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HOUSTON, Texas – Nov. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — November 27, known as ‘Cyber-Monday’ showed an unprecedented 26% increase over the same day last year as internet shoppers handed over $608 million to internet sellers. The modern shopping boom is accompanied by interest in modern products, at least in one area where a brand new diamond shape is receiving what we should call ‘X-plosive’ attention over its traditional counterparts, say the folks at Whiteflash.com.

SUDBURY, Ontario – Nov. 29, 2006 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ConceptShare Inc., a new innovator in the design collaboration market, announced today that they are launching their new web application ConceptShare to the public. ConceptShare is a web-based tool that allows for the creation and management of interactive workspaces to present visual designs to others to communicate design intentions and capture visual feedback from team members, managers and customers.

SANDPOINT, Idaho – Nov. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Vegans may not have many options when it comes to convenience foods or dining out, but a new cookbook released by Logical Expressions, Inc. can help get dinner on the table quickly – ‘Vegan Success: Scrumptious, Healthy Vegan Recipes for Busy People’ (ISBN: 978-0-9749245-1-9; LCCN-2006907834).

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Nov. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — City Network, Inc. (AMEX:CSN) a company that designs, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive line of broadband and wireless Internet access solutions and consumer electronic products, announced that on November 22, 2006, the Company received notice from the American Stock Exchange (Amex) that it is not in compliance with certain Amex continued listing standards, as a result of the Company’s failure to file in a timely manner a Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Nov. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Would you like to work with a professional that only asks you to describe your business objectives once? Well, that is what you can expect from Indigo Business Solutions, a new company that is not like other consulting firms. Indigo Business Solutions provides most of the legal and business services that your business needs, and that saves time, money, and frustration.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Buying and servicing a boat has become a much easier task for consumers around the country, thanks to Boating Industry magazine’s second annual Top 100 Dealers, a ranking of an incredibly powerful group of marine dealers that generated more than $2.88 billion in retail sales, or nearly 8 percent of the entire $37 billion marine market.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Looking for gradient compression hosiery and socks? Check out Therawear.com. Therawear offers Therafirm medically correct, gradient compression hosiery and socks for a fraction of the cost of other compression hosiery brands.

RESTON, Va., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — nPulse Networks Systems, a leading integrator of hardware acceleration tools for open-source network monitoring and security applications, announced today that it has released a new toolkit for application developers. The Catapult toolkit is a development platform designed for AMD Opteron server systems.

HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The psychological thriller ‘TO THE BONE’ (ISBN: 0-9769688-3-5) by Mark Vann is based on an astonishing medical case history and offers readers a villain like no other in the annals of crime fiction. The strands of the plot are darkly and deftly intertwined like the DNA helix of the killer.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Recognizing the need for another effective medium, H. Lewis Smith, author of ‘Bury that Sucka’ (ISBN: 1413792693), is the founder of a new non-profit organization, United Voices for a Common Cause, Inc. The organization pledges and holds true to not use the n-word as they strive toward cultural integrity and mutual respect for all Americans and to offer uncompromising resistance to social forces and structures which deny or limit their ability to do so.

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — City Network, Inc. (AMEX: CSN) announced that on November 22, 2006 the Company received notice from the American Stock Exchange (‘Amex’) that it is not in compliance with certain Amex continued listing standards, as a result of the Company’s failure to file in a timely manner a Form 10-QSB for the year ended September 30, 2006.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — aethereal FORGE announces that Ninja lovers around the world will be celebrating the fourth annual Day of the Ninja this December 5. On this day, individuals are encouraged to dress up like ninja, participate in ninja-related activities, and spread ninja propaganda via the Internet.

MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — AudioTravel has unveiled a special free service for the 2006 Christmas season. The company, which, since last year, has enjoyed increasing success with its audio-guided tours (on CD, or as an mp3 download) of both Munich and Cologne, invites visitors and natives of Germany alike to make use of its inventive set of Christmas market maps for both of those cities at www.audiotravel.com/christmas.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — GeckoSystems, Inc. (OTC: GKSY / GKSY.pk) is pleased to announce that the Company has appointed Mr. George MacLeod to the GeckoSystems Board of Directors. Mr. MacLeod will also continue in his position as Senior Vice President of Business Development of the company. GeckoSystems, Inc. provides practical mobile robot solutions for safety, security, and service(TM) in all types of industries.

OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Atreus Systems(TM), the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IMS and advanced IP service bundles, today announced that Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB), one of the nation’s most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers, has successfully deployed Atreus’ IP Service Provisioning Solution to automate the provisioning and management of its business trunking service.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Altamont Homes, Inc., located in Martinez, Calif., is filling a void in the California construction market – custom modular homes – and is excited to announce that they will be teaming up with award-winning architect, Douglas Cutler, AIA.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — WidowPC, the industry’s leading gaming laptop boutique announced today that they have launched a new Core 2 Duo gaming laptop that gives those seeking an alternative to mass produced laptops like the Dell(R) XPS M1710(TM) a solution. This gaming laptop sports the industry’s fastest gaming video card, the fastest Core 2 Duo CPU and up to 4 GB of high performance DDR2 RAM at a record setting price of $2195 – more than $100 lower than Dell’s price.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — WidowPC, the industry’s leading gaming computer boutique, launched the world’s first gaming computer designed especially for World of Warcraft players. The PC hardware and software is optimized to play World of Warcraft at the best possible performance and detail. The new machine sports a new form of intelligent networking technology that greatly reduces that amount of lag experienced by the player in World of Warcraft and other massively multiplayer online (MMO) games.

KOH KTEAH, Cambodia – Nov. 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — GoldenPalace.com, the Internet casino famous for their unusual and often outrageous advertising campaigns, has done it again by sponsoring Canadian director Matt Frame’s record-breaking feat for the world’s longest handcuffed swim.

DENVER, Colo., Nov. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Denver-area public companies and their audit committee members are invited to participate in ‘Governance Update: SOX compliance…and what’s next with the SEC,’ a free seminar offered by RSM McGladrey, one of the top accounting, tax and business consulting organizations in the country. The seminar will be held at the Wyndham Hotel Denver Tech Center on Dec. 6, 2006, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Nov. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Do you find it hard to see when you’re trying to tweeze? Do you have cracked or dry feet, aging skin or tired muscles? Then you shouldn’t miss the special episode of W the women’s show ‘Holiday Greetings.’ The hit Quorum Productions television program will feature an expert from Idea Village to show women the best ways to beat these common grooming problems.

DALLAS, Texas – Nov. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Texas Almanac has partnered with the William P. Clements School of Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University to reproduce their 1936 Centennial Edition. The exact facsimile reproduction of the 1936 almanac that celebrated the state’s 100th year of independence includes a new introduction, foreword and table of contents.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Nov. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Scientific research, development, software, and consulting company, Numerica Corporation, has just announced the hiring of the following personnel: Randy Paffenroth, Ph.D. as Computational Scientist V, and Stephanie Chan as Research Scientist I.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nov. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Give the gift of foot comfort this holiday season from Diabeticsockstore.com, your source for the perfect holiday gift for foot problems, foot pain, neuropathy, and edema prevention and comfort. The Diabetic Sock Store offers the best diabetic socks on the market, at affordable prices, from brands like SmartKnit, Jobst, Therasock, and Silipos.

ASHBURN, Va. – Nov. 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Core Concepts, LLC, a corporate development organization located in Northern Virginia and South West Florida since 2002, announced today the launch of Core Concepts Publishing in conjunction with their first book publication, 4 Circles of Good Business, written by Christopher Novak of Marcellus, New York (ISBN 0-9788668-0-0).

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Nov. 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As the end of the tax year approaches, millions of Americans may neglect a hefty deduction, the cost of long term care insurance, according to LTC Financial Partners LLC, the nation’s most experienced long term care insurance brokerage.

YUBA CITY, Calif. – Nov 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Prime Companies, Inc. (OTC: PRMC / PRMC.pk) announces that it has executed an agreement and has consummated the purchase of certain strategic assets from Mount Logic, LLC, including Mount Logic’s Manufacturing Patents of ergonomic arms and mounts.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nov. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In some homes, a kid’s sock is just that: a sock, say the folks at Diabetic Sock Store. But in Melissa Bruner’s home, socks are the inciter of one colossal tantrum. Daily, the crying and screaming commences when Melissa simply asks her 6-year-old son Conner to put on his socks.

TROY, Mich. – Nov. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Invisible Hand Productions today began pre-production of the feature film ‘Guilty of Innocence,’ a documentary on the failings of the U.S. legal system. The independent film, to be completed in 1Q 2008, will be shot on location in Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, with a budget not to exceed $200k. Principal photography will commence in December of 2006.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Nov. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A specialty government and economic development consulting firm is extending its reach further into the Midwest as it announced today the opening of an office in Minneapolis. GSP Consulting, based in Pittsburgh, Pa., has announced it will establish its 10th office in Minneapolis. Led by former legislator and leading bioscience advocate Lynne Osterman, the firm will bring to the marketplace its unique brand of government and economic development consulting.

COVINGTON, Ga. – Nov. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Robert W. (‘Bill’) Donohue, retired Senior Vice President – Electric Operations of Consolidated Edison, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Utility Associates, Inc. Utility Associates is a venture-funded mobile asset management hardware and software company serving the electric and gas utility, telecom, distribution, and government market segments.

YORK, Pa. – Nov. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — BidTurf.com, providers of one of the newest online trading opportunities, today unveiled its person-to-person, full featured auction service. The online auction will serve as a trading platform for users to easily browse, buy or sell virtually anything online with no listing or final sales fees.

ATLANTA, Ga. – Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Starring: Trent Roberts, Dave Hollister, Sean Levert, Christopher Williams, Monifa, and Terri Britton. Fabolus Fox and Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium is where this special limited engagements will take place on Wednesday November 22nd at 8:00pm and Sunday 26th, 2006 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm in Atlanta, and Friday November 24th at 8pm and Saturday 25th, 2006 at 3pm and 8pm in Charlotte.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The schedule was released today for HDFEST’s Los Angeles event which will be staged at Dolby Laboratories in Burbank. This December event is the final stop on the HDFEST 2006 World Tour, which also included HD Festival events this year in Seoul, New York, Finland, and London. HDFEST Los Angeles will include screenings of high-definition movies, panels on HD moviemaking and digital cinema, festival parties and the HDFEST 2006 Deffie Award Ceremony.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Many people will be on the road for the holidays during the upcoming weeks and they want to arrive at their loved ones happy, healthy and clean; Aero-San has a new product – the Premiere Travel Health Pack – that can help to make that happen.

DENVER, Colo. – Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Fetter Logic, Inc., the premier full service provider of advanced data and information management solutions for the financial services industry, today announced the availability of Helio – a comprehensive data aggregation solution with unparalleled data quality. Helio is the first financial services solution that promptly and accurately integrates all forms of data including direct mutual funds, annuities, one or more clearing firms, proprietary firm assets and creates intelligent information for the user.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Deborah J. Copeland announced today the release of her first Young Adult Novel, ‘The Kids at Latimar High’ (ISBN: 0-595-40381-6), published by iUniverse. School reporter, Lauren O’Neil, a.k.a. ‘news girl’ and her best friend, drop dead gorgeous cheerleader, Rosalyn Brown, are breaking all the rules when they discover they’re competing for the same guy at school – Kevin Johnson, Latimar High’s star quarterback.

VILLANOVA, Pa. – Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — What do you do if think you own a million dollar domain name and you want to sell it? The new service – DomainLiquidations.com – will promote and broker the sale of your premium domain name for you. Today’s advertisement on page A6 of the Wall Street Journal (think expensive) reflects a major shift in how premium domain names are bought and sold.

CHICAGO, Ill. – Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In a city that still takes boastful pride in its beery connection to gangster Al Capone, author Bob Skilnik says Big Al’s brewing legacy is more baloney than brewing history. In his recently released book, BEER: A History of Brewing in Chicago ($24.95, Hardcover, 416 pages, Barricade Books, ISBN 1569803129), the beer historian argues that the real brains behind the beer that flowed through Chicago’s streets was Capone’s mentor, Johnny Torrio.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Vandalism is a problem that is spreading everywhere, from large metropolitan cities to rural housing communities. The growing trend of vandalizing outdoor lighting fixtures has caused an alarming increase in safety issues, liability, and maintenance costs. Aero Thermic Shields has spent years partnering with city officials, housing authorities, park departments, and electric utilities to help prevent lighting vandalism and save money.