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Regulatory Arbitrage Opportunities for Hedge Funds - Hotel Baur au Lac, Zurich

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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 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

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"

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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