SAN ANTONIO, Tex. — The HomeSwimmer, a new, portable, stationary-swimming system developed by San Antonio-based HomeSwimmer Ltd., has received yet another recognition – the iParenting Media’s 2006 Outstanding Product Award. This award is one in a line of many.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Video News Release (VNR): No, he’s not a government agent, but advertising creative director Scott G (who is also recording artist The G-Man). His songs are on iTunes and his commercials are in your home and in your car. His world used to involve nightclubs full of wildly dancing people, but today Scott G (The G-Man) is interacting with the advertising industry.

DANA POINT, Calif. — “Dogs with cancer can be helped using holistic pet care,” says Susan B. Davis, veterinary nutritionist for Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist (www.AskAriel.com). Diet and nutritional supplements can help boost a dog’s immune system, increase longevity and overall quality of life. Dogs and cats with cancer need a diet that is high in quality protein, low in carbohydrates and rich in enzymes and Omega 3 fatty acids.

BOTHELL, Wash. — Victor Cox, CEO of Never Check It (www.NeverCheckIt.com), has introduced a free unique service that allows travelers to pre-order toiletries and other banned items before they fly. This will ensure that travelers will be able to carry-on luggage, which will save valuable time, money, and help alleviate the stress associated with travel.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — Perillo Tours, (www.PerilloTours.com) America’s leader in tourism to Italy since 1945, today announced the release of their newest Italy and Hawaii vacation brochures for 2007 offering customers a whole new variety of scenic and thrilling vacations to some of the most inspiring places in Italy and Hawaii.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A collector of vintage fabrics and beads from around the world, Selina Vaughan is launching her accessories brand, SelinaVaughan by Inspira Fashion LLC at the MAGIC WWD Las Vegas, August 28-31, 2006. This accessories line expresses her love for vintage styles and fabrics in four distinct lines.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Radar Networks today announced the appointment of Lew Tucker, Ph.D. as its Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer. Radar Networks is building technology for enriching content that will catalyze the evolution of a new dimension of the Web. This new dimension is the next frontier in search, advertising, content distribution and commerce.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Bronzed baby shoes are out, and bronzed baby poop is in, for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (“TomKat”) as they celebrate baby’s “first poop.” The commemoration of baby Suri Cruise’s first poop strives to be the evidence of her existence for a public yet to see photos of the superstar couple’s four month old infant. The sculpture “Suri Cruise’s commissioned bronzed baby poop” goes on display August 30th at Capla Kesting Fine Art in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg gallery district and will be offered on eBay with the proceeds to benefit the March of Dimes.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Video News Release (VNR): An army of 200 long term care experts from LTC Financial Partners is now available to help companies help their longer-living employees cope with a key health and financial problem.

The numbers are supposed to be big in online marketing, but are they significant in the online marketing of music? Clearly, we need someone with ‘Net experience to set a few things straight. Scott Meldrum is a businessperson and musician with a dry wit and a background in bulk mail. Oops, excuse me, direct response advertising. He’s also the man called on by major labels when they want to brand an artist and reach millions of fans via the Internet.

VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada — GoldenPalace.com is proud to present Raging Boll. Uwe Boll, the German filmmaker best known for several video game based films like ‘Alone in the Dark,’ ‘House of the Dead,’ ‘BloodRayne,’ & ‘In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale,’ is considered by many critics to be one of the world’s worst filmmakers. His movies, however, have made him more money than his critics will earn in several lifetimes.

ATLANTA, Ga. — M2SYS Technology, a leading biometric technology research and development firm, today announced a new version release of Bio-Plugin(TM), a fully developed, server-based, enterprise fingerprint recognition system that can be rapidly deployed, in many cases with no additional development whatsoever.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Government officials won’t listen about a faster, easier way to fill sandbags. Instead, our soldiers in Iraq are developing what has been coined, “Sandbag Palsy.” And at home, every time a hurricane or flood looms, tens of thousands of sandbags must be filled in the old-fashioned, two-person, time consuming, back-straining way. The SackMaster is a shovel-like device which allows one person to fill sandbags quickly and efficiently, saving time and manpower.

SILER CITY, NC — Pegasus Web Services Inc. is pleased to announce it has received a Patent (Patent Number 7,096,360) from the Patent and Trademark Office today for its “Frequency-time based data compression method.” The “Frequency-time based data compression method” allows High Volume Transport of Digital Data over Serial Transports. It also has claims for High Volume Digital Data Storage and a Multi-Dimensional Encryption/Decryption algorithm providing unsurpassed data security.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — According to Catripati.com, a ballot measure setting forth requirements for holding public agencies, public employees, and elected officials (including judges) accountable will be filed soon with Bruce McPherson, California Secretary of State.

If you’re young enough, all you know is digital music. Forget about records. Or vinyl. Or eight-tracks. Or even cassettes. To these people, the brouhaha over digital rights management and pay-per-download models seems pretty silly. And the changeover from physical products to sound files isn’t even an issue for them.

BOSTON, Mass. — Software entrepreneur Phill Ryu announced “My Dream App” today, a new competition that invites participants to submit their best ideas for a killer app. Contestants will compete for a chance to have their idea realized as a Macintosh shareware application and earn royalties on software sales, as well as take home one of many Macs and iPods available as prizes for finalists.

ORLANDO, Fla. — With the astronomical success of American Idol, there’s no question that America loves to cheer for up-and-coming music stars. Orlando will have an opportunity to help create a new pop star in Latin beauty, Belinda Rio, when she makes her concert debut at the Orlando Repertory Theatre

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Is art imitating life or what? Craig X who sells pot on Showtime’s hit show “Weeds” is opening a pro-pot Temple on Hollywood Blvd this week. In the first season he plays himself as the owner of the “Bodhi Sativa Care Givers Club.” In season two, this week’s episode (August 21-25), “Cooking with Jesus” he appears as the owner of cannabis club called the “Mohasky Club.”

An interview with Nobel Peace Prize winner, human rights activist and world renowned author and lecturer Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who shares a few thoughts on his book “God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time.”

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — The Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine(SM)-New Jersey, part of one of the largest and fastest growing infertility networks in the United States, announces the opening of Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine(TM) – Greater Lehigh Valley (SIRM(TM)-GLHV) in partnership with Dr. Albert Peters.

CORNELIUS, NC — HearPod hearing-aid solutions (www.myhearpod.com) were developed by baby boomers for baby boomers to resolve mild to moderate and high-frequency hearing loss. Baby boomers do not like settling for second best; that is why this active, successful and health-conscious group of people is turning to HearPod digital hearing aids – to help improve their lives through better hearing.

NEW YORK, NY — The nude study of Senator Hillary Clinton used in creating her first portrait as U.S. President is featured in a documentary now viewable at YouTube.com, the net’s leading video download site. “Hillary’s Bust,” an eight-minute short produced by Goodnight Film, reveals the sexy origins of a statue of the former First Lady planned for display at New York’s Museum of Sex.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — PhotoBook Press knows we all have a book in us and announces a great new way to have this dream realized – The Book in Me Contest. PhotoBook Press, custom publisher of fine photographic memoirs, announces the contest for everyone with a great photo book idea, who always wanted a professionally printed book of their favorite, most meaningful photographs. The contest is designed to show how rewarding it is to tell a story using historical photographs or modern digital images AND how easy it is to create a beautiful book to document and share that story.

NEW YORK, NY — M.A.D.E. Planet has launched its Web site (www.madeplanet.com) to provide services to the arts and entertainment industry through social networking, and visual and audio forums.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Send2Press(R), a leading targeted newswire service, announced today it will again offer its PR Partner Program to qualified ad agencies, PR pros, and marketing companies. The program, last offered in 2003, allows appropriate advertising firms to offer Send2Press news distribution and Internet marketing services and receive a partner discount, without having to meet volume requirements or pay a start-up fee.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Everyone can appreciate a good T-shirt and most people like to stay informed regarding the news and current events. Therefore it’s no wonder why a project that combines the two has taken the world by storm. Based out of Stockholm, Sweden uniquely designed T-shirts are being shipped out to all four corners of the Earth.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Send2Press(R), a leading targeted newswire service, announced today it will sponsor a record industry workshop presented by the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP), entitled “Getting Ink & Working the ‘Net: Secrets, Tips & Tricks of Publicity & PR.” The event instructor is Scott G “The G-Man,” a successful recording artist and marketing guru, and will take place Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 at the Beverly Garland Theater in Studio City, California.

AUSTIN, Tex. — deverus has partnered with On-Site Austin, a computer solutions, technology service, and consulting company. On-Site will compliment deverus’ expertise, increase deverus’ capabilities, and deepens deverus’ commitment to the security, stability, and performance of deverus technology.

COLUMBIA, MD — David and Cynthia Lynn, Owners of “The Number One Rated Inn in North America for 2005 and 2006,” The Inn at Peralynna Manor, Columbia, MD announce the purchase of 3 King size suites in The NICKY O South Beach, Miami, Florida, the Flagship of Nicky Hilton’s VIP Boutique Hotel Chain.

COLUMN: Apparently shaving is no longer hip and cool. I’m watching TV, the commercials come on, and I am blinded by the stubble… oh the stubble … Does Paris Hilton think “that’s hot?” Ohmigod! I need to stop shaving or I’m not going to get past that velvet rope!

KIRKLAND, Wash. — People seeking long term care insurance should buy it through an independent agent. That’s what most experts advise. But there’s a problem. “How do you find the right agent?” says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners, the nation’s most experienced long term care insurance brokerage.

DENVER, CO — Colorado’s North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) ended with a strong magical feeling of being ‘a feeder to the 2008 China Olympics. That was the hope of Joe Garcia, President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI and San Juan Pueblo Governor/runner), whose Team New Mexico brought home the (ultimate) John Fletcher Spirit Award, said Olympic Skier Suzy Chaffee, co-chair of Native Voices Foundation (NVF).

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — POD Digital Promotions has developed and patented the POD advertising system as the ultimate formula for successful target-market penetration – digital advertising. The system’s integration of visual and print media gives advertisers an edge through a unique approach that combines creativity, experience, and technology.

Where music meets licensing, there’s money to be made. How much money? “I have synched quite a few thousand songs into productions over the years,” states Peter Jansson of CRC Jianian Co., “and have charged anywhere between US$1.00 and US$250,000 for each one.”

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Management Dynamics, a leading provider of global trade management solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as an industry leader in 2006 by several leading supply chain and logistics publications including Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies’ “Top 100 Supply Chain Partners,” Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s “100,” Inbound Logistics’ “Top 100 Logistics IT Providers,” and Manufacturing Business Technology’s “Global 100.”

Some ad campaigns don’t work. Like the recent mistake of putting an American Idol winner in a retail automotive ad. Scott G comments on Ford’s chopping of Taylor Hicks.

SCOTTSDALE, Az. — iMAX Business Solutions, the leading Internet provider of credit card machines and credit card terminals, is pleased to announce the opening of their Southwest sales office. The office is currently under construction in Scottsdale, Arizona. and should open winter 2006.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Nautilus Press announces the pending release of “The What If Guy” (ISBN: 0-9778018-0-2), available in October 2006. The Chic-Lit book promises to entertain, enlighten and enhance the reader’s outlook on life.

MONARCH BAY, Calif. — EverPrivate.com is offering a new service that provides the ability to do anything and go anywhere online without anyone else knowing. The service is totally free and there is no software to download. EverPrivate conceals where you surf and eliminates all of the tracks you leave behind. Your activities remain private, which not only protects your identity, but also your privacy.