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The International 450 Association (IA450) Endorses the CCF Certification Process Offering New Quality and Savings Benefits for CDMA 450 Vendors and Operators Worldwide The International 450 Association (IA450), whose mission is to promote the use of CDMA2000® in the 450MHz band (CDMA450), is pleased to announce it’s support for the CCF certification process for all CDMA 450 devices. - 2008-01-10

Drug Information Association Names New Worldwide Executive Director The Drug Information Association (DIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Linda McGoldrick as its new Worldwide Executive Director. McGoldrick replaces William Brassington, who has served as Acting Executive Director since 2006. - 2008-01-10

PharmaDiversity Job Board Selects eJobFairs.net for Partnership PharmaDiversity Job Board to offer electronic job fairs powered by eJobFairs.net. - 2008-01-10

LifeCare® and Yale University to Offer Fall Prevention Services for Older Adults This release announces a new partnership between Yale University and LifeCare, Inc. aimed at delivering a wide range of fall prevention services to managed health care organizations, employers, and professional geriatric care managers nationwide. - 2008-01-10

Where Next? Three Unique Adventure Travel Opportunities for 2008 Announcement of three special itineraries available to adventure travelers in 2008 from tour company Boundless Journeys. Destinations include Tanzania, Turkey, and Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. - 2008-01-10

American Community Partners With Employees to Benefit Three Charities American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, announced today that it has made a $15,000 donation that will benefit three charities. - 2008-01-10

American Community Partners With Employees to Benefit Three Charities American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, announced today that it has made a $15,000 donation that will benefit three charities. - 2008-01-10

Sonoma County Introduces Vineyard Walking Tours Sonoma County Winegrape Commission and Sonoma County Vintners have teamed up with Zephyr Wine Adventures to offer walking vacations of Sonoma County vineyards. - 2008-01-10

Republican Presidential Debate Puts Myrtle Beach, South Carolina In The National Spotlight America's beach and golf playground has much to offer visitors. - 2008-01-10

Venture Capital Funding Allows AideRSS to Capitalize on Rapid Internet RSS Growth PostRank™ Process Helps Solve RSS Information Overload Problem Endured by Millions - 2008-01-10

Loma Linda University Medical Center Website Welcomes Change of Address Loma Linda University Medical Center is excited to announce the January 10, 2008, launch of its new and improved website -- http://lomalindahealth.org. This comprehensive website details all facets of Loma Linda University Medical Center and represents a bold step forward in look, feel and service. Featuring subsections for the Children's Hospital, Behavioral Medicine Center and East Campus, the sleekly designed site is a one-stop resource for a variety of topics and users. Patients, physicians and those considering treatment at the center will find relevant content at their fingertips. - 2008-01-10

A Deferred Annuity Can Reduce Income Taxes on Social Security Benefits Software shows how deferred annuities can reduce taxes on Social Security income while offering a safe, stable place to grow retirement savings. - 2008-01-10

"World's Top 25 Trains" Revealed by The Society of International Railway Travelers What are the world's best railway experiences? From Europe's venerable grande dame, the "Venice Simplon-Orient-Express" to India's wheezing geezer, the 100-year-old "Toy Train," the Society of International Railway Travelers anoints world's 25 top trains--and celebrates its 25th anniversary to boot. - 2008-01-10

Opposition to Natural Selection Greets Darwin Centennial Criticism from within science appears in books aimed at both public and professionals - 2008-01-10

Marsha Wolak Auctions to Hold Real Estate Auction Featuring 20 New Viera, Florida Condos Marsha Wolak Auctions' Feb. 10 real estate auction will include the remaining 20 of 250 new Florida condos. The investment or primary residence developer close-out sale includes one, two and three-bedroom condos in Viera. - 2008-01-10

2008 Top 10 Romantic Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns This year's best romantic getaways at a bed and breakfast announced at iLoveInns.com. - 2008-01-10

CondoDomain.com Steps into Online Traffic: Online Condominium Lead Generation Company Takes Real Estate Brokerage Head On CondoDomain.com, the top-ranked urban condominium portal known for generating real estate leads in more than 30 U.S. markets, is now an exclusive buyers' brokerage firm for downtown Boston real estate. As of January 9, 2008, instead of passing Boston real estate leads to respective advertisers, CondoDomain will establish relationships with perspective buyers themselves. Founder and CEO Anthony Longo believes that serving the online buyer is the future of real estate brokerage. More so, he believes in focusing in on a niche and creating efficiencies in the currently inefficient real estate purchasing process. By doing so, CondoDomain.com will operate on a flat fee business model, refunding the majority of the buyers' brokers commission back to their client. - 2008-01-10

Peternity.com Helps People Find Peace for Pets' Passing Founded in 2003 as a place to help people honor their pets for eternity, Peternity.com provides custom pet artwork and products including pet memorial stones and grave markers, cremation pet urns, garden statue pet memorials, pet memorial headstones, pet keepsake boxes, pet portraits, glass art, burial boxes, custom engraved glasswork, and more. The website also provides grieving support so that people can find links to pet loss information and pet loss counseling websites to help them say goodbye to their beloved pet. Peternity.com guests can create virtual pet memorials via a living pet memorial to share loving memories and favorite stories about their precious pets with family and friends, including a written tribute, and dialog and photographs that honor their pet's memory. - 2008-01-10

Innovectra Announces ActivImpact and the Addition of Online Executives Todd Walrath and Eric Koefoot as Innovectra Board Members Leading Internet Pioneers Join Lead Generation and Internet Yellow Pages Company's Board of Directors As Innovectra Announces New Local Advertising Services. - 2008-01-10

BidVertiser Ads for Feeds (RSS/ATOM) - Now in Public Beta BidVertiser (www.bidvertiser.com), a site-targeted pay per click advertising network, has now entered the RSS market by offering web publishers a new way to monetize their RSS/ATOM feeds - BidVertiser Ads for Feeds. - 2008-01-10

Clonable Private Video Conferences for Everyone Palbee offers Private Video Conference pages with permanent URLs for its users. Copy and paste the URL link to participants to give them instant access to the video conference session. Private Video Conferences can also be cloned to appear in other social networking services such as MySpace. - 2008-01-10

Herbert W. Armstrong College Breaks Ground on New $15M Performing Arts Center 800-seat Armstrong Auditorium to serve as church, college and community cultural center in Edmond, Oklahoma. - 2008-01-10

Women's Hair Loss Survey Debunks Myths Evidence Shows Early Signs of Hair Loss Coincides With Birth Control Pill Use - 2008-01-10

Revolutionary Baby T-shirt Line Marches On After a successful first year, this revolutionary concept in infant t-shirts launches new styles, new colors, new designs and new lower pricing. - 2008-01-10

Instant Wisdom Productions Launches Revolutionary Screensaver Software Suite of software products taps into users' subconscious to inspire and motivate change. The unique collection of inspirational messages is packaged into three separate themed formats, Screensaver Wisdom, Weight Loss Wisdom and Smoke Free Wisdom. - 2008-01-10

Fusion Sea Salts from SaltWorks, Inc. Goes Mainstream Gourmet at 33rd Winter Fancy Food Show Industry pioneer unveils naturally infused salt delicacies, Jan. 13-15, Booth #1001, San Diego Convention Center. - 2008-01-10

Midwest Digital Package Printer Goes Global with Two New Varieties of Werther's Original® Caramel Chocolates Wisconsin's CL&D Digital creates original die line, sample packaging for popular brand's travel size candy. - 2008-01-10

Huckabee Wins Votes in Iowa, Hillary Rallies in New Hampshire; Not on Survive '08 Survive '08, the Web's newest spot for all your 2008 political information with a "Survivor" twist, banished Republican candidate Mike Huckabee last week -- despite his recent victory at the Iowa State Caucus - and Democratic candidate Joe Biden, who announced following the Iowa primary that he was dropping out of the race. The current frontrunners on the Web site, Mitt Romney (R) and Barack Obama (D), both fell short in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. - 2008-01-10

Be in the Zone with George Hirsch's GameDay Party Plan TV Host, Lifestyle Expert, Chef George Hirsch's winning party strategy includes popular recipes and tips for Super Bowl XLII. In addition to having your team win on GameDay, a big part of the success is having the right food choices for your guests. - 2008-01-10

MailWasher Free 6.1 Major Upgrade with Better Spam Blocking, More Features and a New Look: Now with over 8 Million Users Worldwide The popular free version of MailWasher gets a major upgrade with many new features including a new look, more spam tools, recycle bin, preview pane and enhanced usability. - 2008-01-10

Return of Howard Schultz Won't Solve Starbucks Underlying Problem, Says Leading Business Growth Consultant The decision by Howard Schultz to reinstate himself as Starbucks chief executive highlights the difficulties faced by many once high-flying organizations when growth stalls. To succeed, Schultz' return must accomplish six goals that most returning leaders overlook. - 2008-01-10

Marriott.co.uk Launches Affiliate Marketing Programme Marriott.co.uk recently launched an online UK affiliate marketing Programme that enables websites, also known as affiliates, to earn commissions on qualified stays at hotels booked on Marriott.co.uk. - 2008-01-10

LFC to Auction Prime Bay Front Development Property in Gulf Shores, Alabama LFC Online is selling 22 acres of residential development land located on the north shore of the Fort Morgan Peninsula in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The property is zoned R1-FM/PUD and all entitlements, design work and engineering are in place for a high-end 45-lot subdivision. The property is adjacent to the premier Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club and includes 270 feet of shoreline frontage along the Bon Secour Bay, with the potential for 46 boat slips (permit pending). - 2008-01-10

A Banner Year For Whitewater Films Whitewater Films has been a success since its inception. "Mean Creek" was selected by the Sundance Film Festival and included in the Director's Fortnight at Cannes. "Kabluey," a quirky comedy starring Lisa Kudrow, is scheduled for a domestic and international release in 2008. Now Whitewater Films is editing Hilary Duff's "Greta," preparing for a late summer release. Coming in 2008: "AKA Natalie," "Stuff" and "Pushing Forty." - 2008-01-10

Documentary 'The End' Begins at Rotterdam Film Festival First time filmmaker Nicola Collins and her sister, producer Teena Collins, will be premiering their documentary film, "The End" at the 37th Annual International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film explores the fascinating complexity of the lives of their father and his friends, Cockney gangsters from London's East End who shaped their war torn environment into a violent underworld. - 2008-01-10

Baxter & Cook Art Advisors selected to Represent The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama Baxter & Cook Art Advisors chosen by the Committee of 100 for Tibet and The Dalai Lama Foundation as sales agents for artwork exhibited in The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama exhibition, currently on view at The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco through March 16, 2008. - 2008-01-10

Decker Communications Inc. Names Top Ten Best and Worst Communicators of the Year - 2007 "The effectiveness of your communication determines the effectiveness of your life," says Bert Decker, best-selling author and national communications expert. His annual list of the Ten Best and Worst Communicators proves his point. Like last year, a presidential hopeful is #1 on this year's list - this time, from the other party. And what about Oprah, Michael Vick and President Bush: are they among the Best or Worst Communicators of 2007? - 2008-01-10

Miracle Method Ranked 188 in the Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 Franchises Entrepreneur Magazine has named Miracle Method Surface Restoration Number 188 in its annual list of the Top 500 franchises. Miracle Method is the nation's largest bathtub, tile and countertop surface restoration franchisor, Miracle Method leaped over nearly 100 other franchise opportunities from its 2007 Franchise 500 ranking of 297. - 2008-01-10

Know More Media Brings on Eleven Business Experts as New Authors on its Business Blog Network Business blog network Know More Media recently signed on eleven business experts to write as new authors on its blogs. - 2008-01-10

Obesity Group Slams Carson Kressley's 'How to Look Good Naked' MeMe Roth and National Action Against Obesity blast Lifetime Network's "How to Look Good Naked" hosted by Carson Kressley and sponsored by Hearst's Redbook Magazine and Novartis' Keri Renewal Serum -- NAAO slams series for glorifying obesity and pandering to overweight female audience. - 2008-01-10

Short Sales A-Z Seminars Set for Mid-January and Early February: Professionals and Prospective Investors Will Learn the Art of Pre-Foreclosure Deal-Making The foreclosure market shows no signs of slowing down in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis. The hangover from the lending spree that fed the real estate boom during the first half of this decade keeps getting worse, but savvy investors can turn bad news into good news for themselves and for people who are in danger of losing their homes at a considerable loss by getting current information. Advanced Real Estate Concepts, LLC founder and CEO, Oscar Morante, will offer his highly acclaimed seminar, "Short Sales A-Z," in Oakland, California, on January 23, 2008; Burbank, California, on January 25; Seattle, Washington, on September 22; Portland (Tigard), Oregon, on January 30; and Seattle, Washington, on February 2. The schedule of events and the locations of the seminars can be found at Bestshortsales.com/events. - 2008-01-10

USHorse.biz Announces Free E-Commerce Portal for Equestrian Businesses USHorse.biz offers free e-commerce portal to make connecting with customers easy and affordable for equestrian businesses. - 2008-01-10

Rambo or Rocky? McCain Wants Rambo John McCain, sources say, would rather be characterized as Rambo instead of Rocky Balboa in this year's edition of Politicards. - 2008-01-10

Image Line Software Announces the Mac Version of Deckadance Image Line Software, the developers of Deckadance and FL Studio announce the greatly anticipated Mac OSX release of Deckadance (Universal Binary). The company will feature Deckadance at this month's NAMM show (Anaheim, California, January 17-20). - 2008-01-10

eConnek, an eCommerce Company Offering Value Priced Electrical Connector Solutions, Opens to the Public eConnek, a new ecommerce business based out of Massachusetts, is launching their new website at www.econnek.com. The site will offer low priced replacement parts as an affordable alternative to brand name OEM electrical connectors, with a focus on customer service and fast delivery. Metal and plastic circular connectors will be available for purchase 24 hours a day through eConnek's secure site, and most orders will ship within 48 hours. - 2008-01-10

Dorit Baxter Tells How to Outsmart Skin Care Industry Hype, Avoid High Prices Manhattan skin care specialist and day spa entrepreneur gives consumers smart tips for circumventing hype, ignoring aggressive marketing and cutting the costs of skin care products and services. - 2008-01-10

Owners Suites® Launches Luxury Condo Hotel Property Management Company for Las Vegas Struggling Condo-hotel Market From cities like Honolulu, Las Vegas, Miami all the way to the Big Apple, OwnersSuites.com will offer another management option to owners of units inside luxury condo-hotels at properties all over the world. With relationships with travel booking giants such as Travelocity, Priceline and direct booking access to more than 600,000 travel agents around the world, OwnersSuites.com is poised to offer significantly improve rental income for owners. - 2008-01-10

Midwest Capital Launches New Correspondent Loan Program for Mortgage Brokers Midwest Capital Corporation’s new correspondent commercial lending program is designed to give mortgage brokers across the country the ability to originate commercial real estate loans that rival, compete with and often beat out traditional financing options. - 2008-01-10

Destination Spa Vacations® Magazine Provides Vacation Deprivation Solutions According to a recent study by Expedia.com, 51 million Americans -- 35 percent of the adult work force -- do not take all the vacation they earn. Before another year slips by, it is time for everyone to schedule some time off and start planning a 2008 vacation. Just in time to help deprived vacationers with their travel plans, the latest edition of Destination Spa Vacations® magazine has hit the bookstores and newsstands throughout the country. The magazine showcases Destination Spa vacations in the travel guide and offers endless healthy living tips in the lifestyle sections. - 2008-01-10

TrustedPlaces Partners with toptable.co.uk to Offer Bookings TrustedPlaces users can now book restaurants online following the deal between the local review community site and Europe's largest online restaurant booking service: toptable.co.uk. - 2008-01-10

After 25 Years, Academic Summer Camps Are Now a Mainstream Choice for Many Parents SuperCamp, the original Academic and Life Skills summer camp that launched in 1982 with 64 students, is poised to enroll its 50,000th student in 2008. - 2008-01-10

Bariatric Partners, Inc., Announced That it Has Promoted Joshua R. Blackson to Vice President of Operations Effective as of January 1, 2008 Bariatric Partners, Inc., headquartered in Charlotte, NC, announced today that it has promoted Joshua R. Blackson to Vice President of Operations effective as of January 1, 2008. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Blackson served as Director of Regional Operations for the corporation. In his new role, Mr. Blackson will continue to oversee all aspects related to facility construction, build out and operations of Bariatric Partners, Inc.'s specialty ambulatory surgical centers operating under the brand name JourneyLiteSM. - 2008-01-10

Recording Studio and Music Store Grows With Knowledge Gained from Donald Trump Musician turned entrepreneur builds recording studio services and music store, Noble Music Studios, into a market leader with Trump University's guidance. - 2008-01-10

CCH CompleteTax Makes Tax Prep and E-filing Affordable and Even Easier CCH CompleteTax® offers the opportunity to try it for free, so taxpayers can watch CCH CompleteTax lower their taxes by checking for eligible tax deductions and tax credits. Special support built into CCH CompleteTax helps those affected by AMT-forms have a hassle-free tax prep experience. - 2008-01-10

AHN Launches Special Election 2008 News Coverage Service News Agency AHN launches "Election 2008" news content and feed service, delivering comprehensive and In-depth coverage of the 2008 presidential election, Democratic and Republican candidates, and primary elections and caucuses. AHN provides affordable and easy to use full text news feed services for websites, newspapers, digital signage networks, TV/Radio stations, magazines, portals, websites, charities, governmental entities, educational institutions and other organizations - 2008-01-10

Why Super Bowl XLII Tickets Will Dry Up in the Arizona Desert VIPsuperbowltickets.com has been preparing for this year's Super Bowl one year in advance. We have looked into our magic ball again this year and have forecasted higher Super Bowl ticket prices this year since the Super Bowl will be taking palce on the West Coast after a five year hiatus. So what is VIPsuperbowltickets.com doing differently this Super Bowl season? VIPsuperbowltickets.com has been bulking up our inventory of Super Bowl Tickets and acquiring choice Hotel properties now rather than take a wait-and-see approach in hopes that ticket prices will be less expensive as we get closer to the big game. Buy your Super Bowl tickets ASAP is this year's mantra. - 2008-01-10

Slots Portal Reviews Two New Online Casino Games Online Casino software developer and licensor Playtech, continues to expand its casino games package with the addition of two new games. Leading slots portal, New Online Slots, has reviewed the games. - 2008-01-10

Electricity4business Trebles in Size and Extends Sales Force into the Home Counties Leading independent electricity supplier for SMEs, Electricity4business, is kicking off another successful year by raising its presence in the energy market and increasing its profile further in the field. - 2008-01-10

Neighborhood Guides Give a Homey Twist to Tours of Black History in Paris Walking The Spirit Tour guides provide the most revealing look into the Black experience in Paris past and present by being residents of the neighborhoods where they give tours. - 2008-01-10

Led by Buckhead, Luxury Home Sales in Atlanta Remain Strong in 2007 The Atlanta real estate market has not suffered as much as people think. Atlanta's luxury home market shows increase in 2007. - 2008-01-10

Background Screening Expert Returns from World Tour with Enlightened Vision of International Background Investigations As short as five years ago background screening was virtually exclusively a tool used by businesses in the U.S., however, as multinationals, offshoring and global businesses continue to grow so has background screening. Today there are flourishing background screening industries emerging in India, United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore and Australia. - 2008-01-10

Crown Bingo Announces They Are Happy to be 3rd Best Crown Bingo are happy to be announced as 3rd best online bingo site in a recent poll. - 2008-01-10

Organic India USA Introduces Fiber Harmony™ Organic India introduces Fiber Harmony ™, A Revolutionary Certified Organic Tri-Active Blend for Your Digestive System. - 2008-01-10

The Google Refrigerator Giveaway at DanPerry.com; The Most Coveted Piece of Industry Schwag You'll Ever See Dan Perry is giving away his prized possession; the Google Fridge. - 2008-01-10

Advanced Detection Technology to Introduce New Products at Intersec Middle East Company to Launch New Security and Access Control Solutions at Intersec Middle East Expo in Dubai on January 13-15. - 2008-01-10

CTS Adds New Tools, Updated Resources to its Construction Software Selection Kit Software Evaluation and Implementation Tools, Shortlist Advice Top the List of Enhancements to the free Kit, which Helps Contractors Evaluate Software Solutions. - 2008-01-10

Vertrue Incorporated and Feed The Children Help Low-Income Families Fight Rising Healthcare Costs Vertrue's Prescription Drug Cards Make Prescription Medications More Affordable - 2008-01-10

Author - and Her Victorian Creations - Come Alive in Second Life Author Deanna Raybourn takes her newest novel 'Silent in the Sanctuary' to the virtual world of Second Life with interactive features from this historical mystery. In addition, interactive author speaking engagements will feature literary gatherings, fashion contests and healthy amounts of Victorian intrigue. - 2008-01-10

Celebrate The Gullah Culture This February In South Carolina This February, in honor of Black History Month, South Carolina is celebrating the Gullah culture - the most culturally distinctive African American population in the United States - with a variety of special events and attractions. - 2008-01-10

Green Building Consultant Documents Proliferation of Local Government Green Building Incentives Jerry Yudelson, author, editor and leading green building consultant authors study detailing how local government are providing incentives to real estate developers for green building development. - 2008-01-10

Norwalk Mayor Applauds AbTech Industries Smart Sponge® Technology Study: Two-Year Norwalk Stormwater Project blocked 1,200 gallons of oil, 19 tons of trash from entering Long Island Sound. - 2008-01-10

Triple Crown Corporation Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Named Project Management Company of the Year Harrisburg PA home builder, Triple Crown Corporation, was recently named "Property Management Company of the Year" by the Apartment Association of Central PA. - 2008-01-10

Resort in Mexico's Riviera Maya Offers Luxury, Family Fun, and Culinary Excellence A recently completed expansion provides all-inclusive getaway at the Hotel Marina El Cid Spa & Beach Resort. - 2008-01-10

TDL-Based Gas Analyzer Pinpoints Intrusion and Trace H2S Levels in Refinery Operations Extremely fast and dependable, the tunable diode laser-based moisture analyzer samples feedstock, recycle streams and fuel gases an isolated cell, thereby avoiding exposure to harsh gases and impurities that plague conventional sensors. - 2008-01-10

Poker Source Online Now Fully Available in Portuguese Leading online poker community Poker Source Online is now fully available in Portuguese, so Portuguese speaking players worldwide can access free gifts and poker resources in their own language. - 2008-01-10

Virgin Mobile Implements MySQL Enterprise Virgin Mobile, a leading Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), has implemented a MySQL Enterprise Platinum subscription to manage its data using the world's most popular open source database. - 2008-01-10

Listrak Hosts Dynamic Content Case Study Webinar Leading email marketing service provider offers free online seminar on how to use dynamic content to create email campaigns. - 2008-01-10

Votenet Solutions, Inc. Integrates JangoMail E-mail Management Platform into eBallot Web-based Voting Solution eBallot clients now leverage best-in-class e-mail solution to increase voter participation through improved speed, security, and deliverability of real-time communications. - 2008-01-10

Elearning! Magazine Readers Select Articulate Tools as Best for 3rd Straight Year Articulate Presenter selected as best in multiple categories; Articulate Quizmaker chosen as best assessment tool. - 2008-01-10

Seattle Condo Sales are Boosted by Online Partnership Two of the most visited websites that feature new Seattle condos, UrbanCondominiums.com and NewCondosOnline.com, have formally partnered to further bridge the gap between builders and condo buyers. - 2008-01-10

DrErika Blasts Wyeth's War on Bioidentical Hormones The FDA sent letters January 9 warning seven pharmacies that the claims they make about "bioidentical hormone replacement therapy" are unsupported by medical evidence and said that the agency plans to halt the compounding of medication containing estriol. - 2008-01-10

Spiritual & Psychic Co-Authors Predict How to Have a Good Life in 2008 The Country is Calling for Change; Co-Authors Say Change Begins with 'You' - 2008-01-10

Seattle Sport Sciences Launches SideKick Soccer Machine at NSCAA Convention, Becomes Official Service Provider Seattle Sport Sciences, Inc., today announced the launch of its SideKick™ soccer machine, a high-technology training tool designed for use with advanced youth through professional players, coupled with an agreement under which they will become an NSCAA Official Service Provider, effective immediately. As part of the agreement, Seattle Sport Sciences will extend to NSCAA members substantial discounts on SideKick and future products. In addition, an even more generous discount is available to attendees at the NSCAA Convention. - 2008-01-10

ACOM Healthcare Business Consulting Group Announces Performance Guarantee on Chiropractic Consulting Services If collections don't improve by amount charged, company will refund the difference. But history has shown normal 30 percent increase. - 2008-01-10

January 2008 Roemer Report Notes Increase in Trucking's Share of Nation's Freight Pool The U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast projects the trucking industry's total tonnage share to rise from last year's 69 percent to 69.7 percent in 2012 and to 70 percent by 2018. - 2008-01-10

'21st-Century Disaster Tips You Won't Hear From Officials' Can Save Lives in Winter Storms Innovative use of cell phones, laptops and other wireless devices can provide life-saving communication for those caught in the continuing series of disastrous winter storms that have lashed the nation -- while inappropriate use of the same technologies can make a bad situation worse. Disaster and homeland security consultant W. David Stephenson, himself caught in last year's Valentine's Day blizzard in Pennsylvania, has released a series of YouTube videos and provides more tips on his blog in a series he calls "21st-century disaster tips you won't hear from officials." - 2008-01-10

Absolute Debt Solutions Founder Offers College Students Valuable Advice on Credit Card Debt Tom Bates, owner and founder of Absolute Debt Solutions Inc., says college students are being targeted by predatory lenders, offering attractive first time credit cards, but which come with high interest rates. - 2008-01-10

Car Repair Questions Answered by New Website to Troubleshoot Car Problems Car repair questions can now be answered online by Automotiveexpertsonline.com, a new website dedicated to troubleshoot car problems. - 2008-01-10

VeloTones -- Ringtones for the Mobile Cycling Computer Cyclists routinely rely on bike computers to determine their spot speed and maintain average speed at a certain pace. However, constantly looking at a computer display is not practical and could be dangerous while cycling. VeloTones (TM), like ringtones or truetones, are MP3 sounds for mobile devices like cell phone or PDA. They allow cyclists to determine speed without the need to look at the display. - 2008-01-10

ObjectWin Technology, Inc. Named One of Houston's Fastest Growing Technology Company Company ranked as #28 on HBJ's Fast Tech 50 List based on exceptional leadership and year-over-year revenue growth. - 2008-01-10

Top Sellers on Tiny Prints Point to 8 Stationery Trends for 2008 Tiny Prints, Inc. (www.tinyprints.com), a leading online retailer of premium, personalized, social stationery, today announced the top design trends expected in stationery this year. - 2008-01-10

Chicago and St. Louis Visitor Magazine Further Expands Its Online Presence with Launch of its Revamped Website ConcciergePreferred.com. Concierge Preferred, a visitor guide in Chicago and St. Louis, recently unveiled its new website ConciergePreferred.com. The new site gives users access to thousands of listings, guides to area attractions, and an inside look at all the cities have to offer through the use of videos and other interactive components. - 2008-01-10

Palas Jewelers Wins Top Jewelry Store Award Palas Jewelers wins Best of Citysearch #1 (audience and editorial). - 2008-01-10

Windows Plus, LLC Takes On Residential Fire Safety One Window at a Time Virginia-based window retailer gives away free PEARL permanent escape ladders - 2008-01-10

The Little Gym® Signs Master Franchise Agreement For Middle East Existing Kuwait City-based franchisees of The Little Gym International have entered a master franchisee agreement with the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based franchisor, and will now begin recruiting franchisees to develop as many as 50 new locations throughout the Middle East over the next decade. The Little Gym is a franchisor and the leading provider of motor skills programs for young children aged 4 months to 12 years old. This agreement will cover further development in Kuwait as well as in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Iran, Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Iraq and Yemen. - 2008-01-10

POT-TED Introduces "THE JULIUS" A Modern Classic Container Designed To Hold Your Interest POT-TED, the designers' resource for outdoor furnishings and accessories, introduces THE JULIUS. Sexy and sophisticated, the vessel marks the first exclusive container offering from design team and co-owners Mary Gray and Annette Gutierrez. THE JULIUS, with its bold curves and saturated colors, is a nod to the casual glamour of the California lifestyle…past, present and future. - 2008-01-10

We're Related Becomes #1 Social App For Families: Attracts More than 2 Million Users in Less Than 3 Months In less than three months since it was introduced, We're Related, a Facebook application created by Provo-based FamilyLink.com, has become the #1 social application for families, out of more than 11,000 applications, with more than 2 million users. - 2008-01-10

TimeLink Begins 2008 with Major Cross-Vertical Momentum Delivery of innovative products fuels 2007 success. - 2008-01-10

VideoLive Conferences Helps Small Businesses Cut 50% Off of Travel Costs How small businesses can slash their travel related costs by meeting online with desktop audio & video conferencing. - 2008-01-10

New Company Launches Sports Bottle to Promote New York City Tap Water and Reduce Carbon Footprint Tap Into The City, based in Queens, NY, is launching the NYC H2O Sports Bottle to encourage residents and visitors to choose New York City tap water over bottled water. Unlike other popular sports bottles on the market, the NYC H2O Sports Bottles are made from safe, non-leaching HDPE plastic. The bottle comes with educational information concerning the healthful and environmental benefits of drinking New York City tap water. - 2008-01-10

Pharmaceutical Sales Meetings - Balance Require Knowledge The Pharmaceutical Division of Jigsaw Conferences has recently undergone full ABPI Code compliance training to bring us in line with the demands of the pharmaceutical industry. The company has also been individually validated by an industry consultant. It is the first and currently the only UK venue finding agency to achieve this. - 2008-01-10

Quilted Lovelies Announces Lower Prices on Custom Made Quilts Improvements in productivity have allowed Quilted Lovelies to lower prices on all custom and ready made quilted items. - 2008-01-10

Insurance Company Warns Baby Boomers to Plan Ahead on Life Insurance Platinuminsurance.info, a well known online resource for life insurance options, is now working with baby boomers to help them plan for long term health insurance. With newly released information, the company is trying to be proactive to ensure satisfied customers. - 2008-01-10

Littleton Advertising & Marketing Adds Four To Creative Team Littleton Advertising & Marketing (LA&M), a full-service, national award-winning agency located in Raleigh, North Carolina, announces that it has added four new employees to its Creative Department. - 2008-01-10

BNI's Networking Sex Survey: Do Men and Women Approach Networking Differently? An innovative on-line survey is now being conducted by the authors of a forthcoming book on gender and networking, to study this fascinating question. - 2008-01-10

Mobile Moms Suggests Products That Can Help New Moms To Keep Fit In 2008 With the cooler winter months, many new moms find it difficult to get out and be active with their new babe. Mobile Moms, an innovative online retailer suggests products that can help new moms to keep fit in 2008. - 2008-01-10

411US.info Connects People to the Information They Seek Every Day http://www.411us.info [411US.info] is a new web site that connects people to information on the Internet in a clear and organized way. With 411US.info, anyone can find information on demand. - 2008-01-10

WinPure Adds Advanced Telephone Number Matching to its Award-Winning Data Cleansing Software Reading, United Kingdom - WinPure, a worldwide leading provider of affordable data cleansing and data deduplication software, have now added a powerful new feature to help find deduplicate telephone numbers from lists. - 2008-01-10

Save up to 80% When Calling Abroad with Sim4travel - Now Available through aph.com Airport Parking and Hotels (APH), the long stay airport parking specialist, is now offering travellers the chance to save up to 80% on mobile calls when calling from abroad with the NEW SIM4travel service. Available through www.aph.com/information/sim4travel.htm, customers can receive free calls in over 50 countries and are able to use the service in over 110 countries, by simply swapping their UK SIM to the easy-to-use travel SIM. - 2008-01-10

Compliance Spectrum Expands Partner Program to Include Best-of-breed Go-to-market Partners Compliance Spectrum, a leading provider of IT governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions today announced an expansion of its partnering program to include international and strategic resellers, and organizations that are committed to providing thought-leadership in the GRC area. Compliance Spectrum is reaching out to partners who have a common vision for compliance automation and whose products, services and domain expertise when integrated with Spectra offer a comprehensive compliance lifecycle management solution for the growing number of regulatory standards affecting national and international organizations. - 2008-01-10

RES-Q Healthcare Systems to Demo Surgical Patient Status Monitoring at HIMSS With patient status monitoring, the RES-Q Perioperative Resource Management system enables surgery departments to track and display case status information. - 2008-01-10

PLAYXPERT Announces Acquisition of Agile Software Development Firm: Acquisition Provides New Resources to Continue to Grow and Serve Partners PLAYXPERT, the provider of next-generation in-game community management tools which address a core need in the growing Massively Multiplayer Online Game ("MMOG") market. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tometa Software, a six year old company with an extensive track record in producing quality custom software and social media applications for a number of leading consumer and technology companies. The acquisition gives PLAYXPERT an immediate and unrivaled capability to deliver new and innovative widgets that offer a high level of sophistication and rich entertainment experience that players around the world have come to expect from PLAYXPERT. - 2008-01-10

Revelation Software Purchases Freedombase Web Ready from Freedomsoft Revelation Software has purchased Freedombase Web Ready from Freedomsoft. Freedombase Web Ready is a rapid web development tool. It will be included in OpenInsight release 8.1 - 2008-01-10

OpenVZ Project Makes Available Its Virtual Appliance Software for Ubuntu Gives Users Ability to Quickly Create Multiple Ubuntu "Images" The OpenVZ project released today virtual appliance software for Ubuntu giving users the ability to run the popular Ubuntu 7.10 distribution in a Linux container. The software template can be downloaded at the OpenVZ website, http://openvz.org/download/template/cache. - 2008-01-10

Bonus Code For Party Poker Released, New Codes for Party Casino and Party Bets Bonus New bonus code CARDBONUS released for $150 bonus plus entry into exclusive PartyPoker freerolls. The best bonus codes for PartyCasino and PartyBets released as well. - 2008-01-10

Insightra® Medical Inc Receives CE Mark on Revolutionary New Surgical Retraction System -- ReeTrakt INSIGHTRA® Medical Inc, today announced the CE mark approval of their revolutionary new surgical retractor ReeTrakt. A fully disposable, ultra low profile soft tissue retractor applicable to a wide variety of surgeries. - 2008-01-10

Memory Makers: The Renaissance Chicago Hotel Now Offers a Fun-Filled Family Time Vacation Package The Renaissance Chicago Hotel is rolling out the red carpet for families of all sizes to experience the city like never before. With a fun-filled Family Time Vacation Package, parents can bring the kids and spend an affordable night in the city. - 2008-01-10

CME Outfitters Announces 6-Part, 2-Hour neuroscienceCME Podcast Series: "Expert Discussions on Sleep-Wake Medicine" Available immediately at neuroscienceCME.com and the iTunes Podcast Directory, this multidisciplinary CE activity is specifically designed to provide clinically relevant information on critical areas of sleep-wake medicine. Each podcast in this two-part series consists of three expert interviews hosted by Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD. - 2008-01-10

Owners of Long Island's Tall Grass Golf Course Say It Could Become a Nature Preserve The highly rated Tall Grass Golf Course in Shoreham, Long Island, could be turned into a nature preserve if regulators do not allow its owners to include it as part of planned development, the developer said. The owners intend to move forward with their plans for the multi-use Tall Grass Village Center project, golf course or not. - 2008-01-10

Website Announces Launch of Free Newsletter Dedicated To Helping Internet Users Stay Up To Date with Changes in Online Business Home Business Endeavors is offering regular updates to everyone who's trying to start their own home based business while avoiding the many scams that are dominating the internet today. - 2008-01-10

Winter Will Be Exciting, and Lucrative at Titan Poker Online poker room Titan Poker announces a $60,000 Winter Poker League. - 2008-01-10

Manchester Airparks Gold Offers Great New Parking Prices at Manchester Airport The newly named Manchester Airparks Gold car park is now offering great new prices on car parking at Manchester Airport. - 2008-01-10

The Money Gym's Top New Year Money Resolutions for 2008 The Money Gym has put together tips for a financially successful 2008. - 2008-01-10

Southeastern Council of Foundations Names Board Members for 2008 The Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) announces its 2008 Board of Trustees. The board includes two new trustees. - 2008-01-10

Interactions from Noble Systems/Amcat Receives "Product of the Year" Award from Customer Inter@ction Solutions Magazine® for 2007 Noble Systems/Amcat, a global leader in innovative contact center technology solutions, has received a "Product of the Year Award" from Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC®) Customer Inter@ction Solutions® magazine for Interactions. Interactions provides the ultimate in flexibility, scalability and management control for contact centers via a comprehensive suite designed on a total IP protocol that provides voice and data communications. - 2008-01-10

RoomKey© "Green" Property Management System Launches Environment Fund The RoomKey PMS Environment Fund offers hoteliers, corporate partners and individuals the opportunity to make a positive contribution towards environmental sustainability. - 2008-01-10

The Winvale Group Named Recipient of Five on Fire Award by Washington SmartCEO Magazine Award recognizes top five fastest growing non-technology firms in the Greater Washington D.C. area. - 2008-01-10

Pharos Systems and AT&T Team Win Best Case Study Presentation Award at Print & Imaging Summit™ Pharos Systems International, Inc. was honored with the Best Case Study Presentation Award at the Print & Imaging Summit™ gala awards dinner held on December 4th in Tucson, Arizona. - 2008-01-10

Moore Colson Adds Former Big Four Assurance Partner and Southeast Real Estate Practice Leader to the Firm Atlanta-based accounting firm, Moore Colson, recently announced the admission of Steve LaMontagne as partner-in-charge of its real estate practice. Prior to joining Moore Colson, Steve worked as Assurance Partner and Southeast Real Estate Practice Leader for KPMG, LLP. Moore Colson, founded in 1981, is a full-service accounting and consulting firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, providing tax, assurance, management consulting, estate and financial planning, and IT audit services. - 2008-01-10

Connecticut's Mahoney Sabol & Company Joins the BDO Seidman Alliance Central Connecticut professional services firm joins international association of leading idependent CPA firms. - 2008-01-10

Enticing Signature Scent Creates Definitive Personal Touch Vmagique launches its latest vanilla based fragrance named Kasia. Created to compliment one's own natural scent, Kasia meshes with a woman's chemistry to create the perfect individual signature scent she can call her own. - 2008-01-10

Robinson & Associates White Paper Examines Challenges, Benefits for Casinos That Embrace Organizational Improvement All casinos want to enhance their performance and competitiveness and they can achieve those goals by looking inward to make strategic organizational improvements. A new white paper helps casinos understand what is involved in rolling out internal improvements that can result in greater success in the future. - 2008-01-10

Ochoco Valley Ranch and Superior Livestock Auction To Host Largest Trophy Bull Elk Auction in History Over 100 head of trophy bull elk offered for sale - 2008-01-10

New York City Real Estate Broker Hits Half Billion Dollar Mark in Property Sales Jacky Teplitzky, a top residential real estate broker, has sold more more than $500,000,000 in Manhattan real estate. She was also promoted to managing director at Prudential Douglas Elliman, New York City's leading real estate brokerage firm. - 2008-01-10

Leading Email Marketing Service AWeber Celebrates 30,000 Active Customers SMBs seek reliable email delivery and prospect management, propelling AWeber Communications to record growth. - 2008-01-10

PowerScore Now Offers Military Discount on LSAT, GMAT, GRE, and SAT Preparation Courses PowerScore announces the introduction of discounted course rates for military personnel. All members of the military will be granted ongoing discounts on LSAT, GRE, GMAT, and SAT courses when enrolling in a regularly scheduled course. - 2008-01-10

Moore Colson Promotes Alex Kahn as Partner to Lead the Firm's Estate and Financial Strategies Practice Atlanta based accounting firm, Moore Colson, recently announced the admission of Alex Kahn as partner of its estate and financial strategies practice. Moore Colson, founded in 1981, is a full-service firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, providing tax and assurance services, real estate, management consulting services, estate and financial services, and IT audit services. - 2008-01-10

Industry Measure Releases Its Annual Creative Industry Forecast The Industry Measure has released its seventh annual forecast of the graphic design and production markets with "Creative Forecast 2008." The new special report is The Industry Measure's look at the trends and forces that will impact ad agencies, graphic designers, Web designers and developers, corporate design and Internet departments, and commercial photographers in the next 12 months and beyond. "Creative Forecast 2008" looks at how creatives fared in the past 12 months, how they expect to fare in the next 12 months, and what the most important issues and trends affecting their businesses are, both today and tomorrow. - 2008-01-10

Daniel W. Drook Joins Schneider Optics as Director of Sales and Marketing, Home Cinema Will continue development and management of Schneider's home theater product lines and distribution channels. - 2008-01-10

'Safe' Valentine's Day Cards for Geek Guys Geek guys have a hard time finding a Valentine's Day message for that someone special when it's premature to give a card that uses the "L" word - "love." Coming to the rescue are new cards featuring Serge deFault™, a geekish cartoon character whose messages blend technology themes with just enough sentimentality to make the girl next door take notice. - 2008-01-10

Wellness Layers Launches 2.1 Platform Wellness Layers enhances its platform for private-label health and wellness customer portal solutions (weight, nutrition, fitness and health conditions). New features include web 2.0 community upgrades. - 2008-01-10

IDEX Fluid & Metering Technologies Picks BuyDesign® Guided Selling and Configuration Software Global Manufacturer of Precision Engineered Pumps, Meters, and Fluid Control Systems Will Use BuyDesign to Streamline Product Selection, Configuration and Quoting - 2008-01-10

Small Business Owners Have More Choices for Working Capital The Interface Financial Group (IFG) has opened additional offices giving small business owners more opportunities to obtain the working capital they need to fund their expansion and growth plans. - 2008-01-10

Two Leaders Join V12 Group Executive Committee V12 Group announces the addition of two members to it's executive committee. Acquisitions and mergers completed in 2007 paved the way for V12's CEO to select executive staff to further expand the organization in 2008. - 2008-01-10

Experience the Ultimate in Luxury Adventure Travel with Remote Lands Remote Lands, the world's foremost luxury travel designer focused exclusively on Asia, is offering extraordinary adventure travel opportunities for the most discerning travelers. The company's variety of extreme sport experiences in various Asian countries include rock climbing in Vietnam, heli-skiing and snowboarding in Nepal, tow-in surfing in Indonesia, and yak skiing in India. Remote Lands' bespoke adventure journeys begin at around $1,000 per person per day, depending on the destination plus international airfare. Amenities such as private jet charters, helicopters, VIP audiences, and personal staff including chefs, trainers, concierges and other professionals are additional. - 2008-01-10

Revision Eyewear Introduces Ballistic Sunglasses; The Hellfly™ Revision Eyewear, developers of purpose-built military eyewear, has fused the demand for sleek, comfortable eyewear with unrivaled ballistic protection. The Hellfly Ballistic Sunglass protects the wearer's eyes from dangerous fragments, as well as day-to-day environmental elements. Hellfly exceeds the U.S. Military's stringent high-impact requirement for spectacles, as well as the ANSI Z87.1 standard for impact and optics. - 2008-01-10

Mobile Armor: Holiday "Ho Ho's" Deliver "Oh No's" to Corporate Networks Electronic Holiday Gifts Provide Easy Access to Corporate Data. - 2008-01-10

Email Data Source Ranks Email Brand Equity of Marketers in the Automobile Manufacturing Sector Email Data Source released its study ranking the Email Brand Equity Index™ of marketers in the Automobile Manufacturing sector - 2008-01-10

S4 Inc.'s Chandu Shah named Massachusetts Minority Business Person of the Year Chandu Shah, President and CEO of S4 Inc., was recently honored as the Small Business Administration (SBA) Massachusetts Minority Business Person of the Year for 2007. This award was presented by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to recognize Mr. Shah as an outstanding minority small business owner, and for his personal achievements and contributions to our nation's economy. - 2008-01-10

Triathlon Training In Iraq Thanks To A Fastlane Pool Endless Pools Inc. Supports Triathlete Deployed in Iraq With Free Fastlane Pool - 2008-01-10

Marin Association of REALTORS® to Host Luxury Home Designation Program Local REALTORS® have agreed to host the Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS) course, a designation program distributed by REALTYU the largest network of real estate educators in the nation. The program will be delivered on May 1 & 2, 2008. - 2008-01-10

Massingham & Associates Management, Inc. Opens New Office in Los Angeles, CA Massingham & Associates Management, Inc., one of California's largest community management companies, has opened a new branch office in Los Angeles, CA. It is being headed up by Jim Dodson, CPM, AMS, who will be serving in the capacity of Branch Manager. This new office is currently servicing 25 clients in the greater Los Angeles area. It is located at 320 N. Pine Avenue, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802 and the contact phone number is (866) 806-9785. - 2008-01-10

Xceedium Selects NPI PR as Public Relations Agency of Record Leading Provider of Security Policy Enforcement and Compliance Validation Leverages Firm's Security Expertise - 2008-01-10

VAExchange(TM) Website Brings Professional Document Storage and Management to The Virtual Nation Alliance between FileWorks(TM) and The Virtual Nation links secure online document management site with education-focused organization for virtual professionals. - 2008-01-10

Find File Folders With Shoplet.com New Site Enhancement Shoplet.com, a leading e-tailer of discount office supplies, discount office furniture, computer hardware and peripherals, ink and toner supplies, and janitorial and cleaning supplies, headquartered in Silicon Alley, New York, has launched its new File Folder site enhancement. - 2008-01-10

Winner Communications Launches a New Direct Response Math Made Easy and Tutorial Channel TV Ad Campaign According to Mr. Martin Feinberg, President of Winner Communications, "The TV ad Campaign for both Math Made Easy and Tutorialchannel will pick up density in the first half of December and will pick up again after a two week hiatus during the holiday weeks. Once we identify TV stations which produce positive results in our direct response campaign it will be relatively easy to ramp up the advertising volume. Furthermore, we expect to expand this campaign to a radio ad campaign after the first of the year." - 2008-01-10

Project Management Templates Released The creators of the original "online project management template", Method123 Ltd today announced the release of their new Project Execution template suite. - 2008-01-10

All Video Repair Goes "Green" and Moves to a Larger Facility to Service Customers Better As a long-time Dublin television, computer, and camcorder repair company, All Video Repair, Inc. now has the capacity to recycle televisions, computers, and other electronic devices. In addition, All Video Repair, Inc. is now offering plasma, projection, and high definition televisions installation and home theater system hookups. - 2008-01-10

Pasadena Home Stager Nominated Professional Stager of the Year Michelle Minch, President of Moving Mountains Design, Pasadena, CA, is nominated for Professional Stager of the Year by the Real Estate Staging Association. Ms. Minch is an award winning designer and home stager. - 2008-01-10

Lolalu Design Hosts Freelance Designer Networking Meeting A networking meeting of Seattle freelance designers was held on January 5, 2008. Things discussed were sharing resources, referrals, problem solving and miscellaneous items that will help us grow our businesses. - 2008-01-10

New President of Condominium Management Company & Vacations Incorporated, Winter Park, CO Vacations Incorporated, rental management company in Winter Park, CO, has officially named Brian Lence as the President of the company. - 2008-01-10

Reporting Dashboard Released for TrakQuip™ and RTMS New reporting tool streamlines report creation. - 2008-01-10

InformedTrades.com Launches Free Trading Video Education Portal InformedTrades.com announces a free video trading education and information portal for active traders of the stock, futures, and forex markets. - 2008-01-10

KDOC 32.3 SDTV Launches to Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Television Viewers Bohemia Visual Music, LLC today announces KDOC 32.3 Standard-Definition Television in Los Angeles, California. 18.6 million people. - 2008-01-10

Arthur Middleton Hughes to Present Webinar On How to do Effective Database Marketing Arthur Middleton Hughes, author of seven books and widely regarded as the nation's leading database marketing expert will present an online training session on how to do effective database marketing. Hughes' program will cover current best practices in database marketing including the latest on prospecting databases and how to use email to boost customer retention and cross sales. Specific topics covered will include relationship marketing, calculating lifetime value, customer retention, segmentation, predictive modeling and up-selling and cross-selling strategies. - 2008-01-10

British Airways Takes to the Slopes This Winter Booking a ski trip this winter is now even easier with British Airways' new ski pages providing flexibility to book flights, hotels, car hire and transfers online to 50 of the world's best ski areas. - 2008-01-10

According to yesinsurance.co.uk, UK Should Move Clocks Forward to Cut Winter Road Deaths According to figures released by yesinsurance.co.uk, UK road deaths could be cut by 6% if the UK put clocks forward rather than back each winter. - 2008-01-10

Blended Family Dad Hiking Across America on Behalf of Fathers A south Georgia blended family father of many has a plan to promote the valuable impact fathers make to the family, community and nation. The 49-year-old veteran long distance hiker will use his experience hiking the famed 2,172-mile Appalachian Trail as the basis for a new series of inspirational books called, "My Fathers Voice." This book series is geared toward encouraging fatherless children with the stories and father's advice gathered during his upcoming six-month "Hike4Fathers." - 2008-01-10

Product Development & Management Association Hosts First Event in Charlotte: Systematic Innovation The Product Development & Management Association (PDMA) will hold its first event in Charlotte, Thursday, January 24th. In addition to offering participants valuable networking opportunities, the workshop will discuss innovation strategies through a blend of education and hands-on activities. - 2008-01-10

Moxie TM Showcases Creativity with Brand Development and Design Website New website provides insights, information and creative solutions to marketers. - 2008-01-10

Skincare Research: Facials, a Professional Skin Care Solution Skincare-News.com dispels the commonly held myth that facials are merely a way of pampering. In fact, a facial is an important step in a healthy skin care routine. Here's why. - 2008-01-10

Exosect Underlines Its Ongoing Commitment To Product Development With Two New Appointments Prof. Geoff Randall OBE joins the board of the leading provider of Intelligent Pest Management Solutions, Dr Clare Storm is promoted to Research Manager & Lead Scientist. - 2008-01-10

Solana Productions, Inc. in Palm Springs as Stars Flood Red Carpet For the tenth year in a row, Solana Productions, Inc. was called on to capture the action at the Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala. - 2008-01-10

Sex Offender Treatment Website, FOCUS Treatment Programs Mental Health Services, Inc. providing Sex Offender Treatment Programs for 25 years, launches new website to make services more accessible for offenders and supervision professionals. www.sexoffendertreatmentpalmbeach.com or www.courtorderedtreatment.com . The website details the services offered, including counseling for cybersex addiction , sex offenders, Anger Management and Batterer's Intervention. - 2008-01-10

Tony Sagami Reports in the Latest Money and Markets: China Keeps Winning Tony Sagami takes a closer look at the Chinese marketplace and the continual growth potential for 2008. In this issue of Money and Markets, Mr. Sagami examines three big events in China that will increase growth and demand for resources and supplies. - 2008-01-10

Larry Edelson Takes a Closer Look at Gold and Asia in New Issue of Money and Markets Larry Edelson takes a closer look at the connection between the surging price in Gold and the booming Asian economy. In this issue of Money and Markets, Mr. Edelson examines the differences between the booming Asian marketplace and slumping U.S. real estate. - 2008-01-10

Luke Abolins Crowned 888.com 'PokerProForAYear' Pacific Poker (http://www.pokernews.com/pacific-poker.htm) and PokerNews Ltd (http://www.pokernews.com/) announce the top three winners of the PokerProForAYear Final Table. - 2008-01-10

Pennycents Midweek Columns: Record High Gold Provides "Safe Haven" Gold jumped over $880 an ounce today, edging past the previous record high of $875, set in 1980. The high prices can be attributed to several converging factors, not the least of which is the weak dollar--which has caused more investors to look for a "safe haven" hedge for their investment dollars. Other factors contributing to today's high include high prices for oil and other commodities. And lastly, political instability all around the world, most recently in Pakistan with the death of Benazir Bhutto, always makes investors a little nervous about the stock market, causing a shift towards gold. - 2008-01-10

Author Claire Jensen Announces Her Much Anticipated 2008 Romance Novel, Coffee Who could have known the magical events that would follow after the unearthing of an old, long spouted pot when the garden was dug over for spring? Claire Jensen's new romance tells a sensual story of a woman and her Genie. - 2008-01-10

Lee-McIntyre.com Takes the Art of Internet Marketing to a Whole New Level For the past year Internet marketing expert Lee McIntyre has been teaching people how to make a living on-line. This year, he promises more tips and tricks than ever before. - 2008-01-10

eUKhost Ltd - Best of the Year 2007! Some of the major accomplishments and innovations in the year 2007 at eUKhost Ltd, a leading UK based Web Hosting provider. - 2008-01-10

Reel Life Wisdom Announces 'Ten Smartest Movie Quotes of 2007' Quote from the film 'Dan in Real Life' tops list of ten smartest quotes from the movies of 2007. Top Ten selected from more than 100 nominated quotes from last year's films. - 2008-01-10

Spur Digital Adds Brand Interaction Strategist - Alan Deeter Joins Spur Digital to Drive Client Brand-value Online Spur Digital adds Brand Interaction Strategist, Alan Deeter; formerly Vice President and General Manager for P3M in San Francisco, Deeter brings 17 years of interactive brand strategy experience to Spur Digital. - 2008-01-10

Designworks Helps Launch Phiaton - New Personal Audio Brand - at CES Integrated marketing agency Designworks today announced phase I completion of a cross-media branding program for the launch of Phiaton, a new name in high quality personal audio gear from Cresyn Company, Ltd., one of the world's largest makers of consumer electronics components and products. Phiaton debuted this week at International CES 2008, which plays host the world's leading consumer electronics companies and thousands of attendees from around the world. Selected Phiaton products, which will include headphones, earphones, docking systems and accessories, will begin shipping in March 2008. - 2008-01-10

TransFunds and Roady's Announce Landmark Partnership TransFund$, a division of TransCard, a premier prepaid debit card and fuel card solution provider to the transportation industry, announced today a landmark partnership with Roady's of Plymouth, ID and Myerstown, PA. The Chattanooga-based provider will be offered as a fuel card processor for Roady's merchant chain, and offer the Roady's private label card running on TransFund$ processing system, as a one-card solution which easily manages fuel, cash and checks, and can even be utilized as a payroll card. Through this partnership, in addition to all of the benefits that TransFund$ provides, fleets of all sizes will also be eligible to earn rebates on their fuel purchases in the Roady's truck stop network. Serving as a solution provider for Roady's strengthens the portfolios of both companies. The system architecture provides fleets with 24/7/365 customer service support, convenient online maintenance of accounts and cash flow, and robust reporting that conveniences customers, drivers and administrators alike. - 2008-01-10

CINEMAX HD Is Cablevision's HD Channel Of The Day, As Part Of The Company's Continuing "45 Days in HD, on iO TV(SM)" Countdown Ongoing Salute To Excellence In HD Programming Recognizes Each Of The 45 High-Definition Services iO TV Customers Receive At No Additional Cost - 2008-01-10

dotMobi Advisory Group and Informa Telecoms & Media Join Forces to Host Key Global Industry Events Addressing Challenges and Opportunities of the Mobile Web The dotMobi Advisory Group partners with Informa Telecoms & Media to launch Mobile Web Conference series beginning with Mobile Web USA Event in San Francisco from 21-23 January 2008. - 2008-01-10

Woodbridge Group Closes Trade Supply Group/Water Mill Lumber Deal Woodbridge Group, Inc., a leading mergers and acquisitions firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Water Mill Lumber by Trade Supply Group, Inc. Water Mill Lumber based in Water Mill, NY is one of the largest True-Values in the U.S., offering a vast selection of building supplies. - 2008-01-10

Small Portions, Big Flavor: American's brightest culinary stars put a NEW TWIST on Australian Lamb From Australian lamb sliders with harissa aioli to coconut curried lamb spring rolls with lime yogurt, some of America's brightest culinary stars are featuring succulent, versatile Australian lamb on their bar food and small plate menus. As diners move away from heavy, overpowering dishes, the trend of smaller, tasty bites is running rampant in contemporary restaurants. Simply put, "eating an entree is too many bites of one thing, and it's boring," Tom Colicchio stated in a recent issue of The New York Times (Is the Entree Coming for Extinction). - 2008-01-10

Radio & Records Partners with YANGAROO's DMDS for Digital Delivery: Leading Industry Publication to Market and Promote DMDS to U.S. Radio and Recording Industry YANGAROO, Inc., (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF) the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Radio and Records (R&R), the leading music industry information company in the United States, to market and promote its patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) to the radio and recording industries. - 2008-01-10

CREDITZ® Introduces Digital Promotional Currency Integrated with Mobile and Digital Signage at National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention in NYC CEO America, Inc. (OTC: CEOA.PK) today announced that it will be introducing its fully-integrated promotional currency, micro-payment and loyalty system at the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Annual Convention in New York City, January 13 – 16, 2008. - 2008-01-10

PNY Technologies Teams up with the New Jersey Nets for Its ''Make the Nets World Yours'' Local Fan Sweepstakes: Contest is Part of New Two-Year Partnership Program As the 2008 NBA basketball season shifts into full gear, PNY Technologies, Inc. has partnered with the New Jersey Nets to launch its "Make the Nets World Yours" sweepstakes. Through the contest, one lucky, local fan has a chance to win an all-expense paid trip for two to Miami for the Nets' game vs. the Miami Heat on Friday, February 1. - 2008-01-10

Former NetSuite, SalesLogix Leader Joins Small Business CRM Provider Infusion Software: Software Industry Veteran Adam Ross Joins Infusion as Vice President of Business Development Infusion Software, the leading provider of CRM software for True Small Businesses (TSB), today announced a major step in strengthening and expanding its executive team with the addition of Adam Ross as Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Ross will oversee all aspects of business development including channel partnerships and strategic alliances for Infusion Software. - 2008-01-10

Doris Dimmitt Recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for Advances in Nursing Assistant Training Doris Dimmitt, owner and CEO of Pathways Training Services in Usk, WA, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for advances her company has made in training qualified nursing assistants. - 2008-01-10

Online Multimedia Content, from Music to Podcasts and YouTube, Coming to Windows Mobile Devices through LobsterTunes and TVersity TVersity and Electric Pocket have teamed to make it easier for people to access their multimedia content on Windows Mobile devices. Electric Pocket's LobsterTunes will now enable TVersity users to stream their music--and soon other forms of multimedia--to Windows Mobile devices. - 2008-01-10

LLamasoft Announces Green Supply Chain Modeling Solution LLamasoft Inc., the leading provider of supply chain network design software, today announced the addition of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions modeling and optimization capabilities to its Supply Chain Guru™ solution. - 2008-01-10

Dell and Collexis Collaborate to Launch BioMedExperts, a Premier Online Scientific Social Network Community: BioMedExperts.com Harnesses Power of Online Communities to Promote Scientific Collaboration Dell and Collexis Holdings, Inc., plan to launch Jan. 11 BioMedExperts - an innovative social networking community that will promote collaborative medical research and development. - 2008-01-10

Dasi Solutions / Solidworks Var Expands Into South Bend, Indiana To Better Service Designing Engineers And Manufacturers Within The Michiana Region DASI Solutions' Elkhart /South Bend office will work closely with Indiana's Recreational Vehicle and Manufacturing Industries to provide the latest SolidWorks and COSMOS technologies along with local Training and Technical Support. - 2008-01-10

New Infrared Soldering Station Gives Computer Electronics Technicians More Working Options Computer electronics technicians now get more flexibility and infrared precision with The Tornado Infrared Soldering Station from One-Stop-China.com. - 2008-01-10

Research Recap’s Most-Read Blog Posts Of 2007 Alacra, Inc. service pinpoints top credit, equity, economic and market research . - 2008-01-10

LAPTOP Magazine Announces 2008 Best of CES Award-Winners Awards given to winners in 13 categories. - 2008-01-10

Susan Cowsill Garners Best Female Vocalist Award from OffBeat Magazine Susan Cowsill won Best Female Vocalist honors at OffBeat Magazine's "Best of the Beat Awards" in New Orleans on January 9, 2008. Cowsill competed against iconic singers Marva Wright and Irma Thomas in the vocalist category. OffBeat is a New Orleans monthly music magazine, and "The Best of the Beat Awards" celebrates local music and musicians including R&B, blues, brass bands, jazz, cajun music, zydeco, and rock. - 2008-01-10

ISM International Division, ISM Art & Design, Exceeds Sales Goals for the Fourth Quarter 2007, Looking Forward to Prosperous 2008 ISM International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ISML) (http://www.pinksheets.com/pink/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=isml) today announced that its wholly owned design division, ISM Art & Design, (http://www.ismdecors.com/) has exceeded its sales targets for 2007. ISM Art & Design surpassed its sales objectives for the fourth quarter. Final sales for 2007 reached $891,500 representing a substantial increase over the $850,000 projected earlier in the year. Year over year sales for all of 2007 are up 13%. - 2008-01-10

Medical Careers Institute Announces January 2008 Medical Career Education Expos Medical Careers Institute, the School of Health Science at ECPI College of Technology, is pleased to announce a Medical Career Education Expo. Campuses in Northern Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina will be participating in this exciting event. Visitors will be able to explore in-demand careers in the health sciences field. - 2008-01-10

scanR Introduces Paid Services and Color Document Scanning Use your camera phone to make color copies and color scans with www.scanr.com. - 2008-01-10

Ohio Consumers’ Counsel Opposes FirstEnergy Distribution Rate Increases; Many Customers’ Rates Should go Down A proposed distribution rate increase for FirstEnergy’s residential customers is unreasonable, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) says in extensive testimony to be filed today at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). - 2008-01-10

2008 Flavor Trends Includes Best of the Past: Handcrafted, Soul Satisfying Foods from All Global Corners Predicted for Restaurant Menus Everything old is new again. That certainly holds true when examining culinary flavor trends found on the front burners of American restaurants. From farmer market cuisine, to cured and pickled foods, to global street fare, American's chefs are turning to the past's simplicity for today's flavor inspiration. That's what a team of menu development experts found when researching flavor trends that will shape Americans' experiences at restaurant tables in the years to come. - 2008-01-10

'Intent' Overtakes Transformers 2 and Spider-Man 4 Independent feature film, Intent, highest ranked film in development. - 2008-01-10

The Prem Rawat Foundation Funds Healthy Meals at Houston's Kid's Café The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) has made a grant to the Houston Food Bank (HFB) to provide more than 80,000 meals this coming year, and nutritional training to poor at-risk youngsters who take part in the food bank's Kids Café program. This is TPRF's second collaboration with HFB. They first worked together to bring food and shelter to people displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. - 2008-01-10

New York's Butcher Launches Web Site - Now Consumers Can Buy Industry's Best Meats at DeBragga.com DeBragga and Spitler, supplier of the world's finest quality meats to New York's top chefs, launched a web site in December 2007 - www.DeBragga.com - to make its beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry and specialty products available to consumers for the first time in almost a century of doing business. - 2008-01-10

Dixon Powhatan Opens New Manufacturing Facility, Adds to Fire Industry Product Line Offering It has been just over one year since the Powhatan line of fire protection products was acquired by Dixon from Kidde Fire Fighting. In that short time, the operation has opened a completely new manufacturing facility, as well as expanded its product line offerings to the fire protection market. - 2008-01-10

BASF Chemistry Optimizes Performance of Mainstream GreenHome™ BASF demonstrates once more that innovative chemistry is the underpinning of sustainable homebuilding, providing materials and technical support for the National Homebuilder Mainstream GreenHome™ -- a demonstration home created to provide a lesson plan for mainstream sustainable building. The project is being led by Cherokee, the leading investor in the sustainable redevelopment of brownfields. - 2008-01-10

New On-Line Plus Size Woman’s Apparel Boutique Launches Site with Search for the Authentic Woman Model Search Black Cat Plus (www.Blackcatplus.com) has launched its new on-line contemporary clothing boutique for women who wear sizes 12-24 and announces its Search for the Authentic Woman Model Search Contest. http://stores.blackcatplus.com/Service.bok - 2008-01-10

HealthEquity CEO Stephen Neeleman Among Utah Business Magazine's 40 Under 40 Dr. Stephen Neeleman, CEO and founder of HealthEquity, Inc., was named as an industry standout and a "rising star" by Utah Business Magazine in their annual "40 under 40" list: a compilation of Utah's young gurus who are guiding industry trends. - 2008-01-10

Coby Electronics Announces New and Expanded Digital Content Alliances Coby Electronics today announced new and expanded strategic Digital Content alliances with eMusic®, Napster® (Nasdaq: NAPS), Podcast Ready®, and Woozyfly®. - 2008-01-10