Send2Press Newswire Daily News Desk - Page 497

LONG ISLAND, NY – Nov. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — First Down Derby Inc., a newly formed manufacturing corporation located in Baldwin, Long Island, has started shipping a new Football related interactive board game that is played while watching or listening to any football game. The board game, totally made in USA, is based on predicting when an offensive team does or does not achieve a first down during a series of downs.

CHICAGO, IL – Nov. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The first study of its kind, not only linking high C-reactive protein levels to periodontal (gum) disease but also the most effective new treatment to drastically and quickly reduce deadly C-reactive levels will be given by dentist Dr. Ron Schefdore at the prestigious Mid Winter Chicago Dental Society meeting in Feb ’06. Surprisingly the study analyzed C-reactive protein blood results from top dentists throughout the country in a study to find the least painful and inexpensive treatment.

ANGOLA, LA – Nov. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After several years of outrageous public marketing spectacles online casino GoldenPalace.com has finally gone to jail. The headline-grabbing internet casino sponsored the Angola Prison Rodeo, the longest running prison rodeo in the country.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Jay ‘Patch’ Platt, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, today announced that on November 7th, 2005, at 8:30 am, he will attempt to swim the 1 1/2 mile distance from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park in San Francisco with his hands and feet tied, in order to raise awareness and support for wounded marines.

REDONDO BEACH, CA – Nov. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Publishers Newswire (www.pubnewswire.com) announced today 11 new books ‘worth a look,’ announced during October 2005. Topics include a book on managing your digital music library by Richard Mansfield; a new astrology and diet book by TV personality Maria Shaw; and a book that celebrates the career of NBA great Reggie Miller.

ATLANTA, GA – Nov. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Six Degrees Black LLC today announced the launch of SixDegreesBlack.com, a ‘Black’ oriented social networking website based on the ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ theory – that anyone on earth can be connected to anyone else through a chain of people that includes no more than five links.

SAN JOSE, CA – Nov. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Often called a miracle of life, a baby has powers that are enigmatic and go beyond what would be suspected from something so small. How is it possible for a baby to develop so rapidly? What are the secrets to its hold over its parents? What is going on behind those innocent little eyes? Some insights to these questions and more can be found in ‘Way of the Baby: A Book of Five Grins’ (ISBN: 0595358853, iUniverse), a unique and artistic view into strategies and techniques babies use to grow and gain mastery over their parents, written by Brian Hutchins and available from SamuraiBaby.com.

BOSTON, MA – Nov. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Julie Akerson Chicos today announced the publication of her new book, ‘The Life of Riley the Cat’ (ISBN: 1412058589), a picture book from Trafford Publishing designed to help kids learn self esteem, tolerance and responsibility.

PIGEON FORGE, TN – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Active Network Inc. (Active) and Group Travel Planet, LLC today announced a new marketing partnership that allows Active’s team administrators, event directors and customers to book group hotel rooms and motor coach charters at deeply discounted rates using Group Travel Planet’s unique online reservation technology.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ComplianceEase(R), a premier provider of automated compliance solutions for the residential mortgage industry, today announced partnerships with seven of the nation’s leading document preparation companies to seamlessly integrate ComplianceEase’s flagship product – ComplianceAnalyzer(TM) (CA) – into their mortgage document systems and closing platforms.

CRAFTSBURY, VT – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quilt4Cancer.org, whose objective is to “eliminate the tragedy of cancer in our lifetime,” was officially launched today at an event in Derby, Vermont. An advocacy, education and fundraising organization focused on providing support in the fight against cancer, Quilt4Cancer also announced its first fund raising project.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — American Finance Corp. announces that it has finalized its agreement with Grifco International (Pink Sheets: GFCI) on Global Oil Tools’ outstanding liabilities totaling approximately $800,000.00 USD.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Smart Lid Systems’ color changing disposable beverage lid has just been awarded third place in the leading category of ‘Consumer Convenience – Beverage Packaging,’ at the fourth annual QSR Magazine-Foodservice & Packaging Institute awards competition in Colorado.

TORRANCE, CA – Oct. 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sculptor Daniel Edwards, who recently held a controversial exhibition at New York’s First Street Gallery, that made the front page of the NY Times arts section, and raised the eyebrows of sports fans because of Ted Williams’ ‘Death Mask’ is the featured guest on the latest Send2Press entertainment Podcast. The Podcast is hosted by PRSA and ASCAP member Christopher Simmons.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – Oct. 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Rand Imaging Center, an Arlington Heights based provider of diagnostic medical imaging services, announces the award of Accreditation for its Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services, received from the American College of Radiology (ACR).

ARLINGTON, VA – Oct. 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quantum3D(R), Inc., a leading provider of open architecture, COTS realtime visual computing solutions for the Visual and Sensor Simulation Training (VSST) and Embedded Visual Computing (EVC) markets, and Seaweed Systems, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of OpenGL(R) and X-Window System embedded graphics solutions, announced today at the Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) that the companies have entered into a joint marketing agreement.

FEDERAL WAY, WA – Oct. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Energy rates are predicted to rise 75% for heating oil and 35% for natural gas this winter and these hefty increases are taking a toll on the American pocketbook. The average homeowner can now use NASA developed insulating technology to help keep those costs down with INSULADD(R) from Tech Traders, Inc. of Vero Beach, Florida. This effective product transforms everyday house paint into energy saving insulation with the stroke of a brush.

PORT HURON, MI – Oct. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Eric vonAnderseck, of Second 8th Week Ministries, Inc., presents unprecedented empirical evidence in his Doctoral Thesis on Intelligent Design for Christ-Centered Spiritual Transformation (IDCCST). He states, ‘Proving God’s Intelligent Design for the soul establishes God as the Creator of the universe. He who created the seed created the apple. Although the apple holds the power of taste, the seed holds the power of the pattern.’

LOS ANGELES, CA – Oct. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Universal Publishers today announced the publication of ‘Success Education: Differentiated Curriculum Strategies for ESL and Learning Disabled Students’ (ISBN 1-58112-498-8), by Steve P. Jefferson, Ed. D. and Bettye Sweet, M.S., a book filled with ‘reality based’ classroom strategies that can create a positive learning environment for today’s learners.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Oct. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It’s that time of year again and parents are starting to think about traveling over the holidays. Whether it’s a road trip to see family and friends, a ski vacation or an airplane ride to a warm sunny beach, Traveling With Kids can ease the pressure of traveling with children.

KANSAS CITY, MO – Oct. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As 77 million baby boomers approach retirement, America faces budget-busting costs for long-term care. ‘Somebody is going to go broke — Uncle Sam, the states, or millions of citizens — unless we act now,’ says Cameron Truesdell, a long-term care pioneer. He is CEO of LTC Financial Partners LLC, host of an industry-government briefing in Kansas City, MO, October 17.

ATLANTA, GA – Oct. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — M2SYS Technology, an innovator in biometric technology research and development, today announced that it has executed a long-term partnership agreement with Linus, Inc. to integrate and support the sale of its patent-pending fingerprint recognition solution called Bio-Plugin(TM) and its M2-S(TM) fingerprint reader. The technology will be added to Linus’ RCOMX solution suite which includes Point of Sale (POS) applications for fine-dining restaurants, quick-service restaurants, online ordering, and supermarkets.

MARBLEHEAD, MA – Oct. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It’s time to read what a woman thinks about leadership for both men and women. Men write hundreds of books on leadership. And women write hundreds of books about women’s leadership. But Coaching Yourself to Leadership: Five Key Strategies for Becoming an Integrated Leader (HRD Press, 2006 – ISBN 0-87425-8693) by Ginny O’Brien, MS, PCC, is filled with wisdom and insights on ways for people to turn themselves into ‘integrated leaders.’

FORT MYERS, FL – Oct. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Russell Software Solutions, a Florida-based software development company specializing in application solutions for the home office and personal use market, today announced the launch of Home Data Bank, a desktop application for organizing family finances and personal property, putting everything a family will need to rebuild after a crisis, right at their fingertips.

SAINT PETERSBURG, FL – Oct. 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In another outrageous example of outside-the-box marketing, Internet casino GoldenPalace.com has tattooed the pregnant bellies of three Florida sisters who will promote the casino’s brand at as many Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Lightning games as they can.

THORNWOOD, NY – Oct. 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — SOHOtech, a Hong Kong based IT services provider, partners with LiveRepair.com to deliver high-quality remote support services. SOHOtech brings 24×7 remote technical support to computer users in Hong Kong and China. The service is now available to individual computer users and local businesses and is provided as an English language service.

PORTLAND, OR – Oct. 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CD Baby (www.cdbaby.com) announced today that they raised a total of $165,000 over the past 7 weeks in concert with independent musicians and record labels who banded together to donate proceeds from their online CD music sales. The funds raised were sent directly to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund through the Portland Oregon branch.

NAZARETH, PA – Oct. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The first question many consumers have asked is, ‘What’s a Studdabubba?’ In Eastern Europe, a ‘studdabubba’ is a grandma, or literally, ‘old woman.’ The brand is based on old world recipes developed by the grandmother of the owner of the company. Each package of the snack food line will feature her portrait-quietly smiling beneath a pair of wire rim glasses in the late 1950’s.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Oct. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Management Dynamics, a leading provider of global trade management solutions, today announced that it has acquired NextLinx Corporation, the pioneering developer of international trade compliance technology and content. The acquisition combines the strengths of both organizations to offer a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise software and on-demand services, powered by industry-leading content, to plan, optimize and execute global trade operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

DENVER, CO – Oct. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Digitalmedix, Data Recovery and Computer Forensics, today announced the strategic acquisition of Colorado Computer Forensics. Additionally, John Davis is named as the Director of Forensic Services to lead the Digitalmedix forensics team.

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Oct. 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The author of a compelling medical memoir says patients dealing with illness need to know there are important options that go beyond simply following medical advice. ‘There’s more to healing than being a passive participant,’ says Kay Day, author of Killing Earl (Ocean Publishing, $16.95, ISBN: 0971764190). Day says she learned more than she ever really wanted to know about dealing with a medical situation. Her 12-year-old daughter suffered from an illness that stumped physicians for over a year.

TUCSON, AZ – Oct. 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Arecont Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of commercial and industrial facility automation systems, has distinguished themselves from their competitors by taking a non-traditional approach to new customers. Arecont Vice President, Michael Burdett says “Everyone knows that building automation systems are a necessity in large commercial and industrial facilities. Our solutions are excellent in these applications too; however very few companies can offer cost-effective solutions to small commercial businesses that frequently operate on narrow margins and can’t wait for a 10 year ROI.”

NORTH OGDEN, UT – Oct. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EcoViva LLC announced today a spectacular new line of Artisan Teas that can truly be called “Leaves of Art.” They were named “1st for Innovation” by the Natural Products Expo, however you don’t have to be looking for a natural product to be impressed by these teas. They have been featured recently on the Food Cooking Network and Home & Garden Television, as well as Business Week, Food & Wine, Natural Home & Garden and Natural Health Magazines.

DANA POINT, CA – Oct. 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist announced today the launch of their new website AskAriel.com designed to help pets live longer and healthier lives through holistic pet care using nutrition and natural pet supplements.

NEW YORK, NY – Oct. 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — FIRM, the world’s leading provider of software for Enterprise Insight Management (EIM) and Market Research (MR), today announced the successful release of Confirmit 10 on the company’s ASP environments. Version 10 of Confirmit is expected to deliver significant customer value with new powerful features across management reporting and analytics, community portals, respondent experience, and multi-channel measurement.

REDMOND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Respondus, Inc. announced today that brandon-hall.com has presented the company with a Gold Excellence in E-Learning Award for Innovative Technology. The award recognizes StudyMate(R), an authoring tool that allows users to create ten Flash-based activities and e-learning games using three simple templates.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Oct. 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Athlon Interactive Adventures launched The Corporate Team Builder today, offering a solution for small to medium sized businesses that need team building, but can’t afford the high costs of traditional options.

OTTAWA, Ontario – Oct. 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Atreus Systems, the premier supplier of VoIP and advanced IP service provisioning software, announced today that INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine has named Atreus’ Multi-Service Provisioning software as a recipient of the INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award for 2005. Atreus delivers award-winning provisioning, activation and customer self-management software for a variety of offerings, including, VoIP, Triple Play, Messaging, IP TV, Security, IMS and Collaboration services.

LONDON, UK – Oct. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Already a hit in Canada, Australia, and Europe, a portable and disposable peeing device for women, called the P-mate, is set to make its debut in the United States, announced JOE Product Promotions.

HOUSTON, TX – Oct. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Already widely distributed in Canada, Australia, and Europe, JOE Product Promotions has announced that a portable and disposable peeing device for women, called the P-mate, is set to make its debut in the United States.