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Business Wire – Monika Maeckle, Vice President New Media

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:49:25 -0700

Business Wire Promotes Monika Maeckle to Vice President New Media – Leading and Expanding Business Wire's Innovative Products Like EON:Enhanced Online News, Smart News Release

SAN FRANCISCO — Business Wire has promoted Monika Maeckle to Vice President New Media. She was formerly Business Wire's Vice President - Southwest Region, a position she held for five years and will now be part of the Media Services and Product Strategy team led by SVP Laura Sturaitis.

“Monika's concentration on Business Wire's new media product and services demonstrates our company's ongoing commitment to the development of the press release as a key communications tool of the 21st century,” said Cathy Baron Tamraz, President and CEO.

“The success of our Smart News Release and EON service shows that our focus on client education has already helped professional communicators understand and harness the power of search engine optimization, social media, expanded online delivery and measurement to expand their audiences and reach their media relations and communications goals. Monika is a key player in developing new communications solutions for our clients through our educational local conference and webinar series and the BusinessWired blog as well as many other initiatives,” added Laura Sturaitis.

“Monika has done an outstanding job of building the Southwest market,” said Tamraz. “Under her leadership, the region has grown into one of Business Wire's top regions and she has brought tremendous energy, creativity and professionalism to the job and we are anxious to apply her talents to this national role.”

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Business Best Seller - "Influencer - The Power to Change Anything"

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:35:49 -0700

In this new bestselling business book, the authors cover a 20-year long project to document the best and most powerful ideas social science has accumulated in the past five decades about Influence.

Everyone wants to be an influencer. No matter their position or specialty, everyone wants to improve their ability to create wide-spread and lasting change. And yet, in spite of the fact that it’s often a person’s job to reduce costs, improve quality, or enhance the customer experience—all calling for a change in behavior—few leaders possess more than a handful of techniques for getting others to alter their behavior. Influencer changes all of this. By drawing from the skills of hundreds of successful change agents and combining them with five decades of the influence research, Influencer shares powerful principles for creating change—principles almost anyone can apply to change almost anything.

For more information, visit Influencer - The Power to Change Anything.

About the Authors

Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler are the leaders of VitalSmarts, an innovator in corporate training and organizational performance that has taught more than two million people worldwide and worked with more than 300 of the Fortune 500 companies. www.vitalsmarts.com

Maui Pineapple Company

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:48:49 -0700

Maui Pineapple Company, Ltd. (MPC) is a subsidiary of Maui Land & Pineapple Company Ltd, and is the USA’s largest grower, processor, and shipper of Hawaiian pineapples. MPC is the only producer of Maui-grown pineapples. The company was established in 1909, and is based in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. It currently cultivates and processes approximately 6,000 acres of two varieties of pineapple: extra-sweet Maui Gold® and Maui Gold Organic pineapple.

The Maui Gold® brand is available only from Maui Pineapple Company and was introduced to the market by MPC in 1996. It is naturally sweet with a low acid content, a rich golden color, and a wonderfully sweet pineapple aroma. Maui Gold is sold in Hawaii and the USA mainland, in both the West Coast and Midwest markets. Maui Gold can also be purchased online in 2-packs or 6-packs and shipped 2-day Fed-Ex to your location.

The Maui Pineapple Company website shares where you can purchase Maui Gold in stores; the site also offers great pineapple tips & facts, pineapple recipes, and other company products you can purchase online, such as hats, golf accessories, and apparel. The website also gives the necessary details to enjoy the excellent and very popular Maui Gold Pineapple Tour, where you get to tour the pineapple farm, taste free pineapple, visit the Kapalua Resort, and pick your own pineapple to take home.

Maui Pineapple Company is very committed to responsible land management and stewardship. The company’s day-to-day activities are guided by three interdependent values of equity, economy, and ecology. These are drawn from the traditional Hawaiian concepts of:

Ho‘ohanahano (conduct business with distinction as a member of a larger Maui community)
Po‘okela (excel by providing the best service and products)
Malama‘aina (care for and protect Maui’s agriculture and conservation lands)

Maui Pineapple Company has a commitment to develop innovative solutions to the shifting demands of a changing world by integrating agriculture, wise stewardship of natural resources, and eco-effective design principles.

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Ltd. (ML&P) is a land holding and operating company established in 1907 and based in Maui, Hawaii. It is dedicated to agriculture, resort operation, and the creation and management of holistic communities, and owns approximately 25,000 acres on the island of Maui. The company wholly owns two principal subsidiaries: Maui Pineapple Company, Ltd., and Kapalua Land Company, Ltd., which operates the Kapalua Resort community. ML&P also owns and manages the 9,881 acre Pu`u Kukui Watershed Preserve, which is the largest private nature preserve in the state of Hawai`i.

Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:50:01 -0700

The pristine Kapalua Resort is located on Maui’s northwest shore and spreads across 23,000 acres of beautiful mountains, lush rainforest, unspoiled beaches, ancient lava flows, and fields of fresh pineapple. Kapalua Resort offers a wonderful natural paradise, featuring award-winning accommodations, premier Maui real estate, and three world-class golf courses.

Hotels/Accommodations. For the discriminating traveler, Kapalua boasts exceptional vacation rentals and hotels, including the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, The Kapalua Villas, Kapalua Gold Villas, and Kapalua Luxury Homes.

Golf Courses. Kapalua Resort offers three golf courses that will satiate the appetite of any golfer. The Bay Course and the Plantation Course were recognized as #1 in Hawaii for Best Golf Resort by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine. The Plantation Course is the perennial host of the PGA Tour’s season opening Mercedes Benz Championship. The Kapalua Golf Academy supplies a perfect format for golf instruction and improvement.

Beaches. A string of top ranked beaches makes up the necklace of clean beaches laced along the shore of Kapalua Resort.

Real Estate. Beautiful homes and condos are available to own and rent at Kapalua Resort, providing oceanside, mountain, pineapple field, and golf course locations. Kapalua Realty helps organize and deliver all the current home and condo listings available.

Kapalua Resort is one of the most prized vacation and luxury destinations in all of Hawaii. The Kapalua Resort community values culture, heritage, and environmental stewardship, providing a one-of-a-kind experience to treasure.

Top9Hosting.com - Web Hosting Reviews

Tue, 22 May 2007 18:25:06 -0700

Top9Hosting.com is a new website that offers web hosting reviews and rankings of the top online web hosting providers. In our own search to find quality web hosting, we found that there are very few resources and tools available to help the normal consumer understand web hosting packages and make informed decisions. So we created Top9Hosting.com to make it easy for anyone to find, compare, and understand the web hosting features of the top web hosting companies.

Hundreds of available web hosting companies exist. Top9Hosting.com publishes information to help people become informed and savvy web hosting consumers. We want to assist people in making the best web hosting choices for them. We identify the Top 9 web hosting providers for each major hosting category. Why settle for the top 10 providers when we can narrow it down even further to give you the Top 9?

Top9Hosting.com is independent and does not own or operate a web hosting company. On Top9Hosting.com, experienced webmasters and web power users provide free current rankings, reviews, and comparisons of web hosting companies. Web hosting company rankings are provided for all the major categories of web hosting: ASP.net hosting, basic web hosting, cheap hosting, dedicated hosting, e-commerce web hosting, PHP hosting, reseller hosting, shared web hosting, Unix/Linux web hosting, and Windows web hosting.

A unique and helpful tool is that every rankings list is sortable by column--just click on the column header to rank the list according to that column; this makes it easier for a person to compare what each hosting company offers for each feature. Our rankings and reviews take into account numerous characteristics of a web hosting company, including the following:

Company reputation
Price value
Ease of use
Features offered
Hosting packages
Reliability & server uptime
Customer service
User control panel
Additional software
User feedback & forums
Third party endorsements
Awards
Company history

Our reviews and rankings are diligently and continually updated to ensure the most recent and accurate data regarding the features and news of the web hosting providers. We will also offer a glossary of web hosting terms and web hosting articles for readers. We strongly encourage all readers to contribute and submit their own web hosting terms, as well as articles and reviews of web hosting companies for publication on our site.

Top9Hosting.com is based in Orange County, California.

Russell Sewell and CS Real Estate Partners

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:04:12 -0700

CS Real Estate Partners, LLC is a commercial real estate investment fund that is owned by various investors including Superstition Investments, LLC. CS Real Estate Partners invests in commercial real estate properties that are located in the Western United States, with a focus on the State of Arizona. It is managed by CS Capital, Inc., a commercial real estate investment and management firm.

CS Real Estate Partners is currently raising funds with a target of $20 million. It will make investments in commercial real estate that meet its particular investment criteria from which it will create a diversified portfolio of property assets. Russell Sewell is the Managing Partner of CS Real Estate Partners. Mr. Sewell uses his network of relationships to identify investment opportunities in the Arizona commercial real estate market. Russell Sewell and partners are real estate professionals that uniquely combine and real estate, financial, and corporate expertise and are capable of executing complex real estate transactions.

THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE AN INTEREST IN THE CS REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, LLC.

Royal Liner Tank Liners

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:14:50 -0700

Royal Liner manufactures and markets liner systems for primary and secondary containment for use in metal plating and finishing tanks, chemical and water storage and ponds.

Royal Liner liner systems are custom manufactured to the shape, size and configuration of a customer’s tank, pit, pond or secondary containment area. Royal Liner non-bonded lining systems are quality quick-fixes that extend the life of existing tanks and provide excellent secondary containment. Its tank liners are virtually maintenance-free and have proven to be the most economical way to contain harsh chemicals associated with plating tanks and chemical storage.

Royal Liner fabricates it products as a one piece unit that can be quickly installed by the customer with very little preparation. All Liners are tested for quality control.

Royal Liner has nearly two decades of tank liner fabrication and installation experience. Royal liner can generally ship drop-in plating, galvanizing and water tank liners within 24 hours of receiving your order. Royal Liner can be contacted at (800) 965-0970.

Energy Pool Company Limited

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:18:36 -0700

EPL- ENERGY POOL LIMITED is a manufacturer of high quality carbonized and semi-carbonized clean and smokeless SAWDUST BRIQUETTES and wood charcoal for export.

Ideas Consultancy Ltd

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:17:31 -0700

Ideas Consultancy is a full Advertising / Printing firm in the business of providing creative and innovative advertising and printing services . Our aim is to render good quality services to our clients.

Carmac Ghana Ltd

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:15:54 -0700

Carmac Ghana Ltd deals in all kinds of Auto parts, such as Land Rovers, BMW's, Ford, Landrover and Benz.
We also deliver by Air, Ship and can also clear your requests from the Airport.

Whatever your Auto part needs are, Carmac Ghana is the answer.

Minta Ossom and Associates

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:14:25 -0700

MINTA OSSOM & ASSOCIATES is a Ghanaian firm of Chartered Accountants established in 1987 to provide audit, financial management, taxation and accountancy related services to corporate bodies, Governments and Bilateral and Multilateral Organization.

At MINTA OSSOM & ASSOCIATES we acknowledge that relationships have to be developed over time and only then can we as a firm add real value to the business of our client.

Our Services include:
* Auditing & Investigations
* Personal and Corporate Taxation
* Accountancy and Payroll Services, etc

6/6 Vision Company Limited

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:12:42 -0700

Six over six vision company limited deals in all sorts of designer eyeware with the most competitive prices in the market.
They offer:

* Refraction plus Testing
* Dispensing of optical lenses
* Glazing
* Tinting
* Fixing
* Contact Lenses
* Optical Lenses,etc

World of Sinks

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:04:32 -0700

It is a pleasure to introduce you to the “World of Sinks”.

With the fast moving pace in today’s business world and the ever changing décor arena, it was obvious to me something was needed for the average home decorator that signified a major change in how we view the bathroom and sanitary areas in all building projects.

So with this in mind, I want to start a movement from utility thinking to décor thinking in kitchens, bathrooms and businesses. My first step was to find a product that was innovative, future changing, creative and functional, yet with enough pizzazz to have an everlasting effect on decorating.

These sinks have the “wow factor” that will change your life in décor. With that said, here we go, have fun and be part of the exciting life of www.worldofsinks.com

More Information on vessel sinks and faucets? Please call or log onto worldofsinks.com

Al-Amal Express General Trading

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:02:53 -0700

The AMAL GROUP OF COMPANIES is the largest Somali public company in the Somali Xawala (Remittance) business with worldwide network of associate companies and agencies. AMAL EXPRESS, which gave birth to the rest of the Amal Group of Companies, was formed in 1997 from the amalgamation of 13 individual Xawala firms.

In merging their capital and human resources, the founders of AMAL succeeded in establishing solid financial and management base nationally and internationally, putting AMAL in the lead in the Xawala business.

Transilient Media, Inc.

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:56:02 -0700

We're in the video age. Millions of videos have flooded the web. Tens of thousands more are added every day. The problem is finding the best ones. Current rating systems don't work: one 5-star rating can push a video to the top of the heap. Is that fair? And a video with 100,000 views seems better than one with 100. Is it?

CrowdRules, released in Beta today at www.crowdrules.com, has solved the problem.
CrowdRules is a free, do-it-yourself contest system with honest voting. It works by aggregating the wisdom of its members using a video-based question and answer format. Videos from anywhere on the Internet can be included. Support for text, photos, news, blogs, podcasts and audio will be added in the full release.

"We're a crowd-powered recommendation engine," says David Moss, CEO of Transilient Media, Inc., the creators of CrowdRules. Moss was founding CIO of Edmunds.com, and was also President of Threshold Sound, a music television company, and also worked for Oracle. The CrowdRules team includes other dotcom and Oracle veterans.

CrowdRules members team up as "crowds" and create contests, called "challenges". The challenge system is useful wherever fair and accurate results are needed. Uses include audience testing, auditions, band battles, film festivals, market research, mash-up contests, poetry slams, political ad testing, talent searches, video resume reviews, and more. "The only limit is your imagination," says Moss.

Here's how it works. Members challenge their crowd to find the best of something, say the best news videos of the past 24 hours. Anyone in the crowd can submit videos to answer that challenge. CrowdRules then selects videos for crowd members to rate. Information cascades - things that bias voting - are blocked. That means members can't find out how others have voted. They don't know the number of views, or how others have rated a video. They can't send a link to game the vote. And all videos get an equal number of votes. When voting ends, results are aggregated into a ranked list.

"CrowdRules is a professional system for discovering the best content and talent. We designed it for talent agencies, ad agencies, television and film studios, record labels, and political campaigns," says Moss. "Then we realized that something this useful should be available for everyone to use. So we put it on the Internet for free!"

Business models include sponsorships, advertising, and analytics. CrowdRules has a number of features planned to enhance business and everyday use. The voting system is patent-pending.