Mother's Day 2005 is Sunday, May 8, and Verizon superpages.com can help you find just the right way to say "thank you" to your mother. Mother's Day, which became an official holiday in 1914, is ranked as the second most popular gift-giving holiday (after Christmas), with consumers spending more than $10 billion each year for the event.Verizon superpages.com can help you find a Mother's Day gift online or connect you with a merchant or service provider in your area.Flowers are both appropriate and appreciated on Mother's Day. A local florist can take them to mom's door or get them ready for you to deliver in person. You may also want to treat her to a special brunch or dinner at her favorite restaurant ? but make reservations now! Your mother might enjoy a day of pampering at a nearby beauty spa. A gift certificate allows her to schedule the appointment at her convenience.No matter how you choose to thank your mother, don't forget to send a Mother's Day card! Select the right sentiment at a local card shop or send her an e-card from superpages.com.
In addition to cards for mothers, recipients could include grandmother, mother-in-law, new mothers, stepmothers, "just like a mother" and "Mr. Mom." And for those of you who like to plan ahead, Father's Day 2005 is Sunday, June 19.About Verizon superpages.com Verizon Information Services, a division of Verizon Communications Corp. (NYSE: VZ), is the nation's most advanced provider of yellow pages and related shopping information.
It has $3.6 billion in revenues from products including: Verizon SuperPages yellow pages; Verizon superpages.com (http://www.superpages.com), the nation's number 1 Internet directory and a leading online shopping resource; and the SuperPages On the Go information directory offered through Verizon Wireless Get It Now services and on other wireless carriers.
The company is the largest publisher of Hispanic directories in the U.S.
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Completion of Sale of Interflora to FTD
(ContentDesk) August 2, 2006 -- Further to the announcement of 7th July 2006, The Board of Interflora, the UKs leading provider of floral services, announces the successful completion of the sale of the business to FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE:FTD), a leading US provider of floral services and products and a direct marketer of flowers and specialty gifts, for a consideration of ?65.7m.
About Interflora.co.ukWith worldwide reach and visibility, the Roman God Mercury is now one of the most recognized brand marks in the world and a shared symbol of quality and service. Interflora is the world's largest and most popular flower delivery network with 58,000 Completion of Sale of Interflora to FTD
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Mother's Day is This Sunday: How It All Started
Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 8th. " It's early this year", says Ken Summerville, C.E.O. of 1-800-I-LOVE-YOU Flowers and Gifts. "This year Mother's Day most popular bouquet for us has been the Lena Liu product from Teleflora and the Galway Irish Crystal bouquet also from Teleflora." In 1905 when Anna Jarvis died, her daughter, also named Anna, began a campaign to memorialize the life work of her mother. Legend has it that young Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her mother gave in which she said, "I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother's day.
There are many days for men, but none for mothers." Anna began to lobby prominent businessmen like John Wannamaker, and politicians including Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her campaign to create a special day to honor mothers. At one of the first services organized to celebrate Anna's mother in 1908, at her church in West Virginia, Anna handed out her mother's favorite flower, the white...
Mother's Day is This Sunday: How It All Started
Celebrate A Level, AS Level and GCSE Exam Results with Interflora.co.uk
(ContentDesk) August 14, 2006 -- Thousands of students who sat A levels, and AS level exams this summer will receive their results on Thursday 17th of August and those students who sat GCSE exams, can expect to get their results on Thursday 24th August.GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education and came about during the 1970s when GCE O level and CSE were merged to form a new single system of examining post 16. GCSEs remain the same today, although they are now more widely available to 14-19 students and are often used as an entry requirement for level 3 study. A levels demand more individual, in-depth study than GCSEs and place greater emphasis on traditional study skills and are seen as one of the main routes into higher education and employment. The AS qualification equates to the first year of study of a traditional A level and is a qualification in its own right.Receiving
Celebrate A Level, AS Level and GCSE Exam Results with Interflora.co.uk
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New Wedding Services Portal site helps Arizona brides plan the perfect wedding
Phoenix, AZ (ContentDesk) June 9, 2004 -- AZWeddingDirectory.com launched its website today, just in time to help June brides plan their 2005 wedding.
The portal is a product of Maffeo Media, a Scottsdale, AZ-based marketing and public relations firm."I wanted to give today's bride a place to find tips, tactics and timely information on weddings, wedding planning and purchasing and provide a cost effective advertising medium for the thousands of small businesses in Arizona that service the $80 billion bridal market," said Mariane Maffeo, chief architect of the site.Maffeo has over ten years experience in Internet marketing, public relations and search engine optimization and used this valuable knowledge in developing a site which is easy to use, attractive and encourages interaction between vendors and brides.
A temporary site that was used for search engine propagation has already achieved a number one ranking in Yahoo Search (the largest portal in the world) and has...