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Professional Paws Opens Doors Oct. 7, Offers Solution to Dog Park Dilemma in Prince William County
Tax Saving Attorney Shares His Expertise in The Educated Tax System
Tax Saving Attorney, Drew Miles, has agreed to do a special free teleclass for reimostwanted.com. He will show business owners how to keep more of their income in their pockets and build a secure and lasting fortune, step by step.
This Tax Slashing Teleclass is taking place on:
Wednesday, September 12th at
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As a Tax Strategist and Asset Protection Attorney with over 17 years of experience, Drew will show business owners how to slash taxes by thousands of dollars, legally, and protect business owners and their family from creditors and predators.
Best-Selling Author Lisa Gardner's Contest Invites Readers to Kill-A-Friend, Maim-A-Buddy
Have you ever really wanted to kill someone? Maybe a friend, a co-worker…or a relative? Have you fantasized about making it a particularly gruesome death, the kind that's splashed across the front pages of the tabloids or immortalized in a page-turner of a thriller?
Now's your chance--if you win the contest, that is.
Thanks to New York Times best-selling author, Lisa Gardner, the lucky--and murderous--winner of Gardner's Kill-a-Friend, Maim-a-Buddy contest can have the person of their choice meet an untimely demise in Gardner's next book.
Mercedes-Benz Canada Unveils Online Campaign Promoting World's Cleanest Diesel Engine
Mercedes-Benz Canada recently launched their latest online initiative, a microsite designed to introduce the new BlueTEC clean diesel technology to the Canadian market.
Incorporating a combination of unique flash, video and rich media components, the site offers the user an array of opportunities to learn about how the BlueTEC system works, engine performance benefits, available models equipped with the BlueTEC technology, and the Mercedes-Benz commitment towards a clean-engine technology.
The BlueTEC site provides insight for the luxury car enthusiast who factors consideration for the environment as a motivating component in their purchase decision. A brief intro video provides an overview of the technology in action, while an interactive water-droplet allows the user to 'clean' various elements of the site. A wealth of information for car buyers who seek to arm themselves with critical insights for their next vehicle purchase, the BlueTEC site delivers on every level.
Online Sales Defy the Credit Crunch
Far from the gloomy sales figures on the High Street, online sales are flying high, according to recent business reports by the BBC.
That's the opinion of many people involved in e-commerce, Including Elaine Ferneley, Professor of Technological Innovation at the Salford Business School who said there were a number of reasons why online shopping was proving so popular.
"People are more conscious of what they're spending and, with sites like Kelkoo and Pricerunner, the web allows them to make useful cost comparisons when they're looking for a bargain," she said.
Lawrence Jones of UK web host UK Fast confirms this.
"I'd say we're in the middle of a boom," said Lawrence "And I'd say we've been in a boom for some time but because of the boom of the early years that went horribly wrong, people have been very nervous of saying that."
National Center for Family Literacy Partners with Anthology Authors
The authors of Secrets, Fact or Fiction? set out to promote recreational reading and literacy. To entice readers, the authors spiced up a collection of short stories then added an exciting incentive in the form of a reader contest. The book has met critical acclaim.
The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) president and founder, Sharon Darling applauded the book, its mission and purpose. The editor of the thought provoking book, Diane J. Newton was prompted to action in 2004 by the National Endowments for the Arts “Reading at Risk” survey, which highlighted a marked drop in reading. More recently, another survey by the National Center for Educational Statistics stunned educators showing only thirty-one percent of college graduates can read a complex book and extrapolate from it. Five percent of our population cannot read a word of English. Newton says, “Authors and publishers must also respond to this crisis by creating better product, attracting children and adults into the world of books.”
Caspio Awarded Preferred Supplier Status by PAGE Cooperative
Caspio, Inc. (www.caspio.com), provider of the leading web-based point-and-click platform for creating web applications, today announced it has been awarded Preferred Supplier status by the PAGE Cooperative, a non-profit cooperative-buying association with more than 560 daily newspapers and over 1,000 non-daily publishing facilities.
Members of the cooperative will benefit from Caspio's intuitive point-and-click database publishing and application building platform. Hundreds of news organizations around the globe already use Caspio Bridge to publish interactive databases and web applications that boost traffic and revenues for their websites.
DirectBuy of Toronto North Celebrates 10 Years of Member Service
In honor of its 10th anniversary, DirectBuy of Toronto North, the leading members-only showroom and home design centre that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices, will host an all-day celebration and charity event on June 16, 2007, to raise money for FightSMA, a charity dedicated to fighting Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
For the past ten years, DirectBuy of Toronto North has provided its members the ability to purchase brand-name merchandise from over 500 top manufacturers and their authorized suppliers with no traditional retail markup. Also, in the past year, DirectBuy of Toronto North has more than doubled the size of its showroom, moving from a 7,800 sq. ft. showroom to a 22,000 sq. ft. facility, located at 205 Torbay Road in Markham, Ontario, to keep up with increased demand and to offer additional services to its members.
Professional Database Builder for Home and Business
MENTAL9 PRODUCTION announces the release of M9P Database, a professional database builder and manager for individuals and businesses. While being easy-to-use, the product is powerful and capable of creating databases that can be used for a wide range of needs. Whether you want to keep a simple list of contacts information, or you want to build secure and complex database structure for inventory tracking, M9P Database is perfectly suitable for the task.
M9P Database allows anyone to create and manage their own databases and no special knowledge is required! Unlike other database programs, M9P Database does not require the user to understand how to design database structures from scratch. M9P Database guides the user through the process of database creation using a simple and intuitive interface.
This user-friendly program controls all aspects of database use, from creation to ongoing management. M9P Database helps to successfully manage database needs, such as updates and backups. M9P Database allows for multiple users, which meets the requirements of use in small businesses. Each database is secured by a password and by users' privileges which enhances database security. This program has also built-in transactional support, allowing the user to roll back the database to a specific time period.
M9P Database has a variety of useful and unique features. Among these are the ability to export a database for use on a Web site and logging of all database activities to a file. M9P Database will run under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003. It requires 64MB of RAM and 30MB of free hard disk space. M9P Database Application is available for $69.89 from MENTAL9 PRODUCTION web site http://www.mental9Production.com
Wize Helps Shoppers Make Smart Decisions This Holiday Season With Consumer Product Reviews & Ranking Site Unlike Anything Else on the Web
Wize.com, an aggregator of consumer product reviews and one-stop resource for helping people find the best products, recently added thousands of new product reviews to help shoppers decide which products to purchase this holiday season. With over 900,000 consumer product reviews available on one Web site, consumers can make fast, easy, informed decisions on the gifts they want to purchase.
Wize constantly searches the Web for the latest, most informative product reviews and presents them in an easy-to-read format. It gives consumers the option to read as little or as many of the user and professional reviews available for each product on the Web site.
Storm Warnings: Storm Water Pollution Prevention and CBT
Toxic effects on plants and animals, erosion of creek banks, lowering of water levels. These are the adverse effects of the absence of a storm water runoff program. And no industry wants any of them.
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Then there are the fines. There are fines for each violation, based on the type and amount of illegally discharged or dumped material. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, violations for not implementing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) can result in fines totaling from the hundreds to the tens of thousands of dollars per day, per violation -- fines severely hindering your ability to focus on your core business.
First Comprehensive Salary Survey for the MEP Industry Launched
The first comprehensive salary survey for mechanical, electrical and plumbing professionals was launched today by MEP Jobs and co-sponsored by Nexstar and Contracting Business magazine. The survey page is located at http://www.mepjobs.com/salary.
"Thousands of mechanical, electrical and plumbing job seekers visit our Web site each month looking for employment opportunities," noted John von Harz, president of MEP Jobs. "Reliable information about wages throughout the industry is extremely useful. Our employer clients have asked for this information to help determine competitive wages."
HARDYS Announces New Season's Gift Boxes
The Atlantic Ocean is going to have some very fragrant cargo holds this fall season, as English company HARDYS brings across to America its latest bath and body gift boxes.
The new gift boxes range in price from $27.50 to $80 and feature some of HARDYS best-selling products.
The new Mini Sampler Gift Box - $27.50 - is available with miniatures of Bath Essence, Peppermint Foot Lotion, Hand and Body Cream or Essential Massage Oil. Each little black box also contains a tactile ceramic word stone," handmade exclusively for HARDYS. The word relax" is impressed into the stone that accompanies the Bath Essence and Massage Oil, while soothe" is paired with Foot Lotion and Body Cream. The contents of the box are sprinkled with lightly-scented potpourri and a soft gold ribbon is tied around the lid.
InfoSource Learning's 'Digital Literacy' and 'Integrating Technology in the Classroom' Online Training Courses Now Approved for Clock Hours by The Heritage Institute
InfoSource Learning, a leader in self-paced Web-based training solutions, announced today that effective immediately, clock hours will be available through The Heritage Institute for completing InfoSource Learning's online training courses. The Heritage Institute has created two new courses, 'Technology in Education-I' and 'Technology in Education-II', in which educators can receive clock hours for completing InfoSource Learning's 'Digital Literacy' and 'Integrating Technology in the Classroom' online training courses.
Click here to read more…Keilhauer Introduces 'Flit', a New Side/stacking Chair for Office or Home
Keilhauer's new stacking/side chair, called, "Flit" is a softer, friendlier, more comfortable approach to stackers, according to Mike Keilhauer, president, Keilhauer.
"Flit's thin profile is a result of clever design that creates a surprisingly comfortable and generously proportioned chair," says Mike. "It offers the comfort and style of a fully-upholstered chair, with the functionality of a high-density stacker."
A knit mesh forms the back, which flexes to the body's contours and ensures that there is minimal contact with its tubular steel frame. "I selected careful geometry to produce this result," says Derek McLeod, Flit's designer. "The upholstered seat wraps a thin line over the frame, rolling down at the front to remove any leg pressure, and curving at the back for maximum comfort and support."
LA's Westside Celebrates Earth Day with Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase - Free Garden Tour Shows-off the Best of Community’s Innovative Water Saving Landscapes
The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee invites fellow Los Angeles area resident’s to see what their water savvy neighbors in Mar Vista are doing to help combat the Southland’s water crisis in the first community wide showcase of gardens throughout Mar Vista on Sunday, April 26th from 2 – 6pm. In an effort to help Mar Vista become a model community for reduced water consumption, the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase seeks to encourage others in the community to be inspired by and to adopt the wate 00004000 r saving solutions already in use by green trend setters. Free tours through dozens of Mar Vista gardens also offer the benefit of first hand experience and the expertise of those already committed to reducing their water consumption profiles through the adoption of drought resistant landscaping.
Click here to read more…UN Environmental Programme, Dell, MIT, AutoLogic and European Supply Chain Institute Join Speakers at Green Transportation & Logistics World Summit
The Summit, being held in Zurich on 20-21 February 2008, is the place where industry leaders from shippers, logistics providers, carriers, ports and government bodies will gather to discuss the business case for greening their supply chains through transportation and logistics initiatives - and - at the same time, learn how to save money, and improve efficiency and customer relations. For full information visit www.greenlogisticsforum.com/2008summit.
Over 30 expert speakers from industry leading companies will be there, including the recent additions of Brittain Ladd, Manager of Logistics and Transportation Strategy at Dell; Dr. Edgar E. Blanco, Research Associate at the MIT Centre for Transportation & Logistics;; John Merry, CEO of AutoLogic, Marco Ziegler and Herve Touati at McKinsey & Co., Summit Chairman John Connors, CEO of the European Supply Chain Institute, and Martina Otto, Head of the Energy and Transport Policy Unit at the United Nation Environment Programme - the division which leads the UNEP's work on climate change. In a keynote presentation, Ms. Otto will address the impact of transportation and logistics on climate change, as reported in the IPCC's 4th Assessment Report on CO2 emissions.
Young Entrepreneurs in Southwest Florida, Brian Yerkes and Michael Grosser, Announce Business Partnership and Success in Naples, Estero and Fort Myers, Florida
While the US economy is struggling through a tough period, young entrepreneurship in Southwest Florida is thriving. Most notably are two new companies, "Brian Joseph Studios", a Naples web design firm specializing in web design, branding, logo design, and search engine optimization and marketing, and "Michael Grosser Photography", a Naples wedding photographer providing high quality services for weddings in Naples, Fort Myers, Estero, Captiva and Sanibel.
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"It just made sense for both of our young, and dynamic companies to join and create a business relationship that would further enhance our ability to provide the highest quality of service to the Southwest Florida area," says Mr. Brian Yerkes, Owner and Creative Director of Brian Joseph Studios.
Zip and Breeze With Ease This Holiday Travel Season, Courtesy of Delsey Luggage
This holiday season, individual travelers and family vacationers alike will delight in the travel-friendly features available through Delsey USA’s newest luggage collections, Helium Zip and Helium Breeze 2.0.
Delsey USA's Helium Breeze 2.0 Luggage Collection
Extremely lightweight yet powerfully durable, each collection combines style with superb quality, exceptional detail, flexible packing capabilities, and modern practicalities. Each case’s ease of use and mobility further secures Delsey as the dependable luggage solution in anticipation of holiday travel.
Xenna's Curlaway® Curl Relaxer Doubles Retail Distribution, Sales Growth Continues In Spite of Recession
While salons and spas have been hard hit by tough economic times, sales of at-home relaxers such as Xenna's Curlaway Curl Relaxer have achieved double-digit growth. Industry analysts believe that contributing to the trend is the fact that many women are opting to maintain desirable hairstyles with at-home products, enabling them to save money by cutting back on salon visits.
Xenna CEO Carol J. Buck says, "We are pleased to see that the demand for Curlaway continues to build despite the soft economy." For the six months ended April 24, 2009, Curlaway dollar sales were up 33% versus the prior six months. Buck says she believes this reflects an increased demand for at-home relaxing products, stronger sales per store, and expanded retail distribution.
Professional Paws Opens Doors Oct. 7, Offers Solution to Dog Park Dilemma in Prince William County
Dog lovers have a new alternative for canine activities in Prince William County. Professional Paws, a doggie daycare in Woodbridge, is opening its doors on Sunday afternoons, beginning Oct. 7, as an indoor dog park.
The new play time offering is an option for dog owners seeking a safe, off-leash activity for their canine companions.
"All dogs, big and small, need exercise," says Kim Kamphaus, operations manager and co-owner of Professional Paws and a certified professional dog trainer. "The only way for them to get the exercise they really need is to allow them to run. Our indoor facility is set up with that goal in mind."
