From Sundance to Cannes to New York to Los Angeles, issue-based filmmaking and digital user-generated content is sweeping the media world. Internet users are democratizing the media landscape, revolutionizing the way films are made, all the while confronting the most important issues that face today's youth. The 4th Annual "Film Your Issue" (or FYI) Film Festival is the premiere film festival for this youth-movement of politics and filmmaking. And this year, the FYI Festival has selected the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa as its official hotel.

Are you thinking about adopting another cat or do you have cats that are at war with each other? Or do you want to learn more about the exotic Bengal cat breed? If so, "The Cat Coach" Marilyn Krieger, a nationally recognized Certified Cat Behavior Consultant, will be teaching two telecourses this summer, which are designed to address these interests.

Often referred to as a "cat whisperer," Marilyn Krieger has a unique talent for understanding and interpreting feline behavior issues. Raising Canine, the respected organization known for dog training, now is presenting a rare look into the cat world by offering the following live, telephone-based telecourses:

CVPS just received news that its application to broaden the original patent (#6630893) has been examined and allowed by the U.S. Patent Office. The patent includes over 63 claims covering the method of capturing the pre-existing physical condition of a vehicle in order to determine the origin of damage. More importantly, it now encompasses any vehicle type, as opposed to just valet parking vehicle applications, and all devices that may be used for collecting a first set of vehicle data to associate with the vehicle images.

Kent State University wanted its managers to think more like senior business executives, even within its academic environment. Establishing a basic understanding of business finance and leadership accountability was essential to meeting this goal. So, the university turned to Paradigm Learning, a leader in designing corporate business games and simulations.

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Universities that do not think of themselves as businesses are at a disadvantage. Therefore, universities need to pay much more attention to the business of business.

Kent State, with eight campuses and 34,000 students throughout northeast Ohio, is one of the largest regional systems of higher learning. With nearly 100 years in academia, Kent State has 4,600 employees and is a major engine for economic, cultural and workforce development in its region and beyond.

Buffalo-based marketing consultancy Paul McAfee (paulmcafee.com) introduces a third free white paper on public relations (PR) basics. This third white paper in our series, titled 'How to Prepare for a TV Interview, is really a simple, easy-to-follow checklist," said Paul McAfee, founder of paulmcafee.com. Most executives fear television interviews, so we offer this checklist to help them prepare."

The free How to Prepare for a TV Interview" white paper is the third in a series of paulmcafee.com public relations white papers which include The ABCs of Public Relations OR Everything You Always Wanted To Know About PR But Were Afraid To Ask," and How to Write a Press Release That Actually Gets Read."

Recent studies show that learning to write and read are two of the most important skills for elementary age children to learn. The Clearing House on Elementary and Early Childhood Education says that "The process of learning to write begins in infancy". The No Child Left Behind act specifies literacy as a core aspect of the curriculum. Encouraging young children to write early in their lives can increase their reading comprehension and boost their confidence as they progress through elementary school.

After a year in sales surpassing all expectations, AAautoWarranty.com has exceeded previous records and become the most utilized extended auto warranty website in existence:

(see: http://www.alexa.com/browse/general?catid=122379&mode=general ). The service is a joint effort by several industry leaders and attributes it's success to the following:

#1) They offer extended warranties for ANY vehicle regardless of Year, Make or Model (including Exotic and Classic).

#2) AAautoWarranty.com is the only service of it's kind which works with multiple providers to locate the best coverage for each vehicle.

#3) Due to their large sales volume, they are able to negotiate the lowest price possible on the customers behalf.

#4) The staff are all experts in their respective fields, with decades of experience and an intimate knowledge of the industry

"We wish to keep the momentum as we transition into 2005 and realize the importance of strategic partnerships in getting our message out," notes Brett Hitchcock, Marketing Director for AAautoWarranty.com. "In fact, a large portion of our business already comes from satisfied customer referrals. For quite some time we have been receiving requests from potential affiliates interested in tapping into our service. The challenge was to make our program fair, easy and rewarding for everyone involved. We are confident we have done that, and our new affiliate program insures that both our partners and the customers they refer receive a valuable service."

AAautoWarranty.com's Affiliate Program is available to all webmasters and website owners who wish to participate. It utilizes technology designed to protect the Affiliate Partner and ensure that commissions are properly credited when a sale occurs. In the past, website owners have been remiss to partner with auto warranty sites because the sale is typically closed offline, and tracking becomes an issue. AAautoWarranty.com has implemented several safeguards to insure every sale is accounted for and paid as promised. First and foremost, the entire affiliate program is managed by an independent third party. Each affiliate has complete control over their account and may login at any time. They can easily update contact information, access marketing tools and see the status of every customer they referred. By establishing strategic relationships with these partners, AAautoWarranty.com is confident they will retain their position as the leading extended auto warranty website well into the future.

The AAautoWarranty Affiliate Program offers their affiliate partners the most generous commissions in the industry. Additionally, they have implemented a two-tiered system where an Affiliate can sign-up other Affiliates and receive overrides for every sale they refer as well. "We see our Affiliate Partners playing a key role in the future of our company." notes Hitchcock, "Doing business online is just like brick and mortar business... it's all about networking and relationships."

Owners and webmasters interested in AAautoWarranty.com's new Affiliate Partner Program should contact Kevin@PremiumWebServices.com or call 1-800-291-7276 for more details.

Online singles websites have been in decline in recent years. Much like the fate of network television following the onslaught of cable, broad-appeal services have lost ground to niche sites that target specific demographic groups. One niche-dating directory that is growing in popularity is Fitness Singles (www.fitness-singles.com). Here, Chris Mattioli of Fitness Singles answers questions related to the online dating game.

How did Fitness Singles get started?

We formed Fitness Singles because we are personally committed to the fitness lifestyle, and noticed that fitness was underrepresented in the online dating field. As single women or men would view fitness as a desirable characteristic in a prospective partner, they decided to launch a site tailored to the fitness lifestyle.

"Property Investment is Probably one of the best mid-long term investment vehicles," states Damian Qualter, managing director of www.BuyProperty4Less.com one of the UK's leading property Investment companies, "although there are risks for the novice investor"

"Until recently Property Investment was only for the upper classes. www.buyproperty4less.com now hasa broad spectrum of investors ranging from Bus Conductors to Chairmen of top PLC's. They are all looking to get involved in Property Investment and especially Off plan Property which in the popular press has received much attention - not all good. It is often the ill-informed purchasers who pay over the odds for properties in areas with either little or no prospects for growth or poor rental demand. If either of these is not in place the investor could loose his shirt"

CU Direct Corporation (CUDL), which administers the Credit Union Direct Lending (CUDL) program, the nation’s largest point-of-sale lending network for credit unions, announced today that they have been named this year’s recipient of Auto Dealer Monthly magazine’s Diamond Award for the Prime Credit Lender – Non-Captive category of the magazine’s 2006 Dealers’ Choice Awards.

This was CUDL’s first year receiving the prestigious award, as their overall survey rating ranked them ahead of both Citizens Bank and Wells Fargo Auto Finance, which won the Platinum and Gold awards respectively. The survey, which provides dealers the ability to choose winners in 20 distinctive categories of products and services, had nearly 16,000 votes cast. Ratings were gathered on the performance of the product or service as well as the support and service from the provider and the overall value compared to cost to the dealership.

Sterling, VA (PRWEB) September 14, 2006 -– Pearl Software, Inc. announced that Joe Field, CTO and co-founder of the Internet security company, has been selected to participate in the European Union’s Safer Internet Industry Group in order to provide recommendations to the stakeholders of a safer Internet. European Parliament has initiated the framework of the Safer Internet Action Plan to promote safer use of the Internet and new online technologies, particularly for children and educational institutions to fight against illegal content and content unwanted by the end-user.

PROPHIX Software, a leading provider of financial business intelligence and performance management solutions specializing in forecasting, corporate budgeting, strategic planning, consolidation, financial analysis and scorecarding, announced a partnership that makes Strategic Information Group an exclusive reseller of PROPHIX performance management software to all QAD enterprise resource planning customers. Strategic Information Group, a QAD partner since 1992, offers industry expertise that helps drive fast return on investment and maximizes the value of QAD's software by implementing PROPHIX's award winning financial corporate performance management solutions with QAD.

Planning to quickly become New York's top online promotional company, the Product Promotion Online Company recently launched their website, www.ProductPromotionOnline.com, and plans to be able to provide their superior promotional products to those looking for a cost effective approach towards marketing and promotions of their particular product or entity. With this service and the centered company offers a plethora of promotional marketing tools available to all, they hope their affordable pricing, lengthy product lists and shipping convenience will be of particular interest towards those in growing businesses searching to promote their particular entity and/or occasion. Those from New York will receive a 10% discount on all online purchases by mentioning promo code MBSAVENOW.

Shed Media U.S., the producers of ABC's popular parenting series SUPERNANNY, is searching for kids UNDER 18 years old that have their own business or help run a family business to star in a new network reality show!

Producers want kids who run various types of businesses and have become financially successful. Do you consider yourself a mogul in the making? Do you know someone who is a business expert and is only a teen? If so then we want to hear from you!



Those interested may apply by e-mailing brobles(at)shedmediaus(dot)com for an application. Please include a short note about your business success and why you are perfect to star in your own show.

TechPalooza, a leading Reseller of more than 300,000 products of popular computer technology hardware, software, electronics and corresponding peripherals to millions of consumers, announced today that it has partnered with Sortprice.com. To coincide with the upcoming holiday shopping season, TechPalooza is listing all of their available technology products on Sortprice.com. Sortprice.com is becoming one of the most popular shopping search engines on the internet today. Now faster and easier than ever, customers can search for thousands of products with an easier-to-use interface to make their shopping experience better than ever.

Intellitactics, a leader in enterprise security and compliance management solutions, and Egghead Systems and Networks, Inc. (ESNI), a leading enterprise security solutions provider, headquartered in the Philippines, today announced a business partnership where Egghead Systems will sell and provide services for Intellitactics' security information and event management (SIEM) appliance called Intellitactics SAFE.

Egghead Systems, founded in 1998, has been serving Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines by designing and executing strategies to address complex IT and security challenges. "The market for security solutions in this region continues to grow." explains Glenn Jao, President and CEO for ESNI, "Increased interest in compliance requirements involving logging, event management and reporting is contributing to this growth." ESNI is a VAR and distributor of other high profile security products and are recommending Intellitactics SAFE LP to their clients, the top 100 corporations in the region. "We have reviewed several competitive products and find that the capabilities of SAFE exceed those of other products, but most important, is that Intellitactics SAFE is easy to implement.

Wouldn't it be convenient to have resources at your fingertips for your child's academic success?

Smart Bee Coaching, LLC has created Successful Child.com, http://www.successfulchild.com, a site for parents which gives them access to articles, websites and products for helping their children to achieve personal and academic success.

"As a parent, I knew the importance of creating a site that parents will be able to refer to when they need help finding the right tools for their children", says Marie Magdala Roker, a Personal Development and Academic Coach.

The Complete Financial Advisor, a Sales Coaching and Business Development Consulting firm specializing in the financial services industry, announced the immediate availability of its new book, The Complete Financial Advisor-7 Steps To Becoming an Exceptional Financial Advisor in Today's Marketplace! The announcement is made in advance of their upcoming special Group Tele-seminar entitled "The 90 Day Sales Accelerator Program for Financial Advisors and Sales Managers." Advisers interested in the special 90 day course can preview the presentation by requesting the "Sales Accelerator Toolkit," a free e course that outlines the 7 Steps to becoming an exceptional financial advisor, at the company website: http://www.CompleteFinancialAdvisor.com

Ulanda Celestine, founder of The Internet Income Center and Houston area mom, announced today that the online store for the new direct sales company, Marlo Quinn, will be available to the general public this week. Ulanda is an Independent Founding Consultant for Marlo Quinn.

Marlo Quinn is a new direct sales company which offers premium 100% soy candles and natural bath and body products for women, men, and children. The Marlo Quinn product line currently includes over 100 gourmet soy candle scents, 28 natural soap blends, lotions, cremes, scrubs and other bath products, as well as facial, hair, and baby care products. All Marlo Quinn products are 95 to 100% natural and the body products are designed for sensitive skin.

Kofi Annan called for it. Now Ban Ki-moon, his successor as Secretary General of the United Nations, has made UN reform his top priority. So far, not much has happened.

'We at Veritas-Pax Publishing believe that after almost 20 years of bickering, it's time to take action. The gathering of world leaders for the G20 London Summit on April 2 provides the perfect opportunity to get the ball rolling on the creation of the New Era of peace envisioned in The 7th Sense.' In the book, which offers insights into creating a kinder, gentler world, Rev. Magnus details a plan to restructure the UN as the United Nations Executive Council.