FAIR LAWN, N.J. — The Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine – New Jersey (SIRM-NJ), part of one of the largest and fastest growing infertility networks in the United States, announces the opening of a new office in Bergen County. Located in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, the office will have exclusive access in the area to various SIRM breakthrough technologies in the field of In Vitro Fertilization.

HONOLULU, Hawaii — In a slow real estate market, people get creative to sell their property. So Honolulu real estate brokerage firm Elite Pacific Properties is bringing to Hawaii a technique that is rapidly gaining popularity throughout the US: real estate auctions. Elite, which specializes in upscale real estate, has organized Hawaii’s biggest ever multi-property auction, to be held at the Hawaii Convention Center in Waikiki on July 14th from 10am-3pm.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Improving one’s golf game has a lot in common with improving one’s life, especially in the senior years, according to golf legend Billy Casper. The pro has teamed with the nation’s most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, LTC Financial Partners LLC, to spread his views. And he’s offering a free online golf lesson to drive the point home.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — This new book from Bob Miller, “Kill Me If You Can, You SOB” (ISBN: 978-1-58736-846-2), is the compelling story of Lt. Col. Manuel A. Alves (Black Hawk), at LZ Betty in Phan Thiet, Vietnam. It has been embraced by the men of the 3-506th and they have endorsed it by recommending it on their websites.

CHICAGO, Ill. — Market Simplified Inc. announces the launch of www.marketsimplified.com, a simple and easy to use free access financial web & mobile tool that helps investors make informed investment decisions. Market Simplified is built on an advanced technology platform and is designed to offer a one stop solution towards global financial information exchange.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A&R Select, a full service artist development and marketing firm for independent artists and bands announces that IDASAS from Redlands, California, has won the 2007 Battle of the Bands competition at BB King’s, located at Universal’s Citywalk.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — InflightPower.com announced today the introduction of a new product for those travelers interested in recharging the new Apple(R) iPhone(R) while on the fly. The InFlight Power(TM) iPhone recharging cable has just been released for market sales.

BOSTON, Mass. — At the NXTComm show in Chicago, CorEdge Networks demonstrated its CEN-ATCA-1US server platform that for the first time offers the possibility of employing COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) AdvancedTCA (ATCA) and AdvancedMC (AMC) blades in traditional enterprise data center environments. Many enterprise data centers are dominated by 30″ deep 1U servers.

ATLANTA, Ga. — With his novel, “Gates of Hades” (ISBN-13: 978-0843958942), Atlanta author Gregg Loomis sends his character, with assassins and law enforcement on his trail, from Washington D.C., to the Dominican Republic and ultimately to the volcanoes of Sicily in a desperate race to uncover the ancient secret that lies at the heart of an unimaginable and very deadly plot.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Innovation Framework Technologies (IFT) announced today that its New Product Development and Portfolio Management software solution has been officially certified by Stage-Gate Inc, a recognized market leader in product innovation methods and best practices.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — YFonGlobal, a leading social networking enabler, added a high value benefit to their wyndstorm(TM) social network suite by providing the first click-to-call feature to its latest hosted social network, entitled MyGK, the private online member community tailored for The Golden Key Society.

BOSTON, Mass. — A non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and promoting the highest standards of ethics, integrity and professionalism in the air charter industry has been formed by principals from several of the most well established and successful air charter companies in North America. With combined revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually, the Air Charter Association of North America (ACANA) represents a significant presence in the aviation marketplace.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Beauty TV(R), the world’s only beauty TV network today announced that it will bring program offerings to Joost(TM), the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service. Founded in 2006 by Latino entrepreneur Rob E. Angelino, Beauty TV is dedicated to the beauty enthusiast in the ever-growing $150 billion dollar a year beauty industry.

TBILISI, Georgia — A new web site, WhoseFan.com, recently launched with a mission to become the premier Internet place for fans of everything and anything to gather and have fun. While there are several categories for fans to choose from, the most active audience is fans of singers, bands, actors, actresses, and sports celebrities. Car fans, writers/authors, and fiction hero fans are also establishing a strong presence.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Southern Staircase, a leading manufacturer of pre-assembled staircase systems, recently announced the purchase of Stair Parts, Incorporated, or SPI, of Adairsville, Ga. SPI manufactures wooden staircase components such as newels, balusters and stair treads. The sale was announced on May 10th.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Customer based home improvement site All Around the Home (AATH) has officially become a staple for Southern California internet bound homeowners. Magic Builders is one of many Los Angeles County contractors who have signed with AATH since the beginning of 2007. Homeowners in the LA County area are sure to be able to find quality contractors for all of their home improvement needs.

COLUMN: Scott G presents many myth-busting details about the annual Burning Man celebration held the week before Labor Day on the Playa of Black Rock Desert, 120 miles north of Reno, Nevada.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — CrossLink Media, a software and services company who provides a complete suite of interactive mobile marketing applications, today announced a strategic alliance with Prevail Ventures, a leading advisor to early-stage, venture backed companies. CrossLink Media’s proprietary software platform allows consumers, media companies and advertisers to effectively interact in real-time via the consumer’s wireless phone.

WHIPPANY, N.J. — Gel Smart/Pedifix has introduced the first anatomically designed All-Gel Digital Cap recommended for soothing as well as protecting fingers and toes. The All-Gel Digital Cap provides superior cushioning and protection and relief for corns, calluses, nails, cuticles, hammer toes and partially amputated digits.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Entertainment media invited to attend Red Carpet screening and afterparty for the North American release of Jackie Chan’s The Myth, June 26th. The long awaited 96-minute English language version action-comedy feature film from Director Stanley Tong stars Jackie Chan and renowned Asian actors Kim Hee Seon, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Mallika Sherawat. Filmed on location in China, India, and Hong Kong.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Healthy Life Centers puts the power to quit smoking in the minds of the people through a free, referral service that directs them to certified hypnosis programs in their local vicinity. National statistics reveal that there are approximately 51,000,000 Americans who smoke, daily. Out of that group, 35,000,000 want to quit.

SEATTLE, Wash. — PlanHeaven.com announced today that it has launched an online marketplace showcasing video pitches from early stage companies to a nationwide audience of angel investors. The focus on online video combined with other communication tools differentiates PlanHeaven from similar services.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Genesis10, a New York City-based leader in business and technology consulting, has partnered with HotGigs Inc., an innovator in web-based contract workforce solutions, to build Genesis10 Select, a customized and secure online portal that facilitates interaction between Genesis10′s clients and consultants.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Will you or a family member need expensive long term care someday? Almost for sure, and you could pay big-time if you’re not properly insured. You probably know you should look into long term care insurance, but if you’re like most people, you don’t want to think about it just yet.

BRONX, N.Y. — The Bronx Stage & Film Company presents Part 1 of the 5th Bronx Independent Film Festival Friday, June 29 & Saturday, June 30, 2007 at 8:00 pm in the 500-seat Lovinger Theatre on the Lehman College Campus. The honorable Earl Brown, Deputy Bronx Borough President will help open the two day festival featuring twenty one films from around the world.

CUMMING, Ga. — Motivating a child to do the simplest of tasks can be a challenging chore, even if the task sounds like fun. And, encouraging a child to learn something new can be downright daunting. But, Coach Dan Murphy, co-owner of Orion-imaging.com and coach for the Red Dragons of the Forsyth County Family YMCA, had a camera and a creative formula for motivation.

CHICAGO, Ill. – NXTcomm — Atreus Systems(TM), the leading supplier of provisioning software for IMS-based services, today announced that Atreus has integrated the BEA AquaLogic(R) BPM suite into its xAuthority IP Service Provisioning platform. This integration is designed to help service providers to readily blend complex IMS services and to create new user-centric portal applications so that they can dramatically reduce the time to market launch.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — WHAT: Red carpet screening and after party for the newly completed North American release of Jackie Chan’s The Myth. The long awaited 96-minute English language action-comedy feature film from Director Stanley Tong stars Jackie Chan and renowned Asian actors Kim Hee Seon, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Mallika Sherawat.

BEDFORD, Mass. — Actuality Systems, Inc., the leader in software and 3-D optical hardware for medical visualization and guidance, today announced the demonstration of a proprietary optical technology that multiplies the pixel count of digital projectors. In February, Actuality used a single XGA-resolution (1024 x 768) microdisplay to project a 2-D image with the equivalent of 25 XGA screens (5,120 x 3,840).

BOSTON, Mass. — A kitchen designed by Arclinea Boston has been named winner of Boston Magazine’s Home & Garden 2007 Dream Kitchen Awards in the contemporary category. The Cambridge space was recognized for offering all of the accouterments of the professional kitchen (“ample storage,” “professional-quality cooking setup,” “high-performance appliances and fixtures”).

COLUMBIA, Tenn. — According to reports in the national press, the NAACP is suffering financial problems and is closing some operations, including all regional offices, and is making staff reductions of 40%. SCV Commander-in-Chief Christopher M. Sullivan issued the following statement (continued).

TRIPOLI, Libya — Phoenicia Group, the leading U.S.-Libyan diversified business and consultancy group, today announced a strategic alliance with CapRock Communications to provide end-to-end VSAT connectivity products and solutions to the oil and gas industry in Libya. VSAT, or Very Small Aperture Terminal, is a satellite based communications system.

SEDONA, Ariz. — America’s Red Rock Cathedral is becoming a Green Model of Hope for Earth’s children. “To keep Sedona healthy and enhance global cooling, our community is taking bold measures,” said Green Sedona founder Matthew Turner, a 34 year old environmental scientist. “Turner offers simple natural solutions which raise the green bar for his Generation X, plus Y and Z,” said Suzy “Chapstick” Chaffee, co-chairman of the partnering Native Voices Foundation.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Over 150 students from 80 Missouri High Schools will prepare for a future in business at the 22nd Annual Missouri Business Week (MBW), to be held in Columbia, June 24-28 on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The CENTER for Education & Private Enterprise(R), the not-for-profit foundation of the Missouri Association of REALTORS(R), sponsors the event.

SEATTLE, Wash. — Protectomatic Music and Entertainment (PME) proudly announces the release of Escape Plan, the new extended play album by Stretching Madness. The first single off of Escape Plan, entitled “Lies in My Head,” is also being released. In conjunction with the new single and album, PME and Stretching Madness will be launching a new website for the band.

PASADENA, Calif. — Osmetech plc (LSE, AIM; OMH) today announced that it has granted a non-exclusive research license to Waltham, Massachusetts, US-based Minerva Biotechnologies Corporation (“Minerva”) for use of Osmetech’s self-assembling monolayer (SAM) technology in conjunction with Minerva’s proprietary nanoparticle technology. Osmetech is a fast developing, international molecular diagnostics business.

TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. — Possibly the youngest fashion designer in the country, 7 year old Haley Schmidt has designed and created her own line of T-shirts titled, HaleyBopTees. This inspiring young artist has a flare for fashion and a passion for art, so much so that not only are her T-shirts are sold online at haleyboptees.com, they are also sold at Out Of The Bleu children’s clothing boutique.

BILOXI, Miss. — The National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) hosted a groundbreaking public forum in Biloxi, Mississippi on June 6, 2007 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. ‘We gathered more than 40 experts and ordinary citizens from around the country to share ideas, best practices and first-person accounts about flooding in New Jersey, Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf region, ice storms in the Midwest, and other storm events.’

BOONTON, N.J. — The Carrier Ethernet market is expected to grow from $1.4 billion in 2007 to nearly $6 billion in 2012, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. With metro-area Ethernet services now available from virtually all major data service providers and wide-area Ethernet about to get a shot in the arm from the dominant carriers, the market is poised to take off.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rich Natole, a voice talent for CheapBooks.com, made an appearance on America’s Got Talent on the Tuesday, June 12, 2007 episode. Natole, a master impressionist, showed off his skills while doing a John Travolta impression. Natole began lending his voice to CheapBooks in 2005 with the start of a national radio campaign. He is also the trademark voice shouting “cheapbooks.com” in the television and radio commercials.

AUSTIN, Texas — One of the first things you notice about Jonathan and Yvette Boatwright is how genuinely cool they are. Owners of the fast-emerging luxury residential marketing organization Realty Austin, the Boatwrights are quintessential Austin A-listers, affable, intelligent, entrepreneurial and passionate about the business they run.

SEATTLE, Wash. — Alfa Tec Inc., a 14-year-old Seattle-based marine sales and service distributor, has announced it will open a second location in Tampa, Florida, by June 2007. “This will allow us to offer expanded operations to cover the East Coast and Gulf Coast regions,” says Kevin Oakley, President. Alfa Tec was founded in 1993 as Alfa Laval Inc.’s exclusive distributor to the marine industry on the West Coast and in Alaska.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Builders in the state of New York can now rely on a unique quality assurance program for concrete masonry building products. Nicholas F. Carparelli, Executive Director of the New York State Concrete Masonry Association (NYSCMA) said, “We’re raising the bar for building construction products and posing a major hurdle for other products that don’t meet the same high standards.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A student at the University of Connecticut has launched a new website that is on track to make him one million dollars. The Million Dollar Wiki, is a website similar to Wikipedia but with one important catch: every page costs one hundred dollars. The pages are public for everyone to see, but only the owner of a page can add content to it.

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Communication is the foundation for an incredible life at work, with friends, and especially at home. That’s why so many baby boomers are turning to HearPod 32X to power up their hearing. Baby boomers have a reputation for expecting the best and many will not settle for less. However, cost can sometimes interfere when purchasing a quality hearing aid.

TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Think Energy, a renewable energy consulting firm, congratulates the State of Wisconsin on the release of a request for proposals for a long-term renewable energy purchase. Through a joint effort with the Responsible Purchasing Network at the Center for a New American Dream, Think Energy helped the State of Wisconsin draft a request for proposals.

BRADFORD, U.K. — Visionsoft, a U.K.-based software company, offers customers a professional, affordable and effective option for auditing PCs through its industry standard audit tool – Visual Audit X3 software. According to global software studies, twenty-seven percent of all software used in U.K. businesses is pirated or illegal and in the U.S. – 21 percent.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — LuraTech, Inc., a leading provider of open, ISO- compliant JPEG2000 and PDF/A technology, today announced that they have enabled LexisNexis to create and publish the new LexisNexis(R) U.S. Serial Set Maps Digital Collection, using the LuraWave(R) JP2 Image Content Server, Enterprise Edition.

BOSTON, Mass. — Buildium, LLC announced today the introduction of two new check printing options designed to help streamline accounts payable for landlords and property managers; customers can now independently print MICR-encoded checks on blank check stock or they can outsource check printing and mailing using Buildium’s online EZ Mailer(TM) service.

FAIRVIEW, Tenn. — Our dire need for a new source of inexpensive, pollution-free energy to free us from our dependency on foreign oil may have been met by a scientist in Tennessee. A new extremely inexpensive, pollution-free source of electricity has been discovered and is now being considered by major international corporations. This new technology produces electricity without chemical reactions, combustion or pollution.