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Regulatory Arbitrage Opportunities for Hedge Funds - Hotel Baur au Lac, Zurich
A unique presentation for Hedge Fund / Portfolio Managers and Analysts who are open to innovative, creative, non-formulaic, non-algorithmic strategies like regulatory arbitrage. - June 17, 2008 - Compliance LLC
Tigerlily Foundation (Tigerlily) is Pleased to Announce That It Will be Hosting Dr. Jeffrey Spencer as a Guest Speaker for Its Womens Health Seminar (WHS) Monthly Event
Women's Health Seminars, a program of the Tigerlily Foundation brings you Dr. Jeffrey Spencer on its June 19th conference call, focusing on maintaining optimal health. - June 12, 2008 - Tigerlily Foundation
Maryland Web Design Firm Wins Top Honors for Education Web Site
Bethesda Design Web, a full-service web design firm, today won Outstanding Achievement for Excellence in Design and more for the web site of Explore-It-All Science Center, a nonprofit educational science organization. - June 10, 2008 - Bethesda Design Web
On Being a Sh*t: Unkind Deeds and Cover-Ups in Everyday Life
Based on years of research, this book reports on the development and testing of a theory of being a sh*t. Inspired by Harry Frankfurt's best-seller, On Bullsh*t. - June 02, 2008 - Jane Gilgun Books
EdOptions™’ Stars Suite™ Wins 2008 Best Educational Software Award
EdOptions’, a premier educational software provider, announced today that its Stars Suite™ was awarded a 2008 Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIE). A Web-based suite of learning and assessment tools, Stars Suite won for its innovative and user-friendly multi-subject Web site,... - May 29, 2008 - Educational Options, Inc.
Iraq Troops Honor Flexfit Headwear in Appreciation of Donated Custom Embroidered Hats
Flexfit Headwear donates custom embroidered baseball caps to American Troops stationed at The Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team in Baghdad, and has the American Flag flown in their honor. - May 27, 2008 - Flexfit
Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University Now Provides Online Tutoring from SMARTHINKING
SMARTHINKING. Inc., the leading provider of award-winning online tutoring services, with the world's largest online writing lab, is proud to announce a partnership with Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University, Tiffin, OH. Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University offers an online associate’s... - May 27, 2008 - SMARTHINKING
Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General P.T. Beauregard, and General David Hunter Are Only a Few of the Civil War Leaders That Are Now on Display at C Savannah
C Savannah is now offering for sale signed letters, notes, calling cards and other significant items from the War of the Northern Aggression, the War Between the States, the War for Southern Independence, or as some prefer, the Civil War. - May 24, 2008 - C. Savannah, LLC
McKinley Marketing Partners Remains Done Deal™ Champion for the Third Year in a Row
Marketing Firm Reports the Most Deals with Fortune 500. - May 22, 2008 - McKinley Marketing Partners
Property Managers and Owners Cut Real Estate Costs Using Security, Access Control, and CCTV with Urban Alarm
The DC based company is offering free site surveys to help real estate companies and residents save money on security systems, telephone entry systems, card readers, video surveillance, digital video recorders (DVRs), intercoms and more. - May 19, 2008 - Urban Alarm
Ralph Nader Proclaims Five Counts for Impeachment of George W. Bush to PR.com in Candid Interview
In an interview with PR.com’s Senior Editor, Allison Kugel, Ralph Nader details five charges for alleged credible impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. - May 16, 2008 - PR.com
CASE Spec - an Enterprise Project Management Software for Specification and Requirements Management Released
Goda software presents CASE Spec, a high performance enterprise project management software for specification, requirements tracking, analysis and testing. - May 16, 2008 - Goda Software, Inc
DC AHEC Hosts the 1st Annual "DC African Health and Empowerment Day" Health Event
The DC Area Health Education Center (DC AHEC) in partnership with the DC Mayor’s Office of African Affairs (OAA) is hosting a health event to bring attention to the health, wellness, and medical needs that are unique to the African community in the District of Columbia. The unique needs of the African community must also be met if health care disparities are to be eliminated in the District of Columbia. - May 11, 2008 - District of Columbia Area Health Education Center (DC AHEC)
PR.com Interviews Anne Frank’s Cousin and Last Living Relative, Buddy Elias
Anne Frank’s only living direct relative, Buddy Elias, speaks exclusively with PR.com’s Allison Kugel about his famous cousin and the Anne Frank-Fonds in Switzerland. - May 07, 2008 - PR.com
Regulatory Arbitrage After Basel ii - a New Presentation From Compliance LLC
Compliance LLC today announced a new half day presentation for hedge fund managers and professionals, high net-worth managers and family offices. - April 30, 2008 - Compliance LLC
Mother Earth Fundraising Allows Schools to ‘Raise Money Responsibly’
Website featuring eco-friendly products offers alternative to traditional catalog-style fundraisers. - April 27, 2008 - Mother Earth Fundraising
"DC Cover the Uninsured Week 2008" Campaign Press Event: Monday April 28, 10AM
DC AHEC Hosts Press Event and Local Events to Increase Awareness and Access to Health Care During "DC Cover the Uninsured Week 2008" Campaign Press Event: Monday April 28, 10AM. - April 27, 2008 - District of Columbia Area Health Education Center (DC AHEC)
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Enters Agreement with WeddingWire.com
MSLO expanded its weddings franchise recently by signing an agreement with, and taking a 40% stake in, top online wedding planning company WeddingWire.com. - April 25, 2008 - WeddingWire
Planet Technologies Launches Website Dedicated to Latest Version of Enhanced Automated Framework v4.0 (EAF 4)
Planet Technologies' EAF 4 provides hosting companies, who are delivering products and services based on Microsoft’s Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Solution, with management and administrative functionality. - April 25, 2008 - Planet Technologies
Lamar Associates Announces Online Anti-Meth Training
Department of Justice - The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services funds Online Training for Indian Country. - April 17, 2008 - Lamar Associates
Crave Games Deploys epcSolutions RFIDTagManager ™ for Sam’s Club
Vendor chooses solution to meet Sam’s Club RFID Tagging Requirement. See Live Demo at RFID Journal Live in Booth 142. - April 15, 2008 - epcSolutions, Inc.
Yuri's Night Shatters Previous Party Records
When Yuri's Night, an organization dedicated to forwarding the cause of space exploration by holding events around the world each April 12, held over 120 parties on a single day in 2007, it was viewed as an incredible accomplishment unlikely to be topped. Earlier this week, though, Yuri's Night... - April 11, 2008 - Yuri's Night
Great Legal Marketing Announces the 2008 SuperConference
Successful Attorneys Share Ethical Legal Marketing Secrets. - April 10, 2008 - Ben Glass Law
Bush Administration Expands FHAsecure to Offer More Assistance and Financing Aid to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
The Bush Administration today announced new plans to help homeowners facing foreclosure. See if you qualify and enroll at www.fedfac.com - April 09, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
"Corporate Network Security" – Are We Really Safe?
How Corporations Can Achieve Optimal Protection – Are We Defenseless Against Cyber Criminal Activity? With the IT Security epidemic we are facing now, are our networks we really safe? This conference will focus on what is needed to accomplish a secure network anyone would be proud of. To... - April 07, 2008 - Active Communications International
BudgetGPS Brings GPS to Associations
BudgetGPS announced today that it is launching a new associations program geared toward providing discounts on BudgetGPS service to associations interested in finding benefits for their members. This new program is available to industry associations in trucking, courier, pest control, HVAC,... - April 02, 2008 - towPartners
Lewnes Named First National Master Naturalist
Take your knowledge of wildlife and wildlife to a higher professional level by enrolling in WindStar Wildlife Institute's homestudy courses. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, more than 66 million people 16 years old and older—31 percent of all Americans—feed, photograph and observe wildlife in 2001 and spent $40 billion on these activities. - April 01, 2008 - WindStar Wildlife Institute
"Two Guys From Barnum, Iowa And How They Helped Save Basketball"
New Book Tells Fascinating History of the Invention of the Slam Dunk Saving Break Away Basketball Goal; Invention Eliminated Cost of Replacing Broken Glass Backboards and Bent Rims; Allowed Game Play to Continue After Slam Dunks That Would Otherwise Have Broken Equipment and Caused an Interruption in Play. - April 01, 2008 - Francois Press
U.S. Boycott of 1980 Olympic Games Detailed in New Book "Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games." Vice President Walter Mondale Pens Foreword for Book.
American athletes denied opportunity to compete in boycotted 1980 Olympic Games and the geo-political circumstances surrounding the boycott featured in latest book by identical twin authors Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli. - March 27, 2008 - New Chapter Press
New "Catalysts Private Equity Fund" Created for Corporate Pre-Funding Investment Fees
Formed to create early stage equity participation in companies that are in the processing stage of being financed, the Catalysts Private Equity Fund 1 has been created. Under the auspices of PreConstruction Catalysts, Inc real estate, manufacturing, and other categories of business projects that have a high chance of successful financing through PCC have created an opportunity to buy equity inexpensively, by providing lender due diligence fees. - March 26, 2008 - The Image Generators, Inc.
New Company Brings Over 100 Former Federal Agents Into the Fight Against Identity Theft
The field of personal identity theft solutions became more interesting this month with the announcement of iSekurity. The company offers a new system of identity theft prevention and detection that attacks the problem at its source. - March 26, 2008 - iSekurity
LLE™ Showcases Language Services at Worldwide Information Technology and Customer Support Conference
The 2008 Help Desk Institute Conference on Customer and Information Technology Technical Support was recently held in Dallas, TX. LLE - Language Services attended to address how organizations can communicate with non-English speakers in 150 languages. - March 26, 2008 - LLE Language Services
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald Attorney First to be LEED Accredited in Virginia
Chris Cheatham, attorney with the construction and surety law firm Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, has been certified as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Cheatham is the only Virginia practicing... - March 05, 2008 - Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald
Behold the War of the Cyberwizards
The novel "War of the Cyberwizards" explores a hypothetical attack on the United States and its consequences. It is written to wake up the American government and public to how vulnerable we all are to cyberattacks. - February 29, 2008 - Wilson Associates International LLC
The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Launches Their Interactive Online Website to Help Home Owners at Risk
Due to the huge increase in foreclosures, lenders and loan servicers are rethinking the foreclosure process. The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center has been established to help homeowners communicate with their lenders to develop alternatives to losing their home. - February 29, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
Why LowVARates.com Told VA Loan Holders to Lock Loans in 2 Months Ago and Reiterate That Request Again
In December of 2007 LowVARates.com issued a press release titled, "Veteran home owners must pull the rate lock trigger immediately." In this press release home owners were advised to quit waiting around for interest rates to go lower and to lock in their rates immediately. Currently the VA interest rate market, along with conventional and all other interest rates for that matter has risen to new highs. In summary, interest rates are climbing and there is not a real clear end in sight. - February 21, 2008 - Low VA Rates
Politics to Romance, Employment to Taxes; Tough Questions – Good Answers Offers Technique for Answering Difficult Questions in Every-Day Life
New Book Shows How to Take Control of Tough Questions Asked in Your Professional or Personal Life and How to Answer Them Effectively. How many times have you been asked a question by your lover, boss, child or even an IRS agent that left you speechless? That will never happen to you again thanks to the new book Tough Questions – Good Answers: Taking Control of Any Interview (Capital Books). - February 21, 2008 - Calcagni Media
Indigo Systems LLC Certified as a Top 20% Performer
Customer references indicate outstanding past performance to Open Ratings during PPE survey process. - February 16, 2008 - Indigo Systems LLC
The Inauguration of the World Largest Peace Banner
Tens of thousands of children coming together for the very first time in Hyderabad India, with the World largest peace banner of a hundred and 91 kilometers by the time it is finished which will be signed by millions of children of all nations and will be delivered on September 11, 2008 to the... - February 08, 2008 - Global Peace Initiative
Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Opens Its Online Help Center
The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center, today announced that they have launched an on-line assistance help website, providing information, help, legal aid, housing aid, current news and events for Home Owners at Risk due to the current mortgage and lending crisis. Go to www.FederalForeclosureAssistanceCenter.com - January 30, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
Buyers, Sellers Fed Up with Counterfeit Items on Auction Sites
Overwhelming majority of luxury items found to be counterfeit, frustrating both buyers and sellers - January 25, 2008 - HonestMall
epcSolutions Offers Sam’s Club Compliant Labels for $0.50 Per Label
Guaranteed Compliance by Feb 1st. - January 25, 2008 - epcSolutions, Inc.
The Federal Banking Co-Op Considers Asking US Senate Banking Committee to Review Consumer Bank Fees and Charges
The Federal Banking Co-op, today formed a committee to research and develop a plan of action to ask the US Senate Banking Committee to review retail consumer fees charged by the banks to their customers. The Federal Banking Co-op will begin raising funds to lobby for changes and caps in these charges. The committee will determine which fees are excessive and ask that these fees be limited on a performance basis, and that there is full disclosure of the actions that account for the fees. - January 24, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
Sam’s Club RFID Compliance Package Released by epcSolutions
Guaranteed Compliance by Feb 1, complete Package for $895. - January 22, 2008 - epcSolutions, Inc.
Grants, Financial Aid, Assistance and Help Available for Home Owners at Risk
The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center today announced the availability for financial aid, grants and assistance for Home Owners at risk of foreclosure due to subprime mortgage loans - January 20, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
EU Directives and Banks of Non-EEA Countries: MiFID, UCITS iii, 8th Directive, Basel ii / CRD, Conglomerates Directive, Regulation for Hedge Funds
Compliance LLC launched a new web site and a new training course for banks and financial organizations of non-EEA countries that want to provide services to European clients. - January 16, 2008 - Compliance LLC
EcoPinion Survey Points to Negative Customer Perceptions of Green Products and Services
New survey results on customer perceptions of green technologies, products and services. - January 15, 2008 - EcoAlign
RFID GEN2 Card Printers from Zebra Technologies Supported by epcSolutions
Vendor first to offer applications supporting RFID GEN2 card printers. - January 10, 2008 - epcSolutions, Inc.
iUniverse Publishes "Neo-Modernist" Novel by Robert Crooke
iUniverse called Sunrise “an entertaining, literate, moving, and witty tale…a clever re-imagining of The Great Gatsby.” - December 29, 2007 - Robert Crooke
IT and Information Security After Sarbanes-Oxley: A New Paper From Compliance LLC
An open letter to IT and Information Security professionals that discusses the shift of focus from information security to "reasonable assurance." - December 18, 2007 - Compliance LLC