From Vogue Magazine to Sports Illustrated to MTV, up-and-coming bikini designer Ashley Paige has brought a unique fashion updates to the 50-year old bikini style. The standard bikini look has been remade by Ashley Paige to include wild and creative influences that have never been seen before.
Paige’s swimsuits have been making a splash, incorporating a freewheeling hippie vibe of hand-made knit fabric that has caught on with the Young Hollywood starlets such as Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Liv Tyler and the Hilton Sisters who have been seen sporting Ashley Paige bikinis.
Models who aren't able to audition for "America's Next Top Model" now have 920 a new high-tech tool to help promote their talent with the launch of the model's version of My DVD Portfolio at http://www.mydvdportfolio.net/model.html.
My DVD PortfolioWith the popularity of "America's Next Top Model," models realize that they need to find new, innovative ways to communicate with modeling agencies to establish their careers. This can be true whether the client is pursuing fashion modeling, male modeling jobs, or a parent preparing a child for a baby modeling audition.
Name.com is now accepting .Mobi domain name registrations for mobile industry trade associations and trademark holders.
During the first and second phases of the .Mobi sunrise period, mobile industry members and trademark holders will have the opportunity to register their trademarks as .Mobi names on a “first come, first serve” basis.
“We believe .Mobi has incredible potential,” noted William Mushkin, Name.com CEO. He added, “Imagine more than 1.7 billion mobile users with access to content designed specifically for their mobile screen. Fast Internet connections, mobile phones as web servers, and geotargetting based on user location will provide for a stunning array of .Mobi applications. Locating nearby restaurants, stores, or a photocopy shop will become incredibly easy very soon."
In a free Xtalks web conference on April 19, 2006, Scott Taub, Acting Chief Accountant, US Securities and Exchange Commission, and Eric Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Movaris, will discuss Sarbanes-Oxley and Section 404.
Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 - Compliance Strategies to Evaluate Internal Control Effectiveness
Section 404 continues to pose a problem for many organizations. How can investor protection be maintained in the most time- and cost-saving way? How can you best identify risk areas to focus on when assessing the effectiveness of controls? Join us for an exclusive presentation from Scott Taub, Acting Chief Accountant for the Securities & Exchange Commission. Mr Taub will discuss common areas of concern in Section 404 compliance and offer recommendations to meet compliance goals.
Umbrellabank.com, the Internet banking division of New South Federal Savings Bank, has announced that the first 30 days of its Green Day high yield savings account promotion, featuring a 90-day fixed rate of return has far exceeded the online bank's expectations in terms of new account openings.
"With Treasury yields in decline and the market's anticipation of a downward adjustment by the Federal Reserve Bank in September, consumers seem to be looking for investment alternatives that offer a predictable and competitive rate of return, while also providing instant liquidity," said Michael Anderson, VP Capital Markets.
How many people are trying to build a profitable business on the Internet these days? If you read the ad copy from those “experts” that are trying to sell you everything from eBooks , Network Marketing Travel Packages, Video Training Programs, Online and Offline Seminars and more, you might get the impression that at least half of all the people that are online want their own home based Internet business.
Doing a quick check on the keywords related to home based businesses looks like perhaps most people are looking to start their own business, at least the advertisers must think so. Here are the results as of June 21, 2006.
Most Americans have spent at least a few frustrating hours attempting to use a string trimmer to groom those areas of the lawn that mowers just won't get. The difficulty of winding spools and the all-to-often broken trimmer line have plagued these weekend warriors for decades. Better Heads LLC (http://www.betterheadsllc.com), a new player in the aftermarket trimmer head industry, has recently introduced the PIVOTRIM - the "next generation" in user-friendly string trimmer head design.
The patented technology was unveiled to retailers last May at the 2006 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas and was met with rave reviews. Less than 9 months later, the PIVOTRIM is available on the shelves of over 3000 locations in the US including Wal-Mart and other local hardware stores.
Hagerman Frick O'Brien (HFO), a real estate investment firm located in Portland, Ore., recently arranged the sale of the 334-Unit Meadow Wood and the 284-unit Prairie View Apartments in Vancouver, Washington; the 158-unit Scholls Terrace apartments in Beaverton, the 80-unit Wellington Estates Apartments in Tigard, and the 18-unit Normandy Apartments in NE Portland, Oregon.
Meadow Wood Apartments
The Meadow Wood Apartments, a 334-unit apartment complex in Vancouver, has sold for $26.6 million or $79,640 per unit. The buyer is Meadow Wood Associates of Washington State and the seller is Orchards Retirement, LLC of Vancouver, Washington. HFO Investment Real Estate represented both parties.
The Center for Real Estate Wealth is offering a free tour inside their library of real estate investing education. For a limited time, you can take a free 5a8 tour of and watch four online real estate seminars, listen to audio lessons and read about the latest techniques and strategies for making money with real estate.
The free tour includes information about how to buy foreclosures and effective ways to get a short sale plus other popular real estate investing topics. "Our most popular audio is Jack Miller talking about how to build confidence," says co-founder Jackie Lange.
A narrow escape through an air duct, a hero's girlfriend captured by the villain, a high speed car chase through city streets, or a doomsday device that gets deactivated as the timer runs down to 00:01. You probably groaned at the last action film containing these stereotypes, but now these scenes, and the multitude of other action movie clichs, mean big points in the unique new card game from Comic Images: Film Frenzy-Action Movie Edition.
In Film Frenzy- Action Movie Edition, players watch any action film and score points by spotting stereotypical sequences like, car chases, explosions or fist fights, just to name a few. When these elements appear, Movie Cards" are played and points are awarded. Special Remote" cards, like Rewind and Pause, allow players to form different strategies and keep the game play charged. Players have the option of dealing through an entire movie, or cuing up their favorite action scene to play an explosive quick round. While the Action Movie Edition is the first to be released, there are plans for additional versions such as Horror, Science Fiction, and Martial Arts, as well as possible licensed versions.
Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League (MAGDRL) is partnering with i BAR," on Saturday, July 16 for an evening to raise funds and educate the public about a K9 breed that often gets confused with a horse!
Great Dane owners alike will tell you they often get asked, Wheres your saddle for that horse?" And its often the size of the massive breed that so many end up in shelters or on the street and in need of rescue. MAGDRL is committed to helping abandoned, neglected and/or abused Danes find forever homes.
2ndSite Inc. (http://www.2ndSite.biz) today released version 3.1 of its online service which features a easy to understand dashboard that shows receivables, staffing and support ticket information. Version 3.1 is 2ndSite’s tenth release since May 2004.
2ndSite’s new dashboard, like the entire 2ndSite service, can be trialed for free. Small office and home office businesses use the 2ndSite online invoicing service dashboard to quickly track their receivables as well as monitor their staff’s time and support ticket resolution. 2ndSite has also included in the new release the ability to create an invoice from a group of support tickets or work orders.
WhatTheyThink, the leading online media organization serving the printing and publishing industry, today announced signs of early success for their recently announced speaker's bureau. To date, a number of WhatTheyThink's editors and columnists have spoken on behalf of WhatTheyThink, recognized for their individual expertise, knowledge, and authority in the printing and graphic arts markets. (More info can be found at
http://members.whattheythink.com/speakers/index.cfm)
Most recently, Dr. Joe Webb, director of WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center, spoke to an enthusiastic crowd in Vancouver, British Columbia, hosted by the British Columbia Printing & Imaging Association (BCPIA). Providing insights into Canada's Printing Industry and sponsored by Coast Paper and Fujifilm, Dr. Joe provided a historical snapshot of the Canadian printing industry, a ten-year forecast, as well as strategies on how print providers can embrace online media and position offline media accordingly. In addition, complete audio files of Dr. Joe's presentation are available for a nominal fee through the conference organizers by contacting Marilyn Knoch, executive director of the BCPIA at mknoch@bcpia.org, or by phone at (604) 542-0902.
Gail Nickel-Kailing, senior editor at WhatTheyThink.com, provided a keynote address celebrating the 25th anniversary of Commercial Communications, Inc. (CCI). In a presentation titled: "Printing - the Past, Present, and Future," Gail surprised the audience with some of the more unusual applications in the industry including "printing" a house, printed solar panels as well as printing on fingernails and rose petals. Gail went on to cover advances in the industry including digital and variable data printing as well as CCI's own application for the creation, management, and timely delivery of the large streams of data often associated with parts catalogs, product guides, and price books.
Noel Ward, managing editor of tradeshows at WhatTheyThink.com spoke at PIA/GATF's annual Variable Data and Personalization Conference. Noel led the opening track titled: "Variable Fundamentals" a series of three sessions geared to an audience wanting to explore the basics of variable data printing. Noel's sessions also included a case study that relied on the minimal use of variable data to achieve maximum results.
Noel also spoke on digital color printing on behalf of Canon Canada at GTEC in Ottawa, Ontario. GTEC is the major, annual Canadian conference covering a wide array of applications aided by technology used by provincial and national governments. Noel talked about integrating color into monochrome publications and what software tools to consider when acquiring multi-function printing systems.
"We're enthusiastic with the level of interest and number of conference organizers who have turned to WhatTheyThink to fill speaking engagements from our pool of industry experts," said Vince Naselli, business development at WhatTheyThink. "WhatTheyThink's Speakers Bureau also provides the industry with a single location for those looking for specific experts across a broad base of graphic arts and printing industry topics."
Today JSCAPE, a leading supplier of enterprise file transfer software announced the release of JSCAPE Secure FTP Server. Available immediately, JSCAPE Secure FTP Server provides a managed file transfer solution compatible with major platforms including Linux, Solaris, Windows and Mac OS X while supporting all major file transfer protocols including FTP/S, SFTP, HTTP/S and WebDAV.
Failover support was added to this release for use in high-availability environments. The server can now be configured to synchronize all server configuration data to a failover server or chain multiple failover servers to form a cluster.. Failover capability ensures systems remain available while simplifying server configuration for high-availability environments.
On September 25, 2008 MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) launched it's new and improved website, http://www.csail.mit.edu. The new site offers an updated design and new technology that fits the spirit of innovation and forward thinking that CSAIL represents, further setting them apart from their competition.
The site was developed through a collaborative effort between Stoltze Design for web site design and flash animation development, Indigo Digital for website production and programming, Nimble Partners for information architecture, and Libretto for content development.
Fluensee, a leading provider of RFID-enabled asset tracking and supply chain management solutions announced today that New Belgium Brewing Company has selected Fluensee to help track, manage and improve the utilization of the brewer's kegs.
RFID readers on New Belgium Brewing keg fill line
New Belgium Brewing has implemented the browser-based Fluensee AssetTrack™ application and passive RFID technology to provide better visibility to its keg fleet. On its fill line New Belgium installed passive RFID readers that capture data on all tagged beer kegs, sending RFID data to Fluensee AssetTrack.
Collective IQ (http://www.collectiveiq.com), founded by William "Billy G" Glynn, ranked one of the world's top innovators by InformationWeek magazine, announced today the company's partnership with the Strategic Venture Association (SVA) [http://www.strategicventureassociation.com. The Strategic Venture Association has become a Special General Partner in the CIQ platform and Jon Nieman, Vice Chairman of CIQ who is responsible for its alternative investment activities, has joined the advisory board of SVA.
Justin Paperny and Sam Pompeo are proud to announce their new listing in the Brookmont Estates in West Hills, CA. 23837 Erin Place is a past model home that features many upgrades. Estate Agent, Justin Paperny said of the home, "This home has as much design, touch and class as anything I have seen". "Interested buyers, brokers, and agents really need to see the property or watch the virtual tour at www.23837ErinPlace.com to see the extensive list of amenities this home features".
This highly upgraded home with approximately 4,200 square feet features 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, a formal living room, formal dining room, large center isle kitchen and party style family room. Included in the 5 bedrooms is a downstairs maid's room and an upstairs teen suite, complete with its own family room and private back staircase. The master suite has a sitting area with a fireplace and a spa-style master bath.
Vincentric's 2009 Best Fleet Value in America™ awards were announced today, with the strong fleet product lines from General Motors and Toyota each earning 7 awards, while Ford also did well with 5 winning vehicles.
General Motors' strength was due in part to the Silverado/Sierra sweep of the full-size pickup segments and the top performance from the new Chevrolet Traverse. Toyota used victories by the Camry, Prius, Tacoma, and the Sienna minivan to show value across the board, while Ford did well in the sedan segments, with the Mercury Sable and the Lincoln MKZ picking up awards. Chrysler showed that it still has fleet strength by earning 3 different awards, while Volvo also made its presence known in the premium segments with two winning vehicles, including the 3-time winner Volvo S40.
LegalView, the number one resource for everything and anything legal on the Web, recently launched a new information portal informing readers of a drug recall that could cause serious side effects to its patients. Viapro, from EG Labs, was voluntarily recalled after representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) located trace amounts of an undeclared ingredient in the drug. The ingredient, thiomethisosildenafil, is an analog of sildenafil, which is the active chemical ingredient of Viapro, according to the FDA press release. Viapro is an over-the-counter medication, which claims to to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) among men in order to increase or enhance sexual abilities and performance.