News Releases

Granite Energy, Inc. Announces Drilling Completion on CardShark Prospect ‘TigerShark #2-12 Drilled to Total Depth of approximately 4,300 feet.’ - 2007-01-08

Dr. R. H. Brian A. Costello Named Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in Neuropsychology Dr. R. H. Brian Costello, neuropsychologist and founder of Cassel Research Centre in Pearcedale, has been named Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in Neuropsychology. While inclusion in Cambridge Who’s Who is an honor, only one member in each discipline is named Professional of the Year. The Cambridge selection committee hand picks these special honorees based on accomplishments, academic achievement, leadership, and service. - 2007-01-08

New Report: Critical Thinking Assessments are Vital for Determining Great Leaders Harcourt Assessment paper cites psychometric tests as most practical and cost-effective for identifying leadership skills - 2007-01-08

USATestprep, Inc. Announces Online HSAP Review USATestprep, Inc. announces the launch of an online review product for the South Carolina High School Assessment Program (HSAP). - 2007-01-08

LOOK Effects Enters Award Season with High Hopes VFX firm plays major role in five features nominated for Golden Globes. - 2007-01-08

R. Richard Hobbs and Mark D. McKennon Film/TV/Photo Location Scouting/ Management Workshops Learning Annex NYC Veteran New York City location scouts and managers R. Richard Hobbs and Mark D. McKennon have teamed up with The Learning Annex, New York to offer a workshop to people interested in pursuing a career in film/TV/commercial production. - 2007-01-08

Michael Torchia, Fitness Advisor to the Stars Offers an Amazing New 30-Day Mind and Body Transformation Program to Everyone Michael Torchia is proud to offer his 30-Day Mind and Body Transformation Program that can successfully change anyone's body into incredible shape and enhance their attitude towards life. - 2007-01-08

New Online Answer for Buying and Selling College Textbooks On the average year a student will spend approximately $900 to get the required college reading material required from their teachers. This only captures one side of the transaction though. Some students choose to sell their textbooks to get some much needed instant cash. College students strapped for cash are usually standing in line to get a return at times as low as 15% to 20% of the purchase price. Now there is a new answer for students and teachers with a web site called Buy Used Textbooks. - 2007-01-08

New Management Training Available For Girl Hockey Teams Hockey team managers, including girl hockey team managers, can now get in-depth and timely management tips and lessons from one of the most recognized agencies in the sport. This program details everything managers need to know to make their jobs easier and improve team morale and competitiveness - 2007-01-08

Australian Home Loan Company Offers New Cash Flow Plus Loan Program Australian home loan company MacLean Finance offers two new products for investors. The Cash Flow Plus Loan, which can save investors considerable amounts of cash, and the innovative 367 day new loan guarantee that is personally backed by William MacLean himself - 2007-01-08

Expert Jewelry Designer Offering Free Cubic Zirconia eBook Free, easy to read eBook on cubic zirconia jewelry is being offered by one of the top jewelry makers in the field. This eBook answers many of the most common questions asked about this type of stone and the various types of settings used for it. - 2007-01-08

Sport Fit Success Driven by Constant Improvement Heavy investment in fitness equipment and quality personnel keeps health club members happy. - 2007-01-08

Web Hosting Company Receives 5-Star Rating from TopConsumerReviews.com GoDaddy.com, a web hosting provider, receives a best-in-class 5-star rating from TopConsumerReviews.com. - 2007-01-08

Shelley Wood Gauld's Nonfiction Books Distinguished by an Abundance of Original Artworks Over 150 original artworks, maps, and charts illuminate Shelley Wood Gauld's 8.5 x 11 inch nonfiction books. In "Much Bigger than Grownups" photo-montages, drawings, and paintings -- many of which are portraits of the people who populate its pages -- underscore the fact that this is the memoir, not only of an educator, but of an artist. In "Return to the Fountainhead of the Faith" numerous full page line drawings parallel the text in instructional value. Both titles are intended to be stimulating, enlightening -- and aesthetically appealing. - 2007-01-08

Free Unsigned Band Showcase Site Launched at Unsigned.com for Independent Artists A new free online music showcase site for independent and unsigned bands was launched today by First Beat Media. In this beta release, site registration is limited to unsigned artist, who can set up their own independent artist website and provide feedback for improvements in future releases. - 2007-01-08

Jeff Shy Joins Compass Technology, Brings Wealth of Nonprofit Software Experience Jeff Shy, previously president of JSI FundRaising Systems (now merged with Sage) has joined Compass Technology (www.compass.net), a Microsoft® independent software vendor (ISV), as vice president of product management. "When presented with Compass Technology's next-generation fundraising and donor management solution, which is designed and developed specifically for nonprofits and built on Microsoft technology, it was obvious to me that Compass was the innovative place I wanted to be. I was waiting for 'the' next advanced constituent software solution to come along, and I found it," said Shy. - 2007-01-08

John Paul II Impersonated, the Next and Last Pope, Watch the Video World's Last Chance (www.worldslastchance.com) has produced its first video for readers to download for free. - 2007-01-08

Football, Movies, Rock and Soul at Soboba Movie Ranch Stadium The Patty Labelle Community Football League Championship Game to be held at Soboba Movie Ranch Stadium Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. - 2007-01-08

Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby Face Growing Challenge by Black Professors - Marc Lamont Hill and Boyce Watkins Appear on CNN to Discuss Concerns Black Professors concerned that Cosby and Winfrey comments on black youth are ultimately detrimental. - 2007-01-08

New Hot Pepper Nasal Spray Targets Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the number one cancer found in men, and although new herbal remedies have been recognized by medical researchers, pharmaceutical companies seem to be oblivious to the health concerrns of men. While recent studies show Capsaicin (the natural heat component found in hot peppers), to be a potential breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of Prostate cancer, no commercial drugs utilizing Capsaicin have been developed until now. - 2007-01-08

The Iraq Study Group A Hazy Patch of Nation Building - America & Iraq: Seduced by Fear, A New Book by Author Dr. Amaal V.E. Tokars In her book, America & Iraq: Seduced by Fear, Dr. Tokars brilliantly coins 2 necessary freedom terms: 1. Textual Imagery: information and communication filtered to citizens second by second. 2. Organic Citizenry: citizens who access not only the facts, but responsibly analyze those facts. Tokars challenges her readers to be Organic Citizens, to commit themselves to decipher and challenge all Textual Imagery -- including The Iraq Study Group Report. - 2007-01-08

Flexity Showcasing Three New Models of Award-Winning PowerSquid Surge Protectors at 2007 Consumer Electronics Show Flexity is unveiling three new models of PowerSquid® Surge Protectors at the 2007 CES: the MSQ and MSQ-PRO, engineered especially for musicians and audio engineers; and the Surge1000, a new model for the PC and Home Theater markets. Flexity is also proud to announce that the PowerSquid is the proud winner of the 2006 GOOD DESIGN™ award from the Chicago Athenaeum, the oldest design award in the United States. - 2007-01-08

Long Beach Weight Loss Center Celebrates Recent FTC Ruling with Challenge Long Beach weight loss center is celebrating recent FTC ruling against marketers of weight loss pills by starting the $10,000.00 Long Beach Fat loss Challenge. - 2007-01-08

New Year Brings New Name for Website Services Magazine Website Services Magazine, the most popular print publication on Web success has officially changed its name to Website Magazine. - 2007-01-08

Intermedia.NET First to Offer Free Outlook 2007 with Hosted Exchange 2007 Leader in hosted Microsoft Exchange is first company to offer complete combination of hosted Outlook/Exchange 2007. Companies taking advantage hosted Exchange 2007 get a free copy of Outlook 2007 for each mailbox (employee) to use. - 2007-01-08

Dovebid® Announces Online Auction Of Heavy Earthmoving Tyres To Be Held On Behalf Of Rio Tinto DoveBid, Inc., one of the leading global providers of capital asset management and valuation services, announced today it will be holding an online auction of heavy earthmoving tyres on behalf of its client Rio Tinto. - 2007-01-08

Key Ovation-Goldtouch Announces Distribution Agreement with Dr. Bott Key Ovation, manufacturer of the renowned Goldtouch line of ergonomic products (www.keyovation.com), has entered into an agreement with Dr. Bott to distribute the new Goldtouch for Mac - an adjustable ergonomic keyboard designed specifically for the Mac user. - 2007-01-08

Spam Arrest LLC Continues Its Trademark Fight Against Hormel After a Half Million in Fees, the Final Hearing in Spam Arrest's Long Battle Against Hormel Will Occur in New York, Feb. 23, 2007 Before a Live Audience of Trademark Attorneys - 2007-01-08

SharePoint HQ Relocates Head Office SharePoint HQ, a leading provider of training, consulting, web parts and solutions for Microsoft® SharePoint®, announced today the opening of its new headquarters within the Greater Toronto metropolitan area. - 2007-01-08

Special Workout to Bring Exercisers Together to Raise Money for Choose Living Foundation Imagine enjoying an awesome sweat-filled workout with people from all around the globe and helping out a good cause at the same time. On January 27th, 2007 Cardio Coach™ exercisers will have the opportunity to do just that. Participants in the Choose Living / Cardio Coach™ Day will purchase a specially-created Cardio Coach™ experience created just for this event. The workout package will include an audio interview with Jim MacLaren, and all proceeds from the sales will go to his Choose Living Foundation. - 2007-01-08

Jeff Kuprycz Joins BreakThru Radio as New Technical Director to Bridge the Gap of Listeners Across the World BreakThru Radio (BTR), the Internet's voice of the World's Best Independent Music, welcomes Jeff Kuprycz as the company's newest Technical Director. Kuprycz joins an enthusiastic team of young music aficionados, and will further develop its connection with listeners from around the world. - 2007-01-08

IntelliAdmin Releases Profile Generator 2.0, a MS Outlook Auto Configuration tool IntelliAdmin, LLC has released Profile Generator 2.0. It configures Microsoft Outlook automatically so no help desk support is needed when a user logs in for the first time. - 2007-01-08

SolidSpace Unveils Newest Features of SolidCasts Company demos first true enterprise-focused Podcasting platform at 2007 CES Show; leading high-end auction site leverages SolidCasts to revolutionize auctioneering process. - 2007-01-08

Maine Lobster Men Bask in Global Warming Warm weather and mild temperatures causes divide among Maine Residents. - 2007-01-08

Prevx Uncovers Search Engine Vulnerability as Major Factor in Proliferation of Spyware and Malware Infections Recent Prevx research finds 2-15 day lag for search engines to index malicious file names; computer users unable to find solutions fast enough to thwart new outbreaks. - 2007-01-08

America's Best Franchises.com Joins with Guidant Financial Group to Show Entrepreneurs How to Buy Franchises Using Their Retirement Funds America's Best Franchises (www.americasbestfranchises.com), the premier Internet-based franchise portal, announced today a partnership with Guidant Financial Systems to educate entrepreneurs in the purchase of franchises by using their self-directed retirement accounts. The goal of the partnership is to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit by empowering individuals to take control of their future through business ownership. - 2007-01-08

meebo and Traineo.com, The Web's Fastest Growing Fitness Support Community, Partner to Add Instant Messaging to User Profiles Traineo.com, the web's fastest growing online fitness community, announced that users can now add Instant Messaging (IM) functionality, using meebo.com's meebo me Widget, directly into their traineo profile pages. - 2007-01-08

Technology Evangelist Debuts 'Instant Journalism' at 2007 CES Show in Las Vegas This unique combination of "Instant Journalism" reporting used by Technology Evangelist provides a compelling mix of real-time, quick-to-publish reporting, technology editorials and in-depth interviews. This year's CES Show is the first time video voicemail has been used to solicit questions from consumers unable to attend the show themselves. Consumers now have the ability to ask questions, via video, of reporters attending the show and see their questions in video footage produced from the show. Technology Evangelist is using SightSpeed's free video voice mail service to accept questions from viewers. - 2007-01-08

ComVu Releases PocketCaster Mobile Webcasting Software For Nokia S60 Devices New version of mobile Webcasting software greatly expands number of compatible phones primed for user-generated 'one-button' live broadcasts. - 2007-01-08

SearchBug is Setting a High Standard with the New Free People Search The new version of SearchBug People Finder offers more flexibility, expanded coverage, new features and improvements in usability. The free people search service has been online for over 10 years. - 2007-01-08

Experience the Coolest Event in the Delaware Beaches with the Inaugural Winter Blues Ball Blues comes to the southern Delaware's Coastal Resorts. Eat, drink and dance the night away on Delaware's Atlantic Coast while benefiting beach resort area causes. ResortQuest offers a variety of vacation rentals just steps from the site of the first year event. - 2007-01-08

Human Monitoring (HM) Announces Availability of its Fast H.264 Decoder for NXP's Semiconductor's IP-STB810 Human Monitoring Ltd. (HM), a leading provider of advanced video processing technologies, announced today that it has a definitive cooperation with NXP Semiconductors (formerly Philips Semiconductors) for H.264 Main Profile Decoders. - 2007-01-08

2007 International Property Investment Outlook Available from Amberlamb Independent real estate investment experts Amberlamb have released their complete international property investment outlook series for 2007 which covers 25 of the world's most exciting emerging and established real estate markets. The series represents one of the most comprehensive free and independent property investment overviews available online. - 2007-01-08

Hellman Production Becomes Proud DVD Sponsor of the 2007 Slamdance Festival Hellman Production Inc., a CD/DVD replication company, announces their sponsorship of the 2007 Slamdance Festival in Park City, Utah to take place from January 18th - 27th, 2007. - 2007-01-08

BIANCHI Designs Blogs for Business: Clients Reap Rewards BIANCHI, a graphic design and branding firm, has been building strategic, custom blogs for business, boosting their clients' SEO, audience, brand and voice. - 2007-01-08

My1Stop Expands Plastic Card Printing, Improves Quality and Features Full color printing company My1Stop expands its plastic card printing offering, featuring new options and improved color printing quality. - 2007-01-08

Goldenberg Real Estate Foretells Supply Shortage in Central London Residential Property Market As we enter 2007, we can look back on a surprising 2006 in the central London residential property market with demand for houses being unprecedented against a background of supply shortage. - 2007-01-08

Nutrition Fact Database Helps Consumers Keep New Year's Resolutions With so many New Year's resolutions focused around healthy eating, a new nutrition fact database on Nubella.com is aiding consumers in making smarter food choices, with a comprehensive collection of more than 6,000 food items. - 2007-01-08

Britain's Lunch Hour is Dead Office culture has killed the British workers' traditional lunch hour. An astonishing 85% of the nation's workforce don't take a full hour's break. And they blame the fact they're tied to their desk on fear of the boss and the office culture, according to a new survey by Britain's biggest health and fitness website, realbuzz.com. - 2007-01-08

Federal Government Reorganization from a Canadian Immigration Standpoint Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent cabinet shuffle seeks to encourage the interaction between immigration and human resources. - 2007-01-08

DIAMO to Carry ITALJET Scooters; DIAMO Now Exclusive Distributor for ITALJET, North America There is exciting news for scooter enthusiasts who have a passion for innovative, award-winning design and top quality engineering. On February 17th, ITALJET will debut in the US market at DealerExpo and will be available through DIAMO USA soon thereafter. Three ITALJET models will initially be available: the Dragster, the Torpedo and the Griffon. After ten years of production, the Dragster has a loyal cult following, including its own user-driven websites. - 2007-01-08

CleverSet Recommendations Technology Helps Drive Record-Breaking Online Retail Season CleverSet merchandise recommendations service is secret weapon of more than 60 e-commerce companies; easy-to-deploy technology delivers the highest conversion rates and highest revenue per session from day one. - 2007-01-08

Incendia Partners, Dissero Form Strategic Alliance Incendia Partners and Dissero, two fast-growing technology staffing firms, have teamed up to provide corporations across the U.S. with a wide array of IT staffing services. Incendia of Framingham, Massachusetts, assists companies with finding contract workers who specialize in technology. Dissero, with offices in Burlington, Massachusetts, and Malvern, Pennsylvania, is a permanent staffing firm focused on working with emerging growth technology companies. The strategic alliance between Incendia and Dissero aims to provide businesses with a complete solution for their IT staffing needs. - 2007-01-08

National Campaign to Overcome Supplier-Diversity Inequities that Thwart African-American Entrepreneurs Even though African-Americans represent 13.4 percent of the U.S. population, they own just 5 percent of American companies and receive less than 0.5 percent of the revenue. Government initiatives, meanwhile, have failed to make supplier diversity a widespread reality in corporate America. Charity Guide's national campaign focuses on mobilizing corporate employees to implement supplier diversity from within. Links to directories of black-owned businesses are provided. - 2007-01-08

A Novel of Lust, Murder, and Voodoo Amid the Backdrop of Post-Katrina New Orleans Gondwana Press is pleased to announce the long-awaited release of the novel Big Easy by author Eric Wilder. - 2007-01-08

Debt Counselling Report Offers Debt Help Summary: The Debt Counsellors have produced The Debt Counselling Report to provide essential information on the nature and causes of UK debt and to give guidance to those suffering with debt problems. - 2007-01-08

introNetworks Adds Powerful Functionality for Professional Online Communities with Winter Release introNetwork's Winter Release includes new features designed to improve the online community experience with Discussion Boards, Unlimited Tags and Keywords, Calendars, Advanced Search Profiles, Enhanced Reporting and a Dramatic Increase in Matching Engine Performance. - 2007-01-08

Utility Releases 2007 Electrical Safety Calendar Kissimmee Utility Authority has released its 2007 calendar of electrical safety featuring the winning entries from its annual student art contest. The 12-month wall calendar is themed around electrical safety in the home and workplace. - 2007-01-08

Key Ovation-Goldtouch to Debut the Goldtouch for Mac Keyboard at Macworld 2007 Key Ovation, manufacturer of the renowned Goldtouch line of ergonomic products, will unveil the new Goldtouch for Mac adjustable ergonomic keyboard at Macworld 2007 in San Francisco. Designed specifically for the Mac user, the Goldtouch for Mac offers superior adjustability. The Goldtouch for Mac keyboard will debut and be available for purchase at Macworld at the Dr. Bott booth located at S1912, from Tuesday, January 9, through Friday, January 12, 2007. The Goldtouch for Mac keyboard is also available for purchase online directly from Key Ovation and www.drbott.com. - 2007-01-08

Pure Networks Unveils Latest Version of Network Magic, All-In-One Home Network Software to Keep Computers, Printers and Other Devices Working Together Seamlessly The only home networking software to work with all major operating systems, including Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac. New features include the ability to protect your children by monitoring their whereabouts online with a daily activity report and access to intuitive updates and tips on relevant product information. - 2007-01-08

New Network Magic for the Mac from Pure Networks Makes Life Easier for Homes With Both Macs and PCs First Software to Make File and Printer Sharing Easy Across All Major Operating Systems - Mac OS, Windows XP and Windows Vista - 2007-01-08

CCH on the Form 1040: When Printing and Lawmaking Schedules Collide, Results can be Confusing for Taxpayers CCH outlines where to claim deductions not listed on the 1040 and how to claim the phone tax refund. - 2007-01-08

AdvanceStart.com: A New Service To Compare Over 200 Secured Loan Plans The established UK financial website is offering a free service on secured loan plans in the United Kingdom. - 2007-01-08

Just Released -- Hold'em Wisdom For All Players by Daniel Negreanu The new book by Poker Superstar Daniel Negreanu. - 2007-01-08

Electrical Innovations Receives Prestigious Construction Award from Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa Recognized as best-of-the-best with excellence in specialty construction. - 2007-01-08

Pop That Zit.com Members Can Now Upload Their Own Zit-Popping Pictures and Videos Pop that zit now gives members the chance to upload their own original zit content. If users have a video or picture that is worthy of Popthatzit.com, then they may sign up and upload it for the world to see. - 2007-01-08

Motion Media Solutions Showcases Presbyterian Hospital's Success and Sets Stage for Future Growth Motion Media Solutions produces high-definition video presentation celebrating Presbyterian Hospital's 'legacy of care' through the generosity of its faithful supporters. - 2007-01-08

Simple Living For Seniors Introduces New Brand Simple Living For Seniors, Chicago's premiere household downsizing and relocation management service for adults age 62 and over, unveils it's new brand mark today. Simple Living For Seniors will promote it's brand identity as the relocation solution for today's active retiree. "This generation of retiree's are not necessarily interested in a traditional retirement. They are seeking urban areas that offer a lot to do and see. We're talking areas with universities, fine restaurants, museums, internet cafe's, boutiques and public transportation. They are not necessarily seeking their parents style of retirement. We're moving clients to downtown Chicago, Lincoln Park, Oak Park, Evanston and suburban retirement resort communities with an abundance of amenities." - 2007-01-08

ShowMeLocal Launches Online Network for Local Businesses ShowMeLocal.com allows businesses and customers to connect on a local level via the Internet. - 2007-01-08

San Diego Two Week Grand Edventure Specially Priced For A Limited Time Grand Edventures has just announced special reduced pricing for its all-inclusive two week summer 2007 education excursions to idyllic San Diego. For a limited time active seniors and boomers seeking a uniquely enriching, fun-filled vacation can save up to $300 off regularly published prices. Now only $999. - 2007-01-08

Public Employee Retirement Benefits & Bonds... "The Ticking Time Bomb": Video Preview (11 min) In a bombshell expose of California's massive unfunded public employee retirement benefits the Full Disclosure Network™ is featuring a two-part series with public employee officials and public finance expert B. Scott Minerd, CEO Guggenheim Partners, Asset Management on L.A. Cable Channel 36 Sunday, January 7th from 8-9 p.m. and on Monday, January 8th from 4-5 p.m and will be featured on 43 other cable systems. An eleven minute Internet video preview is available here at the URL: http://www.fulldisclosure.net/Programs/482-483.php, 24/7, on demand, as a public service. - 2007-01-08

JobOps Announces New Release of JobOps Version 4.10 JobOps Version 4.10 is now available for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 ERP Version 4.10; latest version of JobOps offers usability and productivity enhancements to users. - 2007-01-08

Milestone Video Documentary Selected for World Premiere at 2007 Sundance Film Festival in Park City; Boutique Production Company's Signature Unscripted Approach Recognized for Impact, Lands Screening During Prestigious Festival At the 2007 Sundance Film Festival later this month, attendees for the world premiere of "Autism Every Day" will experience a powerful documentary produced by Milestone Video for non-profit Autism Speaks. The emotional impact of the film is conveyed with unwavering passion through Milestone Video's signature unscripted, documentary-style approach. - 2007-01-08

GetMeQuotes, an Online Lead Generator and Service Search Forum, Expands Relationships with the Cosmetic Surgery, General Contracting, Eldercare, and Catering Industries Austin-area business expands - 2007-01-08

24x7 Software Technologies Launches RecruitPro 1.1i (International) - Expected to Rejuvenate Recruiters Worldwide 24x7 Software Technologies, a Software development & resume data migration company catering exclusively to Recruitment needs of clients, released RecruitPro 1.1i (International), a Complete Recruitment process automation & applicant tracking software. - 2007-01-08

New Article on Protecting Intellectual Property & Regulatory Compliance Released Cerulean Associates LLC (http://www.ceruleanllc.com/) is honored to announce the publication of its article on how biotechnology firms, pharmaceutical companies and research and development organizations can protect their intellectual property and achieve regulatory compliance during joint product development and drug discovery collaborations. - 2007-01-08

Brian Vaszily Warns: If You Do Not Read This, Something Very Bad Will Happen (Unethical Marketing 101) Scare-tactics are the second-most powerful unethical marketing tool of all, and in this revealing piece renowned columnist Brian Vaszily reveals what every consumer needs to know. - 2007-01-08

A Very Bright Idea: Destination Lighting Goes Live Announcing the launch of our new Web site, www.DestinationLighting.Com -- the new address for the best in lighting and more. Together with our family of stores in the Pacific Northwest, Destination Lighting brings more than a century of excellence in residential and commercial lighting to a national audience via the Internet. In addition to offering the finest lighting products and services available, Destination Lighting boasts leading experts in the field of lighting design and placement -- experts who can be a great resource to you in your consumer and editorial endeavors. Our industry specialists are American Lighting Association certified and will be pleased to provide technical information concerning home décor, building and lighting. - 2007-01-08

Fund Action, Fund Directions Announce Nominees for 14th Annual Mutual Fund Industry Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Fund Action and Fund Directions, publications of Institutional Investor News covering the U.S. mutual fund industry, have announced the nominees for the 14th Annual Mutual Fund Industry Awards. The awards recognize the fund leaders, marketers, trustees, and lawyers who have made significant impacts on the fund industry in the past year. Winners will be announced and awarded at an annual gala dinner on March 8, 2007 at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park. - 2007-01-08

LuminOre Process Makes Metal Affordable A new metallizing process has made metals affordable again. Copper, bronze, stainless steel and other metals are again glistening the surfaces of interior design space and architectural features, thanks to the innovative and affordable process by LuminOre Inc., which can transform practically any surface into metal. - 2007-01-08

The Ric Edelman Show Launches Nationally on ABC Radio Networks Washington, D.C.'s Legendary Personal Finance Expert Debuts in Eight Major Markets, including: WABC New York, KABC Los Angeles, WLS Chicago, KSFO San Francisco, WBAP Dallas, WJR Detroit, KPRC Houston and WMAL Washington. - 2007-01-08

God is Voting for Barack Obama? A Jesus blog gives a compelling reason why God is the invisible force behind Barack Obama's success. - 2007-01-08

NextPage Achieves Strategic Product, Industry Milestones in 2006 Significant Milestones Include Release of Unique and Innovative NextPage 2 Document Retention Enterprise Application, Insightful Document Retention Research, Drafting Ecma Whitepaper on Open Office Standard and Receiving the 2006 Best Business Innovation Award - 2007-01-08

Free Tips on Investing in a Commodity Bull Market Learn how to buy in on the inevitable price declines in the long term commodity bull market. - 2007-01-08

SyberWorks LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcasts: Episode #4 Interview with Donato Pompo, CEO, CTASC LLC SyberWorks, a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System industry, today announces the next episode in their LMS e-Learning Implementation Podcast Series: "Interview with Donato Pompo,CEO, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants LLC." - 2007-01-08

SoulOfAmerica.com Reveals 12 Top Travel Destinations for Black History Month SoulOfAmerica.com, the premiere travel website for African-American travelers, has announced 12 cities boasting a wide array of cultural and historical sites that make Black History come alive. - 2007-01-08

Squeals of Protest in the Reiki Community Chikara-Reiki-Do release their most controversial product yet. A Webcast that anyone with a computer and internet connection, can join in with to become a powerful Reiki Master - 2007-01-08

Small Businesswomen Fill Void in Ecommerce Embroidery Market Alycat Designs of San Francisco, California, has launched a new, modern line that fills a void in the products currently available in the embroidery community. Designed for today's active women on a budget, Alycat Designs is wholesaling versatile handbags, purses and totes to embroidery and gift retailers, both online and at tradeshows. - 2007-01-08

SurfControl Empowers Their Sales Channels Using OutSystems Solution OutSystems, Inc., today announced that SurfControl (London: SRF), a leading provider of global on-demand, network and endpoint IT security solutions, has deployed a partner management solution using the OutSystems' technology to empower their indirect sales channel. The new solution centralizes partner profile, delivers partner content management and automates collaborative processes. - 2007-01-08

Sentrx Exits 2006 Doubling Its Contracts Sentrx announced today that in 2006 it doubled the number of biopharmaceutical companies it serves. The drug safety specialty firm gained eleven new clients, renewed contracts with several long-term clients, and expanded the scope of services provided to others. - 2007-01-08

IBG to Discuss Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2007-2012 International Biometric Group (IBG) is hosting a teleconference to discuss its new Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2007-2012. - 2007-01-08

The American College Press Publishes Book by Financial Services Leader Tom Wamberg, CLU About Separate Account Bank-Owned Life Insurance With industry premiums exceeding more than $5.2 billion a year, Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) is becoming an increasingly popular product. In an effort to help financial professionals learn more about BOLI, The American College Press announced today that it is publishing a new text entitled, "Separate Account Bank Owned Life Insurance, The Theory and Practice." The book is available for $49.95 plus shipping.To order a copy, go interested individuals should go to http://www.TheAmericanCollege.edu/tacpress/monograph.asp and click on the "Order Your Copy" tab. - 2007-01-08

Chooseco Welcomes Jason Geller as National Sales Director Choose Your Own Adventure® publisher outlines plans for 2007. - 2007-01-08

Impact Unlimited Earns a Xaver Award for a Truly Spicy Exhibit Design for UBS Impact Unlimited Earns a Xaver Award for a Truly Spicy Exhibit Design for UBS - 2007-01-08

Littleton Advertising & Marketing Launches Internship Program for Raleigh Area Students Littleton Advertising and Marketing (LA&M), a full-service award-winning advertising and marketing agency specializing in real estate marketing and branding, announced today that it is launching an internship program targeting communications students at local colleges and universities. - 2007-01-08

World Poker Association Nears Milestone The World Poker Association growth continues and nears the 1,000-member mark. - 2007-01-08

Samsung Launches L700 Full-Featured, Stylish Point & Shoot Samsung Camera today announced the launch of the L700. - 2007-01-08

Samsung Launches 'Next Generation' Models of its Most Popular Cameras with the S630 and S730 Samsung Camera is pleased to announce the release of the 6 mega-pixel S630 and the 7 mega-pixel S730. - 2007-01-08

Samsung's 10 Mega-Pixel S1050 Tops the Charts in Resolution, Quality and Style Samsung's 10 Mega-Pixel S1050 Tops the Charts in Resolution, Quality and Style - 2007-01-08

Samsung Introduces the Powerful, Pocket-Sized L73 Samsung Camera today announced the release of the Samsung L73, a sleek and pocket-sized digital point-and-shoot camera with a 7 mega pixel image sensor and a precision 3x optical zoom lens. - 2007-01-08

Samsung S850 Puts Professional Quality and Functionality in Stylish, Affordable Point & Shoot Package Samsung S850 puts professional quality and functionality in stylish, affordable point & shoot package. - 2007-01-08

Best Western Dinosaur Valley Inn and Suites Shares Business of the Year Honors in Glen Rose, TX The Glen Rose Chamber of Commerce in Glen Rose, TX has recognized the Best Western Dinosaur Valley Inn and Suites as 2006 Co-Business of the Year, along with the Glen Rose Medical Center, for Medium to Large sized businesses. - 2007-01-08

Brand New Earthquake Protection "My SUPERShelter" Enters Hot US Market for Storm Shelters Success story: Unlimited Nextwork Group Inc., a Nevada corporation with offices in North Hollywood and Pasadena, CA, was successful in acquiring the license for the brand new invention "My SUPER Shelter" for the North American market. Wolfgang Kovacek, CEO of Nextwork, rejoices: "SUPER stands for Safe User Friendly Personal Emergency Rescue Shelter. We will manufacture, market and distribute this important piece of furniture, which gives security, protection and could potentially save 1,000's of lives in North American families during the next disaster." - 2007-01-08

FLR Communications Joins Forces with Award-winning Author Joan Schweighardt Boston-area Creative Communications company FLR Communications teams with author-publisher Joan Schweighardt to expand its slate of writing, editing and marketing/PR services. Schweighardt, who also maintains her own small publishing company, is now available to take on book editing, PR projects and author/book promotional campaigns. - 2007-01-08

Anything RV, Inc Announces Additional Website Expansion to Extend Market Reach; Its Anything Brand Will Be The Common Link for the New Sites Anything RV, Inc., through its online marketplace, currently offers a variety of accessories, gifts and services for discriminating enthusiasts of the RV lifestyle. The company, through its additional websites, will offer products and services that focus upon their respective target market. Each site will extend across the product spectrum from GPS systems, electronics to pet food and supplies. Other products will include: awnings, awning rooms and shades, camping, towing equipment, folding bicycles, cleaning products and accessories. The sites are under construction and include: boating, biker, trucker and cleaning themes. - 2007-01-08

Israeli Jewelry Designers Launch Worldwide Campaign HLG Jewelry LLC showcases prominent designs from Israeli artists in sterling silver and gold jewelry. HLG Jewelry will offer retail shops and galleries a chance to carry the moderately priced jewelry collections. - 2007-01-08

RFID4U and New Horizons announce joint CompTIA RFID+ ™ training Programme Knowledge in RFID systems and processes are a perquisite to business success as emerging communication technologies converge. IT Professionals with skill-sets and qualifications in this area will increasingly be coveted by all industry sectors. - 2007-01-08

OGM LED Lights Now Available through West Marine Orca Green LED Lights can now be ordered through a variety of West Marine venues. - 2007-01-08

Forest Technologies and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) Finalize Collaboration Agreement Forest Technologies, the innovative supplier of mobile interactive location-specific digital signage systems, and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS), a leading Engineering and Computer Science research institution, have formed a collaborative partnership as part of UCCS's Industry-University outreach program. Dr. Terry Boult and the multi-disciplinary undergraduate team have extensive research expertise in mesh network technologies. This type of industry-academic research partnership supports the UCCS Bachelor of Innovation(tm) family of degrees. - 2007-01-08

New Year & New Look for Scandle Lotion Candles Elegant Spa Packaging Makes A "Scandle-ous" Gift for Valentine's Day Scandle® LLC,rnthe premiere body candle and massage candle company, today announced their new look for 2007 complete with new name spelling, new slogan,rnnew logo, & new elegant gift packaging. New packaging makes Scandle body lotion candle the perfect gift for Valentines Day. - 2007-01-08

The 2007 New Black Cultural Diet Weight Loss Challenge - Looking for Participants and Sponsors. Recognizing the void in weight loss challenges for African Americans and all those who share similar lifestyles for the New Year, the New Black Cultural Diet website is sponsoring the 2007 New Black Cultural Weight Loss Challenge. This six-month challenge encourages participants to document their changes in body image, food selections, food preparation and exercise. The Grand Prize Winner will become the primary spokesperson for the New Black Cultural Diet program. Companies interested in marketing and promoting their healthy food products and exercise fitness products are encouraged to partner with us so that we can offer more products to participants and the Grand Prize Winner. For all the Details go to: www.newblackculturaldiet.com/TheNewBlackCulturalDietNewLookfor2007.htm - 2007-01-08

New Book Provides Taxpayers with Strategies For Getting a Tax Refund:This Year, Next Year and Every year This book provides readers with detailed, and easy to adopt strategies and financial planning techniques they can use or implement to enable them get a tax refund or more tax refund this year, next year, and every year. - 2007-01-08

SolutionVault.com Announces Strong Demand for Locally Managed Offshore Software Development Services California-based software developers focusing on locally managed offshore software development services for California companies. - 2007-01-08

The Future of Talk Radio Internet radio is booming, replacing conventional AM/FM outlets for music, news and talk radio... and the trend is accelerating. - 2007-01-08

Sunnex Surgical & Exam Lights Deliver Quality, Durability, Ease of Use to Animal Hospitals, Veterinary Offices Sunnex surgical lamps and examinations lights are setting the standard for quality, durability, versatility, and ease of use in animal hospitals and veterinary facilities across the United States. - 2007-01-08

America's Most Productive Universities Ranked By Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index Academic Analytics announced today America's most productive research universities as measured by faculty scholarly productivity. Academic Analytics' Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP Index) is a new quantitative method for ranking doctoral programs at research universities based on a set of statistical algorithms developed by Dr. Lawrence Martin. The index measures the scholarly productivity of faculty based on their publications, citations and financial and honorary awards won. Programs, not individual faculty, are rated and are aggregated to produce rankings of whole universities. - 2007-01-08

Planning Promotions Early Pays Off To begin 2007 prepared and organized, business owners plan early for Easter promotions. - 2007-01-08

Is 'Doctor-Patient Communication' an Oxymoron? Doctor Exposes Communication Gap in Forthcoming Book Physician, patient advocate Dr. Terrie Wurzbacher exposes the doctor-patient communication gap in forthcoming book. - 2007-01-08

Yaoi Press Moves Stores and Opens Doors Graphic novel publisher Yaoi Press has moved their online sales to everythingyaoi.com, and will begin selling manga graphic novels from other publishers on the site. - 2007-01-08

Manpower Pilots StrandVision Digital Signage System: Eau Claire Office to Show Job Opportunities, Safety and Training Information StrandVision LLC (http://www.strandvision.com), a provider of hosted digital signage services, today announced that Manpower of West Central and Central Wisconsin (http://www.mnpwr.com) has deployed a digital signage system in its Eau Claire office. - 2007-01-08

Internet-Based Training on AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment - New Learning Strategies Internet-based training has many advantages for professionals since it is consistent with their needs as adult learners, can provide immediate access to needed resources, is less disruptive to schedules and eliminates the challenges and costs involved with travel to traditional programs. - 2007-01-08

Major Metro Areas Rank as Top 10 Cities for Online Learners: Per Capita Military Towns Take to the Web The Big Apple is taking a big bite into online education with the largest number of prospective students seeking online programs, according to eLearners.com. eLearners.com, the leading resource for connecting students with online education, analyzed its database of prospective students and found that the largest metro areas lead the top 10 cities for those seeking an online education. - 2007-01-08

Team Relationship Management from KineticTeam.com Lets Teams Collaborate, Communicate, and Manage Interactions, No Matter Where They Are, Using Only a Broadband Connection KineticTeam.com introduces its new "Team Relationship Management" service. It allows teams to collaborate, communicate, and manage team interactions no matter where they are, using only a broadband connection. - 2007-01-08

SeaBear Wild Salmon Sees 28% Conversion Rate and Holiday Sales Soaring Following New Website Launch Following the August 2006 re-launch of www.seabear.com, SeaBear Wild Salmon has seen visitor to buyer conversion rates rise to a peak of 28 percent on December 10 with an average conversion of 21.1 percent for the December holiday period. With the help of Cincinnati-based eCommerce firm TELLUS (www.TELLUSweb.com), seabear.com shows direct bottom line benefit from their new website with a 25 percent-plus increase in online holiday sales over the previous year. The redesigned website leverages existing brand loyalty and focuses heavily on cross-selling, guiding users to finding the right item for gift-giving, entertaining, or healthy dining. Recent integration with the Point of Sale system has enabled web expansion with increased efficiency. - 2007-01-08

Pragmatic Marketing Names Phil Myers President Following a record year in 2006, company moves to extend leadership position with its market-driven framework for technology companies. - 2007-01-08

bonspeed Introduces Titanium Rings - "Knucklenuts" bonspeed known for innovation in automotive design release dynamic titanium jewelry - 2007-01-08

Launch of the 2nd Extended Edition of the Evidence-Based Compendium on Minimum Intervention (MI) in Dentistry Midentistry has launched a new extended edition of the Evidence-based Compendium on Minimum Intervention (MI) in Dentistry. - 2007-01-08

Young Conaway Wins Court Approval of Chapter 11 Plan for Trustee for The Institute for Cancer Prevention The chapter 11 trustee for the 35-year-old, world-renowned Institute for Cancer Prevention obtained conditional approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York of his chapter 11 plan of liquidation (Case No. 04-16148 (ALG)). The Order confirming the Plan was subject to receiving final approval from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute ("NCI") on a global settlement that involved the Institutes' former officers, board of trustees, auditors and financial consultant. NCI delivered its approval on January 4, 2007. After the chapter 11 filing on September 21, 2004, the Institute for Cancer Prevention captured headlines as it was forced to shut the doors of its Manhattan office and upstate research labs after federal investigators alleged that it had misspent $5.7 million in federal grants. - 2007-01-08

The US Department of Commerce Reported Total Truck Transportation Revenue Reached $266 Billion in 2004; Owner of TruckerToTrucker.com Has Decided to Expand The US Department of Commerce reported that total truck transportation revenue reached $266 billion in 2004 and estimates of revenue increases continue to bode well with some forecasts exceeding $308 billion in 2006 and steady growth into the future. This growth has substantially increased the demand for drivers, and should be reflected in an increased demand for vehicles and the specialized equipment necessary to meet the demand for moving cargo and commodities safely and efficiently over the roads of our nation. Jim McCormack, owner of TruckerToTrucker.com, carefully monitors the indicators and trends in the trucking industry to insure that his small business is positioned to respond quickly to immediate demands and changing requirements. - 2007-01-08

TouchStar Software a Colorado Corporation Named to Collection Advisor Magazine's List of Top 100 Collection Technology Products for 2006 Contact Center Solution Provider TouchStar receives awards in Predictive Dialers and IVR Categories at Collection Advisor TECH '06 in Las Vegas. - 2007-01-08

BoxTone Races into 2007 as #1 Mobile User Management Software for Complex BlackBerry Deployments BoxTone®, the expert in mobile user management, announced today that the company's BoxTone for BlackBerry® software is now trusted by more large enterprises and US government agencies than any other solution to monitor and manage their complex BlackBerry deployments. For the quarter ending December 31, 2006, the total number of BlackBerry users under BoxTone management grew at a brisk rate of 100 percent quarter-over-quarter, with several individual customers managing more than 5,000 BlackBerry devices across multiple geographic regions. - 2007-01-08

Supply Chain Digest Releases List of Top 10 Supply Chain Management and Logistics Trends for 2006 2006 was a critical year in supply chain management and logistics, with a number of key trends and developments. Supply Chain Digest editor reviews the year, and selects the top 10 trends that should matter to supply chain and logistics professionals. - 2007-01-08

What to do When a Spouse Breaks Their New Year's Resolution to Quit Drinking Within 14 days after the New Year begins, research suggests most "I'll never drink again" resolutions will fail. So what do you do with the problem drinker in your family? - 2007-01-08

SOX Compliance for SMBs Web Conference In a Xtalks Web Conference on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST, Jim Herzfeld, VP of IT/CIO, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Alex Bakman, Chairman, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Ecora Software will explore the financial and IT side of SOX compliance in regards to SMBs: http://www.xtalks.com/page_411.ashx - 2007-01-08

Locate a Juvederm Provider Near You Through American Health and Beauty Select aesthetic physicians around the country are currently participating in a pre-market study on Allergan's new Anti-Wrinkle filler, Juvederm, which is becoming widely available this month, January 2007. American Health and Beauty is a national online magazine devoted to providing information and resources about aesthetic and cosmetic procedures including Juvederm, Artefill, Thermage, Fraxel, Threadlift and Rhytec Portrait. - 2007-01-08

Video, Real Estate Marketing and a Condo Charity Today, condoDomain.com Founder Tony Longo and Boston Real Estate Blogger John A. Keith released The Condo Run, a 10 mile tour through downtown Boston highlighting 20 of the most exciting new lifestyle condominium developments via High-Definition Video over the Internet. All proceeds from the run are donated to the St. Francis House and The Pine Street Inn, two of the largest homeless shelters in downtown Boston. - 2007-01-08

Losing Weight the Web 2.0 Way -- Fat-Off Challenge Now that the new year is upon us, everyone is looking to keep their New Year's resolution to lose weight or increase their fitness level -- CenterNetworks (www.centernetworks.com) has created the Web 2.0 Fat-Off Challenge. CenterNetworks has tested Web 2.0 weight loss and training web sites to find the ones that will help people keep their resolutions to themselves and their family. - 2007-01-08

BetterPhoto.com® Welcomes Ibarionex Perello to the BetterPhoto Staff BetterPhoto.com, the worldwide leader in online photography education, today announced former associate editor for Outdoor Photographer magazine, Ibarionex Perello, has joined the BetterPhoto staff as Associate Editor beginning January 2nd. - 2007-01-08

MicroVest Receives First Mutual Fund Investment MicroVest I, LP attracts the Meritas Jantzi Social Index Fund as its first mutual fund investor - 2007-01-08

Host Gadget Continues Quality Web Hosting Services into 2007 Host Gadget, a leader in providing quality shared hosting, reseller hosting and dedicated hosting, has announced its continued commitment to providing excellent service and support throughout 2007. - 2007-01-08

Family Digest Magazine Goes Digital -- Family Digest Expands its Offerings to Tap Into Growing Black Consumer and Advertising Online Market Family Digest, Black America's No. 1 Family & Relationship Magazine, will launch a digital edition beginning with its April 2007 issue. Digital copies of the popular magazine will be delivered to readers via the Internet through a download to a PC, laptop or Mac. - 2007-01-08

ReverbNation.com Voted "Best Social Music Network, 2006" New music community storms to critical acclaim winning Mashable.com's People's Choice award. - 2007-01-08

Drexel University - STV Establish Online Educational Partnership Drexel University Online, winner of the U.S. Distance Learning Association's 2006 21st Century Best Practice for Distance Learning Award, recently launched an educational partnership with STV, an award-winning professional services firm specializing in the areas of engineering, architecture, planning, transportation, environmental, and construction management. - 2007-01-08

Jennic Launches JN513x Family Second Generation Wireless Microcontrollers Jennic has announced the commercial launch of its second generation wireless microcontrollers, the JN513x family, which realize a sub $3 price target in 100k+ units. These new second generation products achieve new industry performance and price points for IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee wireless technology products. - 2007-01-08

Creative Director Appointment Marks Start of Rapid-Growth Year for Brand Communications Agency Scott Poulson, 33, has been appointed Creative Director of Norwich, UK-based branding and creative agency Simon Middleton Company, as the business begins its second year of operation: a year which will see the agency double in size. - 2007-01-08

Early Start Impacts Adolescent Physical Activity Habits New study supports need for PE, other youth activities in fighting obesity. - 2007-01-08

EU Services Recognized for Internal and Customer-Focused Initiatives EU Services honored as one of the Best Workplaces in the Americas by PIA/GATF, eKG Customer Focus Award from NAPL. - 2007-01-08

Acclaimed Leadership Coach Challenges Men to Have Their Best Year Ever Unfortunately, manhood does not come with an owner's manual. Author Tom Massey PhD. offers ten powerful principles for men to consider as they navigate through their journey of life. - 2007-01-08

Ten Commitments that Unlock the Power of the Feminine Author Susanne S. Blake presents the life-changing book that emphasizes the power of the feminine nature and teaches how to open more fully to the gifts of a woman's creativity. - 2007-01-08

Personalized Student Financial Aid Information Offered on DegreesofWisdom.com The newly redesigned Web site DegreesofWisdom.com (http://www.DegreesofWisdom.com) was recently launched to offer personalized student financial aid information, information about schools and degree programs, and student debt relief options. DegreesofWisdom.com allows users to enter individual information about their educational objectives and student status and immediately receive financial aid information specific to their circumstances. - 2007-01-08

Win 500 Bucks -- Strumpette Announces Photo Caption Contest Strumpette, the widely popular marketing and PR e-zine, today announced that it is hosting a writing contest. Sponsored by Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, one of the largest PR firms in the world, the "Captivating Caption Contest" gives each participant 6 chances to win $500. - 2007-01-08

MicroVest Structures First Syndicated Microfinance Loan Among US Funds MicroVest delivers more efficient capital to D-MIRO, an Ecuadorian MFI, via a USD 2.0 million syndicated loan partnering three independent US funds under one loan structure - 2007-01-08

General Graphic Now Offers Online Live Video Demos General Graphic, a leading supplier of graphic arts and office equipment, now offers live video demos to customers over the Internet. - 2007-01-08

Hottest Girl and Guy of 2006: Beyonce and Orlando Bloom Says Chatterbean.com Beyonce Knowles and Orlando Bloom were voted the hottest guy and girl of 2006 according to Chatterbean.com quiz respondents. Knowles "melted hearts" in 2006 while Bloom was voted number one among the year's "man-candy." Chatterbean.com's "Are You Hot?" quiz (http://www.ruhotquiz.net) takes a look at 2006 pop culture trends. - 2007-01-08

Sports Psychology Program the Clear Winner on Online-Education.net After football fans pull themselves away from the annual college Bowl Championship Series, the truly sports-minded might consider a sports psychology education and career. A sports psychology program is the first step in career paths ranging from personal trainer to certified sports psychologist, and the interest -- both online and professional -- in this industry is growing. - 2007-01-08

Crucial Communications Group, LLC Launches Offers Communications Training and Consulting Expertise Ammerman Experience Veteran Jeff Braun opens new multi-discipline firm. - 2007-01-08

2007 Next Exit Directory Now Available at RVbookstore.com The 2007 Next Exit directory is now available at RVbookstore.com. The annual guidebook lists every exit along every U.S. Interstate highway and details exactly what RV enthusiasts and other motorists will find at each. - 2007-01-08

Rev It Up Reading is Speeding Into 2007 Rev It Up ReadingTM is the brain child of Abby Marks Beale*, author of "Ten Days to Faster Reading" and 19-year veteran of the speed-reading training business. The workshop gives busy professionals, educators and students practical information and strategies for reading faster and better on paper and on screen! - 2007-01-08

ClubRatingz.com Announces 2006 Top American Clubs Awards Ratingz Inc, operator of the ClubRatingz.com website, announced today its selection of the 25 top clubs in the United States, based on ratings and reviews submitted to ClubRatingz.com. - 2007-01-08

RestaurantRatingz.com Announces 2006 Top Restaurants in America Awards Ratingz Inc, operator of the RestaurantRatingz.com website, announced today its selection of the 25 top restaurants in the United States, based on ratings and reviews submitted to RestaurantRatingz.com. - 2007-01-08

CampRatingz.com Tops 5000 Ratings Mark Launched less than a year ago, CampRatingz.com recently topped the 5,500 ratings mark, with over 1,750 programs rated. CampRatingz.com provides "Real Opinions from Seasoned Camp Families." This free site allows users to read and post independent reviews for all types of summer programs, throughout the U.S. and Canada. - 2007-01-08

Omni West Group Breaks Ground on Multi-Building Industrial Center in Southern California's Inland Empire Omni West Group Inc., a real estate development and property management firm based in Laguna Hills, Calif., has commenced construction on a 50,125-square-foot industrial complex in Riverside, Calif. - 2007-01-08

Listened to Books Recently? ClearAudioBooks.com, an online store for downloadable digital audiobooks, was launched recently. Digital AudioBooks are setting a new trend in today's time starved world, where people just don't have the luxury of time to sit and read a book. Why read when you can listen and multi-task? - 2007-01-08

IT has Now Come 360° ITWorld Expo Canada, the event division of ITWorld Canada, introduces IT360° Conference & Expo, (www.it360.ca) an innovative event providing business professionals a 360° experience in the information technology arena, April 30 - May 2, 2007 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. IT360° features LinuxWorld Canada, NetworkWorld, SecurityITWorld and DataStorageWorld. - 2007-01-08

Doral Golf Resort & Spa Announces Resort Caddie Program Renowned CADDIEMASTER will further enhance the golf experience at Doral, offering on-course caddies and forecaddies for all five of Doral's championship courses. - 2007-01-08

Bethesda List Center Announces Two New Mailing Lists: ORACLE Application Users and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Decision Makers Bethesda List Center, Inc. today introduced two new mailing list from ProSource, ORACLE Application Users and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Decision Makers. - 2007-01-08

New Book Shows How to Improve Fitness and Performance ... by Doing Less A new book shows sports people and athletes how to achieve peak performance by actually doing less. Roy Palmer shows us how to get better results from our training by using proven, practical techniques to improve body awareness. He is critical of a number of popular fitness methods claiming they can lead to habits that ultimately cause injury and poor performance. The author is a trained Alexander Technique teacher, runner, martial artist and cricket coach. - 2007-01-08

It's All About Romance Zumaya Publications LLC of Austin, Texas, launches a new romance imprint that ISN'T erotica. - 2007-01-08

New Kind of TV Station Shows Movies Commercial Free Reaches Viewers Direct from Space (All Over North America, the Internet and television stations) WSTV is a new Kind of Television Station originates from Space via Portland, Oregon, White Springs, Florida. Here's a Television Station that broadcasts via satellite directly to viewers homes and charges no subscription fee. Now, besides reaching viewers from space, this new station is on the internet and a growing number of over-the-air Television Stations. - 2007-01-08

Real Estate Mapping System -- Google Mapping Technology With a User Friendly Interface This mapping system is perfect for any real estate firm or company that needs to show an organized and usable list of properties or any other items that need to be viewed or tracked on a map of a city or country. The system uses Google mapping technology to place all of your properties on a map of a city with latitude and longitude GPS precision. You will have an easy to use admin area that allows you to enter all the property information and display the property on the map using the address. The system automatically converts the address into lat and long coordinates for placement on the map. - 2007-01-08

Ottawa Rotary Clubs Continue to Support Sri Lankan Tsunami Victims on Second Anniversary of Boxing Day Disaster Rotary clubs build community centre in Paiyagala, Sri Lanka, for the use of fishermen and their families - 2007-01-08

What Would You Rather do at the Beauty Salon, Read a Fashion Magazine, Talk on Your Cell or Watch the Latest Fashion Shows on a Plasma TV? VIDCAT Productions is launching SCREENFASHION DVDs, a new series of fashion show videos specially formatted to be shown on TV screens in salons, spas and boutiques. - 2007-01-08

Author of "Defy Aging" to Appear on Internet Radio Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey, author of "Defy Aging," appears live on Internet radio's Full Power Living (worldtalkradio dot com) Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 9 a.m. to talk with host Ilene Dillon, M.S.W., about steps for living a longer, more satisfying life. Toll free call in is available at 866-613-1612 during live broadcast; show will be archived. - 2007-01-08

Facial Cosmetic Acupunture Center Opens In Chicagoland Cosmetic Acupuncture: The New Face Lift Offers The New Shortcut To Younger Looking Skin - 2007-01-08

Learn Well Graphics Releases The Ciphers Series -- Graphic Booklets That Help Students Learn About Math and Finance New graphic booklets use adventure and mystery to promote financial literacy and math, while helping students improve their reading skills at the same time. - 2007-01-08

Lisbon, Portugal to Host 7th Global Travel & Tourism Summit This May The 7th Global Travel & Tourism Summit will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from May 10-12, 2007. The summit is the industry's highest profile event and attracts chief executives, chairs and presidents of the world's most leading travel and tourism companies as well as senior government officials and major media from around the globe. The event provides a unique platform for discussion between the leading public and private sector decision makers who will shape the future of one of the world's largest industries -- Travel & Tourism. - 2007-01-08

JumpEye Launches Website for Macromedia Flash Developers JumpEye Creative Media launches new digital content website for the Macromedia Flash development community under the company name FlashStore LLC -- http://www.flashstore.com - 2007-01-08

KNUU-AM (970) in Las Vegas, Nevada, and WXBR-AM (1460) in Brockton, Massachusetts, Will Began Airing "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly"at 9:00 p.m. EST Sundays on the Business Talk Radio Network™ KNUU-AM (970) in Las Vegas, Nevada, and WXBR-AM (1460) in Brockton, Massachusetts, will began airing "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" at 9:00 p.m. EST, Sundays, on the Business Talk Radio Network ™. The show will continue to feature the Titans of Business who move financial markets. - 2007-01-08

iTricks.com Magic Podcasts an iTunes Hit For iTricks, the release of five new podcasts on iTunes turned into great success stories. In only three weeks, they have rocketed up the iTunes charts thanks, in part, to the crush of new iPod owners over the holidays. - 2007-01-08

The Home Remodelers Group® Offers a New Customer Referral Rewards Program The Home Remodelers Group® launches new Referral Rewards website, www.hrgreferrals.com. - 2007-01-08

Leads360 Adds AJAX to LeadManager® Lead Management Application Advanced Technology Platform Boosts Performance Leads360, provider of on-demand lead management solutions, announces today that the company's flagship product, LeadManager®, is now AJAX enabled. The addition of this powerful new technology offers Leads360 clients the opportunity to process lead data faster and more efficiently. - 2007-01-08

Bella Green - An Environmental Protection Project by Bella Vita Retreat Bella Vita Retreat, known for their fitness boot camp retreats, launches Bella Green, an environmental protection program. - 2007-01-08

Pinnacle Charter School Announces Enrollment Openings Heidi Rotella, Chief Academic Officer for Pinnacle Charter School has announced enrollment openings for students in grades K-8. Grade levels that have immediate openings are Kindergarten, First, Third, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh grades. Pinnacle is also accepting enrollment in grades K-8 for the upcoming school year. - 2007-01-08

Hexagon Technologies Introduces a Revolutionary New Bluetooth Car Kit Hexagon Technologies, an innovative consumer electronics manufacturer, has introduced a revolutionary Bluetooth product - a rearview mirror with Bluetooth Technology that is easy to install and use. - 2007-01-08

The Coding Institute and FindaSeminar.com Announce Partnership Agreement The Coding Institute seminars will be listed on FindaSeminar.com along with seminars by other training providers like American Management National Seminars Group Skillpath. - 2007-01-08

Latina Attorney Celebrates the Bite of Success for The Calling Vampire Novels Death Calls by Caridad Pineiro, book #4 in The Calling Vampire series, has been selected as the top fantasy book of 2006 by Catalina Magazine. Death Calls was Caridad's 13th book as well as a launch book for Harlequin's new paranormal line, Silhouette Nocturne. Caridad appeared at this year's BookExpo in Washington to promote the launch. - 2007-01-08

The Providence Group Continues Expansion in 2007 Management Consulting Firm Keeps Promise during Period of Strong Growth All accounts receive personal attention of owner. - 2007-01-08

Woman from Romania Gives New Year's Resolutions the Boot and Falls in Love With Time In a recent interview, a relationship expert from Romania shared how New Year's Resolutions ruined her life until she started courting time. - 2007-01-08

Oltiby MyBuyBlog To Become The New Business Procurement Tool Using Reverse Online Auctions MyBuyBlog purchasing method is the first of its kind that allows the buyers to have their own private store for all of their buying desires and needs. - 2007-01-08

Broad Soldiers -- Tom Grove Goes Naked Chris Sullivan combines prose and poetry in his first novel. A moving, funny and honest story following Tom Grove's colourful journey through life. - 2007-01-08

Colorado-Based Metro Brokers, Inc. Launches Nation's Most Consumer-Focused Web-Based Real Estate Search Tool ColoradoHomeStop.com unveiled at real estate conference in New York. - 2007-01-08

Stories and Wisdom of Artists over Age 90 Featured on Internet Radio Twelve women artists ages 82 to 107 who are still practicing their art were interviewed by Amy Gorman. The interviews were made into a documentary (Greg Young) called Still Kicking, and into a book, Aging Artfully. Amy Gorman and Greg Young appear live to discuss their findings on Full Power Living, Internet radio program hosted by Ilene Dillon (worldtalkradio dot com/) Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. - 2007-01-08

Symmetricom Announces Free Multi-Zone Desktop Time Utility Extremely easy, quick to install, SymmTime 2007 incorporates Daylight Saving Time and time zone changes for 2007. - 2007-01-08

Software for Websites Releases Powerful Mail Forms Software: FormXP 2007 FormXP Provides Business Owners with Global Options - 2007-01-08

Rights Groups Respond to Botswana Bushmen Being Blocked From Going Home Despite High Court Victory Three human rights groups - The Indigenous Land Rights Fund, Diamonds for Africa Fund and First people of the Kalahari - all reported last week that last Tuesday, January 2nd, the Botswana Government defied its own High Court's ruling and refused to allow the San, or Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, or CKGR. - 2007-01-08

Toll-Free Vanity Number 800-Easy-800 Becomes Available The toll-free vanity number, 800-EASY-800, goes up for auction on eBay. Three other closely related numbers are also available. - 2007-01-08

Online Expert Training Company xTrain Announces Partnership with Splash Media, LLP xTrain forms a relationship with Splash Media as both a partner and investor, which allows xTrain to be fiercely competitive in terms of production values and creating a quality learning experience. - 2007-01-08

The Vanishing Black Male and a Call to Recording Artists Called the #1 Black documentary of 2005 by syndicated movie critic Kam Williams, The Vanishing Black Male is a thought-provoking documentary that encourages African American men and women to discuss problems and solutions. - 2007-01-08

Historical Feat for the Dynamic Duo Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel, proclaimed "The Historical Duo", accomplished a pinnacle feat in their career during 2006 by placing an extraordinary 14 tracks on the Billboard charts according to the prestigious music industry magazine. - 2007-01-08

Garritan Launches New Software Musical Instruments Division and New Software Musical Instrument Products At the Consumer Electronics Show today, Garritan, a leading soundware developer, today announced the launch of the Garritan Software Instrument Division and previewed new software musical instrument products. The primary goal of this new division is to develop sample-based and synthesized software musical instruments using a new sample player. New products will be demonstrated during the CES show at Booth No. 72446 in the Sands Convention Center. - 2007-01-08

University Lab Technologies Launches Operations in South Florida University Lab Technologies announced today the start of operations in South Florida with offices in Boca Raton and Margate, Florida. - 2007-01-08

Insurance Journal Launches New Website Insurance Journal has launched a new website devoted to helping insurance agents obtain inside access to the latest markets. The website, found at http://www.mynewmarkets.com, is in beta testing. Currently over 1400 members are actively using the website. Over 70% of the members are independent insurance agents and brokers with the remaining 30% representing MGAs, Wholesalers and Carriers and others. - 2007-01-08

Healthy Skin For The New Year; New Blog on Hormones-Beauty-Health.com Gives the Answers, Tips and Solutions Women are Looking For A new and exciting interactive blog gives the answers, tips and solutions women are looking for so that they may have beautiful healthy skin. Getting rid of wrinkles through relaxation, get rid of varicose veins, have soft, smooth hands and so much more. With regular updates and prompt response to questions, this is *the* source for skin care, health and beauty information. - 2007-01-08

ATP Partners with VisualOn and MMPlayer for Secure Turn-Key Mobile Video Solutions Using ATP Smart n' Secure (SnS) Content Protection For Distribution of Video on Memory Cards ATP Electronics, a leading manufacturer of digital flash media products, today announced turn-key solutions for the secure distribution of video content on memory cards. - 2007-01-08

U.S. Author to Give Library Talk on Funny & Embarrassing Questions about U.S. Society San Diego author Diane Asitimbay will share some of the funny, embarrassing, and controversial questions that international visitors ask her about the U.S. in the author's presentation "Funny You Should Ask" at the San Diego Central Library on Wednesday, January 24. - 2007-01-08

Slide-Lok Crosses the Goal Line into The Buckeye State, Launches Slide-Lok of Cleveland Garage cabinet and garage storage market leader Slide-Lok continues rapid expansion of master dealer network through Ohio based Slide-Lok of Cleveland - 2007-01-08

ForbesAMG Debuts New Name and Introduces eMarketing Services Kemram Direct, a 24 year old direct marketing firm, is changing its name to Forbes Advertising & Marketing Group, Inc., better reflecting the full line of eMarketing and traditional direct marketing services it now offers its clients. - 2007-01-08

Online Guest Book Created for Bobby Hamilton by Legacy.com Nation’s leader in online obituaries offers a place to express condolences. - 2007-01-08

Airline Pilots Teaching Hospitals How to Avoid Costly Mistake of Leaving Objects in Their Patients After Surgery Foreign objects are left inside thousands of patients each year during surgery; many hospitals are following best practices of aviation safety to correct this problem. - 2007-01-08

TransCore Media Secures Advertising Contract to Promote New COMEDY CENTRAL Series TransCore Media, a unit within TransCore's Commercial Business Services Group, announced today it's secured a ten-city truck-side campaign for COMEDY CENTRAL's new TV series "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show." Launching January 2007, the advertising campaign will promote the new cable program by literally driving through Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC with 226 trucks for the next 30 days. - 2007-01-08

Web2 Corp (WBTO) Reduces Debt, Eliminates Preferred Stock Web2 Corp eliminated more than $400,000 dollars of debt. - 2007-01-08

Largest Independent Food Service Distributor in Florida Offers Instant E.coli and Salmonella Test Kits Cheney Brothers becomes leading independent distributor of instant E.coli test strips and instant salmonella test strips. - 2007-01-08

Modavox Utilizes Associated Press Radio News for its VoiceAmerica™ Network Partnering with AP News provides new revenue opportunities and quality news programming enhancing Modavox’s Internet talk radio experience. - 2007-01-08

The Siegel Group Completes Acquisition of Las Vegas Extended Stay Property The Siegel Group, Inc., a Commercial Real Estate & Business Development Company, today announced that it had completed its acquisition of Super Suites, a 186-unit Extended Stay property situated on over 10 acres of land in Las Vegas, Nevada. The purchase price was $15 million with financing provided by First Regional Bank in California. The building is located on 3 acres of land with plans in development to construct an additional 500 units on an adjacent 7 acre parcel. SASCO Properties will manage the property which will operate under the Siegel Suites Extended Stay brand which controls nearly 2,000 rooms in the Las Vegas and Reno markets. - 2007-01-08