| New Invention Grand Final - The New Inventors ’04 Wednesday 24th 8pm ABC TV |
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Will FloorBot be the invention of the year? The robotic technology has many applications from farming, security, mining exploration, telecommunication, search and rescue...
Murray McDonald Inventor/Director of FloorBotics was on the new inventor program episode 6 presenting the FloorBot robotic vacuum. Over the recent years Murray has been busy walking the tightrope of commercialisation with his product from design, development to selling the technology.
Murray McDonald said, “The journey to has been a fascinating experience doing everything on a shoestring and that’s part of the Australian technology landscape” In the last 3 years Murray has traveled to many countries and spent over a year traveling to get this new Aussie technology into the global market.
Murray McDonald – Director FloorBotics said, “ The customer response to the FloorBot (robotic vacuum) has been overwhelming there is high interest and acceptance from consumers, from the elderly to disabled to commercial application”. “The hardest thing is to convince manufactures to change”
According to Murray McDonald “The cleaning industry is a very slow old traditional industry,” “The mop and bucket is over 2500 years old and it still going strong.” “The vacuum is over 100 years old an has not changed much apart from the color and the shape.” “ Isn’t it time that we let machines do some of these cleaning chores.”
FloorBotics has been developing its robotics technology for the last 8 years. The robotic technology has many applications from farming, security, mining exploration, telecommunication, search and rescue.
Murray McDonald- Inventor/Director of FloorBotics Mobile 0425 817 022 is available for interview.
For further information Public relations dept:
FloorBotics Int P/L
8/177 Beavers Rd
Northcote Vic 3070
Ph 03 9482 4900
Fx 03 9482 4940
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| Who taught the teachers? “Grandfather” of self-help died fifty-five years ago - Nov 26, 2004 11:36 IST |
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“There’s a letter that Napoleon Hill, author of Think & Grow Rich, wrote to Haanel where Hill credits him for his success,” says Tony Michalski, publisher of Haanel’s works and a Certified Master Key Coach. “Tony Robbins. Depak Chopra. Every self-help author uses Haanel’s ideas. Most never give him any credit. It’s even been rumored that Bill Gates read The Master Key System! I guess that’s pretty influential. Luckily, people are discovering Haanel and seeking out his books in droves. He has a very cool—and devoted—cult following.”
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| Lee & Associates Completes Two Sales Transactions For - Nov 26, 2004 11:30 IST |
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Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura Inc., a full-service commercial real estate firm serving the San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas, has recently completed two sales transactions totaling approximately 34,836 SF and $4.2 million on behalf of Lee Properties Ltd.
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| Just in Time for Holiday Shopping, Elle B. Launches Jewelry Website - Nov 26, 2004 11:28 IST |
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Elle B., a company specializing in silver and glass beaded jewelry, has launched their website: www.ellebstyle.com. Elle B. jewelry makes use of sterling and fine silver, vibrant modern, vintage and Venetian glass, artisanal lampwork, ceramic, and semi-precious stone beads. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and handmade. Graceful movement and lively color make Elle B. jewelry playful and distinctive – “adornment for uninhibited women.”
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| Go Extreme This Holiday Season - Nov 26, 2004 11:26 IST |
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Present an award winning gift this holiday season to families involved in the most extreme sport of all – parenting. Whether they’re toting babies or dashing after toddlers, the award winning line of Sherpa™ Backpacks are sure to put a smile on their rest-weary faces.
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| Grace Episcopal Church Mesquite TX Holds Annual Fall Festival - Nov 26, 2004 11:26 IST |
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Just in time for Christmas, Grace Episcopal Church in Mesquite TX will be holding its annual Fall Festival on Saturday December 4th, 2004 from 8-12 AM. Come and look for those unique gifts for the holidays!!
The festival will be selling:
Books, magazines, and CDs
Videos and DVDs
Game Cartridges
Vendor booths will be set up for cosmetics, jewelry, purses, arts, and crafts. Baked goods will be available for those seasonal parties at work...stock up!
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| Local Chiropractor Claims He Can Get Angry Pro Ballers To Stop Behaving Badly - Nov 26, 2004 11:23 IST |
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Professional athlete’s angry behavior has been getting more intense and more outrageous with every passing month. Their outbursts and violence are on the increase. That was evident in last weeks riot between pro basketball’s Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers and the crowd at the Detroit basketball arena. But a local Chiropractic Physician claims he can change all that in 29 minutes or less. “Ron Artest obviously has many issues to deal with. He has some behavioral disorders. And some of them I can’t help with” says Dr. Ray Gin, who practices in Laguna Hills, CA. “However, I am sure that I could help Ron with a simple 29 minute visit to my office!”
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| Jill Jovanovic Joins Brown Smith Wallace, LLC As Executive Assistant - Nov 26, 2004 11:21 IST |
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Jill Jovanovic has joined Brown Smith Wallace, LLC as the executive assistant who provides support to the managing members and other firm members.
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| These Rocker Moms are No Desperate Housewives - Nov 26, 2004 11:19 IST |
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When Joy Rose, founder and lead singer of the all-female band Housewives on Prozac was diagnosed with lupus in 1994, which subsequently led to a kidney transplant, the New York suburban mother of four knew it was time for a radical change. As a former singer and performer in the 1980’s, Rose always knew music was her passion. More than a decade later, music would become her saving grace that helped heal her body, mind and spirit. It was during her grave illness, while caring for four young children that Rose had an epiphany -- music was to be the creative outlet she was desperately seeking. Rose thought if she was feeling like this, there must be other women feeling a certain amount of desperation as well in their own lives.
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| “Edmonton Oiler Buys Private Box for Sick Kids” - Nov 26, 2004 11:15 IST |
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Despite the NHL lockout, Edmonton Oilers defenceman, Steve Staios hasn’t lost his community spirit. The Hamilton native has purchased a private luxury box at Copps Coliseum for children and their families living with cancer (Camp Trillium).
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| Voyages Of Inspiration - Nov 26, 2004 11:7 IST |
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It’s said that all a writer needs for inspiration is two hours’ time and two feet of level space. But there are places on earth where, if there is a writer present within an individual, that self cannot remain hidden. The places are themselves the muses. They call the writer forth. And this is what is offered to you in the series of seminars: CREATIVITY IN WOMEN, with Dorothy Allison, Jacquelyn Mitchard; ANCIENT CULTURES verses FICTION, with Margaret Drabble; WHEN FICTION TOUCHES THE WORLD, Breyten Breytenbach; THE WORLD OF DANTE, with Matthew Pearl, the winner of the prestigious Dante Prize; BORDER CROSSINGS: POLITICS IN FICTION AND ART, with Novelist and NPR Commentator, Andrei Codrescu and renown Art Historian, Peter Selz.
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| Jason Oesterlei Earns Qualified Pension Administrator - Nov 26, 2004 11:6 IST |
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Jason Oesterlei, retirement plan administrator of Benefit Plans Plus, LLC, recently earned his designation as Qualified Pension Administrator (QPA).
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| Soroptimist Sponsors Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence: November 25 event held on the International Day - Nov 26, 2004 11:6 IST |
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Every nine seconds, a woman in the United States is beaten by her spouse or intimate partner. That equals more than 1.3 million acts of brutality perpetrated upon women each year. Affecting every socioeconomic status, culture and country in the world, domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women. Soroptimist International of the Americas, an international volunteer service organization for business and professional women whose mission is to improve the lives of women and girls, works to prevent and end domestic violence. As an organization of working women, Soroptimist specifically targets the workplace, where many domestic violence victims can be found each day.
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| The Only Factor That Really Matters is Fashion - Nov 26, 2004 11:4 IST |
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Qimono Inc., Atlanta’s premiere graphic and lifestyle imagery group, has conceptualized an annual fashion industry guide geared towards merging the city’s fashion creative, professionals, trendy districts and purveyors of style. The ultimate in chic and panache, Fashion Factor, will preview January 2005.
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| Charles Dunn Company Awarded 220,000 SF Property Management - Nov 26, 2004 11:3 IST |
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Rip Malloy will serve as the on-site manager for the property and Delia Vides will serve as assistant manager, both under the strategic direction of Steven Ring CPM®, RPA, regional vice president in Charles Dunn’s San Francisco office.
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| LNE and NCEA Award First-Ever Esthetics Scholarship - Nov 26, 2004 10:57 IST |
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Les Nouvelles Esthétiques (LNE) magazine and the National Coalition of Esthetic and Related Associations (NCEA) recently announced Margie Long of Monroe, Ohio, as the recipient of the first-ever esthetics scholarship.
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| Award-Winning Author, Screenwriter, Speaker - R.W. Perry - Announces the Official Re-launch of RWPerry.com - Nov 26, 2004 10:55 IST |
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Award-Winning Author, Screenwriter, and Speaker R.W. Perry is pleased to announce the official re-launch of RWPerry.com - a comprehensive interactive web-site for writers, authors, teachers, parents and fans!
Mr. Perry, who’s authored the exciting Kelly McCabe detective series and several screenplays, continues his mission of empowering writers and young people with the re-launch of the site which includes an interactive message forum, vast resource section, ’Acts of Courage’ writing contest for young people, Teacher’s Guide, and much more.
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| The Long Beach International Congress of Esthetics, 2005 - Nov 26, 2004 10:55 IST |
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“The only thing that’s changed is our dates. Our business partners and attendees can expect the same exceptional program,” said Les Nouvelles Esthetiques CEO Rodolphe Legrand, co-sponsor of the International Congress of Esthetics events.
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| Five Simple Ways to Organize Your Closet Today. Copyright © 2004 - Nov 26, 2004 10:52 IST |
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Do you have an overstuffed, bulging closet (or two) full of clothes, and yet wear the same three or four outfits repeatedly? Do you have few clothes and despair every time you put something on because you know it just does not look quite right? Would you like to be able to wear EVERYTHING you have in your closet? And know that you look good every time you do?
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| Florida Realtor Sets Sail on ’Slow Boat to Terror’ - Nov 26, 2004 10:52 IST |
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R.W. Perry’s first mystery novel, ’Kelly McCabe, Slow Boat to Terror’ proves to be popular promotional item for Central Florida Realtor.
Ninety percent of our clients are grandparents, said realtor William Smith. What better gift could we give them than a fascinating mystery that not only entertains, but spotlights the values and the courage needed to stand by those values that we all hope to instill in our grandchildren?
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| Runner Length Mat Traps Moisture and Dirt in Large Entrances - Nov 26, 2004 10:51 IST |
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The Waterhog Premier Roll Goods mat has many features and benefits. The versatile roll good design is flexible to use. This mat is great for large entrance area installation and custom cut applications. The unique ridged construction of the Waterhog Premier Roll Goods mat effectively removes and traps dirt and moisture.
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