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The Book of THoTH Website Launches its New Book of the Paranormal and Unexplained

The Book of THoTH http://www.book-of-thoth.com , a site for paranormal discussion and research, is expanding massively in resources and in membership.

There are currently over 3,000 members, including notable authors and researchers. Best selling author Philip Gardiner, Gary Osborne, JC De La Torre, Marshall Klarfeld, and many other well known and respected individuals are currently active on the site.

Every new member who joins potentially brings new topics to discuss or introduces a new perspective to an older debate, so reaching 3,000 members brings thousands of viewpoints. The discussion forums have been extremely busy lately, with total page views reaching well over 8.75 million.

Writer Turns Life's Pain into Poetry - Simple Rhymes for Difficult Times by Richard Lobes Launches New Website SimpleRhymes.com After Being Featured in Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspapers and June Issue of Skuawk

Last July Richard Lobes sat down one day and wrote a poem after a difficult time in his life. The next day he wrote another poem. And the next day he wrote another. Some days he wrote two or three.

After three months he decided to send his collection of poems to a publisher. This month his book of poems, "Simple Rhymes for Difficult Times," is being released at Barnes and Noble in Wheaton.

"I love to write simple rhymes," said Lobes, who works in the computer industry and until July had only written technical articles.

Mother-In-Law Humor Book Takes Hilarious Look at Age-Old Problem

Does your mother-in-law still buy your husband underwear? Does she show up at your home unannounced? Does she dispense unwanted child-rearing advice? If so, you are not alone. Authors Liz Bluper and Rene Plastique (names have been changed to protect the guilty) are here to help with their new book "Mothers-In-Law Do Everything Wrong: M.I.L.D.E.W."

By sharing hilarious anecdotes and offering practical strategies for coping with this all-too-common marital challenge, these two mother-in-law experts have penned a witty, insightful book that transcends age, gender, culture, geography, and time. MILDEW, the playful acronym for Mothers-In-Law Do Everything Wrong, has allowed Bluper and Plastique to conduct covert conversations about their own MILDEWs for the past decade without their husbands being any the wiser.

Vocus Named One of Maryland’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program

Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS), a leading provider of on-demand software for corporate communications and public relations, announced today that it has again been named to Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 program for Maryland. The Technology Fast 50 is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the state by Deloitte and Touche USA LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional services organizations.

“To rank on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 companies must have phenomenal revenue growth over five years,” said Mr. Andrew Harris, Deloitte’s Southeast regional managing partner for the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry Practices. “ Vocus has consistently proven to be one of the fast-growth success stories in Maryland and we applaud their dedication to making their vision a reality."

GlobeTax Launches Eurobond Long Form Market Protocol

Amid growing concerns among market participants about the tax treatment of Eurobonds, GlobeTax has launched a Long Form Market Protocol to complement and support the relief at source and quick refund processes already available in the 5a8 market (www.Globetax.com).

Ross McGill, Director of Marketing of GlobeTax explains, “Historically Eurobonds have been deemed tax exempt. Recently however, some European governments have changed their position, notably Spain and Portugal so far. The effective position however still remains that the holders of Eurobonds may be entitled to an exemption or application of treaty rate tax on Eurobond coupon payments, but they will have to demonstrate entitlement as holders of other securities must do in order to be treated at the ‘favorable rate’ by the country of issue.”

Homes Overseas Adds New Buying Property Guide for Egypt

Home Overseas, leading overseas property experts, are proud to announce a new extensive guide to Buying Property in Egypt, penned for those interested in this North African state as an investment avenue. The guide is in the form of an elaborate article, precisely noting all relevant constraints and including relevant situational factors affecting property investment related decisions in the region. The full article can be viewed at http://www.homesoverseas.co.uk/articles/buying-property-in-egypt/11464

Adrienne Graham to Host Book Reading for Go Ahead, Talk to Strangers

Author Adrienne Graham will host a book reading for the newly released Go Ahead, Talk to Strangers- The Modern Girl's Guide to Fearless Networking. The book is a guide for women to elevate their networking game and be fearless about it. Networking is a team sport; and if you don't get in the game, you'll come up short on your career aspirations. Let's face it, it may be all in who you know, but it's also the action you take.

Written by much sought after Recruitment Consultant and Networking Power Broker, Adrienne Graham, Go Ahead, Talk to Strangers is a practical guide that gives women key tips and personal networking experiences designed to show that all women can become fearless networkers. Some women find it difficult to make time to network because they don't make the time to fit it in their hectic schedules. Most women don't know how to network effectively, so they feel it doesn't work for them. But with the economy in shambles and jobs (and companies) being obliterated daily, networking allows people to build key relationships they can tap into during their time of need. People are more willing to help people they know and have a relationship with.

Gavilan Research Announces the 2008 MetaData Solutions Report™

Danville, CA (PRWEB) December 3, 2007 - Gavilan Research™, a leading provider of technology research reports and consulting/training programs to Global 5000 companies, announced today that it's MetaData Solutions Report™ has been fully updated for 2008.

This innovative research study asked leading software vendors of metadata management solutions to answer a comprehensive set of 112 detailed questions comprising 11 different functional categories. Each metadata solution vendor was asked to describe their support and capabilities for:

Famous Amos Cookies Founder Interview at IdeaTango.com; Gives Insight to Inventors on What to Do When the Chips are Down

Famous Amos Cookies founder Wally Amos has gone from rolling in the dough to watching his cookie empire crumble and provides his unique take on entrepreneurship in a podcast interview currently posted on IdeaTango.com, the social networking website that connects inventors with information, resources and tools to help them successfully develop their inventions.

IdeaTango.com CEO Bryan Daigle recently met Amos at the 2008 INPEX Invention Show, where the Famous Amos founder was the keynote speaker.

Increase in Online Orders with In Store Marketing

Your business has a new online service and you want your consumer’s to know about it; how do you accomplish this? This was the question Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co., Inc. was asking when they launched their online grocery shopping application powered by MyWebGrocer in May 2008. Order count was on the rise but Piggly Wiggly wanted to see more.

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Piggly Wiggly opted for MyWebGrocer’s marketing services package which includes flyers, receipt holders, email announcements, and an online shopping how to guide. The first marketing tactic that they launched was the email announcement. This email announced that online grocery shopping was now available at certain Piggly Wiggly locations. It was sent to their large customer email base and had a positive response. The announcement went out in the beginning of July and by the end of the month they had an increase in orders immediately. Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. is seeing an average order growth rate of 53% month over month.

Lazer Promotions 'New Media' Marketing Agency Set To Launch

Northern Virginia-based 'new-media' marketing agency Lazer Promotions is set to launch this week. They deliver 'offline' business owners the opportunity to leverage unique marketing technologies, such as mobile and email marketing, in order to create and increase brand exposure. To celebrate this launch, they are offering significant discounts on all their solutions.

High-impact marketing solutions

Working with businesses of all sizes across industry sectors, Lazer Promotions combines technical expertise with a background in online marketing to generate fresh sales leads and aid businesses looking for results online. All their programs are customized exclusively for each business and are designed to be completely hands-off to their clients.

Vocus Executive to Host PR News Webinar on Measuring Media Relations Activities

Vocus, Inc (NASDAQ: VOCS), a leading provider of on-demand public relations management, announced today that Vocus' Chief Marketing Officer, Bill Wagner, will host PR News' upcoming webinar entitled 'High-Return Tactics for Measuring & Maximizing Your Media Relations.' The webinar will be held on Friday, February 9, 2007 at 1:30pm ET. Registration is available at http://www.prnewsonline.com/webinars/webinar_feb09.

"In today's media intensive world, organizations need to constantly monitor their news and measure the success of their public relations," said Wagner. "This panel will explore different approaches to analyzing the media, measuring the performance of PR campaigns and understanding the impact of news on an organization's bottom line."

Webinar Announced: How to Double Salespeople's Productivity by Building Nurturing into Your Sales Process

After months of recessionary news, it is more critical than ever for companies to improve the productivity of their salespeople. Now, a privately held corporation in Norcross GA is helping companies improve revenue through sales kaizen - the management technique based continuous improvement. Kaizen is responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in increased revenue, profit, and cost reductions in companies around the world.

On Thursday, April 2, Michael Webb, founder of SPIF!, the professional educational forum for sales kaizen, and the author of "Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way," will team with Jim Cecil, the author of "Nurturing Customer Relationships" and cofounder of the Nurture to present a webinar titled:

Fizber.com to Launch Social Network

Real Estate site Fizber.com today announced the launch of "Fizber Talk" -- an online real estate community that is intended to spark dialog among users, including home buyers, sellers and real estate professionals.

Julia Foster, PR Manager for Fizber.com, said the "Fizber Talk" platform "enables consumers to share in the conversation about what's going on in the real estate market," and it can also be a useful forum for agents and brokers to "market their expertise as well as share in the conversation with consumers." This is a way for agents to get free marketing and awareness.

Civil Air Patrol's Woodfield Composite Squadron Appoints Deputy Commander of Seniors

Civil Air Patrol Commander, Capt. Steven Snyder, appointed 2Lt. Craig Knickerbocker to the position of Deputy Commander of Seniors for Civil Air Patrols Woodfield Composite Squadron.

The appointment marks the first assignment of a Deputy Commander of Seniors to the squadron and stems from a substantial increase in senior member activity especially in the various areas of emergency services. As Deputy Commander of Seniors 2Lt. Knickerbockers primary objectives are that of selecting quality personnel to fill authorized staff positions, ensure improvements to fully develop officers for positions of greater responsibility, build a strong senior member program and advance the initiatives of the squadron.

NSL Capital Delivers Comments to Tandy Brands Shareholders

Nick Levis, CEO of NSL Capital, has issued a letter to Tandy Brands shareholders urging them to vote the Gold Proxy Card.

Investor who holds 5% of Tandy Brands Common Stock, Ni 5a8 ck Levis, says, "We are impressed with Rod Mcgeachy's qualifications, however, we feel he would have a better chance to save the company given the current state of the economy if Tandy lowered board fees and rental expense as well as other overhead that is unrelated to headcount. Frugality, in my opinion, is the cornerstone to any turnaround story -- especially when the economic times are as worrisome as they are today."

Collaboradate Launches Free Access to All Online Dating Websites

For all those singles out there without a date on Valentine’s Day, Collaboradate offers hope and a greater opportunity for romance to online singles. www.collaboradate.com is based on cutting edge technology that links usernames of any existing dating website regardless of whether or not the single is a paying member of the site. With many users having non-paid memberships at multiple dating sites, Collaboradate tries to organize and maximize the experience of the average personals user.

Twenty-one percent of Internet users browsed online personals in the last year, and thirteen percent posted their own profiles. Despite these large numbers, the population remains predominantly young and male: nearly half of online personals users are between 18 and 34, and more than two-thirds are men. “Having tried many dating sites for a few years”, says Andy Arnott, the developer and CTO of Media Fill LLC, “I found it ridiculous to have to pay to communicate with someone who may end up not being of interest. It can be a frustrating and demoralizing process – not to mention expensive – according to many of my friends and associates that have had similar experiences”. As a result, Andy created a way to bring all online dating singles together into one space at no charge.

Management Expert & Author Richard Anthony Sees Four Generations at War in the Workforce

The US workforce may be on the verge of an historic clash as four distinctly different demographic groups compete for jobs, pay, benefits and opportunities for advancement.

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"For the first me in history, we have four, and some people argue five, generations in the workforce - the Traditionals, Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y," says Richard J. Anthony, Sr., author of the new book, Organizations, People & Effective Communication. "The normal stresses in the workplace are being exacerbated by the fact that the leading edge of the 79 million Boomers born between 1946 and 1964 are not moving out of the workforce as expected. Because of lifestyle preference or financial necessity, Boomers in large numbers are trying to hang on to their paychecks and their health care benefits, blocking the career paths of younger employees and putting pressure on employers' payroll and benefits costs."

In a chapter titled "Bridging the Great Divide among Four Generations," Anthony writes: "The underlying trend lines that will ensure intergenerational conflict for at least the next 20 to 25 years have finally captured the attention of researchers, social scientists, government and corporate policy makers. Most seem to agree that simply tweaking existing policies won't be enough. We need new approaches to managing divergent generations and to supporting 79 million Boomers who will be transitioning to the third stage of their lives over the next 30 years. We need a new vocabulary to redefine words like work, career, success, retirement and quality of life. Words like 'senior' and 'mature adult' are resented and irrelevant because they have been code for 'old.' Although late in coming, awareness of the need for change in the way different stages of life are perceived is becoming a daily topic of discussion and debate. Solutions, however, will be hard to come by."

Anthony, a consultant with more than 35 years of experience in human resource management and organizational effectiveness, is the founder and managing director of The Solutions Network, Inc., a management consulting firm. He recently moderated a WHYY forum on Boomer entrepreneurs and an AARP convening of business, education and government leaders on the aging workforce in Pennsylvania. He also teaches a course at Villanova University titled "Managing the Aging Workforce." He was cofounder of iGrandparents.com, a website for the 73 million grandparents in the US, about half of whom are Baby Boomers, and is on the board of advisors of five companies that provide products and services to the aging population.

Intergenerational clashes in the workforce can be averted, Anthony asserts. "It will require management and labor to close the book on more than 50 years of employee and labor relations and adopt new rules of engagement between employers and employees. Managing the intergenerational workforce requires employers to do a better job of forecasting their staffing needs, developing competency models, redesigning their pay and benefits programs, introducing job sharing and mentoring programs, investing in training and retraining, and designing career paths that match the profiles of younger employees whose aspirations are different from their older coworkers. I realize that this is a tough message for employers who are struggling because of the economy. On the other hand, when the economy recovers, employers will still be challenged by intergenerational issues they have never experience before."

About Richard J. Anthony, Sr. - In addition to his consulting, Anthony is an entrepreneur, speaker, educator and TV host. He is founder of The Entrepreneurs Network, a venue for aspiring and serial entrepreneurs and accredited angel investors. He is a member of the adjunct faculty at Villanova University where he teaches courses in Organizational and Leadership Communication, Entrepreneurialism and Managing the Aging Workforce. In 2007, he co-authored a chapter in a book titled After Sixty: Marketing to Baby Boomers Reaching Their Big Transition Years. He is currently leading a project for the Delaware County Community Foundation to provide easy, multimedia access to county residents 50+ and their families to information about volunteerism, lifelong learning and employment.

Winning Super Bowl Fans to Receive Free Skiing at Vermont’s Killington Resort

Vermont’s Killington Resort, long considered prime cheering territory for New York and Massachusetts sports fans, is offering free lift tickets to winning Giants or Patriots fans who book a two- or three-day Super Bowl Ski and Stay Package.

Killington Resort

“This is the ultimate deal for fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots who visit Killington Resort to experience outstanding skiing and riding conditions and watch the big game,” said Dave Rathbun, director of sales and marketing for Killington Resort. “Not only will there be more than 100 big screen TVs broadcasting the game up and down Killington Road, but guests can win free lift tickets to return later this season if their team wins the Super Bowl.”