CORDURA fabric was a fabric of choice for the 10th cycle of the Project Outdoor Retailer (Project OR) design contest held at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013. Jillian Miranda, a fashion design major with a specialty in technical design at Kent State University, was awarded the 2013 Winter OR runner-up design, selecting CORDURA Naturalle fabric from Huamao mill on the outer shell to complete her women's ski jacket. "Since we were making a street-ready backcountry jacket, I needed to find a fabric that was durable, fashionable and breathable," said Miranda. ...

FOURTEEN GOLF, a global leader in wedge and iron design with over 48 professional tour victories, announced today that its Tour Utility Iron was played to navigate the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale and locked in another Top-10 finish for a very talented PGA Tour Professional. "We are thrilled by the overall acceptance of our Tour Utility Irons. Last week a #3 Utility Iron was played to secure a Top-10 at the Humana Challenge, and again this week at the Waste Management," according to FOURTEEN GOLF COO Marcy Kamoda. "These PGA Professionals who carry ...

GFM Painting - The one stop shop of superior Arts, based in London, has publicized that more than 100 portrait paintings will be offered at a cheaper price from today. The catch is that these portrait paintings was hand made from one of the globe's vastly celebrated collections of famous artists' painting and are being offered at a price less than 50 % of the market value. GFM Painting offers the Cheapest in UK Market for pencil, charcoal, watercolour, and pastel based portrait paintings. Most popular paintings like "A Study in March" by Inchbold John William, ...

Leading the way in the creation and care of sustainable landscapes, Lupfer Landscaping has been recognized with a top award from the Illinois Landscape Contractor's Association for the renovated gardens at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Several distinct garden spaces surrounding the Shedd Aquarium showcase hardy and beautiful trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, and edibles that require little or no maintenance, and serve as a teaching tool about sustainable landscaping for children and adults. "The sustainable gardens at the Shedd offer a new way of thinking about ...

SuperME, a line of superhero-themed bags for kids, is keyed up to release their new Hoodie Backpack and iPad Cover at Toy Fair 2013, which will take place February 10-13. Making their first appearance ever, the SuperME Hoodie Backpacks and iPad Cover offer children exciting new ways to fly in style. The SuperME Hoodie Backpack is designed for kindergarten and school-aged superheroes with a built-in, water-resistant hood that makes for a snazzy alternative to an umbrella. The bags are large enough to fit all essential school supplies and are equipped with a special compartment ...

The Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, in conjunction with The Army's Army and Cross Creek Mall, is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to signify the official opening of the new play area at Cross Creek Mall. The event, which takes place on Monday, January 21, 2013 from 10 a.m. - noon, will honor children of fallen soldiers and local military families. "Military children are so important to us in Cumberland County. The new play area at Cross Creek Mall is not only an outstanding representation of the rich history our community holds but a fun environment ...

VarTech Systems, the leader in industrial environment computing, has added a new sunlight readable, 19 inch, high brightness, 1000 nits, touch screen computer to their line of rugged ToughStation IPCs. The newly released 19 inch, VESA Mount computers are housed in a fully gasket-sealed 316 stainless steel, NEMA 4X (IP66) enclosure as well as a NEMA 4 (IP65) black powder coated construction. This system is integrated with a powerful Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor with an optional T4500 2.30 GHz 800MHz FSB Intel Dual Core Processor. System memory is expandable to 4GB and ...

Society for Women's Health Research Chief Executive Officer, Phyllis Greenberger will ring the NASDAQ OMX closing bell representing Fatigues to FabulousTM (F2F) on Monday, February 11, 2013 at 4:00p.m. SWHR has been a key advocate of F2F, a national campaign designed to support those women in the U.S. armed services, which highlights the unique issues faced by women veterans. This Monday, Veterans Across America on behalf of F2F and Project Valor, will host a benefit presenting two programs supporting returning veterans during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. "It is ...

The 320,000 square foot facility, developed by Trammell Crow Co. at the Atwater business park was designed by L2 Partridge. It includes two, new, 5-story buildings overlooking Quarry Lake with a 2-story connecting link and a 1-story parking deck for 420 cars. Trammell Crow hired IMC and the designer to jointly fast track both the core and shell and tenant fit out which was expedited in preconstruction with IMC's Virtual Design and Construction Department (VDC). Using Building Information Modeling (BIM), IMC developed quantitative take-offs of preliminary drawings to ...

It was May of 2012 when Angela Buckery and her sister Allison heard about an open call audition for CASTINGHUB being held in Philadelphia. Both of the girls had always had a passion for acting so their mom thought it was a great opportunity to see if they really had some potential. Well, "some potential" was an understatement. When CASTINGHUB director Blake Michael met beautiful 14 year old Angela he was instantly impressed by her determination and drive. After going through first and second auditions the company decided to take both of the sisters on and have ...

Exeter law firm Crosse + Crosse Solicitors has promoted three key staff members within its family and property departments. In the Family department, Simon Musannif has been promoted as its newest Partner. As a member of the Law Society's Children Panel since 1997 and a member of the Association of Lawyers for Children, Simon joined the firm in 2011 acting for children and their guardians in care proceedings, adoptions and placement orders. His promotion recognises his achievements, hard work and commitment within the firm. In the Property department, Peter Gaywood, ...

TITLE Boxing Club has exploded into the franchise segment, kicking off 2013 with 85 locations open and operating and more than 350 locations under development across the United States. The fitness concept that offers explosive total body boxing and kickboxing workouts has proven itself as the fitness franchise equipped to dominate in its category, and eager entrepreneurs have been lining up to get a 'punch' of the action. On pace to open 12-15 new clubs per month, the brand proves to have found a niche in the saturated fitness industry and is quickly becoming one of ...

Sunglasses Love will now feature more than 500 new styles of sunglasses in their extensive online inventory of discount sunglasses. They already boast one of the biggest collections of sunglasses online, with thousands of styles for men, women and kids. The addition the new styles for 2013 means that any shopper looking for designer model sunglasses at discount prices will have no trouble finding the perfect pair to suit their particular taste. The owners of Sunglasses Love realize that one of the most important factors in choosing a pair of sunglasses is seeing how ...

Whether currently performing for audiences around the world as a member of Chicago, or songwriting/producing high profile artists, as well as arranging, singing, and playing keyboards with today's up and coming artists, Lou has displayed a unique versatility among musicians and songwriters in the Los Angeles music scene. His soulful vocals, wide-ranging songwriting and playing includes elements of Pop, Rock, R&B, Latin, Jazz, Alternative, Gospel and Country. Evidenced by Lou's exceptional writing, recording, and performing efforts with such world-renowned artists as: Pop/Rock ...

In honor of National Children's Dental Health Month, which is observed each February, students from a local art studio are learning how Dr. Yan Razdolsky uses art and science to create gorgeous smiles for his patients. Students from Art Studio Artishock are visiting Razdolsky's office to see how he pairs art and science to correct bite, jaw and alignment discrepancies in patients. "I've always enjoyed the artistic aspects of orthodontics," says Razdolsky, an orthodontist in Buffalo Grove. Talia Prilutsky, an Artishock instructor, says she seeks opportunities ...

In a December 21, 2012 email, Maryland State Delegate Frank Turner wrote a constituent that "There will be many bills in January to address the problems stated above. The real challenge is how to collect the thousands of assault weapons already in circulation..." The email became public during a hearing in Howard County Maryland on February 7th as the constituent who received the email testified. At first, Turner claimed that the statement was taken out of context, but when the constituent offered to read the entire email to the gathering, Delegate Turner admitted ...

Michelle L. Ash, Managing Partner, Paragon Wealth Strategies, LLC, has earned the Chartered Advisor for Senior Living" (CASL) professional designation from The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA. Candidates for the CASL designation must complete a minimum of five courses and 10 hours of supervised examinations. They must also fulfill stringent experience and ethics requirements. The CASL program is considered the most comprehensive curriculum available for financial advisors interested in effectively serving the unique financial needs of seniors. Once the program ...

Many people know that properly working garage doors are one of the best safety features in any home. Yet, when it comes to home remodeling, the garage door is often overlooked. Despite studies showing that a garage door replacement can recoup over 80 percent of its cost, it is one of the least commonly remodeled areas of a home. The experts at Certified Overhead Garage Doors, Inc., understand why this needs to change. Their latest article, Increase the Value of Your Home with a New Garage Door" tackles this very subject. In the article, readers will learn how much ...

When our service members return from war after sustaining injuries while they were deployed, it is our responsibility to ensure they are cared for and the transition to civilian life is simplified, whenever possible. Two members of the House of Representatives recently proposed a bill to further that purpose. The bill, called the Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act, would expedite the Social Security disability process for the injured members of the armed services who are still on active duty. Typically, when someone applies for Social Security disability ...

Proper corporate governance should mandate that a system assessment be done every two years to plan for the upgrading of a company's information systems, regardless of systems used or size of company within the real estate industry. At Lynx Systems Inc. we believe that for any company to be successful, it needs to balance the interests of the clients, the owners, the staff, and the management team. Constant investment in the company's products and services is critical to long-term success. Sustained investment in automation or IT is part of that strategy. Over the ...

The Love Games LLC launches the Team-Up Dating Game, a dating engagement engine to help 100 million Americans to connect and build team spirit before they fall in love. "If you are one of the 12 million people who visit the Match.com website every month in search of love, you are most likely doomed," says Maria Shall, a chief designer of the Team-Up Dating Game. "There are more than one hundred million singles in the US, and thousands of online dating sites to help them to meet each other. Yet, finding the right person to fall in love with is as hard as ...

The Rezidor Hotel Group signed four new hotels with over 1,200 rooms and opened five new hotels with 1,100 rooms in the fourth quarter of 2012. Year-to-date, the group added 30 hotels with 7,100 rooms to its pipeline and opened 18 hotels featuring 4,000 rooms. Two franchised hotels with 250 rooms left the system in Q4. A total of five hotels and 700 rooms left the system in 2012, resulting in net openings of 3,200 rooms. Rezidor continues to signal its commitment to profitable asset-light growth with all hotel openings and signings in 2012 under management and franchise ...

Not every company has an Iron Man, but many have a Tony Stark – a highly powerful, intensely-focused individual who often ignores risk in order to achieve his or her goals. That's usually a good thing – as long as companies make sure to also hire a Pepper Potts to keep their powerful leaders grounded, according to new research co-authored by a BYU business professor. "Organizations need to anticipate the tendency of their most powerful members to leap without looking," said study co-author Katie Liljenquist, a professor of organizational leadership at BYU's Marriott ...

Orlando, Fla., February 8, 2013 – Diffusion abnormality index (DAI) shows promise as an imaging biomarker to measure brain tumor response to radiation therapy, according to research being presented at the 2013 Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium. This Symposium is sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The study included 20 patients who had brain metastases and were treated with whole brain radiotherapy. The total of 45 lesions among the patients was further categorized as 16 responsive, ...

Orlando, Fla., February 8, 2013 – SUVmax (Maximum Standardized Uptake Value) may be a significant and clinically independent marker to indicate progression-free survival in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), according to research being presented at the 2013 Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium. This Symposium is sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North American (RSNA). SUVmax is measured via PET/CT scan after patients have ...