BookSurge announces the publication of The Little Book of He and She by Wade Stevenson.

There are many ways to speak of intimate relationships between man and woman. In The Little Book of He and She, Wade Stevenson succeeds in revealing to us the highest levels of intimacy. This is not a book about sex, but one that reminds us -- or teaches us for the first time -- the forms love-making can take. Sexual love -- lets call it what it is: Erotica -- is often explored in literature, but never quite like this. Stevenson writes in a language that is simple and vivid, intense and passionate. Whether creating a metaphor for love or offering a poetic narrative, his writing is a mirror into the soul of sexual behavior.

In celebration of the of new Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People by Dav Pilkey, The Scholastic Store in SoHo and Scarsdale invite children and their parents to stop by on Saturday, August 12, 2006 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a free in-store party and afternoon of fun potty entertainment, including: Underwear Races, Potty Paper Relays, Underwear Slinging, Pottyball, Spin the Hyper-Hypno-Wheel of Dares, and Design Your Own Underwear.

Families can pre-purchase the new Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People and enter the store raffle to win great prizes. (The book will be available in the store on August 15th.)

Once in a generation, a singer/songwriter emerges who can take possession of and breathe new life into old standards or give a new song wings.

2bb Claire is one of the very few people I have heard from the UK who I think could do well in the highly competitive American market - she's got what it takes --

Claire Simone is one of those artists, not just another prefabricated singer manufactured to be slotted into a specific market. She served her apprenticeship in the rough and tumble 'get hot or go home' pubs and clubs of Wales where the bottom-line standard for singers is that of legendary native figures like Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey.

FASTFRAME recently was named to Entrepreneur magazines list of 101 fastest-growing franchises for 2004. The largest dedicated custom framing franchise organization in the United States, FASTFRAME added nearly 50 new stores over the past year. FASTFRAME is the only art and framing franchise to make the magazines listing.

FASTFRAME also was named to Entrepreneurs Franchise 500® for the fourth consecutive year. FASTFRAME ranked among the nations top 100 franchises in numerous industries. FASTFRAME also is number one in the art and framing category, according to the magazine.

With nearly 300 franchise locations in the United States, FASTFRAME has almost doubled its store locations within the past five years.

While were growing at a steady pace, we are extremely mindful of maintaining the reliability and quality of our franchise program," said Brian Harper, president and CEO of FASTFRAME. We provide solid training, ongoing support and education to help ensure each of our shop owners are knowledgeable of emerging trends and are leaders in their market."

FASTFRAME franchisees are people with the drive to succeed in their own business, seeking opportunity in the array of programs FASTFRAME has available. Initial start-up costs for a FASTFRAME franchise are $105,800 to $150,300, which includes a franchisee fee, site selection, store development, initial marketing, inventory, working capital and various other expenditures.

TopTenWholesale -- of the JP Communications network of online search and advertising sites that serve buyers, sellers, importers and auctioneers of apparel, accessories and wholesale merchandise -- was recognized as one of the Top 15 software companies in San Diego County by the San Diego Business Journal.

Recognizing top businesses in industries that strengthen the regional economy, the San Diego Business Journal ranks companies annually in resources called The Lists. TopTenWholesale ranked in The List of The 15 Largest Software Companies in San Diego County, by revenue.

The M&A Source®, Chicago, IL, announces it has conferred Lawrence (Larry) Schumann of Austin, Texas its prestigious designation of Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI) during its Educational Conference and Middle Market Expo in Frisco, TX, November 14, 2007.

"The Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary designation is a true mark of distinction that helps business owners in selecting advisors for their M&A transactions. I have put the education to use for my clients and have seen the payoff," said Schumann. "Through the M&A Source, the designation sets the standard for professional intermediaries."

Scorpion Safe, an Arizona-based company, has recently launched a unique, patent-pending product designed to protect adults and children against scorpions in their beds. Scorpion Safe has been featured on ABC news, CBS news and Arizona Family for its innovative and unique product design. Designed originally to keep scorpions from climbing into the cribs of babies, Scorpion Safe can also be used to keep scorpions out of all beds and even off other furniture.

Scorpion Safe is the brainchild of two sisters from Tucson, Arizona. Sarah Besikof and Emily Simons grew up in Tucson and both graduated from the University of Arizona. As children, the sisters grew accustomed to finding scorpions and snakes in their house. Even tarantulas found their way inside the house and backyard.

Trusted LASIK Surgeons is pleased to feature contributions from members of its Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory at the recent at the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Meeting (ASCRS) annual meeting in San Francisco, California. These eye surgeons are among the leading LASIK and refractive eye surgery experts in the advancement of vision correction care. This annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is among the largest gathering of ophthalmologists in the world. Over 6,000 ophthalmologists, technicians and industry representatives typically attend the ASCRS annual meeting.

A medical researcher from Denver, Colorado-based National Jewish Hospital has issued statements that directly contradict health claims made by cleaning-products giant Clorox Corporation. National Jewish Hospital promotes itself as the "Global Leader in Immunological Research."

Clorox Corp., with $4.1 billion in revenues, is the manufacturer of Clorox bleach and numerous other brands. Recently, Clorox has been promoting its flagship bathroom cleaning product -- Tilex Mold and Mildew -- with a series of heavily rotated humorous television ads that feature a homeowner screaming and running out of the house with the tagline: "All homes have mold." In contrast to the tone of this, on the Tilex website there is reference to the potential health dangers of exposure to certain types of mold, including symptoms of lung tissue damage and memory loss.

Tamale Factory Brand Tamales can now be found in most states thanks to several new distributors. Tamale Factory brand products are currently distributed by 18 food distributors nationwide.

Since exhibiting at the 2006 National Restaurant Show in Chicago in May the company has added new distributors in Little Rock, Chicago, Atlanta and Florida.

"The NRA show created some additional interest in our brands. We are currently working with several new distributors who want to bring in the line and expand their offerings on authentic Mexican foods, " said Jeff Jones, Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

Economic conditions have driven changes in executive employment agreements that could have a profound impact on your next contract. In addition to issues such as severance, non-disclosure and confidentiality, and non-competition, senior executives are under new legislative scrutiny and may be affected by new laws. William R. Hill, a 25-year veteran in employment litigation with Donahue Gallagher Woods LLP, will explain the impact of new legislation and how to negotiate better employment agreements in the next Experts Connection™ (www.experts-connection.com) teleseminar, "Negotiating Executive Employment Agreements." The teleseminar is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET, (1:00 - 2:00 p.m. PT) and is sponsored by NETSHARE® (www.netshare.com).

RealtyRight.com, a Chicago-based real estate firm specializing in short sales since 2000 has decided to turn their Free Loan Modification Week offer into declaring April Free Loan Modification Month thus adding another three weeks to their offer of providing free loan modification services to American homeowners in distress.

In explaining his decision to extend the offer of free complete loan modification services through the entire month, Mr. Taylor said. "With tax time bearing down on homeowners, plus the many other issues they face, especially those in need of loan modification help, we decided it would be in everyone's best interest to extend the offer to include the entire month. This way people can catch their breath a little after April 15 and still take advantage of the offer."

All-Con, a 3-day fan organized convention in Dallas, Texas refuses to adhere to the stereotype mold of science fiction or comic book conventions. Envisioned as a signature convention for the Dallas area, All-Cons February 4-6, 2005 itinerary and venue are driven by individuals and organizations contributing unique content.

Celebrity guests sit at tables waiting to meet the public and sign autographs at most conventions. All-Con set their guests free to roam. The celebrities will host and attend discussion panels, interact with attendees in the halls and events, then at scheduled times will sit down to sign autographs.

Redlien Systems is getting into the spring cleaning mode, releasing a maintenance update to its flagship OSX-based CRM product, Redlien Account Executive, and giving away 3 iPod Shuffles!

Throughout the month of April, users who download and try Redlien Account Executive v1.3.3, can register for a chance to win one of three free Apple iPod Shuffles. Please see official rules at http://www.redlien.com for full details.

Redlien Account Executive is a premier Apple OSX-based sales and contact relationship manager (SCM / CRM) that allows users to store, track and manage your sales contact activity with over 60 unique and customizable fields of data, create email and call script templates, design a product catalog and more. Redlien Account Executive allows users to keep track of potential and realized sales opportunities, phone calls, emails, tasks and more. User can also synchronize their calendar with iCal and their Apple Address Book contacts, using iSync to take their data with them. Version 1.3.3 improves on user fields management, inter-company contact relationship management, and contact and opportunity data exporting.

Calgary, AB (PRWEB) May 10, 2006 -– Replicon, Inc., the corporate time and expense tracking vendor of choice for businesses, today announced that TANDBERG, a global leader in video communication solutions, continues its lasting commitment to our products with its recent implementation of Web TimeOff for employees in the United Kingdom (UK). TANDBERG TV UK rolled out Web TimeOff to automate their employee time off processes and accurately record paid employee time off requests, attendance and balances. 14B

A study with over 6,000 graduates of SuperCamp, the 7-10 day learning and life skills summer camp, reveals that 73 percent of graduates report achieving higher grades after attending SuperCamp. A remarkable 98 percent of graduates indicate they continue to use the skills they learned following camp, 84 percent say their self-esteem improved and 81 percent note an increase in confidence.

There are two reasons why SuperCamp achieves these results, according to SuperCamp co-founder, Bobbi DePorter. "First, at SuperCamp, kids learn how to learn. We give them the tools to read and write better, study more effectively, and problem solve," said DePorter. "Second, we create a series of mini-success moments for each individual, so they leave SuperCamp feeling more comfortable with who they are and more confident in their ability to succeed at anything they put their minds to."

Green Edge Systems, Inc, a trusted leader of wireless HACCP temperature monitoring solutions for School Services, Schools, Hospitals and Campuses, presents the FreshLocâ„¢ state -of- the- art hardware products, software and communication platforms in the School Nutrition Association SNA Child Nutrition Industry Conference (CNIC), Monterey Conference Center, January 13-15, 2008.

FreshLocâ„¢ is the market leader in wireless temperature and HACCP monitoring for school food services, hospitals and food production and delivery, with over 1,000,000 measurements per day, and growing.

In a powerful demonstration of scientific research, 18 Springfield students competed in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Meet, which was held May 17-19 at Penn State University. To reach the finals, all 18 students had to place first in the regional competition. Then, among a field of 2,200 students from across the Commonwealth, 14 of the 18 Springfield students received Firsts in the finals.

Sophomore Nicole Melso won in the Astronomy category and received a $1,000 cash prize for the top Earth and Space presentation, A Study of Quiescent Flicker Behavior in a Dwarf Nova. Sophomore Hayden Dahmm won the Director's Award for his presentation in the Ecology category, It's Always Good to Have a Fungi Around.

Banzza.com launched a free Canadian real estate listing service to make professional property listing tools more accessible and user-friendly. Banzza provides property listings and resources to serve buyers, sellers, renters, and real estate agents.

Banzza Samples in Action

Banzza was developed by Andrew Carrothers and Leon Apel--two 4th year University of Western Ontario students from London, Ontario--in response to growing demand from Canadians for better real estate information. The importance of using a quality, online marketing effort can be supported by the 2006 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, which reports that "80% of all home buyers used the Internet as an information source". Mr. Apel claims that the "simple, easy to use interface helps people find, list and manage properties for sale or rent in a way previously not available."

Increasing its dedication to democratize study abroad, CEA has committed more than $100,000 in scholarships and grants in 2008, recently awarding $25,000 to 10 college undergrads who will study abroad this Spring. CEA, the leading global marketplace for quality study abroad programs for university and college students in the U.S. and Canada, awards scholarships each term to students who seek financial assistance for trimester, semester, summer and year-long study abroad programs.

Scholarship recipients are chosen based upon academic achievement, potential for leadership and their investment in their communities. Each applicant is also required to complete an original essay which is judged by an independent selection committee. Spring 2008 study abroad scholarships have been awarded across five categories to the following students: