(SkyNewswire.com)---TOKYO--Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it has developed �CenterStage� NX4300,� a security gateway with a translator function to allow communications over different protocols, i.e. IPv4 and IPv6. The new device will be provided to the large-scale telecom carriers in Japan.

Broadband subscribers for ADSL and fiber-to-the-home have been increasing in Japan, and as the network environment progresses in other Asian countries, it is estimated that IPv4 addresses will deplete as soon as 2010. Therefore, shifting to IPv6 for a longer term solution is required. However, during the transition period, it will be necessary to implement measures to extend the IPv4 network duration while establishing new IPv6 networks, and achieve interworking among them.

(SkyNewswire.com)---RIVERWOODS, Ill. & SHANGHAI, China--Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) today announced the opening of a new subsidiary, Discover Information Technology (Shanghai) Ltd., in the People�s Republic of China, to support Discover�s data analysis and modeling operations.

The new operation in Shanghai�s Huangpu District will house a staff of 45 analysts. Discover plans to double that workforce by 2009.

�Our new subsidiary supports Discover�s rapid investment in our risk-assessment abilities,� said James Panzarino, Discover�s chief credit risk officer. �Our new Shanghai employees have sophisticated training in mathematics and other quantitative subjects. They join our existing team of some of the best analytical talent anywhere.�

(SkyNewswire.com)---NORTH READING, Mass.--Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) announced today the introduction of a new member of its Magnum family of memory test solutions, Magnum II.� In keeping pace with current and future technology trends, Magnum II delivers a new level of performance and test efficiency required to satisfy the higher speeds and performance requirements of Flash and embedded memory systems. Magnum II, based on the successful Magnum I architecture, continues to set the standard for low-cost production test capacity while adding eight times the performance for leading-edge Flash technology.

(SkyNewswire.com)---HOUSTON--BHP Billiton announced today that first oil and natural gas production has commenced from the Neptune development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The single-column tension leg platform (TLP) is designed to handle up to 50,000 barrels of oil per day and 50 million cubic feet per day of natural gas.

The facility has recently undergone remediation to strengthen the structural components inside the hull�s pontoons. This work was carried out with the engineering contractor that designed the hull.

�The start-up of the Neptune project after several years of drilling, construction, and with the recent remediation work, is a significant accomplishment for BHP Billiton,� said J. Michael Yeager, Chief Executive BHP Billiton Petroleum.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Car finance specialist Creditplus have launched independent video customer testimonials of their car finance customers as the popularity of social media accelerates across the internet.

Stats for online video sites on the internet confirm the dominance of YouTube, which grew its traffic by 66% in 2007, reaching �56.4m. By using online video to demonstrate the Creditplus car finance service, web surfers are able to watch true life customers discussing their experience with Creditplus, and can access real life feelings.

With 1 in 4 adults in the UK now having impaired credit issues (defaults, arrears or CCJs) recorded against them, more people are looking for a sympathetic lender to provide guaranteed car finance to assist them in buying their next vehicle. Creditplus, who operate solely online, have been looking for new ways to communicate their car finance service and found this to be the perfect solution.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- SearchMarketingSales.com, a certified SEO and Internet marketing firm stepped forward to introduce two potent, yet extremely affordable Internet marketing campaigns. As Web traffic is the life blood of businesses with a URL for an address, the amount of Web site traffic is one of the major determinants of how well (or how bad) an online business will fare.

Today, two main internet marketing strategies stands out when it comes to gaining massive keyword targeted Web traffic - Social Bookmarking & StumbleUpon. The more traffic a Web site gets, the more potential customers it acquires; and the more potential customers, the more sales one can generate. In fact a Web Site Promotion without those Internet marketing strategy would not be complete.

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Fans of all online gaming can enjoy a multitude of games at Bingo at bet365, powered by Virtue Fusion, the world's biggest online bingo software provider.

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(SkyNewswire.com)--- Colorado Springs, CO -- Bathtub refinishing was once the mainstay of the surface restoration industry. Today, it's all about countertops. Miracle Method, the nation's largest surface restoration franchise has introduced Natural Accents�, a revolutionary new finish for countertops, vanities and tile.

"Kitchen countertops are the new WOW factor for homeowners," says Chuck Pistor, president of the 29-year old Miracle Method company. "People want the multicolor look and the features of stone. We can provide both at a tremendous cost savings with Natural Accents."

(SkyNewswire.com)---Austin, Texas-- Alen Corporation, a leading manufacturer of innovative indoor air quality products, has unveiled a new high tech line of MCP (molecular conversion process) air filters that permanently removes smoke odors as well as numerous other indoor air allergens. Alen's new MCP odor filters - BF25A-MP MCP Smoke Odor Filter, TF30-MP MCP Smoke Odor Filter, and Gas-MP MCP Max Odor Filter - cost 40% less and use over 50% less carbon than similar competing brand air filters. Excessive use of carbon in air filters, as found in other competing brand air filters, dramatically reduces the air flow through the air purifier thereby vastly reducing its effectiveness. Alen's MCP air filters utilize only a thin layer of patented odor powder which allows maximum air flow through the air filter for superior air purification.

(SkyNewswire.com)---Music is copyrighted as soon as you present it in a fixed form. It doesn't matter whether that fixed form is written sheet music or a recording. Most people who copyright music do so for the extra legal protection. Even though a copyright is good to have, it is essentially worthless unless you've registered your copyright with the Library of Congress. You will need to fill out an application, pay a fee, and provide a copy of your music. As far as government dealings go, this is one of the least painful. Even the application fee is marginal when you consider the fact you are protecting potential future profits and royalties from your music.

(SkyNewswire.com)---In 2005 Americas Watchdog was warning of a U.S. economic train wreck if the banks and mortgage bankers including U.S. home builders continued to offer consumers insane mortgage products like the pay option adjustable rate mortgage, and inflated real estate appraisals. The group's concern was that at some point the real estate bubble would explode, wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy. However, Americas Watchdog never calculated that oil would possibly hit $140, in the midst of what they had been predicting to be the worst U.S. economic crisis since the great depression.

Now the group is telling U.S. pension funds to carefully examine their real estate portfolios also called mortgage backed securities, and prepare for a new flood of foreclosures in 2008, that will get much worse in 2009 because consumers cannot afford a big mortgage payment with hyper inflation brought on by $140+ per barrel oil. Americas Watchdog is also pointing a finger at U.S. Mutual Funds for foolishly putting at risk millions of U.S. citizen's retirement accounts with investments, that continue to this day, to be heavily weighted towards financial sectors, or other sectors that would be at extreme risk during a severe U.S. economic downturn.

(SkyNewswire.com)---You know most of the time you find yourself downloading all kinds of stuff, including mp4�s, mp3�s and the like, but what about the technical end of it. What is MP4?

Mp4�s or rather the term mpeg-4 was developed by ISO (International Organization for Standardization). It is a format specific for multimedia, the most common uses are for digital audio and video, and it is a certain type of container that holds all this information. It can contain other data as well such as subtitles and still images. You should also note that mpeg-4 is identical to QuickTime MOV format. In fact any kind of data can be inserted into MP4.

(SkyNewswire.com)---The power of spiritual development meditations have many aspects that help us. The way we open ourselves up to get clear and precise messages during a guided meditation is to open our chakras. In the process of opening our chakras we are increasing the vibration and level of energy with in our bodies. As we increase the energy and level of vibration during our meditation exercises this has a healing affect on us. This is because when our chakra are at there normal state they may be holding on to emotions or blockages that need to be dealt with. When the chakra are open and there is an increased flow of energy through the chakra it is a cleaning and cleansing process that we are going through. During this process we will often be shown what our blocks are and what we can do to help our selves.

(SkyNewswire.com)---Skipping meals doesn�t help weight loss

Many people begin a diet plan without knowing the proper way to eat. They may eat the right foods, but the way they eat those foods can have a positive or negate impact on weight loss. If you think you can skip meals and enhance weight loss, you will be quite disappointed with the results.

Develop an Eating Schedule

One of the key items to consistent weight loss is having a set schedule to eat your meals. Although sometimes this is difficult with the work schedules and lifestyles we lead, it�s an essential part of weight loss. In fact, the schedules that most of us keep today are likely to be contributing factors to overweight�as much if not more so than the type of foods we eat. It is unnatural to expect the body to go for hours on end without food. We began life as babies eating every 3-4 hours, and it�s only natural that the body should continue to expect that.

(SkyNewswire.com)---There are basic steps the average beginner needs to be aware of when starting their journey on their spiritual development awakening.

We use the process of guided meditation exercises to help us with most of the psychic growth. If we can read and understand these processes of psychic growth we can then progress with much more speed. Knowledge is power. A very good process of understanding psychic development is called PREVAILE.

(SkyNewswire.com)---The human body operates most efficiently when it is in balance, or has achieved a state known as homeostasis. As such, optimal recovery means that all body systems have returned to the state they were in before exercise (homeostasis). However, for most avid exercisers, recovery is a limiting factor. The better you can recover, the sooner and better you can train. The process of recovery (regeneration) gets less attention than it should. Every person should have a systematic plan that includes recovery activities on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. The following are simple tools that you can implement to help your body recover better between exercise bouts.

(SkyNewswire.com)---Many men have a difficult time recognizing that they are depressed. Men often interpret the word "depression" as describing a state of helplessness or hopelessness, accompanying a general sense of feeling fragile or vulnerable. In many ways our culture conditions men to ignore these states or to experience little awareness of them. Men are taught "boys don't cry," and are uniformly rewarded with praise and validation when they "act like a man" instead of tearing up or expressing fear in response to a harshly distressing encounter. Such an encounter might be a football injury or a harsh and critical baseball coach or an abusive peer. After years of this kind of persistent reinforcement these boys grow into men with a form of blindness whereby they often do not see or understand the nature of depression.

(SkyNewswire.com)---Many men have a difficult time recognizing that they are depressed. Men often interpret the word "depression" as describing a state of helplessness or hopelessness, accompanying a general sense of feeling fragile or vulnerable. In many ways our culture conditions men to ignore these states or to experience little awareness of them. Men are taught "boys don't cry," and are uniformly rewarded with praise and validation when they "act like a man" instead of tearing up or expressing fear in response to a harshly distressing encounter. Such an encounter might be a football injury or a harsh and critical baseball coach or an abusive peer. After years of this kind of persistent reinforcement these boys grow into men with a form of blindness whereby they often do not see or understand the nature of depression.

(SkyNewswire.com)---Most of the 500 Metro Detroit doctors who recently evaluated a new online prescription drug program say it improves patient safety and quality of care by reducing the number of pharmacy errors, patient allergies and harmful drug interactions that can occur as a result of hand-written prescriptions. This is good news for the thousands of victims of prescription drug problems who end up needing drug detox.

The majority of drug-related trips to emergency rooms and detox centers � not to mention sudden deaths and trips to the morgue � are caused by problems with prescription drugs. Hospitals, ERs and detox centers in recent years are seeing more dependencies, addictions, overdoses and life-threatening drug interactions as a result of prescription drugs than more traditional illicit street drugs like heroin, cocaine in its many forms, and perhaps methamphetamine.

(SkyNewswire.com)-- Why would God have you speak in a tongue you don’t understand, when He surely has no problems interpreting your mother tongue? Why did God give such a gift back then or nowadays for that matter?

A subject debated between different Christian denominations, the speaking in tongues as the gift of the Holly Spirit is still highly controversial to this day; some say it exists, some say it does not or other say that it might be, but only in known tongues.

For those who believe that all the gifts of the Holly Spirit are present in the Church today, things seem to be pretty straightforward and simplistic: The Bible says that the faith "was once for all entrusted to the saints" (Jude 1:3b), therefore it should be the way it was in the first place and no modifications added or taken out of it.