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Second Annual Summit on Measurements and Public Relations Set for September 2004 –PR Measurement and Research Experts to Gather in New Hampshire Four Days This Fall to Review Public Relations Trends KDPaine & Partners will host its second annual PR measurement conference at the New England Center Sept. 21-24. Due to demand, the conference has been expanded to four days. The call for papers is now open. - 2004-04-28

This Mother’s Day, One Mom Offers Help About Parenting a Teenager to Other Anxiety-Ridden Moms and Dads Sue Blaney's book, Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out The Ride, is getting used by parents across the country as a guide for parenting a teenager. - 2004-04-28

Kerry to Focus on Political Cronyism and Cheney-Halliburton Connections -- Woman Involved in Iraq Contracting Releases the Hard Evidence He Needs On Friday, Senator Kerry will begin focusing on political cronyism in the Bush administration, in particular, Cheney’s connections to Halliburton, according to the Washington Post. To make his case, Kerry will need more than the circumstantial evidence the administration's critics have presented to date. Sheryl Tappan was involved in the Iraq contracting and has the hard evidence the Senator needs. She has just released her story in a daring new book, "Shock and Awe in Fort Worth." She has identified missing links in the bureaucratic chain between the Vice President and Halliburton's Iraq oil field contracts, and her book shows how they lied and cheated Halliburton's competitors and committed procurement fraud. - 2004-04-28

Why People Low-Carb - The Mood Behind the Food A low-carb revolution is underway, and as many as two-thirds of American adults -- about 163 million -- are now counting carbs. In the most comprehensive review of its kind, LowCarb Energy magazine recently asked 1541 people their main reasons for low-carbing. - 2004-04-28

LiveAuctioneers Signs Internet Service Agreement with Sotheby’s, Weschler’s and Doyle New York LiveAuctioneers.com, the Manhattan-based company that provides real time Internet bidding capability to more than 130 auction houses, has signed an agreement with Sotheby’s New York branch to provide its services for selected Sotheby’s sales. - 2004-04-28

Casino Slots, Court Rules Advantage Gambling Techniques Legal Causing Casino's to Worry About Player's Taking Their Share of the Pot Legally San Diego, California/dataline. Advantage players may be taking the advantage since the Nevada Supreme Court as well as other courts in gambling states have ruled that using your intelligence to increase your odds of winning was 100 percent legal to do, which includes Algodec for casino slots. - 2004-04-28

RUSAL Demonstrates Steady Growth Amid Rising Global Demand RUSAL, one of the world’s leading aluminium producers, today announced continued growth across all main product lines. Primary aluminium production showed a 6% year-on-year growth to 664 966 tonnes, mainly a result of the company’s continuing efforts to introduce best practices at its production facilities. - 2004-04-28

Cruise Critic Feature Details Rise in Low-Carb Cruising Options Last week’s announcement by Carnival Cruise Lines – that it’s incorporating low-carb dishes onto dining room menus – is the latest effort in the cruise industry to show how healthy it’s becoming. - 2004-04-28

Why American Congress Publishes Lies On Their Website? Despite numerous requests, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky ignores appeals to remove incorrect information from her official http://www.state.gov website. Which raises the question: why the member of House Democratic Leadership team needs to use lies to promote a new legislation? - 2004-04-28

Health: New Treatment for UTIs and Bladder Infections York-based company Sweet Cures is achieving a high level of success with their own health product, Waterfall D-Mannose, a natural extract from Larch wood that they claim cures and prevents E.coli-based bladder infections and UTIs. E.coli is the primary cause of such infections. - 2004-04-28

LinuxQuestions.org Adds a Linux User Groups (LUG) Forum LinuxQuestions.org is proud to announce the addition of a Linux User Group (LUG) forum. The LUG forum will allow members of Linux User Groups around the world to post announcements, attract more members, coordinate meetings and communicate with other LUGs. - 2004-04-28

Google Leads Search Driven E-Commerce Market The search driven e-commerce market is predicted to exceed $92 billion by 2008, as search engines rapidly become the top medium for reaching consumers online, according to a new report on search leader Google, Inc. by market intelligence firm, Random Secrecy. - 2004-04-28

Floating Bodies from the Fourth Dimension New internet video shows dancing sculptures from 4D mathematical space; Computer artist Vincent Stahl takes his Fractal Surrealism into a new medium. - 2004-04-28

Cook Island Natural Launches New Range of Products Cook Island Natural adds a new range of traditional Maori products, hand-carved by local craftsmen, to its diverse retail inventory. - 2004-04-28

Vietnam War Documentary In the Shadow of the Blade Wins Best of Show at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Film documents cross-country flight of veteran UH-1 "Huey" helicopter to capture veterans' untold stories. - 2004-04-28

The NYC Underground Comedy Festival TM "The Original" The NYC Underground Comedy Festival TM returns for it's 2nd year. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL NYC COMEDY FESTIVAL - 2004-04-28

Amli Corporate Homes Upgrades to Software Answers’ Oscar 4.0 Enterprise AMLI Corporate Homes, a division of Amli Residential (NYSE: AML), has installed new software from Software Answers, which specializes in software for the extended-stay housing industry. - 2004-04-28

Eleanor Roosevelt Live - In Washington and New York Eleanor Roosevelt’s niece, and oldest living relative, is visiting Washington and New York and will appear on the Fox News morning show April 29. - 2004-04-28

New Recruiting Solution Developed by Former Microsoft Senior Recruiter New Site Eliminates Resumes and Gives Recruiters and Hiring Managers the Ability to Reach the Candidates they Need - 2004-04-28

Days to comment on EEOC’s proposed regulations Employers have only days to comment on the proposed regulations governing the definition of an online job applicant. Keeping your head under the sand and allowing the two different proposed regulations to pass could result in your having to report different sets of numbers to two different government entities. - 2004-04-28

"Welcome to America" Reception for Chinese Master Oil Painter, Han Wu Shen Quent Cordair Fine Art is hosting a reception for Han Wu Shen, Saturday June 26, 2004 from 6pm-9pm in the Burlingame California gallery. Original oil paintings, figurative and landscape will be on display. View samples of his work at www.cordair.com - 2004-04-28

Cambridge University Press to Join PubEasy The World’s Oldest Press to Offer Instant Price, Availability and Ordering Information Online in both the North American and UK Markets - 2004-04-28

Granddaddy of website design cleans up its act A St. Louis based web design and hosting company brings a new industry to the U.S.. I.T. equipment and disinfecting services that are huge in Europe are now making their way to the U.S - 2004-04-28

Digital Printing and Digital Color Printing Combo - Don't Miss This Valuable Time Sensitive Deal TrendWatch Graphic Arts is offering two reports at 25% off the original price for a limited time. If you purchase this combo package by April 30th 2004 you will receive both the "Digital Printing: Destination Here " and " Digital Color Printing: Ready for Primetime " reports for only $1,500.00. - 2004-04-28

The Jesus Nebula - Hubble Space Telescope Images the Face of Jesus Christ New cameras in the Hubble Space Telescope image a likeness of the face of Jesus. Located in a cluster of nearby stars that astronomers call NGC 2264, a Florida Christian congregation discovers the face of Jesus. - 2004-04-28

E-Auction-Air debuts as the first AM talk radio show devoted to everything eBay and more. Sponsored by Overstock.com E-Auction-Air, the first AM talk radio show devoted to the red hot world of online buying and selling, is on the air – Sunday nights from 7 to 8 PM in Austin, Texas on KJCE, 1370AM Talk Radio. - 2004-04-28

LaMont Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Model- National release of his debut R&B CD Love Goes On. - 2004-04-28

I.M.C.E. Global…Internet Management for Commercial Enterprise–Appears on the Scene with Promise of “Professional Internet Management” for Small to Medium Business. I.M.C.E. – Internet Management for Commercial Enterprise is poised to capture the Small to Medium business market with their polished Full Service Internet Consulting firm specializing in Online Image consulting, SEO services, Storefront/eCommerce, Web Design, and Professional Hosting. Their goal is not just to create websites. They aim to Empower, Educate, and Enhance small to medium business owners and through collaboration show them how Execute their success online. - 2004-04-28

Theresa (Terri) Malone Named to New Nevada Minority Affairs Commission Theresa (Terri) Malone has been named alternate member of the new Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs. Malone is an elected member of the Nevada State Board of Education. - 2004-04-28

TranscriptionGear.com Certifies the Acoustic Magic’s Voice Tracker tm Array Microphone for meeting or transcription recording at long range The combination of the Voice Tracker tm Array Microphones’s long effective range with GearDictate recording Software enables hands-free and headset-free dictation in large areas like offices and conference rooms. The Voice Tracker tm can cover rooms of 25+ feet. Applications include meeting recording, deposition recording and dictation for later transcription or speech recognition processing. - 2004-04-28

ComputerJobs.com® Study Reveals Economic Recovery Is Creating More Advanced, Higher-Paying Tech Jobs ComputerJobs.com releases key findings from study showing current economic recovery creating higher-paying tech jobs that require more advanced skill-sets faster than other IT jobs. - 2004-04-28

PeopleSoft, Inc. recently certifies HRM Software Ltd.'s HRCharter Enterprise 9.5 as a PeopleSoft Partner Connection Certified Software Partner with all versions of PeopleSoft 8 HRMS. HRSoft, LLC, based in Morristown, NJ, will continue to work in conjunction with HRM Software Ltd. to support North America - 2004-04-28

HireDesk Announces Appointment of Deborah Smith to Board of Advisors. Senior HR Executive for Fortune 500 companies will also serve on Quality of Hire Committee Former HR Executive of Xerox, Merck and Co., and Bausch and Lomb has joined to help guide corporate HR and quality of hire recruiting products and services. - 2004-04-28

Trade-Ideas Answers Brokerage Clients' Call for Idea Generation and Execution Strategy - Findings from Tabb's Group Recently released findings by the Tabbs Group claim that the most valued brokerage services among clients are idea generation and research. Trade-Ideas, through its partnerships, is solidifying its reputation as the preferred real-time decision support tool for idea generation and managing risk. Latest example is at Trading Science, one of the leading educators of direct-access stock market participants among institutions, hedge funds, and active traders. - 2004-04-28

YouShoot Launches First Nationwide Digital Camera Rental Service For Events YouShoot announces the first digital alternative to cardboard disposable cameras for use at special events like weddings, religious ceremonies, and corporate events - 2004-04-28

SpaIndex.com Guide to Day Spas and Stay Spas Accepted as Member of International Spa Association San Francisco Bay Area based spa guide and directory started in 1998 now lists spas in 39 countries - 2004-04-28

BoardBoost(tm) has fresh approach to government financial compliance - SO Laws better understood by Boards Boards are being notified about Sarbanes Oxley compliance, but still at a loss. They can’t see the forest for the trees”, says Morris Nunes of BoardBoost™ Seminars - 2004-04-28

Celebrate Senior Citizens Month with Humor and Health May is Senior Citizens Month, a time to embrace the elderly community. In a culture that sometimes places the aging aside, we are fortunate to have a few forward thinkers who appreciate the strength and wisdom of older Americans. Jacki Kwan, LCSW-C, is one of these few people. - 2004-04-28

Key to Curbing Business Cost of Obesity in Workplace Lies in Understanding Leptin Hormone Obesity and obesity-related disabilities are costing employers $13 billion annually in medical care costs. Businesses are beginning to pay for unnecessary products and procedures such as diet pills and gastric bypass surgery, driving up insurance costs to astronomical numbers. These costs are preventable through education on the hormone Leptin. - 2004-04-28

Modern, Feminine and Gutsy – designer Zina Kao launches debut jewelry line. Zina Ann Kao introduces her eponymous jewelry line designed for the music and movement of everyday life. Together with her partner Wayne Wonchoba, they handcraft jewelry from very special beads and precious metals, creating styles modern and fresh, feminine and gutsy, wearable every day. - 2004-04-28

NCX Group Offers Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) TSCM Services to Address Companies Who Believe They Are a Target of Covert Eavesdropping. - 2004-04-28

Genstruct Adopts Ariadne Genomics’ MedScan TextMiner For Discovery Platform Development Ariadne Genomics, Inc. today announced the selection of its MedScan TextMiner software by Genstruct Inc. (Cambridge, MA) as an aid in the development of their Molecular Epistemics™ discovery platform. MedScan TextMiner enables automated extraction of biological facts from scientific literature. Genstruct will use this software to improve the efficiency and output of their Knowledge Assembly™ process, which results in precise, logical models of biology that are used to identify compound mechanism of action (MOA) and disease mechanisms. - 2004-04-28

SchmartBoard Signs Israeli Distributor STG Group to Support Israeli High Tech with Schmartboard - 2004-04-28

Hi-Media Direct and I-Network join forces to create Europermission A European direct email marketing program Hi-Media (http://www.hi-media.com), A leading European Advertising Network and listed on the Nouveau Marché of Euronext Paris and I-Network (http://www.i-network.com), the Spanish and Latin American leader in interactive direct marketing, launch together Europermission (http://www.europermission.com) a 50-50% co owned Joint Venture. It will in primarily operate in countries where Hi-Media and I-Network have already offices : Sweden, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal - 2004-04-28

Educational Outfitters, Inc. Announces Expansion into Greensboro. Chattanooga, Tennessee. - Educational Outfitters, Inc. a school uniform, embroidery, screen printing services and promotional products company announced today the expansion of its National Franchise Company into Greensboro, North Carolina. The Educational Outfitters Greensboro location will be at 5711-D West Market Street in Greensboro and will be opened on June 1, 2004. - 2004-04-28

Van Rensburg Wins Long Drive Regional with Alpha Golf Internationally known Long Drive champion, Adriaan Van Rensburg wins the most recent Long Drive Regional with a new driver by Alpha Golf. - 2004-04-28

Legends of Golf Trust SST PURE® Four of the Top 8th-place finishers at the Legends of Golf Tournament on the Champions Tour played with shafts optimized by SST PURE, the leading shaft-alignment process. - 2004-04-28

WinINSTALL 8 Nominated for Windows & .NET Magazine's Readers' Choice Award OnDemand Software announced today that WinINSTALL 8 – a desktop management product, has been nominated in multiple categories of the Windows & .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Awards. - 2004-04-28

Valuing Domain Names: A Monograph By DomainMart DomainMart has published a monograph on domain-name valuation. It outlines the strength and limitations of various approaches to valuing domain names. It also describes the statistical model used for their Appraisal Report. - 2004-04-28

Actress Diane Keaton reveals her favorite nighttime skin care treatment from Warm Spirit “Let’s just say I am addicted to Special Attention Cream. Every night, every single night I apply it with religious fervor!” Praises Oscar winner actress Diane Keaton, on her love for the Special Attention Cream from Warm Spirit. This product is made with a secret formula that incorporates nourishing vitamins and naturally emollient oils, along with healing properties including camphor and menthol, to help the skin heal it’s roughest dry spots such as elbows, knees and feet. This is one of the best sellers for the privately owned New Hampshire based skincare company Warm Spirit. - 2004-04-28

We are proud to announce that IntelliSource is now certified as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) IntelliSource, inc., is pleased to announce it is now certified as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by the nationally known Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). IntelliSource, inc. is a woman-owned, Philadelphia metro-based company that focuses on the placement of Information Technology and Scientific/Clinical professionals. IntelliSource and its IT consulting and technology solutions division, GotFlex, are committed to developing client partnerships and meeting client needs through cost-effective solutions. - 2004-04-28

Get Kids in the Habit of Saving Early, Not Late! How do you teach kids to save money? - 2004-04-28

Premio Computer Announces Its Membership in the Microsoft Platinum OEM Program Premio Computer, Inc. today announced its new status as a Microsoft Platinum OEM. - 2004-04-28