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NEW ORLEANS, LA – July 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — President George W. Bush hosted an exclusive performance of musical talent in support of New Orleans in the East Room of the White House this past month, and proclaimed the month of June to be Black Music Month. The President strongly acknowledged the impact of New Orleans music in African American culture during his proclamation speech, and encouraged attendees to lend their support. Invited Guests also included PopAgee Johnson, the founder of the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame.

BOONTON, NJ – July 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After years of contraction, the market for private line services began growing again in 2006, signaling the start of a long anticipated recovery in this $36 billion telecommunications segment, says a market analysis study from Insight Research. Private lines are point-to-point circuits leased by enterprises from telecommunications carriers in order to link enterprise sites to each other and to the Internet.

KENT, UK – July 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Memory Deposit Limited is an online service that offers disaster-recovery services to individuals who wish to secure the past, whatever the future.

DALLAS, TX – July 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Near Future, LLC, a Dallas based design and installation firm specializing in combining state-of-the-art technology with high-end style announced today the appointment of its new Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Dana Harrison.

ORLANDO, FL – July 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Passport Restaurants, Inc. (OTC PSPR: PK, Frankfurt PPU) today announced that its subsidiary, New York NY Fresh Deli, opened two new restaurants in Dallas and Las Vegas, during its second quarter ending July 9, 2006.

ORLANDO, FL – July 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Children learn best when they are having fun and Eyes of America’s Power Zone Kids is helping to do just that. The organization, part of non-profit Child Watch of North America, Inc., and its youthful musical group recently released their song, Bee Wise Immunize and have recorded the first 3 of 8 songs that will be on their new CD ‘Stay Safe, Stay Healthy’ set for release in October, 2006.

BOSTON, MA – July 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — imRAC, manufacturers and global pioneers of Very Early Smoke Detection, introduce Monitair, 3rd Generation (3G) Aspirated Smoke Detection (ASD). Monitair’s advanced technology is setting a new standard by seeing light like it’s never been seen before!

TALLAHASSEE, FL – July 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A delegation from the National Association of Responsible Loan Officers (NARLO), the trade association of mortgage loan originators, visited with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to discuss loan officer issues on June 28. NARLO was represented by Ella Gurfinkel of Executive Financial Solutions Inc., Portland Ore.; Christopher Cruise, Baltimore, Md.; and Robert Skrob, NARLO executive director.

WEST MIFFLIN, PA – July 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Two former managers for emsCharts software are pleased to announce that they have purchased the intellectual property rights to the emsCharts suite programs and have formed emsCharts, Incorporated. John Massie and Pete Goutmann, now President and Vice President of emsCharts, Inc., purchased the Intellectual Property rights for the software from the Center for Emergency Medicine, former parent company for the emsCharts suite of software products.

AUSTIN, TX – July 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — deverus and National Background Data announce coming together to form the deverus Instant Advantage(TM), a program of instant database information and processes that will allow deverus clients the power, flexibility and focus to meet their customer’s needs and drive their bottom line profits. The deverus Instant Advantage(TM) brings together business expertise, technology capabilities, market leverage, a strategic focus, and a team of dedicated individuals to take instant search data and system functionality to the next level.

LOS ANGELES, CA – July 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Stand-up comedian and recording artist, Poppie Champlin; singer and director, Lori Ada Jaroslow; and author, Amy Friedman, will be performing stories from their just-released audio book CD – ‘Tell Me A Story: Timeless Folktales from Around the World.’ The event, to take place on Wednesday, July 12, at 7 p.m. at Village Books in Pacific Palisades, CA, is designed to delight and enlighten.

OZONE PARK, NY – July 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A once rotund, obese man from Ozone Park, New York is entering the Marathon Des Sables to spark public awareness about obesity. The 2007 Marathon Des Sables is a 145 mile endurance race that is said to be the toughest footrace on earth. The race is held March 23 to April 2, 2007 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. Jonathan Stark, 35, is currently training for the Marathon Des Sables and is inviting corporate and public sponsors to participate in the next leg of his personal weight loss adventure.

SEATTLE, WA – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In a recent series of live and Internet-based announcements, executives for Seattle-based independent record label, Dep’t of Records revealed the forthcoming release of their first production, Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: A Toast to Oingo Boingo.

GARDEN CITY, NY – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine – New York, part of one of the largest and fastest growing infertility networks in the United States, announces the opening of Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine-Long Island (SIRM(SM)-Long Island) in partnership with Dr. Jeffrey Braverman.

MUMBAI, India – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — People always search for that perfect pair of jeans, jeans that look good, feel good and fit perfectly. Now Makeyourownjeans.com, a leading source for made to measure jeans, lets customers keep a favorite pair of jeans alive. ‘Clone A Jeans’ is a unique service where one can send their current jeans to the company’s factory and get jeans made as per the same measurements.

KIEL, Germany – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LaserSoft Imaging once again, building on its advanced line of award winning scanning/imaging software, is releasing SilverFast with new support for the high-end Heidelberg Nexscan and Tango series. This is a breakthrough for those companies who originally purchased these legendary workhorses only to run into difficulties when Heidelberg dropped its interest in the scanning market and discontinued support.

MIAMI, FL – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — DNA 11, the creators of nationally-acclaimed DNA artwork, are proud to announce an innovative, second-generation product of fingerprint art.

REDWOOD CITY, CA – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Authernative, Inc., the developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company its patent for a user authentication method.

NEWBURGH, NY – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Thien (Tim) Huynh, M.D. has joined Highland Ophthalmology Associates in Newburgh, NY where he will practice glaucoma as well as general ophthalmology.

PHOENIX, AZ – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A lottery-products company, Relationship Marketing Systems, LLC (RMS), located in Phoenix, believes they have the answer to every state’s sagging, online-lottery sales and lottery player disenchantment with the high odds against winning – it’s called PoolingPLUS(TM).

BOSTON, MA – July 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The New England-Canada Business Council (NECBC) has elected the following individuals to the NECBC Board of Directors for 2006-2007: President and CEO, Leo Desjardins, President and CEO, Conservation Resource Solutions, Inc.

SAN JOSE, CA – July 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Long term care insurance used to be a hard sell. Now it can be an easier sell, if done right, thanks to two powerful forces: the graying of America, and insurance-friendly pressure from Washington and Sacramento. That’s the thrust of a seminar for agents on July 14-16 in San Jose, CA. The Deficit Reduction Act, signed by President Bush on February 8, offers carrot-and-stick incentives for millions of Americans, including 77 million aging baby boomers, to buy long term care insurance instead of relying on Medicaid. And the states, including California, are weighing in with additional incentives.

DENVER, CO – July 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The credit rules have changed; bad credit used to simply mean paying higher interest rates on loans, but not anymore. Now, that same three digit number determines employment eligibility, insurance rates and more. The Credit Professor offers free classes that teach people about these changes and how to achieve excellent credit and advance investment strategies.

SACRAMENTO, CA – July 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Sacramento (SIRM(SM)-Sacramento) was recently awarded full accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and received the commission’s Gold Seal of Approval(TM).

VENICE, CA – July 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Java Juice(R) liquid coffee extract exemplifies green business practice, while honoring the higher authority of the laws of Kashruth. Contemporary cuisine meets Jewish Tradition in living-kosher.com/haute_coffee.htm.

ROCHESTER, NY – July 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With the addition of Jerry Costanzo as VP and Associate Partner, Sharrow Consulting Group (SCG) is expanding its homebuilder services to include sales and marketing expertise.

AUSTIN, TX – July 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bantam Electronics, Inc. a leading provider of custom manufacturing solutions for OEMs, as well as end-to-end supply chain services, today announced its strategic partnership with Acequia, L.P. Acequia is a leading provider of irrigation water conservation solutions to local and nationally based commercial property owners.

SAN MARINO, CA and MANILA, Philippines – July 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Epeius Biotechnologies today announced the opening of a Vaccine-assisted Phase I/II clinical trial for metastatic breast cancer that is refractory to conventional chemotherapy. The innovative protocol introduces Reximmune-C(TM), the second in a series of targeted biologic therapies designed to seek out, accumulate in, and destroy metastatic tumor nodules, while sparing normal cells and tissues.

HOPE MILLS, NC – July 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Whether you’re planning a wedding, family reunion, convention or group vacation, chances are you’ll want to host your event on a cruise ship if Travel Agent Davedda Smith has anything to say about it. She’s been busy booking group cruises by touting the incredible value customers receive onboard.

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MyNuMo LLC in partnership with renowned voice talent actress Martha Kahn, announced today that it will be offering comic ringtones based on the rich tradition of Jewish and Yiddish humor and comedians.

BIRMINGHAM, AL – June 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — WebSafe, a provider of a secure, Internet based filing system, today announced the addition of the MyMedSafe feature. MyMedSafe offers subscribers the ability to store personal medical information for retrieval in emergency situations.

HOUSTON, TX – June 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — From the grace of halo to the sophistication of micro pave, design trends in engagement ring and wedding band settings are changing, reflecting today’s busy lifestyles. Ergonomic designs reign supreme in today’s market, no longer does pure panache determine the design that leads to ‘I Do.’

ATLANTA, GA – June 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — M2SYS Technology, a biometric technology research and development company, announced today it has formed a partnership with Horizon Software, a leading provider of foodservice management technology. This partnership will benefit school customers by enabling Horizon to integrate and distribute M2SYS’ cutting edge fingerprint software technology, Bio-Plugin(TM), within their FastLane(TM) school POS solution.

SOLANA BEACH, CA – June 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Armor Electric Inc. (OTC BB: ARME) is pleased to announce that the engineering evaluation and testing phase of the electric propulsion system for the ‘Mexico City Three Wheel Taxi Cab’ project has been successfully completed. The Mexico City management group plans to conduct the final visual inspection, design buyoff, and final testing during the first week of July at the Las Vegas design and testing facility.

KIRKLAND, WA – June 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As the American workforce ages, employees need a new health benefit: long term care insurance. But with benefits budgets already stretched, few companies can afford it. Now there’s a solution, an educational program from LTC Financial Partners, the nation’s most experienced long term care insurance brokerage. The program costs the employer nothing while helping employees get the protection they and their families need.

CHICAGO, IL – June 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Barchart.com, a leading provider of stocks, futures and foreign exchange market information, today announced the launch of a completely redesigned website homepage, as seen at barchart.com. Over the coming weeks, the remainder of the barchart.com site will begin an evolution to match the new homepage more closely.

ATLANTA, GA – June 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — La Dolce Diva celebrates la dolce vita! Every day is a reason to celebrate with La Dolce Diva, a chic new collection of luxurious bath and body products, aromatic soy candles and elegant note cards inspired by the sweet life of Italy.

IRVING, TX – June 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For the first time in the history of the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) Youth Scholarship Award program, two students have tied for first place. Jordan Biltoft, Spokane, Wash. and Ryan Patton, Yorba Linda, Calif. were this year’s winners and will receive $5,000 each

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The DaVinci Code taps into people’s deeply-held suspicion of authorities. This echoes the real-life controversy described in ‘Black Athena’: has bias led authorities to conceal the actual origin of Greek society and Western civilization? This widely-debated issue may finally have been resolved by the landmark paper presented to the World History Association on June 24, 2006 by Sanford Holst, the world’s leading expert on the Phoenicians.

RALEIGH, NC – June 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Tired of endless arguments? Not sure who the surly-faced teenager at the dinner table is? Let a newly-released book, Help Me with My Teenager by Christina Botto (ISBN: 1419637045), be a guide to parental success.