thepussylover

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Nude Recreation Week Takes Off

• Nude Recreation Week gives first-timers the chance to try clothes-free recreation; • Open for individuals and families to visit one of the 267 clothing-optional clubs affiliated with AANR • Nude recreation is a $400 million niche segment within the travel industry; • Nearly 50,000 AANR members enjoy clothes-free recreation

Kissimmee, FL (PRWEB) June 5, 2007

The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) and The Naturist Society (TNS) are teaming up this summer to encourage Americans to take off their clothes during the annual Nude Recreation Week celebration, held July 9-15, 2007. Nude Recreation Week gives first-timers the chance to give clothes-free recreation a try at home or at one of the many AANR-affiliated clubs that open their doors to the public during this week.

"A national study* found that 15 percent of Americans are looking for a nude recreation experience; however, sometimes taking the initial "plunge' can be difficult for newcomers," John Kinman, President of AANR explained. "Nude Recreation Week gives the public an opportunity to try something new while at the same time allowing nudists across the country to celebrate the freedom of clothes free travel and recreation, in appropriate settings."

This annual celebration is open for individuals - and families - to visit one of the hundreds of clothing-optional clubs affiliated with AANR or TNS, and experience firsthand one of the fastest growing trends in both travel and recreation. Many of the 267 AANR-affiliated clubs have activities and events planned throughout the week - such as open houses, "canude" trips, sports and poker tournaments, "bare buns fun run," health screenings, fine arts shows and more.
Or, for those looking to try something new in the comfort of their own home, AANR and TNS recommends these "fab five" activities:
Cool off: skinny dip in your backyard pool Make housekeeping fun: shed those clothes, turn on some music and get out the mop Get in touch with nature: garden nude Exercise in the buff: hit the treadmill or dust off one of those workout videos Telecommuting in the nude: working from home-- in the nude--is actually increasing in popularity!

"We would like to spend this National Nude Recreation Week celebrating the nude human form as inherently wholesome and natural," explained Nicky Hoffman, President of TNS. "We realize that nude recreation may not be for everyone, but we urge you to give it a try. You just might like it!"
First-timers are invited to don their birthday suits at home or at a nudist resort and experience the personal liberation, stress-relief, and simple comfort of nudism.

AANR's mission is to advocate for nudity in appropriate settings as well as educate, and inform the public about its value through ongoing membership growth. It is the oldest and largest organization of its kind, representing nearly 50,000 members and their families, who enjoy clothes-free recreation throughout North America. Nude recreation has experienced tremendous growth and popularity over the last several years and has become a $400 million niche segment within the travel industry.

For the club nearest you, and to find out more about its Nude Recreation Week schedule of events, log onto the association's Web site at www. aanr. com., or call 1-800-TRY-NUDE.
Parties interested in visiting one of AANR's clubs during Nude Recreation Week should call the resort in advance to make a reservation. Media interested in setting up interviews or a visit to a club should contact YPB&R Public Relations, or the AANR office at the numbers listed above.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Adventure-Filled Autobiography Dispenses Genuine Thrills and Heartfelt Wisdom

Tony Wells shares his incredible life story in his captivating new book "Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs of a Black Commercial Diver in Southeast Asia."

Saint Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) February 4, 2008

During his career as a commercial diver, Tony Wells survived plenty of dangerous excitement, including two near-drownings, a deadly diving disease, illegal imprisonment and several treasure hunts for sunken gold. In a friendly and unassuming tone, Wells happily recounts his deep sea adventures and the wisdom they granted him in his riveting autobiography "Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs of a Black Commercial Diver in Southeast Asia" (ISBN 9781424174225, PublishAmerica, 2007).

Wells' globetrotting diving career has taken him to jobs in 19 different countries, from Pakistan, to China, to the United Kingdom. After meeting quite a variety of people from different cultures and races, Wells found that most people, no matter where they're from want the same things in life: to be healthy, happy and find love.

"My message is that no matter what race or gender you are, don't let ignorant or jealous people put you down or tell you what you 'can' and 'can't' do," Wells says. "Anything is possible, so if you want to do something, just go out and do it." As the only black American diver to work in Southeast Asia's offshore oilfields during the 80s and 90s, Wells relates from his own experience what it means to overcome challenges and exceed others' expectations.

Wells' diving experience includes freelance work for oil companies, a stressful job that required dangerous oilfield support work. He also participated in several treasure hunts, most notably a two-year search for a 500-year-old Portuguese ship. It was during another treasure hunt that Wells and a friend found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time and were illegally detained by some corrupt policemen in Indonesia until a hefty bribe freed them from jail.

For an authentic read, full of truly exotic adventure, plenty of nail-biting suspense and honest humor, look no farther than "Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea" to take you into incredible excitement, far beyond the realms of ordinary life.

About the Author
Tony Wells resides in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He is also the author of "Shipwrecks & Sunken Treasure in Southeast Asia" and the e-book "Cannon Journal" and has plans to keep on writing more books. He currently works with a company that makes the world's only real-time 3D underwater sonar and is planning to search for more shipwrecks overseas in the near future.

"Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs of a Black Commercial Diver in Southeast Asia" (ISBN 9781424174225, PublishAmerica, 2007) can be purchased at local or online bookstores. For more information, visit www. tonywells. net. Publicity contact: www. readerviews. com. Review copies available upon request.

###

Former WaMu Executive, Donald Loonam, Joins AccuQuote, a Leading Provider of Term Life Insurance Quotes, as Senior Vice President of Sales

Donald Loonam, Former Vice President of Sales at Washington Mutual's Home Loans Division, has joined AccuQuote. com, a leader in providing term life insurance quotes to people across the United States, as Senior Vice President of Sales.

Wheeling, IL (PRWEB) May 7, 2008

AccuQuote. com, a leading provider of term life insurance quotes (http://www. accuquote. com/free-life-insurance-quote. cfm), today announced that Donald Loonam (http://www. accuquote. com/loonam. cfm) joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales effective May 5, 2008.

Most recently, Mr. Loonam served as Vice President of Sales at Washington Mutual's Home Loans Division, where in less than two years, he helped the company climb in market share rank from number eight in the Midwest to number one despite ranking 11th place in price. Prior to Mr. Loonam's time at WaMu, he was a national sales manager at First Capital Mortgage Corp. where he was responsible for the reorganization of 19 state sales divisions, exceeding production goals by 50% for the fourth quarter in 2004.

"Don's years of expertise in the financial services industry, proven experience in providing strategic direction to sales professionals, and vision for a world-class sales organization align with AccuQuote's needs," explained Byron Udell, founder and CEO of AccuQuote. "Specifically, Don shares our vision and mission in believing that exceptional customer service is the number one priority to deliver to our clients. In addition, he shares a deep commitment of selling our company's value proposition as opposed to competing solely on price. We're very excited to have him on board!"

"AccuQuote is a formidable player in the term life insurance (http://www. accuquote. com) marketplace," said Loonam. "I'm excited to join the business and help foster its tremendous growth rate. With an impressive team led by Byron Udell, I sense the years ahead will provide significant opportunity for all involved. I look forward to manifesting AccuQuote's desire for the sales team to reach their highest level of success while maintaining a healthy level of profitability for the company."

About AccuQuote
AccuQuote helps consumers find the most affordable term life insurance (http://www. accuquote. com/affordable-term-life-insurance. cfm) by combining instant online quotes with the personal service of unbiased life insurance professionals that can help answer questions, identify important issues, and make meaningful recommendations. The company offers consumers an extensive selection of life insurance options, including term life, whole life, and universal life, as well as selected annuities. The website has many handy insurance tools, including a life insurance needs calculator to help you figure out how much to buy, a glossary that explains industry terminology, a collection of articles that cover the basics about life insurance, and a blog which answer many questions about life insurance. For additional information or to get quotes for cheap life insurance (http://www. accuquote. com/cheap-term-life-insurance. cfm), please call 1-888-314-4455.

###

Effects of the Brain Drain on Health Care

Baby boomers are nearing retirement, which has caused concern over the potential for workforce shortages, particularly in the health care industry. According to the Compensation Data annual survey of more than 5,300 employers, salaries have grown rapidly for radiology directors, licensed physical therapists and staff pharmacists over the last three years in the United States, while registered nurses have seen increases in supplemental pay and benefits.

Kansas City, Kan. (PRWEB) November 7, 2006

Baby boomers are nearing retirement, which has caused concern over the potential for workforce shortages, particularly in the health care industry. As analysts make their predictions for the future, Compdata Surveys reviewed salary trends over the last few years for four positions: radiology director, licensed physical therapist, staff pharmacist and registered nurse. According to the Compensation Data annual survey of more than 5,300 employers, salaries have grown rapidly for radiology directors, licensed physical therapists and staff pharmacists over the last three years in the United States, while registered nurses have seen increases in supplemental pay and benefits.

"Many employers are worried about ‘the brain drain’ they could experience as baby boomers leave the workforce to retire," said Amy Kaminski, manager of marketing programs for Compdata Surveys. "Health care is one industry where the demand for some positions is already great. The way organizations choose to compensate their employees in this competitive market will affect how they attract and retain employees."

Some employers have had difficulty hiring sufficient numbers of radiology technologists and technicians. Because of this, it’s not surprising salaries have risen over the last three years for these positions, as well as those requiring more experience. For example, radiology directors currently make $88,569 on average across the country. Up by 4.28 percent from 2005, this position should continue to see growth as baby boomers near retirement.

In 2006, Compdata Surveys found pharmacists earn $92,741 on average nationally. This number is up by 7.7 percent from 2005 when pharmacists made $86,114 and up 14.1 percent from 2004 when wages averaged $81,278. As demand grows, pharmacists could expect to see salaries rise even higher.

The same is true for licensed physical therapists, who have seen a rise in salary as well. In 2004, licensed physical therapists could expect to make an average of $57,304 nationally. Now, in 2006, they are earning $62,636 annually. Their salaries have increased by 9.3 percent in the last three years.

Accounting for 2.4 million jobs in the United States, the U. S. Department of Labor reported registered nurses could create the second largest number of new jobs among all occupations. Since 2004, the base pay for registered nurses has stayed around $51,000. However, more hospitals are offering better rates for sign-on bonuses, on-call, call back and shift differentials. Even as health insurance rates rise, some are offering benefits to part-time employees as incentives.

About the Survey

Compensation Data 2006 contains data on 532 job titles ranging from entry-level to top executives. Information was collected on more than 6.3 million employees across the country. The results provide a comprehensive summary of pay data, benefits information and pay practices with an effective date of March 1, 2006.

Compdata Surveys, www. compdatasurveys. com, is the nation’s leading compensation and benefits survey data provider. Data is collected annually from thousands of organizations across 37 states. Compdata Surveys has been providing accurate, reliable data at affordable prices to organizations from coast to coast since 1988. For further information about the compensation and benefits surveys, contact Lane Lyons at (800) 300-9570.

For more information, contact:

Lane Lyons

Communications Specialist

(800) 300-9570

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www. HRmarketer. com) on behalf of the company listed above.

###

Thursday, September 6, 2007

De Lage Landen Financial Services and Vermeer Corporation Sign Formal Preferred Partnership Agreement in the United States

De Lage Landen Financial Services, a global provider of high-quality asset-based financing products to manufacturers and distributors of capital goods, announced today that it has formally signed an agreement with Vermeer Corporation to provide equipment finance services throughout the United States. The agreement will support registered industrial Vermeer dealers by providing retail leasing and financing to their end-user base.

Wayne, PA (PRWEB) January 13, 2011

The newly announced program was pre-launched to Vermeer and their dealers in November 2010 at the Vermeer annual global dealer year-end meeting in Pella, Iowa. Ongoing communications, training and marketing support will be delivered to all U. S. dealers throughout January.

"Vermeer presented themselves as the ideal partner for De Lage Landen," says Rod Versteegh, president, Construction, Transportation and Industrial Global Business Unit, De Lage Landen. "Vermeer's personnel, culture, and values perfectly mirror De Lage Landen's vision and strategy, which will make for a truly strong and successful partnership with potential to expand globally."

"We are very excited about the extensive opportunities this agreement presents to Vermeer customers and the entire Vermeer organization," says Vermeer CEO, Mary Andringa. "With the tight credit markets experienced in recent years and the global reach of both Vermeer and De Lage Landen, this achievement will be welcomed by many. We look forward to working with De Lage Landen and providing yet another customer solution consistent with the Vermeer reputation for innovation."

De Lage Landen is committed to offering Vermeer dealers and their customers tailored attention and unique finance programs that mirror the same quality and level of service provided by Vermeer Corporation.

About De Lage Landen
De Lage Landen is a global provider of high-quality asset-based financing products. Headquartered in Eindhoven (the Netherlands), De Lage Landen is 100% owned by Rabobank. This Dutch bank is triple-A rated by the major rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's.

With offices and joint ventures in more than 35 countries worldwide, De Lage Landen specializes in asset financing and vendor finance programs on a worldwide scale. The global offering also includes an array of commercial finance solutions. The company focuses on the following industries: Food & Agriculture, Healthcare, Office Equipment, Technology Finance, Financial Institutions, Transportation and Construction & Industrial. De Lage Landen also offers private-label leasing programs for the banking industry, and delivers a broad range of financial services to leasing organizations and non-banking financial institutions.

In the Netherlands, De Lage Landen offers a broad range of financing products, both through local Rabobanks and directly to the market. These products include Equipment Leasing, Car and Commercial Vehicle Leasing, ICT Leasing, Consumer Finance and Factoring.

Athlon Car Lease International became part of De Lage Landen Group in 2006. Athlon Car Lease International is an international provider of operational car leasing, active in eight European countries.

In 2009 De Lage Landen achieved a net profit of € 112 million ($156 million USD) and a lease portfolio of € 23.7 billion ($34.2 billion USD). By year-end 2009, De Lage Landen had more than 5,000 employees. For more information, please visit our website: http://www. delagelanden. com.

About Vermeer Corporation
Vermeer Corporation of Pella, Iowa, U. S.A., manufactures a full line of tub and horizontal grinders, brush chippers, stump cutters and tree spades, as well as horizontal directional drilling systems, mini skid steers, utility and track trenchers and agricultural products. Vermeer offers worldwide sales, support, service and parts through an independent, authorized dealer network.

# # #

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

6th Annual &#194;“Farming for Profit and Stewardship&#194;” Conference in Hagerstown, MD Jan. 14-15, 2005 - Farmers and Ag Experts to Share Ideas on Building Farm Enterprises - Keynote Speaker - World Renowned Livestock Handling Expert

6th Annual Â“Farming for Profit and StewardshipÂ” Conference in Hagerstown, MD Jan. 14-15, 2005 - Farmers and Ag Experts to Share Ideas on Building Farm Enterprises - Keynote Speaker - World Renowned Livestock Handling Expert

The meeting, presented by Future Harvest - a Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, will be held at the Four Points Sheraton in Hagerstown, MD. The two-day event is helpful for farmers and agri-business leaders.

Hagerstown, MD (PRWEB) December 25, 2004

The 2005 Â“Farming for Profit and StewardshipÂ” Conference is being held in Hagerstown on January 14 and 15. The meeting, presented by Future Harvest - a Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, will be held at the Four Points Sheraton in Hagerstown. An estimated 300 attendees will participate in the two-day event.

Future Harvest-CASA is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to promoting profitable and environmentally sustainable food and farming systems with membership in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

According to Future Harvest Â– CASA Executive Director Bruce Mertz, the event has annually increased in attendance and in significance. Â“New speakers, new ideas and new information on increasing the profitability of farms will be introduced at this sixth annual conference. We welcome anyone who is interested to attend the information-packed workshops and farm panels.Â”

Â“This is an exciting event to be held in Washington County,Â” said Tom Riford, the President of the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Â“Washington County has a rich agricultural heritage, and our community welcomes the conference attendees from throughout the Mid-Atlantic for this significant event.Â” Riford said that many of the activities include sessions covering value-adding activities for farms, alternative crops, profitable agricultural enterprises, farmers markets, Internet marketing, and several other pertinent topics.

Dr. Temple Grandin, perhaps the worldÂ’s foremost authority on humane livestock facilities and handling methods to reduce animal stress, will be the eventÂ’s keynote speaker. Dr. Grandin, an Associate Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, will speak Saturday January 15th. Dr. Grandin will also offer a workshop on animal handling. Dr. Grandin has had significant influence on the livestock industry, creating new systems for humane animal transport and slaughter, and has consulted for many big name corporations, including for McDonalds.

The conference will also bring together many outstanding farmers in sustainable agriculture, as well as nationally known researchers. The meeting will open Friday January 14th with talks by Bob Muth of Muth Family Farm in Williamstown, NJ, and Jerry Brunetti, of Agri-Dynamics, a company specializing in developing ecological systems approaches to livestock, crop and horticultural programs. Muth, who farms under the pressures of rural development, will talk on Â“Taking Advantage of Your Changing Landscape;Â” Brunetti will speak on Â“Marketing the Health Benefits of Food.Â”

Friday January 14thÂ’s evening events include dinner and farmer panel. The panel discussion will include Kathy Evans of Evans Knob Farm, Bruceton Mills, WV, Ian Seletsky of Richfield Farm, Manchester, MD and Beverly Eggleston of Emerald Family Farms, Moneta, VA.

Sixteen separate workshops are scheduled for Saturday January 15th on marketing, specialty crop production and risk management. Featured speakers include Elizabeth Henderson of Peacework Organic Farm in Newark, NY, who will present a workshop on Â“Marketing Models for Community Supported Agriculture Farms (CSAs) and Subscription ServicesÂ” A Northeast SARE Sustainable Farmer-Educator, Henderson will present a second workshop on organic production and certification issues.

Dr. Ray Weil of the University of Maryland will present a workshop on Brassica cover crops and lead a farmer discussion group on farm research. A Â“Graziers ForumÂ” is also scheduled with Maryland farmers Ron Holter of Holterholm Farms in Jefferson; Bobby Prigel of Bellvale Farm in Glen Arm, and Glenn Shirley of Shirley Farms in Westminster.

The conference will also feature foods produced by farms in the region. A networking social on Friday will feature cheeses from BroomÂ’s Bloom Dairy in Bel Air, Maryland and from two Virginia producers, Ladybug MicroCreamery in Willis and Meadow Creek Dairy in Galax.

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Grandin has appeared on television shows such as 20/20, 48 hours, CNN Larry King Live and been featured in People Magazine, the New York Times, Forbes, U. S. News and World Report and Time magazine. She is the author of Livestock Handling and Transport, Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals, as well as a new book, Animals in Translation, due to be published in January by Scribner.

Additional program information on the conference may be found at www. futureharvestcasa. org. To receive registration information please email: fhcasa@friend. ly. net or call 410-604-2681.

Conference planning and assistance has been provided by the Hagerstown-Washington County CVB. Conference Sponsors include:

Â• USDA-Risk Management Agency

Â• Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

Â• Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

Â• Wallace Genetic Foundation

Â• NatureÂ’s Best Organic Feeds

Â• Maryland Cooperative Extension

Â• Lancaster Farming

Future Harvest-CASA is a network of farmers, agricultural professionals, landowners and consumers living and working in the Chesapeake region. Future Harvest-CASA promotes profitable, environmentally sound and socially acceptable food and farming systems that work to sustain communities. Members of the Board of Directors include representatives from the USDA, private farms, the Maryland Cooperative Extension, AgLife (Boonsboro), Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Humane Society of the United States, Loudon County Economic Development, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Howard County Economic Development Authority, and the University of Maryland Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences.

# # #

Future Harvest-CASA

P. O. Box 337

106 Market Court

Stevensville, MD 21666

Phone: 410-604-2681

Contact: Dawn Stephenson, Future Harvest, 410-604-2681

Tom Riford, Hagerstown-Washington County CVB, 301-791-3246

May 13 Webinar - Latest Web Performance Assurance Techniques For Software-As-A-Service Organizations

Featuring Curtis Rayburn from Leading Financial Services SaaS provider, Jack Henry & Associates

San Diego, CA (Vocus) May 6, 2010

Coradiant Inc, a leader in Web Application Performance Management is offering a free webinar featuring Curtis Rayburn from leading financial services SaaS provider, Jack Henry & Associates and Coradiant’s Fred Dumoulin. The experts will discuss techniques to rapidly discover, resolve and prevent Web performance issues. Software-as-a-Service organizations and organizations that run Web applications can gain a solid perspective on state of the art strategies for managing Web performance to thousands of end-users.

WHEN:
Wednesday, May 13, 2010 at 12:00 Noon EDT

LOCATION:
Online, with free registration
TO REGISTER (link) (https://coradiantevents. webex. com/coradiantevents/onstage/g. php? t=a&d=641631916&SourceId=cor_nws)

SPEAKERS:
Curtis Rayburn, Manager, ASP Operations, Jack Henry & Associates
Fred Dumoulin, VP of Product Management at Coradiant

The online session will include an informative discussion of how Jack Henry & Associates manages the performance and delivery of complex financial applications across thousands of critical financial institutions, and millions of end-users. Questions from the audience will be addressed.

About Coradiant
Coradiant is a leading provider of equipment used to manage, optimize and troubleshoot Web applications. Coradiant's award-winning TrueSight (http://www. coradiant. com/products/) products use customer metrics gathered from each Web user visit as their primary data source for IT management. Coradiant Web Application Performance Management products are deployed in hundreds of leading organizations and Fortune 500 companies including software as a service (SaaS), e-commerce, entertainment, finance, insurance, healthcare, and education. Coradiant is headquartered in San Diego. For more information, please visit coradiant. com.

© 2010 Coradiant Inc. All rights reserved. Coradiant Inc. and TrueSight are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Coradiant, Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

# # #