Everyone has heard of "friends with benefits" - the arrangement by which good friends share sexual favors - but Kim Kardashian has taken the concept to a much higher level, according to RomanceBeat.com, the website that sees a romantic angle in most celebrity news stories. RomanceBeat.com writer Ellie Reeve reports that "Many of us have "platonic" heterosexual male friends and wonder at one point or another if this relationship could have a romantic future. Though we're not aware of any statistics on how often this happens, we guess not more ...

Not Your Mother's haircare brand has entered into a licensing agreement with Professional Beauty Supply (PBS) for a new line of Not Your Mother's hair styling tools. These tools will tie in with the brand's innovative and fun approach to haircare and offer consumers a range of high quality styling tools at accessible retail price points. "Giving our customers the creative edge these tools offer seemed like a natural step for the brand," says Bethany Pagliarulo, Not Your Mother's owner. "We are very excited and we think our current fans will love these ...

Mary Carrick, professional cabaret singer, vocalist, and actress, received the 2013 Omaha Entertainment & Arts Award (OEA) for Best Supporting Actress - Musical. The annual OEA Awards took place Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Hilton Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Carrick was recognized for her role of "Sour Kangaroo" in the Rose Theater's 2012 production of "Seussical: The Musical". The Rose Theater, located in Omaha, is among the nation's largest professional children's theaters. The Omaha Entertainment Awards, Inc. seeks to enhance the community ...

Among workshops/events offered in March 2013 by the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC), a nationally and internationally recognized women's business assistance center providing services and programs that support and accelerate women's business ownership and strengthen the impact of women on the economy, are: Wednesday, March 6, 9 to 11 a.m., "Introduction to Private Equity" Description: Have you heard of private equity and are curious how it might help you grow your business? During this Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) workshop learn how ...

Interact Marketing announces a Web Marketing Boot Camp on Friday March 8, 2013 at 3 pm. The program will take place at 673 Little Britain Road New Windsor, NY and will help educate local business owners on how to increase business through online marketing. Joe Beccalori, President and CEO of Interact Marketing, will be leading the presentation with assistance from the senior web marketing team. The Web Marketing Bootcamp will cover four main topics: • Understand how internet marketing can help grow your business. • Learn how search engines, social media, and email ...

Today, SMC Software, a leading provider of central reservations technology for the parking industry, announced the release of their "first-of-its-kind" innovation designed to increase the value of a multi-location operation's online positioning and "virtual" real estate. The new application, known as smartMAP, transforms an operator's website by integrating a real-time reservations system into Google maps for an online shopper to locate and reserve space. When clicking on the Google map "marker", the "pop-up" window provides more ...

Glacier Bottling Company, L.L.C., makers of Indigo H2O - Premium Bottled Alkaline Mineral Water - is pleased to announce that their premium water won a Bronze Medal the 23rd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting held in Berkley Springs, WV. "It was a wonderful year for the longest running and largest water tasting in the world and we were deeply honored to be apart of the storied tradition," said Yuri Cataldo, president and CEO of Glacier Bottling Company. "As a socially conscientious company we pride ourselves in going the extra mile to ...

Donovan Johnson, a "New Age" pianist based in Omaha Nebraska, will be travelling to Washington and Oregon to begin his touring season for 2013. He'll arrive in Spokane on Friday March 15th to perform a house concert with another nationally recognized pianist, Lynn Yew Evers. From there, he'll make his way to Seattle, Tacoma, Portland OR, Eugene OR and Florence OR. Donovan says this is just the beginning of everything he has planned for 2013. "I'm very blessed to have many opportunities to perform. The phone is ringing, and I'm going to go with it!" ...

The excitement of Asia Week New York, with its multitude of lectures, exhibitions and other special events, has attracted knowledgeable buyers from the Far East to Manhattan for the past seven years. Now dedicated Asian art aficionados who spend as long as 16 hours on an airplane to reach the US East Coast have a very tempting reason to add a Los Angeles layover to their itineraries. The I.M. Chait Gallery in Beverly Hills will be hosting a March 17 auction of Important Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art to welcome those travelers to US shores. "Many outbound ...

Cris Carter, one of the newest members of Pro Football Hall of Fame, has signed an exclusive collectibles agreement with Steiner Sports Memorabilia, it was announced today by founder and CEO Brandon Steiner. Carter, the former Ohio State collegiate star and Minnesota Vikings standout at wide receiver for 12 seasons, joins a list of 60 grid iron greats on the Steiner roster of Hall of Famers, including Jim Brown, Harry Carson, Joe Greene, Franco Harris, Dan Marino, Joe Montana and Lawrence Taylor. Carter was selected to the Pro Bowl in eight straight season, and also ...

AXI International, a Florida-based manufacturer of Diesel Fuel Optimization and Maintenance Systems, announces today that it has been acquired by AXI International Holdings. The new executive management team includes Islam Nahdi as President, Wessel van Tonder as CEO, and Bill O'Connell as Executive Vice President. AXI founder, Wout Lisseveld will continue as a consultant to the company, focusing on international business development. As a result of the acquisition, AXI International will be able to greatly expand its world-wide markets and distribution channels - with ...

Sheila Kemp Joins as Senior Learning Consultant IdeaLearning Group is very excited to welcome Sheila Kemp aboard! Sheila joined the company in February as Senior Learning Consultant. In her new role, Sheila develops comprehensive learning solutions for classroom, eLearning, and blended delivery for a wide variety of business needs. Her versatile background includes developing business processes, people processes, change management solutions, system implementation, ERP training, technical training, leadership training, performance improvement, and coaching programs. Emily ...

While its renowned fix-and-freeze meals are assembled cold, sales at Dream Dinners Chicago and Damen are hot. So hot, in fact, that the store, located at 740 N. Damen, received the franchise's prestigious Presidents' CUP, in recognition of its high achievement. Dream Dinners Chicago and Damen simplifies mealtime by offering a service that allows consumers to assemble meals ahead of time, providing their families nutritious, home-cooked dinners at their convenience. The Chicago and Damen location opened in February 2011. In less than two years, the store increased revenue ...

Mesa, Arizona. Healthland Explorer is now selling the new, low-cost Thermotex far infrared pain relief heat therapy system to pain sufferers in the USA, Canada, Asia, Middle East, and Central and South America. The Thermotex heat therapy system is physician and physical therapist-recommended for the temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain and stiffness; the temporary relief of joint pain associated with arthritis, muscle spasms, minor strains and sprains and minor muscular back pain; muscular relaxation; and the temporary increase of local blood circulation where ...

The University of Colorado Boulder's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of Business has appointed John Metzger to its Advisory Board. The founder of one of the nation's first high-tech public relations firms, Metzger was an early advocate and facilitator of Boulder's now national reputation as a center for startups and entrepreneurial development. "We've come a long way in positioning Boulder on the cutting edge of entrepreneurship, and the University of Colorado's Deming Center represents today's state of the art in entrepreneurial education," ...

West Michigan Symphony will feature Naumberg International Piano Competition winner Awadagin Pratt at its Masterworks series concerts on Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16. Returning for its sixth year, the popular "Beethoven and Blue Jeans" performance will feature: Randall Woolf's "Shakedown," with the composer in attendance for the dress rehearsal and two performances Jan Sibelius' Symphony No. 3, Op. 52. in C major Ludwig Van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73, "Emperor" in E flat major More information, as well as ...

Ellen DePasquale Williams of Constant Contact will conduct this free marketing event which will cover what has changed in the past year in the world of Internet marketing; how businesses can build long-term relationships with customers by providing valuable content; and how to make use of Facebook's new timeline to grow your business. This event will be held in the College Lounge in Vanderlyn Hall on the SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge campus and is open to the public. For reservations, please contact Mindy Kole at 845-688-6041 or email kolem@sunyulster.eduAbout SUNY Ulster Ulster ...

Lana Calloway, CEO of Exhibit Resources, a full-service exhibit design and production agency, has announced that the firm was selected to create a new exhibit and event marketing materials for the North Carolina Technology Association. The display elements include a logo backdrop that will be used on stage at events, a portable display for NCTA to promote the organization, registration banners and pedestals. Exhibit Resources will also be a 2013 NCTA Affinity Partner and will sponsor both the organization's 20th Anniversary Celebration Event in February and the State of ...

MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers the BC50I, expanding its line of rugged and modular box computers. The BC50I uses the low power AMD processor that combines high computing capabilities with integrated graphics functionality. The new box computer can be used as an independent unit or can be designed with a display, making it useful in a variety of industrial applications, including machine control, surveillance, commercial vehicles and ...

HomeAid Inland Empire recently honored the Family Assistance Program as its "2012 Service Provider of the Year" in recognition of the organization's opening of the Our House runaway and homeless youth shelter in Redlands, the first facility of its kind in San Bernardino County. In conjunction with Children's Fund, HomeAid Inland Empire assisted the Family Assistance Program with the renovation of a 12-bed shelter facility that provides temporary housing as well as guidance counseling services to young people between the ages of 11 and 17. "We were ...

TheHub.fm will launch in beta on March 8th in Austin,Texas at the famed South By Southwest (SXSW ) Interactive and Music Conferences and Festivals. There, The Hub.fm's Founder and CEO Jonathan Block will be meeting with bands and their representatives and spreading the word about the new mobile platform for merchandise which is set to create a new precedent for the entertainment industry. Block will also be a featured speaker on mobile and social media strategies at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, March 19th-24th. TheHub.fm will officially launch in early June. "Our ...

Two photographers have been selected to showcase their photography for a permanent exhibit at the Freedom Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate museum, right here in Manassas, Va. On Saturday, March 9, 2013, Cheryl D. Dobbins and Eric Hege, both from North Carolina, presented a total of six works of art to the Freedom Museum including images of two World War II Prisoners of War, Emanuele "Manny" Fontana and Merle Hancock; as well as images of military aircraft and military equipment. The photography honors the Americans who have made the supreme sacrifice in defense ...

The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) observes its 26th annual National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 24 - March 2) with events planned across the country. To mark this event, NEDA announces the launch of the Feeding Hope Fund for clinical research and training. In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or an eating disorder not otherwise specified. Eating disorders are bio-psycho-social ...

Methods Machine Tools, Inc., (www.methodsmachine.com) a leading supplier of innovative precision machine tools, today announced they received an award for highest sales of FEELER machines in 2012 at FEELER'S annual awards banquet that was held in Taichung, Taiwan, where 600 attendees gathered on January 28, 2013. The award is presented by FEELER to the importer, distributor or agent in the world with the highest annual sales volume. Methods is the first in the U.S. to earn this distinction. Since Methods took on the role of exclusive North American importer for FEELER ...

Education Through Music (ETM) partners with inner-city schools to provide all students with music as a core subject, and to create school communities that value the arts. ETM's mission is to promote the use of music in schools as a means of enhancing students' academic performance and general development. The ETM model currently serves 14,000 students in 28 inner-city schools in New York City, and our model reaches another 8,000 children through the work of our licensed affiliate organizations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. For more information about the 2013 Education ...