) January 15, 2009 -- The IT History Society (www.IThistory.org) is pleased to announce that William Hugh Murray has joined as a member of the Board of Directors of the IT History Society. Mr. Murray will be joining existing board members such as Lee Keet of Vanguard Atlantic, Gideon Gartner who is founder of the Gartner Group, James Cortada of IBM, Peter Cunningham of INPUT, Ted Withington of Arthur D. Little, and Jeffery Stein of Peyton Investments, Inc.

) July 28, 2009 -- DATA Inc., a globally recognized and award-winning IT Solutions Provider has been named to the Top Technology Consultants list for New Jersey. The list, published by NJ Biz, which ranks organizations by total employees and consultants in New Jersey, positions DATA Inc. as a business leader within the State of New Jersey.

"Despite the recession economy, 2009 has seen growth opportunities for us" said Arun Verma, President and CEO for DATA Inc. "We continue to add to our success because we bring something truly different to the table; the ability to provide the right expertise, rapidly to ensure proper execution."

) February 3, 2009 -- Online dating as well as black singles has been around since the dawn of the internet. At first this trend was frowned upon, and skeptics agreed that it would never work. However, thanks to numerous successful online dating websites, this method of choosing a date has just recently started to gain momentum like never before. And although such sites have seen such a massive increase in use, it can still be difficult to find the perfect black dating website where you can meet the man or woman of your dreams. But that is exactly where nupassion.com comes in to help their users.

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) November 1, 2009 -- ZaGO Manufacturing Company, Inc. has launched a new website dedicated solely to its new line of switch sealing boots. The website presents a wide range of materials relating to ZaGO's switchboot production capabilities including detailed information about its manufacturing process, rubber molding, tooling and engineering expertise as well as its bonding, color matching and custom sealing solutions. Easy to use charts and drawings allow customers to find switchboots to match their exact specifications and needs. In addition, the user-friendly website offers a streamlined ordering process allowing customers to place orders directly through the website.

) April 29, 2009 -- Ford Motor Company Fund, announced yesterday that the company is a lead sponsor of the Sojourner Truth Memorial Fund, which is establishing the first memorial in the U.S. Capitol honoring an African American woman.

The memorial's bust was unveiled Tuesday at a 10 a.m. ceremony at the U.S. Capitol with more than 600 guests. Supporters of the bill to install the memorial included Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

) February 10, 2009 -- There is no denying that the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States was monumental. That a black man has been elected to the highest office in a country rife with racial divisions has left many unanswered questions about how this became possible. Much research has pointed to the role of the 'black voters' and the 'youth voters', who turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots. However, new research by Verj Magazine Contributor and Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida State University, Dr.

) May 25, 2009 -- The IT History Society (www.IThistory.org) is pleased to announce that Brewster Kahle has joined as a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Kahle will be joining existing board members Gideon Gartner who is founder of the Gartner Group, James Cortada of IBM, Peter Cunningham of INPUT, William H. Murray, formally with Verizon, Ted Withington of Arthur D. Little, and Jeffery Stein of Peyton Investments, Inc.

) August 3, 2009 -- More than one hundred thousand women undergo face lift (rhytidectomy), tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), and breast reduction surgery (reduction mammaplasty) each year.

) April 29, 2009 -- Critically acclaimed writer Deanne Stillman returns to discuss her new book, "Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West." The Los Angeles Times named it a "Best Book of 2008." Inspired by the 1998 killing of 34 mustangs near Reno, Mustang provides a fascinating narrative chronicling the enduring journey and history of the American mustang. A stampeding, crusading history of horses in America during the last half-millennium...a spirited defense of the wild horse, as well as a rousing, sweeping account of the horse from the arrival of the conquistadors, who would not have been able to subdue North America without it...a well-written, welcome work of history and advocacy.

) May 14, 2009 -- SetFocus was a recent platinum recipient of the New Jersey Smart Workplaces Award issued by the State of New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The Smart Workplaces Award is given to those New Jersey enterprises that demonstrate a commitment to assisting the State of New Jersey in accomplishing its goal of reducing harmful CO2 emissions throughout the state.

) April 28, 2009 -- North Highland, a global management and technology consulting firm with 18 North American offices, including offices in Trenton, New York and Philadelphia, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey. North Highland placed 9th among all medium-sized organizations in the annual recognition conducted by Best Companies Group.

) October 20, 2009 -- Renowned New Jersey interactive agency Kurani Interactive today announced the launch of www.perennialhomes.com, an engaging website built for the custom home builder, Perennial Homes. Located in Beach Haven on New Jersey's Long Beach Island, Perennial Homes brings a novel approach to the residential construction industry by revisiting traditional methods in an innovative way.

) January 28, 2009 -- The Bedtime Barack pillowcase, created by Jim Lofton, has a print of an original, life size illustration of President Obama by California artist Court Jones. The original illustration was done on canvas, then digitally printed on a quality standard bed pillowcase.

"We originally created the Barack Obama pillowcase to commemorate the inauguration of the first black U.S. President, Lofton said; but then we also realized it would make a nice Valentine's Day gift because so many women were buying the pillowcases."

) June 9, 2009 -- RealManage announced today that it has developed an extensive "Green Communities" initiative, a program designed to enhance the environmental and economic sustainability of the communities the company manages throughout the U.S.

) May 9, 2009 -- Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions is in development for Suffering In Silence, a compelling film about one man's struggle to overcome the haunting memory of childhood sexual abuse and violation of trust by his neighborhood priest.

Based on the true life of Stephen Hebert, this complex story exposes the psychological manipulation and legal turmoil of the infamous class action lawsuit in 2006 brought against the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese.

) June 3, 2009 -- Barbizon Los Angeles graduate, Peter Phan just booked his first role in a nationally broadcasted commercial for Target stores and a public school advertisement for nutrition. Phan also participated in the 2008 International Performing Arts Conference (IPAC) in Los Angeles.

Due to the training from Barbizon and the representation and exposure of IPAC, Phan was able to sign with "Jetset Kids". He was even selected as one of the 2008 Supermodel Magazine winners! "I want to thank Barbizon and IPAC for giving me the training and confidence I needed," said Phan, "I love what I am doing and I know I couldn't have booked these roles without the help of Barbizon and IPAC."

) May 8, 2009 -- Berkeley College in New Jersey and New York and Berkeley College Online™ has elected to participate in the new Yellow Ribbon Program for students receiving educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill (also known as Chapter 33). The program allows as many as 1,550 students at Berkeley College to benefit by having 100% of their tuition and fees covered each academic year.

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) February 15, 2009 -- TMZ's Harvey Levin Gay?, Lil Kim of Dancing With The Stars not so little Tush, Steve O fresh looking like a dancing champ in his DWTS costume?

) April 8, 2009 -- The U.S. African Chamber of Commerce (USACC) supports Madonna's attempt to adopt a child from Malawi and is asking the Malawi Minister to grant her the opportunity to adopt one African child. Madonna adopted her son, David Banda, now 3, from Malawi in 2008. She was granted custody and was allowed to take him out of the country two years earlier. That adoption caused controversy, including claims that her application received special status because of her celebrity.

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) September 15, 2009 -- Grayson "The Professor" Boucher Fans, Streetball Collectors & Skate Art Collectors have a unique opportunity to start a new personal collection of limited edition skate decks created to memorialize the most talented and popular streetballers to ever pick up a basketball. Both old school and new school players will be represented within the collection.

The Professor Skate Deck

) April 23, 2009 -- Grammy-award winning recording artist Usher Raymond is teaming up with the United Nations Foundation and its Nothing But Nets campaign to create a platform for youth to save lives. Working through his New Look Foundation, Raymond and the UN Foundation will provide opportunities for underprivileged youth to take action through service and make a difference with global issues.

Usher Raymond teams up with the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign and Ron Clark Academy students in Washington, DC to raise awareness about World Malaria Day this Saturday.

) July 31, 2009 -- SmartJobBoard (http://www.smartjobboard.com/) has recently released new version of its job board software package. New features added make SmartJobBoard unique piece of software that allows creating easily career or recruitment web site.

By constantly releasing new versions SmartJobBoard has been proven to be a reliable vendor of job board system. Being for about a year in the business the company has successfully accomplished several projects and took stable position on the job board software market.

) November 2, 2009 -- Most of us know someone who collects -- at least 30% of Americans do -- and we love them anyway. But what drives obsessions such as this? That is the beating heart and prime directive of American Collectors, a verité documentary film that examines the relationship between people and their objet du désir.

) February 9, 2009 -- Foodtown of New Jersey has launched its new online channel with industry leader, MyWebGrocer. Their new revamped online presence includes foodtown.com and freshtown.com. Foodtown and Freshtown previous websites have been updated with a new fresh look and offer the online user more functionality.

) August 26, 2009 -- Liquid Technology, an Inc. 5000 I.T. asset management company and one of the Top 100 Businesses in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA, announces the recent transition of its headquarters to New York's historic Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT), in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn.

) February 16, 2009 -- Team Metal Finishing announced the completion of their new 16' long, 27 station aluminum anodizing line. Company CEO, Dan Weaver said, "The project has been in the works for some time now and even though the economy is weakening, our customer base remains strong."

The company electroplates metals such as gold, silver, nickel, and tin on a variety of components for industries such as food manufacturing equipment, defense, electronics, motion control, consumer goods, automotive and many others. The new anodizing line will be one of the largest of its type in the Southeast.

) April 14, 2009 -- DedicatedNOW, the leader in fully managed dedicated servers, announced today the donation of hundreds of dedicated servers to the Urban Renewal Corp (URC), a community-based non-profit organization that provides emergency services, counseling, housing and vocational training for the homeless and economically disadvantaged in New Jersey. DedicatedNOW, realizes the hardship felt by many due the current economic crisis, not only locally in New Jersey but across the country.

) September 13, 2009 -- A new information website and forum opens to serve the UK. The Man Who Knows (TMWK) was launched in July 2009 to serve the UK's population with useful information. Also it hopes to build a user community of experts volunteering information to those who pose questions on the TMWK forum.

The Man Who Knows.com (TMWK), the UK's premier source of help for those everyday issues. At TMWK we pride ourselves on being able to offer you information that is relevant, current and most importantly helpful to you!

) October 27, 2009 -- The Sarcasm Society is incredibly proud to announce the one-month anniversary of its blog, The Sarcasmist. For almost five weeks, The Sarcasmist has blogged about world events, finance and economics, religion and spirituality, and other important issues such as Russian circus bears.

) March 30, 2009 -- The 2009 USA Hockey National Championships are well underway with the Tier III Junior A, B and C National Championships now in the Semi-Finals at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, Massachusetts. All of the Semi-Final and Final games will be shown live at: http://video.fasthockey.com.

"We are incredibly proud to have the USA Hockey National Championships on FASTHockey," said Marc Ruskin, President, "We have had viewers from all 50 states and seven countries and look forward to working with USA Hockey delivering the National Championships for the next three years."

) February 19, 2009 -- LEVEL Studios (www.level-studios.com), an independent digital agency, announced today that it will host a reception for clients and staff at its new office in El Segundo: LEVEL | LA, located at 2101 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 5280. The event, scheduled for February 19th, will run from 6:30-9:00 PM. The reception will allow fellow professionals to enjoy refreshments and appetizers, while discussing various digital campaigns and the work LEVEL performs.

) July 1, 2009 -- Experiential branding and marketing company, Creative Realities, today announced that Jason Friedman, President and CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the business services category in New Jersey. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Friedman was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

) August 19, 2009 -- Unitiv, a professional provider of enterprise IT solutions, recently announced the addition of J.D. Eller as a Senior Account Executive.

Unitiv welcomes J.D. Eller

) February 16, 2009 -- Frustrated by insurance carriers that continue to reduce physicians' reimbursement? Searching for new ways to increase your practice revenue and improve compliance?

"Insurance companies have not only cut compensation rates, they have systematically developed elaborate and arcane systems that make medical billing so complicated that individual physicians cannot hope to confront the forces arrayed against them," says Dr. Doug Cassel, MD, Board Member and Compliance VP of Vericle, Inc., a medical billing network technology company in Marlboro, New Jersey.

) August 17, 2009 -- Design and consulting firm, Creations New Home Sales, has changed its name to Stasse & Company. According to managing partner, Jay Goldberg, the name change not only signals a new direction for principal owner, Jodi Stasse, but an expansion of services and an enhanced focus on sales efforts in markets throughout the Northeast.

Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, NJ

) September 26, 2009 -- Leading search engine marketing agency, Guava, will be on the panel of the Chinwag Live event "Search is Dead, Long Live Search" on the evening of Tuesday 29th of September at the Slug and Lettuce pub in SoHo, London.

With the rapid growth of Twitter, as well as the launch of newer services such as Bing, Guava's SEO Director, Teddie Cowell, will be on the panel to discuss how marketers and SEO specialists can optimise for new search technologies.

) February 7, 2009 -- Bumrungrad International hospital (www.bumrungrad.com) has won "Thailand's Most Innovative Company" award in the first year of the event, organized by Chulalongkorn University's School of Business. The competition considered over 500 publicly-listed companies, narrowing them down on the basis of performance, innovation, internal processes and management. Bumrungrad and PTT Exploration and Production were named winners in the Service and Manufacturing categories, respectively.

) March 6, 2009 -- The New Media Institute's 2009 Blog Competition has concluded its judging process and announced the list of the top three award winners.

"The panel reviewed a diverse array of blog submissions from the esoteric to the obvious and we are so pleased to announce the winners," said Barbara Eber-Schmid, Executive Vice President of the New Media Institute.

) June 18, 2009 -- In an ever changing world, embracing multicultural differences, acceptance, assumptions and curiosity continue to be bridges uncrossed. However, a new website, lovesmanycolors.com debuts with a goal to expose, educate and celebrate diversity in families, children, and faiths.

) May 1, 2009 -- Askmeme.com has created Homeownersconnect for the purpose of providing an on-line forum for networking, exchanging ideas and dialog concerning the many issues faced by homeowners.

The site is using the internet to create a sense of community amongst homeowners that may be geographically and socially disconnected. Askmeme.com founder Contesia Sanders states: "Homeownersconnect is a community where homeowners can share their stories, exchange information, create groups, and express themselves in their own personal blog."