JC Whitney & Co., a large direct marketer of aftermarket auto parts and accessories, announced the appointment this week of Lawrence J. Marmon to President. JC Whitney is based out of Chicago, Illinois, so Marmon will be in an environment he is somewhat familiar with in the greater Chicagoland area.

The online auction site Lea Venders has been on line for somewhat a year struggling against fierce competition. In order to make buyers and sellers more interested in their site, Lea Venders have canceled their listing fees and now offer their registration service for free.

This year, it seemed that the Clippers have finally got over the proverbial hump. Then came Corey Maggette?s injury which caused another setback. However, this year?s Clipper team has responded admiralty to the challenge. With the absence of Maggette, LA still managed to go 8-4 so far in January.

Rob Babcock the Raptors GM may soon find himself on the hot seat after the Raptors got off to a 1-9 start. However, Babcock is not the one that should carry the bulk of the blame for the sad state of affairs in Toronto. The Raptors decent actually can be traced back to last summer, when Glen Grunwald used the 8th pick in the draft to select Rafael Araujo, the 6-10 center from Utah who turned out to be a bust.

Inter Media, a leading full-service marketing and advertising agency, announced the appointment of Amy E. Wylie to the position of director of client services, and April Hagerman to the position of account coordinator. The measures were taken to address InterMedia`s growth momentum.

The new Google Adwords policy change has resulted in an increase in the Cost Per Click - that`s the amount an advertiser pays when someone clicks on one of their ads - sometimes from nickels and dimes to $5, $10 or more, says Mark Widawer.

Firefox, internet web browser, did well in March 2006 global browser usage statistics show that Firefox has surpassed 10% market share. Look out for other strong web performers on the market.

Mary-Clare Buckle, a leading UK textile artist, has created a new website, Love from Me, which showcases her artwork. Andrew Green, founder and creator of Love from Me, claims that art sells, especially as personalized gifts.

His silence with journalists and what could be called "combative" attire, a camouflage shirt and cap, left no assumptions about his mood.

As a member of this task force, Smith will help to pass the Pro Small Business Agenda into law and to eliminate the death tax. The Presidential Business Task Force`s mission is to simplify the tax code, eliminate the death tax and offer small business owners tax relief.

Tensions are at an all time high in the Middle-Eastern country of Lebanon following the assassination of a Christian Member of Parliament, Pierre Gemayel

Google has set to improve and enhance its search experience and released several new technologies: Google Desktop 4, Google Co-op and Google Notebook.

Russia called quickly for international help in response to a crisis involving sailors trapped in a sub at the bottom of the Pacific, in sharp contrast to its handling of the Kursk sub disaster five years ago.

Yahoo`s position in the online market seems to be very satisfactory. With more people visiting the site each month than any other website on the net, you would think that Yahoo`s owners would be happy

The founders of UK Business Info have themselves become personally frustrated throughout their business life over the high cost of business intelligence such as mail shot databases and so they created this business offering low cost business intelligence.