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ExclamationSoft Unveils Version 5.0 of WebWatchBot Performance Monitoring Software ExclamationSoft Corporation announces the release of WebWatchBot version 5.0, the latest upgrade to its performance monitoring software for web-based applications, servers, and network infrastructure. - 2006-10-12

TempWorks Software Customer Takes #1 Spot on Fastest Growing Private Staffing Companies List Multiple TempWorks customers recognized on SI Analyst’s 2006 America’s Fastest Growing Private Staffing Companies list. - 2006-10-12

TalentHook Features New Update Allowing Users to Search and Retrieve Resumes from Outlook TalentHook has released a new update that allows users to quickly and easily retrieve candidates from email attachments stored in Microsoft Outlook, offering users comprehensive resume search capability both over the Internet as well as on the user’s hard drive or network. - 2006-10-12

Executive Perks Keep Employees Connected As technology threatens to make life easier, executive perquisites are one reason employees stay connected outside of the office. - 2006-10-12

'The Screening Matters' Now Available to HR Professionals Integrated Screening Partners (ISP), a background screening provider that offers comprehensive and customized services, today announced the release of “The Screening Matters” newsletter. This newsletter a periodical specifically for those human resource professionals involved in background screening, hiring, recruitment or retention. - 2006-10-12

Workplace Options to Host Webinar on Revolutionary 'Person-First' Senior Caregiving Philosophy Workplace Options has added a bonus presentation this month to their popular webinar series. The webinar, called “Talking with John George,” will be presented on October 26th from 2-3pm EST. - 2006-10-12

Introducing Che Bella Nido...Nesting has Never Looked so Good Carla and Jim Bassi have just opened Che Bella Nido doors down from the Little Italy-location of their lushly romantic flower shop, Che Bella Fiori. - 2006-10-12

From Service Provider to Information Entrepreneur: New Action Group Provides Step-by-Step Guidance for Creating Passive Income Streams New group seminar with seasoned entrepreneur reveals best models for product development and helps participants launch an information empire. - 2006-10-12

Strategies In Play Announces 24/7 Series - Excelling in Today’s Intense Workplace The international business consultancy, Strategies In Play LLC, announces its new 24/7 series of workshops (www.strategiesinplay.com/247.html) to help knowledge workers meet the challenges of the 21st century’s intense business environment. - 2006-10-12

Premier Issue of bizSanDiego Highlights Innovative Companies in San Diego County Hitting the stands on Oct. 26, bizSanDiego brings new, unique voice to community through business magazine articles. - 2006-10-12

Perchards and webix Join Forces on WEEE Compliance Software Producer responsibility policy consultants Perchards and reverse logistics software developer webix solutions GmbH have teamed up to develop http://www.webix-xpres.com/de [XPReS], a range of software to facilitate compliance with European producer responsibility legislation on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), packaging and batteries. - 2006-10-12

Web Marketing Association Names Best Political Web Site Following 2006 WebAward Competition Best Web sites announced in 10th Annual WebAward Competition covering 96 industries including politics. - 2006-10-12

Web Marketing Association Names Best Broadcast Web Site Following 2006 WebAward Competition Best Web sites announced in 10th Annual WebAward Competition covering 96 industries including broadcasting. - 2006-10-12

UWB and Ultrawideband Domain Name Portfolio Auction Dozens of UWB and Ultrawideband domain names for sale on eBay. Generic industry keyword, direct navigation type in domains. - 2006-10-12

New Nurse Training Center Fueled by Hospital's $2 Million Donation A community college in the northwest has opened a $13.2 million health training center aimed at helping to curb the nursing shortage. The 66,000 square foot Columbia Basin College Health Science Center features state of the art nurse training and information systems technology. Kadlec Medical Center in Tri-Cities, Washington, donated $2 million to the project, which will ultimately double the number nurses graduating from the college's program. - 2006-10-12

Thornberry Ltd. Signs Partnership Agreement with Passfaces™ Online Authentication Company Authentication capabilities to be integrated into Thornberry’s web based NDoc® information management system for home healthcare providers - 2006-10-12

Get Free Expert Advice on Business Issues from a Master Business Consultant Expert in daily operations, strategic planning, leadership and negotiation answers challenging business questions for free online. - 2006-10-12

New Web Seminar Offering: Proposal Writing to WIN Federal Government and National Laboratory Contracts Competing for Federal Contracts is daunting. Joseph Jablonski, Best-Selling business author, is offering his proposal writing workshop through the convenience of the INTERNET on November 3rd. This format offers the Small Business an economical way to learn highly specialized information they can immediately put to use. Learn via your desktop or laptop, from the convenience of your home, office or while traveling. - 2006-10-12

The Fit America Contest Brings Reality TV Weight Loss Results to Real Life Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, MyFitnessTrainer.com will launch The Fit America Contest to motivate American adults to lose weight. - 2006-10-12

Web Guru Answers #1 Online Marketing Question: How Can I Increase my Internet Marketing Sales? Internet marketing expert Derek Gehl points to backend selling as the best way to grow an online business - 2006-10-12

Social Networking Web 2.0 Cutting Edge Ajax Enabled News Unique social networking, news, and content website, providing users with the ability to create their own communities of content URLs. Uses democratic editorial control where users can vote content to the front using Web 2.0 and Ajax technologies. - 2006-10-12

FLAVORx Advances October Campaign to Honor Children's Health Month and Talk About Prescriptions Month To commemorate Children's Health Month and Talk About Prescriptions Month, FLAVORx is challenging physicians, pharmacists and parents to sample some of the most commonly prescribed medications for children. By tasting these medications firsthand, FLAVORx helps create a better understanding of the impact that palatability can have on adherence to treatment programs. - 2006-10-12

WebMetricsGuru.com of Know More Media will Provide Real-time Reporting of the Washington, D.C. Emetrics Summit, Oct 16-18, 2006 WebMetricsGuru.com, a blog authored by Marshall Sponder and published by online publisher Know More Media, will provide real-time reporting and media coverage of the 2006 Washington D.C. Emetrics Summit proceedings, held Oct 16-18, 2006. - 2006-10-12

Internet Marketing Expert Declares He'll Earn $1 Million In 90 Days Using Mental Powers When internet marketing consultant, Willie Crawford, noticed a tremendous increase in what he describes as negative energy, in the "Internet marketing niche" he decided that a change was needed. Crawford decreed to his peers and online associates that he would generate $1 million in online revenue in 90 days. This is in an environment where many people would be ecstatic to earn $1,000 per month. - 2006-10-12

"Cleanse That Colon" National Ad Campaign to Begin in Early 2007 C.M.T. Enterprises, a recognized leader in the herbal health care industry, is proud to announce the launch of a national ad campaign for it's newest and most anticipated product. "Cleanse That Colon" is a revolutionary new triple action colon cleanse remedy available at www.cleansethatcolon.com - 2006-10-12

Best of the Web Names Roger Montti Vice-President of BOTW Verticals WebmasterWorld moderator "MartiniBuster" brings wealth of Internet marketing and search industry knowledge to the Internet's oldest directory. - 2006-10-12

Election Year Politics Forces Republican Leadership to Relent on Seizures of Canadian Drugs Under a public-relations siege on several fronts, Congressional Republicans abruptly reverse a Homeland Security policy of seizing prescription drug packages mailed from legitimate Canadian pharmacies. The capitulation coincides with upcoming mid-term elections and amounts to an admission that medications from licensed Canadian pharmacies are indeed safe. - 2006-10-12

Boots Herbal Stores Wins Best Independent Retailer 2006 Award at UK Natural Trade Show Health Food Store wins accolades as winner "Best Independent Reatil Business 2006" - 2006-10-12

Travelwires.com - New South African Travel and Tourism Online Resource TravelWires.com offers up-to-the-moment South African Travel industry news, events, product launches, services information and vacancies, published on the site daily. Designed to help tourism industry players keep their fingers on the pulse of what is happening. - 2006-10-12

$20 Million Verdict Against Allstate Insurance A jury awarded $20 million to Ted K. Fields in a bad faith lawsuit against Allstate Insurance Company. - 2006-10-12

Jobsite Recruits Receptional Jobsite, one of the UK’s leading internet recruitment services owned by Associated New Media, has consolidated its search marketing and awarded the sole contract to internet marketing specialist Receptional. - 2006-10-12

Exposé Original Members Reunite and Prepare to Take Fans to the 'Point of No Return' All Over Again Exposé vocal powerhouses Jeanette Jurado, Ann Curless and Gioia Bruno will ignite the stage on October 21st at American Airlines Arena in Miami. The sensational freestyle dance/pop trio generated ten 'top-ten' Billboard chart hits during the late eighties and early nineties and are back with a new concert tour. - 2006-10-12

Chicagoland Caregivers Provides Free Senior Living Advisor: A Real Estate Agent for Finding Senior Retirement Communities Senior Living Advisor assists seniors in finding the perfect community to meet all of their needs. - 2006-10-12

Agenisys Corp. Announces the Delivery of its AgeniCare Antimicrobial Silver Nylon Bandages, Wound Contact, Burn Contact, Burn Wraps, Burn Gloves and Negative Pressure Dressings Agenisys® Corp. announces the delivery of its AgeniCare® Antimicrobial Silver Plated Nylon AgeniCare® Wound products, based on the research of Dr. Bart Flick & Dr. Robert O. Beckers technology. The Company is actively seeking Distributors to expand their network and offer the most affordable pricing on the market. - 2006-10-12

RemoteDepositCapture.com Announces Remote Deposit Capture Central at the AFP Conference in Las Vegas Leveraging the success of its online endeavors as the leading resource for information and services for the Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) Industry, RemoteDepositCapture.com announces the launch of RDC Central at the AFP Annual Conference. Experience RDC Central in booth #2255 – your 1-stop shop for information and services for the RDC Industry. - 2006-10-12

Freeze.com CEO Robert Weber To Present at 20th Annual Minnesota Venture Finance Conference Robert Weber is a featured speaker at the Minnesota Venture Finance Conference where attendees are expected to include 400 registered investors and presenting companies. - 2006-10-12

Executive Career Coach Implements Successful Online Marketing Strategy Optimized Website Boosts Beth Ross’ Business. - 2006-10-12

Keeping Crime Rates Down With Stun Guns, Pepper Spray, and Tasers Personalarms.com offers non-lethal forms of defense products not available in stores. The products are quality tested and deemed as a safe form of defense. - 2006-10-12

Renting a Villa in Italy--Insider Tips for the Best Value The villa industry has evolved dramatically over the past five years, resulting in an explosion of properties posted on the Web. Now, travelers are finding it harder than ever to decipher the best from the rest. These insider tips can help travelers select a villa rental agent and a home. - 2006-10-12

Storm Preparedness - Steel Buildings Offer Advantages Over Conventional Buildings Citizens never know when the natural disasters like earthquakes or hurricanes will strike, so it is important to be prepared at all times to face them. Steel Buildings are the answers for the commercial developers who wish to start new business or expand their business more to get most out of their investments. Commercial steel buildings are made of high quality steel and they offer quality, durability, and economy that cannot be matched with the traditional cement and brick buildings. - 2006-10-12

Eric Bonilla, Owner of Premier-Sport-Fitness.com, Gives Healthy Tips that Every Dieter Should Know Halloween is the time when weight gain usually starts, although December is usually blamed for the Holiday weight gain. Here are four tips that allow you to have a Halloween treat and still keep those pounds off. - 2006-10-12

Proboardshop.com Launches New Affiliate Program with AvantLink Leading board shop Proboardshop.com joins the AvantLink network to provide savvy Internet marketers and Affiliates with a powerful marketing technology platform. - 2006-10-12

GradCity Celebrity Homecoming Contest Partake in GradCity’s 2006 Celebrity Homecoming contest for the chance to win a day/ night out with MTV celebrities, including Limo ride and meal out with the celebrities. - 2006-10-12

For Respiratory Health, Prevention and Testing Early are Key – Free Flu Shots and More at Barlow Respiratory Hospital Health Fair Did you know you could have a serious lung disease, yet show no symptoms? The facts are respiratory disease is the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S., and countless people suffer from a breathing disorder and don’t know it. That’s why Los Angeles-based Barlow Respiratory Hospital is hosting its 4th Annual Respiratory Health Fair, featuring respiratory health screenings that can provide early detection of breathing disorders. - 2006-10-12

The Largest Giveaway in BBQ History Smokinaphattie.com -- a social networking website for those who’ve caught the barbecue bug, is launching a $15,000.0 BBQ Equipment Giveaway contest. Starting October 9th, the first 1,000 registered users will be eligible to win $15,000.00 worth of barbecue and meat smoking products. Prizes range in size from smokers and barbecue grills, to gift cards, BBQ sauces, rubs and Smokinaphattie.com apparel. To qualify you must: complete a profile by answering all profile questions and upload a profile picture. - 2006-10-12

mStation Audio to Show New Orb Colors at Digital Life Expo Oct 12-15, 2006 in New York Music is colorful, and now the Apple iPod nano is too. It's only natural that speakers should be as well...in black, white, and now pink, green, blue and silver. The mStation 2.1 Stereo Orb Docking Station/Speaker System available in time for Christmas in New Colors. - 2006-10-12

Block Torpark with Cymphonix Network Composer Torpark signature and ability to block anonymous proxies give network administrators greater control over their Internet data stream. - 2006-10-12

Atlanta Braves Player Brian O. Jordan Named One of Georgia's Top Rising Stars in Business by Georgia Trend Magazine Georgia Trend Magazine knows star quality when they see it. They have listed Brian O. Jordan as one of this year's Georgia’s top 40 Under 40. - 2006-10-12

Taking the Bang out of Fireworks for Pet Owners Whilst many people enjoy the squeals, crashes and bangs associated with fireworks, Bonfire Night can be a real nightmare for pets and their owners. - 2006-10-12

Business in Calgary Magazine Features Details Convention & Event Management Inc. in Nineteenth Year of Event Management Success Calgary based Conference and Meeting Management team pays close attention to “details” as featured in the October edition of Business in Calgary Magazine. - 2006-10-12

New Clickability Release Streamlines Web Content Delivery Options, Improves Bottom Line Clickability announced the immediate availability of its Content Delivery release that offers new ways to package and deliver content and advertising online. The release combines Clickability's recently introduced content intelligence features with new content delivery options to help publishers address their number one objective -- attracting new audiences. For the first time, web publishers can easily package content to suit their audience’s tastes, immediately analyze the results and adjust the mix to maximize response rates and advertising value. - 2006-10-12

SellyourCell.com to Promote Wireless Amber Alerts SellyourCell.com, America’s Original Wireless Recycler, has announced an agreement to promote potentially lifesaving technology introduced by WirelessAmberAlerts.org. - 2006-10-12

Las Vegas High Rise Blog for Luxury Real Estate Consumers Launched by Luxury Realty Group Luxury Realty Group recently launched www.LasVegasHighRiseBlog.com to provide a discussion forum about the latest trends, upcoming projects and market updates for the Las Vegas Luxury High Rise real estate market. Luxury Realty Group agents are contributors to this new Blog, resulting in a content rich mix of news, trends and market research about planned, new and existing luxury high rise homes in Las Vegas. - 2006-10-12

Only 16 Percent of Bereaved Parents Divorce, New Survey Reveals For decades, the media, many professionals, and even persons within the bereavement community have written that the death of a child virtually assures that the parents will divorce. This survey, conducted by The Compassionate Friends, the nation's largest self-help bereavement organization, finds that only 16 percent of bereaved parents divorce, shattering the age-old myth that 70-90 percent of bereaved parents will divorce. - 2006-10-12

Lower Back Pain Relief – Dangerous Without a Doctor’s Supervision Lower back pain relief provided by instant lower back pain remedy, could be dangerous for patients who self-diagnose and treat without going to the doctors. - 2006-10-12

Ladies: Don't Strike Out This Playoff Season, Learn Baseball 101 Tell your man: “Take me out to the ball game” -- and mean it. - 2006-10-12

Legendary Dale Earnhardt Race Suit Up For Auction Auctionwire to auction off legendary Dale Earnhardt’s race suit on eBay to benefit Victory Junction Gang Camp. - 2006-10-12

Lifestyle, Reimbursement Issues Frustrate Anesthesiologists -- Physician Salary Survey Indicates Declining Percentage of Anesthesiologists Would Choose Career Again Among 615 anesthesiologists responding to a national on-line survey conducted in summer 2006, only 6% said they were not frustrated about practicing medicine in today’s healthcare marketplace. Regardless of their frustration, two-thirds of responding anesthesiologists (66%) said they would choose medicine as a career path if they had it to do over again. This represents a four-percent decline from the 70% of anesthesiologists responding affirmatively to the same question in LocumTenens.com’s 2005 anesthesiologist salary survey. The survey results indicate the average anesthesiologist salary actually decreased slightly (2%), from $317,248 in the physician recruiting firm’s 2005 survey to $309,950 in 2006. - 2006-10-12

Hotonlinecoupons.com launches it's website to help people save with coupons and codes for major e-tailers Hotonlinecoupons launches it's website to help people save with coupons and codes for major e-tailers during the holiday season. Coupons for Amazon, Dell, Folica, BestBuy and more. - 2006-10-12

American Clay Natural Earth Plaster Featured In Good Housekeeping's Innovative Your Green House American Clay – The Original Earth Plaster – is part of a new and unique home renovation called “Your Green House”, presented by Good Housekeeping. Often thought of as a strictly "Southwestern" design, awarded Green product American Clay, breaks its mold in a Manhattan brownstone, warming the modern tone of the home. American Clay Earth Plaster yet again proves that style and class should and can have a healthy and truly "green" touch. The transformation will be documented in a November special supplement called Your Good House, which is circulated to Good Housekeeping’s highest-income subscribers (7,000,000) and is also available on www.goodhousekeeping.com. - 2006-10-12

Jarus Technologies and YASU Technologies Collaborate to Reduce Time-to-Market in Automated Decision Making in the Insurance Vertical YASU Technologies, a provider of innovative cross-platform BRM solutions for Java/J2EE and .NET technologies, and Jarus Technologies, an automation major in the insurance and financial services verticals, announced the commencement of a strategic partnership, where Jarus Technologies would have the option of integrating YASU’s business rule engine into their service offerings. - 2006-10-12

A Faster SPAMfighter: New Server Delivers Even Better Results A new server in London means faster and improved service for SPAMfighter users in Great Britain. - 2006-10-12

Free Career Advice in New Video Podcast From the "Career Whisperer" Career guru Andrea Kay answers workers' questions with down-to-earth, kick-butt advice that gets you off the dime. Whether you're changing careers or want to get along better at work, it's like getting a personal consultation as the Career Whisperer sits down to have a career chat with you. - 2006-10-12

Tools4ever Inc. Releases Self Service Password Reset Software The new Self Service Password Reset Management (SSRPM) application allows end users to reset their logon passwords by answering a series of company defined questions. By allowing users to reset their own passwords, help desk requests for this frequent task are greatly reduced. - 2006-10-12

Expert Insight Releases “Short Game Golf With Jim Furyk And Fred Funk” The Third In A Series Of Unique Instructional DVDs Expert Insight presents the only golf instructional DVD starring a currently ranked top 5 golfer: "Short Game Golf with Jim Furyk and Fred Funk". - 2006-10-12

Advantage Conferences, LLC, is Daily Changing Lives With Their Revolutionary Products And Christian Home Based Business Opportunity Advantage Conferences, LLC and Terry Mulder, a Christian online marketer, have joined forces. Together, they are building a team across the globe of highly successful entrepreneurs. - 2006-10-12

Announcement and Call for Sponsors for the CAI HR Management Conference and Ovation Awards for HR Excellence CAI and partner Business Leader, announce and call for sponsors for the CAI HR Management Conference and Ovation Awards for HR Excellence. The award honors exceptional workplaces that have implemented innovative people practices to positively impact business results. - 2006-10-12

Call for Triad Sponsors for the CAI HR Management Conference and Ovation Award for HR Excellence CAI and partner Business Leader, announce and call for sponsors for the CAI HR Management Conference and Ovation Awards for HR Excellence for the Triad area. The award honors exceptional workplaces that have implemented innovative people practices to positively impact business results. - 2006-10-12

Snowtide Informatics Announces Free Academic Licensing Option for PDFTextStream Snowtide Informatics has announced that PDFTextStream is now available for free for most academic users to support the development of next-generation search, content management and data analysis technologies. - 2006-10-12

New Partnership to Reach Consumers Anywhere They Buy Artisan Live partners with MyThum Interactive to interact with millions of consumers across an estimated 6,305 digital signs across Canada. - 2006-10-12

WeThe.net™ to Send 'Bon Voyage' Flowers to America's Most Disliked Congressman Website is accepting votes until election day to find the Congressman America most wants to send home. - 2006-10-12

The Hotel De Anza Welcomes Robert R. Hendricks as its New Director of Sales and Marketing The Hotel De Anza, a Luxury boutique hotel in downtown San Jose, acquires a seasoned talented professional. Robert Hendricks a career professional joins the team. - 2006-10-12

'New Net Neutrality Program Moyers on America: The Net @ Risk Could Not Be More Abashedly Biased' Says Industry Analyst NETCompetition.org chairman Scott Cleland provides a critique of the nine- minute Moyers on America: The Net @ Risk preview. Says “the program was unabashedly biased in presenting only one side of the Net Neutrality debate.” - 2006-10-12

Newly Released e-Newsletter Offers Weekly Doses of Encouragement and Tips for Homeschoolers The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine launches their newest e-Newsletter, The Homeschool Minute, to inform and encourage homeschoolers on their important journey. - 2006-10-12

Comic Mom, Barred from Hollywood Comedy Club for Breastfeeding Her Infant, to Perform for La Leche League International Founders' Dinner Tricia Shore, Comic Mom, who was barred from performing at a Hollywood comedy club in March 2005 because she was breastfeeding her then-three-month-old son, has found a place that welcomes her: The La Leche League International Founders' Dinner at the Hilton/Lisle Naperville, Illinois, on Saturday, October 28th at 5:30 p.m. The Breastfeeding Comic Mom of three young sons will kick off the dinner celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of La Leche League International. - 2006-10-12

DiamondHarmony.com Rolls Out New Website Design, New Fall Diamond Lines DiamondHarmony.com has updated its website design, to enhance the customer shopping experience. Two new fine jewelry lines have also been added: one for the celebration of marriage, and another just for children. - 2006-10-12

Neaclear Employees Running The Chicago Marathon To Help Raise Money For Lung Cancer The Chicago Marathon will be on Sunday, October 22, 2006. neaclear’s participating employees will run the 26.2-mile course for personal reasons as well as to help others also accomplish their own personal dreams. They will be led by plastic surgery owner and founder, Dr Sam Speron who is dedicating the run to his father, James Speron. James has recently undergone a second surgery for lung cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer in the world. - 2006-10-12

Fast, Free, Effective New Strategy For Job Hunters Get noticed and get to the decision maker using cover letters - 2006-10-12

Liberty League International Hosts Liberty Conference Erupting with Energy on the Big Island of Hawaii Liberty League International, one of the world’s leading personal development companies hosted their October 2006 Liberty Conference at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii’s Big Island. - 2006-10-12

Dale Carnegie Training Key to Executive Success For Over Seven Decades 'How To Win Friends And Influence People' Celebrates 70th Anniversary and Over 30 Million Copies Sold - 2006-10-12

Fashion Brand Surly Girl Retains aLine media for Public Relations Representation - 2006-10-12

Flexible Circuits Permit Smaller, More Reliable & Accurate Medical Devices - Minco Helps Engineers Design with Flex Minco advises engineers on how to design with flexible circuits to meet medical device manufacturers' goals of producing smaller, thinner and lighter applications. - 2006-10-12

Blog Services Expert, Richard Nacht of Blogging Systems, Hosts Blogging Sessions at the Inman News Miami Connect HIGH NET Event CEO of leading real estate blog services provider teaches attendees how to create their own blog. - 2006-10-12

Crystal D, Supplier of Corporate Awards, to be Featured on CNBC Special: Inside Today's Business - 2006-10-12

Dust-Off® Launches Dust Your Way to Daytona Sweepstakes Play the Pit Stop Challenge for a chance to win a trip to the Daytona 500. - 2006-10-12

IBG to Discuss Biometric Performance Certification Systems from Hitachi, Fujitsu, and IrisGuard certified for usability, accuracy. - 2006-10-12

University of Cincinnati Health Information Management Students Receive Scholarships Seven students in the University of Cincinnati's (UC) distance learning bachelor of science in health information management program have been awarded FORE Scholarships by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). - 2006-10-12

Portland State University's Students Gain National Perspective through Online Criminology and Criminal Justice Program Students and faculty in Portland State University's (PSU) online Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) degree program have discovered an added dimension to online courses that enhances their learning experience. This enhancement comes through the class Crime, Grime and Fear where students who work and live throughout the United States share unique crime data from their local community. - 2006-10-12

Barcoding Inc. Named One of Maryland’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program for Fourth Year in a Row Barcoding Inc. has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Maryland, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the state by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years from 2001–2005. - 2006-10-12

Christie Brinkley Wins the Heart of Hollywood’s Newest Leading Man MyGuyPillow.com is pleased to announce that former supermodel Christie Brinkley is the winner of the October “'My Guy' Celebrity Giveaway” contest. Fans from all over the world have chosen the onetime Uptown Girl as the heartbroken celebrity most worthy of the My Guy Pillow - 2006-10-12

Latest Fractal:Intelligence Release Speeds Visualization Applications - Wall Street Clients Drive Key Release Features Fractal Edge releases several editions of Fractal:Intelligence, the cornerstone of the enterprise visualization suite, to address both the sophisticated feature and data needs of Wall Street clients, and by providing low-cost entry level products so any organization can utilize this powerful and interactive visualization tool. - 2006-10-12

Plastic Gift Cards To Reach $70 Billion in 2006; Many Retailers Turn to Tele-Pak, Inc. Gift cards are becoming an extremely popular gift item, especially during the holiday season. Recent industry estimates suggest that consumers will purchase over $70 billion in gift cards this year. Along with this boom, comes a need for retailers and other organizations to select a quality card printing company. - 2006-10-12

No More Doom and Gloom -- Good Times Ahead for Print Classifieds Strategic partnership between Matchbin and ArcaSearch will make MyAdSource the premier online solution for publishers of print classified ads. - 2006-10-12

Skweezer Selected by Ask.com for New Ask Mobile Search Ask Mobile Search integrates Skweezer technology to optimize search experience. - 2006-10-12

Expenditure on New Mobile Phone Charging Systems to Grow by 30% p.a. Over the Next Five Years Juniper Research has forecast that the annual growth rate for expenditure on new convergent mobile prepaid/postpaid solutions will average 30% per annum to 2011. Expenditure is forecast to grow from $299m in 2006 to just over $1.1bn by 2011 as operators strive for competitive advantage and improved operational efficiency. The largest expenditure over the 2006 to 2011 period is forecast to be in Europe due to the complex legacy charging environments installed in most established operators. - 2006-10-12

Internationally Renowned Psychic Laura Scott Nominated for Best Self-Help/Meditations Album of the Year Internationally renowned author, psychic and healer Laura Scott has had her Grounding and Centering CD nominated for the best Self-Help/Meditation Album 2006 by the Just Plain Folks (JPF) Music Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2006, in Santa Ana, California. JPF had more than 25,500 albums and 350,000 songs entered for the awards this year and they announced nominees in 81 album and 67 song categories. This year's nominees come from more than 70 countries around the world and include seasoned, well-known veterans and some of the best up and coming artists and writers in the music community. - 2006-10-12

Computer Recycler Maxitech.biz Shortlisted in World Challenge 2006 and Faces Online Vote in Final Award-winning computer recycling at www.maxitech.biz. - 2006-10-12

Overnight Sensation: Natural Grape Seed Antioxidants Meet Hi-tech Peptides in New Night Cream from Merlot Skin Care Natural grape seed skin care company announces anti-aging breakthrough with release of new night cream. - 2006-10-12

Bamboo Solutions Opens New Offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific Presence in Europe and Asia cultivates expanding numbers of international clients. - 2006-10-12

Top Marketers Convene in Internet Master Series Internet Master Series features live, weekly teleseminars with seasoned Internet gurus offering candid marketing advice and strategies to a wide variety of marketing professionals. All the speakers have achieved guru status from several different Internet marketing rating sites. - 2006-10-12

Data Deposit Box Ensures Data On-The-Go Is Safe The proliferation of laptop computers has caused employees across North America to go mobile. Not only are mobile workers the most vulnerable to data loss, they are also the worst for remembering to back up their files. - 2006-10-12

Swisslog Offers AGV Cart Designs for Hospitals Swisslog offers a wide variety of cart designs for food, linen and supply transport in hospitals that use its TransCar Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system. - 2006-10-12

SBS Innovations Introduces the iShok 5G Case for the Apple iPod 5G Video SBS Innovations introduces the iShok Case for the 5G Apple iPod Video. The iShok case is the second of SBS Innovations ShokProof brand cases for the Apple iPod series. - 2006-10-12

Free Franciscan Ring Tone at Fscc-calledtobe.org A free ring tone from the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity theme song “Peace and All Good” is available at www.fscc-calledtobe.org. - 2006-10-12

Growth of Paid Time Off (PTO) Programs Hits Plateau Annual survey suggests that number of organizations that have switched to paid time off (PTO) leave banks versus traditional leave policies that separate vacation, sick, and personal time has stopped growing. This is despite the fact that organizations have seen a marked reduction in unscheduled absenteeism after switching to PTO programs. - 2006-10-12

Shopping with Luxuryhomeremodel.com Shoppers who are discriminating shoppers especially when it comes to home decorating are now receiving luxury at ‘bargain basement’ prices Luxuryhomeremodel.com discount pricing is made possible via Homedepot.com. Homedepot.com, the number one retailer of home improvement products, is offering several online coupons to aid with both home furnishing and home improvement. Their first offer is a healthy 20% off of selected area rugs. Of the five pages of area rugs represented on Homedepot.com, almost all of them are subject to the 20% off online special. They range in size from 5’7” to 7’11” and run the gamut of colors, patterns and textures. The styles run from classic oriental, to simple block colors and fun rugs with characters for kids. - 2006-10-12

Independent Yellow Pages Publishers Move Closer to Customers with Innovectra’s Complete Online Media Integration Services Innovectra Corporation enabling Independent Publishers to retain and grow advertiser relationships from print to the Internet with Online Yellow Pages and complete online ad serving. - 2006-10-12

Brulant, Inc. Acquires SEO/SEM & Usability Specialists eMergent Marketing Brulant, Inc., announced that they have acquired eMergent Marketing, a leading search engine marketing and usability firm located in Beachwood, Ohio. With this acquisition, Brulant will have more than 275 employees, approaching $45 million in revenue, and will be one of the largest and leading online business partners in the Midwest, and among the top 50 in the country. - 2006-10-12

Any PDA With Wi-Fi Can Remotely Control Free Kenbushi v6.2 Media Center Kenbushi v6.2 allows users to remotely control movie and music playback using any PDA with Wi-Fi (such as Pocket PC, Nintendo DS, PSP) and offers wireless PDA slideshows, a simple integrated Web server, media bookmarks, a media Skipmark(TM) system, and new mute, playlist shuffle and loop controls. Versions are available for Windows, MacOS X, MacOS Classic and Linux. - 2006-10-12

Financial Planners are Not Created Equal Local CPAs Earn 'Personal Financial Specialist' Credential. - 2006-10-12

Carefair Poll Weighs in on the Acceptable Age for Plastic Surgery Carefair Poll Weighs in on the Acceptable Age for Plastic Surgery. 71% of the 3,500 persons who took the survey believed that plastic surgery should be legally allowed at age 18. - 2006-10-12

The Gilded Paw Dog Pet Boutique “1001 Reasons” to Buy this Book In this day and age, more and more people are looking to dogs as more than just pets but as members of the family. With any member of the family we strive to make them feel happy, loved and pampered. If you have furry family members yourself, or just love dogs, then you must check out the book ‘1001 Reasons to Love Dogs’ by Christine Miele and Mary Tiegreen. - 2006-10-12

A Valuable Service to Clients Building Log & Timber Homes and Their Builders PrecisionCraft is very pleased to announce that we now provide installation services for all of our log and timber products. We now send our own PrecisionCraft stacking crew to every build site to construct the log or timber structure on the foundation. By installing our own product, we provide our clients with a truly complete service – from inception through design, manufacturing and construction. - 2006-10-12

Sales Outsourcing Specialist Provides Access to Experienced Staff without the Red Tape of Employment Sales outsourcing specialist, Selling People Ltd (http://www.sellingpeople.biz), is developing its services to meet the demands of experienced professionals seeking more flexible employment opportunities and to offer a further resource to startup, small and medium sized software companies in the UK and EMEA. - 2006-10-12

Workplace Safety Company Extends Free Help to Parents and School Administrators Concerned about School Safety Bongarde Media, Inc. makes available to parents and school administrators a free resource to grade their school's safety and security measures. - 2006-10-12

Brighter Minds Media, Inc., PlayFirst Announce Release of Diner Dash 2 Available Now at Retail Brighter Minds Media, Inc., in conjunction with PlayFirst, is proud to announce the release of Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue. The new software title, a sequel to the original smash hit Diner Dash, is available at most major retailers. - 2006-10-12

Cartoon Network All-Stars Available Now At Retail Brighter Minds Media, Inc. is proud to announce its new agreement with Cartoon Network, one of the world’s most recognized kids entertainment brands, to release the new software title Cartoon Network All-Stars. Cartoon Network All-Stars is available in most major retailers. - 2006-10-12

Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit to Feature Success Stories From Leading Organizations The Second Annual Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit will feature case studies and success stories from ADC Telecommunications, Adobe Systems, American Standard Companies, First Data, Intuit, Inc., Nike, Sun Microsystems and Xcel Energy. Representatives from these companies will share how they are using, managing and sourcing their contingent workforce. Produced by Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc., the world’s premier contingent workforce analyst firm, the CWS Summit will be held October 25-26, 2006 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Dallas, Texas. - 2006-10-12

Local Business Owners Grow Children’s Party Business by Offering Personalized Merchandise in a Retail Area Designed by Parallel Pump It Up of Plymouth, Minn. to Create Long-Lasting Memories of Childhood Fun - 2006-10-12

Cummins Filtration Selects the Learn.com LearnCenter Workforce Productivity Suite to Develop Its Global Workforce Learn.com®, the global leader in on-demand workforce productivity, announced today that Cummins Filtration, the leading worldwide designer and manufacturer of filtration products and exhaust systems for diesel powered equipment, has selected the LearnCenter® Workforce Productivity Suite to power career development and career growth for its global employees. Formerly Fleetguard Inc, and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Cummins Filtration was founded in 1958 and currently has over 5,600 employees around the world. - 2006-10-12

Foursided Custom Framing Gallery Opens in Andersonville: A Fresh and Extensive Collection This October Foursided Custom Framing Gallery expanded its popular Lakeview location into Andersonville’s eclectic arts community (5061 N. Clark at the corner of Carmen). Foursided was created for art enthusiasts who are looking for more than just average picture framing. Foursided’s founders know that you can't go wrong with incredible selection, style and original artwork. - 2006-10-12

Head Lice Best Beware - Lice Control Opens the Only Full Service Head Lice Removal Clinic in the Bay Area Lice Control, the Bay Area’s only full service head lice removal clinic opens for business on Wednesday, October 18, 2006. - 2006-10-12

Books24x7 Partners with CIMA Publishing to Add Accounting Titles to its FinancePro Collection Books24x7 -- the online book and Referenceware specialist -- has partnered with the publishing arm of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants to offer a range of financial titles to UK accountants. - 2006-10-12

Leading Publishers Share Their Insights In ‘Publisher 1-On-1’ - A New Free Podcast Series from Books24x7 Books24x7 - a subsidiary of SkillSoft, the online learning provider - is launching a free podcast series featuring the views and insights of leading publishers. The podcasts allow busy professionals to hear directly from trusted thought leaders as they give their perspectives on business issues and publishing trends. - 2006-10-12

Denver IT Consulting Firm Expands Client Base and Staff Business Network Consulting, Ltd. (BNC) acquired JSsolutions, a privately-held IT consulting firm, on September 26, 2006. Colorado-based JSsolutions employed eight employees supporting 125 systems throughout Colorado. JS staff have remained on board to support existing clients. - 2006-10-12

Shopping for Sports Memorabilia - TeamLogoandGear.com Teamlogoandgear.com is offering discounts for FansEdge.com. FansEdge.com is known as the retailer of sports memorabilia and other sports related products. They have a variety of autographed and officially licensed products from every corner of the sports industry including those associated with the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NASCAR. Currently, FansEdge.com is offering two sale and discount offers through Teamlogoandgear.com. - 2006-10-12

New Book Offers Real Solutions to School Shootings and Bus Violence Arming teachers and adding more metal detectors are plain stupid ideas. It does not take rocket science or over reactions to address what really needs to be done. - 2006-10-12

Uploading the Largest Files is Easier Than Ever with the New Badongo Buddy With the recent launch of Badongo.com Beta, the rapidly growing file hosting site now offers a faster and easier way to upload individual files of up to 1 gigabyte in size, conveniently from your desktop with the new Badongo Buddy. - 2006-10-12

Papa Lemon's 4th Book Teaches Children About The Great Female Athlete Babe Didrikson Lehman Riley of Minneapolis, MN is the author of a unique series book titled "The Adventures of Papa Lemon's Little Wanderers." Papa Lemon is an African-American grandfather who helps a group of five diverse friends learn about U.S. History via his magical train. - 2006-10-12

Eco Moto Announces Lease of 9,000 Sq.Ft Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah to Retail Gas and Electric Scooters, Electric Cars, Electric Bicycles, and Accessories Salt Lake City, Utah scooter shop Eco Moto expands showroom facilities. Eco Moto to add new gas scooter, ATV, and electric car products. - 2006-10-12

xwave to Enable Accelerated, Customized Deployment of Identity Cops Privacy Probot(tm) Solution A pioneering developer of identity-theft prevention technology has partnered with one of North America’s largest business solution providers to take industry-leading identity theft-prevention software to the next level: Today Identity Cops Inc. announced an agreement with xwave, a Division of Bell Aliant (TSX: BA.UN), to develop and deploy a scalable web-services solution that enables clients to quickly and easily custom-brand the Privacy ProBotTM solution. - 2006-10-12

Brownies For The Boss on Bosses Day? Management expert Karla Brandau recommends ways you can build a positive working relationship with your boss and give substantial gifts that cost nothing on Bosses Day. - 2006-10-12

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals to Re-Tool Self-Pay Collections Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals selected Ontario Systems’ Artiva Healthcare receivables management product to assist in its self-pay collections process. The collections department will use the system to assist patients resolve outstanding balances, increase cash collections, better identify those eligible for governmental programs or charity care and focus staff on the most productive tasks. - 2006-10-12

Online Future Inc. Offering Entrepreneurs Customized Business Ownership Online Future Inc. is offering entrepreneurs an opportunity to sell a wide variety of herbal supplements with their own branding. - 2006-10-12

QSI Touch Screen Terminal Used on State-of-the-Art Shock Test System QSI Corporation, manufacturer of rugged operator interface and mobile data terminals, was selected by Lansmont Corporation, developers of field-to-lab solutions, to provide the graphic human machine interface (HMI) on Lansmont’s TouchTest Shock 2 Control System. - 2006-10-12

Knitting Factory Entertainment Enlist Jeff Fryer as Label Relations and Content Development Manager Knitting Factory Entertainment (KFE), the leading authority on live emerging music, today announced the appointment of Jeff Fryer as Label Relations and Content Development Manager. In this role, Mr. Fryer will lead KFE efforts to build relationships with independent and major record labels and drive innovative content development initiatives that will extend the reach of the company beyond its venues in New York and Los Angeles. - 2006-10-12

Uptown Magazine Names Six Sexiest in Charlotte; Auctions Them for Charity The October Issue of Uptown Magazine Profiles the Six Sexiest People of Uptown Charlotte then on October 26th, at The Forum, auctions a dinner with them to benefit the Make a Wish foundation. - 2006-10-12

Sunseeker Homes Launch New Polaris World Resource and Sales Site Sunseeker Homes are pleased to announce the long awaited launch of their brand new resource and sales information site for Polaris World, which includes 3-D tours, movies, latest photos and much more. Now all the information one could ever need about the Polaris World Golf Resorts is in one place. - 2006-10-12

One-Of-A-Kind "Ask The Trainer" Service Now Available to All Dog Lovers With Email Access Cordial Canines is now offering one-of-a-kind "Ask The Trainer" email consultations. Ask a question and receive a personalized answer with detailed instructions along with unlimited email support. Our holistic approach incorporates the gentle Tellington TTouch® method. - 2006-10-12

Dr. C.W. Randolph Lauded in New Book for 'His Incredible Work and Advances in Bio-Identical Hormone Treatment' Randolph says that education is the key to more physicians using natural hormone therapy for their patients. - 2006-10-12

Datatel Announces IVR Credit Card Payment and Account Management Gateway Service Datatel’s IVR Credit Card Payment and Account Management Telephone Gateway Service is designed to enable any business to provide customers the ability to make payment for products and services, check balances, check transactions, manage personal information, deliver account information, activate accounts, and respond to other transactions requests in real time. This new generation of services, provides clients with the ability to capitalize on a proven service model and choose from many configurable service options, including real-time address look-ups, integrated transcription services, outbound payment notifications. - 2006-10-12

Think Pink with CouponWinner.com for Breast Cancer Awareness Month In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CouponWinner.com has dedicated a page to “Think Pink!”. CouponWinner.com is featuring merchants who are donating a percentage of their sales to breast cancer research foundations and support organizations. The online shopper can now show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness while shopping with free online coupons. - 2006-10-12

InfoSource Learning and CyberLearning Partner to Help Increase Digital Literacy Globally CyberLearning, a non-profit project of the National Education Foundation, has joined in partnership with Technology Training Solution provider, InfoSource Learning, to bridge the digital divide. - 2006-10-12

John Schneider's Movie, 'Collier & Co.,' to Partner with Stanton Barrett, NASCAR Driver and Stunt Driver of the Movie 'The Dukes of Hazzard,' in Memphis Race John Schneider, star of the popular TV series of the early '80s, "The Dukes of Hazzard," will premiere his new movie, "Collier & Co.," on the weekend of the NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 250 race. The movie's logo will be displayed on the Interush race car driven by Stanton Barrett. - 2006-10-12

Replicon, the Market Leader in Timesheet Tracking Software, Announces the Release of Web TimeOff version 2.1 Web TimeOff version 2.1, the newly enhanced employee time off tracking software solution, is designed to manage employee absenteeism easily, efficiently and effectively. - 2006-10-12

SCORE Forms Online Alliance with MyBizHomepage MyBizHomepage brings financial tools to SCORE counselors and clients and SCORE offers counseling services to MyBizHomepage users. - 2006-10-12

'The Ministry And Myth Of The First Lady' (A Handbook For All Leading Ladies In Ministry) Have you ever wondered about the life that exists beyond the pulpit? The Ministry and Myth of the First Lady keeps it real and helps to remove some of the mystic of the first lady, clearly defining her purpose, common obstacles, and responsibilities as a leading lady in ministry. Peering beyond the glamorous clothes, the often model looks, and the on cue smiles of many women in ministry, this book deals with the real issues that every first lady, woman in ministry, or even leader needs to face, such as her hurts, issues, fears, marital woes and even the tendency to overlook these issues as a leader and remain “spiritual.” - 2006-10-12

Why Are You Here -- Right Now? One Thousand People Collaborate to Create World's First Crowdsourced Book “Why Are You Here -- Right Now” is the first book written based on the collective wisdom of one thousand people. YRUHRN announces an ebook and paperback which a crowd of people dreamed, wrote, designed, edited, marketed and published in 50 days. YRUHRN is based on hundreds of people answering the question, “Why Are You Here -- Right Now” via the Amazon service, Mechanical Turk. - 2006-10-12

Employers Need to Work on Bereavement Support, Survey Finds Slightly over half of U.S. employers are perceived as having been helpful in providing support following the death of the employee's child, a survey of bereaved parents finds. The figures reflect a considerable drop in approval levels of employers since a 1999 survey. - 2006-10-12

Paraxip Technologies Releases Version 2.1 of its Open Media Gateway Software Enhanced management and call processing capabilities of the Paraxip Gateway software target OEMs and managed Service providers in the IVR, contact center and IP-PBX market. - 2006-10-12

Snap Out of Your Joyless Job -- Fun Is Good Make your workplace fun and put passion back into your career. - 2006-10-12

The American College Welcomes Keith E. Hickerson as Vice President of Marketing Communications and Research Keith E. Hickerson has joined The American College as Vice President of Marketing Communications and Research. In this position, Hickerson will coordinate the activities of the Marketing Division in an effort to raise awareness of The American College and its offerings among financial services professionals. Prior to joining The American College, he was Vice President of Corporate Marketing for UnumProvident Corporation, a Fortune 500 leader in disability income protection and supplemental insurance benefits. - 2006-10-12

Party Poker Ban -- Where Can US Players Play? The ban, which will automatically stop all US Party Poker players from playing online poker at their site, is expected to hit this Friday. CompatiblePoker.com has created a list of American supported online poker rooms for the mass Party Poker ban exodus. - 2006-10-12

Advanced RSS to HTML Script Released A new add on PHP script, RSS2HTML Pro not only dynamically converts RSS feeds to HTML web pages, but also allows webmasters and publishers to build an index of feed items as a separate HTML web page. The advanced features and indexing of feed items makes it easier for website visitors to navigate. - 2006-10-12

Affiliate ProjectX Accused of Scamming Affiliate Marketers, Offers Proof of Success Chris McNeeney has launched Affiliate projectX, an affiliate marketing guide and was immediately accused of scamming prospective marketers. However Chris offers several proofs of success with a little work and ingenuinity. - 2006-10-12

New Collection of Poetry Teaches Couples How to Become Better Lovers Writersandpoets.com LLC is pleased to announce the publication of an alluring new collection of poetry entitled Intimate Soul: Embracing the Passion. - 2006-10-12

Buffalo News and Akron Beacon Journal Sign Contracts for XMLBridge Streamlines the publishing of System/77 generated content in XML - 2006-10-12

ECMI Launches 3rd Season of Savastat LC Test-Drives Heating season is here again,and heating fuel prices are expected to be up considerably once more this year. To help ease these concerns, ECMI will be offering the "Savastat LC Test-Drive Program" to help facility managers make informed decisions regarding implementing methods to reduce energy consumption. - 2006-10-12

'The New Punk Blues of Ed Pettersen' Marks Return of Nashville Singer/Songwriter Who Everyone Seems to Know New album due January 23, 2007 features Reggie Young, Bob Babbit, Ed Greene, David Hungate, Thad Cockrell, Al Perkins, Catherine Marx and more...pays tribute to Scott Kempner - 2006-10-12

Landscape Lighting of San Diego Lights to Exhibit at the 30th Annual Fall Home Decorating & Remodeling Show Outdoor Lighting Franchise, NiteLites of San Diego, the Landscape Lighting Professionals, to participate in the 30th Annual Fall Home Decorating and Remodeling Show October 20-22, 2006 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. - 2006-10-12

Customer Manufacturing Announces Free Marketing Communications Self-Assessment Tool CMOs, Directors, VPs of marketing can now access unique and powerful online tool for measurement and improvement of marketing communication efforts. - 2006-10-12

Cogniview Releases Its PDF to Excel Conversion Program -- PDF2XL 2.6 Powerful software gives desktop users an easy way to capture and convert data. - 2006-10-12

Valley Business Bank Chooses CoreTrac's ResourceOne for Contact Management CoreTrac, provider of ResourceOne, the relationship management CRM/Sales Force Automation solution for community financial institutions, today announced that Valley Business Bank of Visalia, CA, chose ResourceOne to better monitor the progress of their prospective business. - 2006-10-12

bonspeedMedia Creates National Campaign for ABA bonspeedMedia creates edgy new youth advertising campaign for ABA’s support of BMX. - 2006-10-12

Saugatuck’s McNee to Keynote Software Business 2006 Conference Saugatuck Founder and CEO Bill McNee to explain “SaaS 2.0” shift to business service provisioning platform - 2006-10-12

New Commercial Interactive Drama Project Underway at Procedural Arts, Seeking Investors, Profiled in The Atlantic Monthly The Party is a new commercial interactive drama project in development by artificial intelligence researchers and developers Andrew Stern and Michael Mateas of Procedural Arts, creators of the critically-acclaimed indie game Façade. The new project was announced today in a new feature-length article in The Atlantic Monthly (November 2006) that profiles Stern, Mateas and their work. - 2006-10-12

Nearshore Receivables Management, Inc. Launches Operations Hires Industry Veteran to Run Operations Nearshore Receivables Management, Inc. announces the launching of collection operations in Aguascalientes Mexico. Starting operations in September 2006, Nearshore Receivables, a Softtek company, will leverage Softtek’s Near Shore® delivery model to become a top tier accounts receivables management firm serving the US ARM industry. The Company started collecting for a major US debt buyer and has several potential clients that have expressed interest. - 2006-10-12

Whetstone Edge Partners Speak on Customer Relationships at the Future of Marketing Summit AARM has invited The Whetstone Edge partners to speak on Customer Relationships at the Future of Marketing Summit in Toronto on November 14, 2006. According to the Association for the Advancement of Relationship Marketing (AARM), customers are playing by new rules which make customer relationships absolutely critical. The Whetstone Edge partners will share their insights in two sessions: “Today’s Customers: What They Value and How They Make Decisions,” and “Aligning Corporate Strategies to Build Customer Equity.” - 2006-10-12

High Pay, Job Satisfaction or Both? Many people would be thrilled to earn the salary of a surgeon or chief executive officer. However, many people also mistakenly believe that a salary is the only factor that determines their level of satisfaction within a job. Career experts encourage job seekers to investigate a variety of work-related factors before they let a salary amount play the most significant role in their career decisions. - 2006-10-12

Perennially Popular ‘Paddy Last’ Promotion Send’s Irish Poker Open Online Qualifier to Las Vegas Best paddypowerpoker.com online qualifier at €2 million guaranteed Irish Open 2007 wins trip to Las Vegas for World Series of Poker. - 2006-10-12

Chad Coe Has Been Admitted to the Paladin Registry Paladin announced that Chad Coe has been admitted to the Registry and he has been awarded Paladin’s Five Star quality designation. - 2006-10-12

The Future of RFID in Retailing: PodCast Debate Within The Same Technology Consulting Firm Radio frequency identification: when is it going to catch on? Retail adoption hasn't been quick. Why? - 2006-10-12

LimaCorp LLC Releases Paper Form Processing Solution: eForm-Connect EForm-Connect is workstation based software that provides a way to seamlessly fill out forms, capture form data, and manage form files. Both forms and data can be distributed electronically throughout the entire enterprise via secured network connections. LimaCorp LLC is a privately held provider of software systems and development services. - 2006-10-12

Can a Single Woman Succeed Where Good Morning, America Failed? One Thousand Dollar Referral Fee Says Yes Rita Losee wants a quick and fun sale of her Brunswick, Maine home by October 15, 2006. She is offering $1,000 for the person who refers the buyer to her and the opportunity to win $400 cash for attending the open house on Oct. 14 or 15 and getting pre-approved - 2006-10-12

21st Century Pioneering Woman Leaves Smoggy Los Angeles For New Mexico to Find Clean Air Donna Barnett gets off the 405 Freeway, and away from air pollution that contributes to asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis,lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. Deaths from breathing sooty smog may be 30% higher for people living in Los Angeles County than the National Average, according to USC medical researchers. Nearly 5 million Californians have asthma at a cost of $1.3 billion for medical attention. - 2006-10-12

Bowed Piano Ensemble Performs the Music of Stephen Scott in The Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on Oct. 28, 2006 at 7:30 PM Two New York Premiers on this program are New York Drones and The Deep Spaces Tribute to Composer Steve Reich to be Premiered - 2006-10-12

Nutritional Tree to Provide On-Line Customer Reviews Of Popular Health Supplements Nutritional Tree recently launched a new consumer-driven website providing customer product reviews of health and beauty supplements. NutritionalTree.com cuts through the hype and often misleading information found in advertising by manufacturers and/or retailers. - 2006-10-12

Kitchen Magic awarded ‘Top Kitchen Category Performer’ in Annual Qualified Remodeler Top 500 Ranking For the second year, Kitchen Magic, a privately owned kitchen refacing and cabinetry company has been named Top Performer Nationwide in the Kitchen Category by Qualified Remodeler Magazine. - 2006-10-12

Bullz-Eye.com Ranks Favorite Movie Tunes Bullz-Eye.com, an online magazine for men, polled its staff to find the most memorable music-in-movie moments ever, those instances where a pop song is used to perfectly set a scene or convey a mood, providing the ideal sonic backdrop for a key moment in the film. - 2006-10-12

"Wild Men, Wild Alaska" The Ultimate Armchair Adventure Opportunity... and Room for Helpful Reflection... Amazing New Author Rocky McElveen Debuts with a bombshell Donald Mitchell, a top ten reviewer on Amazon and "Founder of The Billionaire Entrepreneurs" and author in his own right, says this: Wild Men, Wild Alaska is the best hunting and fishing book I've ever read. Hemingway's great novels about hunting and fishing fall short of Rocky McElveen's impressive real life experiences. If you've never been to Alaska, this book will call you there. - 2006-10-12

Mad Cat Toys Launches Affiliate Program Online retailer Mad Cat Toys has launched an affiliate program to help promote its line of classic, cool and unusual and hard-to-find toys. - 2006-10-12

Connecticut Restaurant Association Hosts Succeed in America Program on Immigrant Labor Challenges and Opportunities "Foreign Labor - Challenges and Opportunities" is the Succeed in America’s program to be hosted by Connecticut Restaurant Association (CRA) at its Annual Convention in the state’s capital, Hartford - 2006-10-12

“Today’s Family” Show to Feature Winebrenner Theological Seminary School in Findlay, Ohio, trains ministers - 2006-10-12

Colorado Cosmetic Surgeons Provides Clients With The Latest Technology In Pain Relief For Post-Surgical Recovery In a recent Harris Interactive nationwide survey, over 47% of women surveyed stated they had a fear of post-operative pain. One Colorado cosmetic surgery center is offering a solution for dealing with post-operative pain, and minimizing its effects for quick recoveries for surgeries such as abdominoplasty (tummy tucks) and breast augmentation. - 2006-10-12

Marotta Controls on Newly Commissioned George H. W. Bush, CVN-77 Marotta Controls is proud to announce that its valves and manifolds have been designed into various systems on the newly commissioned George H. W. Bush, the last of the Nimitz-class carriers. - 2006-10-12

New Years Eve and Summer Programs Senior Summer School has new president and new ways of senior educatonal travel - 2006-10-12

Skin Care Products You Can Really Sink Your Teeth into… Literally Skincare News highlights the fun edible and scented skin care products currently on the market. - 2006-10-12

Longwood Software's New Version of Its ForFile.com Service Makes It Easier than Ever to Transfer Large Files via the Web with Security and Convenience New Features Reduce Effort and Cost in Transferring Creative Files to Vendors, Colleagues and Customers - 2006-10-12

ReStyle Group hosts Charity Event to Benefit Room for Joy Organization The ReStyle Group, a local woman owned Real Estate and Home Staging Group is partnered with local non-profit Room for Joy. They are hosting a silent auction and shopping night for the organization that specializes in healing room makeovers for chronically ill children. - 2006-10-12

America is Fed Up with Diet -- It's Time for the Anti-Diet Revolution Until now, women have suffered the ups and downs of yo-yo weight gain and loss. Now women can have their cake, eat it too, and still lose weight. Chocolate Cake for the Thighs: The Anti-diet book for women is all about allowing, with a focus on awareness and activity. L. Kae Graniel, a 23 year fitness professional, writer and speaker has provided a 101 honest, helpful and fun health and fitness tips that guide women to the body they desire. - 2006-10-12

Pharmaceutical Companies Now Have Additional Tools from STAT-A-MATRIX to Satisfy FDA Compliance The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most regulated industries in the U.S. It faces rigorous Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scrutiny. The latest changes to modernize FDA’s policies and regulations are designed to assure product safety; understanding how to comply with them is a challenge facing any business covered by the regulations. - 2006-10-12

Vintage Holiday Cards Customizable with Your Pet's Photo New holiday cards offered by 2hounds Productions are a hit with dog and cat lovers everywhere. - 2006-10-12

SlipNOT Metal Safety Flooring Launches New Website The new SlipNOT site will enable visitors to instantly speak to a representative by using the "Live Assistance" option, enable visitors to request literature, samples, and quotes, and to create a customer account--features which will enable customers to more efficiently utilize SlipNOT products. - 2006-10-12

Jewels And Pinstripes Helps Honor George Clooney With Lavish Gift Bags For The American Cinematheque Tribute Presenters Such as Julia Roberts, Salma Hayek, Don Cheadle, Bruce Willis and Other VIPs Each Slated to Receive Gift Bag Valued at More Than $16,000 Which He Will Auction Off Online - 2006-10-12

CêlaVita, Part of the Bieze Group, Manufacturers of the Popular CêlaVita Culinary Line Selects NEC’s FlexProcess Software The Bieze Group, part of German Wernsing Group, selects NEC’s FlexProcess Process ERP software to improve manufacturing and supply chain operations. ObTech, an international provider of enterprise software solutions and a fully owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation today announced that Cêlavita, part of Wernsing GmbH and well-known in Holland for its CêlaVita line of chilled potato products, has chosen NEC’s FlexProcess Process ERP solution for its Wezep-based operations in the Netherlands. The company selected NEC and ObTech to improve its manufacturing and supply chain processes, support cost management and provide quick response to all their customers’ needs. - 2006-10-12

Have A Unique Holiday Shopping Experience At HomeGrownMarket.com Support the small and home-based businesses that are the backbone of our country while finding fun and unique gifts for yourself or someone close to you this holiday season. - 2006-10-12

New Nexus Radio Website & Software Puts Listeners Back in Control In an era when mega-corporations dominate the airwaves – to the dismay and disappointment of both listeners and professional DJs and musicians – Nexus Radio’s new website levels the music-playing field for both the stations and their listeners. - 2006-10-12

With Homecoming Dresses from Promgirl.com, the Homecoming Dance Is the Fall Prom Promgirl.com has added new formal dress styles from many manufacturers, enhancing its offering for the homecoming dress season. - 2006-10-12

VistaPrint Launches New Holiday Self-Inking Rubber Stamps VistaPrint Limited today announced the availability of new self-inking holiday rubber stamps. Available in small and large stamps, customers can choose red, black or blue ink starting at just $12.99. - 2006-10-12

Latitude 41 Brings Culinary Homecoming to The Columbus, A Renaissance Hotel Latitude 41 opens at The Columbus, A Renaissance Hotel. - 2006-10-12

Create Memorable Marriott Meetings In The Big Easy With 25% Off Group Value Dates Host a meeting, banquet or specially themed event and receive 25 percent off when booking a minimum of 75 rooms for one night through December 31, 2007. - 2006-10-12

Individuals, Businesses Use Pheromones as Secret Weapon for Success Chemical attractors are now being used for more than finding a mate. - 2006-10-12

Techdirt Brings Together Expert Bloggers to Provide Insight to Businesses Techdirt Insight Community helps companies get feedback, test ideas, gain competitive advantage. - 2006-10-12

Nashville Airport Marriott's Meeting and Special Event Facility Continues to Wow Meeting Planners To date, over 250 events have been hosted in the Nashville hotel's state-of-the-art ballroom structure, which opened in October 2004. - 2006-10-12

Company Website Goes from Vanilla to Neapolitan InsureMe redefines shopping for insurance. - 2006-10-12

Pension Protection Act Defines Three Types of Managed 401(k) Providers Many companies in the 401(k) industry are touting the Pension Protection Act (PPA) as “revolutionary.” Yet, few remember that many of the elements in the PPA were well underway before it’s signing. The PPA brings needed clarity to the managed 401(k) services in existence since 2001. - 2006-10-12

StemSoft Software Launches New Corporate Website Resource-focused website provides tools and information for the medical specialties. - 2006-10-12

Rivet Logic Joins MuleSource Partner Program, Opens Up New Integration Options for ECM Market Open source solution provider kicks off Mule support with implementation at major financial services organization. - 2006-10-12

New Book Offered Free to RNs: Real Nurses, Real Stories, Unreal Success A newly published book, Real Nurses, Real Stories, Unreal Success, is offered free to all RNs for a limited time. In this third edition, RNs share the personal stories of how they succeeded beyond their dreams as Certified Legal Nurse Consultants(CLNC®s). - 2006-10-12

Lortu Software and DataSafe Services Technological Partnership Agreement Lortu Software, S.L. and DataSafe Services Ltd. have joined forces to integrate Kondar Byte-level Delta Patching Technology into DataSafe's iBUS software in order to improve DataSafe’s offsite backup solution. - 2006-10-12

Trade Mag Gives StockInterview's New Uranium Book High Marks Senior reporter Nancy Roth of Fuel Cycle Week magazine, a trade publication covering the nuclear energy industry, praised StockInterview’s “Investing in the Great Uranium Bull Market,” as an ‘antidote to information chaos’ and helping to “separate hype from reality.” - 2006-10-12

SitePoint Makes BRW Fast 100 for the 3rd Year Running SitePoint was named in the BRW Fast 100 in 2004 and 2005. This year's award, the company's 3rd, recognizes the business's performance between 2003 and 2006 and was "the icing on the cake" according to SitePoint CEO and co-founder Mark Harbottle. - 2006-10-12

Treating the Untreatable: Occulogix Introduces the First Treatment for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration Part of a three-report series covering cataracts and ophthalmic diagnostics, US Markets for Glaucoma-Retinal Devices 2007 reports that the RHEO procedure, originally expected to enter the market in 2006, did not receive approval by the Food and Drug Administration. As a result, Occulogix will be required to submit additional clinical data; the follow-up trial and submission are expected to be completed by 2008. As of June 2006, the RHEO procedure was approved in Europe and Canada. - 2006-10-12

Kanawha Valley Board of Realtors And AutoRealty LLC Announce Partnership AutoRealty LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Corporation, and provider of software tools for real estate professionals, including automated forms software for real estate contracts, announced today a partnership with The Kanawha Valley Board of REALTORS® (KVBR). - 2006-10-12

Tracking Real Estate and Credit Issues with Trakedia Trakedia announces the launching of three websites, with more on the way, heralding their new online presense. - 2006-10-12

Self-Defense Quizzes Launched: Test Your Personal Protection Knowledge New online interactive quizzes provide a free, fun, and unique way to learn self-defense, personal protection, and safety. - 2006-10-12

TELUS Selects Symmetricom’s Next-Generation Time and Frequency Solutions for Network-Wide Upgrade TELUS deploying Symmetricom time and frequency solutions in more than 250 Canadian offices to support next-generation services. - 2006-10-12

The Winningest College Football Coach of All Time, Bobby Bowden Names His Picks for the Top Two Players he has Ever Coached -- Ann Bowden Answers that Retirement Question In the September/October issue of Tallahassee’s Boomers and Seniors Magazine, Bobby and Ann Bowden share their love story; their favorite things about Tallahassee; “their song”; advice for a successful family and aging. - 2006-10-12

Coleen Rowley Responds to Bush’s Criticism of Iraq Death Toll Numbers Coleen Rowley responded to President George Bush’s criticism of published reports of 655,000 Iraqi deaths since the beginning of the war. Bush dismissed the study which appeared in the British online journal, Lancet, within hours of its release. Rowley said, “We often overlook civilian suffering in times of war. This is an important study and reminds us of the human cost of the conflict.” - 2006-10-12

RiverGuide and Sage Software to Host Webinar on Best Practices for Construction Software Selection Web-based seminar will focus on helping construction companies better plan and manage their information technology projects. - 2006-10-12

Property Specialists - Permit Expediter, Planning Consultant, and Other Property Services in San Francisco Property Specialists announces new property consulting services for the San Francisco owner. Property Specialists assists with permit expediting, Planning Department issues, construction management and property administration for San Francisco property owners. - 2006-10-12

New Exposé Reveals Deadly Dangers in Automobiles Repaired Under Insurance Policies Modern automobiles are manufactured with intricate safety systems. But what happens when collision-damaged vehicles are repaired under a policy of insurance? A new book details dangerous insurance company claims settlement practices that place profits above people. - 2006-10-12

Payment Option ARM Loans Risky? Mortgage Company President Disagrees Payment option ARM loans no riskier than any other home mortgage loan for new home purchase or refinance. - 2006-10-12

Selecting The Perfect Sweetest Day Gift Just Got A Whole Lot Easier Sweetest Day is October 21, 2006 this year. And onepassionplace.com is a romantics dream. Select from a wide variety of romantic and sentimental gifts. - 2006-10-12

Health and Wellness Program Measures Health Risk & Increases Profits A new health plan has turned many companies into big winners this year. Originally these Health Risk Assessments or "Health and Wellness Programs" were designed to just increase company profits; in the end it has led to better health for employees, and bigger company profits than expected. Better health and more money can’t be all that bad. - 2006-10-12

Barclays Urges Home Owners to be Prepared as the Peak of the ‘Freak Weather’ Season Approaches Barclays Insurance is warning home owners to make sure that they are prepared for storms and floods as we enter the season when homes are most likely to be the victim of freak weather. - 2006-10-12

Black Ball Paul Launches Untraditional Networking Site Black Ball Paul LLC (www.blackballpaul.com) the newest concept in online social networking was launched today. Unlike traditional networking sites like Myspace.com or Facebook where users create their own sites, users on Black Ball Paul create personal pages other people. - 2006-10-12

Record Bonus Season Sees Launch of First Ever ‘City’ Mortgage – You Need to Borrow a Minimum of £1/2 Million In anticipation of what are expected to be record ‘City’ bonuses this year Woolwich is the first lender to launch a mortgage exclusively aimed at those expecting big bonus payments in the new year but want to buy now. - 2006-10-12

States Tackle Climate Change Issues: State Leaders Convene for Two-Day Summit on State-Level Climate Action On October 10 and 11, 2006, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, in collaboration with the Pew Center on the States, hosted a workshop on state and regional action in response to climate change and released the first three in a new series of papers titled Climate Change 101: Understanding and Responding to Global Climate Change. Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-Montana), delivered the keynote address on Wednesday, October 11, 2006. - 2006-10-12

Marketworks Integrates NetSuite into Multi-Channel eCommerce Solution Marketworks, a provider of multi-channel ecommerce solutions, today announced full integration with NetSuite’s Business Management Application. - 2006-10-12

SearchFactz, a New Search Engine Marketing Tool Impacts Online Sales A powerful weapon in Online Marketing. - 2006-10-12

Leading Industry Experts and Innovations Presented at Laboratory Informatics Online Conference and Exhibition Using Unisfair’s online event technology, Scientific Computing will produce their fourth annual Laboratory Informatics Online Conference and Exhibition for laboratory informatics professionals looking to find new applications and technologies. - 2006-10-11

BodogFight and Strikeforce Fans Eagerly Await Saturday Night's "Tank vs. Buentello" Clash Bodog.com's Bodog Fight and Strikeforce fans get ready for the Tank vs Buentello MMA fight. Info on the mixed martial arts reality show at Bodogfight.com. - 2006-10-12

BodogFight Pits Gladiators Head-to-Head As Two Physical Specimens Prepare for Battle Online gaming giant Bodog.com has huge success with Bodog Fight reality show. Get all the highlights on the mixed martial arts series at BodogFight.com. - 2006-10-12

WiFiFee Selects EngageIP Billing/OSS Solution to Enhance Customer Experience LogiSense Corporation, a leading provider of converged IP Billing/OSS solutions, announced that its EngageIP Billing software has been selected by WiFiFee, LLC to automate and simplify the billing and administration process of their IP services offering and enhance the customer experience. - 2006-10-11

Bird Flu and Global Health Concerns Have Businesses Focusing on Business Recovery and Disaster Preparedness Businesses start to consider business continuity needs in light of bird flu and other pandemic concerns. Communications seen as the focus of business continuity plans. - 2006-10-11

New Release: Christian Audio Book on CD Combines Two Books by Ellen G. White Remnant Publications, of Coldwater, Michigan, has just released Living the Life of the Lifegiver, a Christian audio book on CD. The audio book, which contains 15 CDs, is actually a combination of two titles by well-known Christian author Ellen G. White. - 2006-10-11

Get on Board with Ruby on Rails Bootcamp, February 12-16, 2007 Ruby on Rails Bootcamp is an intensive 5-day course specifically designed for developers, web designers and project managers interested in creating web-based, database-backed applications. Delve into the framework and see how Ruby on Rails design principles and Model-View-Controller conventions, favored over complex configurations, run circles around other frameworks. Jump right in and start using a powerful yet simple Active Record pattern for manipulating database-backed models with ease. Fire up your browser and find built-right-in AJAX support and effortless Web Service creation and consumption. And, when you're done testing using a fully transparent set of testing facilities, deploy your application using a proven software stack and suite of deployment tools that make you wish everything in life was this simple. - 2006-10-11

75-Year Young Man Starts a Whole New Career Vacation and Travel Creates a Hot Income Producing Opportunity. - 2006-10-11

Anchor Software Releases Mail.dat® Viewer; View.Dat Offers Low-Cost Alternative to Higher-Priced Editors Anchor Software, LLC, a leading provider of data processing software for data quality, direct marketing and document design, today announced the release of View.Dat, a low-cost software solution for users who wish to view and validate Mail.dat files that are created during the process of presorting mailing lists for postal discounts. View.Dat also produces numerous reports including the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) postage statements and qualification reports. - 2006-10-11

xchange to Announce Best of WiMAX World Award Winners xchange magazine announced today the Best of WiMAX World Awards, recognizing leaders in the development and deployment of WiMAX technologies. xchange (Booth 60) was tapped by Trendsmedia, producer of WiMAX World USA Conference & Expo, to sponsor and administer the awards program. Nominations were open to exhibitors and sponsors of the conference, held this week in Boston. More than 40 nominations were received between Aug. 21 and Sept. 15. - 2006-10-11

A Lifeline to Those Drowning in Debt Debt10.com, a debt consolidation resource, helps customers tide over their financial stress to achieve a manageable situation instead. - 2006-10-11

Two New Guinness World Records Awarded to Author and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard World Record Award Ceremony at the Frankfurt International Book Fair 2006 for L. Ron Hubbard presenting "The World's Most Published Author" and "Most Translated Author." Guinness World Records honoured Hubbard by awarding him two new world records. The first confirmed that he is the world's most published author with 1084 works exceeding the record held by Brazilian author Jose Carlos Ryoki with 1,058. Guinness also officially verified that Hubbard exceeded his own previous record as the world's most translated author when his works were published in six more languages raising the record from 65 to 71. - 2006-10-11

Phoenix Based Ecommerce Firm Acquires New York's Finale Gloves GreatLookz Inc. has recently purchased the full line of Finale Gloves based in New York. They offer a wide variety of women's fashion accessories including hats, gloves, parasols and purses. Their customers include members of the elite Red Hat Society. The majority of their unique and diverse inventory can only be found on their websites. - 2006-10-11

A Top Decatur, Ill. Real Estate Team Partners with Pro Step Marketing Glenda Williamson Realty—a Top 3 Real Estate Team in Decatur, Ill.—has partnered with Pro Step Marketing, a real estate-focused marketing strategy, design and implementation firm, to implement a new marketing strategy. Pro Step Marketing developed a marketing strategy for Glenda Williamson Realty that included creating a lead-generating website and search engine optimization to expand the team’s presence on the Internet. - 2006-10-11

Sunday on Cable TV: L.A. Sheriff Baca Says Mexican Government is 'Dumping' their Citizens In United States: Video Preview (10 Min) Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca accuses the Mexican government of "dumping" their citizens in the United States and expresses his opinion of the so-called Mexican Mafia influence in local governments in Southern California. This two-part Full Disclosure Network™ series with Sheriff Baca is to premier on Sunday, October 15, 2006 from 8-9 p.m. and again on Monday 4-5 p.m. on L. A. Cable Channel 36. Here is a link to watch a 10 minute video preview, online, of this outstanding interview http://www.fulldisclosure.net/Programs/474-475.php - 2006-10-11

Smart Neurons’ Educational and Fun CD for preschoolers wins "CD of the Year Award" from Creative Child Magazine New product blends fun and playfulness with its powerful digital learning software to help 3-6 year old pre-school kids build creative intelligence and develop a host of indispensable skills. - 2006-10-11

Minnesota Real Estate Developer - Naterra Land – Celebrates Great Outdoors with 'Up North Fishing Tales' Essay Contest Naterra Land invites fisherman to submit fishing stories from vacations on the boat or at their lakefront property. - 2006-10-11

Got Web Host to Exhibit at eComXpo Got Web Host is happy to announce that they will be exhibiting at the upcoming eComXpo virtual trade show which will be held from October 24-26, 2006. - 2006-10-11

Walk and Talk Your Way Across Italy: Rome, Florence and Venice Take along guided audio tours of Rome, Florence and Venice to show you the sights as you learn the language. - 2006-10-11

FIRM Introduces Key Attitudinal Indicators™ -- Metrics that Act as Leading Indicators into Business Performance FIRM (OSE: FIRM) celebrates Confirmit’s 10th anniversary as the leader in the fast growing Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) market. A pioneer in software development for the last decade, Confirmit drives significant business advantage, lower cost of ownership, and increased value in relationships with customers and employees to Global 1000 enterprises worldwide. In its enviable position as leader in the EFM market, Confirmit today introduces Key Attitudinal Indicators™ (KAIs); metrics that act as leading indicators into business performance. - 2006-10-11

Online Guest Book Created for Cory Lidle by Legacy.com Nation’s leader in online obituaries offers a place to express condolences. - 2006-10-11

Invensys to Supply Upgraded Digital Controls at Energy Northwest’s Columbia Nuclear Generating Station Invensys Process Systems will supply Energy Northwest with Triconex (www.triconex.com) digital control systems for integrated main turbine and reactor pressure control, and for turbine trip controls at the Columbia Nuclear Generating Station, near Richland, Washington. - 2006-10-11

The Surprising Costs of Day Trading: Is it Time to ACAT? High-frequency day-traders have grown accustomed to losing a large portion of their earnings to high-commission brokerages. Over time, a high-commission brokerage can cost a professional trader a staggering amount of money. - 2006-10-11

Comedy Podcast Features Dane Cook Jay Davis' Handheld Show comedy podcast launches with a two-part interview featuring superstar comedian Dane Cook. - 2006-10-11

New Charles Tyrwhitt Autumn/Winter 2006 Range This season Charles Tyrwhitt builds upon its twenty year heritage of quality and understated style to create a truly classic English look with an irreverent twist. The driving force behind this season’s designs is James Whishaw, formerly of Gieves & Hawkes, now Creative Director of Charles Tyrwhitt. Under his guidance Charles Tyrwhitt offer their most versatile and the largest collection yet, with new suiting styles, improved fits and exclusive yarns. - 2006-10-11

Security Assessment Inc. Adds Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner to its Security Products Offering Security Assessment Inc., a leading Canadian information security firm providing high-level expertise in securing corporate IT Network Infrastructures has today announced a channel partner agreement with Acunetix, a leading website security software company. The agreement serves as a significant step as Acunetix continues to expand their Canadian presence with its popular web application security tool, Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner. - 2006-10-11

Hawaiian Style Magazine Offers Exclusive Coverage of the Four Seasons Resort Maui Remodel Follow the architecture, construction and interior decor redesign progress via exclusive online magazine edition “webisodes.” - 2006-10-11

Email Marketing Powered by Datran Media Is Leading Revenue Source for Parenting Web Site BabytoBee Increases Subscriptions, Clicks and Conversions Using Email as Part of Multi-Channel Marketing Campaign - 2006-10-11

Lift Spirits, Lift Wrinkles, Lift Your Face Lifestyle Expert, Lynn Becker and Fox News correspondent, Kim Stephens, recently discussed women's health issues & how Stanford clinical dermatologists have proven through research that peptides can truly combat the look of wrinkles. Thus, lifting the spirits of aging women everywhere. - 2006-10-11

HireAbility Partners with SkillSurvey to Enhance Placement Performance Recruiter Network members raise their productivity while mitigating placement risk. - 2006-10-11

'Dynamic Pick Slotting' for Material Handling Enables Timex to Ship Directly to Stores Worldwide from a Single Distribution Center A unique Numina warehouse management system module profiles customer order characteristics, enabling replenishment of primary pick modules for quick fulfillment of next-day orders directly to stores around the globe. - 2006-10-11

Rapid eStore Enters the Inexpensive Web Store Game with a Bang, Offering a Bulked Up Package with Low Pricing and Professional Design Rapid eStore is distancing itself from all competitors in the race to provide an inexpensive website solution to small businesses. Unlike its competitors, Rapid eStore is not only offering a free business website for 6 months, and only $29 per month thereafter, but is building the site FOR each business with its own professional web design team. - 2006-10-11

Build a Blog Over Breakfast Networlding, an online marketing and events organization is hosting its first, fully interactive blogging workshop in Chicago on Wednesday, November 8th. - 2006-10-11

Prepared, Pre-Ordered Meals Help Families Maintain Health and Nutrition - Prepared Meals by DineWise Provide Kid-Friendly Solution to High-Calorie Alternatives With school and extracurricular activities in full swing, families have increasingly demanding schedules and as a result are prone to make poor meal choices, often selecting high-fat, high-calorie, low-nutrient fast food. As a solution to this problem, many families are turning to companies that specialize in meal preparation. - 2006-10-11

Business Blogging Guru Robert Scoble to Speak at Blog Business Summit Robert Scoble, former Microsoft lead blogger and now Vice President of Media Development for PodTech, will speak at the Blog Business Summit. The business blogging conference will take place in Seattle, WA, Wednesday October 25 - Friday October 27, 2006. - 2006-10-11

Redefining Power Solutions: Gomadic Launches Rapid Dual Car Charger Gomadic Corporation (www.gomadic.com) is pleased to announce the launch of the Dual Rapid Car Charger. Compatible with Gomadic’s TipExchange Technology, the Dual Car Charger was constructed with one cigarette lighter adapter and two optimally functioning cables so nomads can keep two devices charging at the same time. Mobile users simply leave the charger intact and rotate their tech as needed by plugging and unplugging unique removable tips that are custom-made for almost any hand held device. - 2006-10-11

FrontLine Compliance President to Speak at BD Week’s Annual Compliance Conference Former SEC and NASD regulator to address attendees on advertising compliance in the current regulatory environment. - 2006-10-11

Silanis Delivers Electronic Signing and Vaulting Capabilities to ADP Dealer Services' Digital Contracting Solution Silanis Technology today revealed that it is the electronic signature and vault provider behind ADP Dealer Services' Digital Contracting solution in the U.S. Named ApproveIt Web Server, the solution enables automobile buyers, dealers, lenders and investors to participate in a fully automated financing process in which all sales and financing documents can be processed electronically, including the archival, pooling, and securitization of contracts. - 2006-10-12

Handmark Mobile Content Developer and Distributor adds qtags™ Text Program to Marketing and Advertising Campaigns Handmark®, a leading developer and distributor of mobile content solutions, announced that it is using qtags-powered text promotions as a part of its advertising campaigns, making it easier for consumers to quickly download Handmark applications without having to remember URLs or visit a software store to make a purchase. - 2006-10-11

Dating Models Made Easy: Russian Brides Sites Become a Haven for Men Seeking Skinny Women Russian mail order brides became a butt of many jokes, but Russian dating sites keep attracting men’s attention thanks to the quality of women that join them. Elena’s Models, a dating agency offering introductions to Russian women of model quality, back up their claim with hard figures showing that more than 95 percent of their female members are of normal or skinny built. - 2006-10-11

Lean Manufacturing Execution System (MES) -- Problem Solved nMetric offers a solution to managing complex workflow problems in discrete industries. Their patented Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software is a comprehensive platform that combines advanced planning and scheduling (APS), supply chain execution, electronic Kanban, and real-time shop floor monitoring. - 2006-10-11

Online Photo Gallery Showcases Decorative Concrete Uses on Vertical Surfaces in Your Home or Office Vertical concrete applications can add beauty and drama to vertical surfaces, such as the walls inside your home or building, a fireplace front, or an exterior privacy wall. Browse through The Concrete Network’s online wall and vertical concrete applications photo gallery and find the perfect design element for your home. - 2006-10-11

Makers of Sinus Buster Enter the Topical Pain Market with Hot Pepper Roll-On SiCap Industries (makers of the world's 1st hot pepper nasal spray), is about to launch their own Hot Pepper roll-on designed to relieve the chronic pain associated with arthritis, overworked muscles, and swollen joints. “Pepper Flex” is a natural alternative to mainstream pain creams filled with numbing chemicals that may compromise the body’s wellbeing. - 2006-10-11

Columnist and Founder of JunkScience.com Takes Advocacy Groups to Task Over False Accusations About Vinyl Products Advocacy groups target popular nationwide retailer. According to Steven Milloy, they are scaring consumers with misleading claims comparing PVC (polyvinyl chloride) products to “poison.” - 2006-10-11

Home Staging® Professionals Provide Makeover of a Lifetime for Lucky Temecula, CA Homeowner On October 17, 2006, Bella Casa Staging will be filming an event with Temecula’s premier Entertaining Real Estate Television show, House 2 House. This “Mass Staging” event has been inspired by a trend that is sweeping the Nation. - 2006-10-12

Medicare Mobility Benefit Cuts Will Restrict Access For Beneficiaries Says Scooter Store Price cuts on scooters and power wheelchairs could put power mobility equipment suppliers out of business, cause lay-offs throughout the industry. - 2006-10-12

As Seasonal Drinking Increases, Closet Alcoholics Find Hope in New Treatments Studies show alcoholics increase their drinking at the end of the year because of holidays, stress, and other factors. Women are particularly hard hit. New options in treatment which include anti-craving medication, blended therapies and online support are providing solutions to those who need help. - 2006-10-12

Liv’n Out Loud! Clothing Company to Appear on West Coast Morning Television As Liv’n Out Loud! Debuts Newest Line of “Lifestyle” Tees After launching newest line in the "Lifestyle" Series, Liv'n Out Loud! is being sought out by West Coast morning television shows. - 2006-10-12

Clipper Windpower Finalizes Agreement for Project Sale and 1,050 MW of Wind Turbine Sales and Options Agreement Includes the acquisition of Clipper’s 100 MW Iowa-based wind project and options on Clipper 2.5 MW Liberty Wind Turbines through 2010. - 2006-10-12

RSS Industry Roundtable to Be Held in San Francisco in Conjunction with Annual DMA Conference Hosted by Pheedo, PRWeb, SilverPop and SimpleFeed, the discussion will focus on the impact and potential of RSS for online direct marketing. - 2006-10-12

Sondigo Launches Two New PC Audio Solutions Powered by Dolby Laboratories Technology Canadian PC audio company Sondigo today announced the availability of two new products powered by Dolby technologies. 1. Sondigo Inferno Advanced 7.1 Channel Sound Card -- the first card to feature the complete range of Dolby premium technologies (Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual Surround, Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Dolby Digital Live.) 2. Sondigo Callisto USB Home Theater Adapter -- the first USB audio adapter powered by Dolby Digital Live to enable real-time Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound over a single optical cable. - 2006-10-12

David Leadbetter Teams with UPMC to Launch The David Leadbetter Golf Fitness Lab Program combines the tour-proven golf instruction of David Leadbetter with the world-renowned sports medicine research of the University of Pittsburgh to offer a comprehensive approach to golf improvement. - 2006-10-12

U.S. Department of Commerce Grants ODIN technologies "Recognition of Excellence in Innovation” Award U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology Robert C. Cresanti today presented ODIN technologies with the department’s first-ever “Recognition of Excellence in Innovation” award. - 2006-10-12

Solution Tree Sends Crisis Management Expert to Grieving Amish Community Shattered town receives unexpected support from leading authority on school emergencies. - 2006-10-12

Spring Framework Developers Easily Add In Extreme High Performance Enterprise POJO Persistence with New CocoBase PURE POJO Version 5.0 From Thought Inc. JPetStore Spring Example application is integrated with CocoBase® and available now for download. - 2006-10-12