When Hilary Reyl, a devoted mother of twin girls, needed a few hours a day to work on her novel, she joined The Village Quill, a new writers work space in Tribeca.

Located in a historic loft on 106 Franklin St., The Village Quill provided Ms. Reyl with a spacious desk, high-speed Internet access, and a lounge and library.

The Quill is a space of sanity and focus for me," says Ms. Reyl, a resident of Tribeca. No one turns off my computer mid-sentence or climbs on me. Its allowed me to separate work and life with my two year-olds in a way that makes both more fulfilling."

This summer, as Batmania once again takes over America, fans will be looking for more than the Batman logo. They'll be searching for the real thing -- and they'll find it in Corgi's Batman Collectible Die-Cast Editions.

More than six decades of the legendary Batmobile, as seen in the pages of DC Comics, have been captured in high quality, realistic die-cast replicas that are certain to thrill any fan of the Caped Crusader.

The Batmobile's changed a great deal since the bright red roadster Batman used to tool around Gotham City back in the 1930s -- and these remarkable replicas show this iconic vehicle in every step of it's remarkable evolution. Here's a look at the Batmobile over the years:

www.mytinyphone.com offers free online ringtone and mobile wallpaper converting tools, which lets mobile users to personalize their cell phones.

The ringtone converter tool allows mobile users to create real music ringtones from existing music files. They can select any favorite MP3 song file, crop a section out of it and it will be converted to cell phone ringtone.

The mobile wallpaper converter tool allows mobile users to create cell phone wallpapers from any personal images on PC or provide a direct link to some image on the Internet. Take any image and our tool will help to resize and crop it to fit to cell phone screen. We support most of the mobile phone models (Nokia, Motorola, SonyEricsson, Samsung, Siemens, Sanyo, Panasonic, LG, NEC, Sharp).

All the ringtones and wallpapers can be downloaded for free to users cell phone through mytinyphone.com WAP website, using WAP browser on users phone (phone has to be capable to connect to the Internet) or through downloading them to the users PC and transferring them to mobile phone via Bluetooth, infra-red or USB.

NextMedium, Inc., developer of the industry's platform for brand integration, announced today that Jeff Grossman, former director of branded entertainment and media innovation for CBS, has joined as Head of Entertainment Partnerships.

“Brand integration is the exploding opportunity in advertising,” said NextMedium Founder and Chairman Hamet Watt. “As a network insider, Jeff understands firsthand the value in NextMedium building brand integration into a scalable ad form.”

In his 12 years’ experience across feature film, television, advertising and interactive media, Jeff has played a key role in the development and execution of branded content and entertainment marketing partnerships. He has also developed an acute understanding of the complex dynamics that exist between studios, networks, advertisers and agencies—and how to successfully navigate those complexities.

o*rev (www.orev.com), an enterprise open source consulting firm, announced its launch today under the direction of veteran Internet technologist and respected open source advocate, Raven Zachary. The company will focus on helping organizations fully benefit from the use of open source technology through access to information, ideas, and resources provided by open source experts.

o*rev is in the process of building a global network of open source professionals. This global network will comprise a virtual workforce, assembled on a project basis, and directed by the core o*rev team, to provide a wide range of open source solutions.

FrankfordFinancial.com today announced the expansion of its airline credit card section. New features like FAQs, news and in-depth analysis of travel rewards cards will help consumers choose and use the right credit card--just in time for vacation season.

"With the large volume of airline and frequent flyer credit cards available today, it's difficult for consumers to know if they are making the right choice and getting the best possible deal," said Kezia Pearlman, Analyst for FrankfordFinancial.com. "By presenting our expert advice and credit card rate data in one easy-to-navigate section, we offer consumers an alternative to exhaustive, frustrating and time-consuming research."

Extending its leadership role in the survey software and business intelligence gathering software market, Prezza Technologies is announcing an industry first: an on-demand, or software-free, version of a mobile survey system that connects with Checkbox Online® servers hosted by Prezza Technologies. Hosted versions of survey software allow companies to quickly deploy dynamic surveys and data collection systems, and require no onsite installation, development, or server infrastructure. Checkbox Mobile® devices can complement an organization's internet browser-based feedback collection system by offering a way to collect feedback "in the field" with handheld devices or tablet PC's.

Despite the recession, Limestone Networks, Inc., a technology company based in downtown Dallas, TX, expects to grow significantly in 2009. To meet the growth, the com 2da0 pany is making plans to add more staff.

"While many companies are scaling back and laying people off, our company is experiencing phenomenal growth," says CEO Gary Kendall. "In fact, we have seen a sales and revenue increase that is more than 300% above last year's numbers month over month."

Limestone Networks specializes in providing Dedicated Server Hosting services to the small and medium sized businesses in the Web Hosting, Shared Hosting, VOIP, Gaming, and Virtual Private Server market. "These markets continue to see an explosive growth with no signs of letting up," Kendall says, "and the hosting industry, generally, does not seem to be affected by the economy."

Ment 558 al Workout, a company specializing in scientifically based guided meditations and therapeutic programs, today announced the release of its first iPhone application, offering a mindfulness-based stress reduction package that features four different mindfulness meditations and one relaxation exercise, all authored and spoken by Stephan Bodian.

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"Most of us are feeling more stress now than ever. We have more responsibilities, an increased workload, and greater uncertainties as we look to the future. Our mission here is to provide the most effective stress-reduction tool - meditation - to the masses, designed in a way that makes it easily accessible, easy to use, and time sensitive," says Mickey Beyer-Clausen, founder of Mental Workout.

Increased stress affects our health at e 558 very level. Some people find themselves to be more irritable, anxious, tired, or sad. Some are unable to sleep, some eat too much or too little, some experience physical symptoms like high blood pressure or headaches. Stress can even weaken our immune systems, making it harder to fight off disease. Our relationships may suffer, and we may fail to function effectively at work.

GarageGames has announced that it has released its award-winning network code as the stand-alone, cross-platform Torque Network Library under the GNU General Public License. The Torque Network Library (TNL) is a robust, secure, easy to use cross-platform C++ networking API intended for integration into high performance simulations and games.

GarageGames has always been a vocal proponent of open source and were excited to be able to offer some of our best technology to the world by placing TNL under the GPL, comments Jeff Tunnell, President of GarageGames. We know there are many applications that can benefit by using this very powerful code base."

Worldlabel.com Inc, Garrison, NY, USA, a manufacturer and leading online supplier of laser and inkjet computer printer labels sponsored the 2006 Openoffice.org Documentation Project Template and Clipart Competition. As a member of the ODFalliance.org, Worldlabel.com is dedicated to the ODF standard and Free Open Software.

We sponsored this competition because OpenOffice.org popularity is rising rapidly and it's Opendocument Format is becoming a widely excepted standard. Since the competition was announced in October, the ODF standard has been officially published by the International Standards Organization under the name ISO/IEC 26300:2006. Brazil, Italy, India and Poland have also announced that ODF will be the standard of their counties along with Belguim, Maylasia and others.

As reported today by the Wall Street Journal California voters passed Proposition 8. According to California Family Law Attorney Veronika Melamed of the law offices of Feinberg & Waller, A.P.C., the measure amends the California Constitution to specify that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California. Now that the voters of California have passed Proposition 8, and amended the State's Constitution, what does this mean for the state and for the approximately 18,000 same-sex marriages that have been solemnized since June 17, 2008? And, what can proponents of same-sex marriage do now?

"Dads" may not be well known for their sense of style or grace, but they are well aware of how quickly their children can empty their wallets. As the recession lingers, "savings and value" have become a necessity that fatherly figures everywhere can identify with. As a trusted savings resou 00004000 rce, Restaurant.com has tapped its own hard working dads to determine what gifts might be better left unopened, along with other presents deemed meaningful without requiring extra spending.

This Father's Day, Restaurant.com has tapped its own hard working dads to determine what gifts might be better left unopened, along with other presents deemed meaningful without requiring extra spending.

Huntington, NY (PRWEB) January 26, 2006 -– A Huntington, New York woman, Mrs. Norma O’Rourke, has filed suit against Dr. Hachiro Nakamura and the North Shore Medical Group alleging that their medical malpractice and negligence caused the wrongful death of her husband, Herbert O’Rourke. The suit entered in Suffolk County, New York (index number 25018/05) also alleges that Dr. Nakamura covered up his malfeasance by actions that included filing false information on the death certificate. In doing so, he inflicted grave emotional distress on Mrs. O’Rourke.

American travelers are buying more exotic vacation packages than ever before as destinations like China, Australia and South Africa become increasingly more popular.

As vacationers look to explore new lands and new cultures the travel industry has seen an increase in destinations including China and Australia. “Shanghai has become a destination that many more people are starting to look into,” Jeanne De Smedt, President, Virgin Vacations explains. “The Formula One race is highly anticipated and is one of many reasons people are looking into booking Shanghai vacations,” De Smedt continues.

Two groups dedicated to developing solutions to the problem of freshwater scarcity in the world have received grants from The Lee Endowment for Global Freshwater.

The mission of the Lee Endowment for Global Freshwater is to encourage the development of solutions to the world’s freshwater needs through economical and practical methods. According to the United Nations, more than 1 billion people do not have access to potable water; millions more do not have access to safe, clean drinking water. At least 50% of the world’s people do not have access to adequate sanitation.

iHealthSpot received a Merit Award for Patient Education for Physician Websites. The iHealthSpot patient education library is an extensive library of more than 1,800 conditions and treatments covering over 40 medical specialties. The content includes detailed illustrations and the company recently introduced Interactive videos with 3D animations for orthopedics and physical therapy using the most detailed 3D model of the human anatomy available today. Currently, iHealthspot is developing new animations across several other specialties including pain management, dentistry and cosmetic surgery.

Backbone Networks Corporation today announced that, in cooperation with the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS), it is launching the first true Internet radio network , one that specifically aims at enhancing the student radio experience. The IBS Digital Radio Network will use Backbone's advanced client-server radio software to enable student operated stations to syndicate live and produced programming among member stations, as well as automatically access a vast amount of royalty-free programming from worldwide third-party sources such as Trakheadz.com.

LuxéMont, the premier purveyor of affordable luxurious-lifestyle options and perspective, hits the links with its Luxé Top Ten Golf Tours for 2006. The recommended golf centers are renowned for being championship-golfing facilities that offer high-end luxury seekers the ultimate in accommodations, amenities and ambience extraordinaire.

Each location is unique in what it offers golfers. The Carnoustie Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa takes golfers back to Scotland where the game originated in the 15th century. Championship golf courses within a drivable distance of the Carnoustie are the Old Course of St. Andrews and Kingsbarn. Bandon Dunes is Scotland a la United States, with its three rugged and natural courses along the northern shoreline of the Pacific Ocean. Pinehurst, America's first course of legendary status also is included. Other locations on the list are equally regarded as all-encompassing luxury vacations spots as well as having worldwide acclaim for premier championship-level golf courses.

Establishments such as restaurants and those that belong in the wholesale industry are in constant need of reliable and durable packaging equipment. It is important that carton sealers utilized are sturdy and made of only the highest quality material.

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