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Human Capital Institute and Performance Assessment Network, Inc. (pan) Announce Agreement The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a professional association and educator in talent management strategies, and Performance Assessment Network, Inc.® ("pan"®), a leading provider of online assessment and talent management systems, announced today that pan will sponsor HCI's Assessment and Selection learning and research track. The track is one of several topics addressed in HCI's Talent Acquisition community of interest, a community HCI considers critical to organizations working to build competitive advantage. - 2005-12-17

New Lingerie Company Attempts to Embark on Untapped Avenues in Womens Apparel Desire Her Lingerie is poised to become a front runner in womens lingerie and apparel by focusing on women's needs - 2005-12-17

Hot or Not So Hot? - Who Will Have the Christmas and New Year No. 1 Search Engine Ranking? One of the most profitable times of year for many online traders, www.servicewrap.net reports that MSN may be taking ground from Yahoo and Google in the Christmas and New Year Sales war. - 2005-12-17

The Law Firm of LaBella Dennis and Associates DWI Attorneys Celebrate 25 Years in Business LaBella Dennis and Associates want to say "thank you Houston and surrounding towns for believing in our law firm. We have served thousands of clients and we now want to thank you all. When our clients continue to come back to us to use our services year after year it tells us we are doing something right. Thank you all." - 2005-12-17

President’s Book Arms Readers with War Chest of Cash Flow Ammunition Nationally renowned cash flow expert and president of the American Cash Flow Association, Fred Rewey, arms his readers with a war chest of cash flow resources in his new book, "Winning the Cash Flow War". - 2005-12-17

Green Building Headed for USA’s Top Environmental Rating New Green Building Book Shows Portland Engineering Firm’s Strategies. - 2005-12-17

Celtic Rings, A Return to the Ancients Celtic wedding rings are being rediscovered for their unique qualities and symbolic nature of the artwork that is used in designing an everlasting bond between husband and wife. - 2005-12-17

Have an Award Winning Night with GiveLobster.com GiveLobster.com, Home of the Jumbo, provides the opportunity to have an award winning night by dinning like a star as all of the presenters and performers at the upcoming 2005 Radio Music Awards, who will receive GiveLobster.com gift certificates in their gift baskets. - 2005-12-17

ISO 20000 Service Management Standard Published The international IT Service Management standard has finally been published, changing the whole landscape for IT service providers. - 2005-12-17

BiggerPockets, Inc. Acquires Online Video and Game Arcade Portal, WaitingforClass.com Online Web Conglomerate, BiggerPockets, Inc., who'se holdings include the highly successful Real Estate Investing Portal BiggerPockets.com Real Estate Investing Community, recently acquired WaitingforClass.com. - 2005-12-17

Unibased Systems Architecture Uses Solid Engineering and Customer Service to Topple Industry Giants KLAS Enterprises, an independent healthcare IT vendor research firm, published its annual “TOP 20: Year-End Best in KLAS” Report today, announcing that Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (USA) is the BEST OVERALL vendor, outperforming mega-firms such as Epic, Cerner, McKesson, GE and others. According to the report, “there is a new overall Top 20 winner for the first time in 7 years – USA!” - 2005-12-17

Free Download for Eliminating Holiday Blues, Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Stress and Overindulgence from the Author of The Sedona Method The holidays are a stressful time for many. This free download from Hale Dwoskin, author of The New York Times Best Seller, The Sedona Method - Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-Being, brings much needed relief from holiday distress. - 2005-12-17

Interest in Vacation Timeshare Evolves Mightily Since Early 90s The evolution of the vacation timeshare industry through the eyes of the lone timeshare website operator in the early 90's. - 2005-12-17

Celtic Crossing Liqueur Introduces Latest Cocktail: Just in Time for the Release of King Kong The perfect cocktail to have after watching King Kong. - 2005-12-17

College Student’s Humor Website Reaches 50 Millionth Visit A college student's wildly-popular website, The Random Vin Diesel Fact Generator, hits the 50 millionth visitor mark. - 2005-12-17

Oxonica and Croda form Partnership to Drive Oxonica's UV Absorber Optisol into the Global Market Oxonica plc, a leading European nanotechnology group, is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Croda, a global speciality chemicals group, to distribute Oxonica’s Optisol™ UV absorber into the international personal care market. - 2005-12-17

Clinipace, Inc. and TrialCard, Inc. Partner to Increase Physician and Patient Participation in Clinical Research Clinipace, Inc., a software company focused on late-stage clinical research studies and patient registries, and TrialCard, Inc., a pharmaceutical marketing services company specializing in alternative prescription drug sampling, today announced a strategic partnership to develop and market innovative solutions to increase and simplify patient and physician participation in phase IV clinical studies and sponsored patient registries. - 2005-12-17

Unbeatable.co.uk to Review the Sonos Digital Music System Unbeatable.co.uk will be reviewing the Sonos Digital Music System. The review will give an overview of this excellent wireless audio system and visitors to the Unbeatable website can also find the best place to buy at the best price. - 2005-12-17

Australian Managers Can't Do Employee Performance Management The Performance Management Institute of Australia conducted a survey of Australian Manager attitudes towards the Performance Management process. Approximately 140 Managers responded from a wide variety of businesses and enterprises. - 2005-12-17

RhinestoneJewelry.Com Spring Line Up Expands Current Line and Adding New Items Rhinestone Jewelry Corporation offers some insight to 2005 performance and outlook. - 2005-12-17

Functional Sculpture: Camilo Pardo, Michael Chetcuti Collaborate on Aluminum Furniture Line Ford GT designer Camilo Pardo and industrial designer Michael Chetcuti have teamed up on another groundbreaking work of industrial sculpture. Their all-aluminum Mercury Lounge chair is the first in a planned line to include a coffee table and sofa. - 2005-12-17

Author Daphne Rose Kingma Releases "101 Ways to Have True Love in Your Life" Whether looking for love or looking to rekindle love, "Love Doctor" Daphne Rose Kingma gives the knowledge required to find, keep, and foster what nearly everyone desires — true love. In 101 Ways to Have True Love in Your Life (Conari Press, January 2006), she leads readers into the principles of "Loving Yourself," which provide the foundation for everything to come. - 2005-12-17

CricketSecrets.com Launched This Week; Specialising in Teaching Cricket Batting and Bowling Tips to Help Young Cricketers Learn How to Play Better Cricket Ian Canaway today announced the official launch of CricketSecrets.com. It is one of the first websites of its kind developed in respond to a lack of cricket batting and bowling tips available on the internet. The new website offers only one product which focuses on helping cricketers improve their batting, bowling and fielding. - 2005-12-17

New Website Reveals: Men and Children Tortured in Local Neighborhoods A new website vows to create awareness about an insidious issue few of us know about: "Men and their children are the tortured victims of justice system and police policies gone haywire." - 2005-12-17

Bancap Self Storage Group Brokers Major Self Storage Portfolio Sale Dean L. Keller and Carl E. Touhey of Bancap Self Storage Group, Inc. recently announced the completed sale of a large portfolio of self storage properties in California. The portfolio included six properties operating under different trade names and located in various areas throughout Southern and Northern California, including Murrieta, Vista, Walnut, Benicia, Pleasanton and West Sacramento. - 2005-12-17

Alliance Creates the Premier Destination for Unsigned Bands to Promote Their Music and Create Own Podcasts For the Masses (FTM) Podcast Network and ClickCaster join to promote new music. Creates the premier destination for unsigned bands to promote their music and create their own podcasts. - 2005-12-17

Fierri.com Launches Brand New Flash Content Management System At Fierri.com (http://www.fierri.com), webdesigner Arnaud Legoux launches the first affordable flash CMS. - 2005-12-17

New Service Provides an On-Call Personal Assistant Whenever You Need One the Most Save time and get the information you need with MyLiveAssistant.com. Now offering the services of an on-call personal assistant made available to you without the need to hire an employee. - 2005-12-17

Online Kitchenware Launch ZWILLING J.A Henckels Twin Select Kitchen Knife Range Kitchenware specialists Online Kitchenware announced today the launch of the ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Twin Select kitchen knife range. These impressive razor sharp kitchen knives are available in many sizes to suit all tasks in the kitchen. - 2005-12-17

Bonta Story in Holiday Treasure Trove CD For Children Philanthropic poet, actress, novelist Vanna Bonta lends an original fable and peformance to an entertainment CD for Children's Hospitals. - 2005-12-17

Brooklyn Musician and Songwriter Earns Two GRAMMY Nominations for 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards in Gospel Music Genre Joeworn "JSWIRV" Martin President of JSWIRV Entertainment and Minister of Music for The Love Fellowship Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York is no longer a local celeberity under the industry radar. His song "Lift Him Up" performed by Hezekiah Walker and LFCC has earned him a place in GRAMMY history among noted gospel superstars. - 2005-12-17

Property Frontiers -- International Real Estate Investment Opportunities in 2006 Real estate markets are much like any other market; they operate in cycles experiencing growth, stagnation and even decline. In the case of property, these cycles tend to be slower than in other types of market, but timing is still the key. With this in mind, the question on every potential international property investor’s mind is; which countries will provide the best property investment opportunities in 2006? - 2005-12-17

Julia Fischer, 22-Year Old Virtuoso Violinist, Presents Master Class For Talented Teens The InterSchool Orchestras of New York will sponsor a master class with 22-year old German violinist Julia Fischer on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. - 2005-12-17

Earth Contest Launches Free Revolutionary Immersive Online Game The world's first Earth Contest offers exciting new online gaming experience. - 2005-12-17

Travel Safe with Exclusive Travel-Wise Products for the Smart Traveler Arrive fit and relaxed at your destination with healthy approach to your travels. Travel-Wise.com offers two unique and exclusive travel kits to help travelers fight illness and overcome jet lag. It's the perfect way to maximize enjoyment from your Christmas vacation. - 2005-12-17

Seven Criteria to Help You Assess Who to Buy Window Coverings Online From This Holiday Season Ordering window coverings over the Internet can be an unsettling thought for many. After all, there are many retailers to select from online and you are making a significant investment. How do you know who you should buy from? How can you tell one company from another? YourBlinds.com knows many questions exist and therefore provides some simple criteria to insure online purchasing success. - 2005-12-17

Wimpy Web Hosts Hope Hackers Won't Scan Many web hosts lack confidence in their own security services and fear scans may reveal their vulnerabilites. LogiGuard scanning exposes security flaws that many weak, insecure hosts don't want you to see. - 2005-12-17

New Website Launched for 'The Original Nutcracker' More Than Nuts! OR Not Just A Nutty Idea. Division Street Manufacturing Inc. launches a new website to showcase The Original Nutcracker. - 2005-12-17

San Diego Law Office Welcomes Ana Himelic Ana Himelic, a graduate of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, has joined the Klinedinst law firm in San Diego. Himelic is the newest attorney to join the growing San Diego law practice. Her legal experience includes working as a contract clerk with the Tucson branch of the U.S. Attorney's office, as well as working with defendants in the Pima County Public Defender's Office. Ana was the recipient of the Joseph M. Livermore Community Service Award in 2005, and also served as President of the Law Women's Association in law school. - 2005-12-17

Cut Costs, Increase Fleet Life and Breath Easier By Simply Upgrading Lubricants High fuels prices have driven up fleet costs significantly the last couple years. That compounded with rising maintenance and repair costs is enough to give anyone a headache. Fleet lubrication is probably the last thing that comes to mind when trying to save money and improve efficiency. However, upgrading lubricants can have a significant impact on the bottom line. - 2005-12-17

Borgwarner Turbo Systems Has a Record Setting Year in Sport Compact Racing BorgWarner’s AirWerks sponsored race teams shatter records during the 2005 season. - 2005-12-17

SuperModel Cindy Margolis Becomes the Official Spokesperson for Chipleaders.com, an Online Social Network Dedicated to Poker Internet pioneer, Cindy Margolis lends her fabulous face and personna to promote and raise awareness to what's destined to be the largest dedicated online Poker community in the world. - 2005-12-17

MBADC Women's Music Industry Workshop Website to Relaunch at New URL January 1: 'This Ain't No Shoe Site!' Lesson Number One in the music business: Never be afraid to take a risk. Lesson Number Two: Never be afraid to make changes, reinvent yourself, and come out with something even better. MusicBizAdvice.com is taking its own advice and relaunching its sister site, The MBADC Women's Music Industry Workshop at a new URL on January 1 at http://mbadc.tripod.com/. The MBADC Women's Music Industry Workshop is an online magazine highlighting issues of interest to women in the music business, such as sexual harassment, women's health, and safety tips. - 2005-12-17

Denny’s Restaurant and Author Team Up to Fight Childhood Cancer Author and entrepreneur, Frank F. Lunn, teamed up with Denny’s Restaurant in Bloomington, Illinois to aid in the fight against childhood cancer. The event benefitted St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. - 2005-12-17

Low Cost Video Conferencing Fuels Introduction of Enhanced PVRs Video conferencing, a powerful Relationship Marketing tool, is being used to introduce enhanced Personal Video Recorders (PVR) to the Marketplace. Brightbox, a "convergence" Digital Video Recorder (DVR), combines the function of a Personal Digital Recorder (PDR) with a Media Center. With Brightbox, consumers can Entertain, Learn, Shop and Earn. 5 tips that savvy business people will use while video conferencing to expedite the introduction of their products. - 2005-12-17

Residential Systems Division of American Standard Companies to Support Service Roundtable Memberships Residential Systems, a division of American Standard Companies, announced that it would allow its Trane and American Standard dealers to apply co-op funds to membership in the Service Roundtable, the industry’s largest private contractor group. - 2005-12-17

Direct Commodities, Inc. and its Accentuals Catalog Catch the Eye of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Contacted by ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", Direct Commodities, Inc. donates products to this outstanding show and gains some unexpected recognition for the unique home accents offered through it's Accentuals Catalog and Accentuals Online. - 2005-12-17

Translations of the Mind, Body and Soul by Dullanni Ezekiel Waterman, Reaches the Shelves of International Stores As Well As Finding A Place in the US Market and is now part of the AMAZON SHORTS Program. Translations of the Mind Body and Soul, is now available in the international market via Amazon.com - 2005-12-17

‘¡Viva! ¡Terlingua! ¡Nuevo! — Songs From Luckenbach’ to be Heard Again in World-Famous Dance Hall The walls of the 120-year-old Luckenbach Dance Hall will tremble again in January with the music that 33 years ago put the tiny hamlet west of Austin on the map when a roster of new Texas singer-songwriters and musicians plays during a two-night session to record the songs for a Palo Duro Records Luckenbach Texas Music Series release called ¡VIVA! ¡TERLINGUA! ¡NUEVO! — SONGS FROM LUCKENBACH. - 2005-12-17

Stafford Manufacturing Corporation Celebrates 30th Anniversary Stafford Manufacturing Corporation announced recently that they have just celebrated their 30th year in business. Stafford now occupies a 30,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facilty in Wilmington which they moved into in 1982 and now services many industries including medical instrumentation, excercise equipment, packaging machinery, automation systems,material handling conveyors, and more. - 2005-12-17

James Torme Mixes Genres in New CD, 'Comin' Home' Legend Mel Torme's youngest son, James, blends R&B with jazz in new CD, "Comin'Home." - 2005-12-17

Bizymoms.com Offers Moms 12 Ways To Make Money This Christmas Right now millions of Americans are on the search for the perfect gift for that special someone. http://www.bizymoms.com shows moms how to sell their specialty products and services to all those merry shoppers. - 2005-12-17

TechMan Solutions Co. and Iasta.com, Inc. Form Partnership to Deliver ESourcing Solutions TechMan Solutions to Market and Sell Iasta’s Sourcing Software - 2005-12-17

Quality shopping with Latest Coupon Codes Consumers are spending more and more online, especially during the holiday season. Providing the best deals is paramount in the online coupon market. Latest Coupon Codes, one of the fastest growing sources for discount coupons on the Internet, is designed to make it fast and easy for shoppers to find the deals they want, when they want them. - 2005-12-17

Chakra Tonics by Elise Marie Collins Chakra Tonics utilizes scientific research and ancient wisdom to create delicious vital elixirs for the modern body and soul. - 2005-12-17

Blackfoot Physics A Journey into the Native American Universe by F. David Peat In an edifying synthesis of anthropology, history, metaphysics, cosmology, and quantum theory, Peat compares the medicines, the myths, the languages—the entire perceptions of reality of the Western and indigenous peoples. - 2005-12-17

New Book Promises Secret to Perfect Pralines BookSurge announces the publication of Pralines: A New Perspective, by Ebony Martin and Monique James. - 2005-12-17

Authors Enjoy Preferential Treatment at Submit Your Articles Website Non-fiction writers are enjoying liberal submission guidelines at Submit-Your-Articles.com, the author friendly online article directory. - 2005-12-17

Shortcuts On How to Get a Book Published: Revealed New book examines how the novice can get started on the road to becoming a published author. - 2005-12-17

Internet Marketing Professionals Association Accepting Charter Members Charter members will help set Internet Marketing standards and guidelines to be used by all Internet marketing professionals. - 2005-12-17

'National Ride for Charity Weekend Hoping to Draw Thousands of Bikers to the Roads Raising Money for Thousands of Local Charities All Over the U.S. Cris Jackman, owner of Crazy Crissy’s Biker T-Shirts (one of millions of Café Press shops), thinks big. She sees thousands of rallies being held in small towns and large cities in every state in the United States, raising millions of dollars for charities nationwide. She’s rallying bikers across the nation and contacting sponsors to make it a reality this June. She’s calling it the National Ride for Charity Weekend. - 2005-12-17