INTERVIEW: Matt Forger speaks out to Scott G about everything from working with Michael Jackson to producing new artists like Mutant Radio. According to Matt, a pop song is a three minute fix of an emotional drug. We are connected through our humanity, and most successful songs speak to this.

OWENSBORO, Ky. — The Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn, a Kentucky tradition in Owensboro since 1963, was voted the best Barbecue in Kentucky by Kentucky Monthly for the third straight year and the fifth out of the last seven years.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Gen-9, Inc. (www.gen-9.net) announced today the Beta release of a new personal information management (PIM) software application called NOAH. NOAH integrates the management of email, Web pages, RSS feeds, contacts, scheduling, application files and other data into a single, customizable, easy to use client interface. The product will initially be available in a limited Beta release, to be followed by a general release by the end of the year.

THORNWOOD, N.Y. and NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, U.K. — IT Response launches a UK-wide online computer support service for home and business computer users. Striving to provide computer users with high quality online repair and affordable remote helpdesk services regardless of location, IT Response was looking for a long-term, reliable partner who would provide affordable technical assistance.

KANSAS CITY, Kans. — 176 million people around the world have diabetes. Diabetes affects multiple body systems and often times the feet and legs are at a high risk of loss of sensation (neuropathy), reduced circulation, foot ulcers, delayed wound healing, and infection. In fact, more amputations result from diabetes complications than accidents. In order to help prevent such complications from occurring, a daily foot care routine and a properly fitting pair of seamless diabetic socks are essential, says the Diabetic Sock Store.

BOTHELL, Wash. — Victor Cox, CEO of Never Check It, has formed a strategic affiliation with Minimus, the world leader in all things travel-sized, to offer travelers the ability to purchase approved toiletries and other banned items before they fly in the wake of today’s TSA announcement. 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.

FREMONT, Calif — TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded security, continues a long tradition of bringing enterprise-level security to embedded devices with today’s release of its latest offering: SecureAire Supplicant, a complete, secure 802.11 supplicant software solution for wireless LAN (WLAN) client devices. It is one of the industry’s first middleware products specifically designed from the ground-up to seamlessly offer secure WLAN access to traditionally wired devices such as medical equipment, printers, projectors, phone handsets and other networked embedded devices.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — After a successful seven-month test launch with Clive Ranger, an upscale jewelry retailer in South West England, Marjan Diamonds NV announces a roll-out of distribution of its CanadaMark(TM) diamond brand NENOIR(TM) to several other select UK retailers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — ElectionMall Technologies, Inc., a non-partisan provider of technology to campaigns and elections, has re-launched one of its popular online political products, Eyardsigns.com, with a new on-demand print feature that allows campaigns and voters to produce professional quality postcards, invitations, and greeting cards all at their computer keyboard.

COLUMN: Following the announcement of a patent for the video enhanced gravemarker, Scott G ponders the next phase of cemetery chic. Might there be an iTomb in your future? Hats off and a twenty-one gun salute to television commercial producer Robert Barrows, recent recipient of U.S. Patent 7089495 for an invention called the Video Enhanced Gravemarker (VEG).

WHIPPANY, N.J. — A new family of orthopedic products now available from foot care innovator GEL SMART explodes the myth that one size fits all for bunion relief. GEL SMART has introduced a new Comfort Gel Skin(TM) bunion relief sleeve in four models featuring various gel thicknesses and cover options to ensure best fit and comfort in a variety of footwear styles.

CLIFTON, N.J. — Internet casino GoldenPalace.com expanded their collection of weird and wacky pop-culture items this weekend when they bought the first T.M.X. Elmo doll off the production line for $4200. Proceeds going to charity.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Beauty at the speed of light! The tools of the Martel Beauty System for natural results. Gloria Martel, author and speaker, as well as a licensed cosmetician and esthetician and the creator of the innovative “Gloria Martel Beauty System,” is lecturing at The Learning Annex Health, Beauty and Wellness Day, September 30th.

LONDON, U.K. — The Internet Content production-company known as the Content Lab launch four, audio city guides for tourists visiting Europe. SoundGuides provide the tourist with a complete solution for exploring Rome, Paris, London and Venice. Each audio guide can be downloaded on to an ipod or mobile phone and serves to replace the need for guidebooks completely. This allows the tourist free reign to design their own tour of these amazing cities.

HOUSTON, Tex. — On Friday, September 15, 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners gathered in Denver, Colorado to voice their desire for the building of education and peace in impoverished and war-torn areas of the world. This was the largest-ever gathering of Nobel Laureates on US soil. Luminaries such as the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu attended to speak out against global conflicts and increased military spending at the expense of human health and welfare

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Straight from the horse’s mouth, or nose to be exact, Governor Ernie Fletcher recently unveiled a unique land maize in the shape of the Kentucky Unbridled Spirit logo on a farm near Owensboro, it was announced today by Lambert Land Maize and Pumpkin Patch.

BOSTON, Mass. — Boston-based alternative marketing agency Street Attack and YFonGlobal of Washington, DC are excited to announce a strategic partnership that will utilize Street Attack’s concept and YFonGlobal’s technology to launch PromoNet, a network platform that will act as an online community management system. PromoNet will offer MySpace-like features while focusing on the management of specialized online grassroots communities that cater to specific interests.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — ES Interactive announces that it has teamed up with Wiggle Wireless to offer fans personal access to their favorite pros with the Kona Secret Cell Phone Diaries. The athletes’ diaries include training tips, insider secrets, personal stories and some spicy gossip. The concept of the Kona Secret Cell Phone Diaries came from ES Interactive’s CEO, Carri Bennet’s desire to make professional athletes more accessible to their fans and to increase the spectator-friendliness of endurance sports like triathlon.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Is it frustrating trying to squeeze lots of information on an average size sticky notepad? Well no longer. Genius Pads(R) a new product by Arash & Kelly that was previously only available in the UK, is now being distributed by Purple Street Marketing in the US.

NEWTON, N.J. — The Committee for the Responsible Use of Silver in Health (CRUSH) announces an extensive web site, www.SilverFacts.com, containing factual information on medical, biotech and industrial uses of silver in health.

DALLAS, Tex. — Tea Body’s, Inc. (www.teabodys.com) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Bert Concessions to serve Tea Body’s all natural teas at all of its booths in this year’s State Fair of Texas, September 29th – October 22, 2006.

COLUMBIA, Md. — Maryland based Peralynna Properties are expanding the list of luxurious suites and villas they own and manage. The Bentley South Beach, 510 Ocean Drive, Miami, Florida, is the latest location offered by Peralynna owners, David and Cynthia Lynn of The Inn at Peralynna Manor, in Columbia Maryland.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In his new book, “The New Income Tax Scandal: How Congress Hijacked the Sixteenth Amendment” (ISBN 1413495443, Xlibris) John C. Garrison, who has served honorably on the legal staff of a major State of Florida law enforcement agency, and who has been active for over two decades in tax history research and tax reform activism, has delved into the history of those questionable events in Congress that led to the establishment of our modern income tax, fearlessly revealing in his book the legislative corruption that went into the system at its inception.

BOSTON, Mass. — What do nearly 70 million Americans have in common? Can eating habits affect joint cartilage? What makes one joint supplement better than the next? Two experts in the field of nutrition and sports medicine, Kristine Clark, PhD and Leslie Bonci, MPH, will tackle these and other issues at the upcoming Boston Women’s Show at the World Trade Center, September 22 – 24, 2006. Their presentation is sponsored by GELITA Health Products, USA.

TROIS-RIVIERES, Canada — According to Narconon Trois-Rivieres, a drug addict is a ticking time bomb, gambling with his life. When will that deadly overdose finally come? Another deception, and who knows how numb he wishes to become? Problems escalate at an alarming rate in the lives of drug addicts, and they return to the only solution they have found in years, drugs.

HONOLULU, Hawaii — Ask any baby boomer why they have not gotten help with hearing aids and they will usually say “price.” HearPod, Inc. is lessening these financial fears. By providing quality, 100% digital aids at a fraction of the cost.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine(SM) – Los Angeles (SIRM-LA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Rudy Quintero as an Associate Medical Director of the practice. A graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Quintero completed his residency at Glendale Adventist Hospital and a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Stanford University Medical Center.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapoAir announces, in partnership with Fareportal, a complex Flight Fare Search Technology enabling consumers to search for flights to airports within a 100 mile radius of the original searched airport. This technology will assist in providing lower competitive fares on CheapoAir.com. The user may select the option to search for additional airports within a given radius or may choose to ignore this advanced search option. Fares are usually 5-30% lower when the user selects this advanced search feature while conducting a search for cheap airfares.

RESTON, Va. — Indigo IT, LLC, today announced it has earned certified status in Microsoft(R) Corp.’s Partner Program recognizing Indigo IT’s expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Certified Partner, Indigo IT has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customer needs. Microsoft Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, that give them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Stephens’ Original Foods Company unveiled their new website, Stephensoriginal.com, on September 12, 2006, from their company headquarters in Nazareth, PA. The site allows consumers to order on-line from each of their three divisions – Bookbinders, Studdabubba’s, and Lehigh Valley Snack Distributors.

TOMBALL, Tex. — At the end of a lonely cemetery road in a small Texas town, Norm Lanier toils to bring the dead back to life. He does not use a witch’s brew, lightning, or voodoo magic; although it is rather easy to apply these things metaphorically to his work. Take one photograph of a dead ancestor, add some computer wizardry, swirl it around, toss in a pinch of special laminate and viola! The result is a Haunted Portrait.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jet Repair Anywhere has announced plans to launch its new Internet based company during the upcoming 59th NBAA Convention in Orlando, FL., October 17-19, 2006.

HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. — New moms need all the help that they can get and at a new Web site: aNewMom.com, interested moms and their families will have access to multiple resources in one location.

BOSTON, Mass. — Omni-Publishing today announced the launch of its latest DVD “A Parent’s Guide to MySpace.com,” featuring Sgt. Corey MacDonald, Esq., a school resource officer at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This unique guide educates parents and offers advice on how to help their children who are on MySpace.com protect themselves from any potential dangers.

CHICAGO, Ill. — singlemamahood.com, a new blog and toolkit, launches with a “Free Advice” service for single mothers — moms who are unmarried, divorced, widowed or separated. The singlemamahood(TM) mission is “reducing drama for the single mama.”

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Robert P. “Skip” Cummins, chairman and CEO of Cyberonics Inc., will keynote the 2006 Neurotech Leaders Forum, to be held September 28-29, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza San Francisco International Airport. The free-speaking neurotechnology industry pioneer will share some of his experiences dealing with regulatory, technical, and marketing issues during his tenure at Cyberonics.

HOUSTON, Tex. — Actress Mira Sorvino, famous for her starring roles in “Human Trafficking,” “Mimic” and “Romy and Michelle’s High School Wedding,” hosted an exclusive Fashion Week party on September 12, 2006 for fashion designer Jason Wu, which was co-hosted with Harper’s Bazaar magazine and Brizo. Mira Sorvino was dazzling in a beautiful slate grey empire waist dress and red crocodile belt, but the standout accessory to her outfit was her noticeable Whiteflash.com diamond bracelet and earrings.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — GoldenPalace.com made room in their ever-increasing collection of pop-culture oddities by purchasing an item that brings new meaning to the term “celebrity crap.” The online casino bought Suri Cruise’s Bronzed Baby Poop for $10,000, which will be going to the Kristin Brooks Hope Center.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Students from the Cleveland Campus of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting spent a day with the production staff of the ABC Television show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” as the show stopped in Cleveland on September 7th to hold auditions for the next contestants of the show. Both Cleveland students and show and station executives felt the day went great, and the students were left with a lasting impression of the excitement associated with being on staff of an international hit TV show.

CAMARILLO, Calif. — AMT Datasouth Corp., a leading supplier of value added printing solutions, announced today that the Fastmark M2 battery powered portable thermal bar code printer is now available. The Fastmark M2 is supplied with AMT Datasouth’s proven proprietary PAL programming language.

MONTREAL, Canada — A poker player from Sweden has won the first edition of the Everest Poker European Championship (EPEC) held in Barcelona on Saturday 9th September. During the exciting finale of the first ever European poker tournament targeting amateurs, one hundred players pitted country against country to become this year’s Everest Poker European Champion.

OTTAWA, Ontario — Atreus Systems(TM), the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IMS and advanced IP service bundles, announced today that Internet Telephony magazine has named Atreus’ IP Provisioning Software as a recipient of the 2006 TMC Labs Innovation Award.

CHICAGO, Ill. — at a time when recession seems imminent and the future is looking bleak for many thousands of Illinois homeowners, Scott Tucker, the outspoken ‘consumer advocate’, is bucking the downward and damaging trend and leading the revolution against ‘predatory lenders’ from his website FromDebtToSavings.com, fighting the corner of consumers penalized by unfair and discriminatory lenders.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After the September 11th terrorist attacks on America, the economy slowed down for both private businesses and public organizations. People were losing jobs and forced to change their priorities and lifestyles. However, America regained its composure, reestablished itself as a global power, and went back to normalcy.

FULLERTON, Calif. — Stauber Performance Ingredients, Inc., announced today the appointment of Jim Freeman to the position of Director of Sales and Marketing. The position reports to John Milazzo, President of Stauber, and became effective on August 30, 2006.

BOSTON, Mass. — Atreus Systems, the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IMS and advanced IP service bundles, today announced Spirit Telecom has successfully deployed Atreus’ IP Service Provisioning Solution to activate and manage its wholesale and retail hosted VoIP services for business and residential customers. Spirit Telecom, the Columbia, S.C.-based competitive local exchange carrier is owned by a group of eighteen independent and cooperative telephone operating companies in the Southeast United States.

PORT HURON, Mich. — Dr. Eric vonAnderseck, ThD, DD, of Second 8th Week Ministries, Inc., presents a stunning Flash production announcing “God Offers Clemency to the Nations.” Dr. vonAnderseck offers a unique and compassionate approach in malevolent times with an inclusive message of hope to all communities and cultures.

COLUMN: Companies need to do a better job of policing themselves when signing up new customers on the Internet and through mail campaigns, otherwise they risk contributing to an already serious epidemic of personal and business identity theft. Certain companies are making it a little [...]

COLUMN: Three personal managers of independent artists outline pathways for success in an increasingly competitive marketplace. “An artist’s music must be something I love,” stated Jennifer Yeko of True Talent Management. “It has to be music I want to hear in my personal life as well as when I’m working.”

TRIPOLI, Libya — Officials at Phoenicia Group (www.phoenicia-group.net), a leading U.S.-Libyan risk management consultancy and advisory firm, say U.S.-Libya trade and business confidence has reached an all time high, as U.S. companies show significant interest in learning about doing business in Libya, and as more U.S. businesses opted to join targeted high profile trade delegations visiting Libya this year.

Just when you think it’s safe to go shopping on eBay for used gear, like a vintage tube mic, or analog keyboard, the phishing artists have to ruin my day. Phishing, is the practice of trying to fool you into going to a website pretending to be a legitimate site, like a bank or eBay, or to contact somebody about a product or service through “real looking” email communications.

SUN VALLEY, Calif. — Don’t like needles to combat the signs of aging? You’re not alone. And here’s the best part: there’s no need to undergo costly and often painful treatments to restore the look of youthful skin. Modern research has led to some remarkable breakthroughs and extraordinary formulations that not only take the place of needles and knives, but often surpass them in long-term results.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Radar Networks announces the appointment of Mike Clary to its Board of Directors. 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.

AUSTIN, Tex. — Perception Software today announced the addition of National Instruments to its customer list. National Instruments plans to deploy Perception Software’s EDAConnect, a software solution that gives electronic design engineers an intuitive, easy to use connection from their electronic design automation (EDA) environment to their enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system.

STUDIO CITY, Calif. — John Frank Rosenblum has exited Lighthouse Productions after fifteen years as a Producer to become a partner at Epic Level Entertainment. While at Lighthouse, Rosenblum produced the series Trailer Park for the Sci-Fi Channel.

DALLAS, Tex. — Born out of a passion for European style road course motor racing, David and Linda Cook are setting a new standard for race track development in North Texas. Their many years of vision are quickly being translated into reality at Eagles Canyon Raceway, just minutes North West of Denton, Texas. When complete, Eagles Canyon will feature a clubhouse and conference center, a restaurant, fuel facility, locker rooms, a pro-shop and driving school.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — In a time when several states are facing critical shortages of school-based SLPs, progressive districts like Clark County are finding creative ways to attract and retain their talent. With over 300,000 students in more than 300 schools, Clark County School District (CCSD) in Las Vegas, is the 5th largest and fastest growing school district in the country. Caselite Software specializes in online therapy scheduling for school-based Speech-Language Pathologists and analytical reporting for their District Administrators.

AUSTIN, Tex. — Perception Software and Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions today jointly announced an agreement to provide Perception’s EDAConnect product as part of the Agile 9 PLM Engineering Collaboration solution. Under the agreement, Agile will sell EDAConnect to its Agile 9 customers.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “Flying Embers” (ISBN: 0-9774017-0-7), published by Visual Horizons Publishing Group, LLC, is a newly-released romance novel authored by James H. Pasternak – a Newport Beach, Calif. firefighter (Ret.).

DETROIT, Mich. — Long Term Care Resources (LTCR), the national leader in marketing LTC insurance through affinity groups, and the American Bar Insurance Plans (ABI), has developed a new, comprehensive, long term care planning kit for attorneys.

CHICAGO, Ill. — While libraries are filled with scores of books about Chicago’s colorful history, few acknowledge the political, social, and economic impact of the city’s once powerful brewing industry. When the Haas & Sulzer Brewery opened its doors in 1833, the town’s population of only 200 managed to guzzle down its first year’s output of 600 barrels in record time. Chicago was on its way to becoming the beer-drinking town that it is today, says Bob Skilnik, author of the just-released BEER: A History of Brewing in Chicago (Barricade Books, ISBN 1569803129).

CORVALLIS, Ore. — A new service has launched which offers website creators a way to keep their sites online for generations. “Our website hosting service is designed for artists, musicians, writers and family historians who want to preserve their work online,” says Dave Gore, founder of the website hosting company Arkhold, Inc. “With Arkhold hosting, a website can outlast its creator.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andaro Entertainment and Revolver Magazine in association with Monster Energy Drinks and Budweiser the King of Beers present: The Delicious ROX Festival 2006 – the Midwest’s all-ages, all-day premier showcase for up-and-coming and unsigned talent.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Capla Kesting Gallery announced today that the Daniel Edwards sculpture of Suri Cruise’s first poop in bronze, which has been covered internationally in the press this week and was the most e-mailed photo on Yahoo! on Thursday, is now back on eBay. The auction will benefit the March of Dimes charity.

TORONTO, Canada — Companies that need to get a voice-over recorded for their business now have a superior web service available to them. Formerly known as Interactive Voices, the new Voices.com facilitates finding the perfect voice, quickly and cost-effectively.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Active Network, Inc. (“Active”), a provider of application services technology and marketing access to community service organizations and the leading online community for active lifestyles, was named to Inc. magazine’s 25th annual Inc. 500 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country for the third consecutive year. This year, the company ranks No. 303 with three-year growth of 442.9 percent.

SEATTLE, Wash. — GoldenPalace.com has become famous over the past few years for their outlandish eBay purchases, but this latest auction really bites. The Internet casino added to their Britney Spears collection by purchasing a vacuum-sealed half-eaten egg-salad sandwich and corndog which allegedly belonged to the pop-star and her husband Kevin Federline.

JESSUP, Md. — ACell, Inc., the owner of highly valued extracellular matrix (ECM) patents, today won a resounding legal victory against Cook Biotech, Inc. (Cook) and Purdue Research Foundation (Purdue). The victory frees ACell to broadly promote the development, licensing and commercialization of its remarkable tissue graft bio-technology.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Need a getaway? Not sure of where to begin? All Star Luxury Coaches offer clients the chance to drive and travel in a luxury diesel RV, without the expense and responsibility of owning one.