Imkaan has launched its new content managed website http://www.imkaan.org.uk, designed and developed by London-based design and web development agency on-IDLE http://www.on-idle.com.

Imkaan is a national second tier national charity that aims to provide strategic advocacy and targeted organisational support to refuges serving the needs of Asian women and children experiencing domestic violence.

After reviewing three development agencies, Imkaan recruited on-IDLE to develop the website to support and publicise its research, policy and training work.

iCIMS, a leading provider of Web-based Hiring Management solutions, today announced that the company ranked number 164 on the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 2000 to 2004. iCIMS grew 1,142 percent during this period.

Colin Day, President and CEO of iCIMS, credits the company’s 97 percent customer retention rate, the signing of a record number of new clients and the award-winning iRecruiter suite of hiring management solutions with iCIMS’ impressive percent revenue growth over the past five years.

Dabble.com, the Web's central hub for finding, sharing and organizing videos from anywhere on the Web, today announced it has been named to the Red Herring 100, an award given by the magazine to the top 100 private technology companies based in North America.

"Having received more than 800 submissions, it is clear that we are witnessing a new outburst of creativity," says Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of Red Herring. "With venture capital flowing again, it's exciting to see technology innovators and business investors collaborate to create disruptive technologies. The Red Herring 100 North America companies are impressive up-and-comers, and definitely the ones to watch."

According to Ram Charan, in his best selling book, LEADERSHIP IN THE ERA OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, "A key part of your comprehensive plan is the determination of which customers to keep. Even in a downturn, not every customer is worth having."

Award winning author Jeff Koser says, "Boards and CEOs must gain "first hand" knowledge of their best customers and top sales prospects. Your existing customers and top sales prospects are hurting. They will be looking to eliminate, reduce or consolidate spend. If you rely on your VP(s) of sales for this information you are not properly managing during these record breaking financial times."

It's been confirmed. Spending money to take a vacation is good for the soul. A recent study by Ryan Howell, assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University found that that experiential purchases, such as travel, dining out, or attending a performance resulted in "increased well-being because they satisfy higher order needs, specifically the need for social connectedness and vitality -- a feeling of being alive."

For those still watching their wallets, a special Visa promotion is added incentive to book a stay at one of several award-winning Orlando hotels. A $50 gift card will be given to visitors of such properties as the elegant Renaissance Orlando Hotel Airport, or the charming Country Inn and Suites Lake Buena Vista, located just minutes away from Walt Disney World® Resort and other major Orlando attractions.

Housewraps, a part of the building products industry, has long played a pivotal role in revolutionizing architectural dynamics of residential and non-residential constructions. Market for housewraps is highly variable and dependent on factors, such as economic conditions, growth in GDP, consumer purchasing power, and the overall health of the domestic housing and construction industry. The housewraps will very likely bear the brunt of the ongoing economic/financial crunch, which is resulting in reduced household wealth, lower consumer purchasing power, declining new housing starts, steep deceleration in housing demand and rising inventory of unsold new, and existing homes. Currently, housewraps market stands threatened by the ailing housing and construction industry and the recent emergence of new weatherization systems, which are pitted against housewraps in terms of both performance and cost effectiveness. Future growth in housewraps market will be based on revival of economy, growth in the residential building sector, investments in new construction projects, product innovations, local building codes and mounting interest in green building products and building science.

Insurers have turned the tables on vulnerable customers and are now refusing to offer payment protection insurance (PPI) to those who they feel might be at risk of losing their job in the coming months.

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For many HBOS staff finding PPI cover is proving exceptionally difficult and leading insurers are refusing to offer policies to these individuals.

Following the announced merger of Lloyds TSB and HBOS, tens of thousands of staff are likely to be made redundant as the two operations rationalise their branch network and administration activities. However for staff worried about protecting their financial security, finding PPI insurance is becoming a real problem.

According to the Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR) released by the Web Marketing Association, banking industry underperformed the overall ISAR Index for five of the nine years analyzed. Banking sites also underperformed each of their criteria benchmark in over the past three years. Banking Web sites tend to score low in innovation and use of technology while they are also well written and score well for interactive features such as online financial calculators. The ISAR study provides industry benchmarks for Web site development and is based on data collected from 9,748 Web site evaluations in more than 80 industries over the past decade. A copy of the full report can be downloaded at http://www.webaward.org/isar_report.asp.

The winner of the $1 million Delaware Handicap on July 13 at Delaware Park will not only earn one of the richest purses in racing, but will also gain automatic entry into the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships.

The Delaware Handicap is one of only four officially sanctioned "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge qualifying races for the Ladies' Classic Division. The winner of the race will automatically qualify for the Ladies' Classic divisional race, which will be held during the two-day, 14-race, $25.5 million Breeders' Cup World Championships, October 24-25, at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The races, which will be simulcast at Delaware Park, will also be televised on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.

With unemployment rates soaring, many Americans are looking enviously at their friends or family members who boast a savings account that can carry them through a rainy day and beyond. Yet, according to Bills.com president Ethan Ewing, just about anyone can save a little something for the future.

"One positive element has come from our nation's recent economic worries: The recession has turned around Americans' savings habits," said Ewing, who oversees free online consumer portal Bills.com. "For several years, Americans saved 1 percent or less of their income (and in some years, the savings rate was negative). Today, the personal savings rate is well over 3 percent. "

Eloquent Systems will be demonstrating its leading-edge Automated EAD Encoding solution at the upcoming DC 2006 Joint Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA) and the Council of State Archivists (CoSA), which will be held August 2–4, 2006, in Washington DC.

The Automated EAD Encoding solution expedites efforts to federate archives by streamlining and eliminating many of the tedious manual efforts associated with the EAD encoding process. By selecting top-level records, the solution enables all lower levels to be quickly and easily encoded and exported with their related text and images.

Pugster Inc., a fashion jewelry company, recently obtained an exclusive license for It's Happy Bunny Italian charms and has now released these hilarious charm links with favorite sayings from everyone's favorite Happy Bunny, found exclusively at www.pugster.com.

Italian charms are the hip and fun fashion jewelry of today. Customers love them because they are easily customized and changed; they can choose ones that fit their personality, interests and hobbies, or even ones that tell their life story. These colorful and fun charm links are made of durable stainless steel. They come in thousands of designs that include words, letters, names, animals, sports, hobbies, professions, holidays, zodiac signs, birthstones, fashion and authentic brands including Happy Bunny, Disney Resort, Walt Disney Collection and many more.

DeJONG, one of the country's foremost educational planning firms, has identified the most recent trends in educational facility planning.

William S. DeJong, Ph.D., REFP and CEO of the firm, said it is imperative educators recognize changing attitudes and practices to better understand how they will impact students' environment. "The debate over what constitutes an effective school facility will continue for the foreseeable future," he explained. "However, we can agree upon one thing: planning future public schools should be based upon identifying global, societal and education trends."

Linfield College is launching online, accelerated versions of their two most popular bachelor's degree and certificate programs. Beginning February 2009, students nationwide will have the opportunity to complete Linfield's Accounting Degree and Post Baccalaureate Accounting Certificate Programs entirely online and in a shorter time span.

Enrollment in Linfield's Accounting Programs has grown over the past five years. The number of admitted adult students in the Post Baccalaureate Accounting Certificate has increased 100% since 2005. This year, the accounting programs became the largest of the seven degree and certificate programs offered by the Linfield College Adult Degree Program.

Honey Creek Farms, primarily a wholesale specialty gourmet honey company, has launched its new retail website: honeycreekfarms.gourmetfoodmall.com. Honey Creek Farms produces and selects high quality specialty honeys primarily from the Pacific Northwest and California.

Featured honeys are Wild Blackberry, Pumpkin Blossom, Fireweed and Black Button Sage. Star Thistle, Raspberry and Orange Blossom will be introduced in mid August. Their creamed honey line was introduced this spring featuring creamed honeys blended with fruits. Currently four varieties are available -- Clover, Raspberry, Apricot and Cherry.

Over $11.5 billion in upscale and luxury lodging facilities changed hands in the first half of 2007, according to Stephen Hennis, Managing Director of Hospitium. Through the second quarter, 177 assets have traded, exceeding the 158 transactions that occurred in the first half of 2006. "The robust hotel investment landscape shows no immediate signs of tapering," Hennis states. "At the current pace, 2007 is expected to reach $20 billion in high-end asset transactions, the third straight year with over $17 billion in deal activity."

Centrica plc (Centrica) today announced that it is to increase its shareholding in Belgian generation and supply company SPE SA (SPE) to a controlling 51 per cent. Centrica has exercised its pre-emption right over the 25.5 per cent interest in SPE currently held by GDF International SAS (GdF) through an acquisition of GdF's 50 per cent stake in the 50/50 joint venture, Segebel SA. This will be added to Centrica's existing 25.5 per cent interest. GdF was obliged to dispose of its stake in SPE as part of the anti-trust remedies imposed by the European Commission as a condition of its approval of GdF's merger with Suez.

InventHelp®, America's leading inventor service company, announces that two of its clients, inventors from Fennville, Mich., have developed a new practice device that would encourage basketball players to shoot with more arc. This invention is patented and a prototype is available.

While most conventional basketball practice aids are designed to improve shooting, very few of them help players to shoot with greater arc. The "Shot Dr." would be used to do both. Following the proven principle that increased arc leads to greater accuracy, this device would compel players to put more arc on their shots. Ideal for use in shooting drills, the Shot Dr. may be used by players of all ages and skill levels.



Designed by a pair of high school basketball coaches and put to functional use in practice, the Shot Dr. would consist of a circular steel or plastic piece that measures 3 inches high, ¼ inch thick and 17 inches in diameter. Extending downward from the bottom of the unit would be a series of brackets that would allow the device to be attached to the top of a standard basketball hoop rim. Because the unit would feature a smaller diameter than the rim, players would be forced to shoot a basketball with a greater amount of arc in order to get it to go in.



InventHelp® is attempting to submit the invention to companies for review. If substantial interest is expressed, the company will attempt to negotiate for a sale or royalties for the inventor. For more information, telephone Dept. 03-DET-1916 at (800) 851-6030. Learn more about InventHelp® and their Invention Submission services at http://www.inventhelp.com.

To respond to changing needs during the recession, United Planet announces the launch of two new budget volunteer abroad programs in Mexico and Italy. Budget volunteer Quest prices, starting at $795 for one week and an additional $200 per week up to 12 weeks, offer a 39% discount off the average cost of a one-week Quest.

These special budget volunteer Quests were developed to offer a two-for-one opportunity during this unprecedented global recession. First, they offer a way for individuals to strengthen their expertise with international experience during a tight job market, and second, they offer a way for individuals to experience a dream destination at a time when many are foregoing international travel.

Business has been great for Air Purifiers Direct 2U since they added Airfree products to their powerful air purifier line-up last fall. "I can't keep them on the shelf!" quips Unyi. "Airfree has a great product and our increase in overall sales is largely due to the addition of Airfree air purifiers to our website. We want our customers to know the benefits of both types of air purifier products we sell."

Airfree claims that its Airfree Air Purifiers are, "The Most Tested Air Purifiers in The World." Some of their competitors may argue that statement, but Airfree provides all the test results for their customers to see. "Airfree does not hide behind some generalized statements like some other air purifier companies do. They put their test results right out there on their internet website for anyone to see and that lets customers make a more informative decision when buying their products," states Unyi. "Sometimes companies make statements about their products on the internet or in their advertising and expect consumers to take it as gospel. It's nice when a company actually puts its money where its mouth is and shows us what's behind the curtain," Unyi adds.