News Releases

Suggestions for Singles on Valentine’s Day Humor columnist Angela Manfredi makes suggestions for celebrating single-hood. - 2006-02-03

Industry Leading Editor Joins the Business Intelligence Network Jean Schauer named Editor in Chief of the Business Intelligence Network™. - 2006-02-03

Find a Mate – Through Networking Best Selling Author and Diva, Jill Lublin, has essential simple techniques to share leading the way to love. - 2006-02-03

Vanity License Plates -- 2 Forces Join Together as Interest Surges New things are happening in the business of Registered Vanity License Plates -- two forces have joined together to help spread the word and capture this niche market. - 2006-02-03

Teleclass Series Features how a Burned-Out Copywriter More Than Doubled Her Income in One Month Melanie Benson Strick of Success Connections will be hosting a unique four-part teleclass series on Wednesday, February 8, 2006. - 2006-02-03

Full Tilt Poker's John D'Agostino and Erick Lindgren Turn up the Heat at the Borgata Winter Poker Open Pros finish second and third at World Poker Tour Event. - 2006-02-03

Resume Mirror Announces Integration with Oracle Resume Mirror has validated the integration of EAM with Oracle® iRecruitment, part of the Oracle E-Business Suite. With this integration, Resume Mirror now offers Oracle® iRecruitment users a seamless method of extracting resume data received from any source and inputting it into the Oracle candidate management system for further processing and on-going management. Resume Mirror is a Certified Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork. - 2006-02-03

TalentHook Helps Employers Comply with New “Internet Applicant” Regulation Internet recruiting tool develops free reporting system to meet upcoming OFCCP requirement. - 2006-02-03

Masquerade Dance & Western Wear Announce Web Site Launch Premier online dance and western wear specialists, www.masquerade-dancewear.co.uk is pleased to announce the official launch of their new web site. - 2006-02-03

The Puerto Rican Artistic Entrepreneur, Samuel Beniquez, Defends Himself against Rumors of a Hidden Romantic Relationship with Ricky Martin Samuel Beniquez, the son of Aaron, defends himself against rumors that he maintains a hidden romantic relationship with Ricky Martin. - 2006-02-03

LasVegasGrandCanyonTour.com (Formerly Lvgct.com) Extends its Service Las Vegas Grand Canyon Tours (www.lasvegasgrandcanyontour.com) extends its service to now offer exclusive Seasonal Tour Specials and a Free Laughlin Bus Tour, while continuing to maintain competitive rates and superior service on a variety of popular tours. Las Vegas Grand Canyon Tours helps plan tours where visitors can enjoy all the splendor the Southwest Desert has to offer, exploring places such as the spectacular Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire, Death Valley, Bryce Canyon & Monument Valley, just to name a few. - 2006-02-03

MindChili Reveals The Truth About Chuck Norris “Nobody writes the facts about Chuck Norris. They get written themselves in fear of him.” This and hundreds of other more or less absurd facts about the popular actor have been circulating the Internet and making a great hit. True facts about the actor can be found at http://www.chucknorristruefacts.com. The site promotes Chuck Norris's autobiography entitled “Against All Odds” and it was designed by MindChili creative agency (www.mindchili.com). - 2006-02-03

Sell Your Home Quickly For Top Dollar Owner financing allows a home seller the opportunity to sell their home quickly, while still acheiving full market value. By selling the resulting mortgage or trust deed, the home seller can choose to structure an all-cash deal for their property. - 2006-02-03

29-Year Old Business Owner Goes From Tragedy and Living in His Car to Leading His Industry in One Year Success University breaks $1,000,000 in revenue, ranks as the #1 most visited Web site in its industry, and raises $10,000 for the Feed the Children Foundation by its first year anniversary - 2006-02-03

Great-Gift-Ideas.com Launches Just in Time for Valentine’s Day Great-Gift-Ideas.com features classic, fun, and quirky gift ideas for every age and occasion. From flowers and food to toys and gift cards, there’s something for everyone. Find Valentine’s Day flowers, food, gift baskets, and more! - 2006-02-03

Amoro Management Chosen By Snoop Dogg To Create And Manage $1 Million Endowment Fund For Snoop’s Youth Football League Amoro Management Corp. has been asked to sponsor entertainment icon Snoop Dogg's “Snoop Youth Football League” (SYFL) by creating and managing an Endowment Fund to raise over $1,000,000 for the league. - 2006-02-03

TattooFinder.com Hosts Advertising Campaign for the Learning Channel’s Tattoo Reality TV Show, MIAMI INK. TattooFinder.com, a leading website providing top quality tattoo designs to the public, was selected to host a comprehensive online marketing campaign for The Learning Channel’s (TLC) new tattoo reality TV mini-series, MIAMI INK. With a reach of over 20,000 visitors each day, TattooFinder.com is a powerful avenue to reach tattooists, tattoo flash artists, tattoo enthusiasts, and the tattoo community at large. MIAMI INK shows on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. (9 p.m. Central) on TLC. - 2006-02-03

Longevinex™ Red Wine Pill Selected by Greenpower for European Distribution Greenpower, Europe’s leading direct distributor of natural health products, has chosen Longevinex™ red wine capsules for distribution throughout Europe. Longevinex is the world’s first preserved red wine resveratrol pill produced in an airtight capsule (Licaps- Capsugel®). - 2006-02-03

Missionary Wife Sells over $156,000 During Second Year of Online Business Two years ago, while looking for school supplies on ebay for her three small children whom she home-schools, Nicole Munoz stumbled across a link that advertised how to sell online. Intrigued, she began to wonder if it were possible for her to sell things online while living in a foreign country. After purchasing an online book called, “How to start a Yahoo store”, Munoz thought, “If they can do it, then I can too!” - 2006-02-03

PerlCoders.com Undergoes Management Changes A popular site for webmasters known as PerlCoders.com has undergone new changes including new management. Former manager, William Cross, has handed over management duties to respected web programmer, Michael Rogne. - 2006-02-03

Best UK Online Florist - Web User Magazine Award Serenata Flowers awarded Gold Award for best online florist in the UK by Web User magazine - 2006-02-03

GeorgiaCarpet.com Launches Flooring Tip Site at LifeTips.com LifeTips announces the launch of the Flooring Tip Site in the LifeTips network, providing tips to millions of information seekers at LifeTips.com. - 2006-02-03

Fulldisclosureinc.com Launches Collaborative Accountability, Easy to Use Service That Empowers Investors to Democratize Financial Services Providers Individual investors are the first to identify the lack of service or unethical behavior of a financial advisor or brokerage firm. Thus, they become the early warning system to alert other investors. - 2006-02-03

Cupid.com/PreDating Seeks to Establish Guinness™ World Record with Nationwide Speed Dating Events Cupid.com/PreDating (www.cupid.com/predating), North America's largest speed dating company, announced today that it will attempt to establish the Guinness™ World Record for the largest simultaneous speed dating event ever held in one evening. - 2006-02-03

Interior Walls Just Got Smarter, and Simpler Interior wall systems are now much smarter at providing benefits for building owners and occupiers. They have also become easier to design and construct. These two breakthroughs result from the release of a new multi-featured interior wall lining product. Called Powerscape Health®, it comes with fire and sound rated wall system designs for use in Australia and Asian countries. - 2006-02-03

An Important New Book on the Most Glorious Day in African American Military History -- A Great Black History Month Story An exciting new book based on the most glorious day in African-American military History. The book, "Uncommon Valor", tells the gripping tale of the Civil War battle of New Market Heights, in which 14 black soldiers won the Congressional Medal of Honor. - 2006-02-03

Super Bowl Legend Releases the Lost Vince Lombardi Locker Room Tapes from Super Bowl II Former Green Bay Packer, Super Bowl I & II star, Jerry Kramer has released never before heard locker room audiotapes from Super Bowl II, featuring Vince Lombardi’s last locker room speech that he recently found in his garage. He is sharing the audio excerpts from his unlikely discovery of this rare Super Bowl history with the general public at JerryKramer.com. The pubic can visit the site to hear clips of some of this historic audio. Kramer has incorporated the material into a two CD set titled “Inside the Locker Room.” - 2006-02-03

Film “COUP” About the Turkish Military Coups Released on DVD Today, COUP, a documentary film about the 1960, 1971, 1980, and 1997 military interventions and coups d'etat in Turkey, was released on DVD. - 2006-02-03

Frommer's and Fodor's Praise Nicuesa Eco-Adventure Lodge in Costa Rica Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge (www.nicuesalodge.com) in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica earns special mentions for its mix of conservation with adventure and unique lodging facilities, considering it an outstanding example of what ecotourism has now become. The article elaborates on the trend for eco-friendly lodge offerings not only having the expected commitment to conservation and community support, but also their focus on developing "jungle chic" nature-inmersive vacation experiences. - 2006-02-03

Directory of Schools Features ITT Technical Institute -- A Future With One Less Regret DirectoryofSchools.com, a leading marketer of online degrees, offers ITT Technical Institute as an educational opportunity to those who are ready to pursue a technology career. Whether you are a new high school graduate, a professional seeking a career change, or a homemaker anticipating an ‘empty nest’, there are fewer barriers to advancing your education. And later, when you reflect on how you enriched your skills and completed the qualifications to begin a professional career in a rewarding field, you will have one less regret. - 2006-02-03

The Lyricist's Spot -- An Interactive Community for the Serious Spoken Word Artist The Lyricist's Spot is a place specifically designed for Spoken Word Artists looking for a place to network, promote, and advertise their CDs, books, and events while networking with other artist with similar interests. - 2006-02-03

Paradoxal Press is Now Shipping 'Practical .NET2 and C#2' (ISBN 0-9766132-2-0), a Complete Manual to Taking Advantage of C#2 and the Microsoft .NET2 Framework Paradoxal Press (www.ParadoxalPress.com) is proud to announce the release of the first title of its 2006 lineup. “Practical .NET2 and C#2” (ISBN 0-9766132-2-0) is a complete manual to the new features offered by the Microsoft .NET 2 Framework. - 2006-02-03

Overstock.com to Promote The Naked Truth CFRN launches new medical program; MODAR continues to outperform; portfilio builders soar -- CT Global Hedge Fund ranked #1 - 2006-02-03

Starring Robosapien V2 WowWee's Robosapien V2 featured in Bernie Mac's show on FOX - 2006-02-03

Medi Spa's and Destination Spa's Have a New Supplier JeuneFusion launches national sales team with more than 30 representatives to the medical and destination spa industry nationwide. - 2006-02-03

Online Safety Training Now Available at Combustion University Online combustion equipment safety training available 24 hours a day. - 2006-02-03

Snowmass Village, Colorado, Hosts One of the Oldest Mardi Gras Celebrations in the Mountains February 28 Started by New Orleans natives themselves in 1980, Snowmass Village's authentic Mardi Gras Fete is one of the biggest celebrations of the season with parades, king cake, races, giveaways, Cajun food, bead throws and much more. - 2006-02-03

New Hybrid Network Digital Recorder for Security and Surveillance The Wavestore HiNetTM (Hybrid Network Recording & Management Solution) addresses the requirement to record analogue, multi-megapixel and IP cameras onto the same platform. HiNet is a powerful recording solution that offers tremendous user flexibility, as the video security and surveillance industry transitions from using only analogue cameras to incorporate the benefits of IP and megapixel cameras; delivering a re-configurable integrated platform with minimal start up costs. - 2006-02-03

Legal Helpers Launches Friendly Lenders™ to Help Clients Rebuild Credit After Bankruptcy New lender program helps people who have recently filed bankruptcy or who simply have bad credit to get loans and rebuild their credit. - 2006-02-03

Valentine's is the One Holiday That the Unfaithful Spouse Will Not Miss If you are potentially facing infidelity, Valentine's Day is the time to act. See how the expert private investigators at www.CheatingSpousePI.com can help you to learn the truth. - 2006-02-03

Greatmail Announces Dedicated Hosting Offering Hosting provider Greatmail LLC has announced that it now offers dedicated server plans. Fully managed solutions, the plans include comprehensive hardware and software maintenance. - 2006-02-03

iPodResQ Announces New iPod nano High-Capacity Battery Upgrade Service iPodResQ announced today that they have begun offering a new iPod nano high-capacity battery program. This service is for all iPod nano owners that want longer play life and is performed with a same-day turn around and nationwide convenience. - 2006-02-03

Conflict Management Add-on for ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Helps Companies Sell Complex Products Online New software allows online stores to manage conflicts between item selections when selling customizable products and services on their Web site. This is a unique ecommerce system that integrates with the popular ProductCart shopping cart software. - 2006-02-03

Lucky Bingo Player Wins $40,000 Playing Online at Bingohall.com Lucky bingo player wins $40,000 playing online at Bingohall.com. Lightning strikes twice for ecstatic Bingohall player. - 2006-02-03

Super Bowl XL: Proposition Bets Promise Big Payouts Everybody and their mother is betting on the Super Bowl thanks to the internet and the billion dollar online gambling industry, not to mention extraordinary payout odds. - 2006-02-03

Virtual Reality Golf Introduced World Wide Missouri based “The Country Club” releases new, family-oriented, online golf game package and business opportunity. The set consist of interactive, 18 hole golf, 3-D action, live online chat, live tournaments and cash prizes. - 2006-02-03

American Civil War Enthusiast and Painter, R.B. McKenzie Goes Digital With "Gettysburg" "Gettysburg" print to be sold in a progressive manner through 20 unique online offerings at www.civilwarpainting.com. - 2006-02-03

Once Again, Increased Concerns About Unqualified People Performing Plastic Surgery Over the last few years, there has been explosive growth in non-surgical cosmetic procedures, often performed in retail or spa-like settings. Unlike physician offices where clinicians oversee the treatment and maintain medical records, spa-type centers may have limited or no full-time medical staff and may lack the experience or training to handle more than routine beauty services. - 2006-02-03

Preserving History through Real Estate: The Horace Bagg House O’Callaghan Historical Restoration & Preservation Inc aims to restore Wilmington’s heritage one house at a time. Their most recent project, restoration of the Horace Bagg House originally owned by Captain Horace Alexander Bagg in 1897, nears its completion and is available for tour and resale. - 2006-02-03

Record Million Dollar Home Sales for San Diego Real Estate Market, Will Homes Continue to Appreciate? According to NorthCountyLuxuryHomes.com, the San Diego County real estate market reached a record number of sales in 2005 for luxury homes (homes priced over one million dollars). The current market features over 2,000 homes actively for sale priced between $1,000,000 and $50,000,000. Over the last 5 years prices have increased 118 percent and six San Diego County cities are averaging sales over $1,000,000. - 2006-02-03

The perfect Valentine's Day proposal – and a free wedding band, too! This Valentine's Day, thousands of people all over the world will be gearing up to pop the big question to their loved ones. Now Titanium Rings Studio, who know a little bit about romance themselves, are offering their tips on how to get it right – and they're even offering a free wedding band along with the advice. - 2006-02-03

Lord Elgin Hotel Celebrates Winterlude 2006 Winterlude is more than a festival -- it's a celebration of Canada's distinctive northern identity. - 2006-02-03

NBA Star Chauncey Billups Endorses Tahitian Noni Juice This press release is about NBA superstar Chauncey Billups and his endorsesment of Tahitian Noni Juice. He explains how he was introduced to the juice, the positive health benefits he's observed. - 2006-02-03

'Debit-Card Fees Mask Bank-Sponsored Scheme,' Warns WayTooHigh.com -- The Credit Card Interchange Report Hidden interchange fees on debit-cards impact retailers and consumers. - 2006-02-03

Irish Author Geoff Cronin Publishes First Book, "The Colour of Life," at 82 Even if you were not born in Ireland, in Waterford, in the 1920’s, after reading Geoff Cronin’s The Colour of Life you will wish you had been. - 2006-02-03

Messaging Architects, Leading Provider of Add-ons and Enhancements for Novell GroupWise, Celebrates 10 Years in Business Messaging Architects, a leading provider of enterprise-class solutions address the needs for policy, security, and mobility for GroupWise messaging, celebrates 10 years in business. - 2006-02-03

Burgiss Group’s Private Informant Achieves the 50 Subscriber Milestone Amid Strong Growth - Five of the Ten Largest University Endowments Now Rely on the Service to Monitor Risk and Portfolio Exposure The Burgiss Group, one of the leading software and web services providers to the private equity industry, today announced that its Private informant online data service now serves 50 institutional investors with detailed portfolio holdings data. Five of the ten largest university endowments now rely on this secure service to monitor risk and portfolio exposure in their private equity and real estate portfolios. - 2006-02-03

Helsinki Vacation Travel will Heat Up with Renewed Focus on Overseas Travel With many experts in the travel industry expecting record numbers of travelers in 2006 as a result of an upswing in the economy and a renewed emphasis on the quality of life, European travel is likely to increase including vacations to unique destinations like Helsinki. - 2006-02-03

Global Entertainment Studio Releases Enterprise-Wide Music Publishing Solution Plutus Enterprises’ Digital Evaluation Toolkit Once Again Enables Studio to Monetize Assets - 2006-02-03

Curtis Bannister, Friend to Cat Island, Bahamas Residents Curtis Bannister , chiropractor, pilot and real estate entrepeneur helping Cat Island , Bahamas needy. Flying in supplies, providing chiropractic care on Cat Island is making a difference. - 2006-02-03

The National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds Explores the Lives and Travels of Active Campers and RV Owners The United States' 29 million active campers and RV owners contribute billions to the national economy annually. A new study explores the unique lifestyles and leisure travel preferences/intentions of this segment of the population. - 2006-02-03

Record Number of Online Degree Seekers in '05 The number of students enrolled in online classes has doubled in the last three years. According to the Sloan Consortium, a group of institutions and organizations committed to quality online education, 2.6 million students studied online in the fall of 2004. Though figures for 2005 have not yet been released, it is projected that over 3.5 million students enrolled in online classes last year. - 2006-02-03

Pricedropspecials.com Announces New and Improved Web Site After spending countless hours on research and listening to thousands of consumers, it seems that everyone is looking for a reliable company that is willing to give them what they are looking for ... great price, great customer service and great new products. - 2006-02-03

Guerillas in the Snow: Academy of Art University Advertising Student Teams with Olympic Gold Winner Johnny Moseley to Craft Ice-cold Marketing Stunt Academy of Art University advertising school student Trevor Hubbard launches an edgy marketing campaign with the help of Olympic gold medalist Johnny Moseley. The alternative approach to advertising brings both the snow and the crowds to San Francisco. - 2006-02-03

“Marketing M.D.” Makes Merchants Famous With New Internet Concept New site takes over where MillionDollarHomepage leaves off. Pixel site promises to take out full page ad in USA Today for further exposure. - 2006-02-03

The 50Plus Group and Decima Research Build Leadership in Canada's Largest, Most Affluent Consumer Segment Fifty-Plus.net International Inc. (TSX/V:FPN), which owns a portfolio of Internet media operating as The 50Plus Group, and Decima Research, Canada’s fastest-growing full service marketing research company, today announced an exclusive partnership to develop market research insights and services for marketers interested in the largest and most affluent segment of the Canadian consumer marketplace. - 2006-02-03

Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Introduces the Softest Teddy Bears in the World for Valentine's Day The Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company (BHTBC), which began more than ten years ago as the bear designer to the stars announces a new “playfully elegant” teddy bear gift in time for Valentine's Day. - 2006-02-03

The Wait is Over for Horse Racing Enthusiasts - Daily Handicapping Contests launching Cash Play Mode DailyHandicappingContests.com (DHC), the world’s first and only horse racing site offering daily handicapping contests, is set to launch its much anticipated Cash Play Mode to horse racing fans around the world on February 3, 2006 - 2006-02-03

First Capital Campaign for Mental Health Treatment Facility in GA is Successful with $4.8 Million raised Inner Harbour For Children & Families is the largest mental health treatment facility of its kind in the southeast. It will host a building dedication open house to celebrate the successful first ever capital campaign, which brought in $4.8 million. - 2006-02-03

Wide Ranging System Fights Coal Fire Risk at all Points of the Process The Land Coal Fire Detection system is one which provides solutions for the important problem of damaging plant fires and explosions simultaneously at many stages of the coal handling, grinding and storage process. It targets those areas susceptible to hotspots and deflagration and so provides plant operators with a comprehensive means of detecting and stopping these dangers from incurring the huge financial losses of repairs, replacements, downtime as well as danger to personnel. - 2006-02-03

Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition Offers $2,000 Award to Top Writers Short story writers are invited to compete for $2,000 in cash prizes in a competition directed by Lorian Hemingway, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author and granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway. Now in its 26th year, the competition was created to support the work of emerging writers. - 2006-02-03

New Model For Renewable Energy Market According to a report to be published later this week by Cambridge UK analysts CarbonFree, collecting energy from a wide area is an activity usually associated with farming, and an agricultural, as opposed to an industrial, model should be used for the harvesting of renewable energy. - 2006-02-03

Clean Plus® Auto Care Confirms Major Distribution Relationship in Scandinavia – Signs Super Distribution Platform for Denmark FALKEN INDUSTRIES LTD – Clean Plus® Product Group today announced the signing of a Strategic Alliance Agreement, establishing a Super Distribution Exclusive Platform in Denmark for its consumer Clean Plus® Auto Care “Premium” product line. - 2006-02-03

International Expert on AD/HD Offers Exclusive Online Class on AD/HD and Careers Adults with AD/HD often struggle with career choices and job success. Symptoms of distractibility, procrastination and a general feeling of being overwhelmed, often gets in the way of finding the right job fit. This groundbreaking online class will help the AD/HD adult make good career choices. - 2006-02-03

The Plain Facts - Why are Business Electricity Prices Going Sky High? With more than 38% of GB electricity generated by burning gas and with a link between wholesale oil prices and gas prices, it is the dramatic rise in the cost of gas and oil that is driving our electricity bills to record levels. As nuclear and other thermal generating capacity is retired and energy demand grows GB’s dependency on gas for electricity supply will increase to as much as 50 per cent by 2016. But do global changes in oil and gas prices really justify such huge rises in the cost of business electricity. electricity4business, the independent electricity supplier, investigates. - 2006-02-03

MacKay Edge Assessment Group Acquires Industrial Instructions, Inc. A rising star in employee assessment solutions and the leader in industrial skills testing are combining forces to form a dynamic new business venture. - 2006-02-03

Government Pins the Blame on Market Forces for GB Energy Crisis The dispute between Russia and the Ukraine over gas prices and supply has exposed Britain’s vulnerability of supply at the precise time our reserves are at their lowest in years. - 2006-02-03

Small Business Owner Gains National Recognition The National Business Association today announced that “Rosey Baby – Crawfish & Cajun House” would be featured on its website as its “Member of the Week”. - 2006-02-03

Intermedia.NET Wins ‘Top 10’ Hosting Award For Second Month in a Row, HostReview Gives Intermedia.NET Award for Excellence in Dedicated Server Hosting, Outstanding Performance and Value - 2006-02-03

The Family Silver is Sold Again Westinghouse, the nuclear-engineering company owned by the British Government has just been sold to Japanese company Toshiba for a price close to £2.8billion – almost twice the original estimate. One may question the wisdom of the government’s decision to sell given the current energy review which is likely to support the building of new nuclear plant as a means to stem the growing dependency on foreign gas. - 2006-02-03

Sackwear.com offers the perfect Valentine’s Day Gift: The Comma Sutra T-shirt. Sackwear.com features funny t-shirt designs that make for fun, original gift ideas for men and women. - 2006-02-03

Guyot Brothers Expands Website with Enhanced Glossary of Terms Visitors to the Guyot Brothers Company, Inc. website will now find a larger and improved Glossary of Jewelry Making terms. - 2006-02-03

Evolution of Women Event Comes to Atlanta “Women are working harder then ever in all areas of life yet live with daunting feelings knowing a woman’s job will never be done. Women were encouraged to ‘succeed’ yet achieving success is simply too obscure to measure” according to Nancy Jacobs, founder and Executive Director for The Society for the Advancement of Women. “However, if we simply exchange the word success for fulfillment, the glass fills higher with each breath as each task becomes more easily measurable, achievable and extremely worthwhile.” The Society’s kick-off conference, The Evolution of Women, carries this theme... - 2006-02-03

Get College Credit for LOMA Coursework with Capella University Employees of LOMA member companies receive tuition discount at online university. - 2006-02-03

Next Generation StyleView Cart Redefines Mobile Efficiency The next generation StyleView cart maneuvers effortlessly to the point-of-care for increased productivity, patient safety and quality service. - 2006-02-03

IPA SBRB Study: Small Business Renews Optimism: Hiring to Increase, Fuel Cost Worries Persist As 2006 begins, American small business is nearly as confident as it was at the beginning of 2005, reversing a pessimistic trend that had gained momentum during 2005, according to a new study from the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB). Small business expectations about revenue growth, the general economy and hiring are now measured in the IPA Small Business Confidence Index (IPA SBCI). - 2006-02-03

T-Minus 50 Days until First-Ever Consumer Items Sent to Space - Payload Space Still Available Through ZeroG Aerospace ZeroG is making the dream of consumer space exploration possible through this unprecedented payload, called ZGS-1, which will be carried on the first rocket launched at the new Spaceport. Through the company’s website at www.zerog-space.com, consumers can enter the space frontier by sending a small personalized item into orbit. - 2006-02-03

Cancun's Carlos 'n Charlie's is Back in Business After suffering major damages from Hurricane Wilma, which struck the Yucatan Peninsula more than 3 months ago, Cancun-based Grupo Anderson and its World Famoso restaurant, Carlos 'n Charlie's, is back on its feet and ready for action. - 2006-02-03

Art Print Marketing Workshops Announced Given the multitude of benefits to artists who succeed in the print market, it is surprising to find scant information about it in the surfeit of art business books. Equally confounding is no workshops aimed at helping artists understand how they can use the print market to further their careers have been available until now. - 2006-02-03

Neurotechnologija Ltd. Partners with Lenovo Group Ltd. to Deliver Facial Recognition Software Suite for User Authentication Neurotechnologija Ltd. partners with Lenovo Group Ltd. to Deliver Facial Recognition Software Suite for User Authentication - 2006-02-03

RFID Leaders Team to Provide Nationwide Compliance Service to DoD Suppliers Productivity by RFID, Mil-Pac Technology and Printronix, three leaders in RFID, announce their teamwork in launching RFID Expediter: Turnkey Compliance Service. RFID Expediter provides Department of Defense (DoD) suppliers with a complete, rapid, cost effective way to comply with DoD Radio Frequency Identification policy. - 2006-02-03

Church’s Chicken Leverages Where2GetIt’s Enterprise Web Service to Help Increase Revenue as Part of Their New Online Marketing Strategy The new flash based website required Church’s to migrate from Where2GetIt’s Hosted Locator application to the Enterprise Web Service so they could seamlessly allow website visitors to find their local Church’s Chicken across 15 countries worldwide. - 2006-02-03

CCC Technologies and The Joffrey Ballet "Leap" into the New Year The Joffrey Ballet chooses CCC to deploy new communications network. - 2006-02-03

The Graduate School of Ministry Management to Host Student/Faculty Night The Graduate School of Ministry Management (GSMM), a newly established educational institution, is launching its new graduate program for ministry and marketplace leaders on February 20 at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort. - 2006-02-03

Newest Craze in Decorating is Sweeping the Nation Lifelike silk floral arrangements in crystal-clear acrylic “water” are replacing the real thing in cafes, offices and homes across the country. - 2006-02-03

Equity Depot unveils real estate investor tool in Georgia Equity Depot unveils real estate investor tool in Georgia - "service also provides quick access to pre-foreclosure lists." - 2006-02-03

Artist Lore Eckelberry Releases a New Line of Anime Paintings Lore Eckelberry has just completed several paintings in the style of the popular Japanese animation characters called anime. - 2006-02-03

Event Marketing Company Launches Free Lifestyle Newsletter Spirited Celebrations, a Chicago based event management and marketing company launches a free online lifestyle newsletter called InCelebration. The monthly newsletter will examine local trends in entertaining, food, music, and all the things worth celebrating in life. - 2006-02-03

Voting is Open for The First Ever Software Vendor Awards Voting is now open for the 2006 Software Vendor Awards. The Awards are sponsored by SoftwareMarketingResource.com and are designed to recognize the top Software Industry Vendors. The awards are the first of their kind and are designed to recognize those companies that provide superior service, innovation and support, to software developers and micro-isvs. - 2006-02-03

Make Valentine's Day Special The season of love and romance helps rekindle the sparks in any relationship, find the perfect valentines gift for that special person. - 2006-02-03

Hip-House Artist Chad Love Talks to IndigoTV Time Warner Channel 35 Lea Dwyer and Nea Paulina from IndigoTV recently interviewed Chad Love in his office about his music career and other community topics. - 2006-02-03

Cooke Optics Captures the Eye of the Motion Picture Academy Cooke S4 Prime Lenses were used to shoot three out of the five best picture nominees. - 2006-02-03

Hudson Valley Ceremonies Presents New Wedding Officiant Services Hudson Valley Ceremonies provides officiant services for weddings, commitment ceremonies, unities, elopements and renewal of vows. Services can be civil, non-denominational or inter-faith. Packages to fit any type of wedding ceremony and budget is available. - 2006-02-03

Global Institute of Logistics to Feature at Miami Wireless & Mobile Technology Event The Global Institute of Logistics IT Council is to host and sponsor lunch on Day 1 of the Eyefortransport 4th Wireless and Mobile Technology for Trucking & Delivery Fleets Conference being held in Miami on February 7th & 8th, 2006. - 2006-02-03

T-shirt Design Contest to Promote Bono Birthday Fundraiser The African Well Fund is sponsoring a contest to design a t-shirt to be used in this year's Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraising campaign. The contest runs through March 15th and the winning design will be used on t-shirts that will be sold to raise money for water projects in Africa. - 2006-02-03

Keep Your Kids, But Not Your Cash: Kidswap.ca is Swapping Advertising for Cash Flow with the 'MOB' Project Kidswap.ca, a popular online buy/sell for baby and children’s items, announces the launch of a brand new initiative called the "MOB" or Mom Owned Business project. The company is selling advertising space to raise funds for expansion. - 2006-02-03

Top Trends in Pregnancy and Birth 7 Alternative ways to prepare for childbirth and cope with the intensity of labor. Birth Networks, Birth Stories, Hypnosis for Childbirth, Prenatal Yoga, Water-assisted Labor, Doulas, Pregnancy Massage - 2006-02-03

Trump University Launches 'CEO Success Codes' -- Personal Business Coaching for Entrepreneurs to Start February 8 Entrepreneurs Can Learn to Run Their Business the ‘Trump Way’ with Exclusive Advice and Personal Coaching From Master Entrepreneur Jeff Burrows - 2006-02-03

The Roto Times Releases 2006 Fantasy Baseball Magazine 2006 Guide to winning Fantasy Baseball hits newsstands on February 7. - 2006-02-03

L.A. School District Intended to violate Federal & State laws: Video Blog Rebuttal In an eight minute Video Blog Rebuttal featured on the URL: http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog6.htm Anthony Patchett, Former Special Assistant L. A. County D. A.who headed the investigation of the LAUSD Belmont fraud case has attacked the Full Disclosure Network™ video blog citing statements that demonstrate there was an “intent” to violate federal and/or state laws governing the finance and construction of public schools. The video is available "free on demand" 24/7, as a public service. - 2006-02-03

Adaaye Afrique: Roots and Branches of African Art - African Arts, Culture and History on Display in New Jersey The exhibition will showcase works by Senegalese artist Ibou Ndoye, along with selections of traditional and tradition-based forms from a diverse range of African cultures. - 2006-02-03

Athena Software Launches Google Map Interface Athena Client Management Software (http://www.athenasoftware.net) introduced a client interface to Google Map data. Athena’s web based integrated case management and client information solution features an active link to a Google Map Interface (http://maps.google.com) providing instant access to maps and directions of clients. - 2006-02-03

DreamofItaly.com Provides Complete Torino Olympics Travel News Need the latest information on booking a last-minute trip to the Torino Olympics? Want the latest on what's going on in Torino as the Olympics come to town? Visit www.dreamofitaly.com, the Web site of the travel newsletter, "Dream of Italy." - 2006-02-03

AppleProAudio.com Delivers Thousands of Headlines from over 125 News Sources, Announces Rapture Software Giveaway Centralized headlines from over 125 syndicated news channels now available on the site, plus three registered users of AppleProAudio.com will win a free copy of Cakewalk's newest software synth released for OS X. - 2006-02-03

VistaPrint Employees Raise More Than $8,000 For Greater Boston Food Bank The funds raised benefit largest hunger relief organization in New England. - 2006-02-03

Trump Estate Tops List of Country’s Most Expensive Homes for Sale at $125 Million Top Price in the Estes Park Colorado Area is $7,500,000 Rising affluence, ample numbers of second home purchasers, international buyers, and creative low cost mortgages continue to help drive the luxury home market. - 2006-02-03

The Motivator From Hawaii Breaks Waves With His New Book, The Riches of Respect Saitia Faaifo Prepares To Launch Major Speaking Tour - 2006-02-03

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Second Release of OrchidWiz Encyclopedia Covers Three Times More Orchid Species The leading orchid software provider, OrchidWiz, LLC, today announced the release of OrchidWiz Encyclopedia 2.0, providing information on almost 27,000 orchid species and more than 125,000 hybrids. - 2006-02-03

Poison’s Bret Michaels’ New Personalized Celebrity Greeting Receiving Rave Reviews Poison lead singer and songwriter Bret Michaels new personal greetings and controversial “Diabetic” shirt now available at BretMichaels.com. - 2006-02-03

Online Gambling Now Has A New Marketing Tool Casinoicons.com will unveil a new website. They will offer online gambling institutions the opportunity to rent icons that are linked to their site. - 2006-02-03

How to Create Musical Forms Program for Martial Artists Now Available One-of-a-kind program by veteran choreographer Kathy Marlor helps martial artists design musical forms for competitions, demonstrations, seminars and more. - 2006-02-03

HomelandDefenseStocks.com – Weapon and Explosives Detection Technology for the Security of Airports, Subways, Railway Stations and Crime Scenes L-3 Communications, Analogic, Sniffex, Sense Holdings and Technest Work to Protect Mass Transit Systems and Critical Infrastructure - 2006-02-03

InvestorIdeas.com Receives Registered Trademark for "InvestorIdeas.com Big Ideas for the Small Cap Investor" Portal website features global investor news and research resources for stocks and industry. - 2006-02-03

InstaDial Now Provides 911 Dialing for InstaTele.com VoIP Services in Canada InstaTelecom Inc., an InstaDial® subsidiary will now be providing 911 Dialing for the Canadian VoIP market. - 2006-02-03

InstaDial Now Provides 911 Dialing for InstaTalk.com VoIP Services in the United States InstaTalk.com is a product offering of InstaTelecom Inc., an InstaDial® subsidiary and will now be providing 911 Dialing for the U.S. VoIP market. - 2006-02-03

Vermont Author and Poet, Charmane Rae Kelley of Johnson, Releases Second Collection of Poems Titled, "Little Leaflet of Poems" Featuring over 90 scintillating poems about nature, love, angels, the spiritual world and family, Ms. Kelley's talent promises an exciting read of her newest poems. Her book, "Little Leaflet of Poems" was just released on Lulu.com this week. - 2006-02-03

Richard Warren Rappaport, ESQ. Hosts Steinway/BMI Music & Arts Showcase With TV Producer And 'The Best of South Florida' Host Jessie Alexander Entertainment Attorney, BMI Publisher and Writer Richard Warren Rappaport, Esq., CEO, Rappaport Arts & Entertainment, Inc., (performer of the Emmy-Consideration nominated song “Louisiana Way” in the CBS Movie “The Madams Family”), and TV Producer and “The Best of South Florida” Host Jessie Alexander will both co-host The Steinway/BMI Music & Arts Showcase on Saturday evening, February 4, 2006, between 6:30-9 p.m. - 2006-02-03

Bold and Beautiful Trends for Indoors and Out Announcing the 2006 Peninsula Home and Garden Show, February 24 - 26 The show’s largest exhibit hall will be brimming with home improvement experts and industry leaders that range from roofs to floors, windows to skylights, kitchens to bathrooms and much more. - 2006-02-03

Gardeners Join the Blogging Frenzy MYeFlora.com launches a free Blog service for its online gardening community. - 2006-02-03

New Innovative On-line Women’s Clothing Retailer Enables Shoppers To Place Custom Graphics On a Wide Selection Of Quality Clothing And Merchandise Customized and made to order, Rabid Teddies are bursting onto the casual female fashion scene in a furious shower of froth! - 2006-02-03

Bioremediation Pioneer Stephen S. Koenigsberg, Ph.D., Joins Environmental Strategies Consulting LLC Scientist-business Stephen S. Koenigsberg, Ph.D., who led the development of industry-leading bioremediation technologies now in wide use for cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater, has joined Environmental Strategies Consulting LLC, the environmental consulting services subsidiary of Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNTA) as a Partner and head of its new Irvine, CA office. Dr. Koenigsberg remains Chairman of the Science Advisory Board at Regenesis (San Clemente, CA), the bioremediation products company he co-founded in 1994. - 2006-02-03

Announcing the Launch of symbolmaker.com SymbolMaker consists of Pun-Fun® logos and symbols, and personal conceptual insights applied to functional products such as t-shirts, mugs, totebags, baby clothes, journals, cards and much more. SymbolMaker is more than "designs for a global community". SymbolMaker is also a community resource for those interested in symbols and symbolism, for exchange, education and connection. - 2006-02-03

Hedge Fund of Fund Performance in 2005 Funds of Hedge Funds continue to out perform traditional indexes. - 2006-02-03

Bipolar Gene Discovery No Big Deal to Bipolar Disability Victims, Says Advocate Many of the 2 million bipolar disorder sufferers in the U.S. have severe symptoms which prevent them from holding down regular jobs. Unfortunately, according to professional disability advocate Dr. Susan Nickerson, DC PT, a number of bipolar disability cases are slipping through the cracks of a flawed Social Security system. Dr. Nickerson addresses the problem with a new "Bipolar's Guide to Winning Social Security Disability", a novel solution to this dilemma. - 2006-02-03

Energy Coach Kylie Ardill Creates Inspiring New Energy Coaching Service The high energy world we exist in creates toxic blocks in our energy field causing people to feel exhausted, overwhelmed and drained. Eventually leading to depression, anxiety and stress related illness. Kylie's new Energy Coaching service teaches clients to block these toxins and focus on their natural positive internal guidance to move forward in their life and clear their energetic system. - 2006-02-03

Get Going with GarageBand Training and Tutorial DVD GetGoingSeminars & Training, Inc., creators of software training videos for Mac & PC have announced the release of “Get Going with GarageBand”, a DVD offering in-depth training and tutorials for the amazingly popular music creation software package, GarageBand. Check out http://www.getgoingtraining.com - 2006-02-03

Twenty Five Air Charter Companies Join the CharterX Network; Exceeds One Million Air Charter Trip Requests CharterX, the largest marketplace for air charter & private travel, continues to show strong growth by signing 25 new members. The company has exceeded one million air charter requests, and is now handling over 2,000 requests per day. - 2006-02-03

New SEO Guide to Shed Light on In-House or Outsourced Expertise Marketing directors can use new SEO guide to make wise choices about whether to take this specialty in-house or directly to consultants. - 2006-02-03

World Renowned Speaker and Author to Visit the Canadian Capital Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder and Chairman of the worlds largest network marketing company – Business Network International (BNI) is to appear at a special event in the Canadian Capital of Ottawa. Dr. Misner is also a world renowned speaker and author 8 books, including his New York Times bestseller Masters of Networking and his #1 bestseller, Masters of Success. Recently he was named the “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Daily Bulletin, for his contributions through the BNI-Misner Charitable Foundation. - 2006-02-03

Avid Backpacker Creates Web Site to Help Others Looking for Their Next Trip A new web site enables backpackers to search for and plan their next backpacking trip by browsing user submitted trip reports. WeBackpack.com was created as a result of one backpacker’s frustration trying to find a place to go for a spring break backpacking trip. - 2006-02-03

Newly Launched Domain Name Auction Web Site Open Their e-Doors For Business Advertise, Auction, List Domains (A2LD) launches their new domain name auction website where registration is free to both buyers and sellers. - 2006-02-03

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CPN Wins 'Oscar' as the Electrician's Choice for Domestic Electrical Safety Circuit Breakers Despite being a relative newcomer, Bury based Cudis, the UK distributors for CPN domestic electrical products including circuit breakers, consumer units and sockets has made a major impact in the industry. Recognising this Hamerville, publishers of the industry's biggest journal, Professional Electrician and Installer, have awarded them the 2005 Top Product award for circuit protection. - 2006-02-03

More than 60,000 People Join eBay.com Every Day; Auction Education Market Is Exploding “These are numbers are unbelievable”, says Thomas Haselhorst, CEO of Monster Internet Empire, yesterday evening at the Gold Coast Australia. “60,000 sign-up per day and according to eBay Inc., the value of merchandise sold on eBay in 2004 is with $34.2 billion equivalent to the GDP of Cuba . Ebay has 147.1 million registered users in first quarter 2005. That’s greater than the population of Russia”. - 2006-02-03

NiteLites of Houston - The Outdoor Lighting Professionals To Light Up the Spring Home and Garden Show at the Woodlands NiteLites - Houston's Outdoor Lighting Franchise, will exhibit at the Spring Home and Garden Show at the Woodlands March 3rd – March 5th, 2006. The event will be held at the Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. - 2006-02-03

Boston Cup 2006 International Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition Hosted by Rhythmic Dreams Rhythmic Dreams will host the Fourth Annual Boston Cup, a major international Rhythmic Gymnastics competition, at the Newton South High School Field House in Newton, Massachusetts, on Feb. 24 – 26, 2006. - 2006-02-03

There's a Whole New Groove Happening What do you get when you combine a dash of spirituality, some tribal sounds, a few yoga-inspired movements and your mom’s souped up hula hoop? - 2006-02-03

New Napa Valley Massage Therapist Caters to Moms with Children in Tow Mumspa, a new private massage facility is taking advantage of a growing trend in our nation by combining a relaxing massage with child care. - 2006-02-03

Headway Software Announces First Release of Structure101 for Java “Focus on the value of good software structure and significantly reduce your software development costs” – Chris Chedgey, Headway Software’s CTO - 2006-02-03

Malcolm Gladwell Opens WebmasterWorld's PubCon, April 18-20th 2006, Boston, USA, on Search Engine, Internet Marketing & Advertising Conference Noted author and New Yorker writer will open WebmasterWorld's Boston conference in April. - 2006-02-03

Valley Homebuilder Named Nation’s Best Competing against more than 1,400 entries, Taylor Woodrow brings home gold and silvers from “The Nationals.” - 2006-02-03

InsureMe Offers Tips for Avoiding Identity Fraud Insurance Shopping Service Recommends Protective Methods against Identity Theft - 2006-02-03

Spanish and Canadian Farmers Speak Out on Biotech Crops Growers realize crop management and environmental benefits. - 2006-02-03

MPi Showcases Advanced Repair Guidance Information System at NADA 2006 that Helps Car Dealers Capture Share of Unrealized $60 Billion Aftermarket Mobile Productivity, Inc., a premier supplier of proprietary diagnostic, repair information and service merchandising solutions to the automotive industry, today announced that the latest version of its customized Automotive Repair Information System, (ARGIS™) will include additional inspection, up-sell and repair processes measured and tracked by a series of management reports. - 2006-02-03

New Study Shows Training Executives Strongly Believe Interpersonal Effectiveness Training (IET) Works Executives cite IET's impact on work relationships, conflict management, retention. - 2006-02-03

iEmployee and Relyco Declare Referral Relationship with All the Elements of a Classic Valentine's Day Romance Story iEmployee and Relyco Declare Referral Relationship Over 9000 “Valentines” Anticipated In New Relationship Between Two Firms On Opposite Ends of the Business Spectrum - 2006-02-03

Market Analytics Group Will Appear at the Spring Conference of Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group in Las Vegas Coral Gables, FL: February 1, 2006- Market Analytics Group (MAG) schedules its appearance at the upcoming Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group (PMRG) Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV. Team members from MAG will be available to demonstrate their expertise in secondary marketing and sales analytics to pharmaceutical industry participants on Monday, March 6th and Tuesday, March 7th. - 2006-02-03

Madison & Mulholland Gives "Ultimate Nominee" Goodie Bags to Awards Season's Top Nominees Awards season is here and Madison & Mulholland is gifting their choice of top 30 nominees with diamonds to trips of adventure. - 2006-02-03

Veteran Provides Much-Needed Options for Displaced Veterans Recent changes in the military community in Virginia like the BRAC base closings and the Gulf War has in one way or another displaced veterans. Local veteran, and small business attorney responds to much needed support to these ex-military personnel. - 2006-02-03

Quintessentially Launches in the Most Expensive City in the World - Oslo As Oslo is named ‘priciest city in the world’ by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Quintessentially, the hip concierge service, looks set to take the Norwegian capital by storm - 2006-02-03

SPIE—The International Society for Optical Engineering—Donates to Universities Impacted by Hurricane Katrina SPIE—The International Society for Optical Engineering, has announced a donation to Louisiana universities in the form of textbooks or similar publications materials to support the rebuilding of their damaged libraries, devastated by Hurricane Katrina. - 2006-02-03

Freedom of Speech Trial in Mid East Democracy Continues Feb. 9, 2006 On January 25, 2006, obfuscated by the Palestinian elections, began the most recent trial of Mordechai Vanunu fighting for the inalienable right of free speech in Jerusalem. In June 2005, WAWA's reporter obtained an exclusive 30 minute interview with Mordechai Vanunu that did not go through Israeli Military Censors. To order the uncut video at cost contact: http://www.wearewideawake.org - 2006-02-03

NICKEL LTD Issues Cease and Desist Letter and Rebuts Fictitious Claims By PURE Bioscience -- Initiates Fourth Lawsuit Against PURE its Officers, IR Firm & Others NICKEL LTD at a joint press conference coordinated with other plaintiffs, today announced that a fourth multi-million dollar suit had been commenced against PURE Bioscience and for the first time, its key officers and certain of its agents. The multiple plaintiff / defendant suit was released to the French Ministry of Justice for service on Friday January 27. - 2006-02-03

Business Continuity Solutions Offered for U.S. Corporations by Puerto Rican Data Center Caribe.Net, a leading Internet company providing business continuity and disaster recovery for businesses, has seen an increase in co-location and disaster recovery services from U.S. companies seeking affordable solutions for off-site backup and business continuity. - 2006-02-03

Valentine’s Day Laser Cut Crystal Specials Announced by Lynn’s Unique Gifts Prices reduced on select laser cut crystal for Valentine’s Day at lynnsuniquegifts.com. - 2006-02-03

Avian Flu Talk Speaks Out Against World Health Organization Avian Flu Talk recently created a very popular H5N1 bird flu discussion forum that is in the midst of capturing the world’s attention as people from all walks of life continue to join this new forum. It has already logged in approximately 350 members in only 90 days since its inception. - 2006-02-03

Greatwide Logistics Services Donates Equipment and Expertise to Deliver Replacement Fire Truck To Hurricane Damaged City Greatwide helps Texas volunteer fire department restore fire protection services to community by transporting fire truck 1,300 miles. - 2006-02-03