The ability to observe a sporting event and turn it into vivid word pictures is truly an art. The problem today is that—what with the thousands of sports-related Internet sites and numerous Cable TV channels devoted to sports--there is more ‘stuff’ out there than even the most dedicated NFL fan can possibly keep up with. Some of it is gem-quality journalism, a lot of it is noisy, unpleasant junk.

So, how is the good football writing separated from the bad? How can the words artists be distinguished from the finger painters?

Target Marketing Solutions, a top search engine marketing firm, today announces establishment of a new client, Holcim US, Ann Arbor, Michigan, the North American headquarters of one of the largest suppliers of portland and blended cement and related mineral components in the United States. Holcim US is a subsidiary of Holcim Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland, one of the largest cement producers in the world. The relationship was forged to promote and gain higher visibility for Holcims Cement-Online website across prominent Internet search engines such as Google and Yahoo. This integrated e-business portal for the cement industry was designed to facilitate and expedite business and to inform current and potential customers in one easy-to-navigate area that is fully searchable. Customers and general information seekers can find the latest cement industry news, intelligence, trends, and information, Holcim product specifications, useful industry links, online training manuals, free technical tools such as cement volume calculator, cement design mix calculator and pour day weather recall, and expert technical support. Additionally, information on green building and environmental sustainability can be found reflecting the companys strong commitment to the environmentally-friendly building products and methods. The site is fully customizable to the needs of the user. Clients have 24-hour access to invoices, account statements and status, and bills of lading. New and repeat cement orders can be placed 24 hours a day with one mouse click. This is the first site of its kind by a U.S. construction materials company.

Dash911, the most popular E911 service provider for VoIP companies in the USA and Canada, announces it is expanding its carrier services to include CNAM for CallerID.

Dash911's Magic Packet carrier services division offers a bundle of services that VoIP providers require in order to effectively compete in the VoIP and telco world. Now, any VoIP provider can easily implement a carrier-quality CNAM service in order to provide CallerID, at very low cost. Unlike legacy CNAM services, Dash911's Magic Packet CNAM is very affordable and does not require SS7, but instead runs entirely on IP.

Boost Labs is a new Internet Marketing consulting firm located in Gaithersburg, MD, providing the following Internet Marketing services: SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Online PR, PPC (Pay-Per-Click), Web Analytics, Market Research, Social Media, and Email Marketing. Combined with these services, Boost Labs provides potential clients an effective Internet Marketing strategy plan that will help boost conversion of website traffic to new clients.

"With over 8 years working in the online marketing field, I believe that many business within the DC Metro area are neglecting the powerful marketing channel their website could offer. Attracting more potential clients to your website is a cost effective strategy that can help grow your business" said CEO, Ali Allage.

Rennhack Marketing Services, Inc. (RMS) and Travel America, Inc. today announced that through forming an exclusive partnership with Travelocity Incentives, they now offer Travelocity hotel gift cards at less than retail value to businesses in the financial services, furniture and other industries. The cards are available in $25, $50 and $100 denominations and can easily be used for customer service and employee satisfaction initiatives as well as employee reward and retention programs.

"Customers and employees love perks. In this weak economy, incentive-based programs are a cost-effective tool to help motivate employees, deepen customer loyalty and drive business results. We are proud to add another brand-name incentive to our portfolio and offer a solution that helps businesses strengthen customer retention and employee satisfaction," said Michael Howe, President and CEO of RMS and Travel America.

Don Fournier, President and Chief Executive Officer of Beverly National Corporation (the “Company”) (BNV) and its subsidiary, Beverly National Bank (“Bank”), announced the Company’s earnings for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007.

The Company reported net income for the quarter of $882,000, or basic and fully diluted earnings of $0.32 per share, compared to net income of $719,000, or basic earnings per share of $0.38 and fully diluted earnings of $0.37 per share for the same period last year. These results represent an increase in net income of $163,000, or 22.7%. The Company also reported net income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 of $1.7 million, or basic and fully diluted earnings of $0.61 per share, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or b 558 asic earnings per share of $0.77 and fully diluted earnings of $0.75 per share for the same period last year. These results represent an increase in net income of $232,000, or 16.0%. The decrease in the Company’s basic and fully diluted earnings per share, compared to the same periods last year, is a result of the Company’s secondary stock issuance in July 2006 and subsequent increase in the number of shares outstanding.

After successfully selling 75,000 different products on live television and generating over one billion dollars in personal product sales, America's first ever home shopping host Bob Circosta clearly knows how to sell. But ironically, Circosta insists that "selling" is something he hates to do.

"In today's culture, 'selling' implies that you're doing something to someone," Circosta explained. "I have a problem with that, because to me, a good salesman isn't doing something to someone - he's doing something for someone. When a consumer values your product or service more than he values other similarly-priced options, you've transformed 'selling' from an adversarial confrontation into a mutually-advantageous agreement. In this sense, 'selling' can better be defined as free people trading freely. And what most people fail to realize is that the act of selling an idea to a family member is exactly the same as selling a product to a customer! Unfortunately, 'selling' is a skill that most people haven't developed - but it's a skill that anyone can master."

Continuent, Inc., a leading provider of commercial open source solutions for database replication and scale-out, today announced support and enhancements to MySQL® Server 5.1.30 GA release, the first 5.1 production version of the popular open source database. MySQL 5.1.30 is recommended for use on production systems by the MySQL build team at Sun Microsystems®.

"We welcome the new capabilities in MySQL 5.1, especially row replication. Row replication is particularly well-suited to repl 5a8 icating between MySQL and commercial databases like Oracle, as well as any replication problem that requires schema transformations. We have extended our Tungsten Replicator to read 5.1 binlogs in order to allow our customers to take advantage of these capabilities immediately," says Robert Hodges, CTO at Continuent.

Mr. Bakos is a professional environmental engineer with 12 years experience in the fields of environment and energy. He has technical and business expertise in process and environmental engineering, green energy, air quality, water and wastewater treatment, and environmental approvals.

Mr. Bakos is a regular on the conference circuit and has delivered papers on the topics of greenhouse gases and agriculture, sustainable development, eco-efficiency, energy savings opportunities, and biogas and landfill gas upgrade and utilization. In August, he will present a paper on SHECs technology at the First International Symposium on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies in Calgary, Alberta.

Fyfe Company LLC, manufacturer of the Tyfo® Fibrwrap® Advanced Composite System, is recognized as a global leader in the Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strengthening industry with the Tyfo® System - being one of the first externally bonded FRP systems ever used for the strengthening, repair and restoration of masonry, concrete, steel and wooden structures. (http://www.fyfeco.com)

“The engineering community’s rapid acceptance of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) based strengthening systems has led to an enormous growth in the number of projects being undertaken by the Fyfe Company that have incorporated their Tyfo® Systems”. Concrete Engineering International Magazine

Microsoft Partner, Easy CGI (www.easycgi.com), has become one of the first web hosting companies to offer Windows Server 2008 hosting for all shared hosting plans.

Windows Server 2008 hosting features IIS 7 (Internet Information Services 7) which builds upon the previous IIS 6 release to provide enhanced security and performance for web hosters. With the new server platform, Easy CGI's hosting customers now have the flexibility to set up their hosting plans on Windows 2008, or continue with Windows 2003.

The award-winning Galloping Minds Company, which releases engaging, entertaining and educational products for babies, preschoolers and toddlers, introduces its newest title, 'Preschooler Learns Spanish', now available on DVD for National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Introduce early learners to Spanish with all-new "Preschooler Learns Spanish" DVD

'Preschooler Learns Spanish' is a delightful, easy-to-follow DVD that introduces early learners to basic Spanish vocabulary and phrases. Each word within a select category is presented on screen along with a live-action video example and spoken several times in both Spanish and English. The use of repetition gives young viewers the chance to hear, repeat and ultimately learn basic words and phrases in both languages, while the entertaining clips and enjoyably festive music holds their attention through each lesson.

Covering educational fundamentals like colors, numbers and things children see every day, 'Preschooler Learns Spanish' is a must watch DVD for your early Spanish learner and also is a great educational tool to introduce English words to Spanish-speaking children.

When the buyer of a California business for sale was looking for a business to buy, the last thing he thought of was a home-based business. He had searched for a year but couldn't find anything just right. Now he's the new owner of a small business that sells blinds - and he loves it.

The business was run by one man, came with six territories, and had good cash flow. The listing agent, Christina Krikorian thought it would be a tough sale. "Many buyers don't trust home-based businesses. They don't feel legitimate because they can't see the business," she explained. The business sold in a week for $225,000. Since the seller was organized, and it was a cash deal, the sale went fast.

ESRI announces support for Adobe Acrobat 9 software and new geospatial capabilities available in PDF with the release of ArcGIS 9.3. ESRI has collaborated with Adobe Systems Incorporated over the past year to ensure a seamless workflow for geographic information system (GIS) professionals using ArcGIS who wish to widely distribute maps in PDF. Recipients of PDF map documents can find and display a location in the file using x,y coordinates as well as measure features directly on the map. This enabling capability enhances both existing customer workflows and creates new ones because recipients without ArcGIS can directly interact in new ways with maps using Acrobat 9.

To launch the next generation of student planner, we’re giving away five free copies of StudyMinder every week until December 30, 2005. Winners are selected at random from all entries submitted each week. Students can enter once per week, every week. No purchase is necessary.

StudyMinder is a software application for Windows XP. The unregistered version of StudyMinder can be downloaded and used free for 30 days. The cost to register the program is $20. Winners of the drawing will receive the registration code via email.

Worlds longest-running creativity conference explores why Creativity Matters" in St. Paul, Minnesota, from June 26 to July 1, 2005.

From a weeklong, in-depth program on Creativity in the Third Age" to keynote and featured presenters on creativity and learning in transitions and retirement, the 51st Annual Creative Problem Solving Institute will explore aspects of aging and creativity in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 26-July 1. Produced by the Creative Education Foundation (CEF), CPSI is the longest-running creativity event in the world, focused on applied imagination and creativity. Details are available at www.cpsiconference.com.



Its no secret that people are living longer and working longer," says CEF General Manager Steven Dahlberg. 77 million aging baby boomers present both a need for creativity, as well as new opportunities for applying creativity to later-life transitions. 'Creative aging deals with topics such as engagement in meaningful activity, flourishing, well-being, longevity, mental fitness and positive aging.



CPSI 2005 will provide a variety of ways to explore how creativity can be personally applied to your own life as you face retirement from your career, as well as how to professionally approach ideas of creative aging with older communities in which you work and live."



CPSI 2005 provides participants with several opportunities to learn and explore issues around creative aging and retirement:

- Keynoter Mary Catherine Bateson on being Willing to Learn: Living Curious, Ambiguous and Imaginative Lives." Bateson is an anthropologist, educator and author of With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson" and Composing a Life." She will expand on her ideas about life as an improvisatory art and share why a lifelong willingness to learn can lead to a creative, flourishing life - at any age.

- Featured presenter Richard Leider on Claiming Your Place at the Fire: Creating the Second Half of Your Life on Purpose." Leider, author of The Power of Purpose," looks at who the new elders" are and how they are crafting the second half of their life on purpose. Leider will help participants explore questions and answers to: Who am I? Where do I belong? What do I care about? What is my purpose?

- Featured presenter Judith Salerno on Vital Visionaries: Creativity, Aging and Health." Salerno is deputy director at the National Institute on Aging. She has supported NIA-funded research into overcoming stereotypes about aging, including looking at how late life can be a period of great fulfillment and creativity. Salerno will share details about one such study in which first-year medical students and healthy older people successfully participated in a four-part art journey together to improve communication and understanding.

- The Creativity in the Third Age: Finding Purpose in Transition, Retirement and Aging" program provides a weeklong excursion into creating a frame for aging and integrating creativity and purpose into life transitions. This program is led by the Center for Third Age Leaderships William Idol, Nancy Cosgriff and Ronn Williamson, and Nancy Wilson of Northern Power Systems.

- Additional session topics on creative aging include cognitive fitness for seniors, creative expression in the golden years, coaching for creative third agers, and finding grace at the center in the mature years.



In support of creative aging programming, CPSI 2005 is pleased to have the partnership of the Vital Aging Network, Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality, and the Center for Third Age Leadership.



CPSI 2005 offers additional programs covering creative thinking and problem solving in a diversity of topics. Additional featured presenters include economist and author Richard Florida, Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels, the Guthrie Theaters Joe Dowling, retired FBI agent Coleen Rowley, Toyota's head of training Mike Morrison, Intel anthropologist Genevieve Bell, and author Efiong Etuk. Complete information about the conference can be found online at www.cpsiconference.com or by phoning 800-447-2774 or 413-559-6614.



As the centre for Applied Imagination, CEF helps individuals, organizations and communities transform themselves as they confront real-world challenges. Publisher of the Journal of Creative Behavior, CEF is a membership organization of practitioners in the field of creativity theory and practice. CEF is an independent, nonprofit organization supported primarily by grants and contributions from foundations, corporations and individuals. CEF is strictly nonpartisan and takes no institutional positions on pending legislation. For information about the Creative Education Foundation, visit www.creativeeducationfoundation.org.

bTrendie™ http://www.bTrendie.com the invitation-only shopping community that brings trendy products to moms and moms-to-be, today announced the launch of its public beta site. bTrendie members receive access to exclusive shopping events t 00004000 hat last between 48 and 72 hours. During bTrendie events, members can purchase limited quantity, name brand, and mom-designed items at up to 60 percent off retail prices. bTrendie features new and hard-to-find products -- including baby goods, fitness and fashion items, accessories, and furnishings -- from companies like Dorel, Bambino, Kalencom, Melissa and Doug, Oots!, the Peanut Shell, Snapper Rock, and Kushies.

Vivosonic Inc., a Toronto-based medical device developer, is pleased to announce U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Integrity, the world's first and only wireless objective hearing-assessment system.

With FDA approval, the Integrity is now available to the U.S. market. Integrity expands the companys objective hearing-assessment product range from Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) into Auditory Evoked Potentials (AEPs): Auditory Brainstem Response and Auditory Steady State Response.

Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy to Release Final Report and Recommendations

What:

15 recommendations for sustaining democracy and meeting America’s information needs.

Presented by the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy.

The first major national commission of its kind in the digital age

The release event will feature three panels on the three overriding objectives to begin a national dialogue on the Commission’s findings and recommendations

The eBay group, The Shabby But Chic PowerSellers (http://www.sbcp.us), will launch the largest Barbie® auction ever listed on eBay, The World's Online Marketplace (Nasdaq: EBAY; http://www.ebay.com) on Thursday, October 14. All proceeds of the auction will benefit the national charity organization Gildas Club (http://www.gildasclub.org).

The members of this group of top female eBay PowerSellers have donated over 1,600 items for the auction. The collection contains items spanning four decades, from 1960 to 2004, including Barbie dolls, clothing accessories, vehicles, furniture, cases and houses. Bidding will begin at $0.01. The auction will launch at 8:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, October 14th and will last 10 days ending on Sunday, October 24th at 8:00 p.m. PST. You will be able to view the auction beginning October 14 at 8:00 p.m. PST by searching for the eBay seller id of: sbcp*4*charity or a link to the auction can also be found at http://www.ebay.com/sbcp4gildas .

The Shabby But Chic PowerSellers is a private eBay group of more than 60 members-all female eBay PowerSellers-formed in January, 2004 by fellow PowerSeller, Paula Amato of Fort Lauderdale, FL. The group members, part of eBays online community section, maintain a private discussion board where they discuss everything from auction strategies to chemotherapy. Members check in throughout the day to laugh, encourage one another, vent a little, or to share each other's company throughout the long days of creating eBay listings and managing their online businesses.

"It's time for us to give back to the community which has so generously given to all of us. Gilda's Club is based on community-women helping others who are struggling with cancer- and I can't think of a greater foundation to support in our first charity auction," says group founder Amato. "Gildas Club was selected because all of our members have been affected by cancer in one way or another, including a few members that are cancer survivors."