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FunkyChunky Celebrates Record Sales By Rewarding Consumers With Biggest Pretzel Sale Ever

'Meet The Fockers' Advance Tickets Now Available From Fandango

Meet the Fockers isnt opening until December 22, but fans can already guarantee tickets to witness the meeting of the Fockers and Byrneses in this highly anticipated sequel to Meet the Parents. Fandango, the nation's largest online and phone movie ticketing service, announced advance tickets will go on sale nationwide today for Meet the Fockers.

In a recent Fandango Weekly Poll, moviegoers overwhelmingly selected Robert De Niro as the Meet the Fockers actor they would most want as an in-law, with 47% voting for the New York-born star. Following De Niro was Dustin Hoffman (25%), followed by Blythe Danner (16%) and finally Barbra Streisand (13%).... (Continue reading)

Platinum Funding Group Announces 2006 Results

Platinum Funding Group announced more than $200 million in new deals in 2006. The contract volume is a record for Platinum in its 15 years in operation and is nearly double that of 2005.

The $200 million in new signed contracts also represents only the minimum volumes that the clients are required to finance with Platinum Funding Group. The actual finance volume is often several times greater than the minimum.

"Platinum has firmly established itself as a leader in the factoring industry over the last several years," said Eyal Levy, Chairman, CEO and founder of Platinum Funding Group. "We are very proud of another highly successful year in Platinum's history, continuing a tradition of profitability that has remained unbroken since the company's inception."... (Continue reading)

JesPro Offers Discount Janitorial Repair & Maintenance Parts

JesPro reduces cost of repair and maintenance parts for common Janitorial and Sanitation equipment by more than 50% for distributors and end users. Very significant price reduction with zero reduction in quality standards allows greatly lowered costs and higher profitability for janitorial contractors, building maintenance supervisors and end users.

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How is this possible? Modern manufacturing techniques and the latest in computer aided design allow the production of high grade janitorial repair and maintenance parts at vastly lower prices. Our engineers work closely with designers and manufactures to enable high quality at the lowest cost.... (Continue reading)

New Contemporary Jewellery Designers at Farfallina.net

With the prices of gold skyrocketing, the demand for gemstones such as pearls, citrines, amethysts, agates as well as sterling silver jewellery have stormed the market.

Farfallina.net, the UK's luxury Designer & Costume jewellery online store has launched a series of new products from top jewellery designer lines such as Paula Rosellini, Angelo De Soto Semi precious jewellery, Bora Bora Pearls and Elefteriu Fine Jewelry.

These new and exciting lines offer a combination of delicate and bold jewellery and incorporate a unique mixture of beaded, gemstones, precious and semi precious stones. Choosing the right set of jewelry can bring a lot more than just beauty but a healing power of calm and protection to the inner being.... (Continue reading)

RewardStream Enhances Customer Insights with Release of LMP 4.11

RewardStream Inc., the leader in SaaS loyalty marketing technology, is pleased to announce the release of RewardStream's Lifecycle Marketing Platform (LMP) 4.11. LMP is a powerful technology platform that empowers marketers to launch highly customized loyalty and channel incentive programs in under 30 days. New enhancements offered in LMP 4.11 empower marketing professionals with valuable new insights into how a customer or sales professional interacts with the multiple channel marketing and loyalty programs a company has on offer. The result is customer-centered view of a participant's activities across multiple loyalty programs run within an organization. Marketing professionals are now able to quickly understand which loyalty and incentive programs a customer is involved in, improving their understanding of how to best communicate and cultivate loyalty with that customer.... (Continue reading)

Ultralink Announces Sixth Consecutive Year In Negotiating Client Healthcare Premium Increases Well Below Industry Averages

UltraLink, a leading HR and benefits management services company, today announced its sixth consecutive year of negotiating above industry average cost savings for their healthcare procurement clients. UltraLink helped their clients control healthcare costs by reducing the carrier proposed increases by one-third. Through its unique rate negotiation process and industry-leading expertise, UltraLink was once again able to save its clients millions of dollars in premiums for 2006.

J. Stephen Ashley, Senior Vice President of Client Consulting Services for UltraLink stated, “Our rate negotiation services are designed differently than those provided by most of the other national benefit consultants. Many of the larger firms often accept original proposals from the health plans because they fall within the industry averages. We never settle for what the plans initially propose. We negotiate using our tools, services and experience to dive deep into the underwriting assumptions. We challenge the health plans to prove to us that the increases they have proposed are reasonable. We are always looking at our clients’ long-term health care strategy goals, therefore our focus is not always to find the cheapest rate, but to find the right rate and the right health plan mix. Finding quality health plans ultimately saves our clients money over time by eliminating the need to change health plans

every year.”... (Continue reading)

DDC Group Concludes Global Summit; Releases News Bulletin #8

(PRWEB) June 22, 2006 - DDC Group (www.theddcgroup.com) reports a successful conclusion of the 2006 DDC Group Global Summit, hosted in Edinburgh Scotland and releases News Bulletin #8 - June 2006.

Highlights of News Bulletin #8 include:

- The successful introduction of DDC OS into the DDC Group & expansion of DDC outsourcing services in the UK market

- Sector commentary by DDC HRO on the growth trajectory in human capital BPO and "knowledge work" outsourcing

- An update on DDC support provided for Philippine disaster relief efforts... (Continue reading)

Ex Zunch COO Tenders Resignation, Announces Creation of popdensity.com, inc.

Veteran developer and agency executive Johnny Thompson announced today his return to popdensity.com, inc. The new Denton, Texas based agency will provide a full-range of interactive services including search engine optimization, web development and interactive marketing consulting.

Thompson formed popdensity.com, inc. in 1999 and announced his immediate return after resigning from his position as Chief Operating Officer at Zunch Communications. As COO he provided leadership and direction to project teams through his understanding of business processes, identifying potential usability issues, managing scope for large projects and ensuring that application quality is maintained at all times. Thompson began his career at Zunch as a senior systems architect and quickly moved up the ranks to become vice president of technology and later COO.... (Continue reading)

Leggett Appoints MailerMailer CEO as Co-Chair of County Asian American Advisory Group

Raj Khera, CEO of Rockville-based email marketing firm, MailerMailer, was recently appointed as co-chair of the Montgomery County, Maryland Asian American Advisory Group (AAAG) by County Executive Isiah Leggett. Khera will work beside Jayne Park, Project Consultant with the Montgomery County Community Foundation.

Raj Khera, MailerMailer CEO

Established alongside five other advisory groups, including the African, African American, Caribbean American, Latin American and Middle Eastern American groups, the AAAG will work to advise the county government and will work closely with the Office of Community Partnerships. Together, they will help the government make better decisions considering the needs and opinions of the diverse cultures within Montgomery County.... (Continue reading)

E-Commerce and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Combine to Generate Impressive Results

- E-Commerce search engine optimization (SEO) specialists Elixir Systems, announced today a range of services developed to help online retailers and e-Commerce shopping cart sites maximize profits. The key is to make sure that the site is found within search engines for individual product searches. There are many pitfalls in this process and it is essential that online stores find a way to be found for their actual products.

The majority of e-Commerce businesses are currently using Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising to bring customers to their sites." said Fionn Downhill, CEO of Elixir Systems. This focuses on the short term and is a very expensive way of doing business. We have clients who were spending in excess of $5,000.00 per month on PPC. Their sites are now highly ranked for their products in the natural listings and they have been able to reduce or even eliminate their PPC costs."... (Continue reading)

Gas Credit Cards Promise (A Little) Relief to Consumers Struggling with High Gas Prices

When trends develop, you can be sure credit card issuers will find a way to capitalize on them. The rise of gas credit cards in response to skyrocketing fuel costs is the latest example.

With the cost of gas currently over $2.30 a gallon (about 50 cents higher than at this time last year), consumers are looking for relief. Credit card companies are promising it, or at least a little. Today, most of the major credit card issuers are offering specific gas rebate credit cards or have added special gas rebates into their existing rewards programs. Many of these programs have been introduced within the last year.... (Continue reading)

Concord Music Group To Release 3-CD Box Set of Complete Prestige Recordings By Miles Davis's Classic 1950s Quintet With Bonus CD Of Rare Live Recordings

Concord Music Group will release its 3-cd box set of complete prestige recordings by miles davis's classic 1950s quintet with bonus cd of rare live recordings on May 23.

"This is the great Miles Davis Quintet. In addition to Trane, each of the musicians—Philly Joe, Red Garland, and Paul Chambers—was the epitome of style and taste." — Sonny Rollins (saxophone contemporary of Miles who recorded with him in the ’50s)

"While everyone was checking out the latest clothes fashion or getting the newest television set, we were very busy imitating and trying to be “the Miles Davis Quintet.” — Ron Carter (bassist in Miles’s ’60s quintet)

"Most of the major innovations in jazz can be traced back to this group. Listening to this music puts everything in perspective." — Adam Holzman (keyboardist in Miles’s late-’80s bands)... (Continue reading)

Developers of Master Planned Southern California Apartments Announce the Grand Opening of Phase II of The Village Cambria Community at the Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, California

The Irvine Company Apartment Communities (http://www.rental-living.com/landing/cambria/index.htm), builder of master planned Southern California apartments, is proud to announce that Phase II of The Village Cambria, a unique and vibrant community at the Irvine Spectrum Center, will be move-in ready November 2006. Situated at the intersection of the Santa Ana and San Diego freeways in Irvine, California, the Southern California apartments at The Village offer a whole new level of convenience to its residents.... (Continue reading)

Free Guide Offers Direct Marketers Vital Information They Must Know About Magalog Design

Given today's economic conditions, direct marketers are painfully aware of the old saying, "You only get one chance to make a first impression." If their marketing material doesn't grab readers within the first few seconds, the opportunity to make a sale is often lost.

To help magalog marketers in particular increase their odds of success, MagalogGuy.com is offering a free, downloadable guide titled, 10 Things You Should Know About Magalog Design.

As a direct market layout and design specialist, MagalogGuy.com owner Mike Klassen works with marketers to ensure that the layout of their material supports the copy to get the results they're after.... (Continue reading)

Psychiatrist Examines Effects of Video Game Play on Children

Since the advent of faster game consoles, more realistic artwork and longer game play, two things have occurred in the video game market: it has grown into a record $1.7 billion industry, and the heated debate among the media, parents' groups, law makers, and game companies, over what effect videos games have on children - has gotten even hotter.

A Guide for Parents

A new book, Video Game Play and Addiction: A Guide for Parents (iUniverse) aims to clarify both sides of the controversy, while offering the definitive assessment of video games' impact on children, including on their physical and emotional health, and educational and social development.... (Continue reading)

World's Ugliest Dog is Beautiful in Death

Sam, The World’s Ugliest Dog, who died last October to worldwide attention, now rests in a beautiful, crystal memorial thanks to Memory Glass LLC, a start-up company located in Santa Barbara Ca.-- right in Sam’s backyard. Sam’s ashes are now immortalized in a customized, memorial keepsake, permanently suspended within a crystal-clear, hand-blown glass sculpture and pendant.

Sam, a purebred Chinese Crested Hairless, was the three time, hands-down undefeated champion of the “World’s Ugliest Dog” contest (2003, 2004 & 2005, visit the "samugliestdog" website). When Sam died, his owner, Susie Lockheed, had only photos, articles and awards to remember him by. After Sam was cremated, she learned that Memory Glass, located in her own town of Santa Barbara, could create permanent, personalized memorial keepsakes out of glass. Making Sam’s sculpture and pendant keepsakes only required a small amount of his ashes, giving Ms. Lockheed the option of scattering, burying or placing the rest of his ashes in an urn.... (Continue reading)

Safefreight Transportation Security Technology Selected for Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Hazmat Truck Security Program

Safefreight Technology today announced that their trucking fleet management and hazmat security technology will be used by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in a $3.1 million contract awarded by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under their Hazmat Truck Security Pilot (HTSP) program.

Under the agreement, General Dynamics will implement and demonstrate Safefreight's integrated GPS fleet tracking and software solution -- SmartFleet™ -- that provides security, tracking, monitoring, control and reporting capability for dry van and tank trailers transporting hazardous cargo and the trucks hauling them.... (Continue reading)

FoodLogiQ Has Signed Agreement with Canadian Cattlemen's Association to Provide Value Added Traceability Solution to its Members

FoodLogiQ, the leading provider of On Demand food safety and traceability software, today announced that they have signed an agreement with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association to provide a value added traceability solution to its members.

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association has developed a generic branding program called the Canadian Beef Advantage (CBA) which is meant to market and communicate the advantages of Canadian Beef domestically and internationally. The ultimate goal is to be able to show that product can be 00004000 CBA verified to the end of the supply chain. CCA has selected FoodLogiQ's On Demand Food Safety software solution to support this CBA initiative.... (Continue reading)

Oriens Welcomes Hotel Ocotal Joining Hotel Pure

Oriens Travel & Hotel Management Corp. ("Oriens") (OTC- Pink Sheets: OTHM), an emerging Travel and Hotel Management Company, operating online travel booking site 128trip, and hotel management subsidiary Hotel Pure (http://www.HotelPURE.com), is pleased to have the latest Hotel property from Costa Rica, Hotel Ocotal joining Hotel Pure brand.

Hotel Pure continues to receive massive interests from the small/medium size independent hotels in the Latin America / Caribbean region, due to its business model of providing these hotels an opportunity to be associated with an unified internationally recognizable simple name brand yet retaining their original identity. The Hotel Pure properties aim to provide from the economical, clean, cozy hotel accommodation with breakfast included at very affordable pricing to some of the highest end resorts catering to all levels of travelers, but still upkeep the customer service level which the vacation travelers are strongly looking for.... (Continue reading)

FunkyChunky Celebrates Record Sales By Rewarding Consumers With Biggest Pretzel Sale Ever

To thank consumers for an incredible holiday season and a record 2007, gourmet food and gift specialist FunkyChunky® is holding a major sale on all its pretzels (http://www.funkychunkyinc.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=4) in March. All pretzel items and sizes are reduced 20 percent, including gift baskets, gift packs and pretzels bundled with popcorn, caramel corn or other FunkyChunky products.

FunkyChunky enjoyed record sales during 2007 and is determined to share its good fortune with consumers, said FunkyChunky's founder Ronni Feuer. The company's most popular holiday gift (http://www.funkychunkyinc.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=5) was FunkyChunky Pretzels, therefore this signature item is reduced more than ever before.... (Continue reading)