BioPerformance Reports Compliance with Court Ruling  

From the BioPerformance website:

BioPerormance Daily Bulletin - May 26, 2006 Keeping You Informed About BioPerformance

As reported in the last issue of our Daily Bulletin, BioPerformance, Inc., is complying with the court ruling, and we are eagerly waiting for our day in court.

We realize t...

Source: BioPerformance Daily Bulletin

Gano Excel Product Giveaway  

Cupofmoney.com Gives Away $1 Million Dollars Worth of Products in 1000k Challenge

Cupofmoney.com is so confident in their new anti-aging healthy coffee and anti-aging healthy tea, that the company is giving away a total of 1 million dollars worth of products over the next 3 weeks in...

Source: PR Web

Tahitian Noni Lays Off 130  

Tahitian Noni Lays Off 130 Utah County Employees

PROVO Tahitian Noni International, which makes drinks and beauty and nutritional products from the South Pacific's noni fruit, has laid off 130 workers in Provo and American Fork.

The move is intended to shift resources from its central Ut...

Source: KUTV

Metabolife Seeks Settlement OK  

Metabolife seeks OK to settle $130 mln in ephedra claims

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The former Metabolife International Inc. is seeking bankruptcy court approval to settle $130.4 million in ephedra-related claims using insurance proceeds, and establish a framework for settling additional c...

Source: Marketwatch

in Home Sales Boom  

It's not your mother's Tupperware party

In-home sales of makeup and intimate products boom

CARLETON -- Leslie Zay always struggled with her finances. She often had trouble making ends meet, and sometimes needed public assistance just to put food on her family's table.

Today, Zay owns her own b...

Source: Detroit Business News

Quixtar Announces New Product  

Quixtar Announces New Satinique Capture Color Series to Maintain Hair Color Vibrancy Quixtar's Satinique Capture Color Series features the exclusive Capture Color Complex, powerful antioxidants to smooth, moisturize and extend the life of hair color.

ADA, MI (PRWEB) May 21, 2006 -- Americans...

Source: PR Web

Passion Parties in the Times Union  

Company selling sex products brings women together behind closed doors The women are dressed casually, mostly in jeans and T-shirts. As they munch on chips and sip mimosas from champagne flutes, they chat about their children, their jobs and the places they went to the night before for drinks....

Source: Times Union

Liberty League to Pay 100K for False Claims  

Scottsdale firm to pay $100K for false claims

May 29, 2006 The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has reached a $100,000 settlement with a Scottsdale-based company accused of tricking its customers into believing they would receive large commissions for selling personal development products. ...

Source: East Valley Tribune

Florida AG Files Civil Case against BioPerformance  

An investigation has been opened by the Florida Attorney General into the business practices of BioPerformance and Lowell Mims:

The case file cited below relates to a civil -- not a criminal -- investigation. The existence of an investigation does not constitute proof of any violation of law.

Ca...

Source: Florida Office of the Attorney General

Ecoquest in the Daily News  

EcoQuest at forefront of clean air technology for last 20 years... AIR-PURIFICATION systems using modern technology were among the attractions at gulfBID 2006.

Fresh Air by EcoQuest has been on the forefront of new technology for over 20 years.

Systems were originally based on tech...

Source: Daily News

Pre-Paid Legal Issues Shareholder Letter Re Stock Attacks  

Pre-Paid Legal Issues Letter To Shareholders

ADA, Okla., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD - News) -- The attached "Letter to Shareholders" from our Chairman and CEO Harland C. Stonecipher was posted on our Web site for shareholders and/or electronica...

Source: Yahoo Finance

Tahitian Noni Announces Record First Quarter  

Tahitian Noni International Announces Sales in First Quarter 2006 Are the Highest in Company History Tahitian Noni International, developer and exclusive provider of the internationally acclaimed TAHITIAN NONI(R) Juice, recently announced that worldwide sales continue to exceed expectations. In...

Source: Food Ingredients First

Pre-Paid Legal Stock Hits 52 Week Low  

Stocks making new 52 week lows for May 18,2006 at 04:01 PM EST May 18,2006 04:08 PM EST

Today's stock making new 52 week lows

PRE-PAID LEGAL SVCS INC (PPD) has made a new 52 weeks low today. 52 Weeks range is $32.97 - $52.77, PPD is last trading at $32.97, Net change -0.34 (-1.02%)

RURBAN...

Source: FinanceVisor

Herbalife Adds Uk Sports Specialist  

Herbalife Adds UK Sports Specialist Ralph Rogers, M.D., Ph.D. FECSS, FACSM FFSEM (RCSI) to Medical Advisory Board 2006-05-18 - Herbalife Ltd.

LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) has expanded its Medical Advisory Board (MAB) with the addition of Ralph Rogers, M.D., P...

Source: NPI

Grand Hyatt Hotel Approves EcoQuest System  

Grand Hyatt approves air purification system Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2006

The Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai has given a vote of approval to air-purification products installed in their hotel.

this follows the success of a pilot project with a single EcoQuest stand-alone air-purification unit in...

Source: Trade Arabia

BioPerformance Shut Down by Texas AG  

Abbott Shuts Down Dallas-based Bioperformance For Peddling Fake Fuel Pills In Pyramid Scheme Claims of increased gas mileage to save consumers money called bogus

AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today filed a lawsuit and obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against T...

Source: Texas Attorney General

BioPerformance Pill Discredited by News Team  

Pain At The Pump: The Little Green Pill

ORLANDO, Fla. -- With the price of gas going sky high, a new product has hit the market. It's called BioPerformance Fuel, but most people just called it "the little green pill." It claims to save you big bucks on gas.

The gas pill almost seems to have a cu...

Source: WESH News 2

Mannatech Reports EPS Increase  

COPPELL, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/10/2006 -- In the news release "Mannatech Reports First Quarter EPS Increase of 29%," issued earlier today by Mannatech, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTEX), we are advised by the company that the table corresponding to "The number of independent associates and members who purchas...

Source: Market Wire

Signature Homestyles Donating to Troop Benefit  

During the month of May, Signature HomeStyles representatives nationwide, including Kittery resident and sales representative Jean Romer Cieslik, will ask customers who hold home shows to donate all or a portion of their free product proceeds to Homes for Our Troops, a non-profit organization that b...

Source: Community Briefs

USANA Founder Gives School A Boost  

Mogul gives Napoleon a boost

A native son of Napoleon, who has achieved worldwide success in health and nutrition, wants to give a boost to folks back at home.

Myron Wentz, a microbiologist and immunologist who founded USANA, a vitamin and nutrition supplement company based in Salt Lake City, an...

Source: Bismarck Tribune

Seasilver Launches New Label Design  

New Label Design For Seasilver(R) Dietary Supplement Provides Enhanced Information for Consumers Seasilver USA, Inc., located in Carslbad, California, has released a new product labeling and graphic imaging program to upgrade and enhance its flagship dietary supplement product, Seasilver(R).

Source: PR Web

Amway Malaysia Sponsors Healthy Child Workshop  

Amway Malaysia’s One-by-One Happy Healthy Minds workshops foster parent-child relationships and their interaction with their counterparts.

TO a child, life is a series of events to be explored and experienced. Their questis to learn new skills and to make friends, where playing and having fun are...

Source: Straight Times Online

Tahitian Noni International visited by Danny Glover  

Famed Actor Danny Glover Visits Tahitian Noni International PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2006--Danny Glover, star of movie blockbusters "Lethal Weapon" and "Places in the Heart," made a special trip to Provo, Utah, to visit Tahitian Noni International's corporate headquarters.

Glover...

Source: Tahitian Noni Business Wire

Netcom to Provide Broadband for Amway  

China Netcom Will Provide Broadband service and interior network service for Amway China, both companies announced Monday. "Improving our information system will make us more confident to develop our direct sales in China and provide better service to our consumers," Amway Eastern China PR Ma...

Source: China Broadcast

Mannatech Announces Management Change  

COPPELL, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/16/2006 -- Mannatech, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTEX) today announced the resignation of Bettina S. Simon, Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, effective June 1, 2006. Ms. Simon is leaving the company to pursue other interests that will allow her to spend more time wit...

Source: MarketWire

The Pampered Chef Sponsors Help Whip Cancer Benefit  

BELLEVUE -- The Weller Haus Bed and Breakfast, 319 Poplar St., is hosting the seventh annual Help Whip Cancer benefit from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The event, sponsored by the Pampered Chef, benefits the American Cancer Society's Breast Cancer Education and Early Detection Programs. Limited edit...

Source: The Kentucky Post

BioPerformance in the Los Angeles Times  

The Los Angeles Times ran a new article on May 15th about mileage boosting products and emission claims:

As Pump Prices Rise, So Do Iffy Ways to Boost Mileage Drop a pill in your gas tank for better fuel efficiency? Yeah, right, auto experts say.

By Michelle Keller, Times Staff Writer May 15,...

Source: Npros

Xango Donation Helps Causes for Kids  

Xango's generous $500,000 donation helped children's cause fundraisers bring in over $800,000 for various children's causes:

RSVP: Scoring touchdowns for kids' causes Operation Kids Award dinner, Ronald McDonald House Charities 'Oriental Odyssey' events raise more than $800,000

Guests at Salt...

Source: The Salt Lake Tribute

Arbonne International  

Arbonne Opens New Distribution Center in Indiana to Handle Massive Sales Growth

Arbonne International (Irvine, Calif), a developer and distributor of premium Swiss-formulated skin care products, announced the establishment of 208,000 sq.-ft. distribution center in Greenwood, Ind. The facility wil...

Source: Material Handling Management

Quixtar Announces Product Certification  

Quixtar Announces Kosher and Halal Certification of Nutrilite Double X Multivitamin Quixtar independent business owners will be able to better serve Jewish and Muslim clients.

Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) May 12, 2006 -- A 2002 report in a leading medical journal recommended that all adults take...

Source: PR Web

Million Wishes in the News  

Joining The Party

From Crayola To Jockey, Increasing Numbers Of Established Brands Are Pitching Products In Home Settings

Source: Washington Post WASHINGTON -- Retailing's biggest names are throwing a party, and it's BYOW - bring your own wallet.

That's because it's a shopping party, better k...

Source: Washington Post

Home Interiors Plant Closing in Grand Island  

Plant closing in Grand Island will put 114 out of work By The Associated Press

GRAND ISLAND — The closing of a home accessories plant in Grand Island will cost 114 people their jobs.

The Grand Island Accessories plant will close on July 31, said officials of its Dallas-based owner, Home Interio...

Source: Journal Star

Burnlounge Service Provider Stock Rises  

Earthport, the specialist provider of secure electronic payments services, rose 1 3/4p to 39 1/4p on hearing it has signed an agreement to become the global payments partner of US-based BurnLounge, the digital music service. Rumours also suggest computer giant Microsoft is close to Burn-Lounge and i...

Source: TMC Net

Xango Resolves Three Year Dispute  

A three-year legal dispute over intellectual property rights to XanGo's flagship mangosteen juice supplement has been settled.

Details weren't available as the settlement agreement reached Thursday between Tahitian Noni International Inc. of Provo and XanGo LLC of Lehi was confidential, and all c...

Source: Daily Herald

Tahitian Noni Reaches Settlement with Xango  

Tahitian Noni, XanGo settle dispute over juice A three-year legal dispute over intellectual property rights to XanGo's flagship mangosteen juice supplement has been settled.

Details weren't available as the settlement agreement reached Thursday between Tahitian Noni International Inc. of Pro...

Source: Daily Herald

Officials Look Into Ignites Money Saving Promise  

Officials looking into energy club's money-saving promise

The Harris County District Attorney’s office has questions about an electricity club that promises to save money.

Lois Barrow may well agree.

The suburban housewife has combined her new energy provider, Stream, and her new business,...

Source: KHOU Houston Metro News

Whats Up With Tupperware  

What's Up With Tupperware? May 11, 2006

For long-term holders of Tupperware (NYSE: TUP), a Motley Fool Income Investor pick, the champagne for the next Tupperware party has been held on ice. The shares have basically treaded water over the past five years, now worth less than half their 1997 pri...

Source: The Motley Fool

Partylite Parent Corp Sells Off Euro Companies  

COLONY CANDLES PUT UP FOR SALE

A CANDLE factory which employs 175 workers is up for sale.

Staff at the Colony Gift Corporation in Lindal were told yesterday that American owner Blyth Incorporated is selling off all its European home fragrance and candles companies.

A second big Barrow candle f...

Source: North-West Evening Mail

Reliv International Declares Dividend  

Reliv International Declares Dividend Monday May 8, 12:19 pm ET

CHESTERFIELD, Mo., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reliv International, Inc. (Nasdaq: RELV - News), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of a proprietary line of nutritional supplements addressing basic nutrition, specific wellnes...

Source: Yahoo Finance

Quixtar Wins Innovation Award  

The Inside Stories of the Innovation Award Winners

Back at the Spring COMMON user group meeting, IBM announced the second of its annual Innovation Awards. The awards are designed to showcase the achievements of iSeries and System i users who have done--as the name suggests--innovative things with...

Source: IT Jungle

Passion Parties Article-The Columbus Dispatch  

Getting personal

Adults buy into home-party goods to spice up their lives

Source: THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Jockey Vice President of Sales Kim Gentile left, shows apparel to Valerie Rhoades while Rhoades’ daughter, Alana Harvey, right, looks through a catalog. The party was hosted by Anne Ca...

Source: The Columbus Dispatch

Herbalife Announces Record 1Q Sales  

Herbalife Ltd. Announces Record First-Quarter Net Sales; Company Raises Full Year Earnings Per Share Guidance

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2006--Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) today reported record first-quarter net sales of $455.8 million, an increase of 22.5 percent compared to the same peri...

Source: Business Wire

Pampered Chef creator opens new UI building  

Doris Kelley Christopher Hall gives unique research opportunities

Lights with motion sensors, cushioned classroom chairs on wheels and wireless Internet capability are just a few of the features that make Doris Kelley Christopher Hall, which opened unofficially to members of campus and the communi...

Source: Daily Illini

EcoQuest Founder Sells Stock to Investment Group  

Michael Jackson, founder and principal owner of EcoQuest International, the Greeneville-based manufacturer and marketer, has announced the sale of an undisclosed amount of stock to four investors organized as Air Partners Investment Group.

Jackson said in a press release, “Air Partners is an inve...

Source: Green County Online

Mannatech to Webcast 1Q Earnings  

Mannatech to Webcast Its First Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call

COPPELL, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/04/2006 -- Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX) announced today that it will provide a live webcast of its 2006 first quarter earnings results conference call on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 10:0...

Source: Market Wire

EcoQuest to Appear on World Business Review  

EcoQuest International to Appear on Alexander Haig's World Business Review TV Series -- May 7, 2006 on CNBC (As Paid Programming) BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2006--Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces that EcoQuest International will appear on World Business Review, hosted b...

Source: Business Wire

Herbalife Names Colombe M Nicholas to Board of Directors  

Herbalife Names Colombe M. Nicholas to Board of Directors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2006--Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) today announced the appointment of Colombe M. Nicholas to its board of directors at its 2006 annual shareholders meeting. Nicholas joins 10 current members of the Board, w...

Source: Business Wire

Herbalife Opens New Offices  

Herbalife Opens New Offices in Mexico, Spain, Holland and South Africa LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2006--Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) announced the opening of new corporate facilities in Guadalajara, Mexico; Barcelona, Spain; Utrecht, Holland; and Cape Town, South Africa. The expansion is in...

Source: Business Wire

Amway India Sees Ten Percent Growth  

Calcutta, May 2: Amway India Enterprises expects its turnover to grow by 10 per cent from Rs 633 crore in 2005-06 (September 2005 to August 2006). The wholly-owned subsidiary of the $6.2-billion Amway Corporation, USA, also plans to introduce some of its global products like energy drinks and bars a...

Source: The Telegraph

Mannatech NonProfit MannaRelief Helps Children  

MannaRelief is a non-profit organization founded by glyconutrient world leader Mannatech Inc. MannaRelief helps children in our country and around the world that would not otherwise receive the necessary glyconutrients, phytonutrients and phytosterols to help nourish the body and assist in fighting...

Source: The Daily Independent

Pre-Paid Legal Founder Harland Stonechipher  

Source: Ada Evening News

Harland Stonecipher deserving of honor

“If a man write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse-trap than his neighbor, tho' he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.”

So said Ralph Waldo Emerson, famous...

Source: Npros

Passion Parties Article in Orlando Sentinel  

Passion sells, and ladies are buying

Jane Pipes had a bunch of girlfriends over for a party one night this month, and it wasn't long before the conversation got around to sex.

For more than an hour, the women snicker, they giggle, they guffaw. They blush. They make sophomoric jokes and as...

Source: Orlando Sentinel

Arbonne International to open new distribution center  

Skin-care product maker plans 300 jobs for central Indiana

A maker of skin-care products plans to bring 300 new jobs to central Indiana when it opens its second U-S distribution center this summer.

California-based Arbonne International is building the center off Interstate 65 in Greenwood, abou...

Source: WISHTV