Podango (http://podango.com), the online video and audio network that enables publishers and advertisers to "get heard" by today's hard-to-reach, niche audiences, is now fully integrated with WordPress and PodPress, giving tens of thousands of bloggers a free hosting platform for podcasts.

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Podango's integration with WordPress and PodPress lets bloggers manage their own, independent audio and video shows using the company's hosting, syndication, audience measurement and Web site creation tools.

Thousands of Harley-Davidson motorcycles will ride into Rapid City, S.D., for the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, August 2-9, 2008. Rapid City will be the center of Harley-Davidson activities as riders and enthusiasts from around the country and around the world converge to enjoy the numerous attractions of the legendary Black Hills region.

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Harley-Davidson and Buell activities (all free of charge) will run from Saturday, Aug. 2 through Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. Main events include:

Entertainment Culture.com is releasing daily RSS Newsfeeds twice daily, as of 11-19-2005. The entertainment news blog has contributing editors for the entire Entertainment and Media community, posting news and views of Music, Movies, Television and Games that are the current “Buzz in America.”

Add the feed to your reader and get breaking entertainment industry perspective by top professionals – the viewpoints are for the mass media, the pop culture and everything “happening today” in the world of top Movie box office, DVD Movie releases, Billboard 100 Music hits and Gaming hits—both online/offline. News blog also covers web entertainment features and the hottest news from aggregators such as Yahoo!, Google, MSN and AOL.

A new report from The Diffusion Group, a leading digital consumer and new media research consultancy, suggests that as DirecTV phases out shipments of TiVo DVRs -- a relationship that accounted for 70% of TiVo units sold in 2004 but will account for less than 5% of unit shipments by 2007 -- TiVo will be forced to come to terms with an increasingly competitive market flooded by free DVRs from video service providers. "Can TiVo Survive? A Case Study in the Perils of First-to-Market Innovations" argues that though TiVo will look to new cable and satellite relationships to fill the gap, these dealings will generate far too little revenue to sustain the company for the long-term.

Last month The Success Vault http://www.TheSuccessVault.com/info.html, joined forces with Success University to help launch and introduce their services to the world. In the 30 days following the launch of their new Feed the Children" campaign, Success University has fed more than 1,000 hungry children around the world.

For a limited time, Success University is waiving its $149.95 enrollment fee for new students. Instead, new students simply pay a $2.00 processing fee for a 14-day trial. 100% of this processing fee is donated to Feed The Children http://www.feedthechildren.org Each $2.00 donation helps to feed a hungry child for a week.

Mentors on a Mission, a global training and mentoring company, is continuously further developing and adding new material to its training course for network marketers, Make Money or Make Excuses. The module titled ‘Branding Yourself’ gives a concrete action plan for network marketers on how to promote themselves and build their own businesses effectively. It teaches network marketers independence from network marketing companies.

"To understand the importance of branding and learn how to do it effectively is extremely important for any network marketer since it ultimately determines whether the person will succeed in building a profitable home business," said Mr. Alan Turnquist, chief executive officer, Mentors on a Mission.

Vocus, Inc (NASDAQ: VOCS), a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, and Hostway Corporation, the global hosting and web services leader, announced today that they will enable Hostway's customers to distribute press releases via Vocus' PRWeb. The new offering will be called AffinityWire, and is based on PRWeb's online press release distribution platform. The service will allow Hostway's large customer base to have access to a vast SEO network, reaching millions of consumers and journalists daily. Customers can access the service at http://www.valueweb.com/solutionCenter/affinityWire.htm.

The Curchin Group (Curchin") announced today that Lisa Galinsky, a professional of the firm, received the Young Leadership Award by the Jewish Family & Childrens Service of Greater Monmouth County (JF&CS"). Each year, one young recipient is given the award based on their contribution to the JF&CS. Ms. Galinsky will be honored by Mark Lowe, the President of the JF&CS, during an awards ceremony at the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center on the evening of December 15, 2004.

Ms. Galinsky has served on the JF&CS Board as Treasurer for four years. I am truly honored to be recognized by an organization that is committed to serving Monmouth County residents in need." Said Ben Wistreich, Development Director of JF&CS, Lisa is a valued member of the Board. The JFCS is a 29 year old organization and is always looking for new active leadership."

NextStudent, http://www.nextstudent.com/, one of the nation’s premier education funding companies offering both student loan consolidation and reconsolidation programs, is urging student borrowers, families and concerned citizens to speak out and contact their senators to ask them to repeal the single lender rule when the Senate votes on the College Access and Opportunity Act, or H.R. 609. Currently the Senate is in recess, so a vote is not expected until sometime after April 24.

The Senate received the bill after approval by the House. The Higher Education Act of 1965 on March 30 was extended for six years by a House vote. Included in the bill is the student loan legislation to eliminate the single holder rule, which only is in effect for student loans that are received on or after July 1. In effect, the single holder rule stays put for the next three months, leaving student loan borrowers without many options.

Park West Gallery Artist Biography series invites you to experience the amazing work of Scott Jacobs. After receiving a set of paints from his wife for Christmas, Scott turned back to creating and now has a body of work to attest to the wisdom of that decision. Scott began by painting people. He has captured the likeness of celebrities in commissioned portraits such as business tycoon Malcom Forbes and supermodels Kim Alexis and Kathy Ireland. At the suggestion of a friend, Scott merged his love of motorcycles with his artistic talent and became the first officially licensed Harley-Davidson artist, painting the images that continue to amaze Harley-Davidson enthusiasts worldwide.

VeZoom.com (http://www.vezoom.com), the world's most comprehensive video search engine, has released another in a series of innovative new widgets to its already authoritative video search toolset. With the release of VeZoomStrip, bloggers, Web publishers, as well as anyone with a personal profile on a social network like Facebook or MySpace, can instantly add customized video to their pages. VeZoomStrip is customized to deliver video results correspond with the web page subject matter. The dynamic nature of VeZoomStrip video feeds keeps the content fresh and relevant to the blogger's message or Web publisher's audience.

The look and feel of the VeZoomStrip widget is designed to blend in and add visual enhancement to the page without overwhelming it. The VeZoomStrip can be customized to display horizontally or vertically and may contain 4-7 video thumbnails.

Atlanta, GA based IT company DynaSis has recently built a new state-of-the-art data center in downtown Atlanta. The facility guarantees a secure and resilient place to house mission-critical equipment, with 24x7x365 server and environmental monitoring systems plus around the clock management personnel, digital video surveillance cameras, electronic access cards, and biometric retina and fingerprint authentication scanners. The data center is served by 6 high speed optical connections from backbone providers AT&T, Sprint, Level 3, Time Warner Telecom and WorldCom. With generator backup support as well as a high capacity UPS and automatic transfer switch, clients can rest assured that their data is protected from disastrous failures.

As the economy continues to move along into a financial uncertainty and unemployment reaches record highs, more people are starting to control their own destinies and launching their own companies. One such website that offers lucrative business opportunities is www.WorkInMySweats.com.

"All people need is a laptop and a phone," explained Nicole Reese, the proprietor of Work in my Sweats.

"The basic function of this site is to work for people who want to into business for themselves and build their own income system," she continued.

Element Customer Care today announced that it has secured a contract to support all DIRECPATH data products including internet and voice. Element provides billing services, tech support and a customer service call center for cable, broadband and telecommunications operators using CSG Systems software solutions. Previously, Element provided customer service and CSG billing call center support for DIRECPATH while they outsourced data support to multiple providers.

Element will work in conjunction with Integrated BroadBand Services, LLC (IBBS) who was selected to handle monitoring software and device provisioning for DIRECPATH. With DIRECPATH's decision to convert all properties onto an IBBS platform, Element's technical service engineers will be able to successfully use IBBS software as well as its own ticketing system to provide quality tech support and to guarantee a consistent customer service.

Maintech, one of the leading IT Infrastructure Support Services companies in the U.S., has been expanding their Remote Monitoring and Support Services offerings over the course of the past year. Maintech has been providing these services for over 10 years now but the recent economic climate has driven more and more companies to look at alternative means to providing 24 x 7 coverage for their IT Infrastructure.

"The current financial crunch facing our economy has brought about an increase in the interest companies have in Remote Services. Companies have been inquiring as to the levels of service, the time to implement and the costs," explained Bill Rudowitz, Director of Business Development for Maintech. "The good news is that we have the ability to respond quickly to the requests and we offer a great deal of flexibility in terms of the services we offer. We have recorded a podcast that discusses the market and Maintech's capabilities. It is available via our website by clicking here".

AmeriPrep Solutions ® LLC, announced today that its computer software, Financial GPS ® 2.1, is available for sale to the general public.

Financial GPS is available at www.ameriprepsolutions.com

Since its inception in 2007, Financial GPS ® has provided users the ability to identify financial objectives in the privacy of their own homes. With the help of educational video tutorials, Financial GPS ® allows users to plan for retirement, identify debt pay-off tactics, and track spending and saving habits. It focuses on fiscal responsibility and promotes proper budgeting and saving to help users reach specific goals. "Will I outlive my money? Will I have to change my lifestyle upon retirement? These are questions many Americans ask themselves and this software provides them with the answers," stated director of sales, Brian Bartholomew.

AmeriPrep Solutions ® believes people need to be educated and shown how things like credit card debt can be dangerous to their long-term financial goals. "There are too many people that are accustomed to asking what the 'monthly payment' is as opposed to how much a product actually costs," quoted vice president of sales and marketing, Chris Yonker. "Offering a tool that teaches financial literacy has been our objective since day one. Financial GPS ® is the perfect tool," said Steve Eilers, vice president of information systems. The AmeriPrep Solutions ® founders believe Financial GPS ® is the tool to promote financial literacy and is hitting the market at the right time and in the right place.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) now has a website (www.honoravet.org) to honor Vietnam era veterans.

The new site is an extension of VFW's "Honor a Vet" campaign and offers Vietnam era veterans an opportunity to their share their experiences, connect with other Vietnam veterans and receive help in applying for government benefits and entitlements, as well as updates on related veterans' issues.

"This is just another way to say 'thank you' to our Vietnam veterans," said James Rowoldt, a Vietnam War veteran and VFW membership national director. "It's all about helping and honoring those veterans who served during the Vietnam War."

US Media Television has recently named Jill Brevda the Senior Producer of its preeminent lifestyle show, The Art of Living with Marilu Henner.

With more than 25 years of experience at some of the nation's most prestigious news organizations, Brevda brings extensive knowledge of television production and media consulting to the show. Before joining US Media Television, Brevda was the Special Segments Producer/Associate Producer for WABC-TV, and later a Producer for CBS News New York & Washington. She helped launch three successful daytime talk shows, including the George & Alana Show, Marilu, and The Marilyn Kagan Show. Brevda was also instrumental in developing CBS' first late-night news broadcast, NightWatch, hosted by Charlie Rose.

Klinedinst attorneys Kevin Gramling and Steve Pratt obtained a defense verdict in what is believed to be the first wrongful death mold trial in the United States. Klinedinst's successful defense could set a new precedent in the increasingly complex and expensive arena of mold litigation.

The eight-week trial of Dayton et al. v. Highlands Mobile Home Estates et al. (Superior Court of San Bernardino, Case No. SCVSS65567) stemmed from the sale of a mobile home to a 60-year old grandmother and her two-year old grandson. Gramling and Pratt, both shareholders of the firm, defended the seller of the mobile home and the park where the mobile home was situated.

In today's tough economy, restrictions on recruitment budgets mean more organizations are looking to strategies that really perform. According to NAS Recruitment Communications, it's why such a wide variety of organizations have turned to search engine marketing strategies as a means of maximizing their recruitment budgets.

"Our clients are quickly finding success in strategies like Pay-Per-Click (PPC) campaigns," says Amy Walsman, Director of Business Development in Cincinnati, Ohio. "Clients such as Frisch's, Belterra Resort & Casino, and even the City of Cincinnati are among the latest companies that are diving into this kind of medium to find the quality candidates they need. Clients like the fact that PPC campaigns are flexible and can work within any budget."