Readers are invited to solve the case in new book No Greater Deception, A True Texas Story"

Im surprised at how many people want to help me and my sister find our fathers missing Will," says author Sydney Newman Dotson. But everyone that hears about what happened to us, wants to help."

"After reading my book, a Gregg County deputy sheriff, two western hat storeowners, two Texas Rangers and their friends got together and figured out my fathers real name. Outraged by what my stepmother and aunt did, they are determined to find my fathers will and see that these two women are convicted for their crimes."

Metropolis Technology is a "favorite" hair product line among Hollywood top ladies and trendsetters. Its top clients include "90210's" AnnaLynne McCord, "Confessions of a Shopaholic" Krysten Ritter, "Disney" sensation Selena Gomez, "Everybody Hates Chris" actress Tichina Arnold and "American Idol's" Paula Abdul. Metropolis continues to produce high-end hair tools that celebrities keep coming back for, giving them their ultimately perfect results.

For a celebrity, traveling and looking your best is a must. "Metropolis has something for everyone," CEO John Fasan explains. "Our celebrity clientele enjoy trying the products and seeing their desired results." Recently at the GBK Oscar Gift Suite where Metropolis was a highlighted sponsor, the celebrities are always thrilled to take their favorite Metropolis products home and on the road. Celebrity favorite items for those on the go include the Mini Wireless Iron & Travel Dryer which are ideal styling tools, as they are ultra compact tools that do not sacrifice performance.

SoWeSay, a company created by two Yahoo alumni, today launched the first symbiotic social networking site (www.sowesay.com) that allows users the freedom to create profiles, rate and review anyone they know or encounter online and offline. SoWeSay also gives users a powerful social networking tool "SayWhat?" to gain candid feedback from anyone. SoWeSay is the fun destination to find, share and learn about new individuals directly from the people who know them best.

"The explosion of social networking sites, blogs, connected gaming and online dating services, has eliminated barriers to meeting and finding out information about new people," said the founders of SoWeSay. "However, there are limitations to typical social networking online profiles, depending upon what the author wants to disclose. We wanted to create one destination where people can share information about each other quickly and objectively learn about others and themselves. SoWeSay's goal is to provide a powerful and fun service that harnesses the collective 'word of mouth' knowledge about the people that impact our lives."

A new website launched last month; a site that actually does something new and useful. It's a social media site that is kind of like "American Idol" meets "The Apprentice."

Here's the site: CommercialPitch.com, a place where people can create their own ads and then share them with the world. The site gives away real money prizes to the top 3 winners of an elimination contest similar to "American Idol." First prize is a whopping $15,000! But, the site is more than just a contest. Corporations and ad agencies can view ads submitted by the public, so someone who makes a great ad can actually find a job through this site (much like "The Apprentice".) If the site sells your ad idea, you would receive a commission too.

HireDesk™ a division of Talent Technology Corporation and an award-winning provider of on demand recruitment and employee selection solutions, today announced that Simply Marketing, an international e-commerce and internet marketing company, has selected and deployed HireDesk’s solution for Corporate Recruiting.

Simply Marketing chose HireDesk to replace their manual system in order to automate the way they processed, managed and communicated with applicants. They also wanted to streamline their recruiting process and utilize HireDesk to deliver improved quality of hire to engage and manage all applicants through a pre-screening process when applying for positions. The purpose of which was to improve the quality of new hires.

NARREIA releases its teleconference schedule as a discussion and educational forum to identify potential investment hot spots that would usually not be of focus in the traditional mainstream. “In holding true to our creed of making money for our clients as opposed to making money off our clients, we have a responsibility to continue developing free services that exemplify the power of our network,” explains Sean Brown, Founder and CEO. “A teleconference held by our advisors in markets that fly under the main radar yet hold exceptional investment opportunities made a lot of sense. The strong rental conditions and prime locations for single family home investments in Boise, ID, make Boise a logical choice for this Wednesday’s call.”

Exponents, Inc., a leading national innovator in the design and manufacture of custom-modular exhibits for trade shows, expos and conferences, has introduced its award-winning breakthrough GLIDE™, the first portable exhibit system to bring big-screen digital technology to smaller displays commonly used in 10-x-10-ft. floor spaces and retail venues like auto dealerships, health clubs, bank lobbies and hotel and restaurant meeting rooms.

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Priced below $5,000 and designed to support a 50-lb. 37-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor large enough to dynamically communicate an exhibitor's main messages, GLIDE™ changes how marketers who use portable exhibits can communicate at trade shows, according to Exponents' President Bruce Backer.

CedarCide Industries of The Woodlands, Texas announces the availability of their most recent invention known as CedarShield Deck Dock and Fence. Dave Glassel, acknowledged as the Worlds leading Cedar Oil Scientist developed the unique product using Texas Red Cedar Oil and Quartz compounds which when combined provide total dimensional stability to the treated wood. The use of CedarCide Wood Protection Products are the Panacea of wood treatment for Decks, Docks, Fence and other outdoor structures. It is considered a Lifetime Treatment that eliminates warping, splitting and cupping of wood as it ages. A one time treatment will render the treated wood insect, decay and moisture resistant forever.

ActiveConversion is pleased to announce today that its new on-demand sales and marketing application is now available on Salesforce.com's AppExchange. Built on the Salesforce.com platform, ActiveConversion is immediately available for test drive and deployment at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange. The announcement was made today at Dreamforce '07, salesforce.com's User and Developer Conference.

ActiveConversion recently became a salesforce.com AppExchange partner, joining ActiveConversion's business partners, Google, and Jigsaw.

Discretix the leading provider of embedded security solutions for mobile devices and flash-based memory, and Comsys Communication and Signal Processing today announced that Discretixs CryptoCell solution had been selected by Comsys for inclusion into its integrated baseband IP solutions.

The increased subscriber adoption of EDGE and UMTS mobile technologies, combined with mobile operators renewed emphasis on device security, has made robust security a mandatory component of the digital baseband processor. This, combined with the expanded data capabilities of mobile devices has created a need for security applications such as secure storage and Digital Rights Management (DRM), remote update capabilities and mechanisms to ensure device integrity. All these applications rely heavily on robust, high performance security solutions.

Spur Digital, Houston's leading interactive marketing agency, announced today the official launch of FrogsAtHMNS.com, the official microsite for The Houston Museum Of Natural Science's (HMNS) latest exhibit, "Frogs! A Chorus of Colors."

As the museum's online advertising agency of record, Spur Digital created FrogsAtHMNS.com to drive awareness and interest in the new exhibit by engaging visitors in a variety of ways.

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Using the HMNS "Frog Cam" visitors can watch live frogs via the microsite 24/7. Spur Digital raised the bar in viral marketing by producing "Project Frogway," which allows visitors to dress their own frog in outfits and accessories ranging from "hip hop" to "fashionista". Visitors can mix and match accessories to personalize and name their own frog. They can then view their frog on the runway and send an e-postcard inviting their friends to view it.

Spacify, Inc. the premier destination for contemporary online European furniture, today launched a luxury line of Italian bathroom furniture.

The collection hosts' popular names like Lacava, Cerealart and leading designers and names for bathroom accessories and furniture. A look at the creative series will reveal the most practical yet amazing pieces to adorn your bath area, be it the practical and enticing range of lavish mirrors, or the collection of unique faucets, in all shapes and sizes. The chromed shapely beauty Dumbo in brushed nickel, for instance, has a two-lever kitchen faucet base for color spout, and is available in five colors.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 7, 2008 - Birdstep Technology (OSE: BIRD), which offers state of the art embedded database technologies, today announced that Metso Automation USA, Inc. has selected Birdstep's RDM Server v8.0 to bring fault-tolerance to their IMAS - Integrated Mill-Wide Analysis System, including modules Advanced Quality Control Solution for Thermo-Mechanical Pulping (AQC Solution for TMP) and Sensor Reconsiliation.

"Our pulp and paper mill customers use our solutions to make sure production targets are met at the highest levels of quality with the lowest variability and production costs, says Daniel Cloutier, Metso Business Manager TMP and RCF Solutions, "We needed complete transactional support from our data management solution without sacrificing performance and without having to license a technologies that would raise our production costs. Birdstep's RDM Server product met these objectives".

CollegeWeekLive (http://www.CollegeWeekLive.com), the world's largest college fair, today announced the results of its annual online survey of high school students about their experience with the college research and application process. The survey showed increasing interest in live online interaction with current college admission's representative, students and experts - and a shift away from traditional channels of communication such as direct mail, magazines and various forms of advertising.

Key survey findings include:

A vast majority of high school students are interested in live, online interaction to aid in the college selection and application process, specifically:

85% of students are interested in live video presentations (with ability to ask questions) from college admissions and financial aid experts

83% of students are interested in live chat with a college admissions representative

83% of students are interested in live chat with a current student at a particular college

77% of students are interested in live chat with a faculty member

68% of students are interested in live chat with a famous alumnus or alumna from a particular college

Direct communications from colleges - in the form of college web sites, email, and direct (non-brochure) mail from colleges- play the largest role in the research and application process. More than 85% of students said these communications played a key role in their decision.

Fewer than 26% of students 1000 say advertising of all types - online, TV, and radio - played a role in their college research and admissions process.

Students' biggest complaint about the admission experience is the inability to visit schools outside of their geographic area - 57% of students cited this as a frustration. More students cited this gripe than the students who cited competitiveness of getting into school or even preparing for the SAT.Today's College Applicants Spend 12 Hours Per Week Online

The CollegeWeekLive.com survey also asked students about how much time they spent with various forms of media. The responses show a clear preference for the Internet - one that is increasing year after year.

Students say they spend on average 12.1 hours per week on the Internet - far greater than any other media.

TV and radio are the media that are a distant second to the Internet. Students say they spend 6.1 hours per week watching TV and 5.8 hours per week listening to the radio.

Students say they spend only 2.4 hours per week reading mail, and 2.2 hours per week reading magazines.

The movement online is increasing each year. Survey respondents from the high school Class of 2009 say they spend 12.0 hours per week online, while the Class of 2010 say they spend 12.3 hours online - a 2.5% increase. In contrast the Class of 2009 say they spend 2.8 hours per week reading mail, for example -- while the Class of 2010 say they spend 1.94 hours per week reading email - about a 30% decrease.Younger Students Have Even More Interest in Live, Online Interaction - and Less Interest in Paper

CollegeWeekLive.com also analyzed survey responses between two groups: members of the high school Class of 2009 (who have essentially completed the admissions process) and members of the high school Class of 2010 (who are at the beginning of the process). The survey data reveal:

Younger students have more of an interest in live online interaction.

88% of members of the Class of 2010 or younger say they have interest in live video presentations from admissions experts and college representatives - about 6% higher than the Class of 2009

87% of students in the Class of 2010 or younger say they are interested in live chat with admissions representatives, as compared to 78% of the Class of 2009 - a 9% difference.

College magazines, physical college fairs, and school brochures hold less importance for younger students.

In a separate part of the survey, CollegeWeekLive.com asked students for comments about how the college admissions process could be improved. The comments revealed a frustration with paper communication and more preference for online communications:

Forget about struggling to find the right gift for the person who has everything. GiftAGiftBasket.com has you covered with a range of creative and unique gift baskets for any occasion, and even the most difficult people to shop for. Whether you are looking for corporate gift baskets, or holiday gift baskets, GiftAGiftBasket.com has a specialty gift basket that is sure to please. Their extensive selection includes over 700 different options, with free shipping on nearly every holiday gift basket. Generous corporate discounts are also available.

Deltek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PROJ), the leading provider of enterprise applications software for project-focused businesses, today announced the finalists for the second annual Project Excellence Awards. These awards recognize outstanding customer and partner success in improving business processes and performance, increasing profitability and winning new business.

Deltek LogoThe Project Excellence Awards program recognizes unique achievement among Deltek's more than 12,000 customers and partners across the following categories:

The Award for Business Impact recognizes the customer demonstrating the most significant operational benefits derived from using Deltek solutions. The finalists for the 2009 award are BSK Associates, Capstone Corporation, and Integrity Applications Incorporated.

The Award for Innovation recognizes the customer demonstrating the use of Deltek solutions in new and innovative ways. The finalists for the 2009 award are GeoEngineers, MOTO, and Sebesta Blomberg.

The Award for Implementation recognizes the customer that demonstrates an exceptional Deltek solution implementation. The finalists for the 2009 award are Lockheed Martin's STS business, PBS&J, BAE Systems, and ATK.

The Partner Award recognizes a Deltek partner that has been instrumental in delivering an exceptional Deltek solution implementation for a joint customer. The finalists for the 2009 award are SilverEdge Systems Software and Jewell & Associates.

Winners will be announced at Deltek's upcoming Insight 2009 conference, the premier industry event for project-focused professionals. The event will be held in Orlando, FL, May 12-15. For more information on Insight 2009, visit www.deltekinsight.com/.

Real Business Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of Payroll Software and W2 1099 Filing Software, today announced the release of Payroll Mate 2009, featuring significant additions, such as direct deposit and MICR check printing

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Payroll Mate is a very easy to use and affordable payroll package that fits the needs of accountants and small to medium size businesses. This payroll software automatically calculates net pay, federal withholding tax, Social Security tax, Medicare and state payroll taxes. Payroll Mate also supports different types of payroll pay periods, prints checks, prepares payroll forms 941, 944, 940, W2 and W3. Some of the features of this package include the ability to define unlimited earning types, taxes and deduction types, up to date tax tables, comprehensive payroll reports and much more.

Detroit, IL (PRWEB) April 12, 2006 -– The growing trend in e-filing may cost disaster victims their tax deduction. E-filing uses IRS approved tax software packages that are prepared for the general public. Given that disaster victims must provide additional information and detailed calculations in order to take full advantage of their tax deduction, should disaster victims e-file?

“Absolutely not,” says Dr. Anne-Marie Pollowy Toliver, author of the HOME OWNER'S GUIDE TO DISASTER TAX RELIEF. “The IRS requires proof for the disaster loss calculations and all relevant documentation should be included with the disaster victim’s tax return.”

ST. LOUIS (PRWEB) November 30, 2006 – The Doe Run Company’s subsidiary, Doe Run Peru, has inaugurated a third wastewater treatment facility near its La Oroya metals processing complex, which will reduce discharges into the Mantaro River from company housing installations and plant sanitation facilities.

The plant’s opening represents the last of three facilities that make up the Residual Water Treatment Project. The project, finished with an investment of $7.25 million, represents one of nine environmental projects related to Doe Run Peru’s environmental operating agreement (PAMA) with the government of Peru.



Earlier this year the company inaugurated the Chulec water treatment facility and the nearby Huaymanta plant, which has significantly reduced pollutants discharged into the Yauli River, a tributary of the Mantaro.

“For us it is essential that we make good on our agreements, and the completion of this project is further proof of our commitment to Peru and to the people of La Oroya,” said Doe Run Peru President Juan Carlos Huyhua.



The ninth environmental project involves the construction of three sulfuric acid plants, which are expected to bring sulfur dioxide emissions within permissible limits. Earlier this year the Peruvian government approved Doe Run Peru’s request for an extension on its PAMA to allow the company to prioritize the central health issue in the community, exposure to lead, which the sulfuric acid plants do not address.

Ocio Dinamico Consulting Group, a brand that has just started operations in Spain, belongs to the company Ocio Dinamico SL. This company also owns the brand Fun Time in Spain, specialised in short but fun immersions in the Spanish language.

With a population of 44 million, Spain receives yearly 55 million tourists. In year 2005, this was about 10% of the internal gross revenue, and experts forecast for year 2010 a growth to 75 million visitors and a 16% revenue.

In the world´s 3rd most visited country, just after France and the U.S., there are over 328.000 cafeterias and restaurants -- one per each 134 inhabitants. Therefore it is an important market when the related industries like hotelry, food & beverage and tourism in Spain have a promising way ahead to reach weight-equivalent standards of quality management and regular training programs.