The development and growth of much of Asia over the past two decades has been nothing short of spectacular. Yet, there remains a huge void of great brands (Japan aside) emerging from this region - Surveys repeatedly confirm that Asian consumers overwhelmingly prefer great Western brands to home-grown ones: given the choice, they will drink Coke, wear Nike shoes, and drive a BMW every time. This begets the question: How effective will be the current transition of the world order from West to East in the absence of great Asian brands? And will that momentous transition remain ...

iFunia, a professional developer of Mac multimedia software, is pleased to announce that their flagship product iFunia MOD Converter for Mac is currently available on the Mac App Store. iFunia MOD Converter is the multifunctional tool which helps camcorder enthusiasts easily convert MOD,TOD files recorded by most popular digital camcorder to all popular video and audio formats for use on Mac, iPad, iPhone or iPod, or Apple TV. "With more than 1,000 free and paid apps, the Mac App Store brings the revolutionary App Store experience to the Mac, and we are thrilled to have ...

The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, the most prestigious name in short film script contests, has earned one more honour: first place in the Writing and Literature category as part of the first edition of the Canadian Weblog Awards, a recently introduced annual event administered by Schmutzie.com, which was created to promote good weblogs of all genres from across Canada year round through regular interviews, articles, and the nomination, judging and award process that culminates with the announcement of the top three weblogs in each category on January 1st of each ...

Look what hatched on December 4, 2010: It's my bum2 book, a daily journal for TWINS! With my bum2 [squared] book ("bum2"), parents of twins won't have to use two my bum books anymore! They can now record all their twins' daily deeds in one convenient book. "Bum2 was such a natural addition to the bum book line. I'd gotten so many requests for a twins' book - we just knew it would be a great way to help mothers with multiples make sense of their busy baby days." said Cory Kingston, founder. For the same affordable price as the original my bum book ($19.95), the new ...

Improve the quality of your indoor air with houseplants as well as use them to brighten up a room. Plant leaves act as filters for many of the harmful toxins which are produced from carpet, paint, insulation and many other building materials found in our homes and offices. To learn how to clean the air using indoor plants, come to Calloway's or Cornelius Nursery for a free "Dressing Your Indoors" Clinic Saturday, January 15, 2011, at 10:15 a.m. Stay for Repotting Day on January 15th which will be held all day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. We provide: the working space and tools, ...

An innovative new treatment performed by the chiropractors in San Diego at New Century Spine Centers is helping many victims of back pain. Spinal Decompression Therapy along with an Arthritis Relief Program also known as ARP is helping patients avoid surgery for back and neck pain in San Diego, CA. At a fraction of the cost of spinal surgery, Spinal Decompression Treatment is extremely safe, very effective, FDA cleared, and best of all, non-operative. Many patients describe the treatment as very safe and comfortable and the rehabilitation as very helpful in eliminating ...

CFO WISE Founder & CEO, Ken Kaufman, was given moderated the Focus Finance Round Table on January 6, 2011 on Effective Tax Strategies for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. This round table covered three main topics, recent tax law changes and how they impact you, actionable tips to help minimize tax and increase compliance, and an insider's perspective on how to get the most from your relationship with your CPA. The podcast for this discussion can be heard here. About CFOwise With over two centuries of senior-level executive experience, CFOwise is the premier ...

Woodycrest United Methodist and Nourishing NYC are pleased to announce Community Healthy Eating and Nutrition Classes for those in-need on February 16, 2011. In response to the scarcity of nutrition education within parts of New York City, Nourishing NYC and Woodycrest United Methodist will be offering a nutrition class free to those in-need on February 16th to help families and individuals that suffer disproportionately from poverty, obesity, and diabetes. On February 16th, Nourishing NYC will be sending nutrition volunteers to Woodycrest United Methodist. The goal ...

Dr. Bedi of PSA Zero says, "Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer prevalent in men. Prostate cancer is a slow grows slowly inside the prostate gland with hardly noticeable symptoms. Even though some early symptoms are apparent, men usually ignore it. It is pathetic to know most of the victims who are prone to prostate cancer are highly educated but they succumb to disease without awareness. He also added that if a person is well aware of the early symptoms then it is easy to cure the disease and prolong the life of the victim. PSA Zero is a specially ...

Wind Simplicity's Windancer Small Wind Turbine Takes Gold at the Recycling Council Ontario (RCO) Waste Minimization Awards 2010. Environmentalist and Windancer co-inventor Sharolyn Vettese won't allow any product with a skull and crossbones on the label through the doors of her manufacturing plant. A container sporting a decomposing hand won't get inside either. She says the best way to minimize hazardous waste is not to generate it in the first place. That's just one of the reasons she received a Gold Sustainable Product Award from the RCO for her small wind ...

Pro Filter, Inc. is introducing a new product: a reusable filter bag that works with a wet/dry vacuum system. The filters are universal with vacuum cleaners like Shop Vac, Ridge Tool, Craftsman, Kenmore and others. This pre filter bag has many advantages over the traditional paper pre filter bag. There are two types of pre filter bags; one being the standard bag for medium sized dust particles and one is a high efficiency filter bag for very fine dust particles. Pro Filter's pre filter bags attach to the end of the hose going into the canister part of the vacuum with a ...

On January 25th at 7 PM Dr. Bahari of Affinity Cosmetic & Laser Center will hold a Liposculpture Seminar in his Woodland Hills office. One attendee will receive a $1,000 coupon toward liposculpture at Dr. Bahari's office. The seminar will explain European, no heat liposculpture procedure: Dr. Bahari will focus on the benefits and risks of this new liposculpture technology and explain what to expect. That's a rare opportunity to learn from an expert whether high definition, European, no heat liposculpture is appropriate for you, what to expect before, during and after the ...

Dr. Allan Acton, of Cary Family Dental, recently completed a three-day course provided by The Kois Center in Seattle. "Restorative/Periodontal Interface" was led by instructor John C. Kois, DMD, MSD on December 2-4 and discussed the importance of understanding why some anterior crown margins (the area around the edge of the crown) become exposed while others stay stable for years and how management of this area can improve the esthetics and longevity your teeth. This course is part of a continuum that Dr. Acton is committed to completing in about two years. Last year, ...

Scatter Brothers Productions, a Tampa-based feature film production company, has turned to Kickstarter.com, a new online platform used to fund creative ideas and ambitious endeavors, to fund their next short-film set to shoot in St. Petersburg. Scatter Brothers' project, entitled "Speed Daters Anonymous", will only be funded if their goal of at least $11,000 is pledged by the deadline, Thursday, February 3rd. "Kickstarter is the perfect online platform to gain support and raise money for our new short-film," said Ben Daniele, Scatter Brothers President of Production. ...

Multi-platinum producer, engineer and artist Alan Parsons has announced his plans for this weekends highly anticipated NAMM music conference in Anaheim, CA. Alan will be speaking at multiple events and panels in promotion of his new DVD series The Art and Science of Sound Recording and his latest single "All Our Yesterdays". Attendees are encouraged to visit Alan at the official ASSR booth (#6531) on the show floor during convention hours. In addition Alan Parsons will be doing a very special appearance at Guitar Center in Hollywood this Wednesday (1.12.2011) at 7pm ...

The CIO Cloud Summit team announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with Cloud Vision, an online media outlet that tracks the latest cloud computing news for enterprises, telecoms, charities and government entities. The CIO Cloud Summit, May 22-25, 2011, will bring together CIOs and IT executives who are planning, implementing or looking to optimize cloud computing projects at their organizations. The event will include, but is not limited to, representatives from government, telecom, healthcare, utilities, finance, insurance, retail and education. ...

Income at home business opportunities are being promoted on many talk radio programs, but the start-up cost makes it difficult to begin for people who are struggling to make ends meet. A group of Internet business entrepreneurs have announced a plan to pay the cost so anyone can have their own online TrafficWave business without risk. The group even provides free mentoring and personalized help to insure the success of each new online business owner. "We challenge any of the so-called income-at-home business opportunities and radio talk show hosts promoting them to ...

Help-Me-Rent Magazine.com, the revolutionary publication and website that provides a beneficial online and print advertising arena for both landlords and renters alike, has formally partnered up with powerhouse online search engine Cazoodle.com before the official public launch of its comprehensive website and print publication. Cazoodle.com will provide the primary search engine for Help-Me-Rent Magazine.com's platform, the first print publication of its kind for the search engine provider to partner with. This search engine will drive users to both Cazoodle.com and ...

Ushering in a new era of design, guest service and intimate comfort and convenience in the Valley, PNK Group has announced it will open BLVD. Hotel + Spa on February 4th, 2011 at 10730 Ventura Bl. in Studio City, California. The hotel's 58 rooms (of which 30 are suites)—many of them with garden patios and balconies—in an intimate setting featuring a luxurious day spa. PNK Group, which already owns other hotel properties, took another direction entirely with BLVD. "We had thought of doing building a limited-service property," recalls Sagar Kumar, Managing Director of ...

Dr. Patty Ann Tublin, a world-renowned relationship expert who helps couples achieve happiness and intimacy, has just released a new article on her web site, where she shares her most effective relationship tool. The article, "Mirror Mirror on the Wall: The Secret & Most Effective Relationship Tool," is available now at http://www.drpattyann.com/2010/uncategorized/the-secret-and-most-effective-relationship-tool/. According to Dr. Patty Ann, mirrors reveal truths that we are not always willing to see when we look into them. And the mirror is the secret, most effective ...

Snap Fitness, the world' s fastest growing franchisor of compact, state-of-the-art fitness centers, has been named one of the top 500 franchises in the United States, ranking No. 33 in Entrepreneur Magazine' s Franchise 500, No. 27 in Fastest-Growing franchises and No. 31 in America' s Top Global Franchises. The rankings for all 500 companies are determined using an exclusive formula that takes into account objective and quantifiable factors. The most important factors include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. Despite the current ...

The mobile learning application uSwim was released, which is aimed to help you teach children to swim in a clear and effortless way. Now the world-leading training course uSwim has been developed as an iOS application to make the process of learning more convenient. Compatible with any iOS device, it gives parents the knowhow to teach their children to swim, which has been proven to benefit kids both physically and emotionally. The program comes from Australia's leading babies and infant learn to swim schools - Aquatic Achievers, who have been teaching children for ...

Money Scholar will debut its line of piggy banks of the future at The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishing Market at the AmericasMart starting on January 14th-18th. Unlike the traditional piggy banks which only reinforce the concept of saving, these Money Scholar Banks teach the four pillars of smart money management - save, invest, give and spending within a budget. "It is amazing how we care so much about teaching our kids, language, math, good manners but we neglect financial literacy. If our kids don't know how ot manage money by the time they are teenagers, ...

Do you have a story inside that you need to release? Have you finished your manuscript but looking for a publisher? Let the #1 Conference for Writers, Authors, and Speakers help you to your next level. The National Christian Writers Conference ( http://www.ncwcfr.com ) and West Bow Publishing announce the launch of the NCWC -WEST Bow writers contest. The National Christian Writers' Conference PR & Social media training programs and the West Bow Press Bookstore Advantage Publishing Package will give you the leading edge a self published author needs to stand out among ...

Want to get insight to your business' passport to success? Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts its third inception of State of the City for 2011 on Thursday, January 27th from 7:30 am to 10:00 am at the Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica. This year business owners will hear from other local businesses on how they are surviving and thriving in Santa Monica. Panelists include Activision, Agensys, The Lobster Restaurant, Revolution Fitness and Santa Monica Place. "The State of the City is a central vehicle in ensuring the continual advancement of doing business ...