Minggu, 16 Agustus 2009

“Auto Truck Ambulance - La Grange Daily News” plus 4 more

“Auto Truck Ambulance - La Grange Daily News” plus 4 more


Auto Truck Ambulance - La Grange Daily News

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 07:58 AM PDT

Service with a smile is often something that is just tossed about, but I kid you not, these fellows made a perfectly terrible day much more bearable.

Thank you Auto Truck Ambulance.



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Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafias - Biloxi Sun Herald

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:20 PM PDT

Mexican drug cartels have morphed into full-scale mafias, running extortion and protection rackets and trafficking everything from people to pirated DVDs. As once-lucrative cocaine profits have fallen and U.S. and Mexican authorities crack down on all drug trafficking to the U.S., gangs are branching into new ventures - some easier and more profitable than drugs.

The expansion has major implications as President Felipe Calderon continues his 2 1/2-year-old drug war, which has killed more than 11,000 people and turned formerly tranquil rural towns such as Ciudad Hidalgo into major battlefronts.

Organized crime is seeping into Mexican society in ways not seen before, making it ever more difficult to combat. Besides controlling businesses, cartels provide jobs and social services where government has failed.

"Today, the traffickers have big companies, education, careers," said Congresswoman Yudit del Rincon of Sinaloa state, which has long been controlled by the cartel of the same name. "They're businessman of the year, they even head up social causes and charitable foundations."

Local officials say they do not have the manpower to investigate cartel rackets and refer such cases to the state, which hands them over to overloaded federal agents because organized crime is a federal offense. A federal police report released in April notes that often no one confronts the cartels, "not the police, because in many cases there is probably corruption, and not the public, because they live in terror."

After media reports questioned whether Mexico was becoming a failed state, Calderon insisted to The Associated Press in February that his country is in the hands of Mexican authorities.

"Even me, as president, I can visit any single point of the territory," he said. He has since sent 5,500 extra military and police officers to fight drug lords in Michoacan - his home state.

But in Ciudad Hidalgo and neighboring Zitacuaro, mayors have been jailed and charged with working for La Familia cartel, which controls swaths of central and western Mexico. Cadillac Escalades and Lincoln Navigators with low tires and chrome rims patrol the streets of Zitacuaro, even as trucks of army troops roll past.



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Transmission Shop Internet Solutions Introduces Auto Repair Shops SEO ... - Newswiretoday.com

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 04:55 PM PDT

New web business, Transmission Shop Internet Solutions, has gone Gung ho helping others in the auto repair and transmission shop industry gain more business by using the Internet. Todays small auto repair businesses need a website to help pull in leads that they would otherwise miss with print and radio advertising.

Transmission Shop Internet Solutions (internetfortransmissionshops.com) has decided to bridge this advertising gap for auto repair shops by offering a website plus traffic generation through search engine optimization (SEO). According to TSIS owner Art Eastman, who has over 35 years in the transmission business, Auto repair and transmission shop owners need to understand that a large number of their new potential customers are putting aside their yellow page books and searching the Internet to find where to go for repairs locally. Not only do most desktop and laptop computers connect to the Internet, but Blackberries, iPhones, and other mobile devices do also. To keep and grow their business, today's transmission shop owners must adapt to the times and expand their ways of advertising.

Through their website, car repair shops can offer potential customers free services such as external diagnosis, senior and military discounts and other information about their individual businesses. But, putting up a website is only half the battle as many website owners will tell you. Once your website is up, how do people find it? Transmission Shop Internet Solutions will also promote the auto repair shops websites for them.

According to Eastman, Any auto repair or transmission shop today that does not have a website is missing these new potential customers and losing substantial business to his local competitors. Any shop that has a website and does nothing to make sure it's being seen by potential customers on the Internet that are looking for transmission repairs or other auto services is missing the boat - it's like having a book that gets left on the table in the library rather than being properly catalogued and placed back on the shelf so people can find it. If no one sees it, what good is it?

In these tough economic times, Transmission Shop Internet Solutions is all about generating Internet-based SEO leads for small auto repair facilities. Print and radio advertising is still effective but it is more costly and it doesnt reach the new breed of consumers who have turned to the Internet to shop for services locally.



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Three charged in Atlantic City burglary - Atlantic City Press

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 09:45 AM PDT

ATLANTIC CITY - A phone tip early this morning from a Florida Avenue resident helped thwart the burglary of an auto-repair business and landed three suspects in jail, police said.

The person alerted police to a burglary in progress. Officers arrived and immediately detained Francisco Alvarez, 21 of Egg Harbor Township as he exited the business.

K-9 teams then entered the building and apprehended Timothy McClure, 23, of Egg Harbor City, and Angel Torres, 23, who lives five blocks from the scene.

McClure and Torres were treated and released from AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City; a media statement from police did not describe their injuries.

All three men are at the Atlantic County Justice Facility in lieu of $20,000 bail.



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Glasweld Develops Affordable Marketing Products and Campaigns for ... - PR Inside

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 12:24 AM PDT

2009-08-12 09:20:06 - Team of glass repair marketing professionals from GlasWeld create turnkey, customized solutions for glass repair businesses

Bend, Oregon, August 12, 2009 -- GlasWeld, an industry leader in glass repair since 1982, today announced the launch of its targeted marketing division, Vortex Ad Group. Drawing on decades of experience in the glass repair industry, this marketing team has created a complete line of professional and affordable marketing materials targeted specifically for auto glass repair companies. Glass repair

or restoration companies can use the new marketing products to help grow their business and build their customer base.

"We created Vortex Ad Group because we know many small and medium companies don't have the resources to direct toward professional marketing and advertising," said Lori Patch, marketing director for GlasWeld. "Our experience in the glass repair industry has allowed us to create a large array of marketing products that are customizable and easy to implement for our clients."

Logos, brochures, flyers, posters, television and radio spots, display advertising and signage are just some of the products that the company is offering. Each product can be purchased as stand-alone or as an integrated campaign, and every item is customized with the client's name, logo and contact information. The advertising and marketing products focus specifically on promoting auto glass repair within a company's market area.

Products can be viewed at store.glasweld.com/ and more information can be found at www.glasweld.com/marketing.

About GlasWeld
Based in Bend, Oregon, GlasWeld provides complete glass repair solutions—from revolutionary equipment to unparalleled training programs and technical support—for both flat glass and auto glass. The company's flagship Gforce Scratch Removal System for glass scratch removal and G3fusion Auto Glass Repair System for windshield repair are distributed worldwide through an international distribution network. GlasWeld's product lines have been developed based on decades of industry research, development and customer feedback. Because glass repair is intrinsically sustainable, GlasWeld has integrated creative, tangible environmental initiatives into its daily operations, including ongoing education for the greater glass industry. For more information, visit www.glasweld.com or call 800-321-2597.

Contact:
Lori Patch
GlasWeld
Bend, Oregon
541-388-1156 x 114
lori@glasweld.com
www.glasweld.com



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