St. Petersburg, Fl (PRWEB) February 9, 2006 -– Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis will make a special appearance on HSN this evening at 9 PM (ET). After fulfilling a life-long dream of becoming a Super Bowl champion during Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, “The Bus” will appear live on the TV shopping network during a one-hour show featuring Super Bowl championship memorabilia created for HSN, the official electronic retailer for the NFL.

Ranked fifth on the NFL’s all-time rushing list with 13,294 yards, Bettis will share with HSN viewers special moments from his illustrious career while offering a collection of limited-edition collectibles, including autographed footballs, helmets and framed pictures from both Bettis and Steeler quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, as well as an exclusive framed 16x20 Super Bowl team picture signed by over 20 members of the championship team.

When you mention the Electric Prunes, the Nuggets-era garage/psychedelic hits "Too Much To Dream Last Night" and "Get Me to the World on Time" generally come to mind. But unlike many of their one-or-two-hit contemporaries, the Electric Prunes never really went away. Or at least the name stayed alive while the personnel changed completely. It's all part of one of the most bizarre stories in rock 'n' roll history. But before we elaborate, we'd like to announce that the Prunes' two final Warner Bros./Reprise albums -- Release of an Oath (1968) and Just Good Old Rock and Roll (1969) -- will be reissued on Collectors' Choice Music on March 13, completing the label's reissues of all things Prune.

The original Electric Prunes, of "Too Much To Dream" fame, were a talented and inventive band that made several good records under difficult circumstances. They were not, as many sources inaccurately claimed, an anonymous studio project or a front group for behind-the-scenes players. They were a real band that found itself in a bind because they were signed to a production deal with producer/engineer Dave Hassinger, who in turn signed them to Warner/Reprise through his own production deal. Hassinger also produced the Grateful Dead for Warners.

After making the first two albums (which CCM reissued a few years ago), Hassinger masterminded the band's classical-rock Mass in F Minor concept album -- essentially the project of David Axelrod, who wrote and arranged it. The real Electric Prunes played on most of the album, which of course was impossible to reproduce (there was one legendary disastrous high-profile performance of the album in L.A., and they never attempted it again). By then the band was understandably demoralized and split up -- following a brief stint with Kenny Loggins replacing lead singer James Lowe.

It was announced today that ilse media, the largest Dutch search portal, has selected Picsearch to power its image search service. The agreement strengthens the partnership that ilse media and Picsearch have built during recent years.

Robert Risberg, Picsearch's CEO, said that "ilse media is one of the most recognized brands in Europe with a long track record of providing pioneering online services. We are looking forward to working closely with ilse media and committed to provide the best services within the field of multimedia search to the Dutch speaking population.

ConeColor today announced new ink solutions for users of Epson large-format printers enabling them to both cut ink costs and reduce impact on the environment.

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The new ConeColor ink line for Epson 2400, 3800, 4800, 7800 and 9800 printers now includes a new Vivid option for Epson 2880, 4880, 7880, and 9880 printers at less than 1/3 the cost of OEM solutions.

"What ConeColor offers, that is distinctly different, is ink with 'built-in color management,' said Cone. "ConeColor inks are formulated to maximize existing OEM profiles. Plus, our new K3 Vivid color-compatible system offers free ICC profiles for more than 40 papers including Epson's own, plus papers from Hahnemuhle, Innova, Moab and others. This means turnkey conversion for printers now using OEM inks, without complex profiling."

Brulant, Inc., one of the leading interactive marketing and technology firms in the nation, announced today that Len Pagon, President and CEO of the company, was named Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year.

Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award is the most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. It is awarded to the most successful and innovative entrepreneurial business leaders in more than 40 countries around the globe. The awards recognize the men and women who excel at what they do -- pioneers and innovators such as Michael Dell of Dell Inc.; Pierre Omidyar of eBay, Inc.; and Jim McCann of 1-800-Flowers.com.

Mr. Pagon was a previous finalist in 2004 and 2005, and at the 2007 banquet received the Northeast Ohio, Technology top honor. Other finalists in his category included Predictive Services and Vertex, and additional category winners included companies like Dealer Tire, Shearer's Food and Insurance.com.

CSA Marketing, the full-service agency developing strategic marketing and integrated sales promotions, today announced that Andrea Gunter has joined CSAs Bentonville office as Executive Director, Wal-Mart Business Development. In this position, Ms. Gunter will be responsible for the offices daily operation, new business initiatives and client management.

We are delighted to have Andrea join our team. Her impressive sales and marketing expertise, coupled with her strong management skills, will serve to further grow our Bentonville office," commented Jorge Fust, CSAs president and chief executive officer.

The ACH gateway will allow web site owners to accept payments from their customers by enabling the funds to be debited directly from the customer’s bank account. This eliminates the need for a credit card, which is convenient for the consumer and an excellent payment vehicle for the merchant. There are fewer underwriting requirements than are normally requested by merchant credit card applications.

"A large percentage of the U.S. population does not own or use a credit card, making it impossible for them to buy products over the Internet," says Richard Price, senior associate at Liberty Enterprises Inc.

TAMP Computer Systems, Inc., a leading provider of software and consulting solutions for business continuity and disaster recovery planning has recently released a powerful new feature, DRS Magic Links, to the already popular Disaster Recovery System (DRSTM) Software. Known as the easiest-to-use disaster recovery and business continuity planning software solution in the industry, TAMP has now made it even easier by reducing the time to update plans from hours to minutes. Managers and planners will now have the time to get back to what is essential, supporting the growth of their core business.

The Rainmaker Group is pleased to announce that it has joined the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association, as an associate member. The Rainmaker Group is the creator of Accelerated Analytics®, a hosted service for retail supply chain analytics and collaboration. The Rainmaker group is currently working with regional and national retailers and their suppliers using Accelerated Analytics®.

"We are very pleased and fortunate to add the Rainmaker Group to our diverse group of retail members," said NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin. "NRF represents the very best of the global retail landscape and Rainmaker continues that tradition." Chad Symens, President & CEO of Rainmaker, was also “very pleased to be a part such a large, prestigious organization. Retailers are increasingly implementing demand driven supply chain processes with their vendors and Accelerated Analytics is the premier solution for accomplishing that goal. We look forward to offering Accelerated Analytics to other NRF members.”

WireNine.com, a privately owned provider of Linux-based shared, reseller and dedicated web hosting, announced today it has launched a new company web site and has revised its shared and reseller hosting plans.

The new web site, which now includes an integrated customer support portal and billing system, has been rewritten and designed to optimize accessibility and page load time. Improved navigation, supplemental educational content, and customer testimonials were also added.

“While our old site was an important element of our company’s past growth, it certainly lacked in several key areas, such as usability and aesthetics. I am confident that this new iteration of our site will increase WireNine’s appeal to additional sectors of the market,” said Ali Khan, WireNine.com founder.

Dream Foods International, LLC (www.dreamfoods.com), a specialized importer of not-from-concentrate citrus varietal juices, proudly announces that the 100ml versions of its Volcano Lemon Burst® and Volcano Lime Burst® brands have been selected as the "Editor's Choice" by The Gourmet Retailer. This latest praise, which is in the June issue of the magazine, underscores the delicious taste of these highly popular items that set them far apart from the competition.

"Volcano Lemon Burst® and Volcano Lime Burst® continue to garner critical acclaim because of their great flavor, which comes from all natural ingredients and beautifully designed packaging. This latest honor reflects our ongoing commitment to deliver exceptional flavors that make cooking with lemon and lime juice a joy while adding zest to your palate," said Adriana Kahane, CEO and Founder of Dream Foods International, LLC "The juices are charming and come in two sizes, 200 ml/6.7 ounce and 100 ml/3.4 ounce. The company also produces some extraordinary tangerine and blood orange juice in glass bottles, with all the fruit grown near Mt. Etna," wrote James Mellgren, editor of The Gourmet Retailer.

Nothing is more personal than divine worship. Even for people who believe that everyone is the same to God, God is not the same to everyone. Every person has different emotions with respect to their spirituality, as well as different triggers for those emotions. Seemingly everyday objects, when they pertain to a person's faith, assume deeper meaning than their secular connotations. Recognizing this principle, Heavenly Wood.com introduced their customization service for any religious woodwork.

The Result of the announcement was remarkable. Custom religious furniture, purchased online and delivered, began edifying churches, homes, temples, shrines, and sanctuaries. Spiritually inclined individuals of various faiths celebrated the notion that fixtures, emblems and furniture, symbolic in nature, could be bought on the Web and personalized.

Exhibitgroup/Giltspur (EG), a leading experiential marketing agency known for creating meaningful and memorable brand experiences, today announced the addition of senior marketing and sales strategist, Jorg Stephan, to its global sales and marketing division. Based in Düsseldorf, Germany, Stephan brings more than 20 years of experience in the international exhibiting arena to his new role as head of sales, where he supports EG's growing international roster of clients.

"EG clients expect unparalleled expertise from our global team," said John Jastrem, president and CEO, Exhibitgroup/Giltspur. "Jorg's record of leadership in the European trade fair and event marketing arena provides our customers even greater strategic value and insight into their global programs."

DreamBox Learning, an award-winning eLearning technology start-up, today announced the appointment to its advisory board of two nationally acclaimed mathematics education experts -- Dr. Francis "Skip" Fennell and Dr. Catherine Fosnot. These experts bring a combined 60+ years of forward-thinking math education leadership to the company as it continues to leverage its patent-pending platform to grow and extend its highly adaptive and effective products to cover grades K-12. The company's first product, called DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, recently won the prestigious Golden Lamp Award for Technology Innovation as well as the Distinguished Achievement Award for Educational Toys and Games from the Association of Educational Publishers.

Adobe Premiere Pro just became more powerful thanks to a host of new video and audio plug-ins from innovative technology developer NewBlue, Inc. The company released its NewBlueFX product line for the powerful desktop video-editing software making its full line of effects, transitions and filter plugin collections available through the popular desktop video-editing software.

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Adobe Premiere Pro and Premiere Elements users can now enjoy 978 presets and 114 effects plugins encompassed in 12 distinct and competitively-priced NewBlueFX collections designed to enhance the video editing experience. Among the NewBlueFX plugin collections released for Adobe Premiere Pro and Premiere Elements are 7 VideoFX collections and 5 AudioFX collections, including NewBlue 3D Effects, NewBlue 3D Transformations, NewBlue Art Blends, NewBlue Art Effects, NewBlue Equalizers, NewBlue Essentials, NewBlue Film Effects, NewBlue Motion Blends, NewBlue Motion Effects, NewBlue Production Tools, NewBlue Scrubbers and NewBlue Sound Benders.

Marketing professional Arnold White delivers a powerful self help guide for artists-available free.

White believes that Artists are born with the gift to create but he knows that turning that gift into income must be learned. "Marketing Your Art...The Visual Artist's Guide to Making Money," White's free instant downloadable ebook, was specially written to enable Artists to "market their skills, achieve recognition and reap well-deserved financial rewards for their efforts," he says.

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Six densely packed chapters cover the essentials in detail, without fluff or hype. Artists interested in making their mark in the art world learn how to effectively present work for review to competitions and juried events and how to use proven key strategies to get published.

Learning By Grace, Inc. (www.LearningByGrace.org) has donated scholarships totaling $40,000 to victims of Hurricane Katrina. The fifty full-tuition scholarships contributed are for The Jubilee Academy (www.TheJubileeAcademy), one of the Pre-K to 12 online Christian Homeschooling Academies managed by Learning By Grace, Inc.

"As a Christian academy, we are pleased to offer our help to homeschoolers who have been affected by this natural disaster, Katrina. We want to be reflective of God's grace as victims begin the rebuilding process, both physically and spiritually. Our mission is to use technology to reinvent education by providing world class Pre-K to 12 schooling to those who need it most," says Mimi Rothschild, CEO of Learning By Grace, Inc.

The world's energy appetite is growing fast, and energy production capacity is being rapidly devoured. A fundamental shift in global demand has begun accompanied by a slow supply response, given the long lead-time required to rebuild surplus fossil fuel capacity. While the major renewables, solar and wind power, are growing at double digits they still make up less than 1% of the country’s total energy output. The world must find clean sources of power that can be developed on a fast track. Bourne Energy has developed just such a renewable energy system which is described on their new website: www.bourneenergy.com.

With a new array of Niagara Falls winter packages, there's a getaway designed for just about everyone in search of a winter break--family fun and romantic retreats, adventurous Niagara attractions and fireside relaxation, indoor waterparks and fallsview Jacuzzis.

Niagara Falls Winter Illumination

For families, three Niagara Falls hotels feature waterpark packages, while the Winter Festival of Lights is a clear favourite among Niagara Falls family packages through January 5, 2009. The festival will attract over 1 million local residents and visitors from around the world the route includes over 125 animated lighting displays and 3 million sparkling tree and ground lights. Packages featuring family-friendly Niagara attractions are easy to come by this winter, from the Travelodge at the Falls Niagara Fury Package to the Embassy Suites Fallsview Las Vegas Magic Show Package and more.

On Wednesday, April 30th, DrinkUpNY (www.DrinkUpNY.com) will be hosting an "Absinthe in April" tasting event at The Bourgeois Pig from 6 - 9 p.m. This is an unprecedented opportunity for guests to sample a wide range of real absinthes currently available in the United States. Numerous producers will also be in attendance, offering guests a rare chance to discuss process and inspiration with the creators of these fine spirits. Whether an absinthe expert or curious novice, this tasting will allow for a fascinating comparison of the distillers' style and originality.