ProtoZone Inc. studies have concluded that children who look for patterns become more persistent and flexible problem solvers. Looking for patterns trains the mind to search out and discover the similarities that bind seemingly unrelated information together. We find patterns in art, architecture, nature, science, mathematics, music, history and throughout the course of our daily lives. Patterns are everywhere. The more you look, the more you see.

Following up on their successful pattern creating program KaleidoDraw, Protozone is releasing three more critically acclaimed museum software programs for children of all ages to the world at large on CD ROM.

MileOne Automotive the largest automotive retailer in the Mid-Atlantic, has acquired RK Auto Group's Buick franchise in Virginia Beach, VA. The franchise expands MileOne's current Hall Pontiac GMC Hummer dealership, which has been serving the Hampton Roads market for 35 years, and gives local consumers a wider range of new and used car options.

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"We've worked hard for nearly a year to add a Buick franchise to our Hall Pontiac GMC Hummer dealership," said Fred Miller, President and Chief Operating Officer for MileOne's Hall Automotive platform. "We support General Motors in their efforts to consolidate the brands, in order to make our customers' shopping experiences easier and more satisfying."

A viral marketing campaign by David Meerman Scott, online thought leadership strategist and the author of "The New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to use news releases, blogs, podcasts, viral marketing & online media to reach your buyers directly," has been named to the MarketingSherpa Viral Marketing Ha 558 ll of Fame for the second year in a row. Scott's "The Gobbledygook Manifesto" was named as one of the top ten viral marketing campaigns of 2007 by MarketingSherpa. In 2006 Scott's ebook "The New Rules of PR" was named to the Viral Hall of Fame.

ARX (Algorithmic Research), a leading provider of digital signature solutions (standard electronic signatures), and DigiStamp, an innovative provider of timestamping technology and related services, have announced a partnership enabling the CoSign® digital signature solution to utilize a standard timestamp service.

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The partnership combines CoSign digital signatures' legally-binding ability to sign, seal, and validate documents, with a standards-based time stamping aut 558 hority. The benefit of incorporating a standard timestamp with a digital signature is the additional layer of integrity the document subsequently maintains, as the signer, content, and the time of signature all become indisputable.

Marin Sport and Spine Physical Therapy is excited to announce the expansion of its offices at 810 College Avenue in Kentfield.

"Demand is strong and I love being able to help the people of Marin," says Rich Waldron, physical therapist and co-founder of Marin Sport and Spine Physical Therapy, http://www.MarinSport.com. "We are very lucky, during these difficult times, to be able to help people and grow this business at the same time."

After teaming up with San Francisco Sport and Spine Physical Therapy, http://www.SFPhysicalTherapy.com, earlier in the year, Waldron found a great location in Kentfield. "We had some minor changes made to the facility, brought in the equipment, and opened the doors in September. Over the last few months, it's just been a matter of telling people that we're here."

Franchise Opportunities Network announces that in April it surpassed the four million mark in franchise opportunity and small business leads generated and delivered. Over the course of its nine-year history the sites that constitute the Franchise Opportunities Network--FranchiseOpportunities.com, FranchiseForsale.com, FoodFranchise.com, et al--have delivered more than four million leads to small businesses and franchises.

During this nine-year period the company has delivered franchise opportunity leads to such venerable and well-known companies as Arby’s, Subway, Post-Net, and Maaco. It has also delivered leads to such newly emerging franchise powerhouses as EmbroidMe, Flip Flop Shops, FiltaFry, and WSI. Few, if any, companies have delivered as many on-line franchise leads to advertisers as has the Franchise Opportunities Network.

Sofizar Inc -- Sofizar, a Carlsbad, CA Based company specializing in Search Engine Marketing (SEM) & performance based Search Engine Optimization (SEO) today announced that it will be offering it's services in Korea as a partner of iLCorea and KTN. iLCorea and KTN will use it's extensive and impressive client list in Korea to take on the Asian search and advertising market in a big way.

Sofizar's Search Engine Optimization infrastructure and Internet Marketing techniques have achieved success for Sofizar's own internet e-commerce sites as well as for its clients in the North American market. Sofizar provides a unique service of performance based SEO to qualified clients, where it charges only on successful ranking of clients' keywords. This business model allows clients to determine their ROI and provides the benefits of PPC, without the risk of click fraud.

- 12 GA, LLC (12 Gauge") and Webistry proudly announced today the merger of their respective firms, becoming one of Chicagos premiere Technology & Design houses, concentrating on small to medium-sized companies that are looking to improve the way that they utilize the Internet, technology and branding. The combined entity, to operate under the 12GA name, can now offer its clients an even broader array of services and allow them to enjoy the benefits of a single-source for E-commerce, technology initiatives and all types of media including print, digital media, and film.

Jack Zenert, president of ZedBiz, announced that Western Canada Business Network has opened its online doors on January 1, 2007, allowing people across the Four Western Provinces to join. WCB Network is an online community that will enable people to make business connections, exchange knowledge and create high value relationships. Finding the right people to solve your business problem has long been one of the hardest tasks. WCB Network provides a solution by allowing people anywhere to access Western Canadian relevant information, solutions, people and companies.

Representatives from Spoken Impact were pleased to announce their role in assisting local Saint Paul firm Gephart Electric win the main Electrical Contractor agreement for the new Twins Ballpark. The multi-million dollar stadium contract is a significant achievement for Gephart, who engaged Spoken Impact to help create a unique and memorable experience for the final presentation to the Twins' Ballpark panel. Spoken Impact is a local Minneapolis-based firm that develops custom presentation content for businesses and provides coaching for speaking engagements.

Reflective Images, a designer jewelry company, is now fabricating its three marquis jewelry lines: contemporary tribal, bridal jewelry and charm beads with 100% recycled silver and gold.

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"Silver and gold mining causes tons of toxic sludge and is often tied to human rights abuses, which is unacceptable to many consumers," said Marc Choyt, President of Reflective Images. "Our aim is to creating ethical mine-to-market custody, worthy of jewelry's emotional and talismanic value."

Six YVR FasTrack self serve check-in kiosks were installed throughout Whistler allowing resort guests to check-in for flights at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) more quickly and avoid line-ups at the airport. Whistler represents the first municipality outside of Vancouver and Richmond to introduce the program which is resonating with guests - to date, more than 1,500 parties in Whistler have checked in for flights via the kiosks.

The kiosks, which provide all guests to the resort with free check-in access to multiple airlines, are currently located at the Whistler Visitor Centre and various hotels throughout Whistler Village.

Six out of westerncell's "Great Eight" hottest selling cell phones are the Motorola Razr cell phones. Also, recent cell phone news including the new Samsung SCH-v920; beware of "Blinko"; and extra charges from cellular providers.

This months top "Great Eight" hottest selling cell phones are listed below in order of popularity:

Cingular Wireless Motorola RAZR V3 Black

T-Mobile Motorola RAZR V3 (Camera Phone)

Cingular Wireless Motorola RAZR V3 Blue (Camera Phone)

Cingular Wireless Motorola RAZR V3 Pink (Camera Phone)

Nextel Motorola i850 (Camera Phone)

Verizon Wireless Motorola Razr V3m Silver (Multimedia Phone)

T-Mobile Motorola RAZR V3 Magenta (Camera Phone)

Cingular Wireless Sony Ericsson z525a (Video Phone)

Dallas based SEO marketing company has announced a new contest aimed at university and college students. The winner will be required to write an original white paper supported with statistic and facts showcasing the importance of SEO Marketing as an integral part of the marketing mix of any business.

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The goal of the contest is to raise awareness in the academic world and among educational institutions about the importance of Search Engine Optimization. This critical aspect of any marketing mix remains under represented in most US academic curricula.

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), the world's largest alliance of animal welfare organizations, today released the results of a Humane Food Survey ranking the top 25 U.S. supermarket chains by annual sales. This is the second year WSPA conducted a survey of 200 stores in 34 states. A comparison of results from 2008 to 2009 shows an impressive 23 percent increase in humane food offerings in stores.

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According to Dena Jones, U.S. programs director for WSPA, "The survey results indicate that people are becoming more sensitive to the cruel and unsustainable methods used to raise farm animals and are seeking humane alternatives when they shop, regardless of cost. Consumer demand influences what stores offer and it is encouraging to see grocers responding by increasing humane food options even in a recession."

On August 5, 2006, Clara Chan introduced the first “yoga inspired skincare system” at the John Paul DeJoria estate in Malibu. The ChanChi~Skin & Body Care Restorative Yoga Face Kit was included in each celebrity gift bag at the Showtime sponsored Much Love Animal Rescue Foundation fundraiser. Supporters and recipients of the Restorative Yoga Face Kit included Tori Spelling, Fran Dresher, Tia Carrera, Pam Grier, Minnie Driver, Dick Van Dyke and many more.

“We’ve created daily yoga routines for your skin because the skin is the largest organ of the body. It’s the most exposed organ and the most vulnerable to the external elements of pollution, free-radicals, and harmful UVA/UVB rays,” says Chan.

Carefx Corporation, the leading provider of clinical context management and web integration, today announced the release of its new auditing product, Sentryfx Audit Log. With the adoption of this technology, healthcare providers will be able to answer relevant HIPPA queries and identify unusual or questionable activity on their systems.

At a high-level, the new product offers a centralized audit log that tracks user activities such as access of applications and patient records. These tools will allow dully authorized personnel to quickly answer two fundamental questions: Who has or may have accessed a patients electronic record and from which applications was it accessed? And, what records has the user accessed and through which applications was the access?

Caserta Electric Inc. is happy to announce a major expansion.

A larger company means more jobs and careers for people associated with the Dover, New Jersey electrical contracting company.

"This has been a very successful year," said Domenick Caserta, president and founder. With all the growth the company has been experiencing, they're adding several new positions including electrical service/technicians, apprentices, and customer care representatives.

The employees are proud to work for a company that focused on customer satisfaction, dedicated to quality service all in a fun working environment. The customer care representative will greet your call with a smile and help you with your electrical needs and scheduling.The technician will arrive on time with a new truck, fully stocked like a ware house on wheels ready to tackle any job that comes there way. The Techs are highly trained,arrive in clean uniforms,100%drug free, and with a complete background check ready to accommodate all your concerns.

As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) joins water professionals across North America in highlighting the importance of investing in our water infrastructure.

As individuals and communities, today we demand a solid "return on investment" for each dollar we spend. That's exactly what's earned by investing in U.S. water systems. In fact, a 2008 study by the U.S. Conference of Mayors showed that for every dollar invested in public water and sewer infrastructure and services, approximately $8.97 is added to the national economy.

MailChimp announces its new Experts List (http://www.mailchimp.com/experts/) as a resource to help email marketers find and hire professional email designers and email marketing campaign programmers. The list showcases experts who have experience with MailChimp's more powerful features including A/B split testing, list segmentation, Inbox Inspector, and the new intelligent API.

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"Larger companies have been asking us for help getting their internal systems (CRMs, CMS, E-commerce carts, databases) integrated with MailChimp," said Ben Chestnut, Co-Founder of MailChimp. "Since we are a do-it-yourself email marketing solution, we created a list of experts who are intimately familiar with MailChimp."