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California residents Michael and Pat Smith say they are thrilled to be making 50 puzzles that U.S. President Barack Obama may one day use as gifts. Michael Smith, 68, said while he and his wife have made handcrafted toys for museums, celebrities and countless children, creating puzzles that could be used as White House gifts is a rare honor, The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee said Friday. We want to do it. It's not a money thing, Smith said. It's the honor of it. The Smiths said they have not...

VINELAND, N.J., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent letter of warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the potential dangers of plastic pallets was posted on Refrigeratedfrozenfood.com. According to Michael Smith, President and C.O.O. of PALNET, a nationwide supplier of shipping pallets, "Food producers thinking of switching from wooden pallets to plastic for environmental reasons should think again. Plastic pallets can contain the fire retardant deca-bromine. Is that a...

VINELAND, N.J., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The old adage goes, "Buyer beware." Michael Smith, President and C.O.O. of PALNET, a nationwide supplier of environmentally-friendly wooden pallets, thinks that's especially true when it comes to pallets. According to Smith, "So much of the pallet purchase decision is based on the initial price quote that many of the other equally important factors don't get the attention they deserve."What are those factors? Most often, it's the specs: wood quality,...

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing his commitment to using locally sourced foods, educating the public, and creating expressive culinary works, Governor Edward G. Rendell today honored Christopher O'Brien, the executive chef at Hyeholde Restaurant in Moon Township, Allegheny County, with the 2009 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Culinary Arts. O'Brien was presented with the award by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Executive Deputy Secretary Russell...

VINELAND, N.J., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people believe change starts at the top. But when it comes to greening your supply chain, change really starts at the bottom -- with your choice of pallets. That's what Michael Smith, C.O.O. of PALNET, a nationwide supplier of environmentally-friendly wooden pallets, believes. And he should know, he's been in the pallet business for more than 20 years. According to Smith, "One of the 'greenest' moves you can make is choosing wooden...

VINELAND, N.J., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The pallet industry has begun to promote green and with that, environmental claims are sprouting up everywhere. A 2008 study conducted by Price Waterhouse found that consumers only believe 16% of environmental claims. There's a good reason why. Of 1,753 environmental claims researched last year, all but one were either false or misleading, according to the State of Green Business report. Similar practices seem to be taking place in the pallet...

Distinguished Neuroscientist, Noted For His Discoveries About Attention And Memory, Joins World's Leading Neuromarketing Company BERKELEY, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroFocus, the world leader in the rapidly-growing field of neuromarketing--defined as the application of brainwave-based measurements for market research purposes--announced that Dr. Michael Smith has been named a Partner in the company's Consulting Practice. Dr. Smith is highly regarded in the international...

VINELAND, N.J., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Smith, President and C.O.O. of PALNET, a leading nationwide supplier of shipping pallets, issued a statement today regarding the environmental impact of plastic versus wood pallets. According to Smith, "For all the green rhetoric being tossed around today by the manufacturers of plastic pallets about their sustainability and recyclable nature, the facts are still the facts. Wooden pallets made from the unusable trims of the lumbering...

LEADING HOME FURNISHING RETAILER DESIGNS & DISPLAYS MODERN REPLICAS OF OVAL OFFICE AT D.C. AREA STORES FOR 'EMBRACE CHANGE '09' CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Commuters passing through the Main Hall of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station this week experienced the IKEA replica of the Oval Office. For those who missed it and want to see and sit in a modern day rendition of the White House's most iconic round room, visitors can stop by the...

Booksellers and publishers attending the Frankfurt Book Fair are invited to attend an open conference session to hear from representatives from the International Digital Publishing Forum (www.IDPF.org), Random House UK, OverDrive, Inc., and Sony Reader on recent milestones for the eBook market and adoption of the EPUB format standard in US and EU book markets. The session, presented as part of the Frankfurt Book Fair Digital Lunch program is entitled: Digital Publishing and the EPUB...