Jan McHugh-Smith was named as the new President of the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SF/SPCA) by the Society's Board of Directors.

Ms. McHugh-Smith is only the eighth president in the 139 years of The SF/SPCA's distinguished history. She is also the first woman to hold the position.

"I'm delighted that Ms. McHugh-Smith has accepted the position of president of this great organization," Chairman of the Board Rick Dirickson said. "The Board was unanimous in its choice. Ms. McHugh-Smith is an outstanding member of the animal welfare community and an experienced executive. Her appointment is great news for The SF/SPCA and the City of San Francisco."

The local school staff are going on strike. What can parents do with the kids? Help! Don't be caught unprepared. Parents can now find sitters in their own neighborhoods by exact distan 2da3 ce from home using the convenient and flexible website MyNannyCalledinSick.com.

“Membership allows parents to create a backup network of caregivers and sitters – people they can trust with the care of their children.” Sheila Kerr, mother of three sons, created a website to provide an easy-to-use and affordable solution for parents in need of child care. “If your nanny calls in sick – you don't have to.” Sheila experienced the last minute cancellation of a nanny and vowed to find a solution. With the help of her husband, she designed a website using open source software with specific geo-location capabilities to connect available babysitters to parents by exact location. This helps parents find a neighbour who is willing and able to help take care of their kids.

It is a fact that more businesses need access to a higher cash flow and working capital without adding debt to its balance sheet. This is called "off Balance Sheet Financing," which manifests in two forms: "Factoring" and "Account Receivables Financing." Factoring allows the company to sell more than one invoice to the funding source at one time. However, the funding received by the company is proportionate to the attributes of each separate invoice. Accounts Receivables financing allows the business to open a line of credit, borrowing against the open invoices.

In a survey of 19,000 college students by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the willingness to work overtime and travel on weekends matched, almost exactly, the responses of 1982 students.

But today's seniors expressed indignation with online applications, video conferences and job boards -- career devices that didn't exist in 1982 -- as impersonal. And most career quizzes and career counseling books typically fall short in terms of really helping college graduates find their first job.

http://www.webmasterradio.fm [WebmasterRadio.FM, the premier free, 24/7 Internet business radio network focused on the Internet advertising marketplace, announces the latest edition of Susan Bratton's online marketing and venture capital-based hit entertainment show "DishyMix," titled "Earballs and Eyeballs: Merging Music and Marketing." On Thursday, October 19th at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Susan, a leading online marketing expert, will interview Ted McConnell, Interactive Innovation Director for Procter & Gamble involved in Internet advertising and online marketing and Don Hutchison, early-stage tech investor and business advisor, focusing on venture capital in Internet-centric media and service ventures.

Cube Management Founder and Managing Partner, Wayne E. Cozad, II, has been invited by the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to return to China on June 18, 2005, for a six-city promotional speaking engagement. This will mark Mr. Cozads third trip to China to discuss US Channel Partner opportunities and assist Chinese companies looking to develop stronger relationships in the US marketplace. Our goal is to help emerging growth and mid-market Chinese companies better understand the nuances of doing business in the United States," explains Cozad.

ShowMeLocal (www.showmelocal.com) is an online tool that allows small business owners to connect with local customers and network with each other. The website enables business owners to get their message and marketing out to an online audience easily and effectively and target local customers.

ShowMeLocal makes it easy for business owners to put their content online with simple tools that anyone can use regardless of Internet development experience. Business owners can use ShowMeLocal to publicize coupons and promotions, put up photos, general business info, job listings, and contact information. Users of the site can also utilize blogs to keep in touch with their customers and solicit feedback directly from customers through their ShowMeLocal listing. The site also allows business owners to form networks with one another and share customer resources.

ERC Dataplus, Inc., a leading provider of web-based human resource application solutions, congratulates Jeffrey Wade, SPHR, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Hersha Hospitality Management, LP for being announced as the Delaware Valley Human Resource Person of the Year. Mr. Wade’s predecessor employer became an ERC client in 1997 and when he joined Hersha Hospitality, one of his first calls was to ERC Dataplus.

“When I joined Hersha in 2006, I quickly realized that in order to implement the talent management vision and strategy that I wanted to put in place, I had to partner with a technology provider that could not only deliver, but do it within our timeframe and budget,” said Jeff. “I turned to ERC Dataplus because of my prior experience working with them. I knew they had a robust and configurable applicant tracking system, Selectech® Workforce Management and their ARGOS® 360 feedback system was ideally suited to assist with our management development initiative. We also use ERC’s technology to do guest satisfaction surveys at our non-branded properties. When we come across a business challenge where an immediate solution is not available, ERC has always been willing to work with us to develop a solution to address those issues. Their Selectech® PAFS(SM), Personnel Action Form System, is such an example. We wanted to eliminate paper and automate the processing of most personnel changes. With Selectech PAFS, we have processed over 5,500 transactions in eight months and are able to not only eliminate paper, but also to incorporate approval management, and insure compliance with our SOX requirements,” he went on to say.

Listrak, a leading email marketing solution provider based near Lancaster, PA, announced that it is participating in MarketingSherpa's Email Summit '08 February 24-26, 2008, at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami, FL. The summit is expected to attract 800 participants and will include the latest market research on email marketing, presentations from leading email marketers, and in-depth analysis of case studies.

At the summit, Listrak will host one-to-one sessions on dynamic content as part of MarketingSherpa's Design and Creative clinic. Attendees may work with Listrak's experts to learn how to use dynamic content to drive relevancy and response of their email marketing campaigns. To schedule an appointment with one of Listrak's dynamic content experts, contact Megan Ouellet at mouellet @ listrak.com or 717.627.4528 x 321.

Campos will engage in conversation on family traditions and ties, share her research and unique insight into todays busy family, and enlighten participants on how simple it can be to foster strong connections and traditions. Tickets for this event are available for $5 in advance, and $7 at the door. Advance tickets may be purchased by contacting either Lisa Chinn, 952-496-0030, or Sherrill Lindsey, 763-553-1733. Limited space is available. Participants will learn powerful ways to build family values, learn new and simple traditions, and receive a tradition take home idea and keepsake gift.

Smart Home Buyers DFW.Com now offers Down Payment Assistance (DPA), helping people buying Texas Homes--TX Houses for Sale in the cities / communities of: Dallas, Plano, North Dallas, Richardson, Allen, Garland, Frisco, McKinney, Mesquite, Carrollton, Lewisville, Irving, Rowlett, Wylie, Flower Mound, Rockwall, and Sachse.

Owning your own house and becoming a homeowner is a top national goal made more affordable for homebuyer families with down payment assistance program gifts.

Area first time home buyers (or repeat homebuyers) often don't believe they qualify for DPA gifts, but usually that isn't true! Or, people hear about $0.00 down loans for New or Existing houses, thinking that's the solution.

Play the Easter egg hunt game online at Interflora for a chance of winning a fantastic Easter hamper full of delicious goodies from luxury chocolatier Lily O'Brien.

The chocolate hamper contains a yummy selection of gourmet chocolate including two luxury chocolate eggs, a delightful milk chocolate bunny and a selection of boxed chocolates guaranteed to make mouths water, all of which are presented in a pretty Easter basket. In fact there's enough chocolate up for grabs, the Easter bunny could put his feet up this year and have a well earned break.

Students of NextStudent Academy for the Arts, a grass-roots

501(c)(3) organization supported by Phoenix-based NextStudent Inc., traveled to Washington, D.C., with company executives to meet with Members of Congress who promote the importance of education in the United States.

NextStudent Academy for the Arts encourages Phoenix youth to stay in school through high school graduation and to continue on to college. Under the leadership of Doc Jones, Executive Director, the Academy provides musical instruction both onsite as well as through its outreach programs at various schools. With its motto, “With Music on Their Minds, There’s No Time for Crime©,” the Academy currently works with 100 students at 10 school and community sites in Phoenix.

With hacker and network attacks commonplace within the computer industry, ServePath, the leading San Francisco collocation, hosted and managed server, virtual server and hosted streaming media provider, has taken further measures to combat security threats through an on-going partnership with Fortinet. Offering a variety of managed security products and services, ServePath continues its desire to provide its customers the most robust threat management packages available in the managed hosting industry.

Afflicting nine out of ten people, headaches have become a normal part of life for many. Though most headaches are not signs of serious underlying conditions, they can be very distracting, debilitating and account for significant amounts of time lost from work.

According to the American Headache Society, lost work due to Migraine Disease costs more than $13 billion every year in the U.S., and more than $1 billion is spent annually on over-the-counter medications to treat headaches and Migraines.

S. G. Hart & Associates, LLC, The Brand Equity Protection Company, has authored a feature length article in the March 2005 issue of Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER, A Primedia Publication. Anthony M. Miano, Executive Partner of S. G. Hart & Associates, authored this work which will discuss, among other things, the early history of radio frequency identification (RFID), the basic mechanics of RFID and the challenges facing manufacturers that must make a decision to implement or postpone RFID without a clear mandate from large retailers like Wal-Mart and Target. The title for the article is RFID -- Beyond the Mandate".

QuadTech, a leading provider of electrical safety test and passive component measurement solutions, today announced that it has opened a new office in Irvine, CA, to support the growing demand for QuadTech products and services on the West Coast.

QuadTech's business with Medical Device Manufacturers based on the West Coast has increased significantly over the past few years. President and CEO Phil Harris says, "The Irvine office expands QuadTech's ability to offer local sales and technical support to a fast growing base of customers."

Colchester, Conn., October 7, 2005 – Scott+Scott, LLC (http://www.scott-scott.com/) represents investors in a securities class action filed first by Scott+Scott in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Civ. No. 05-cv-11912-JLT) against Boston Scientific Corporation (“Boston Scientific”). Boston Scientific securities purchasers between March 31, 2003 and August 23, 2005, inclusive (the “Class Period”) are putative class members.

If you wish to discuss this action or have questions concerning your rights as a class member, please contact Scott+Scott for more information at 800/404-7770 before noon East Coast. Scott+Scott will provide you with case materials, answer all questions regarding your participation and rights and assist you with other services the firm provides. There is no cost or fee to you. Thereafter, you can contact Scott+Scott partner Neil Rothstein at (800/332-2259, ext. 22 or cell 619/251-0887).

The most recent inductee, The Jakob Bengel Company, pioneers in Art Deco jewelry design, very nearly faded to obscurity. The story of the company is well worth telling and reading. Their intriguing history, including an alternative use of a technology known as Galalith (milkstone, Milchstein), and a quarter-century search for their roots by two devoted and thorough vintage jewelry collectors, is told in the article, "The House that Bengel Built". A German chain manufcturer of the early twentieth century, Jakob Bengel altered the landscape of costume jewelry with his Bauhaus styling and helped to change forever how the fashion and jewelry world viewed "imitation jewelry". On top of all this, the Jakob Bengel Company is once again re-producing some of their classic Galalith Art Deco jewelry designs, closely following the Bauhaus rule that "form follows function". The article about this fascinating company can be found at the Guyot Brothers website. http://www.guyotbrothers.com/jewelry-history/jewelry-hall-of-fame/bengel/Jakob-Bengel.htm

Hollywood stylist-turned-fashion-designer Liz McClean gifted guests with Prensus Portable Hanging Devices during the unveiling of her Fall/Winter 2008 collection at New York's Open House Gallery on February 6, 2008.

McClean first made a name for herself with soft, flowing dresses favored by actresses Liv Tyler, Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker. Her ready-to-wear collections have been featured in The New York Times, Elle and Women's Wear Daily.

Prensus, manufactured by Pretty Practical Productions LLC, was one of eight fashionable-yet-practical gifts presented to 200 celebrities, New York socialites and fashion press - including actor Elijah Wood ("Lord of the Rings") and Grammy-nominated singer Feist - who were invited to the exclusive event featuring Keri Russell ("Felicity"), Maya Rudolph ("Saturday Night Live"), Barney's fashion director Julie Gilhart, Simone Rubi of the band Rubies and the acclaimed designer herself Liz McClean. Prensus were included in the designer's official gift bag crowned by Style.com's "Style File" as "the most useful" of all swag bags this fashion season