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Woodbridge to Expand Florida Headquarters

Zein E. Obagi, MD will deliver Beverly Hills Seminar "Face the Facts" on Thursday, 02/05/09 at The Montage Hotel

In spite of the recession, women today spend more money on skin care--creams, lotions, injections, fillers, peels, lasers--than ever before. In fact, research conducted by Harris Interactive revealed that women would rather invest in products that make them look 10 years younger than products that make them look 10 pounds thinner. They're spending a lot of time and money to get rid of their lines, wrinkles and age spots, "and that's unfortunate," says Zein Obagi, MD, an internationally known dermatologist and the leading expert on skin health. "The fact is that many of these products don't work, and in fact they can accelerate the signs of aging," he says.... (Continue reading)

lynda.com Releases Secrets to Selling and Publishing Photography Self-Paced Training for Aspiring Professional Photographers

lynda.com, the company specializing in self-paced career and computer training in digital media and design, announced today the release of Secrets to Selling and Publishing Photography.

Scott Bourne, a professional photographer with over 30 years’ experience, identifies his tried and true methods for starting and maintaining a successful career as a photographer. In Secrets to Selling and Publishing Photography, Scott explains how to make a profitable living in this demanding field by developing a professional identity, setting realistic goals, getting publicity, finding customers, getting published, and working with agents.... (Continue reading)

Pixel Ad Website Launched to Help Stay-at-Home Moms, Families With High Medical Bills and Other Charities

Tripcony Consulting, a web marketing and consulting firm, announces the launch of a brand new pixel ad website designed to help charitable groups such as stay-at-home moms, families with high medical bills and more(www.sixmilliondollarwebpage.com ). Shane Tripcony, founder of the Six Million Dollar Web Page and president of Tripcony Consulting (www.tripconyconsulting.com ) has jumped into the pixel advertising phenomenon, but with a twist. The website will sell six million pixels of Internet ad space for $1 per pixel on six different web pages. Each web page will have a charitable theme, and 50% of all advertising revenue collected will be donated to charity.... (Continue reading)

Regulators Propose Curbs on Mortgages; The Top 10 Mortgage Mistakes Borrowers Make

From a newly-released book, "Kickback: Confessions of a Mortgage Salesman, How to Save $1,000s on Your Mortgage," the author, Ted Janusz, offers a list of the top 10 mistakes borrowers make.

"Given how easy it is to get skinned on a mortgage deal, it's amazing anyone ever buys a home," say 2da3 s Liz Pulliam Weston, personal finance columnist for MSN Money.

"But buy we do -- and then refinance, and refinance again. Our ignorance of how the mortgage process works and the many ways mortgage pros rig the system in their favor lead many of us to pay far more than we should."... (Continue reading)

Clay Nelson Life Balance Email Newsletter Shows It's Profitable to Incorporate Fun Into Work

Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) April 5, 2006 -Clay Nelson Life Balance, committed to putting fun, family and financial freedom into everyone's business and personal lives announced today that the popular monthly newsletter More than just a thought: Life in a nutshell is available on a complimentary subscription basis. Through monthly articles, discover what is preventing you or your business from fulfilling goals and moving beyond the status quo to new, undreamed-of heights.

"I created my business to focus on what I saw was a deeper need; helping people and companies fulfill their potential; maximize profits; make themselves, their clients, and their families happier; and have a lot of fun in the process," said Clay Nelson. "By making my newsletter free to anyone via email, I hope to enrich many people's lives each and every month."... (Continue reading)

Alacra, Inc. and the Economist Intelligence Unit Partner on Country Snapshots

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 28, 2006 -– Alacra, Inc., a leading provider of online business information solutions, announced today the launch of over 200 country snapshots in the Alacra Store highlighting economic data and reports from the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Ec 5b4 onomist Intelligence Unit, the business information arm of The Economist Group, publisher of The Economist, is the most respected provider of country analysis for governments, multi-national corporations and financial institutions around the world. In partnering with Alacra, the EIU has made many key economic indicators publicly available on the Web for the first time.... (Continue reading)

Dealhack Publishes 2007 Holiday Ordering Deadlines for On-Time Delivery

Dealhack.com, a blog that tracks deals on the hottest tech and consumer products, released its 2007 round-up of Shipping Deadlines for 120 Top Online Retailers. The list details shipping deadline information, including:

+ Standard shipping deadline

+ Express/2-Day shipping deadline

+ Overnight shipping deadline

+ APO/FPO delivery information

+ Gift card detail (shipping deadline and whether an email gift certificate is available)

+ Customer service telephone number

"This year, Christmas falls on a Tuesday, giving online shoppers a bit more time than they had last year," said Michael Bell, CEO. "By targeting purchases to arrive Monday December 24, you could conceivably shop as late as Friday December 21 at a number of stores. However, at many stores that would require paying exorbitant overnight shipping charges. Frankly, right now, there is still plenty of time to make purchases via standard shipping."... (Continue reading)

Your Satisfaction is Our Motivation - Promo-Flex from Pinbadge

‘Promo-Flex’ products are highly colourful, flexible and a lot of fun.

Unlike some competitive products, which are of a fixed sized and shape, ‘Promo-Flex’ items are designed totally bespoke and are manufactured to your individual requirements, in terms of size, shape and colours - giving you the maximum opportunity to enhance and promote your brand.

What Is ‘Promo-Flex’? ‘Promo-Flex’ Soft PVC starts life as Pantone colour matched liquids, hand poured into bespoke machined moulds. To make your item requires a total of 8 steps, many of them completed by hand.... (Continue reading)

New Online Business Offers Gifts and Favors with a Creative Touch

Favor Creative, an online retail store specializing in gifts, favors, cards and calendars, has announced the launch of their site at http://www.favorcreative.com. The store is the first ecommerce venture for Five Spot Creative.

Vicki Finn, one of the proprietors of the online store, started building the business six months ago. "I have always enjoyed creating gifts for holidays and birthdays, making gift books and calendars. Last summer I was asked to take care of some wedding and baby shower favors for my friends and I found it difficult to locate quality items," she said. She hopes this new business can help those consumers looking for gifts and favors with a creative touch.... (Continue reading)

IEWatch Software LLC Has Released WebReplay 2.0

IEWatch Software LLC has released WebReplay 2.0, a plug-in for the Internet Explorer browser that allows automated web surfing, form filling, website testing and web data extraction. Designed for web developers, site administrators, quality assurance engineers and basically anybody who wants to automate tasks performed in the web browser, WebReplay makes automating your browser a walk in the park.

When recording your actions, WebReplay creates controls similar to a GUI object map. This allows WebReplay to automatically adapt to changes so you don't have to modify the script if the web page layout changes.... (Continue reading)

CrystaTech Announces Development of Downhole Sulphur Removal technology with Total

CrystaTech announced today its recent success in the development of a downhole regenerable sulphur removal and recovery process called "DSR" (Downhole Sulphur Recovery) with Total, a leading multinational energy company.

Under a technology development and commercialization agreement between CrystaTech and Total, the companies are working to develop a regenerable process for the continuous removal and recovery of sulphur depositions in sour gas well bores. CrystaTech is modifying its patented CrystaSulf® hydrogen sulphide removal process to develop the new technology for this downhole application. The new DSR technology relies on the use of physical solvents that absorb and carry the sulphur out of the well bore.

Total is fully involved in all aspects of the technology development effort, and has decided to move to the pilot unit demonstration phase of the project.

"The technology development partnership with Total has lead to significant breakthroughs in managing well bore sulfur deposition. We are excited to work with Total on the demonstration phase of the project," says Eric Klasson, President and CEO of CrystaTech.

Total plans to use the regenerable technology for the production of very large sour gas reserves, which provides excellent economic and environmental benefits. Existing technologies require producers to either shut-in gas production while injecting disposable solvents to clear blocked well bores, or inject non-regenerable solvents on a continuous basis or use chemical regeneration processes.

About CrystaTech

CrystaTech develops eco-friendly technology for the energy sector. CrystaTech is a leading expert in the field of sulfur removal and recovery. For over twenty years, CrystaTech has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy, Gas Technology Institute, Electric Power Research Institute, National Energy Technology Laboratory, and the energy sector worldwide to develop solutions for complex sour gas production, processing, and treating issues. www.crystatech.com

About Total Research and Development

Total is a leading multinational energy company with 96,400 employees and operations in more than 130 countries. Total's Research and Development constantly seeks to innovate in all processes that are linked to energy. Research is centered around four areas: knowledge of energies to optimize their development, reliability and energy efficiency of operations, product competitiveness and mastering environmental challenges. In 2008 Total will invest one billion dollars in Research and Development, and there are more than 4,000 researchers working in 22 research centres worldwide. Total has also created over 600 partnerships with research organizations, universities and large industrial groups. www.total.com

For further information, please contact:

Tel.: (512) 248-6318 - Fax: (512) 233-0583... (Continue reading)

Saugatuck Study: Open Source Changes Software, While Software Changes Open Source

While open source software is omnipresent, and its presence is growing more rapidly than previously estimated, the basic nature of open source software is changing from project-based, developer-driven community initiatives to vendor-driven, and vendor-owned, software. One result of this is to make traditional methods of measuring open source's presence and roles within user enterprises impractical.

These are among the key conclusions from Saugatuck's latest open source research study. Entitled "Power, Speed and Assimilation: Open Source Changes the Industry, and the Industry Changes Open Source," the 15-page research report is available today for purchase and download from Saugatuck's website at www.saugatech.com/540order.htm.... (Continue reading)

Handcrafted Jewelry Site SouthwestTerritories.com Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

SouthwestTerritories.com, an online business specializing in handmade southwestern jewelry, has recently celebrated their one-year anniversary. Marking the site's milestone, they have also recently announced the debut of a company blog at www.HandcraftedJewelryBlog.com.

Launched in January 2008, site founder and operator Anna-Maria Barfoot first became involved in handcrafted jewelry a decade ago.

"Handcrafted jewelry started out as a hobby for me," said Barfoot. "Over the years, I've learned a lot about jewelry materials like silver and turquoise, and I've taken that knowledge and put it directly into the site."... (Continue reading)

Hostway Unveils Preregistration for .Asia Domain Names

Recognizing the rapid growth of the Asia/Pacific region, Hostway Corporation, the global Web hosting leader, is offering preregistration for the highly anticipated .asia top-level domain (TLD). Registration for this new TLD officially opens for governments and trademark holders in October.

While diverse in culture and language, the Asia/Pacific region is home to more than 60% of the world's population, according to United Nations estimates. It is exploding economically, making it the perfect time to launch a TLD to help businesses enter this dynamic marketplace.... (Continue reading)

13-Year-Old CEO Gives Away Brand New Books in the Name of Literacy

Adele Taylor, an eighth grade student at Williamstown Middle School who loves to write poetry, dance, rock climb and you guessed it... READ, has taken her passion and created a non-profit organization that would make you wonder... should I be doing more?

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Adele's Literacy Library™ was founded on the simple idea... read and be empowered. From the creative bookmarks to the catchy phrases on her website, Adele is on her way to empowering the world with readers one book at a time. "If I can't read than I dance!" beamed Taylor. Adele has been dancing since she was three years of age and currently attends Dance by Debra DiNote. Adele dances over eight hours a week and currently is studying tap, Pointe, modern, lyrical, ballet, jazz and musical theatre.... (Continue reading)

Gas Street Lighting Sets Legacy Apart

Gas street lighting has not played a significant role in the new home building industry in the Southwest. Legacy Mesa by Cooley Park Development (legacyarizona.com) is to be the first and only new home community in the Valley to incorporate substantial amounts of gas street lighting throughout their community. Scott Strable with the City of Mesa Resources Division stated that gas lighting is a rarity and “only promoted to the most upscale new developments”. The City of Mesa is excited that Legacy is installing gas lighting throughout their community and note their aesthetic advantages in comparison to more widely used street lighting.... (Continue reading)

Four Areas Critical to Mining Companies' Success

Mining company management teams have four critical areas of opportunity for improving operational and financial performance, according to David Riggs, partner and mining practice leader at USC Consulting Group (USCCG).

The four areas include:

o Asset performance management including capital, IT, and human resource asset categories;

o Capacity and resource planning for profit optimization;

o Adoption of world-class maintenance management standards and practices; and

o Revitalization and modernization of old or marginal mine sites.

Mr. Riggs and his USCCG team of experts will be available to discuss these important keys to success, as well as opportunities across the entire mining supply chain, at MINExpo '08, September 22 -24 in Las Vegas, NV.... (Continue reading)

Treasury Insurance Bailouts Could Signal Trouble for Policyholders, InsuranceBureau.com Reports

Financial bailouts form the U.S Treasury department have not just kept banks afloat but extended a lifeline to big name insurance companies.

This is just another problem that consumers and insurance policyholders need to worry about. If a policyholder’s insurance carrier is receiving bailout money because the insurance premiums they received were invested in risky vehicles in the stock market, then the likelihood that the carrier has the funds to pay a claim is greatly compromised.

InsuranceBureau.com can help consumers find information on current, up-to-date financial ratings and news concerning various insurance companies. We also can aid in finding comparative insurance quotes if an individual feels a need to switch to another carrier.... (Continue reading)

For the First Time Thai Expatriates and Americans Can Celebrate Thai New Year 'Songkran' with Mekhong The Spirit of Thailand

Thai New Year celebrations and festivals are growing in popularity across the United States, notably the 6th Annual Songkran Festival in the "Thai Town" section of Los Angeles on Sunday, April 5, which draws some quarter of a million people. Other large U.S. Songkran events are held in Queens, N.Y., Chicago, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia and Miami. In Thailand and other Southeast Asia nations, Songkran is a three-day celebration held on April 13 - 15.

Mekhong The Spirit of Thailand... (Continue reading)

Woodbridge to Expand Florida Headquarters

Just months after opening their new Florida branch office,Woodbridge Investments LLC, has already expanded its Boca Raton location, doubling its present space, and signing a new five-year lease.

A Senior Vice President of the firm, Jennifer Fierro cites, "Our business of purchasing Structured Settlements and Lottery Winnings, as well as other annuities, and cash flow's continues to grow at record levels. In today's economy our customers want to control their money and are more interested in a lump sum than long term payments paid over many years."... (Continue reading)