After two successful songs being premiered on MTV's hit show "THE HILLS", MTV has requested via her publishing house "PIG FACTORY" for another tune. This is now EMPIRE ISIS' third song on the most popular show on MTV and her 8th major placement on mainstream television. Watch eps 413 this Monday, Nov. 3 at 10pm for her new single "Participate". (Scroll down to download) EMPIRE ISIS has solidified herself as the premiere D.I.Y indie urban artist out of Canada. She is making an international splash without any major label support and being invited to play major festivals such as CMJ MUSIC MARATHON, MIDEM, SXSW. and CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK. Visit her myspace to find out more about this artist. http://www.myspace.com/empireisis

Lloyds TSB Consumer Banking released a new report revealing that over half of UK adults have taken action to clear their debt, but despite gathering economic gloom, almost two in five Britons (37%) are saving less money.

The 'Financial Face of Britain' report reveals the nation's savings (http://www.lloydstsb.com/savings.asp ) and spending habits, debt levels and tests Briton's overall financial know-how.

The in-depth study, of over 5,000 adults*, shows a distinct change in financial behaviour as the credit crunch bites. But whilst spending levels have been curbed, the current financial crisis has hit consumer's appetite to save at a time when a cash reserve is vital.

Harcourt Assessment, Inc., a leading talent assessment company, today introduced the Harcourt Workplace Personality Inventory (HWPI). The HWPI is an innovative assessment based around 16 key work styles shown to be important to job success in a wide range of occupations. The HWPI also contains an "Unlikely Virtues" scale designed to identify individuals who present an overly favorable image of themselves in responding to questions.

"Having a complete understanding of a recruit's fit for a position requires an understanding of a candidate's key competencies," said Harcourt Assessment Vice President of Human Resources Phillip Weiss. "Hiring individuals with the personal style that best meet the needs of a position reduces turnover and increases productivity. With the use of the HWPI, employers can identify hires that match the requirements of specific positions, but also match the culture of their organization."

NuWire Investor, an online financial news publication, recently published its rankings of the Top 10 Growing U.S. Markets. In its analysis, NuWire considered a combination of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 10 markets were selected based on U.S. Census Bureau data showing the percentage of population growth from 2000 to 2006 for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) of at least one million residents.

Job growth was a key underlying factor common to each market, according to NuWire's analysis. Many of the markets saw large growth in retiree and pre-retiree populations, possibly because each market offered an attractive temperate climate.

Many people are pigeon aficionados who see the often hated bird as much more than nuisance begging for food and soiling sidewalks. In fact, a gathering of pigeon lovers took place recently in Florida at the Sunshine State Pigeon Fanciers' show.

Many attending the show are pigeon hobbyists who enjoy raising the birds and getting the opportunity to mingle with others just like them. "Raising pigeons is a hobby that's been in my family for three generations," comments Bob Smyth from Pensacola, FL. "This is my first time attending a pigeon show and I really enjoyed learning more about my relaxing pastime," he concluded.

Estella, a leading retailer of luxury baby clothes, designer children's clothes and unique kids clothes, announces the launch of its recession-conscious 2008 children's holiday gift guide. Estella has compiled a list of baby and kids gifts that are cost-effective, unique, eco-friendly and benefit the less fortunate when purchased.

Leading the way are Estella's hand-crocheted baby toys: the diaper gang rattles. For holiday 2008, Estella is launching this collection of baby animals. There is a goat, a duck, a moose, and a kitty cat, and all the babies are dressed in nothing but their little diaper. Designed by Estella and hand-made by impoverished Peruvian artisans living in remote villages, these animals retail for an affordable $38 and make for unique holiday gifts.

Marketers be forewarned: you are what you measure, and in the Internet age, metrics can be minefields for businesses that choose to track the wrong data. Fortunately for every chief marketing officer overwhelmed by minutiae such as clicks, page views, and buzz, MotiveQuest, in conjunction with researchers from Northwestern University, has developed the Online Promoterâ„¢ Score, the first statistical measurement that correlates online brand advocacy to sales.

"In the past, brand awareness and salience were key measures of marketing success, but the goalposts have moved," said David Rabjohns, CEO of MotiveQuest. "Now what people say to each other is more important. That’s why brand advocacy matters most, and, with our tools, we can measure brand advocacy in a natural and unprompted way."

- The Walworth County Visitors Bureau has received funding for 2009 to add the position of Group Sales Manager to its staff. The Visitors Bureau will focus on arranging group bus tours of the area to grow tourism in Walworth County.

"We are so grateful to have received funding for this new position," remarks Kathleen Seeberg, Executive Director, Walworth County Visitors Bureau. "We're honored that the county board places such a high value on tourism. With the additional staff member we will be able to step up our efforts to bring revenue from tourism into Walworth County."

Think about some of the top brands in the world: Coca-Cola, BMW, Volvo, and Starbucks. They use branding principles to establish or maintain a presence in the marketplace. Each promises something uniquely appealing to their particular customers. They have a target market and they know what is important to their audience.

The same marketing principles can be applied when searching for a job. More job seekers are beginning to understand the value of "personal branding" in their job seeking efforts. The only difference from corporate branding is the product; the product is the individual job seeker.

Photo-Offers.com launched earlier this year, giving customers the ability to find and compare the leading photo printing services and their coupon codes. Just in time for the holidays, Photo-Offers.com has added information about photo cards, books, calendars, and gifts from all the top online photo stores. Customers can now get complete information on a wide variety of photo products from different stores in one place and select the best product for their needs.

Photo-Offers.com is the definitive source to find, review, compare and buy photo prints, cards, books, calendars and gifts. With numerous photo printing services to choose from, selecting the right one can be a tough decision. Photo-Offers.com has compiled extensive information about each photo printing service. All the best photo printing services, such as Snapfish, Kodak Gallery, Shutterfly and more are featured at Photo-Offers.com. Now, Photo-Offers.com provides a more complete solution for customers seeking information about photo cards, photo books, personal photo calendars and gifts for the holidays and beyond.

Celebrity make-up artist Akua Auset (formerly known as Nick Roques) presents her first book, "Superwomen & Goddesses: Workin' Your Power & Magic" (a-point-of-light Publishing). The 96-page book is as captivating, as it is intelligent, providing a step-by-step inspirational journey into how females can tap into and utilize their intrinsic power and brilliance, to create the things that they require and desire.

In Superwomen & Goddesses, Akua also shares her experiences as a make-up artist in the entertainment and advertising world, where she has had a first hand lesson in power. At the same time Akua's message is clear; young women today are in danger of being "pimped" in order to achieve material and social status. Superwomen & Goddesses enlightens women who are looking to reinvent themselves, girls who are looking for guidance, and men, who are looking for insight into the power of the sacred feminine.

Seagrass Rugs is a newly launched information resource focusing on the widespread appeal of seagrass and how bespoke seagrass rugs complement modern living and ever-evolving fashions.

With its natural stain resistance, versatility, and distinct hard-wearing properties, seagrass is an obvious choice for creating attractive rugs of the highest quality. Inspired by a timeless tradition of using seagrass to produce stylish home furnishings modern seagrass rugs have an enduring elegance that remains at the cutting edge of designer chic.

Learning about the most lucrative career fields is an important step for people starting their college education or seeking a career change. New articles at LearningAndLife.com discuss the careers with some of the highest starting salaries in the U.S.: software design, management consulting, accounting, nursing and sales. LearningAndLife.com features career tips, educational advice and school listings.

LearningAndLife.com's five featured careers with high starting salaries span the business and healthcare fields, and they also have several additional attributes in common. They're all expected to maintain growth through 2014. They all require at least a bachelor's degree -- and often a master's degree -- for a top starting salary. The career training necessary to succeed in each of these fields is available through online degrees from top schools listed at LearningAndLife.com (http://www.LearningAndLife.com).

Top Global, a world leader in mobile wireless router products and technologies, today announced a GPS-enabled mobile router solution for asset tracking, remote network management and other location based services on Google Earth.

By installing the Top Global mobile router (MB6800) with any GPS-enabled PC Card or USB modem in a vehicle, assets and locations can be tracked using Google Earth or the commercial GPS tracking solution from Xora, Inc. Using a hosted remote central management tool developed by Top Global, administrators are now able to map the location and status of each deployed mobile router in real-time. Top Global's third generation (3G) Mobile Router (MB6800) can support all 3G cellular technologies including UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, EVDO Rev.0, and EVDO Rev.A.

DBSi, the region's largest provider of high availability data center services, will receive $1.67 million in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development. This funding will aid the development of DBSi's new 228,600 sq. ft. Hosting and Recovery Advanced Technology Center at TEK Park, a former AT&T Technologies complex outside of Breinigsville, PA in the western portion of the Lehigh Valley.

DCED's funding, which includes a low-interest loan, grant, and job creation tax credits, will be officially presented to DBSi by John Blake, Executive Deputy Secretary Department of Community & Economic Development, in a ceremony to be held July 18 at TEK Park.

Meteor Solutions today officially announced its company and Meteor, its technology platform of the same name. The company, based in Seattle, WA, is an Internet software company that captures data for online word-of-mouth activities - filling the huge advertising and marketing gap currently plaguing the online advertising industry. Using the patent-pending Meteor technology platform, Meteor Solutions enables advertisers and publishers to measure, optimize and amplify online word-of-mouth with the same precision as paid advertising. Since it was founded in December 2008, Meteor has been used to track word of mouth for several multi-million dollar marketing campaigns by major brands. Some of the top online, mobile, and game companies are also using Meteor, and its client list is continuing to grow despite the economic downturn.

With media attention on business ethics after the Enron and WorldCom scandals, MBA-Business-Schools.com's recent article provides insight on how ethics courses can help further students' careers in the business world. According to the article, "MBA programs with a concentration in communications cultivate the sort of visionary leader that organizations are seeking." Students interested in exploring the potential an MBA program offers, or students who want to find the best business schools in their area can turn to MBA-Business-Schools.com for directories of top schools as well as tips and advice on getting a business education (http://www.mba-business-schools.com).

We, Somali-American Media Associating (SAMA), would like to appeal to the Middle Shabelle Authorities for the immediate and unconditional release of Journalist Abdulahi Kulmiye Adoow.

It is preposterous for the Middle Shabelle authorites to imprison a journalist doing his journalistic duties. SAMA fully supports the Committee for Protecting Journalists demands.

Mohamud Mohamed Abdulle

Spokesman/Director of Communications

Somali-American Media Association

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To help financial institutions get more out of their health savings account programs, HSA Clearing Corp, the leading Health Savings Account/HSA setup provider for banks and credit unions nationwide, and brokersXpress®, have announced an agreement to offer HSA Financial, a turn-key HSA brokerage solution. HSA Financial is available to those banks and credit unions that wish to offer stock, mutual funds and options brokerage capabilities within HSAs.

"Our turn-key HSA setup program for banks and credit unions just got even better with the addition of brokerage capabilities through HSA Financial," said Tim Morales, of HSA Clearing Corp. "For financial institutions that wish to provide investment options to their HSA customers, they now have access to top-ranked discount online brokerage services using HSA Financial."

Traders Accounting, the number one resource for day trading services, is hosting a three day stock market seminar to teach strategies to all stock traders of all stock markets on November 27. Speakers will include Gary B. Smith of Fox TV's "Bulls & Bears", and CCI expert Ken "Woodie" Wood, along with other top accounting and business specialists.

Attendees will have the opportunity to sit with experts from Traders Accounting's tax department, business consultants, and personal bookkeepers offering the best advice on tax planning for this coming April. Experts are also going to be able to customize a tax action plan helping show the benefits of proper tax planning. This plan offers the best advice on tax planning to help individuals prepare for the 2007 filings.