VH International Business Solutions, Inc. Marks a Major Company Milestone in 2009!

VH International Business Solutions asked:

VH International Business Solutions Inc (www.ManhattanVirtualOffice.com), proud of its success thanks Employees, Clients, Associates and Friends for their support on its 19th anniversary milestone.

VH International Business Solutions Inc, New York’s preferred executive office and voice mail provider, is celebrating its nineteenth anniversary in 2009.  With over 17 thousand clients since its launch nineteen years ago, VH International Business Solutions, Inc has become New York City’s destination for business professionals seeking a unique executive office organization.

“What started out 19 years ago as a basic virtual office support service has steadily grown into a business far exceeding anyone’s expectations,” said James Spence, VH International Business Solution’s vice president of operations.  “We are all very proud of this accomplishment and grateful to our clients and employees who helped get us here.”

VH International Business Solutions, Inc initially offered its services to the local market.  With the proliferation of consumer Internet access, the Company was the first in New York City to offer NYC virtual office services interactively via the World Wide Web. With this success, VH International Business Solutions established an instant business-to-business worldwide access to the New York market making available for the first time New York City virtual office services for organizations of all sizes, from the independent entrepreneur to enterprise-level Fortune 500 companies.

“Today VH International Business Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of executive office and business support services that can be tailor-made and bring about a meaningful difference for any company of any size in the world,” said Mr. Spence. “We pride ourselves on service that is reliable, efficient and competitively priced — all backed by our celebrated no-nonsense world class customer service. Our mission is to ensure our clients get the service they deserve and are entitled to.”

Added Mr. Spence, “During our 19-year life span, our focus on customer service has never wavered. We understand our client’s specific needs, there is no such thing as one solution for all. Because we offer client support staffed by seasoned professionals, whether you are an independent professional or a business, we have been able to deliver timely solutions again and again with a very satisfied customer rating.”

Continued Mr. Spence, “By being in touch with our client base, we have also been able to anticipate their needs and grow with their business. That’s one of the major reasons why we have been so successful. We very much look forward to the next 19 years.”

For additional information on VH International Business Solutions, visit www.ManhattanVirtualOffice.com

ABOUT VH International Business Solutions, Inc

Conceived in 1987 and Incorporated in 1990, VH International Business Solutions is today an international provider of New York executive and staffed virtual office services. In the contiguous United States, we offer voice mail points of presence in ninety percent of the Country. Our suite of executive and office support services are not only comprehensive but can also be custom fit for any enterprise-level need. Our services include, but are not limited to New York based virtual and staffed office services, business meeting facilities, nationwide voice mail services, live answering services, New York State incorporation filing services and much more. In addition, VH International Business Solutions is focused on providing its clients with superior support service, which is backed by a seasoned group of professionals who understands the needs and issues of today’s business and employees. At VH International Business Solutions, you to get the attention you deserve. For more information, please visit www.ManhattanVirtualOffice.com

Gm India – the Unending Comedy Show

Deepesh asked:

The company plans to launch three (make that four, only the Spark / Matiz isn’t quite ready) cars in 2006 and the marketing head feels that this is the year of GM. Yes, and this is also the year when the US of A starts getting addicted to health food. If selling a little more than 2000 cars a month is GM India’s idea of dominating 2006 then the guys seriously need to look outside the windows of their plush office building to see the road below which is choc-a-bloc with Suzukis and Hyundais.

The car launch (actually, it was just an unveiling to bask in the Auto Expo’s warmth) was a testimony to why GM is slowly heading towards bankruptcy. Ladies and Gentlemen, here is the Aveo U-VA (no that’s supposed to only rhyme and is not an acronym…oooaaah, oova, uva, get it? No? Nevermind.) Promptly a dance trope started their gig. After about five minutes of irritating loud music, one could start making out that this is the hatchback version of the Aveo. Car no.2, this is the Aveo. The four-door I mean. Now came a fusion performance (it was good, thank you GM, I forgive you) featuring the Parikrama guitarist Sonam Sherpa and some other guys. Sonam has really bloated though that has thankfully not affected his string plucking capability. Car no. 3, the five door version of the Lacetti / Optra to be sold as the Optra SR-V (yes that is an acronym, SR-V stands for Sports Recreational Vehicle. Go Honda, sue them!), a five door hatchback that GM hopes to use as a brand builder. Then came the earlier troupe again, only in wilder ensemble and louder music accompanied by some cheerleading calls. Groan!

And it wasn’t finished yet. As soon as the emcee (Meyhar Bhasin, I hope thats how she spells her name now) had finished explaining that this was the most important event in Indian history after independence, the same troupe returned yet again, thankfully this time to the Chevrolet theme. Now I treally love the Chevrolet theme music, probably the only thing that I love about GM India’s marketing, but I think that GM has reached the end of the road as far as the theme music’s iterations are concerned.

Most irritatingly, the press kits did not have any specifications or prices. They just wanted to unveil the cars, you see. launch will be starting next month and I am sure that the price announcements will be another reason to do a press con. No wonder they are losing money.

Woody Bamboo – the Eco-friendly Usb Flash Drive

Jan De Graf asked:

 

Tired of the USB drives that throw eco-friendly measures to the wind? Or are you simply not happy with the plain conventional USB flash drives and other USB gadgets that have flooded the market? Well, if the answer is yes, your wait for the customized eco-friendly USB Flash Drive is about to end, with the launch of the new Woody Bamboo USB Flash Drive. Affordable yet classy, this new addition to eco-friendly gadgets does much more than just contributing towards the ecological cause.

Nestled in a small and elegant bamboo box, this promotional USB flash drive is an example of Eastern traditions and Western cutting-edge technology fusing together to produce a modern age wonder. Perfect as a promotional gift for business and professional purposes, this Woody Bamboo flash drive had been the talk of the town since the inception of its idea.

Now, we shall focus upon some of the unique features and its allied benefits that come along with this eco- friendly Bamboo USB Flash Drive with which it scores over its competitors:

Durability – Bamboo has always been seen as the harbinger of long life and durability, especially in the East. This has been the main motive behind producing a USB flash drive which is encased in a wood and bamboo casing. With a Zen-style furnishing and a neat yet charming look, the woody Bamboo USB flash drive can fool consumers into thinking that it is one of the delicate little things meant for exquisite handling. But on the contrary, this new eco-friendly USB flash drive is as sturdy as it gets. Also, because it is made of bamboo and wood, factors such as heat and cold can have little effect on this USB flash drive as compared to the conventional metal-bodied USB gadgets around. We ensure that as far as endurance and robustness goes, you will not have to be on the losing end as the consumer.

Elegance & Style – However they may try, conventional USB flash drives can never beat the fresh and innovative design of the “Woody Bamboo” eco-friendly USB flash drive. The sleek and suave wood and bamboo encased customized USB flash drive gives an exclusive aristocratic feel Not only this, the Woody Bamboo USB flash drive has a unique packaging box as well. Built of tender and glossy bamboo, the gift box has the top sliding open to reveal the USB flash drive. The design and construction material itself helps the “Woody Bamboo” USB flash drive stand out from the crowd. If you had always wanted to break free form the clutches of conventions and fixed designs of USB drives, try this eco-friendly gadget out as soon as possible!

Uses – The “Woody Bamboo” USB flash drive has various application avenues. It is an ideal promotional gift for professional and business purposes. Also, it is fit to use for clients who are conscious about eco-friendly items as well as for consumers who take an interest in out-of-the-box things. Also, the fact that the actual “Woody Bamboo” USB flash drive has accessories like leather cords and paper gift box products attached to it, the whole product becomes that much more attractive and worth the consumers’ money.

With bulk orders, the shape and design of the packaging can also be customized according to the clients’ specifications. These facets of the “Woody Bamboo” USB flash drive makes it a must-have for the corporate organizations and individuals who are sympathetic to the ecological cause and yet won’t like to compromise with style and quality.

Education for All Report 2008-an Eye Opner for Policy Makers

Sadaket Malik asked:

ALTHOUGH MUCH has been talked by the government agencies for achieving the gender parity and universal enrollment by 2010, it has been revealed that Indian educational region as a United Nations (UN) member is facing a grim literary scenario.

The very recent survey monitored by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) on ’Education for All’ (EFA) in March, 2008 is an eye-opener for the statesmen and policy-makers of the educational system in India.

The global monitoring report 2008 on EFA by the UN body speaks highly of the grim educational affairs of children belonging to the remote and disadvantaged areas of the country.

I mean to focus that besides the launch of national flagship programmes like ’Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ (SSA), India has missed its 2005 target of achieving gender parity and as per the report will miss the target of 2015 for attaining total literacy.

Another matter of concern for policy-makers is that the adult literacy programmes of the government have fallen off its priority list and the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) is in the process of finalising its recommendations on this as well.

UNESCO, as a technical support agency made a recent assessment and stressed increased involvement of children to learn by the year 2015 for achieving the vision of EFA.

The organisation highlighted innovative projects and strategies and underscored the urgency of pushing forward a common agenda for action but the question remains: Which educational programmes and policies have been successful? What is the relevance of the programmes at the regional level? Who remained the target beneficiary of the milestones of the government and what should be the decentralised procedure to put the policies into practice?

The current analysis of UN on India’s EFA commended India’s efforts in bringing children back to schools, who are drop-outs by way of the formal or informal means.

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), with its headquarters at Noida, formed by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development offering academic and vocational training courses, can prove fruitful if every district is made a main centre of decentralisation. This means setting up NIOS centres in every district to reach the unreached.

The SSA, which is being implemented throughout the country, is a major movement to achieve the universal elementary education (UEE).

The educational think-tank, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), has developed an Educational Development Index (EDI) to track the progress of the states towards UEE.

NUEPA has developed a school report card system of more then 1.05 million primary and upper primary schools. The SSA is a historic stride towards achieving UEE through a time-bound integral approach, in partnership with the states.

Operation Blackboard (OBB) started in 1987 gave impetus to the large scale infrastructural facilities to avoid wastage and stagnation. The EFA report marks the midway in the great zealous movement to expand learning opportunities to every child by 2015.

In this context, the findings of the report causes concern for Indian educational region because it has pledged to put all the children in the 6-14 age group in school by that time and attain over 85 per cent literacy rate.

The report highly endorses the country’s efforts in bringing revolution in distance education by using technological means like EDUSAT and digital learning schemes.

The replacement of more then 10,000 schools into virtual classrooms is a significant achievement.

Besides governmental initiation of the programmes, the efforts are not enough to achieve a big target within the stipulated period, since it is a fact that education especially in government-funded schools remains neglected most of the time. It may be due to the least remuneration of the literacy workers or lack of community intervention.

The successive governments launched several policies and made several declarations on this issue right from the Constitutional Mandate of 1950.

Be it the National Policy on Education 1986, Unnikrishnan Judgment of 1993, Education Ministers Resolve of 1998, National Committees Report on UEE in Mission Mode of 1999 or the Programme of Action of 2001, all promised to change the face of elementary education by 2010, but the gender and social gap seems to have become a part of the country.

As far as the National SSA Project is concerned, the programme remained confined to the educational officers and administrators only and the community was not made familiar of the real object.

The reasons for this are many. Firstly, the SSA failed on the grounds that the programme has not taken care of the community mobilisation in rural and deprived areas and Educationally and Economically Backward Blocks (EEBB).

Secondly, the SSA as a project in mission mode attached the teachers of mainstreaming schools as district zonal and cluster resource persons thereby resulting in the erosion of mainstream classroom. This deployment of the mainstream formal school functionaries in SSA has paralysed the system of both formal and non formal funded projects of the government.

The SSA needs to improve indicators by way of recruiting the staff of its own and can seek healthy collaboration of the formal functionaries of the system vis-à-vis community mobilisation.

The collaboration of SSA with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in some states like Rajasthan is appreciable and proven result oriented. The EFA, being a call for every citizen for learning basic skills at minimum level, should be projected with the intervention of local NGOs and community.

This may help in getting information from the community for the effective decentralisation of the programme. Ironically, the local level community participation in any of the projects is not encouraging, which is the core factor of SSA.

The local level awareness camping and increase of the remuneration of the literacy workers is utmost importance to stem the root. The EFA reports of 2008 demands effective decentralisation. Consequent to several efforts at national and state level by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the country has made good progress by increasing institutions, teachers and students in elementary education.

In January 2008, Arjun Singh, HRD minister released flash statistics. According to the statistics brought out by NUEPA New Delhi, there has been addition of minority enrollment both at primary and upper primary levels of education, which has been attempted for the first time in the country.

The Eklavya schools for tribals in September 2007 by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for class VI to VIII in different states is also a credit to the mission.

The extension of the mid-day meal scheme from class VI to VII in 3,479 educationally backward blocks in 2007-08 is another feather to its cap.

The efforts are revolutionary at the national level and the government at the top level is keen to achieve the target of EFA by 2015.

The government of India Plan of 2012, in which it has been felt worth that the fund sharing pattern between the Centre and state will be 50:50, under the manifold of SSA.

The constitutional legal and national policies will be upheld and funding pattern of different projects of education should be revised by government to achieve the target.

Mp3 Players Uk

Amar Kapoor asked:

Mp3 players have become the new “must have” accessory for almost everyone. People of all ages use MP3 players. They’re easy to use, extremely portable and are capable of storing all your music so you’re never without your favourite beats anywhere you go! There are 2 different types of memory found in MP3 players: Flash Memory (smaller capacities) and hard drives (larger capacities).

The benefits of a flash MP3 player over a hard drive MP3 player are that MP3 players which use flash memory are generally lighter in weight and more portable. Flash memory based MP3 players contains no moving parts, which means the MP3 player is 100% skip free. The most popular examples of flash memory players currently available include the iPod Nano, iPod shuffle and Creative Zen Stone MP3 players.

Hard drive MP3 players are used in larger capacity units such as the iPod 30GB, 60GB and 80GB with video playback. MP3 players with rely on hard drive memory are able to offer a much higher memory capacity which basically means you can store more songs, photos and video files.

The largest amount of memory in a flash based MP3 player is currently 8GB (enough for about 2500 songs). This has increased significantly as memory chips have become cheaper in the market and also more stable in that they can handle higher stress levels. This means that they are able to have large amounts of data synchronised to them at any one time then before. The popularity of flash memory based MP3 players is growing significantly as larger and larger memory capacities are being made available to consumers.

Samsung are soon expected the break the 8GB memory size barrier although none of their planned new MP3 player releases are set to launch with a memory size greater than 8GB. The Samsung YP-P2 MP3 player will be available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB from launch in late September 2007 as will the YP-T10 and the YP-S5 – a highly anticipated follow up to the YP-K5 MP3 player which features a slide out speaker. All of Samsung’s new releases are set to feature Bluetooth and video playback functions.

As the market has developed, manufacturers have introduced an array of new features in their MP3 players. Things like Bluetooth which allows you to connect wirelessly to a Bluetooth enabled headset device giving you a wireless MP3 listening experience. Video playback is now a common feature found in most higher end MP3 players. This means that not only can you listen to music on the go, you can watch your favourite movies or TV episodes. Many websites now allow video downloads as well as music downloads which makes it easy as pie to have everything on the move with you. Alternatively, consumers are able to rip music from their own CD collection and even movies from their own DVD’s although this can sometimes prove to be a little long-winded.