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July 2010

Registration Fee Waived for Church Bookstore Managers Attending Boston Book Show

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To familiarize the burgeoning church bookstore market with the availability of low-cost Christian books, the Great American Bargain Book Show is waiving the $50 registration fee for church bookstore attendees. Boston, MA, July 13, 2010 — To familiarize booming church bookstores with how to acquire low-cost inventory, the Great American Bargain Book Show (GABBS) is allowing staffers to...

Arch Enterprises Promotes Consumer Education by Offering Silver and Gold Value Calculator

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Precious metal refiner Arch Enterprises provides a free silver and gold value calculator to give consumers market indications of what their silver and gold items are worth. Mexico, MO, July 13, 2010 — In an ongoing effort to help educate consumers about the value of their silver and gold items, Arch Enterprises has launched a free silver and gold value calculator on their company website...

New San Diego Reality Show: Sexy Women In Bikinis, Men Drinking Beer, And Helping the Homeless (?)

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The “Girls Of PB” Calendar – A Part Of the PB (Pacific Beach) Reality Show To Hold Bikini Contest To Promote Good Causes. San Diego, CA, July 13, 2010 — As part of the ongoing search for the most beautiful women of Pacific Beach, the “Girls of PB Calendar” will give $1000 to the first place winner of a bikini contest to be held at Typhoon’s Saloon on...

Memex Automation CEO David McPhail Explains How C-Level Executives Sustain Manufacturing

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According to David McPhail, President and CEO of Memex Automation, “Modern manufacturing equipment costs the same (in equivalent currencies) across all manufacturing jurisdictions (North America, Europe, China, India, etc.). Raw materials are priced as commodities in a common currency (usually USD). It is the cost of labor that varies widely between manufacturing zones. The true cost of labor...

Will-Burt Company Finds Consistent Cost Estimating Software by MTI Systems Most Valuable

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Many of the world’s job shops need to identify part cost reduction opportunities throughout the product development lifecycle, leading to millions of dollars in cost savings. According to Thomas Charkiewicz, President of MTI Systems, “Few cost estimating software solutions have been around since 1982, yet more than 1,000 job shops and contract manufacturers worldwide have been utilizing...

Business Excellence Magazine Looks at Updating a Distribution Center with Integrated Systems Group

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The most common areas of quality failure in a distribution center and manufacturing material handling process are related to communication, documentation and budget. Manufacturing journalist TR Cutler recently profiled the extraordinary accomplishments of Integrated Systems Group in the July issue of Business Excellence magazine. Integrated Systems Group (ISG) utilizes a documented process and...

Integrated Systems Group Strong Partner with QC Software

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QC Software (www.qcsoftware.com) is a leading provider of Tier 1 warehouse control systems to the warehousing and distribution industries. Since 1996, QC Software, utilizing state of the art technology combined with extensive research, development, and rigorous testing, has developed the QC Enterprise suite of products. Designed to be modular in nature, easily configurable, and platform...

Dave Broadfood of Lightning Pick Expert Resource Technology Trends in Material Handling Industry

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Lightning Pick Technologies (www.lightningpick.com) providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently released Lightning Pick NW Series Wireless Pick to Light System. The NW Series is the first completely mobile Pick to Light technology in the market, introducing an expanded range of applications that can benefit from light...

BSI Certified to Deliver AS9100 Rev. C Training

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BSI announces it is one of the first Certification Bodies to be certified by RABQSA to provide the International Aerospace Quality Group’s sanctioned “Aerospace Auditor Transition Training” (AATT). This training covers the latest revision to the quality management system standard for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations, AS9100. The training is mandatory for all auditors needing to certify...

Fostering People celebrates 10 year anniversary

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Fostering People, the Independent Fostering Agency, celebrates its 10 year anniversary in September this year, following a decade of sustained growth. The Nottingham based fostering agency will be hosting a range of activities and events to mark the occasion, drawing together foster carers, looked after children and young people, birth children and staff. The main event, a special celebratory day...