Detroit Sports Website to Auction Barry Sanders Autographed HOF ball for Charity.
MotorCitySports (www.motorcitysports.net) will be auctioning a Hall of Fame football, signed by former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders.The football is 1 of just 200 available, and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from John Bankert, the Executive Director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The funds raised will be placed in the Sharon Antcliff fund, formed recently with the help of the North/West chapter of the Michigan Alzheimer's Association.The fund is named in the honor of the mother of Kevin Antcliff, the Editor-in-Chief of www.motorcitysports.net. Mrs. Antcliff was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease just over three years ago, at the age of 53. Now 57, this rare form of AD has moved quickly through her body, and has left her a shell of her former self. Her family struggled through caring for her at home until just recently, often times needing a break that never came.
This fund, formed with the struggles of her family in mind, will help to give future families a chance to step back, and take even the shortest of breaks from this disease, and it's effects.The auction will be listed on www.eBay.com at 6AM Eastern time, on August 11th.
It will run for 10 days.
Interested bidders can be linked to the auction from the www.motorcitysports.net home page..
Asset Management System
The term "asset management" refers to the process of managing the capital portfolios of a company by a professional management team. The team can invest capital in any of the following areas.
Fixed Income Securities are investments that provide fixed periodic returns. Since the interest rate on these securities is fixed, there is little risk involved with them. As the saying goes, ?you should not put all your eggs in one basket'.
The same applies to investment portfolios also. These fixed income plans do not have much risk involved. This also means that the income returns may not be that high. But they have a benefit of providing investors with the security of a fixed return at periodic intervals.
Investments in variable income securities have payments that change based on some underlying measures such as short term interest rates.
This means that unlike fixed income securities, investors don't know the payments that they will get from them....
Asset Management System
Hedge funds > Asset Management System
All-Star Weekend NFL/NBA Celebrity Models Raise Chartiable Funds with Fashions
Houston, TX (ContentDesk) February 18, 2006 -- The highly anticipated 2nd Annual Houston Fashion Weekend kicks off this Friday, February 17, 2006 from 12pm-1pm beginning with a visitation and Pizza Party, with children at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The event culminates on Saturady February 18th following a silent auction from 11:30am- 12:30pm. A lavish Glaceau Water sponsored reception and after party follows at the Kasbah, an upscale Moroccan themed venue from 10 p.m.
to 2 a.m. Throngs of international talents from the fashion industry including noted Designers such as Reggie Gillam of Atlantas Inner City Couture will flank the runway. Gilliams blazers, embroidered and hand- painted denim have been draped on Oscar Winner Jamie Foxx and pop icon Usher Raymond. Other designer industry mammoths such as Demarcus Faggins, Ramon Walker, Robert Pack, Antonio Wingfield & others will also be showcased.Sean Florence of Phaparazzi Couture, A Featured Celebrity...
All-Star Weekend NFL/NBA Celebrity Models Raise Chartiable Funds with Fashions
Hedge funds > All-Star Weekend NFL/NBA Celebrity Models Raise Chartiable Funds with Fashions
Health Savings Accounts Receive Help from Mini-Meds
(ContentDesk) August 15, 2006 -- William Short, Senior VP at First Horizon Msaver (http://www.firsthorizonmsaver.com) recently published this essay on mini-meds and their effects on HSA usage for the The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy:A universal fact that plagues every business from nuclear switch manufacturers to widget producers is the rising cost of providing health benefits to their workforce. The cause of this rise in healthcare costs can be attributed to over utilization, unhealthy life styles, and a third party payment system that does a poor job of managing the payment cycle.
Employers cannot continue to shoulder the burden associated with the rising cost of healthcare. As a result, they have begun to investigate more consumer-centric solutions designed to reduce cost by engaging the individual in his or her own health care decisions.
The Health Savings Account (HSA), enacted as part of the...
Hedge funds > Health Savings Accounts Receive Help from Mini-Meds
Securing Second- and Third-Round Venture Capital Financing
Widget sales are booming -? the competition is scrambling, demand is up, and the books are finally treading water. Your core management team has big ideas for the future of Widget Inc. Opportunity is abundant; but how will you fund that next big leap? As your start-up matures, obtaining second- or even third-round funding may allow your business to expand and grow into new opportunities identified after your business was established. If your product or service has proven itself in the marketplace, you may be a candidate for an additional round of funding.Some possible uses of post start-up funding include:* Penetration of new markets, either by industry or geographic location* Development of new products or services that compliment your key lines of business* Acquisition of competitors, staff and/or facility expansion, or new equipmentDamage ControlIf your company is struggling to make ends meet, post start-up financing is not an effective way to address red ink. Consider other...
Securing Second- and Third-Round Venture Capital Financing
Hedge funds > Securing Second- and Third-Round Venture Capital Financing
Channel 933 and The Mighty 1090 Raise Funds to Help a San Diego Boy Learn to Walk
San Diego, Ca (ContentDesk) November 10, 2005 -- San Diego radio stations, corporate sponsors and families all
pitched in to help raise funds for The Dream Factory and Patrick Ivison, an 11 year old San Diego boy. Patrick was accidentally hit by a car when he was only 14 months old and has been confined to a wheel chair ever since. BUT, he wants to learn to walk.The Dream Factory recently granted Patrick his first month's tuition at Project Walk in Carlsbad Ca. Even though his mom Jennifer knew that the three year tuition (over $90,000 and none of it covered by insurance)was going to be tough, a grass roots campaign was started by her with garage sales and other local fundraisers. People from all over the world have now seen Patrick's story in the San Diego Tribune, CBS-TV National News and at www.helppatrickwalk.orgThe Bowling for Dreams fundraiser was attended by Scott & BR from the Mighty 1090, The San Diego Gulls Hockey players and AJ from AJ's Playhouse on Channel 933.Patrick's...
Hedge funds > Channel 933 and The Mighty 1090 Raise Funds to Help a San Diego Boy Learn to Walk
Want to Write a Book? Receive Coaching by Best-Selling Author
(ContentDesk) February 16, 2004 -- "As an author, one of my pleasures is remaining accessible to my readers," says Alten. "My personal e-mail appears in all of my books and I personally answer about a hundred letters a day. I'm always getting inquiries from individuals who want to write their own novel, but don't know how to get started, or find themselves stuck. Others have great ideas, but don't know how to develop their plots. So I offer two services on my website.
WRITING TIPS is a free site, which breaks the writing process down. WRITING COACH is a paid-for service for serious writers hoping to get published. I work directly with the individual, helping them develop and prepare their manuscript for a literary agent or publisher."Alten even offers reasonable monthly payment options, something that was not available for him when he got started. "There are never any guarantees, no matter who you work with. When I wrote MEG, I actually had to sell my prized possession, a 1971...
Want to Write a Book? Receive Coaching by Best-Selling Author
Hedge funds > Want to Write a Book? Receive Coaching by Best-Selling Author
Advantages of using a hydrogen generator
Most of the medical testing labs, pharmaceutical producers and manufacturers, processing facilities,and even hospitals don't accept 'mistakes' like defective valves, bad connections or missed hydrogen deliveries.
So, the best way to keep these things from happening is to acquire some performant hydrogen generators, that can produce a reliable supply of hydrogen with a purity of 99.999%.
One of the inconveniences of not having a hydrogen generator in a test...
Hedge funds > Advantages of using a hydrogen generator