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Meriden Connecticut Attorney Continues Work at United Nations

MERIDEN, Conn. - Aug. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The American Bar Association ("ABA") recently re-appointed Houston Putnam Lowry as one of their representatives to the United Nations Economic and Social Council ("ECOSOC"). Attorney Lowry has represented the ABA (and other organizations, including the Economic Commission of Europe) at the United Nations for years on a variety of topics.

Sedona Citizens Fight to Save Starry Skies

SEDONA, Ariz. - Aug. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Over two hundred Sedona citizens overflowed City Hall Chambers on August 15, to plead with City Council members and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to preserve their renowned dark and starry skies. Led by Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc.(KSB), a local conservation organization, Sedona residents enlightened their leaders "on alternatives to putting up 76 sodium light poles that would add to global warming and cancer, while turning this magnificent town into a Las Vegas strip," according to Native Voices Foundation co-chair, Olympian Suzy "Chapstick" Chaffee.

Perillo Announces the Release of All New Italy and Hawaii Vacation Brochures and DVD for 2008

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Perillo Tours (www.PerilloTours.com), America's leader in tourism to Italy since 1945, today announced the release of their newest Italy and Hawaii vacation brochures for 2008 offering customers a variety of scenic and thrilling vacations to some of the most inspiring places in Italy and Hawaii.

DSPnano Open Source RTOS Targets Microchip Technology’s 16 bit dsPIC(R) DSCs and PIC24 MCUs

WATERLOO, Canada (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- RoweBots Research Inc., a Waterloo supplier of software tools and embedded system consulting, today announced the launch of DSPnano Version 2 for the 16 bit dsPIC(R) Digital Signal Controller (DSC) and PIC 24 microcontroller (MCU) families from Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading supplier of microcontroller and analog semiconductors.

Opti-Sciences Introduces High End Multi-mode PAM Chlorophyll Fluorometer for Field Use

HUDSON, N.H. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Opti-Sciences, Inc., home of advanced field-portable fluorescence instrumentation, announced today a new high-end multi-mode pulse modulated chlorophyll fluorometer - the OS-5p.

Move Over MySpace – 14 Year Old Web Mogul Aspires to be the New Titan of Internet Community Sites

ERIE, Pa. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Karleigh Santry is no ordinary teenager. At just 14 years of age, she has parlayed a simple fan club site for the popular Disney super group the Jonas Brothers (JonasBrothersFan.com) into what she hopes will become the next MySpace or Facebook, an online destination where millions of eager young fans come to discuss and trade information about their favorite teen heartthrobs.

GreatPorts.com Opens Doors for Cruise Travelers

SUNRISE, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- There's great news for cruise travelers departing from North American ports. www.GreatPorts.com has been re-launched under new owners in a completely updated format. The company was recently acquired by CruiseJungle Holdings, Inc. operators of consumer cruise web site www.CruiseJungle.com.

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