News Releases

Berkshire Introduces BALANCEpay With Compensation Designer The only salary equity software that provides the framework for sound pay practices. - 2007-08-16

Community College System of New Hampshire Selects Parature On-demand Support Software for Education College provides student, faculty and staff 24/7 support and dramatically reduces phone calls and email. - 2007-08-16

Solution for Monitoring Federal Desktop Core Configuration Now Available on Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) The NASA SEWP IV Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) provides access to leading IT solutions –the C5 Compliance Platform is the first NIST SCAP compliant solution now available via GWAC. - 2007-08-16

New Opportunities Allow Real Estate Investors to Make Huge Profits Despite Credit Crunch InvestorsWholesale.com (www.investorswholesale.com) has two new project offerings proving there are bright spots in the real estate market despite the volatile mortgage market situation. - 2007-08-16

San Diego’s Stingaree Named To City Magazines Top 101 Restaurants In America The Restaurant at Stingaree located in the heart of San Diego’s famed Gaslamp Quarter is distinctly named one of the top 101 Restaurants in America by CITY magazine in the Summer Food & Entertaining issue, released this month. Spanning the United States for the best in culinary delights, CITY magazine writers visited 55 American cities to decide on their top 101 restaurants. - 2007-08-16

Colorado House Finders Launches “One-Stop” Real Estate Online Experience Premier online resource touts broad, bundled services for Colorado real estate transactions. - 2007-08-16

Realtors Can Earn Full-Time Income Contributing Part-Time Hours with CNA Mortgage Group, Inc.'s New Program CNA Mortgage Group, Inc. announces the launch of the" Realty Support Network" in Florida. The program allows Realtors® to increase their monthly earning potential by up to 30 percent. - 2007-08-16

ThreeFold Sensors Receives Second Traunch of $2.6 Million Funding from 21st Century Jobs Fund Company to Commercialize Innovative Point-of-Care Diagnostic Platform - 2007-08-16

Real Estate Investing Coach Dr. Phil Speer Releases Free Report, 'Why Would Anyone EVER Want to Invest in Real Estate?' Report is the latest real estate investing advice from the author of the popular Web site CashinHouses.com. - 2007-08-16

Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts to be Site of LINK 2007, PreVisor's Client Conference World's largest single-site employer will share talent management insights with PreVisor clients. - 2007-08-16

WNBA's Helen Darling pens "Hide N Seek Monday" Darling will officially become an author during a book signing at The Fan Shop store Aug. 17, (immediately following the Silver Stars/Indiana Fever game at the AT&T Center) when her children's book, "Hide N Seek Monday," will be released to the public. - 2007-08-16

Bruce Bouillet Speaks With the Release of His First Solo Album -- Unspoken One of the most acclaimed rock guitarist of the 80's, Bruce Bouillet, announces his long anticipated solo album is finally here. - 2007-08-16

Elvis "Returns" with Message for Fans on 30th Anniversary of His Death Two musicians bring Elvis back to life in time for the 30th anniversary of his death. - 2007-08-16

Diva Limousine Ltd. Announces Opening of New Corporate-Owned Chicago Office Diva Limousine Ltd. is also one of the first within the chauffeured ground transportation industry to open in the Chicago market. - 2007-08-16

StuFund Announces 5 Percent Credit for Student Loan Consolidation Giving borrowers the ability to obtain their benefits upfront, Student Funding Group, LLC (StuFund) will now offer students consolidating $50,000 or more of their federally guaranteed student loans a 5% loan credit. This credit will be effective after the first three loan payments have been made by the due dates as initially scheduled. Additionally, borrowers can receive a 0.25% interest rate reduction with automatic monthly payments. - 2007-08-16

CrystalTech Introduces Hosting Plans for ColdFusion 8, Adobe's Premier Scripting Language CrystalTech Web Hosting™, a Newtek Business Services™ company (NASDAQ: NEWT) and a leading provider of Windows Web hosting, announced today the release of ColdFusion 8 hosting plans. - 2007-08-16

ITelagen Announces Bay Area Systems Integrator PortableCIO is Now Part of its Strategic Partner Network Partnership extends end-to-end IT management for small organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. - 2007-08-16

Fall Décor Design Tips: Unique Ideas on How Art Can Spruce Up Your Home This Fall With more time spent indoors as fall glides in, it's the perfect time to refresh our homes and liven up our walls in a way that mixes majestic colors with breathtaking landscapes and fall scenes. Many times, finding just the right art can breathe life into a room that may have become hum-drum and stale over the years. Artaissance (www.artaissance.com), an online art retailer, headquartered in Atlanta, offers some great decorating tips for the fall. - 2007-08-16

MyShoppingPal.com's Personalized Search Engine Marks a New Era in the World of Fashion Shopping MyShoppingPal.com's personalized search engine uses patent pending approach to advice fashion shoppers what is right for them. The website has incorporated the expertise of world's well known fashion experts, gemologists, and cosmetologists into its intelligent shopping engine. Shoppers can also continuously train the website about what they like and what they don't to further personalize the search results. The private beta release supports key fashion categories such as clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry, and health & beauty products. - 2007-08-16

Online Self Storage Company Innovates Billion Dollar Industry New Internet program gives self storage facilities the option to pay for leads only if they result in a rental. - 2007-08-16

Emergency Water Supply - Next-Day Delivery Added as Tropics Heat Up Way Safe Florida, Inc. announces the WaterBOB, a disposable fresh water containment device used to store potable drinking water in the event of a natural or man-made disaster is now available for next-day delivery. - 2007-08-16

Are You Prepared for a Hurricane Evacuation? Florida's Gulf Atlantic Industries Offers Evacuation Essentials South Florida home improvement contractor Gulf Atlantic Industries offers advice to prepare for hurricane conditions. - 2007-08-16

Ummah Films Uses Jokes, Not Jihad to Spread The Real Message of Muslims In the space of a year, Baba Ali from Ummah Films has arguably become the Muslim world's first Internet celebrity with his edgy video blog, which has been watched by millions worldwide. The Reminder videos consist of a close cropped young American Muslim speaking feverishly and comically into a webcam about the anomalies and quirks of Muslim life in the West. His videos have been translated into a host of different languages, including Russian, French, Indonesian, German and Dutch. - 2007-08-16

JumpBox, Inc. Brings Open Source Server Applications to Mac OS X with VMWare Fusion Start-up delivers an inexpensive and simple way to evaluate and deploy server software for Mac OS X users. - 2007-08-16

Smokers Surrounded by No-Smoking Bans Now Have an Option ... EGlobal unveiled its patent pending "Personal Tobacco Aroma Inhaler" trademarked SmokeScents during their annual meeting in Las Vegas. The company website www.smokescents.com has already received more than 10,000 hits from smokers asking to be placed on their priority notification list when the product officially launches. With all the new laws against public smoking, smokers are looking for something to help them cope with the new restrictions. - 2007-08-16

Ultimate Pros and GoLive! Mobile Announce Launch of Mobile Content Initiative for NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady Mobile storefront site to sell exclusive ringtones and other mobile content featuring T-Mac. - 2007-08-16

Peach Direct Now Offering Wide Line of Computers from Dell, with Special No-Interest Financing for Six Months or More "Peach Direct," one of the nation's leading direct marketers, is now offering some of the most in-demand desktop and notebook computers from Dell, which is widely considered to be among the best computer makers in the world. With special no-interest financing for six months or more and prices starting at $15 per month, "Peach Direct" makes it easy to buy a terrific computer at an affordable price. "Peach Direct" is also offering a minimum of six months no-interest financing for approved customers on purchases over $499, with further details available at www.peachdirect.com/ - 2007-08-16

DirectBuy Hires Dan Fuehring as Director of Merchandising - Builder Products DirectBuy appoints Dan Fuehring as Director of Merchandising - Builder Products to work with the DirectBuy merchandising team on all home improvement product issues. - 2007-08-16

The President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of NY to Address the Subprime Mortgage Crisis at The American College Alfred A. DelliBovi, President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York will share his economic insights with the public into the subprime mortgage crisis as part of "Subprime: Where is the Security?" at the Frank M. Engle Lecture from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the La Grassa Auditorium at The American College's Bryn Mawr, Pa. campus on October, 3, 2007. Admission is free, but seating is limited. For reservations, contact Wendy Sutowski at 610.526.1204 or via e-mail. - 2007-08-16

New Design Tips Make Creating the Perfect Outdoor Living Room Easy The Concrete Network offers handy tips and design ideas for creating the perfect outdoor living room. Ideas can be incorporated into outdoor remodels or areas of new construction. - 2007-08-16

Open Source Global Load Balancer Builds Content Delivery Network The free electronic publication, o3 magazine, which focuses on Linux and Open Source solutions for Enterprise Networks, has moved its services to a new Content Delivery Network. - 2007-08-16

New Online Training Program Addresses Health Care Billing Challenges A new online training program tackles the challenges presented by health care billing to help organizations keep from making mistakes that cost their bottom line. - 2007-08-16

Numberplates.com Launches Great New Private Number Plates Photo Competition The UK's private number plates club offers a great prize in its new car registrations photo competition. Submit photos for a chance of winning an iPod Nano (tm). - 2007-08-16

Online Marketing Expert Alex Mandossian Reveals How Even Unknown Authors Can Repurpose Content Online and Boost Profits…Even If You Aren't Timothy Ferriss of 4-Hour Workweek Fame Alex Mandossian, one of the top-ten Internet direct marketers in America, has just posted part three of a series of free articles on his website, where he reveals four easy ways online for authors to boost sales through the art of repurposing. The article, Embracing Online Marketing: 4 Ways to Repurpose Content (Part 3), can be found at www.AlexMandossian.com. - 2007-08-16

Health Insurance, Health Care Issues Now Top Rated Topics for Radio Listeners According to Arbitron The Health Insurance Advocate Show, With Cary Hall, Achieves One Year Ratings Increase of 119 Percent in Western Missouri, Eastern Kansas Market and 576 Percent in Wichita, Kansas, Market By Delivering Clarity and Eliminating Confusion - 2007-08-16

News from the Short Sale Trenches: New Website Lets Buyers Look into the Future Rapidforeclosure.com is a new website that gives buyers a look at overmortgaged properties before they are listed publicly as part of the foreclosure process. Launched this month, it is the first website in the US offering preforeclosure data in an easily accessible and easy-to-use way. Advanced Real Estate Concepts, LLC founder, CEO and Real Estate Entrepreneur Oscar Morante, specializes in fixing problems for over-mortgaged property owners. He has been offering his "Short Sales A-Z," seminars for four years and is a leading expert in converting short sales into tall profits. The current environment of short sales and its immediate future is better than it's been in decades. Many homeowners and institutional lenders have been caught off-guard by the recent developments in the housing market. But savvy investors can turn a good profit by helping buyers retire mortgages they can't pay while allowing lenders to recoup a good part of their risky investment. - 2007-08-16

QuantumClean Buys Back Shares from Air Products Leading provider of outsourced parts cleaning buys-out its corporate investor. - 2007-08-16

Steel King Announces New Steel Guard Guard Rail Pallet Rack Safety System Steel King offers this warehouse safety product to protect workers and prevent equipment damage. - 2007-08-16

'Beings in a Dream' -- David Field's Sequel to 'Friends & Enemies' Published The much anticipated sequel to 'Friends & Enemies' has finally been published. The protagonist in the book Tommy travels back in time where he meets and falls in love with Eloise; what awaits them though are a series of spine-chilling adventures which they manage to survive. Taking off from where the story left Tommy and Eloise in the first volume, the second book in the series keeps up the momentum as the plot moves from one unexpected twist to another. A third volume in this series is almost complete. - 2007-08-16

Reorganizing Home Office Space: Tips and Trends from DayTimers Community Home Office Expert, Lisa Kanarek The latest trends in home offices. - 2007-08-16

Sun, Sand and Gourmet Dining at The Regent Palms Turks and Caicos The Regent Palms Turks and Caicos, located on world-renowned 12-mile Grace Bay Beach, offers a special Palm d'Or Package designed for those who relish a Caribbean escape and yearn for sun, sand and gourmet indulgence. - 2007-08-16

The Echelon Club Members and Sir Richard Branson Unite at the 'Rock the Kasbah Ball' Kimberly Moore, CEO of The Echelon Club, lent her support to Virgin Unite by gathering her high profile members for an evening of dinner, dancing and entertainment for a good cause. - 2007-08-16

From School Kids to Retired Baby Boomers - Travelers are Looking for More Than 'good times' Opportunities to learn and grow are enticing all ages to choose 'theme travel,' such as history-oriented road trips, over pure relaxation when vacation time rolls around. Today's travelers want experiences that have lasting value, say the authors of 'America's Living History-The Early Years,' who spotlight an intriguing Southwest Road Trip on their website AmericasLivingHistory.com - 2007-08-16

Remote Desktop Support Increases IT Capacity Remote desktop support is now fast, easy and affordable for geographically diverse IT responsibilities - 2007-08-16

Inksupply.com Breaks Learning Curve for Digital Black and White Ink Jet Printing, Printer Thinks its Color, but Produces Stunning Black and White Photo Prints True gray scale printing has traditionally been a challenge with color ink in an ink jet printer. With the latest advances in digital imaging production, many photographers that once considered themselves darkroom only are finding new opportunities in the endless options that are offered by Digital Black and White Ink Jet Printing. - 2007-08-16

Zynk Media Open For Business in Affiliate and SEO Management Zynk Media, www.zynkmedia.com , reaches new heights with Affiliate Program Management and Search Engine Optimization. Zynk is currently working with leading companies an all sectors from e-gaming to travel. Zynk Media was founded by internet marketing entrepreneurs Simon Eaton and Brendan Meehan. - 2007-08-16

Leading Plastics Manufacturer Launches New Global Site JSP, a leading supplier of ARPRO® and other innovative engineered expanded foam materials, unveils its newly updated website (www.jsp.com). The new site features detailed product information, application insights and technical services available in Americas, Europe and Asia. - 2007-08-16

Biblical Board of Trade Announces Free Tickets Give Away to Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit at San Diego Natural History Museum The Biblical Board of Trade, a currency trading firm, announces two free tickets per account opened to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum through December 31, 2007. - 2007-08-16

VRMeetings, Inc. and NTT-IT Of Japan, Partner to Launch MeetingPlaza, an on Demand and Unified Collaborative Web Conferencing Solution in the US VRMeetings, Inc. and NTT-IT launch MeetingPlaza, an on demand video collaborative solution capable of linking up to 32 simultaneous users, with full collaborations features. - 2007-08-16

Harvard and Wharton Alumna Wana Duhart's New Book "A Call to the Village" Outlines Strategies for Transforming Public Schools "A Call to the Village: Retooling Public Schools" is a roadmap for developing collaborative strategies across the nonprofit, private, public and religious sectors as a means toward transforming elementary and secondary schools. - 2007-08-16

Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Announces PALM MicroBeam IV for Laser Microdissection in Life-Science Research Cutting-edge contamination-free extraction and manipulation. - 2007-08-16

LendingTree.com Lists the Top Tax Mistakes to Avoid Check out some tax tips brought to you by LendingTree.com. - 2007-08-16

Woman's World Magazine Features Scholarship Created By eLearners.com To Help Dreams Come True Women Can Enter to Win a Scholarship to Continue their Education: For many people interested in going back to school, the biggest obstacle is the cost. A recent study, Degrees of Opportunity, indicates that half of all adults in the U.S. between the ages of 25 and 60 want to further their education. However, many people don't pursue this dream because of financial constraints. That's why eLearners.com is offering a $1,500 "Where Learning Begins" Scholarship Award, to be featured in the September 4 issue of Woman's World. - 2007-08-16

MultiPlan Joins Long List of Top Companies Benefiting from Silanis E-Signatures Committed to lowering healthcare costs through technology, improved processes and greater connectivity, MultiPlan is a natural client for Silanis Technology, whose award-winning electronic signatures are the missing link to complete, end-to-end automation. - 2007-08-16

Rockwell Trading Announces General Availability of New Coaching Products for Day Traders Trading company leverages years of successful trading experience to bring tested trading solutions to consumers. - 2007-08-16

Is Your Online Business' Fulfillment and Inventory "Holiday Ready"? OrderMotion continues its webinar series focused on preparing merchants for the busy holiday retail season and how to significantly grow their business - 2007-08-16

Australia Opens its Doors to Britain's Key Workers The Australian Government has announced another round of sweeping changes to its immigration policies which will make it easier for young, English speaking skilled workers to emigrate to Australia. The Australian Government has significantly altered its points-based system because it is looking for more immigrants after increasing its immigration target numbers to the country's highest levels ever for skilled workers, up from 97,000 to a record 102,550 for the year. - 2007-08-16

Coastal Vacations Level 2 Director Brenda Rasa Announces New Website Coastal Vacations Level 2 Director Brenda Rasa announces the birth of her new website, www.WhoIsBrendaRasa.com. The website focuses on who Brenda is as a business woman and her Coastal Vacations business that she launched earlier this year. - 2007-08-16

2007 Purple Lounge Battle Of The Sexes Announces Winner, The Final The King is Crowned After three months of online qualifying tournaments, the Battle of the Sexes finally reached a head on Saturday 11th August. The grand final was held in London and players flew from all over Europe to take their hard-earned seat at the table. Players from Denmark, Italy, Germany as well as the UK flew in on Saturday and joined the Purple Lounge team for some food, a few drinks and some relaxed time together before setting off to The Western private members club in West London. - 2007-08-16

Inteck, Inc. Announces Collaboration with MEDITECH on Advanced Clinical Modules Inteck, an information technology (IT) consulting firm for the healthcare industry announces a strategic collaboration with Medical Information Technology, Inc. for their MEDITECH Advanced Clinicals system. - 2007-08-16

Patient Placement Systems Announces 2007 Customer Appreciation Award Winners Patient Placement Systems recognizes four customers for their commitment to excellence and incorporation of innovative technology. - 2007-08-16

Popular Beachwear Provider Planet Protect Sportswear Aligns with Earth Share of Oregon to Raise Funds for Protecting the Planet Planet Protect Sportswear, an Oregon-based beach and leisurewear company, announces a finalized fundraising partnership with Earth Share of Oregon. Planet Protect customers will have a choice during checkout to allow ten percent of the total purchase to be donated to Earth Share. Earth Share represents nearly 70 environmental charities. - 2007-08-16

Casa Vela Hotel Offers $150 All-Inclusive Travel Agent Rate The all-inclusive Casa Velas, a deluxe adults-only boutique hotel nestled on the greens of Marina Vallarta's 18-hole golf course, is offering a special Travel Agent Rate available now through December 20, 2007 (stay must be completed by Dec. 20th). The all-inclusive rate is $150 per person per night, based on double occupancy and it includes everything from accommodations in a Master Suite to a la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner, premium liquors, taxes and gratuities. - 2007-08-16

LashBack Launches BrandAlert -First E-mail Brand Monitoring Service and Search Engine Who is using your brand to sell their product in email? Combat phishing, online fraud, trademark and brand abuse in e-mail. Research competitor's offers in email and associated landing page content. Enforce CAN-SPAM and your best practice compliance, while protecting your brand in the email channel. LashBack, the Email Compliance Authority. - 2007-08-16

Dental Marketing That Works Column Launched By Dental Economics Announcing a new column in Dental Economics - "Dental Marketing That Works" written monthly by founders of Healthcare Success Strategies, Stewart Gandolf and Lonnie Hirsch. The column will help dentists across America be able to improve their bottom lines through state-of-the-art dental marketing." - 2007-08-16

PNC Names Robert Dye as Senior Economist The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced today the addition of Robert A. Dye, Ph.D., as vice president and senior economist. Dye joins PNC's Economics team led by Stuart Hoffman, chief economist. - 2007-08-16

Networked Disc Publishers Fill Empty Niche Exton, PA (August 16, 2007) - Media Supply, Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of premium quality DVD and CD Publishing Solutions, will offer two new disc publishers to its customers. The Rimage 5100N and 5300N disc publishers connect to your network with a single Ethernet cable to function as a networked appliance for multiple users sharing disc publishing responsibilities. - 2007-08-16

PIGraphics.net, the Web's Latest Store for Politically Incorrect, Offensive T-Shirts, Announces Their Grand Opening PIGraphics.net, a provider of t-shirts with original, politically incorrect designs, announces their grand opening. Tired of the current PC climate, the owners and co-founders of PIGraphics.net want to offer a voice to those who are also fed up with all of the correctness. To celebrate the grand opening, PIGraphics.net will offer a buy one, get one free on any of their current designs. - 2007-08-16

Lynwode Manor Outlines the 7 Tell Tale's that School Holidays are Driving You to Drink This article by Lynwode Manor examines 7 tell tale signs which may indicate that drinking during the school holidays may be the signs of a drinking problem. - 2007-08-16

Microsoft Vista Update Shows Performance Still Top Issue According to a recent article in Computerworld, Microsoft has released a pair of Windows Vista updates, one of which is specifically a performance booster for the new operating system. This move shows that, as would be expected, performance remains a top concern for computer sites. Issues addressed by the "performance booster" update are speed of wake-up from hibernation and quicker time calculation for the movement of large files. - 2007-08-16

Getting Better Results Out of Organic Skin Care Zosia Organics has created a facial serum series that combines pure organic ingredients with a unique application process rendering better results. - 2007-08-16

oDesk Launches New Billing and Payment Center to Simplify On-Demand Workforce Management New Payment Options, Detailed Balance and Statement History, and Quicker Dispersal of Funds Improve Remote Work Experience for Buyers and Service Providers Worldwide. - 2007-08-16

Biofriendly Executive Jim D'Arezzo Recognized by the Mexican State of Jalisco Liquid fuel catalyst causes emissions reduction. - 2007-08-16

Inkjet/Toner Forecasts & Technology Trends Analyzed at Lyra's World Expo Conference, Tues., 8/21 Lyra Research is partnering with Recharger Magazine to kick off World Expo 2007 with a valuable preshow conference titled "Supplies-Side Economics: What Inexpensive OEM Cartridges Mean to You." The event will be held Tuesday, August 21, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visit www.lyra.com for more information and to register. - 2007-08-16

Aboundi Inc. Introduces Business Continuity Ethernet Over Power Line Solution Breakthrough patent pending product allows broadband access over the AC power line, even during power outage. - 2007-08-16

New Business Launched to Provide 'the Fine art of Promotion,' with Exceptional Calendars and Planners Executives at trueIMAGE Publishing announced today a new offering: The Extra Dollar$ Program for schools and non-profit organizations. - 2007-08-16

Executives Dumping Environmentally-Unfriendly Outsourcers, According to Brown-Wilson Group's 'Black Book of Outsourcing' Report Are your company's outsourcers improving the environment on behalf of your organization, or adding to global warming? A report by the outsourcing industry consultant firm Brown-Wilson Group states organizations in North America and Europe plan to continue their outsourcing initiatives while cautiously shifting functional responsibility for corporate environmental concerns to the supplier, but at the same time, most buyers are demanding that their suppliers implement comprehensive green initiatives to assure compliance. - 2007-08-16

Business Training Library Introduces New Video Training-on-Demand Service for Small and Mid-Sized Organizations Business Training Library unveils its latest solution with this month's release of the Streaming Video Library. - 2007-08-16

New Industry Study Highlights Role of Unstructured Data In Improving Corporate Decision-Making, Productivity Ability to integrate and apply business information in new ways allows companies to gain better business insight and improve operational excellence. - 2007-08-16

Mount Carmel Youth Ranch, the Leading Boot Camp for Troubled Teens, Helps Parents Recognize Warning Signs that Young People May be Engaging in At-Risk Behavior At-risk Behavior, including failing grades, smoking, drug use, can often be prevented if warning signs are recognized and acted upon. - 2007-08-16

Diversity Key to Success in the Publishing World; Author Wolfe Expands to Capitalize on Unique Market Situations and Options Within the competitive world of publishing, one must expand beyond the author role to survive. Inspirational author L. Diane Wolfe has already made the move to diversify and encourages others to do the same. She eagerly tackles her speaker, teacher, tutor, marketer, and publisher positions, all from a small town in Eastern North Carolina. - 2007-08-16

TC Software, Inc. Launches ConnectMate® Engine 2007 Streamlined integration optimized for the smallest to the largest enterprises. - 2007-08-16

Back to School with a Dose of Truth Back to School can mean extra trouble for teachers. In her book, The Truth About Teaching, recent divisional winner of the Benjamin Franklin Book Award, Coleen Armstrong reveals eye-opening realities that face teachers as they go into the classroom. - 2007-08-16

AllCDCovers Introduces API Access to Their High Quality CD and DVD Covers Collection AllCDCovers.com, a renowned website for free high quality album art, recently launched an API for accessing their large CD covers and DVD covers collection. Music and Movies application developers can now integrate high resolution cover art into their applications and create mashups like never before. - 2007-08-16

Karl Rove & The La Raza Connection: Full Disclosure Internet Video Blog (11 min) In an eleven minute Video News Blog, the Full Disclosure Network® presents --the news behind the news--the last day of the National Council of La Raza convention in Los Angeles on July 11, 2006. This video reveals Karl Rove's role and the White House connection to multi-national corporate sponsors behind the National Council of La Raza. - 2007-08-16

ABC'S Extreme Makeover Plastic Surgeon Andre Aboolian Keynote Speaker at ObesityHelp Inc. Los Angeles Conference Plastic Surgery, relationships, body contouring and fitness will be discussed at the ObesityHelp ™ Regional Conference in Los Angeles, California, Saturday, August 25, 2007, at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, 5711 West Century Blvd., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., featuring guest speaker ABC's Extreme Makeover, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Andre Aboolian. - 2007-08-16

Just Dial Launches the Fastest Local Search Engine on Mobile Just Dial launches the fastest local search engine on mobile. - 2007-08-16

Everest Poker Announces Final Tournament for Seats at the Inaugural World Series of Poker Europe The final event in the online poker room's series of tournaments for seats at the upcoming World Series of Poker Europe will be held on August 18, 2007 at 15:00 GMT. - 2007-08-16

Piatek Software Announces Advanced Stock Charting and Trade Entry in PortfolioTK 1.10 PortfolioTK is a personal portfolio manager that provides investors with a suite of features to help them make smarter and more informed investment decisions. From researching securities, to analyzing trades and portfolio risk characteristics, PortfolioTK covers investors every step of the way. - 2007-08-16

Californians Can Now Rent Professional Presentations at a Fraction of the Cost; Projector123.com Delivers the Latest LCD Projection Technology - Overnight with Rates Starting at $99/day Projector123.com (www.Projector123.com) now services 10 metro areas in California with high-tech LCD projector rentals, delivered overnight, that put the latest projection technology at customers' fingertips without an expensive investment. Capable of HDTV quality, projector rentals are ideal for a variety of business and leisure uses and connect to laptops, DVD players, video game consoles, and cable or satellite TV boxes. Projector123.com customers benefit from secure online order processing and expert technical support available 24/7. - 2007-08-16

David Beckham Isn't The Only Brit Making An Impact On The American Soccer Scene David Beckham isn't the only British import making waves in the US soccer world. Junior Soccer Coach a website that helps people coach and run junior and youth soccer teams has seen its US membership increase by 50% over the last 2 months. It now offers all coaches a complimentary soccer coaching guide. - 2007-08-16

Unibet Now Offers a Revenue Share Model, and Anyone can Become a Valued Member of the Unibet Family Unibet now offers a Revenue Share model, and anyone can become a valued member of the Unibet family. Being one of Europe's strongest and most trusted brands in the gambling industry, Unibet affiliates enjoy one of the highest conversion rates in the business. - 2007-08-16

Unsolved Murder Still Haunts Global Charity, State Department and Foreign Regime After 40 Years -- JDC Appeals to State Department to Investigate 'Father of Refugees' 1967 Murder Forty years after the murder of its then-Executive Vice Chairman, Charles H. Jordan, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) a 93-year-old humanitarian aid organization which operates in 66 countries overseas, appeals to the State Department for resolution. On August 16, 1967 just days after the Israeli-Arab Six-Day ended, Jordan, also known as the "father of refugees," mysteriously disappeared from his hotel in Prague, Czechoslavakia. Four days later, his body was found floating in the Vltava river. After numerous appeals, the murder of this leader in efforts to aid refugees around the world was never solved. - 2007-08-16

Cardiatis Completes Patient Recruitment for Pivotal European Clinical Trial of its FluidSmart 3D Multilayer Stent Cardiatis, SA announced today that it has completed recruitment of patients into its first-in-man European clinical trial of its 3D Multilayer Braided Stent for repairing aneurysms. Patient recruitment, which began in December 2006, culminates four years of extensive concept testing that demonstrated the ability of the 3D multilayer stent to repair aneurysms endovascularly without need for coils or stent grafts. - 2007-08-16

Cappex.com Announces $5,000 College Scholarship Cappex College Scholarship is largest scholarship offered yet by Web site where colleges apply to students. - 2007-08-16

JDC Breaks Ground on Rwandan Village for Orphans-- Agahozo Shalom Youth Village Offers Hope for Genocide Victims On August 17, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) will dedicate the future site of the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) in Rwanda to help provide not only a home, but opportunity and hope for these future leaders. The Village will incorporate a protected residential environment and a high school for 500 Rwandan orphans and provide a secure community including innovative educational programs, sports, a health clinic and psychological services. Both the Israeli and American ambassadors along with the Governor of the Eastern District, the Hon. Theoneste Mutsindashyaka and other government Ministers are expected to attend. - 2007-08-16

Gloob.tv -- the 1st 'Instant Garbage-Freed Web Video Community' Is Launched Future US' Gloob.tv features the best Web videos handpicked by 25 global editors. - 2007-08-16

Enterprise, SMB Decision Makers Favor Microsoft For Voice-Related Systems According to InfoTech's "2007 InfoTrack on Microsoft and Disruptive Convergence program: Enterprise and SMB Strategies for Implementing Microsoft's VoIP Solution," 46 percent of enterprises and small and medium businesses (SMBs) surveyed said they were "extremely likely" or "very likely" to implement Microsoft's voice-related systems, including Live Communications Server (LCS), Office Communications Server (OCS) or its future complete software-based VoIP system. - 2007-08-16

This Week on TelecomWeb's "The Next Generation Contact Center Report": News Briefs and Feature Articles "The Next Generation Contact Center Report" features free weekly news briefs and articles geared toward helping companies migrate effectively to an IP Contact Center environment. - 2007-08-16

What Makes Them Heroes? U.S. Army Rangers Succeed Despite Daunting Odds "Rangers in Combat" focuses much-deserved attention on combat's premier military force. - 2007-08-16

FIERCE411.com Poll: Usher's Relationship Woes May Have Hurt His Image 78% of respondents say that Usher's relationship problems have hurt his image. 67% say he should never have married Tameka Foster. - 2007-08-16

Bureau Veritas and EBSol Partner to Form the "Legionella Risk Assessment and Outbreak Response Team" Alliance delivers a comprehensive suite of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) services specializing on Legionella and waterborne pathogens. - 2007-08-16

BrightWave Marketing to Present at GOT Corporation's Email Marketing Seminar in Atlanta Simms Jenkins of BrightWave Marketing will present at GOT Corporation's 'Email Marketing 2.0: Strategies for a Web. 2.0 World', an educational and informative seminar on building effective email programs, strategies for increasing response rate, effectively segmenting your contact list, automating lead nurturing programs and delivery optimization. - 2007-08-16

Onside Media Delivers its First Offering in Their Ground-breaking New Interactive Educational Media Product Line with Project Street Soccer Project Street Soccer promises to revolutionize the sports dvd market with soccer skills disc. Users will find the product indispensible in learning new tricks and moves by stimulating creativity with multiple camera angles, audio/video clips, and on-screen text descriptions. - 2007-08-16

Psychic Tarot Reader, Joanne Salem Celebrates the Launch of her New Web Site, by Giving Away Free Readings With the launching of her new web site, joannesalem.com, she is offering a marvelous opportunity for the public to enter her sweepstakes, giving away 3 free 30 Minute Phone readings. - 2007-08-16

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Grant Access on Tribal Side of Lower Deschutes River for One Day Fly Fishing Event This year, the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) is celebrating ten years of successful river restoration work in the Deschutes Basin. To raise awareness about the challenges facing the river and generate financial support for the DRC's mission to restore streamflow and improve water quality in Deschutes Basin, the Tribes have granted the organization special access on the Tribal side of the Lower Deschutes River for an exceptional fly fishing event. Saturday, September 15, 2007 has been designated by the DRC as "A Day for the River"- a day to honor all that the river provides us. For more information about the event, visit www.deschutesriver.org or call (541)382-4077 ext.23. - 2007-08-16

Sci-Fi On-Demand Channel 'Illusion' Launches in October Illusion On-Demand, the first and only dedicated science fiction and fantasy on-demand channel is launching nation-wide this October. - 2007-08-16

Artistic Ping Pong - A KookyRabbit Collaboration on RedBubble A magical collaboration between two talented artists, Kookylane and FireRabbit, is playing out in public on RedBubble.com. Bursting with unpredictability, imagination, colour and fun, the Ping Pong collaboration involves the artists taking it in turns to add an artwork to the series, each inspired by or reacting to the previous one. Onlookers can comment and join in on the fun, and all artwork is available for sale. - 2007-08-16

X-Conference 2007 Hilton Hotel, Gaithersburg, MD September 14-16, 2007 Paradigm Research Group has announced the final speaker lineup for X-Conference 2007 to be held at the Hilton Hotel in Gaithersburg, MD outside of Washington, DC on September 14-16. The X-Conference focuses on the political, governmental and social aspects relating to extraterrestrial-related phenomena. It is produced by PRG as part of an ongoing activist effort seeking to end a government imposed truth embargo on formal acknowledgement of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. - 2007-08-16

Playing the Game of Life "Goldie: The Hand I Was Dealt," a new book by King James, is a wellspring of inspiration, showing how one man played the game of life with the cards he was dealt. - 2007-08-16

Central Florida Copier Reseller and Service Provider Becomes National Business Resource with Unveiling of New Web Site An established Central Florida business took a giant step in becoming a business resource well beyond its local market with the creation of its informational web site. Eco Business Systems, located in Winter Park, Florida, hosts EcoBusinessSystems.com and has provided access to manuals, software downloads, product specs and photos. - 2007-08-16

BingoHouse Announces $10,000 Jackpot and August Promotions Promotions from www.BingoHouse.com for August with huge jackpots and great prizes. - 2007-08-16

Tivilon Launches MailHarbor Email Marketing Tool for Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations Tivilon, Inc., a leading provider of online marketing and web site solutions, today announced the release of MailHarbor, a Web 2.0 email marketing solution created to enable small businesses and nonprofit organizations to send professional emails to donors, members and clients at a low cost. The company is offering a 30-day free trial of MailHarbor via its web site, http://www.mailharbor.com. - 2007-08-16

HandCrafted Homes Goes Green with Eco-Friendly Condos Handcrafted Homes, one of the leading system-built companies in the country, is constructing a 69-unit eco-friendly condominium complex in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Skyloft Asheville is a certified NC HealthyBuilt Homes (HBH) development, offering homebuyers environmental benefits as well as unique design options. - 2007-08-16

PokerAllstar.com Interviews Kelly Jo McGlothlin, World Series of Poker Rising Star PokerAllstar.com interviews Kelly Jo McGlothlin, a talented poker player who cashed 95th in the 2007 World Series of Poker No-limit Hold'em Poker Tournament. - 2007-08-16

Business Executive Listens His Way to a Ph.D. with TextAloud For writing -- and reading -- TextAloud is a lifesaver for doctoral studies candidate. - 2007-08-16

Business Mentors Help Turn Striving Start-up Into Powerhouse Shape Your Business now offers a large number of business consulting services especially targeted at small and medium- sized enterprises. - 2007-08-16

Instant Karma Films Opens In China Eco-Friendly TV Commercial Production Company, Instant Karma Films expands into China and Thailand. - 2007-08-16

KC Management Group Keeps Chicago Public Schools on Track with Technology Projects Management consultant firm KC Management Group (KCMG) has announced significant progress with its work on two large-scale technology integration projects for the Chicago Public Schools. These include the $41.4 million Instructional Management Program & Academic Communication Tool (IMPACT) project that brings together student data in a single point of contact and the CPS@Work initiative, which is restructuring the collective Human Capital functions of human resources, payroll and benefits. - 2007-08-16

Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Get Free Marketing and Design Tips, Advice From Top Graphics Designer Karen Saunders, award-winning graphic designer, has just posted the second in a series of free articles on her website. This latest article focuses on how small business owners -- or anyone in marketing or public relations -- can make a flyer that stands on its own as a marketing piece. The article, 10 Fantastic Ways to Add Fun to Your Flyers, can be found at http://buyappealmarketing.blogspot.com. - 2007-08-16

American Bank Note Holographics and Securikett Ulrich & Horn join International Authentication Association The International Authentication Association, formed in January 2007 has begun to expand its membership. The anti counterfeiting body has spent the first half of the year setting out its policies, programs and priorities, but is now ready to continue the expansion of its membership. For more information about the International Authentication Association, please visit http://www.internationalauthenticationassociation.com. - 2007-08-16

Monterey's Best Kept Secret Revealed: Rare New Beachfront Homes Near Completion - Special Tour of these Beach Houses This Weekend First Class Properties is proud to announce that Phase I of Monterey Shores and Dunecrest Villas beachfront and beach homes located on Del Monte Beach in the city of Monterey, CA is nearing completion. It is said to be the last residential beachfront property in the state of California to be permitted to be developed in a location such as this with single family homes and no major road between the homes and the water. Over 25 years of careful work, permitting, planning and design by many is finally coming to fruition. Typically this site and the homes can only be viewed by appointment. However, this weekend the site will be hosting special tours for the public. Dates will be Friday, August 17th through Sunday, August 19th, from 12:00PM-4:00PM. The address is 17 Spray Avenue in Monterey, CA 93940. - 2007-08-16

Sleep Invention Not Only Puts You To Sleep -- But Also Wakes You Up On Time Dreamhelmet, a patented combo sleep mask sound-blocking pillow, puts you to sleep by reducing three kinds of sensory input; now, thanks to a new alarm, it will also wake you up. - 2007-08-16

America's Top Antique Furniture Restorer Launches New Informative Website The Fine Art of Transformation-new website features antique furniture restoration by Anthony Cardona. - 2007-08-16

8TH Annual Boston Comedy Festival Features Lewis Black, Mort Sahl and Shelley Berman Boston Comedy and Movie Festival organizer Jim McCue today announced some of the line-up for the "historically funny" Boston Comedy Festival, taking place Oct.7-13, 2007 in various locations in and around Boston. - 2007-08-16

Peak Finance Company Expands Commercial Offices In response to the overwhelmingly bleak outlook in the residential real estate market, Peak Finance Company expands through adaptation. - 2007-08-16

Michael Ryan Owned Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Announces Exclusive Oceanfront Condominiums The Reserve: A Collection of Elegant Oceanfront Vacation Homes Providing Guests Residential Accommodations within the Resort. - 2007-08-16

Authors Aim at Looming Leadership Shortage and Challenge Organizations to Focus on Leadership Development in New Book ''Practical Lessons in Leadership -- A Guidebook for Aspiring and Experienced Leaders'' by Art Petty and Rich Petro offers professionals and organizations valuable tools and actionable concepts to strengthen their leadership development effectiveness. With leadership talent in increasingly short supply due to the rolling retirement of the boomer generation, organizations will be challenged to become great at identifying, developing and retaining the best and brightest leaders. Practical Lessons offers critical guidance for anyone or any organization focused on developing their leadership talent pool. - 2007-08-16

Rose Morris Reveals Guitar Tricks With Free Video Riffs Free guitar tricks video series makes sweet music easy. - 2007-08-16

The Difference Is Night And Day At Lansdowne Town Center On Saturday, August 4th, Lansdowne Town Center showed once again why it is the new residential, retail and commercial heart of Lansdowne. - 2007-08-16

Verity Professionals Announces Appointment of John Sullivan as Client Solutions Executive Verity Professionals today announced that John Sullivan has joined the company as a client solutions executive. - 2007-08-16

I-Supplements.com New Web-Site and Ownership Announcement I-Supplements.com has brought to their great patrons, a brand new site re-design for easy online supplement shopping. - 2007-08-16

GEECL Markets and Distributes Coal Bed Methane in India for the First Time CBM India's future energy source priced at RS 30 per Kg as CNG. - 2007-08-16

Telematics at the Heart of the World’s Largest Consumer Electronics Trade Show – IFA On the 4th and 5th of September, the 6th annual Telematics Europe business conference will run inside IFA – the world’s largest consumer trade fair that attracts more than 200,000 trade and consumer visitors. - 2007-08-16

AdsNGames: In-game Advertising Made Easy and Profitable for Publishers, Game Providers and Advertisers http://www.adsngames.com launched its beta version of the first integrated ingame advertising solution for advertisers, publishers and game providers. The ingame advertising platform has been developed by Gamedoubler ltd. in close cooperation with ad agencies, site owners and game publishers. The AdsNGames service is set up to match the needs of game developers, publishers and advertisers alike. It enables participants in the network to utilize games for brand activation and to intensify the bond between brand and audience. AdsNGames offers a viable business model for all parties engaged in ingame advertising. - 2007-08-16

Leo Chandler Joins the St. Louis Airport Marriott as General Manager Long-time Marriott manager Leo Chandler has returned to the United States to lead the St. Louis Airport Marriott's team as General Manager. - 2007-08-16

ShoreGroup Marks 7th Year as Cisco Systems Gold Certified Partner Recertification confirms ShoreGroup's exceptional performance as an established solutions provider for Cisco's advanced integrated technologies. - 2007-08-16

E/The Environmental Magazine Taps SRB Marketing for Online Subscribers SRB helping E reach out to prospective subscribers interested in the environment, sustainability and green living through email and other web marketing. - 2007-08-16

Hollywood Star-Strutting 'Babes With DogsTM' Brand Licensing Deal Announced by Archer Ellison, Inc. "Babes With DogsTM," the new brand by Tany Soussana, was picked up for worldwide exclusive licensing representation by Archer Ellison, Inc. The company is currently considering offers from the media, manufacturers, and other licensing partners in 11 exclusive industries. - 2007-08-16

Noted Infertility Specialist To Discuss Lifestyle and Infertility Noted Infertility specialist Dr. Paul Zarutskie will discuss how lifestyle choices can affect fertility, an how simple new tests can identify factors that may be contributing to difficulty in conceiving. - 2007-08-16

Cool Off This Labor Day Holiday at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort Where Chills and Thrills are Forecasted Poolside Head off this Labor Day holiday for some family playtime with an Orlando resort vacation. - 2007-08-16

Healthcare Executive Training Firm Teams Up with American Healthcare Solutions Through a newly-forged alliance with Hindin Healthcare Advisors, American Healthcare Solutions clients will have access to the leading resource in healthcare executive coaching, MEDI (Morgan Executive Development Institute). This professional development tool allows healthcare decision makers to expand their leadership skills, unlock their potential, and essentially take their performance to a higher level. - 2007-08-16

Eugene McCabe EVP Worldwide Operations of Sun Microsystems to Speak at the HiTech and Electronics Supply Chain Summit SFO The Hi-Tech and Electronics Supply Chain Summit is proud to announce the inclusion of keynote speaker Eugene McCabe Executive Vice President Worldwide Operations, the Sun Microsystems Supply Chain Expert at the summit in San Francisco this September 25 and 26 at the Holiday Inn, downtown SFO. - 2007-08-16

Audio Conference Offers Tactics to Reverse Hospital ED Utilization Trends The rising costs of treating a population that visits the ED indiscriminately are forcing hospitals to adopt strategies for reducing non-emergent ED utilization, or perish. Two healthcare organizations that are successfully reducing non-emergent ED utilization by following a prescription of patient education, data mining and organizational support will discuss their methods during a September 25, 2007 audio conference. - 2007-08-16

Promero Announces Hosted Hybrid Model for Oracle's Contact Center Anywhere Software used by Medium-to-Large Size Call Centers Promero announces the Hosted Hybrid hosted call center solution featuring Oracle's Contact Center Anywhere that offers to medium-to-large call center the financial benefits of leasing the Oracle software while hosting the application at a more cost effective third party provider such as Promero. - 2007-08-16

World's Leading Digital Advertising Event Unveils in Beijing ad:tech celebrates its 3rd anniversary in China with ad:tech Beijing this October. - 2007-08-16

eCommerce Optimization Firm Says Marketers Often Overlook the Most-Powerful Online Conversion Metrics Client research shows that even with sophisticated web analytics applications, e-commerce marketers often fail to focus on critical metrics that can reveal major barriers to profitable online growth. - 2007-08-16

Winter Park, CO Salutes Veterans with Annual Rally and Festival Hear Winter Park and the Fraser Valley come alive as more than 40,000 motorcycles roar to life at the 15th annual Salute to American Veterans Rally and Festival from August 17-19. - 2007-08-16

The National Association of Mortgage Processors (NAMP) Adds New Corporate Sponsor The National Association of Mortgage Processors (NAMP) announced today it has added a new corporate sponsor: GENUINE TITLE, LLC of Owings Mills, Maryland. GENUINE TITLE is a National Title company serving the mortgage community coast to coast. As a preferred title vendor for NAMP, Genuine Title will deliver binder commitments in 48-72 hours, as well as closing capabilities on as little notice as 4 hours for CTC files. - 2007-08-16

Martel Electronics Corporation Acquires Murch Associates and New Facility Martel Electronics Corporation announced that it will acquire Murch Associates, a supplier, manufacturer and assembler of mechanical parts for hydraulic and pneumatic test pumps. Martel has also announced that it will be moving all of its offices and manufacturing to a newly built facility in late 2008. - 2007-08-16

Ultra-Heavy Capacity GAGEMOUNT Weigh Module Added to Existing Line The popular GAGEMOUNT Weigh Module family has been extended to include 200t and 300t versions. GAGEMOUNT now covers a very broad range of capacities from 20 to 300 tons and is ideal for the economic conversion of tanks, hoppers and silos into weighing systems. - 2007-08-16

Wal-Mart Film Director Releases Book 'Wal-o-nomics' New business book "Wal-o-nomics: 45 Lessons To Learn From Wal-Mart's Success (And Its Mistakes)" explores how Wal-Mart plays a role in all our lives, and what business lessons we can learn from the mega-retailer. - 2007-08-16

Technika Announces a NEW Programmable Digital Refractometer The NEW Programmable Digital Refractometer (300037) is exceptionally easy to use and comes loaded with high-end features and at a fraction of the price available elsewhere. A computer interface allows users to download from a choice of 90 available scales, or users can create and download their own custom scales. The 300037 allows users to download three (3) scales directly to the refractometer. - 2007-08-16

Park West Gallery Presents 'The Painter of Light,' Thomas Kinkade Park West Gallery Artist Biography series is pleased to invite the public to be inspired by the luminous artwork of Thomas Kinkade. - 2007-08-16

Growth of Safety Company Prompts Move to Bigger Facility Life Safety Services expands into larger facility to meet growth demands. - 2007-08-16

PureWellness and EBSCO Publishing Partner to Offer Comprehensive Health & Wellness Information to Corporations eWellness Tools from PureWellness Together with EBSCO's Health Library™ Benefit End Users. - 2007-08-16

QuickArrow Announces New Executive Team Structure Leading PSA firm taps insiders Ron Jennings as President; Kevin Bury as Chief Operating Officer. - 2007-08-16

Total Parts Plus Announces Database Expansion Total Parts Plus added over 500,000 connectors to the passives database, and expanded its structure to include all connectors, switches, fuses and even hardware. - 2007-08-16

Technika Announces a New Electromagnetic Emissions (EMF) Meter Technika introduces a new hand-held, single-axis, Electromagnetic Emissions Meter (840045) for under $90. While effects of EMF radiation are still inconclusive, this meter can provide you with safety precautions against electrical appliances to help prevent long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves - 2007-08-16

PBS Global, Inc. Introduces Unity System in Connecting Business Buyers and Sellers This system, among other things, allows PBS Global to electronically match its seller clients with registered business buyers, based on a variety of specified criteria. - 2007-08-16

'File Detector' Locates Missing Files for Law Firms FileTrail Inc., the leading provider of RFID File Tracking Solutions, announces the newest version of their FileDetector™ technology to eliminate the manual search for lost files. The FileDetector leverages the latest RFID technology to help clients find missing files. - 2007-08-16

Nova Mobility Systems Announces A New Partnership with Tablet PC Distributor Tegatech Australia. Nova Mobility Systems, a leading Rugged Tablet PC Manufacturer, announces a new partnership with Tegatech Australia; a leading Tablet PC Distributor, as part of Nova's ongoing international expansion. - 2007-08-16

E-Control Systems Inc. to Present its IntelliCheck™ HACCP PDA with Newly Released Advanced Corrective Action Features E-Control Systems Inc., a trusted leader of remote temperature monitoring hardware and software products for the Food Service Industry, releases new and advanced corrective action features for its IntelliCheck™ HACCP PDA at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, Los Angeles, CA August 18-20, 2007. - 2007-08-16

The Best Little Dancer in America Contest Announced for This Fall at Baby Loves Disco Contests Held in 12 Cities in September; Vote for National Winner Online Events Presented by stride rite This fall, the Loves Disco craze will reach to new levels as the nationally connected mom and pop organization prepares to launch a "Best Little Dancer in America Contest" (BLD USA), co-sponsored with stride rite -- http://www.babylovesdisco.com/bldusa/. Featured at 12 Baby Loves Disco events across the country, the contests will be judged by a panel of local celebrity parents and feature tiny dancers in two categories: infant to 3 years old and 4-7 years old. Videos of the local winners will be featured on the Baby Loves Disco website in September and the world will vote for a national champion. Everyone's a winner at BLD USA, as a portion of all proceeds will benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand. - 2007-08-16

One Source Fire Protection Offers Consumers Access to Fire Protection Professionals One Source Fire Protection, Inc. has launched a new website that will give consumers access to fire protection professionals in their area. This website allows for consumers to relate their specific needs to be easily matched with qualified professionals. - 2007-08-16

Denver Acupuncturist Tackles Infertility Epidemic Denver Acupuncturist gives couples who are having difficulty with fertility issues and trying to conceive a natural effective method in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Use Chinese Medicine FIRST -- before more invasive techniques. - 2007-08-16

Medical Office Condominium Project in Inland Empire Approved by Moreno Valley Planning Commission; Omni West Group and HG Capital Partner on 80,000-Square-Foot Complex to Benefit Outpatient Care Needs of City's Growing Population Omni West Group Inc., a real estate development and property management firm based in Laguna Hills, Calif., and HG Capital, LLC (HG) announced that the City of Moreno Valley's Planning Commission has approved development plans for an 80,000-square-foot medical office condominium complex in Moreno Valley, Calif. - 2007-08-16

New Hampshire Artist & Author Receives Angel Messenger Certification, and Launches New Angel Reading Website In connection with her new certification, Smith has launched a website, www.hearfromyourangels.com], where people can go to receive angel readings and intuitive readings, learn meditation techniques, learn how to give an angel reading, sign up to host an angel party, receive guidance from their angels and much more. - 2007-08-16

Salsa Splash Takes Over Atlanta August 25th 2007 with Performances, Bootcamps, Workshops and a Live Band Atlanta will be Salsa City and invaded by Ana and Joel of Masacote Entertainment, Salsa Heat, Magna Gopal, Alejandro and Laura and Mambo Dinamico. All genres of salsa will be represented in one event. New York Style on two, LA Style on 1, Salsa Casino (casino-Rueda). There will be spinning, body motion, afro Cuban, partner work and a class just for beginners. - 2007-08-16

¡Sorpresa! Announces Partnership with Hamptons Film Festival for Hispanic Heritage Youth Film Competition Children's network promotes Latino culture through youth filmmaking. - 2007-08-16

Real Savvy Moms Promotes Playtime with Kids: Major Toy Recall has Parents Worried Mothers do everything they can to prevent harm to their little ones on a daily basis. In recent news, a major toy distributor has had to recall more than 18 million toys worldwide due to lead and paint-based magnets found in their products. - 2007-08-16

PlanetWoot Moves to Huntington Beach, California, to Better Service Their Clients PlanetWoot moves to Huntington Beach, CA. Located at the corner of Beach Blvd. and Warner Avenue, the PLAZA Huntington Beach is centrally located, convenient to Freeways, LAX and John Wayne Airports. The award winning team at PlanetWoot has extensive experience in the marketing and advertising industries, having worked with top Fortune 500 clients such as Ford Motor Company, DIRECTV, Sears, Mercury Insurance, Antena 3 (Spain), Wells Fargo Bank, Mattel Toys, General Foods, The American Cancer Society and many others. - 2007-08-16

ProDance Announces Membership After eight phenomenal years of ProDance annual conferences, ProDance has announced an exclusive opportunity for sports dance enthusiasts worldwide. - 2007-08-16

Why Is A TV News Anchor Answering The Absolutely PR Phone? Denver public relations consulting firm, Absolutely Public Relations, seems to have a new receptionist answering the phone. But, one moment please, is that a new employee? No, it's CBS4 Anchor Jim Benemann making good on a silent auction prize he donated to the Denver Press Club (DPC) for the 2007 Damon Runyon event in June. It's all in fun and all for a very good cause at the Denver Press Club. - 2007-08-16

eDrugSearch.com Welcomes PrescriptionPoint.com Into the eDrugSearch.com Directory of Safe and Licensed Online Pharmacies In permitting PrescriptionPoint.com into its prescreened online pharmacy directory, eDrugSearch.com has added the pharmacy's inventory of prescription drugs to the eDrugSearch.com database of 30,000 prescription drug listings. - 2007-08-16

Walden University Summer 2007 Commencement Comes Home to Minneapolis Walden University, an accredited online institution, welcomed graduates from 40 states and 19 countries to its summer commencement. - 2007-08-16

Walden University Hosts Conference with Focus on Sustainability and Social Change Keynote Speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highlighted a two-day program of 40 presentations, workshops, films and tours hosted by Walden University. - 2007-08-16

Lawyer Proposes New Simplified Tax Code In a recent interview, a middle class legal advocate and tax strategist explained his proposed solution to tax reform dilemmas that see bills passed in the House but stopped in the Senate. He claims the new tax system can improve not just taxes, but change the way politicians run for office. - 2007-08-16

Akaza Research, LLC Announces Implementation of OpenClinica for NIH's National Database for Autism Research Akaza Research, LLC announced today that its OpenClinica clinical data capture product has been deployed as the clinical assessments component of the NIH's National Database for Autism Research. - 2007-08-16

Lexington Center for Recovery Receives Grant for Adolescent Pilot Program Lexington Center for Recovery (LCR), one of the leading providers of alcohol and substance abuse treatment in the Hudson Valley, today announced that it has been awarded $304,800 by the State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) for its Dutchess County programs. LCR is one of 14 programs across the state that received a portion of the $2 million that will be applied to pilot programs that target substance abusing adolescents. - 2007-08-16

Lyn St. James, Professional Race Car Driver and Motivational Speaker, to be Honored by the Women's Automotive Association International Lyn St. James, professional race car driver, motivational speaker, and founder of the Lyn St. James Foundation, will be honored by the Women's Automotive Association International. - 2007-08-16

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras announces JPMorgan Chase Foundation Grant to Support 2007/2008 50th Anniversary Season: Commitment Reflects Expanded Partnership with JP Morgan Chase Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) Executive Director Catherine Weiskel announced that the JPMorgan Chase Foundation has made a grant of $100,000 to the organization to support the 2007/2008 50th anniversary season of the BYSO. For the past eight years, JPMorgan Chase has supported the BYSO's Intensive Community Program (ICP), which provides rigorous string instrument training to underserved youth in Boston-area neighborhoods. This expanded commitment to the entire 50th anniversary season means that JPMorgan Chase will continue to support ICP, while widening its philanthropic focus to include all of the BYSO's programs. This grant represents the largest single annual contribution that the BYSO has ever received. - 2007-08-16

Alphalogix™ Adds Web 2.0 Business Process Automation to Enterprise Corporate Portals with Tasica Forms Director 3.0 Alphalogix™, an award winning expert in portal and workflow technology, today announced Tasica Forms Director 3.0's full integration with JSR 168 compliant Enterprise Portals including BEA Systems' WebLogic, Sun One Portal Server, SAP NetWeaver, Jetspeed and IBM WebSphere Portal. By adding Tasica workflow technology to standards based portals, anyone within an organization can leverage the two technologies to automate business processes for specific departmental or general company needs. Employees, customers or partners can view a singular and customized interface with their personal workflow tasks and action items. - 2007-08-16

Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe Unveils Room Renovations for Smoke Free Vacation Getaways in NJ The Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, a vacation getaway hotel in NJ, just completed a $3.5 million renovation to their smoke-free hotel by redoing all guest rooms, suites and guest corridors. - 2007-08-16

United Hebrew Geriatric Center Intergenerational Program Wins Award United Hebrew Geriatric Center (UHGC), a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, multi-service senior living campus in New Rochelle, New York, today announced that it has won the Isabel Brabazon Award for Evaluation Research (sponsored by Kevin Brabazon) from Generations United, the national membership organization focused on improving the lives of children, youth, and older people through intergenerational strategies, programs, and public policies. UHGC is a partner in the Westchester Consortium for Gerontechnology Research, which won the award. - 2007-08-16

Tele-seminar Teaches How to Get Realtors® Without Cold Calling and Build Your Pipeline In a Declining Market The Agent Magnet tele-seminar series teaches mortgage broker marketing strategies necessary to attract Realtors®. Led by Jeff Nelson, author of the Become an Agent Magnet program, the most recent seminar teaches, "How to Get More Realtors in a Month than You Got All Last Year." - 2007-08-16

Financial Security in Jeopardy Martin Weiss, Ph.D. takes a closer look at derivatives and the dangers that exist within that market. In this issue of Money and Markets, Dr. Weiss examines and delves deeper into how investors can protect themselves from future losses. - 2007-08-16

The Tahitian Escape Offers Three Luxury Sofitel Resorts on Three Islands At Exceptional Rates Enjoy three luxurious Tahitian island resorts with one exclusive promotion from Accor French Polynesia. - 2007-08-16

CB Richard Ellis Hong Kong - The Hong Kong Property Market Half Yearly Review & Forecast Hong Kong celebrated its first decade since the handover as good news flooded in during the first half of the year. Buoyed by the latest expansion in mainland wealth management opportunities under the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors (QDII) schemes, institutional funds stepped up their pursuit of equities in the Hong Kong stock market. - 2007-08-16

Malaysia-HotelResorts.com Appoints Inetasia Solutions As Its Digital Marketing Partner Hotel booking portal Malaysia-hotelresorts.com has appointed leading Asian independent Internet consultancy Inetasia Solutions Limited as its digital marketing partner to help raise its online profile. - 2007-08-16

Grazia Magazine Calls DermaQuest™ Skin Therapy Peptide Mobilizer "Best" DermaQuest™ Skin Therapy founder not surprised by products' rising popularity. - 2007-08-16

Stunning Collection of Autobiographical Stories Explores Troubled Nature of South Africa "The Roaring Lion and Wedding Bells" by Azaria Mbatha chronicles his life and times during colonial reform in South Africa. - 2007-08-16

Insightful New Book Probes the Nature of Jesus and Mankind Free Will and the Divine Nature of Humans by John S. Talbot looks at how our free will may lead to a human destiny already reached by Jesus of Nazareth. - 2007-08-16

Provocative New Book Offers Life-Saving Plan for the Sick to Get Help During Natural Disasters No Excuses! by medical rehabilitator David Veen explores how companies can ensure they have enough medical supplies before disasters and tragedies strike. - 2007-08-16

Inspiring New Book Helps Children Understand Heart Transplants The Perfect Gift by Diana Veit is a moving children's book that follows a young bear that needs to have a heart transplant. - 2007-08-16

Sensational New Novel Illustrates America's Vulnerability to Sabotage In A Margin of Error: Ballots of Straw, author Lani Massey Brown offers unique insight into the many loopholes found in electronic voting. - 2007-08-16

When Great Tragedy Haunts a Man's Soul-- A Powerful New Novel Explores the High Price of Revenge Voice of Conscience is a tale of love and revenge that plays itself out on three continents. It follows the story of an adolescent boy who must flee from his native Turkey to save his life after the brutal murder of his family. As he grows into manhood, he is successful outwardly, taking on all the trappings of a normal life. Ultimately though he must come face to face with the legacy of revenge that has been carefully handed down from father to son. - 2007-08-16

Destination Lighting Partners with Loomia to Provide Product Recommendations: New Feature Will Offer Online Users Relevant Shopping Suggestions Destination Lighting recently enhanced their customers' online experience by adding product recommendations generated by Loomia, an emerging leader in the real-time, behavioral recommendations and personalization space. - 2007-08-16

Ending the Need for Illegal Music Downloading, YourFreeMusicDownloads.com Launches Free Music Download Service Registered users now have free, legal access to more than 1 million songs. - 2007-08-16

PeopleStreme Workforce Planning Software Fills Gap Left By High Level Workforce Planning - Australian Government and Agencies in Reactive Mode According to recent press, the West Australian Government is 78 teachers short of staffing targets. In the Health sector, the Australian Government's 'Districts of Workforce Shortage' has aligned with State and Territory Governments 'Area of Need' or 'Unmet Area of Need' in order to deal with a lack of suitably qualified medical staff. As Australian Baby Boomers retire over the next few years, acute shortages of the most highly skilled and valuable workers will become more prevalent. PeopleStreme Human Capital has developed Workforce Planning Software to fill the gap left by organisations who have focussed mainly on benchmarking and high level measures to assess future workforce needs. - 2007-08-16

ON Networks Presents: For Art's Sake -- Digital Producer Wins ON Networks Contest to Develop New Internet Video Show on Modern Art Spurred by a love of modern art, and the desire to help others appreciate it as more than just "wild, off-the-wall novelty pieces," digital media producer Lori Apthorp put her talent to work and created a new Internet TV show that provides a meaningful look into modern art and the people behind it. Apthorp's efforts paid off because she has won a $5,000 cash prize and contract from ON Networks to produce the show for the new media company. - 2007-08-16

PeopleJam Social Networking Site Formed for People Who Want a Great Life: New Online Community and Video Site Founded by Seasoned Media Executives Matt Edelman and Robert Tercek to Launch in Late September PeopleJam, an innovative social networking site (http://www.peoplejam.com) designed to help people achieve a great life, will launch its beta site in late September 2007 bringing together the most compelling characteristics of the Internet and video to create a new type of online community that takes audience participation to a deeper level. Founded by digital media and entertainment industry veterans Matt Edelman and Robert Tercek, PeopleJam will offer its audience more than 150 experts and life coaches, a broad suite of professionally-produced "reality" and informative video programming and user-generated content, all integrated with interactive features that will help members of the PeopleJam (http://www.peoplejam.com) community get more out of their lives. - 2007-08-16

PeopleJam and Let's Dance Media Enter into Exclusive Partnership: Aspirational Social Networking Site to Feature Content from "Evolution of Dance" Creator Judson Laipply and other Inspirational Personalities PeopleJam, a social networking site (http://www.peoplejam.com) designed to help people achieve a great life, has signed an exclusive partnership deal with Let's Dance Media, Inc., a management and production company committed to leveraging new media for personal development (http://www.peoplejam.com). "LiveLoud", one of Let's Dance Media's brands focused on people interested in life improvement and achievement, will be featured on PeopleJam as a branded programming provider with its own dedicated space on the site. The announcement was jointly made today by Matt Edelman, CEO of PeopleJam, and Andrew Naugher, president and CEO of Let's Dance Media, Inc. - 2007-08-16

LCC International Announces Key Contract Wins for Advanced Services in WiMAX and EV-DO: Company Sees Increased Interest in Fixed Network Engineering and Spectrum Management Services LCC International, Inc., (NASDAQ:LCCI), a global leader in wireless voice and data turn-key services, announced today that in recent weeks it has received $11M in contracts for WiMAX and EV-DO advanced network services from large North American wireless operators and it sees increased momentum in Fixed Network Engineering (FNE) and advanced consulting services. - 2007-08-16

Innovative Solutions Welcomes Microsoft to Rochester N.Y. Microsoft launches nationwide tour featuring seminars and fleet of technology-equipped trucks. - 2007-08-16

New Book: "The Episcopal Church: A Safehaven for Homosexuals" New book asks: With the induction of homosexuals in positions of leadership in the Episcopal Church to include gay marriages, is God calling for his elect to flee? - 2007-08-16

Fifteen More Law Firms Choose Whitehill BPI for Legal from Whitehill Technologies Solution gaining rapid adoption among firms looking to accelerate New Business Intake and other critical processes - 2007-08-16

Pro Mujer Launches New Website Pro Mujer, a women’s development and microfinance network operating in Latin America, today announced the launch of its new website at www.promujer.org. - 2007-08-16

Currency Trading For Dummies® Authored by FOREX.com / GAIN Capital in Response to Widespread Interest from Retail Traders Daily volume of retail FOREX traders now estimated at us $60 billion; an increase of 500% from 2001(**). - 2007-08-16

Media Mauls Dogs First, then Snaps Back at Actor The National Canine Research Council reports that while "Mission Impossible" actor Ving Rhames' dogs are not guilty of killing their caretaker, the media is guilty of creating the news instead of reporting it. - 2007-08-16

Shop And Save For Back-to-School With Shopper Discounts & Rewards From Webloyalty Webloyalty.com, a leading provider of online, technology-based marketing services, can help parents save time and money on back-to-school online shopping with Shopper Discounts & Rewards, a subscription service that provides cash back online rebates and discounts at more than 500 online sites. - 2007-08-16

John Marshall, Avinash Kaushik, Michael Stebbins Launch Market Motive New company teaches Internet marketing, web analytics through membership site and consulting services. - 2007-08-16

News From USW: Denial of Expedited Compensation and Medical Care to Rocky Flats Workers Shows Need for Legislative Remedy -- More Than 22,000 Former Workers Impacted by Denial News From USW: Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt's decision to deny expedited compensation and health care to former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons plant workers in Colorado shows the need for reform of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. - 2007-08-16

Raleigh Marriott City Center Reaches Topping Off Milestone Privately held Noble Investment Group (Noble), a leading investment management, operating and development organization in the lodging and hospitality industry, today announced the topping off milestone of the 400-room Raleigh Marriott City Center. Established in the epicenter of Raleigh and Wake County's booming downtown, the $75 million hotel is adjacent to the 500,000 square foot Raleigh Convention Center. The Raleigh Marriott City Center and the Raleigh Convention Center are both scheduled to open in the summer of 2008. - 2007-08-16

PORTAL Insurance Agency, Inc. Chooses McGraw As Vice President of Business Development and Consulting Portal Insurance Agency Inc., a rapidly growing benefits administrator and insurance agency is pleased to announce Jon McGraw as the company's new Vice President of Business Development and Consulting. With more than twenty years of human resource and employee benefits experience, McGraw comes to PORTAL from an international benefits brokerage firm in San Francisco. Prior to this he was Director of Consulting Services at Craford Benefit Consultants for 10 years, and served in the United States Army for 11 years where he was as a Personnel Officer directing payroll and staffing services. - 2007-08-16

9Rays.Net Announces Release of New Security Software, the CryptoSharp Security Library The new security software from 9Rays.Net CryptoSharp combines multiple security tools in a conveniently packaged format, providing a single location for the developer to address many different security needs - providing the best in data security. - 2007-08-16

Acronym Media CEO to Speak at Search Engine Strategies Conference in San Jose, CA Acronym Media, Inc. (www.acronym.com), a New York-based search and Keyword-Driven Marketing (™) agency, today announced that its Founder and CEO, Anton E. Konikoff, will appear as a featured speaker at the Search Engine Strategies Conference and Expo taking place in San Jose, California on August 20-23, 2007 - 2007-08-16

MGA Entertainment's Rescue Pets(TM): MyePets.com(TM) Find a Wondrous Online Virtual Home! Rescue Pets(TM): MyePets.com(TM), (www.myepets.com) a rich and entertaining virtual play world for boys and girls, is now live online, announced MGA Entertainment. The experience of adopting, naming and taking care of one of these adorable pets online focuses on teaching children ages four and up simple decision making and nurturing skills in a safe and imaginative environment. With MyePets.com, owners can navigate through vivid, colorful surroundings filled with impressive activities, games and challenges, all while caring for their new best friend! - 2007-08-16

ELLEgirl.com Partners with Online Fashionistas to Design the Hottest in Tweety Chic!: User Generated Campaign Opens up its High Fashion Feathers to the Flocks of Talent ELLEgirl.com and Warner Bros. Consumer Products today announced the launch of their "ELLEgirl goes Tweety Chic!" campaign, a contest inviting fashionistas to create a tunic design featuring the feathery fashion icon. Located at www.ellegirl.com/tweetychic and powered by Brickfish, the contest will award the winner with a one-of-a-kind tunic featuring her design created by trendsetting L.A. stylists to the stars Cristina Ehrlich and Estee Stanley of Miss Davenporte, a glamorous weekend trip to Beverly Hills to stay at the chic Mondrian hotel, a gift bag filled with $500 in deluxe Tweety goodies and the chance to blog about the weekend on ELLEgirl.com. - 2007-08-16

Behind On Your Mortgage? Program Offers Relief in 29 Minutes A group known as the Mortgage Relief House has published a package with critical information and forms to help homeowners get back to current status. The package, entitled "29 Minutes to Current," has the homeowner listen to a CD with critical information about how to work with their mortgage company, and 2 essential forms to fill out. Developed with the nation's largest consumer law firm, the program has received high marks with lenders and borrowers. - 2007-08-16

Mergercast by Booz & Company Releases Podcast Episode 11 -- First Half 2007 Roundup Gerald Adolph, Senior Vice President at Booz & Company and leader of the firm's Mergers and Restructurings group, is the guest for this episode, in which he discusses the M&A environment during the first half of the year. - 2007-08-16

New MMC Snap-In Shows Reliability Is Always Crucial Microsoft TechNet reports a new Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in called Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor which provides IT Professionals with the tools to monitor and assess system performance and reliability. Targeted primarily at IT professionals, this release shows that once again reliability is always a key issue, especially when it involves servers. The snap-in tracks changes to the system and compares them to changes in system stability, providing a graphical view of their relationship, as well as providing a graphical interface for customizing performance data collection. - 2007-08-16

Best Buy Metals Anounces a New Lineup of Metal Shingles Best Buy Metals is now carrying a wide variety of metal shingles, shakes, and slate. These quality products compliment their existing metal roofing styles. According to Isaac Libbey, owner of Best Buy Metals, "If you are looking for a roof that beautifies and protects your home to the highest degree, look no longer. Our new lineup of metal shingles gives you all that and more." - 2007-08-16

Innovative Film Funding: Tickets Pre Sale Ido Angel, an Israeli filmmaker, found an original way to finance his next low budget ($3,000,000) film: he's selling the tickets in advance. - 2007-08-16

Online Political Community Launched for African-Americans BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (BPOTW) is a new online community featuring timely political news and information geared towards the African-American community. Launched with the latest in Web 2.0 technology, BPOTW is the internet's premier destination for dialog and discussions about policy and politics. - 2007-08-16