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See Traverse City's Madonna Madness in Action on MyNorth.com

MyNorth.com, the online home of Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine, videotaped interviews of the revelry as people bought tickets to Madonna's documentary, I Am Because We Are on Saturday, June 7 at the Traverse City State Theatre in Traverse City, Michigan. Many had been waiting in line overnight, some for days. The video, available free on MyNorth.com, captures the building excitement of the fourth annual Traverse City Film Festival. Traverse also provides printed Film Festival information in a special section of its August issue, Filmgoer.... (Continue reading)

Original Lady Outlaw Jessi Colter Readies First New Solo Album in 20 Years, 'Out Of The Ashes'

Original country outlaw Jessi Colter breaks a 20-year silence as she prepares to release Out Of The Ashes, her first new solo album since 1984. Produced by longtime friend and Grammy® award winner Don Was, Out Of The Ashes marks a grand return to Colter’s roots, with twelve predominantly self-penned songs steeped in the blues and gospel of traditional country music. Recorded over a period of two years in Nashville, the album features guest vocals by Colter’s son Shooter Jennings, good friend Tony Joe White, and even a voice from the past – the legendary Waylon Jennings. Out Of The Ashes arrives in stores February 21st from Shout! Factory.

Colter was enticed into recording a new album by Don Was. “I played Don one of my new songs and he said, ‘You write ten of those and we’ll make an album’.” Colter had actually recorded many demos at home, accompanying herself on the grand piano, many of which were incorporated into the tapestry of the new album. Legendary engineer and alt-country veteran Ray Kennedy (Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams) quickly signed on to the project. The resulting collection has already been given the ultimate compliment by Shooter, who remarked that it sounds “dirty and messy like an early Rolling Stones record.”

Out Of The Ashes reaches nearly every corner of traditional American roots music, beginning with a haunting version of the classic hymn “His Eye Is On The Sparrow,” perhaps intended as an opening prayer to the commanding album. With the perfunctory blessing out of the way, the album then steps into the mid-tempo bluesy rhythm of “You Can Pick ‘Em,” co-written with songwriter and longtime Lyle Lovett band member Ray Herndon, who also co-wrote and provided vocals on the traditional-sounding duet “Never Got Over You.” Colter also shares a writing credit and vocals on “Please Carry Me Home” (originally recorded for Songs Inspired By The Passion Of The Christ), the powerful gospel hymn written with son Shooter Jennings, a successful country artist in his own right.

The most talked about cut on Out Of The Ashes will undoubtedly be the Tony Joe White scribed “Out of the Rain.” Appearing mid-way through the album, the slow-moving duet predates the new material by several years and includes an initial vocal track completed by Waylon Jennings, a fitting tribute to Colter’s late love. The track also features what Colter terms “primitive” sounding vocals by the Greater Apostolic Christ Temple Choir. Out Of The Ashes also includes a rollicking blues version of the Dylan song “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35.” And, Colter’s voice sounds particularly sweet in the simple lullaby “You Took Me By Surprise” which, with the simple piano and fiddle accompaniment, is reminiscent of classic Patsy Cline.

Out Of The Ashes marks the eighth solo album release for Colter beginning with 1970’s aptly titled “A Country Star Is Born” and excluding two children’s releases in ’95 and ’00. Colter makes her home in Arizona nowadays, on a ranch with a view of the mountains. The peacefulness, she says, contributes to her incentive to write. Colter claims to have written two more albums worth of material, so rest assured there will be no more 20-year interruptions in this classic career.

About Shout! Factory:

Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, Calif. Its fine products are distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. For more on Shout! Factory, visit www.shoutfactory.com.... (Continue reading)

Procter & Gamble to Run New Direct Response TV Campaign for Olay Regenerist; Designed to Educate Consumers

Following the success of an initial direct response campaign over the last 12 months, Procter & Gambles Olay Regenerist will launch a new campaign of 120 and 60-second television commercials to educate consumers on the anti-aging benefits of the products. The commercials will appear on national cable, beginning May 30.

The longer format brand response TV messages (BRTV) focus on the science behind Olay Regenerist, especially the pentapeptide and niacinamide ingredients which play a key role in the skins natural resources.... (Continue reading)

Author Uses Proven Internet Marketing Strategy to Make His Latest Book a #1 Bestseller on Amazon -- Again

Austin, Texas author Joe Vitale, Internet marketing strategy guru and author of numerous books, used a clever advertising promotion to make his latest book, "Life’s Missing Instruction Manual: The Guidebook You Should Have Been Given at Birth," a #1 bestseller on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online.

He has a screen shot of his Internet marketing strategy success on his blog. Vitale’s book quickly hit #1 on Amazon on March 7 and stayed there throughout the next four days. While Amazon updates their book sales ranking every hour, Vitale’s new book stayed in the #1 position throughout.... (Continue reading)

Doyen Joins zumBrunnen as Director of Sales and Business Development

Tom Doyen has been named Director of Sales and Business Development for zumBrunnen, a national construction consulting and facility assessment firm based in Atlanta. Prior to joining the firm, Doyen worked for eight years as a Regional Sales Manager for The Rogers Group, LLC, and previous to that, he was employed for five years in a sales role with Daktronics, Inc. In his new position, Doyen will be responsible for securing additional business in current markets and developing projects in targeted expansion areas throughout the country.... (Continue reading)

'Battlestar Galactica' Auction Catalog is Now Online and Ready for Purchase in Final Countdown to the Live Auction Event January 16-18, 2009

NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group and Propworx are making final preparations for the "Battlestar Galactica" live auction event taking place January 16 through 18 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. With a month to go before the auction, the auction catalog is now available for viewing or for purchase at http://www.battlestarprops.com

The auction will offer spectacular and unique items in every price category. Some of the more familiar items to "Battlestar Galactica" viewers will include "Caprica Six's" red dress, "Admiral Adama's" blue uniform, "President Laura Roslyn's" desk and a life-size viper, in addition to a large selection of pre-production art and costume sketches. A portion of the auction's proceeds will benefit United Way.... (Continue reading)

Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: New Blog and Slide Presentation on the Diabetes Best Practices Website Discuss the Most Recent Studies in this Field

Does the control of blood sugar, an important part of treatment for people with type 2 diabetes, contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular disease? While earlier studies suggested that patients with diabetes who were put on a regimen of blood sugar control would also benefit in preventing cardiovascular disease, several more recent studies are inconclusive on this point.

Health care professionals who want more information on this topic and would like to discuss it with their peers can now find free downloadable set of slides as well as an interactive BLOG on the www.diabetesbestpractices.com website.... (Continue reading)

Arabella Magazine Brings Together East & West, Opening Up a Whole New Market: Targeting Arab Consumers Pays Huge Dividends

Research shows that ethnic consumers appreciate companies and brands that reach out to them via specialist media, as it shows a greater level of considerations and effort to reach them. The benefits for those that make the effort are more favorable evaluation of ads and potentially increased loyalty*.

This does not just apply to first generation consumers, but second and third generations too - who especially appreciate the effort taken to reach out to them personally, as opposed to mass media advertising that is considered generic.... (Continue reading)

Report Identifies Growth Opportunities for Australian and New Zealand Companies

Miller Heiman just released the 2009 Sales Growth Strategies for Australia and New Zealand. This report, derived from the 2009 Miller Heiman Sales Best Practices Study, summarises results from sales organisations across the globe detailing areas for sales performance improvement.

"This study is a resource for sales organisations operating in complex selling environments that are looking to incorporate strategies from world-class organisations," said Sam Reese, president and CEO of Miller Heiman. "Companies can evaluate their actions in order to plan for success both in the short term to provide results and long term to achieve growth."... (Continue reading)

Singapore Offers World's First Integrated Neuroscience Center

Singapore's largest healthcare group, SingHealth, has brought the world's first integrated neuroscience center or "brain lab" to the region - a move that serves to anchor the tiny nation-state as one of the world's leading neurological centers for patient care, education and research.

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The cutting edge, digitally-integrated facility was designed by BrainLAB AG and is located at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), one of Asia's top teaching hospitals.

Driven by neuroscience expertise from the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), this facility helps set a new standard for medical treatments for a whole spectrum of neurological diseases including brain tumors and spinal problems.... (Continue reading)

Capstone's Road Map to Acquisition Provides Clarity During Turbulent Times in M&A World

With predictions of uncertainty swirling around the M&A market for 2008, acquisition advisory firm Capstone (formerly Virtual Strategies) has refined its unique "Road Map to Acquisition" to guide its clients to successful deals. The Road Map has been developed from the firm's unique experiences since its inception 12 years ago, according to CEO and founder, David Braun.

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"Amazingly, we still see companies haphazardly venture into making deals without any sort of process to guide them along the way," said Braun. "With the credit crunch that pervaded the market in the last half of 2007, and the jitters it has spawned for the new year, the need for discipline when pursuing acquisitions is paramount. At Capstone, we strongly believe that any company, whether they have revenues of $10 billion or one million, needs to have a strict method to their acquisition strategy to take away the madness."... (Continue reading)

ITBrix / WordFrame partners with Social Media Today LLC to Build Engaged Online BtoB Communities

ITBrix LLC, publisher of the feature-rich WordFrame community-building, collaboration and web publishing software solution, has been named the premier platform partner of Social Media Today LLC (SMT), a New York area-based web publishing firm that builds and manages business-to-business online communities for customers like SAP, Oracle and BusinessWeek.



"There has been a steady increase in inquiries and interest in the WordFrame platform and its advanced social media features," said ITBrix CEO George Athannassov. "We wanted to leverage the vast experience and best practices that Social Media Today has developed by being a first mover in this rapidly growing field. Both Social Media Today principals, Robin Fray Carey and Jerry Bowles, are media veterans with years of experience in marketing, advertising and corporate communications, as well as print media and journalism."... (Continue reading)

E-Fense Corporation Announces New Management Team

A world leader in electronic monitoring and forensic analysis discuss changes.

A wide ranging interview with media discussed a redesign of the entire business model. "E-Fense is recognized as a leading global security company," said Lauren LaFortuna, new Managing Director. "I came to E-Fense with the challenge of designing the company for fast growth."

E-Fense is the inventor of HELIX3. Since inception, there have been over 600,000 copies downloaded. CTO Drew Fahey explained, "Coming from computer forensics, incident response and counter intelligence, I felt that I could expand upon the electronic tools available to law enforcement. We see computer crime growing and must develop improved methods of investigation and forensics." LaFortuna adds, "Our board of directors, sees the massive distribution of Helix3 as a rare opportunity to safeguard the world while establishing a successful and profitable corporation. To have products that already are so well distributed is exciting. Given this opportunity to manage E-Fense, I couldn't resist. Everything is in place to lead the world in what we do."

In addition to LaFortuna, the company adds financial leadership with Michael Callas. Mr. Callas suggests that a successful growth organization requires sound financial modeling. "The pace of growth at E-Fense demands strong fundamental processes. Many companies expect to grow. The most prudent validate through financial models."

Mr. Fahey is the founder of E-Fense. He maintains control and continuity over the product as CTO. "I am thrilled to see the hard work of the last eight years grow into this. Great ideas can not be used unless shared. The new team brings to us a history of successful international software marketing. I am in awe and determined to implement all of the product ideas that forums and clients have asked for."... (Continue reading)

Biometric Fingerprint Reader Ready for Harsh Environments

Best-in-class fingerprint authentication hardware manufacturer and network security solution provider Zvetco Biometrics today announced the Verifi M5000 USB Fingerprint Reader. The Verifi M5000 is a sleek and powerful new design, expanding the capabilities of Zvetco's award-winning Verifi fingerprint readers. The M5000 is a heavy duty fingerprint readers, designed to be depoloyed in harsh environments. Like the P5000 on which it is based, the M5000 can handle the largest one-to-many (1:N) identification schemes, in government, enterprise or Web transactions. It features a high-resolution UPEK large area silicon sensor that captures larger and more detailed fingerprint images, making them suitable for large scale searches.... (Continue reading)

LA's Westside Celebrates Earth Day with Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase - Free Garden Tour Shows-off the Best of Community’s Innovative Water Saving Landscapes

The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee invites fellow Los Angeles area resident’s to see what their water savvy neighbors in Mar Vista are doing to help combat the Southland’s water crisis in the first community wide showcase of gardens throughout Mar Vista on Sunday, April 26th from 2 – 6pm. In an effort to help Mar Vista become a model community for reduced water consumption, the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase seeks to encourage others in the community to be inspired by and to adopt the wate 00004000 r saving solutions already in use by green trend setters. Free tours through dozens of Mar Vista gardens also offer the benefit of first hand experience and the expertise of those already committed to reducing their water consumption profiles through the adoption of drought resistant landscaping.... (Continue reading)

DigitalPulp Publishing Sponsors the World eBook Fair

DigitalPulp Publishing (www.digitalpulppublishing.com, DPP), a Southern California-based ePublishing and eBook distribution company is happy to be a sponsor of the World eBook Fair for the second time this year.

The World eBook Fair (http://worldebookfair.com/) is brought to you by the oldest and largest free eBook source on the Internet, Project Gutenberg, with the assistance of the World eBook Library, the providers of the largest collection, and a number of other eBook efforts around the world.... (Continue reading)

Guden Offers Stronger Spring Hinges

H.A. Guden Co., Inc. announces the addition of new, stronger spring hinges to their extensive line of industrial hinges and hardware. Spring hinges are ideal for applications that require holding doors and lids in an open or closed position.

Guden's new spring hinges provide higher spring tensions as a result of using both thicker and multiple springs. They are stocked in open widths of 1.5", in three new lengths of 3.25", 5.375" and 8.75", and are spring loaded to open or close. The .060" thick leaves are also heavier, and offered in steel or stainless, with or without holes. All the new hinges are assembled with a .050" or .055" wire springs for more strength; the 5.375" and 8.75" versions are assembled with two springs to handle heavy-duty applications. Prototypes are available to qualified customers.... (Continue reading)

Softscribe Achieves Record 10th Year

Softscribe Inc., a 10-year-old technology Internet public relations firm that drives sales for companies targeting the green tourism and hospitality, green government and related markets, today announced its peak year with annual sales and revenue increases of 33% and 41%, respectively. Client trust, partnership, futuristic thinking and increased sales for clients were cited as reasons for Softscribe's success.

"We export 100% positive business confidence to our clients, editors, stakeholders and the industries we serve," said Michael Squires, president and CEO of Softscribe Inc. "Leveraging many years of experience in PR, marketing and sales, we practice a mental discipline of entertaining only a positive perspective. Although we do not sugar coat any aspect of the current business climate, we have learned that if you focus on the task at hand and stick to proven best practices, you will thrive," The company's 2008 fiscal year, which ended March 31st, was a banner year in Softscribe's 10-year history. In 2009, Softscribe is investing in its brand with more marketing, innovation, and leadership that adds value for clients. "When the upturn comes, that investment will pay off," Squires said.... (Continue reading)

TheLingerieStoreUSA.com Forecasts A Comeback For Retro-Inspired Underwear This Fall And Winter

As fall fashions begin to flood retailers around the world, TheLingerieStoreUSA.com has made its prediction into what trends will be hot this season in lingerie and undergarments. Autumn and winter are distinct in the fashion world, as both seasons incorporate rich fabrics, textures, and colors to reflect those found in nature. This season, TheLingerieStoreUSA.com indicates a shift in underwear design that is favorable for the more conservative woman. More underwear brands are adjusting the sexiness of their designs, and offering more comprehensive solutions for a wider female audience.... (Continue reading)

Best Facial Spa in Boston 2007, 30 Newbury Spa

Brad Duncan at 30 Newbury Spa, one of Boston's oldest and most respected spas, has been named best for a facial in the July issue of Improper Bostonian. 30 Newbury Spa is delighted with this award. 30 Newbury Spa staff has put its heart and soul into taking care of people. Getting recognition like this really makes this very special.

Brad Duncan is a literal miracle worker, and a recent California transplant who has quickly earned legions of fans here at 30 Newbury Spa. Devotees rave about the results of his gentle, relaxing facials which in the spa world, results are all that count. One client swears he gets compliments daily on his complexion. 30 Newbury Spa Boast top notch personnel, and when it comes to facials, Brad Duncan is hands down the champ.... (Continue reading)