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Bed and Breakfast

July 16, 2003

CONTACT: Marti Mayne
207-846-6331
Marti.Mayne@BedandBreakfast.com

Sandy Soule
203-637-7642
Sandy.Soule@BedandBreakfast.com

WHEN OTHERS ARE CUTTING BACK, B&Bs OFFER BONUSES AND PERKS

As the summer travel season peaks, savvy travelers are making plans based upon the best value. A recent New York Times article warned travelers to watch out for numerous hidden hotel fees, as the perks go by the wayside: "…in the past year or so, guests have begun noticing a variiety of fees on their hotel bills that they might have expected would be included in the price of a room: a few dollars a day for housekeeping or turndown services, a dollar or two a day for an in-room safe, and as much as $20 a day for what is sometimes called a 'resort fee'…" .

Contrast these cost-saving cutbacks with the added value perks and bonuses offered by the member B&B inns of BedandBreakfast.com. Not only is breakfast always "on the house," but many of the other bonuses that can add to the cost of a hotel stay are all part of the package at America's B&Bs. These bonuses are enhanced by BedandBreakfast.com HOT DEALS, found online by going to www.BedandBreakfast.com and clicking "Hot Deals."

Telephone Charges

Hotels: Many hotels charge $.50-75 for local and toll-free calls; long-distance rates are astronomical, and it's not uncommon to be charged over $10 to log onto the Internet from your room.

B&Bs: Local and toll-free calls are free at almost every B&B; guests are usually asked to use a calling card for long-distance calls. Some B&Bs have telephones with dataports in every guest room; be sure to check with the innkeeper if an in-room phone is essential to you.

Breakfast

Hotels: At a luxury hotel, breakfast costs $7-30 per person; moderately priced motels often offer a free self-serve continental breakfast with disposable plates & cutlery.

B&Bs: Most B&Bs provide a free full breakfast, usually including fresh fruit and juice, main dish with breakfast meats, plus home-baked muffins, often served on elegant china and silver.

Room Service

Hotels: Room service meals (with added service & delivery charges) are usually double or triple the cost of eating in a local coffee shop or restaurant.

B&Bs: Although B&Bs don't offer room service, some will serve breakfast in your room, often at no extra charge. A few will serve a special-occasion dinner in your suite. Some will allow you (upon request) to have a meal delivered, to be enjoyed in your room or the inn's common area, if an appropriate dining area is available. Others will allow business travelers to ask colleagues to join them for breakfast.

Mini-Bar

Hotels: Mini-bars are stocked with tempting treats, from candies to potato chips to soda to little packets of aspirin. While convenient, prices are usually double or triple the costs in a convenience store.

B&Bs: Many B&Bs stock soft drinks, coffee and tea makings, wine & beer, snacks, fresh fruit, cookies, candies, evening desserts, and sherry. These treats are usually free, but occasionally guests are asked (on the honor system) to contribute a small amount ($.50-$1) per item to cover costs.

Concierge

Hotels: Concierge services are usually available only at luxury hotels; tips are appropriate and encouraged.

B&Bs: Innkeepers are generally delighted to provide concierge services, i.e. restaurant & theater reservations, advice on shopping, antiquing, hiking, and so on, plus assistance in renting bicycles, canoes, kayaks, etc. Tips for concierge services are unnecessary and would not usually be accepted.

Amenities

Hotel: Extras like movies and faxes can quickly add $10-20 to your bill.

B&B: Many B&Bs have a video library that you are welcome to use for free. Innkeepers will typically send or receive a 2-3-page fax for you for free, or at a modest cost.

Bellman

Hotel: Although travelers are often forced to lug their luggage from bus to airport to bus to car unassisted, hotel bellmen are apparently instructed to assume that travelers are incapable of carrying their bags a short distance from the curb to the reception desk to their room. While the assistance may be welcome, the constant tipping can be onerous.

B&B: The "bellman" at most B&Bs is likely to be the innkeeper, so no tipping is required. Most innkeepers are happy to assist you with luggage, but typically expect guests to lend a hand with the bags.

Parking

Hotel: Many hotels charge $15-20 (or more) a day for valet parking; the free or reduced rate parking may be a good walk from the lobby.

B&B: Parking is free at B&Bs, although the number of spaces may be limited in some areas.

It's clear that B&Bs are often a far better value than a hotel with the same room rate. If you place a value on all the "free" benefits included in the cost of your stay at a bed & breakfast inn, you'll be surprised how much you're really getting. Best of all, by subscribing to BedandBreakfast.com Hot Deals, last-minute travelers can save 20-50% off their room rate. For details, go to www.BedandBreakfast.com and click on Hot Deals.

BedandBreakfast.com® is the leading online bed & breakfast reservation network, listing 27,000 B&B inns worldwide. Extensive search functions and maps enable inngoers to find the perfect B&B. Travelers can make reservations online, purchase gift certificates, and subscribe to free newsletters and weekly Hot Deals emails.


 
 

An Ephedra Attorney For You

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EPHEDRA INJURY CASES ARE PILING UP

The recent publicity surrounding the death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher, Steve Bechler has sparked a wave of consumers to report their adverse reactions to the dietary supplement, Ephedra.

The health risks of using Ephedra and Ephedra based products have been well documented. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are taking a series of actions designed to protect Americans from potentially serious risks of dietary supplement products containing Ephedra

Consumers now have a new online resource for information concerning the use and effects of Ephedra use. The new web site,
AnEphedraAttorneyForYou.com (www.anephedraattorneyforyou.com) is loaded with useful Ephedra related information including:

Warning signs and side effects of Ephedra use

What is Ephedra and what types of products is it used in

Up-to-date information on legal issues and lawsuits regarding those injured by Ephedra

Probably the most important benefit of AnEphedraAttorneyForYou.com is their ability to connect those injured by Ephedra use with effective legal representation.

According to Tom Arthur, Vice President of AnEphedraAttorneyForYou.com; "Our recent overwhelming influx of Ephedra related inquiries has shown that the alleged damaging effects of Ephedra are not isolated incidents".

Ephedrine, also known as Ma Huong, is sold over the counter and in many products used for weight loss, allergies, as a stimulant and an athletic enhancer. However, its effects can mask signs of fatigue and dehydration and cause irregular heartbeats, insomnia and elevate blood pressure. Additional side effects include; insomnia, heart attacks, strokes, depression and anxiety.

Contact
Tom Arthur, Vice President
AnEphedraAttorneyForYou.com
858-342-8098
tom@calliopemedia.com
www.anephedraattorneyforyou.com


 
 

Spam Stops Here

April 16, 2003

For immediate release

New Anti-Spam Service Works Automatically Without Effort - Extremely Easy Setup

Ann Arbor, MI, April 15, 2003 -- Greenview Data, Inc., a computer software and services company, has released the third generation of its anti-spam service SpamStopHere.com. This service uses a unique combination of the best anti-spam techniques to block over 98% of spam without blocking legitimate e-mails.

The SpamStopsHere service works with entire domains, such as business domains and personal domains. There is no software to install, maintain or update; it requires only a simple change to the domain's configuration. It is a true "Sign up and forget service". Optionally, users can customize it with an easy-to-use, flexible web interface.

Unlike most other anti-spam methods, SpamStopsHere does not use error-prone content filtering based on simple words and phrases. It is the first service suitable for medical and legal organizations since it will not block e-mails between patients and doctors, and between clients and lawyers, regardless of their content.

SpamStopsHere blocks spam by using a constantly updated list of the domain names and phone numbers found in recent spam, by using real-time blacklists, by blocking entire countries notorious for sending spam, and with other techniques. Each domain can select any combination of filtering techniques and can set up personal blacklists and whitelists. Anti-virus scanning is optional. Pricing starts at only $19 per month.

According to Ted Green, president, "Our goal is to provide the most effective, accurate and flexible anti-spam service to businesses with between 1 and 3000 employees. According to every one of our customers, we have almost completely solved their spam problem."

Greenview Data is best known for its powerful VEDIT (R) text editor which has been licensed to over 150,000 users since 1980.

For more information, go to www.SpamStopsHere.com.

Note for Media: Media organizations may sign up for a free 60 day trial for SpamStopsHere to evaluate the service. To receive your trial service, please contact Ted Green @ 734.996.1300 or ted@vedit.com

Contact:
Greenview Data, Inc.
Chris Stachnik
(734) 996-1300
chris@vedit.com
www.SpamStopsHere.com


 
 

My4Life

Contact:

Karen Greenberg
(888) 514-7274
tingdzin@indra.com

Flu Season is Upon Us - Anti Viral Support Your Doctor May Not Know About.

Recently a group of scientists tested over 150 supplements to determine their effectiveness in boosting the immune system, specifically Natural Killer (NK) cells activity. Test results demonstrated that two supplements tested at unsurpassed levels: Transfer Factor™ and Transfer Factor Plus™. The Transfer Factor Plus™ boosted NK cell activity by 248% above normal immune response.

Natural Killer (NK) cells are an important part of our body's immune system. They seek and destroy harmful cells through direct contact. It is the responsibility of the immune system to defend the body against infection, disease and environmental damage. NK cells are the immune system's first line of defense.

Transfer factors are small amino acid molecule chains that carry vital immune system educators. They are not vitamins, minerals, herbs or hormones, rather they are highly concentrated immune messaging systems. Medical research on transfer factors dates back for more than 50 years. And now, after years of researching how to extract and deliver transfer factors, after approximately 3,000 peer-reviewed studies and scientific papers documenting the benefits of transfer factor therapy, transfer factor supplements are available commercially.

Transfer factors have been shown to help the body boost an under reactive immune system, suppress an overactive immune system and act to educate the immune system to specific foreign pathogenic cells.

Pediatric experiences with Transfer Factor™ Products have been dramatic. Over a twelve month period of clinical study, 88 children who used Transfer Factor™ daily at recommended maintenance dosage for six or more months were compared to the same aged and same sexed children who did not use Transfer Factor™, their illness and antibiotic use were compared. Results of this clinical trial showed a 74% reduction in reported illness and an 84% reduction in antibiotic use in the children taking the Transfer Factor™. Not only does this kind of health improve the quality of life of the child, but for working parents time saved not having to care for sick children is a benefit in and of itself.

The key in the efficiency of using Transfer Factor™ products is that, given the right information, our immune systems can self regulate. It's as if they need a reminder of how to properly function. And, it is in the biochemical coding transferred from Transfer Factor™ that the necessary information exchanged takes place. Once reeducated, our immune systems regroup and rebalance, allowing the body to heal and properly defend itself.

For Additional information on Transfer Factor™ and 4Life Research products, please visit:

http://www.my4life.com/naturalhealth

Founded in 1998, 4Life Research uses an exclusive patented process to produce its Transfer Factor™ products. 4Life Research currently operates in North America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

For interviews with a medical professional familiar with 4Life Research Transfer Factor™ products, please contact

John R. M. Day, M.D.,
(303) 449-0737 or
(303) 447-1308 fax.


 
 

Make Your Move Incorporated

For Immediate Release

Make Your Move, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Market and Establish National Retail Distribution of the Company’s Products

RENO, Nev.--(GNU NEWS)—February 4, 2003 — (OTCBB: MKMV)

Make Your Move, Inc. today announced that the Company has signed a letter of intent with Marathon Global (MG), a marketing company that specializes in national retail distribution of products. “MG’s established relationships within mass merchants and other retail outlets as well as their expertise in the retail distribution process, will expedite Make Your Move, Inc.’s efforts in bringing its products to the mass market. With the assistance of MG we expect to begin to establish some distribution in mass merchants stores towards the end of 2003. We believe our relationship with MG will assist the Company in realizing its sales goals for 2003 and help the Company to generate revenues in excess of $3 million during the calendar year of 2003,” states Henry Rolling, Make Your Move, Inc.’s Chairman.

“Our focus is on partnering with quality manufactures to assist them in reaching and surpassing their sales and revenue goals through mass merchants,” states Mr. John A Phillips, Chairman of Marathon Global. Mr. Phillips was the president of The Phillips Company, the largest privately owned retail company in the state of Arkansas with annual revenues in excess of $300 million. In 1991 the Phillips Company was sold to Wal-Mart. In 1996 Mr. Phillips formed Marathon Global to specialize in the development and delivery of products and services for distribution in mass merchant and food distribution channels. “We are very selective in our choices of company’s with whom to partner and have a very stringent review process before making a decision to move forward with a company. Make Your Move, Inc. has met and passed all of our review requirements and we look forward to partnering with them to reach their business goals and objectives.

Marathon Global is a fully integrated marketing, sales and service company seeking partnerships with manufacturers of unique, value added products that are capable of serving the Mass Market. Marathon’s network of experienced retail professionals are dedicated to guiding growth companies through the tedious and difficult “barriers to entry” that now exist in the Mass Market. Advanced infrastructure coupled with broad Mass Market knowledge, allow Marathon Global clients to immediately “go-to-market” avoiding the up front costs and delays normally associated with building and promoting a new product.

Make Your Move, Inc. ("the Company") is an innovative, interactive entertainment, game company. The Company's business objectives are focused on the design, development and marketing of a wide range of games using game technologies that are user friendly, diverse and scalable. The Company applies proven technologies to games to advance and enhance the entertainment quality and experience of game play. The Company's current product line spans traditional board games and computer game software. The Company plans to provide games for existing game consoles in the market, (e.g. the Playstation, XBox and GameCube) and online games through a subscription based online game site. The Company plans to expand its current product line to include a new series of proprietary game systems already under development by the Company. Because the features of the new game system will make it user friendly, diverse and scalable the Company believes its entire product line will appeal to age groups from 6 years to adult.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information, the forward looking matters discussed in this news release are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company’s actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, the Company's liquidity and the ability to obtain financing, the timing of regulatory approvals, uncertainties related to corporate partners or third-parties, product liability, the dependence on third parties for manufacturing and marketing, patent risk, copyright risk, competition, and the early stage of products being marketed or under development, as well as other risks indicated from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as the Company's 10KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

Contact:
Make Your Move, Inc.
Henry Rolling, 775/322-5567
Company web site: www.makeyourmoveinc.com

or

Redwood Consultants, LLC.
Paul DeRiso, 415/884-0348 (Investor Relations)

Source: Make Your Move, Inc.


 
 

Pc Forensics

CYBER CRIME SLEUTHS BRING HIGH TECH COMPUTER FORENSICS TO TAMPA AREA

(Tampa, FL) -- Cyber crimes are flourishing, from hacking into U.S. Military web sites to online identity theft. And not all crimes take place online. Many bad guys dealing in human trafficking, murder, kidnap and industrial espionage leave tale tell signs of their crimes on their computers. PC Forensics' highly trained cyber crime sleuths specialize not only in recovering criminal data, their procedures and methodologies ensure their findings will be admissible in court.

Established more than five years ago in Scotland, UK, PC Forensics recently opened an office in Tampa, it's first in the United States. Drawing on over 35 years of experience in the computer industry, clients include blue chip companies, multinationals, law enforcement agencies, government agencies as well as private concerns.

Many criminals are aware that their computer may hold evidence against them, so they try to destroy their computers. PC Forensics has been able to recover data even from a computer that was:

Thrown from a 12th floor window to the sidewalk below.

Completely reformatted.

Files intentionally deleted

Utilizing state of the art methodology and techniques, PC Forensics can, in most cases, recover lost data and files. Working in a clean room environment utilizing dedicated hardware and software, the PC Forensic specialists can analyze hard drives, storage disks and SIM cards, recovering all incriminating data. Their services are increasingly being used in cases of child pornography, drug dealing, money laundering, human trafficking and divorce, where the suspected party attempted to conceal evidence on a computer.

PC Forensics technicians are trained to a Masters Degree level in Computer Forensic Science at Cranford University, the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom. The University is the only place where experts from Academia and Officers of the British Armed Forces teach Defense Science and Technology. "We are very excited about bringing our specialist forensic services to the United States with our new Tampa office" states Shona Greetham, CEO of PC Forensics; "Computer Forensics Science is in its infancy and with our special Cyber Crime and evidence recovery training, we are in a unique position to bring Forensic Evidence Recovery and Expert Witness Testimony to civil and criminal cases throughout central Florida.

The new PC Forensics office is located 2202 North Westshore Blvd., Suite 200, Tampa, Florida, 33607

Contact:
Shona Greetham
813.639.4295
shona.greetham@pcforensics.com


 
 

Polar WearZ

SUBJECT LINE: NEW INNOVATIVE HEALTH TECH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW COMPLIMENTARY HEALTH PRODUCTS FEATURE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Columbia, SC, April 23, 2003 -- The Nobel Prize-winning physician Albert Schweitzer once said, “We doctors do nothing but aid and encourage the doctor within. All healing is self-healing.” Using this philosophy as its guiding principle, PolarWearZ Wellness Institutes, began a 6-year journey that has culminated in bringing to market a product line that encourages the body in its self-healing process – without the expense or side effects of pills, injections or surgery.

With unsettling speed, our health - both physical and mental - is inundated by outside influences that are changing the stabilizing properties in the human body. Research is quickly revealing that one of the fastest growing problems is the constant decrease of energy in the cells of the body which compromise our Immune Systems - causing us to die prematurely.

Research companies like PolarWearZ Wellness Institutes are providing the public with new options. The PolarWearZ Research Team created an innovative instrument of Polarized Energy called the CMU, which aids in the reduction of pain, works to enhance the body’s immune system, and helps in the treatment and prevention of Erectile Dysfunction. Like a “laser beam” on a mission, the CMU seems to “understand and cater” to the body’s natural healing process without constraining or invading the injured part of the body. Since pain is the body’s way of communicating its specific needs for attention, the CMU appears to have an uncanny way of reading those “messages”, knowing where the body requires energy, and then focusing on the locations asking for help.

The CMU is a self-contained, portable technology utilizing separate components that capitalize on the bio-electric energy and the bio-magnetic fields in the body. Serving as a major system for pain relief, the CMU assists in establishing an internal environment conducive to enabling the body to function at optimum efficiency.

When the body’s level of bio-electric energy is low, the body is left unprotected from free radicals that feed on the cells. Believing that a depletion of bio-electric energy was rendering us vulnerable as a society with weak immune systems, PolarWearZ concluded that the cells in the body must be re-energized and re-vitalized on an on-going basis. Thus, PolarWearZ spent 5 years researching, developing and testing the CMU Technology energy unit that could help change the body’s internal terrain. Studies have shown that the body can begin rejuvenating the immune system with a supply of Polarized Energy from a CMU.

In testing programs, the CMU Technology has produced outstanding results in aiding in the treatment of various malfunctions of the body. Among the successful applications are the following:

Hand and Wrist Pain

Lower Back Pain

Knee and Elbow

Headaches and Sinuses

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Constipation and Diarrhea the most basic bodily functions

Erectile Dysfunction

Fibromyalgia

Crohn’s Disease

Acid Reflux

Sports-related Injuries

With an 80% success rate, PolarWearZ believes that CMU Technology can encourage the reconstruction process in the body’s cells. Maladies of the body appear to heal faster and pain is reduced when a bodily injury or malfunction is exposed to CMU Technology.

Contact:
Norma Higgins
(803)419-5665
coo@polarwearz.com


 
 

SSSComics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EARTH PREPARES FOR THE ARRIVAL OF ITS NEWEST SUPERHEROES!

Toronto - May 14, 2003 - SSS Comics, an independent comic book publisher, is giving birth to Earth's newest Superheroes, ECLIPSE & VEGA. ECLIPSE & VEGA is a three issue, bi-monthly mini-series with a fresh take on modern superheroes. By focusing on excellent storytelling along with exceptional art, SSS Comics is dedicated to recapturing the respect that comic books so rightly deserve. ECLIPSE & VEGA is written by Saul Colt, with covers by Greg Horn, best known for his artwork on ELEKTRA. This is SSS Comics first release and is considered a collectors edition.

In the first issue of ECLIPSE & VEGA, we follow their journey from normal human beings to a mysterious accident that changes the way they see the world and themselves. When they discover they can do new and unusual things, they are somewhat reluctant to explore the possibilities. Forward thinkers, ECLIPSE & VEGA seek out a retired superhero to be their mentor and guide them through their new challenges.

The super powers are of course essential to these characters success in the future world on Earth. ECLIPSE has been gifted with the ability to fly, as well as what is referred to as "somewhat super strength". ECLIPSE’s primary power is that she is able to "shoot" energy beams of light from her hands. Her left hand shoots White Beams and her right hand shoots Black Beams. Each Beam is very powerful on their own but when the two beams are combined they form an "ECLIPSE" of light and a very powerful ball of energy is created.

VEGA possesses the ability to fly. She also has been gifted with "somewhat super strength". VEGA's main power is that she has stars that follow her at all times and these stars are very much a part of her. They are so much a part of her that she can control them with her mind to do as she wishes. If the need arises, VEGA can throw them at people or objects, and the stars can be as soft as rubber or as sharp as razors. VEGA also has the ability to make the stars form objects like a shield or a buzz-saw by putting them together like a puzzle.

ECLIPSE & VEGA will be available via their own web site (www.ssscomics.com) on May 26th.

For more information and to view cover artwork, visit: www.ssscomics.com

About SSS COMICS

Founded by writer and publisher Saul Colt, SSS Comics is a one-man independent comic book publisher based in Toronto, Canada. The first release will be ECLIPSE & VEGA, a three part, bi-monthly mini-series based on two young women who become reluctant superheroes.

Writer/Publisher Saul Colt is available for interviews or if you wish a review copy please email at saul@ssscomics.com.

Contact:
Saul Colt
SSS Comics
(416)219-3259
saul@ssscomics.com
www.ssscomics.com


 
 

VMailit

Subject line: New tech - Easy video emails

NEW TECHNOLOGY ENABLES ANYONE TO SEND AND RECEIVE QUICK AND EASY VIDEO EMAILS

New York, NY --- July 17, 2003. Now friends, families and businesses across the globe can stay connected with a first-to-market video email application offered by VMailit.com. Fully powered by the technology and network of VMdirect LLC, VMailit.com provides the most sophisticated, easy-to-use and feature-rich video email product available on the market today.

Until now, sending and receiving video emails has been complicated and often impractical due to software requirements, long download times and platform compatibility issues. Vmailit.com overcomes these obstacles by using a Java based black-box platform that does not require software downloads, plug-ins, file executables or media players. For the first time, video emails can be enjoyed without the sender or recipient having any special computer knowledge or tools.

The prime features of VMailit.com video email include:

No software installs, plug-ins, file executables or media players

Inexpensive – with packages starting as low as $4.94 a month

Advanced tracking, including instant viewer receipts

Easy to use, simple to view

With VMailit.com, everyone has the power and freedom to send and receive personally targeted video content with the simple click of a mouse.

Send video greeting cards to your friends

Connect with loved ones across the globe

Post a video resume online for prospective employers

Share your hobbies with other enthusiasts

Create a video newsletter for your community

Businesses of every size can connect with customers, potential customers, vendors and employees in a powerful new way.

Increase brand recognition

Promote product sales

Communicate with customers

Broadcast company news

Test or repurpose commercials

Train employees

Promote movies, television, major events

VMailit.com is an independent affiliate of VMdirect. The email application offered by VMailit.com is the result of over 5 years and $40 million of research and development by a world-renowned team of industry leaders. Early adapters who have successfully used VMdirect-powered video email include BMW, Blockbuster, MGM, Merrill Lynch and IBM.

“We believe that video email will revolutionize the way the world communicates online,” states Lori Anne Wardi, a principal of VMailit.com. “And our feature-rich, inexpensive and easy-to-use application will set the standard in this rapidly emerging marketplace.”

For complete product details, distributor opportunities and a free trial, visit www.VMailit.com.

Contact:
Lori Anne Wardi
www.VMailit.com
lori@VMailit.com
Phone: 212.664.9465
Fax: 413.691.1149