Stress Balls UK Wins Contract to Supply Barclays Bank

Stress Balls UK Wins Contract to Supply Barclays Bank

Stress Balls UK - Europe's leading supplier of custom stress shapes, recently won the yearly contract to supply Barclays Bank with 12,000 cube shaped stress balls.

(PRWEB) February 5, 2007

The majority of the cubes were destined for staff in local call centres and branches, and if you popped in to your local branch (in the UK), you would no doubt see them behind the counter. The remainder of the stress balls (http://www. stressballsuk. com/) were shipped to a call centre in South Africa.

Stress Balls UK were notified that an employee at one of the Barclays Call Centres where the cubes were destined was allergic to latex. Our products are made from 100% polyurethane therefore we could guarantee that no trace elements of latex were present, thus satisfying the Customer in this particular case, that our stress cubes were safe for distribution.

The stress cubes were produced in a size of 50mm x 50mm x 50mm, and were white with a cyan text print on every side - 72,000 prints in total!

WHY A STRESS BALL

The majority of people experience some form of stress at one time or another, which can be brought on by a number of different situations.

If for example you spend endless hours in an office or your situation restricts the amount of time you can take during the day to relax and unwind this is where a few minutes working with a stress ball can help.

Stress balls (http://www. stressballsuk. com/) work the reflexology points in the hand during a moment of tension or anxiety. Physical exercise can be an effective combatant against stress and if you are prone to anger or get upset you may find exercising with a stress ball and breathing deeply, a calming and therefore beneficial experience.

Stress toys (http://www. stressballsuk. com/) on their own are not the complete answer to reducing stress, however due to their size and accessibility they do provide speedy assistance which is only an arm's length away.

Therapeutic

Corporations and many businesses today recognise that their workforce is their greatest asset. Stress Balls UK receive regular orders from forward thinking companies and institutions that value the health and welfare of their colleagues. Freely distributed around the workplace they provide the first port of call to an anxious or concerned workmate. The therapeutic qualities of stress balls are recognised and regular orders have been placed by UK and European Community health services.

Daniel French

Stress Balls UK (http://www. stressballsuk. com/)

+44 (0) 870 350 5008

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LearnShare Announces Premier Partnership with Ninth House: Leader in Learning Solutions Now a Preferred Provider for LearnShare Members

LearnShare Announces Premier Partnership with Ninth House: Leader in Learning Solutions Now a Preferred Provider for LearnShare Members

LearnShare, LLC, the consortium of Fortune 1000 companies organized to research, design, purchase, package and share best practices in training and development, today announced that it has partnered with San Francisco-based Ninth House, Inc, a leadership and management development company with a variety of blended learning solutions. LearnShare members will now have access to some of the best learning methodologies known for professional development. Members of the consortium are also eligible to receive preferred pricing.

Toledo, OH (PRWEB) October 11, 2006

LearnShare, LLC, the consortium of Fortune 1000 companies organized to research, design, purchase, package and share best practices in training and development, today announced that it has partnered with San Francisco-based Ninth House, Inc., a leadership and management development company with a variety of blended learning solutions. LearnShare members will now have access to some of the best learning methodologies known for professional development. Members of the consortium are also eligible to receive preferred pricing.

Ninth House integrates content from leading business experts with self-paced online courses, practical simulations, and classroom sessions and materials to effectively develop leaders. With the finest and most respected business management gurus in the world today—including Ken Blanchard, Tom Peters and Peter Senge—as session leaders, the Ninth House curriculum addresses the most relevant issues an organization faces, including leadership and innovation, building community in the workplace and managing change.

“Ninth House is a LearnShare premier partner because of their proven leadership development excellence and solution set,” said Lois Webster, CEO of LearnShare. “Receiving preferential services and pricing from such a high-caliber organization is one of the benefits of being a member of our consortium.”

About LearnShare

LearnShare LLC, founded in 1996, is a consortium of 43 diverse, industry-leading companies dedicated to sharing their proven expertise and innovative practices across member organizations to enhance their competitive advantage. LearnShare’s key focus is to provide technology-based learning solutions, collaborative communities, best practices and applied research to meet its members' mission critical business education and development needs. The original member companies are 3M, ChevronTexaco, Deere & Co., Eaton, General Motors, Levi Strauss & Co, Motorola, Northwest Airlines, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pfizer Inc, Pilkington, and UnitedHealth Group. For more information, visit www. learnshare. com.

About Ninth House

Ninth House, Inc. provides leadership development solutions that integrate content from leading business experts with self-paced online courses and practical simulations to more effectively develop leaders at all levels of an organization. The Ninth House curriculum addresses the most relevant issues an organization faces–from leadership and innovation, to building community in the workplace, to managing change. Ninth House’s leadership development solutions are easily scaleable, customized and deployed to a corporation’s workforce based on business needs; thereby, providing organizations with rapid, measurable impact on employee behavioral change, while increasing productivity. Ninth House customers include nearly 200 global 2000 and government organizations globally such as Amazon. com, British Telecommunications, Hyperion Software, SSM Healthcare, United States Navy, and United States Department of Justice. Ninth House is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit the Ninth House website at: www. ninthhouse. com, or call: 415-277-8200.

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New Wellspring Weight Loss Camp in Pennsylvania Gives Teens Best Summer of Their Lives

New Wellspring Weight Loss Camp in Pennsylvania Gives Teens Best Summer of Their Lives

Wellspring Pennsylvania, part of the Wellspring Camps network of weight loss programs for overweight children and teens, is opening its doors in 2009 for a summer filled with fun, friends, and dramatic weight loss.

Washington, Penn. (PRWEB) February 9, 2009

There's a new way for kids to have the best summer of their lives, and it starts in June in Pennsylvania. Whitewater rafting, hiking, mountain biking, Ultimate Frisbee, talent show? Sure, but expect more from the Wellspring Pennsylvania camp. Kids will have an opportunity to transform their lives by losing weight, becoming fit, and adopting a healthy, sustainable lifestyle.  

The teen weight loss camp in Pennsylvania is one of three new facilities to open this summer that are part of Wellspring Camps, fitness and weight loss programs for children, teens, and families around the United States, Canada, and England. Wellspring Vancouver and Wellspring Florida also will open for their first season this summer.

Wellspring Pennsylvania, to be located at Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, will offer sessions of four weeks, six weeks, and eight weeks from June 21 to Aug. 15. Once kids finish a session at Wellspring Camps, "For the most part, it just makes the campers much happier. You're improving everything about their life," says Jane Morrison, Wellspring Pennsylvania director.

Many campers have never been physically active. "Once they try it, they realize they do enjoy it. A lot of kids get especially motivated by the physical activities they're doing," says Morrison, former director of Wellspring California and program supervisor at Wellspring UK.

There will be plenty of activities at Wellspring Pennsylvania. "We've got some great facilities on the campus," Morrison says. Amenities include an indoor pool and track, gym, fitness suite, tennis and basketball courts, and indoor volleyball court. The camp also will offer yoga, strength training, aerobics, kickball, and a campfire each session.

Campers will participate in the Wellspring level system, in which they can move up a level each week and earn rewards. The kids, assessed weekly, walk at least 10,000 steps a day and keep a self-monitoring journal about their food consumption.

Wellspring Pennsylvania staff will include clinical staff, a personal trainer, medic, and nutrition and culinary instructors. "We as a staff have a lot of experience working with young people in the outdoors," Morrison says. "We do a lot of team-building activities and icebreakers in the first few days."

And the team-building pays off.

"The bonds and the friendships they develop at Wellspring do seem to be more than at other camps. I think it's because they have something strong in common. They're sharing the experience, and they're losing the weight," Morrison says. "I enjoy seeing happiness return, and Wellspring puts smiles on people's faces."

The smiles come back to parents' faces as well.

"We have such a strong connection with the families," Morrison says. "When the families arrive to pick up their kids, to see their faces and the amazement there - to be able to witness these kids not only getting healthy but getting that confidence, getting that self-esteem, seeing the value in themselves is just amazing."

Nestled on a beautiful campus in Western Pennsylvania, Wellspring Pennsylvania is the only scientifically based co-ed weight loss camp in the Northeast. Wellspring Pennsylvania caters to boys and girls ages 11-18 for a fun-filled summer of new experiences, new friends, and dramatic weight loss.

Wellspring is a proud member of CRC Health Group, which offers the most comprehensive network of specialized behavioral healthcare services in the nation. With the largest array of personalized treatment options, individuals, families, and professionals can choose the most appropriate setting for their behavioral, addiction, weight management, and therapeutic education needs. CRC Health Group is deeply committed to making its services widely and easily available to those in need, while maintaining a passion for delivering the most advanced treatment available.

For more information about Wellspring Pennsylvania, please call (866) 364-0808 or visit www. wellspringpennsylvania. com. For more information about CRC Health Group, visit www. crchealth. com or call (877) 637-6237.

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Go-Getter Companies Making Sure to Get in on Bixpo

Go-Getter Companies Making Sure to Get in on Bixpo

Exhibitor booths at Sept. Bixpo nearly sold out in mid-July

LOVELAND, CO (PRWEB) July 22, 2005

Bixpo officials said they project now-open spots among the over 200 booths that will be part of BixpoÂ’s 2005 exhibit will sell out months before the September event.

These booths, purchased by Colorado and Wyoming companies, will offer Bixpo attendees an array of businesses to explore at The Ranch in Loveland, Colo., Sept. 14 and 15.

“We expected a strong response from the small sector of opportunists companies early in the game,” Alan Lipps said, CFO of Buzz Events, the company that is putting on Bixpo along with the Northern Colorado Business Report. “But we never expected booths to go this quickly.”

Lipps said over half of BixpoÂ’s 209 exhibitor booths have been purchased by companies wanting to have a presence at the event, which will be held in the First National Bank Exhibition Hall. To be exact, 143 booths have been reserved as of July 20.

“That just goes to show you the go-getter mentality of our area businesses,” Lipps said. “They know a great opportunity when they see one and they’re not gonna waist any time getting in on it.”

The exhibit is expected to bring in thousands of businesspeople from Colorado and Wyoming wanting to network with and learn from their peers in the industry.

Those who attend Bixpo will also have opportunities to learn from the eventÂ’s other activities, including a star-studded speaker series, Northern Colorado Summit, featuring a panel discussion led by industry experts, the IQ Awards honoring Colorado businesses, and much more.

The Speaker Series, also held Sept. 14 and 15 at the Budweiser Events Center, features keynotes Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani as well as Debbi Fields, of Mrs. Fields Cookies, Robert Ginnett, Senior Fellow of the Center for Creative Leadership, Gary Hoover of bookstop and hoovers. com, best-selling author Seth Godin, and Ann Rhoades, former Vice President of JetBlue and President of People Ink.

Bixpo officials say they expect Speaker Series tickets to sell out as well.

For further information and ticket purchase, visit www. bixpo. com.

By: Christina S. Pelachyk

Christina@bdrmarketing. com

Bixpo is presented by Buzz Events and the Northern Colorado Business Report. Event sponsors of Bixpo are Comcast, Microsoft, Bank of Choice, Banner Health, Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman, KCOL, Qwest and SamÂ’s Club. The Speaker Series chamber partners are Berthoud, Greeley, Loveland, Fort Collins, and Windsor Chambers of Commerce. Produced by Buzz Events, the Northern Colorado, Boulder County, and Wyoming Business Reports.

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Lazar Bridal Consulting Supports the Society for Women's Health Research

Lazar Bridal Consulting Supports the Society for Women's Health Research

Lazar Bridal Consulting has announced today that $50.00 from every contracted sale will be donated to the Society for Women’s Health Research.

Wilmington, NC (PRWEB) August 8, 2006

Lazar Bridal Consulting has announced today that $50.00 from every contracted sale will be donated to the Society for Women’s Health Research.

Lazar Bridal Consulting owner, Tara Lazar, was diagnosed with a basketball-sized fibroid earlier this year and underwent a myomectomy to remove the non-cancerous tumor. In a statement made by Mrs. Lazar she said “The Society for Women’s Health Research was instrumental in helping me find support for my condition. I have to admit that I did not listen to signs my body was giving me. I could have gotten help for my condition a long time ago, but like most working women I put everything around me before my health. It has been a tough lesson to have to learn. If I can keep one woman from having to endure all of the pain and discomfort I did then it will be all worth it.”

Lazar Bridal Consulting is a Wilmington, NC-based company specializing in weddings all along the Cape Fear coast.

Lazar Bridal Consulting owner, Tara Lazar, describes what her company does as “more than just basic wedding consulting and planning."

Lazar Bridal Consulting is a unique wedding planning company in that it caters to beach destination weddings. Mrs. Lazar and her team have created packages ideal for couples coming from other states and planning a romantic destination wedding on a budget. Included in some of the packages you will find officiating (Mrs. Lazar and her husband, Peter are each ordained ministers), beach event permits, elaborate ceremony setups and even flowers or cake.

Lazar Bridal Consulting’s goal is to make your wedding gorgeous and flawless without having to spend a fortune.

To learn more about Lazar Bridal Consulting, visit www. lazarbridalconsulting. com.

To learn more about the Society for Women’s Health Research go to www. womenshealthresearch. org

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Earth Clinic's Comprehensive Book on Apple Cider Vinegar

Earth Clinic's Comprehensive Book on Apple Cider Vinegar

EarthClinic. com, the international leader in alternative health whose natural, effective remedies have helped millions now presents, "Apple Cider Vinegar: A Modern Folk Remedy", its comprehensive report on the limitless benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 14, 2010

The founder of Earth Clinic and the entire Earth Clinic community present the latest discoveries and centuries of proof that Apple Cider Vinegar can be the one necessary, natural health aid to regulate your body and improve every facet of your life – for pleasurable pennies a day.

Presented by Earth Clinic. com founder, Deirdre Layne and her hand-picked author, Daniel P. Kray, “Apple Cider Vinegar: A Modern Folk Remedy” offers an in-depth but straightforward presentation of the history, science, and everyday benefits of regular or first-aid use of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) as only Earth Clinic community's decade of global experience in alternative health can do. Explore this book to find out just how ACV can improve your life through increased nutrition, weight loss, energy, and more -- all in a format you can keep close at hand.

After all, each of us wants to find the one magic elixir to cure every ill and get us to that picture perfect version of health we hold in our minds. This isn’t that cure.

Nothing can cure everything. But what if there was something that could improve every area of your overall health? A simple addition that would nudge everything in the right direction, getting us on track and keeping our bodies humming along?

Apple Cider Vinegar is that simple thing. For the body, it’s like grease for the engine or that missing fact that makes everything else fall into place. It is the one thing that makes every other thing perform better, a natural remedy that helps the body work again as the cohesive, efficient, virtually indestructible unit we enjoyed as children. Thousands of reports and centuries of therapeutic use have shown that Apple Cider Vinegar can:
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Proof of all these positive effects on health comes from the individual contributors to the EarthClinic. com community, for years one of the world’s most popular and trusted websites. At Earth Clinic, medical experts and everyday people collaborate to discover the truth in all the claims about natural health supplements. This is the best all-around remedy Earth Clinic has ever found.

Apple Cider Vinegar can be that simple addition to your life and diet that can help you lose weight, improve every facet of your health, and get you back to the glowing vibrancy of youth.

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SurePayroll Named as Finalist in 2008 American Business Awards&#8480

SurePayroll Named as Finalist in 2008 American Business Awards℠

Online Payroll Provider Recognized for Two Stevie Categories: Customer Care and Best New Product/Service, Financial Services

Glenview, IL (PRWEB) May 16, 2008

SurePayroll (http://www. surepayroll. com/default. asp) was named a finalist in two categories of the 2008 American Business Awards, receiving recognition as one of the strongest entrants in both Best Customer Service Organization/Department and Best New Product or Service - Financial Services.

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" (New York Post, April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards (or Stevie® Awards) are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business.

More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories. SurePayroll will be competing in the Best Customer Service Organization/Department category and its new SureAdvisor HR and compliance resources service will compete in the Best New Product or Service - Financial Services category.

"ABA entries grew more than 30% this year, so being named a finalist is more of an accomplishment than ever before," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards.

SurePayroll's full-service online solution is unique in the industry. While small businesses find online payroll services appealing for their affordability and 24-hour convenience, online services are often "at your own risk," leaving customers to handle their own tax deposits and filings, and providing limited customer support. SurePayroll has taken the online experience to the next level, providing affordability, convenience and a robust service offering delivered by passionate payroll experts who own the worries of customers. When a business owner becomes a customer, they can count on unlimited, toll-free, 6-days-a-week support from U. S.-based representatives, fully-searchable online support and a dedicated tax department that guarantees the resolution of IRS payroll tax issues.

In the last year, SurePayroll expanded its service to include HR and compliance resource tools designed to protect small businesses from fines and give them access to tools that help them run their offices more efficiently. SureAdvisor serves as a one-stop shop for compliance posters, business forms, HR how-to guides and more. It is the online payroll industry's first program to help small business owners manage their compliance and human resource issues, offering a $25,000 guarantee that users will remain in compliance as it relates to labor law postings. SureAdvisor is also the only compliance and HR Software as a Service (SaaS) program that is integrated with a proven payroll service at no additional cost.

"We are honored to be recognized by the American Business Awards for our customer care and SureAdvisor service," said SurePayroll President Michael Alter. "These awards acknowledge the high caliber of our employees and their unwavering commitment to providing our customers with the tools they need to effectively manage their growing businesses."

Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than 600 executives from across the U. S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted by Liz Claman of FOX Business Network.

More information about SurePayroll is available at www. surepayroll. com. Details about The American Business Awards and the list of finalists in all categories are available at www. stevieawards. com/aba (http://www. stevieawards. com/aba).

About SurePayroll

Voted Editor's Choice for best payroll service by PC Magazine and named a Top 100 Product by Accounting Today, SurePayroll is America's largest full-service online payroll service (http://www. surepayroll. com/product/payroll/compare-services. asp) and honoree of the of the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Businesses award two years in a row.

SurePayroll is passionate about small businesses and their payroll. The company is dedicated to providing an extremely friendly and simple payroll experience -- at a price small business owners can afford.

In addition to its payroll and ClickFREETM tax file and pay service -- which allows a user to complete the entire payroll process in minutes -- SurePayroll offers a suite of online services designed specifically for small business, including HR and compliance (http://www. surepayroll. com/product/compliance/hr-guides. asp) resources, 401(k) retirement solutions (http://www. surepayroll. com/product/401k/), health insurance and workers' compensation products.

SurePayroll also offers a private-label and co-branded payroll service (http://www. surepayroll. com/surechoice/accountant_access. asp) to accounting and banking partners to offer payroll processing to their small business clients.

About The Stevie Awards

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars," Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www. stevieawards. com.

Global Sponsor of the 2008 Stevie Awards is Dow Jones. Supporting sponsors of The 2008 American Business Awards include FIS Softpro, High Performance Technologies Inc., John Hancock, RCN Corporation, Richardson, and Ultimate Software. Media sponsors include the Business TalkRadio Network, CRM Advocate, and Human Resource Executive.

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