Tabitha Berg

BOULDER, Colo. -- Women can sport strings of pink, red, and purple beads this Valentine's Day to show their caring for industrious African women working their way out of extreme poverty. Nonprofit BeadforLife (www.beadforlife.org) offers Valentines Day-hued bracelets, necklaces, chokers, and other jewelry - also available in many other vibrant colors - handmade by Ugandan women who are HIV-positive or refugees from a brutal civil war in Uganda, all of whom were living on less than $1 a day. Many care for numerous AIDS orphans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- ElectionMall Technologies, Inc., a nonpartisan worldwide provider of technology solutions to political campaigns, released today a testimonial by Joe Trippi praising ElectionMall's suite of technology tools for federal, state, and local races, and also announced that Dr. Michael Cornfield has been named Vice President of Public Affairs.

BOONTON, N.J. -- Spending by businesses on wireless services accounted for over one-third of the corporate bill for telecommunication services in 2006, says a new market research report from Insight Research. By the close of 2006, total US business spending on telecommunications services reached just over $132 billion, and by 2011 business spending is forecasted to grow to nearly $154 billion, according to the new research study.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Today, CheapoAir announced in partnership with Fareportal, a complex Multi-Airline Auto Ticketing Technology that integrates a three tier fraud detection checkpoint system that issues e-ticket confirmation to customers within a fraction of a second. In addition, CheapoAir.com is also announcing Auto-Airline Paper Tickets to be integrated into FedEx Shipping Software, making transactions seamless and more efficient while still providing a rigorously secure environment.

TORONTO, Canada -- The VoiceOver International Creative Experience - VOICE - is pleased to announce the participation of major sponsor, Voices.com, the voice marketplace, at the first ever voiceover experience, scheduled to take place at the Palace Station in Las Vegas, NV March 27th through March 31st, 2007. VOICE is the first of its kind, bringing all facets of the voiceover and voice acting community together.

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. -- Members from the casts of Golden Globe nominees Lost and Heroes got the chance to indulge in the luxurious t'Zerah skin care treatments at the Backstage Creations Retreat during rehearsals at the 2007 Golden Globe(R) Awards and left looking and feeling a little more relaxed, gorgeous and ready for the red carpet.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Is there someone you want to hug? January 21 is your chance! Marianne Richmond, author and illustrator of the new "Fish Kisses and Gorilla Hugs" (ISBN 1-934082-03-4, $15.95), offers a few options for National Hugging Day.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Carry You, LLC, a Minneapolis-based family company, was invited to kick off the awards season and to participate in the Boom Boom Room - the ultimate gifting suite for Hollywood parents and their little ones. Founded by Jayneoni Moore, a celebrity-style insider, the Boom Boom Room was founded to bring baby fashion lines and products to celebrities and the media.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- CorrectNet today announced that LaCrosse Global Fund Services has selected the infiPOINT(TM) platform as its hedge fund manager reporting application. The system enables LaCrosse to provide hedge fund clients with online access to hundreds of back-, middle- and front-office reports on operations management.

WHEATON, Ill. -- The residential and commercial storage and organization industry has a new advocate. The Association of Closet and Storage Professionals is the new voice of this booming segment of the cabinet trades. Supported nationally, the ACSP is dedicated to creating industry standards, certification, and building consumer awareness of the professional standards of the field.