Entertainment and Technology Business Feature Summary for Week Ending May 26, 20
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Online Casino Invests $11,000 to Pull Warren Buffett's Strings
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - May 26 -- Popular online casino and eBay shopaholic GoldenPalace.com has added another winner to their portfolio today by acquiring Warren Buffett's signed DQ Ukulele for $11,211. The instrument was specially made for Buffett by Dairy Queen, a longtime economic and gastronomic favorite of the billionaire investor. The instrument has been personally played, and signed by Buffett who is widely regarded as the most successful value investor of all time.
Lisa D. McGill Kicks Off Caribbean Heritage Month with a Book Signing at Yale Bookstore
NEW HAVEN, CT - May 25 -- Lisa D. McGill, author of Constructing Black Selves: Caribbean American Narratives and the Second Generation (published by NYU Press in November 2005) returns to New Haven and her alma mater, Yale University, to kick off National Caribbean American Heritage Month with a Thursday, June 1st book signing and reception at the Yale Barnes & Noble Bookstore (77 Broadway) at 6PM.
Hollywood Couple, Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight, Say 'I Do' with Custom Designed Whiteflash.com Wedding Bands
HOUSTON, TX - May 25 -- Whiteflash.com custom designed one-of-a-kind wedding bands for the upcoming nuptials of Adrianne Curry, winner of America's Next Top Model, and Christopher Knight, of Brady Bunch fame. The two met on the set of VH1's Surreal Life last year and have been heading toward wedded bliss ever since. Whiteflash.com, a diamond and jewelry e-boutique, was heralded by Kiplinger's Magazine as 'Lord of the Online Rings.' The company's world-renowned jewelry artisans handcrafted the famous couple's wedding bands.
'LTCI Live' - Long Term Care Insurance, Hot New Topic on the Lecture Circuit; for Groups Seeking Speakers, LTC Financial Partners Offers Army of Experts Free of Charge
KIRKLAND, WA - May 25 -- Local service clubs, community groups, and associations constantly need speakers to jazz up their meetings, but good ones - without big fees - are hard to find. LTC Financial Partners, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, is filling the need with 180-plus experts on a hot new topic: long term care insurance.
Narconon Teams Up With Hot Music Group to Release Video that Depicts Real-Life Drug and Alcohol Addiction
TROIS-RIVIERES, QUEBEC - May 25 -- Narconon has recently released the draft version of the 'Losing Control' video-clip with a goal of generating interest for drug education and prevention. Based on a true story, the young man in the video is contemplating suicide due to a struggle with drugs and alcohol.
Cleveland Seminar Will Prep Agents for Long Term Care Insurance Bonanza; Following Tax-Friendly Legislation, Flood of LTC Applications Expected
CLEVELAND, OH - May 25 -- Thanks to incentives from Washington, tens of millions of Americans will seek long term care insurance, but agents aren't prepared. That's the gist of a seminar for agents on June 3-5 in Cleveland, sponsored by LTC Financial Partners LLC. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, signed by President Bush on February 8, offers carrot-and-stick motivation for 77 million retiring baby boomers, and others, to buy long term care insurance rather than rely on Medicaid.
New LifeSpan Treadmills and Ellipticals - PCE Health & Fitness Launches Pro Series Line of Fitness Equipment
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - May 24 -- PCE Health & Fitness, maker of LifeSpan fitness equipment, enters the high-end fitness equipment market with its LifeSpan PRO Series treadmills and ellipticals. This innovative line of fitness equipment, designed for serious exercise enthusiasts desiring the best in performance and durability, is ideal for homes as well as corporate centers, medical centers, physical therapy offices and hotels.
TIC International's Construction Services Division Has Officially Changed Its Name to Synergen Consulting International
HOUSTON, TX - May 24 -- Technology and Industry Consultants (TIC International) has announced that its Construction Services Division has changed its name to Synergen Consulting International. This change was brought about by record growth in recent years of the firm's already established Construction Management and Claims Consulting Divisions, as well as the addition of a recently acquired Financial and Business Consulting Division.
New Service Will Support 'Long Term Living,' an Alternative to Yesterday's Long Term Care
KIRKLAND, WA - May 23 -- LTC Financial Partners, a leading long term care insurance broker, and Interim HealthCare, a leading provider of home care services, are joining forces to reshape long term care. The two companies will help longer-living Americans keep on living at home in spite of disabilities that now banish millions to nursing homes.
Techlink Northwest is Named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 100 List for Second Year in a Row
SEATTLE, WA - May 23 -- Entrepreneur Magazine released its latest hot 100 list of America's fastest-growing new businesses in America and Techlink Northwest, one of only two Washington state companies to make the grade, is named for the second year in a row.
Brown Investments, Inc. Announces ATM Placements in Tennessee and Mississippi Airports
NASHVILLE, TN - May 23 -- The Memphis International Airport and the Tunica Airport in Mississippi are part of Brown Investments' plan to expand into the airports, hotels and office buildings markets. Brown Investments, Inc. is a full-service business brokerage and investments firm, specializing in the placement and sale of ATMs.
Online Forex Trading Support Companies Pair Up to Host Live Non-Farm Payrolls Training Event for Currency Traders
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 -- FXbootcamp.com and FXstreet.com have partnered to host an innovative, live, training event for foreign currency (FOREX, FX or 4x) traders on June 2, 2006 at 8:00 a.m. EST. Currency traders will receive live coaching during FOREX's most exciting event - the release of the Non-Farm Payrolls Employment Report. This is the most powerful fundamental report in the FOREX market and is issued by the United States Department of Labor on the first Friday of each month.
The Future of IVF: Genetic Infertility Testing Breakthroughs Hold the Promise of Higher IVF Pregnancy Rates and Lower Multiple Birth Rates
DALLAS, TX - May 22 -- Several breakthroughs in the field of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), soon to be available in Texas exclusively at the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM-Dallas), could dramatically increase the odds of a woman getting pregnant through IVF, while at the same time reducing the likelihood of multiple births.
Perception Software Releases EDAConnect - Connects Electronic Design Engineers to Enterprise PLM Systems
AUSTIN, TX - May 22 -- Perception Software today announced the general availability of EDAConnect, which offers electronic design engineers an intuitive, easy to use connection from their EDA environment to their enterprise PLM system. Prior to EDAConnect, the only options available to organizations attempting to integrate their EDA design environment with their enterprise PLM systems were either internally developed or custom developed solutions. Both of these options presented problems when changes or upgrades occurred on either the EDA or the PLM systems
Is Another Hurricane Katrina Coming? New Survey Shows Floridians Grossly Unprepared for Hurricane Season
PENSACOLA, FL - May 22 -- Despite being in the epicenter of hurricane activity, Floridians continue to roll the dice on hurricane insurance. Attorney Samuel Bearman finds that an alarming number of Florida residents do not have adequate insurance coverage, should a major hurricane hit the state.
Local Reproductive Clinic Celebrates Gift of Life with a 5-Year Baby Reunion
GLENDALE, CA - May 22 -- The Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) in Los Angeles celebrated the gift of motherhood in a fitting way - by bringing together families that have been assisted in their efforts to conceive children over the past 5 years by SIRM(SM) physicians Brian Acacio, M.D. and Mory Nouriani, M.D. More than 350 people attended the celebration, which took place in Griffith Park on Saturday, May 13th. Activities included a catered lunch, pony rides, face painting and children's jumping houses.
CyberTouch Announces 32-inch Touch Screen LCD Monitor
NEWBURY PARK, CA - May 22 -- CyberTouch is pleased to announce the Orion 32 - the latest and largest addition to its line of touch LCD monitors. Available now, this 32-inch diagonal (16x9 aspect ratio) touch screen LCD monitor is ideal for electronic signage, hospitality, kiosk and point-of-purchase applications. This larger size touch monitor allows designers to display more information and reduce the number of screens while increasing interactive efficiency.
Online Jeweler JamesAllen.com Introduces Exclusive Photographed Diamond Inventory
NEW YORK, NY - May 22 -- Commencing Monday, May 22nd 2006, online diamond and jewelry retailer James Allen will start offering its customers more than 10,000 high quality photographed diamonds available exclusively on the James Allen web site.
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