http://www.marketwire.com Market Wire - Lifestyle and Leisure Copyright 2006 Market Wire, Inc. All Rights Reserved. cs@marketwire.com 10 en-us http://www.marketwire.com/IMAGES/marketwire.gif http://www.marketwire.com Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (MARKET WIRE) Freshwater Technologies Inc.(OTCBB: FWTC) is pleased to announce that it has acquired distribution rights to the ozone water treatment systems of Ozocan Corporation for the countries of Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and Panama. As a proven disinfectant, ozone is 52 percent more powerful than chlorine and, unlike chlorine, it discharges no potentially harmful substances into the environment. Used in a variety of water treatment applications, Ozocan's products effectively treat municipal and industrial drinking water and wastewater, are used in bottled water applications as well as http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463848&tsource=3 Food and Beverage Retail Lifestyle and Leisure FWTC Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:23:00 GMT HOLLAND, OH (MARKET WIRE) Wellstar International, Inc. (OTCBB: WLSI), a provider of specialized diagnostic software and equipment, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Trillennium Medical Imaging ("TMI"), is ready to begin marketing its thermal imaging system to long-term care ("LTC") facilities in the United States. National statistics currently show that the incidence rate of pressure ulcers, commonly known as bed sores, is up to 28% of the population for those living in LTC facilities; with many leading experts believing the rate is even higher. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463780&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Lifestyle and Leisure WLSI Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:11:00 GMT SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MARKET WIRE) Nexia Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: NXHD) (PINKSHEETS: GRNE) reported that it generated a total of $2,113,943 (unaudited) in gross salon revenues for the year 2008. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463759&tsource=3 Retail Lifestyle and Leisure NXHD GRNE Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT LAS VEGAS, NV (MARKET WIRE) SpadeClub, a subscription-based poker club, will be rewarding four of its most loyal Exclusive members with a $12,000 World Series of Poker** prize package, including a $10,000 World Series main-event seat and $2,000 to use toward travel expenses. Exclusive members who meet VIP status will play in the quarterly VIP $12,000 Reward tournament, beginning on SpadeClub's first anniversary, Feb. 11. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463316&tsource=3 Travel and Hospitality Professional Services Retail Media and Entertainment Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:55:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Following the recent developments in Israel and the on-going IDF "Cast Lead" Operation, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) has launched an Emergency Campaign, titled "FIDF Frontline Operation," aimed at raising awareness and funds to fulfill the immediate wellbeing needs of the IDF Soldiers on the frontlines of the Gaza Strip. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463690&tsource=3 Government Telecom Medical and Healthcare Aerospace and Defense Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:29:00 GMT MENLO PARK, CA (MARKET WIRE) Let's face it: pregnancy takes its toll on your body and not everyone is a celebrity with a personal trainer, chef and home gym. Patrea's new "RECHARGE IT!" fitness DVD features real moms with real bodies and real schedules. By doing the 45-minute workout three to five days a week, you can trim down and tone up all over, including those postpartum abdominals. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463696&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:15:00 GMT FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (MARKET WIRE) WEL (Women Executive Leadership), a Florida based organization that advocates, educates, and connects accomplished women, will announce the winners of its 2008 Corporate Salute on February 11, 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Over the last few years, women executives have brought a great deal of change to the corporate landscape. WEL is successfully bringing some change of its own by enabling greater gender diversity to the corporate world here in Florida. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463692&tsource=3 Professional Services Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:50:00 GMT PLEASANT HILL, CA (MARKET WIRE) The Mt. Diablo Region YMCA will host its third annual Thrive in the New Year Celebration, presented by Kaiser Permanente, at the Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA on January 10, 2009 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463688&tsource=3 Government Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:27:00 GMT BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) Virgin HealthMiles, a leader in developing employee wellness programs that reward individuals for getting healthy, today announced the kick-off of the Capitol Steps Challenge, the first phase in its year-long initiative to raise awareness around childhood obesity in America. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463586&tsource=3 Education and Training Medical and Healthcare Professional Services Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:07:00 GMT BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS's most-watched primetime series, has announced its summer 2009 Tour destinations: Atlantic City, New Jersey; Raleigh, North Carolina; Madison, Wisconsin; Denver, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; and San Jose, California. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463622&tsource=3 Media and Entertainment Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:01:00 GMT SAN CLEMENTE, CA (MARKET WIRE) We all have them: those skinny jeans we vowed to fit back into and wear again one day. They hang in the back of the closet or are tucked away in a drawer collecting dust following years of excess and weight gain. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than half of U.S. adults do not get enough physical activity.(1) So getting the body moving and eating right continues to be the top New Year's resolution. For 2009, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), the creator of GOT MILK?, has teamed up with Jason Walsh, trainer to the stars, to help Californians get that fresh start. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463204&tsource=3 Travel and Hospitality Food and Beverage Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:01:00 GMT TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Scaramouche announced today it will be treating patrons from January 12 to February 10 to a veritable lobster feast. Available in the restaurant as well as the Bar and Grill, the specially created 'Lobsterlicious' menu will include a choice of three appetizers and three main course dishes featuring a whole one and a quarter pound fresh Nova Scotia lobster, plus dessert, including the restaurant's famous Coconut Cream Pie. As well, Scaramouche's sommelier Peter Boyd will re-work the wine list to ensure just the right lobster wines are available by the glass. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463621&tsource=3 Food and Beverage Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:46:00 GMT LONDON (MARKET WIRE) Have you got what it takes to be the next Heinz Kluetmeier? The Sony World Photography Awards -- the global competition which honours photographers -- is looking for budding amateur photography to be submitted to the 2009 Sony Campaign Award. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463591&tsource=3 Retail Media and Entertainment Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:27:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) In her first book, "Labor of Love: A Midwife's Memoir," (Kaplan Publishing, January, 2009) Cara Muhlhahn, the certified nurse-midwife featured in the documentary, "The Business of Being Born," tells her fascinating personal story while providing an insider's look at natural childbirth in the home setting. From tales of her formative adolescent experiences, to the home birth of her son, to engaging accounts of her 30-year-long practice of midwifery, Muhlhahn details the unconventional decisions she made to honor her vocation. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463596&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Media and Entertainment Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:22:00 GMT TORONTO (MARKET WIRE) Although Canadian consumers are in structurally better financial shape than U.S. consumers, Canadians plan more dramatic spending cuts and shifts in behavior this year in response to the recession than do U.S. consumers, according to research and a new survey by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463595&tsource=3 Financial Services Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) Just as www.Writingroom.com, the online community for aspiring writers to engage with and appraise one another's work, is building a faithful following and some serious momentum, enter JR Gonzales onto the literary stage. As December's Discover Author winner for "The Lingstrom's," Gonzales shows remarkable panache and promise. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463480&tsource=3 Education and Training Computers and Software Media and Entertainment Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT HORSHAM, PA (MARKET WIRE) NutriSystem, Inc., a leading provider of weight management products and services, announced today that it has partnered with Costco, a leader in wholesale retail. Through this collaboration, consumers will be able to purchase the NutriSystem(R) program in all 384 continental U.S. Costco stores through its existing, innovative Customer Gift Card Acquisition program. The new relationship will allow NutriSystem to expand its offerings to a wider consumer audience while still maintaining its highly successful e-commerce and telephone consultative selling business model. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463136&tsource=3 Food and Beverage Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:15:00 GMT MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Proteonomix, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PROT) announces the appointment of Steven Byle to its Board of Directors effective January 15, 2009. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463548&tsource=3 Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Medical and Healthcare Chemicals Retail Lifestyle and Leisure PROT Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:03:00 GMT DULLES, VA (MARKET WIRE) Destination Cellars, the first and only luxury destination wine club, today announced that it will sponsor PGA Tour Pro Parker McLachlin for the "West Coast Swing" of the 2009 PGA Tour season. As a part of the endorsement McLachlin will prominently wear the Destination Cellars logo on his right sleeve during all six events in Hawaii, California and Arizona. After an impressive 2008 golf season, McLachlin took some well-deserved time off with his family during which they embarked on a luxury destination wine tour from Destination Cellars to Montalcino, Italy to experience the world of wine. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463163&tsource=3 Travel and Hospitality Food and Beverage Sports Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) The holiday season is behind us... all of the baking and cooking, parties and shopping probably made it hard to keep a healthy lifestyle. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463248&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (TSX: PJC.A) announced today that the release of results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 will take place on January 8, 2009 at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463542&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Retail Lifestyle and Leisure PJC.A Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT PASADENA, CA (MARKET WIRE) myShape(R) (www.myshape.com), the Personal Shop on the web, reveals outfits to fit your personality and looks for the coming year. Patty Fox, myShape.com's Chief Creative Officer, Fashion Coordinator for the Academy Awards(R), and best-selling author, reveals outfits that suit your personality and style along with a preview of early spring looks for 2009. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463466&tsource=3 Retail Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT COBURG, OR (MARKET WIRE) Monaco Coach Corporation (NYSE: MNC), one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, announced today that it has engaged Imperial Capital, LLC as a financial advisor to assist the Company with its evaluation of strategic alternatives. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463498&tsource=3 Automotive Travel and Hospitality Professional Services Lifestyle and Leisure mnc MNC Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT MARIETTA, GA (MARKET WIRE) Nine out of 10 women in the United States are unaware that if their husband or male partner experiences symptoms like fatigue, depressed mood and increased waistline it could be related to a condition known as low testosterone, or Low T, according to survey results announced today by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (www.solvaypharmaceuticals.com). For women resolving to talk to their husbands or boyfriends about making their health a priority this New Year, one important aspect to consider is low testosterone. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has introduced a toll-free number, 1-866-996-LowT (5698), http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463467&tsource=3 Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Medical and Healthcare Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT BEVERLY HILLS, CA (MARKET WIRE) 2009's latest advancement in anti-aging aesthetic procedures is... a liquid? That's right, you no longer need to go under the knife to look younger. 2009 is all about the Liquid Face Lift. No more scarring, bruising, or long recovery periods. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=462454&tsource=3 Medical and Healthcare Retail Lifestyle and Leisure