Ecomugs, a company that creates personalized, eco-friendly coffee mugs, announces the launch of its Web site, www.ecomugs.com. Ecomugs is a green solution to an everyday problem. The company helps recovering alcoholics by providing a healthy work environment and financial support system.

Ecomugs are made of lead-free ceramic and are personalized with water-soluble inks. The company's founder, Kirk Meyer, put together a system to economically imprint one personalized mug at a time. The new Web site allows Ecomugs to propel its affiliate program just in time for the holidays. Web sites that host and sell Ecomugs products receive 25 percent of every sale.

IVAA™ is pleased to announce that it will exhibit at the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO®) 2006 Women's Business Conference, “Women Entrepreneurs: Owning the Future,” in San Francisco, California, on June 1-3.

When asked how this will benefit IVAA™ and NAWBO’s members, Sue Kramer, IVAA Director of Marketing/PR, said "IVAA looks forward to educating attendees on the opportunities of the virtual assistant industry. In addition, our presence at the conference will bring awareness about this emerging industry and assist business owners in need of a virtual assistant. IVAA also provides an alternative career choice for administrative, creative, and technical professionals and offers comprehensive support and tools for its growing membership.”

The most expensive single-family home listed in America has just gone on the market for $135 million, taking the "most expensive listing in America" title away from Donald Trump's oceanfront estate in Palm Beach (FL), which carries a $125 million price tag. The newly listed Aspen (CO) home is owned by Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who is selling the estate to pursue his new responsibilities as chairman of his nation's new national Security Council.

"By comparison," said Robby Carson, a real estate professional with Estes Park Realty and member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, "the most expensive property in Estes Park is currently on the market for $7,500,000. This incredible 7,500 Sq. Ft. estate includes 7 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms and too many amenities to list here. A special website has been setup to feature this home at www.WindcliffEstate.com. ”

When you are shopping for your next Arizona vacation, does a rental home make sense when compared to a traditional resort or hotel? Yes, it does. One main advantage to a vacation rental home over a resort/hotel is the amount of space you get for the money. Many Phoenix vacation rentals are 1500sq. ft or larger and provide full size bedrooms, fully stocked kitchens, private pools/spas, and many other personalized extras.

For a vacationing family of 5 to stay in a mid level resort hotel here in the Phoenix area during the summer, which is the off-season, the pricing usually start at $150 for your standard 400-500 sq. ft. room with double bed, 1 TV, and no kitchen. With 2 people in each bed and one of the kids in a roll away, there isn’t much room to unpack, let alone relax.

Tony Sacarro has just introduced a Marketing Plan that reminds him of the words spoken by Astronaut Neil Armstrong of Apollo 11. "Armstrong said 'one giant leap for mankind' and with this Marketing Program it will be 'One giant leap' for the concept of how to successfully create marketing programs for Home Based Entrepreneurs," said Sacarro.

The idea behind Sacarro's program is simple: Take modern technology and create a system which allows Entrepreneurs to solely focus on marketing their company provided website from the comfort of their home. "Facts are that 9 out of 10 Entrepreneurs fail their 1st year due to their lack of sales skills. The creator behind this model has in place an Automated Marketing System that will close sales 24/7/365," said Florida Native Sacarro. "The package consists of a 6 minute introduction movie, lead capture pages, an auto-responder system and continual training which guarantees success for Entrepreneurs with the creativity and focus to drive folks to their website on a consistent basis."

Got braces? Over 18? It's easy enough to visualize teens dealing with the classic rite of braces. However, more than one million adults in the United States and Canada now go through the same process while facing their own unique challenges. One million people are wondering, "What can I eat tonight that won't hurt my teeth or my braces, but satisfy me, my spouse or my family?"

The Braces Cookbook 2 is just what the doctor ordered for adults in braces.

The Braces Cookbook 2: Comfort Food with a Gourmet Touch, by Pamela Waterman and Amee Hoge, offers 50 tender-teeth recipes that are not just tasty alternatives, but real meals with real ingredients. No longer do adults in braces have to restrict themselves to macaroni and cheese with pudding for dessert when they can have Cranberry Glazed Chicken with Almond Buttery Bars (and Baked Stuffed Mushrooms for starters).

Innovative ASP.NET hosting leader, DiscountASP.NET, announces expanding their Open Control Panel library with the addition of APIs for DNS management. The new DNS management APIs is part of DiscountASP.NET's Open Control Panel Initiative, whose goal is to provide customers with maximum control over their hosting presence management.

Previously, DiscountASP.NET introduced an ASP.NET web service API library which customers can use to develop their own web, desktop, or mobile applications that interface directly with their web hosting account management. Over the years, DiscountASP.NET has exposed methods to retrieve resource usage information, to recycle application pools, and to backup SQL 2008 and SQL 2005 databases. Today, DiscountASP.NET exposes methods for customers to retrieve, add, and delete their DNS A, CNAME, MX and TXT records.

- General Data Company, Inc., an industry leader in barcode labeling and identification products and solutions, today announced it has successfully completed the Quality audit by Global Registrars, Inc. and has gained certification for ISO 9001:2000 standards.

Released in December 2000, ISO 9001:2000 is the latest version of the international Quality Management Standard ISO 9001. This standard includes eight quality management principles: customer-focused organization, leadership, involvement of qualified people, process approach, systems approach to management, continual improvement, factual approach to decision making, and mutually beneficial supplier relationships.

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F. ®), one of the nations leaders in health and prevention education, announced today that it will implement important organizational changes designed to ensure its continued and long-term growth. Long considered to be a highly innovative non-profit organization for its ability to sustain itself largely through earned income activity, C.H.E.F. will continue to set the standard for leadership just as it has done since its founding thirty years ago this October.

According to Larry Clark, President and CEO of C.H.E.F., our organization has benefited millions of people, of all ages, over the past thirty years by providing the skills, information and resources they need to live safe and healthy lives. We attribute our ability to make such meaningful contributions to a long-standing mission and set of guiding principles that make our non-profit organization unique. Equally important to these contributions is a fundamental belief that periodic shifts in strategic and tactical direction are required to maintain our position as one of the nations leaders in health and prevention education."

Bill Lydon, PLCopen North America, will address control engineers in Milwaukee April 20, 2006 on the benefits of the IEC 61131-3 industrial automation programming standard.

Increased industrial automation is required for business to be competitive and this presentation illustrates how the IEC 61131-3 software standard enables controls engineers to improve the quality, efficiency, and maintainability of creating industrial automation systems. IEC 61131-3 is the only open controls programming standard and is being used by many open architecture industry groups such as OMAC (Open, Modular Architecture Control) to describe best practices in control programming.

Charles Lyons, Ph.D., author, counselor and speaker, in response to the announcement that the hand of the Biblical, John the Baptist, was being returned to Russia explained that this represents more of an opportunity than a miracle moment in time.

The reported hand of John the Baptist historically was taken by the Apostle Luke from the village where it was originally buried. When Napoleon’s armies were advancing the relic was given to the Royal family in St. Petersburg for protection. Later when the Bolshevik revolution began the hand was removed and taken to central Europe for safety.

Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that MAQUET GmbH & Co. KG has deployed a performance management solution for improved sales planning. With the Cognos solution, the international medical technology provider is updating the technology foundation for its Medical Systems business and is optimizing its production processes. Shorter planning cycles coupled with ongoing, detailed evaluation of all relevant data will ensure a competitive edge for MAQUET, allowing it to further extend its position as the quality leader.

Modavox, Inc. (OTCBB:MDVX - News), Internet broadcasting pioneer, producing and syndicating online audio and video, today announced that relationship expert and author, Dr. John Gray will join Dr. Terri Orbuch, host of The Love Doctor radio program on VoiceAmerica (http://www.modavox.com/voiceamerica) Monday, August 25, at 11 a.m. Eastern.

Dr. John Gray will discuss his new book, Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress. Dr Gray is the author of fifteen books, was a certified family therapist for over 15 years and has been conducting personal-growth seminars for over thirty years. His watershed book MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS was recognized by USA Today as the bestselling book of the 1990's. Translated into more than 40 languages, this phenomenal book has helped millions of men and women transform their relationships. He has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America, The View, Politically Incorrect, and Larry King, and has been profiled in Newsweek, Time, Forbes, USA Today, TV Guide and People, among others. Gray's book "Why Mars and Venus Collide" gives couples a roadmap for making marriage or partnership a haven in today's stressful world.

Daniel Gutierrez http://www.danielgutierrez.com, host of "Right Here, Right Now" on VoiceAmerica Business channel and author of the book "Stepping Into Greatness: Success Is Up To You" ; has recently been invited to participate in the San Diego based Masters Gathering conference June 5th and 6th at the picturesque San Diego convention center.

Daniel's successful radio program, "Right Here Right Now," has been one of the top-rated programs on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel since its launch in March, 2008. The program about self-leadership has featured some of the top leaders, movers and shakers. His program has put an emphasis on the Hispanic business community as well.

Lex Mundi has recently published a new multi-jurisdictional survey entitled Real Estate Survey III - Issues Relating to Finance. This survey is the third in a four-part Real Estate Survey Series compiled by members of the Lex Mundi Real Estate Practice Group.

The Real Estate Survey III - Issues Relating to Finance covers some of the most important issues relative to the financing of real estate projects, including the method for creating a security interest or lien on real property, interest rate limitations, licensing requirements for lenders and foreclosure procedures. More than forty-five jurisdictions are covered. The survey can be downloaded free of charge in its entirety or by jurisdiction at http://www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Real_Estate_Survey_III.asp.

Parts one and two of the Real Estate Survey Series, Issues Relating to Foreign Investment and Issues in Ownership of Real Property, are also available on the Lex Mundi web site to download free of charge. The Lex Mundi Real Estate Practice Group is now working to compile the final survey in the series, Issues Relating to Commercial Leasing.

As Australia's largest solar panel distributor, RFI has led the charge to supply the solar industry with the highest quality products, on time and at the right price for over 25 years. In addressing the surge in demand for renewable energy solutions, RFI have recently signed a distribution agreement to partner with a world leading solar module manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (Suntech Power Australia).

RFI signs Australian distribution agreement with SuntechAs RFI continue to focus on quality and range, this agreement gives RFI the capability to keep pace with the changes that the renewable energy sector is experiencing. Scott Magee, Managing Director of RFI's solar division said "The decision to add Suntech to our stable of products was a logical step towards addressing the requirements of our solar resellers and their customers needs. We have seen significant interest from commercial and residential sectors for a complete range of solar PV solutions and the addition of Suntech is a key move in addressing what our customers have been asking for. Suntech is a world renowned leader in PV modules and their suite of product including an architectural design line positions us well for future applications."

LifeofSports launched its successful North America Online College Poker Championship in North America. LifeofSports has partnered with CakePoker.com in North America for the weekly free roll College Championship.

North America Online College Poker Championship is open to any college or university student within North America. Participants will be competing for a grand prize that includes free tuition for a year and a trip for two to Cancun, Mexico. This prize is estimated at approximately $20,000US.

REO electromagnet coils are used in vibratory parts feeding processes where material is fed automatically. The driving force for the vibratory feeder machines are electromagnets, switching On and Off rapidly with AC current. The performance of the magnet is ensured by the temperature class of the wire, potting material, magnet wire sizes and turns. An electromagnet works on the principle that an electric current not only allows electrons to flow in a circuit but also generates a powerful magnetic field. The magnetic field is controlled by the air gap setting of the "I" lamination. This is the parallel distance between the magnet and "I" measured at rest. Generally, the air gap setting will be .030" to .120", however the wider the gap the higher the current. Over current saturation of the electromagnet will cause thermal runaway and effect performance.

BoxTone(R), the expert in mobile user management, announced today the general availability of its powerful new Asset, Expense and Compliance Management module; part of the award-winning BoxTone for BlackBerry mobile user management platform for Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino.

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The BoxTone Asset, Expense and Compliance Management module enables enterprises to unlock critical asset utilization information from their BlackBerry smartphone deployment through a series of data collection, analytics and reports. This optimized data can be used by various roles in the organization and can also be fed into centralized repositories such as CMDBs, Asset Management (AM) systems and Telecom Expense Management (TEM) systems.

“No means no” is not enough.” When one of my children was in high school and asking to go to an unsupervised party, she commented “Don’t worry. I’m not going to do The Nasty!” She was shocked when I responded “But I want you to date and to become sexual! It’s a normal part of human life. I just want you to do it when you are ready, and in a way that is pleasant and beautiful.”

“No means no” doesn’t allow for “yes,” according to Mike Domitrz, author of May I Kiss You? and founder of The DateSafe Project, who is featured on Internet radio’s Full Power Living (worldtalkradio) on Thursday, August 10, at 9 a.m. PT. He tells listeners how to get to “no” or “yes,” respectfully and safely.