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Expert Growers Recommend Epsom Salt for Gardening
As spring draws near, some of the country’s top gardeners recommend using Epsom salt as an inexpensive way to start or improve your garden.
Epsom salt – actually magnesium sulfate – helps seeds germinate, makes plants grow bushier, produces more flowers, increases chlorophyll production and deters pests, such as slugs and voles. It also provides vital nutrients to supplement your regular fertilizer.
Cornell University Assistant Professor Neil Mattson says plants will show visual cues if they are starved for a particular nutrient. If a plant’s leaves turn yellow all over the plant, it can be a sign they need more sulfate. If lower leaves turn yellow between the veins (that is the veins stay green), they may need more magnesium. Some nutrient disorders can look alike so growers can contact their county extension agents either before they plant to test a soil sample…
Richard F. Schaden, Key Backer for Academy Award-Winning Documentary The Cove, and Founder of Beyond the Edge Honors The Cove’s Award, Matches Donations to Oceanic Preservation Society
On Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, the Oscar for Best Documentary was awarded to The Cove, a powerful chronicle of the filmmakers' quest to end the senseless slaughter of 23,000 dolphins annually in the coastal village of Taiji, Japan. Richard F. Schaden, one the film’s key backers and founder of Beyond The Edge, an organization that helps expansive thinkers bring great ideas from the conceptual to practical every-day usage and transport… continue reading »
Interval International and Marriott Vacation Club International Celebrate 20-Year Relationship with Long-Term Renewal
Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IILG), today announced the renewal of its master affiliation agreement with Marriott Vacation Club International, the timeshare division of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR). The multi-year agreement extends the relationship first established in 1990 between two leaders in the shared ownership industry,… continue reading »
Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Networks Open Door to Identity Theft
According to the Washington Post, in any given second, nearly 22 million people around the globe are on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks downloading and swapping movies, software and documents over the Internet. Unfortunately, these same networks also provide identity thieves an open door to consumers’ personal information. LifeLock, Inc. (www.lifelock.com), the leader in identity theft protection, wants to warn consumers about one of the latest… continue reading »
Cintas Corporation Announces Webcast for Third Quarter FY2010 Results
Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq:CTAS) today announced that it will release third quarter fiscal year 2010 results on Thursday, March 18, 2010 after the market closes. The Company will conduct a conference call to address the financial results at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, March 18, 2010. A webcast of the conference call will be available at www.Cintas.com (click on the webcast icon and then follow instructions). For… continue reading »
SonicSwap Launches TuneVision - A New Website Dedicated to Personal Music Television
SonicSwap just launched TuneVision.com - a new website dedicated to personal music video entertainment. Utilizing as little as a single artist entry, the site delivers a great playlists of music videos. Users now enjoy a continuous playlist of related artist videos – making it easier to discover great music. The video playlists drive a higher number of videos played per visit, and transforms the short-form music video into a long-form… continue reading »
Black is the New Green: Marketing to Affluent African Americans
Black is the New Green, (www.blackisthenewgreenthebook.com), the exciting new book by Leonard E. Burnett Jr. and Andrea Hoffman (publication date 3/16/10) teaches readers how to best target the $87.3 billion buying power of the affluent African American community, a segment that can no longer be overlooked. While blue chip brands including Gucci, Sony Electronics and Aston Martin have embraced this rich buying segment, other brands neglect… continue reading »
Clear Channel’s “Green is Good” Environmental Radio Show Provides Environmental Forum for Businesses
The Clear Channel Produced “Green is Good” radio show has announced its roster of guests for the month of March, revealing a diverse cross-section of businesses, each taking measures to protect our planet. The weekly interview program, co-hosted by John Shegerian (Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste), and radio veteran Mike Brady, is the #1 green themed radio show in the… continue reading »
FLEET ONE Supports U.S. Troops Through Operation Homefront
Fleet One® today announced a new program that bridges the gap between the fuel card industry and a charitable organization. Proudly showing its American pride, Fleet One is offering the Operation Homefront fuel card to customers who are searching for a tangible way to support U.S. troops while saving money on their fuel expenses. When a driver fills up with the Operation Homefront fuel card, Fleet One will make a donation directly to… continue reading »
Gold Peak® Tea with Real Brewed Taste Chills Out Nationwide and Becomes More ‘Picnic-Friendly’
Gold Peak® has gone from cool to cold nationwide in family size, and is now more picnic-friendly with new plastic bottles. Gold Peak, the premium ready-to-drink (RTD) tea from Coca-Cola North America, and recipient of the prestigious ChefsBest® Award, has launched new multi-serve chilled Gold Peak Tea nationally. And the familiar single-serve Gold Peak glass bottles have been replaced by handsome new premium 18.5 fl. oz. plastic… continue reading »
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. Leads Efforts to Help Chilean Wine Communities Affected by the Earthquake
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc., the nation’s leading distributor of wines and spirits, is pleased to announce that it will make a significant donation to a charity to aid the earthquake stricken Chilean wine country communities. Contributing to the global effort to help those affected by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday, February 27, 2010, Southern Wine & Spirits (SWS) recognizes the important part… continue reading »
Equity Research Report on Advaxis Updated
Stonegate Securities has updated its research coverage on Advaxis, Inc., (OTCBB: ADXS) the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes vaccine company. For more information on the research report, please contact Marco Rodriguez, CFA of Stonegate Securities at marco@stonegateinc.com. About Advaxis, Inc. Advaxis is a biotechnology company developing proprietary, live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) … continue reading »
Announcing Poser Pro 2010 – The Smartest Way to Add 3D Characters to Any Design Project
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) Productivity and Graphics Group today announced the launch of Poser® Pro 2010, the fastest way for professional artists and production teams to add 3D characters to their projects. Since 1997, artists around the globe have relied on Poser technology to create photorealistic images for a variety of industries including architecture, advertising, film, television and social networks. With over 2.5GB of… continue reading »
National Council on Aging and AGIS Network, Inc. Partner to Streamline Senior Eligibility Screening and Program Enrollment
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) and AGIS Network are pleased to announce an integrated online screening system to help social service agencies better serve older adults and people with disabilities who are seeking information on benefits programs. Available through AGIS, this new technology offers social services agencies more comprehensive access to NCOA’s BenefitsCheckUp® screening engine, eligibility rules, and program database, and allows… continue reading »
FGI Finance NOT related to FGI LLC Mexico, S.A.
The Mexican Banking Commission issued a warning on March 5, 2010 against several companies who have been selling investments in Mexico without authorization. Among the companies being accused of illegal activities is a company called FGI LLC Mexico, S.A. This company has no past, present or attempted relationships with FGI Finance or FGI Risk Services, headquartered in New York, NY. FGI Finance has had a successful lending… continue reading »
New Survey Finds American Girls Express Interest in Sciences but Aren’t Sure How to Get There
Faced with increasing competition across the globe, politicians, pundits and the private sector have sounded the alarm that a reinvigorated focus must be urgently applied to American STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math). Lacking that effort, many have predicted that America’s next generation will fall behind the economic and innovation curve, a scenario that could directly impact basic quality of life standards. … continue reading »
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