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Launch of the "almostGOLF Challenge: Play It Anywhere" YouTube Video Contest

“Back to School – Aarg!” – and That’s a Teacher Talking

It is shocking that over 30% of new teachers do not teach a fifth year. Why do they quit? The biggest reasons are classroom management, paperwork and time commitment. Now we have to deal with the fact that over 50% of our experienced teachers will be leaving as baby boomers reach retirement age. Something HAS to change in the area of classroom management, so we can keep our teachers in the classroom.

Presenter, educator and author, Sandy LaBelle, is nationally recognized for her innovative reforms in classroom management. “By approaching the classroom in a more business-like manner, run by a classroom manager (Sandy’s word for teacher), classroom workers (Sandy’s word for students) are prepared for the future work world - and they really like it,” says LaBelle. To develop these revolutionary classroom management techniques, Sandy LaBelle took classes from the business world and modified the management ideas to fit classrooms. Then she continually adjusted these management approaches until she had the classroom purring like a happy kitten. By using LaBelle’s techniques, students are cooperatively on task within one minute of the class-start bell; they take more responsibility for their learning, produce higher quality work and feel more empowered. There are more smiles in the classroom. Behavior problems are virtually eliminated. Logically, as a result, teacher stress and fatigue is reduced dramatically.

These are just a few of the comments Sandy received after teachers read her books and implemented the specific and easy-to-use ideas when the door closed and they were alone with 30+ teenagers. You can find the entire testimonial, and others, on the web site at www.teachingsmarter.net.... (Continue reading)

South Florida Shines at Night this Holiday Season with a Sexy New Brazilian Show

Gaucho Rodizio (www.gauchorodizio.com) is pleased to present the sexiest nightclub show in South Florida - "A Night in Ipanema". The high energy one hour show every Thursday and Friday night will shake audiences out of their seat. The steamy show embraces the flavor of the original long-running show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Internationally renowned choreographer, Roberto Dias, has assembled 14 of the most exotic female dancers from Rio, Sao Paulo, and Bahia performing in an enticing rhythm full of sensuous and intense movements. These sexy dancers also known as "mulatas" perform elaborately choreographed ensemble numbers during one hour show - including all songs in Portuguese. The scantly clad dancers perform in authentic Carnival costumes that are elaborately covered in jewels and made in Brazil - which leave very little to the imagination of what lies beneath.... (Continue reading)

Stone Evan’s Releases New Free E-book

Stone Evans is known all over the world as the “Home Biz Guy”. He has worked to bring those interested in internet business important information through free e-books. His book “Dotcomology - The Science of Making Money Online” introduces readers to everything they need to know about making money online.

This fee download includes various tools that will help every entrepreneur to set up and maintain a website. It also included helpful information on how to make affiliate marketing work to make big money. Stone Evans shares all of his insights into making money online through a free platform.... (Continue reading)

Marketing Software Innovation Earns Elliance Top Service Provider Honors in Tech 50 Awards

Pittsburgh eMarketing and marketing software firm Elliance has been selected among the region's leading technology innovators in the 10th annual Pittsburgh Technology Council's Tech 50 Awards. The Pittsburgh Technology Council's Tech 50 Awards recognize Pittsburgh region's highest achieving and most innovative technology companies.

"It's great to be recognized as a technology innovator," said Elliance Chief Executive Officer Abu Noaman. "It's even better knowing that our tools and services are making a difference for fellow Tech 50 honorees. We've helped companies such as MedMark and Black Box win new business and grow."... (Continue reading)

Luxury Meets Style: ConservArt Complements AutoNation's New Lexus of Palm Beach Store With Art Installation

ConservArt, Inc., master frame makers and art conservators, has recently put the finishing touches on AutoNation's newly constructed Lexus of Palm Beach store with the addition of nearly 200 pieces of art.

"Driven to be the Best," AutoNation built their newest facility preserving their ideals of style and luxury associated with the Lexus brand. The ambiance created by the designers of the Lexus of Palm Beach facility provides an exceptional and memorable experience for visitors and clients, distinguishing this dealership from any other Lexus location.... (Continue reading)

Ideal Image, Brand Leader in Laser Hair Removal, Announces 2007 Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Web Performance Report

Ideal Image Development Corporation (www.idealimage.com), the number one brand leader in laser hair removal, has recently announced the release of their 2007 Web Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Report. This report is a comparative performance report for idealimage.com from 2006 through 2007. This report focuses on Total Visitors, Total Visitors from Search Engines, Total Web Leads, and Total Hits.

"In 2005 we developed a strategy that would focus more on the culture of our Guests in regards to how they search for laser hair removal services on the web and we focused on developing content for each of our individual locations. We knew it would bring greater value to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and in turn increase our leads generated over the internet." states Santos Figueroa, CIO of Ideal Image Development Corporation. "We now see that our vision and strategy has paid off after reviewing our 2007 statistics".... (Continue reading)

PolicyTech's Policy and Procedure Management Software Awarded the American Hospital Association Exclusive Endorsement

PolicyTech™ announced today that it has received exclusive endorsement from the American Hospital Association (AHA) for its Policy & Procedure Manager™, a software system which allows a hospital to effectively coordinate and manage all of the policies and procedures which are instituted throughout the organization.

AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards the AHA endorsement to products and services that help member hospitals and healthcare organizations across the United States achieve organizational excellence. The AHA selected Policy Tech's Policy & Procedure Management Software System for this exclusive endorsement based on their healthcare specific knowledge and ability to automate the process of maintaining all policies and procedures.... (Continue reading)

InvestSmart, LLC a Georgia based Real Estate Investment Firm, Celebrated Their 150th Real Estate Closing Transaction Since Their Inception in 2005

InvestSmart, LLC a Georgia based Real Estate Investment Firm, celebrated their 150th real estate closing transaction since their inception in 2005. However, what makes this occasion special is not the quantity but the quality of the 150 transactions.

Although the national real estate market has slowed down in late 2007 and early 2008, there are excellent real estate opportunities for investors here in the Atlanta market. InvestSmart is turning over investment inventory to their investors at cut-throat prices.... (Continue reading)

Goji Juice Launches a New Web Site

A new Web site for FreeLife Himalayan Goji Juice was launched today by Enjoy Goji Juice a leading United States distributor.

"It's a user-centric design" said Shawn Burke, Enjoy Goji Juice Webmaster, "because we relied heavily on user feedback with regard to layout and content. The design came together as a result of months of analysis, research and feedback. We owe it all to our customers."

The new design is simple yet the layout, content and images are used to enhance conversion, Burke said. "We wanted to present the product and message in a way that was simple yet powerful. We tailored the content based upon past user behavior and feedback. By researching what others users found to be important we were able to tell the story of Goji Juice, but in a way that would not only appeal to new users but also lead them to purchase."... (Continue reading)

Atlanta Investing Ranked 26th among Fastest Growing Private Companies in Atlanta

The Atlanta Business Chronicle has ranked Atlanta Investing as number 26 among the 2007 Pacesetters, an annual list of the 50 fastest growing private companies in Atlanta.

The annual Pacesetter list is compiled by the editors of the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In order to be considered for the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s select group of Pacesetters, companies must be privately held, based in metro Atlanta, have revenues between $1 million and $300 million, and have a two-year growth in revenue and employee count.... (Continue reading)

Web 2.0 Integration Upgrades Added to SmartSearch Talent Acquisition and Recruiting Automation Software

SmartSearch, the flagship solution from Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), a top-rated talent acquisition management and recruiting business solution, further enhanced capabilities for its users to leverage Web 2.0 sites for sourcing passive candidates and business networking contacts. Second quarter updates to SmartSearch Version 13 and the ability for recruiters to export job postings to Facebook and MySpace, as well as for candidates to share a job through links to their personal pages. Plus, recruiters will have the ability to send job info as a twitter post. Users with a Twitter account can post job listings up to 140 characters (the Twitter maximum) and automatically load the job title and company URL for the posting. SmartSearch Version 13 already offers advanced Web 2.0 sourcing functionality such as the ability to store URL profile addresses for business contacts and prospective candidates from an unlimited number of online communities, and fast, easy access to corresponding records in the SmartSearch database. In addition, the system can be configured so that when users open a candidate or contact record already in SmartSearch, an automatic search is triggered to search the LinkedIn community to see if a matching record can be 5a8 found, and then automatically update the corresponding SmartSearch record by adding the LinkedIn profile URL. Users can also manually initiate a search based on name, location, or company with a single click; a similar quick look up feature to find candidates on Twitter is in the works.... (Continue reading)

IPCPR Warns Cigar Smokers: Nothing to Celebrate with North Carolina Budget

One way or another, there may well be another tobacco tax increase among nearly $800 million worth of across-the-board tax increases in North Carolina. That's what is proposed for the fiscal year beginning July 1 unless an irate electorate makes itself heard to the state's legislators, according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

Proposed tax increases include raising the state sales tax to seven percent, hiking income tax rates for high wage earners, new liquor tax increases and a tobacco tax increase to $.50 per pack of cigarettes and 13 percent on other tobacco products, including premium cigars and pipe tobacco. If Governor Beverly Perdue has her way, there would be even higher taxes on other tobacco products of up to 28 percent and an increase of $1 per pack in the cigarette tax.... (Continue reading)

Sport Court® Outdoor Game Surfacing Makes a Parking Lot Into a Playground at the Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA

The David C. Hayes Sport Court® Recreation Area is now in full play at the Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA in Pleasant Hill, California. Visit any day or evening and you'll see a court filled with engaged and very spirited youth and teens involved in healthy and wholesome activities that range from volleyball, basketball and the very popular pickleball.

The Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA, in the heart of the Pleasant Hill community, has served the populations of Pleasant Hill, Martinez, Concord, Moraga, and Lafayette since 1968. After careful market research and strategic planning, the senior management and board of the YMCA committed to an extensive renovation of the facility, which includes a 4,500 square foot health and wellness center, nutritional teaching kitchen, and outdoor family Sport Court game court. An existing skate park and parking lot were torn down to accommodate the much needed court which features two basketball and volleyball courts and two badminton courts.... (Continue reading)

All Education Schools Unveils New School Leadership Information Center

When internet users interested in advancing their education careers seek answers on the web, they are often confronted with contradictory and vague information and barraged by terms like "education administration," "educational leadership," "educational research and policy" and "curriculum and instruction."

But now, users can go to one place to have all of their questions finally answered. All Education Schools' (www.AllEducationSchools.com) new School Leadership Resource Center addresses all of the various upper-level positions available in education and academia today and takes the guess work out of preparing for an educational leadership or administration role.... (Continue reading)

TOPEX Announces Superior Capabilities for Its IP-based Voice Solution for Air Traffic Control Communications

TOPEX announces key enhancements for its IP-based Voice Solution for Air Traffic Control (ATC) Communications. The solution was internationally launched last year, being the world’s first fully IP implementation in ATC environment. It has now superior capabilities, developed by TOPEX specialists, in line with the progress of IP technology.

Currently, the solution successfully integrates the IP Radio Gateway, that interfaces between Radio legacy infrastructure and IP networks (for air-ground communications) and the MFC Eurocontrol Signaling Converter, which assures transportation of this protocol over the Internet (for inter VCSS communications, ground-ground communications).... (Continue reading)

Amphenol Alden Products Helps BÂRRX Medical Bring Barret's Esophagus Technology to Market

Amphenol Alden Products is proud to help the 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award winning BÂRRX HALO360 fight esophageal cancer -- one of the fastest growing and most fatal cancers in the United States. The innovative HALO360 delivers targeted bursts of powerful current to pre-cancerous esophageal tissue through a simple endoscopic outpatient procedure. This revolutionary new therapy has been proven to prevent the development of esophageal cancer in over 98% of patients.

The HALO360 system features a balloon catheter surrounded by specialized radio fre 00004000 quency electrodes. Once positioned within the esophagus, the HALO360 operator uses a foot pedal to inflate the balloon catheter and bring its RF electrodes into contact with the diseased tissue. The HALO360 generator delivers quick bursts of energy to the catheters' electrodes, killing the diseased tissue. The pre-cancerous cells killed by the procedure slough harmlessly off the esophageal walls and the body replaces them with healthy tissue.... (Continue reading)

Generators in Houston Available through John Moore Services

John Moore Services saw what happened to Houston residents after Hurricane Ike struck in September 2008. Suffering from no electricity, many residents watched as their food spoiled, mold and mildew grew and their homes became targets for criminals seeking a darkened home. Having a generator could have headed off some of these problems. John Moore Services, Houston's largest family-owned home service company, is now providing generators in Houston to residents who are preparing for the 2009 hurricane season. John Moore is one of Houston's most trusted names in the home service industry and they are more than happy to provide generators in Houston to its residents.... (Continue reading)

Global Germanium Demand to Go Beyond 118 Thousand Metric Tons in 2012, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Germanium is produced as a by-product of zinc mining. Germanium demand is dependent on zinc mining and the growth of end-use industries. These factors define the volatile and dynamic nature of germanium market. Demand for optical fibers, which constitute the largest end-use market for germanium, affects the metal's demand. Huge fall in demand for fiber optics in 2003 resulted in substantial decline in demand for germanium. Germanium market in United States is estimated at 300 thousand metric tons, as stated in a recent report published by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.... (Continue reading)

New Baby Gear Reviewers Wanted: The PopATot Seeks Moms, Dads, Grandparents, and Child Care Professionals to Review New Gear

If a portable safe environment is important for you and your child, and if you could merely collapse that environment, stuff it in a bag, and take it with you whereve 00004000 r you go, the new PopATot from Kiddy Creations may offer that solution. For a limited time, Kiddy Creations Corporation is looking for "PopATot Testers" for their brand new PopATot.

PopATot inventors Evan and Stacy with daughter Beacon

What is the PopATot? Simply, it's a portable, collapsible, indoor/outdoor, stationary activity center for children 6-18 months old; considered essential sports gear for some active families. Scheduled to arrive just after Labor Day, the PopATot will be shipped to PopATot Testers first for immediate feedback.... (Continue reading)

Launch of the "almostGOLF Challenge: Play It Anywhere" YouTube Video Contest

almostGOLF, maker of the #1 off-course golf ball, today announced the launch of the "almostGOLF Challenge: Play It Anywhere" YouTube video contest. All entries will be judged on creativity and originality and must demonstrate the use of the almostGOLF ball or the almostGOLF Play Anywhere Pack. Submit videos at YouTube using your YouTube member account. The contest begins September 15, 2009 and ends November 1, 2009. The Grand Prize winner will receive a Flip MinoHD camera. Second and third prize winners will receive an iPod nano. The contest is open to all U.S. residents 14 years of age and older.... (Continue reading)