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X Factor’s Niki Evans Amazing Cosmetic Surgery Success

X Factor star and mother of two Niki Evans has had amazing results from having liposuction with MYA Cosmetic Surgery. The 36 year old, who is well known for her vocal talent is thrilled with the results of her surgery with MYA and in total has lost 6 inches from her waist, 4 inches from her hips and 4 inches from each thigh. Her decision to have the procedure was made at the end of last year as she was not happy with her current shape and wanted to start her music career with a brand new look.

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Tim Armstrong Joins KnowledgeStorm Board of Directors - Vice President of Advertising Sales for Worlds Leading Search Engine Brings Media, Search Engine, Advertising Expertise into KnowledgeStorm board

KnowledgeStorm, the Internet's most highly trafficked business technology search engine, today announced Googles VP of Advertising Sales Tim Armstrong has been named to KnowledgeStorm's Board of Directors. Members include KnowledgeStorm's Kelly Gay, Sterling Venture Partners' Brian Hirsch, Apex Venture Partners' Lon Chow, LiveOak Equity Partners Jim Gilbert, Total Technology Ventures Tom Smith and Internet Security Systems' (ISSX) Tom Noonan.

Ive been a close observer of KnowledgeStorm for some time - the company is on a remarkable growth trajectory, having enjoyed triple-digit revenue increases three years running, launching new offerings more frequently than ever and attracting more than a million and a half unique user sessions each month," said Armstrong. Along with that growth comes escalating complexity in driving and managing sales. My role on the KnowledgeStorm board will involve keeping a view of market opportunities and helping to capture those opportunities through calculated product advancement and revenue strategies."... (Continue reading)

New Book Addresses The Fatal Mistake 80% of Retailers Are Making & How to Correct It

Eight out of 10 businesses fail in the first five years, but that’s not the worst of the story. Four out of five fail in the next five years.

What happened?

Market has been determined, stock ordered, doors open. Advertising has been budgeted, tested, re-tested and approved. Customers have been drawn in. Conversion ratios have been compiled, tested, adjusted for, improved. Things are going along swimmingly. So you think. “At the rate that we’re adding new customers, we’ll be on easy street very soon.”... (Continue reading)

KPMG CFO Forum Features Perth Leadership Institute’s Dr. E. Ted Prince as Keynote

The Perth Leadership Institute (Dr. E. Ted Prince, Founder and CEO of the Institute, to the 6th CFO Forum sponsored by KPMG, being held in Athens, Greece on May 16-17.

The research underlying the speech is based on the book by Dr. Prince entitled The Three Financial Styles of Very Successful Leaders, published by McGraw-Hill in 2005.

According to Dr. Prince, “CFOs and senior financial executives are increasingly becoming aware of a new approach to improving financial and valuation performance. This is by changing the financial behavior of managers and executives as well as in the more traditional financial structuring and engineering approaches. This is reflected in articles on the Perth approach in respected financial publications such as CFO magazine and Financial Executives magazine. KPMG’s sponsorship of this approach reflects the increasing importance of behavioral finance approaches in improving overall corporate financial and valuation performance”... (Continue reading)

Radio Eyes Twitter Application for iTunes at National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention This Week

The latest twist on the Twitter phenomenon is a unique radio application introduced at this week's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention by venerable radio equipment manufacturer Broadcast Electronics, Inc. (BE) enabling broadcasters to send "tweets" to iPod Touch and cell phone devices.

A live demonstration of the application at BE booth N7917 in Las Vegas involved not only tweeting song information, but also iTunes tags sent to the Twitter.com micro blog to be received by any Twitter enabled mobile or PC device. The NAB demo is followed online at Twitter NAB Radio (http://www.twitter.com/wnab). "This is big. It essentially means that song tagging is no longer limited to the desktop or an expensive receiver. Any iPhone, iPod Touch, PC or Mac can not only tag music, but purchase it on the spot," said Ray Miklius, Vice President of Studio Systems for Broadcast Electronics, a leading radio equipment manufacturer on the forefront of digital radio technology.... (Continue reading)

Free Consumer Credit Resource Site Comes to the Rescue by Offering Free Strategies for Reducing Debt, Rebuilding Credit, Avoiding Foreclosure

Free Credit Solutions, www.freecreditsolutions.com, a consumer credit resource site, announced today that it has re-launched its website with all content now available free to all consumers. FreeCreditSolutions.com features credit news, tips & articles from industry experts & online tools for building, maintaining and managing credit.

Amidst the mortgage industry meltdown, Free Credit Solutions announced its launch in early 2007. It was initially designed as a membership driven site, whereas visitors must purchase a membership to access complete articles & information. The recent website overhaul was brought on in response to consumer feedback and a dire need for real credit education in this country.... (Continue reading)

Gyminee Raises 525K and Relaunches as DailyBurn

Leading fitness social network and tracking application Gyminee today announced that it will be changing its name to DailyBurn, effective immediately.

In just over 18 months, the company has built an active fitness community of more than 125,000 members, who have, depending on goals, lost an average of 6.2 lbs of fat or gained an average of 5.75 lbs of muscle using DailyBurn's tools and tracking.

DailyBurn, a 2008 TechStars alumni (then known as Gyminee), is also announcing that it recently closed a seed funding round of $525K from FF Angel LLC and a well known group of angel investors including StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp, author Tim Ferriss and other unnamed sources. The funding is being used to bring on additional developers and to expand its sales and marketing efforts.... (Continue reading)

Email Marketing Service Provider Expands Its Local Operations

Email marketing service provider, Listrak, announced today that they have completed their move to an 8,000 square foot office building at 701 South Broad Street in Lititz, PA.

Listrak purchased the building in May and moved their operations to accommodate for rapid employee and client growth in the email marketing industry. Year to date the company has added five new full-time positions to staff and 90 mid-market and Global 2000 businesses to their list of clients. For the second consecutive year the email marketing company has been named a Top 50 Fastest Growing Company by the Central Penn Business Journal. Also this month Listrak was named winner of the Small Business Technological Excellence Award by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.... (Continue reading)

20 year old CEO runs marketing agency worth over $1 million while still in college

For 6 years Joel Erb has run and operated his own Internet company called Inet Network, which offers media marketing and advertising services to high-end clients. Now Inet Network has an estimated worth of over $1,000,000. In order to further grow the company, Joel is attending the University of Richmond as a full time student while also being a full time chief executive officer for his company.

Technvisions, a recognized authority on the Internet economy and also a client of Inet Network, states, Inet Networks approach to working with us has been beyond compare... presenting us a product that was unique, creative, and professional. Their response... was certainly above and beyond. The bottom line is that in todays online market place, those who say it quickly and efficiently are the ones who will survive. Inet Network has shown us that they are more than capable of producing such a message that communicates in an awesome framework," says Daniel Arkin Ph.D., President of Technvisions, Inc.... (Continue reading)

Nevada Learning Series Publishes Guide for Transitioning from Lotus Notes Release 6.5 to Release 7.0

Instant messaging, quick flagging and many other enhanced features of Lotus Notes are explained in a newly-published reference guide from Nevada Learning Series, the leading publisher of quick reference guides to business software.

The unique new guide is aimed at users who are transitioning from Release 6.5 to Release 7.0 of Lotus Notes, and focuses on the changes in functionality introduced in Notes 7.0. It’s designed as a low-cost way to show employees how to take maximum advantage of new software features with minimum disruption to productivity during conversion. Important new features covered in the guide include quick flagging, instant messaging status awareness, saving window states, message marking, calendar cleanup and improved search tools.... (Continue reading)

Best of Show Automotive and the Mentor Museum of Speed Announce Record Attendance

Best of Show Automotive, one of the finest classic and muscle car organizations in the world, is proud to announce the success of its recent Mentor Museum of Speed Grand Opening Weekend celebration which drew over 4,800 attendees and 410 classic cars during the weekend.

"The fact that we doubled our expectations is a clear demonstration of the strong interest people have for classic, muscle and high-performance cars," said Joseph Carroll, President and CEO of Best of Show Automotive. "As part of our commitment to the appreciation and preservation of the industry, we launched our Mentor Museum of Speed several months ago as a facility exclusively for the classic, muscle, and high-performance enthusiasts to view, discuss, and buy world-class vehicles from eras gone by in an informed and interactive setting."... (Continue reading)

Official Bus Tour of the Winter Games NZ 2009

New Zealand hop-on, hop-off bus travel company, Kiwi Experience has been selected as the official bus tour operator to the inaugural Winter Games NZ.

Kiwi Experience bus tours

The Winter Games NZ will be 2009's largest winter sports event in the Southern Hemisphere attracting competitors and spectators from all around the globe. The games include alpine skiing, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, snowboarding, freestyle ski and ice hockey.The selection of Kiwi Experience as official bus tour operator reflects the strong profile fit between young ski and snowboard enthusiasts and Kiwi Experience's main customer base.



"We are stoked to be able to support this great even 00004000 t. Our selection as official bus tours provider to the Winter Games NZ is an endorsement of the hard work that has gone on behind the scenes," says Kiwi Experience marketing manager, Tara Baskerville "A lot of effort and experience has gone into making our bus tours fun and enjoyable and it's great that this is being recognised".... (Continue reading)

Neighborhood America Powers Omni Hotels' New 'The Local Scoop' Online Community to Connect with Travelers

No one knows a city better than those who call it home. From Pittsburgh's best microbrews to the pet-friendly parks of San Francisco, locals can now share this insider scoop with travelers through Omni Hotels' new online community, 'The Local Scoop.' With the expertise of Neighborhood America, Omni Hotels has built an engaging enterprise social network where local residents can showcase their hometown by sharing stories, posting recommen 5b4 dations and uploading pictures.

To open the dialogue between locals and visitors, readers can comment on the 'scoop' and rate the postings. This online community will further serve to connect travelers with the Omni Hotels - before, during and after their visit - while enabling the brand to continue building relationships online.... (Continue reading)

The AEgis Technologies Group Announces the Release of acslXtreme® Version 2.3

The AEgis Technologies Group, Inc., a leading supplier of simulation software, training, and engineering services to the international modeling and simulation community, announces the release of version 2.3 of the acslXtreme environment for modeling and simulation of continuous dynamic systems and processes. This latest version introduces an array of new features including out-of-the-box support for parallel cluster/grid computing, advanced parameter estimation capabilities such as Markov Chain Monte-Carlo analysis, database connectivity support, and an assortment of utilities for model documentation and data post-processing. This release additionally incorporates numerous performance and stability improvements throughout the product.... (Continue reading)

When It Comes to Stick Packaging, Leave It Up to T.H.E.M.

As a package format, stick packaging is still in its infancy in the US. But forward-thinking marketers of all sizes have found a place to incubate and advance their ambitions. So as you start to see more and more stick-packaged, single-serve vitamins, infant formulas, beverages, supplements and the like on America's supermarket shelves . . . think of T.H.E.M.

T.H.E.M. is the short form for the cutting-edge packaging company otherwise known as Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing. What makes T.H.E.M. so unique is they are making it possible for major marketers to test the single-serve, stick-packaging waters with minimum investment and risk.... (Continue reading)

The Glimpse Foundation Uses Innovative Web Technology to Engage Generation Y

The Glimpse Foundation has captured the attention of The GenY Project for its technological savvy and its innovative techniques for engaging its target constituency: Generation Y. In a recent podcast, broadcast on The GenY Project's website, Glimpse's President, Publisher and Founder, Nick Fitzhugh, outlined his vision for the future of Generation Y, which he foresees as a body of internationally invested and cross-culturally aware global citizens. The 501(c)3 Glimpse Foundation fosters cross-cultural understanding and exchange, particularly between the United States and the rest of the world, by providing forums for sharing the experiences of young adults living and studying abroad.... (Continue reading)

Lodging Transaction Activity Maintains Momentum Through First Half of 2007; Upscale and Luxury Deal Volume and Pricing Remain Strong

Over $11.5 billion in upscale and luxury lodging facilities changed hands in the first half of 2007, according to Stephen Hennis, Managing Director of Hospitium. Through the second quarter, 177 assets have traded, exceeding the 158 transactions that occurred in the first half of 2006. "The robust hotel investment landscape shows no immediate signs of tapering," Hennis states. "At the current pace, 2007 is expected to reach $20 billion in high-end asset transactions, the third straight year with over $17 billion in deal activity."... (Continue reading)

Luxury Marketing Firm Music And Commerce Launches Its High End Concierge Service "Private Client Services"

While the world's finances are in a perpetual downward spiral, there remains a segment of the population that has yet to feel the effects. Those who reside in the high end world of luxury and surplus are maintaining open ended expense accounts for necessities such as client entertainment and personal lifestyle accoutrements. Marc Hagins, a partner in Music and Commerce, states that "high net worth individuals are still experiencing travel, purchasing high ticket items and seeking out services that make their lives more fulfilling and offer them access to added convenience".... (Continue reading)

Wanda Wiggins, RN, Joins Fitzz Group, Inc.

Fitzz Group, Inc., owners of Fitzz.com, an internet-based whole body health and fitness resource, welcomes Wanda Wiggins, R.N., a specialist in heart health, weight loss, and diabetes prevention strategies. Wiggins will be responsible for the expansion of the existing health and fitness product line and educational resource areas at Fitzz.com to address the unique concerns of persons with weight loss and diabetes issues.

Mark Osenga, President and CEO of Fitzz Group, Inc., located in Boynton Beach, Florida, and Anthony Acquaviva, Vice President, combined their quarter century of health and fitness experience into a focused internet resource that provides education and products to support whole body wellness through a mind-body-soul approach. The addition of Wanda Wiggins to the core group of health and fitness professionals will allow Fitzz.com to provide superior online support and service in the health and fitness industry.... (Continue reading)

Discover Wellness Through Water at Hydrohealing

Water is our lifeline. Water makes up more than two thirds of the weight of the human body and we need to drink a minimum one and a half litres a day to maintain optimum health. But how many of us realise its wider health benefits and the difference it can make to how we look, feel and enjoy our lives?

Building on the philosophy of ‘Wellness through Water’ is hydrohealing - a new concept in healthcare and the UK’s first urban spa to focus solely on harnessing the healing properties of our most abundant natural element.

Launching in the heart of London’s fashionable Notting Hill in January 2006, hydrohealing brings to the Capital its first luxury health hydro. This stylish venue with its cosmopolitan ambience, expert therapists and discreet service, offers a full range of water-based therapies and pure health & beauty products as well as advice on health promotion that specifically focuses on treating common lifestyle disorders that affect our overall sense of wellness.... (Continue reading)