ZERO-G RIDE, CASH, MUSIC FOR ONLINE SPACE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS

    GRAND FORKS, ND / May. 17 / -- New Forks, LLC (www.newforks.net) announced today that its 60,000th subscriber to their online space magazine will win an official ticket for a flight experiencing 'weightlessness.' The winner's open ticket was purchased from the parabolic flight company Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) (www.gozerog.com). In addition, a $500 stipend will be given to the 60,000th subscriber. Those who wish to subscribe can go to the New Forks, LLC website at www.newforks.net.

The 10,000,th 20,000th and 30,000th subscribers also will each win a prize. New Forks is offering three SmoothLounge.com CD Packages from the top-ranked Internet radio station SmoothLounge.com (www.smoothlounge.com). The 10,000th and 20,000th subscribers will receive a "D*Luxe CD Package" of five nu-jazz CDs, an official SmoothLounge.com baseball cap and an official SmoothLounge.com mouse pad. The 30,000th subscriber will receive a SmoothLounge.com "Premium CD Package" of 10 nu-jazz CDs, an official SmoothLounge.com baseball cap and an official SmoothLounge.com mouse pad.

"Most of our current subscribers have requested to find out more product information about space tourism, while also expressing interests outside of space such as music, food and wine," said New Forks company President, David Bullock, "Having this contest is a great way to adhere to current subscribers needs and have those needs grow." The company plans on launching the premier issue of its magazine sometime this summer. The online publisher of the magazine is Texterity, Inc. (www.texterity.com).

Using Texterity's Published Web Format (PWF), subscribers can view the magazine online with any standard Internet browser. Texterity's PWF imaging technology provides readers with the fastest loading time and the sharpest text. It also enables enhancements such as multimedia content, simple search functions, YouTube integration, RSS, digital archives and more.

This is New Forks, LLC's second contest. In February, two $3,000 prizes were awarded for the best space journalism pieces submitted in the "published" and "unpublished" categories. The "unpublished" winner will appear in the company's new online magazine.

New Forks, LLC (www.newforks.net) is an independent, start-up media company based in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Contact: David Bullock, President of New Forks, LLC. Tel. 347-404-5431 E-mail: [email protected]

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