In a statement issued today, Gary Miller-Cheevers, CEO of payday loan company www.speed-e-loans.com, has pledged his support for various calls from the government to put a cap on the cost of payday loans borrowing. MP Stella Creasy has been leading a high profile campaign to stop the "legal loan sharks" by pushing for a cap on interest rates charged on products such as payday loans. MEP Alyn Smith from the Scottish National Party (SNP) was reported last week* as saying: "Cameron and his cronies must get their act together and regulate these companies ...

As if 2011 wasn't successful enough, in December, Annapolis, MD-based neo-soul band, Sweet Leda, was nominated for MD/DC Band/Artist of The Year in the 1st Annual Tri State Indie Music Awards. Hosted by Tri State Indie, an organization that serves as a network for indie musicians by providing fans with music news, show announcements, show coverage, and a social media community, the awards program seeks to recognize the best in regional talent. Sweet Leda earned its nomination by continuing to tear up the Mid-Atlantic music scene throughout 2011. Not only did the band ...

Collectively the four cruises will visit 148 ports of call and highlights include overnight stays in Buenos Aires, New Orleans, Sydney and Cape Town and scenic cruising in the Amazon, Cape Horn, Beagle Channel and the Amalia Glacier. All four ships will be flying the 175th Anniversary flag as P&O Cruises kicks off a full year of celebrations to mark the 175th anniversary of when the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was formed. World cruises offer unrivalled value for money with prices for the 2012 itineraries starting at GBP82 per person per night, including ...

NEW YORK — An article released today in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified evidence of retroviruses and herpesviruses in illegally imported wildlife products confiscated at several U.S. international airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental-Houston and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International. The pilot program was initiated to establish surveillance and testing methods ...

Of all the habitable parts of our planet, one ecosystem still remains largely unexplored and unknown to science: the igneous ocean crust. This rocky realm of hard volcanic lava exists beneath ocean sediments that lie at the bottom of much of the world's oceans. While scientists have estimated that microbes living in deep ocean sediments may represent as much as one-third of Earth's total biomass, the habitable portion of the rocky ocean crust may be 10 times as great. Yet biologists know very little about this ecosystem. The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) ...

The re-fit saw the addition of 27 new cabins and the introduction of an Ocean Grill restaurant by Marco Pierre White, now proving very popular on P&O Cruises Adonia. The multimillion pound overhaul to the ship named by HM The Queen in 1995, also includes the addition of Sorrento, the new Italian restaurant concept also launched on Adonia, but this time with an outdoor dining area; a newly designed aft deck with bar; refreshed decoration in the public areas and Oasis Spa, which also now features thermal loungers and a dedicated aerobics floor; and a new look to the ...

To celebrate, P&O Cruises is offering a special 175th anniversary discount of up to 10% on its cruise holidays during the peak "wave" period of December, January and February. Prices will start from GBP599 for a seven night cruise, such as Ventura's March 25 cruise to Spain and France, and GBP949 for a 14 night cruise such as Azura's November 5 cruise to Gibraltar, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal. World cruises are also included in the anniversary sale with on board credit of up to GBP1100 available on bookings. P&O Cruises managing director, ...

Losing weight and saving money are among the top five resolutions made each New Year's Day, but they are also among the top vows broken. This year, Bruegger's winter menu has options to make it easier for guests to keep their resolve. Starting today, the bagel bakery chain will roll out its diet-friendly Skinny Zesty Egg White Sandwich. The sandwich features egg whites, turkey sausage, Swiss cheese and sun-dried tomato spread served on Bruegger's new Five Grain Everything skinny bagel. (Introduced in 2011, the skinny bagel, available in any of Bruegger's 15-plus varieties, ...

That's it.TM announced today that its all-natural That's it.TM fruit bars are now available for sale at Whole Foods Markets nationwide and will be available on all Virgin America flights starting in mid-January 2012. That's it.TM fruit bars, a revolutionary new line of snack bars that contain only 2 ingredients: fruit and fruit, are made without preservatives, concentrates, purees, juices, added sugars, corn syrup, artificial coloring, or flavoring. That's it.TM fruit bars are now available for purchase in the Whole Body deparTMent of Whole Foods Markets throughout ...

"Dark Girls" Directors/Producers D. Channsin Berry and Bill Duke (Dark Girls, LLC) have announced new January 2012 dates for nationwide tour of the film in. Record ticket sales in Oakland and Atlanta in November 2011 have fueled the demand for additional dates. Berry and Duke will make an appearance for 'Question and Answer' session at the conclusion of each screening. About "Dark Girls": Documentary Directors/Producers Bill Duke (Duke Media) and D. Channsin Berry (Urban Winter Entertainment) have focused their cameras on an American cultural bias ...

For many years now, the internet has proven to be the effective medium of communication and marketing, allowing businesses to increase their customer reach. The main issue for small businesses has been the cost of implementing complete internet marketing strategies and they've been left without a real alternative. Based on the current demand, it was necessary to create affordable, small business internet marketing packages at levels all business could afford. When your website has been properly optimized it dramatically increases your reach. Businesses are needing to ...

CozyHomePlans.com is a new website resource for those interested in downsizing or looking to build their first home. The site provides professionally created tiny home floor plans that are comparable in design, but much more efficient than the larger, much more expensive homes. They are also a resource for DIYers and others interested in the small houses and green living. CozyHomePlans.com is a new website created for those who would like to downsize and simplify their life. In today's economy it can be tough for many to realize the dream of owning their own home. Many ...

DBI Consulting, Inc., a privately held business intelligence consulting provider, today announced the formation of its Life Sciences Business Unit in response to the growing demand for expertise in analytics management of complex, high volume, research data. The creation of the Life Sciences Business Unit represents an important strategic commitment to this industry vertical. It expands on the company's leadership in business Intelligence architecture in an area of significant growth in the Life Sciences applications such as genomics, bioanalytics and agricultural research. ...

Aunt Mollie's 'Advice for the Divorcelorn' weekly column is now available online, according to today's announcement issued by the columnist. The featured column contains questions and answers about all aspects of divorce. "Divorce touches everyone," says Aunt Mollie. "Either yourself, a family member, a friend, a neighbor, or a coworker has been through a divorce or is divorcing now. But just because it's common doesn't make it comfortable. Mentioning the d-word stirs a whole pot of emotions." Advice columns are numerous, but the Aunt Mollie column ...

Zoomqa, a prominent writing and web design company, is pleased to announce its relocation to the metro Atlanta area effective January 1, 2012. In an effort to tap into a growing and more viable business market, Zoomqa has situated its professional interests in becoming a growing part of the Atlanta community and its surrounding areas. Zoomqa will continue to provide writing and web design services to national and international clients. "We are interested in harvesting our continuous and maturing ability to extend a largely competitive realm of writing and web design ...

Long time manager to GRAMMY Awarding winning group Boyz II Men, Qadree El- Amin reunited with the legendary R&B group on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. He was joined by the music industry's elite in celebrating Boyz II Men's musical achievement. El-Amin has always been known throughout the industry as the one of the men responsible for the success of Boyz II Men. In1995, El Amin executive produced and spearheaded negotiations between multi-talented songstress Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men to produce the GRAMMY nominated song, "One Sweet Day." The creation of ...

The Comedy Spot Comedy Club 7117 East 3rd Avenue Scottsdale 480-945-4422 http://www.thecomedyspot.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL EVENT FEB 10 - 11 TIM MEADOWS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Show Times: FRIDAY 8:00 & 10:00 PM SATURDAY 8:00 & 10:00 PM Ticket Price: $25 + 2 item minimum TIM MEADOWS BIO About TIM MEADOWS: After studying television and radio broadcasting at Wayne State University, Meadows began ...

The Small Business Bonfire (http://www.smallbizbonfire.com), a thriving online small business community for passionate entrepreneurs, has recently announced the redesign and re-launch of their rapidly-growing membership site. With more than 550 small business owners joining in the first 10 months, the Small Business Bonfire team found it necessary to upgrade to a platform that could better accommodate their ever-expanding needs. Selecting Ning as the new platform will allow members to more easily customize their profile pages, promote their businesses, share and feature ...

Milton Collier with TranZcenter introduces their NEW Transportation and Logistics Job Board. Employers can get additional exposure for their Transportation and Logistics Job Openings, TranZJobs system is designed to expose their Job Openings to thousand of qualified candidates. Our jobs are exposed to Military Veterans all over the world by working with the Department of Veterans Affairs. We expose our Job Openings with top job search engines such as Simply Hired. Job Seekers looking for Employment in a Growing Industry can start their search immediately! The Bureau ...

Celebrity TV chef Mafiz Ali is delighted to announce that he will be holding his very first Burns Supper at Ayr Spice Indian Restaurant in Minishant, Ayrshire, Scotland on Tuesday 24 January 2012. Master of Ceremonies and reciter of Tam O' Shanter will be Donald Kay, the leading interpreter of Rabbie Burns and his songs and poems. Piper: Bryce McCulloch Address to the Haggis: Captain Graham Reith Immortal Memory: Charlie Weir, past-president Alloway Burns Club Toast to the Lassies: Archie Thom, past president Mauchline Burns Club Reply: Catriona Thom Musical ...

Portent, Inc., a Seattle-based full-service internet marketing company, announced today the appointment of Steve Gahler as President. Gahler has proven to be a media and marketing industry front runner over the last 15 years and brings a wealth of knowledge in business development and operations to Portent, as the company aims to continue growth in the marketing community. Gahler was previously the VP and General Manager of KSTW, CBS' Seattle television affiliate. During his tenure at KSTW, he is credited with restoring overall profitability, launching and directing ...

S&H Public Relations, who has been hard at work since this past summer representing some of the best up-and-coming Hip Hop artists, has partnered with one of the nation's premier urban entertainment website, Hip Hop Wired, to kick off the 2012 National MC Search. Judged by Rapper Big Pooh from Little Brother fame, underground heavyweight Torae, and film producer Kareem Fort from "Demos", this online talent search, beginning January 9, 2012, will give aspiring rap artists across the nation an opportunity to compete for a chance to win exciting prizes including ...

On Saturday, Jan. 21, Clark's Fine Art of Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles), Calif., will conduct its first auction of 2012 - a 270-lot auction of premier modern and contemporary artworks from three significant collections, plus additional select consignments. Two of the featured collections are from the estates of Hollywood luminaries who played key roles in the production of TV and film classics known the world over. The third collection consists of contemporary works of art donated by supporters to the Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center, a Los Angeles nonprofit ...

The Church's campaign is centered around The Way to Happiness, a book by L. Ron Hubbard which is comprised of 21 precepts, each one predicated on the fact that one's survival depends on the survival of others—and that without the survival of others, neither joy nor happiness are attainable. In the two decades since it was authored, some 80 million copies of the book passed hand to hand, thus inspiring the international movement which has found its way to Nashville, TN. The Nashville church plans to distribute copies of the book in the surrounding neighborhoods. "We ...

In December of 2011 Leon Scott Baxter's latest relationship self-help book was released by Cedar Fort Publishing. The book, The Finance of Romance: Investing In Your Relationship Portfolio, approaches strengthening relationships through the lens of finance, money, saving and investment. "That's just what love is," the author claims, "an investment you take from nothing and hope it will grow through risk, nurture and time." In a tumultuous economy, Americans have struggled and been forced to reevaluate their finances. We've become experts on money, ...