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Spock Closes $7M in Series A Funding from Clearstone and Opus Capital Ventures Spock, the world’s largest people search engine, to use funding to expand team and infrastructure. - 2006-12-20

Newly Marketed Book by Suburban Chicago Authors Wins Award in 'Most Life-Changing' Category The book "The BEING Game: For the Love of Your Life" by Sid Fey with Kathy Vitello was awarded an Honorable Mention as one of the Ten Outstanding Books of the Year in the “Most Life-Changing” Category given by the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2006. - 2006-12-20

Car Rim Supplier Peels Out with Smoking Wheel, Rim and Tire Packages at Wholesale Prices A new website matches car rim compatibility with specific automobiles. Wheel and tire packages are also available at wholesale prices from Wheelfire.com. - 2006-12-20

CareerTours Develops 'Frictionless' Recruiting and Tours to Match Employers and Candidates Phoenix-based CareerTours has developed a system called “Frictionless Recruiting” that enables employers to recruit talent while minimizing the friction inherent in the recruiting process, using virtual and onsite tours. The database is steadily growing in preparation for January career site launch. - 2006-12-20

HR XCEL Will Provide Outsourcing Services For PJCOMN Acquisition Corp. and Papa John’s Pizza Restaurants HR XCEL will provide HR Outsourcing services for PJCOMN Acquisition Corporation and its employees at 84 Papa John’s Pizza stores in Colorado and Minnesota. - 2006-12-20

Sheetz, Inc. Delivers Convenience for its Managers with Deploy Solutions Enterprise Talent Suite™ With Deploy, Sheetz has automated its application process, pre-screening applicants so only qualified candidates are interviewed by its busy location managers. This approach has also: improved quality of hires; significantly reduced data entry and paper volume; and improved Sheetz's ability to turn information into actionable, business intelligence, such as tracking where better applicants come from and sharing applications with other local stores in need. - 2006-12-20

Advanced Personnel Systems Releases Major Enhancements to SmartSearch Online Top-rated applicant tracking system announced the release of SmartSearch Online, Version 10.1, with Weighted Candidate Questions, Improved Ad-hoc Reporting, and new OFCCP Compliance Tools. - 2006-12-20

Employers Need to Prepare Now for 2007 Spring Internships Internship Programs Offer Untapped Productivity to Employers, While Helping Students Prepare for the Workforce - 2006-12-20

Amerilease Corporation Celebrates 15 Years of Medical Imaging Equipment Financing Now in its 15th year of providing financing and refinancing programs to medical industry, the Amerilease Corporation recently attended the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting. - 2006-12-20

Sharper Brand Launches Its Newly Redesigned Web Site To Provide An Improved Promotional Product Shopping Experience In its ongoing mission to provide customers with the best promotional product shopping experience on the Web, Sharper Brand has added new customer service offerings, greater product selection and enhanced shopping features. - 2006-12-20

Coastal Healthcare Consulting Earns Best in KLAS for Clinical Implementation – Supportive for Second Consecutive Year Coastal Healthcare Consulting, Inc. (Coastal), a premier provider of information technology consulting services for healthcare facilities, received the “Best in KLAS” designation for the professional services market segment Clinical Implementation - Supportive for the second consecutive year. - 2006-12-20

Integrated Marketing Agency, Off Madison Ave, Selected to Participate at Annual Marketingsherpa Email Summit Off Madison Ave’s Interactive Group Will Present Client Case Study on Creating a Comprehensive Email Marketing Campaign From Scratch. - 2006-12-20

Games + Advertising = Love, Say the Makers of V-Lodge V-Lodge is aiming to create the marketplace of choice for in-game advertising. The market is still undeveloped, but a novel aspect of the V-Lodge model calls for creating relationships between game developers with companies seeking product placement in video games. - 2006-12-20

Robochan Introduces Listz Rich notes, multi-level sorting, micronizing, and clever clones highlight this powerful, flexible list manager - 2006-12-20

HelmsBriscoe Achieves Significant Company Milestone with Addition of 800th Associate to Roster HelmsBriscoe, the global leader of independent site selection and RFP services for the expanding meetings business, announced the addition of Las Vegas-based Kelly Corrieri to their expansive list of associates. This addition marks the 800th associate for the company, adding to what is already the industry's largest and most respected network of meeting procurement specialists spanning 31 countries. - 2006-12-20

TableAndHome.com Adds Fisher-Price Toys to Toy Brand Roster TableAndHome.com (www.TableAndHome.com) today announced adding Fisher-Price brand toys to the retailer's online and walk-in store product line up. TableandHome.com carries Fisher-Price activity toys, play sets, doll accessories and track sets across the Little People, Loving Family, Winnie the Pooh, Brilliant Basics and Sesame Street Brand Collections. - 2006-12-20

Black Christmas Star Talks Holiday Horror on HABBO Lacey Chabert Checks Into Habbo.com On December 21st - 2006-12-20

Total Marketing System - Internet Marketing Consultant group Total Marketing System is a group of Internet marketing consultants who established their online presence in August of 2006. They recemtly introduced in December of 2006 their small business consulting program to help small business establish their online presence. They also help Internet Marketers increase their sales and onine presence. - 2006-12-20

They Hear a Whisper in the Trees: Whisperingtree.net Launches a New Website www.whisperingtree.net provides a unique blend of spiritual, scientific and professional business focus on alternative practices and healing modalities. Web-based workshops, informational resources, advisory services, referral listings and robust online store serve a diverse community of needs. - 2006-12-20

CalChamber Releases List of New Laws Affecting Businesses in 2007 The California Chamber of Commerce is urging employers to be aware of new laws now in effect or that will take effect in 2007. - 2006-12-20

Monetta's Young Investor Fund Includes College Tuition Credits Young Investor Fund shareholders can receive 5% in college tuition credits annually based on the balance in their accounts. These credits can be used at nearly 200 private colleges and universities nationwide. The college tuition credits never expire and accumulate like frequent flyer miles. - 2006-12-20

New Book Challenges the Perpetuation of Falsehoods in Christian Doctrine In "Adam and Eve Were Not Naked," author Delroy Marshall takes a new approach to spiritual authority that could revolutionize modern religion. - 2006-12-20

Latin3 Takes a W³ Silver Award For Barrio RBK The W³ is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising and marketing firms. - 2006-12-20

God Wants Factory Farms And Slaughterhouses To Close, Reports Author Arthur Poletti Until Americans stop torturing and murdering God's creatures by the millions every day using any number of methods of hideous cruelty, society and the earth's environment will continue to suffer the unfortunate consequences that go with supporting or committing these sick crimes, says author Arthur Poletti. - 2006-12-20

New Oral Cancer Study Putting Benefits of Berries in the Spotlight The cancer-fighting abilities of berries have been under the microscope for 10 years, and researchers at Ohio State are putting them to the test again, studying black raspberries against oral cancer. - 2006-12-20

Consumer Guide to Oral Hyaluronic Acid Supplements Health journalist Bill Sardi answers common questions and dispels misconceptions about oral hyaluronic acid supplements. HA molecule outperforms glucosamine. - 2006-12-20

TrueJeans.com Shows Which Jeans Fit Your Body, Launches New Online Jeans Store True Apparel Company has launched its new online jeans store, www.truejeans.com. Visitors can enter their measurements, and True Jeans' fit prediction system shows them which brands and styles of jeans fit their unique body. True Jeans is not another web portal. It shows viewers true fit and size recommendations, and allows them to buy designer jeans in one easy visit. Customers measure themselves once, and can eliminate the dressing room forever. - 2006-12-20

School-based Vaccination Study with FluMist® Lowers Rates of Flu Among School, Community and Families Households with Children in Vaccine-Program Schools Report Fewer Doctor's Office Visits, Less Absenteeism from School and Work - 2006-12-20

In an Increasingly Virtual World, Train Signal, Inc. Offers Unique Microsoft Virtualization Training in Effective Video Format Microsoft Virtualization Video Course Provides Fundamental Virtual PC and Virtual Server 2005 R2 Training. - 2006-12-20

AEI-Brookings Joint Center, in Collaboration with Colabria, Announce the AEI-Brookings Joint Center Prediction Markets Conference 18 January 2007 in Washington, DC AEI-Brookings Joint Center, in Collaboration with Colabria, announces the AEI-Brookings Joint Center Prediction Markets Conference, on Thursday, 18 January, 2007 at the AEI-Brookings Joint Center Headquarters in Washington, DC USA. This conference is sponsored by the AEI-Brookings Joint Center and the worldwide Prediction Markets Industry Consortium. Also sponsoring are Numeria http://www.numeria.com/, NewsFutures http://us.newsfutures.com/ and InTrade http://www.intrade.com/. - 2006-12-20

Architectural Firm's International Project Gets Recognition Rees Associates' Anadolu Medical Center project in Istanbul, Turkey gains recognition. Architectural Record magazine's case study of Building Types Study 862 recognized Anadolu as one of the three top healthcare projects serving major cities with contemporary architecture. Healthcare Design magazine featured Anadolu in its Architectural Showcase as an outstanding community hospital. - 2006-12-20

Ciercus Systems Announces Important Enhancement To Settlement Pro Mortgage Fraud System Seamless link to existing front end processing and fraud systems formally closes the loop on fraud deterrence in the mortgage industry. - 2006-12-20

A New Way To Chill: BreakThru Radio Introduces The Jam Session, A Collection Of Jam Bands Handpicked By DJ Laura BreakThru Radio (BTR), the Internet's voice of the World's Best Independent Music, will air "Jam Session" with DJ Laura, a sixty minute show packed with the best underground jam bands out there, including Everyone Orchestra, The Disco Biscuits, and String Cheese Incident. - 2006-12-20

Snoring - Killing Your Relationships and Maybe You? With family and friends gathering for the holidays - snorers can get help - 2006-12-20

Primary Capital Mortgage Reduces Paperwork for Mortgage Brokers with BlitzDocs Mortgage brokers now have the ability to run a paperless mortgage process. - 2006-12-20

The Dental Practice of Dr. Mitchell Adler in Flushing, NY, Welcomes a New Dentist, Dr. Jacob Orbach, to the Dental Office The dental practice of Dr. Mitchell Adler welcomes a new dentist, Dr. Jacob Orbach, to the dental office. Extended Sunday and Friday hours (with shorter wait times) are now available for our full suite of dental services including cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, dental extractions, refitting of loose dentures, root canal, dental crowns, porcelain veneers, and deep bleaching. - 2006-12-20

Vacation Incentives Shown to Boost Sales in Retail, Financial and Other Industries More than Free Gifts or Cash Awards Getaway Incentives, a promotional marketing division of MDC Group, Inc. and a provider of travel incentive packages , has found that vacation incentives have a higher perceived value than merchandise gifts or cash awards, and are shown to boost sales for the same cost to the company as these other promotions. - 2006-12-20

Stories of Adventure and Survival Used to Teach Leadership and Teamwork Lessons to Business Execs Author, adventurer, and leadership expert to personally experience teamwork challenges as crew member in Australia's 722 mile Sydney to Hobart sailing race. - 2006-12-20

Reduce Network Security Threats with Password Security Audit Software ElcomSoft, a global leader in password recovery solutions, has released Proactive Password Auditor(TM) 1.7, a password audit and security test tool that makes it easy for NT4/2000/XP/2003 systems administrators to identify and close security holes in their networks. New features in version 1.7 include full UNICODE compliance, allowing the program to work with user names and passwords in all of the Asian languages; and Rainbow Attack for NTLM as well as LM authentication, allowing you to create pre-computed hash tables that dramatically reduce the amount of time required to find most passwords. Besides, new version is now able to work on machines with DEP (Data Execution Prevention) feature enabled, and supports Windows Vista. - 2006-12-20

Smooth Fitness Extends Customer Service Hours Morning to midnight hours surpass competition. - 2006-12-20

BizBen's Fast Track Program Helps Business Sell Before Christmas Rush The buyers of a small box and shipping business in California found the listing on the Internet. After the first offer fell through, they hurried to complete the sale before Christmas. - 2006-12-20

Paraiba.com Offers the World's Finest Tourmaline to Customers and Dealers Worldwide: Rare Brazilian Gemstone in High Demand Paraiba.com CEO David Sherman, whose company is a leading purveyor of the rare and hard to find Paraiba gemstone, today announced that a large stock of tourmaline from Brazil's Paraiba province, is immediately available to dealers and individual customers through the company's website. "This is one of the only places where this precious stone can be readily obtained," said Sherman. "It's hard to get but we have worked hard to make it more easily available." Paraiba.com has its large supply of tourmaline because Sherman successful operated a mine for seven-and-one half years through his Treasures of the Earth company, under a contract with its owners. He brought back hundreds of the rare stones upon his recent return to the U.S. - 2006-12-20

World-Changing Broadband Apps to Be Showcased at Killer App Expo & Conference The first event ever to focus on new applications emerging from the bandwidth explosion, Killer App Expo & Conference will show how communities can leverage broadband access for economic growth, service delivery and quality of life. - 2006-12-20

TippingSprung Fields Third Annual Brand-Extension Survey Survey, in collaboration with Brandweek magazine, names best and worst brand extensions in 10 popular categories - 2006-12-20

Free Personal Profile for Work-Life Balance and Personal Energy Management; Informative Baseline Promotes Personal and Organizational Wellness Plans Human Performance Institute, expert provider of energy and engagement training for individuals and organizations, provides online personalized reports. The Free Profile takes five minutes and offers a two-page report. An extensive sixteen-page Self Profile is now available to the public for only $49. - 2006-12-20

Logistics Achiever Award for the Automotive Industry At the annual Logistics Achiever Awards for 2006, Datascope Consulting, a Syspro value added reseller, was awarded a Silver Award for outstanding achievement in logistics in customized process support for the automotive industry. - 2006-12-20

Business Intelligence Can Reduce Supply Chain Risk, says Cognos Industry Expert Business intelligence can provide complete visibility across disparate ERP, financial, and supply chain management systems from various suppliers dispersed around the world. With business intelligence, manufacturers know where and when problems occur and can take informed action. - 2006-12-20

Social Media Breaks Old Marketing Rules - New Collaborative Blog Examines Social Media Marketing A new blog, Socialmediatoolbox.com helps give small and mid-sized business more influence over their customer relationships and increase sales using emerging social media that change the old rules of marketing. - 2006-12-20

Kava Kava Death Lawsuit Filed Against Manufacturers and Distributors of Kava Kava As a result of the death of Laura Starks Injury Attorney Joeseph Saunders has filed a wrongful death lawsuit In Orlando, Orange County FL. In Civil Case #06-CA-10911 Personal injury lawyer Joeseph Saunders names manufacturers and distributors of Kava Kava in civil lawsuit. Kava Kava is a herbal tranquilizer found in various foods and beverages that has been linked to liver damage and liver failure. - 2006-12-20

Broadcasting Boost for Viral Video Launched by LAMbCast LTD LAMbCast LTD releases the first broadcasting application for YouTube home and mobile entertainment. - 2006-12-20

Exotic Woods Hit the Floor in North America Through BuildDirect BuildDirect Launches New Hardwood Flooring Lines and Stay Ahead of Emerging Trends - 2006-12-20

Oshyn Develops New Web Site for Epson Electronics America (EEA) Oshyn, Inc. announced the launch of a completely re-designed Epson Electronics America Web site. Oshyn develops custom Web sites and applications that meet the needs of its clients and their customers. Epson Electronics America, a subsidiary of Seiko Epson Corporation (TYO: 6724), markets and sells electronic devices and delivers engineering support for designers developing advanced systems. - 2006-12-20

Aural Thrills, the Leader in High-end Active Audio Interconnect Hi-Fi Cables, Announces Breakthrough in Audiophile Interconnect Technology By utilizing an electrically charged shield Aural Thrills Audio has developed an audio cable capable of recreating the original recording venue. EMI/RFI airborne pollution, a real problem in high end audio, is eliminated. - 2006-12-20

Maverik Leverages VoIP Technology to Build a World Class Call Center On their way to building a world class call center, Maverik Inc. implements Coordinated Systems, Inc.'s Virtual Observer VoIP recording software to automate the quality assurance process. Within the first day of recording calls, Maverik was able to help local police thwart a bad check writing scheme. - 2006-12-20

ResortQuest Breckenridge Welcomes The Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix To Breckenridge Ski Resort ResortQuest Breckenridge is proud to welcome the annual Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix and Olympic medalists Gretchen Bleiler (silver '06; Aspen, CO), Lindsey Jacobellis (silver '06; Stratton Mountain, VT), Kelly Clark (gold '02; Mount Snow, VT), Ross Powers (gold '02; Stratton Mountain, VT), Danny Kass (silver '02, '06; Mammoth Lakes, CA) and JJ Thomas (bronze '02; Golden, CO) to Breckenridge. The town of Breckenridge, CO is known for world-class snowboarding terrain, legendary nightlife and an endless supply of winter adventure. - 2006-12-20

Laing Introduces First Instant Hot Water Recirculation Pump Specifically for Tankless Water Heaters New UltraCirc® 909 instant hot water circulation pumps enables homeowners to increase the benefits of having a tankless water heater, making it more efficient for users to enjoy hot water instantly at every faucet and shower. - 2006-12-20

Workplace Options Offers Ten Tips to Healthy Holiday Eating, Gift Giving and Mental Well-Being Workplace Options announced results from their special holiday poll. The poll, available to U.S. employees who have access to WPO's Advantage web site through their employer or employee assistance plan (EAP) asks employees how they will keep their health in focus over the holidays. The results indicate that most people will rely on healthy eating and exercise to avoid weight gain over the holidays. - 2006-12-20

BenefitsCheckUp Helps Brighten Seniors' Holidays Thanks to the National Council on Aging's (NCOA) BenefitsCheckUp®, a free and confidential online service that helps seniors determine what benefits they qualify for and how to claim them, older Americans can receive a gift that lasts the entire year - savings on their prescription drugs, health care, in-home services, utilities, and more. - 2006-12-20

Flexcon Container's Corrugated Plastic Containers Offer Versatility and Cost Effectiveness Flexcon Container offers a corrugated container line that is both versatile and cost effective. Many sizes, styles and colors are available to meet almost any material handling and storage need. - 2006-12-20

New Technology Fashion Accessory Company Making a Splash with Laptop Covers Countless manufacturers have attempted to successfully launch trendy fashion accessories for common technological tools since they became commonplace in the 90s, but few have garnered the interest Lapstyle.com is enjoying. The designer laptop covers the company has produced, available in an assortment of wild colors and fuzzy textures, have quickly caught on and are now selling at breakneck speed. - 2006-12-20

The Gifts That Keep on Giving Higher Power Marketing (HPM), a Phoenix-area advertising agency specializing in per inquiry (PI) advertising, has decided to take a different approach to gift-giving this year. In mid-December HPM donated 1 percent of this year's gross receipts from each client to one of that client's three designated charities - in the client's name, and more in behalf of key individuals in these companies. HPM has also remained loyal to its own corporate charities. - 2006-12-20

Pheedo Issues Pheed Read #4: A Look at RSS and the Auto Industry Auto Category is Fastest Growing Content Channel in Pheedo Network - 2006-12-20

Holiday Gifts for Children and Teens with Asperger's Syndrome Because children with Asperger's have a harder time reaching out to others socially, they need someone to reach out to them who can speak their language, and understand what is most exciting to them during the Christmas season. - 2006-12-20

Report on Transformational Leadership Offers Executive Development Tips Birkman International, a personality assessment firm that offers leadership development best practices to HR professionals, has released its latest article, "Transformational Leadership in Business: A Framework for Best Practice in Executive Coaching". This report explores the concept of transformational leadership and strategies to successfully implement an executive training program to encourage transformational, rather than transactional, leadership in organizations. - 2006-12-20

FDA Decision Involves Area Patients Indiana Physician Participated in 'Rigid' National Clinical Study Local surgeons who perform breast reconstruction and 'primary augmentation' for a large region of Indiana and three surrounding states are applauding the Food & Drug Administration decision (November 2006) to approve the manufacturing and use of silicone gel-based breast implants for American women. Ronald Downs, MD, FACS, former President of the Indiana State Medical Association and founder of The Centre, P.C. based in Elkhart, participated for more than ten years in the same national FDA study of silicone gel-based breast implants that is now cited as the basis for approving their use. - 2006-12-20

Eurekahedge and FinLab Announce the Launch of a New Industry Leading Service to Provide and Manage Daily Feeds of Hedge Fund Performance Data Fund of hedge funds, hedge funds, daily data, wealth management, pension funds, private banks, quantative, analysis, FinLab, Eurekahedge, information, software tools, portfolio, reporting, portfolios, Asset Managers, allocation - 2006-12-20

Indian Branch of 3FN.marketing Maintains Its Successful Performance Indian Branch of 3FN.marketing, a PPC affiliate program run by 3FN, maintains its efficient performance employing twenty experts participating effectively in the overall corporate business success. 3FN.marketing recognizes the professional experience sharing to be essential in the offshore development outsourcing. The targets are the globalization of innovative technologies and the development acceleration in the affiliate industry worldwide. - 2006-12-20

National Changing DiabetesSM Program Introduces DiabetesXChange.org New Web Site Showcases Innovative Diabetes Initiatives and Programs from Across the U.S. - 2006-12-20

Micropigmentation Professional Tapped by Media for Expert Advice Ruth Swissa Explains to Fox11 L.A, CBS2 and the National Show, Primer Impacto, How A Simple Cosmetic Improvement Can Enhance Anyone's Self-Esteem. - 2006-12-20

4Sight Media LLC Announces the Release of a New Web 2.0 Encyclopedia 4Sight Media LLC announces the release of www.encyclocentral.com - 2006-12-20

PATLive Partners with Lunarpages PATLive Partners with Lunarpages to provide a complete E-Service. - 2006-12-20

Longview Platform Enhancements Address Regulatory Compliance and Dynamic Business Performance Management Longview Solutions, a leading provider of corporate performance management (CPM) software, today announced the release of Version 3.5 of the Longview Performance Management Platform (also known as Khalix™). The Longview Platform is used by a growing number of leading organizations to streamline and automate their strategic financial processes, including Financial Consolidation, Management Reporting, Corporate Planning, Modeling, Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting and Tax. - 2006-12-20

NCH Releases ExpressBurn with Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Support NCH Swift Sound release ExpressBurn v3.00, offering support for the latest in data storage disks. - 2006-12-20

EFT/ATM Network Processing Review: Purchasing Services, Building Volume Mercator Advisory Group is pleased to announce that its review of the major EFT and ATM processors' offerings to financial institutions is now available. This report examines debit processing, the signifificant cost differences between PIN debit and signature debit, and the impact of rewards programs on issuers, merchants and the consumer. The report examines how processors approach selling card processing, ATM services and driving, reporting and data mining, security and fraud management and reward program. The uptake by financial institutions of these services is also discussed. - 2006-12-20

FreelineUSA's Survivable VoIP Internet Phone Systems Minimize International Costs for a Successful Multi-national NAFTA Business FreelineUSA's survivable VoIP phone systems have been deployed by BCH Unique, Inc. for 24/7/365 Internet based voice communications between their Headquarters in Quebec, Canada and their new NAFTA manufacturing campus in Reynosa, Mexico... with no monthly VoIP charges. - 2006-12-20

Gary Guseinov Envisions earlyNETWORK Technology will Protect Users Worldwide against Internet Identity Theft Revolutionary earlyNETWORK catches online threats earlier than yesterday's software using a free virus scan and free spyware remover to protect users from new virus attacks about an hour after discovery. - 2006-12-20

Everest Casino Announces December Game of the Month Everest Casino, the premiere destination for online gambling, has announced its Game of the Month for December: an all-new Video Slots game, Lucky Charms. - 2006-12-20

CbuJ Entertainment Rises from Ashes of Bayside Distribution and Tower Records Inferno Indie label reports a near 500% increase in acquired catalog since the highly publicized liquidation of Bayside Distribution and Tower Records in October of this year. - 2006-12-20

Business Improvement Solutions Inc. Hosts First Annual Executive Challenge Business Improvement Solutions Inc. will host the first annual Executive Challenge in Edmonton, Alberta. All profits from the event, taking place in the spring, will go towards the new Retailing School of Business at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. - 2006-12-20

New goLab™ Mobile Workstation by Analytical Spectral Devices Expands Portability and Functionality in Material Analysis Analytical Spectral Devices, Inc. (ASD) introduces the goLab™ Mobile Workstation for use with ASD FieldSpec®, LabSpec®, AgriSpec®, and TerraSpec® Vis/NIR portable instruments. The goLab™ Mobile Workstation is a versatile tool for material analyses, formerly restricted to a laboratory environment, to be performed where and when needed -- the warehouse, production floor, loading dock, green house, and more. The goLab™ Mobile Workstation also acts as a wheeled carrier for streamlined transport between locations, and then quickly unfolds to support the user's sampling needs 'right on the spot.' The goLab™ features a stable, non-slip platform and large wheels suitable for both inside and outside work. - 2006-12-20

Nation's Leading Eating Disorder Treatment Center, Remuda Ranch, Comments on the Modeling Industry and Thin Models Remuda Ranch believes the modeling industry's use of overly thin models may be increasing the risk of eating disorders. The recent death of two fashion models from anorexia demonstrates the deadliness of these disorders if help isn't received on time. - 2006-12-20

GSC Cable of South Carolina Has The Answer For That Last Minute Holiday Gift - Dependable, Affordable Cable TV For All GSC Cable offers 24/7 customer service, fast dependable TV programming, and affordable service for cost-minded individuals who desire value. - 2006-12-20

ResortQuest Announces the Return of Steamboat MusicFest in January MusicFest brings the finest Texas and Americana music to the world-class ski resort of Steamboat, Colorado for a week full of sport and song. ResortQuest offers the perfect vacation rental properties located near MusicFest event venues. - 2006-12-20

Research Helps Interior Door Replacement Company Discover "Emotional Side" of Services New `Transforming Home and Life' motto reflects repositioning in home improvement segment. - 2006-12-20

UseAPI Search Launches a Clustering Search Engine with People Search Language for Query Refinement UseAPI Search is a clustering search engine, powered by Google. It clusters the search results with alternative search queries (people search language with Popular Head and "The Long Tail") so that its users can be guided to search faster and easier, and get more relevant results. - 2006-12-20

Author and Columnist's Second Edition Book Says There's No Such Thing as Sensible Gun Laws in United States Author and syndicated columnist John Longenecker responds to the Brady Campaign's call for sensible gun laws with a sensible answer. - 2006-12-20

Everest Casino Announces First Winners in 12 Days of Christmas Program Everest Casino, Europe's premiere online casino, has announced the first set of winners in its 12 Days of Christmas promotion. The first round of prizes included an 80gb iPod and $1000 in cash. - 2006-12-20

Destination Spa Vacations® Magazine Celebrates 10th Year 2007 Edition Hits Bookstores and Newsstands The 10th anniversary edition of Destination Spa Vacations® magazine has hit the bookstores and newsstands. For ten years, the magazine has provided an insider's look into the world of Destination Spas with its delicious recipes, health and beauty tips, spa-related articles and Destination Spa™ guide. As part of the 10th Anniversary Celebration, this year's Special Edition features a chance to win a Dream Spa Vacation to one of the Destination Spas showcased in the magazine. - 2006-12-20

Everest Poker Hosts Spanish Cup Freeroll Poker Tournament Everest Poker hosts a 20K€ Spanish Cup Freeroll Poker Tournament starting December 18th throughout Spain. - 2006-12-20

JSCAPE Simplifies Managed File Transfer JSCAPE released an update to it's JSCAPE Secure FTP Server. The release enhances security, auditing and file transfer capabilities, which are vital to organizations seeking to protect data, audit file transfers and automate file transfer processes. - 2006-12-20

WebGalileo Faces 3.0 Builds Rich Internet Applications With Ease WebGalileo Faces, a suite of Java Server Faces components, allows developers to create web based applications in a fraction of the time required and with fewer errors. Developers can deploy applications faster and focus more on the business logic of the application versus the technical details of writing software. - 2006-12-20

Everest Poker Announces 12 Days of Christmas Promotion For the month of December, Everest Poker will offers its players the chance to win additional prizes such as a 30 GB iPod, flatscreen monitors from Dell, cash, and a seat at Everest Poker's direct entry tournament for the EPT Deauville event. - 2006-12-20

NanoAndMore USA Opens West Coast Office NanoAndMore USA attains complete office hour coverage for all US time zones by opening an office in Portland, OR. John Quintero heads the office and adds over 5 years experience selling AFM probes to our customer base of scientists and engineers. Sales and technical support is now available for NANOSENSORS, NanoWorld and BudgetSensors AFM probes from 8:00 to 5:00 your time. - 2006-12-20

Was The Star Of Bethlehem Really One Star, And Was Christ Really Born In A Barn? Helena Lehman of Pillar of Enoch Ministry Provides Some Answers Many people are unaware that the popularized version of Christ's Birth isn't Scriptural. Helena Lehman of Pillar of Enoch Ministry identifies the fables surrounding the Nativity Story in the Gospel of Matthew, and Luke. - 2006-12-20

Dyches Boddiford Slated to Speak at Mobile Home Millions 5 Investment Conference in San Diego, California www.MobileHomeUniversity.com announces special workshop session to be held by asset protection and entity structure whiz Dyches Boddiford at the 5th annual Mobile Home Millions Conference on March 2-4th in San Diego, CA. - 2006-12-20

Lucid Data's FrameWorks and PDExpress Provide Support for the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession As school districts in Ohio implement the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession, Lucid Data Corporation's FrameWorks and PDExpress are ready to help districts manage and meet the requirements of the standards with a comprehensive web-based self-assessment and professional development management solution. - 2006-12-20

Garlock Launches Versatile, Affordable 104GS General Service Elastomeric Expansion Joints Garlock Sealing Technologies, a leader in fluid sealing technology for more than 100 years, recently introduced 104GS General Service Elastomeric Expansion Joints. These joints are ideal for new construction projects, water and wastewater treatment plants, power generation facilities, and various other industrial applications. - 2006-12-20

Discovery Law and New Jersey Legal Copy & Imaging Lead 20 Million Page Document Management Project Emerging leader in the US wholesale litigation support services market announces completion of a document collection and imaging project with 9,500 boxes of documents from 32 U.S. cities. - 2006-12-20

Numina Group's Latest Release Version 5.0 RDStm (Real-Time Distribution Software) Validates Shipment and Order Fulfilment Process RDS distribution control software optimizes facility resources and adds visualization to improve order validation. - 2006-12-20

TFI's New Report "Assessment of Wireless Broadband as a Competitor to Wireline Broadband" In its new report, Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI) predicts wireless broadband can be economically deployed on a reasonably large scale -- perhaps 20 percent of households -- to offer the types of broadband services that DSL and cable modems offer now: that is, speeds in the range 1 Mb/s and relatively bursty traffic. "Assessment of Wireless Broadband as a Competitor to Wireline Broadband," by Lawrence K. Vanston, Ph.D. (President, TFI), provides an independent assessment of the potential for wireless broadband to compete with residential broadband services offered by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) and cable companies. - 2006-12-20

Heavy Bleeding Not Normal Sign of Aging in Women -- British Woman Experiences Successful GYN Surgical Solution by Thomas L. Lyons, MD U.S. surgeon reveals that it is not true -- heavy bleeding is not a normal sign of aging in women. After five years on Provera, a British woman's uterus had expanded to the size of a 37-week pregnancy-- three weeks short of full term--with benign fibroid tumors. She searched more than 100 websites before she found a solution with Thomas L. Lyons, MD, of the Center for Women's Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia, and experienced a recent success. She chose the Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy or LSH, developed by Dr. Lyons in 1990. He has performed hundreds of them successfully, including hers. - 2006-12-20

The American College Awards Its Highest Honor, the Huebner Gold Medal, to Jack B. Turner, CLU®, ChFC® The American College, the nation's leading educator of financial service professionals, recently awarded its highest honor, the Huebner Gold Medal, to Jack B. Turner, CLU®, ChFC® during a black tie ceremony at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The Huebner Gold Medal is named for the founder of The College, Dr. Solomon S. Huebner. The medal has been awarded annually since 1975 to honor those special few individuals whose support of the College and its programs, and whose dedication to education and professionalism, have been of particular meaning to the mission and progress of the institution. - 2006-12-20

Affiliate Marketers Raise Over $20,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada Affiliate Summit 2007 West, a three day conference starting on January 21 in Las Vegas, includes a charity event where $22,225 has been raised to date for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada. - 2006-12-20

Philip Bennefall, Swedish Voice Actor, Partners with Voices.com Audio entertainer and game developer, Philip Bennefall of Sweden, packs a powerful punch with a combination of development, production, and voiceover services. - 2006-12-20

Oscar, Underwear and Blue Balls in Telluride The Town of Mountain Village announced today the schedule of events for the upcoming Telluride Gay Ski Week 2007 (TGSW), which will run from February 24 through March 4, 2007. The 2007 line-up includes a host of signature events plus a new brunch event to close out the week. This year, a number of new corporate underwriters have joined as title sponsors of two of TGSW's most popular events, the Oscar® and White parties. For TGSW 2007, these events will be called the "here! Network Oscar Party & Opening Reception" and the "Calvin Klein Underwear White Party." - 2006-12-20

New CNN International Studio Debuts -- BREW|SDC Delivers Strategic Broadcast Design On-Air Designer of CNN Studios-Anderson Cooper 360°, CNNfn, Showbiz Tonight and CNN Washington Bureau-Brock Danner leads broadcast design at BREW/SDC. - 2006-12-20

Travel No Longer an Excuse to Drop Fitness Routine: J.J. Flizanes' Named Best of the Best Fitness Trainer in Los Angeles by The Elite Traveler Magazine's Global Black Book Executives can maintain peak performance when in Los Angeles with fitness expert and exercise architect J.J. Flizanes, named Best of the Best in Los Angeles in the December issue of Elite Traveler Magazine. The exclusive Global Black Book identifies exceptional resources for those living a global lifestyle. At the top of the list of any extraordinary life is health and fitness, and the founder of Invisible Fitness keeps her clients at their peak performance whether at home or on the road. - 2006-12-20

SwapThing Breathes New Life into Unwanted Holiday Gifts Swapthing encourages consumers to re-use, recycle, re-gift. - 2006-12-20

Wyatt Matas & Associates Adds New Home Healthcare Partner Wyatt Matas & Associates' new partner will focus on the newly launched "Value Enhancing Strategies" for home healthcare and hospice companies. - 2006-12-20

Retirement Spells Travel for Former School Teacher: 50 Trips/One-Half Million Miles and Counting with Vantage Deluxe World Travel Retirement spells travel for former school teacher June Spargo, who has logged 50 trips and 500,000 miles with Vantage Deluxe World Travel (http://www.vantagetravel.com), a Boston-based company that specializes in escorted tours for seasoned travelers. After a 42-year career as a math teacher, Spargo set off to continue her own education by exploring the world. - 2006-12-20

Math Challenge #3 -- Is Tracking Student Skill Levels Taking Instruction Time From Teachers? Internet based MathScore.com gives teachers and administrators the ability to instantly chart and track student's mathematics skill levels. - 2006-12-20

CASS Leads Luxury Shapewear with its Next Generation "Cosmetic Fabric" CASS AND CO. luxury shapewear leads with it's next generation "cosmetic fabric." The key ingredient to this magical blend is the essential mineral copper. The "cosmetic fabric" is like a firming cream in a fabric form, says founder and designer Susan Ledyard. - 2006-12-20

Los Angeles Demand High for First Ever Adam the DreamHealer's Innovative Conference Adam the DreamHealer's gifts are in great demand throughout the world. His first conference in Los Angeles was sold out and other conferences continue to be at capacity as well. - 2006-12-20

Next Generation of Speaker Cases Hot Holiday Item Laserline is pleased to announce the next generation of iPod cases and MP3 cases. This innovative www.laserline.com[MP3 speaker case] provides great sound quality in a stylish design. - 2006-12-20

Photos.aero is the New Name of 724Speed.com -- .aero is the World's First Industry-Based Top Level Internet Domain, Reserved Exclusively for Aviation After evaluating the potential and the benefits of using an .aero domain, 724Speed.com has decided to re-brand itself as www.photos.aero [Photos.aero] . - 2006-12-20

Ecology Coatings Granted Quadruple Patent Approval for Low-Energy, Low-Emission Industrial Coatings - Four Key Clean Technology Patents Enable Market Expansion and Strategic Alliances Ecology Coatings, Inc. today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent number 7,151,123 covering the company's environmentally-friendly, 100 percent solids UV curable coating technology. The issued patent is the first of four recently allowed patents that further strengthen the company's position as a technology leader in the industrial coatings market. Ecology Coatings' patented products and methods integrate with the conventional finishing process to reduce energy use, hazardous emissions, time and space requirements for OEM manufacturers in a variety of sectors including the automotive, plastics and metals markets. - 2006-12-20

An Innovative Concept in LED Lighting Brings a Historic Favorite to Life -Macy's Union Square San Francisco Macy's Flagship store in Union Square San Francisco brings in a fresh new look for this holiday season. To decorate the concave window façade Macy's contracted Numinus, LLC to design and fabricate 30 aluminum frames lined with RGB LED strips that illuminate fabric panels. Each one-foot strip is a unique pixel forming a matrix, which allows Macy's to run animated graphic files. - 2006-12-20

Happy Anniversary: UK Gay Marriage One Year On -- Business Gets on Board The United Kingdom this week marks one year since the start of its lesbian and gay civil partnerships registration scheme. Whether this ought to be called gay 'marriage' or not is a largely moot point these days as research reveals that many more gays and lesbians are expected to take the plunge and enter into civil partnerships over the coming years. pogoplum is a gay weddings business that provides lesbians and gay men with the information they need to enter into their Civil Partnerships. - 2006-12-20

Houston-area Online Shoppers Enjoy Last-Minute Shopping without Rush Shipping Last-minute gifts can still be delivered in the Houston area in time for Christmas and without pesky rush charges, thanks to Houston-based online retailer SmartLiving Companies. Orders placed by Noon on Thursday, December 21, on either of the company's websites -- www.KidSmartLiving.com and www.SimplySmartLiving.com -- can ship via standard ground service from the company's local warehouse to arrive in Houston and surrounding areas in time for Christmas. - 2006-12-20

Television Show Reality Racing -- The Rookie Challenge Announces New Hosts Destiny Rael and Burke Bryant "Reality Racing -- The Rookie Challenge" television show has selected their final hosts from a pool of over five thousand applicants. The selected hosts are television personality Burke Bryant and singer Destiny Rael. - 2006-12-20

Esnatech Introduces Enterprise Presence Integration with SKYPE Desktop VoIP Software Esnatech integrates its popular enterprise Unified Communication solution with Skype desktop software to provide Skype users real time status of their Microsoft Outlook Calendar. - 2006-12-20

Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio Pro is Awarded Learning Technology Award by Atlanta ASTD Technology-Based Learning Special Interest Group Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio Pro lauded for technology innovation and business impact. - 2006-12-20

Allstar Race Truck Driver on the Road to NASCAR Seeks Sponsorship; Experiences Racial Barriers Along the Way Mark C. Lowrey, one of the few African-American drivers in motorsports racing, is currently experiencing difficulties in attaining the sponsorships needed to make the jump from NASCAR's "minor leagues" to the major cup races because of his ethnicity. His goal is to race in the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX , Nascar Busch Racing Series, paving the way to become the first African-American driver to win a major NASCAR Nextel Cup. - 2006-12-20

Watch Out Santa Claus -- Article Marketers are Celebrating Christmas Early This Year It's been a great year for website owners who used article marketing as a preferred way to communicate with their potential clients and customers. 2006 saw the entire article marketing element grow and expand exponentially, and 2007 will see it included into every successful marketing program. - 2006-12-20

Companies Plan 2007 CRM Strategy and Track Industry Events Using CRMToday.com CRMToday.com, a business-to-business online resource, announced that new information about customer relationship management (CRM) industry events for 2007 is available through its online events tool. Business leaders who want to stay ahead of the changes in CRM can use CRMToday.com to stay in touch with the global CRM marketplace. Now is also the time for companies to publicize their own CRM-related events for 2007 on CRMToday.com. - 2006-12-20

Re-Launch of DayNurseries.co.uk - The Leading Online Resource for the Day Nursery Sector We are delighted to announce the re-launch of http://www.daynurseries.co.uk, the market leading source of reference for day nurseries in the UK, featuring the most comprehensive, trusted and detailed database of UK day nurseries and suppliers to the UK day nursery industry. - 2006-12-20

Business-Programs.com Offers Travel and Tourism Section as Holiday Travel Peaks Business people on the road and in the airports during the holidays will note firsthand the record-breaking number of Americans travelling this year, inspiring many travellers to investigate careers in travel and tourism. Business-Programs.com offers a travel and tourism section providing information about educational opportunities in the travel and tourism sector. - 2006-12-20

Fashion Students Explore Mass Market Clothing Design on FashionSchoolReview.com Changes in the fashion industry mean growing opportunities for designers interested in bringing high fashion to the mass market at low cost. FashionSchoolReview.com, an interactive fashion education site, gives prospective students the inside scoop on how they can prepare for a career in this field as well as overall trends in clothing design industry. - 2006-12-20

Original Wraps Launches Personalization Products For Mini Cooper Automobiles Technology allows consumers to change the physical appearance of their Mini Cooper. - 2006-12-20

Saint Agnes Medical Center Enables their Employees to Schedule their own Shifts with RES-Q® Labor Resource Management Central California Hospital Implements Self-scheduling with RES-Q Software to Improve Communication and Give Employees More Control over their Schedules - 2006-12-20

New Generation ASIMO, Honda's Humanoid Robot, Makes U.S. Debut at Consumer Electronics Show, Performances Produced by Martin Brinkerhoff Associates January 8-11, 2007, Las Vegas Convention Center Martin Brinkerhoff Associates, Inc. (MBA), one of the West Coast's leading producers of live multi-media events, has developed the presentation for a new generation ASIMO, Honda's advanced humanoid robot. The debut takes place at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Performances run several times daily, January 8-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall, Booth 4006. - 2006-12-20

Swedish Poker Players Can Now Play Online Poker at Titan Poker in Swedish Titan Poker's ongoing software expansion ensures more players can compete with international opponents whilst viewing menus and information in their native language. - 2006-12-20

New Weekly Radio Show Explores Richness of Feng Shui, Architecture The world will soon get the chance to participate in a new live talk radio program that explores the richness of Feng Shui, Architecture and many other fascinating fields. Starting on December 26, 2006, "The Emy Louie Show" will be broadcasting live every Tuesday at 9am EST (6am PST) on the 7th Wave Network (www.7thWaveNetwork.com), your online community for positive change. - 2006-12-20

Low Income Families in Need of Breast Pumps and Breastfeeding Education Nonprofit Web site supplies pumps and breastfeeding education to mothers in need. - 2006-12-20

Big Snow Storm Enables The Telluride Ski Resort to Open All Ski Lifts The 19 and more inches of snow means Telluride Ski Resort opens all lifts on Saturday, December 16. ResortQuest Telluride offers accommodations for ski enthusiasts. - 2006-12-20

SoCal Energy Initiative Encourages System Upgrades; ITT Flowtronex Assists with Effort that Could Yield 30% Energy Savings A three-year pilot project now underway in Southern California hopes to show that by upgrading irrigation systems, golf facility operators can reduce operating costs by using less energy and water. Southern California Edison (SCE) calls the pilot program "Agricultural Energy Efficiency Program for Golf Course Customers," and it's intended to encourage operators to upgrade and replace old irrigation equipment with more energy-efficient technology. The utility company is offering these customers cash rebates based on the energy savings achieved. In some cases, the rebates are enough to amortize the cost of the upgrades within three years. - 2006-12-20

georgie tees Featured in Pregnancy Magazine's Fall/Winter Buyer's Guide georgie tees, the latest must-have in infant and maternity apparel, was featured in Pregnancy magazine's Fall/Winter Buyer's Guide. - 2006-12-20

BEGOTHS Collectible Fashion Dolls and Toys Debut in Movie Appearance Now Available on DVD, "The Year Without a Santa Claus" BEGOTHSTM fashion dolls' debut movie appearance is now available on DVD in "The Year Without a Santa Claus," an NBC-TV made-for-TV movie. The movie as well as online communities show that kids, teens and gothic fans rally around these unique dolls. - 2006-12-20

Capella University Awards "League For Innovation" Doctoral Scholarship Online university awards its fifth-annual League for Innovation scholarship to Generosa Lopez-Molina. - 2006-12-20

New York Construction Accident Lawyer Selected by NYSTLA to Chair Labor Law Committee New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and New York City trial lawyers recently chose a New York construction accident lawyer, David Perecman, to head a committee overseeing construction accidents and, for the second consecutive year, to lecture on critical construction accident legal issues. - 2006-12-20

MatchActivity.com Raffles off Tickets for New Year's Eve Events A New Site that lets people post their own plans and meet for activities. - 2006-12-20

Social Lending Will be the Next Big Web 2.0 Thing When banks and other traditional money lenders say "no," the Web and some new social networking sites might just say "yes." Allen Stern explains that this might be the next big thing for Web 2.0 -- and why it is a development worth watching closely -- in a three-part series of stories on the popular Web site CenterNetworks. - 2006-12-20

Shopping.com Data Feed Service for Yahoo Stores Launched Aten Software LLC has launched a Yahoo Store data feed service to Shopping.com. The service, located at http://www.atensoftware.com/, is web-based and fully-automated similar to their Yahoo Store to Froogle data feed. Although Shopping.com can directly import Yahoo Store products, the new data feed service allows exclusion of low-margin products and submission of extended product information. These search engine optimization techniques can increase return on investment (ROI) for Yahoo merchants in the Shopping.com price comparison engine. - 2006-12-20

Do-It-Yourself Santa Experiences New Personalized Phone Calls from Santa At Home -- Parents, Kids and Santa Benefit Media savvy kids today appreciate new customized telephone calls from Santa Claus. Kids give thumbs up, proving the interactive live phone calls from Santa to be more magical and believable than a visit to see Santa at mall. Parents appreciate the convenience of the at-home Santa experience. - 2006-12-20

A New Online Musical Instrument Website Makes its Launch www.guitarampsetc.com announces the debut of its brand-new website, which sells guitars, amplifiers, drum sets and many other musical instruments and equipment. Customers will take pleasure in the simple navigational abilities of the site, and especially the helpful coupon center, which allows them to save money on their purchases. - 2006-12-20

SantaSpeaking.com to Broadcast Santa's Live Departure on Christmas Eve at 12:05PM Millions of children will be tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. SantaSpeaking.com provides birdseye view with CGI Animated Santa Tracker which begins with Santa's departure at 12 p.m. on Sunday, December 24, 2006. - 2006-12-20

Kentucky, N. Carolina, UCLA, Kansas, and Duke "The Phat 5" of College Basketball at 500 Report Volume #4 Kentucky-104 years, UNC-97 years, UCLA-88 years, Kansas-109 years, and Duke-102 years. Top 5 College Basketball programs of All-Time celebrating 500 years of combined play during the 2006-07 season. UCLA and UNC are #1 and #2 in new polls. Knicks and Nuggets 'Garden Brawl' has deep roots to Tar Heel's and Hoosier's . - 2006-12-20

A Comparison of Natural Sleep Remedies from Nutrition Breakthroughs Nutrition Breakthroughs is known for providing research-based natural health articles and proven natural remedies. According to a recent study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1.6 million American adults with insomnia have gotten a deeper, more restful night's sleep by using natural and alternative remedies. The most widely known natural aids for sleep are the minerals calcium and magnesium, the herb valerian root, the natural hormone melatonin, and the amino acid tryptophan. - 2006-12-20

Photographer Tells Visual Story of Hurricane Rita "Beyond Katrina" contributor remembers the "Forgotten Storm." - 2006-12-20

LilyLush.com Announces Today - A New, Playful Gift Giving Boutique for Men to Ensure that Special Holiday Wishes Come True LilyLush.com is the elegantly thorough boutique for building love and harmony, ever encouraging couples to frolic and play. By promoting a broad range of bouquets, wines, and body and spa products, a bouquet of flowers delivered overnight with a Lily Lush gift certificate is the perfect gift solution. - 2006-12-20

Stan Calderwood to Lead Blueslice Sales Growth in APAC Blueslice (www.blueslice.com) announced today that it has named Stan Calderwood as its new Vice President of Sales for the Asia Pacific region. - 2006-12-20

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Tours Gunnar Manufacturing Inc. to See the Company's Innovative, Protective Office Furniture System The Prime Minister toured Gunnar's facility to see the company's innovative Protective Office Furniture System for himself. After his tour, the Prime Minister referred to Gunnar as "an innovative office manufacturing company that has had a lot of success here in Alberta, in Canada and in the continental market. Its latest product is specializing in furniture that is resistant to blast, attacks, ceiling collapse and is marketing this innovative product all around North America." - 2006-12-20

Small Business Owner From Katy, Texas, Finds Success Creating one of a Kind Jewelry Stephanie White of Katy, Texas, never thought that what began as a diversion to alleviate stress six years ago could possibly turn into the successful business that it has become. White says of her business, "It began as a hobby, now it's a blessing that's grown tremendously." Her jewelry website is currently one of the top ranking jewelry sites on the search engines. - 2006-12-20

Global Cache' Signs PCA Distributing Veteran CEDIA Distributor to Sell Global Cache' Products - 2006-12-20

In MCAD: Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks Growing While CATIA Falls Off CADtalent is reporting that more employers are looking for SolidWorks users compared to any other MCAD package. Meanwhile, demand for Autodesk Inventor talent is up 3 percent from October, while CATIA is down 5 percent. Other movers include Solid Edge and Unigraphics, up 1.5 percent and down 1 percent, respectively. - 2006-12-20

Resolve to Get Out And Join LetsMeetOut.com LetsMeetOut.com is a new social networking meets group dating website that offers a fun and unique take to online dating. - 2006-12-20

Celeb Magazine Founder Pauline Guy Teams Up with An Infamous Floral Designer Just In Time For The Holidays Pauline Guy, who authored The Alphabet Rocks children's book collaborates with Event Planner and Floral Designer Jane Carroll to produce a handcrafted wooden A-shaped box filled with magnificent displays of fresh flowers. - 2006-12-20

MadZ Software Releases Clone DVD Pro 1.0: A Tool For Making Backup Copies of DVDs If you have a large DVD collection, you may want to make backup copies of your favorite DVDs in case the originals ever become damaged or unusable. Clone DVD Pro from MadZ Software is the solution. - 2006-12-20

VIE Healthcare's Equipment Lease Auditing and Lease Management Services Most hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgical centers and physician practices will make equipment and IT purchases within the next 12 months through leasing. - 2006-12-20

Team24 Utilises the World Wide Web to Optimise its Marketing and Recruitment Opportunities Team24 has continued to utilise the World Wide Web to optimise its marketing and recruitment opportunities. - 2006-12-20

Used Rolex Watches: Gemology Expert Shares Eight Essential Rules for Savvy Cyber-Shopping Buying used Rolex watches on the Internet is one of the best kept secrets Rolex lovers have, says San Francisco collectible Rolex expert Avi Dayan - but how can you make it a safe process? "Experienced Rolex buyers know that reputable Internet dealers provide one the widest selections of quality used Rolex watches anywhere. But you've got to know what you're doing." Dayan offers eight essential rules for Rolex cyber-shopping. - 2006-12-20

Gretchen Jackson, Owner of Barbaro Endorses, R.A.C.E Fund, Becomes Honorary Board Member Gretchen Jackson, the owner of this year's Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has become an Honorary Board Member of the R.A.C.E Fund. A non profit funding organization to help with racehorse retirement. - 2006-12-20

Canonical Ltd Partners with LynuxTraining Sàrl to Develop Ubuntu Certified Professional Training Courses Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced it has partnered with LynuxTraining Sàrl to develop the first dedicated Ubuntu training courses for the 'Ubuntu Certified Professional' status. UCP is a training certification based on the LPI level 1 certification. - 2006-12-20

Micron Optics Announces New Optical Strain Gage, the os310 The Micron Optics os310 is a new optical strain gage for use in automotive, aircraft/aerospace, structural, geotechnical, and energy monitoring applications or as the core OEM building block for higher level sensors. The os310 is a revolutionary product based on Micron Optics' patented opto-micromechanical technology, utilizing all the advantages of fiber optic sensing. - 2006-12-20

Ontario, Canada Summer Camps Shape Youths Social, Physical and Mental Foundation Some Canadian children summer camps have stepped above others by shaping youths' social, physical, and mental foundations. - 2006-12-20

Excuses Not Allowed As Casinos Create Guest Advocates, Says Robinson & Associates, Inc. There are no excuses allowed in casinos' quest to give their guests an amazing gaming experience and turn them into advocates. - 2006-12-20

New York City Law Department Joins NAMWOLF as a Public Entity Partner The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to welcome the New York City Law Department as a new member to its Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program (CPEPP). - 2006-12-20

Nassau County Launches Corporate Emergency Accss System (CEAS) Nassau County launches Corporate Emergency Accss System (CEAS). Innovative program helps business recover from emergencies or disasters. - 2006-12-20

Purolator to Deliver Alternative Fuel Vehicle Case Study at eyefortransport's Effective Fuel Management for Fleets Conference Director, National Fleet, Purolator, Serge Viola will present an evaluation and report on Purolator's award-winning 'Greening the Fleet' initiative exploring the use of clean transportation technologies at the Miami Radisson Hotel, February 20-21, 2007 - 2006-12-20

Broadband Infrastructures, LLC Pilots "Wi-WI" Services in Madison, WI Area Broadband Infrastructures, LLC (BBI), a Madison, Wisconsin based company, announced that it will roll out its WiWI Services in 2007. The services/program focuses on providing consumers with a better understanding of their internet/network access options. - 2006-12-20

Unauthorized World of Warcraft PvP Strategy Guide Now Available at Killer Guides Game guide publisher Killer Guides has released the 40-page hint book "World of Warcraft PvP Strategy Guide" for player-versus-player combat in the popular online game World of Warcraft. The strategy guide is now available at www.killerguides.com for $19.99. - 2006-12-20

First Irish Poker Open Live Satellite Venues Announced Card rooms across Ireland and UK gear up for live satellites for €2 million guaranteed paddypowerpoker.com Irish Poker Open 2007 - 2006-12-20

Don't Sell, Consult - Former General Electric Sales Superstar Shares Proven Best Practices People don't buy products, services, features or benefits - they buy solutions to their problems and pain. When they buy, they prefer to buy from sales reps who act as "consultants," not "salesmen." Daniel Adams' new book, "Building Trust, Growing Sales," provides proven best practices for strategic and consultative sales involving high tech products, extended sales cycles and valued, long-term professional relationships. - 2006-12-20

Algonquin Park Resort, Bartlett Lodge, Strives to Preserve Canada's Wilderness Environment Bartlett Lodge has implemented environmentally friendly technology and non-polluting practices and products into its day-to-day operations. - 2006-12-20

Smartcare Life Sciences, LLC Created to Provide Product Development Services for Pharma and Biotech Companies CARE BioPharma, LLC announced today its partnership with Smart Consulting Group, LLC. This partnership will create the formation of Smartcare Life Sciences, LLC, a new company that will provide a more integrated service for product approval. - 2006-12-20

Major University Chooses Maudesport as Sports Equipment Supplier Midlands based sports equipment and team wear supplier, Maudesport Clubline, has agreed to supply The University of Wolverhampton with all their sports equipment needs for the next 3 years. - 2006-12-20

Sea Trail Resort & Conference Center to Host New Year's Eve Gala Celebration is Open to the Public and Features Live Entertainment and a dinner buffet. - 2006-12-20

Football Club Gives Equipment Supplier A Glowing Report MK Wanderers FC, the largest youth football club in Milton Keynes, gets behind West Midlands based, Maudesport Clubline, agreeing to support their new marketing campaign. - 2006-12-20

T.H.E.M. Announces VP New Business Development The company that is leading the packaging industry movement in the area of flexible stick packaging has added another "top gun" to its team. Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (T.H.E.M.) recently announced that John Caporaso has joined the company as vice president, New Business Development. - 2006-12-20

Breckinridge Memorial Home Health Chooses Thornberry's NDoc® Technology Web-based information management system to bring new efficiencies to Breckinridge Memorial Home Health. - 2006-12-20

Share the Spirit of the Season with Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort's Stone Mountain Family Christmas Package Celebrate the holiday season with the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort's Georgia family vacation package, now through December 30. - 2006-12-20

JQ International Jewelry Quorum features John S. Brana's Hidden Pearl Ring - November/December 2006 Issue JQ - The International Jewelry Quorum - features jewelry designer John S Brana's Hidden Pearl Ring in "Pearls - The Quintessential Accessory," an article by Deborah A. Yonick, in its November/December 2006 issue. - 2006-12-20

Adoptive Parents Eric and Kate Walton of Durham, North Carolina find Family Through Email, IM and Webcam Independent Adoption Center Profiles Birthparents, Adoptive Parents, and Children Who Have Been Adopted www.adoptionhelp.org - 2006-12-20

GPS-Wireless 2007 Set For March GPS-Wireless 2007 will be March 1-2 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, San Francisco Airport. GPS-Wireless 2007, in its 11th year--longer than any other marketing conference in the industry, offers panels from the top industry experts. Topics include new technology, location based services, mobile resource management, executives panel, online portal panel, automobile markets and others. More than 200 top industry executives expected with more than 10 hours of total networking time including two hosted receptions (one with the top companies exhibiting). - 2006-12-20

Vroom Foods, Inc. Sponsors Operation Gratitude Vroom Foods, Inc. recently presented Operation Gratitude with a donation of Foosh™ Energy Mints which will be sent with other donated items to military personnel deployed overseas. - 2006-12-20

Branson, Missouri is Hot This Winter Hot Winter Fun in Branson, MO is going strong in 2007 with more attractions, more shopping and more lodging choices than ever before. Hot Winter Fun starts December 26, 2006 and continues through April 9, 2007 - 2006-12-20

Internet Missionary Work On The Rise According To ChristiaNet Poll Missionary work such as volunteering, community service projects, Christian ministries and evangelism are some of the volunteer work available at http://www.christianet.com/volunteers.htm. - 2006-12-20

New Year's Eve: Putnam Foundation Hat's and Bat's Gala Ready to Hit a Home Run Looking for a Great New Years Eve? Come have a great time while supporting a great cause, helping kids play sports. Decemeber 31,2006 6pm at the Grand Hyatt Hotel! - 2006-12-20

Kick Start a Travel Writing Career with the World Nomads Ambassador Program - or Just See a Slab of Australia for Free Travel all over the countryside, write about it, blog it and podcast it on the World Nomads website - vehicle and technical requirements provided free of charge - and you could be on your way to a career as a travel writer. Or at least a travel tragic! - 2006-12-20

12th Annual Gathering of the Vibes Festival Returns to Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT, August 9 - 12, 2007 The 12th Annual Gathering of the Vibes Festival returns to Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT for the first time in six years, featuring four days of Music, Camping and Arts. The festival includes performances by legendary artists along with emerging acts to appeal to a wide cross section of music lovers. Confirmed to appear are Bob Weir and Ratdog, Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, Deep Banana Blackout, Assembly of Dust and Dirty Dozen Brass Band along with San Francisco Icon Wavy Gravy acting as Master of Ceremonies. - 2006-12-20

Mrs. Smith's® Dishes Up Pies and Desserts for the Stars Serve Easy-To-Make Holiday Treats From the American Music Awards - 2006-12-20

Sporting News Radio and UpSNAP Announce New Sports on Demand Service to all Mobile Phones - 2006-12-20

Rare Piece of New York History Goes to Auction in January A recently discovered Hugh Ferriss print of the Chrysler building in New York signed by Walter Chrysler, William Van Alen and others makes its way to auction January 27. - 2006-12-20

Government Futures Report Says Commercial Best Practices in Procurement Are Vital to Success of an Estimated $400B in Government Spend Strategic sourcing, tools and process assistance, OMB lines of business are key pockets of opportunity for commercial companies - 2006-12-20

Is There a PlayStation 3 Supply Glut? The fervor for PlayStation 3 has diminished since the long lines, stampedes, and shootings demonstrated the desperate lengths people will go through to get their hands on the console. - 2006-12-20

Improved Benefitscheckup® Website Helps Seniors Quickly Find Benefits The National Council on Aging (NCOA) announced the unveiling of a new, more user-friendly BenefitsCheckUp® Web site. The new site also recognizes financial partners and supporters. - 2006-12-20

VIBE Names T.I.'s "What You Know" As the Top Song of 2006T.I. edges Ne-Yo, Rick Ross, Gnarls Barkley, Mary J. Blige, Chamillionaire, Jim Jones for top honors in VIBE's Top 60 Songs of 2006. T.I. edges Ne-Yo, Rick Ross, Gnarls Barkley, Mary J. Blige, Chamillionaire, Jim Jones for top honors in VIBE's Top 60 Songs of 2006. - 2006-12-20

Consumers Can Earn Free Cabela's Gear from Their Recreational Mortgages A new program offered through a unique partnership between Cabela's Trophy Properties LLC and Outdoor Finance allows customers the opportunity to earn free Cabela's gear just for making the mortgage payment on their hunting, fishing or recreational property. - 2006-12-20

HRmarketer.com Reports Fourth Consecutive Record Year of Membership Growth in 2006 HRmarketer.com, the no. 1 marketing and media visibility service in the human resource industry, has reported another record year for sales and membership growth in 2006. The company also reported record sales growth for its recently formed Marketing Services Group, which offers marketing PR and other support to human resource suppliers such as SEO and social media work, media relations, research / white paper development and other lead-generating activities. - 2006-12-20

Aptima and UMass Medical School Collaborate on Technology to Help Patients with Chronic Pain to Manage Their Health Team to design and test handheld consumer tool for managing personal health records as part of nationwide grant program. - 2006-12-20

CHPA Statement Regarding FDA Proposed Labeling Changes on Over-the-Counter Analgesics Linda A. Suydam, D.P.A., president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), issues a statement regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) proposal on labeling changes for over-the-counter analgesics. - 2006-12-20

Zynx Health Signs Strategic Agreement with Healthcare IT Vendor Zynx Health's evidence-based clinical nursing content now available to Epic customers - 2006-12-20

PhatWare Releases PhatPad 4.0 for Windows Powered Tablet, Desktop and Pocket PCs Upgraded software supports Windows Vista and gives mobile users support for typed text in addition to digital ink, document security and templates. - 2006-12-20

Chubb Introduces Broad Excess Flood Policy in New York, Florida and Other States Financial protection now available for inland and coastal homeowners exposures. - 2006-12-20

Joy Jewelers Launches Rings Tip Site at LifeTips.com Joy Jewelers is now the exclusive rings sponsor in the LifeTips network. - 2006-12-20

T-Shirt Company Launches Web Design Software RetroDuck.com has launched a new website which offers customers the ability to design their own t-shirts over the Internet. RetroDuck.com is the first print shop in Michigan to launch this kind of service. The software is free to use, and available online at www.OwnShirts.com. - 2006-12-20

Moniker Breaks Records in 2006 Moniker.com forecasts continued strong growth in the domain name market in 2007. - 2006-12-20

OpenMFG Follows ERP Upgrade with Open Source Report Writer OpenRPT 2.0 includes platform and usability enhancements, free and open source. - 2006-12-20

BetterPhoto.com® Welcomes New Instructor, Jay Dickman "The Art of Creating the Photo Story" course debuts January 3rd. - 2006-12-20

New SEC Executive Compensation Regulations Go Into Effect, Improving Corporate Transparency New rules went into effect Friday, December 15, 2006 requiring public companies to provide more detailed information about executive pay packages and perks to investors in their filings with the SEC. These changes are aimed at increasing corporate transparency and come amidst widespread option backdating probes and the well-publicized, widening wage gap between executives and employees. - 2006-12-20

Mesothelioma Survivor Inspires Patients and Families Throughout United States Mesothelioma survivor Paul Kraus recently delivered another inspiring presentation on how he healed his cancer. Every few months, Mr. Kraus presents his experience with mesothelioma and answers questions from newly diagnosed mesothelioma patients and their families. - 2006-12-20

PhotoWorks Offers Picasa Users New Ways to Enjoy Their Photos PhotoWorks Seamlessly Integrates With Google's Picasa Web Albums, Allowing Users to Order Prints and Personalize Photo Gifts - 2006-12-20

wfnn.info Started Coverage on Tradeshow Helping Businesses Create Sales http://freestock1.com and WFNN coverage on Tradeshow helps business create sales. - 2006-12-20

Learn.com Announces the Release Date of the LearnCenter X Platform -- the Most Anticipated Release in Training and Human Resources History Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that the company has scheduled the release date for the LearnCenter® X platform, the next version of its award-winning workforce productivity™ suite for December 30, 2006. - 2006-12-20

From Brooklyn to Billboard: Indie Group T-Weaponz Debuts on Billboard Charts T-Weaponz's new single "Dem Boyz" featuring Trae and Shamrock debuts number 7 (HOT SHOT) on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales and number 44 Hot Singles Sales. Rising in sales and radio play, the single has earned almost 1,000 spins nationally. - 2006-12-20

wfnn.info Started Coverage on SBD International Building Real Estate http://freestock1.com and WFNN coverage on SBD International building real estate. - 2006-12-20

Nominations Open for Chief Marketing Officer of the Year Award New Award Recognizes Marketing Executives for Excellence in Their Field - 2006-12-20

Amazon Women Need Pretty Underwear Too GigisCloset.com becomes authorized seller and opens storefront on Amazon.com Marketplace. - 2006-12-20

3 Markets Trumping the Dow Martin Weiss, Ph.D. advices investors of three foreign stock markets that leave the Dow in the dust. Earlier this year, while the Dow was meandering, three foreign markets were rising. And now, while the Dow has been rising, those three foreign markets have been surging. In this issue of Money and Markets, Dr. Weiss outlines three country ETFs that should not be ignored. - 2006-12-20

Altus Pharmaceuticals Enters into Exclusive Strategic Collaboration with Genentech to Develop and Commercialize Products for Growth Hormone Deficient Patients Genentech obtains North American development and commercialization collaboration license with global option for ALTU-238; Altus to receive $30 million from upfront payment and equity investment. - 2006-12-20

Lyle Castle, Ph.D., Named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Heterocyclic Chemistry Lyle Castle, Ph.D., editor, CEO and president of Hetero Corporation and chemistry professor at Idaho State University, has been named Professional of the Year in Heterocyclic Chemistry by Cambridge Who's Who. - 2006-12-20

Business Research Reveals 15 'Personal' Skills Needed on the Job Employers are also looking for workers who have that special something: the work skills, tendencies and attributes that help to keep productivity - and profits - up. - 2006-12-20

LS Networks Closes Statewide Optical Wavelength Network Oregon's fastest growing IXC gains additional network resiliency and establishes the underlying network infrastructure for its intrastate peering fabric. - 2006-12-20

Patients Listen to Mesothelioma Survivor Speak at Teleconference Paul Kraus, a nine-year survivor of mesothelioma, recently delivered another inspiring presentation on how he healed his cancer. Every few months, Mr. Kraus presents his experience with mesothelioma and answers questions from newly diagnosed mesothelioma patients and their families. If you are a mesothelioma patient or a family member of a mesothelioma patient and wish to listen in to the next teleconference with mesothelioma survivor Paul Kraus, the schedule is available at: http://www.survivingmesothelioma.com or call 619-261-7922 to register. - 2006-12-20

Studies Supported by NIAMS Indicate Keratin Offers Clue to Hair Growth Two studies conducted in 2006 and supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) reveal that keratin 17 is shown to be a key element in the process of hair follicle growth. Companies such as Healthy Hair Plus offer a myriad of protein-enriched hair care options, including natural shampoos, conditioners and vitamin supplements, that promote healthy hair growth. - 2006-12-20

Digital Gaming Network Trumps Gaming Industry Heavyweights and Acquires Gaming Software Firm Dobrosoft Digital Gaming Network is a newly minted, privately held firm comprised of a team of industry veterans that specializes in multi-player gaming software development. The company has offices in Costa Rica with development centers located in Eastern Europe and Asia. DGN will retain all rank and file Dobrosoft employees while increasing staff and continuing its expansion into the online poker and multi-player gaming space. - 2006-12-20

Recent Survey Shows Integration, Security and Standards-Based Technology are Major Software Issues for Government Organizations In a recent Forrester survey of IT executives responsible for enterprise software and services, the major software issues for government organizations in 2006 are integration, security and standards-based technology implementation. Intelligent application of technology and online management software available through sites such as Oak Tree Systems serves to increase productivity and reduce costs. - 2006-12-20

Top Real Estate Agent for Modern & Mid-Century Modern Homes in Marin & San Francisco Earns EcoBroker® Certified Designation Renee Adelmann of Keller Williams Realty achieves certification for advanced training and knowledge of "green" building and living issues effecting real estate transactions. - 2006-12-20

2006 National Film Registry Picks to be Announced on December 27 Librarian of Congress James H. Billington will announce the 2006 selections to the National Film Registry on Wednesday, December 27. - 2006-12-20