Aria Munro

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas -- The 102nd annual convention of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association will take place at the Wyndham New Orleans at Canal Place August 22-24, 2007. Special guests include Admiral Joel Whitehead, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District; Steve Stockton, deputy director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Congressman Ted Poe, 2nd Congressional District of Texas.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- Mundus Institute of Honaunau, Hawaii, and China National Tourism Administration have agreed to launch a joint venture to utilize Mundus educational software, textbooks, and curricula in colleges, universities, and training centers throughout China. The cooperation agreement will be formally signed at a public ceremony to be held in Beijing, China on November 7. The announcement was made by Dennis Foster, chairman of Mundus Institute.

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- After an investigation by Federal and State authorities for allegedly running a methamphetamine lab and unlawfully selling iodine at a feed and tack store, Southwest Feed, The State of Arizona has issued a temporary seizure order. Federal authorities have since dropped out of the investigation and returned the two cases of seized iodine and apologized after finding no evidence of any wrongdoing. The state of Arizona is still proceeding with the seizure.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Stephens' Original Foods Company announced the launch of a Gourmet Specialty Foods Gift Basket now available on their website, www.stephensoriginal.com. Mark Stephens, President of The Stephens' Original Foods Company, said that "The gift basket is long over-due."

SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. -- Shau-wai Lam, Chairman of the DCH Auto Group, recently received a statewide Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 Award for Retail/Distribution Services at a gala event at the Marriott Glenpointe in Teaneck. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 21st anniversary this year.

DALLAS, Texas -- Techway Services, Inc. was named to the 100 WBE's Impacting Supplier Diversity in 2007 by Women's Enterprise USA magazine. Techway Services growing profile among Supplier Diversity Managers is due largely to Techway's ability to successfully fulfill contracts.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- NOW Micro, Inc., a manufacturer of custom configured computer systems based in St. Paul, was recently awarded a contract with the State of Minnesota for the purpose of providing Information Technology Solutions (ITS) Products and Services.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Custom Printing Company of North Little Rock, Arkansas, a regional leader in digital printing, has purchased a NexPress Digital Color Production Press from Kodak. The new printing system upgrades Custom Printing's production and versioning capabilities and allows them to continue to help their clients create more effective sales and marketing communications.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- CheapoAir.com, a top budget travel website dedicated to leveraging the latest technology to deliver cheap airline tickets, is proud to announce that it has won the Hitwise Top 10 Award for the second time by Visitors among all U.S. Websites in the Travel Agencies Category for the Quarter ending April - June 2007.

COLUMBIA, Md. -- Vericom Technologies(R), Inc., a nationwide provider of Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions to service organizations, announced today that Guardian Companies, Inc., a contracting company specializing in utility, site development and heavy highway construction, has selected Vericom as its official MRM solutions provider.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. -- BK Web Commercials, a new Maryland-based company, will offer small- to medium-sized businesses the unique and affordable opportunity to make their company, products, personnel, web site and key messages stand out on the web. The company produces professional, television-style web ecommercials, web site "walk-on" virtual spokespersons and dynamic, animated web characters for web sites.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Understanding economic development at the municipal, county and state levels, and then turning development opportunities into realities is something Steve McKnight knows (and loves) to do. His passion for his work has led to millions of investment dollars and thousands of jobs for a rural Pennsylvania region. And, it's this success that has him poised to do the same for organizations and communities across the country as he becomes the latest member of GSP Consulting's Economic Architecture (EA) group.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- TripMama is proud to announce the launch of their travel comparison website and travel talk forums, TripMama.com. Our airfare comparison tool empowers consumers to book the cheapest airfare from the top established brands online today.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Seekers of long term care insurance need to make three key decisions: (1) whether the insurance is right for them in the first place, (2) what company they should buy it from, and (3) what specific policy best fits their needs. "When most people make these decisions, they go about it all wrong," says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners.

MADRID, Spain -- Cimaware Software has released the latest major update of the corrupt Microsoft Office file recovery suite, OfficeFIX 6. Included in the update is the new WordFIX 5, which has a completely new recovery engine that now recovers a much wider range of document corruptions.

RICHMOND, Texas -- CYNACON / OCuSOFT (OCuSOFT, Inc.), a company specializing in ophthalmic research, development and supply to ophthalmologists and optometrists, today announced the appointment of Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, M.D. to its Medical Scientific Advisory Board.

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Manga have become popular in the U.S. and many translated Manga books are on the shelves in major book stores. It's one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. publishing industry. Orange Lighthouse, Inc. has just launched Ad-Manga.us as a U.S. site of Ad-Manga.com to offer Manga contents for advertising, to U.S. companies.

TORONTO, Ontario -- With a rapidly growing, comprehensive resource directory that ranges from Arts & Entertainment to Travel & Real Estate, Gay-Villager.com is fast becoming the one stop destination for visitors seeking resources within the LGBT community.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The full title of the new DJ Insane and The G-Man album (UPC 6-75604-10252-0) is "CRAZED + DAZED: An Experiment in Stimulating Psychotomimetic Manifestations Through the Use of Subliminal Bass Tones, Phase-Shifted Harmonics, Ultra Aural Distortion and the Relentless Application of Thump for the Rump." But you can just call it "Crazed."

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- An updated national web site with new satellite sites, spanning America, will help seekers of long term care insurance sidestep two problems: unnecessary expense, and less desirable carriers with a record of precipitous rate increases or poor customer service. The updated national site is ltcfp.com, run by LTC Financial Partners LLC, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage.

TAMPERE, Finland -- ScanBev, a Finland-based manufacturer, marketer and exporter of alcoholic beverages announced the selection of Columbus, Ohio-based Katz Marketing Solutions, a food and beverage marketing and brand consulting firm, to develop the U.S. brand and marketing strategy for their specialty alcoholic beverage.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Everyone knows Century 21 Department Stores has "Fashion worth fighting for." On August 2nd, Century 21 Department Store's Manhattan location only will be extending its store hours and staying open until Midnight to give all their loyal customers a chance to shop for their favorite fashion - without the fight.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Carolyn Pollack, Lead designer and Vice President of Relios Jewelry, has been chosen as the anchor of QVC's Designer Day event on August 1st, 2007. The much anticipated Designer Day features QVC's most prestigious jewelry designers and their newest, most exciting designs in a single, all-day event.

BOONTON, N.J. -- The worldwide market for presence-based telecommunication services, including Instant Messaging (IM) and Push-to-Talk (PTT), is expected to reach nearly $23 billion in 2007 as an ever increasing number of cellular and wireline carriers provide customized services predicated upon the availability of their end-users.

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Axiom Cycles, Inc. sells aftermarket Harley Davidson and custom motorcycle parts and accessories. They recently announced new service offerings to include: additional performance tuning, engine rebuilding, and enhanced customer service and technical support.