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Gourmet Spanish Food Aficionados Have Jamon Iberico for Christmas and a New Website, Too

Your Funeral Guy Reveals Desperately Needed Information in Funeral Cost Book

R. Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director and your funeral guy revealed that the book “Rest in Peace: Insiders Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral”. is reasonably priced at $12.95, and is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. A book purchase brings a free 15 minute call on the phone with a Funeral Director. This will help you with your family funerals and bring about reduced funeral costs.

Rest in Peace: Insiders Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral

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Valentine's Day Tasty Lobster Gift Idea

Valentine's Day just got a little steamier with a special gift idea from Lobster Gram -- the "Cupid's Combo". Featuring sweet cold water lobster tails , premium crab cakes and a heart shaped chocolate cake; the Cupid's Combo is a unique and delicious gift for your Valentine sweetheart or seafood lover. Sales of this romantic package are expected to skyrocket for Valentine's season, especially with the extra coverage it is getting as a feature on the Lobster Gram website .

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"Lobster Gram is continually striving to achieve fun and unique gift ideas for its customers, to ensure we have something to offer for every occasion, and our Cupid's Combo is a great example. Lobster is such a romantic food, so we knew there was a demand to come up with something special for the Valentine's Day season. We combined our sweetest lobster tails with incredible crab cakes and of course a heart shaped chocolate cake for dessert," stated Dan Zawacki, owner and founder of Lobster Gram. "It's the perfect, intimate dinner package to give your Valentine that can be enjoyed in the privacy and comfort of home!"... (Continue reading)

SolutionSet Announces Investment by Fog City Capital

SolutionSet, The Brand Technology Company, announced the completion of a growth investment by Fog City Capital.

SolutionSet, based in Palo Alto, CA, combines industry-leading technology with user-centered creative to deliver the next, new things in web development, digital marketing and brand experience solutions.

SolutionSet has helped clients like EFI and Stanford Alumni Association strategize, design and build their presence online. It has helped eBay re-launch the eBay Developers Program website and Autodesk create and maintain thriving online communities. SolutionSet has also partnered with design firms, ad agencies, and software companies to bring total solutions to their clients.... (Continue reading)

Vuecentric Announces Special Pricing for Web-based LOS

Austin, Texas-based Vuecentric Inc. has introduced special pricing for the professional version of its Web-based MortgageDashboard loan origination and processing system for a limited time. CEO Jorge Sauri announced today that the company would be making MortgageDashboard available to firms with 10 or fewer loan officers for only $99 per month, if they register for the service by May 1. Individual loan officers or mortgage brokers who sign up before May 1 will pay only $249 per year, with quarterly payment plans available.... (Continue reading)

Would You Be Able to Pass Your Driving Test Again?

It's a question that many of us dare not ask ourselves, probably because the answer would be a resounding no. In fact, over one third of UK motorists fear they would fail their driving test, if they were made to retake it.

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Until 2005, the British driving test remained largely unchanged for over 60 years, from when it was first introduced in 1935. Since then, the cars we drive, the way we drive and the roads upon which travel around the country have changed. Let's be honest, we didn't even have a motorway until 1959. Now look at us. Where would we be without our complex network of 3 and 4 lane carriageways?... (Continue reading)

Metal Mount RFID Tags Benchmarked by ODIN Technologies Myth Busted: ODIN Engineers Show RFID Works on Metal and Which Tags Lead the Pack

Today ODIN technologies, the leader in RFID deployments, research and automation software released the industry's first scientific evaluation of passive RFID tags designed to work on metal objects. There is a well circulated myth that passive RFID does not work on metal. There are other myths that only one or two tags will actually work reliably on metal objects. Both myths are conclusively "busted" by the Metal Mount RFID Tag Benchmark™. In fact, the findings show that some of the more popular tags designed for metal are not the top performers. Physicists and engineers from seven passive RFID tag vendors have been steadily improving performance on and around metal surfaces.... (Continue reading)

Silanis Recruits Alliances Expert Patrick Potts to Grow Partnership Revenue

Leading e-signature provider Silanis Technology is pleased to renew its commitment to strengthening and expanding key partnerships with the introduction of its first vice-president of Indirect Sales, Patrick Potts.

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Mr. Potts has dedicated the last 15 years of his career to driving revenue through partner relationships and field teaming opportunities at several leading business-to-business IT firms, with outstanding results.

"Patrick's deep experience and proven track record in alliance-building will help Silanis to further its relationships with major systems integrators, technology providers and independent software vendors in our target markets," said Tommy Petrogiannis, president, Silanis.... (Continue reading)

Old-Fashioned Values, New Technology

Frank Policastro doesn't claim to be a 21st century man. "I'm as old school as it gets," he laughs. "My son is still trying to teach me how to email properly." But as owner of Crescent Cleaners, a family-owned and operated dry cleaner celebrating its 24th year in Fairfield County, Connecticut, he has made a commitment to leading the curve in service, innovation and technology.

Frank & Carol Policastro of Crescent Cleaners in Stamford, CT

"When I opened my doors in 1984, there were 4 other cleaners in the Stamford, CT area -- now there are ten times that many," explains Policastro. "You have to make yourself stand out to the customer with quality service and competitive pricing. We manage to do that by staying on top of the trends in the industry." In 2003, Crescent moved its plant two doors down, completely modernizing from a traditional mom-and-pop cleaners to a state-of-the-art production facility while offering larger coverage for their free pick-up and delivery services.... (Continue reading)

DROdio.com Says Now Is A Great Time To Invest In Real Estate

There is a lot of confusion about where the economy is heading these days. On the one end of the spectrum, many swear that we are nearing the next "great depression", while on the other end, some will consider their investment options, and look at this as an opportunity. There is only one question that should be asked: "Is the glass half full or half empty?"



To reference the age old analogy of the glass being half full or half empty, one might assume there is no difference, but there most certainly is. For those who view the glass as half full. the expectation is for the glass to be full in the future, and likewise, for many in the real estate market who consider the glass as half full right now, they view the current economic struggles as an excellent opportunity to buy. Those who presume the glass to be half empty expect it to be all gone in the future, and are likely trying to sell, which can be difficult when the nation is not faced with economic paranoia. Regardless, for those in the market to buy, falling interest rates makes now the perfect time.



One of the first things that buyers should consider right now is the fact that 30 year loans have dropped to their lowest in 37 years. This is a direct result of the Federal Reserve pouring funds into the mortgage market. After buying up roughly $600,000,000 worth of mortgage securities and like debt, the U.S. housing market was spared. In addition, key interest rates have been cut from 1% to .25%, resulting in fixed mortgage rates below 5%. What this means is that, coupled with declining home prices, this low fixed mortgage rate makes it much easier to afford real estate, and those with stellar credit are looking to strike the best deal. It is a good idea to shop around, as the criteria for a rate varies from lender to lender.



For anyone asking themselves Can I buy a foreclosure, short-sale, or Real Estate Owned home?" the answer is yes. Another aspect of the current market that is worthy of mention is the abundance of these Real Estate Owned properties, or REO's. These properties are owned by banks, and are the result of non-payment from previous buyers, as well as the 317 bank being unable to sell the property at auction. This is when the property enters REO status and it must sell, usually for a much lower price. As an added benefit, buyers are free to take their time to inspect the property and make a solid decision, whereas in an auction setting, they might be forced to act quick.



Considering these things, it is no wonder that there are professionals in the field who specialize in finding REO for buyers. DROdio.com is just one of many resources which help potential buyers find their perfect home for the perfect price, which many times will mean that the property is in REO status. As a buyer in the current market looking to buy real estate in Virginia, Maryland or Washington DC, it is important to find a real estate broker that knows the ropes. Please visit DROdio.com for more information.... (Continue reading)

Go Risk Free Inc Expands Operations and Sees Strong Increase in Demand for Business Plans from Small Business Owners

Go Risk Free Inc. (www.GoRiskFree.com or www.GRF.com ), located at 101 S Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina today announced the company's continued expansion with the growth of its Small Business Division. The company is seeing increased demand from small business owners for its Business Plan writing services. Go Risk Free Inc. is now one of the leading providers of Business Plan writing services to small businesses worldwide. With an increasing focus on small business clients, the company has continued to grow its business plan writing services while offering a 100% money back guarantee to all its business plan clients. ... (Continue reading)

Khepera Center Exec. & Best-selling Author Elected President of Literacy Council Board Hopes To Advance Mission By Finding Social Change Synergies

Khepera Center for Expression & Social Change Senior Fellow and best-selling author Eric Christopher Webb was recently elected president of the board of directors for the Literacy Council of Prince George’s County, MD.

The 43-year-old organization’s board unanimously elected Webb, who has been a board member since November 2003, the author of four books, including the National Black Authors’ Tour bestseller, Love Letters, Death Threats & Suicide Notes, a former Washington News Correspondent for Thomson Newspapers and publisher of SOULS magazine.... (Continue reading)

Clicker Puppy DVD Creators Nominated for Dog Training Excellence Award

- The creators of the popular Clicker Puppy DVD have been nominated by the International Positive Dog Training Association to receive the Training Excellence Award for 2005. This Clicker Puppy DVD demonstrates clicker training with puppies. This DVD is unique in that all the training is happening on camera with no rehearsal and the training is done by children. The award banquet will be held at The Walper Terrace Hotel in Kitchener ON on Saturday October 29, 2005. The IPDTA has also endorsed the Doggone Crazy! board game also produced by Doggone Crazy!.... (Continue reading)

Breaking the Barriers in Language and Distance Learning -- Armstrong-Hilton Launches WebSwami 1.0

Armstrong-Hilton Limited, the language and communications training company, today announced the launch of WebSwami 1.0.

'The next leap forward in language and communications training'

Built on Adobe's Flash Technology, WebSwami incorporates enhanced mainstream e-learning activities as well as a number of unique features:

Straight-to-Server WebCam Video Recording - Both instructor and learner benefit from unique video recording capabilities, used for creating activities and giving performance feedback, and practicing realistic real-time simulations respectively.

Voice Graph - WebSwami includes a spectrograph which highlights changes in voice intonation as well as the more traditional stress fluctuations, resulting in more accurate pronunciation, effective subtle expression and increased fluency.

Centralized Student Tracking - Instructors access unmarked exercises from all assigned lessons and courses in one centralized list, ordered by submission time - saving time and ensuring prompt review/feedback.

Personalized Feedback - Video, audio and text feedback messages, from all courses and instructors, are delivered to the learner as soon as they log-in through a centralized message in-box to help maintain motivation and promote language self-awareness. Also, for the first time, enabling instructors to incorporate gestures and physical demonstrations, making e-learning as natural as classroom teaching.

Easy Course Creation - All instructors are empowered to create material quickly and easily by using the straight-to-server webcam recording capability, 1-click activity generation and a centralized course management system.

WebSwami's lead developer and designer, Gavin Ng said, "By using Flash Multimedia & video recording, we've taken the next leap forward in language and communications training. So far other systems have avoided integrating video recording, perhaps due to technical difficulty or believing video is inappropriate for learning spoken language. In contrast, we believe video is the missing ingredient in making online training more effective, more personal, and most importantly -- more motivating; especially when you take into account how poor completion and retention rates generally are in e-learning."... (Continue reading)

New Local Company, On Yer Left!, Launches Cycling and Running Apparel - Encourages People to be Nice to Each Other

Have you been running or cycling lately on the prairie path or by the Lake Front and someone passes you aggressively without a word, honk or ding? Dave Kuhlman and Steve Lutz had this experience as runners and they realized that the “polite” people on the path call out “ON YER LEFT!” The idea to create a running and cycling apparel company came out of their desire to coin a phrase that everyone should use as a friendly way to overtake someone on the trails.

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OnYerLeft! is a socially conscious, web based company that is literally trying to build a community of nice people. “There are so many opportunities to give people a warning on the path,” said Kuhlman, Founder and CEO. “All it takes is a little awareness of what is going on around you and the feeling of wanting to get along. We are hoping to promote our motto of ECO along the Lake Front– “Everyone Call Out,” and hope to make the pathways and trails safer with people being socially aware of their surroundings and not just in their own little world.”... (Continue reading)

Tennessees Largest Rural Water Utility Calls on Multi-Media Solutions Inc in Plan to Keep Drinking Water Safe from Terrorism

The Department of Homeland Security has focused on the safety of our nations drinking water as an area of concern. Steps must be taken to reduce the vulnerability of our water supply to the threat of terrorism. Multi-Media Solutions, Inc., headquartered in Alcoa with an additional office in Brentwood, is a big part of the steps that Tennessees largest rural water utility is taking to be prepared, aware, and responsive to situations from Mother Natures fury to deliberate vandalism, or worse.

When the Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County, TN, began to pioneer its efforts to ensure the security of the publics drinking water supply against intrusion and contamination, they executed an infrastructure security plan using state-of-the-art technology. The core of the plan was the design and construction of a centralized command center, operating 24/7 to continuously monitor the reservoirs, pump stations, flow meters, pressure zones, storage tanks and distribution lines.... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit in Arapahoe County Colorado Could Have Been Prevented With Soundproofing Products from American Micro Inc.

A verdict handed down in Arapahoe County District Court in Colorado this past week is sending shockwaves to builders and developers involved in high-density housing. In the case of Kevin Williams v. BCORP, et al, a jury awarded a total of $550,000 to condominium owners who sued over the lack of soundproofing between units. Within hours of the article, appearing in the Rocky Mountain News Thin walls, noisy condos bring $550,000 verdict," Wednesday, June 29, 2005, American Micro Industries received phone calls from builders looking for solutions to prevent similar complaints about noise.... (Continue reading)

Operation Smile Provides Free Surgery in South Africa September 7-16

An Operation Smile team of international medical volunteers will be in Empangeni, South Africa, from September 7-16, where they will provide free medical evaluations and reconstructive surgery to children suffering with facial deformities. More than 40 medical and non-medical volunteer team members, including plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, a pediatrician, dentist, speech pathologist and others, will care for children who suffer from cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. This is Operation Smile’s first medical mission in South Africa, which is Operation Smile’s 25th mission country. The mission team, comprised of volunteers from South Africa, Brazil, Italy, Kenya, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, will work at Ngwelezana Hospital, in the northern KwaZulu-Natal Province. The medical team will conduct free public medical evaluations for patients on September 8th and 9th, followed by one week of surgery. Cleft lips and cleft palates are the fourth largest birth defect in the world and make it difficult for children to eat and speak.... (Continue reading)

Alsbridge Short-listed for National Outsourcing Association (NOA) Advisor of the Year and Outsourcing Professional of the Year Awards

Alsbridge, the independent advisors on Outsourcing, Shared Services and Offshoring have been short-listed for two key awards at this year’s National Outsourcing Association awards ceremony, taking place Oct. 12 in London.

The award for Outsourcing Advisor of the Year will be judged upon factors including client innovation, contribution to clients and contribution to the outsourcing industry as a whole. Alsbridge has led by example in these areas over the last 12 months, introducing the highly acclaimed Tripartite Charter for successful deal negotiation; producing its four-volume Practitioners Guide to Shared Services and BPO; being awarded a Catalist Framework Agreement for Outsourcing Advisory by the OGC and continuing to deliver advisory support and assistance to their ever expanding client portfolio.... (Continue reading)

Government Bids and Bid Contracts Company Offers Expanded Marketing Services In New Year

Government bids and bid contracts reporting company, BTBbids.com has announced a bevy of new and improved services for 2009.

Already an industry leader, BTBbids.com has invested heavily in new government bid collection software which the company expects will help them to strengthen their position at the top of the industry. Co-CEO Kyle Yoder says, "Many of our clients have been relying on our timely government contracting reports for our entire ten (10) years in the business. They DESERVE to see improvements EVERY year, so we did not rest on our laurels and we invested heavily on new customized state-of-the-art government bid web-collection software packages which will help them get more government bids faster."... (Continue reading)

Gourmet Spanish Food Aficionados Have Jamon Iberico for Christmas and a New Website, Too

LaTienda.com, a family-owned gourmet Spanish food retailer based in Williamsburg, VA, is pleased to announce the availability of the long-awaited Jamon Iberico Spanish hams in the US, and the simultaneous launch of Jamon.com, a website dedicated to the fine art of ham.

Jamon Iberico Ham

The first Jamon Iberico hams were flown in just before Thanksgiving and have cleared final inspection by the USDA in time for Christmas delivery. They are now available for sale on LaTienda.com and Jamon.com and are priced around $800 each -- but there may be fierce competition over the first shipment, as more than 300 customers have pre-ordered the hams, some placing their deposits as long as five years ago. "Those who placed their deposits in 2002 were true believers," according to Don Harris, owner of LaTienda, Inc., "It was just as likely as not that the hams would never arrive. But they finally have."... (Continue reading)