Abstract Artist Jamie R Morhaim has been very productive in the year 2005. In addition to his participation in numerous local and international juried art shows, he has also received several awards, and has been very successful in the sale of his original, mixed media, abstract paintings. By visiting his updated website at: www.morhaimart.com, you can view his new body of abstract paintings, read all about his accomplishments, and see which new paintings are now available for sale.

Beginning with The 12th Annual Cornell Museum, All Florida Juried Fine Art Exhibition ( June 2, 2005 to August 27, 2005 ) in Delray Beach Florida, Jamie R Morhaim's Abstract, Mixed Media, Painting, Titled, The Encounter, was chosen as 1 of 75 exhibited works from over 400 entries from The State Of Florida. Moreover, this same painting was selected by The Cornell Museum's Exhibition Committee, to adorn the cover of the promotional material for this prestigious art show.

According to Executive Producers, George Collias and Matthew Haddad, On the Block will compete against 22 television pilots this September 12-17 in New York city for $10,000 and the chance for a development deal. The pilot will feature actual real estate auctions conducted by George Collias, a licensed auctioneer. According to Matthew Haddad, a Los Angeles attorney, "I thought that the concept of auctioning real estate on TV would be entertaining to watch and relevant with so many people involved in real estate from owning homes to working in the industry." He then needed an auctioneer. His first call was to George Collias, an old friend who happened to be a licensed real estate auctioneer in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. According to George" He had a tough time convincing me...I mean he saw entertainment and I just looked it as my job." But one day on a group fishing trip to Cabo San Lucas, they determined that the time was right to create a show. Haddad who describes Collias as a cross between Danny DeVito and Emeril Lagasse, "He was meant to be on screen, a real natural." Wareham O'Donnell productions agreed. By chance, Haddad met Gwen O'Donnell at a neighbor's party in Santa Monica. "I knew that once they heard the idea and met George they would be as enthusiastic as I was." It was love at first sight and within two weeks the W&O team decided to take on the project and shoot the On the Block pilot on location in Providence, Rhode Island.

The Southern California Gaming Guide announced today the 2005 Best of Southern California Gaming Readers Choice Awards, chosen by representatives of over 360,000 readers of the Southern California Gaming Guide in its annual readers poll, conducted during July and August of this year.

The 2005 Readers Choice Awards are detailed in the September 2005 issue of the Southern California Gaming Guide, available free of charge at over 3600 locations in Southern California and on the web at www.TheGamingGuide.com . The 2005 Best of Southern California Gaming includes first, second and third place winners in 25 casino and slot machine categories, for a total of 75 awards.

A woman in a man's world... old news, right? Well, Frank Gratton, as a man working in an industry dominated by women, puts a new twist on that old tale of a person excelling outside the expected norms. Frank is a man who creates gift baskets... and he does it with panache!

Gratton stared his career in the furniture industry and admits that creating gift baskets is quite a shift. But life has a way of choosing a path for us, at times. When bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, Frank began researching retail business ideas, and found the gift basket business intriguing. He started buying merchandise and worked with a web design company to create a web site (http://www.heartfilledbaskets.com). As his plan unfolded to build a business that would one day sustain him and his wife Alecia after retirement, he found himself alone in a sea of women who knew a great deal more about the gift industry than he did. "It was a daunting realization," he says.

VCG Inc., www.vcgsoftware.com, the developer of StaffSuite® and WebPAS® software solutions for leading staffing companies, today announced, that during a record setting 12-month period of partnering with new clients, six of the top staffing and recruiting firms in the U.S. selected VCG’s staffing and recruiting software solutions. VCG now has partnerships with sixteen staffing and recruiting firms with greater than $100 million in revenue -- more than any other staffing software vendor.

The distinguished VCG client staffing firms on the list:

The trend towards global green initiatives has resulted in the launch of the EcoBox web site, www.ecobox.com a business whose philosophy is predicated on environmental ethics.

"Global initiatives such as projects by Al Gore, Leonardo DiCaprio and the recent Live Earth concerts meant to garner awareness and call citizens to action, were heard long ago by this company. EcoBox is a company that has taken that position to heart in developing a business model based primarily on the 3R's recycling, reusing and thus reducing the number of moving boxes used," states. Dale S. Malone. "A seemingly simple premise and our business model saves not only money, which every one can use a little more of, particularly when they're budgeting for a move, but also helps to save the environment."

July 19, 2007. AC Lion is excited to announce the return of Dan Goldsmith to launch its new Executive Search Division for digital marketing and online media. Formerly the company's Managing Director of Contingency Search, Goldsmith will be responsible for building AC Lion's new retained division in both New York City and San Francisco. With the explosive growth in this 20 billion dollar a year industry, today's executive talent acquisition in the online media space is at a peak. "AC Lion has been placing people in the interactive space since 1996 and many of those people are now in senior leadership positions. They are now turning to us for help in placing top executives," said CEO and Founder, Alan Cutter. Having built AC Lion's recruiting practice for online media since 2000, Dan is excited about the prospects of building another AC Lion's Executive Search Division, which will focus primarily on retained searches for "C" level officers of online media related organizations, such as publishers, advertisers, marketing companies, and emerging technology.

As Canada's real estate market continues to defy popular predictions of a slowdown, privately-transacted sales are keeping pace as homeowners look for ways to pocket the fees usually collected by real estate agents.

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Many owners are now choosing to bypass real estate agents to sell their homes themselves in order to save the average six per cent commission most agents charge. On a $250,000 home, this can amount to $15,000, a hefty sum for most Canadians.

Savvy buyers are also seeking out FSBO homes, realizing they can usually get a better bargain without the broker's fee padding the sales price.

Demandware (www.demandware.com), developer of the breakthrough On-Demand eCommerce Platform, will host a live Webinar titled "Out With The Old, In With The New - Multi-Channel Promotional Prowess" featuring retail visionary Lauren Freedman and Scott Todaro, senior director of product strategy at Demandware on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. EST. The Webinar will feature insights, best practices and promotional insider tips for retailers to start off the New Year with a bang.

Key topics that will be covered during the Webinar include:

Best promotions for post-Christmas week

Optimizing January selling from a margin and merchandising perspective

Getting creative and innovative with promotions

From outlets to limited time sales, leveraging email to reach today's deal-driven shoppers

A process roadmap for rolling out an effective promotions strategy

Webinar attendees will learn the tools, tactics, timing and processes for rolling out effective promotions. The right promotions can successfully liquidate, introduce current assortments, and still yield strong bottom-line results. The wrong ones can waste time and take up precious online and email real estate.

Ubiquecom Inc., a provider of advanced web communications software and services, today announces that it has been selected by the Chinese Ministry of Education to provide WebUM™, a web collaboration and conferencing solution, to China National College Graduates Interactive HR Service Platform under the China Ministry of Education. The agreement will be effective for a period of three years. A number of China Provincial Education Bureaus and university Admission and Graduates Career Centers are also adopting the solution to support their HR and admission services. Support for this far-reaching implementation is provided by Ubiquecom's R&D center, an independently-registered China company located in Beijing.

Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) July 24, 2006 – More and more, shoppers buying big-ticket items such as diamonds and jewelry are finding the security and experienced help they need for such e 5a8 motional purchases online. With the launch of their brand-new, exclusive affiliate program with the Share Results (http://www.shareresults.com/) affiliate network, Danforth Diamond (http://www.danforthdiamond.com/) gives affiliates a complete diamond engagement ring online shopping experience to promote – and profit from.

These new collaborations for the Estrela do Atlântico project support the excellence that Obelisk International is proud to provide in bringing to its clients only the most lucrative property investment opportunities, and those of the highest quality.

ECOCIL, a pioneering company in Brazil construction, has changed the parameters of public construction in Rio Grande do Norte, the site of Obelisk International's newest project. Continually awarded for outstanding work, ECOCIL is also recognised for its strong social responsibility, investing in innovative technologies and procedures, diligence in site location to protect nature and the environment and local community programmes. The collaboration with such a successful constructor attuned to the local area of Rio Grande do Norte, ensures confidence is inherent in the quality, standards and reputation of the Estrela do Atlântico project.

Just a little over five years ago, SaltWorks™, Inc. (http://www.seasalt.com) started its sea salt business, yet the company has quickly earned a name for itself as an innovative industry leader. Now, SaltWorks is once again adding to its long list of successful sea salt varieties by pioneering another notable product. Officially debuting this month, Fusion Salts by Artisan Salt Co. are a new line of sea salts infused with natural flavors. SaltWorks will unveil Fusion Salts at the 33rd Winter Fancy Food Show, taking place Jan. 13-15, 2008, at the San Diego Convention Center (booth #1001) in sunny San Diego, Calif.

JackpotCity.com Online Casino has launched a new look on its website and in the freely provided casino software from software giant Microgaming. The new look casino still offers the same great quality of games (over 400 and counting) and one of the safest most secure online environments available.

www.JackpotCity.comWith the launch of the all new casino look, JackpotCity.com Online Casino is offering all prospective players the chance to play in the casino with €500 Free. This equates to 30 minutes of freeplay within the casino software. All winnings from this 30 minute freeplay can be kept by the player providing the terms and conditions of the promotion are met. For more on the terms and conditions of this €500 Free promotion please go to the casino promotions pages at: http://www.jackpotcity.com

CAB4U.NET is a web portal designed to promote the Minicab and Taxi industry in the UK and USA. CAB4U launched its web based minicab directory services two years ago whereby it enables customers to search and find local taxis by Town, Zip code or Area Postal Codes.

In December 2005 CAB4U launched its 3G / GPRS based service exclusively for mobile users. Now, by a click of a button, millions of mobile users would have the ability connect and call local taxis.

Cab4u’s easy-to-use GPRS/3G services lets anyone on the go to access a taxi company and book an available cab then and there without having to look for directories or having to undergo the tedious, time-wasting discussion with an operator to get you through to a taxi company. Furthermore, if the taxi/cab company doesn’t have a taxi available you’ll have to go through the cab seeking process once again. Cab4u is ideal for people who are always on the go and we are driven by the passion to help these people get on with something more worth-while than searching for a cab needlessly.

As young families face continuing school budget cuts and an unstable economy, many are turning to a unique language learning system to help overcome mounting financial and educational challenges. Sube Learning Language thru Art, Music & Games (www.sube.com) gives them the tools to teach their children Spanish or supplement their income by starting an after-school language program in their community.

Already in use by more than 1,000 teachers, tutors and parents and across the U.S., Sube is a multimedia kit that allows anyone to teach kids Spanish through art, music and games. The proven curriculum includes all the materials, strategies and step-by-step instructions needed to provide language education to children -- even for those who lack teaching experience. A version for teaching English as a second language is also offered.

The city of Irvine, home to the Villages of Irvine (www.villagesofirvine.com), recently topped Parenting OC's list of Best Family Neighborhoods. Parenting OC magazine took a look at those special qualities people look for in a home to determine which cities are best for families before designating the Best Family Neighborhoods. Irvine excelled in all 00004000 of the categories including education, safety and quality open spaces.

Welcome to Irvine - Residents are proud to call the Villages of Irvine home.

DeBartolo & Associates, “A Premier Company In The Cash Flow Business” now has an easy way for note holders to sell their real estate notes by simply filling out a short form online getting results usually in 72 hours.

Thousands of individuals and businesses in the United States are receiving annuity income streams from privately held mortgages, structured settlements, etc. If they are like most sellers, they would have preferred to have received all of their money at settlement. However, they were willing to hold a mortgage or deed of trust in order to expedite the sale of their property.

Legal professionals now face even greater challenges when trying to determine where to search for critical data and information that can be used to help build (or defend) a case. This has led to the continued importance and growth of companies and firms that provide technologies or services that make Electronic Discovery - or eDiscovery faster and easier for the legal community. Information that was once was contained to paper files has now exploded to digital devices as the use of mobile devices (i.e., iPhone, Blackberry), portable computers, and social networking sites (i.e., Facebook), and related items are used more frequently.

Most wealthy Americans would be better served by focusing on time rather than assets in their retirement planning, PNC Wealth Management concluded as the result of its fifth annual Wealth and Values Survey released today.

PNC also found one-third are either behind, uncertain or have no retirement goal in the survey's first-ever introspective into life after work among the nation's affluent.

The survey of 1,263 wealthy Americans, all of whom had at least $500,000 in investable assets, revealed that 15 percent say "I am saving as much as I can, but I am not sure I will meet my goal." Another 11 percent report they are behind schedule in their contributions and 8 percent do not have a retirement goal.