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To Kiss or Not to Kiss - That is the Question...on April 28th, National Kiss Day

To Kiss or Not to Kiss? That is the Question! On April 28th, the answer is a big lip-smacking yes... because its National Kiss Day!

Dating Coach and author, Marilyn Anderson says its a great day to start a new relationship or turn the heat up on your current relationship. She suggests bypassing technology on National Kiss Day. Instead of text messaging - let your lips reach out and touch someone! Her Kissing Tips for National Kiss Day include:

- If youre in love, kiss the one you love.

- If youre not in love, kiss someone youd like to love!

- Be daring. A kiss can be the first step on an adventure that can last a lifetime!

- Be spontaneous. It doesnt have to be a big" kiss. A little smooch might lead to big sparks. Take a chance with that cute someone whos been flirting, but too shy to approach you.... (Continue reading)

WorkshopLive.com Announces Open Casting Call for New Spokesperson

WorkshopLive.com, the online music community for students, teachers and performers, is now searching for an outgoing and charismatic spokesperson. With over 100,000 visitors/month, a YouTube channel with over 2 million views and content distribution deals with even larger websites, the chosen applicant will have a significant online audience at their command.

WorkshopLive.com is looking for actors who can portray an 18-25-year-old music enthusiast. Ideal candidates will have previous acting, reporting or hosting experience, ability to read from a teleprompter, can contribute to original content, and has picked up a guitar recently or has always wanted to learn. WorkshopLive.com plans to add several instrument and style-specific communities to the site so whether the applicant is a metal god, punk chick or even a jazz head we want to talk with you.... (Continue reading)

New Illustrated Children's Book Captures The Chaos And Hilarity Of What A BLM Mustang Does To His Adopted Family And Ranch

Amid all of the popularity generated by the new horse movies produced in just the last two-to-three years and the new excitement in the thoroughbred arena surrounding a beloved race horse named Smarty Jones, a new children's book was just released by PublishAmerica about a captured BLM mustang named Bucky.

This mustang is the narrator and star of this 40-page, full color-illustrated children's story. Buckaroo or "Bucky" as he is known by his humans, is a very real, wild mustang who was captured, broken to ride, and adopted by his new family at the Really Cool Ranch. He is a black and white appaloosa who, from the moment he gets home to his ranch, begins causing havoc and chaos as he harasses the various animals that he finds living at his new home. He describes his delight at making the dogs and pigs "bark", letting out the chickens, and trying to make the sheep run from him. He has a hilarious encounter with a skunk he tries to chase and he runs with the dogs on his "racetrack". He also talks about sneaking drinks of his human's coffee and why it makes him want to run fast.... (Continue reading)

Las Cruces NM, The Secret Is Out. Great Weather and Great Value in Real Estate has Made Las Cruces New Mexico the Nation's Greatest Place to Live

Todd who are coming to Las Cruces? “The consensus from my clients, builders and my co-agents is the majority are baby boomers purchasing second homes. A lot are retirees.” The AARP in its most recent issue said that Las Cruces is one of the best places to retire in the U.S. “Many are just fleeing the outrages housing market in the East and West coast, having sold their home for a nice profit,” Todd said.

Why are these people moving here? Todd continues “Well, there are many reasons. Our weather is wonderful. The cost of living is affordable and comfortable. Las Cruces is large enough to have amenities but small enough to provide a hassle free daily life. Oh and the Organ Mountains, absolutely beautiful. Friendly people, the University Theater the symphony, art events. Come on, living here is great.”... (Continue reading)

FlowSense Awarded $.5 Million Construction Project by the Department of Veterans Affairs

FlowSense Building Services Group was recently awarded a $.5 million construction project by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The scope of the contract include demolition and removal of an existing absorption chiller and installation of a new 1020-ton centrifugal chiller. Installation includes rigging, connections to existing chilled water and condenser water piping, additions and alterations to existing switchgear. connections to existing controls, and start up and commissioning. The project is located at the Lebanon VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania.... (Continue reading)

SpainDirect4U Add New Off Plan Developments to Costa Calida Portfolio

SpainDirect4U have launched the addition of two new developments, located around Mazarron and Sucina, to their extensive Spanish property portfolio.

For over 5 years, SpainDirect4U (http://www.spaindirect4u.com/ ) have offered new build Spanish properties for sale in the Costa Calida region.

Villas Golf (http://www.spaindirect4u.com/develop.asp?id=120 ) in Mazarron is a small development of detached two bedroom bungalows and three bedroom villas each within their own private plots, complete with a communal swimming pool and gardens. The development has easy access to the town centre with its variety of shops, bars and restaurants and local facilities, the golf course is a short walk away.... (Continue reading)

Manufacturer of Anti Tarnish Products, Intercept Silver and Jewelry Care Company Announces Participation in JCK Show in Las Vegas

In the world of jewelry, nothing is bigger or more glitzy than the JCK show taking place from June 1st to 5th in Las Vegas. At the Sands Expo and Convention Center, jewelry manufacturers, retailers, buyers, and designers from around the world will be touring the show floor to find the latest in the jewelry world from jewelry packaging, software and tools to gorgeous baubles and bling.

Buyers at the show are from all over the United States and represent small retail jewelers, as well as large independent chains and the largest corporate jewelry retail chains.... (Continue reading)

Canaan Partners Expands its Digital Media Portfolio and Leads $10M Investment in Associated Content

Canaan Partners, a $2.4 billion global venture capital firm, today announced it has led a $10 million, Series B investment in Associated Content, a leading online publisher known as "The People's Media Company". The new funding will enable Associated Content to further its commitment to creating an unparalleled network of content producers, and to enhance its publishing and distribution platforms. Warren Lee from Canaan Partners has joined Associated Content's board of directors.

Today's news highlights Canaan's focus on digital media investments, particularly the management and leverage of digital content, new advertising and video revenue models, and new Web-based services for consumers. Canaan has a strong record of success in the digital media market as an early and lead investor in both Match.com and DoubleClick. The firm's current portfolio includes The Active Network, the leading online community for amateur sports enthusiasts; Tremor Media, a company monetizing online video and cracking the code on video advertising; and Blurb, a leader changing the face of publishing by letting anyone easily create and sell bookstore-quality books online.... (Continue reading)

ConsumerBase Introduces Multi-Channel Responders

ConsumerBase announced its new Multi-Channel Responder file today. Multi-Channel Responders are individuals who have responded to mail order programs in addition to online offers. The company predicts that the product will lift response rates substantially over those of traditional mailing lists. Response is expected to be even higher for offers targeted by category.

ConsumerBase has long been a pioneer in capturing online response data and overlaying it onto postal records. The Multi-Channel Responder product goes a step further and overlays mail order responders onto the data records of those online responders.... (Continue reading)

InterLegis Will Introduce Visual Analytics to Midwest Legal Market

InterLegis, Inc., a Dallas-based innovator of Web-based litigation and electronic discovery technologies, announced the company is participating as an exhibitor at the upcoming ABA TECHSHOW being held in Chicago, IL March 13-15, 2008. The event, presented by the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section, is being promoted as "the World's Premiere Legal Technology Conference and Expo" and will be held at a new location this year, the Hilton Chicago located at 720 South Michigan Avenue.... (Continue reading)

Edm08: Search In The Mobile Era Conference To Be Held June 9th, 2008 In London

Whitaker Associates (www.whitaker.com) has announced that this year's European Directory Marketplace 2008 (EDM08) conference, Search in the Mobile Era, to be held on June 9th, 2008 in London, will focus on the explosive mobile search market. This market is the focus of broad and high level interest, as reflected by Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin's recent call for wireless operators to become the primary vehicle by which to access information.

Mobile search can be conducted using voice (voice search), telephone keypad, telephone touchpad (data search), or some combination. Users search for a wide range of information, including "buddies," business listings, movie listings, restaurant reviews, music, video, pictures, news, sports, maps, directions, and mail. Revenue from mobile search is being generated increasingly by advertising, as well as by subscriber fees.... (Continue reading)

Richard Fleischman and Associates (RFA) Expands Northeast Operations With New Boston Office

Richard Fleischman & Associates (RFA), the premier provider of outsourced technology and IT services and the trusted technology advisor to more than 400 firms in the alternative asset space, today announced the expansion into Boston with its new regional headquarters at 125 Summer Street.

This class A office space will be fully staffed and includes RFA's dedicated Boston sales, technical and project teams to support and deliver complete outsourced IT solutions to Boston's key financial firms in the alternative asset space.... (Continue reading)

OpticsPlanet Honored As Dealer of the Year by Blackhawk

OpticsPlanet, Inc., the world's leader in optics, military equipment, and law enforcement gear, has just recently been named the 2008 Dealer of the Year by Blackhawk. Carrying a large selection of holsters, belts, tactical vests, shirts, pants, boots, pouches, and flashlights, OpticsPlanet has fully supported all of Blackhawk's products. OpticsPlanet was the winner of this award, which encompasses all of Blackhawk's retail accounts, due to their amount of sales, customer satisfaction measurements, and consistency. Victories over all chains, big box stores, internet stores, and dealers further illustrate the integrity and prominence of OpticsPlanet in the retail sector.... (Continue reading)

North Wales Hospital Group Selects LiveTime to Centralize Help Desk Team and Reduce Case Loads

Leading web-based helpdesk management tool, LiveTime Help Desk has been successfully implemented by Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust (C&D). According to figures published in a new case study released today, LiveTime Softwares pure internet help desk solution has provided significant return on investment (ROI) over the past six months, reducing unresolved calls by 90%.

Replacing a previously outsourced service, C&D deployed LiveTime earlier this year to power its IT help desk team who are responsible for supporting over 6000 users at 60 Sites around North Wales. The task of bringing the C&D help desk in-house required support staff to learn a new product, adjust to new management, work new shift patterns -- all in a new location. These major challenges made the flexibility and intuitive workflows of LiveTime crucial to the success of the project.... (Continue reading)

Consulting Firm Reaps Double Benefit from Autotask Software, Websuite Delivers Efficiency and Profits

SinglePoint Consulting, an IT and business systems consultant based in San Jose, CA, is enjoying newfound efficiency and building greater profits -- thanks to Autotask Professional Services Automation Software (http://itservices.autotask.com/request_info.htm?source=11).

Early in the history of SinglePoint Consulting Group, Chris Jones, Owner and CEO, was on the hunt for a project management tool that SinglePoint could offer clients. He found Autotask, decided that it met his criteria, and began providing it to clients. It wasnt long, however, before Jones came to rely on Autotask to run SinglePoint Consulting Group better.... (Continue reading)

Zoundry Offers New Way to Share Holiday Gift Suggestions

This holiday season, online shoppers have a new way to find unique gift items while helping friends and family earn extra cash. Zoundry, the leading affiliate service for bloggers, has just released a free browser toolbar that enables people to share gift recommendations using weblogs, wishlists, and email. When shoppers click through and buy gifts, recommenders earn referral fees for themselves or charities.

"We are pleased to offer a simple solution to an age-old holiday dilemma – what should I buy someone?" said Lawrence C. Lee, President, Zoundry LLC. "We enable friends and family to help each other find interesting gift ideas, and they are rewarded for their recommendations."... (Continue reading)

Clocks that Has 8 Million Views in 24 Hours

Today, Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (hereafter PSPINC) announced that their free FLASH based clock rental service reported 8 million views in last 24 hours.

www.clocklink.com is a premier clock for bloggers around the world with over 90 new viewers every second. The service was introduced in 2004 as one of the new ways for companies to advertise their logos and brands. PSPINC has not capitalized on the success of ClockLink.com but has reported there are a few marketing firms who have expressed interest in the project.... (Continue reading)

NAFA Presents Masters' Seminar on Carbon Footprint Calculation and Management

Fleet managers may soon be asked about the carbon footprints of the fleets, if they haven't been asked already. NAFA presents a seminar on April 24, 2009 to help teach fleet managers how they can calculate their fleet's carbon footprint.

"The time has come when fleet managers need to know how their fleet effects the environment," said Stephen B. Russell, the moderator for Masters' Seminar: Carbon Footprint Calculation and Management, which will be presented by NAFA on Friday, April 24, 2009 in New Orleans. The seminar provides an explanation of the contribution of vehicle emissions to greenhouse gases (GHG), as well as an examination of GHG emissions reduction strategies including fuel conservation and the impact of alternative fuel substitutions.... (Continue reading)

Ryzex Helps Bellingham Cold Storage Offer a Better Customer Portable Barcode Scanner Solution

Ryzex today announced that Bellingham Cold Storage (BCS), the largest portside refrigerated storage company on the West Coast, has selected a portable barcode scanner solution from Ryzex and Psion Teklogix to increase productivity, lower the risk of errors and provide a better value for their customers - all at the lowest total cost of ownership.

With increased emphasis on food safety, illustrated by the recent introduction of the Produce Traceability Initiative, it's more important than ever that BCS guarantee their customers' perishable products are handled efficiently and documented properly. While BCS maintains high standards and was able to meet this customer requirement, an upgraded barcode system improves their tracking capabilities, giving them a distinct competitive advantage.... (Continue reading)

ASM Announces Seminars on Materials and Processes for Medical Devices

To help fill the knowledge gap between the innovators who design medical devices and the engineers who best understand materials and their capabilities, ASM International has announced its schedule of intensive seminars on Materials and Processes for Medical Devices (MPMD).

"These intensive seminars are designed to help participants accelerate the development of new implants and appliances," said Pamela Kleinman, Senior Manager of Education and Events at ASM.

The following MPMD seminars will be offered May 18-21 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; June 15-18 at the SpringHill Suites Liberty Airport, Newark, N.J., and Nov. 9-12 at The Beckman Center on the campus of the University of California-Irvine:... (Continue reading)