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ATLANTA, Ga. – Jan. 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — GeckoSystems, Inc. (OTC PK: GKSY / GKSY.pk) announced today the formation and opening of its new UK office located in greater London, England. The new subsidiary, GeckoSystems UK Ltd., will be responsible for manufacturing, sales, and support in the commercial security and defense marketplaces.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jan. 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Collector Systems, LLC today announced the release of ‘Collector Systems’ version 3.0, an enhanced edition of its powerful, flexible art management software solution, helping individuals, collectors, curators, designers, artists, estate managers, insurers, and museums to organize and track their treasures.

CHICAGO, Ill. – Jan. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to Solay Wellness Inc., natural salt is not just for healthy flavor. Boasting 84 minerals, unrefined, crystallized, natural salt delivers an array of health benefits, with users finding relief from respiratory ailments, improvements in skin condition, increased energy levels, pain relief, stress relief and more.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jan. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CADFORCE, the Los Angeles-based global leader in outsourced architectural services, today announced that it has added three new people to its management team. They are Paul Fielding, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer; Jeffrey Matzek, AIA, Vice President of Quality; and Catrina Gregory, Vice President of Client Care.

WARWICK, R.I. – Jan. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Business Education Publishing announces the release of a new, interactive and fun board game – Keyboarding Trivia – designed to take students temporarily away from the keyboard while reinforcing letter-key memory.

HOUSTON, Texas – Jan. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Like true love, a diamond is forever, and online boutique Whiteflash.com offers a specialized round brilliant that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day. ‘Hearts & Arrows’ diamonds are cut so precisely that facet reflections overlap; creating distinct heart and arrow patterns when seen through a special viewer.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Jan. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Lehman Brothers’ 2006 Security Industry Annual Report, providing useful information on the security industry, is now available through Sandra Jones and Company. Authored by Jeff Kessler, Sr. VP at Lehman Brothers, the report is invaluable when measuring the market, developing business plans, updating valuations and getting new perspective on the industry.

DULUTH, Ga. – Jan. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ActionCOACH Cornerstone, a local, independently-owned licensee of ActionCOACH, the world’s #1 business coaching franchise, announced today that it will be expanding it’s business presence in Georgia through a merger with two other established ActionCOACH Business Coaches.

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Jan. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Are you buying or selling a ski or wakeboard boat, but lacking the time to surf the Web? Onlyinboards.com eliminates the need for buyers and sellers to search multiple sites by compiling all listings on one user-friendly Web site.

BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — JuryTest.net, the leading provider of online mock trials since 2002, launched on-demand access to its suite of online case presentation and evaluation tools. Adding to its industry leading services, which combine audio presentations with visual evidence, JuryTest on-demand now provides unprecedented convenience and cost-savings to law firms and insurance clients.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Jan. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — American Freight Companies (AFC) and its web site, FreightCenter.com, continued its unprecedented growth during fiscal year 2006. AFC arranges freight services with major U.S. trucking companies and freight carriers.

ATLANTA, Ga. – Jan. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — M2SYS Technology announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with Schoolhouse Software, a leading provider of K-12 lunch line management systems. This partnership will benefit school customers by enabling Schoolhouse to integrate M2SYS’ market revolutionizing fingerprint software technology, Bio-Plugin(TM), within their Touch-n-Serv(TM) K-12 school lunch line POS solution.

NORCROSS, Ga. – Jan. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Hong Video Technology, Inc. (HVT) is pleased to announce the completion of its expanded and renovated electronics display repair facility, including construction of a large darkroom that more than triples its capacity for alignment and testing of digital light processing (DLP) light engines.

DETROIT, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Harper Arrington Publishing announces the publication of its first book in a new series – ‘The Little Back Book Exposed’ (ISBN: 0-9764161-8-2) – that delves into the minds of men and reveals their innermost secrets to women. The book comes with a warning label to ensure that no one gets offended. According to the authors, that’s what makes the book so special. It’s a behind-the-scenes view that allows women to be a fly on the wall in the men’s locker room.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Jan. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Is your search engine boring? Try Winzy (www.winzy.com) for great search results and a fun way to win free prizes with friends. Since Winzy’s launch in April 2006, Winzy has given away almost 200 iPods, 2,000 Amazon.com and iTunes gift certificates, and monthly grand prizes including Xboxes and $500 in cash.

NORCROSS, Ga. – Jan. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Hong Video Technology, Inc. (HVT), a leading provider of custom services for LCD panel displays and digital light engines, today announced that it has remodeled and upgraded its services facility, including the addition of a showcase class 10,000 clean room.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jan. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As befits anything from an album by DJ Insane and The G-Man, the first music video is one of the strangest ever posted online. The opening track, entitled ‘Trans Addiction,’ from the U.S. album CRAZED + DAZED (Delvian Records, UPC 6-75604-10252-0), has prompted an advertising copywriter in India to use open source film footage by an avant-garde German director to create the ‘Trans Addiction Wine Symphony.’

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Jan. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) awarded U.S. Facilities, Inc. (USF) a five-year contract for facilities management and maintenance services at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building (TMFJB) in The District of Columbia.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – Jan. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Tibersoft, the expert in food cost control systems for the foodservice industry, announced that Ryan’s Restaurant Group will implement the Tibersoft IQ solution to optimize chain-wide food purchasing and gain greater visibility into their supply chain operations.

DULUTH, Ga. – Jan. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The local, independently-owned office of Action International, the world’s #1 business coaching franchise, today announced its corporate name is changing to ActionCOACH, effective immediately. ActionCOACH will continue to aggressively expand its mission to help small- to medium-sized businesses and their owners become more efficient, and more productive.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jan. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Natural Sapphire Company has placed on sale the largest natural blue sapphire in the United States. The 129ct rough sapphire crystal was discovered in the world famous gem mines of Sri Lanka (formerly ‘Ceylon’) in 1952. The first cutting yielded an 80ct sapphire.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jan. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Fed up with the current state of the NHL? You’re not alone. Thousands of traditional hockey fans are stockpiling their picket signs and they have set a date to be heard. On January 20th, fans across North America are being called on to bring personalized signs, to each of the 13 NHL home games, that display their displeasure with ‘the new NHL.’ A website, Hockeyfansunite.com, has been established to promote what is being called the ‘Save the NHL Night Out.’

RENO, Nev. – Jan. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MoviebankUSA announced the opening of their newest location in Northwest Reno. MoviebankUSA’s automated DVD and video game vending units are redefining the video rental industry by making hundreds of blockbuster movies accessible to entertainment lovers 24 hours per day for just 99-cents.

MODESTO, Calif. – Jan. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Now, it’s easier than ever get your hands on your very own Oxygenics showerhead! In one of the most exciting developments of the year, ETL(R) is proud to announce that Oxygenics is now available in all Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jan. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Micromethod Technologies announces the availability of H.460 support in its end-to-end multi-boundary traversal solution, Horizon. As a scalable traversal solution on the market, Horizon securely overcomes both near-end and far-end firewall and NAT issues in H.323 and SIP based rich media communication network.

CHICAGO, Ill. – Jan. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — iExplore (iExplore.com) announced today the list of Top Ten World Travel Destinations as determined by the vacation purchases of its adventure and experiential travelers. Egypt held on to its top position, despite the increased turmoil in the Middle East in 2006. Antarctica and Argentina made their first appearance in iExplore’s top ten.

TORONTO, Ontario and TEMPE, Ariz. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Systrends International, a provider of data communications software and services to the Electricity, Gas and Retail industries, today announced a strategic partnership with Michor & Associates. Michor will exclusively market all of Systrends’ products and services in Canada.

ST. CHARLES, Ill. – Jan. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — David LeVan, President of Advantax(R) Group, LLC, announced today the results of its 2006 year end customer performance survey. The anonymous, third party survey examines performance areas such as honesty and ethics, responsiveness, accuracy and reliability, and industry knowledge, all areas identified as important to property tax customers.

NEWTON, N.J. – Jan. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to William Seifried, MA, LPC, we are all liable to get a case of the blahs during these gloomy winter days, but some people suffer a persistent wintertime depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD. SAD is related to and most likely caused by the relative scarcity of light in winter.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jan. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — New York City audiences will have the rare opportunity on Sunday night, January 28, to hear ‘Jazz Hits from the Broadway Stage,’ a swinging, intimate program of well-known Broadway show tunes performed by some of the city’s most-accomplished and well-known jazz musicians. It is sure to be a treat for general audiences and jazz lovers alike.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jan. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Who better to ask than You, Time Magazine’s Person of the Year? AmIAnnoying.com, the site that gives a voice to thousands of visitors daily, and millions per year, has released its sixth annual list of the Most and Least Annoying Celebrities of 2006. Throughout the year, visitors browsed and voted on over 19,500 famous celebrities and groups, sharing their opinions on who they found annoying and not annoying.

BALTIMORE, Md. – Jan. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On January 1, 2007, Artistic Pursuit, LLC (Artistic Pursuit) of Brunswick, Md. launched a new and innovative Web site – artisticpursuit.com – an online community which pays artists for their original work such as unpublished videos, music, images, literature and games, and also allows fans to discover new artistic talents.

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Jan. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In honor of Glaucoma Awareness Month, Highland Ophthalmology Associates, in Newburgh, NY, will be offering free Glaucoma Screenings on Saturday, January 13, 2007. Highland Ophthalmology Associates encourages anyone at risk to please participate in their Glaucoma Awareness Program.

CAZENOVIA, N.Y. – Dec. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Alan Rothschild is passionate about patent models, the miniature scale pieces that were once a requirement for any inventor seeking a patent. His love for these historically significant relics is so strong that he transformed the lakefront home that he shares with his wife, Ann, and their dog, Moxie, in this upstate New York village into a museum.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dec. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced today that Sinclair Johnson has been chosen as a 2006 Virginia Businessman of the Year.

VENICE, Calif. – Dec. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The liquid-coffee extract buzz has caught on with U.S. troops, and local owners, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Karno, are helping the military squeeze the most out of their budget during these holidays by donating thousands of packets of their Java Juice(R) to all our well-deserving soldiers. Information Available Online at: javajuiceextract.com.

FLINT, Mich. – Dec. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — FlintTalk.com, Flint, Michigan’s growing public discussion forum, announces the 2006 ‘Laundry Room Year-End Special’ hosted by ‘Larry & John.’ The show will be directed by Shawn Chittle of New York-based production company Roscoe Van Zandt Films, and will be assisted by Steve Myers, a producer at The Laundry Room and founder of Flinttalk.com.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Dec. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ready to add a little flair to your holiday dishes? Then you shouldn’t miss the special episode of ‘Designing Spaces for the Holidays.’ The hit Quorum Productions television program will feature Chef Todd Downs preparing unique Holiday dishes with Brie and Rondele cheeses.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Dec. 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Is your family educated on prevention, detection, and evacuation of home fires? Then you shouldn’t miss the special episode of ‘Designing Spaces for the Holidays.’ The hit Quorum Productions television program will feature Cindy Hellyar and Kristine Azar, homeowner insurance experts, who will inform viewers on how they can get Fire Sense.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Dec. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wondering how you can catch the Scrapbooking wave? Then you shouldn’t miss the special episode of ‘Designing Spaces for the Holidays.’ The hit Quorum Productions television program will feature Natasha Hixon, a scrapbooker who invented a tool aimed at making the popular craft easier and more fun.