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Longest Novel Continues: Nigel Tomm Releases Ninth Volume of "The Blah Story"
Overwhelmingly creative, writer/artist/director Nigel Tomm releases the ninth volume of his novel 'The Blah Story.' Nine volumes of 'The Blah Story' contain 3,277,153 words; 16,220,507 characters (with spaces); 6580 pages. It is the longest novel published in English literature/language.
Nigel Tomm
In his most exclusive novel--'The Blah Story,' Nigel Tomm demolishes the barrier of words and meaning, giving vitality and expressive strength to the pattern of the text. It is a new way of conceiving text that frees the imagination, allowing you to personalize each and every word by your own creativity.
Passion for Life at the Florence Biennale
During the VI edition of the Florence International Biennale of Contemporary Art which took place from 1-9 December 2007, Antoine Gaber presented the latest developments in the Passion for Life programme.
Antoine Gaber, Canadian artist and researcher, is involved in the fight against cancer and is the founder of the Passion for Life programme which amongst other things organises exhibitions all over the world. International artists exhibit their works in prestigious locations with the aim of both getting funds for the research against cancer but also to increase awareness about the illness itself. In every country where the exhibition takes place, the collateral events are organised in collaboration with a local cancer charity or association and the funds raised go directly to them. For example, those raised during the exhibitions in Italy went to the Meyer Foundation and in particular, to the onco-haematology department of the Paediatric Hospital Meyer, Florence. In Mexico, conferences were organised in various universities: Magna University, Universidad UT and the Universidad Anahuac, in the state of Quintana Roo, to specifically raise awareness amongst the students.
The Lavish Pet Announces Line of Gourmet Treats for Cats
handpicked catnip, and 4 other catnip products carry The Lavish Pet brand. The company is expanding high-end offerings in the cat treat market.
As a long time pet lovers, and current caretakers of three cats, we know how difficult it is to find treats they truly love," says VP of Sales & Marketing, Lisa Fleming. Our new 'Fabulous Fish Flakes product is unique in this market. We have found that once our cats had a taste of these large, hand-packed flakes, they continued to crave them."
Fabulous Fish Flakes come in an attractive, silver, zip-lock pouch. The packaging is transparent so the customer is able to see the large tasty flakes. Wouldnt it be nice if we could buy potato chips this way?
New Directory Offers Unique Short Cut to Building Website Link Popularity
Webmasters and website marketers prize incoming links for the traffic they bring, and their value in building a site's search engine presence; the more quality incoming links a website accumulates, the stronger the effects on its search engine rankings.
Niche directories are one of the best sources of these incoming links, but the task of finding appropriate ones is a painstakingly slow one.
Fortunately for site owners, there's now a site that tackles this problem. The IncomingLinks.com "Directory of Directories" catalogues over 500 niche directories that publicly state their willingness to receive new link submissions from relevant sites.
Disclaimers Used to Build National Campaign for LP SmartSide Engineered Siding*
Disclaimers are usually buried in small type at the bottom of a print ad. But Hitchcock Fleming & Associates Inc. (hfa) and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP®) have teamed to make disclaimers the focal point of a new national campaign. In a series of print and Web ads, LP SmartSide® engineered siding will be compared to a key competitive product, fiber-cement siding. The 2006 campaign breaks in January with a number of the leading media that target residential builders.
The ads capitalize on tests that proved such things as the greater strength of LP SmartSide engineered siding vs. fiber-cement siding. With visuals of LP’s engineered lap siding as the backdrop in the ads, typed notes with disclaimer copy are “tacked” to the siding under page-dominant headlines. To make this work creatively, an asterisk in each headline corresponds to an asterisk on each disclaimer.
Whotspot Launches Out-Of-The-Box-Simple “Marina WiFi Kit”
Whotspot, a leading WiFi Hotspot management service, announces its new “Marina WiFi Kit”. Aimed at further simplifying the WiFi hotspot setup process and removing all barriers to entry, the new Whotspot package offers Marina owners a truly plug and play solution.
Marinas can now easily offer their customers the convenience of checking their email, chatting with friends and family, checking the weather, downloading charts, reading their local newspaper or making dinner reservations online from the comfort of their boats.
Zrinity Adds To Email Marketing Best Practices and Email Delivery Case Studies Knowledge Base
Zrinity Inc., a Utica, New York-based email marketing server provider, recently attended the Email Evolution Conference in San Diego, California, adding to the "growing knowledge base of email marketing best practices." The conference began with a schedule that was focused around providing access to actionable ideas and strategies derived from the "evolving methodology behind the email marketing industry." This included tactical and best practices shared for the email deployment manager/coordinator; management and strategy information for the interactive/direct marketing managers and directors; and integration, analytics and the future of email marketing for the marketing executive, advertising lead and CMO.
Click here to read more…Promotional Products Supplier Corvest Announces New Programs
Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, today introduced its new 1-day rush service option, Rapid Response, and a new deep inventory program, Stock Stars. The new programs are among several additional changes to the company's product lines and services, including the introduction of over 300 new items and a variety of new, eco-friendly options the company is introducing for 2009.
According to Bob Conway, CEO of Corvest, "Our team has pulled out all the stops to bring in the most innovative, new products our customers have ever seen. We extensively and continuously study the trends of the industry to ensure that we are providing our customers with the highest-quality products, in the most popular colors, at the most economical prices."
Polstein’s Home Center Prepares For First Major Winter Storm
In order to better serve the community, Polsteins Home Center has pulled winter inventory from its major regional warehouses to better equip its customers for the season’s first major storm. A Brooklyn-based chain of ret ffa ail home centers, Polsteins caters to its surrounding community especially in times of weather-related emergencies.
Its main store, located at 7615 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, services the Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights section as well as New York City and New Jersey counties. It is now fully equipped with all snow removal products, including electric and gas snowthrowers, snow shovels, snow brushes, and ice melt.
Industrial & Caustic Potash Market to Exceed 31.5 Million Metric Tons by 2012, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts
Global consumption of Industrial & Caustic Potash totaled an estimated 28.32 million tons in 2007. Asia-Pacific represents the largest market in terms of consumption for the year 2008, accounting for an estimated 31.8% of global consumption volume. The region is also poised to post the fastest growth rate in terms of consumption over the years 2001 through 2010, at a CAGR of 3.35%. Fertilizers represent the largest end-use segment for Industrial & Caustic potash worldwide, with consumption estimated at 25.12 million tons in 2008.
Click here to read more…First Parental Control & Internet Security Software Designed for Home Broadband Users
NetIntelligence is the worlds first Parental Control and Security software designed for todays broadband technology. Parents will be able to record chat/instant messaging conversations, block sexually explicit or otherwise harmful websites, stop viruses, and monitor computer usage both on and off line.
NetIntelligence Home Broadband Edition is the first user friendly software than includes all these features, and will allow even technical beginners to monitor the time their children spend on the family PC.
2nd Generation nano Leather Cases Now Available at SpeckProducts.com Company Unveils Two Leather Cases
Today Speck Products announced two leather cases for the 2nd Generation nano are now available and ready to ship at www.speckproducts.com. The cases are constructed using the highest quality leather and fine detail stitching. Available in either pink or black, the cases are priced at $34.95. The company plans to follow this announcement with an extended assortment of cases to be unveiled next week.
“We know how passionate Apple fans are – especially about new iPods – so we want the community to know that our Executive and Lady leather cases for the 2nd Gen nano are available and ready to ship!” said Tim Hickman, Senior Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for Speck.
What's Old is New Again -- The Bean Bag Chair is Back
Alliance Marketing Group, Inc. announced today the official launch of its first niche retail site - BeanBagZone.com. As the name implies, it is an online store where you can find a huge selection of bean bag chairs, video rockers and even bean bag dog beds. Amongst its product offerings are name brands such as the Fuf (Foof) chair and the Ambient Lounge designer bean bag.
After years of designing, developing, and optimizing other company's Web sites, Alliance Marketing Group decided it was time to enter the e-commerce world for themselves. "My business partner and I visited China in October of 2006 with Mr. Brad Fallon, a very intelligent and well-known Internet marketer, to learn about importing products from China," said Brian Gardel, VP of Operations for Alliance Marketing Group, Inc. "It was by far the best investment we've ever made. As soon as we returned, we put together an extensive business plan for an online niche retailing company. We are now importing products from China, and overseeing a services division which provides Web Development and Search Engine Marketing, wholesaling, and several other miscellaneous services."
JumpBox Ships 20th Production JumpBox Virtual Appliance
JumpBox, Inc. (www.jumpbox.com), an innovative provider of virtual appliances that greatly simplify server software deployment, today announced that they have grown their library of JumpBoxes based around Open Source software to include six additional applications: Cacti network graphing system, phpBB discussion forums, ProjectPier project management system, TikiWiki content management system, PmWiki wiki software, and MoinMoin wiki software. These additions bring the total number of applications in the JumpBox production library to twenty.
Click here to read more…The Robb Report Collection’s April “Green Machines” Issue Spotlights Luxury Automakers Leading the Transition to Alternative Fuel
Editors at The Robb Report Collection have announced the debut of their first annual “green” issue. April’s “Green Machines” special edition showcases more than 20 luxury concept and consumer cars from some of the auto industry’s biggest names. These select companies are leading the charge in innovating eco-minded fueling technologies.
The featured cars include: Audi Q7 V-12 Turbodiesel Concept, BMW Hydrogen 7, Cyclone Energy Infused H2 Hummer, Lexus LS 600h L, Lotus Exige 265 E, Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec, Tesla Roadster, TLC Icon Biodiesel, Toyota FT-HS concept, Solar Electric Toyota Prius and Chevrolet Sequel.
Northern Storage Suite to Improve Integration with EMC Technology, Extending and Simplifying Storage Resource Management
Northern, global providers of flexible, easy to administer, Windows-based storage resource management software solutions, today announced it has joined the EMC Velocity ISV program, enabling Northern to build solutions integrated with EMC platforms and develop applications that work with EMC technologies. Northern’s participation in the “NAS Specialty” section of the program will facilitate Northern Storage Suite’s interoperability with EMC Celerra IP storage systems.
"EMC and Northern share many customers around the world, which makes it imperative that we develop solutions that easily and transparently integrate,” says Thomas Vernersson, Northern’s president. " Our participation in the EMCVelocity ISV program’s NAS specialty will enhance our existing support for the various EMC platforms and centralize management in Northern Storage Suite. This will enable customers to consolidate storage resource management, simplify the setting of network-wide storage policies and provide deeper and broader insight into the storage environment. In addition to offering expanded support to organizations currently invested in EMC technology, the program will also expand our global customer base and provide us with new business opportunities going forward."
Titan Poker's European Championship Kicks off with Huge Turnout
Avid poker players from around the world joined in the online poker action in the opening event of Titan Poker's 14-day, $4,15 Million Guaranteed European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP III), which kicked off on November 24. A total of 1,420 players participated in the opening No Limit Hold'em Tournament, with player IamBetterThanThou taking first prize of $59,640 and the coveted ECOOP bracelet.
Total prize money at the tournament was $284,000, well above the $250,000 guaranteed by Titan Poker and the iPoker Network.
Jokari® Announces New Look
Today Jokari announced that it will phase out its Home SenseTM and Innovative Solutions® sub-brands and will reintroduce the brand as one complete line under the moniker Jokari. The new branding includes vibrant eye catching red and yellow packaging and plans to introduce over 20 new products in 2008.
Previously Jokari's line was segmented into sub-brands making it difficult for brand recognition. The new direction Jokari is taking in 2008 will bring these sub-brands together and create one complete offering. "We believe this rebranding will establish Jokari as the true innovator behind all of our unique products that have appealed to so many consumers for the last 33 years," said Jim Smith, Director of Product Development for Jokari.
Orthocrat Announces 50th Installation in 2005, Eleven Sites Select TraumaCad for Digital Orthopedic Planning
Eleven hospitals and clinics have selected Orthocrat’s TraumaCad to provide advanced orthopedic planning and templating, bringing to 50 the total number of new installations this year. The new sites chose TraumaCad for its advanced functionality, Web-driven, thin-client architecture, and ability to integrate seamlessly with a PACS or dedicated orthopedic management software.
The recent TraumaCad installations include:
· Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, AL, with integration to an Eclipses PACS
Book 'Spiriting Around' Gives Head Start on Success
Each of us depends on ourselves to succeed in life, to create our survival, and to inspire the dreams in our imagination. That's life. That's a soul's job. Everyone has to do it and, fortunately, everyone has the talent to do it. It's an amazing system of limitless opportunities and each of us has to find a simple path through it that makes sense to us in a controllable way. And the funny thing about depending on ourselves to succeed in life is that everyone needs help. The good news is that people have been doing this for a long time and have developed dependable systems with rules people respect that any person can embrace as their first opportunity.
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