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CD Earth expands Greatest Solitaire & Mahjongg Games CD
CD Earth LLC, is excited to announce the release of 1001 Greatest Solitaire & Mahjongg Games, now available for Windows PC and Mac OSX.
CDEarth 1001 Greatest Solitaire
What used to be a favorite past time for lonely cowboys has become an obsession for computer users everywhere. This new CDEarth CD includes classic Solitaire games like Aces Up, Baker's Game, Canfield, FreeCell, Forty Thieves, Golf, Klondike, Pyramid, Scorpion, Spider, and Yukon plus special games like Ganjifa, Hanafuda, Streets and Alleys, Castles in Spain, Blue Moon, Beleaguered Castle, Tarok, Three Pirates, Tipati, Tower of Hanoy, Waterfall and Zodiak.
Blast Companies Adds to Staff to Strengthen Company Presence in Healthcare Industry
Blast Companies in O'Fallon, MO has welcomed Tanalyn Dollar to its account service team. The firm hired Dollar to convey to current and prospective clients how Blast Companies can bring a fresh approach to marketing through its cutting-edge technology in voice broadcasting, e-mail marketing, interactive voice response and mobile messaging. As senior engagement manager, Dollar will focus primarily on the company's new business efforts in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
With 15 years of experience in sales, marketing and business consulting, Dollar has worked closely with cross-functional teams at Fortune 500 companies and incubators. She holds degrees in media communications and a masters in management from Webster University, and is pursuing project management professional (PMP) certification.
Corporate Leader Finds Young CEOs Firmly In Charge
In the new issue of Corporate Leader, on sale Tuesday, April 22, the magazine releases its first "40 Under 40 List" - providing profiles of 40 young CEOs who are helming large American corporations.
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"These are brands that Americans interact with every day," says Corporate Leader editor Abby Ellin. "They are being led by some of the most talented chief executives regardless of age. Each of these companies has shown terrific growth within its sector while delivering handsomely for shareholders."
Content Management and Web 2.0 Played Key Role in Winning White House
According to this month’s cover story in Infonomics magazine (http://www.infonomicsmag.com), the Obama for America campaign was not just an extremely successful on-line political campaign, it was arguably one of the most successful Web 2.0 deployments to date.
BARACK OBAMA: How Content Management and Web 2.0 Helped Win the White House - The Untold, Inside Story
"Barack Obama understood that since the last open presidential election in 2000, the technological revolution that has changed every aspect of American life had fundamentally realigned the power dynamic in politics as well," notes Washingtonian editor Garrett Graff and author of The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web and the Race for the White House. "So while Hillary Clinton and John McCain set out to run the last campaign all over again, Obama forged ahead and ran the first campaign of the 21st Century."
Stirling Properties Announces Newly Confirmed Tenants For Stirling Lafayette Shopping Center
Stirling Properties is pleased to announce additional confirmed tenants for the Stirling Lafayette Shopping Center. This 450,000 +square foot development will feature top national retailers that will offer discount, entertainment, and lifestyle components. Opening of the center, anchored by Target and JC Penney, is slated for Fall 2008. In addition, the following tenants are confirmed:
Rack Room Shoes
Ross-Dress for Less
Office Depot
Petco
Lane Bryant
Cacique
Maurices
Hibbett Sports
Dagwood Subs
At&T Wireless
Gamestop
Dynasty Nails
Jackson Hewitt
GNC
Squires Formalwear
Property Casualty Industry Provides Strong Consumer Protection; Additional Regulation Unnecessary
The property casualty insurance industry offers the strongest consumer protections of all financial services sectors and does not need additional consumer products regulation, according to today’s Congressional testimony of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).
In its testimony for the House Committee on Financial Services’ hearing on consumer financial products regulation, PCI noted that property casualty insurance has a proven track record of protecting consumers through its state-based system, and that creating an inefficient system of dual regulation will result in confusion, as well as higher and unnecessary costs for consumers.
Fisher Auction Announces Upcoming Auction of 39 Oceanfront Condominiums - 10 to be Sold Absolute in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Real estate auction company Fisher Auction will auction 39 condominiums in Mystic Vistas, Cape Canaveral Florida. Ten of the condominiums will be sold absolute. The Mystic Vistas community (located in the Villages of Seaport) has wonderful views of the Atlantic Ocean, Space Shuttle Launches from nearby Kennedy Space Center and Cruise Ships sailing to and from Port Canaveral.
Aerial of Condominums for Auction
"The beauty of these condos is that not only do you have spectacular views of Space Shuttle Launches and the Atlantic Ocean but you are within an hour's drive to Disney World, Universal and Sea World." Fisher says "a significant consideration is that leasing is also permitted in this development." Fisher added "recently it was announced that two new Disney cruise ships will be settled in Port Canaveral starting in 2011, along with a new Royal Caribbean International Ship in 2009, bringing more jobs and prosperity to the area."
AFIT Accelerated Flight and Instrument Training... Our clients Increasingly Realize The Importance To Train With The Industries Finest Flight Instructors
We are very excited to have 46 of the finest Senior Flight Instructors on staff across the country with the experience and expertise AFIT’s team has to offer,” stated Tony P. Montalte General Manager of Accelerated Flight & Instrument Training. The Accelerated Flight Training Industry continues to develop at a rapid pace. AFIT has the Reputation, Knowledge, Expertise and References that brings clients to us from all walks of life, from Big Screen Actors, Doctors, lawyers, National Football League Players, and Businessmen alike, from around the country. Added Mr. Montalte.
Click here to read more…Getting Rid of Collection Agencies and Repair Credit
Having problems with a collection agency? Cleaning credit reports of collections can be a difficult task. Your credit score is important when trying to apply for a credit line or a home loan.
Many people are overwhelmed by the thought of trying to improve or correct their credit. Sometimes they need a helping hand. Could a credit repair company actually help you with fixing up your credit? They can, and some, like Lee Harrison, owner of a credit repair service, will even stay with you well after you’ve been repair, to stop collection agencies from reappearing and assisting you with new problems.
Cooking Measurement Conversion: Chef2Chef.net Helps Culinary Artists Succeed
According to the National Restaurant Association, approximately 12.8 million Americans are employed by the restaurant industry, where the number of upper level jobs is expected to rise 11 percent over the next ten years. The Conversion Center and Cooking Resources at Chef2Chef.net, a chef's practical guide to practically everything, are excellent online resources for cooks, from prospective culinary students to master chefs.
The American Culinary Federation affirms "the future of the culinary industry determined by the competence of the individuals entering the field." Chef2Chef.net provides a Cooking Resources page, complete with cooking instructions, tips, tools and numerous other links to useful outside resources.
New Globally Compatible Von Weise Drop-In Replacement AC Gearmotors From Bison Gear
To support growing OEM interest in designing equipment for export markets, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. introduces its new VWDIR14 AC parallel shaft gearmotors which are designed not only as Von Weise Drop-In Replacements, but also to be compatible with most globally available AC power sources. Utilizing 1/20 HP (37.3W) AC motors which can be conveniently operated from either 115V or 230V, 60Hz or 50Hz power sources, the new gearmotors are available in 6 standard, off-the-shelf models. With gear ratios from 10:1 to 494:1, they offer corresponding output speeds from 181 to 4 RPM, and continuous torque ratings up to 50 in-lbs (5.65 N-m). The totally enclosed non ventilated (TENV) permanent split capacitor (PSC) AC motors and integral gear reducers are reversible and feature all-position face mounting with a 50 pound (22.7 kg.) overhung load capability.
Click here to read more…Aspiring Manufacturing Engineers Can Hammer Down a Career Using Comprehensive Online Resource
There is a team of three students in Ohio who are budding experts in the field of simulation software for manufacturing engineering. This team has designed a fixture that winds wire for an AC power collection device to store energy from the opening and closing of office building doors.
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With nearly 75 million baby boomers ready to retire, technically skilled workers and future engineers like these students - and thousands of others - instantly are in high demand.
A new Web site has been developed to excite high school and college students about the lucrative career opportunities in advanced manufacturing and soon help potential employers find where the next generation of manufacturing engineering talent is coming from: www.careerME.org.
Savannah, Georgia based Mic-O-Mic Americas Inc.'s toy Racing Car selected as one of Dr. Toy's "10 Best Toys for 2004"
Mic-O-Mic Americas Inc., based in Savannah, Georgia, are the Distributor for Mic-O-Mic construction toys which are made in Germany to the highest European safety and durability standards.
They won 5 Toy Awards from Dr. Toy's competition for her Best Children's Vacation Products for 2004. Those awards were for their Small Car with 2 Figurines, their Jeep/Land Rover, their Three-wheeled Truck, their Large Biplane and their Locomotive. That particular competition only allows submission of 5 products and Mic-O-Mic won 5 out of 5 Awards.
Fire Tragedies Dominate News During National Home Safety Month
Just midway through National Home Safety Month, tragic house fires continue to dominate the headlines. There have been more than a dozen major multi-death house fires reported by the media in the past three weeks, including two house fires in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky that killed seven children.
David Duley, CEO of PEARL Protected®, the creators of the patented Permanent Escape And Rescue Ladder (PEARL®) for two and three-story homes, comments: "These tragedies are horrific. But, the real tragedy is what we don't learn from the headlines. How many of us will go home and practice our fire escape plan or test our smoke alarms? It should be the first thing we think of when we hear of people, especially children, losing their lives in house fires."
New PresentProfessor.com Offers Free Gift-Giving Recommendations, Unique Holiday Gift Ideas; Professor Of Giftology Highlights Quirky, New Gifts For Kids, Tweens, Adults
For everyone looking for fresh, affordable gift ideas this holiday season, just ask the Professor of Giftology. On call at the new PresentProfessor.com Web site (www.PresentProfessor.com), the Professor of Giftology personally reviews and recommends the latest toys, games, gourmet foods, housewares, fashion accessories, arts and crafts and other off-beat gifts and offers guidance on both who would appreciate receiving them and for which occasions they would be most appropriate.
Categorized as eco-friendly, college kid, geeks & gadgets and even "el cheapo," among others, gifts range from a lamp designed with recycled glass bottles, caffeine candies and pillows shaped like crocodiles to a surfboard growth chart, the latest Bakugan games, and handcrafted knit lip balm cases. Tips and tricks for saving on online shopping are also provided.
Bobby Beard completes Renovation and Interior Design of an elegant and modern Park Imperial apartment in New York
Interior designer Bobby Beard has completed the renovation and interior design of the 60th floor apartment of a Hollywood producer director and writer in New York.
The newly built Park Imperial has become a very hip landing pad in New York for many Hollywood, film and music insiders.
It has amazing views of Central Park and the Hudson River.
Mr. Beard has created a modern, luxurious, personal and comfortable New York home for this Hollywood couple and their family.
He has transformed the space with architectural alterations and furnishings created by master craftsmen from all over the world.
One amazing feature is a ten foot square translucent sliding wall that opens to expose the private study of the owner, over looking all of Midtown New York.
Mr. Beard has also assisted the owner with the creation of a diverse and personal art collection for this home.
Rare Book on How to Stop Adult Problem Nail Biting is now Available for Immediate Download: See Case Stories, Pictures, Free Downloads
This book provides the definitive cure for adult problem nail biting. The information and the technique supplied in this book offer effective, well-documented, and permanent relief from this frustrating habit. By reading this book, habitual nail biters can finally and permanently free themselves from the habit. It is the goal of this book to spread the message that life can be free from the pain and embarrassment caused by unsightly and unattractive finger nails and hands.
This book starts by carefully describing and defining the habit. There is more to this than many realize, and nail biters will benefit greatly by the information contained here. The knowledge and insight in this section form the foundation for beginning the journey to long, healthy and gorgeous nails. Many questions are answered here and many misconceptions about nail biting are discussed in detail and debunked.
SpectraSensors to Showcase at ISA Expo
SpectraSensors, Inc. is pleased to announce that the company will be showcasing at ISA Expo 2006 this October.
SpectraSensors will be featuring laser-based moisture analyzer products in booth number 1961 and the Product Showcase, located in the registration lobby of the exhibit hall on Level 2.
SpectraSensors is introducing a new line of process gas moisture analyzers. The SS2100 is an exceptionally reliable gas analyzer used to measure trace levels of gas components using Tunable Laser Diode Absorption Spectroscopy. These real-time measurements are not hampered by wet-ups or dry-downs as with surface-based sensors. The SS2100 takes measurements four times per second with a laser and detector and averages the results. Trustworthy measurements are vital in process analytical applications. The SS2100 does not require regular maintenance and calibration or periodic replacement parts due to the inherent characteristics of the laser technology.
Cytiva Unveils New Employee Performance Management System at 2008 IHRIM Conference
Cytiva Software, Inc. (CRX:TSX.V), a leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, unveils its new SonicPerform employee performance management system for mid-sized organizations.
Cytiva’s new SonicPerform is designed to be a refreshing change of pace for organizations who want to automate the process of aligning employees around key goals, tracking and encouraging performance feedback year round and improving the quality and relevancy of performance evaluations.
“The one thing our team has learned over the last dozen years building and i 00004000 mplementing automated performance management systems is that organizations will fail if the software they choose is too convoluted and difficult for managers to use,” said Jason Moreau, CEO of Cytiva. “We designed SonicPerform to be the most straightforward and easy to use system available on the market today.”
Economy Downturn has Homeowners Turning to Home Interior Decorating
Cynthia Aiken, prominent Atlanta interior designer and owner of Cynthia Aiken Interiors has seen an increase in the number of clients using interior decorating to upgrade their homes rather than "buying up" into new residences. This is in spite of extremely competitive interest rates and the fact that there is a large selection of homes on the market. The two key factors keeping people in their current homes are more stringent down payment requirements and the difficulty of selling existing homes. The result is that metro-Atlanta homeowners are opting to improve their existing homes with the assistance of Atlanta interior designers who often recommend new furniture and accessories, new paint, new appliances, and extensive outdoor landscaping.
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