Universal Windows Direct, Inc moved to #73 on 2009 Qualified Remodeler Top 500

Celebrity Keynote Speaker Business Owner Featured in National Magazine

International Speakers Bureau's President, Michelle Lemmons-Poscente was featured in EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, an online magazine celebrating entrepreneurial spirit and specific entrepreneurs who have made an impact in the business world. As one of these effectual business owners, Michelle has created the International Speakers Bureau, which has become a major success in providing keynote speakers for a number of businesses and organizations.

The article describes Michelle's background before ISB as well as a company profile, and establishes International Speakers Bureau as an industry leader. International Speakers Bureau maintains relationships with over ten thousand keynote speakers covering various topics, making them the avant-garde of motivational and keynote speaking. The EntrepreneurshipWeek USA article discusses Michelle's background, beginning with her study of Communications at Southern Methodist University and continuing with her field experience before founding International Speakers Bureau in 1993. Her experience in television and film helped her to establish a name for herself in celebrity entertainment and began to compile the network of celebrity entertainment and inspirational speakers that would make ISB the resourceful tool for finding speakers that it is today.

Top Atheist Site Sells Domain for 3 Million Dollars

InfidelGuy.com - One of the worlds most prominent atheistic websites in the world today is selling their domain name. You may recognize the seller from ABC's WifeSwap, The Finley/Stonerock episode. After 7 years of internet activism and his blasphemous radio show, Mr. Reginald Finley, Sr (The Infidel Guy) is ready to retire. IG, as he is called, says he doesn't care who buys it. "Large Christian organizations may find this a good way to shut me up," he says. "Come on, get this atheistic filth off the web right now. Otherwise, I'll be forced to continue to convince the world that God really doesn't exist for another 40 years or more. There will be no more Christians left!!"

Media Mayhem Brings out the Stars with Client Appreciation Party Hosted by Adrian Grenier and Rex Lee of HBO's Entourage

Sunday, September 14th saw what can only be considered an evening amongst the stars and those who guide them, as Media Mayhem Corporation (MMC) in conjunction with Microsoft Advertising, held a red carpet extravaganza in honor of the hit HBO series Entourage and the company's clients that has left Hollywood buzzing like one of Ari's Blackberry's on a Monday morning.

The party was held at Hollywood hot spot Cinespace, providing just enough room for such heavyweights as Adrian Grenier and host Rex Lee to bring the house down with Grenier hammering out tune after tune in a memorable display of karaoke along with The Four Quarrymen.

Howard Nestler Unveils Blueprint for Strategic Job Search

Howard Nestler, CEO of Executive Options, has unveiled his blueprint for strategic job search campaigns to be conducted by executives at management level.

"Executives who are seeking positions at management level have special problems to confront that are not present for lower-level employees looking for work," says Nestler. "The higher on the ladder an executive climbs, the more difficult is the task of standing out from the crowd and attracting the kind of offers that reflect their capabilities."

Top Affiliate Program Offers Keys To Internet Cash Vault

Top affiliate program HameilInfo (www.hamielinfoebiz.com) is proud to announce its launch of the new marketing action guide, 30 Days to Success.

According to author Hawthorn Amiel: "While the most anyone else will do for you is give you a website and a "Good luck!", I will personally hand you the keys to the Internet cash vault via my proven 30 Days to Success Internet marketing action guide. This isn't a book of theory."

In addition to his action guide, this top affiliate program is also offering a 100% customizable website to go along with the book's program. These websites are versatile so that owners can easily add new products, re-arrange their site layout, change the color scheme or most anything else, all done from instantly inside their user-friendly website Control Panel. Access is available 24 hours a day.

Simplify and Automate Your Marketing with the Virtual Practice Builder Program

According to a survey completed by the US Commerce Department, only 7 small businesses out of every 10 will survive their first year, 3 will still be going after 3 years, and only 2 will remain after 5 years. Today's marketing challenges -- competition, fear and skepticism are making it more and more difficult for small businesses to strive.

If only some of these people had recognized the power of technology and the internet as an answer to completely automate and fill their practice -- perhaps they would still be in business?

Kinetic Results is Now Dexterity Media: Interactive Firm Undergoes Transformation to Reflect Expansion, Market Changes

In response to the overwhelming popularity of their expanded media offerings, the partners of Kinetic Results, LLC ha 5a8 ve announced that the public facing image of their interactive firm will now be known as Dexterity Media (http://www.dexteritymedia.com).

"We chose this new identity to better reflect the directions we are moving in as a company," said Giovanni Gallucci, COO of Dexterity Media. "With forays into social media and other emerging markets, we wanted a name that identified us as flexible, nimble and ready to adapt. We will always be leaders in Search Engine Advertising, but this name allows us to expand."

BigHand Wins 'Best Use of Technology in Business' for South-East at The National Business Awards 2007

BigHand (www.bighand.com), the Microsoft Gold Partner specializing in voice productivity, has won the 'Best Use of Technology in Business 2007' regional award for the South-East of England. The award was made at the regional finals at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, in recognition of the market leading combination of innovation, functionality & reliability of BigHand's digital dictation workflow software. The multiple mobility features that BigHand has developed in the last year to enhance remote working for professionals were also recognized. Outstanding financial performance and commercial stability were additional criteria cited in the category.

Merk Hard Currency Fund Zooms through $100 Million in Assets Under Management

Merk Investments LLC announced that its flagship strategy, the Merk Hard Currency Fund (MERKX), zoomed through $100 million in assets in July 2007, closing the month at over $118 million. The Fund, which was launched in May, 2005, is a no-load, open-end mutual fund that seeks to protect against the fall of the dollar relative to other currencies.

"We are pleased to have reached this milestone in just over two years because it demonstrates the demand for hard currency diversification," said Axel Merk, President of Merk Investments, the Fund manager. The Fund seeks to protect investors against declines in the US dollar by investing in a basket of hard currency denominated investments composed of high-quality, short-term money market instruments of countries pursuing sound monetary policies, and indirectly in gold.

BidClerk.com Reports Construction Projects Up For Bid in the Philadelphia, PA, Area

BidClerk, the Construction Industry Search Engine, reported today that the following commercial construction projects are planning to go out for bids or start construction in the next 90 days in the Philadelphia, PA, area. Businesses interested in providing services relative to these projects should visit BidClerk.com and reference the Project ID listed below to obtain direct contact information for each job:

Philadelphia, PA -- Osun Village, 2308-14 Grays Ferry Ave., 22,500-square-foot mixed-use building, July 2007, $3 million. Project ID: 628149

'The Powerful Promoter' Cracks Google’s Elusive Top Ten – Matt Bacak Scales Search Engine Rankings’ Mightiest Summit

Matt Bacak, “The Powerful Promoter,” today silenced his naysayers by revealing that his Internet promotion strategies site had catapulted into Google’s top-ten rankings. PowerfulPromoter.com now ranks #7 when a Google keyword search for “marketing tips” is conducted, outperforming in excess of 66 million competitors. Business owners who would like to learn the secrets to Bacak’s search engine optimization success can visit “The Powerful Promoter” online at http://www.PowerfulPromoter.com

While a first-page Google ranking for some keywords, like the geological term “zweikanter,” is hardly cause for celebration, when more popular keyword phrases like “marketing tips” land themselves in the top ten, champagne corks begin popping. Compare zweikanter’s 145 returns to marketing tips’ 66,100,000 returns and the reason is obvious.

GarageGames Releases Award Winning Game TubeTwist by 21-6 Productions

GarageGames, a leading creator and publisher of fun casual games, announced today at MacWorld 2006 the exclusive release of TubeTwist, the award winning game by 21-6 Productions. TubeTwist takes gamers on an incredibly engrossing puzzle adventure through 5 exotic worlds and over 80 mystical and increasingly challenging levels.

The renowned scientist in charge of Project TubeTwist has gone missing! In an attempt to find the professor, gamers must reconstruct her experiments and solve the mystery of her disappearance. This is accomplished by constructing a machine that will guide the professor's famous Macroton devices from their starting positions to a final reactor tube where their energy will be extracted and stored for later use. Over thirty different tubes of various shapes and sizes must be combined to complete the machines including spirals, switches, anti-gravity devices, twisty turns, and precipitous drops.

Bellwether Software Releases Web-based Version of Purchasing Management eXtra

Bellwether Software’s new president and general manager, Sundeep Dronawat, announced today that the roll out of its next generation product, ePMX, has officially begun. Dronawat has been very involved with the development of ePMX, Purchasing Management eXtra’s new web-based series.

Dronawat said, “People use web based applications for everything, i.e., email, banking, stock trading, music and shopping. Anyone who has purchased something on Amazon.com, for instance, has used a web-based application. As companies grow more global and have more remote workers, the need to use business applications over the web has grown, and this has created demand for software applications that run on the web. These new web- based applications are reducing the need for virtual private networks, which can be slow and sometimes a security risk. A web-based application – if it is truly web-based – is accessible anywhere there is a working Internet connection. It works through a Web Browser. The application does not run from the desktop computer, but, rather, on a central web server, and the software makes use of the computing power of both the client computer and the server with the Web browser being used as the user interface. In a web-enabled platform, the software is run on the desktop itself and the browser is just used for user interface. This type of software requires an additional component, which is the traditional client/server application. Such applications cannot stand on their own without counterparts. Web-enabled software applications are typically first generation initiatives by companies to provide some form of limited access to their original client/server programs.”

Nonwoven Air Filtration Media Training and Electrostatic Charging and Electrets for Air Filter Media Training offered by the American Filtration and Separations Society

The American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) is offering short course training on May 4, 2009 in Bloomington, MN.

To kickoff the 22nd Annual Conference, May 4-7, 2009, that the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) is holding in Bloomington, MN, there will be twelve short courses on May 4, 2009. Two of these courses are "Nonwoven Air Filtration Media" and "Electrostatic Charging and Electrets for Air Filter Media."

In the "Nonwoven Air Filtration Media" course, attendees will learn the characteristics of fibrous filter media, the processes for making fibrous filter media, specifications of filter media, pore size distribution, pore size, air permeability and pressure drop.

Greatest Homerun Hitting Catcher of All Time Makes Trip to Minot

Baseball hero Mike Piazza is known and loved for more than just his baseball stats. The recently-retired champion of the game is also a "Champion of Faith," having been featured in Catholic Exchange's groundbreaking film of the same name. Piazza, a devout Catholic, will travel to Minot, ND, in July to discuss the importance of living and sharing one's faith, no matter one's circumstances or station in life.

The event will feature a screening of the multi-award winning Champions of Faith: Baseball Edition, which showcases the intersection of sports and faith in Major League Baseball by profiling many of the most accomplished and devout figures in the game, both on and off the field. Speaking of his role in the film, Piazza said, "I've had some great moments in my life, but being a part of this and being able to tell people my story is one of my proudest moments."

Pricing and Revenue Optimization Luminary, Dr. Robert Phillips, to Lead Two Master Classes at the Mortgages 2008 Conference

San Bruno, CA (PRWEB) March 5, 2008 - Nomis Solutions, the leader in Profit-based Pricing for banking and finance, today announced that its Founder, Chief Science Officer and Vice President of Research and Development, Dr. Robert L. Phillips, will be instructing two exclusive master classes on pricing strategies and customer retention for the mortgage market. The classes will take place April 2, 2008, during the Mortgages 2008 Conference at the Hilton Olympia, London.

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Executives in the U.K. mortgage industry are anticipating an unprecedented and significant event in 2008. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders forecasts, 1.4 million mortgages - almost 4,000 per day - are due to reset to the standard variable rate.(1) A timely topic, the full day of master classes are geared to mortgage and pricing executives. The content of the master classes include examining current pricing practices, identifying areas of weakness and opportunity for improvement, describing innovations in pricing practices and processes, explaining pricing optimization, illustrating how to improve customer acquisition and customer retention through pricing, and sharing pricing best practices and key learnings from leading lending institutions.

Network Access Management Provider -- Vernier Networks -- Secures $21 Million In Oversubscribed Round in a Bid to Lead Fast-Growing Secure Network Access Market

http://www.verniernetworks.com – Vernier Networks®, developer of the industry’s only clientless network access management products, recently announced that it received $21 million in an oversubscribed Series E financing round. Led by top-tier venture capital firm Venrock Associates, the round included existing investors Foundation Capital, DCM-Doll Capital Management, Allegis Capital, UV Partners, Masthead Ventures and Weber Capital. Named a 2005 Technology Fast 50 Company by Deloitte & Touche, the company also added security industry heavyweight Ray Rothrock to the company’s board of directors.

CoSign Digital Signatures Add Timestamp Technology

ARX (Algorithmic Research), a leading provider of digital signature solutions (standard electronic signatures), and DigiStamp, an innovative provider of timestamping technology and related services, have announced a partnership enabling the CoSign® digital signature solution to utilize a standard timestamp service.

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The partnership combines CoSign digital signatures' legally-binding ability to sign, seal, and validate documents, with a standards-based time stamping authority. The benefit of incorporating a standard timestamp with a digital signature is the additional layer of integrity the document subsequently maintains, as the signer, content, and the time of signature all become indisputable.

Production Of BT Cotton In India Leads To Significant Benefits

Indian farmers first planted biotech crops in 2002, and today repr 5a8 esent the most rapid adopters of this new technology in farming globally. “Overall, the introduction of biotechnology can lead to great benefits, and what we are finding is – that’s precisely what is happening across India,” says Dr. Laveesh Bhandari, an economist and founder director of Indicus Analytics, an economics research firm.

In a recent study of Bt cotton-growing areas in India, Indicus interviewed 10,000 cotton farmers – some of whom were growing genetically modified insect-protected (Bt) cotton and some of whom were not. “What our study shows is that the impact on the overall development of the household and the community is quite phenomenal in Bt cotton-producing areas: Greater incomes, greater access to healthcare services, greater education,” continues Bhandari in a brief and exclusive video made available today at the Conversations about Plant Biotechnology Web site: www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/.