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    Curvy Women Can Now Get Denim Jeans that Fit Just Right

    Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:02:42 -0800 PST
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — Toombas Jeans & Denim Wear announces this week their new line of no-gap-in-the-waist jeans and other denim clothing, sizes 0-24. Inspired by millions of curvaceous women who have gone unnoticed in the fashion world, the founders of Toombas Jeans & Denim set out to change women’s negative self images by simply stating, [...]

    Popping the Question This Holiday on a Budget is Easier Than Ever with Whiteflash Diamonds

    Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:50:45 -0800 PST
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — Finding the right person to spend the rest of your life with is hard enough; asking her to marry you should be the easy part. But with a stalled economy making headlines every day, is it possible to find the perfect diamond ring if you’re on a budget? With online jeweler Whiteflash, [...]

    SaleAMP Unveils Pay-for-Performance Marketing Service to Push Real Estate Rebound

    Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:25:17 -0800 PST
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    AUSTIN, Texas — SaleAMP, a cutting-edge marketing and software company, today announced a unique pay-for-performance real estate marketing service for condo developers, large home builders and real estate related banks, nationwide. The service, based on proprietary internet marketing tools and techniques has produced tens of thousands of buyer prospects and sales in a matter of [...]

    Cognitive Technologies Chosen by APS Healthcare to Improve their Project Management Office

    Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:56:07 -0800 PST
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    AUSTIN, Texas — Cognitive Technologies, an IT consulting company specializing in project and program management for the Federal Government and Fortune 1000 companies, is pleased to announce that they have been engaged by APS Healthcare to sustain and improve their Project Management Office (PMO). Cognitive Technologies initially will be assisting with the management of the [...]

    Sweet Holidays: Chocolate Coin Store Unwraps New Standard for Candy Coins

    Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:27:47 -0800 PST
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — With over 1.5 million design combinations, the highest quality 100% Belgian chocolate and flat-rate 12-cent pricing, forget what you know about the old foiled chocolate coins from your childhood. The Chocolate Coin Store (chocolatecoinstore.com) is out to change the opinion of those waxy, gritty Kennedy or Lady Liberty chocolate coins of the [...]

    Read Magazines and Help Texas Food Banks

    Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:33:07 -0800 PST
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    TOMBALL, Texas — Wouldn’t it be great if reading your favorite magazine helped to end hunger? Well, now that’s possible. Magazines for Meals, a Texas-magazine vendor, announced today that it will donate 40 percent of all magazine order purchases to food banks that service their customers’ local area. When a Texas customer makes a purchase, [...]

    Austin’s MDS Advertising Keeps New Biz Wins Flowing in Tight Economy

    Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:03:22 -0800 PST
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    AUSTIN, Texas — David Hubbard, executive vice president and creative director for Austin ad agency MDS Advertising, announced today that MDS would serve as agency of record for the just completed AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin. MDS will create a comprehensive launch and awareness campaign for the [...]

    Multivista Construction Documentation Service Arrives in Dallas

    Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:32:17 -0700 PDT
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    DALLAS, Texas — Multivista LLC, the nation’s leading construction documentation company, announced today the opening of Multivista Dallas. “There has been an overwhelming response for the Multivista service nationally and we have worked hard to secure the opportunity to bring it to Dallas,” said David Jordan, one of the firm’s partners and son of Dallas [...]

    U.S. Candy Company Shows Quality of Belgian Chocolate Coins Amidst Chinese Foods Scare

    Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:57:47 -0700 PDT
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — With the recent news reports of melamine-tainted chocolate coins coming out of China, there has been some public question regarding the safety of chocolate coins sold in the United States. Images in Chocolate, LLC, a 15-year-old Houston, TX-based chocolate manufacturer marketing their chocolate coins online at ChocolateCoinStore.com spoke about the recent scare. [...]

    Green Stone of Healing Fantasy Website Honored in 2008 National Best Books Awards

    Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:10:29 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    LANCASTER, Texas — The Green Stone of Healing(R) epic fantasy website is among the finalists of the 2008 National Best Books Awards sponsored by USABookNews .com, HealingStone Books announced today. The award-winning website, greenstoneofhealing.com, is honored in the Best Website Design category. The site provides much-needed background for a complex saga packed with romance, intrigue, [...]

    STC International San Antonio Details the Best Types of Career Marketing Materials for Tough Economy

    Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:24:39 -0700 PDT
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas — During these uncertain times, your career marketing materials are important components of your job search, says STC International, a leading career management and marketing firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. These materials fulfill different purposes for jobseekers and employers. In order to develop effective documents, it is necessary to understand their [...]

    African Americans and Web 2.0: The MyBlack Urban Vertical

    Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:11:02 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    AUSTIN, Texas — My Black Networks, LLC announced this past week a new portal site — The MyBlack(TM) Urban Vertical — with a core mission to address the fragmented state of data that is culturally relevant to its target markets. My Black Networks (MBN) defines itself as an ecosystem of informational web sites targeting unique [...]

    Restaurant Survey Provides Insights on Over 80 Point of Sale Systems

    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:37:11 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — RestaurantOwner, a membership website for independent restaurant operators, has released, on their website, the results of a detailed survey of their members’ experiences with their current point of sale systems. Over 1,100 individual independent operators participated and provided detailed feedback on over 80 different POS systems. Choosing a point of sale system [...]

    2008 MTV Video Music Awards Gets Rocked by WhiteFlash Jewelry

    Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:20:44 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — Strutting down the red carpet at this year’s MTV Video Music Award show on September 7th was a bevy of beautiful gems - on some beautiful gems. WhiteFlash.com, the premier online purveyor of fine diamond jewelry, took its place as one of the most sought after jewelry brands of the evening by [...]

    Hurricane Gustav Reveals Gap in Otherwise Successful Marine Industry Preparations

    Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:30:07 -0700 PDT
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    FRIENDSWOOD, Texas — According to the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association, the Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers and inland barge industry have collaborated extensively since the 2005 hurricane season to better prepare for and respond to hurricane events along the Gulf Coast. Specifically, the collaboration produced a detailed, written protocol for storm preparation, communications and response [...]

    InterSkillMedia to Launch Dramatic Audio Book Format on Day James Dean Died

    Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:29:07 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    ROUND ROCK, Texas — On September 30th, InterSkillMedia.Com is launching a new audio book format on the anniversary date of the death of the famous actor, James Dean. Consumers are listening to audio books more than ever. Industry statistics released by The Association of American Publishers (AAP) show that audio books had an increase of [...]

    Barack Obama Inspires Jewelry Line from Sculptor Jonas Perkins

    Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:53:58 -0700 PDT
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — African American artist Jonas Perkins commemorates historic election with original jewelry line. Perkins, a sculptor from Fredericksburg, Texas, announced today that he decided to show his support for Barack Obama through the medium that he knows best, metal. He has designed a unique line of sterling silver jewelry that features Obama’s best [...]

    Cognitive Technologies Receives Microsoft Federal Partner Award

    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:16:07 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    AUSTIN, Texas — Cognitive Technologies, an IT consulting firm specializing in project and program management for the Federal Government and Fortune 1000 companies, has been chosen “Rookie of the Year” by Microsoft Federal, the unit of Microsoft that provides the Federal Government with Microsoft software and solutions. This prestigious award is based on the total [...]

    WhiteFlash Launches AWEAR Jewelry at Teen Choice Awards

    Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:37:13 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s elite is nothing new for the internet’s premier online jewelry retailer WhitefFlash.com. This past weekend at the zany and fun Teen Choice 2008, WhiteFlash.com flexed their power and shouted their message of youth “AWEARness” as one of the featured sponsors in the highly exclusive Mattel “Celebrity Retreat” during [...]

    HCI International Austin Outlines 6 Essential Rules for Salary Negotiations

    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:52:40 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    AUSTIN, Texas — HCI International Austin, a leading executive career management and marketing firm, outlines six essential strategies for successful salary negotiations in today’s job market. Attitudes and relationships are everything in today’s competitive workplace. How you negotiate your salary will affect your relationship, both positive and negative, with your employer. HCI International Austin suggests [...]

    Lone Star Brewery to Reopen as Mixed-Use Living Complex

    Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:58:01 -0700 PDT
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas — B. Knightly Development, an Austin-based residential and mixed-use development company today announced completion of the purchase of the historic Lone Star Brewery and the commencement of development operations. Plans are already underway to convert the massive 23-acre site into a modern living destination complete with 190 residential units, an Olympic size [...]

    How to be an Instant Expert on Upgrading Your Engagement Ring

    Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:58:52 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — We know you’d be happy with a twist tie as long as you’re married to Mr. Right, but if your engagement ring isn’t the fairy-tale bauble you’ve always dreamed of, consider trading up. Trading in your rock has become more popular than ever-from stone swapping to adding more bling to your existing [...]

    WhiteFlash Diamonds Reach Big ‘O’ Status in July

    Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:15:14 -0700 PDT
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    HOUSTON, Texas — Hot on the pages of Oprah’s O Magazine July 2008 issue is a stunning diamond cuff bracelet by online jewelry sensation WhiteFlash.com. Wearing the bold piece in the July feature story “Hello, Sexy!” was Judson O’Hair (page 196) a 41 year old technology sales executive who has admitted to loosing her sensual [...]

    Paragon GPS Launches Child Abduction Awareness Campaign in Texas

    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:06:52 -0700 PDT
    by Aria Munro - Staff Editor

    DALLAS, Texas — Paragon GPS announces the launch of child abduction awareness campaign that plans to educate people about the gravity of child abduction in today’s changing culture. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a child is abducted or missing every 40 seconds. Statistics from law enforcement also show that 44 [...]

    Cbeyond, Inc. Achieves Positive ROI with the QBOS Tradespace Management(TM) System

    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:04:31 -0700 PDT
    by Tabitha Berg - Staff Editor

    DALLAS, Texas — QBOS, Inc. (www.qbos.com), a leading developer and provider of innovative web based management solutions serving large and small businesses, today announced that Cbeyond Inc. has successfully launched its TradeSpace Management System to their nationwide Field Service Partner network. The QBOS TradeSpace Management System will extend process automation, document management, workforce management and [...]