Marbles: The Brain Store today announced that it will host a book signing on May 28th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. for best-selling author and noted brain fitness expert Cathryn Jakobson Ramin and her best-selling memoir Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife. Ramin will be on hand to sign books and to discuss issues related to brain fitness, cognitive health, and the challenge of maintaining mental reserves in middle age.

Located at 55 East Grand Avenue in Chicago, Marbles: The Brain Store offers over 250 products designed to stimulate and strengthen the brain, including word puzzles, brain teasers, educational games, and brain fitness software, which result in enhanced memory, critical thinking, coordination, visual perception and word skills. From crossword puzzle tournaments and brain aerobics classes to a classical music quiz show and game nights, Marbles: The Brain Store hosts a wide range of events to help customers stay mentally sharp.

Finally, someone has found a mathematical formula for determining what makes something cool. 99CoolPoints.com is a new website designed to make finding the coolest products more fun than ever before. The website analyzes millions of pieces of data about product sales volumes, consumer product reviews and product buzz. Using all of this information, the website calculates a single number for each product and declares it as that product's cool points number. This number is further customized for each visitor to the website based upon their product research preferences.

Entrepreneurs striving to reach the million dollar income goal can achieve their 7-figure goals in just 12 months by implementing the success strategies and leverage techniques taught by David Neagle, Million Dollar Income Acceleration Coach. Neagle personally mentors the Nation's top earning entrepreneurs for no less than $100,000 a year, but he's being hosted in LA for an unprecedented free workshop on April 19, 2008.

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"It's easier to make a million dollars in twelve months, than it is to make a hundred thousand dollars in the same time frame," says Neagle, internationally known teacher of wealth & success strategies and personal development keynote speaker, with clients in more than 7 countries.

Wooster Asset Management, LLC (WAM) announced today that it has expanded its team with the addition of three new professional staff members.

Wooster Asset Management logoYong-Han Lee, Ph.D., has recently joined the firm as Quantitative Analyst. He is principally involved in research and development, focusing on trading strategies and trade execution. He joins Wooster Asset Management from Apollo Systems Research Corp (an algorithmic FX hedge fund) where he worked as a quantitative researcher and trader from 2005-2007. Prior to that, he worked at Millennium Partners (involved in equity statistical arbitrage) from 2001 to 2003. Dr. Lee's degrees include a Ph.D. in Computational Condensed Matter Physics, Columbia University (2001), an M. Phil. in Physics, Columbia University (1997), an M.A. in Physics, Columbia University (1996) and a B. Sc. in Physics with First Class Honors, Imperial College, London (1994). Dr. Lee reports to Erik Postnieks, CEO and CIO of Wooster Asset Management.

Leave it to Darren Little to launch a new category creator on yet another project; www.cupofmoney.com. The 41 year old Vancouver-based entrepreneur that founded the world’s first human billboard advertising agency at www.tatad.com , the world’s first online bingo site at www.bingo.com , and the world’s first multiplayer tournament blackjack game at www.blackjack.com has now launched another category creator with the world’s first home based coffee franchising business at www.cupofmoney.com.

For as little as $1000, entrepreneurs can start their own home based gourmet healthy coffee franchise. They can retail the products, set up additional sales teams across North America, and market products through an online store that will be available to a total of 100 countries within the next 5 years. The company's "direct to door" shipping eliminates the huge overhead and inventory expenses that are required to run conventional coffee shops. After only 20 months, some home based healthy coffee franchise owners are already surpassing sales of $10,000 per day.

The National Business Association (NBA) today announces that “The Burke Company” would be featured on its website (www.nationalbusiness.org) as its “Member of the Week.” A featured “Member of the Week” reaps the benefit of being listed on its home page, electronic newsletter and member mall (www.nationalbusiness.org/mall). The NBA Member Mall gives members the opportunity to promote commerce between themselves and consumers of the Internet community.

The Burke Company works with homeowners to bring new life to outdated or underutilized residential spaces. We bring together a highly creative team to design, build, and remodel entire homes, bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, family rooms, dens, game rooms – whatever the desires, The Burke Company can create alongside the client. Whether the home’s transformation is small and subtle or major and grand, it’s exciting and satisfying to create with our clients. When the home’s new life is actually ready to unveil, that’s pretty exciting and satisfying as well.

Being raised in an entrepreneurial family, and having a father and two uncles in the residential construction business, made it natural for Pat Burke to enter into the design, build, remodel career that has become “The Burke Company”. The Burke Company has been designing, building, and remodeling homes in the Dallas, Texas area for nearly 50 years. With an eye toward design ingenuity, this company is an award winning remodeling firm employing only the most demanding of craftsmen, designers, and project managers.

Corporate learning activities still represent a significant cost for many organisations according to Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas, author of ‘Developing a Corporate Learning Strategy’. The experience of companies recently visited suggests many opportunities to generate revenues are being missed by both businesses and educational bodies.

According to Coulson-Thomas: “A corporate learning strategy should add value for shareholders and customers … not impose extra costs.” The ‘Developing a Corporate Learning Strategy’ report lists 25 examples of information and knowledge-based services, as well as learning and development activities, which could be shared, undertaken collaboratively, or offered to third parties commercially by electronic means.

The online clothing store Ultimate Hip Hop Gear (UHHG) renews its commitment to giving the new generation nothing but the best in quality hip hop fashion that cannot be found anywhere else. UHHG consolidates in its website, http://www.ultimate-hiphop-gear.com only the top brands in the hip hop clothing industry, making it a one-stop shop for trendy shoppers.

Hip hop culture is easily manifested by the type of clothing expressed by its followers. The culture is mainly homage of the new generation as a way of idolizing hip hop superstars in the music industry like Sean John Combs (or more popularly known as P. Diddy), Beyonce Knowles, and Jay-Z. Their sense of style has become an icon revered by the urban culture. UHHG satiates the growing demand for hip hop fashion by offering its customers a growing supply and a wide choice of only the latest in urban fashions to include not just clothing but also music gear, iced out jewelry, posters, and more.

Invention Support has signed a strategic alliance with Leon Long, the inventor of the new device known as the "Universal Hydrant Wrench", to offer support to his invention and to help introduce it into the general firefighting market.

The Universal Hydrant Wrench is designed to help firefighters turn the main bolt on a fire hydrant. Typically, these bolts are made in different sizes and are positioned so that they are very hard to reach. This universal tool is adjustable to fit all fire hydrants and fire hydrant bolts so that it is much easier for firefighters to use.

Leading Web development and print media firm JK Design has announced that the company has hired five new employees and awarded an internal promotion. In addition, a former employee has returned to the firm in a leadership role.

"2007 was a time of exceptional growth for our company, and 2008 seems likely to continue this trend," said Jerry Kaulius, founder and president of JK Design. "With a sustained increase in new business, we are fortunate that we have been able to continue to attract new employees with experience and technical knowledge who can help us deliver the kind of innovative, customer-focused service we have built our reputation on."

Passitto.com, an online referral exchange and business networking community, announced their integration with LinkedIn today. The new features include profile import, which allows members to import their LinkedIn profile directly into Passitto, the Company Insider widget, to discover how they are connected with companies listed on Passitto, as well as a news sharing tool.

"We are pleased that LinkedIn accepted us to participate in their private API beta program. The ability to import your LinkedIn profile into Passitto in just a few easy steps is a huge timesaver" says Passitto CEO, Jeremy Bamford.

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.®), one of the nation’s leaders in health and prevention education, announced that Julie Peterson, Senior Director of Public Affairs and Policy, received the Washington State Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention Award. The award was presented to Peterson by Lt. Governor Brad Owen at an awards luncheon on October 21 during the 2005 Washington Drug Prevention Summit in Yakima.

With more than 600 national, state, and community drug prevention leaders in attendance to share strategies for keeping young people drug-free in Washington, Peterson was one of a small group of dedicated individuals, groups, and media partners around the state to be honored with this prestigious award, which was created to honor effective drug prevention programs and partners in Washington. Peterson was recognized for her work as a key advisor to the National Network for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Executive Committee, supporting strong collaboration among prevention leaders throughout the United States. Peterson was also recognized for recently leading the charge for a statewide and national advocacy effort that substantially restored proposed cuts to Drug-Free Communities and the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities state grants funding at the federal level.

When life-long friends Sean King and Bob King formed Quick Start Kids LLC (www.wowzies.com), they challenged themselves to create an educational childrens series that could compete with commercial childrens television. Almost a year later, The Wowzies, Volume I," the first in their newly released childrens educational video, DVD and CD series, is wowing kids, parents and educators across the country. And for good reason.

Far from the stiff educational videos of the past, the Wowzies series has a colorful assortment of delightful, furry puppet characters who sing catchy, original songs that make learning math, reading, science and music tons of fun for kids aged 1-6. This fast paced, high-energy programming is full of bright colors, bouncy music, and stunning underwater photography that entertains while it transports children through over 15 different "learning adventures."

Anaheim, Calif. (PRWEB) August 9, 2006 – Californians, get your tools ready. Pick Your Part®, the world’s largest self-service auto recyclers, announces a 3-day, 50 percent off sale August 11-13 at all of its California locations.

“This is an excellent opportunity for Californians to get the car parts they need and take advantage of incredibly low prices,” says Michael Couch, CFO. “Californian’s love their cars, especially the classic cars, and that’s the reason we’re making this promotion available at all of our California locations.

Quango launched a campaign today through the social networking site Facebook to help Boys & Girls Club of Portland boost attendance at their annual Showcase of Wine & Cheese. Boys & Girls Club of Portland, a non-profit organization dedicated to enabling all young people to reach their full potential, seek to exceed their 2008 fundraising goals. Portland-based Quango, an independent, full-service graphic design agency specializing in creative branding, marketing and interactive solutions, has lent its talents pro-bono to heighten awareness and increase community participation in the event.

Workamper® News, Inc will produce two events with a wide range of employers who will be interviewing job seekers at the Workamper News Job Fairs, Jan. 10-11, 2008 at the Lakeland Center, Lakeland, FL, and Jan. 29-30, 2008 at the Mesa Convention Center in Mesa, AZ.

The Job Fairs will provide Workampers, persons who combine any type of full-time or part-time working with RV camping, an opportunity for face-to-face interviews with employers from across America. Thousands of great part-time and full-time Workamping jobs will be available.

Elypsis, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions for the wine industry and Webfortis, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for deploying Microsoft Dynamics CRMTM solutions announced today general availability of a Customer Relationship Management solution tailored to meet the needs of wineries and wine sales and marketing professionals.

The Microsoft Dynamics CRMTM solution (www.microsoft.com) announced today provides wine sales and marketing organizations a 360 degree view of their customers by managing all customer interactions, marketing campaigns, communications, and customer acquisition source history. Sales executives are leveraging the solution to track trade account sales performance, including the management of allocations and depletions, sales territory management, and retail account interactions. Consumer direct sales and marketing professionals leverage the powerful campaign management solution with built-in ROI tools, event management, reservation management, call center management, wine club member relationship management, and direct marketing.

While the world's finances are in a perpetual downward spiral, there remains a segment of the population that has yet to feel the effects. Those who reside in the high end world of luxury and surplus are maintaining open ended expense accounts for necessities such as client entertainment and personal lifestyle accoutrements. Marc Hagins, a partner in Music and Commerce, states that "high net worth individuals are still experiencing travel, purchasing high ticket items and seeking out services that make their lives more fulfilling and offer them access to added convenience".

Deacom, Inc., producer of the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System, has released a white paper outlining how cosmetics and cosmeceutical manufacturers can increase operational efficiencies through the use of a single, fully-integrated business software system in order to achieve a competitive edge in today's downturned economy.

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The paper, "Lasting Foundation for Cosmetics Industry Success," explains the challenges many cosmetics manufacturers face when using multiple software systems to run their businesses - such as data integrity and process control problems, and maintenance and support issues. Those problems may be solved by integrating all business processes - formulation, production, quality control, inventory control, lot tracking, regulatory reporting, document management and labeling, purchasing, sales, and accounting - in a single cosmetic ERP software system.

Vacation Discounters, Inc. announced today that it has earned membership in the prestigious Seabourn Pinnacle Club, an exclusive organization of agencies catering to an affluent clientele with a taste for the best the world has to offer. Fewer than two hundred agencies worldwide qualify for membership.

"It's about extraordinary service", says Nancy P. Vinson, President of Vacation Discounters, Inc. "In today's business climate, you need to know more, do more and provide more value to your clients, because they can find a lot of the information from other sources. Wealthy and discriminating clients don't mind paying for expertise," she continued, " and that's what we bring to the table."