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Coastal Vacations Director Dean Marino Named To Sales Center Training Team As The Largest Worldwide Marketer of The Firm's Travel Products Looks To Boost Sales
Echelon Press Reaches for the Stars
Memphis, TN based company, Echelon Press Publishing, is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of an original mystery novel written by Chicago author, Robert Goldsborough, of the famed Nero Wolfe novels. Goldsborough offers a new set of characters in a familiar setting that will immediately remin 5a8 d readers of his outstanding quality of writing.
"Three Strikes You're Dead" will take fans back to 1938 Chicago, to a time when politics were king and baseball ruled. Dizzy Dean sat in the driver's seat of the Cubs' World Series ride, while scandal rocked the tight political community of the Windy City.
Eldercare Advocate, Jacqueline Marcell, to Speak in Harford County, Maryland
Jacqueline Marcell, author of the best-selling book, Elder Rage, or Take My Father...Please! How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents" - will be the Keynote speaker on September 15, 2005, 1:00 -- 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 -- 9:00 p.m. at Mountain Christian Church, 1824 Mountain Road, Joppa, Maryland. This event is free to the public, however reservations are required due to limited seating. Marcell offers guidance and insights on the challenges of eldercare based on her personal experience and research. She will also be available to sign Elder Rage", a Book-of-the-Month selection being considered for a feature film.
A former television executive, Marcell became an eldercare advocate after her own caregiving experience with her frail mother and challenging" elderly father. Now a sought-after national speaker and the host of the popular Coping With Caregiving" Internet radio program, she focuses on the importance of early diagnosis of dementia/Alzheimer's and how to manage challenging elders--medically and behaviorally.
The presentation sponsors are Amston Mortgage Company, Inc., Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center, Coldwell Banker/Chris Sparks, Realtor, Comprehensive LTC Group, LLC, Home Instead Senior Care, Kelly Financial Services, MedTek, Rock Spring Village, Senior Move, Limited, and Shaffer Law Office, LLC.
Marcell will also sign copies of Elder Rage" from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on September 14, 2005 at Barnes & Noble, 620 Marketplace Drive, Bel Air, Maryland.
Publisher's Dynamic First Book and First Author
Green Olive Tree Publishing and Productions, LLC (GOT-Publishing) announces the release of its first book and first author. The novel is entitled "A Kiss in the Dark" by Mary R. Butler. The novel chronicles the lives to two men and their pursuit of unconditional love and friendship.
GOT-Publishing is based in Barnesville, Georgia about 65 miles south of Atlanta. The company is owned and operated by a mother and daughter team. The two have worked feverishly on this new book and are looking to sell close to 10,000 copies by the end of the year.
Leap of Faith: The Story of a Man, His Faith, and His Life of Service to Others
The year is 1946, the Second World War has finally come to a merciful end, and a 19-year-old Coles has just been discharged from the Royal Navy. He lands a job in the burgeoning airline industry and, as fate would have it, finds himself on humanitarian duty in Berlin.
He uses the opportunity to acquaint himself with the charitable good works of the Salvation Army and, next thing you know, the restless Coles finds himself en route to Canada to begin a new life, one that drew him more deeply into his calling as a Salvationist.
Brooklyn Singer Delights Canal Room Revelers
Brooklyn Singer-Songwriter Rick Cusick and his band ignited SoHos Canal Room during a recent performance. The enthusiastic Friday night crowd was treated to songs from Ricks album East", performed with a distinctly world-music flavor. The special night featured Mark Blackmon from Ricks songwriting project at the Bronx PrYde program performing on congas in his New York City debut.
Response to the show was unabashedly positive from long-time fans and first-time listeners. A terrific set", chimed New Century Bookings Mike McHugh. The band and the entire set were really tight." From the opening song, the story of Michael OBrien", the show combined the best elements of Ricks live performances -- emotional and moving vocals, danceable grooves and rhythms, and inspired improvisation. The show included a medley of songs by Marvin Gaye, and finished with a rousing version of Ride", with the audience singing along with Rick and the band.
Apogee Honors the Traditions of the Perm Ballet School with Twelve Excellence Awards and an International Exchange
The Apogee Foundation is providing three Excellence Awards to Ninel Danilovna Silvanovich and the top two students in her graduating class at the Perm State Ballet School. Ms. Silvanovich's historic teaching career at the Perm School spans more than 50 years, in the course of which she has incorporated and passed on the greatest traditions of ballet's "Russian School".
Ms. Silvanovich received her own training in St. Petersburg under some of the most celebrated instructors in history, including Agrappina Vaganova, who is credited with the invention of the "Russian School". She subsequently began her own teaching career under the direction of the Perm School's founder, Ekaterina Geidenreikh. During the ensuing half century, Ms. Silvanovich has preserved and passed on the greatness of these traditions to hundreds of students and instructors in Perm and throughout Russia.
New Free Educational Web Site, RealEstateInvestmentTv.com, is the Easiest-to-Use Real Estate Learning Tool On the Internet
The number-one source of anxiety for most people today is achieving and maintaining financial security. Nationally acclaimed Real Estate Investment Educator Sandy Shaud’s new free web site, http://www.RealEstateInvestmentTv.com, now educates individuals nationwide on the topic of increasing their net worth through real estate including how to traverse loans, mortgage brokers, buying commercial properties, attorney reviews, contingencies, home inspections, real estate finance, real estate agents, marketing, residential listings, foreclosures, and much more. The new e-zine is distinguished from its competitors by the fact it makes real estate investing easy to understand for everyone by:
Click here to read more…Thralow, Inc. Has Announced Purchase of the Web Site spottingscopes.com
Thralow, Inc., parent firm of http://www.binoculars.com, has announced purchase of the Web site http://www.spottingscopes.com.
The transaction took place Jan. 1. Purchase price was not disclosed.
Daniel Thralow, CEO of Thralow, Inc., said the transaction was in line with the firm’s strategy for increasing its lead in optics retailing, especially over the Internet.
A rapidly growing e-commerce firm, Thralow, Inc., operates 28 specialty Web sites, including not only http://www.Binoculars.com and http://www.SpottingScopes.com, but also http://www.Telescopes.com, http://www.Pans.com, http://www.Peepers.com, http://www.WeatherHunters.com, http://www.SimplyHammocks.com and many others. The company’s product line includes binoculars, telescopes, eyewear, personal weather equipment, cookware and recreational equipment in addition to spotting scopes.
Holiday Equity Does The Math On Search Engine Gaffe
A recent and well-publicized release of user search terms by AOL has been gleaned of its valuable information for resort developers and marketers. David Skinner, president of Holiday Equity, stated, "The list was floating around the Internet if you knew where to look. Because the data doesn’t reveal private information and is publicly available, we decided to do the math."
"The stunning results build upon our T.I.G.E.R. Strategy, and will prove a goldmine for Holiday’s resort partners," said Skinner. "The file contains 19 million queries, though only a small percentage is directed to travel and timeshare. That still leaves a few million to sift through." The T.I.G.E.R. Strategy is Holiday’s integrated approach to Internet marketing for the timeshare industry. "Coincidentally," Skinner added, "we are responding to demand and releasing T.I.G.E.R. on the Internet in streaming media format." Resort developers and timeshare marketing companies can access the video at http://meetholiday.com/tiger/.
About Holiday Equity: A subsidiary of the Seattle-based Holiday Group, Holiday Equity has been serving timeshare owners and resort developers around the world since 1992. For more information about Holiday Equity, the "Trade-In & Trade-Up" company, please contact Holiday's Director of Resort Services, Rick Fernandez, at 1-800-704-0307 ext. 1198, or visit www.meetholiday.com.
TubeMogul Secures Seed Investment from NetService Ventures
TubeMogul, the online video analytics and distribution company, today announced that it has received seed funding from NetService Ventures Group. The funds will be used to advance TubeMogul's rapid growth, expand business development and marketing efforts, and accelerate development of new services for its subscribers.
Founded in 2006 by online video buffs who met while in graduate school at UC Berkeley, TubeMogul's objective from the start has been to empower online video creators, advertisers and the online video industry by providing publishing tools and insightful, easy to interpret analytics.
TubeMogul's services are used by video creators who are sick of wasting hours uploading their work one-by-one, and then tracking each video's performance individually. With TubeMogul, video creators, advertisers and marketers upload videos once and TubeMogul deploys them to as many of the top video sharing sites the creators chooses. TubeMogul's integrated analytics then provide a single source of metrics on where, when, and how often the videos are viewed.
Are Your Customers in Love?
Good business used to be about customer satisfaction," as winners worked hard to understand and meet their customers needs. But keeping your customer satisfied" isnt enough anymore. Customer loyalty today is all about devotion-in a word, love.
Summer Romance or Everlasting Love?
Organizations that manage to attract and nurture a customers love win big. While customers who like you may come back, customers who love you will go out of their way to take care of you and see your business succeed. Organizations famous for attracting customer love can tell you there is no correlation between just satisfying the customer and earning customer devotion," says best-selling author and customer service guru Chip R. Bell. Sometimes great service comes from a single dazzling experience, but pursuing the perpetual dazzlement goal is hardly a sustainable strategy." Getting a customer to love you takes more than dazzling them with the heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, ruby red roses, and cheesy love poems that mark this time of year. Theyve got to be truly in love with you, and dinner and movie doesnt cut it.
REI Begins Strategic Expansion Adventure with geoVues Site Selection Software
geoVue, a leading provider of site selection software, market optimization and other location intelligence solutions for retail, franchise, real estate and other chain operations, announces their recent licensing agreement with Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), a national retail cooperative selling quality outdoor gear and clothing. REI is currently using geoVues iSITE and iPREDICT solutions to analyze and map potential sites, generate custom demographic reports, and evaluate the sales potential of prospective new store locations.
Click here to read more…Primary Care Trust Backs Down Over Decision Not To Provide Life Saving Drug to Single Mother
Single mother of four Elaine Barber (41) has today won her fight to be given the drug Herceptin by her local health authority, North Stoke PCT. This comes just one day after the PCT had refused her the drug for the second time, a decision which had seen Ms Barbour's lawyer's Irwin Mitchell threaten to proceed with the legal action lodged in the High Court for her right to be given the drug.
The legal case and North Stoke PCT's decision also saw them drawn into conflict with the Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt who said that their ruling conflicted with decisions made by other Trusts, and had requested a meeting with the PCT today.
Online Poker Tournament Takes NBC'S Heads-Up Challenge to the Next Level
On the heels of NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Challenge, UltimateBet, http://www.ultimatebet.com, one of the world's largest internet poker sites, is bringing a new head-to-head online poker tournament to the table. It's called the Ultimate Heads Up Challenge. It features a $128,000 prize pool. It features some of poker's biggest names. And if you play your cards right, it will feature you.
Phil Hellmuth, a past champion of NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Challenge, will take a seat in UltimateBet's online poker tournament. Also seated in the event will be poker celebrities Annie Duke, Mark Seif and "The Grinder." UltimateBet is opening up 60 spots for online qualifying players and players can win their $2,000 seat in the tournament online. The Ultimate Heads Up Challenge is broken into brackets with a single elimination basketball style format. If the online poker player wins a match they will advance with the best of six to be named champion.
Spectacular Sedona Hosts Life Transforming Workshop
An ancient practice is enjoying a renaissance in Western culture. Feng Shui (pronounced "fung schway") has its roots in Chinese culture and has been used for centuries by people seeking to improve their lives through the use of color, materials and object placement in order to invite positive energy, or "Chi" into their homes and workplaces.
"In Feng Shui, the primary goal is to create an optimal flow of energy, which will improve all aspects of one's life - relationships, finances, health and career," says Linda Binns, internationally renowned Feng Shui practitioner, author and founder of the Feng Shui Success Institute based in Boise, Idaho. "More and more people are discovering how powerful these principles can be in bringing about real changes."
Bailleaux Enters 20th Year at 1st National Reserve
1st National Reserve announces the anniversary of Sheila Bailleaux's twentieth year as Office Manager. From its early days as a small company, Bailleaux has been taking care of customer service, billing, and meeting a myriad of managerial challenges head-on. She has played an instrumental role in the company's growth, and an even larger role when the company decided to move to their new location to accommodate its spiraling growth. "I started working here when 1st National Reserve was only a small operation on Harrison St. in Beaumont, TX. I have been delighted with the growth and modernization 1st National Reserve has undergone. My job has been exciting and very f E98 ulfilling realizing the success my company has achieved. It is fun knowing you have some power in helping others have a better life," Bailleaux said. Her contribution to the company has been so great that she is among an elite group of only two employees that have receive their "Employee of the year" award.
Click here to read more…Changing Michigan Business Landscape Spurs Marketing and Information Technology Firm Partnership
Eyeing an anticipated surge in the number of small and medium businesses in southeast Michigan, Clarity Quest Marketing and Vision Computer Solutions today announced a business development partnership to better serve companies in Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw counties.
Under terms of the partnership, the two firms will jointly market Clarity Quest's complete line of integrated marketing services -- including internet marketing, public relations, advertising and marketing strategy -- coupled with Vision Computer Solutions' business technology consulting and computer repair services.
Doe Run Peru Completes La Oroya Water Treatment Project
ST. LOUIS (PRWEB) November 30, 2006 – The Doe Run Company’s subsidiary, Doe Run Peru, has inaugurated a third wastewater treatment facility near its La Oroya metals processing complex, which will reduce discharges into the Mantaro River from company housing installations and plant sanitation facilities.
The plant’s opening represents the last of three facilities that make up the Residual Water Treatment Project. The project, finished with an investment of $7.25 million, represents one of nine environmental projects related to Doe Run Peru’s environmental operating agreement (PAMA) with the government of Peru.
Earlier this year the company inaugurated the Chulec water treatment facility and the nearby Huaymanta plant, which has significantly reduced pollutants discharged into the Yauli River, a tributary of the Mantaro.
“For us it is essential that we make good on our agreements, and the completion of this project is further proof of our commitment to Peru and to the people of La Oroya,” said Doe Run Peru President Juan Carlos Huyhua.
The ninth environmental project involves the construction of three sulfuric acid plants, which are expected to bring sulfur dioxide emissions within permissible limits. Earlier this year the Peruvian government approved Doe Run Peru’s request for an extension on its PAMA to allow the company to prioritize the central health issue in the community, exposure to lead, which the sulfuric acid plants do not address.
Patagonia Tour Season Getting Into Full Swing
Bookings for Patagonia tours are starting to increase as the region's most pleasant weather approaches. Justin Laycob, president of Seattle-based Southern Explorations, said, "Unprecedented inquiries about Patagonia tours over the past year have prompted us to double the number of tour itineraries we offer to this remote part of the world. We're anticipating more bookings than ever before."
Among the new Patagonia tours are three that visit the Argentine side, a more affordable route that includes the Perito Moreno glacier, considered one of the continent's three most amazing sites. There's the 10-day Patagonia Highlights Tour that requires only leisurely hiking and offers such wildlife viewing opportunities as walking among the Magellanic penguins. The 12-day Patagonia Hiking Adventure includes some of the region's most famously rigorous and scenic treks. The 11-day Luxury Patagonia Tour visits both Chile and Argentina, on foot, horseback and catamaran. The new 13 Adventure Patagonia tour combines the famed W hike in the Torres del Paine National Park with several days of river rafting on the exciting Futaleufu River.
"Through our Patagonia trips and tour extensions, we aim to offer as wide a variety of activities as possible for a range of fitness levels," Laycob added. "For instance, because family interest has been especially keen, we've designed a Family Patagonia Adventure featuring a relaxed flexible itinerary, child-friendly accommodations and attractions guaranteed to excite travelers, ages five to fifteen."
Coastal Vacations Director Dean Marino Named To Sales Center Training Team As The Largest Worldwide Marketer of The Firm's Travel Products Looks To Boost Sales
Coastal Vacations Director Dean Marino is the latest addition to the Sales Center training team. Marino brings over 25 years of sales management and sales training experience to the table.as the largest worldwide marketer of Coastal Vacations travel products looks to boost sales going into 2006. Marino is well known among the Coastal membership because of his far reaching marketing methods and his seemingly infectious enthusiasm. He has been hosting live, interactive Q&A conference calls for the Coastal Vacations Sales Center since August.
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