Lorman Education Services presents Sarbanes-Oxley Act seminar on November 18

A Couple of Chicks™ E-Distribution Marketing Launch Merlin Online Metrics - A Breakthrough in Web Analytics

A Couple of Chicks have launched a solution to the issues that all marketers face, a Web Analytic Tool that measures actual revenue generated from an online conversion or sale. Merlin Online Metrics has been built, tested and proven successful over three years of dedicated work and programming. This unique tool shows you who is buying your product or service, the source of how they found you, and how much they have spent.

Merlin Online Metrics accurately measures the revenue all of your Advertising channels. Tracking the initial search word, print Ad origin, or referring website, it can measure the revenue generated from positioning in search engines such as Google and Yahoo, to press releases, to offline and online Ad campaigns.

Billion-Dollar Marketing Consultant and Copywriter Auctions T-Shirt on eBay for Breast Cancer Charity

Clayton Makepeace, one of America%u2019s most effective %u2013 and rumored to be highest paid %u2013 direct marketing consultants and copywriters is auctioning off his %u201CSqueeze a Boob, Save a Life%u201D t-shirt on eBay to raise awareness and money for The American Breast Cancer Foundation.

The winning bidder gets the shirt that Makepeace, a Harley-Davidson enthusiast, wears to biker rallies for breast cancer awareness. In addition to the somewhat outrageous shirt, the winning bidder will also receive an autographed copy of Clayton%u2019s popular book, " Double Your Profits in 12 Months or Less."

From Legal Pads to Yoga Mat, Kimberly Fowler: The New Face of Modern Yoga

From legal pads to yoga mat, Kimberly Fowler is the new face of modern yoga.

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Doctors discovered she had an inoperable brain tumor. With a "screw this attitude" towards surgical procedures that could've greatly impaired her joint movement-the unthinkable for a tri-athlete-doctors assured Kimberly Fowler that her days were numbered.

"This is completely unlike me. I always know where I have to be and I'm there. I've just had so much going on lately, but I guess I like the stress." And with that, in walks, Kimberly Fowler, owner of YAS Fitness Centers and the empress of all things fitness. So, she's a little later for her interview with Genlux and a lot more toned than she is tardy, but as the "New Face of Modern Yoga", Fowler's booming business and burgeoning celebrity has kept her in high demand.

Destiny Group Introduces Award Icon for Employers to Distinguish Themselves as Military Friendly"

The Destiny Group (www.destinygrp.com), operator of a network with more than 40 veteran-specific career sites, is proud to announce a free new feature that enables employers to proudly identify their organization as a "Military Friendly Employer," by displaying a small icon on their own career gateway. The icon will link directly to job opportunities set aside by the organization for veterans, sending responses directly to those HR managers.

"So far, over 3,600 employers have taken us up on our offer to distinguish themselves as 'Military Friendly," states Bill Gaul, president and CEO of The Destiny Group. "Creating this standardized icon was a natural next step, so that organizations could proudly display their intentions on their own website career gateway. Both large and small employers are anxious to identify proven performers with core values such as a strong work ethic, discipline and teamwork, plus hard-to-find skills, free relocation benefits, and reasonable salary demands. Employers also need to meet diversity initiatives without paying the per-head fees customary with third-party recruiters, and smart employers are increasingly starting to develop home-grown military recruiting programs."

"Early Bird" Raffle Deadline Nears in One Million Dollar Oak Park Home Raffle

The public has until November 30 to purchase tickets for the "early bird" drawing in the $1 million Oak Park Dream Home raffle sponsored by the Conejo Jewish Day School.

Raffle tickets purchased before November 30 will be entered into a December 8 early bird drawing in which one $30,000 cash prize, five $1,000 cash prizes and 34 $300 cash prizes will be awarded. The early bird raffle tickets, including winning tickets, are also eligible to win the $1 million Oak Park home (or $1 million in cash) grand prize when the winner is announced February 14, 2006.

Maestro Launches ResWave to Drive Greater Online Revenue for Hotels

NORTHWIND-Maestro PMS, provider of Maestro Enterprise Property Management hotel software and reservation software solutions for hospitality, today announced ResWave, its newest online system to generate greater revenue for hotel operators by leveraging the huge increase in online travel revenue expected by Jupiter Research to top $128 billion by 2011.

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ResWave is an advanced suite of Internet booking tools that is fully integrated with Maestro Enterprise Property Management to ensure data integrity for all online transactions. With its upcoming full implementation, the new system will deliver online dynamic package customization, guest dining and event reservations, and group management capabilities coupled with Maestro's real-time yield management to optimize property income from all revenue channels. Properties will experience greater productivity from ResWave because guests can for the first time reserve a wide variety of income producing add on package and non-package property activities including golf tee times, dining reservations, spa treatments and recreational equipment rentals online with their room booking.

Hearing Aids for Baby Boomers from SongbirdStore.com

-Baby Boomers represent 25% of hearing aid purchasers. Ever-conscious of surrendering to the aging process, they may not seek treatment due to the difficulties of traditional hearing aids: time constraints, and cost for hearing exams and hearing aids.

Songbird Hearing, Inc. has a product for that market segment, the Songbird 400 Hour Digital Hearing Aid. From a sample of several thousand buyers, 25% are within the age range of 20 to 55 years. Of those, 85% are between 40 and 55 years. Baby Boomers are clearly responding to the convenient attributes of this new disposable hearing aid.

MyGuidesUSA.com Launches Wedding Anniversaries Portal Offering Love Potions and Aphrodisiacs

What happens when you combine aphrodisiacs, love potions and sassy desserts? The developers of the MyGuidesUSA.com Wedding Anniversaries portal hope these ingredients will spark their visitors’ imaginations when planning the ultimate wedding anniversary celebration. Find the new Wedding Anniversaries portal at: http://www.myguidesua.com/weddinganniversaries

Site visitors will find answers to questions, articles, glossaries and other resources on the Wedding Anniversaries portal. Additionally, visitors can search for information and submit requests for information via the MyGuidesUSA.com Support Center.

Verde Energy Launches Carbon Offset Partnership With Trees For The Future

Verde Energy, an online marketplace providing commercial and residential customers with competitive bids on solar power, solar thermal, wind power and other renewable energy projects, has teamed up with Trees for the Future in an effort to offset carbon emissions through community-based reforestation and agroforestry projects.

Under Verde Energy's tree planting program, a tree is planted for every customer who visits www.verdeenergy.com and uses the service to receive free project consultation from knowledgeable Verde staff and competitive project quotes from prescreened renewable energy professionals.

Pennsylvania's Merchant Service Industry Takes Notice as Bankcard Empire Increases Area's Merchant Card Network

The greater Harrisburg area of Pennsylvania is rich in heritage, business, culture and opportunity, and now with the entrance of Bankcard Empire as the region's newest merchant card services vendor Harrisburg's small business sector has further reason to celebrate. Bankcard Empire and their affiliate sites managed by carefully selected site managers offers small business managers the chance to operate with merchant card services in a liquid fashion while confidently standing on a base of longevity and reliance. With an emergent e-commerce community, the managers of the Harrisburg affiliate site are proud to be affiliated with the region's premier merchant card services e-commerce site; enabling small business managers a chance to remain liquid during these turbulent economic times. Swiftly becoming the region's foremost online source for merchant card services, the affiliate site www.Bankcardempire.com/wf341269 has extended the reach of Bankcard Empire to include the fledging community Harrisburg and beyond. The affiliate site now fully intertwined into the community as an e-commerce affiliate site and is grabbing the attention of local media managers as well. As media inquires continue to pour in for this local business, the management is optimistic of what is to come.

e-Health Community Consultants Joins mPay Gateway Inc. As Latest Strategic Distribution Partner

mPay Gateway, a Minneapolis, MN company specializing in point of care patient payments, announced today e-Health Community Consultants, LLC is mPay Gateway's latest reseller. The Kentwood, Michigan-based e-Health Community Consultants is a physician owned consulting firm offering value-based software and services that help medical practices increase revenues and reduce costs.

"We are thrilled to have e-Health Community Consultants as a partner," said John Wallace, Senior Vice President for mPay Gateway. "The organization is already assisting hundreds of providers improve their organizations' profitability and our mPay Gateway software allows them to further leverage their success."

Business Innovations Expert Christopher Trimble to Deliver Opening Day Keynote Address at CompTIA Breakaway 2008

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the leading trade association for the world’s information technology (IT) industry, announced today that business innovation expert Christopher Trimble will deliver the opening day keynote address at Breakaway 2008, the association’s annual member conference.

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Breakaway 2008, the IT industry’s premier partnering and educational event, is scheduled for Aug. 5-7 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

Trimble is the author of Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators – from Idea to Execution, a book charting the experiences, ups and downs of general management leading a startup venture inside an established organization. His keynote speech at Breakaway 2008 is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5.

DealofDay.com offers free sticky content for web site owners

DealofDay.com, a leading consumer site for saving money online, announced today a new syndication service allowing anyone with a web page to place free shopping content on their site.

The DealofDay.com Syndication Service is a very sticky item to add to a web site", said Joel Comm, President of InfoMedia, Inc. By offering over a dozen daily shopping deals for the webs largest merchants to their visitors, sites that participate in this free program provide additional content that is certain to bring people back to their page."

Destination Weddings Go To New Heights

"Destination Weddings" are a growing trend, by some estimates accounting for 10%* of the nearly $120 billion industry, according to Destination Wedding and Honeymoon Magazine. Even the most affluent couples seek valuepriced alternatives to bring scores of family and friends to exotic and sometimes remote locales, turning to companies like Private Jet Services Group for first class travel solutions for large parties. Go to our site www.pjsgroup.com

Private Jet Services Group offers larger parties unparalleled luxury, value and convenience compared to commercial flights. Private Jet Services Group uses fullsized, VIP configured airliners that have been redesigned to look and feel like exceptionally spacious, luxury private jets. These supersized jets can accommodate up to 106 passengers on one flight in all first class cabins complete with lounge areas that are perfect for entertaining. The concept of 'weddingmoons, in which couples combine a wedding with their honeymoon inviting family and friends for an extended celebration, has been around for years but is hotter than ever today," said Greg Raiff, president of Private Jet Services Group. Without the usual hassles of airport lines and baggage check-in, clients have told us that they start relaxing and the wedding celebration starts the moment they board. Better yet, our brides never have to worry about how to travel with their wedding dresses!" he continued.

Fight Political 'Robo' Calls With New Free Do Not Call Registry

Washington, D.C. - Wednesday, November 7, 2007- Voters can now fight back against automated political robo calls. Citizens can now take action to stop unwanted political robo calls by registering for free at, StopPoliticalCalls.org, managed by the National Political Do Not Contact Registry (NPDNC). The non-partisan, non-profit organization is designed to stop politicians from calling voters at home, particularly with automated (or "robo") calls.

The NPDNC fills a void in the Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call Registry (DNC). Because the First Amendment protects political speech, political calls are specifically excluded from the DNC. While Americans have registered nearly 150 million phone numbers with the DNC, Georgetown University research determined that 3 out of 4 voters do not know that political calls are exempt from the DNC. This gaping loophole has become a national problem. In the final weeks of the 2006 election, 64 percent of voters received recorded messages, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Approximately 40 percent received between three and nine automated phone calls during the campaign.

HDA Introduces The Builder of the Year Award

HDA, Inc., a St. Louis-based distributing, publishing and merchandising company, is giving the builders who are members of their Builder's Advantage Program a chance to share their successes with their first annual Builder of The Year award. With economic pressures continuing to challenge the building industry, many builders are taking steps to cut costs and build smarter in many ways. HDA would like to take the opportunity to reward one of the builders who has bought at least two sets of blueprints this year from them. When one of these builders shares some of their successes with HDA, they are entered into a contest to win a free trip to attend the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 20th-23rd, 2009.

HDA would like to hear from the builders in the Builder's Advantage Program and how they were able to remain successful during this housing downturn. By simply sharing their story and explaining their personal experience as a builder, the builders who are currently a part of their Builder's Advantage Program can provide insight to other builders while getting the chance to win this award and attend the International Builders' Show along with free airfare for two, a Builder of the Year plaque and an invitation to attend HDA's cocktail party at the Las Vegas Hilton.

New England Cedar Homes Adds Affordable Modular Log Homes To Australian Range

New England Cedar Homes have added to its range of custom cedar homes a new series of modular log home plans aimed squarely at first home owners and those looking for an affordable log home as a holiday getaway.

Scott Steele, General Manager of New England Cedar Homes added, “ We have worked on producing a series of modular log homes that meet the needs of new home owners and second home builders. These modular log homes are affordable without compromising on quality, which has long been the hallmark of New England Cedar Homes.”

Ceridian LifeWorks Launches Cardiovascular Health Management Solution

Employers now have a tool to do something about the sudden and often fatal results that their employees with heart disease can face.

Through Ceridian LifeWorks Cardiovascular Health Management, employers can offer their employees access to telephonic and online coaching to help people with heart conditions or those who are at risk of developing them. Ceridian Cardiovascular Health Management educates individuals on how to maintain heart-healthy lifestyles as well as how to work with their health care providers to manage their conditions. For example, through working one-on-one with a personal health coach for a full year, program participants can set goals to increase fruit and vegetable intake, go easy on high-fat foods, and start a walking program. In addition, they learn about the importance of following physician advice related to taking medications and receiving regular blood pressure or cholesterol testing.

Cardiovascular diseases rank as America's No. 1 killer, claiming the lives of over 36 percent of the more than 2.4 million people who die each year in the United States. From an employer's standpoint, conditions associated with heart disease are a major contributor to rising health care costs. Employee productivity and absenteeism is also greatly affected by individuals with chronic heart disease.

Outskirts Press Announces Piccolo, the Gray Robe, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Fantasy - Epic Book from Englewood, CO, Author Robin M. Ambrozic

Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Piccolo, the Gray Robe by Robin M. Ambrozic, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Fantasy - Epic category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $13.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/ambrozic was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info)

Piccolo dreams of become an elite dragon mage. However, the Dragon School only takes the most gifted boys and all girls are sent to the Temple to become Priestesses. After being rejected by the school for her gender, Piccolo has a chance encounter with one of the school's Dragon Masters and Piccolo is granted permission to enter the Dragon Mage School, Cor'inthor. Upon entering Cor'inthor, Piccolo is constantly faced with gender prejudices and stinging ridicule from teachers and students, who do not want their traditions to change. Piccolo must continuously decide between allowing her own prejudices to dictate her action or push herself to achieve the higher ground and help those that are mean to her and her friends. Filled with dragons, monsters, and evil foes, this novel pits Piccolo against her deepest fears and her desire for self preservation. She must also, continually, decide between what is the right thing to do for herself and what is the morally right thing to do for others.

Deftly constructed at 388 pages, Piccolo, the Gray Robe is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fantasy - Epic category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Piccolo, the Gray Robe meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $13.95.