Larryisms: Book One will be released in late October 2007. Larryisms is a wildly varied collection of thought and observation from the founder of "The Pragmatic Thinker" himself, Larry John. The book is a collection of Larry's observations of people and the 21st century human condition. The trick to reading Larryisms is figuring out when Larry is being serious and when he is poking fun. But that's the reader's job; to think about what they're reading and come to their own conclusions. It's easy to conclude that as the founder of "The Pragmatic Thinker", forcing the reader to think was Larry's purpose in writing the book.
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The event started on Friday evening with over 500 attendees gathering at the Avantair aircraft hanger for a reception presented the Grand Bohemian Hotel & Residences. Each guest was greeted by an awaiting valet which directed them down a red carpet into the hanger. Once inside they found themselves surrounded by an amazing display of luxury aircraft, exotic cars and stylish motorcycles. Aircraft included, a one of a kind Piaggio P-180 in Ferrari livery, a Gulfstream G5, Two Falcon 50‘s, a 1958 vintage Beech craft, the last flying Star fighter F-104 and many others. As for vehicles on display it was a virtual who’s who of the auto world including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Dusenberg, a FORD GTX1 prototype, Porsche, Rolls-Royce and countless others. Over 50 vehicles and motorcycles were on display inside the hanger with the aircraft.
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The Association of Reverse Mortgage Specialists, Inc. (C) Tm announces its innovative Podcast series, "Senior Money Matters" (C) Tm.
In late September, the Association launched www.reversemortgageexpert.net; an information website developed to train Mortgage Brokers and Financial Planners seeking to enter the rapidly expanding reverse Mortgage Mortgage market.
The website features a "Members Only" section featuring a series of Podcasts written and produced by Nelson A. Locke, a Florida based Reverse Mortgage Expert and Association executive. These "plain english" Podcasts were developed to familiarize new originators with the basics of Reverse Mortgages and the Industry. Currently, there are two programs posted with 13 more planned by the end of the year.
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Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces the appearance of the Revel Card from Fishback Financial of Brookings, South Dakota on World Business Review hosted by General Norman Schwarzkopf.
Banks have historically had a difficult time connecting with the growing number of underbanked consumers, including our men and women in uniform. The Revel Card is establishing this once elusive connection with their exciting Bank on a Card concept. The Revel program features:
1. The Revel Prepaid MasterCard®, which includes online account access and a variety of supporting account services, including online bill payment;
2. Revel Advance, an affordable small dollar loan alternative;
3. Revel Save, a linked savings account; and
4. Revel SpendTrend, a free online budget and spend tracking feature (coming soon).
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Online shopping retailers in Australia plan to take advantage of the change in consumer trends driven by the market downturn by releasing clearance stock in advance of the post-Christmas sales season. As the global economic financial crisis deepens and consumers cut back spending, manufacturers and wholesalers in the Australian market are acting now to prevent holding excess levels of stock.
"People won't necessarily buy fewer items," says Chris Finnigan, Marketing Manager of Australian online retail store AlwaysonSale.com.au. "They'll simply search for better value, and the Internet is a great place for bargain shopping. You can find bargains without leaving home."
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Learn how you can be greener in only 5 minutes! A recently aired segment of the TV show Designing Spaces discusses organic alternatives in gardening and pest control practices and provides quick, easy-to-follow tips to maximize the results of these environmentally-friendly products in your garden.
OMRI Listed® Organic Products Available in Saferbrand.com
If you are serious about going "Green" in your yard, do not miss Designing Spaces' host Jodi Dombrowski and Woodstream Corp's Karolyn Warfel in this very informative 5-minute segment.
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Raytheon Aircraft Company announced today the opening of a new parts facility at PFSweb B.V.s fully automated distribution center near the Lige, Belgium airport. www.raytheonaircraft.com/press/files/05-24-04_RAPID%20European%20site1.pdf) The arrangement will provide more timely Beechcraft and Hawker parts service to Raytheons European customers.
PFSweb B.V. is the Lige-based subsidiary of PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW) of Plano, Texas, a global business process outsourcing (BPO) provider that develops and deploys integrated business infrastructure solutions and fulfillment services for Fortune 1000, Global 2000 and brand name companies. Raytheon Aircraft designs, manufactures, markets and supports Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft for the worlds commercial, military and regional airline markets.
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Havent seen any interesting baby clothing lately? Tired of your kid in the big-brand uniform? Native New Yorker Danielle Devereux has the answer-indie designer label Love Plus One, a cure to the current mall-clothing crisis! Currently sold online and in select Manhattan boutiques, her childrens clothing line is hand-embroidered, hand-dyed, and packaged with care for your special little one. The design is vintage- and retro-inspired, using colors and themes that speak to the hip urban generation of moms.
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VKI Studios today joined the group of companies authorized by Google Inc. as a Website Optimizer Authorized Consultant (WOAC).
The Google Website Optimizer™ service enables site owners to set up A/B and multivariate tests on their web pages, to determine which combinations of elements (text, images, etc.) most effectively convert surfers into customers.
The application service is free online. However, getting the most of it requires not only some technical knowledge, but also the marketing experience to know which website elements to test. This is where Google's partners, the Website Optimizer Authorized Consultants, come in. Darcy Foster, President of VKI Studios explains:
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PROPHIX Software, a leading provider of financial business intelligence solutions, today proudly launches their most powerful performance management so 144C lution to date. PROPHIX for SQL Server™ is an integrated performance management application that empowers organizations with budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting, consolidations, and personnel planning capabilities. By enabling organizations to create measurable targets against their business strategies, PROPHIX for SQL Server™ ensures corporate objectives are met or exceeded.
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The 2008 American Filtration & Separations Society Fall Management Conference will be held September 23-25th in Charlotte, NC. The program consists of 2 separate Tracks:
Infrastructure & Sustainability; Filtrations Growth Market
Underscoring America's Most Critical Un-Met Filtration Needs
Filtration Testing, Procedures and Validation
An Engineers Guide to Successful Product Development and Market Launch
According to Lew Osterhoudt, Chairman of the AFS "This fall's conference is the strongest program we have ever offered, by any measure. The AFS have assembled a list of blue-ribbon speakers and topics; each relevant to the success of filtration media suppliers, filtration and separation product manufacturers or system producers." Osterhoudt went on to say "We designed this program specifically for management personal who must make critical decisions regarding the business direction at their company. We believe perspective attendees who review the program and associated abstracts on the AFS website and attend the conference, will come to the same conclusion as us; the opportunity for insight and new ideas are unmatched by any previous industry forum and clearly provides vision for new or enhanced company products, validation, market differentiation and accelerated growth."
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Austin, TX, (PRWEB) August 14, 2006 – Aruna Solutions, Inc., an innovative provider of patented Business Intelligence software for the enterprise, today announced the opening of Aruna’s new headquarters in Austin Texas. Previously headquartered in London, UK, Aruna also announced the appointment of key executives. These experienced industry executives – Steve Atherton, CTO, John Colson, VP Sales and Operations, and Hollis Tibbetts, VP Marketing, will be responsible for defining Aruna’s sales, marketing and technology strategy to leverage the explosive growth in the Business Intelligence market.
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Stanley Samuels, a well respected property management firm in South Australia, has made it their main aim to provide investors that are time-poor, with services to maximize their returns on their rental property. These investors are usually too busy earning the money required to purchase properties, to really take the time that is needed to successfully maximize the rental returns.
With the economy is doing poorly all over the world, property prices are likely to soften, or even to fall as time proceeds. Therefore it is very important that you maximize your returns. When one presents their property to be rented, they need to make the best impression possible so that only the finest tenants will be attracted to the property. Property should also be leased in the most efficient way, at the best rent price, and cared for in accordance with the clients' wishes. There are also complex tax laws that must be complied with to gain maximum advantage.
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Independent authority on search, topseos.com, has completed its monthly list of the best SEO companies. Through the years, topseos.com has always recognized the top talents in internet marketing and continues with this new list. The new list is sure to provide companies with the best possible service.
Independent Authority on Search
Organic optimization helps companies naturally improve their ranking on search engines like Google, Yahoo! or MSN. These firms achieve better rankings for their clients through link building and good SEO practices. White Hat SEO practices optimize the client's website by making elements of the webpage more searchable. This in turn increases the likelihood that the website will go up on the search list. This is important because the higher ranking the greater likelihood that site will be visited. This translates to prospects and a good investment for the future.
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Picking a credit card used to be a no-brainer. Consumers simply go with the most popular, big-name cards and apply. What they don't realize is that there are numerous credit cards they can choose from, each one designed for a particular need and use, in addition to a different set of perks and bonuses.
For consumers who prefer to perform business transactions using credit cards, topofline.ecreditdirectory.com makes available more than 100 kinds of cards designed for credit, travel, hotels, automotive, entertainment and retail, among others.
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Virgin Comics has announced an agreement with uclick, a leader in mobile entertainment, to distribute comic books and other products featuring Virgin Comics characters on mobile phones throughout North America, UK, Australia and South Africa.
Virgin Comics has tapped into India's long history of storytelling and art to create its line of original comic book properties called "Shakti." "Shakti," meaning "power" in Sanskrit, is Indian-style storytelling featuring sweeping epics that cover large-scale time and space, characterized by themes of prophecy and destiny.
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GKAY is proud to launch a brand new product called Shiny Legs. GKAY, a manufacturer of skin care products and a skin care specialist, revealed the latest must-have for any woman who wants sexy shiny legs. This is one of GKAY's several other new products being rolled out this month. There is no question that every woman wants to have shiny sexy legs. This product moisturizes as well as leaves legs shiny (all night when going out on the town) and includes just a little bit of sparkle. Shiny Legs comes in a 4 oz jar in a creamy base. Key ingredients include: Vitamin E, Squalane, Mango Butter and Olive Butter. History of this product: Gail Kay, Owner of GKAY LLC, has always worn her own concoction of leg cream when going out on the town. For years, women have always asked her for the name of the cream she was using on her legs to make them so shiny. She always replied "it's a secret"… until finally she had decided to come up with a product similar (based on demand) to what she wore but one that would last longer. She called it "Shiny Legs". Shiny Legs is available at GKAY's website www.Stormalina.com. Distributors are welcome.
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Colorectal cancer is currently one of the deadliest forms of cancer -- but also one of the most treatable...if caught early. There are diagnostic tests on the market today but they typically require extensive patient preparation and invasive procedures -- and often deliver inconclusive results.
IMI International Medical Innovations (IMI), a predictive medicine company, may have the answer. A simple, painless test that can be performed in a doctors office to screen for early-stage colorectal cancer is in development at IMI with what researchers say is high prospects for success.
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The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) has joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in a lawsuit challenging the legality of patents on human genes -- specifically, patents covering the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are associated with breast and ovarian cancer. The lawsuit (Case 1:09-cv-04515-RWS Association For Molecular Pathology et al v. United States Patent and Trademark Office et al Complaint) was filed against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Myriad Genetics, and Directors of the University of Utah Research Foundation in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York on May 12.
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Following a conversation between our CEO and newly elected Mayor Morgan McPherson of Key West before the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the mayor has consented to make time in his busy schedule to perform ceremonies for clients of savvyplanners.com, a certified, professional wedding and events firm. They have been called the first GLBTI-specific, wedding and events company in the US. The company plans to implement the mayor's services with several clients, as of the second week of June.
Continuing the relationship between the Mayor's office and savvyplanners.com, established with former Mayor Jimmy Weekley in 2004, Mayor McPherson will, also, be generously donating his entire fee to his most urgent philanthropic beneficiary: “Kathy's Hope”, a new women's support facility on Key West. “It's even sweeter that the treat for our clients is also of direct and immediate benefit to the facility's clients as well. It was a privilege to hear the Mayor's dedication as he mentioned the name of the organization intended to receive the contributions. He was genuinely concerned about the organization's condition. It was heartwarming and indicated a sensitive humanity,” said company CEO, MW Savant.
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