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Oct 24

David Barrow joins Retail-Remedy as Format Development Director

Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2009 in Brandnew

Retail-Remedy Ltd today confirmed that David Barrow would be joining the team as Retail Formats Director. The newly created role hands David a wide remit within the business – including, supporting a number of the businesses key clients with their UK and International format development objectives.

The appointment, confirmed that a significant part of David’s role would be to ensure the continued development of Retail-Remedy’s service portfolio across all geographies.
David Barrow said: “I am delighted to be joining Retail-Remedy at a time that is proving difficult for many retailers.”…. “It is exciting to be with a company that is focused on supporting retailers deliver profit growth, cost reductions and enhanced customer shopping experiences”.

James McGregor, of Retail-Remedy, said: “I am pleased to welcome David on board. His extensive experience, in retail operations, supply chain management and format development, is exactly suited to our current client requirements and will help us deliver, at pace, even greater profit returns for our clients going forward”.

The website of Retail Remedy is going through various updates as they step up their own online marketing over the coming twelve months and have recently launched a news blog within the site where existing and potential clients can keep abreast of what is new within the company and where the firm is going.

About Retail-Remedy Ltd
Retail-Remedy Ltd specialises in operational improvement for the retail sector. The business focuses on all elements of operational change including; store planning, category management, cost reduction programmes, process and productivity improvement, retail execution, service and bespoke training. The teams exposure covers programme delivery in EMEA, NCSA, APAC and India. Visit www.retail-remedy.com.

Oct 24

A Great Alternative to Canine Education: Dog Training DVD

Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2009 in Brandnew

Of course, everybody wants a dog that can sit, can heel and can fetch on command – who doesn’t? Unfortunately, not everybody can afford the time and money a professional dog academy would require. Does this mean you can’t have the convenience and luxury of a trained dog? Definitely not! It’s not a privilege but a need that one’s canine should have even the basic dog manners taught to it. While dog schools are out of the question for most of us, there are numerous dog training DVDs made available for us to use instead.

A dog training DVD is usually produced and promoted by a professional animal trainer. Having a dog that can “sit!” when told to do so does not make you a professional trainer. The peson you see on the video is probably certified or has gone to an animal/veterinary school to get the required courses for their chosen career. You can also Google and search for reputable trainers, then check if they have available resources to the public.

If you’re planning to purchase one of these products, ask yourself what do you want to teach your pet? If he’s starting from zero, then look for a video that covers the fundamental obedience commands. If you need to get specific behavior modification pointers; then you might have to search the internet for a website that offers an extensive DVD collection. Browse through their offerings per subject and pick out a title that would answer your doggie training needs.

So where are the places you can look up for these instructional DVDs? Since there are only very few, strong video stand alone nowadays, the best place to look for these products would be the internet. Amazon usually have a lot of these instructional DVDs to sell. Websites catered specifically for dog lovers usually have a page of product offerings including training resources. You should also click on buy and sell sites for owners who want to give away as a really low price old, second-hand training DVDs – although this is probably not the most reliable way to get one.

Average dog training videos have prices from $20-$50; depending on how many CDs are included in the pack or what other literature it comes with. Some sites will offer discounts and free gifts if you order right away. If you believe that the particular DVD will be a much used tool in training your dog, then by all means purchase it as soon as you are able. It is worth it for sure. However, if you don’t feel like you really need a certain product and are just lured by the great bargain, do not go off spending on that DVD first. You may have better use for your pet fund.

Owning an obedient and trained dog does not need to be the most expensive item in your list. With dog training DVDs, it’s more than possible to get a great canine education for the fraction of the price it might have cost you. You might not be capable of bringing your dog to a dog school – but thanks to innovative trainers and technology, the dog can now go to your own home.

Oct 23

SoCal Vacation Destinations That Have Cool Roller Coasters

Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009 in Brandnew

There is no place better vacation destination than Southern California if you are a lover of thrill rides. In fact, two of the coolest theme parks for coaster enthusiasts can be found in the Los Angeles area. No, Disneyland is not one of them, although it (and its adjacent sister park Disney’s California Adventure) does offer some exciting action rides worthy of a visit.

I’m talking about Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain (aka Magic Mountain to the locals). The SoCal Guru notes that these two destinations have focused directly on roller coasters and thrill rides to differentiate themselves from Disneyland.

Magic Mountain is crazy with wild coasters; the place is lousy with thrill rides. If you are visiting with folks who don’t care as much about thrill rides, you’ll still find plenty to do; check out the Southern California Vacation Guru for useful ideas.

Knott’s Berry Farm also has really focused on thrill rides, although they offer Camp Snoopy, Ghost Town and many other fun attractions and themed areas within the park. My daughter worked on the new Silver Bullet ride and she says that is one of several coasters that will really help you lose your dinner.

One place at Knott’s Berry Farm that you don’t want to miss is the World-famous Chicken Dinner Restaurant. For like 70 years or more this establishment has been delighting tens of thousands of diners with down-home cooking. You’ll find useful information, tips and recommendations for enjoying Knott’s Berry Farm at the SoCal Guru site. You can find out about nearby hotels, and also about the many other vacation opportunities in Southern California.

You can learn about the other Los Angeles-area theme parks, namely the Disneyland Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. Those parks offer many great attractions and some good thrill rides, but not as many as at Knott’s and Magic Mountain. If you’re a roller coaster enthusiast, this information may come in handy.

Oct 22

I Find It Amazing To Observe What is Downloaded At Any Time Off The Web

Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 in Brandnew

People obtain so many products and services from the internet these days.  Sometimes it’s an item that is shipped, but often it is a digital product that is simply downloaded.  You can check various websites and get an idea of what products are downloaded more than others.

There is considerable variety in the kinds of things people download.  Computer games software is a very popular category of downloaded products.  That may involve games for the home computer, as well as Nintendo, Playstation and other brands that are played on specialty devices.  The latter are often more popular with young adults and more mature children.  There are also family games, educational games and intellectual games downloaded with considerable volume.

Downloads related to business efficiency and pure education are also pretty popular.  There are tons of software titles specifically designed for businesses.  One example would be the software that allows you to hold online business conferences with colleagues who may be hundreds of miles away.  Free virus protection is a popular download these days, since every computer needs antivirus support and people like things for free whenever possible.

You can download an amazing amount of medical and self-help information.  For instance, sufferers from anxiety and panic can find online a great deal of assistance and anxiety therapy options.  Those who are struggling with severe emotional distress should always consult a qualified professional, but often obtaining help inexpensively on the internet can be a terrific solution.  Personal fitness and hobby ideas are just two other examples of the multitude of online sources for downloading useful information.

Oct 22

Sarahs Cheap Advice To Abide By When Selecting Crown Molding

Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 in Brandnew

When on the lookout for crown molding for your home you may want to consider fake wood crown molding. It comes in the same extensive array of shapes and kinds as regular crown molding but generally costs far less. There are many different materials that can be used to make fake wood crown molding including resin, polyurethane, and polystyrene. When these materials are painted they will give the impression of being just like wood crown molding and won’t need quite as much upkeep. If you would like your fake wood crown molding to seem like stained wood you’ll need to hire a professional fake finisher. Consider the look you are working to create in your house and decide if pretend wood crown molding would work for you.
 
 Faux wood crown molding is far easier to set up than crown molding produced from real wood. To start with, it is lighter which is a genuine benefit when you concentrate on installing it aligned with the ceiling. Both polystyrene and polyurethane crown molding can be cut nailed in without the utilization of special adhesives. These sorts of crown molding won’t crack, split, or break so you do not have to be as careful as you would with wood crown molding. To make installing pretend wood crown molding easier you can pre drill the holes and use a cordless drill.
 
 One of the best uses of faux wooden crown molding is when you’re installing in on a curved surface. Resin fake wood crown molding is very flexible and good for curved applications. It will be much less costly than trying to install wood crown molding in a curved area. Resin crown molding can be custom ordered to work on a specific radius. While this will appear expensive the work costs that are involved with installing real wood crown molding on a bowed surface can be astronomic.

Oct 21

Coolest places to visit

Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Brandnew

Top Picks

If you only have a few day so see the sights, you can’t go wrong with these favorites.

Seattle Southside
In Seattle Southside, don’t miss The Museum of Flight, The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum, Wild Waves Theme Park, and the Family Fun Center. The Museum of Flight is the largest air and space museum on the West Coast. The Concorde, early mail planes, the infamous Lockheed M/D21 Blackbird spy plane and the original Air Force One are just some of the highlights. Power down to The Dydroplane & Raceboat Museum and checkout an incredible collection of vintage hydroplanes spanning seven decades. Enjoy
miniature golf, go-kart tracks, laser tag and video games at the Family Fun Center. A great way to travel to all these attractions is to hire a chauffeur and travel with luxury and style.  You’ll get wet and wild at the Wild Waves Theme Park in Federal Way. This is the place to get soaked in sun and fun with water slides, wave pools, roller coaster and dozen of the rides.

Seattle
See all of Seattle from the eye of the Space Needle, 500 feet above Seattle Center. Panoramic, 360-degree views await you from the deck of this Emerald City icon. Back at street level, walk over to one of the city’s newest museums, the Experience Music Project. Dedicated to the celebration of all music, EMP is an interactive experience you don’t want to miss. A ten-minute ride south of the EMP is the venerable Pike Place Market. Filled with fresh produce grown by local farmers, arts and crafts and food delicacies, it’s Seattle’s culture and hospitality at its best.

Tacoma
Tacoma is the jewel of the south Sound. A renewed downtown, a thriving arts center, a bustling theater district, and antique and specialty stores attract visitors from around the world.Tacoma is a big place and getting a towncar to drive you around, will bring you peace of mind. Learn about Washington State through artifacts, interactive exhibits, storytelling and displays at the Washington State History Museum. The city’s newest attraction, the Museum of Glass, showcases magnificent contemporary glass pieces. Visit the galleries, check out the outdoor exhibition area and see artists creating their latest masterpieces. A must-see in Tacoma is the award-winning Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

Oct 21

how to make money online

Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Brandnew

I’ve just published an article called How I make Money Online, at Hubpages http://hubpages.com/hub/How-I-Earn-Money-Online, to share with everyone how i earn my living as a writer. The article mainly talks about how to join Hubpages and what the benefits are of doing so. I found Hubpages a really easy way to get into earning money on line because of several reasons:

It’s free to join and to start up your own Hubpages online business.

I get to choose what I write about, so I can write stuff that interests me.

All the techy stuff is done for you, so you don’t have a bewildering learning curve that results in you making a lot of mistakes right off.

Ok, Hubpages takes a share of the revenue, they get 60% and you get 40%, but I think that’s fair for all the help and support you get.

Support – all the other Hubbers as we’re called are really helpful in sharing information.

I also wrote in this article about how to get jobs as a freelance copywriter online. I work as a freelancer through EU Freelance, a site where buyers post jobs, and you get to bid for those jobs. So far It’s worked really well for me, but you have to be careful. Never give away a free sample of your work to anyone, as people asking for freebies are ususally scammers. Thoroughly check how much you will get for each article – $2 for 100 words is OK, for 1000 words is rubbish. Once you win the bid, keep in touch with the buyer, at least daily, and ask lots of questions so that you’re clear what’s required. Make sure you meet the deadlines required.

Then just enjoy writing and being paid for your words!  Here are some other articles I’ve written http://hubpages.com/hub/Starting-a-small-business-The-Sory-of-The-Chocolate-Bar, about how to set up a small business, giving lots of tips about doing it, and about some of the pitfalls if you’re not careful.  I’m also a published author, having written two children’s books http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Publish-Your-Book.

Oct 21

AED Grants

Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Brandnew

What are Automated External Defibrillators? Automated external defibrillators are a computerized medical piece of equipment. AEDs can check An AED can recognize a rhythm that is in need of a shock. And an automated external defibrillator (AED) can instruct the EMT if a shock is advisable. An automated external defibrillator (AED) uses voice prompts, lights and text messages , to tell the trained help what actions to take.

Could Automated external defibrillators be used on children? Youngsters above age 8 can be treated with a standard automated external defibrillarot. For kids ages 1-8, the American Heart Association endorses the pediatric attenuated pads that are bought separately.

Can anyone obtain an AED automated external defibrillator? Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are made and purchased under rigid guidelines approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA may demand that the individual who purchases an AED to present a physician’s prescription for the machine.

How can I sign up for a CPR or Automated external defibrillator (AED) training? The American Heart Association teaches CPR and Automated external defibrillator training through its network of Training Centers. To find a Training Center close to you, call 1-877-AHA-4CPR.

How much does an Automated external defibrillator (AED) cost ? The cost of an Automated external defibrillators (AED) differs by make and model. The majority of AEDs cost between $1,500-$2,000.

How can I obtain an AED grant? AED grant funding is useable for a variety of entities. Industrial organizations, office buildings, sports complexes, schools and universities and even dentists are qualified to apply for aed grants. If you’re thinking about applying for an AED grant, go for it .

Applying for a AED grants easy . In minutes , you can apply online, and get approved within a few business days.

For more information on AED grants, visit our AED grants, where you’ll learn how to save money with an aed grant

Oct 20

The National Safety Passport

Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in Brandnew

The National Safety Passport CBT course delivers Safety Passport training with cost savings over those associated with more traditional schemes based in the classroom.

Cognition Media have developed an CBT Safety Passport program offering their customers the saving of significant amounts of time and expense while maintaining an impressively high standard of course content. The program is completely portable facilitating trainees to fit it in around their other duties. No more need for loss of working time, travelling or overnight costs; a definate plus in the current economic climate.

At a cost of £69.99 (ex VAT) the e-learning program includes the nationally recognised EMSS Safety Passport card which can be validated online for authenticity. This will exceed employer’s mandatory requirements to deliver safety, health and environment (SHE) training with a much smaller price tag than those associated with currently established schemes based in the classroom.

The instruction has been demonstrated retain the attention of the candidate and improve knowledge retention while making the learning a more enjoyable experience. Reviews from both candidates and management has been overwhelmingly positive:

You don’t have to sell this course to me, it’s a complete no brainer..SHE Manager

Good course, opens your eyes to Health & Safety..Key Accounts Manager

Thoroughly enjoyed the course, very informative; a must in safe working practices..Driver

Unlike some courses the content of this one is 100% relevant..Operator

This course is in bite sized chunks; allowing the day to day business of the branch to continue unaffected..Branch Manager

Please see the national safety passport web site for sales and further information.

Oct 20

Want New Friends? Find a Hobby

Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in Brandnew

Lost jobs. Companies going out of business. Foreclosures left and right. The stress today, for some of us, is overwhelming. The only thing keeping some of us going is our hobbies. For many of us it is watching television – sporting events, sitcoms, one of the many reality shows, etcetera. For others, its getting involved in more interactive activities such as novel writing software, taking photographs, playing sports, or even star gazing.

It probably goes without saying that it’s almost always more fun to share your hobby with a friend than to do it alone for instance, even a simple solitary activity like running, is a lot more fun when doing it with a friend. And some sports and hobbies, such as badminton or poker, pretty much require that more than one person be involved.

Sixty, seventy, eighty years ago, finding a friend who enjoyed the same things you did was simple, because everyone in a community grew up together. But we have gradually moved away from each other. Childhood friends now live on different coasts. Family members often only get together on holidays because everyone lives so far from each other.

Everything together makes finding those who enjoy the same interests harder to find.

Luckily, the Internet, far from keeping people apart as many sociologist first feared, has actually become a great tool and resource to bring people of similar interests together. Over the past 8 years, literally thousands of forums have sprung up over the Internet, started by people with an interest or hobby that they loved and showing you how to write books. And in the course of starting their forum, most of them discovered that they were not alone in their love of that topic.

But furthermore, in what has surprised many people, their common interest in their hobby has spilled over and continued into the real world and created genuine off-line friendships. Friendships that in the good old days never would have happened.

This, more than most things, goes to demonstrate just how much of a communal animal that man truly is and how much we all need one another to make life enjoyable for us.

Chris Edwards write about writing children book. Please visit his website.