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Skillsoft’s New Personal Productivity Improvement Series Helps Professionals Get in the Zone

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NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Skillsoft today announced a new solution that helps professionals develop and strengthen their personal productivity and time management skills. Personal Productivity Improvement is offered through Skillsofts award-winning Business Skills Library. The series, which is available through Skillsofts cloud based learning solutions, offers interactive courses, searchable full-text digital books, job aids, and videos of CEOs and globally respected business thought leaders. To further foster personal productivity and any time anywhere learning, many of these elements can be accessed through mobile devices. The Personal Productivity Improvement series builds on Skillsofts history as a pioneer in the field of learning, its long history of innovation and as a provider of solutions for its customers worldwide, spanning global enterprises, government, education and small to medium sized businesses.

Personal productivity and effective time management are essential best practices for every employee in todays business environment of constrained resources and strict project deadlines, said Russ Howard, director, content programs, Skillsoft. This new personal productivity series is aimed at business professionals seeking tips and tools for managing their work day, becoming more organized, establishing priorities, and staying on top of key tasks. This new offering, and other Skillsoft learning solutions, enable professionals to optimally manage their time, and improve their productivity both in the workplace and in their personal lives.

Skillsofts engaging learning assets also include Personal Productivity Improvement: Workspace Management. This interactive experience introduces ways in which an organized workspace can bolster productivity. Specific guidelines for organizing workspaces in the most efficient manner possible are also introduced. Personal Productivity Improvement: Self-Organization and Overcoming Procrastination, covers techniques to help you get organized and accomplish more. It discusses self-management, how to recognize and overcome procrastination and how to eliminate time wasters. The third asset in the series deals with task management and the breaking down of projects into smaller more manageable tasks. Personal Productivity Improvement: Managing Tasks and Maximizing Productivity reviews priority setting and ways you can use organizational tools to stay on top of key tasks and projects.

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For time management specifically, Skillsoft is now offering free access to an ExecBlueprint to jumpstart professionals personal productivity and time management training. The ExecBlueprints are an executive-focused collection that provides best practices insight on strategic business issues, helping to formulate planning and action. Providing unique perspectives from industry leaders, the ExecBlueprints collection helps executives stay current and informed on those issues that have a direct impact on success. The ExecBlueprint, Making the Most of a Non-Renewable Resource: Seven Essential Time Management Strategies by John Grant, L. Randolph Lowry, Stanley (Stan) C. FeuerbergandMark Daley is available at http://www.Skillsoft.com/online/fy12/courseware-innovations/?srcID=PR.

In addition, Skillsoft offers on-demand, instant access to the complete text of thousands of best-in-class books, book summaries, research reports and best practices by leading business publishers. Skillsofts time management and personal productivity learning assets include:

Through its Leadership Development Channel (LDC), Skillsoft also offers best-selling business authors, experts and executives discussing personal productivity and time management, including Laura Stack, David Allen and Peter Bregman. Stack, a well-known time management and productivity expert that works with international leaders, entrepreneurs, salespeople, and professional services firms on improving output, lowering stress, and saving time in the workplace, will be hosting a free webinar on June 20 based on her book What To Do When There's Too Much To Do. For more information please visit: http://learning.skillsoft.com/LP=62?elqCampaignId=146&srcID=TimeMgt_wb_Press_Release.

To learn more about Skillsoft's Business Skills Library and specific assets such as The Importance of Time Management and Personal Productivity Improvement series please visit: http://www.Skillsoft.com/online/fy12/courseware-innovations/?srcID=PR.

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Tina Fey big winner at Audie Awards

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NEW YORK (AP) - Tina Fey, Jane Fonda and William Shatner are now award winners in the book world.

On Tuesday night, Fey received Audie Awards for Audio Book of the Year and best Biography/Memoir for her narration of her million-selling Bossypants. Fonda won in the Personal Development category as the reader of her own Prime Time. Shatner was cited in Humor for Shatners Rules. An audiobook about the Titanic, The Watch That Ends the Night, won for Distinguished Achievement in Production.

Hope Davis narration of Ann Patchetts State of Wonder won for literary fiction and Will Pattons reading of James Lee Burkes Feast Day of Fools won for mystery. The awards, in more than 25 categories, were sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association.

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Gazette.Net: Potomac teens earn Congressional Award for youth

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Kathi Stanhope Three Potomac students were awarded the Congressional Award by Congressman Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist. 8) for their achievements in physical fitness, personal development, volunteerism and exploration/expedition. (From left) Sara Ewel, 17, a junior at Winston Churchill High School, Van Hollen, Collin Stanhope, 17, a senior at Churchill, and Adam Ewel, 18, a senior at Montgomery Blair High School.

For Collin Stanhope, 17, the real reward in getting the Congressional Award was in meeting the challenge.

He and two friends, Sara Ewel, 17, and Adam Ewel, 18, all of Potomac, received Congressional Award medals from Congressman Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist.8) May 22.

The Congressional Award Program challenges youth to set goals in four areas: voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness and exploration/expedition.

It was a good challenge, a good goal and it felt good to accomplish it, Collin said.

Collin, a graduating senior at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, received a bronze medal at the ceremony is Van Hollens Rockville office.

He was recognized for 100 hours of volunteer Service, 50 hours of physical fitness and personal development and planned a one-night exploration.

Adam, a graduating senior at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, and Sara, a rising senior at Churchill, each received the Silver Medal. They completed 200 hours of service, 100 hours each of personal and physical development activities and planned two expedition/ explorations.

There also is a gold medal which is double the Silver Medal requirements.

All three students are members of their school swim team and got physical fitness hours that way.

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Learning from Personal Care Product Innovation

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NEW YORK, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Learning from Personal Care Product Innovation

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Food and drinks manufacturers have an opportunity to learn from trends found in the personal care sector. Sensory stimulation and product multi-functionality represent two important innovations for the future.

The personal care industry was worth over $460bn in 2010. But perhaps of greater interest to food and drinks manufacturers is the industry's ability to increase its value on an ongoing basis. This report examines crossover trends in product functionality and sensory qualities to outline future opportunity for food and drinks manufacturers.Be aware of the personal care trends that are most relevant for the food and drink sector and understand how these can add value and increase margins.Identify product examples that demonstrate the importance of multi-functionality.Identify product examples that demonstrate the importance of sensory benefits.Understand opportunities and applications of the sensory intelligence and multi-functionality trends.Recognize future product crossovers between the food and drink and personal care sectors.In a recent evaluation of new product claims/tags, 'upscale' was the most commonly occurring for new personal care products, whereas it is was the 13th most common for new food and drink products. The personal care industry is consistently employing methods to justify a premium positioning for its products.Although the value of the global personal care market is approximately nine times smaller than that for food and drink overall, it is growing at a faster rate: Business Insights predicts overall growth from 2009-2015 to be 21.9% for all food and drink, and 25.3% for personal care.Many new skin care/foundation type products are promoted on multifunctional applications and benefits. These may include moisturizing, sun protection, whitening, anti-wrinkle, and other features. Multi-functionality in many food products is exhibited in terms of benefits rather than specific applications or characteristics.What are the key trends within the personal care market that offer opportunities to the food and drink sector?What food and drink product examples already exist that reflect the sensory intelligence and multi-functionality trends?What market opportunities exist in these trends?How can the food and drinks sector learn from the personal care industry's use of product innovation?Why is sensory intelligence so important to the future of food and drink product development?

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Personal Care Trends Offering Opportunities for the Food and Drinks Sector

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NEW YORK, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Personal Care Trends Offering Opportunities for the Food and Drinks Sector

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Business Insights predicts overall growth from 2009-2015 to be 21.9% for all food and drink, and 25.3% for personal care. This report discusses how food and drinks manufacturers can learn from personal care innovation and achieve higher margins.

High margins and added value in the personal care sector is derived from marketing innovation, investment in research and development, the use of science and claims, creating needs, and building customer loyalty. The food and drinks industry can use crossover trends from the personal care sector to the benefit of future product development.Be aware of the personal care trends that are most relevant for the food and drink sector and understand how these can add value and increase margins.Gain insight into packaging developments within personal care and which elements of pack functionality and design can be applied to food products.Benchmark the landscape of new anti-aging products in both the food and drink and personal care sectors and evaluate future opportunities.Understand the importance of science and claims within the development and marketing of new consumer products.Identify future product crossovers between the food and drink and personal care sectors.Both the personal care and the food and drink sectors are adept at catering to the whole consumer market, but the personal care sector is better at segmentation and targeting. This takes the form of creating products for specific demographic groups, but also increasingly in terms of personalization of the product or its usage for the individual.Foam or spray dispensers are widely used in personal care and can allow for transformation of the packaged product into a new phase or format. In food and drink these delivery tools can add interest by creating new textures, adding fun and creativity to the eating process, and/or allowing products to be used in a wider range of contexts.'Anti-aging' represented 2.28% of all tags and claims on new personal care products over the past two years, while the figure for new food and drink products was only 0.02%. This suggests that there is potential for substantial growth in this category for the food and drink sector.What are the key trends within the personal care market that offer opportunities to the food and drink sector?Who are the master developers linked with new personal care products and how are they used to develop and market innovative products?What are the personal care product delivery and pack functionality features that may provide opportunities for food and drink?What are the novel sciences being used within the personal care sector? Are these relevant for food and drink?How can the food and drinks sector learn from the personal care industry's use of product innovation?

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New Gloucester drops some unpaid tax bills

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NEW GLOUCESTER Selectmen on Monday agreed unanimously to write off $17,297 in unpaid personal property taxes from 1998 to 2011.

The taxes include business establishments that never started, bankrupt businesses and those whose business establishments closed or moved out of town. One includes a person who died and another person is in jail.

The towns contracted assessing agent, Michael ODonnell, said often the towns records report miscellaneous items rather than a specific listing of items being taxed, making it more difficult to collect the taxes.

Town Manager Sumner Field III told the board in a memo that, "My recommendation is to abate these noncollectable taxes due to the reason listed to clear the accounting records and reflect a more realistic amount due to the town.

Going forward, I recommend that the Assessors approve a floor amount below which the Assessors Agent will not commit taxes on personal property, he said. He recommended a minimum value for business assets to be assessed and committed be set at $4,000.

ODonnell said the personal property tax list will require a workshop with selectmen in the future to discuss other personal property taxpayers in arrears. No action was taken.

In other business, selectmen agreed to fund $45,000 from Pinelands Tax Increment Financing funds to the New Gloucester Water District.

Lawrence Zuckerman, chairman of the three-member water district trustees, said in a letter to the board that the volunteer trustees are in the precarious position of applying for loans and grants and building a water system without insurance. Additional seed funding from the town will address this for fiscal year 2013.

The funds are earmarked for operations at $5,000; insurance at $5,000; legal work at $5,000; consulting fees at $10,000; fundraising efforts at $10,000; and contingency funds of $10,000.

Until the water system is built and generating income, the district has no source of income to undertake the work for the new water system, which is projected to cost $3 million.

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HMC female staff attend workshop

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The human resources department at HMC organised a workshop titled, Springboard Womens Development Programme in co-operation with the British Council. The one-month long programme, which consists of four different workshops, is being attended by 25 female employees from HMC. The Springboard Womens Development Programme, designed to enable women to take control of their lives by identifying clear, practical and realistic initiatives and take their own steps towards self-improvement, has won many international rewards, a spokesperson said. The programme covers some 26 countries and is being applied in all types of corporations, universities, public administrations and financial institutions. It has now been successfully used by over 200,000 women worldwide in 12 different languages. Instructor and consultant Einas Malkawi for Springboard UK said that Springboard counselling is a pioneering institution in the field of training and counselling. It works at an international level for the professional and personal development of women, she said. Malkawi explained that the programme included four workshops and participants were given a book containing a number of practical activities and ideas for them to work at. The workshops also include the attendance of a female guest, whose work is prominent in society, to share their success story with others. Several successful HMC female staff and women from the local community were invited to the workshops to highlight their professional and personal journies and any challenges they had faced whilst trying to achieve professional objectives in keeping with their personal, social and cultural values, she said. Malkawi emphasised the importance of the programme for HMCs female staff, reiterating that HMC recognised the vital role Qatari women have in both the society and civil service, in which they occupy senior administrative and executive positions. To expected outcomes of the workshop, she said that the participants will gain more self-confidence and self-motivation, clear objectives, better communication and interaction skills, the ability to reflect positive self-image and most significantly the ability to strike balance between a career and personal life. Hundreds of businessmen worldwide are happy with the instant and long-term fruits reaped by female staff participating in Springboard programme. They gain more motivation, enthusiasm and ability to communicate and interact with others, Malkawi said. Several public and private commercial enterprises, governmental and non-governmental organisations, public agencies, universities and voluntary societies have benefited from participating in the programme globally, she mentioned.

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Web Talent Marketing's Marketing Manager Earns Google Analytics Qualification

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LANCASTER, Pa., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Full-service digital marketing agency Web Talent Marketing is pleased to announce that its Marketing Manager, Brent Delperdang, has earned Google's prestigious Analytics Qualification making it the only agency in the area to covet this title.

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In 2009, Google launched its Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ), which allows individuals to demonstrate proficiency in Google Analytics. Google provides a free online course that covers web analytics techniques and Google Analytics implementation, administration, and analysis tools. The Google Analytics IQ program is tailored for agencies who want to retain and develop employees who are knowledgeable about Web analytics, and for individuals who seek ways to improve their job prospects or further their own personal development.

"We are proud that Brent took the initiative to further his professional development and receive recognition for his excellent web analytics skills," says Mike Canarelli, Web Talent's chief operating officer. "We are also proud to be one of the only agencies in the area to obtain this recognition, allowing us to offer superior work to our clients."

Brent has been with Web Talent Marketing for over four years. From conversion focused website design to user-friendly interfaces, Brent oversees the process and creates new-age marketing solutions that fit the goals and objectives of WTM's clients. Brent holds a B.S. in Technology from Pittsburg State University in Kansas. Brent graduated one year ahead of schedule and at the top of his class with a 3.8 GPA.

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Web Talent Marketing is a Lancaster, Pa.-based, full-service digital marketing agency harnessing the advertising power, cost-efficiencies and metrics of the Internet to expand clients' website traffic and increase sales. Web Talent Marketing sits at the intersection of creativity and innovation to offer a one-stop-shop for progressive web design, development, advertising and search-engine marketing that leverages Internet's accountability to maximize the return on web marketing investments. Learn more at http://www.webtalentmarketing.com.

Media Contact: Mike Canarelli, Web Talent Marketing, 1-800-405-2947, mike@webtalentmarketing.com

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Corporate, Community, Social and Media Partners Help Bay Area Black Expo® Prepare For 21st Succesful Exhibition

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Corporate, Community, Social and Media Partners Help Bay Area Black Expo Prepare For 21st Succesful Exhibition

-- Underscoring Health, Education, Community, Business, and Personal Development September 8-9, 2012 at the Oakland Convention Center --

Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area, CA (BlackNews.com) -- The original "Black Expo" national tour was established in the mid-1970's in New York City. The Oakland, CA expo was eliminated from the national urban city tour in 1996. Refusing to allow the San Francisco Bay Area community to miss out on learning about available products, talents and services that the expo had to offer, licensed clinical psychologist and businesswoman Dr. C. Diane Howell established "Black Expo LTD," and independently-produced an adaptation of the touring exposition until her untimely passing in 2008.

With only a one-year interruption, Rose Lyles and Laura Wright brought a Black Expo back to the Bay Area with successful productions in 2010 and 2011 - both yielding 100% booth occupancy and over 7,000 attendees each year.

This year, marketing guru J. Alton Byrd has joined Lyles to co-produce the two-day affair. With energetic support from corporate, community, social and media partners, the event's producers plan for the 2012 Bay Area Black Expo to be the San Francisco Bay Area's largest and most comprehensive multi-ethnic trade expo ever. Bay Area Black Expo will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 8-9, 2012 at the Oakland Marriott Convention Center, 1001 Broadway, downtown Oakland, CA. Additionally, in recognition of outstanding Bay Area community partners, Bay Area Black Expo will host its inaugural Magnificent Seven Awards Gala (a black-tie affair) Wednesday, September 5th at the exquisite Mira Vista Golf & Country Club in El Cerrito, CA.

The spectacular 2012 Expo will showcase and celebrate San Francisco Bay Area's diverse community with offerings that will include the awards gala; entrepreneur workshops; healthy cooking demonstrations with Cuisine Noir Magazine and celebrity chefs; fitness classes; fraternity/sorority step show; celebrity "Inside the Artist Studio" interviews; a powerful spirit-led gospel show; and special celebrity guest performers and speakers, in addition to the many exhibits by art & craft, retail, social, corporate, and health care vendors and exhibitors. Admittance costs are: $10.00 general admission; $5.00 children, students with ID, and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the door and online via PayPal at http://www.bayareablackexpo.com/event/tickets.

Generous and insightful Bay Area Black Expo 2012 partners that have signed on to-date to support the two-day event include: Budweiser, Pepsi, KBLX, PG&E, BART, Coliseum Lexus of Oakland, Sac Cultural Hub, Black Entertainment Monthly, First Friday's of the Bay Area, and Oakland Magazine. The highly anticipated event will serve as a platform where businesses, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, religious, health, and social service agencies can introduce and further educate minority communities about programs for self-improvement, as well as social and economic growth, despite discouraging statistics and information about the current status of the economy.

Bay Area Black Expo invites its neighbors - individuals, organizations, and corporations - to participate in and contribute to the empowerment of the community it serves.

EXHIBITOR APPLICATION http://www.bayareablackexpo.com/BABE-VendorContract2012.pdf Contact: Rose Lyles | Rose@BayAreaBlackExpo.com | 925-325-3166

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Shelby Group International will move headquarters to Collierville

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Memphis-based Shelby Group International, which manufactures personal protective equipment, plans to move its corporate headquarters to Collierville and its distribution facility to Piperton.

As an incentive to build its headquarters in Collierville, the company was given a 10-year property tax and personal property tax reduction using the town's payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program.

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Shelby Group International, which makes and sells personal protection equipment as MCR Safety, will build a 45,000-square-foot headquarters on Schilling Boulevard.

The Industrial Development Board granted the PILOT, which allows the company to pay 25 percent of its personal property and property taxes.

The company also received a retention PILOT from Shelby County under the same conditions. A retention PILOT is granted as an incentive for a company to remain in its current location.

SGI plans to build a two-story, 45,000-square-foot office building on Schilling Boulevard. The investment, counting personal property, will be about $10 million.

SGI will open a distribution center in Piperton, in Fayette County, which is one of the places it considered building its headquarters, Janet Geyer, assistant to Collierville's town administrator told the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which ratified the PILOT.

"SGI owners are strongly committed to Tennessee and especially the Memphis area," Geyer.

She told the board SGI will move 103 full-time employees to Collierville. The median salary is $63,984.

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