NekoCon XI (11) Anime Convention Returns to the Hampton Roads Convention Center November 7-9, 2008

8-year-old Author Talks to Oprah and Montel about Her New Book and Creative Writing Campaign

Eight-year-old prodigy Adora Svitak will appear on both The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Montel Williams Show to talk to parents and teachers about her book, “Flying Fingers: Master the Tools of Learning Through the Joy of Writing” and her campaign to inspire children to write and read.

The Oprah Winfrey Show (NBC) will run on Monday, 25 April 2006.

The Montel Williams Show (CBS) will run on Tuesday, 9 May 2006.

Adora Svitak -- who Diane Sawyer called, “A tiny literary giant” -- writes over 420,000 words of fiction and non-fiction for the last two years. Her first book, “Flying Fingers” (ISBN 1888045191), was published by Action Publishing (www.actionpublishing.com) at age seven.... (Continue reading)

WOW Content Club Announces Exciting Multi-Membership Offer For A Limited Time

The WOW Content Club (www.wow-content-club.com) is happy to announce a holiday special for those who become new members during the month of December. They are currently offering four exclusive packages that promise to help any online business to increase traffic and satisfy visitor curiosity.

New members enjoy complimentary access to these new resources that include top notch software and marketing information designed specifically for enhancing and improving the strength of an online business. The four new packages that are now available with WOW Content Club include access to Niche Reports Resources, Reseller Website Generator, Monthly Articles to Go, and WOW eBook to Audio Converter Software, a web-based software that converts pdf's to mp3's with the push of a button.... (Continue reading)

JK Harris CEO commends National Taxpayer Advocate report to Congress

JK Harris and Company, LLC, CEO and founder John Harris both applauds and agrees with the Offer in Compromise section of the recently released National Taxpayer Advocate 2007 Annual Report to Congress.

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson defines one of the problems with the IRS by stating, "The IRS' Offer in Compromise (OIC) program is no longer being used to any significant extent as a viable collection alternative."

Harris, founder of the nation's largest tax resolution company, agrees with the assessment. "It appears pretty obvious the Offer in Compromise program is not being used to its fullest potential," Harris said.... (Continue reading)

TEEincarnation™ Announces the Launch of its On-line T-shirt Auction Site

TEEincarnation is a t-shirt auction site and is the destination for those who love t-shirts and t-shirt design. "TEEincarnation is the only auction site on the web dedicated to designer t-shirts; it is truly a marketplace for t-shirt lovers and collectors," said David Brown, co-founder of TEEincarnation. "On TEEincarnation you can sell a collection of favorite shirts or start your own collection. Designers can also market and sell their own designs to a world wide audience."

This user-friendly site is designed for the buying, selling and trading of designer t-shirts and related products. There is also a built- 00004000 in trade button that allows for the trading of shirts with other t-shirt lovers around the world. Users who are looking to buy shirts can easily search by key-word, shop stores and bid on items. TEEincarnation has also given sellers total control over how their products are presented to the public. Setting up and customizing a store is very easy. Once your store is set up you are ready to sell the same day.



TEEincarnation is also a marketplace for designers. With a clever classified section, designers can post recent designs or market their design services to t-shirt companies around the world. T-shirt companies can also use TEEincarnation to advertise design work directly to the designers.

About TEEincarnation:

TEEincarnation was created because, at a very basic level, we love t-shirts. We love new shirts from unknown artist and we love shirts that were released twenty years ago that have stood the test of time. It is this love of t-shirts that lead us to create TEEincarnation, the only t-shirt auction site on the web. TEEincarnation, a rebirth in style.... (Continue reading)

Guotai Junan Securities Selects SunGard's GL Stream to Help Manage Client Connectivity

Guotai Junan Securities (Guotai), one of the top five securities firms in China, has selected SunGard's GL Stream order management solution to help manage the orders from its mainland China clients. SunGard's GL Stream will also help Guotai to target new buy-side firms in China and overseas.

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SunGard's GL Stream will support Guotai's traders in collecting direct market access (DMA) or non-direct market access orders from Chinese or international investors who want to invest on the Securities Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK). The solution will also help Guotai to manage orders sent to the SEHK, receive FIX orders and create new trading strategies.... (Continue reading)

Head Lice Removal Salon Opens in Orange County, CA Offering Free Head Lice Treatments One Day Only

Throughout history, head lice have been every parent's worst nightmare. Shocked and horrified when they find out their children are afflicted with the creepy little critters, most parents say they had always thought of lice as something that happened to someone else's children - not theirs. They try to handle the dilemma at home, spending hours and hours combing, picking, cleaning, washing clothes and doing laundry - with no luck. Either the pests don't actually go away, or they come back a week or so later.... (Continue reading)

Victory for Competition in Real Estate Market: BrokersNYC v. REBNY Antitrust Case Cleared for Trial

BrokersNYC, a leading provider of listings databases and other products to real estate brokerage firms in New York, announced today that Judge Leonard B. Sand of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in a recent decision, has enabled its antitrust case against REBNY (Civil Action #04-Civ.8042(LBS)) to proceed to trial by rejecting parts of REBNY's motion for summary judgment.

BrokersNYC filed the antitrust suit against the Real Estate Board of New York Inc. (REBNY), a real estate industry trade association, and several other defendants, alleging violations of United States and New York antitrust laws. The case concerns REBNY's rules governing the methods by which New York City real estate brokers share their listings with each other.... (Continue reading)

TruePresence Announces New Office in Peoria, Illinois

TruePresence, a national Internet marketing firm, announced today the opening of a new office in Peoria, Illinois owned by Mike Rea and Ann Johnston. With more than 40 years of combined marketing, sales and broadcast media experience, Mike and Ann will serve as local Internet marketing consultants backed by a centralized team of seasoned web designers and search marketing experts.

"The time has come for a new approach to Internet marketing that focuses squarely on the business needs and goals of the customer, and that's exactly what TruePresence provides," said Rea. "There is little business benefit to a great looking website that does not drive leads; or a search engine marketing program that delivers clicks but not customers. We are excited to bring the creative and bottom-line driven approach of TruePresence to the Illinois market."... (Continue reading)

Zone Code Change in Huntington, NY, Will Encourage Assisted Living Development, Lawyer Says

A new zoning code amendment enacted by the town of Huntington will facilitate the development of assisted living facilities in the Suffolk County town, a local zoning attorney said.

"Until now, the zoning code was very restrictive and prevented the development of assisted living facilities in the town of Huntington due to its technical requirements," said Keith P. Brown, a partner in the Garden City law firm Brown & Altman LLP, which represents many Fortune 500 companies, including assisted living facility operators.... (Continue reading)

eDocSolutions Announced A Special Bailout Edition of eNable! for Resale & Exemption Certificates

eDocSolutions, a leader in sales tax-related software for over 10 years, has announced a special new version of eNable!, their resale & exemption certificate tracking software, is now available for free. This new edition, a $9500 value, is available only until May 29, 2009 or until 100 companies have taken advantage of this offer.

"Companies with difficult sales tax audit experiences or large sales tax penalties can stop that from ever happening again with eNable!," said Bill Verbrick, VP of Development for eDocSolutions. "We leveraged our technology to create a version that will make a real difference to those companies and we're making it available with a huge ROI and a payback of about 10 minutes. Any company, even those whose budgets have been slashed because of current economic conditions, can get eNable! if they act quickly."... (Continue reading)

On Target Launches Applicant Resident Screening for Owners and Managers of Rental Properties

Choosing new residents can be one of the biggest challenges facing Property Owners and Managers. On Target Screening, Inc. announced a new resident screening service that enables property owners and managers with one to several hundred units to screen rental applicants.

OnTargetScreening.com offers an Internet-based resident and tenant screening service designed to meet the unique rental applicant selection needs of the independent rental owner or multi-family apartment manager. The easy-to-use online resident screening service quickly produces a leasing recommendation based on the rental applicant's retail credit report, address history, eviction history and criminal background check. This resident screening service is designed to help rental owners and managers make more informed decisions when choosing residents and confidently fill vacancies quicker.... (Continue reading)

Joe Vitale's Best Selling Books are Finally Available as Audio Books in the Retail Market and as Downloads at iTunes: The Attractor Factor and Life's Missing Instruction Manual

Ever notice how many people do all the right things but yet get the wrong results? The secret isn't in what we are doing, but in what we are being. Building on the phenomenal success of his two-time #1 Amazon bestselling e-book Spiritual Marketing, Vitale combines time honored practices of spiritual self-discovery with proven marketing principles into an extraordinary how-to manual for happy living both in and out of business.

After sharing his own quest for wealth and success, Vitale helps listeners determine their Prosperity IQ, and then leads them through the five simple steps that will make all of their aspirations a reality:

Step One: The Springboard

Step Two: Dare Something Worthy

Step Three: The Missing Secret

Step Four: Nevillize Your Goal

Step Five: The Ultimate Secret

With quiet humor and tender encouragement, Joe Vitale shows listeners how easy it is to let themselves love, heal, prosper and grow. They will discover how to look at their life goals and those of others, in a new, positive and energizing way.

00004000 Whether listeners yearn for wealth, love, prestige, great accomplishments, or all of the above, they are already theirs, and they always have been. The Attractor Factor will reunite listeners with their legacy.... (Continue reading)

Encore India Launches Shared Services RPO (SSR) for the Staffing Industry Ahead of Staffing World 2007 with a Free Trial Offer

Outsourced recruitment services provider Encore India announced the launch of its new service aptly termed as "Shared Services RPO" (SSR). Clients that use the SSR service of Encore India, typically would be firms that do not require a full time recruiter in-house. A typical example would be a staffing firm that specializes in Non IT staffing, that may have a few IT positions to work with.Such organizations can now leverage Encore India's SSR by hiring an experienced Shared Services Recruiter from Encore India. The recruiter is made available part time to clients with access to the tools of the trade (Applicant Tracking System, Job Portals, etc). Companies can not only save on the cost of hiring a recruiter but also save on the cost of Job Portals needed for resume mining. The SSR model includes multiple shared online job boards which by itself are expensive if a staffing firm was to individually sign up for.... (Continue reading)

Buster Brands Launches Natural Alternatives to Acetaminophen Pain Killers

On the heels of a new report that warns of potential liver damage from the well known pain reliever acetaminophen, sales of natural pain relief products are picking up steam. On Wednesday, the FDA released a report recommending stronger warnings and dose limits for drugs containing acetaminophen in both the prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) versions.

Headache Buster Capsaicin Nasal SprayNegative publicity for acetaminophen has been building for several years now, which has led to new natural advances in pain relief -- particularly in the headache category. In 2004, SiCap, LLC launched the world's first OTC nasal spray for sinus symptoms and related headaches using capsaicin, the natural extract of cayenne peppers. Since then, Sinus Buster has found its way onto the shelves of thousands of retailers including Rite Aid and Vitamin World stores.... (Continue reading)

Chrome Plated Fasteners Can be Prone to Seizing and Breakage, However, Chrome Hardware Supply ™ Offers Solutions

Chrome Hardware Supply™ is pleased to offer DuraKrome™; a chrome fastener line with superior strength, durability, and jewel-like appearance. Chrome Hardware Supply™ uses state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques to help eliminate fastener seizing, peeling, and breakage. Available in bulk, drawer assortments for shop use, as well as in automotive, and motorcycle specific dress-up kits. Standard and metric sizes offered. Chrome Hardware Supply™ - No Galling, No Cracking, No Worries. (888) 629-2476.... (Continue reading)

Oxnard Salsa Festival Adopts Path to Sustainability

The award-winning Oxnard Salsa Festival, a Celebration of all things Salsa, announced today that it has joined with Social Good Consulting and the City of Oxnard in new efforts to create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly event.

The festival will be held July 25 and 26 in Downtown Oxnard, California, USA.

"In our efforts to one day build an entirely 'green' event, we will continue to strengthen partnerships with environmentally conscious companies and organizations," said Elizabeth Alvarez, Festival Director. "We're delighted to work again with the City of Oxnard to recycle materials and divert waste from the landfill. This year, we are also proud to have a new partner, Social Good Consulting, to help in our Path to Sustainability. We plan to leverage both organizations' expertise in guiding us to achieve a 100 percent Climate Neutral rating for the event at some point in the next 10 years."... (Continue reading)

Seisma Oil Research, LLC and Enermax Are Proud To Announce They Will Now Provide Live Video Broadcasts Of On-going Drilling Operations

Seisma and EnerMax are excited to inform their partners that drilling operations of the Seisma and Enermax West Janice #1 project will be broadcast live via video stream direct from the drill site and derrick of the West Janice #1 Project, and then, all future Seisma and Enermax Projects that are forthcoming. This is all a part of Seisma and Enermax continuing efforts to remain at the forefront of the oil and gas industry, fulfill their mission, and to bring in better results time and time again.... (Continue reading)

Ski Vermont's Deals for the 2009-10 Season

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Ascutney Mountain Resort

There are season pass programs to fit any budget including the Sunday - Friday "Advantage Pass." This pass offers access 6 days a week with only a handful of blackout dates for the Early Bird price of $199 for a Jr./Sr. Pass.

Bolton Valley

A family of four can ski/ride Bolton Valley all season - day and night - for as little as $362 per person. An individual all access alpine pass is $549, with all access youth passes just $269. New this year, Bolton Valley season pass holders will receive a special package of savings, including 20% off rentals and other programs and services. http://winter.boltonvalley.com/tickets_passes/season_passes/.... (Continue reading)

NekoCon XI (11) Anime Convention Returns to the Hampton Roads Convention Center November 7-9, 2008

This November 7-9, 2008 the Hampton Roads Convention Center welcomes back over 3,000 otkau (fanboy’s and fangirl’s) to NekoCon XI (11), a Japanese anime convention being held for the third consecutive year at the center and the eleventh consecutive year in the Hampton Roads region. The event will feature everything from cosplay (a combination of the words costume and play, cosplay refers to individuals dressing up in outlandish costumes) - to L.A.R.P. (Live Action Role Playing) in which attendees dress up as their favorite anime characters and become part of the action.... (Continue reading)