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Spill.Com Review Of Twilight Now Available

The Spill.com review of Twilight, based on the bestselling series by author Stephenie Myer, is now available for movie fans interested in an unbiased, unabashed look at the highly anticipated film before they decide whether or not to see it for themselves.

Twilight is the story of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) who meets and falls in love with a 150-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Edward comes from a family of vampires who only drink the blood of animals and are generally peaceful, but are soon threatened by a rival vampire clan who oppose the relationship between Edward and the mortal Bella.... (Continue reading)

Poker Room Review and Online Deposit Bonus Codes: PokerRoom.com

Newly launched Poker Reviews Online (http://www.Poker-Reviews-Online.com) has just published a complete website review and exclusive bonus code for the Poker Room site. Poker Room was launched in 1999 and has grown into one of the world's largest virtual poker sites with thousands of internet card players.

Poker Room is fully licensed and regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and has been accredited with the eCOGRA seal of approval for security, reliability, and fairness of play. eCOGRA guarantees that hands dealt to online card players at Poker Room are fair, that PokerRoom.com operates honestly and behaves responsibly, that money deposits are safe and that winnings are paid out in a timely manner. The popular internet poker room also takes extra steps to prevent fraud and collusion.... (Continue reading)

Playforce Website Launch

Playforce are a leading provider of playground equipment for schools and organisations across the UK. Playforce has recently launched their new website, built by web design agency Adido Solutions.

2007 has been a great year for the company gaining recognition for the tremendous growth and effort invested in the company since it started in 1998, winning two trophies at the National BSBC awards and becoming a Beacon South West company.

To reflect the growth of the business and its position as a leading school playground equipment provider, Playforce asked Adido Solutions to redesign their website. The previous website was built several years ago and as well as having an out of date design, it was also hard to manage and didn't generate the desired levels of traffic.... (Continue reading)

Dealer Specialties Signs Exclusive Agreement With Overstock.com to Provide Dealer Inventory for Auto Portal

Dealer Specialties has signed an exclusive agreement with Overstock.com's (www.overstock.com) Cars Program that will result in increasing the online discount retailer's inventory from approximately 160,000 vehicles to more than 500,000. Dealer Specialties, a Dominion Enterprises Company, provides vehicle data collection, image generation, inventory management and window labeling services to nearly 10,000 car dealers across the country. Under terms of the agreement, the inventory of all of these dealers will be integrated into Overstock.com's inventory.... (Continue reading)

Motivational CDs Increase Employee & Team Productivity During Tough Economic Times

These days where gas prices are at their highest points and climbing; where food prices are steadily climbing and a recession is clearly upon us, everyone feels the effects. As belts tighten, corporations often ask their employees to do more with less, resulting in lower corporate morale and productivity in many cases.

In an innovative low-cost move, one company has turned to motivational CDs to help boost their employee's productivity. "It makes great sense. Organizations are made up of individuals. When those individuals have a sense of purpose and can look toward the future with hope and optimism, they are happier, more committed and more productive team members," says Tami Gaines, Partner at BluntArtistry (www.bluntartistry.com), a motivational speaking and training company. "Organizations can ask more of motivated employees than unmotivated ones, and more often than not, they will deliver."... (Continue reading)

Peter Minotti Becomes Newest Tenant at the eXubrio Group Business Incubator in Kenmore, New York

Accountant Peter Minotti became the newest tenant at the eXubrio Group New Business Incubator in Kenmore, New York. Mr. Minotti will provide business and personal accounting and tax consulting services from his new Kenmore office.

eXubrio Group LLC

In addition to serving his accounting clients in Western New York, Mr. Minotti will provide some pro bono and reduced-fee accounting services to existing and new eXubrio Group tenants.

The businesses resident in the eXubrio Group incubator in Kenmore include:

eXubrio Group - eXubrio Group - A full service marketing, advertising, and public relations agency.

Noein - A team of database and web programmers who are business partners in eXubrio Group.

SumoKids Foundation - SumoKids - A 501 (c)(3) non-profit that helps inner city children become more productive students by teaching the tenets of Sumo Wrestling.

Xtatix - Xtatix - A consumer electronics company with offices at the Kenmore Incubator, in Miami, Florida, and in Beijing, China.

At the eXubrio Group Incubator, startup and small businesses seeking rapid growth will find economical office space, shared office services, and assistance from Peter Minotti and the eXubrio Group team. Businesses wishing to test the Incubator as an office and operating location need not pay rent for their first two months.... (Continue reading)

PresenterNet Announces Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Applications

PresenterNet (http://www.presenternet.com/pr0315), provider of online interactive Web presentation applications, today introduced Web conferencing technology to support compliance with accounting information management requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

In a report entitled "Web Conferencing Capabilities for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance" the company describes PresenterNet capabilities that ensure capture and storage of accounting information presented in its Web conferences.

The PresenterNet application for this environment permanently stores and attaches time and date stamping to all conferencing content. The system logs all presenters and audience members, then logs each piece of content presented in a session.... (Continue reading)

NPI PR Recognized for Excellence in Communications Field

Nadel Phelan, Inc. (NPI PR), specialist in media communications for technology firms, today announced it has been awarded an honorable mention in the PR Communications Plan Category of the 2007 Communicator Awards. This honor resulted from efforts to raise awareness among women and minorities about career opportunities in networking and IT through the Women in Technology Communications Campaign.

According to industry analysts, there will soon be a 30 to 40 percent gap between the demand of IT workers and the number of qualified professionals in the field, as well as an alarming gap between the percentages of men versus women in the IT profession. Although women make up half of the country's population, they compromise only 20 percent of the IT workforce in the United States. The campaign's goal is to increase female participation in computer science and other related IT education programs and careers.... (Continue reading)

CollegeGrad.com Names Top 25 Cities for Entry Level Job Seekers

In the midst of the summer job search, CollegeGrad.com, the #1 Entry Level Job Site, releases its quarterly listing of the Top 25 cities for entry level job openings. While summer may not be the peak of the college recruiting season, the list during this time still accounts for more than 20,000 entry level job openings in 16 states. The list is available online at www.CollegeGrad.com/topcities and includes links to job postings for each city.

New York and Los Angeles once again top the list for cities with the most entry level job openings at one and two respectively. Washington, DC and Chicago, IL place in the top 5 for the first time at three and four. San Francisco finished at number five.... (Continue reading)

Local Electrical Contractor Wins Twins Baseball Stadium Contract

Representatives from Spoken Impact were pleased to announce their role in assisting local Saint Paul firm Gephart Electric win the main Electrical Contractor agreement for the new Twins Ballpark. The multi-million dollar stadium contract is a significant achievement for Gephart, who engaged Spoken Impact to help create a unique and memorable experience for the final presentation to the Twins' Ballpark panel. Spoken Impact is a local Minneapolis-based firm that develops custom presentation content for businesses and provides coaching for speaking engagements.... (Continue reading)

MyHome, NYC Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling Co, Starts Green Kitchen Campaign

MyHome LLC, (http://www.myhomeus.com) announced today it's new educational campaign to help homeowners transform their NYC kitchens into eco-friendly and energy-efficient rooms. This new plan is part of MyHome's wider goal of helping both commercial and residential New Yorkers reduce their exposure to toxic chemicals, offset their carbon footprint, and cut energy bills.

"The process of transforming your kitchen into a green room starts with getting informed," says MyHome President Mayan Metzler. "This is why we are constantly updating our web site at http://www.myhomeus.com with useful information that better equips consumers to change their energy consumption habits. By choosing energy and water efficient appliances as well as sustainable and non-toxic building materials, consumers have a unique opportunity to make a difference in the world," Metzler says.... (Continue reading)

Aveksa Delivers Unmatched Scalability For Enterprise Access Governance

Aveksa, Inc., the market-leading provider of enterprise access governance solutions, today announced that the Aveksa Enterprise Access Governance Platform is the industry's most scalable enterprise access governance solution. As organizations seek to address the challenge of properly governing user access to enterprise information resources, they recognize the need for a solution that can scale to address the magnitude of the problem. Leading Global 2000 organizations have chosen Aveksa to implement policy-driven processes for governing access across hundreds of applications, hundreds of thousands of users and hundreds of millions of user entitlements.... (Continue reading)

EduGuide Offers College Success Tips: Free Download

EduGuide is offering students and parents the opportunity to download a free copy of College EduGuide, an online publication (www.EduGuide.org/college) that details strategies for becoming and staying a successful student. It also gives tips on how to save money on student loans. Much of the 'things I learned in college' content is written by recent college students. Students want to know, "What is the importance of a good education?" Their parents want to know, "What potentially dangerous things can happen to my kid once he gets to campus?" EduGuide tries to prepare parents and students for all of it.... (Continue reading)

Miracle Method Introduces Natural Accents™ An Affordable Stone Look for Countertops

Bathtub refinishing was once the mainstay of the surface restoration industry. Today, it's all about countertops. Miracle Method, the nation's largest surface restoration franchise has introduced Natural Accents™, a revolutionary new finish for countertops, vanities and tile.

"Kitchen countertops are the new WOW factor for homeowners," says Chuck Pistor, president of the 29-year old Miracle Method company. "People want the multicolor look and the features of stone. We can provide both at a tremendous cost savings with Natural Accents."... (Continue reading)

Need Money-Saving Ideas? Ask Your Employees

The folks at State Bank wanted to make sure they were running their operation as efficiently as possible, so they turned to the experts-their employees. They asked for suggestions on how the bank could save money while not sacrificing quality and were rewarded with a tremendous response.

The banks 350 employees made 511 suggestions that resulted in savings of $185,209, says Erica Vasek, executive assistant and program coordinator. Those suggestions, which averaged $529 per employee, ranged from having bank branch employees fill ATM machines instead of contracting out that task-saving some $45,000-to extending the life of toner cartridges by shaking them once a week when the toner low" notice appeared-saving an estimated $500.

State Bank, which is headquartered in La Grange, Texas, realized something most companies dont-that, in order to be successful, employee suggestion programs dont have to result in ideas that save at least $50,000 each. Every idea, no matter how much it saves the company, is valuable. And even small savings can add up and have a huge impact on the companys bottom line. See our site for more information www.customer-service.com

State Bank used a program developed by the Service Quality Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota, called Buck-A-Day, or BAD, which asks each employee to identify a way to reduce costs by at least $1 a day. The campaign lasts just 30 days, which helps to keep enthusiasm high and reinforces the idea that employees are the best source of cost-savings idea for any company. They know better than executives how you can increase revenues, reduce waste, and improve customer service.

The idea behind BAD is to get employees to look for relatively simple savings, to get them to consider each job or task and ask, Is there a better, less-expensive way to do this?" The program has been used by more than 3,000 companies throughout the world and has a participation rate that ranges from 60 to 80 percent. Thats impressive, considering that the typical suggestion system has a 1 to 6 percent participation rate.

Why is Bad so successful? Its fun, its built around recognition, and feedback is immediate. One of the recognition devices BAD uses is a poster with a mug shot of each employee who makes a suggestion that is implemented. That photograph is printed on a Wanted: More Cost Reducers poster that lists the employees name, suggestion, and savings to the company. Adding to the success of the program is that it doesnt intimidate employees. By asking them to make suggestions that will save just $1 a day, they know that all ideas will be considered and that they wont be ridiculed for making suggestions that dont carry with them astronomical savings.

Reducing waste is more important today than ever before, as companies face competition not only from businesses down the street but from around the world. Look at it this way: If your company has 1,000 employees, and each of them identifies a way to save the company $1 a day, with an average 250 working days in a year, you will realize annual savings of $250,000. And, if your company generates a net profit of 5 percent, those savings are the equivalent of a $5 million increase in sales. Considering that it would take approximately $4 million in capital to generate that $5 million, you can see that it is much less expensive to reduce costs.

If you want to know whats wrong with your business, dont hire expensive consultants, ask your employees. Set up an employee suggestion program. And, when you do, you might want to consider these suggestions for ensuring a high rate of participation-and savings

- Make the program fun and non-threatening.

- Get total commitment from employees.

- Publicize the program.

- Give timely feedback to employees who make suggestions.

- Recognize employees who suggestions are implemented.

- Use recognition, not just money, as an incentive to drive the program.

- For more information go to our site www.customer-service.com

It has become more critical in recent years, particularly with so much business being conducted via the Internet and increasing competition throughout the world, that you identify every possible way to eliminate waste and save money. You can no longer merely increase prices to remain profitable. Consumers-and your competitors-wont allow it. If you want to survive, you must identify ways to dramatically eliminate waste. When you do, you will be rewarded with higher sales and greater profit margins.... (Continue reading)

Are You Ready? TalentDrive Releases 2009 Recruiting Analysis Video

Are You Ready? TalentDrive today released an innovative look at the recruitment market in 2009 in the form of a dynamic video titled "Are You Ready?". This video looks back to the beginning of online recruiting, as well as all the challenges recruiters face now and in the future, showing the comparison to today's mainstream acceptance of resume posting, candidate sourcing and overall online usage. The video pulls surprising statistics, creating an informative yet exciting experience. Check out the video on YouTube here! You won't believe it!... (Continue reading)

e-Builder - the Next Wave of Capital Project Management Solutions Webcast

e-Builder, the leading provider of collaborative project management solutions today announced a webcast to showcase e-Builder 6.0, the next wave of technology for managing facility planning, construction, and operations. The webcast will be held Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, and will provide an in-depth look at this new offering. To register, please visit https://www.gotomeeting.com/register/356289313.

e-Builder Enterprise 6.0 is the result of over 12 years of industry expertise, research, and innovation. It was designed from the ground up as an integrated solution to reduce the cost, time, and risk involved in implementation vs. bulkier, packaged products. Four primary modules - cost, schedule, process, and documents - provide a complete tool to manage cost, schedule, and scope. These modules can be deployed as one solution, or as individual modules for even faster deployment based on an organization's strategic needs.... (Continue reading)

VA Secretary Addresses 65th Annual AMVETS Convention

On Tuesday, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki spoke to hundreds of veterans in New Orleans as part of the 65th annual AMVETS National Convention. Veterans from across the country have converged on New Orleans to tend to the business of one of the nation’s largest and most inclusive veterans service organizations.

VA Secretary Eric Shinseki speaks at the AMVETS National Convention in New Orleans. Photo by Jay Agg

Shinseki, President Obama’s top advisor on veterans’ issues and a retired Army Chief of Staff, discussed issues critical to today’s veterans’ community and laid out his vision for a VA capable of meeting the needs of all veterans.... (Continue reading)

Winners Announced for 17th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

Tom Howard Books is pleased to announce the results from its 17th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. Gabriela Blandy of Oxford, England, won first prize and $2,000 for her story "The Buck". Over 1,600 entries were received from around the world.

This year, all four of the major prizewinners fall into the genre of personal narratives. Three of the four are domestic dramas and while the fourth takes in a wider field, it too is firmly planted on the home front.

Gabriela Blandy's first-prize entry, "The Buck", is set on the narrator's farm. The plot has been most assiduously crafted with several powerfully interwoven strands centering on an unlikely pair of animals who form an unexpected friendship. It's a novelty that not only delights that small rural community but assuages the pain of a national tragedy involving a member of that same small town. The author's gift for realistic characterization and cleverly homespun dialogue is so intense that her people literally leap off the page. Well-chosen details also enable the reader to see the countryside, to feel the biting cold, to re-live the tragedy itself and yet rejoice in the unlikely duo of buck and heifer.

Of the winning entry, Associate Judge Professor Dee C. Konrad writes: "'The Buck', by Gabriela Blandy, presents the reader with a clear vision that life, with all its unusual hopes, its unexpected twists and turns, often moves into painful but highly sensitive modes. 'The Buck' offers a story of many levels: One is human with love and harmony; another introduces tragedy leaving a town bereft and two young girls motherless. On another level, the author depicts an unusual 'romance' between a buck and a cow. These strands are so ingeniously united that the town, its inhabitants and the storyteller, as well as the buck and the cow, come together in a narrative that truly touches the heart."... (Continue reading)

Annuity IQ releases 10 Variable Annuity Tips

Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 –- Annuity IQ, www.annuityiq.com, releases 10 variable annuity tips to the public. This short guide is designed to help people make an informed decision on the purchase of a variable annuity.

Annuity IQ, on the forefront of rating variable annuity contracts and benefits, has released another free information book. “We are dedicated to helping people and brokers find the best product for their needs or their client’s needs. 10 Tips is another extension of our efforts to educate and inform people on what to look for in a variable annuity. We released ‘Living Benefits Explained’ a month and a half ago and saw tremendous interest in that information. 10 tips is an expansion of that information,” Scott DeMonte, owner of Annuity IQ, said.... (Continue reading)