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AlaVie Fitness Unveils 5K/10K Training, Fitness Retreats and Body Therapy
One Night Only: Meet & Greet Sponsored by NYC Model Management Firm
Eargasm O I L & Impact 210 Present ESC: Exclusive Style Connection, an evening of some of the industrys hottest photographers, designers, stylists and scouts under one roof at Diddys eatery, Justins Restaurant.
Join CEO Michael Fomkin and the Impact 210 team on Wednesday October 5th from 9PM to 11PM featuring a Fashion Showcase by Femenina Cosmetics and Buttafly Unlimited, live music by Antonio Dangerfield Funk Band and DJ Scientific on the turntables.
Aspiring and experienced actors and models are invited to attend. Exclusive Style Connection is a multifaceted entertainment-networking event that specializes in connecting talent with top-notch scouts, casting agents and industry movers and shakers. This event is a chic open forum that allows talent to shop their portfolios, ask industry questions and see experienced talent at work.
Scouts will be available for networking before 11PM.Aafterwards, stay and enjoy the fashion showcase, live music and deejay! To attend this event, ALL talent and industry professionals MUST RSVP before, Monday, October 3rd. This is a PRIVATE affair and only those on the list will be permitted admission.
SNL Kagan Study Projects Huge Sales Of High-Definition DVD Over Next Decade
State of Home Video 2007, a new study from SNL Kagan, reveals that despite the small splash high-definition DVD made in the retail market in 2006 – only $42.4 million was spent on high-def in comparison to the $24.2 billion home-video market – it will be a huge market force over the next decade. SNL Kagan estimates that high-definition DVD revenues will increase from just 3.5% of the total market revenue in 2007, to 76.5% of the market in 2016.
Meanwhile, total DVD rental revenue is soaring – up 10.3% to $7.4 billion in 2005. Traditional brick-and-mortar rental revenue also grew to nearly $6.2 billion, while subscription service revenue was up 50.2% to more than $1.2 billion. But VHS rental revenue plummeted to 74% in 2006, to just $280 million from $1.1 billion in 2005. And VHS sell-through revenue continues to decline as bargain bins are cleared out.
PodFunk Introduces its Designs Under a New Brand Name, “ZOFUNK”
Podfunk has introduced all its designs under a new brand name, ZOFUNK (http://www.zofunk.com). All their designs are furnished with a modern look and simplicity.
The company’s iPod nano cases include Winks Original (white), Winks Chocolate (brown) and Winks Noche (black). There are six different designs per series. Zofunk Winks provide full protection to iPod nano. Click wheel is fully covered and operable through the case. Zofunk Winks include optional screen protectors and allow super easy access to earphone jack, hold switch and the dock connector. The flip-open dock connector cover is quite notable. It protects iPod nano’s sync port while not in use. It also has the ability to connect to the universal docking cradle without being removed from the case. Zofunk Wink cases are only 1mm(ultra thin) in thickness and these slim, slender, chic cases do not add additional bulk to iPod nano.
Jen Elliot, Lucinda Headline Showcase at Manhattan's Red Lion
Jen Elliott and Bluestruck performs songs from its hard-hitting new EP, "this damn song" at a rockin' evening on Tuesday, May 23 at New York's Red Lion as headliners for the 13th City Canyons Showcase. Also headlining the show with Jen will be indie superstar Lucinda. The performance at the Red Lion finishes a Jen Elliott and Bluestruck tour which has included among other dates, engagements in Albany NY, Syracuse NY, Watertown CT, and Manhattan. Other featured performers in the 13th City Canyons Showcase include the Knot Watkins Invitational Blues Band with guest host Jimmy Mac, progressive pop stylists R.i.p.e. and European pop diva, Eha. The Showcase kicks off at 7 p.m. The Red Lion is located at 151 Bleecker St in Manhattan.
Click here to read more…Honeyfig Launches on a Hunch
Honeyfig launches on a hunch!
In today’s market, far too often products are mass produced, chemically derived and non-beneficial to the skin and hair causing allergic or irritable reactions. Well, there are alternative choices available and that is why Honeyfig.com has been launched. Honeyfig.com is long overdue. It is a great new ecommerce site, which was recently launched.
With a steady increase in demand and usage of natural and organic beauty care products over the years; Honeyfig.com is certainly filling a gap, in the under serviced ethnic market. The site is an online showcase of selected product lines, which are suited to the needs of those consumers looking for products, which are wellness oriented, organically enriched, naturally derived, and fairly traded in nature.
Maximizing Shareholder Value Checklist for Service Based Businesses
Because service businesses are complex and difficult to manage due to their labor intensive nature, Ephor Group, has created a checklist entitled “Maximizing Shareholder Value Checklist” to assist managers of these firms.
This checklist will help owners, executives and investors to:
Increase near term earnings and the EBITDA generating capacity of the business within current economic conditions;
Develop long-term operating infrastructure to ensure performance is maximized, and scalable; plus
Position the company to attract an array of strategic alternatives for value realization.
This checklist includes a holistic view of an organization’s environment including:
Strategy and Positioning;
Tactical and Operational Execution;
Financial Engineering; and
Management Discipline.
Why read “Maximizing Shareholder Value Checklist for Service Based Businesses?” Because of their unique characteristics, precise execution in a service business is the key to sustainable profitability and attractive returns. Since flaws in strategy or execution are often caused by the other, the true barriers to maximizing value cannot be resolved without first identifying the underlying issues.
DATABASICS Announces Automatic Mileage Calculation for Expense Reporting
DATABASICS announced today that it has released A 2d97 utomatic Mileage Calculation (AMC) for its hosted expense reporting service. The first built-in mileage calculator for expense reporting, AMC is powered by AOL/MapQuest™. AMC ensures that mileage reimbursement claims are based upon objectively determined distances. At the same time, it substantially reduces the effort involved in report preparation and review.
According to Alan Tyson, CEO of DATABASICS, "Mileage reimbursements have long been a soft spot in travel management controls. Reliance on employee good faith and approvers' route knowledge simply does not work well." To minimize excessive reimbursements and promote policy compliance, many organizations have mandated attachment to expense reports of print-outs produced by web-based mileage calculators, a time-consuming and cumbersome procedure.
Oshyn Develops New Web Site for Epson Electronics America (EEA)
Oshyn, Inc. announced the launch of a completely re-designed Epson Electronics America Web site. Oshyn develops custom Web sites and applications that meet the needs of its clients and their customers. Epson Electronics America, a subsidiary of Seiko Epson Corporation (TYO: 6724), markets and sells electronic devices and delivers engineering support for designers developing advanced systems.
The new site uses Oracle Corporation's (NASDAQ: ORCL) latest J2EE Portal technology, including compliance with the industry-standard Java Specification Request (JSR-168) which enables interoperability among portlets and portals, as well as Oshyn's best practices for portal development. The site also contains the latest in Ajax technology for instantaneous data retrieval.
Monetta Young Investor Fund Partners with Kidnexions Software Program
The Monetta Young Investor Fund (www.younginvestorfund.com, NASDAQ: MYIFX) has established a partnership with Kidnexions (www.kidnexions.com), which offers a kids savings and money management software program, called KidsSave. The software is designed to help kids keep track of their money and encourage saving through reward incentives. Shareholders currently invested in the Monetta Young Investor Fund are eligible to receive a 45% discount for the KidsSave software program.
"The KidsSave software program is a great way for kids to have fun tracking their savings," says Bob Bacarella, Monetta's president. "A basic key in teaching financial literacy is to encourage kids to become involved in the saving process to reach their goals."
Hyland Software Selects BlueBridge Networks
BlueBridge Networks, LLC today announced that Hyland Software, Inc., developer of the OnBase® enterprise content management (ECM) software suite, recently contracted for BlueBridges BlueHost Secure Data Center Hosting services. Hyland will utilize BlueBridges Data Center as one of it co-located sites for its hosted version of OnBase, OnBase OnLine®.
With the growing acceptance of hosted applications software such as OnBase OnLine, it is important that Hyland can provide superior software and reliable, highly secure data centers," said Ron McClellan, Manager of OnBase OnLine. BlueBridge offers all of the advantages of a full featured data center, with the convenience of being located in Northeast Ohio."
HotSignals.com Inc Have Recently Launched HotSignals Lite Equity Trading Platform
HotSignals.com Inc have recently launched HotSignals Lite.
HotSignals.com, a leading website for stocks and investments has released a cut down version of their successful web based US Equity technical analysis package. HotSignals Lite includes the renowned Favourites and Confirmations signals for long and short trading opportunities for the S&P500, Dow 65 Composite and Nasdaq 100 components.
“Having listened to feedback from the market place and subscribers it was clear there was a need for a product which exclusively targeted the big board and more liquid equities for US markets. By bringing HotSignals Lite to market we have achieved this goal. In addition we have overhauled our subscription service to provide discounted quarterly and annual subscription options which are available to both new and existing subscribers.” Said Sanjay Patel, HotSignals Co-Found & CEO.
Free Timeshare Resource Center Available from KeepandShare.com
KeepandShare.com (www.keepandshare.com) today announced free articles on timeshares including timeshares in Hawaii, Florida, Aruba and more Keep And Share's. There are also articles on Marriott, RCI, and other resort timeshares available for free at
http://www.keepandshare.com/htm/free_timeshare_directory.php.
Robert Carr, KeepandShare.com's CEO, says, "Keepandshare's Resource Center has the capability to deliver timely, useful and above all simple printable articles and other data to simplify life. Complexity is dead. Simplicity is in. This may sound like it is oversimplifying a complex problem, but we've discovered that people want simple to use websites. Making software simple and useful is really, really hard to do. Our Resource Center exemplifies this simplicity."
Rene F. Rodriguez Joins the Loan Toolbox Faculty
Nothing seems unattainable in the world of Rene F. Rodriguez, chief creative officer for Volentum, a management consulting firm based in Minnesota, that specializes in sales system creations, sales training and change management.
Rodriguez, a gem in the business community, has been praised as an energetic and subtle speaker with a down-to-earth manner, someone who connects with his audience in a personal way that makes each listener feel like the only one in the room.
LoanToolbox, the mortgage industry's leading provider of marketing and training solutions, proudly announces today the appointment of Rodriguez to its growing Speakers Faculty.
Real-Life Example Demonstrates Fuel Savings with Global-Fleet Fuel Card as Prices Continue to Rise
As gas prices continue to rise, CSI Global-Fleet offers real savings opportunities of 10-15% or more when using the Global-Fleet Fuel Card. Created for fleets of all sizes, the Global-Fleet Fuel Card uses multiple features to help businesses realize optimal fuel savings in an economy when it's needed most.
"Our fleet card program is one of the most comprehensive available," said Keith Stone, CSI President and CEO. "Besides all of the features offered, what clients want to understand first is how much money, how much cold hard cash, they will save."
Schulte Sports, Inc. Officially Launches SchulteAuctions.com
Schulte Sports announced today the official launch of www.SchulteAuctions.com. This premier sports and entertainment internet auction platform will provide collectors the opportunity to buy and sell great signed / unsigned sports and pop culture memorabilia.
"Our intent is to provide all-level collectors unique and one-of-a-kind signed and un-signed memorabilia to create memories for a lifetime," said Ray Schulte, President / CEO Schulte Sports, Inc.
Featuring more than 125 auction items from such sports icons as; Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Cal Ripken Jr., Don Mattingly, Joe Montana, Tiger Woods, Lawrence Taylor, Joe Flacco, Alex Ovechkin, to name a few. The inaugural auction will conclude on-line May 31, 2009 at 9 pm.
Acura of Valley Stream Launches New Web Site and Builds Progressive Service Facilities
(PRWEB) June 5, 2006 -— This year marks the 20th anniversary of Acura, the first Japanese luxury car brand, and there have been quite a few impressive milestones in that time. Their upscale models have earned them several honors, including the Acura RL winning CNET’s Car of the Year award as well as a place on Ward’s 10 Best Engines list. Car and Driver gave one of its “10 Best Awards” to the Acura TSX and the Acura TL was named 2006 “Best in Class” by Kiplinger.
Also started in 1986, the Acura of Valley Stream dealership is marking its 20 year anniversary with the launch of a new Web site and constructing convenience-focused service facilities. They pride themselves with being one of the original Acura dealers, but remain dedicated to the fact that modern technology will complement their experienced customer service.
RTP Unveils New Luxury Resort Web Sites: Resort Technology Partners Design Dynamic New Sites for RockResorts
Resort Technology Partners (RTP), a full-service Interactive agency specializing in interactive and e-commerce fulfillment solutions for the resort and travel industry, announced this week the unveiling of thirteen (13) newly enhanced resort Web sites for their prestigious client, RockRe-sorts International, LLC (RockResorts). Each of these new online destinations can be accessed through the main Rockresorts site.
RockResorts is the operator of a renowned collection of luxury resort hotels including The Lodge at Vail, The Landings St. Lucia and La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa In early 2009, RockResorts engaged RTP to create a new visual experience for visitors to their sites, and to enhance the usability, functionality and search engine viability of each unique RockResorts online destination.
Green Leaf Partners Acquires TurnAroundMedia.com for Network of Apartment Rental Community Web Sites
Green Leaf at Hermitage Apartments, Nashville Apartment Green Leaf at Hermitage, an affordable apartment community in Nashville, is about to increase its customer base by reaching a wider audience. Known for combining the vintage elegance of the city's rich history along with the finest in customer service and quality, Green Leaf at Hermitage Apartments is a member of the family of apartment rental communities, Green Leaf Partners Green Leaf Partners. Green Leaf Partners consists of several apartment rental communities that elegantly combine the allure of exotic locales with modern design aesthetics. From the redesigned Green Leaf at Broadway Apartments Atlanta Apartment Green Leaf at Killian Hill located in The city of Snellville located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, roughly 20 miles northeast of the Atlanta metropolitan area, each member of the Green Leaf Partners family of apartment rental communities.
Nashville Luxury Apartment Homes Green Leaf at Hermitage
Green Leaf Partners are also proud to announce that they are rolling out the "Go Green" program at all of their properties around the country. Energy efficiency has always been a major problem for older, garden-style apartment buildings. To address this issue, Green Leaf Partners have been working to develop a strategy that will better the lives of their residents, and the planet. Green Leaf Partners see's this strategy as having multiple benefits: They will help the environment by creating buildings that use less water and energy. They will save residents money on their utility bills and create goodwill in the community.
Fan Wears Video Camera on Hat and "Cap"-tures MLB All-Star Experiences
SportsJunkie.tv Inc., an unprecedented online producer of live sports "fancasts," announces the launch of an Internet channel at www.sportsjunkie.tv that will be streaming video from the fan's point-of-view as major sports events unfold, starting today with All-Star FanFest in San Francisco.
In a live format made possible through a pilot program with MLB.com, the initial fancast, entitled "Dr. Doug's Big, Fat Baseball Adventure," features Dr. Doug Yarris, a life-long San Francisco Giants fan who is attending numerous events surrounding the 2007 MLB All-Star Game in San Francisco from July 6-10. Events include FanFest, All-Star Workout Day, the Home Run Derby, various celebrations, and the Mid-Summer Classic itself.
AlaVie Fitness Unveils 5K/10K Training, Fitness Retreats and Body Therapy
In addition to helping pioneer the boot camp exercise model in the San Francisco Bay Area, AlaVie Fitness (formerly Bay Area Boot Camp), has expanded its vision and service offerings.
The company continues to lead cutting-edge boot camp classes throughout the Bay Area under the PowerVie Boot Camp name. At the same time, AlaVie is spearheading additional fitness training and wellness programs to help people bring their bodies into balance -– and to enjoy themselves in the process:
5K/10K Training – AlaVie’s 5K/10K training programs start June 4, 2008 and are designed to prepare trainees for series of Bay Area races.
