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Productivity Blog Showdown
Batten the hatches. A blog showdown of Biblical proportions is about to take place between Fred Gratzon, author of The Lazy Way to Success (book site is www.lazyway.net and blog site is www.lazyway.blogs.com) and hard work advocate Steve Pavlina, renowned success coach... - March 19, 2005 - Soma Press
Baxa Introduces Four New Microfuse® Infusion System Administration Sets
Baxa Corporation announces the addition of four specialty administration sets to the MicroFuse® Syringe Infusion System line. These new sets incorporate a T-site for the convenient administration of coronary vasodilators during myocardial perfusion imaging. Their design resulted from customer feedback on safety and ease of administration for this specialty cardiac application. - March 17, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Grosvenor Capital Markets Teams With Grimaldi Consulting
Brian Lewis, president of Grosvenor Capital Markets, announced today that Grosvenor has entered into an expanded affiliation agreement with John P. Grimaldi Consulting [www.johngrimaldi.com], a New York-based firm with a specialty in venture capital communications services. “Perhaps the... - March 16, 2005 - John P. Grimaldi Consulting
Monster UK Delivers Improved Customer Service and Responsiveness Using Real-Time Chat From LivePerson
LivePerson, Inc. (NasdaqSC: LPSN), a leading provider of communications solutions for online sales, marketing and customer service, announced today that Monster UK, the UK division of Monster.com, the world's leading online recruitment site, has adopted Timpani Chat to provide heightened customer... - March 15, 2005 - LivePerson
ConocoPhillips Launches Tri-branded Gasoline Cards
ConocoPhillips today announced the launch of its new tri-branded proprietary personal and commercial gasoline credit cards. ConocoPhillips’ proprietary cardholders now have the ability to use one card at nearly 13,000 Phillips 66®, Conoco® and 76™ branded stations across the... - March 15, 2005 - ConocoPhillips
Subway® Co-Founder Inducted Into Franchise Hall Of Fame
SUBWAY® restaurant chain President and Co- Founder Fred DeLuca was bestowed the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) highest honor at its 45th Annual Convention in Hollywood, Florida, when he was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame. The IFA, which has members... - March 14, 2005 - Subway
When Being the Best Counts QUADRANT II Adapts to Competitive Fray
To many, the agency consolidation movement has been a boom, but not so for independent multicultural market public relations shops like QUADRANT II MEDIA CORPORATION. “Consolidation has meant the rise of an even more gigantic goliath trying to squash us. The big guys have simply tried to... - March 14, 2005 - Quadrant Two PR
Complete Identity Selected As Exclusive Identity Services Company For Modeling Society Entertainment
Complete Identity today announced that it has been selected as the exclusive provider of identity services for international model-management firm, Modeling Society Entertainment and its subsidiary Modeling Society Television. As part of the agreement, Complete Identity will provide all Internet... - March 10, 2005 - Complete Identity
Executive Recruitment Firm Wants To “Ask” What Questions You Have About How To Hire Enough Qualified Candidates
HireWorks, Inc. has announced the launch of its new site www.ASKhireworks.com. The objective is to foster uninhibited communication anonymously for professionals who have questions about hiring strategies and practices but may have been “apprehensive at voicing their thoughts” in a more public... - March 09, 2005 - HireWorks Inc.
Configure and Download 3D Connector Models from Hypertronics - Free
Now available to configure and download free from www.hypertronics.com are 3D models of popular connectors from Hypertronics, the world leading provider of high performance Interconnect solutions for the most demanding applications. 3D-Config is an online catalog with 3D models, 2D drawings and... - March 08, 2005 - Hypertronics Corporation
QCSI and ACTEK to Combine Next Generation Health Plan Enterprise Information System with Leading Enterprise Incentive Management Software
Companies to Integrate Solutions to Provide Health Plans with an Accurate, Efficient and Paperless Commission and Incentive Compensation Payout Process Quality Care Solutions, Inc., (QCSI®), a leading provider of advanced information technology and enterprise application software and services... - March 08, 2005 - ACTEK
Body Billboardz, Unique and Innovative Advertising, Promotion, and Guerrilla Marketing
Newly Launched Human Ad Space Website, BodyBillboardz.com, Brings Together Businesses Seeking Unique Exposure and Those Willing to Be Walking Billboards. Body Billboards are quickly becoming a novel way for advertisers to get their business or website noticed. Renting body parts in exchange for... - March 08, 2005 - Body Billboardz
"Hot Spots" from G-Man Offer Ad Agencies Instant Radio Advertising
Offering the flexibility of pre-produced radio spots combined with the creativity of custom commercials, HOT SPOTS from G-Man Music feature more room for clients' messages. "When a company needs to get a marketing message out to targeted audiences very quickly, nothing works better than the... - March 08, 2005 - G-Man Music & Golosio Publishing
Baxa Introduces New Amber Oral Dispenser Packaging For Ward And Bedside Applications
Baxa Corporation announces the release of new packaging configurations for its amber Exacta-Med(R) Oral Dispensers. Oral dispensers are syringe-like devices designed specifically to provide safe and accurate delivery of oral liquid medications, without the possibility of wrong-route administration through a patient’s IV or epidural line. Their amber coloring promotes further differentiation of oral dispensers from standard hypodermic syringes. - March 07, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
FileOn Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Norwalk Hospital (CT) to provide Real-time Patient Care Information System
FileOn, a Norwalk Connecticut-based provider of Enterprise Document Management solutions announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Norwalk Hospital to automate its paperwork processes. Under the terms of this agreement, FileOn will implement the FileOn eLibrary Patient... - March 06, 2005 - FileOn
coedliving.com is on line and running smoothly
Coed Living, Inc. announces the launch of it’s newest website, www.coedliving.com. “We are extremely excited about coedliving.com, and feel confident that it will become the destination on line for students to shop, learn and live” says coedliving.com’s CEO Kevin P. Reichard. “Shop,... - March 05, 2005 - Coed Livng
"The Flip Flop Wars" - Jamie Kreitman Flipflops Being Knocked Off By Payless Shoes
JAMIE KREITMAN’s Flip Flops Are Constantly Being Knocked Off, and She’s Not Gonna Take It Anymore! Knock offs are not just Canal Street’s dirty little secret anymore. Large retail discount chains such as Old Navy and Payless Shoes are now jumping on the knock-off bandwagon. JAMIE... - March 04, 2005 - Kreitman Knitworks
ConocoPhillips Signs a Production Sharing Contract For Appraisal and Development Offshore Sabah, Malaysia
ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] today announced that a PETRONAS Carigali-ConocoPhillips joint venture has signed a Production Sharing Contract with PETRONAS, the Malaysian national oil company, for the appraisal and development of the Kebabangan oil field, in waters off the northwest coast of Sabah,... - March 02, 2005 - ConocoPhillips
Liberator to Help “Shape” Oscar Night and Grammy Parties - Oscar/Grammy Gift Bags
Liberator, the world’s foremost designer of bedroom adventure gear, has joined the elite handful of companies invited to fill celebrity gift bags at two of the most prestigious events associated with the 2005 Academy Awards and Grammy Awards presentations. Fresh from a critically acclaimed... - March 02, 2005 - Liberator
Announcing Dog Party Catering from BarkinDog Bakery
BarkinDog Bakery announces the launch of their dog party catering division. We cater birthdays, Bark Mitzvahs, or "just because" parties! We provide everything from the invitations to tasty treats and balloon bouquet centerpieces. Visit www.BarkinDogBakery.com or call 913.709.7061 to design... - March 01, 2005 - BarkinDog Bakery
P8N8 Line of Oxygen-Rich Skin Care Products takes a first class ride with OSCAR in 2005!
The revolutionary P8N8 Oxygen Infused Skincare Line held the distinct honor this year of being included in two exclusive Oscar Gift Bags. P8N8’s MULTI VITA GEL TONER, in addition to being included in the “ULTIMATE NOMINEE OSCAR GIFT BAG”, got the distinct honor of being one of only ten... - March 01, 2005 - Shepard Jones, Ltd.
Heartsong Herbal Brewing Company Five Years of Brewing Herbal Elixirs
For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Elizabeth Bretko at 541-899-5640 chaimama@heartsongchai.com www.heartsongchai.com Slip with each sip further into the present moment as the Heartsong Herbal Brewing Company of Jacksonville, Oregon celebrates its 5th year in business. In... - February 28, 2005 - Heartsong Herbal Brewing Company
Cleanrooms: A Question & Answer Document from Baxa Corporation is Now Posted on PublicRelationsNewsroom.com for Media and Professional Access
"Understanding Cleanrooms: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions," authored by Pat Hynes, VP of Global Quality for Metro Denver-based Baxa Corporation is now posted for media and professional access on PublicRelationsNewsroom.com. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) released USP 797 in January 2004 and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published its 2004 alert on the health risks posed to those working with hazardous drugs. - February 27, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Baxa Corporation Expands Headquarters Facilities
Baxa Corporation announces the addition of a new building to its corporate headquarters in Metro Denver. The expansion provides a 15,000 square-foot facility accommodating the sales, marketing and technical support operations for the medical device manufacturer. Two years after the company built a state-of-the-art production facility in Englewood, Colorado, unprecedented business growth constrained the office and administration space. - February 27, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Complete Identity Partners With Tiffany Advisors of New York
Complete Identity announced today that it has agreed in principal with Tiffany Advisors of New York to co-market and co-consult on all projects under Complete Identity’s venture capital division, Complete Venture. Under the agreement Tiffany Advisors will direct all TA clients to Complete... - February 24, 2005 - Complete Identity
ConocoPhillips and Duke Energy to Restructure Ownership of DEFS
ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] today announced that it has agreed with Duke Energy to restructure the companies’ ownership of Duke Energy Field Services, LLC (DEFS). The restructuring is expected to close in the second quarter of 2005, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. ConocoPhillips... - February 24, 2005 - ConocoPhillips
Mail2World Awarded EU Safe Harbor Certification: Bankoi Is First European Reseller to Leverage Mail2World's Safe Harbor Certification
Mail2World, Inc., a global provider of advanced outsourced messaging and collaboration solutions, today announced its messaging and collaboration services have been formally certified by TRUSTe® as EU Safe Harbor Compliant. - February 22, 2005 - Mail2World
LivePerson to Present at the Roth Capital Partners 17th Annual Growth Stock Conference
LivePerson, Inc. (NasdaqSC: LPSN), a provider of technology facilitating real-time online customer interaction, today announced that Robert LoCascio, Chairman and CEO and Tim Bixby, President & CFO, will present at the Roth Capital Partners 17th Annual Growth Stock Conference, to be held at The St. - February 17, 2005 - LivePerson
ConocoPhillips Director Retires
ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] today announced that David L. Boren has elected to retire from the company’s board of directors. Boren has served on the board since 1994. His resignation is effective immediately. “In order to focus my time and energy on my work at the University of... - February 15, 2005 - ConocoPhillips
Thane International, Inc. Partners with Centale, Inc.
Thane International, Inc., one of the leading direct response and retail marketers in the world, announced today that it has worked out an agreement with Centale, Inc., to implement Centale’s web-based communications platform, Catalyst EV™, enhancing Thane’s outreach to customers of www.thane. - February 15, 2005 - Centale, Inc.
Complete Identity Opens Storefront in Coral Springs, Florida
International business development firm, Complete Identity LLC ("CI") has opened its first storefront in Coral Springs, Florida to market and promote its two retail business divisions: the "Build-A-Business Workshop" and the "Extreme Business Makeover". If someone... - February 14, 2005 - Complete Identity
Hot Psychology Magazine’s February issue now available for purchase
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Hot Psychology Magazine announced today the availability of its February “Valentine’s Day Issue,” making public the first issue requiring purchase to obtain. The previous issue was available for complimentary download. Hot Psychology Magazine, currently only... - February 11, 2005 - Hot Psychology Magazine
Santa Claus Receives Union Pacific Grant
Santa Claus Incorporated recieved a grant from Union Pacific Railroad Foundation to install security cameras at the facility. "Repairing damage done by vandals makes an economic impact on our budget. Because our operating costs are kept to a minimun, the repair cost literally takes gifts away... - February 11, 2005 - Santa Claus Incorporated
Liveperson’s Timpani Helps The Stanley Works Improve Customer Service And Increase Agent Productivity
LivePerson, Inc. (NasdaqSC: LPSN), a leading provider of communications solutions for online sales, marketing and customer service, has announced that The Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK), one of the world's best known brands of tools, hardware, security and home improvement products, has implemented the... - February 08, 2005 - LivePerson
Affirmative Accessories Launches New Online Jewelry Boutique and Tsunami Charity Fundraising Program
Jewelry design company Affirmative Accessories announced the launch of their brand new e-commerce website today, and also kickstarted a charitable donation program to help ease the suffering of those devastated by the South Asian earthquake and tsunami. From now until the company’s first... - February 05, 2005 - Affirmative Accessories
ConocoPhillips Announces Share Repurchase Program And Declares Quarterly Dividend
ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] announced today that it plans to repurchase up to $1 billion of the company's common stock over a period of up to two years. Consistent with previous guidance, the company will use the program as a means of offsetting dilution to existing shareholders from the company's... - February 04, 2005 - ConocoPhillips
Kansas City Metro Based BarkinDog Bakery Launches Website!
We are BarkinDog Bakery, the Kansas City Metro's newest gourmet bakery for dogs! Owners Jennifer Hines and Khanh Tran have launched a new website catering to the U.S.'s pampered pooches and their owners. Decadent and delicious dog treats, cookies, truffles and brownies hand made in small batches... - February 03, 2005 - BarkinDog Bakery
Tom Coba Hired as Senior Director of Operations for Subway® Restaurant Chain
SUBWAY® restaurants’ President and Co-founder Fred DeLuca announced today that Tom Coba, who recently served as Vice President of Allied Domecq, was hired to serve as the chain’s Senior Director of Operations. In his new position, Tom will focus on building restaurant sales,... - February 02, 2005 - Subway
The Subway® Restaurant Chain Again Named Number One Franchise
For an incredible 13th time in 17 years, the SUBWAY® restaurant chain has been ranked the number one franchise opportunity in Entrepreneur magazine’s 26th Annual “Franchise 500” rankings. “It feels like winning the Super Bowl, but this league is a lot more... - February 02, 2005 - Subway
Subway® Restaurant Chain Opens 2000th Canadian Outlet
The SUBWAY® restaurant chain has opened its 2,000th Canadian location. This milestone is especially significant, as Canada is the largest market for the SUBWAY® brand outside of the United States and illustrates that Canadian entrepreneurs are meeting the increasing needs of consumers who... - February 01, 2005 - Subway
Two Lucky NFL Fans Toast Their Favorite Game and Win Tickets To Super Bowl XXXIX
Today the SUBWAY® restaurant chain selected fifty winning toasts to the Super Bowl as part of the Super Bowl XXXIX Post a Toast Contest. Two grand-prize winning toasts were chosen by a team of Foxsports.com judges and will be read by FOX commentators during the pre-game show on Super Bowl... - January 31, 2005 - Subway
Acting coach, David Lehman celebrates 27 years of coaching “Non – Acting” for film and television
Until recently, David Lehman has been something of an unsung legend and Hollywood landmark, bringing his original and non-conformist style of acting training to his loyal and devoted students throughout Los Angeles for the past 27 years, from his studio in Burbank, CA. The Davenport, Iowa... - January 31, 2005 - David Lehman - Film Acting Coach
Centratel Answering Services Doubles Headquarters
Due to strong growth and cramped work space, Centratel, the industry leader in high-tech answering services, has doubled their office space. Centratel’s management determined a new building was needed when staff and management started giving up personal offices to house equipment. Completed... - January 31, 2005 - Centratel
"Understanding USP 797" and "Environmental Controls for Sterile Compounding" Technical Papers are Now Posted on PublicRelationsNewsroom.com
Two technical papers produced by Baxa Corporation – “Understanding USP 797” and “Environmental Controls for Sterile Compounding” are now posted for media and professional access on PublicRelationsNewsroom.com. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) released USP 797 in January 2004 and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published its 2004 alert on the health risks posed to those working with hazardous drugs. - January 30, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
"Tell Me Your Story" Women's Oral History Celebration
The Historical Society of Long Beach’s 18th Annual “TELL ME YOUR STORY” WOMEN’S ORAL HISTORY AND WRITING CELEBRATION 2005 Contact: Julie Bartolotto, 562.495.1210 The Historical Society of Long Beach announces it’s 18th Annual “Tell Me Your Story” Women’s Oral History and... - January 27, 2005 - Historical Society of Long Beach
Teresa Welch Makes Clean Earth Friendly Candles Using 100% Soy Wax
Teresa Welch has founded EARTH SPIRIT LIGHT, a candle company that uses only natural ingredients such as soy based wax and cotton wicks that burn clean and do not emit any dirty residue or toxins into our environment. Candles are big business in our culture! They offer the consumer a sense of... - January 24, 2005 - Earth Spirit Light Candle Company
RetiredRoommates.com Launches Creative New Site Aimed at the Retired Population.
RetiredRoommates.com launches a web site dedicated to facilitating communication among retirees so that they might meet to live together, travel together, and trade homes for vacationing. RetiredRoommates.com is a unique Internet matching service designed to provide mature singles the opportunity... - January 22, 2005 - RetiredRoommates.com
EssentialSpanish.com introduces bilingual materials for professionals who have Spanish caseloads
EssentialSpanish.com provides bilingual materials and Seminars for professionals who do not speak Spanish... but have clients who do. ESSENTIALSPANISH.COM is proud to introduce their new line of products that are aimed at Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, Early Intervention Teachers... - January 20, 2005 - EssentialSpanish.com
Nava's Designs will provide children’s bedding to ABC’s Extreme Makeover Homes
After a successful turn doing a complete baby nursery makeover for ABC’s GOOD MORNING AMERICA in November 2004, Nava’s Designs founder Nava Writz, will lend her beautifully detailed bedding to ABC’s EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION. Along with Bellini Baby Furniture Store, Nava will be... - January 20, 2005 - Nava's Designs
PR.com Launches Eagerly Awaited Site, Revolutionizing How People Search for and Promote All Types of Businesses, Products, Services, Jobs, & Press Release Distribution!
PR.com (www.PR.com) wants to promote EVERYTHING about your business. PR.com is a truly unique, ground-breaking Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, Jobs, Press Release Distribution and other business information, covering all industries. While competitors offer only a URL link and brief... - January 19, 2005 - PR.com