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Freedom Builders Supports Public Broadcasting by Raising Pledge Contributions For Live Event Featuring Donald Trump, Anthony Robbins and Robert Kiyosaki
Can You Handle It? Or is Heaven Too Hot for You?
The underbelly of society is a dark and dangerous, but also fascinating place. Heaven, the new novel by exciting new up and coming talent Alistair Canlin, plunges you headlong into the seedy world of crooked police, pimps and lap dancing clubs. A world where the lines between business and pleasure, love and revenge become blurred. A must read novel that bristles with action throughout, taking the reader on a roller coaster ride of emotions, from the pit of despair to the heights of ecstasy.
The questions are simple on entering Heaven.
Industry Insiders Discuss 'The Future of Teen Magazines' at First Ypulse NYC Teen Media Mashup
With once popular teen magazines like YM, Elle Girl and Teen People going out of print, everyone is attempting to read the tea leaves to divine what the future of teen magazines will be. Have teens abandoned print magazines for MySpace and YouTube? What are teen magazines like Teen Vogue and Seventeen doing to reach teens online?
Ypulse.com, the award-winning blog that has been providing daily news & commentary on generation Y for media and marketing professionals since May of 2004, will host a roundtable discussion on "The Future of Teen Magazines" at the first Ypulse Teen Media Mashup on November 8, 2006 in New York City. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and the roundtable discussion will kick off at 8 p.m. The event is being sponsored by Mr. Youth (www.MrYouth.com), a leading youth marketing services firm.
Major Way Fires Up Da BackWudz With ATL Heat
When producers Milwaukee Black, Phil Banks, and Boysie formed Major Way Entertainment, they brought together years of studio experience and a fresh perspective on music. The trio has been blazing new trails with their blend of classic Southern style and futuristic club vibes. With a discography that includes work for the likes of 8ball & MJG and Pastor Troy, veteran producer Milwaukee Black is leading his team to the next level of notoriety.
Atlanta duo Da BackWudz signed on with Major Way in 2004 to begin recording their debut album. The group was picked up by the legendary Rowdy Records label, who later secured distribution through Universal Records. The lead single "You Gonna Luv Me", is sprinkled with a Jennifer Holiday sample over Milwaukee Black's thumping, bass-laden production. The song was a top hit with both MTV and BET over the summer, and now Milwaukee Black's remixes featuring Nas and Slim Thug are becoming even more popular with radio across the country. You can download both the Crunk and East Coast versions of the "You Gonna Luv Me" remix at www.tygereye.net/majorway
Da BackWudz' album, Wood Work, will be released in January 2006, followed by a new series of projects from Major Way. Milwaukee Black will give fans a taste of his musical repertoire with his own album entitled Imperial Kush: The King Of The Beats. The project promises to be the down-South equivalent of Dr. Dre's classic Chronic LP. Major Way artists Caz Clay, GP Mafia and Dope Boy Dinky will follow, and they will round out things with R&B sensations Jhad and Lil Bud.
For full bio and more information on Major Way Entertainment, go to www.tygereye.net/majorway
The Power of Blogging for Business: Easy, Affordable and Effective
The Corporate blog has emerged as one of the most effective communications platforms for businesses of all kinds to bypass the traditional media gatekeepers to tell unique and compelling stories directly to the market, according to online thought leadership strategist and viral marketing expert David Meerman Scott.
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"Blogs also allow you to take online thought leadership content in different directions that will appeal to specific target markets without negatively impacting the strategy and content of your primary Web site," Scott says. "As a way to experiment, to test new ideas, or to reach narrow niche markets, smart marketers use highly focused blogs. If your experiment fails, you can simply shut down the blog with little or no negative effect on your main site."
Mall Networks Named a Red Herring 100 Award Finalist
Red Herring today announced that Mall Networks, the leading provider of merchant-funded loyalty shopping solutions, was a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in North America. Mall Networks has been selected as a finalist for the 2nd year in a row.
The Red Herring editorial board diligently surveyed the entrepreneurial scene throughout the North American region and identified the top 200 out of more than 800 closely evaluated companies that are leading the next wave of innovation.
Negotiation Newsletter Reveals the Proven Tactic to Turn Your Adversary into Your Advocate During a Dispute
Can you turn a foe into a friend in order to win a dispute? The article "Turn Your Adversary into Your Advocate," is a must-read feature in the June issue of Negotiation, the monthly newsletter that offers powerful negotiating tools and techniques developed by Harvard University faculty and editors from the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. If the concept sounds farfetched, the article examines a particular tactic that has been proven to work in all types of disputes: Ask for advice.
Click here to read more…Social Media Experts Gather in Richmond, VA for New Media Seminar
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and so on, and so on. It's all over the news, but as a business owner or marketer, you have questions. Luckily, Madison+Main and several other companies are teaming up to bring the New Media Seminar series to Richmond March 10th and 11th at Holiday Inn Select Koger Center.
"On Facebook, people make 'friends.' On LinkedIn, they make 'connections.' On Twitter, they're called 'followers,'" notes nationally recognized new media expert Dave Saunders, President & Chief Idea Officer at Madison+Main. "Companies are jumping on the social media bandwagon and they have no idea how to turn all of these people into customers. Social media can help turn people into screaming, raving customers that are loyal to your brand and ready to buy your product."
DayTimers 2006 New Year's Resolution Survey Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation
More than 80% of U.S. adults, 18 years and older, have made and kept one or more New Year's resolutions in the past five years, according to a telephone study conducted by Opinion Research Corporation and sponsored by DayTimers, Inc. in December 2006. Fifteen percent of U.S. adults do not make resolutions.
Respondents successfully achieved New Year's resolutions in three broad categories: health-related resolutions, finance-related resolutions, and time management and work/life balance-related resolutions.
Institutional Investor Releases Ranking of the Top 300 Money Management Firms
Assets under management at America's 300 biggest money managers, the II 300, grew 16.9 percent last year, to $31.1 trillion, according to the latest annual survey by Institutional Investor magazine.
Last year's growth rate was nearly double that of 2005 and marks an increase of two-thirds from five years ago, when the II 300 managed $18.6 trillion. The smallest firm on the list, New York hedge fund manager Eton Park, reported assets of $6.3 billion, an entry hurdle that is $1.1 billion higher than in 2005.
PolicyTech's Policy and Procedure Management Software Awarded the American Hospital Association Exclusive Endorsement
PolicyTech™ announced today that it has received exclusive endorsement from the American Hospital Association (AHA) for its Policy & Procedure Manager™, a software system which allows a hospital to effectively coordinate and manage all of the policies and procedures which are instituted throughout the organization.
AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards the AHA endorsement to products and services that help member hospitals and healthcare organizations across the United States achieve organizational excellence. The AHA selected Policy Tech's Policy & Procedure Management Software System for this exclusive endorsement based on their healthcare specific knowledge and ability to automate the process of maintaining all policies and procedures.
Colorado Dude Ranch Offers Summer Discounts of Up to 40 Percent
Ahhh, summer at last. Relaxation, reading, barbecues, vacation. Rising fuel prices, food costs, and housing worries.
Maybe there are reasons why the average American will take only 11 of his or her already meager 14 vacation days this year, giving back a collective total of more than 360 million vacation days. Yet despite these statistics, Americans do see the value in vacation, with more than one-third (39 percent) reporting they feel more productive and better about their job upon returning from vacation and 52 percent claiming to feel rested, rejuvenated and reconnected to their personal life.
Twelve Horses Launches New Product: Multi-Channel Digital Ticketing Software Competes on Price and Features
If you have ever purchased online tickets to a concert or an event, you probably know the providers that dominate the digital ticketing industry. Many businesses relying on these ticketing systems to conduct online transactions find these platforms to be light on features and flexibility, but heavy on expensive contracts and additional fees. Twelve Horses, an integrated online marketing and messaging company, combined years of multi-channel marketing and web technology experience to introduce to the marketplace new ticketing software designed for the entire organization.
Click here to read more…MedRetreat and Cinergy Health Team Up to Offer Overseas Medical Tourism Programs
Today, two American companies, MedRetreat and Cinergy Health, have announced plans to launch a combined effort offering North American consumers overseas medical tourism programs. MedRetreat and Cinergy have agreed that this new cooperative effort will help the vast majority of uninsured and underinsured Americans receive high quality healthcare abroad at a 50 percent - 80 percent savings from here in the U.S.
"We're excited to have the opportunity to assist Cinergy Health members to receive healthcare abroad," says Patrick Marsek, Managing Director of MedRetreat. "Over the past several months, we have been providing Cinergy with the necessary information to understand our proven medical tourism model. They've agreed that our experience and expertise is a very safe and viable opportunity for their members to receive quality healthcare at affordable prices outside of the U.S."
Steve Trattner, Chief Marketing Officer of Cinergy Health, remarks, "As MedRetreat has been offering medical tourism services for three years now, we believe they are best positioned to facilitate our members in a safe and affordable fashion. The success of our affiliation is imminent. In combination with our discounted healthcare opportunities here in the U.S., MedRetreat can provide excellent healthcare facilitation services within their competent network of hospitals and physicians abroad. This combined service allows our members to stay in the U.S. for lower cost healthcare issues, and travel abroad for higher priced surgeries. It's a winning combination for the American healthcare consumer."
Being the first affiliation of this type in the U.S., Cinergy and MedRetreat will pave the way for future types of medical savings programs offered off shore.
Pop's & Gran's Gifts Features Medieval Fantasy Decor Special
www.PopsGransGifts.net is currently offering a special on their fantastic Medieval Décor items, featuring a variety of mystically-themed bookends, oil burners, clocks and other décor items. Everything from their ornate dragon pedestal table to their dragon wall mirror and candle holder is being spotlit, featured at a super-low price.
www.PopsGransGifts.net recently opened as the store of Clyde Pugh, who has a great deal of experience with gift items. "I had sold for a wholesale company with gifts and figurines, and I decided that after nine and a half years I'd had enough and wanted to stay home, so I decided to try an Internet business," explains Clyde, who opened the vast variety store last December. "I felt that I had an idea of what might be interesting for people to buy, and I felt comfortable doing it because I have some knowledge I can share with to other people."
DAISY Consortium's Collaboration with Microsoft Corporation Yields New Tools for Production and Playback of Accessible Multimedia
The DAISY Consortium and Microsoft Corporation announce the latest release of Save as DAISY, a free, open source add-in for Microsoft Office Word. With the integration of DAISY Pipeline Lite, Save as DAISY add-in Version 2 produces a full DAISY multimedia publication with synchronized text and MP3 audio, enabling users to transform Word documents into accessible multimedia formats for people unable to read print due to a visual, physical, perceptual, developmental, cognitive, or learning disability. Michael Hingson, the President of The Hingson Group believes that the "DAISY navigation system is one of the most significant developments to be made available since the development of Braille. DAISY allows people who are blind to move around recorded and electronic documents easily and seamlessly in a way so far only available to sighted readers."
Click here to read more…Slowing Economy Leads to Expansion in Learning Other Languages, Announces International House
There is at least one silver lining in the current dark economic clouds. People are going back to school for retraining and upgrading in record numbers. And what they are choosing to study may surprise you.
"Learning another language has always been more valued in immigrant communities," says Jasper Saggu, head of the Modern Languages Department at International House, Vancouver. "We have always had people who want their children to have the best of both worlds, but what we are seeing now is a real surge in learning other languages."
Sales of Personalized Pet Tags & Custom Military ID Dog Tags Booming in Columbus, NE
CAS Enterprises, Inc. announced that it has been experiencing phenomenal growth with its new line of Personalized Custom Dog Tags on TheAwristocrat.com, its flagship promotional products website. In addition, they have been forced to quadruple their production capacity just to keep up with the combined influx of orders between the new Military ID Pet Tags and Small & RUSH! Orders of Custom Silicone Bracelets. Both of these product lines are fully customized within the United States (USA) and shipped from the CAS Enterprises, Inc. warehouse, which is located in Columbus, NE.
Click here to read more…Manzetti Announces Latest Range of Gentlemen's Ties
A new collection of Italian hand made ties, combining modern elegance and high quality silks, under the 'MANZETTI' brand name, is announced for release at the beginning of September. These ties, available through leading fashion agents, will be found only in exclusive men's boutiques, in major European cities.
Commeting on the launch, Mr Luiz Silva, CEO of the business involving the new collection said:
"Our distinctive designs combined with the finest silk materials, in our previews are proving a great success, with men who care about their grooming and appearance. With Peter Shingleton, our managing director, we are making a substantial investment with the production of this outstanding collection. We are confident we are in tune with the 'Zeitgeist' of what men like to see in their fashion choices."
HSA Clearing Corp Launches HSA Financial
To help financial institutions get more out of their health savings account programs, HSA Clearing Corp, the leading Health Savings Account/HSA setup provider for banks and credit unions nationwide, and brokersXpress®, have announced an agreement to offer HSA Financial, a turn-key HSA brokerage solution. HSA Financial is available to those banks and credit unions that wish to offer stock, mutual funds and options brokerage capabilities within HSAs.
"Our turn-key HSA setup program for banks and credit unions just got even better with the addition of brokerage capabilities through HSA Financial," said Tim Morales, of HSA Clearing Corp. "For financial institutions that wish to provide investment options to their HSA customers, they now have access to top-ranked discount online brokerage services using HSA Financial."
Freedom Builders Supports Public Broadcasting by Raising Pledge Contributions For Live Event Featuring Donald Trump, Anthony Robbins and Robert Kiyosaki
Ann Preston, Founder and CEO of Freedom Builders http://www.FreedomBuildersInc.com supports Public Broadcasting (PBA 30) by raising pledge contributions for “The Rich Dad’s Guide to Wealth Expo” featuring Donald Trump, Anthony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki and George Foreman. The Expo, expected to draw in tens of thousands of attendees, will feature live presentations from the most sought after speakers in the world. While specifically targeted toward real estate investing, many are attending just to see legends Donald Trump, Tony Robbins and Robert Kiyosaki, who will speak live at the event. The two day Wealth Expo will take place in Atlanta May 6th and May 7th at The Georgia World Congress Center.
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