal, or even an office memo without performing that all-important function. But when you self-edit your work, how closely do you check your punctuation? - 2005-08-04

Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame on Display, Accepting Nominations at Garry Maddox Charity Barbecue Event As a proud sponsor of the Neil Stein/Garry Maddox Barbecue Challenge at Citizens Bank Park, Saturday August 6th, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame will provide the public its only opportunity to nominate in-person someone for consideration into the Hall. To date, those receiving the most nominations via the general public are legendary local announcer John McAdams, former Phillies slugger Richie ‘Dick’ Allen, and Philly native and all-time Dodger great, Roy Campanella. The all-sports Philly Hall of Fame will also have a mini-museum, displaying a sampling of the most unique collection of sports memorabilia and artifacts in the area, featuring items from over 100 years of Philadelphia Sports. - 2005-08-04

What Is Encephalitis, Anyway? The 4th Annual FACES Conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 9 - 11 2005. (FACES = Friends And Caregivers, Encephalitis Survivors.) The organizers strive to raise awareness on the topic of encephalitis. - 2005-08-04

OlderWiserWomen are Celebrating Join thousands of women celebrating International OlderWiserWomen's Day month long celebration as they learn, share and celebrate from August 17 to September 18, 2005. - 2005-08-04

New ‘Kite Mark of Trust’ for the Health & Fitness Market Active Wellbeing Group launches ‘world first’ in complementary healthcare – professionally accredited self-help DVDs support chiropractor/patient partnership in helping rehabilitation – increased awareness of chiropractic in primary healthcare - 2005-08-04

RECON Intelligence Services Welcomes New Client Osceola County Association of REALTORS® becomes the third Florida REALTOR® association to select RECON for strategic planning. - 2005-08-04

Is Traditional Nutrition Making Us Fat? With all the hype regarding what diet is best for us, why not let the body decide? A truly unique individualised nutrition prgram is finally here. - 2005-08-04

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Enhances Physician Productivity with IQMax™ Mobile Solutions Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, MS selects IQMax’s dictation, charge capture and clinical results mobile solutions for deployment to the organizations inpatient and ambulatory care providers. - 2005-08-04

Version3, Inc. Achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status Version3, Inc. earns Microsoft competencies in Information Worker Solutions and ISV Software Solutions. - 2005-08-04

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Has Now Been Established in 181 Countries of the World The three-day international Ahmadiyya Conference concluded successfully on Sunday, 31st July 2005 in the 120 Acre grounds of Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad the khalifa and Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said that in light of the difficulties the world faces at the moment it is imperative to follow the guidance shown by the Holy Qu’ran to achieve success. You need Salat, guidance and success in faith. - 2005-08-04

New Limited Edition Bottled Iced Tea Added to The Republic of Tea's Sip for the Cure Line--Proceeds Benefit Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation The Republic of Tea continues to benefit the fight against breast cancer with a new limited edition bottled iced tea -- Sip for the Cure Pink Lemonade Iced Green Tea. The company will donate 10 percent of the sale of this limited release iced tea directly to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. This unsweetened, organic, ready-to-drink iced tea will be available exclusively during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month -- October 2005. - 2005-08-04

Brand New Job site, CareerJobPlanet.com, Promises to Cater to Recruiters and Employers Seeking to Fill Qualified Positions Careerjobplanet.com, a brand new job site online employee provider, opens its website doors welcoming recruiters and employers to explore the careerjobplanet website and begin using its services absolutely Free for a limited time only. Jobseekers are also encouraged to utilize the site's services by submitting their resumes to obtain the exposure they're seeking. - 2005-08-04

Poker Bustouts: Documentary Chronicles Highs and Lows of Poker Pros Ever wonder what happened to the professional poker player that won $1 million in the World Series of Poker, but never showed up on television again? In reality, the penniless pros far outnumber the glitzy television regulars. Why? Because professional poker is like the French Foreign Legion: nobody cares about your past, and you have no future. - 2005-08-04

UtiliPoint Launches New Directory of Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Vendors and Software Products UtiliPoint International, the leading analysis and consulting firm serving the energy and utilities industries today announced the launch of a new subscription service. The Directory of energy trading, transaction and risk management software vendors and products is now available for subscription from the UtiliPoint website. - 2005-08-04

Miami-Dade Contractors Board Approve RedVector.com Online Education Miami-Dade County Contractors can now reduce travel and education costs by taking professional education courses online instead of traveling to a limited number of traditional classes and seminars. RedVector.com, which offers hundreds of courses for design and construction professionals, is now approved by the Miami-Dade Construction Trades Qualifying Board to provide online continuing education. - 2005-08-04

Texas Producers ‘Carnival Beats’ Making Mike Jones’ Hit After Hit Austin Producers, Carnival Beats responsible for Houston's new sound with bangin' tracks created for Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Bun B, etc. - 2005-08-04

China’s Great Missed Opportunity While a U.S. Representative to the Asian Development Bank Executive Board of Directors during the first Bush Administration, I consistently called for China to “bite the bullet” and privatize its state-owned companies as soon as possible. Representatives from European and other Asian countries would just shake their heads and mutter about impatient Americans while counseling that China adopt a slow, incremental approach to privatization. - 2005-08-04

Ready-to-Wear is Ready-to-Die One Brooklyn designer is stitching together couture clothing for individualists of all shapes and sizes. - 2005-08-04

Attorney Ted B. Lyon Speaks at the National Groundwater Association Conference about the City of Dallas' MTBE Case Against the Oil Industry Attoney Ted B. Lyon spoke about representing the City of Dallas in its MTBE case against the oil industry at the National Ground Water Association's 2005 Conference on Groundwater and Environmental Law in Baltimore, Maryland on July 21, 2005. - 2005-08-04

Software Concepts and Pixel Bridge Launch New Website Software Concepts, Inc., a software and services firm founded in 1979, recently launched a new website as part of a strategic planning and implementation effort. The company partnered with Pixel Bridge, a Boston-based Internet consulting firm, to establish its marketing strategy and design and develop the new website. - 2005-08-04

SnapStream Media Launches Award-Winning Beyond TV and Beyond TV Link in Germany, France and the UK SnapStream Media, Inc., a leader in digital home entertainment products, announced today the launch of localized French, German, and British versions of its award-winning DVR software, Beyond TV. - 2005-08-04

Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation Takes Graduates on Educational Trip to Chicago The Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation, Inc. (MJYF), will take its 2005 graduates of the foundation’s Leadership Academy on a four-day educational trip to Chicago, Illinois beginning August 8 through August 11, 2005. While in Chicago, the graduates will visit the Chicago Board of Trade, Melvin Securities, Ariel Capital Management, Johnson Publishing, Burrell Communications, the DuSable Museum, and meet with local leaders. The MJYF is a non-profit leadership program for at-risk 11th graders in the Atlanta Public School System. Mrs. Valerie Jackson, Chairman of the Foundation and widow of Maynard Jackson will accompany the graduates on this annual trip, as well as Reuben McDaniel, President/CEO of Jackson Securities, a company founded by the late Mayor Maynard Jackson. - 2005-08-04

Hudson Valley Wine Fest Kicks Off With A Grand Reserve Tasting Event To Benefit Cornell Cooperative Extension The 4th Annual Hudson Valley Wine Fest to be held at the Greig Farm in Red Hook, NY on September 9th, 10th and 11th will start off with a Grand Reserve Tasting event on Friday evening, September 9th from 6 to 9pm. WineRacks.com, sponsor of the Wine Fest, is pleased to announce that proceeds from the Grand Reserve Tasting will benefit educational programs of Cornell Cooperative Extension of both Dutchess and Ulster Counties. - 2005-08-04

Handheld Luminescent (Optical) Dissolved Oxygen Meter from the Makers of the World's 1st Commercial Luminescent/optical D.O. Sensor Environmental Instruments LLC introduces MODEL FL-3-H utilizing their revolutionary Patented Fluorescent dissolved oxygen technology. - 2005-08-04

Message Technologies, Inc. Offers Aggressive SALT Pricing Message Technologies, Inc. (MTI), a leading provider of speech IVR hosting, services and solutions, unveiled today significantly reduced hosting rates based on MTI’s addition of Microsoft Speech Server (MSS) and its Speech Application Language Tags (SALT) specification. - 2005-08-04

Message Technologies, Inc. Partners with Pronexus MTI Complements Microsoft Speech Server (MSS) Hosting Environment with Pronexus VBSALT, the First IVR Development Tool for the MSS Platform. Hosted IVR tool & MSS platform offering minimizes capital investment, simplifies development & deployment of speech applications, and reduces time-to-market - 2005-08-04

The IRS is Back with a Vengeance The emphasis at the Internal Revenue Service is now on enforcement. The kinder, gentler IRS of a few years ago is gone. - 2005-08-04

Low Fidelity Press Announces the Release of "Rabbit Punches" by Jason Ockert Jason Ockert’s debut collection, Rabbit Punches, introduces a truly original voice to American letters. Low Fidelity Press is an independent publisher dedicated to putting out the best overlooked literature in American fiction, poetry and literary nonfiction. - 2005-08-04

World Release: Bodyguard Risk Assessment Model The need for personal protection is on the rise. So is the amount of bodyguards world wide. Bringing client and contractor closer together, Bramsborg Security & Safety has created an easy to use "Bodyguard risk assessment model.” - 2005-08-04

Free TV Player v1.8 Has Been Released Watch 800+ free Internet TV from 100 countries by Free TV Player. - 2005-08-04

Direct Mail Millionaires Reveal Their Secrets Some of the most successful Direct Mail Millionaires recently revealed their coveted secrets at an Information Marketing Seminar where customers paid $6,500 to attend the event. They revealed priceless nuggets of information necessary for anyone who wants to start a profitable home based business. - 2005-08-04

Captive Indoor Media Adds $250,000 to Fuel Growth Captive Indoor Media, a rapidly growing digital signage software and content provider, announced today they have added $250,000 in capital. The investment will be used to support hiring needs as well as sales and marketing efforts. - 2005-08-04

Napkinnights.com Has 100,000 Reasons Why “What Happens in Vegas, No Longer Stays in Vegas” Napkinnights.com, a leading web based, nightlife photo community hits a benchmark! 100,000 photos of the Las Vegas club and party scene and the people who make it happen. - 2005-08-04

BookSurge Announces Publication of "The Legend of Lumps, Thumps, Bumps and Stumps" BookSurge proudly announces the publication of "The Legend of Lumps, Thumps, Bumps and Stumps," by Gary Drobinski. - 2005-08-04

Stories of Survival Begin in the Shtetl and End in the Comforts of an English Garden BookSurge proudly announces the publication of "Linking the Threads, a Tribute to a Litvak Tailor" by Hilary Rudick. - 2005-08-04

Opera Browser in Stores Now Announcing the immediate availability of the award winning Opera for Windows. This high quality, multi-platform product is now available at North American retail outlets nationwide. - 2005-08-04

Fort Lauderdale Woman Selected for Country’s First "Golden Pageant" Elle Nash, age 64, will be competing in the Ms. Golden America Pageant on October 29, 2005. Ms. Nash is a personal fitness trainer to senior citizens in Florida and is a former "Miss Manhattan" from the 60's. - 2005-08-04

TouchStand™ Re-Brands Itself as TouchMedia™ TouchStand re-brands itself as TouchMedia in advance of expanded product lines. - 2005-08-04

Asset Management Firm Brings New Future to Furniture Manufacturing Facility Lexington Home Brands engages Idled Assets Group to assist in creating a redevelopment plan for its one million square foot flagship plant. - 2005-08-04

Quigo Adds Two eBay Veterans to Senior Management Team Marty Abbott named Chief Operating Officer; Michael Fisher named Vice President of Technology and Chief Information Officer. - 2005-08-04

eMeter Corporation Releases Version 4 of the Power Information Platform by eMeter to JEA; IBM Completes Scalability Test eMeter announced today that JEA of Jacksonville, Florida has put into production the latest release, 4.3, of the Power Information Platform™ by eMeter (PIPe) software. JEA, the municipal water/sewer/electric utility serving Jacksonville, is using the PIPe to provide advanced meter data management and related services for its 660,000 electric and water customers. eMeter handed the system off to JEA’s operators following integration with JEA’s core utility business systems and extensive testing. In a separate, parallel effort, IBM validated the PIPe’s ability to scale up to at least nine million meters. - 2005-08-04

Google-Powered Site Search Boosts Conversions for Fat Brain Toys E-commerce toy retailer leverages Google mini search appliance to satisfy new breed of search-savvy customers. - 2005-08-04

Invistics® Names Vice Presidents for Key Sales Positions Invistics, developer of Lean Manufacturing software, fills two strategic management positions with experienced executives from sales and technical fields. - 2005-08-04

California Casinos Look to Hrlogix for Web-Based Recruiting and Paperless Hiring Solutions By automating over 80 percent of the paperwork associated with the recruiting and hiring processes, HRLogix allows companies to decrease the cost of acquisition of hourly and exempt employees while increasing the speed-to-hire time frame. - 2005-08-04

WavBoard Equips Cars with Broadband Internet Connection Developed by San Diego based Omniwav Mobile, the patent pending WavBoard takes a broadband Internet connection and puts it on wheels. - 2005-08-04

Thread Away Facial Hair in Just Two Minutes with the New Epicare™ Facial Hair Remover Unwanted hair on the upper lip, chin and cheeks can be quite frustrating for many women. Now there is a product from facialhairthreading.com that offers a quick and simple yet effective way to remove facial hair in the comfort of your home. - 2005-08-04

Palm Springs Most Famous Resort is Now the Most Beautiful The Palm Springs Riviera Resort will host three world-famous beauty competitions, including Mrs. America, over two consecutive weeks. - 2005-08-04

SOX Institute Introduces North America's First Free Sarbanes-Oxley Training Program SOX Institute launches training road show in 14 cities across North America; offering array of complimentary services with registration in any Sarbanes-Oxley training workshop. - 2005-08-04

Fathom Expeditions Re-Kindles "The Spirit of Shackleton" with a Rare 13-Night Expedition Cruise of the Antarctic Peninsula Trip dates for the cruise of the Antarctic Peninsula, the iceberg-filled Weddell Sea and historic Elephant Island are February 7-20, 2006—13 nights for the price of 10 with several of Antarctica's most accomplished expedition leaders. - 2005-08-04