Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/01/21/healthy-meeting-alterna…

New Life Hiking Spa is offering free meeting planning services and conference space to companies seeking to have a healthier alternative to traditional corporate retreats or meetings. New Life Hiking Spa is located at the Inn of the Six Mountains which has 3,250 square feet of meeting space. New Life Hiking Spa is open from May - September every year.

“As a former corporate person for over a decade, I can remember marathon meetings and company retreats where I sat at a conference table for the entire day. Cookies and coffee were always served in the afternoon, after a not-so healthy lunch. I guess that is one of the reasons I was 75 pounds heavier in those days,” states Kathleen LeSage. Mrs. LeSage owns New Life Hiking Spa with her husband, founder and director, Jimmy LeSage and together, they have developed a healthy meeting alternative to companies seeking to have off-campus company meetings or retreats. “Employees can be more productive during meetings eating healthy food,…

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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/01/21/sportswear-company-help…

In a newly established fundraising partnership, the activist clothing company, Planet Protect® Sportswear, based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, has finalized an affiliation with Shark Savers® of New York to create an ongoing fundraising partnership.

The Planet Protect customer has a choice during the check-out process that allows 10% of their total purchase to be donated by Planet Protect to Shark Savers whose mission is to protect sharks from exploitation, shark fining practices and establish permanent sanctuaries for sharks. Planet Protect Sportswear can be found on the web at PlanetProtect.com and visit Shark Savers at SharkSavers.org.

Established in 2006, Planet Protect Sportswear was created to offer great beach and leisure wear to consumers looking for clothing made from sustainable products and responsible companies, and offers year-around summer wear sales opportunities (for those who travel to warmer climates during the winter). A majority of the clothing options come from…

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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/01/21/experience-africa-and-p…

The Africa Adventure Company has been selected as one of the “Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth” by National Geographic Adventure Magazine. The news was announced in the February 2009 issue now on newsstands. Hundreds of travel companies and tour operators were surveyed and only the top companies were selected. National Geographic Adventure Magazine focused on the premise that “In a time when travel dollars are stretched, it’s essential that an outfitter deliver the trip of a life time, the first time”.

National Geographic Adventure Magazine based its selection of travel companies on education, sustainability, quality of service, spirit of adventure and client satisfaction. Within the African safari category, The Africa Adventure Company ranked a fantastic 90.7, with quality of service and client satisfaction both receiving 95 points.

The Africa Adventure Company’s new eight-day “Ethiopia and Omo River Valley” was selected by National Geographic Adventure as their featured…

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Author: Green Talk
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Greenguard’s rain channel Housewrap seen at the Show.

Last year I promised myself that I would attend the International Building Show.  This will be my third time attending and the show has always been tremendously fun and educational.  In years past, many companies showed off their new products like a grandmother who whips out the pictures of her grandchildren.  Same pride and same enthusiasm.  This year with the downturn of building, the show is quieter and it seems not as enthusiastic.   Nonetheless, this show is still impressive and I am enjoying every minute of it.  I am like a pig in mud here.

Yesterday, I visited several companies ranging in product base from lighting to insulation.   With  small mounds of literature and 46 pictures, I can’t possibly cover all of what I saw yesterday in one article. In this respect, I will highlight just a few companies to wet your appetite.

LEDs were the rage at Progress lighting. Pictured above is their answer to swapping out…

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