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Mabel McCallum Shines God's Light Into Places of Darkness Few Have Ever Experienced
Holy Fire Publishing Releases Born Again Not to Struggle Again (Paperback, US$12.99, ISBN# 1-933899-27-1). Mabel McCallum, 41, shines God's light into places of darkness few have ever experienced.
McCallum's experiences with evil forces began early in her life in Zimbabwe where her family indulged in ancestor worship, which was commonplace, even among those who called themselves Christians. In order to resolve problems within a community, many people sought the advice of witch doctors for their spiritual problems. Throughout their history, people of Zimbabwe and other African communities, turned to witch doctors for any problem that afflicted them.
KlezKanada: A Marriage of Music, Culture and Friendship for Talented Individuals or Simply Serious Aficionados
For nine years, Quebecs Laurentian mountains have been the site of a celebration of music, Jewish culture and friendship; the ultimate Klezmer festival. KlezKanada, which showcases some of the finest Klezmer musicians from around the world, takes place every August in the beautiful country retreat of Camp BNai Brith.
This year, however, the blessed union has taken on a new dimension, certainly one of life imitating art. Montreals Jason Rosenblatt, hailing from a family of musicians, and Philadelphia trombonist Rachel Lemisch, who became acquainted as scholarship kids" at the 1999 KlezKanada, will be married in Montreal Sunday, August 22, the day before KlezKanadas ninth incarnation officially kicks off. The couple will be honeymooning at the festival, where both are on this years faculty.
Hoffman Group, Inc., and Sun Trust Mortgage, Inc., Announce Formation of Cool Mortgage, L.L.C.
“The primary factor driving our decision to partner with SunTrust Mortgage forming a mortgage company is so we can integrate systems and take customer service to the next level,” Hoffman said. Cool Mortgage will give our customers the opportunity to receive the service they deserve.”
Cool Mortgage is located at 1304 Professional Drive, Suite B, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577. Todd Jemison, Meredith Gibson and Gary Hager, the company’s initial mortgage specialists, have access to many loan programs and can tailor fit a loan for most purchase requirements. Additional mortgage specialists will be joining Cool Mortgage in the coming months.
12 Months of Free Advice to Start a Business - in 5 Minutes
www.toolkit.com - It takes a lifetime for many individuals to learn the secrets to starting a business and of being a successful entrepreneur. For others, it might take as little as five minutes, with some help from the host of the Business Owner's Toolkit radio show.
Troy Janisch, host of the nationally-syndicated Business Owner's Toolkit radio show, recently gathered advice from business owners and business experts to share a free, five-minute audio track offering business advice to entrepreneurs. The track, entitled 'Incorporate Your Dream,' gathers some of the best advice shared on the radio show during 2008, and challenges would-be entrepreneurs to overcome hesitations to pursue their dream of owning a business, and incorporate their dream. Listen to the audio track online by visiting http://www.toolkit.com/radioshow.aspx and click on "Listen Online Now" and "(Everybody's Free to) Incorporate Your Dream".
Sales Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty
According to Ram Charan, in his best selling book, LEADERSHIP IN THE ERA OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, "A key part of your comprehensive plan is the determination of which customers to keep. Even in a downturn, not every customer is worth having."
Award winning author Jeff Koser says, "Boards and CEOs must gain "first hand" knowledge of their best customers and top sales prospects. Your existing customers and top sales prospects are hurting. They will be looking to eliminate, reduce or consolidate spend. If you rely on your VP(s) of sales for this information you are not properly managing during these record breaking financial times."
Doe Run Peru Reduces Employee Blood Lead Levels by More than 30 Percent
The Doe Run Company today announced that its subsidiary, Doe Run Peru, has reported significant improvements in the blood lead levels of its employees at the La Oroya Metallurgical Complex. Doe Run Peru has reduced blood lead levels in exposed workers to 33.59 micrograms per 100 milliliters of blood (ug/100ml), down more than 30 percent from measurements taken when the company arrived in 1997, then at 51.1 ug/100ml. The Doe Run Company marked its eight-year anniversary of purchasing the complex on Oct. 23.
Click here to read more…Management Companies, HOAs and Community Associations Find Relief from FCC's OTARD Rule by Using Commdeck Systems
A "dish re-mount project" that took place during the fall of 2006 in Minneapolis, MN triggered the start of something big for many of the management companies that were simply fed-up in dealing with damaging installations. The pilot project was done in Heritage Square, a town home development built by K. Hovnanian Homes and managed by a company called Community Development. The project went well, so well that Community Development along with several other large management companies are now mandating the use of Commdeck on all of their managed properties.
Click here to read more…More than 47,000 Senior HR Jobs Now Available Through RiseSmart's Human-Powered "Job Concierge" Service
RiseSmart, the $100K+ jobs site featuring trained HR professionals who match jobs with members, announced that the RiseSmart Concierge team is currently searching a pool of more than 47,000 HR jobs on behalf of its members. These include director, vice president and senior vice president positions.
"We have more $100K+ and senior-level jobs than any other job site - well over a million open positions, including more than 47,000 human resources jobs," said Sanjay Sathe, founder and chief executive officer of RiseSmart. "And the best part is, our members don't have to spend their time searching through all these jobs, because our RiseSmart Concierge team does it for them."
BBK Welcomes New Corporate Finance and Operations Management Hires
BBK, an international business advisory firm providing financial, strategic and operations management services to its clients worldwide, has announced the hiring of Pierre Benoit as Managing Director in New York and 10 other new employees. The new hires include Steven Abbott and Richard Leal as Senior Directors in Southfield; Ulrich Koch as Director of BBK Ratings in Frankfurt; James Tyson as Director in Southfield; Mark Bateman, James Downes, Payman Mahjoory and James Street as managers in Southfield; and Steven Sadowski as an Associate in Southfield.
Benoit, a specialist in corporate finance, joins the firm as a Managing Director with extensive expertise in the retail, real estate and natural resource industries. He was most recently the executive vice president of a boutique financial advisory firm and has spent the last 30 years of his professional career as a senior corporate executive, an advisor to corporations experiencing financial or operational challenges, or as a financial and strategic advisor to senior secured creditors and noteholders.
“With his experience and deep knowledge in restructuring and bankruptcy, Pierre will be a tremendous asset to BBK and instrumental in broadening our client base,” said William A. Wexler, Managing Director and Corporate Advisory Group Lead.
Joining BBK as a Senior Director in the Operations Advisory Group, Abbott previously owned and operated 3P Enterprise LLC, a consulting firm focused on small business start-ups. Prior to 3P, he had a long, successful career with General Motors, holding global positions such as Director of Asia Pacific Supply Operations in Melbourne, Australia, Director of PMO Global Volume Planning, manager of supplier capacity management for Adam Opel AG in Frankfurt, Germany, and manager of North American Manufacturing Planning.
Leal also joins BBK’s operations group as a Se 1000 nior Director, with more than 35 years of operations management experience. He was most recently Vice President of International Operations at Harbour Consulting, where his achievements included improving productivity by 10 percent at a client’s German plant; due diligence for acquisition of a French-German plant; and, developing plans for the growth of a client’s operations in China and Asia Pacific.
As Director of BBK Ratings in BBK’s Frankfurt office, Koch will be working with BBK Ratings’ Europe model, the firm’s proprietary, statistically proven, web-based model that assigns the risk of supplier financial distress, allowing clients to proactively monitor the health of their supply bases and protect their production. Koch previously was Head of the Sales Department for Prof. Dr. Schneck Rating GmbH, where most of his clients were German-based automotive OEM and Tier One suppliers.
As a Director at BBK, Tyson specializes in advising organizations with international operations on matters of corporate strategy, operational efficiency, project management, brand development and risk management. He most recently was Managing Principal at Atlantic Ridge Consulting and worked with clients in Belgium, France, Spain and Bulgaria on matters as varied as acquisition due diligence and product re-sourcing to Eastern Europe.
Bateman joins BBK as a manager in the Operations Advisory Group with more than 13 years of operations management experience with a proven ability to bring "order to chaos" within both troubled suppliers and turnaround practices. He started his career with General Motors and has held positions ranging from Quality Engineer, General Foreman, Materials Management and Executive Management both within and supporting OEM automotive environments.
With more than 23 years of experience, specializing in automotive, consumer goods, and retail, Downes joins BBK as a manager. He most recently was the CEO of imX Solutions, Inc., a Michigan based technology start-up company focused on establishing a more secure payment mechanism for Internet shopping, including customers such as Ford, Borders Books, Callaway Golf, the Ultimate Shopping Network and the San Diego Chargers.
Mahjoory is a manager and corporate finance specialist at BBK and brings his demonstrated success in financial cost recovery, buy/lease analysis, global consolidation, continuous engineering product improvement and manufacturing product launches. Prior to BBK, he was the performance planning and analysis manager at Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida, a leading owner and operator of short line and freight line railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Bolivia.
Street comes to BBK as a manager with extensive automotive industry experience. He worked at Ford Motor Company for over 10 years and most recently as finance manager of 2007 UAW Negotiations, where he led the coordination of three-company data and analysis to ensure alignment among Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler on the key economic negotiation first offers and proposed settlement positions.
As an Associate, Sadowski is an experienced financial professional with more than 15 years in corporate finance at large, world-class international organizations. He previously worked for Visteon Corporation as a manager in corporate business strategy, where he successfully provided financial analysis in support of sell-side preparations of plants being sold; coordinated due diligence efforts; and, recommended strategic opportunities for plants and businesses being sold.
New Product Launch, CHI LIVE Looking to Change the Way Employers and Employees View and Experience Employee-Opinion Based Organizational Assessments
Invoke Solutions, a leading innovator of real-time, interactive research technologies, and EMERGE International, a consultancy firm specializing in organizational assessments and cultural transformation, have partnered to deliver a new assessment tool to businesses nationwide for measuring the health of their organization’s culture. The product, called CHI LIVE, leverages Invoke’s real-time researching platform and EMERGE International’s proven Cultural Health Indicator™ (CHI) methodology to deliver actionable insights about an organization’s cultural health.
Click here to read more…LeadPoint Taps Autobytel's Steve Lind To Launch Auto Category
LeadPoint Inc. today announced that Stephen Lind has joined the company as Vice President, Strategic Accounts to head the company’s upcoming automotive category, build key strategic relationships and launch related categories. Mr. Lind reports to LeadPoint CEO Marc Diana.
Previously Mr. Lind served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Account Development at Autobytel where he oversaw the company’s sales and development efforts with automotive manufacturers and the top 25 largest dealer groups. He was also General Manager of RPM, one of the company’s CRM businesses. In 2001, Lind started Autobytel’s wholesale leads business and grew it to over 1.2MM leads in 2005, helping OEMs and large dealer groups effectively market to online car shoppers.
“We are excited about Steve helping LeadPoint revolutionize the automotive leads space the way the company has in consumer lending categories,” said Diana. “Soon dealers and automotive OEM’s will have the efficiencies, control and targeting abilities they currently don’t have with existing automotive lead programs.”
NCEE Distributes Virtual Economics® CD-ROM to Every School District in the U.S.
The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE, www.ncee.net) today announced the shipment of over 14,000 Virtual Economics 3.0 CD-ROM's to every school district in the country. Through funding provided by the U.S. Department of Education, the NCEE is providing every school district with one complimentary copy of Virtual Economics as part of the No Child Left Behind "Excellence in Economic Education" program. The CD-ROM's will be addressed to district-level curriculum directors or superintendents.
Click here to read more…Apocket Bleu To Perform at one of Jersey's Favorite Hot Spots for Locals
On Saturday November 10th, Apocket Bleu will perform from 9:30 until 11:30 PM at a favorite hot spot among locals, Drazil at 6666 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township. Drazil is the only organic restaurant in all of Atlantic County and is a favorite of locals for both its food and its support of local talent. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door and may be purchased in advance by calling (609) 926-3195.
Apocket Bleu is comprised of four young men including former Bleak City band mates Paul LoPresti (keys, vocals) and Alexander "Sandy" Eldred (bass, vocals), along with Ryan Schugar (guitar, drums and vocals), and Jon Zoerb (drums, vocals). They will rock the house with their original songs and some well-known covers. The band members draw from a variety of genres to craft a unique sound not heard from other bands their age. Hailing from the greater Atlantic City area, they have enjoyed rising success with their jazz and classical infused original rock tunes. They are highly talented and knowledgeable musicians with tremendous collective playing experience given their youth. The result is a sophisticated sound with rich instrumentals and unique sounding vocals.
Hair Direct Introducing Simple and Affordable Hair Replacement Solutions
Men and women looking for an alternative to overpriced retail hair replacement systems now have an affordable, easy and convenient way to get custom fitted hair systems. Hair Direct (www.hairdirect.com), a custom mail order hair replacement company, is introducing this latest hair replacement breakthrough. Hair Direct provides hair wearers the ability to obtain high quality hair replacement systems from the comfort of their own home. Appointments and contracts are no longer necessary; Hair Direct delivers custom made natural and undetectable hair replacement systems right to the door.
Click here to read more…One Minute Manicure, Creative Tools Now Available at Discounted Skin and Hair Care Salon Products Website
If youre looking for salon-quality skincare and haircare products, you may want to check out the One Minute Manicure and Creative Tools at www.saveonsalonproducts.com.
"These products are normally available to consumers only from professional hairdressers and we just began offering them January 1," said Stephen Allen, company marketing director.
"The One Minute Manicure spa treatment for hands, body and feet exfoliates, reconditions, and moisturizes the skin with a blend of essential oils and triple milled Dead Sea Mineral Salts," he said. Its product line includes:
Crisis in Aging: More Seniors, Fewer Workers Threaten the Ability of Connecticut's Seniors to Stay Home
A crisis in aging, fueled by increasing numbers of seniors and a decreasing work force, threatens the capacity of the state to meet the demand for long-term care needs of Connecticut older adults including their opportunity to remain at home, according to Home Instead Senior Care officials interviewed.
"Aging in itself is not a crisis, but the combination of growing numbers of older adults and declining numbers in the working age population will exacerbate an existing crisis in the ability to provide needed care, and to give people appropriate choices in how they receive that care," said Noreen Shugrue, JD, MBA from the University of Connecticut Health Center. Shugrue was part of a research team that drafted the June 2007 Connecticut Long-Term Care Needs Assessment, a project funded by the Connecticut Legislature.
Challenging the Housing Market with New Ideas, The Linda Dano Home Collection Returns to QVC
Emmy Award-winning actress, talk-show host, designer and author Linda Dano is scheduled to return to QVC® on Friday, June 6 from 9-10 AM (ET) to unveil the latest additions to the Linda Dano Home Collection.
Linda Dano
With a commitment to leaving no home void of great design ideas, Dano will showcase a variety of home accessories that she says will meet the challenges of today's c 00004000 omplicated housing market.
"From coast to coast, people are preparing their homes. Some are 'staging' their homes to help sell in a competitive buyers' market while others are redecorating their existing spaces. Many people have just moved into a new home and are on a tight budget. We have inventive solutions that meet all of these challenges to help design on a budget with practical elegance," says Dano.
Jackson Systems, LLC Launches the Zone Control Blog
Jackson Systems, LLC, an Indiana-based, award-winning HVAC manufacturer and wholesaler, announces the launch of the Zone Control Blog at www.zonecontrolblog.com. This blog provides zone control tips and news geared toward the HVAC contractor with topics ranging from growing your business with zone control to new products in the industry.
"We are excited to be the leader in this growing technology and know it will help HVAC contractors who subscribe to the blog grow their business in zone control," said Tom Jackson, C.E.O. of Jackson Systems. "We keep up with the trends, events and news within the industry and share it with HVAC contractors. We hope this blog will serve as a major resource for all things zoning."
All Inclusive Outlet Takes Center Stage at the 2007 SuperStar Travel Awards
The sounds of excited chatter and camera shutters created an energetic buzz as travel professionals gathered to celebrate one of the Caribbean's most anticipated awards ceremonies, the SuperClubs annual SuperStar Awards. A grand gala dinner and Caribbean cocktail party were just a prelude to the main event, where SuperClubs honored its most outstanding travel partners.
Caribbean Tours and Cruises, which operates Allinclusiveoutlet.com, returned in 2007 to solidify itself as the number one producer for retail sales in the U.S. for the second year in a row. The coveted, Outstanding Overall Production Award was presented to the owner of All Inclusive Outlet, Tom Carr, who added it to a growing collection of travel awards earned throughout 10 years of service in the Caribbean travel industry.
Pleasant Holidays Features Starwood Hawaii Hotels & Resorts on New Honeymoon Registry
Pleasant Holidays, in a joint venture with Starwood Hawaii Hotels & Resorts, announces the launching of an online honeymoon gift registry service powered by TheBigDay.com where Starwood Hawaii is the featured supplier. Wedding couples choosing Starwood Hawaii properties for their honeymoon will be provided with a "registry wizard" that will allow them to create a honeymoon registry where the items on the gift registry are the activities and experiences the couple will enjoy while on their honeymoon at the Starwood property where they will be staying. Wedding guests then have the opportunity to purchase a honeymoon experience as a wedding gift that the lucky couple will remember forever. Couples are notified of gifts bought from their registry by email and (optionally) also via text messages sent to their cell phones.
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