As power generation companies across the globe continue to focus on reducing maintenance costs and operational risks while increasing reliability, InStep Software representatives will share insight and best practices for asset performance management at the Spring 2014 Combustion Turbine Operations Technical Forum (CTOTF) Conference & Trade Show. The event takes place April 6-10, 2014, in West Palm Beach, Fla. at the PGA National Resort, and is designed to increase attendees' knowledge of all aspects of turbine plant power production and supporting systems. As a ...

SmartPhone-Buyer.com is leading the way in preventing pollution and e-waste by offering its services as a used cell phone recycling and resale service. As personal electronics devices become outdated and replaced on the market, the amount of e-waste that is produced by these items when they are replaced and discarded. The EPA estimates that only 25 percent of electronics that have reached the end of their lifecycle with the original owner are recycled. On average, the US throws away around 2.4 million tons of electronics every year, which poses a considerable threat to ...

For more than two decades, the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation (VCMRF) has been a leader in recognizing the achievements and dedication of the county's medical doctors and health care professionals through the David Fainer, MD, and Leo Tauber, MD, Awards. By recognizing the work of health care professionals countywide, VCMRF brings awareness of the exemplary work taking place every day in the healthcare community to help drive innovation in patient care and access to care for all people, especially the county's underserved population. The 21st annual award ...

As spring approaches, homeowners are preparing for the annual spring cleaning ritual to restore and rejuvenate the appearance of their home. However, many people are unaware of the more important reason for performing these tasks - their family's health. The home is a huge collector of germs and allergy-inducing dust mites during the winter months, which can lead to illness and jeopardize the health of the home and family. With Americans spending approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, spring cleaning becomes even more essential to creating a safe and healthy living ...

With virtually everybody foregoing the print version of the Yellow Pages and rushing to the Internet as their choice of advertising medium, few have embraced it as enthusiastically as the legal field. Unfortunately, law firms are not getting the results they anticipated. Google AdWords expert Frank Buddenbrock identifies in his new book "The 7 Most Costly Mistakes Lawyers Make Advertising with Google AdWords," the errors that cause poor results. Most importantly, Buddenbrock provides solutions to those costly mistakes. Buddenbrock states, "Google makes ...

Marcy Cohen, Managing Director, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for the Americas, ING Financial Holdings Corporation, will attend the DirectWomen Board Institute from January 22-24 in New York City. DirectWomen, an organization formed to position women lawyers to serve on boards of public companies, selects a group of approximately 20 qualified women lawyers from a competitive pool of applicants across the country to participate in the three-day program. At the DirectWomen Board Institute Cohen attended informational sessions on key issues facing current and ...

Melody Fusion has completely redone their website, and they want to show it off. That's why they're holding a sweepstakes to promote it. One randomly selected participants will win a prize every single month for the next 12 months, and a grand prize winner will win a choice of a Fender guitar, a Fender bass, a Roland electronic drum kit, a Roland synthesizer, or a Martin acoustic guitar at the end of the year. To enter for the drawing users simply must go to the giveaway website and register. The winner will be randomly selected, but the more entries a user has the ...

Princeton Digital Exchange announces its new website http://www.pdextrading.com that is exclusively for traders using the virtual currency Bitcoin. PDEXtrading.com offers a platform to trade limited risk derivatives such as binary options safely and securely. VoIP and technology expert Ravi Sakaria is the creator of the new Bitcoin accepting website. "Bitcoin's unique characteristics present the potential to give small, individual investors access to trading and hedging opportunities that have traditionally been the domain of large, institutional investors." ...

Big Universe Learning (www.biguniverse.com), a leading provider of literacy solutions for K-8 education, announced today the preliminary results of an efficacy study of its e-book platform. The national effectiveness study is being conducted by SEG Measurement (www.segmeasurement.com), an independent research firm. "Teachers, parents and students have told us how Big Universe increases the amount of student reading and learning. With this study, we will have independent, scientific evidence of the effectiveness of the Big Universe platform" said Anil Hemrajani, ...

"Access to Independence," a free, online magazine for the disability community was recently launched by United Disabilities Services (UDS) which is headquartered in Lancaster, PA. Trending artist Jonathan Whitlock shares his story of recovery from an accident where he suffered traumatic head injury and had to relearn how to do everything; including the basic skills of everyday life. Jonathan's artistic talent showed up at an early age and he was well on his way to a career as an accomplished artist when the accident seemed to be the end of his talent. But, ...

You will receive your gift card by e-mail in the first week of April 2014, and you can use it for anything on the Jafrum.com website, from footwear to any other Jafrum product! The shoes you donate must have cost more than $25 at retail, though you do not need your receipt from the purchase to earn the gift card. You will need the receipt from the charity, to be submitted using information that can be found at http://www.Jafrum.com. You do not need to be a former Jafrum customer of any kind, but in order to qualify for the gift card, you must have donated only shoes ...

Server hosting provider RedArray (www.redarray.net) today announced the addition of new budget dedicated servers to its high-performance server offerings. The new servers will feature Intel E3-1240 V3 processors, representing the latest Intel CPU technology. RedArray has announced new, cheaper dedicated servers available with most of the same features as high-performance servers, with server hardware provided by SuperMicro . The new servers are intended for identical, but budget-constrained purposes, being fully equipped for high-capacity bandwidth, IPv6, private networking, ...

Bay Area production duo The Frontrunnaz have gotten down and dirty with Mobb Deep; at least on their highly anticipated reunion album The Infamous Mobb Deep, debuting April 1, 2014. Comprised of husband and wife Dria and Christopher Thornton, The Frontrunnaz wrote on the record "Dirt" off of the upcoming LP on Sony Red Distribution. The Infamous Mobb Deep marks Mobb Deep's return since their 2006 release Blood Money. "We got an email back in December 2013 from a phenomenal producer by the name of !llMind," says Dria Thornton. "We had been working ...

The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson is proud to announce that firm attorney Chip Brooker again has been selected to the Texas Rising Stars list of the state's top young attorneys based on nominations from his peers in the Texas legal community. Mr. Brooker is a veteran trial lawyer with experience representing individuals and their families in wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury claims, including cases involving dangerous and defective products, construction and workplace accidents, commercial and private plane crashes, and trucking and transportation accidents. ...

Green Group Realty is proud to announce that Jody Miller has joined the team as their Lead Buyers Specialist. Jody has an extensive background in real estate and title work. She has been in the industry for 15 years, utilizing her administrative and management skills; from running the office to helping other agents with their every day business. Kristine Green, team leader of Green Group Realty says, "We are truly lucky to have Jody join us. Jody always has our client's best interests at heart and their number one goal is her number one goal. Her warm and personable ...

SAPinsider announces the speaker for the keynote address at Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2014 in Las Vegas. Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2014, an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider and the most important event of the year for organizations using SAP solutions to drive operational excellence across the extended supply chain, takes place April 1-4 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event presents a full agenda of sessions that cover supply chain strategy, sales and operations planning, warehouse ...

Keeping a standard fiberglass boat from getting a scratch or ding is like never receiving a scratch or a door ding on your car - it just doesn't happen. Repairing small scrapes and even larger holes is now much easier for the average boater with the grand opening of the iboats.com Do-it-yourself Fiberglass Repair Center, a new section of the online store devoted to a comprehensive selection of fiberglass repair products, tools and advice. Kelly Raume, president of Spectrum Color, the largest manufacturer of factory color-match boat gel coat coatings and repair kits said ...

Doyle Albee, president of Metzger Associates, has been appointed to the board of advisors for the Coalition for a Connected West. The mission of Coalition for a Connected West is to educate consumers and policymakers about emerging technology issues and promote policies that result in greater access to technology, consumer choice and market driven innovation. The organization strives to foster connections between leaders in technology and the communities represented. "As the president of one of the nation's leading technology public relations and digital marketing ...

Spirit Miller is a company that has years of experience in shipping trucks throughout the U.S. and is poised to take on the influx of new manufactured rigs being deployed across the country. One of Spirit Miller's top clients, which happens to be a Fortune 500 company, said it will increase its production of trucks by 25 percent through the remainder of 2014, which means Spirit Miller will be delivering 25 percent more for this customer in 2014. To deliver on this demand, Spirit Miller is looking for more experienced drivers with excellent records to add to its top-notch ...

Menchie's, the friendliest place on earth with a mission to make every guest smile, has opened its newest store in Shoppes of Centennial located at 7706 Winchester Road Memphis, TN 38125. Offering high quality, delicious self-serve frozen yogurt, Menchie's is sure to become a Memphis favorite! To celebrate the opening, Menchie's will spread smiles with a seven-day grand opening celebration from Saturday, March 22 to Friday, March 28, packed with free giveaways including t-shirts, Menchie's merchandise, family-friendly activities and free servings of its best-in-class ...

Due to the increasing popularity and recognition of the Coachella Music Festival, Lady Lux Luxury Swimwear has launched a new Coachella Music Festival Swimwear and Ready to Wear Apparel Collection. Started in 2007 by designer Christiana Hanna, Lady Lux is currently being sold in numerous retail locations in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Dubai, Russia and numerous of other countries. With continuing press release and various media exposure, Lady Lux is gaining popularity and has decided to expand its current collections to create further company growth. Using ...

Christie, a leader in projection display solutions is hosting Christie Vis University (Vis U), a free educational visualization forum March 18-20 in Houston, Texas, with the help of partners NVIDIA , Halliburton, TSA and Dassault Systèmes. End-users, integrators and consultants in the oil and gas industry seeking seismic data evaluation improvement in a collaborative environment will discover the benefits of advanced visualization and multi-site collaboration solutions. In addition to helping attendees gain a better understanding of pixel density and resolutions in ...

Two West Orange High School Thespians, Staci Stout and Nathaneal Hicks, have been named state finalists for the National High School Musical Theatre Award for 2014. The Florida competition is sponsored by the Straz Performing Arts Center in Tampa where they name one boy and one girl as Florida�EUR s "Broadway Star of the Future" who will represent the state at the final competition in New York City in July. Straz Center has announced the four finalists for Florida and two of them are from West Orange High School in Orange County. Local audiences had the opportunity ...

ABIS, Inc would like to introduce their new Sales Consultant, Ray Kimble. Ray joined the team on Monday, February 3rd. After serving 10 years for our country in the US Marine Corps, Ray has held various sales positions in the software industry as well as VP of Operations. He brings a wealth of knowledge and many years of experience and success. Ray is a graduate of the University of Maryland (Far East Division) with a major in biology. With the addition of Ray, we will continue our strong growth as a company and reinforce our sales department in order to cultivate new partners ...

Think of the most frustrating, intractable or simply annoying problems you can imagine. Then, think about what technology is doing to fix them. That's what MIT Technology does with its annual list of breakthrough technologies. Jason Pontin presents the ten technologies, which, he believes, expand the scope of human possibilities and then opens the discussion on how this will impact the world of corporate training. To learn more about Pontin's keynote and the rest of the conference agenda, please visit TICE2014.com. The conference theme is partnering for performance ...