National Trust has created a new series of National Trust challenge rides (also known as sportives) for anyone who's ever fancied the idea of taking part in a challenging cycle ride through stunning countryside or around a beautiful country estate. All of the routes will start and finish at National Trust sites and the first ride will take place in Pembrokeshire in West Wales on the 1 May. Philip Broadbent-Yale, outdoors programme manager at the National Trust, said: "These rides offer a fantastic way to see amazing countryside and have been specifically designed ...

Kuoni, the luxury tour operator, has published its latest report on how different British holidaymakers behave abroad, with revealing some results. According to the survey, Liverpudlians have more sex on holiday, Londoners most dislike body odour, holidaymakers from Sheffield buy the most new clothes for their holidays, child-free couples fret over litter and Brummies abstain from drinking alcohol. The Kuoni Holiday Report 2011 is part of the company's strategy of getting closer to its customers by understanding them better. The report looks at behaviour before, during ...

British Airways has launched its new route to Haneda in Japan on February 19, 2011 in a push to open up the domestic Japanese market to UK travellers. The service operates five times a week from London Heathrow to Haneda. The flight to Tokyo is served by a Boeing 777, with a four-class configuration enabling customers to choose from First, Club World (business class), World Traveller Plus (premium economy) or World Traveller (economy). Between February 19 and March 26, the service will operate on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The flight will depart ...

Standard Life, the long term savings and investment company, has launched a new online Stocks and Shares ISA, available via its website, aimed at simplifying investment options for people who want to manage their ISA investments online but are not sure what funds to choose. The new online Stocks and Shares ISA offers access to the full fund range but importantly people can now also access the MyFolio range of risk based portfolios. These offer people a simple choice of active investment strategies designed to maximise potential returns across five risk levels. Mark ...

The publishers of Financial-Spread-Betting.com are delighted to announce the launch of a new spread betting and technical analysis course for traders and investors. Spread Betting Course The Financial-Spread-Betting.com spread betting course is aimed at giving traders and investors a thorough grounding in the art of financial spread betting - we do not make any assumptions and clearly explain everything we believe you need to know to develop your understanding of this investment methodology. The stage-by-stage guide is designed to make your life easier and includes ...

Options University Forex Trader has announced a special 3-day online event for those interested in learning how to master the Forex market - the Forex Big Event. Held on March 2nd-4th, this exclusive training event will feature some of the country's top Forex professionals who will teach both new traders and seasoned veterans the tips and secrets to trading on the $3 trillion a day Forex market. The Forex Big Event will held online for registered users and each session will be archived for easy review. "Forex Joe" Atkins, Chief Forex Strategist of OU Forex Trader ...

BestPokerBonuses.org has released several new online poker bonuses that are available to poker players around the world. New poker referral codes have been issued for both UB Poker and for Full Tilt Poker, and these codes will allow bestpokerbonuses.org readers to claim up to $1700 in free poker money. Both of these exclusive poker bonus offers are available to players from most every country in the world, including the US. In addition to the poker referral codes, readers of bestpokerbonuses.org will get access to bonus guides that are written by experienced online poker ...

InsuranceAgents.com has posted on its website "Our Master Guide to Insurance Marketing", a 50+ page publication that advises agents on how to improve their sales practices. The report features coverage of such subjects as: - The complete story on insurance leads - How to communicate with prospects - The best ways to follow up on car insurance quotes you receive online - How to look back on your experience and translate what you have learned into winning habits The report notes that each lead purchased has the potential to become a client. It introduces comprehensive ...

Memphis Invest has spent over $650,000 in renovation of local single family homes in the first two months of 2011 and expects that number to exceed $4 million for the year. Those dollars are helping local companies survive and even grow. While the economy has put the squeeze on many small businesses and single man operations, the investment housing boom in cities like Memphis, Tennessee has helped some small businesses flourish. MemphisInvest.com, formally known as Memphis Invest, GP, is a family-owned real estate investment company who has led a resurgence for several ...

If you take care of your body inside and out, "why would you spray pesticides directly on your skin?," asks health advocate Tonya Kay. "DEET [the most popular insect repellent on the market] is a neurotoxin that 'may cause' mental confusion, mood disturbances, seizures, loss of muscular control, paralysis and death by asphyxiation—which is why it's used as a pesticide." Kay offers her solid advice for repelling insects the natural way—from thinking like a mosquito to mixing up her own green insect repellent—a blend of ingredients you can safely spray on your skin, but ...

This week, MTD Model Management announced its recent accreditation by BBB Serving Central, Coastal, and Southwest Texas. As a BBB Accredited Business, MTD Model Management is dedicated to promoting trust in the marketplace. According to BBB reports by Princeton Research, seven in ten consumers say they are more likely to buy from a company designated as a BBB Accredited business. BBB is a resource for the public, providing objective, unbiased information about businesses. "We are pleased to be a BBB Accredited Business because we value building trust with our customers," ...

Ten months ago, the owners of The Organic Hound Co. found out there just might be a silver lining to becoming unemployed. After losing their jobs in April 2010, Jess Hendelman, Michelle Clark, and Deb Harmon began forming the idea for The Organic Hound Co., an organic dog biscuit company based out of their New Hampshire home. Now, ten months later, they are excited to introduce their organic dog biscuits and brand new website to the dog loving public. For these three women, starting an organic dog biscuit company out of their home after losing their jobs was anything ...

Overwhelmingly teams' performance is a reflection of members' behaviors, which is why it is of the utmost importance for managers to be able to recognize and target passive aggressiveness, before it causes projects delays and non-compliance. Managers and leaders know that teams will only perform as well as the person with less cooperative skills. The worst case of passive-aggressive behavior involves destructive attitudes such as negativity, sullenness, resentment, procrastination, "forgetting" to do something, chronic lateness, and intentional inefficiency. This attitude ...

The World renowned concert and event producer Joshua Trump a.k.a The nEcKeD cHiCkEn has recently signed a contract with European recording agency NCI to produce a series of Global concerts as well as design a music ad campaign for the European Music Awards. This move is a canned contract which will only have The nEcKeD cHiCkEn produce 12 concerts in 6 countries as well as design the production layout, staging, lighting and theme for the 2011 EMW (European Music Awards). The 12 concerts will range in size from 13,000 to 90,000 depending on the city and it is understood ...

As the Internet becomes the premier source of information for people seeking advice on personal injury and accident law, Ottawa Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth wins accolades from Best Attorneys Online for Best Accident and Injury Lawyer. The online market for personal injury and accident lawyers has grown exponentially over the past years and with it the number of sites and directories devoted to legal services. It is difficult to assess each injury lawyers' credibility and experience. "The internet has really levelled the playing field for personal injury and ...

The Advanced Google AdWords training course in Adelaide is a half day course that is designed as an advanced course for those businesses that have some experience with setting up or running a Google AdWords campaign, but want to get better results from their spend. It will cover such areas as advanced campaign settings and structure, keyword targeting, writing effective adverts, bid management techniques, the use of landing pages and conversion tracking. There is also a full day training course taking place on the previous day, Thursday 24th March, which is designed ...

The Customized Smile Lift with Dr. Jay Ajmo from PGA Dentistry A smile makeover by our featured cosmetic dentist Dr. Jay L. Ajmo DDS of PGA Dentistry is easy, and can change your entire appearance overnight! Friends and relatives will wonder what's different - sudden weight loss, a new hairstyle, plastic surgery. No one would imagine that a two-day visit to the dentist could generate image enhancing, life-changing results. Everyone deserves to look beautiful believes Dr. Jay Ajmo. Facial imbalances have a dramatic effect on one's personality and thus general happiness. ...

Founded with over 10 years of experience building new businesses, Paul W. Hughes has joined with digital media producers from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City to create a new marketing and media asset for small to medium sized businesses: poliARC. As Paul W. Hughes explains, "poliARC is founded on a relatively simple idea: over the years marketing has merged with digital media. Today they're practically one and the same. It follows, then, that in order to have a rocking marketing strategy and package, you need to have a team who conceives and creates that ...

From late February through early April, Spring Break travelers flood the beaches of Florida and Mexico; most notably, Cancún, Miami Beach, and South Beach. Playa del Carmen, Mexico is located on the southern coast of Mexico on the Caribbean Sea. Originally a small fishing town, Playa del Carmen has become a wonderful Spring Break alternative to the crowds found in Cancún and southern Florida. Boasting the same quality beaches and crystal clear turquoise waters as Cancún, Playa del Carmen offers the bustling shopping and nightlife of Fifth Avenue (Quinta Avenue) where hundreds ...

Students enrolled in high school, undergraduate or graduate programs in academic institutions in Orange County, and postdoctoral fellows in Orange County are invited to apply for Young Scientists Awards offered by the Alzheimer's Association, Orange County Chapter. "The purpose of the awards is to encourage our bright young scientific scholars to pursue a career in the field of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias," said Jim McAleer, president and CEO of Alzheimer's Association, O.C. "Orange County is one of the hardest hit regions in the nation, with 75,000 individuals ...

Blog Talk Radio's Robin Falls Kids Show: Stories for Children with hosts (VS Grenier, D.M. Cunningham and Kris Quinn Chirstopherson) will be chatting with award-winning author Mayra Calvani about her latest book "Frederico the Mouse Violinist" and with author Rhonda Fischer about her award-winning book "Randy Kazandy, Where are Your Glasses?" They'll also discuss writing, the publishing industry and Randy Kazandy's motto "I love being me!" and Calvani's other books. Calvani and Fischer will also be sharing writing tips, and trials and tribulations of the writer's life. ...

Viral Media Network (VMN) announced today Hip-Hop group, The Dime, will be in San Francisco for The Variety Society's live taping of it's 4th episode in it's monthly series, Saturday, March 12th, at BoxCar Theatre Studios at 125A Hyde St, San Francisco, CA. Episode 4 will feature Dan Sullivan the host, News with Marcus Sams covering currents events and The California Crusher with sports while Erik Braa announces it all. Nowtime Sound provides the musical breaks in the show, playing our host, Dan out to the commercial break. We will also feature a guest performance by ...

LEADSExplorer solves the problem of converting visitors on web sites using personalized targeting by email based on real-time business, interest identification, automatic scoring and matching visitors and their email address. Although companies put much effort and investments in their website, currently only 2 to 3 percent of their web visitors will contact by email or fill out an online form. This leaves much potential to improve the ROI of websites as the majority of website visitors just leave the website. Using real-time business identification and intelligence ...

The 12-page Pressure Sensors Booklet from American Sensors Technologies outlines the advantages of using AST pressure measurement devices for these distinct alternative energy industries and cites typical applications for pressure sensor use. An overview of Krystal Bond Technology (the latest Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) pressure sensor technology) is also featured in the booklet. For a hard copy of the booklet, please visit the AST Contact Us Page and complete the online form. http://www.astsensors.com/contact.php To download a pdf version, please visit: ...

Cracker's Comedy Club in Indianapolis is proud to present a special event with award winning comedian/hypnotist Don Barnhart April 10th, 2010. For years, Barnhart has been one of the top headlining comedians across the country with numerous TV/Film appearances and just wont the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for entertaining the troops around the world. He was also nominated for the Las Vegas Review-Journal's 2010 "Best Comedian" and "Best Comedy Hypnosis Show" and was certified as a hypnotist by the Hypnosis Motivation Institute. HMI has earned the distinction of being ...