The first single from John Romano's forthcoming CD "Evolution" lampoons the TV culture of modern America. The song is entitled "TV Song" and it may soon be stuck in your head or on your TV set.

The lyrics, written at the microphone in one take by Mr. Romano, evoke Eric Burden meets Denis Leary meets Better Than Ezra. "The song doesn't knock anyone, heck, I'm part of what I'm singing about. However, the song does poke fun at the role TV plays in our lives, or better put, the trust we all have in what the boob tube tells us." Mr. Romano stated.

Cupofmoney.com an affiliate of Gano Excel, announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance with internationally renowned author, speaker and businessman Mark Yarnell who has been named the Greatest Network Marketer in the World.

"This is the biggest milestone in our company's history" stated Darren Little, founder of Cupofmoney.com about the newest relationship with Mark Yarnell. "Imagine being personally trained by a man that has been responsible for training individuals that have surpassed 1 million per month in residual income. We are honored to have this opportunity to work directly with such a prestigious individual."

M Squared Consulting, Inc., a consulting industry pioneer and recognized leader in the field of flexible human capital, has appointed Sam Doying to be its Technology Industry Practice Leader.

Upon acceptance of his new position as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mr. Doying stated, "I'm looking forward to building a huge presence in the Silicon Valley. Technology companies have a voracious appetite for leading edge talent, effective project teams, and fast results. The M Squared business model is truly unique and differentiates us from our competitors. Even in this difficult economic and regulatory climate, M Squared can deliver huge value to our customers, while allowing them to leverage our variable resource model. As the economy recovers and the technology sector's needs for capacity and execution increase, M Squared Consulting will be well positioned for growth."

In a year characterized by severe financial, housing and stock market disruption, both globally and domestically, North Shore Credit Union experienced healthy growth and achieved excellent results.

Net Operating Income for the year was $8.97 million, compared with $7.34 million for 2007. This represents a Return on Average Assets (ROAA) of 66 basis points, an excellent performance in the current market, and a Return on Retained Earnings (RORE) of 12.86%. The RORE represents a return well in excess of inflation and more than three times current term deposit rates.

Biztree, the top provider of document templates software, is breaking new grounds with an innovative in-software advertising solution aimed at agencies and large advertisers.

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The marketing dilemma is not new. How can web marketers effectively target the SMB market? Biztree believes it found the answer - or a least one possible solution. Unveiled at ad:tech New York in November, Biztree Connect is a new in-software advertising solution that allows advertisers to reach business people in an unprecedented way.

Prosperity Automated System or PAS Director Lisa Max revealed why 95% of new home based business owners fail. The revelation came while Mrs. Max was hosting a live weekly training call for her associates and people that they work with. Mrs. Max recently launched a websites: http://www.maxlivingnow.com.

Here is the main reasons that home businesses fail explains Mrs. Max, “When you have a website up and running from most network marketing companies, that basically all you get. You have to market and bring people to your site. With PAS they market for you and the team leader’s help close the sale."

CondoCompare, an innovative online Web site allowing potential buyers and sellers to compare all available condos on multiple levels, recently launched with listings in the greater Seattle and Portland areas. The easy-to-use site allows users to go beyond the standard MLS (Multiple Listing Service) and compare all available units based on location, price, amenities, size, among other details.

"We promise an informative, convenient service by allowing potential buyers to compare available units online side by side on their own time without leaving their computer. CondoCompare saves users time from having to drive around and search for buildings and units for sale, as well as money on gas and parking," said Brett Frosaker, president. "This site is a great resource for individuals moving within the same neighborhood, to a different neighborhood and for people moving to Seattle or Portland."

In the wake of JCAHO’s revised Leadership standards and the release of a new Sentinel Alert emphasizing the patient safety issues created by inappropriate behavior in healthcare organizations, ELI is urging clients to employ a comprehensive approach for addressing disruptive physician behavior and unprofessional team interactions, beginning with leadership and encompassing all aspects of the environment and culture.

“JCAHO’s recommendations mirror what we tell clients in all industries,” says ELI president Stephen M. Paskoff, Esq., “but these issues are particularly relevant in the healthcare environment, where disruptive behaviors may be more commonplace, egregious, and ingrained in the culture, and where the fear of retaliation for raising complaints is real and in many ways unique to the hierarchical structure of healthcare organizations.”

STEP Labs™ is demonstrating the Ultimate Car Kit platform to select channels and distributors at the CES 2009 tradeshow. This car kit platform offers unbranded, after-market, retail-ready, car kit speakerphone designs with an unprecedented combination of features and radically better performance than every other Bluetooth™ car kit and speakerphone on the market.

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The partners on the Ultimate Car Kit platform, STEP Labs, ASTRO Studios, and Foxlink, collaborated to address consumer criticism of previous in-car and tabletop Bluetooth-connected speakerphones by incorporating large speakers, attractive design and best-in-class hardware and software for unparalleled voice quality and speech functionality. The partners also integrated many cutting edge technologies and features to produce a hands-free, voice-controlled, Bluetooth car kit with superb speech-recognition and a robust set of user-friendly features which doubles as speakerphone. 00004000

Canadian diamonds are now available at Danforth Diamond, one of the Internet's leading diamond engagement ring sources. Their database of loose diamonds now features Canadian diamonds that can be placed in one of their Harmony diamond engagement ring settings or purchased for a pre-existing ring setting.

With concerns about funding violence in Africa through "blood diamonds," Canada has become a source of socially-responsible diamonds in recent years becoming the world's third-largest producer of diamonds. These conflict-free diamonds are mined in remote areas of the northern territories of Canada.

Flickr, the online photo sharing service, and FeedBurner, a provider of syndication services, will today begin offering 'splicing', a unique way to combine photos into existing weblog RSS feeds. Combining weblog and photo feeds into one chronological feed simplifies the sharing process for both publishers and viewers.

"The way photographs are shared is undergoing a change as big as the move from film to digital," noted Stewart Butterfield, president of Ludicorp, the company behind Flickr. "It's exciting to be working with the team at FeedBurner on this; no one else is doing as much for the future of XML syndication."

Vision 3 LLC has named Scott A. LaFata and David S. Banish, Managing Directors of the firm.

Scott A. LaFata, a former Sr. Manager and Director at Deloitte, Sr. VP at the WorldCrest Group, and a well known Software Industry Veteran, brings over 22 years experience in management consulting and leadership to the firm.

David S. Banish, formerly Partner at Grant Thornton LLP, V.P. Global Professional Services at Mapics, Director at EDS and Anderson Consulting; brings his extensive experience and contacts to the firm.

Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders (www.remudaranch.com), the nation's leading treatment center for women and girls with eating disorders, has partnered with FINDINGbalance, a Tennessee-based health and wellness organization, to launch the world's first video-on-demand Web site for eating disorders and body image issues. The Web site is now online at www.findingbalance.com.

"Millions of people struggle with eating issues, but they're too embarrassed to talk to someone about it," said Constance Rhodes, founder and president of FINDINGbalance. "Now they have an easy 'first step' toward finding the answers and help they need."

LearnShare, LLC, the consortium of Fortune 1000 companies organized to research, design, purchase, package and share best practices in training and development, today announced it has recently appointed Vasiliki Papalas as Director of the Consulting Division.

LearnShare's Consulting Division is a pillar of the LearnShare comprehensive offering that consults clients on their training and development needs and prescribes technology, community practices and other performance solutions.

Ms. Papalas and the Consulting Division are focused on providing strategic solutions that align performance and organizational development with enterprise business goals. The Consulting Division methodology involves a systematic approach to achieving measurable results through:

Engrave-A-Crete®, Inc, as the world's premier manufacturer and distributor of decorative concrete engraving equipment greatly increased the company's presence and impact for World of Concrete, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV with the introduction of new tools and accessory products.

In addition, Engrave-A-Crete®'s International Distribution Partner J.D. Honigberg hosted over 500 International visitors from every continent at Engrave-A-Crete®'s display from every continent.

The Engrave-A-Crete® team held over 100 demonstrations for booth visitors at World of Concrete 2008 using the new tools and color resources. The professional team provided visitors with a close-up of the Engrave-A-Crete® decorative concrete engraving, staining and sealing process.

Sandroid™ was used to create the premier engraving of the show, a butterfly that was immensely popular. Sandroid™ is an impressive recirculating blasting system capable of engraving delicate images or distinguished designs into existing concrete. Shipping now, the all in one Sandroid™ blasts the design and simultaneously vacuums the debris and blast media to maintain a nearly dust-free environment. It automatically separates the fine dust particles and reuses the blasting media. Sandroid™ utilizes Engrave-A-Crete® Reusable Flexi-Blast Templates™ or traditional sandblast mats to produce decorative engraved designs.

The Super Compact Cobra™, described as the dream machine for engraving projects, boasts a new adjustable and multi-position handle. The unit, representing the dependability and versatility users have come to expect from Engrave-A-Crete® tools, features a custom designed, Pelican® case, allowing the Super Compact Cobra™ to be conveniently packed. The hard, wheeled case accommodates the Super Compact Cobra™, plus accessories, making keeping valuable equipment organized much easier. Engrave-A-Crete® continues to seek adaptations and potential improvements for tools to make them more effective in engraving projects.

Concrete Resurrection™, reactive acid (RAC) stains as well as interior and exterior sealers were demonstrated for the first time at World of Concrete 2008, four demonstration slabs inspired engravers. These projects exhibited in the 30 ft. x 50 booth represented the increasing and strengthening presence Engrave-A-Crete® has at World of Concrete.

The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 12th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at Web Award Web site The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including pharmaceutical web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for pharmaceutical web sites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2008.

"The pharmaceutical industry is very competitive when it comes to Web development and companies can benefit from the independent evaluation of their online efforts," said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. "The pharmaceutical industry has to find the balance between providing an effective website for the consumer with the strict industry regulations they face."

Thousands of students who sat Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQA) National Course exams including Standard Grade, Intermediate, Highers and Advanced Highers in May and June this summer will receive their results and certificates on Tuesday 8th August.

Receiving exam results are one of the few times and achievements of your child, grandchild or friend which are actively celebrated. Whilst there are no specific presents which are traditionally given to mark exam success, Interflora.co.uk has put together a fitting range of flowers and gifts to really celebrate the occasion.

NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), a leading vendor of cloud computing and integrated business software suites, today announced that NetSuite and NetSuite OneWorld have become the first generally available Software as a Service (SaaS) business management suites to be certified by the German Institute of Auditors (Institut der Wirtchaftsprüfer in Deutschland e.V.). The certification validates NetSuite suitability for use in regional divisions of multinational companies with operations in Germany, or for use by companies headquartered in Germany. NetSuite OneWorld is a complete business application with capabilities that span business functions across the enterprise from Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Ecommerce, and offers businesses the opportunity to lower operating costs and eliminate capital expenditures associated with on-premise systems by moving key business processes to the Cloud. For more details on NetSuite for German businesses, visit www.netsuite.com/de/.

With greater understanding of the behavior of airborne-transmitted bacteria and viruses, new devices and processes are necessary to combat infection. Infectious agents such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and SARS were once thought to be strictly surface contaminants; however, new evidence suggests that both of these may have an important airborne component of their transmission. Recent research indicates that some pathogens can attach to the surface of minute dust particles and be transmitted using the dust particle as a vehicle. Chemical contaminants may also be transmitted in a similar fashion.

Mata Global Solutions, Inc., the exclusive US importer of Canada's Soapopular brand, alcohol-free hand sanitizer products, announced that icon retailer Stew Leonard's, one of the country's foremost merchandisers, is the first major retailer in the United States to carry the company's product line.

Pedro Mata, principal of Mata Global Solutions, stated, "The fact that one of the most recognized fresh food stores in the United States has taken the lead in carrying Soapopular's product line of alcohol-free, child-safe hand sanitizers demonstrates Stew's focus on being the first to market high quality, innovative products that address the most timely consumer market needs. In just the first 6 hours of product launch, more than 175 units were sold at a single Stew Leonard's location."