The Chef's Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that Chef Jeffrey Bane, MLD, CEC, CCE has been named president for the school's Morrisville, N.C., campus. In his new position, Bane will manage a program that helps students prepare to become marketable graduates entering the fields of culinary and pastry arts, which encompasses the complete set of courses, including internships and externships, which students ...

Spense is an easy, quick, and simple way to keep a journal of your day-to-day spending. Set a spending target and a repeat cycle, and each transaction you enter is immediately deducted from your balance. Available on the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch, this app is free to download. To upgrade to Spense Plus, a subscription for $1.99 per month for unlimited users is available. This app is not complicated. It won't link to your bank accounts or allow you to pay your bills. It is a simple, easy way to keep up with your daily spending without having to carry ...

Trilogy, a division of remBrand Sports, held its first Athlete Mentor Conference, from December 9th to 11th, 2012, at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto. The two-day conference tackled topics ranging from how active professional athletes and Olympians can develop their brand while in the game to taking steps to ensure a successful post-game transition. Trilogy's Mentor Conference aimed to hone the participants' mentoring and coaching skills and growing their understanding of this first-of-its-kind program so the Mentors can educate, inspire and engage world-class athletes. The ...

Don Walston, founder and executive chairman of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (http://www.hpw.com), a full-service real estate firm, has announced the release of a podcast outlining issues surrounding short sales and foreclosures and how its SAFAssist program can provide assistance to homeowners facing various financial predicaments. In the podcast, Roger Bernholz, vice president and general counsel for the firm, discusses various factors that have resulted in the recent explosion of short sales and foreclosures, common misconceptions that surround these situations ...

Triumph Group Management (http://www.tgmfit.com/), an operations and management service company dedicated to fitness and hospitality, has announced that the company is partnering with Twilight Entertainment Company to open Myst, an upscale ultra lounge experience located at 510 Glenwood Ave. that is designed for young adult professionals who enjoy socializing in an active yet intimate setting. The venue, formerly occupied by Krave Restaurant and Lounge, is undergoing a full renovation which includes adding a number of VIP areas, adding a large central dance floor and upgrading ...

Digital Alchemy, the pioneer of customer relationship management (CRM) and eMarketing solutions for the global hotel market, is helping the hospitality industry better engage with today's increasingly mobile-friendly guests through their new MXPRESS mobile microsites. MXPRESS is part of Digital Alchemy's recently launched Mobile Life suite, a comprehensive offering of Cloud-based mobile solutions designed to meet virtually every hotel marketing and guest service demand, via the mobile platform. The need for hotels to have a dedicated mobile microsite, or mobile-friendly ...

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced the closing of Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers and a special New Year's celebration to mark the restaurant's closing beginning Thursday, Dec. 20 and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 31. Over the course of 12 days, the restaurant will donate 10 percent of its proceeds to various local charities, with a special Facebook promotion running on Christmas Day. On Tuesday, Dec. 25, every new "like" on the Rocky Top Hospitality Facebook page will result in a $1 donation to the ...

Psychsoftpc Announces PC Game of the Year Award as Voted by Gamers Psychsoftpc, the high performance gaming computer manufacturer, announces its first annual PC Game of the Year Award. This year's nominees are: Mass Effect 3 COD Black Ops 2 Assassin's Creed 3 FAR CRY 3 Borderlands 2 Diablo III Dishonored Hitman: Absolution Max Payne 3 Sleeping Dogs The Witcher 2 Walking Dead The winner will be determined by fan votes. "Psychsoftpc makes gaming PC's", said Tim Lynch of Psychsoftpc, "so we are big supporters of PC Gaming. This is just one ...

Soft4Boost, a group of highly trained programmers, have released Photo Studio which includes one of the most comprehensive image editing tool sets available today. Photo Studio is suitable for any user with or without prior image editing experience or specialist computer expertise. Soft4Boost Photo Studio is the perfect tool for resizing, rotating and improving photographs as well as providing excellent color, brightness and contrast control. Soft4Boost Photo Studio also supports multiple languages and many skins. How Soft4Boost Photo Studio Work Soft4Boost Photo ...

The prestigious neighborhood of Whyte Street in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will soon have a new condominium complex. This anticipated real estate is constructed by BCM Developments in a partnership with the builder, Fortis LGS Limited. These apartments feature five different floor plans, state of the art steel construction and tons of amenities, at prices starting at $800 a month. Registration to retain your unit has already begun and is on a first come, first served basis. These condos are very spacious, with 12 foot ceilings, and wide, open floor plans. Customers can ...

Dr Jeffrey Spiegel, who is a well-known Boston plastic surgeon, has recently relocated his practice known as Advanced Facial Aesthetics and is offering their clients an opportunity to get their skin ready for the holidays by giving those who have a Botox or wrinkle filler treatment at their offices a complimentary facial skin analysis and medical grade peel during the month of December and January. Dr Spiegel is a well-known Chestnut Hill plastic surgeon who is famous for his extensive knowledge and experience in the field of facelifts, Rhinoplasty, lip and cheek augmentation, ...

When somebody asks you a question, how many times have you just wanted to show them a picture or a video clip and say "This is it"? Youtopica.com - the new visual answer engine - proves that a picture or video is truly worth more than a thousand words! Although it was only launched on December 8, Youtopica is already making a big splash online and in the social stream. On December 18 2012, between 6 and 7 PM EST Youtopica organized a twitter takeover of the wildly (sadly) popular #bored hashtag. In just over 38 minutes, 113 tweets were sent to #bored users ...

Winterval festival has hit the oldest city in Ireland in style. The first of its kind in Ireland, Winterval is proving to be a huge success for all, not only the natives of Waterford but for the whole of Ireland, with people travelling to make the most of this winter wonderland for the festive season. Winterval Started on the 30th November and will run up until 23rd December. CEO of Smart Advantages Matthew O'Hara is excited with the buzz that Winerval has brought to the City of Waterford. "It has given the whole city a truly well deserved lift," he said Winterval ...

Starting December 2012 Tramigo Ltd from Finland, becomes the first vehicle and asset tracking company in the world to offer full Arabic language support. An industry first! Arto Tiitinen, Tramigo CEO, comments: "This is an extremely pleasing moment for Tramigo. At the same time I want to thank our Arab regional partners for their patience; we should have already been here earlier, the strength of the region and its culture deserves Tramigo's user-friendliness and unique features in its own language. Not only are our PC, Android and other interfaces in Arabic, but ...

Lifestyle clothing brand GANT has seen a 150 per cent increase in online sales of chinos in the UK in just one year, topping an impressive 12 months for the men's garment, during which popularity soared. Nationally, chinos are by far brought most by English men (91 per cent), followed by those in Scotland (7 per cent), Wales (1 per cent) and Northern Ireland (1 per cent). Regionally, men in Southampton and Leeds are the biggest chino fans in the UK (17 per cent), with Cambridge coming in second (16 per cent), followed by those in Reading (14 per cent). Men in Birmingham ...

According to a survey of 2,000 British parents conducted by Westfield London and Stratford City, what children actually want for Christmas may surprise you. Putting pressure on parents to expand their brood, top on the list for kids aged 3 - 12 is a baby brother or sister. This is closely followed in second place by requests for a reindeer while in third place, although Santa might have trouble squeezing it into a stocking, is a pet horse. Some parents may choose to splash out on a car, the fourth most in-demand gift - even though their kids are too young to drive, ...

Mobile games are at their pinnacle. It is not hard to find somebody playing a mobile game on their smartphone in the subway. People of all ages, from children to the elderly, are playing mobile games. It is predicted that a wider variety of game applications will be put forth given this boom in mobile games. The game Karma Drama belongs to just one such new and eye-catching game genre. Karma Drama is a text-based game where you read the story which unfolds in the manner of an e-book. In the game, the gamer participates in decisions at points where the game character ...

In our computer era, you can become an instant star just by uploading a video to YouTube and so everybody is interested in creating, and sharing, their own videos. In this context, the GReditor video editing program (a word coming from Great + editor), which was developed in Korea, is receiving attention because it allows any and everybody to easily put together a video. The technical prowess of JamStory (www.jamstory.net), the developers of GReditor, is so high that they can present their video transformation technology to Pandora TV. The company introduced GReditor ...

Dr. Greg McAllister, Albuquerque dentist, is excited to be featuring various educational material on his practice's website. He hopes the educational information his practice is providing will help to give patients the knowledge necessary to maintain healthy teeth and gums. "I am very happy that our practice is providing educational materials on our website. I have always believed that the more educated a patient is, the better chance they have of maintaining healthy gums and teeth. I hope that all of our patients will take a few minutes to explore our patient ...

Dr. Andrew Kaldany, dentist in Naples, FL, and Dr. Yasmin Papenfuss are excited to be providing an extensive new patient page as a part of their practice's website. They hope the new patient page will make it easy for new patients to learn more about the practice and how to get there. "I am very glad that our practice is able to offer a new patient page on our website. I am very confident that we offer a tremendous level of service at our practice and that any new patients will be more than satisfied with their experience here. I look forward to treating any new ...

One of the things that a mother with a young baby worries about is how to create a balanced diet using homemade baby food on a daily basis. This is especially true of new mothers who are not familiar with the different types of baby food let alone how to make them. The application AGABAB TV has been released for all of these mothers who need information about baby food, and shows these mothers in need how to make baby food by using lively visual demonstrations that are interesting to watch. AGABAB TV is made by Dodummedia Co., Ltd. (www.dodummedia.com), and uses videos ...

Open to Export, the new digital export advice service from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and hibu plc *, has today released a new infographic, urging UK firms to consider trading in the US. The infographic entitled, 'Doing Business in the US' follows on from 'Why UK Businesses Should Export...' which was released to celebrate the launch of Open to Export in October this year. As well as providing reasons why firms should consider doing business in the US, the infographic highlights the key sectors for exporting products and services to the country. Open to Export ...

One of the things that recommend porcelain as a material for making dental restorations is its high level of durability. However, durability is not the first thing on most people's minds when they hear the word, "porcelain." Instead, people think of fragile figurines in curio cabinets, things that are all too fragile. Many of us have a memory of something porcelain broken, and the disappointed look on the face of mother or grandmother that was so much more painful than their anger. But dental porcelain is actually a highly durable material and capable of lasting ...

The most common symptom of sleep apnea is loud snoring. Sleep apnea is caused by an obstruction of your airways. When you are in a prone position, your airways naturally constrict to some degree. If you have sleep apnea, this constriction will be more exaggerated, resulting in loud, labored breathing. Other symptoms of sleep apnea include: - Daytime sleepiness - Frequent headaches - Waking up and not feeling refreshed - Night sweats Some symptoms of sleep apnea may only be noticed by a loved one or roommate. These include: - Nighttime choking - Gasping for ...

Many local orthodontists have begun offering AcceleDent to shorten their patients' time in braces. AcceleDent is a light-weight, hands-free appliance that is placed in between the teeth for 20 minutes every day during your orthodontic treatment period. Scientific studies have shown that AcceleDent can shorten the time required for bite correction up to 50 percent when compared with braces alone. Bone Remodeling Your teeth are surrounded by gum tissue, underneath which are the periodontal membrane and the Alveolar bone. Braces straighten your teeth by first loosening ...