Travelzoo Email #1 Traffic Driver Among UK 'Travel Agencies' According to Hitwise

It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand, Libertarian Classic, Revised and Updated by the Author

In It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand, Jerome Tuccille takes the reader on a "hilarious romp through the wild and kooky reaches of the libertarian right," according to Publisher's Weekly. Along the way he explodes many myths surrounding leading right-wing heroes, including Ayn Rand, Barry Goldwater, William F. Buckley, Jr., Ronald Reagan, and many others. He doesn't spare himself from the satirist's pen either, describing in detail his comic run for Governor of New York in 1974--an adventure that ended in near bankruptcy and personal turmoil.

Boston Children's Chorus, Academy Award-winning Actor Louis Gossett Jr. and the Young People's Chorus of New York City Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream. More than 45 years later, the singers of the Boston Children's Chorus (BCC) are carrying it forward for future generations.

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On Monday, January 19, the BCC will join special guests Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr. and the Young People's Chorus of New York City for "Raising the Roof!" a nationally televised tapestry of words and music honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"It is the responsibility of every generation to raise the quality of life for the next one," said Gossett, who in 2006 launched The Eracism Foundation, a non-profit organization which seeks to promote education and awareness of racism, ignorance and social apathy.

Simplifid.com Launches Beta Site for Online Identity Management

Simplifid.com announces the launch of its beta (test) site offering users a single point-of-presence for their screen names, profiles, addresses, blogs and portfolios. Simplifid.com is a free tool for web users to manage and share their profiles based on content and target audience.

The site addresses the rise in popularity of social networking sites like MySpace and Classmates.com which have greatly increased the number of profiles and screen names associated with the average web user.

A simplifid.com account allows users to create distinct IDs for a specific audience or purpose. For example, one ID may be used for business to aggregate appropriate email and content links while another may be used to share personal contact information with family and friends.

McGruff Helps Families, Schools, and Law Enforcement Take A Bite Out of Internet Crimes Against Kids

In an effort to take a bite out of Internet crimes against kids, the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Children's Educational Network (CEN) announce the launch of McGruff Kid Safe Browser(www.McGruffBrowser.com). Using CEN's The Ultimate Kids Internet (www.TUKI.com) technology, this new "keep kids safe online" software will come complete with easy-to-use parental controls that allow children to surf the Internet in a safer and more educational environment that is the perfect tool for schools, law enforcement and families.

Slumping Automotive Sales Are Good For Business

Despite a sluggish economy and sliding auto sales, the leading automotive advice site for women, AskPatty.com, is seeing an increase in interest from new and used car auto dealers looking to become more female friendly.

"Women purchase the majority of new vehicle sales in the United States," says AskPatty.com President and CEO Jody DeVere. "Despite the economic slowdown, our new customer sign-ups are at an all-time high. Dealerships recognize the woman car buyer's propensity to find online advice before making a major purchase. AskPatty.com can legitimize a dealership in the eyes of interested female customers."

Singles Explore the Heart of Ireland in October Singles Travel International Offers 7 days of Discovery in Ireland

Explore the Ireland of yore from ancient castles and gorgeous vistas, while taking in the excitement of Ireland today with Singles Travel International from October 16-24, 2004. Join us as we discover the island of Ireland, lured by its ancient castles, gorgeous vistas and famous pubs. The tour includes Dublin, Waterford, Killarney, The Ring of Kerry," the Dingle Peninsula and the Cliffs of Moher. Overnight accommodations include a farewell stay and banquet at luxurious Dromoland Castle. Rates for Experience the Heart of Ireland start at $1,985* plus air fare. Singles may have their own accommodations for only $489 more.

Baby Boomers Encouraged to Secure Retirement Savings Now -- Wealth Building Seminar Speaker to Discuss 23 Common Money Myths

As 83 million baby boomers approach retirement, experts predict that inadequate savings will leave them poorly prepared. Boomers are encouraged to educate themselves on how to build retirement wealth effectively.

Renaissance Mortgage Corporation of Salem, New Hampshire, will be sponsoring a seminar by Douglas R. Andrew, author of the best-selling "Missed Fortune 101" and "The Last Chance Millionaire," on Thursday, June 28. Andrew will be speaking at The Newton Marriott in Newton, Mass., from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Top 10 Ranking of Most Viewed Recruitment Videos by CareerTV

CareerTV, the nation’s largest site for employer branding videos, has just published their first official ranking of most viewed videos among the 400+ recruitment videos currently posted on the site. And the rankings are as follows.

The Top 10 Most Viewed Employer Videos are

1. Peace Corps: Not just a career, a calling.

2. Makers Mark Profile

3. Osram Sylvania, See your career in a different light.

4. Johnson & Johnson, A CareerTV Close-up

5. Geico Profile

6. GlaxoSmithKline, A CareerTV Close-up

7. Merck & Company, Inc.

8. Walt Disney Company, A CareerTV Close-up

9. KPMG, A CareerTV Close-up

10. Google, A CareerTV Close-up

Two Weeks Until Search Marketing Expo - SMX East In New York City

The search marketing community will gather in New York City October 6-8 for Search Marketing Expo - SMX East (http://smxeast.com). SMX East is a comprehensive conference and exposition featuring presentations from nearly 200 leading search marketing authorities specializing in fields such as search engine optimization (SEO), paid search advertising (PPC), link building, keyword analysis and web analytics.

At SMX East, the best minds in internet and search marketing will share their tactics and best practices. Those attending will learn practical tips and techniques that, when implemented, will improve search marketing results, increase traffic from search engines and improve web site return-on-investment (ROI).

Diverse e-Learning Programs Honored

Six learning organizations received global recognition for having world class e-Learning and organization development programs at the MindLeaders International Conference held in San Antonio, Texas earlier this month.

2008 MindLeaders PILAR Awards

The awards recognize outstanding performance, results and innovation in areas of individual learning and organizational training via e-Learning and 'blended' instructional approaches.

"We were impressed by the impeccable quality of every nominee for this year's awards." comm 00004000 ented MindLeaders President, Paul MacCartney. "Each of the six winners demonstrates a degree of commitment and unflagging belief in their missions that should inspire all of us involved in training and development. We couldn't be more proud of their achievements."

The winners in each of six categories (preceded by category title):

Best First Year Program--- Vascor, Ltd., Georgetown, Kentucky

Best Learning Program Utilizing PLuS (MindLeaders Personalized Learning Service)--- City of Pasadena Water & Power, Pasadena, California

Best 'Blended Learning' Program--- Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, New Jersey

Most Innovative Channel Partner--- eLogic Learning, Tampa, Florida

Best Measured Results or Impact on an Organization--- Rich Products Corporation, Buffalo, New York

The Carol Clark Award for Program Excellence--- California State University System (Office of the Chancellor), Long Beach, California

About MindLeaders

MindLeaders is an employee and individual performance-improvement company with 27 years of experience in the technology-based, self-paced training field. The company's e-learning products include over 2,200 courses, complete online reference library, personal learning advisor, centralized administration/ reporting and online helpdesk, all, accessible, 24/7, via the internet. MindLeaders differentiates itself by offering easily implemented, sustainable learning solutions. MindLeaders is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ThirdForce Plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. MindLeaders is on the web: www.mindleaders.com

FOAMHEADS® Announces New Product Lines and Expanded Licensing Agreements with Disney and Fox Sports

FoamFanatics, the manufacturer of the FOAMHEADS® (www.foamheads.com) brand of licensed novelties, announced today that it has expanded its product line and has secured a multitude of new licensing agreements, including agreements with Disney and Fox Sports.

The company, best known for its colorful and iconic foam molded NFL and NCAA team head-gear, has expanded its product line to include globally recognized characters and icons from Disney, Fox Sports, The National Football League and DreamWorks™. High-profile FOAMHEADS® novelty items currently available include the 10" action figure "Cleatus" - based on the popular "NFL on Fox Robot," character known for his on-screen touchdown dances and celebratory gyrations shown during "The Fox on NFL" television broadcasts. The company also produces the popular Shrek FOAMHEAD®, based on the hideous but lovable ogre character developed by DreamWorks™.

Start Your Own Business With the Home & Garden Party Home Party Plan For Only $99 Beginning June 20, 2005

If you have been waiting for the right opportunity to start your own business, Home and Garden Party could be the opportunity you have been looking for.

Beginning June 20, 2005, Home & Garden Party will have new kit options to choose from. You pick your kit for as low as $99. Home and Garden Party will have two pricing choices to fit your needs as a beginning Designer & to fit your budget.

With the Home and Garden Party plan, you pick your own profit, too. You choose how much you want to work. Home & Garden Party supports you with no sales quotas, no inventory, no delivery and no territories. As your upline, Lisa Mobus, Diamond Designer & Design Your Destiny Team Leader, will support you with training and guidance on a personal level and within the team that you will be joining - the Home & Garden Party Design Your Destiny Team.

NPA Sponsors 21st Annual Back-to-School Head Lice Prevention Campaign: The All Out Comb Out

Each year the National Pediculosis Association (NPA) sponsors the National Head Lice Prevention Campaign for back-to-school. The NPA wants parents to learn what to look for and understand the importance of checking their children for head lice and nits (lice eggs) regularly.

Early detection with thorough manual removal of lice and nits is the best approach to managing these blood-sucking human parasites, especially since there is no totally safe and effective chemical treatment available.

What is the purpose of the All Out Comb Out? The goal of the campaign is to remind communities that Pediculosis (head lice) is a communicable disease affecting children across the nation. The NPA encourages everyone to be proactive and preventive, emphasizing the importance of early intervention and how it works to protect children from unnecessary exposure to potentially harmful pesticide shampoos and sprays.

Localization World Scheduled for October 16-18, 2006, in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Localization World focuses on processes and solutions for adapting a product, service or software application to a specific language or culture to seem native to that particular region.

The translation and localization services sector is vital to many businesses worldwide, and the industry will generate approximately US$9 billion in 2006. The Canadian localization market is particularly robust. The Localization World conference is designed to appeal to all levels of localization professionals and managers, both on the customer side and service side. Representatives from 60 countries have registered for the event.

Extensive BlackBerry Enterprise ServerTM Document Management Functions Now Available for Download

To coincide with the release of Service Release 1 (SR1), ThinPrint - the Mobile Enterprise experts, are making their Mobile Document Output System, Content Beamer, available for the first time as a free 30-day demo version. It is accessible via their website and comes equipped with a full range of functions. This software solution lets BlackBerry users print, send faxes, and transfer emails and attachments to Notebook monitors. The new version includes a Setup Assistant for simpler installation. In addition to this, other steps have been taken to enable easy installation and operation. Most mail attachments are now sent as PDF data, so the PDF printing process has been completely reworked, and is particularly resource-saving.

Richard Fleischman & Associates and Risk Control Strategies Partner to Deliver Best-in-Class Threat Management and Security Services

Richard Fleischman & Associates (RFA), a leader in outsourced IT solutions and the trusted advisor to more than 400 hedge funds and private equity firms and Risk Control Strategies (RCS), a leading threat management and risk assessment security consulting firm, today announced the formation of an exclusive partnership. The alliance pairs the two top providers of risk management services and offers high net-worth clients, hedge funds and financial service providers comprehensive threat management solutions to minimize corporate risk.

IDT Brings HaiVision's MAKO-HD "Zero Latency" H.264 HD Codec to Australia

HaiVision Systems Inc. (Montreal, Canada), the world's leading vendor of performance H.264 network video encoders, is pleased to announce the appointment of Image Design Technology (IDT) based in Sydney, Australia as HaiVision's primary distributor for Australia and New Zealand. IDT has commenced regional marketing of HaiVision's complete product line and in March will be introducing HaiVision's revolutionary MAKO-HD technology.

The MAKO-HD has imperceptible latencies and pristine full motion image quality, making it ideal for the demands of telepresence, medical, and broadcast applications. With the lowest latency ever achieved by an H.264 codec system, the MAKO-HD provides highly interactive communication between remote sites.

Leverage Software Expands its Social Networking and Community Functionality with Release Version 5.3

Leverage Software , a leading provider of enterprise social networking and online community solutions, today released a new set of enhancements to its CustomerConnect and EventConnect products. The latest release adds significant enhancements for end-users and community managers, including improvements for enhanced collaboration, user interaction and adoption, reporting and moderation. Leverage Software’s Release 5.3 includes:

True to the Leverage Software way

“We are simply listening to our customers and our end users,” said Mike Walsh, CEO and founder of Leverage Software. “In direct response to the feed 317 back that we receive from our customer base and users within Leverage Software communities, we are very excited about the enhancements that increase the value to end users and community managers. Our clients whom host these communities are thrilled about the new polling and chat functionality, which increase user adoption and usage while enabling the community host to interact directly with community members. The enhanced moderation and customization add flexibility and extensibility to the community platform.”

Strong growth options beckon savvy entrepreneurs and middle-market companies, and broadcast radio is poised for action.

A recent article appearing in The Deal.com raised a biting question: Is the M&A banker going extinct? The current market environment would certainly lead any market watcher to ponder the question. The intense bear market has caused many firms-investment banks, law firms and strategy advisory firms alike-to downsize or reallocate their merger and acquisition advisory teams.

Such articles comport with other similar pieces appearing in both local and national business press. Recently, The Wall Street Journal reported that M&A groups have lost 50 percent of their team power over the last 18 months, and can expect to lose more in the months to come. Goldman Sachs has eliminated its mergers and acquisition team altogether.