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American Community Honors Top Insurance Agents American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, honored its top-producing independent agents of 2005 during its Crystal Club event on September 14-17. The annual event rewards American Community’s Crystal Club, an elite group representing the top 25 producers from over 6,000 agents in eight states. - 2006-09-16

Apogee Foundation Scholars are Honored with Seven of the World's Most Prestigious Awards for Young Performing Artists The Apogee Foundation today announced that Apogee World Scholars Vadim Muntagirov and Dmitrij Smirnov had won seven major international prizes for the world's most gifted performing artists during the last seven months. - 2006-09-16

Latin3: Finalist for the 2006 Mixx Awards Latin3 is one of the four finalists nominated for a MIXX Award in the Hispanic Interactive Marketing category. - 2006-09-16

Is It Possible to Fuse Make Up and Architecture? The latest fall Make Up trends by Elite Make Up may well prove that you can. - 2006-09-16

On line Glasses Supplier Has Been Stunning Affiliates Europe’s leading online supplier of spectacles www.spex4less.com has been stunning their affiliates with an amazing visitor to sales ratio. - 2006-09-16

John Laing Homes Ranked Number One for New-Home Customer Satisfaction in Orange County by J.D. Power & Associates For the second straight year, J.D Power & Associates – the global marketing information services firm – has named John Laing Homes highest in home builder customer satisfaction in Orange County. J.D. Power & Associates released its 2006 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) on Wednesday morning, September 13. - 2006-09-16

Restaurant Reviews Are In - Christini's Restaurant Rated One of the Best Restaurants in the World Christini's Italian restaurant, in Orlando, Florida, was recently rated one of the top restaurants in the world by Epicurean International Associates. This is the latest in a long line of restaurant awards and achievements bestowed upon this central Florida restaurant. - 2006-09-16

Pizza Marketing: Using Print Inserts and Menus to Roll in the Dough Print and deliver offers pizza businesses and takeout restaurants the lowest prices on the web for print advertising. - 2006-09-16

Lurker Films Announces the Weird Tale Collection Volume 1: The Yellow Sign available on DVD Lurker Films -— the leading manufacturer of literary horror, Cthulhu, and Lovecraft related film merchandise -— is proud to announce the release of the first volume of the "Weird Tale Collection". The DVD features some excellent adaptations of horror author Robert W. Chambers' work including Aaron Vanek's award winning film inspired by the short story "The Yellow Sign". - 2006-09-16

Indianapolis Real Estate Auction Firm Announces Educational Site The Broker Auction Team is proud to announce the development of an auction education web site for persons interested in buying or selling homes at real estate auctions. While most auction sites focus on listing auctions and supporting auctioneers' associations, the Real Estate Auction News focuses on posting information to inform the general consumer about auctions and the auction process. - 2006-09-16

TimeLapse Mobile Readies Launch of Its First Mobile Game, Bodacious 80s Challenge: 80 Percent of Players Prefer B80s Challenge to Trivia Pursuit Mobile 80% of players preferred Bodacious 80s Challenge to the highly successful trivia game, Trivia Pursuit mobile. The results from an independent research study revealed the overwhelming preference for B80s Challenge was attributed to the game being “just more fun to play than Trivia Pursuit mobile”, said Tamara Keranen of WDA, the company conducting the research. - 2006-09-16

Montreal VIP Hopes City Becomes Number One New Years Party Destination With College Students Montreal’s growing popularity for New Years Eve has nightlife experts expecting the largest amounts of party goers yet for 2007. - 2006-09-16

The World Apostolate of Fatima Announces Global Effort Aimed at Offering 1 Billion Prayers for Life and Peace One world praying -- one day -- one billion prayers for life and peace. Sunday, October 8th will be the largest day of organized prayer the world has ever seen. People of all faiths will gather in prayer for life and peace. Millions more worldwide will experience the event on EWTN TV, radio, or Internet. - 2006-09-16

Isulong SEOph SEO Contest Ends September 30, 2006 Search Engine Optimization (SEO), keyword ranking contest Isulong SEOph organized by SEO Philippines end this September 30, 2006 with participation of Filipino SEO professionals around the world. - 2006-09-16

Nevada’s Fastest-Growing Real Estate Company Breaks Ground on New Headquarters Realty ONE Group continues its tremendous growth, unaffected by a softening real estate market. Breaking ground on a $2 million new headquarters for 600 REALTORS® is only the beginning for this young and ambitious company. - 2006-09-16

Drug-Free Acupressure Tapping Technique May Reduce Osteoporosis Risk in Middle-Aged Women Osteoporosis, the disease that causes porous, brittle bones, affects 10 million American men and women, and another 34 million with low bone mass are at risk. The safest prevention tools are weight-bearing exercise and nutrition. Now EFT, a simple do-it-yourself acupressure technique, offers additional protection, according to medical doctors and health care practitioners. - 2006-09-16

How a College Student Made $65,428 By Embracing New Media: MySpace, Web 2.0, Social Media, and How It's Changing The Online Advertising World The online media landscape is changing and major companies are starting to take notice. As a new school year starts across the country, college students are shirking traditional campus jobs and embracing an interesting new way of making money using MySpace and other social networks. - 2006-09-16

mophie Announces Radura, A Clear Winner for New iPod Nano Moments after the newly designed iPod lines were announced, mophie Illuminators lit up the night designing, tweaking, prototyping, and rendering a brand new case for the new Apple iPod. Less than 24 hours later, mophie unveils the Relo Radura to the award-winning line of iPod accessories. - 2006-09-16

Kindred Media Group Adds Seasoned Producer / Actor Jonathan Sachar to Executive Team Jonathan Sachar joins Kindred Media Group company as Executive Vice President - 2006-09-16

Andras M. Nagy Aims to Satisfy Surge for Spirituality Craving with Availability of Out–of-Print Antiquity Books Publisher - Murine Press Andras Nagy publishes out-of-print esoteric and occult books in conjunction with Lulu (www.lulu.com), the world’s fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books. - 2006-09-16

Sonya Dakar Harnesses the Power of Snake Venom with The UltraLuxe Collection - the new Standard in Age Control On October 3, Sonya Dakar will launch its premiere age control collection, UltraLuxe. This four piece collection harnesses nine different age-defying technological compounds, one of them being Syn-Ake, a synthetic snake venom. - 2006-09-16

Order Fulfillment Center Saving Businesses Money While Increasing Profits New service enables business owners to focus on building business instead of day-to-day tasks - 2006-09-16

New Solution Believed to be Roach Kryptonite Shredder uses ingredients that are deadly to roaches but safe for families. - 2006-09-16

Santa Fe Photographic Workshops Winter/Spring 2007 Catalog Over 40 Workshops Slated for Seasoned and Novice Photographers Seasoned and novice photographers searching for inspiration and solid hands-on training need look no further. Santa Fe Workshops recently announced the Winter/Spring 2007 Workshop Schedule with a full-color 60-page catalog. The Winter/Spring season kicks off on February 11, 2007. - 2006-09-16

Staying in Control -- Fort Myers Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning Attorney Barbara M. Pizzolato to Speak at Gateway Women's Club Meeting Ms. Pizzolato will be discussing the advantages of having a Living Will Declaration and Health Care Surrogate Designation in place. - 2006-09-16

Freestock1 and WFNN Starts Coverage on Sultan Minerals, Helping Find Strategic Metals and National Defense Issues Freestock1 and WFNN starts coverage on Sultan Minerals, helping find strategic metals and national defense issues. - 2006-09-16

Blue Financial Alerts US Consumers of Online Credit Repair Scams Federal Trade Commission says self help may be best. - 2006-09-16

United States Homeowners May Be Losing Their Homes to Scam Artists, Warns Blue Financial Blue Financial warns consumers to not sign over their deed to scam artists. - 2006-09-16

Weighing Terminal Now Equipped with Fill Application Module The new Fill-560 Application Module from METTLER TOLEDO adds advanced features to the standard target control capabilities of the IND560 weighing terminal, including seven new sequences, process control parameters and input/output control for both the weigh-in and the weigh-out cycle. - 2006-09-16

IAP Worldwide Services Selects the Learn.com LearnCenter Workforce Productivity Suite to Manage Global Employee Performance Learn.com®, the global leader in on-demand workforce productivity, today announced that IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., a leading government contractor based in Cape Canaveral, Fla., has selected the LearnCenter Workforce Performance Suite to manage employee performance and deliver consistent training and messaging to its global employees. - 2006-09-16

On Line Booking is Now Here for the private Vacation Rental Owner ivacationonline.com is announcing the release of its one of a kind on line booking system for private owners of vacation rentals. - 2006-09-16

Uba Expresses Confidence on President Thabo Mbeki and Urges Civilized Discussions on South Africa’s Controversial AIDS Policy Economic Technologies’ Chairman & CEO, Jude E. Uba, today, in conveying his confidence in the leadership of President Thabo Mbeki to effectively respond to South Africa’s Aids crisis, urged all parties involved to exercise civility in the ongoing debate surrounding that country’s controversial HIV/AIDS policy. - 2006-09-16

Online Kitchenware Now Stock the New Prestige Advantage Cookware Range Online Kitchenware sales manager, Simon West, is very animated about the cookware: We are very enthusiastic about this Prestige Advantage range because Prestige produce such high quality products, and this classic looking cookware is no exception. Prestige have a firm grip on the cookware market and have done for many years. This is why we think it's going to generate big sales. - 2006-09-16

Sheldon "Shelly" Saltman Joins ODWTV Network (On Demand Web TV.Com), the New Internet Community and leader of the Internet. Sheldon "Shelly" Saltman joins ODWTV.Com a division of Infowemercial.com The new Internet community leader. ODWTV has brought Shelly Saltman on board to develop and assist in strategic partnerships and acquisition of content and programming and will hold a directors position. ODWTV Network Internet broadcasting provides a one stop Internet community with there pay per view, VOD, VOIP, Live events, video yellow pages and Infowebmercials. This will allow the viewer with a one stop experience that allows them to be in control. - 2006-09-16

PLC Network, TNT Media & ODWTV Network Announce Strategic Partnership For Their New “Internet Community” Larry Castro “CEO” announced a strategic partnership with TNT, PLC and ODWTV, Inc. today that will combine TNT Media, PLC quality programming with ODWTV's audience to provide a quality entertainment experience on ODWTV while engaging viewers in innovative new ways to promote Fall programming and a new shopping experience with Infowebmercial, and Infoweblocal the new worldwide video yellow pages over the next year. The agreement also includes an integrated, cross-promotional advertising relationship on the ODWTV services and significant on-air promotions provided by TNT Media and PLC Network. - 2006-09-16

U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program Use Grows Among U.S. Based Manufacturing Operations Growth in the use of the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program continues, especially in the manufacturing sector. International trade agreements would seem to reduce the savings opportunities available through the FTZ Program, but savings such as relief from the "inverted tariff" relationships created by those agreements have actually encouraged businesses to use the program to reduce their Customs-related costs. - 2006-09-16

SynapseLife.com Announces Launch Date Seattle based Synapse Corporate Solutions sets launch date for SynapseLife.com. - 2006-09-16

B2B CFO/CIO, LLP Adds Prominent Partner to Ranks: Terry J. Eve Joins as Partner in the South Florida Market B2B CFO/CIO, LLP, the fastest growing nationwide CFO and CIO firm, announced today that Terry Eve has joined the firm’s South Florida market as Partner. - 2006-09-16

Malibu Kahlúa International Names Kieran Stevens Vice President, Global Marketing & Commercial for Kahlúa and Tia Maria Trademarks Kieran Stevens signs on as Global Marketing and Commercial director for Malibu Kahlua International, Pernod Ricard SA. Stevens will have resposibility for the Kahlua and Tia Maria brands and willbe based at the MKI headquarters in Westport, CT. - 2006-09-16

Tania Salgado of RNL Awarded Young Architect of the Year Award RNL Architect recognized at 2006 Awards by the American Institute of Architects – Denver. - 2006-09-16

1st Carbon Neutral TV Commercial Instant Karma Films offsets its CO2 emissions to produce the 1st ever Carbon Neutral TV commercial. - 2006-09-16

Motorola Razr Cell Phones Still Dominate The Westerncell.Com Hottest Selling Cell Phones On Their "Great Eight" Most Popular Cell Phones Six out of westerncell's "Great Eight" hottest selling cell phones are the Motorola Razr cell phones. Also, recent cell phone news including the new Samsung SCH-v920; beware of "Blinko"; and extra charges from cellular providers. - 2006-09-16

Area Developer First to Break Ground on Living Smart Narrow Lot Homes As He Turns the Idea into Action Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard has joined area developer Jack Wagnon of The Wagnon Company to break ground on the first Living Smart homes at 8172 North Haven. The developer’s residential construction arm, Prairie View Homes, LLC will build two award winning Higgins house designs—and will include a detached double-car garage with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at the back of each lot. - 2006-09-16

Tevye, the New Musical, Debuts in LA Tevye, the new musical, after its acclaimed debut at the Stages 2005 Theatre Festival in Chicago, will test the waters in Los Angeles with a staged reading at the El Portal Forum Theatre on Wednesday October 11, 2006 at 7:45 p.m. starring Jim Brochu. - 2006-09-16

Legendary Dance Star Norma Miller Queen of Swing Live in Tampa A biographical film documentary showing on Oct. 1, 2006. - 2006-09-16

Callidus LLC Announces the Release of the CallidusSleep Demo Version -- Now Available for Customer Download and Testing Callidus LLC - Technologies Simplefied is excited to announce the release of the highly anticipated CallidusSleep Demo version which is now available for download and testing at www.callidusllc.com. - 2006-09-16

Novintel To Participate in the 6th Annual Pharma/Biotech Conference as Part of its East Coast US Expansion Strategy Novintel, the leading international provider of customized Market Intelligence services and solutions, is pleased to announce its participation in the 6th Annual Pharma/Biotech Conference in collaboration with its client Serono Inc., a global biotechnology leader. The Annual Pharma/Biotech Conference, hosted by the Strategic Research Institute (SRI), will be held in Princeton, New Jersey on September 18-19, 2006. - 2006-09-16

Dubai: The Hidden City of Tomorrow Ever wonder what the future will bring, what amazing technology and inventions are waiting to be discovered? Well there’s now a place where you can watch the future evolve before your eyes. This place is called Dubai and it will truly leave you in absolute wonderment when your eyes are exposed to a city that has made the impossible truly possible. - 2006-09-16

Depswa Returns to Sacramento at Club Retro Friday, September 22nd Depswa live, Friday September 22nd in Sacramento, Ca at Club Retro with Headrush. - 2006-09-16

Promote Your Business with Luxury Conference Folders Embraced by the business world for its stylish practicality, the black leather conference folder has taken on iconic status in the modern corporate workplace and continues to be an automatic choice for the organised, hard working professional. - 2006-09-16

Craig Gaitan joins SpectoWise Advisory Board SpectoWise, Inc., a leading provider of sophisticated enterprise-level business intelligence reporting solutions for the Fortune 1,000 announced today that Craig Gaitan, Director of Agency Acquisitions at Nationwide Mutual Insurance, has joined the company’s Advisory Board. - 2006-09-16

Legal Jobs Site Grabs Lawyers from Four Corners of the World -- 10 Second Law Jobs Sign-up -- 'Law Jobs for Lawyers Everywhere' Legal jobs alert service sees lawyers from many countries signing up for law jobs. - 2006-09-16

Primavera Annual Conference to Take Place in San Diego December 3-6, 2006 Primavera announces its Annual Conference will take place in San Diego from Dec. 3-6, 2006. Mike Abrashoff, former Commander of the U.S.S. Benfold and author of "It's Your Ship: Management Techniques for the Best Damn Ship in the Navy" will be the keynote speaker. The Conference will feature more than 140 sessionss on project management techniques, strategies and technologies. - 2006-09-16

Real Estate Arts Opens South Florida Office NYC-based Real Estate Arts announces opening of South Florida office. - 2006-09-16

Football Equipment Supplier Launches New 2006/2007 Product Brochure Maudsport Clubline have recently launched their exciting new 2006/2007 football team kits and football equipment product range brochure. - 2006-09-16

It's All About Laughter: Dallas' Southwest Gallery Hosts Cowboy Cartoonists International Southwest Gallery, one of Dallas’ oldest and largest galleries, is pleased to present a special show and sale of original work by eight members of the wild and wacky Cowboy Cartoonists International (CCI). An opening reception is scheduled for Wednesday evening, the 27th, from 6 to 8 p.m. - 2006-09-16

Capella University To Sponsor U.S. Air Force Marathon Online University will be a major sponsor of the tenth annual U.S. Air Force Marathon on September 16. - 2006-09-16

10,000 Signatures to Be Submitted to Board of Supervisors in Battle to Fight Methamphetamine Abuse Members of the Act Now Against Meth Coalition, a coalition of Los Angeles community-based organizations and individuals, will go before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and demand that the County take action in the fight against methamphetamines. Backed by a petition with 10,000 signatures, the Coalition will demand that the Board declare a public health emergency, including four other action items. - 2006-09-16

Triad Bank Experiences the Benefits of Cardinal Software's Teller Platform Fulfilling part of its growth plan, Tulsa, OK based Triad Bank has expanded their relationship with Cardinal Software by implementing Cardinal’s Teller Platform. - 2006-09-16

Avoiding the Path to Teenage Suicide is the New Book from Author Alain Simon Tuggle -- A Guide for Teenagers, Parents and Everyone In Between This book comes from the heart of a 40 year old who is glad to be alive. A survivor of two suicide attemps at age 16 and 17, he now wants to help save the lives of teenagers and families. - 2006-09-16

Elk Fest in Estes, Park Colorado. Wildlife Lover's, Experience this Annual Event in Rocky Mountain National Park. Elk Fest is the Super Bowl for Colorado wildlife and it’s in Estes Park, Colorado on the weekend of September 30 and Oct 1, 2006. When the chill of the late afternoon gives in to long shadows covering the valley floor of Rocky Mountain National Park, nature’s grandest wildlife spectacle begins…the Elk Rut. - 2006-09-16

1932 Ford Roadster Steel Reproduction Hot Rod builder, B2 Design Group, Seeking Nationwide Dealers "B2 Design Group", well-known builders of all steel 1932 Ford Roadsters as setting up a national dealer network. - 2006-09-16

Dr. Boyce Watkins to Speak at NAACP Event on Charles Barkley, Marion Jones and the Evolution of the Black Male Athlete Controversial professor and ESPN guest analyst to speak on the black male athlete, his role in society and solutions to related problems. - 2006-09-16

Spirit of Elijah Dual CD release The Spirit of Elijah is releasing two CDs, a rock opera "The Test of Job," and a best of CD. - 2006-09-16

What is Really Going on in Arizona’s South East Valley Housing Market? While the Phoenix-metro housing market may not be as sizzling hot as it's summer days, it may not be as bleak as many of the commentaries try to portray. With the addition of jobs, improved roadways and great schools, many people continue to be lured to the valley of the sun, to places such as the Southeast Valley cities of Gilbert and Chandler, Arizona. - 2006-09-16

CarSmarts Targets Women Car Shoppers Advertising leader, CarSmarts Magazine focuses on female automotive shoppers. - 2006-09-16

Steps Need to be Taken to Protect Consumers from E. coli-contaminated Bagged Salads -- by Fred Pritzker “I represent people injured by E. coli O157:H7 and other foodborne pathogens. I know how the toxins from E. coli O157:H7 attack the human body and cause suffering and loss that no person should be forced to endure,” states Fred Pritzker, a leading foodborne illness litigation attorney, on his blog, http://foodpoisoning.pritzkerlaw.com. “And yet it continues to happen - another outbreak, more suffering, injury and death because bagged produce is not safe and continues to be sold to the American public.” - 2006-09-16

Hair Replacement Designer, Joseph Paris, to Demonstrate Pure Perfection in Los Angeles Hair replacement designer Joseph Paris will be giving private consultations to demonstrate the quality of his custom wigs and hairpieces to potential clients. He will be at the Sofitel in Los Angeles on September 20, 21, and 22. Consultations are free, private, and by appointment only. - 2006-09-16

Laundryhomepage Launches Site Redesign With Comprehensive Business Search, More Content Laundryhomepage, B2B website for self-service coin laundry owners and professionals, has launched a comprehensive site re-design that includes a new look, the most comprehensive and fully searchable business directory, articles and press releases. These changes make it easier for online consumers to connect with industry professionals and find information they need. - 2006-09-16

Out of the Ashes, a Tradition is Born The Oxford Presbyterian Church Apple Festival was started in 1989 as a means to earn money to rebuild the church after a fire. Seventeen years later, the cause has changed, but the Festival continues as strong as ever. This year's event will benefit the Habitat for Humanity of Chester County's Women Build 2006 project. - 2006-09-16

Jubilee “A Mortgage Pay-off Celebration” RCCG Jesus House D.C. Pays off $2.2 Million mortgage in less than 5 years. Jesus House, D.C. is an immigrant church in the heart of downtown Silver Spring, MD in Montgomery County. - 2006-09-16

Terrorism Grips America in this Nail-Biting Thriller A covert agent and an Arab terrorist are each killed in an attack -- The agent is brought back to life but in the other's body in D.E. Dawning's The Right Hand of Allah. - 2006-09-16

'Time in a Garden' Ranks Second in Fiction Paperback Sales for Northern Michigan Southold novelist Mary Agria’s "Time in a Garden" was second on the bestseller list for fiction paperbacks in August at one of the Midwest’s most award-winning booksellers, McLean & Eakin in Petoskey, Michigan. - 2006-09-16

Win a State-of-the-Art Automated Home Based Franchise Income Business - Calling All Unique Home Based Business Opportunity Seekers and Internet Entrepreneurs Internet entrepreneurs and unique home-based business opportunity seekers may have just struck gold. Simple Automated Income is sponsoring a worldwide contest where someone will win an automated home based franchise income system. - 2006-09-16

Voice123 Introduces Online Training Sessions An induction into the world of voice overs by members of the Voice123 team. - 2006-09-16

Voice123 Introduces New 'My Preferred Talents' Feature for Voice Talent Seekers New feature will make voice over actor search more streamlined. - 2006-09-16

National Security Versus Freedom According to ChristiaNet Poll National Security versus freedom are difficult to balance with the rise of terrorism according to a ChristiaNet poll. - 2006-09-16

hfa Earns Prestigious NYC Creative Awards Akron, Ohio, agency receives awards for excellence in business-to-business marketing communications. - 2006-09-16

Manic Depression Symptoms Treated With Natural Remedies Manic depression symptoms, natural remedies, alternative treatments for depression and early warning signs are some of the health related articles just released by ChristiaNet, Inc. - 2006-09-16

Kissing is Acceptable While Dating According To ChristiaNet Poll Free online dating, Christian singles, penpals, chat rooms and social networking are some of the Christian dating related articles just released by ChristiaNet, Inc. - 2006-09-16

'K.A.S.H is King' Program Teaches Kids Higher Thinking through Chess Students Succeed Using Complex Thinking Skills Learned Through Chess. - 2006-09-16