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Oberon FMR, Inc., Wins the Fourth Annual Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award, Presented at BioWest 2008
Oberon FMR, Inc., has won the fourth annual Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award at the 2008 BioWest Conference & Expo in Denver. The announcement is made by Christine Shapard, Interim Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the $10,000 Venture Showcase award was provided by the Dorsey & Whitney law firm and announced at the Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA) 2008 Awards Dinner. - November 19, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
Eileen Tener of Cruise Planners Earns Cruise Counsellor Accreditation
Eileen Tener has achieved Cruise Counsellor Certification through Cruise Lines International Association. - November 19, 2008 - Cruise And Vacation Paradise (a Cruise Planners/American Express franchise), Eileen Tener
Africa’s Best Kept Safari Secret? Zambia.
As the year-end approaches, American travelers inevitably start thinking about next year’s vacation. For travelers looking for a classic African safari experience, East and South Africa are perennial favorites. But this year tour operators in-the-know, such as Denver based Africa Adventure... - November 19, 2008 - Africa Adventure Consultants
New Regional Biotech Association Formed
600+ Member Organization Will Focus on Policy/ Public Affairs in New England. A non-profit, member-driven organization comprised of state biotech associations, companies, academic institutions, and other organizations with a collective mission to support and grow the biotechnology industry in New... - November 19, 2008 - Tech Collective
Universal Action Travel, Inc. Follow-Up Program
Travelers Follow-up Program a True Success. - November 19, 2008 - Universal Action Travel, Inc.
Aqua Hotels & Resorts Names President & CEO
Banjamin Rafter named President and CEO of Aqua Hotels & Resorts and its portfolio of 12 Waikiki hotels. - November 19, 2008 - Aqua Hotels & Resorts
Holiday Destinations Will be Added in 2009
Universal Action Travel announces additional travel destinations will be added in the coming year as they increase their travelers holiday options. - November 19, 2008 - Universal Action Travel, Inc.
Busbaby.com Expands Footprint in Major Metropolitan Markets
Rising demand for Charter bus transportation has prompted Busbaby.com to launch a build out of their Affiliate Network program in ten (10) U.S. metropolitan cities. Adding additional motor coach operator/partners will allow Busbaby.com to better serve the needs of a growing group travel constituency and increase market share. - November 19, 2008 - Busbaby.com
GreenTracks Publishes Amazon Newsletter
GreenTracks publishes an on-line Amazon environmental, natural history and travel information newsletter. - November 19, 2008 - GreenTracks, Inc.
Medical Tourism Association Launches It’s Online Magazine on It’s New Website
The Medical Tourism Association's Magazine, the Medical Tourism Magazine has launched its online version of the Medical Tourism Magazine. Readers of the online version of the Medical Tourism Magazine will be able to read the full version of the magazine online for free and view past issues. The... - November 19, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association™
The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine Announces Its 2009 Urgent Care Medicine Conference
The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine will be holding its 2009 Urgent Care Medicine Conference September 23-25, 2009 at the Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, California. Through strength and teamwork, urgent care professionals have developed the specialty of Urgent Care Medicine into the... - November 19, 2008 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Exchange Rates Makes Luxury Travel to South America 50% Less Expensive
Secure exceptional Rates for Your Personalized Travel Package in the upcoming holiday season. - November 19, 2008 - Intelligent Leisure Solutions
Aqua Bamboo & Spa in Waikiki Completes $2.5 Million in Upgrades and Offers a "Bamboo Renewal" Introductory Special
To celebrate the $2.5 million renovation upgrade of its guest rooms and public areas, a special rate is currently available to re-introduce the hotel to travelers. - November 18, 2008 - Aqua Hotels & Resorts
HarborPlace at Port St Lucie Celebrates Resident Dorothy Burns’ 100th Birthday
Residents at HarborPlace Retirement Resort and Assisted Living Community celebrate birthdays every month, but this was a special celebration: Dorothy Burns Turns 100. Balloons, cake, music, and laughter filled the Meeting Room. Four generations of Burns added to the merriment as family members came to Port St Lucie, FL from as far away as Wyoming. - November 18, 2008 - HarborPlace at Port St Lucie
East Bay Area - Affinity Medical Group Recognized for Fourth Consecutive Year by Integrated Healthcare Association
East Bay California’s Affinity Medical Group was recently recognized for the fourth consecutive year by the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) as a best overall performer on important health care quality measures. These measures include preventive care and chronic care management,... - November 18, 2008 - Affinity Medical Group
HarborPlace at Port St Lucie Hosts Ed Burchfield and Charlie Neeld’s Remote Radio Broadcast
HarborPlace thanked the community for their support and participation by hosting a “Breakfast with Burchfield” Radio Remote Broadcast and inviting the local community as well as the HarborPlace residents. Ed Burchfield and Charlie Neeld, WPSL AM 1590 radio personalities, broadcast live from 6 am - 9 am on Friday Nov 14 at HarborPlace Retirement Resort and Assisted Living Community. - November 18, 2008 - HarborPlace at Port St Lucie
Hairstylist Entrepreneur Fights Back Against Soaring Fertility Costs
Veteran Hairstylist, Carrie Paul, was unable to afford fertility treatments. At work she was getting asked how to recreate her amazing hair styles at home. She made an instructional Round Brushing DVD; proceeds help women with fertility problems. - November 17, 2008 - Hair Intuitions, Inc
Teen TV, a Teen Produced Magazine Television Show to Premier at English High School, America's Oldest High School, on November 20
What do 20 teens from Dorchester, Roxbury, the South End, Brighton, and Jamaica Plain have in common? They spent this past summer working full time on a new television show, Teen TV that will have its premier screening at 6 PM this Thursday at English High School in Jamaica Plain,... - November 17, 2008 - HOME, Inc.
DavShar Enterprises, Llc Announces the Launch of InDedicationOf.com, a Unique Online Memorial Website
DavShar Enterprises, LLC announces the launch of InDedicationOf.com, a unique service that offers families and friends an opportunity to honor loved ones now and for generations with an easily created online memorial website. - November 17, 2008 - InDedicationOf.com
Hampton Inn & Suites Detroit Metro Airport Breaks Ground
Owner Cooper Hotels completes airport development “hat trick”. Management of the 126-unit, 38-suite Hampton Inn & Suites Detroit Metro Airport announced today that it has broken ground. Scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2009, the 6-story hotel is located on Smith... - November 17, 2008 - Cooper Hotels
T-Shirt Design Contest at Casa Yallaha, the Bridge Street Hostel in St. Augustine, Florida
Everyone's invited to enter a chance to win $100 in the T-Shirt Design Contest for the newest and largest Hostel in Saint Augustine, Florida, Casa Yallaha. - November 17, 2008 - Casa Yallaha, LLC
The Chairmen’s RoundTable Shares Top Ten Tips for Doing Business in Tough Times
The Chairmen’s RoundTable (CRT), a San Diego-based, non profit volunteer organization that provides gratis mentoring and business advice to CEOs and presidents of local, private businesses, recently presented a panel on “Doing Business in Tough Times.” Keynote speaker Paul Brown, President of Expedia North America was joined by an executive panel featuring CRT mentors Holly Green, Bill Lofft and Bob McRann and CSUSM Professor Martin Gannon. The presentation resulted in these top ten tips. - November 17, 2008 - Chairmen's RoundTable
Free Upgrade to Marriage for Civil Union Couples by Top JP in Connecticut
Mary C. Pugh, the busiest JP in the state of Connecticut announces her policy of upgrading her past civil union clients to a marriage if they come to Norwalk, CT for the ceremony. Mary was recently seen performing one of the first same sex marriages in CT on ABC, CBS, NBC and the top CT channels,... - November 17, 2008 - Mary C. Pugh CT Justice of the Peace
Association Announces New Emotional Health Radio Show
Dr. Aldo R. Pucci, president of the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists, announces his new call-in radio, "Your Emotional Health." The new radio show, aired each Sunday from 11:30 am - Noon eastern time, is based on the very popular and effective counseling approach... - November 17, 2008 - NACBT
SERCOS Vendor Organizations Announce Packaging Profile for SERCOS III
The SERCOS vendor organizations have announced the development of a Pack Profile for real-time Ethernet-based SERCOS III. The Pack Profile defines a subset of the SERCOS interface® functions for packaging machinery to ease implementation of the standard and improve the multi-vendor... - November 17, 2008 - SERCOS North America
SERCOS III in ROVEMA Packaging Machines
Through the openness and standardization of SERCOS III, ROVEMA has a universal drive and automation interface available. - November 17, 2008 - SERCOS North America
Jeatz.com Launches Exciting New Restaurant Specials Advertsing Website
Jeatz.com is a brand new website providing free advertising of restaurant specials, happy hours, kids eat free deals and other discounts. Restaurants advertsise for free while internet "foodies" use the site to find specials and bargains. Jeatz.com is very user-friendly and provides strong value propositions for both the restaurant and user communities. - November 17, 2008 - Jeatz.com
Ribbon Microphone Buyer's Guide Published
Online article describes similarities between ribbon microphone motors to help buyer's choose the right model. - November 16, 2008 - OktavaMod
Tillman Troops.org Announces That Commander Henry C. Tillman is Returning Home on November 18, 2008 to the Woodlands After Serving an Estimated 300 Days in Afghanistan
Tillman Troops announces that Commander Henry C. Tillman (husband of Loree Tillman, founder of TillmanTroops.org) will be returning home to The Woodlands, TX one November 18th, 2008 after serving an estimated 300 days in Afghanistan with USNAVY. - November 16, 2008 - Tillman Troops
IIMSAM Participates in World Diabetes Day
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Naseer Shahir Homoud pledged to support solidarity campaigns mounted by the World Health Organization and other allied agencies of the United Nations to cope up with this spreading disease. - November 16, 2008 - IIMSAM
Josie Albaine of eRealty International Has Just Listed a "Coral Gables Mediteranean Jewel" in Coral Gables, Florida. 4 Bed / 3.5 Baths.
This Rare Find New Construction in prestigious Coral Gables 2 story Mediterranean Jewel was built in 2004 with significant upgrades, high-end finishes and quality. Excellent Layout with master bed on the 1st floor with a loft studio and his and hers closets, formal dining, Stunning Gourmet Kitchen... - November 16, 2008 - Josie Albaine - eRealty International
Gertrude Maxwell Unveils Adoption Shuttle for a Second Chance Puppies and Kittens Rescue
With the foreclosures on the uproar, the economy on the downhill, more and more family pets are left behind displaced and on their own. In effort to assist in transporting the pets to adoption sites, A Second Chance Puppies and Kittens Rescue have purchased and unveiled an Adoption Shuttle. On... - November 16, 2008 - A Second Chance Puppies and Kittens Rescue
Livermore Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Members
Several new businesses recently joined the Livermore Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is seeing its membership grow during these down economic times because of the value they provide to their membership. - November 16, 2008 - Livermore Chamber of Commerce
Discount Voucher Christmas on the Cards
With predictions of an online shopping rush on Monday 8 December, discount voucher site Everydaysale.co.uk has relaunched with a new look and feel, just in time to help hassled shoppers stretch those tight credit crunch budgets. With savvy shoppers everywhere looking for discounts, voucher codes... - November 16, 2008 - Everydaysale.co.uk
Operation: Kid Equip Uses Social Media to Network for Supporters
Michigan-Based Charity Takes “Who You Know” Adage to Heart by Using Second Life and Causes on Facebook to Create Awareness of Organization’s Mission. - November 16, 2008 - Operation: Kid Equip
iGlobalFitness Launches to Hotel Groups Worldwide
A new forward-thinking personal fitness training service, iGlobalFitness, has been launched and aims to target the hotel and hospitality market worldwide. - November 16, 2008 - iGlobalFitness
Chicago Foundation Responds to Nationwide Suicide Rate Increase with Local Survivor Day
The greater Chicago/Illinois chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP-IL) will hold its annual survivors’ conference in the wake of a recent study finding that national suicide rates have increased for the first time in a decade. The greater Chicago/Illinois Survivors... - November 16, 2008 - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention/Illinois
Extra Bold Graduate Earns Associate Art Director Position with DraftFCB Worldwide
Extra Bold Portfolio School graduate takes employment in Chicago, IL. A new session of classes start in November. - November 16, 2008 - Extra Bold Portfolio School
Anna Symington Named Executive Director, UMass Amherst Alumni Association
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Anna Symington has been named Executive Director of the Alumni Association. A graduate of the UMass Amherst Stockbridge School of Agriculture in 1976, Ms. Symington went on to receive her Bachelor’s degree... - November 16, 2008 - University of Massachusetts Alumni Assocaition
Hoorray.com for Picture-Perfect Holiday Keepsakes
With Hoorray.com it is simple to self-publish photo storybooks, cards, calendars and more, all for under $50 - for everyone on the list. Shipping is free thru December 10th. Hoorray is the only photo sharing website that enables voice personalization to holiday photo sharing - Free. - November 16, 2008 - Hoorray.com
Fight Global Warming by Planting Trees on Pet Earth
GoPlanit’s new iPhone application, Pet Earth, is a virtual pet game that will donate a portion of its proceeds to planting more trees worldwide. - November 16, 2008 - GoPlanit.com
The Breast Cancer Site’s Eighth Anniversary a Success, Money Raised for Free Mammograms
The Breast Cancer Site celebrated its Eighth Anniversary in October by funding 1,488 free mammograms for women in need, the highest total for any one month in 2008. The Breast Cancer Site’s visitors clicked more than 10 million times on the big pink button to pay for 742.8 free mammograms... - November 16, 2008 - GreaterGood
MeBooking Launch a New Online Hotel Reservation Website
MeBooking are proud to announce the launch new hotels booking website. - November 15, 2008 - Middle East Booking
Naples Investment Expert Speaks at Gulf Coast Venture Forum Kick-off Meeting
Andrew D.W. Hill of Comerica Bank reviewed the current investment climate, including the fundamental, technical and behavioral economics at work in today’s economy. - November 15, 2008 - Gulf Coast Venture Forum
O’Guin Decorative Arts Attends Going for Green Conference
Christopher O’Guin says, "More and more clients are requesting eco-friendly ways to decorate their homes. This expo was a great opportunity to learn about new ideas that are available and to network with other professionals." - November 15, 2008 - O'Guin Decorative Arts
UK Good Causes Beat the Credit Crunch - Half a Million Raised
Online shoppers have raised half a million pounds for charities and good causes with fundraising shopping website www.easyfundraising.org.uk. - November 15, 2008 - easyfundraising.org.uk
Defense Commercial Vendors Coalition Helps Incorporate Better Use of Commercial Technology Provisions Into FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act
The efforts of the Defense Commercial Vendors Coalition and others have led Congress to strengthen enforcement provisions related to the use of commercial technology by DoD. The FY2009 NDAA requires more comprehensive market research and reporting on DoD progress in this area of the acquisitions process. This will lead to cost savings and quicker provision of needed tools to the defense and intelligence communities. - November 15, 2008 - Defense Commercial Vendors Coalition
HotelClub.co.uk Announces Winners of HotelClub Awards United Kingdom 2008
Hotels in London continue to provide award-winning accommodation while Scottish and Dublin hotels also shine at the UK HotelClub Awards 2008. - November 15, 2008 - HotelClub
Good Times Announces Online Video Services for the Hospitality Industry
Good Times, a charity focused privileges program in Hong Kong, officially announced this week a partnership with alternative marketing company Prosperity Research. The two companies will be cooperating produce, Host and distribute promotional videos for Hong Kong restaurants and health and beauty spas. Good Times plans to feature the videos in an online restaurant and spa database that it is currently developing. - November 15, 2008 - the 123 book Ltd.
New Web Site Gives Consumers and Advertisers a Way to Save Time and Money
UGO411 opens its virtual doors to local communities with the launch of UGO411.com. Communities can view and list free classifieds, create free community advertisements, and list low cost, impactful landing pages for their business. - November 15, 2008 - UGO411