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Special 150th Anniversary Award for SIM in Singapore A special 150th Anniversary Award was presented to SIM (the Singapore Institute of Management) by Sir Graeme Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. - 2008-04-09

NEFE, Colleges Educating Students on Personal Finance New Online Resource Offers Relevant Information - 2008-04-09

Two Community Colleges Win National "Excellence Award" Recognized for leadership in serving students of all ages and backgrounds. - 2008-04-09

VIA Networks Launches Intelligent Platforms Solution New Solutions Provide Customers with Platform-as-a-Service Options for Managed Services - 2008-04-09

APWagner.com Announces Winners for North America's Oldest Appliance Contest APWagner.com, an appliance parts website, announces the winners for North America's Oldest Appliance Contest. - 2008-04-09

Webinar Addresses Best Practices in Talent Acquisition Systems and Performance Management nowHIRE.com and Halogen sponsor webinar featuring Impact Achievement Group’s Dr. Julie White - 2008-04-09

Jobfox Receives “Official Honoree” Distinction in Employment Category for the 12th Annual Webby Awards Jobfox, a site that matches job seekers with employers, is honored by the 12th Annual Webby Awards. - 2008-04-09

Arbita & Appendant Marketing Group Sign Letter of Intent Arbita to purchase selected assets of Appendant Marketing Group, LLC. - 2008-04-09

FreeTotalCompStatements.com Announces Over 400 Clients, Covering 300,000 Employees Retail, manufacturing and other industries propel milestone only 16 months after release of free software. - 2008-04-09

Dayak is a New Recruiting Marketplace that Saves Employers Money, Fills Jobs Faster New site allows employers to set their own finders fee for a successful hire, and helps recruiters make more money. - 2008-04-09

Careertours Received "Official Honoree" Distinction for the 12th Annual Webby Awards: CareerTours Recognized by "Oscars of the Internet" The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, today recognized CareerTours as an Official Honoree, a distinction that recognizes work exhibiting remarkable achievement. - 2008-04-09

Learn How to Meet Information Challenges With 2D Bar Codes in 2D Revolution, a Free Podcast from Intermec Intermec (NYSE:IN) offers listeners a thorough overview of the benefits and obstacles companies face when incorporating 2D symbologies into their operations during 2D Revolution, the fifth in a series of data capture and supply chain management podcasts from Intermec. - 2008-04-09

Move Over Poetin: Dutch Guy Claims the North Pole and Sells Pieces of His Claim to the Public 5 countries claimed the North Pole. Now there are 6 claims. Dutch guy claims as first person in the world the North Pole and began to sell pieces of his claim to the Dutch public via his website. - 2008-04-09

New File Translation Layer Allows Embedded System to Store FAT32-formatted Files on NAND Flash Memory Quadros Systems, Inc., a leading provider of real-time operating systems (RTOS) announced the release of RTXCftl File Translation Software. - 2008-04-09

Inaugural What's Next Boomer Business Summit Leadership Awards Recipients Recognized for Service, Innovation and Technology Excellence Boomer Business Summit Leadership Award Winners Recognized - 2008-04-09

Global Traveler Circulation Reaches 100,000 Recent partnerships, including a groundbreaking deal with IHG, boost the Global Traveler's circulation to 100,000+ - 2008-04-09

DC-Area Executive Exposes Monsters Lurking Behind Workaholism and Woes Gina McCabe, author of the new memoir What If I Tell, admits that once she reached success in business and life, she was unable to enjoy her accomplishments with childhood monsters always at her back. Now intent on helping others suffering with deeply buried secrets, McCabe is hosting a booth at the International Race to Stop the Silence, a 10K race and 5K pledge walk, on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 8:30am in Anacostia Park, Washington, DC. - 2008-04-09

Web-Articles.info Relaunched with a New Set of Features One of the Internet largest article portal now provides fresh content for other websites. The website owner Tupin announced that they implemented two methods of content placement. - 2008-04-09

Normal "Senior Moments," Or Alzheimer's Disease? Are you concerned about your memory? Johns Hopkins Health Alerts compares the symptoms of normal memory loss as a result of aging, with memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease or more serious dementia. Learn how to distinguish between memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, or Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Also learn two of the other main causes for memory loss. - 2008-04-09

Top 10 Search Engine Rankings go Local Down in Acapulco - Servicewrap Re-Defines Country Cross-Selling SEO To have a top 10 search engine ranking in Yahoo USA is not the same as to be ranking top 10 in Yahoo UK - http://www.servicewrap.net re-defines the ability to get your website seen across the world. - 2008-04-09

DiscountASP.NET Attains Security Solutions Competency in Microsoft Partner Program DiscountASP.NET further distinguishes itself by earning a Microsoft Competency in Security Solutions. - 2008-04-09

Whooligan Introduces Web 2.0² with Beta Site Launch Whooligan has combined the viral power of an interconnected content network with the global passion for soccer, to create a "social soccer portal." The company calls its new approach of leveraging social media to create a tangible existence on and off the internet, the Web 2.0 squared. - 2008-04-09

GotEngines.com Launches: A Next Generation Replacement Engines Store, Specializing in New and Used Engines Announcing the launch of GotEngines.com, an online replacement engines store, selling refurbished and used engines at discount prices, for all makes and models, including domestic and foreign cars. - 2008-04-09

PreVisor Raises the Bar for Online Employment Assessments with PreView™ Technology Research and development of computer adaptive testing methods sets new standard for talent management best practices. - 2008-04-09

DRI-STEEM Adds Web-Enabled Controller, New Models to GTS® Gas Humidifier Line DRI-STEEM® announces their new Web-enabled controller, Vapor-logic®4, standard on all GTS gas-to-steam humidifiers. The GTS humidifier line also expands to include two new models. - 2008-04-09

Bay Area Video Coalition Announces Participants of 2008 Producers Institute for New Media Technologies Nine documentary filmmaking teams have been chosen to prototype innovative interactive, mobile, multimedia, and game projects to engage and build audiences for their social issue storytelling during the 2008 Producers Institute for New Media Technologies taking place May 30 - June 8 at the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC). - 2008-04-09

InteQ® Announces ITIL® Version 3 Web-based and Classroom Training Online training in ITIL Version 3 prepares IT executives and professionals for certification in the newly revised compliance standard. - 2008-04-09

Karen M. Lynch Launches New Breast Cancer Blog Called The Pink Ribbon Review Two time breast cancer survivor and survivor speaker launches new blog dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness called the Pink Ribbon Review -- written for all men and women touched by breast cancer who want to raise their awareness and increase their knowledge of breast cancer related information. - 2008-04-09

Neck Pain Patients Prefer Acupuncture to Injections Patient survey shows neck pain sufferers more satisfied with acupuncture than with spinal injections. - 2008-04-09

Heritage Microfilm Announces Vote for Your Favorite Librarian Contest Heritage Microfilm, in celebration of National Library Week and National Library Worker's Day, announces the "Vote for Your Favorite Librarian" contest. - 2008-04-09

Bourbon Lovers Everywhere Toss the Muddler -- Havana Beverages Introduces the Easy Mint Julep -- Only two ingredients needed for classic American cocktail -- - 2008-04-09

New Online Company, Izzyprints, Puts Customer Needs Above Company Profits Izzyprints.com allows the average home computer user to easily personalize party invitations & birth announcements and have them printed on high quality card stock. Izzyprints offers original, unique designs at highly competitive prices. - 2008-04-09

Sheila Daly Named Vice President of Services for Softrax Revenue Manager Solutions Newest Executive Team Member Brings Global Implementation Experience for Fortune 2000 Customers - 2008-04-09

Mobispine Partners with SmartTrust to Drive Global Adoption Mobispine AB (MOBS) a provider of Client Applications for the Mobile Internet and SmartTrust, a global leader of SIM software technology and SIM management, today announced a partnership and distribution agreement which will allow SmartTrust to distribute Mobispine's application via the installed base of 600 million global SmartTrust WIBTM browsers. This agreement will also allow Mobispine to reach 200 operators via SmartTrust's extensive global network and provide access to SmartTrust's worldwide sales force. The agreement will enable Mobispine to broaden its global reach and further drive expansion and adoption. - 2008-04-09

Chillessence, Supplier of Organic, Natural Bodycare Products and Accessories, Supports Green, Healthy Living The Chillessence™ website, www.chillessence.com, is a source for green products and information. In answer to growing consumer concerns about dangers to the body and the planet from every day, seemingly harmless items like shampoo and plastic bottles, Chillessence, an organic, natural body care products and accessories company, is launching two new product lines: be great™, a natural, organic line of body lotions and soaps, as well as natural jewelry collections inspired by sustainable resources on our planet. The company takes an investigative approach to each and every ingredient used in their product lines and openly shares this information with customers, pledging that the ingredients listed on the product labels are the only ones used in the products. Through its website, Chillessence is also an information resource for anyone looking to live a greener, healthier life. Chillessence believes that eco-friendly living can also be beautiful and encourages customers to be great to themselves and to the planet. - 2008-04-09

Pro Mujer Peru Makes Low Cost Life Insurance Available to 43,000 Poor Women Entrepreneurs For First Time These Poor Families in Peru have Access to Life Insurance - 2008-04-09

Physical Activity Is Natural Pain Reliever for Arthritis Physical activity is actually a natural pain reliever for most people suffering from arthritis. A recent study concluded that regular exercise is an effective course in significantly improving and managing arthritis pain. - 2008-04-09

Budapest to Krakow Bicycle Tour Connects Three Countries, Multiple Cultures; "Amber Trail" Tour Crosses Hungary, Slovakia and Poland For centuries, merchants traveled along the Amber Trail from the Baltic to the Adriatic exchanging goods, ideas and cultures. Now, cyclists can get a taste of life along the ancient trade route on the bicycle tour "Budapest to Krakow on the Amber Trail." The tour covers nearly 200 miles of the new Amber Trail Greenways heritage route as it passes through Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. The tour is operated by Czech tour operator Topbicycle and offered in North America through BikeToursDirect (www.biketoursdirect.com, 877-462-2423). - 2008-04-09

Well Known Internet Talk Show Host Bares All for Charity Jack Sass, host of "Jack Sass Radio" at www.jacksassradio.com, has decided to help boost listenership, and hopefully generate a large contribution to charity…by losing cloths and donning a scrub brush! - 2008-04-09

2008 eLearning Symposium Adds Sponsors and Speakers The 2008 eLearning Symposium will deliver prescriptive approaches to providing distance learning using proven methods from industry experts. The broad range of sessions will cover commercial tools such as Articulate, Adobe Captivate and Lectora and include Open Source Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Moodle, Claroline, and Open University Support System (OpenUSS). The event has registered attendees from diverse industries, corporations, educational institutions and government agencies. - 2008-04-09

New Company in Aurora Illinois Helps People in Foreclosure Walk Away It's a growing trend, and here in Illinois, the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act enacted in January 2007 may be fueling the fire. The founders of a new company, Escape the Bank LLC, used to help people in foreclosure stay in their homes. Since the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act was put into effect, and homes prices plunged, this option is no longer available to struggling homeowners. Now, the only option for people that are upside down may be to walk away. - 2008-04-09

Lantheus Medical Imaging Chooses TrialStat as its Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Vendor for Post-Market Surveillance Study ClinicalAnalytics 4.0's accessibility and ease of use top reasons for selection. - 2008-04-09

National Campaign Will Connect Millions of Americans to Technology, Combat Poverty Two-year campaign expands technology access, youth-led training, and public-purpose media. - 2008-04-09

InCharge® Education Foundation Approved to Offer "Pre-Filing Bankruptcy Counseling" Financial education leader now offers both pre- and post-filing debtor education - 2008-04-09

Museum Issues Call to Baseball Fans Across The Country: Be A Part of New Exhibit -- Baseball Stories Bring Together Fans, Players, Senators and Sportswriters Beginning May 1, the Museum of Science, Boston, one of the world's largest science centers and New England's most-attended cultural institution will offer baseball fans from around the country the opportunity to be featured during the Boston run of the traveling exhibition Baseball As America, from June 15 through September 1, 2008. The exhibition features more than 500 artifacts and highlights baseball's influence on American culture. To complement the exhibition's Boston run, the Museum of Science has created a number of interactive exhibits to examine the role science plays in the game as well as how technology influences baseball over time. - 2008-04-09

Seven New "Living Legends" Honored On April 12 To Commemorate Launch Of "Library Of Congress Experience"; Public Enters Through Ornate Bronze Doors First Time Since 1990 The Library of Congress will honor seven new "Living Legends" as part of its public celebration on Saturday, April 12, at the Thomas Jefferson Building to commemorate launch of the "Library of Congress Experience." - 2008-04-09

New Online PDP-Planner Tool Provides a Glimpse into 2009 Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans Medicare-PartD.com released their online 2009 PDP-Planner based on the 2009 CMS standard Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. PDP-Planner is designed to help Medicare beneficiaries and advocates estimate next year's cost of prescription drug plan coverage. PDP-Planner also provides a visual summary of monthly costs in the various phases of standard Part D plan coverage. - 2008-04-09

NetClarity Releases Agent-less Patented NACwall (Network Access Control wall) Appliances Version 6.1 of EasyNAC Micro Appliances Hits the Streets Today, Securing Wired and Wireless Networks and Filling in the Gaps in Firewalls - 2008-04-09

First Student New Orleans Moves into New Facility The First Student school bus operation in New Orleans has come back from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina and has moved into a new facility. First Student now operates more than 400 school bus routes in New Orleans, up from just 30 following Katrina. - 2008-04-09

Adhesives Manufacturer Franklin International Launches Guangzhou Operation to Better Serve China's Wood Assembly, Construction Markets Franklin International to produce major industrial glues and construction adhesives at a new 8,900-square-meter facility, which opens April 9 in Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development District. - 2008-04-09

Fifty Year Battle between Rock Music's Most Popular Guitars Highlighted in New Documentary The newly released "Solidbodies, The 50 Year Guitar War" focuses on the competitive influences that have made the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul the guitars heard on more popular recordings than any others instruments during the rock era. - 2008-04-09

Kamino International Logistics Strengthens Its Supply Chain Solutions to Its 3PL Customers with SPS Commerce's Outsourced EDI Outsourced EDI Services Delivers Improved Supply Chain Visibility to Suppliers and a Competitive Advantage to Kamino - 2008-04-09

Web Marketing Association Needs Internet Experts To Judge WebAwards 12th Annual Web Site Awards to Recognize Outstanding Internet Achievement in 96 Industry Categories and Needs Online Professionals to Judge Entries. - 2008-04-09

2008 World's Most Ethical Companies to Be Announced in June Ethisphere Institute is Now Accepting Applications - 2008-04-09

White Paper Offers Physician's Perspective on Rural Medicine--Almost 2,000 Physicians Responded to LocumTenens.com Survey "Practicing Medicine in Rural America," a LocumTenens.com white paper now available through HealthLeaders Media (http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/archive/WHP/Whitepapers.html) offers the physician's perspective in the context of other rural health care data. The publication highlights a late-2007 physician survey of the same name to which 1,965 U.S. physicians responded. It validate how the lifestyle concerns of today's physician exacerbate the U.S. physician shortage for communities of 50,000 people or fewer. - 2008-04-09

Nearly 150,000 Senior Marketing Jobs Now Available Through RiseSmart's Human-Powered "Job Concierge" Service "The best part," RiseSmart CEO Sanjay Sathe says, "is that our members don't have to spend their time searching through all these jobs, because our RiseSmart Concierge team does it for them." - 2008-04-09

Certified Security Solutions Helps Organizations Architect and Deploy Information Rights Management Services with a Solution Pack for Microsoft Windows RMS Certified Security Solutions, Inc. (CSS), a leading provider of information security consulting services, released another solution pack - a fixed-price rights management application-integration solution for Windows Rights Management Services (RMS). RMS helps safeguard sensitive information from unauthorized use. - 2008-04-09

Airport Parking and Hotels Highlights Changes to Hand Luggage at Gatwick on APH.com Airport Parking and Hotels has updated the comprehensive list of hand baggage restrictions on its website as many of the airlines announces changes to its hand luggage restrictions due to restrictions being lifted at Gatwick. The recent changes to the baggage security rules mean that London Gatwick now joins the list of 22 major UK airports which now allow travellers to carry up to two items of hand luggage per person on board the plane. - 2008-04-09

VoIP Supply Improves Campus Connectivity At Alderson-Broaddus College College makes VoIP phone system purchase as a way to improve campus wide communication, especially for emergency situations. The college was inspired while creating not only an upgraded communications plan, but looked at its emergency plans as well. VoIP would allow for a quicker and more thorough communication throughout the campus. - 2008-04-09

Kosmix Selects HealthPricer to Power Health Product MarketPlace on www.RightHealth.com Kosmix signs agreement with HealthPricer to syndicate its MarketPlace on Righthealth.com. - 2008-04-09

Phoenix Based Classy Closets Announces Launch of Completely Redesigned Website in Honor of 25th Anniversary of Creating Stunning Custom Closet and Storage Solutions Phoenix Arizona based Classy Closets today announced the launch of a completely re-designed website in honor of their 25th anniversary of creating stunning custom closet and storage solutions. - 2008-04-09

Global Broadcast Customers Cite MAXON CINEMA 4D as Key Ingredient for Success Seamless Integration into Existing Pipelines Streamlines Workflow, Maximizes Efficiency - 2008-04-09

KEEN Inc. Announces STAND Winners, Gives $150,000 in Award Money Sustainability-focused Contest Fostered Vision & Enables Action KEEN Inc., a leader in hybrid outdoor performance products including footwear, socks and bags, today announced the winners of its sustainability contest: STAND. - 2008-04-09

New York Chiropractor Announces Certification in the Graston Technique, the Latest in Pain Relief Therapy New York Chiropractor, Dr. Steven Shoshany of NYC Chiropractic and Spinal Decompression, is proud to announce his certification in the Graston Technique, an innovative pain relief therapy originally developed for professional athletes. Dr. Steven Shoshany brings this technique to his Manhattan practice, where he specializes in providing gentle, safe, and effective chiropractic treatment for a wide variety of conditions. - 2008-04-09

VPAD Premieres at DeafNation Expo Pomona WiFi-enabled videophone developed for deaf and hard of hearing people to be available for sale for the first time at trade show for deaf and hard of hearing consumers. - 2008-04-09

Millenia Wall Solutions Introduces a New Material for Retaining Walls that Expresses the True Tones and Nuances of Natural Stone With the most fundamental innovation in retaining wall construction since the 1980s, Millenia advances a new alternative that offers unsurpassed beauty. - 2008-04-09

Leading Technology Providers Team to Deliver World Class Order-to-Delivery Functionality For the Maritime Industry New partnership integrates ShipServ TradeNet with SCHENKERmarineparts. - 2008-04-09

ProfEssays Masters New Term Paper Formats Due to great number of customers' demands, ProfEssays, a US-based professional custom essay and term paper writing service, acquires new citation styles which are now available for its customers. - 2008-04-09

BonusWhores Now in Spanish BonusWhores.com moves forward with a total site re-launch. The online poker bonus hub is now equipped with new bonus codes, rakeback offers and forum topics available in seven languages including Spanish. - 2008-04-09

Center for Women's Services Offers New Ally In Fight Against Breast Cancer In Adams and Weld counties, breast cancer will affect an estimated 2,000 women during the next year, statistics show. Today, the Center for Women's Services at North Suburban Medical Center advanced the fight against this pervasive disease by installing front-line digital mammography technology for its patients. - 2008-04-09

Whistler Wellness Week May 31 - June 7, 2008 Whistler Wellness Week - North America's Premiere Wellness Event will take place from May 31 - June 7, 2008 and includes a variety of seminars and innovative workshops. ResortQuest Whistler provides a variety of vacation specials for travelers looking for Whistler accommodations. - 2008-04-09

eImprovement.com, LLC Assures Satisfaction With Assurz Top Home Improvement Retailer Heightens Customer Service with Assurz 100% Satisfaction Guarantee - 2008-04-09

JAMA Commentary Looks at Data-Sharing in Clinical Trials for Heart Disease: Discussion of When and How to Share Data, and When to Suspend a Study How and when to share clinical trial data for heart studies -- including when to suspend a study -- is vitally important to physician-scientists and regulators as an increasing number clinical trials evaluate new treatments. This issue is explored in the April 9 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in a commentary article authored by Dr. Jeffrey S. Borer of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Drs. David J. Gordon and Nancy L. Geller -- both of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). - 2008-04-09

OMAX® to Showcase Newest Innovations at EASTEC 2008 OMAX Corporation's 60120 JetMachining® Center will be on display at EASTEC 2008. The industry leader in high-pressure waterjet machining centers will be located in booth #1029 from May 20 - 22, 2008 at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds in West Springfield, Massachusetts. - 2008-04-09

GenealogyBank Digitizes Over Three Million Newspaper Articles and Obituaries - Over 224 Million Records Now Available for Family History Research GenealogyBank, a leading resource for family history information announced today the recent addition of over three million digitized historical newspaper articles and modern obituaries to its online archive which now includes over 224 million records. - 2008-04-09

Bamboo Flooring a Matter of Choice with BuildDirect BuildDirect offers more style and selection with their Yanchi Bamboo Flooring. - 2008-04-09

Waterside Interiors, Inc. Launches Online Home Decor Store - WatersideInteriorsHome.com Waterside Interiors, Inc. and BizAtomic have launched a new online home decor store for waterside and general residential and commercial property - www.WatersideInteriorsHome.com. Over 1000 products are available at reasonable rates. - 2008-04-09

International Women's Retreat Seeks To Help Women Awaken To Their Life's Purpose Inspired by Oprah's new book club selection "A New Earth", A Woman's Journey to Wholeness Retreats reaches out to women around the world and encourages a deeper relationship with self and others. - 2008-04-09

Soffront Receives 2008 CRM Excellence Award from Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine Soffront CRM Singled Out for Helping Clients Improve CRM - 2008-04-09

Corporate Entertaining Has 'Suite' New Look Sports Shares' Fractional Suite Membership Club provides big corporate image without the large cost. - 2008-04-09

New iolo Website Offers Quicker Route to Most-Sought Info Faster navigation and new, streamlined home page reflect iolo's "speed & performance" message, enhance user experience - 2008-04-09

Oggs.com Reveals Lara's Tomb Raider 2 Secret of The Sword Oggs.com, an eCOGRA recognised independent online casino reviews website became one of the first slot review sites to report the release of Microgaming's highly anticipated new slot "Tomb Raider 2 - Secret Of The Sword" this week. The online review of the new generation video slot featuring high-tech graphics, awesome sound and several bonus features is also accompanied with many of the online casinos lining up to offer their members the new slot at launch. Oggs says 'It looks set to be one of, if the not THE, most important slot release of 2008'. - 2008-04-09

KD Beds Open New Showroom In Wetherby Store Online bed superstore KD Beds are opening a brand new 10,000 sq ft showroom at the end of April 2008. The showroom will be situated within the company's KD Carpets Wetherby store which already sells a large range of carpets and other flooring products. - 2008-04-09

Wadja Launches SPAM Free Privacy on Social Messaging Platform Wadja.com (http://www.wadja.com) today launches a new set of privacy and message customization settings that provides users with complete control of their account information and openness inside and outside the Wadja community. Now, all wadja users have full control over their privacy options whether accessing the service from their notebook or mobile phone. - 2008-04-09

HealthForumOnline Reaches Milestone, Now Offers Over 50 Online CE Courses HealthForumOnline (HFO), a mental health continuing education provider, now offers over 50 courses focusing exclusively on health psychology and behavioral medicine. The group's courses are useful for psychologists, counselors, social workers, nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals, and are easily accessible online anytime. HFO is approved as a continuing education provider by several professional organizations. - 2008-04-09

San Francisco Women Gain Financial Savvy through Education and Empowerment from Money Wi$e Women and LifeMoxie! Recognizing the need to educate women on financial issues, Money Wi$e Women and LifeMoxie! partner to present the No Sales Pitch Approach to Learning About Your Money Conference on April 12, 2008 at the San Francisco University Downtown Campus. Attendees will receive tools and resources that they can immediately implement to take control of their financial futures. As a Silver Sponsor of this conference, Ladies Who Launch Incubator Leader Alison Covarrubias is facilitating the breakout session Building a Financially Healthy Business. In addition to this topic, women have the opportunity to learn about mortgages, credit issues, investing, estate and retirement planning, and networking. - 2008-04-09

Trendfield Holdings Ltd, Venture into Transport and Logistics in Niger, West Africa Due to the continuing growth of the mining sector in Niger, and the demand for a more efficient transportation and logistics company, THL Development Ltd, a subsidiary of Trendfield Holdings Ltd, decided to invest in the transportation industry in Niger. - 2008-04-09

Injectable Smile Boost from Courthouse Clinics Court house clinics are pro smile! They are now announcing a new anti-aging treatment that is specifically designed to improve your smile. Smile boost is a cosmetic treatment targeted the down turning of the month that naturally occurs as we age. - 2008-04-09

ESalesGuru Ventures Announces Launch of Boutique Training and Job Center for Rapidly Growing Virtual Assistant Industry Co-founder and Managing Director, Craig Cannings confirmed the upcoming launch of VAClassroom.com, a specialized Virtual Assistant training and job center designed to equip new and existing VAs with the skills and knowledge Internet businesses are seeking today. - 2008-04-09

Coach's Corner To Partner With WorthPoint Coach's Corner Sports Auction partners with WorthPoint, a social network and search engine for collectors. - 2008-04-09

Henley-Putnam University Enhances its Mentoring Program Henley-Putnam University (www.henley-putnam.edu), a premier university for online higher education in the field of Strategic Security, is pleased to announce enhancements to its mentoring program. The new comprehensive assessment survey helps to make sure that mentors are matched with the right students, based on a student's needs, interests, and career aspirations. It also helps to ensure that mentors can have the greatest amount of impact in working with students. - 2008-04-09

Bigfoot Networks Introduces Hardware Bandwidth Control for Killer NIC; New Feature Lets Users Fine-Tune Their Network Performance for Online Gaming Bigfoot Networks introduces Hardware Bandwidth Control for the Killer NIC. The new feature lets users fine-tune their network performance for online gaming. It also represents the first time that a feature as powerful as hardware bandwidth control has been offered on a network card or at a price point for consumers. Killer NIC with Hardware Bandwidth Control provides the highest performance for PC enthusiasts that want to maximize their gaming performance. - 2008-04-09

Axflow Supplies Argent Energy with Waukesha Pumps for Biodiesel Processing At Argent Energy's plant in Scotland, AxFlow UK has introduced Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Universal II Series pumps for handling biodiesel processing. - 2008-04-09

General Dynamics Canada Selects Presagis Tools and Services for CP-140 Aurora Modernization Quality of service and standards-based solutions key to training success. - 2008-04-09

Hiring Managers - Finding Quality Job Candidates Just Got Easier JTL Services, Inc., a leading job recruiting company with offices in Connecticut and North Carolina, has just launched a service to help its clients find top quality candidates. - 2008-04-09

groupSPARK to Attend Microsoft Hosting Summit 2008 Hosting industry executives will come together with Microsoft at this invitation only event to help shape the future of the hosting industry. - 2008-04-09

Love Electra Donates Thousands of Products to the 2008 GLAAD Media Awards Event The dilemma faced by members of the LGBT, as well as other communities, has always inspired many of the creative products that bear Love Electra's designs and GLAAD Media Awards message of inclusion and acceptance is precisely the one that Love Electra propagates daily with its commitment to love and positivity. - 2008-04-09

Nail Art Diva's Salon-Style Home Kit Now Available with Vibrant Spring Themes Company announces new multi-colored nail designs to bring additional sparkle to girls this spring. - 2008-04-09

Radio 92.9 EarthFest Partners with OurStage.com to Select Local Performers EarthFest Fans to Decide Which Bands Make it to the Stage: Radio 92.9 and OurStage.com announce a new online competition to find local Massachusetts acts to perform at the 15th annual EarthFest on May 24, 2008 at the Hatch Shell in Boston. - 2008-04-09

Online Nursing Programs Serve Escalating Demand for Nurses eLearners.com Offers Guide to Online Nursing Degrees: Online education is proving to be part of the healing process for the accelerating nursing shortage, according to recent information from eLearners.com, a web resource of EducationDynamics that connects prospective students with online learning providers. According to eLeaners.com, nursing subjects are the second most searched programs on the site behind business degrees among the more than one million unique visitors to the site each month. - 2008-04-09

Baby On The Way? Join North Suburban's New Club For New Parents North Suburban Medical Center has bundled expert medical care and expert medical guidance, to help meet new parents' expectations (even if they don't know what they are …just yet). - 2008-04-09

16 Seram (Moluccan) Cockatoos and 4 Purple-Naped Lories Released Back to the Wild on Seram Island, Eastern Indonesia The illegal wild bird trade remains rampant in Indonesia, and includes a number of parrot species; populations of some of these are considered vulnerable to future extinction. Enforcement of laws protecting parrots is critical, and such interdiction has recently been stepped up in Central Maluku by officers of BKSDA (Conservation and Natural Resources) and the Department of Forestry. However, the problem then remains as to the disposition of birds captured by government authorities. Some of these birds cannot be returned to the wild for various reasons, but a select sub-population can be released if they meet criteria set forth by IUCN (the World Conservation Union) and CITES (Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species). The Indonesian Parrot Project has now carried out three such parrot releases. - 2008-04-09

West Philadelphia Eye Associates to Utilize Retasure Services Digital Healthcare, a Wake Forest, NC company specializing in sight-saving retinal risk assessment, announced today that West Philadelphia Eye Associates has selected Retasure to provide retinal imaging risk assessment and will also serve as a Retasure reading center. West Philadelphia Eye Associates is a multi-cultural community based ophthalmic practice located in Philadelphia, PA. The practice providers are partnering with area primary care facilities to provide Retasure assessments within the individual practices. The West Philadelphia Eye physicians will grade the assessments for these patients as well as for other regional Retasure practices. - 2008-04-09

Chesapeake Bay Gift Baskets Expands Signature Line of Gifts and Donates a Portion of Profits to Save the Bay Chesapeake Bay Gift Baskets, Inc. has expanded its popular line of gift baskets incorporating gourmet ingredients from the Chesapeake Bay. For each purchase of these "Bay Bounty" gift baskets, they donate a percentage of profits to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. - 2008-04-09

HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical Sales Training Series to be Broadcast Live on Internet TV www.ContractorSelling.com has announced that they will broadcast the next three "Total Immersion Sales Summit's" LIVE via streaming internet TV via the internet. The week-long HVAC, plumbing and electrical sales training sessions will be held starting April 20th, May 11th and also on May 18th of this year. The Total Immersion Sales Summit's feature some of the most radical "outside the box" methods of creating desire in the customers of plumbers, electricians and HVAC techs & sales people that have ever been seen and have created the best results bar none. - 2008-04-09

Plastic Cards: No More Trips Back to Hotel Front Desk One of America's largest producers of plastic cards known for its high-end, durable plastic card printing, including gift cards, loyalty cards, membership cards, VIP cards, hotel cards, offers tips for travelers this summer who's plans include a hotel stay. - 2008-04-09

Pathfinder's Brian Dillard Selected to Speak at Web 2.0 Expo Pathfinder Development, a leading user experience design and software development firm, is pleased to announce that Brian Dillard, Pathfinder's Rich Internet Application (RIA) Evangelist, has been invited to present at O'Reilly's Web 2.0 Expo which is taking place April 22-25, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. - 2008-04-09

BlueLens Franchise Group Unveils New Website BlueLens Franchise Group, a division of eWayDirect, a leader in the email and search marketing industries, announces a new website offering franchise opportunities for interested direct-marketing professionals. - 2008-04-09

Cherry Bowl Drive-In: A Step Back into the Fabulous 50's Drive-In Celebrates 55 years of Family Entertainment The Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre celebrates their 55th year of providing family-friendly entertainment in Northern Michigan. Double features start at dusk, but come early for homemade food, shopping and entertainment. Open Fridays & Saturdays in May and September and daily all summer long. (231) 325-3413, www.cherrybowldrivein.com - 2008-04-09

Element Supports DIRECPATH Implementation Of CSG Systems' TechNet Using CSG Systems' TechNet, Element Customer Care now has direct visibility from our call center into DIRECPATH technicians' activities and their jobs. DIRECPATH is the first of Element's clients to implement TechNet, a new program that creates real time visibility between techinicians and the call center. Element provides billing services, tech support and a customer service call center for cable, broadband and telecommunications operators using CSG Systems software solutions. - 2008-04-09

John Robert Powers Acting School Success Story Local Acting Student From John Robert Powers School in Long Island New York Lands Co-Starring Role in Major Hollywood Film - 2008-04-09

Ready Solar Announces Mass Production of Solar In a Box: Industry's First Standardized Pre-Assembled Solar Electric Appliance Ready Solar® designs and manufactures the Solar in a Box® line of prefab, modular solar electric systems built for easy and attractive installation. Ready Solar is actively seeking installation partners. Training Event: Solar 2008 San Diego on May 5. - 2008-04-09

Velocity Appoints Rob Weening as Chief Financial Officer Velocity is excited to announce the appointment of Rob Weening as its Chief Financial Officer. Weening, former V.P. of Financial Planning and Analysis at C-BASS, will lead the finance and accounting areas for Velocity Commercial Capital. - 2008-04-09

Exclusive Exhibition 'The Figure Revealed' Celebrates the Human Form "The Figure Revealed: Contemporary American Figurative Paintings and Drawings," the first major survey of contemporary American realist figurative art by a Midwest museum in more than 10 years, opens at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts on Saturday, May 3, and continues through June 29. Curated and mounted by the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, this exhibition contains 50 works by 25 of the leading American figurative artists of the past three decades. - 2008-04-09

Poland Culinary Vacations Takes Food, Vodka and Culture Enthusiasts on Cooking Trips to Poland Foodies, especially kielbasa enthusiasts, and vodka lovers now have a brand new, palate-tailored travel option: Poland Culinary Vacations. Poland native Malgorzata (Sarna) Rose has just launched her company to offer food fans a way to explore a traditional cuisine, culture and land through trips she personally designs. - 2008-04-09

Supplemental Insurance Made Easy with New Interactive and Educational Web Site from Combined Insurance New Web site can be found at www.combinedinsurance.com - 2008-04-09

Study Shows Web 2.0 Influence for Pharma Brands on the Rise; Effective Brand Engagement Lacking While health marketing buzz is agog about blogs, social networking and various consumer-generated media activities, there has been little research that defines the extent to which these Web 2.0 spaces truly have an impact on the brands that target them for their marketing efforts. - 2008-04-09

There's a New Restaurant in Town, or is There? - Gol! The Taste of Brazil Re-brands to Nelore Churrascaria in Orlando, FL Previously known as 'Gol! The Taste of Brazil', Nelore Churrascaria is gracing Orlando with the chance to explore a realm of flavors unmatched by most upscale steakhouses. The name change and new look and feel was necessary in achieving a more upscale brand to represent the quality of the food and restaurant itself. - 2008-04-09

Disaboom, the Premiere Online Community for People with Disabilities, Expands its Lou Gehrig's Disease Resource Section Online Resource Helps People Recognize Warning Signs and Understand the Diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's Disease - 2008-04-09

Listrak Announces Speakers and Agenda for its 2008 Email Marketing Days Conference Listrak provides direct access to thought-leaders in the email marketing industry with its interactive sessions, one-to-one consultations, and networking events. - 2008-04-09

Amber Ridinger Featured in Ocean Drive Magazine Amber Ridingr, daughter of Loren and James Ridinger of Market America, is featured in the April issue of Ocean Drive. - 2008-04-09

Erwin McManus, Donald Miller, Al Weiss, and Others to Speak at LeadNow and Fusion at Northland Church in Orlando The RightNow Campaign is launching 20 and 30-somethings events, LeadNow and the Fusion Experience at Northland Church in Orlando, Florida, April 24-26. Both events will feature Donald Miller, Erwin McManus, Al Weiss, Isaac Hunter, Josh Loveless, Dan Kimball, Margaret Feinberg, and more. For more details visit RightNow.org. - 2008-04-09

Bullpen Marketing First to Go Green with Promo Green Products Amidst the frenzy to go green and make environmentally friendly choices, a Houston-based marketing company is expanding its promotional products offerings to include green items. Companies can now demonstrate their commitment to a cleaner, safe environment by integrating these eco-conscious products into their marketing campaigns. - 2008-04-09

FXB International Launches Innovative Web Campaign For AIDS Orphans A new web campaign for World AIDS Orphans Day, May 7th, has recently been launched. On www.worldaidsorphans.org, organizations and individuals can learn more about the issues and join the campaign to raise awareness about the plight of AIDS orphans worldwide. - 2008-04-09

U.S. Chrome Treatment Ensures Long Life for DiMora Motorcar 1200-Horsepower Engine Superhard silicon carbide replaces iron cylinder sleeves in DiMora Volcano V16 aluminum engine. - 2008-04-09

TouchStar Announces Record First Quarter Sales and Major New Operating Efficiencies TouchStar Greatly Benefits from its Acquisition Strategy by Increasing Sales and Reducing Costs - 2008-04-09

Sterling College Partners with EducationDynamics to Develop Interactive Website to Improve Enrollment Yield and Communication with Prospective Students Newly-launched Site Incorporates Proven Tools of Engagement to Establish A Seamless Transition for Prospective Students During the Enrollment Process - 2008-04-09

Volusion Offers Non-Profit Software for Free with 'Stores to Change the World' To assist their efforts, Volusion, a world-leading provider of ecommerce solutions, has launched Stores to Change the World for non-profits looking to have a presence online. Ten non-profits will receive Platinum Level stores each month, for no monthly fees. - 2008-04-09

The Pearl Hotel, San Diego, Announces 'Things for Spring' Travel and Excitement Poolside cinema, striking design, and fine food/drink, lead the excitement at The Pearl Hotel, San Diego's "Down to Earth, Up with Style" boutique property. The six-month old hotel has drawn critical and customer raves for its swanky, vintage-modern design--a careful renovation that has resulted in a lodging, dining and nightlife success. Ranked #10 among San Diego hotels on TripAdvisor.com, additional California locations for The Pearl are being planned. - 2008-04-09

MAXON’s Online Education and Training Resource, Cineversity, Hits 1,000 Tutorial Milestone Instructors and Creative Professionals Turn to MAXON Online for 3D Training Essentials; MAXON Software Considered Core Element of Curriculum by Top Universities, Design Schools - 2008-04-09

lefora Reforms Forums Today, lefora launched a free service that allows anybody to create their own free forum hosting and participate in many-to-many discussions in under a minute. This is a free, easy and much-needed solution for the 200 million+ forum users. - 2008-04-09

New Online Nutrition Service Features Diet and Weight Loss Tips That Work Don't fall for another fad diet, HyperStrike's Online Nutrition Programs are for safe and permanent weight loss - 2008-04-09

The Dataman Group Launches New, Automated System to Buy Lists Online Dataman Group Direct Mail & Telemarketing Lists is pleased to announce the launch of DatamanLists.com , the newest online count & order system available on the Web. The new system features streamlined count systems with real time search processing for large data files and provides immediate counts and same day orders. - 2008-04-09

Cinnafilm Unveils Breakthrough Graphics Parallel Processing Technology with Introduction of Cinnafilm HD1 Real-Time Film Simulator Advanced visual effects solution transforms HD digital video to pristine cinematic quality in real-time; creates affordable, workflow paradigm for film professionals. - 2008-04-09

This Earth Day, Make a Promise to the Planet at GreenPromise.com Earth Day is coming and GreenPromise.com aims to spur global change through a new community feature on its Web site. My Green Promise lets users log promises to make sustainable lifestyle changes. As incentive, for each of the first 5,000 Green Promises made, GreenPromise.com will plant a tree. - 2008-04-09

Gluten Free Registry LLC Announces GPS Points-of-Interest Downloads of Gluten-Free Friendly Business Locations for Satellite Navigation Systems Gluten Free Registry LLC is a searchable database of gluten-free friendly businesses. Now that searchable database is accessible right from your satellite navigation system or mobile phone. These latest two enhancements can benefit the millions of Americans with Celiac Disease get part of their life back. - 2008-04-09

PhotoVu™ Rolls Out Wireless Digital Signage Network First Network to launch this spring in Boulder, Colorado followed by a nationwide roll-out in second half of 2008. - 2008-04-09

Xara Xtreme Version 4 -- the World's Fastest Graphics Program Xara announced today a new release of Xara Xtreme and Xara Xtreme Pro, the world's fastest graphics program. But it's not only the speed that makes Xara Xtreme so popular, as it has pioneered many of the graphics technologies used in the industry today. - 2008-04-09

New Arizona Real Estate Firm Sell Quick For Cash Is Helping Homeowners Weather The Foreclosure Storm As foreclosure rates skyrocket in Arizona, local real estate firm Sell Quick For Cash is creating custom solutions to Arizona's housing problem one house at a time. In today's flat real estate market, struggling homeowners are searching for solutions but unaware where to look. A new local investment firm is helping homeowners weather the foreclosure storm. - 2008-04-09

CTS Wholesale Launches New Web Site Selling Replica Sunglasses CTS Wholesale Sunglasses today launched a new web site for the replica sunglass buyers to pick up a wide range at big discounts over the branded ones. - 2008-04-09

KPI Direct Launches KickStart and ProfitMax Programs for Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Advertisers Who want to "Go Direct" to Consumers Demand for 'business incubator' services is on the rise as economic uncertainty and corporate downsizing motivates would-be entrepreneurs to start new companies. KPI Direct expands its service offerings and staff to provide a single stop for outsourced, business management services. - 2008-04-09

Medical Malpractice Law Firm Gersowitz, Libo & Korek, P.C., Wins $3.7 Million Settlement for Man-made Paraplegic by New York Presbyterian Hospital The New York and New Jersey medical malpractice law firm of Gersowitz, Libo & Korek, P.C., wins a $3.7 million settlement for Leopoldo Castillo against New York Presbyterian and Dr. Woosup Michael Park. Castillo entered the hospital for spinal decompression surgery but suffered spinal cord injury and became paralyzed, due to the misuse of Surgicel, a bleeding-inhibiting fabric. The case was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, with the New York County Index No.: 401203/05. - 2008-04-09

Nation's Largest Law Firm Marketing Company Brings 2 Day Small Law Firm Marketing Boot camp to LA The Rainmaker Retreat is a two day law firm marketing boot camp for small and solo law firms. At the Rainmaker Retreat, small and solo law firm members learn proven, step-by-step strategies to build successful practices. This event is being presented by The Rainmaker Institute, LLC, the nation's largest law firm marketing company for small law firms and sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association. It will be held April 25-26, 2008. Early bird registration and LACBA member discounts are available. - 2008-04-09

Volunteer Opportunities Provider Expands Travel Packages to Nepal, Peru, and Costa Rica Global Crossroad, the leading volunteer abroad services provider has expanded its travel packages to countries in Asia, and Latin America. Nepal, Peru and Costa Rica are the main targets for this expansion. - 2008-04-09

Security Industry Portal SourceSecurity.com Traffic Surges 67% Leading online publication for the security industry attracts record number of visitors with more in-depth content featuring latest security products, news and case studies on security applications in diverse markets such as airports & ports, retail, construction and education. - 2008-04-09

Portfolio Diversification Can Minimize Stock Market Risk: Financial Advisor Urges Investors to Unwind Highly Concentrated Stock Positions Most Americans who invest in stocks know that market volatility and stock price fluctuation are normal and to be expected. But according to financial professional Chanie Schwartz, they also need to understand that maintaining a diversified portfolio is important. "The old adage 'don't put all your eggs in one basket' is still good advice," Schwartz says. "Anyone in doubt should ask an Enron employee." - 2008-04-09

Local Commercial Real Estate Brokers Use Technology To Build Their Business We provide a full range of commercial real estate services for our local, national, and international clients. Whether you need to buy, sell, lease or manage property, our expertise and hard working team will bring you the desired results you deserve. Since 1987, we have assisted our clients with Land, Industrial, Office, and Investment transactions. - 2008-04-09

Users Start Their Own YouTube and Cash-in @ StartYourTube.com Today's Launch of StartYourTube.com allows users to create a free personalized YouTube in less than 2 minutes. Users earn money with niche video sharing and blog communities. - 2008-04-09

The Wine Space Founders Recently Noticed That There Were Limited Places On The Internet To Find Wine Related Employment The Wine Space founders recently noticed that there were limited places on the internet to find wine related employment. Their research was done by reading other wine news on the internet and listening to what the wine space members were saying. "There is a need for a central station if you will, for employment that is specific to the wine industry," said Ron and KD, founders, thewinespace.com. - 2008-04-09

Data at Rest Security for Oracle Customers Goes Global with the Encryption Wizard Relational Database Consultants, Inc (RDC) announced today that the Encryption Wizard, a leading security and encryption software offering for the Oracle RDBMS, now ships with Natural Language Support (NLS) for international character sets. Free trial downloads are available at: www.relationalwizards.com. - 2008-04-09

American Filtration and Separations Society Offers Training on Gas/Solid Separation with Fabric Filters and Cyclones To kickoff the 21st Annual Conference, May 19-22, 2007, that the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) is holding in Valley Forge, PA, there will be eight short courses on May 19, 2008. Two of these courses are "Gas/Solid Separation with Fabric Filters" and "Gas/Solid Separation with Cyclones." - 2008-04-09

George Brown College Selects Streamlogics as Webcasting Partner for Marketing Initiative Streamlogics to manage production of a new student-oriented webcast series promoting college registration. - 2008-04-09

Former Store Owners Take Business Online with Little Green Acre Enterprises Rachel and Robert Houska ran a Southwestern décor store for twelve years before retirement, but have taken their business mindset online with their new site, www.LittleGreenAcreEnterprises.com, trading their spurs for consumer electronics. - 2008-04-09

Only the Best Gift Baskets Opens New Internet Storefront Catherine Trewick takes the skills she's learned owning a plant nursery and brings them online with her new web store, www.OnlyTheBestGiftBaskets.com. With a variety of ideas for special occasion gifts, the new store brings in a new audience. - 2008-04-09

Rickman's Gifts Opens New Variety Store Online www.RickmansGifts.com has opened their new Internet catalog, bringing a variety of home and garden décor items online. Accompanying this new store is an informational blog, where customers can discuss items and learn more about the store. - 2008-04-09

The Teen Sex Epidemic: A Comprehensive Solution That The Government Is Missing: Teens, Sex & Health DVD Education, by EduCouch An educational DVD, as part of the Educouch DVD Series, Teens Sex and Health, is now available through select retail locations within the domestic US and globally online. - 2008-04-09

Cook for Mom this Mother's Day! DeBragga's Fool-proof Kit Makes Dinner Fun for the Whole Family You can cook like a professional chef when you start with the same ingredients used by the masters at Restaurant Daniel, BLT Market, and all the finer restaurants in New York: the excellent meats and poultry from DeBragga. The Mother's Day dinner kit contains two racks of the finest Colorado Rocky Mountain lamb, plus all the ingredients for a delicious Mother's Day meal, for $139.95 at www.debragga.com, and offers enough delicious food to serve four to six. - 2008-04-09

Digiweb Acquires Novara Digiweb acquires leading webhost Novara and its host.ie and register.ie brands. - 2008-04-09

Sound Water Solutions Offers Products, Opinions on New Blog Lynn Amato of www.SoundWaterSolutions.com originally began his business out of concern for the quality of his drinking water. Now he's opening the floor to his customers on his new blog, www.WaterFiltrationBlog.com, and helping people who have come to similar conclusions in learning what to do next. - 2008-04-09

Albert Taylor Nelson, Jr. Inducted as Fellow in The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers The law firm of Berry Moorman P.C. proudly announces that Albert Taylor Nelson, Jr., of counsel, has been inducted into the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers as a Fellow. - 2008-04-09

New Store Great Pet Lovers Offers Charming Pet Gifts www.GreatPetLovers.com has recently opened their store to the public, showcasing an inventory of unique and handsome pet-themed gifts. - 2008-04-09

Easy Kitchen Pro Takes Professional Expertise Online After a long professional career in the food industry, Richard Zahm takes his knowledge online with www.EasyKitchenPro.com, offering his customers quality cookware with proven effectiveness and value. - 2008-04-09

Horn MP3 Players Opens Discount Media Player Site www.HornMP3Players.com opens their new store to offer discount MP3 products to their online audience, and to discuss these products on their new blog. - 2008-04-09

eBacchus® Emerges as Most Active Wine Forum Internet Site eBacchus®, the premier wine information community site, now features over 70,000 member wine forum postings & viewings. - 2008-04-09

Grammy Nominated Singer Songwriter Elsten Torres Releases His Savvy English-Language Debut "If You Say So" Two-time Grammy nominated Elsten Torres, already one of the most acclaimed songwriters in Latin pop, is releasing his English-language debut, "If You Say So", in April 2008 on UNO Entertainment. - 2008-04-09

Mom Loves the Dog Best? Fight Back! 10% Off DoodleSport.com Sale This Mother's Day, DoodleSport.com, the online personalized dog breed gift store, helps humans win back their mothers' love because "Dog's can't buy gifts!" - 2008-04-09

The Weather Channel Interactive Relaunches Desktop Application With Enhanced Content, Interactive Maps And Baseball Team Skins New ad products include targeted ad placements triggered by locations, weather conditions and lifestyle preferences. - 2008-04-09

Reichel & Drews Expands Operations with New Office in Europe Reichel & Drews Inc. announces the opening of its new Sales, Engineering and Manufacturing office, Reichel & Drews GmbH in Baunach, Germany. - 2008-04-09

Apple Enthusiast.com Debuts - Total Aggregation of Apple User News In One Website Apple Enthusiast offers total aggregation of Apple user news in one, always-updating website. For Apple Mac, iPod, iPhone and more, it's the only place that keeps track of it all. - 2008-04-09

Software Testing Leader XBOSoft Announces Silver Sponsorship at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco XBOSoft, one of China's largest IT outsourcing companies solely focused on quality assurance and software testing, recently announced its Silver Sponsorship for Web 2.0 Expo at San Francisco's Moscone Center from April 22-25. - 2008-04-09

Partnership to Improve Reporting Tools for Health Educators A partnership between two national advocates of physical fitness expects to advance the role of health educators in nurturing the wellness of the students in their care. The American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) recently announced its partnership with InnerLink, Inc., a web-based provider of health, fitness, nutrition and safety resources for teachers. Through extensive research and collaborative resources, InnerLink and AAPAR will soon begin work to define the needs of physical education professionals in school settings with regards to reporting and interpreting data on each student's physical fitness abilities. Contrary to the standardized measurement tools used in most schools now, InnerLink's Health eTools gathers data with a focus on the individual child, better enabling educators to help students achieve their physical best and optimal wellness. - 2008-04-09

Empirix's Dan Koloski to Present Two Technical Software Testing and Performance Classes at Spring STPCon Dan Koloski, CTO and Director of Strategy for Empirix's Web Business Unit will present two technical software testing and performance management classes titled "Managing Up: Communicating the Value of Testing Throughout the Organization" and "Accelerate Testing With Collaborative Performance Testing" at STPCon Spring 2008 to be held April 15-17, 2008 in San Mateo, California at the San Mateo Marriott. - 2008-04-09

Internet Expert To Share The Ten Golden Rules Of Internet Marketing For Attorneys At Legal Marketing Association Luncheon, April 10, 2008 Jay Berkowitz, dissects latest http://tengoldenrules.com/tgr-legal-marketing-association.htm [search engine optimization techniques for law firms] and Internet marketing for attorneys. - 2008-04-09

Fizber Makes Neighborhood Data Available Through API For Sale By Owner website provides free real estate information. - 2008-04-09

InventHelp® Client Invents "Guitar Music Mask" -- An Invention That Could Help to Improve Guitar Playing Skills InventHelp® is attempting to submit the invention to companies for review. - 2008-04-09

Standing Bear's Trading Post Announces New Leather Classes with Master Leather Craftsman and Owner Wayne Christensen Starting July 1, 2008 Standing Bear's Trading Post announces new leather classes with Master Leather Craftsman and Owner Wayne Christensen. Learn stamping, carving, coloring, finishing, assembly, customizing, and personalization along aside a Master Leather Craftsman. - 2008-04-09

BrightWave Marketing and Client CoreNet Global Take Home Atlanta Marketer of the Year (AMY) Award for Best Email Campaign BrightWave Marketing won the prestigious Atlanta Marketer of the Year (AMY) Award in the E-mail Marketing -- e-Commerce E-mail Program category for its remarketing campaign on behalf of long time client, CoreNet Global. The event took place March 27 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA. - 2008-04-09

A Better Tripp: Local Moving Company Earns Reputable Accolades A Better Tripp is "moving up" and spending time in the limelight with awards from the Better Business Bureau and AngiesList.com. - 2008-04-09

Big John's Bar Gives Singles a Chance to Find Love Big John's Neighborhood Sports Bar partners with Cupid.com to give local area singles a chance to find love. Speed dating offers participants a chance to go on up to 12 six-minute dates in one evening. - 2008-04-09

All States Casters' "Try Before You Buy" Concept Solves Merck's Equipment Problem Offering clients high-quality casters and related equipment at the best price, All States Casters is committed to serving clients with superior customer service - most recently for major pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. By allowing clients to test products before making a large purchase, All States Casters targets individual equipment needs. - 2008-04-09

Best Advertising Web site of 2008 to be Named by Web Marketing Association in Annual WebAward Competition The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 12th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward08.org. The Web Marketing Association will once again name the Best Advertising Web site of 2008. - 2008-04-09

Best B2B Web site of 2008 to be Named by Web Marketing Association in Annual WebAward Competition The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 12th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward08.org. The Web Marketing Association will once again name the Best Business to Business Web site of 2008. - 2008-04-09

Best Education Web Site of 2008 to be Named by Web Marketing Association in Annual WebAward Competition The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 12th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward08.org. The Web Marketing Association will once again name the Best Education Web site of 2008. - 2008-04-09

Best Financial Services Web site of 2008 to be Named by Web Marketing Association in Annual WebAward Competition The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 12th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward08.org. The Web Marketing Association will once again name the Best Financial Services Web site of 2008. - 2008-04-09

Best Healthcare Web Site of 2008 to be Named by Web Marketing Association in Annual WebAward Competition The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 12th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward08.org. The Web Marketing Association will once again name the Best Healthcare Web site of 2008. - 2008-04-09

New "Entrepreneurial Excellence" Radio Show Helps Business Professionals and Entrepreneurs Worldwide Take Business to the Next Level Frank J. De Raffele Jr., best selling author and Executive Director for BNI, the world's largest business networking organization, has been contracted to host a new radio show featuring free, invaluable advice from the world's top speakers, authors, and entrepreneurs. - 2008-04-09

Comet Solutions, Inc. Expands Team to Capture Increasing Market Demand and Capitalize on Customer Success Comet Solutions, Inc. announced today the organization has hired three industry experts to help manage its expanding customer base and to extend the company's reach into international markets. Joining Comet's team are PLM veterans Nitin Jain, Dan Vitale and Jean-Claude Mahuet, who collectively bring proven success in transforming the CAE industry, achieving customer satisfaction and driving innovative solutions into the market. - 2008-04-09

Show Appreciation to Your employees on Administrative Professionals Day with a Basket of Gifts Administrative Professionals' Day is April 20. This holiday recognizes the hard work secretaries, receptionists, file clerks and other administrative professionals do to keep any business running smoothly. Marilyn Taylor, owner of The Bountiful Basket in southern California, has some suggestions on great gifts for your staff. - 2008-04-09

Marner Storage Technologies Named One of 'Top 10 Storage Startups to Watch' Popular Industry News Site 'Byte and Switch' Chooses Minnesota Firm for Its Prestigious List; Experienced Storage Executive Stephen J. Carter Named Marner's New CEO - 2008-04-09

NFP Consultants, Inc. Launches CPA Alliance Program NFP Consultants, Inc. Aligns With Accounting Firms to Assist Nonprofit Clients with their Financial Reporting Needs - 2008-04-09

CAYIN Digital Signage Solution Enriches Exhibitions in National Museum in Poland Veracomp and ABEMA Systemy Prezentacyjne installed CAYIN's digital signage system in the National Museum in Krakow, Poland for the exhibition, "The Monumental Theatre of Stanisław Wyspiański" in memory of a famous Polish artist. CAYIN SMP players, LCD displays, projectors, and optical mirrors are used in this project to enhance a rich permanent presentation of the artist's visual works. It was the first use of digital signage on a cultural project in Poland. - 2008-04-09

Veteran Author Releases Book of Inspirational Poems Compilation gives insight into our everyday circumstances. - 2008-04-09

Edge Training Systems Introduces a New Influence and Negotiation Training Video and On-Demand Streaming Video Program Edge Training Systems, a producer of leadership and employee development solutions, today announced the addition of a new training video program: Leading The Way - Negotiating With Influence & Persuasion. Leaders and managers are constantly challenged every day to influence people on all kinds of matters. This video program is designed to teach participants how to move people forward to a specific business outcome using influence and persuasion. - 2008-04-09

Sydasoft Medical Practice Management Software Partners with BillFlash for Easy, Quick Patient Statements Partnership enables its medical practice management software application to offer medical billers and doctors a faster method to produce monthly patient invoices - 2008-04-09

Esquire Innovations Releases iDocID Version 5.0 Automated insertion of a document identifier now integrates with Microsoft Office 2007 - 2008-04-09

RES-Q Healthcare Systems Hires Sheila Besse as a Sales Representative Developer of Staffing and Scheduling Software for Hospitals Adds a New Sales Representative based in Denver, Colo. - 2008-04-09

Macnaught Chooses Bell Flow Systems as Sole UK Agent and Stockist for M-Series Flow Meters Bell Flow Systems is pleased to accept the exclusive distribution rights for M-Series Flow Meters in the United Kingdom after a hard-fought battle against competition - 2008-04-09

No Shoes, No Shirt, No ID Card, No Service -- What Every Employer Or Administrator Needs To Know About Building Security From ID House.com Every person in every office in America knows someone they wish they didn't -- someone who probably knows where they work. Building security isn't about whether or not employers can trust the people they work with, it's about whether or not they can trust the people their co-workers wish they didn't know. ID House experts offer suggestions for security, so employers don't have to be so trusting. - 2008-04-09

Ben Relles, Producer of the Online Video "I Got a Crush on Obama," to speak on Panel at Streaming Media East 2008 In a special panel of online video producers, Ben Relles, Founder and CEO of BarelyPolitical.com, and producer of the famous "Obama Girl" series of online videos, will discuss how to create and promote online video. - 2008-04-09

Highmark Continues to Expand AVOLENT Relationship Highmark Currently Sees Over 85% Adoption Among Their ASO Customers, and Upgrades to AVOLENT 8.0 to Further Increase Production and Customer Satisfaction - 2008-04-09

Thorburn Associates Celebrates 16th Anniversary and 1,816th Project, StoneFire Pizza Co. -- "A Great Family Experience" "If someone had told me 16 years ago that I'd be working on a pizza parlor today, I might not have believed them, but StoneFire Pizza Co. is more than that - it's a great family visitor experience. I'm proud to say that one of the elements that make it such a pleasant place for all is our acoustical treatment." --Steven J. Thorburn PE, Director of Engineering, Thorburn Associates Inc.... "We don't believe in driving customers crazy - or driving them away - with noise. Acoustical design is as essential as air conditioning and lighting." --Randy White, CEO, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group - 2008-04-09

CTS Introducing L40 MICR Check Reader to North American Markets L40 and L70 check readers available through Anderson Imaging Group. - 2008-04-09

Beechtree's Lake Presidential Golf Course And Clubhouse To Open May 1st May 1, 2008 marks the official grand opening of Lake Presidential, the 18-hole championship golf course that winds its way throughout the best-selling lake and golf course community in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. - 2008-04-09

Thomas Equipment Website Goes Multilingual for Skid Steer Loader Customers Worldwide Petter M. Etholm, President & CEO of Thomas Equipment, announced Thomas enhanced its www.thomasloaders.com website with multilingual features reflecting the company's global scope and local market focus for Thomas Skid Steer Loaders. He said the website is now available in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian. - 2008-04-09

Introducing the "Mini Motel" - An Innovative Solution for State and Federal Emergencies Requiring Citizen Evacuation Spring storms came early this year and 11 states have already been affected forcing tens of thousands out of homes and businesses. The Mini Motel provides portable sleeping accommodations with comfort, privacy, and dignity, helping those whose lives have been disrupted. - 2008-04-09

Islamist Terrorist Group Profiled on World-Check Since 2003, Almost 5 Years Ahead of OFAC Designation World-Check's researchers warned users of financial risk posed by Harakat Ul-Jihad-Islami/Bangladesh almost five years ahead of OFAC sanctions - 2008-04-09

Casino Tropez now accepts South African Rands The online casino, Casino Tropez is pleased to announce that it now accepts South African Rands. - 2008-04-09

Thermo-Serv/Betras Promotes Reduce, Refill, Recycle, Rethink Program On April 1, 2008, Thermo-Serv/Betras launched its green initiative, "Reduce, Refill, Recycle, Rethink", a campaign focused on educating customers to the environmental benefits of utilizing a refillable drinking container. Long before the recent popularity of the green movement, Thermo-Serv/Betras promoted the benefits of reusing a refillable mug. - 2008-04-09

Belluck & Fox Partner Joseph W. Belluck to Speak at NYSBA Event "Practical Skills-Basic Tort and Insurance Law Practice" Belluck & Fox Partner Joseph W. Belluck to speak at NYSBA Event "Practical Skills-Basic Tort and Insurance Law Practice" - 2008-04-09

St. Petersburg Personal Trainer Wins National Strongman Qualifier Flipping giant 1,200-pound tractor tires, carrying 275 pound kegs and pulling a truck are all in a days work for National-Level Strongman Elliott Hulse. By day, Elliott runs a Men's Fitness Boot Camp and sports training service in St. Petersburg Florida, where he uses the same Strongman events to get athletes and men of all ages into "Superman" shape. By evening Coach Hulse puts himself through the rigors of strongman weight training to keep one step ahead of his clients. - 2008-04-09

MMA Fighter Brings Fight to the Street Troubled by the pervasiveness of sub-par female self-defense courses, a professional MMA fighter takes matters into her own hands and creates her own female self-defense company. - 2008-04-09

Sanbolic provides Clustered File System for Windows Server 2008 Installations Sanbolic today announced that Melio clustered file system is now available for Windows Server 2008. - 2008-04-09

Sanbolic Announces Clustered File Serving Solution Melio FS enables a scalable, and highly available file serving cluster to be integrated on industry standard hardware using Windows Storage Server and NFS Maestro Server. - 2008-04-09

Leading Expert Tonia Tomlin Creates Guide to Organizing for Multiples Chaos 2 Calm: The Moms-of-Multiples' Guide to an Organized Family will be available nationwide on September 1, 2008 - 2008-04-09

thebigwordGroup Fights Climate Change With Translations for Carbon Footprint Calculator thebigwordGroup is contracted by Zerofootprint to translate its 1-Minute Calculator into 16 languages. - 2008-04-09

The School Year is Almost Over; TSI Offers 5 Smart Tips for Moving from College Whether graduating, starting a new job, renting a new apartment or just moving home, many students will cram their cars full and still end up leaving behind items too big or too numerous to fit. A small mover like TSI (www.transitsystems.com) can provide moving and shipping services that will match their needs. Here are 5 smart tips on how to get the most for the money when leaving school. - 2008-04-09

"Leading Removal and Shipping Experts Uncover The Mistakes People Make When Preparing Their Overseas Move" Over their 25 years experience of moving people and possessions overseas, UK's leading overseas removals company, Burke Bros Moving Group, www.burkebros.co.uk, explain how they are seeing a growing trend towards people making the same common mistakes when moving overseas. - 2008-04-09

FW: Management Should Commit to Skills Say Senior Healthcare Professionals Senior healthcare professionals voting at a Skills for Health consultation event believe that high level commitment and investment in skills transformation is critical to improving patient care. - 2008-04-09

Blog Offers a Look inside the NAFA Retirement Industry Conference A blog site for insurance industry professionals will feature news, commentary, interviews and additional insights live from the Retirement Industry Conference, April 9-11. - 2008-04-09

Energy Depression Hits UK this Week: Massive Bills and More Misery Ahead UK households will be hit this week with massive quarterly energy bills, reaching £350 for a typical household - 2008-04-09

The American Village Presents The First Ever Liberty Legacy Award to The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union At the 2008 Liberty Legacy Celebration Dinner held at the Wynfrey Hotel on Saturday night, The American Village awarded The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union with the first ever Liberty Legacy Award for Visionary and Exemplary American Leadership. - 2008-04-09

Familiarize yourself with the Cheating Techniques of the 21st Century It's All Just A Game by S. Bartholomew explores the do's and the don'ts on relationships. Know when to confront your opponent, or when to call that other woman or when and if it's justifiable to fight over your mate. Read a little about the ex who just can't seem to move on. The author breaks down the concept of cheating, the roles of the players and the undeniable challenge of keeping the relationship going. - 2008-04-09

Discontinuity: Global Crop Die-Off Increased monoculture plantings and over-hybridization could result in a worldwide food crisis by paving the way for diseases to decimate food crops. - 2008-04-09

Think Twice Before Ordering New Credit Card, Bills.com Cautions New credit cards have time, place -- but not for everyone. - 2008-04-09

TPG ProjectLink Makes it Easy to Link Projects Across Companies Using Microsoft Project Delivers increased efficiency in managing multiple projects with Microsoft Project, even those involving outside companies - 2008-04-09

Restaurantchains.net Top Ten Fastest Growing Concepts RestaurantChains.net has issued the Top Ten list of the fastest growing restaurant chain concepts with less than 50 operating stores. - 2008-04-09

Websites parked at WhyPark.com Now Automatically Generate Revenue with Integrated Ad Network WhyPark.com, the non-traditional domain parking company, which provides automatically built-out domains with daily, keyword-relevant content, now also offers an integrated advertising network so parked sites that opt-in can generate revenues. - 2008-04-09

National Center for Electronics Recycling Issues 2007 Electronics Recycling Per Capita Collection Index, Launches New Website The National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) announces the publication of their 2007 per capita collection index (PCCI) for electronics recycling. The 2007 PCCI value was 14% higher than in 2006. The NCER also announces the debut of their newly designed website located at www.electronicsrecycling.org. - 2008-04-09

Nordson Awards $1,000 for Best Student Paper at IMAPS Device Packaging Conference Nordson Corp. awarded $1,000 to the Best Student Paper at the IMAPS Device Packaging Confernce in Scottsdale, AZ, March 16-20, 2008. - 2008-04-09

AirTap™ Approved for $400 Rebate by CIPCO for its Member Electric Co-ops in Iowa AirGenerate, a heat pump water heater manufacturer based in Houston was informed last week that its flagship product - AirTap™ has been approved for a $400 rebate by Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) for its cooperative members and their 100,000+ consumers. - 2008-04-09

Youngest Band Ever to Debut On Major Blues Label, B.B. King Says They Do the Genre Proud Sibling trio with combined age of 38 to release debut album on NorthernBlues Music. - 2008-04-09

Saugatuck Managing Director Chairs Open Source + SaaS Panel at MySQL Event Strategy leaders to share insights April 17th on open source's impact on SaaS and hosting SLAs. - 2008-04-09

New Controversial Manuscript by Dan Lok Exposes the Truth the Marketing Gurus Don't Want Entrepreneurs to Know The life of Dan "The Man" Lok, former copywriter and current millionaire, has been a real life "rags to riches" story. From his stint as a professional grocery bagger to the copywriting career that launched his climb to the top Dan Lok has had the opportunity to learn the business of growing wealth from the bottom up. - 2008-04-09

Prestigious Mark of Distinction Awarded to Innovative Journaling System Innovative approach to building and encouraging self-esteem during a child's most vulnerable stage of life, the ages between 7 and 14, is what impressed the Award's panel of esteemed judges the most. - 2008-04-09

What's Next Boomer Business Summit Attendees "Text For Good," Pledge Donations to Favorite Causes via Text Messaging Annual Summit of top business leaders and organizations marketing to consumers over 45 convened in Washington, D.C. on March 26 - 2008-04-09

Resort in Miami, Florida Finds New Ways to Market Doral Golf Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort Creates Promotional YouTube Video - 2008-04-09

Timeshare Resales Study Published by Stroman Realty, Inc. The study released today is believed to be the first published about the timeshare resale industry using actual resale data. - 2008-04-09

Undressing Consumer Apparel Web Sites: What Makes A Good Site New report scores consumer apparel web sites. - 2008-04-09

Janlynn Corporation Launches New and Innovative Disney Party Activity Kits Janlynn Corporation launches new and innovative Disney party activity kits featuring Disney Channels Hannah Montana, Disney Princess, Cars and more. - 2008-04-09

Dallas CD/DVD Media Reproduction Company Invests in New Kind of Media to Better Serve Clients Dallas duplication staff of the nation's largest DVD CD Duplication Replication Company, Duplium, Launches media Blog to educate Individuals, companies with a convenient means of getting answers to questions related to their media reproduction and distribution needs - 2008-04-09

New Hip-Hop Song "USA" Offers an Inspiring Message about Racial Unity Derrick G, an independent artist and producer, has shown how promising hip-hop can be through the release of his new song "USA." Through this song listeners get an opportunity to hear uplifting lyrics that promote the importance of racial harmony. Such an approach is very refreshing, especially considering how so many songs in the music industry focus just on entertainment value. Inspiring messages are not as much of a concern. In fact, some artists think positive music might actually hurt their sales. - 2008-04-09

Alchemist Turns Earth Into Stone, Building the Future for Humans A new and exciting business has recently emerged in California and is already creating a whirlwind of interest that extends to the far corners of the globe. Earth Architecture has opened its doors and is now offering sustainable design, construction and educational services to California patrons but this business is about something much bigger than just building houses... its about intelligent design solutions and our need to create beautiful, efficient housing. - 2008-04-09

MIT Blackjack Gurus Slate 2008 Card-Counting Classes Former MIT blackjack teammates, immortalized in the movie "21" and book "Bringing Down The House," offer skills to public so players can 'beat the house.' - 2008-04-09

FOSS Factory Inc. Announces $25,000 Prize for Free/Open Source Software Development Up to $25,000 will go to developers who add voice and video chat to Pidgin, a popular instant messaging client released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The prize is being offered to promote a new bounty-based free/open source software (FOSS) funding website. - 2008-04-09

www.Motorweb.com Includes Bill Me Later as Customer Finance Option www.motorweb.com has teamed up with Bill me later to provide customers with a convenient financing option to get them on the road to building their dream car. - 2008-04-09

PayCycle Research Reveals Profit Opportunity for Accounting Professionals Accounting Professionals Provide Payroll Services to Fewer Than 2