Briggs Equipment is proud to announce the promotion of Chris Meinecke to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Briggs USA. Meinecke has been with Briggs for more than 22 years, the last three and half of which he has served as Chief Operating Officer of Briggs UK. In his new role, Meinecke will be responsible for managing all US operations, growing the US business and building the Briggs brand across the country. "Chris's extensive knowledge of sales, operations and the Briggs culture will be essential as we continue to successfully build the company ...

Heroix, developer of application performance and network monitoring software, said that its Longitude management suite was cited as a leader in the recent Network World Clear Choice Product Test. Heroix Longitude was especially noted for its: - easy-to-use interface, - sophisticated alert thresholds, and - VMware monitoring. In the May 6 article, reviewer Barry Nance said, "The ideal network management product accurately discovers devices, computers and apps, uses compute resources frugally, graphically depicts network components, monitors the health of ...

For Roger Humphrey Chester NJ real estate professional, his industry is one that calls for honesty on all ends of the spectrum--especially when it comes to providing accurate information to consumers. However, according to a recent article from The Wall Street Journal, some New York real estate brokers may have been misrepresenting their level of qualification to the market. In fact, the falsification was so prevalent that it has prompted a recent decision from state regulators to prevent brokers from bearing false titles. The Wall Street Journal reports, "Real-estate ...

A recent report by the United States Department of Agriculture discusses the topic of camping with children, a challenging aspect of outdoor living that Joann C. Higgins personally strives to improve. She is the owner of Outdoor Explorations, a wilderness adventure company near Lake Tahoe. As a certified guide and seasoned outdoor professional, she applauds the article's effort to provide practical advice for camping families. The article is written by Mason Edwards, a conservation environmental educator who is rehearsed in the art of entertaining kids outdoors. He outlines ...

Drexel Bradshaw is a San Francisco-based attorney who is particularly interested in trial proceedings. As an experienced legal professional, Bradshaw understands that different judges have their own set of preferences and expectations when it comes to the presentation of a case; however, there are some best practices that lawyers can follow to allow them to best meet a judge's standards while effectively representing their client. Here, Bradshaw shares tips that judges have offered to assist attorneys in behaving professionally and effectively in court. According to ...

Dr. Sam Markzar, Beverly Hills periodontist, urges patients to seek a comprehensive periodontal examination. A comprehensive periodontal examination, or CPE, can help to identify periodontal disease and other conditions affecting the gums before they wreak havoc on the patient's oral health. The comprehensive periodontal examination is similar to a routine annual dental examination. The condition of your teeth and gums will be evaluated and the dentist will carefully check for any oral health issues related to the teeth or soft tissues. However, comprehensive periodontal ...

CALINC Training, the leading provider of EPA Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) certification courses for California, urges all contractors and subcontractors to complete their RRP certification in light of recent enforcement actions taken by the EPA. The EPA has clearly shown its commitment to enforce lead rules to protect people from exposure to lead and to ensure a level playing field for contractors that follow the rules with recent enforcement actions by the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. The enforcement actions against 17 contractors ...

Boston Estate Planning law firm Cushing & Dolan is proud to announce founding partner Leo J. Cushing will be the featured speaker at the upcoming seminar, "Preparing Fiduciary Income Tax Returns for Decedents, Estates, and Trusts." This seminar is sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Accountants and will provide valuable information for all estate and tax planning practitioners. The seminar will cover information about the new Uniform Probate Code (effective March 31, 2012) and how it affects the preparation of fiduciary income tax returns, allocation ...

The Atlanta homeless shelters, Atlanta Mission, would like to take a moment to discuss the number of thrift stores they work with on a daily basis to meet their organizational needs. The non-profit homeless shelters in Atlanta are dedicated to ending homelessness in the city through their commitment to Christ. These values are made known by the fact that staff members and volunteers at each thrift store conduct a daily prayer and have prayer request boxes available for customers to use. The Atlanta homeless shelters are honored to say that their thrift ministry is actively ...

North Fulton Pest Solutions, an Atlanta pest control company, is pleased to offer its customers $50 off of any new annual pest control service program with an additional free termite monitoring system. This discount can be found on the company's Kudzu.com page or the company's website at http://www.northfultonexterminating.com/special-offers.html. Customers who are interested in capitalizing on this special offer for reduced annual pest control in Atlanta need only present a printed copy of the $50 discount to their North Fulton Pest Solutions pest control expert when ...

The Atlanta plumbers at Plumb Xpress are eager to announce the recent launching of their company's YouTube video. They wanted to be able to reach out to their customers quickly and effectively, and the 45 second video clip was considered the best method to achieve this end. The Atlanta plumbing firm takes full advantage of their time without wasting it. They recognize the need to be able to deliver the right amount of information without going overboard. It is important to note that while video advertising is extremely popular and has a wealth of untapped potential, ...

The Miami shredding business, A Shred Ahead, would like to take a moment to inform residents of the various services they offer. The firm serves a wide client base, ranging from companies small to large. A Shred Ahead understands that their clients' needs will vary, which is why they have route pick-up and purge shredding capabilities available. The Miami shredding firm notes that they deliver lockable, secure bins at no charge to customers. At scheduled intervals, the company's technicians will come out and shred all your sensitive documents on-site. This means you ...

The Great Depression in the 1930s wiped out most of Conrad Hilton's fortune. He had to sell all of his hotels (there were eight of them at that time) in order to meet his obligations to his creditors. Despite this major setback, however, Hilton was able to bounce back, eventually repurchasing all eight hotels and going on to build a very successful worldwide hotel business. To this day, his company, Hilton International Company, is famous for its hotel and resort holdings all over the world. The Chattanooga bankruptcy attorneys of Clark & Washington know that the ...

The church chairs supply firm, Advantage Church Chairs, would like to briefly discuss the importance of stacking chairs safely. Since churches often have plenty of members and often host a number of banquets and other get-togethers, they have to have plenty of seating available. That being said, being able to quickly and efficiently set up and put away chairs and tables is a must-have. With anything, there is a right and wrong way to do this. The banquet chairs provider, Advantage Church Chairs, notes that the key to stacking chairs is knowing how to do so properly. ...

BinaryOptions.com, one of the world's leading binary options trading portals, has launched a brand new tools and charts section for traders on their website. The tools include free live charts, economic calendar, an auto-pivot point calculator and live commodities prices. Binary options traders can use these tools for free by visiting the site and going to the relevant section. There's also an introductory page for beginners that how to use the most important tools for successful trading. Why Are Tools and Live Charts Important for Traders? One of the main complaints ...

Avant Assessment, a leading, U.S.-based global provider of language assessments, and Qatar Academy, a prestigious International Baccalaureate World School located in Education City, Doha, have successfully partnered to create and deliver the first Arabic Language tests designed to measure proficiency across the four domains of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. The partnership between Qatar Academy and Avant Assessment began in June 2012 with the express purpose of building innovative online tests that will serve the needs of native Arabic speaking students at schools ...

What if hurricanes and typhoons could be turned into a force for good? What if this phenomenon that is traditionally considered a destructive force and a natural disaster could be directed and used to help replenish water stores in drought areas? What if technology could advance so that aircraft could guide hurricanes and typhoons to land onto hurricane/typhoon landing zones year after year? Dow Creative Enterprises proposes that technology can advance to the point that knowledge of how to adjust the atmosphere to direct weather events like hurricanes and typhoons will ...

Los Angeles based husband-wife and director-producer team, Jason and Lisa Sotolongo, had only one day to shoot the movie DOUBLE AGENT; an action suspense thriller about a superspy who spends his final few moments gagged and bound in the back of a truck trying to remember how he was captured and who he really is. Now the film has caught the eye of Hollywood. DOUBLE AGENT has been selected by the Dances with Films festival to open the short films competition on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 12:30PM at the Chinese Theaters in Hollywood, CA. This will be the film's world premiere, ...

As the economy begins to regain some traction, it has become apparent the African American population is now an economic force to be reckoned with. Their buying power is projected to be $1.1 trillion by 2015. According to the Nielsen Company study, "African-American Consumers: Still Vital, Still Growing," this population's growth outpaces the rest of the population by 30 percent. And, the demographic is increasingly younger, is more educated and has higher incomes than is commonly believed. Between 2000 and 2009, the number of African Americans attending some ...

KDH Defense Systems, Inc. (KDH), a leading manufacturer of American-made custom body armor solutions for military, law enforcement, federal agencies and corrections, today announced that its distribution partner, Galls, LLC (Galls), a world leader in distributing law enforcement and public safety equipment, has been awarded a contract by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to provide KDH's Level II and IIIA concealable body armor and polyethylene special threat plates for LAPD's law enforcement officers. The award is a multi-year contract and is the first time that ...

An integrated system of stroke care delivery in Ontario, Canada, has resulted in fewer deaths from stroke and fewer discharges to long-term care facilities because of better access to optimal stroke care, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Stroke care requires specialized resources such as neuroimaging, treatments to dissolve blood clots and other therapies delivered by skilled health care professionals. Organizations such as the Canadian Stroke Network and the American ...

Stress and exhaustion may turn us into zombies, but a novel study shows that mindless behavior doesn't just lead to overeating and shopping sprees — it can also cause us to stick with behaviors that are good for us. Across five experiments appearing in the June issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association, the researchers provide an important new twist to the established idea that we have finite resources for self-regulation, meaning it's harder to take control of our actions when we're already stressed ...

The accelerating disappearance of Earth's species of both wild and domesticated plants and animals constitutes a fundamental threat to the well-being and even the survival of humankind, warns the founding Chair of a new global organization created to narrow the gulf between leading international biodiversity scientists and national policy-makers. In Norway to address an elite gathering of 450 international officials with government responsibilities in the fields of biodiversity and economic planning, Zakri Abdul Hamid offered his first public remarks since being elected ...

Lisbon, 27 May 2013: Ambulatory levosimendan improves event free survival by 50% compared to placebo, according to results from the LevoRep Study presented today during the late breaking trial session1 of the Heart Failure Congress 2013. In a second study, the third generation mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) BAY 94-8862 showed improved potassium and kidney tolerance in heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Heart Failure 2013 is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology and is being held ...

El Niño wreaks havoc across the globe, shifting weather patterns that spawn droughts in some regions and floods in others. The impacts of this tropical Pacific climate phenomenon are well known and documented. A mystery, however, has remained despite decades of research: Why does El Niño always peak around Christmas and end quickly by February to April? Now there is an answer: An unusual wind pattern that straddles the equatorial Pacific during strong El Niño events and swings back and forth with a period of 15 months explains El Niño's close ties to the annual cycle. ...