SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — New products from Museum of Robots introduced at the International Home + Housewares Show 2009 have been selected as “Cool Products for the Home” by BusinessWeek. Recognized as among the most innovative product introductions are the Recycled PET Felt Collection and [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Pastor Rubin of The Family Church takes donations for medical marijuana at his Beverly Hills Green Cross located at 2370 Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles. The Pastor says, “Obama is missing the boat on cannabis and Clinton’s policy promotes the type [...]

AUSTIN, Texas — Eagle Feather Research Institute (www.eaglefeather.org) provides current research of different cultural groups that have been misrepresented via distorted or biased cultural histories due to political, racial or religious reasons. The goal is to present factual cultural data that is not political; it [...]

ATLANTA, Ga. — Independent businesses can cost effectively add value to employee benefit packages by including a simple retirement planning software tool for employees to track and manage their personal retirement scenario, according to financial planning software experts Torrid Technologies. Reported in early march by [...]

ATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta Unity presents their annual “Spring Sillies” fundraiser featuring popular comedian and pianist Jerry Farber. The event will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary of Atlanta Unity, located at 3597 Parkway [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — LuraTech announces a new optional module for the LuraDocument(R) PDF Compressor that is designed to convert digital documents – such as Microsoft Office, Outlook e-mail and PDFs – into PDF/A format for long-term archiving. The Born Digital module enables users to [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) will have a special screening of the new documentary, “The Terri Schiavo Story” from Franklin Springs Family Media, at their national convention in June. Additionally, National Right to Life will be endorsing the film in [...]

SEATTLE, Wash. — Darrius Willrich and Critical Sun Recordings bring you the CD Release – and the release party – for Darrius’ new album “Can’t Get Enough,” on the Main Stage at the Triple Door in Seattle Washington on April 29th, 2009. Twenty five percent [...]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Jimmy Jazz, the leading urban fashion retailer in the eastern United States, will be opening its first store in the state of Indiana on April 3nd in the Lafayette Square Mall, located in the capital of Indianapolis. “Opening our first store in [...]

FREMONT, Calif. — TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded networking and security software, today announced that it had expanded its partnership with NETGEAR, a global provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products for business and home users, to bring to market a highly integrated SMB [...]

COLUMN: I got to witness the 2009 Green Lifestyle Film Fest at my UCLA alma mater March 13-15, transform from a ‘little green engine (of eccentrics) that could,’ into a global green fest heavyweight. The director Dorit invited me to help create a green bridge [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Gen-9, Inc. announced today the release of StratoVista – Google Edition v1.0 (www.stratovista.com). StratoVista is a powerful, Internet centric, personal information management (PIM) application. It provides users with unique capabilities, including the ability to use Web based services in lieu of [...]

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Just after First Lady, Michelle Obama, broke ground for the White House vegetable garden, Plangarden released an online interactive version of the Obama’s organic garden layout. The interactive vegetable garden layout was built using the new 2.0 version of Plangarden’s [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — As history has shown and continues to prove, every time the U.S. government gets involved with something, whatever it is becomes slower, costs more, and satisfies less James Wilson from ForeclosureWarehouse.com stated that our recent taxpayer-backed funds known as the economic [...]

MONTREAL, Quebec — SherWeb, a global Hosted Exchange solutions provider, has responded to the need for businesses to develop email solutions in a tough economy with their March Madness Promotion. Until April 1, 2009, businesses with more than 75 user accounts get three months of [...]

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Moving is never a pleasant task, but for seniors and people who may be making radical changes in their lifestyle, the stress can be overwhelming. That’s why House to Home Services, LLC announces a one-stop-shopping service for people on the move. According [...]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Regal International, Inc., doing business as Beauty Beverly Hills has been appointed by EMK Products, LLC to be the exclusive distributor of the EMK PLACENTAL(R) Skin Care Product line. Under the agreement, Beauty Beverly Hills will be allotted exclusive worldwide distributorship [...]

TAMPA, Fla. — Telovations Inc., a leading provider of hosted voice services to business customers, today announced it has expanded the Telovations Real-Time Network(SM) throughout the U.S. with the launch of a nationwide flat-rate Managed MPLS Network. The Managed MPLS Network will provide the necessary [...]

AUBURN, Maine — An Adhesive Remover Swab is being released today by KICTeam. This Swab is combined with an adhesive remover solution to ease the removal of sticky adhesive residue from hard surfaces. The product will come enclosed in a foil pouch and the swab [...]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (SCMEP) is making available to SC manufacturers an advanced productivity improvement solution that will be featured at next week’s InnoVenture Southeast 2009 conference in Greenville. This solution, called ForeSight, a software-as a-service (SaaS) framework developed by [...]

HUMBLE, Texas — Want to win the office prize this year for the ugliest Christmas sweater around? The new company, My Christmas Sweater, may be the key to victory. The recently launched Christmas sweater company sells retro Christmas sweater designs in a wide array of [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) recently awarded JIT Toyota-Lift the Silver Circle Award for its performance in 2008. JIT Toyota-Lift is one of 10 elite recipients of this distinguished award and was selected from TMHU’s nationwide network of 68 dealers and [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The music of the late John Denver is like an old friend, outlasting trends and standing the test of time, but that’s not the case with the original John Denver orchestrations, says Jim Curry Music. More than a decade has passed [...]

WOBURN, Mass. — The Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics this week announced 30 years of success in the skin care industry. And, to celebrate their success, many exciting activities and events are planned over the next few months. The anniversary of the Catherine Hinds Institute [...]

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada — Aicello announced today an agreement to acquire Tohcello Company’s polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film product line and assets. The move is part of Aicello’s strategy to expand PVA film business as a core product offering, by increasing production capacity and leveraging the [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapOair, an award winning, top budget travel website, dedicated to leveraging the latest technology to deliver cheap flights and discount hotels, as well as low priced car rentals, is proud to present a Top 10 Travel Safety Tips article as part [...]

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — At the AIIM International Exposition and Conference (Booth 344), March 30 – April 2, 2009, in Philadelphia, LuraTech will demonstrate its LuraDocument(R) PDF Compressor solution (www.luratech.com) and an improved Form Recognition Module that has been expanded to include free-form recognition. These new [...]

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Virtual Law Partners LLP (VLP) has announced that Brett Healy, Daniel Meyers, Gregory Kim, M. Sharon Webb and Dianna DeVore have joined the firm as partners. “We are thrilled that VLP continues to attract experienced lawyers with superb qualifications,” said Craig [...]

WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Fractional Homes International (FHI) announced today that it now has Certified Fractional Real Estate Professionals in 11 states and 2 countries who are focusing on the fast-growing trend of fractional ownership of single-family vacation homes. Launched by leading fractional real estate consultant [...]

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — With a hard-earned U.S. Department of Agriculture signoff now in hand, Trees With Meaning Inc. (TreesWithMeaning.com) becomes one of the first companies in the U.S. approved to bring living olive trees from Israel to the North American market. For owners-and brothers-Bruno [...]

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — Multi-Flow Industries, a manufacturer of fountain-dispensed beverages, announced the launch of “All Day Cafe,” a shelf-stable, liquid roast Hot Coffee Bag-in-the-Box brand. “We’re incredibly excited about competing in the hot beverage category,” said Mark Stephens, CEO of Multi-Flow. “Coffee is a [...]

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Business Builder Alliance, Inc. (BBA), an innovative consumer marketing company with a focus on local business, announced today the launch of the Red Carpet Alliance(TM) system in a joint venture with 7G Companies Inc. The system enables local stores and neighborhood [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — In a development that should draw smiles from President Obama, this month LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation’s most experienced long term care insurance agencies, will pay its shareholders $1,228,820 in dividends, an increase of 10-percent per share over [...]

WINNIPEG, Canada — The Flax Council of Canada announced that a panel of experts determined in January 2009 that whole and milled flax seed be given Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status. Expected within six months is a letter of “no objection,” finalizing GRAS status [...]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Natalie Evans, founder of the successful private lifestyle company, Low Country Luxe, will be part of an in-store appearance scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 4-8 p.m. at Westend, a luxury home gallery, 803 Meeting St. Low Country Luxe, founded in Autumn 2006, [...]

AUSTIN, Texas — Solving Light Books announced today that Don McLeroy, controversial Chair of the Texas State Board of Education, has recommended “Sowing Atheism” (ISBN: 978-0-9705438-5-1) by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr., to other board members and to the general public. McLeroy’s timely recommendation could influence [...]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Visual Evidence / E-Discovery, LLC (VE), a leader in e-Discovery solutions and services, announces its release of VeREVIEW 3.0 — a customizable, powerful, cost effective and comprehensive web-based review tool for electronically-stored information (ESI). So, what makes it better? Advanced searching and [...]

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — For the 13th year in a row, Flag Football Magazine, aka FlagMag.com, will bring flag football leagues to the greater New England area by organizing the Boston Metro Flag Football League (BMFFL). The BMFFL currently offers both adult and youth leagues. The [...]

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Every year, thousands of US citizens travel to Mexico for cancer treatment, because clinics there offer non-toxic therapies and the cost is much less expensive, says TMD Unlimited, a medical tourism corporation. When Tom Teeter was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), [...]

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Esmeralda Liquors today released new facts about the recent surge in demand for real, natural Obsello absinthe in the U.S.; based on inside sales, production and distribution figures. Based on skyrocketing increase, the makers of Obsello — Esmeralda Distillery — is [...]

ZURICH, Switzerland — BP Alternative Energy Plc. has taken a minority interest in South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd., a leading developer of high-quality greenhouse gas emission reduction projects. Since its inception in 2006, South Pole has been profitable and has financed its growth out [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Audiolife, an Artist Services platform designed for indie artists to sell music online and on-demand to fans, has announced that it will officially sponsor The PureVolume.com House in Austin, Texas. The sponsorship will provide Audiolife with the opportunity to offer its [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Tsoi/Kobus & Associates (TK&A) is pleased to announce that Jocelyn Frederick, AIA, ACHA, OAA, LEED AP has joined the firm as a Principal. In her new role, Frederick will lead TK&A’s core national healthcare practice and enhance and extend its capabilities in [...]

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — “To spirited applause by the ‘phenomenal’ female champions honored at the ’35th Annual Sportswomen of Colorado Hall of Fame Benefit’ in Denver on March 8, Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee received the prestigious ‘Pioneer Award’ for helping their dreams come true. In [...]

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Morgan Drexen, the country’s leading debt settlement services provider to consumer advocate law firms, is now offering up to a $1000 cash advance as part of the company’s innovative Emergency Direct Assistance Fund (EDAF). With EDAF and the help of Morgan Drexen’s [...]

SPOKANE, Wash. — Colligo celebrates 10 years as a leader in assistive technology with new magnification aids and lower prices on its complete product line. Affordable low vision digital magnifying aids for either television or computer are introduced. Colligo’s low vision magnifier for television, ezRead [...]

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For years, consumers have been surrounded by the promise of wealth. Mesmerized and spellbound by marketing, they have been enticed to buy what they can’t afford to consume, to accumulate and to live beyond their means. Predatory lenders have enslaved us with [...]

SEATTLE, Wash. — Extensoft announces Artisteer 2.0, a new version of its award winning automated Web design tool for creating templates for Websites and blogs. The new version adds support for the most popular open source content management systems: Joomla and Drupal, in addition to [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Lightning Pictures LLC and Presidio Pictures announce today that, on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009, Hollywood joins Washington in honoring our nation’s military and the families who support them. The event pays particular tribute to those exemplary Americans who have given their [...]

ATLANTA, Ga. — Motivated by the current coupon-clipping climate, writers across the U.S. and Canada have pulled together to help friends and neighbors get out and about on the cheap. Cities on the Cheap, citiesonthecheap.com, is the hub for a rapidly growing network of “On [...]

WARSAW, Poland — TS2 specializes in providing global satellite communication services in areas with poor telecommunications infrastructure. Its basic transmission medium is a two-way transfer of data, which provides not only the Internet access and transfer of information within the network but also voice communications. [...]

BEVERLY, Mass. — Unfortunately, the term “AMBER Alert” is becoming more commonplace. That’s why David Almeida, PI, has authored and released a new book called “Abducted Dreams” (ISBN: 978-1-606-96-261-9), in an effort to provide an insider’s view on missing child cases. According to the National [...]

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Any parent will tell you that finding jeans to fit a growing teenage boy is all but impossible, but for the parents of twelve year old Brenden Adams that challenge has assumed a new level of difficulty – Brenden is 7 feet [...]

BOONTON, N.J. — In 2009, U.S. ethnic communities will spend $56.6 billion on telecommunications services, accounting for nearly one-third of all residential telecom expenditures, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. The largest minority group, Hispanics, representing 15.7 percent of [...]

DENVER, Colo. — Community financial institutions can build profitability and accelerate local economic recovery by adding mortgage warehouse line lending to their commercial offerings, according to U.S. mortgage lending services outsource expert Titan Lenders Corp (www.titanlenderscorp.com). Titan has launched a warehouse lending operations service platform [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — As the American economy rebuilds itself, consumers are more frugal with their money. They are hitting the internet to look for deals and also to find customer-to-customer ratings of various stores including e-commerce sites. GlassesUSA, an e-commerce optical store now based in [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — S+H Construction, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the greater Boston area’s premier residential renovation and custom home building companies, is one of the expert presenters at the upcoming Residential Design and Construction (RDC) Show, held April 1-2, 2009 at the Seaport [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — In response to a troubled economy and gloomy financial climate, EMRG Media announces the launch of a New York City business networking series; this is the first in a series of monthly events. It is scheduled to take place at Arena [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — As the need for long term care insurance grows, agents and allied professionals face the challenge of reaching prospective clients efficiently and with a high level of professionalism. And the public faces the challenge of finding qualified agents in their geographic area. [...]

COLUMN: Several friends asked me a question this week, and with slight variations, it went something like this: “What do you think of that blowhard Rush Limbaugh?” Although for “blowhard” they all used a different word. Donkey orifice. Rooster lollipop. Mom fornicator. My answer was [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — According to Global Strategic Alliance, in the past several months citizens have noticed unusual heavy military helicopter traffic over citizen airspace at an alarming rate. Some citizens report as many as one military helicopter per 15 minutes on some days. Sources concerned [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Sher Institutes of Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) announced today the introduction of the world’s first CGH-Risk Sharing Plan that guarantees qualified IVF patients a baby or offers a full refund of the clinic’s medical fees. CGH is an acronym for Comparative [...]

CINCINNATI, Ohio — Designer Allie Yoko (founder of Emerald Brand Fashions) introduced her spring line of Black Orchid Eco-Fashion products and announced a student design competition. Allie created her spring Black Orchid Eco Fashion limited edition leggings and hoodie using certified bamboo fabric woven in [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Renowned author, motivational speaker and organizational psychologist Dr. Trevicia Williams will empower women personally and professionally as she presents the fourth annual 360 Degree Women Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida Saturday, March 21. With more than 400 women expected to participate, [...]

NEEDHAM, Mass. — K. Powers & Company, a leading provider of luxury carpet and rugs, is pleased to introduce Style Moderne – a new line of custom contemporary rugs inspired by Art Deco masters Jacques Emil Ruhlmann and Jean Michel Frank. This distinctive collection is [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Oracle Group announces that, on April 17th, 2009, President Johnson Sirleaf will discuss her upcoming release titled: “This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa’s First Woman President” (ISBN: 978-0061353475, hardcover; Harper) in the only official book [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — To remind Californians how simple it is to make a contribution to one or more of the fifteen charitable funds participating in the state’s voluntary tax check-off program, the month of March has been declared Checkoff California Month. “Our Golden State [...]

DENVER, Colo. — Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee will be honored at the 35th Annual Sportswomen of Colorado Hall of Fame Awards banquet at Denver’s Marriott Tech Center Hotel on March 8. “Suzy deserves the ‘Pioneer Award’ for birthing freestyle skiing, Title 1X and inspiring ski [...]

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — Lehmann & Lehmann Legal Communications announced today a free seminar on how to systematically reduce and eliminate debt through individualized plans. The seminar, including a question and answer session, will take place at the Grassy Hill Lodge in Derby, Connecticut on Wednesday, [...]

WOBURN, Mass. — GerrityStone, New England’s premier interior and exterior custom stonework specialist, is pleased to announce the company is participating as one of the expert presenters at the upcoming Residential Design and Construction (RDC) Show, held April 1-2, 2009 at the Seaport World Trade [...]

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Affinity Healthcare LLC, a multi-specialty medical group practice with northwest Chicago suburban offices located in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Wheeling, announces the addition of Chiropractic and Acupuncture healthcare services. Dr. Jason Y. Hui, DC, FIAMA, NMD, will treat patients by [...]

DENVER, Colo. — Consumers should expect identity theft protection from their healthcare providers, such as physicians and dental practices, now that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has definitively clarified them as “creditors” under the “Red Flag” provisions of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Audiolife, a division of Inhance Media, the Los Angeles-based Artist Services Company responsible for the development of a new media web-platform specifically designed for indie artists to sell music online and on-demand to fans, has released an in-depth report of findings [...]

CHICAGO, Ill. — On February 6th 2009, a federal jury in Chicago returned a verdict against Consumer Guide LLC / Publications International Ltd. (PIL) of Lincolnwood, Ill., and awarded $5.6 million to The Smart Marketing Group, Inc. (SMG) in damages resulting from PIL’s breach of [...]

SEATTLE, Wash. — To many, the idea of composting sounds like a positive environmental behavior, but according to Dr. Lawrence Green, M.D., Ph.D. and founder of Bokashicycle, it may be doing more harm than good. Bokashicycle is the totally natural way to reduce, reuse and [...]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In response to client needs, Visual Evidence / E-Discovery today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Global Legal Discovery. Visual Evidence / E-Discovery (VE), headquartered in Cleveland, finalized their partnership with Global Legal Discovery (GLD), based in Atlanta, on January [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — With ten candidates running for mayor Tuesday March 3rd in this year’s election — and most people thinking the mayor is sure to win again — one candidate, Pastor Craig X Rubin, is predicting a big upset and he explains why. [...]